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Trauma Shaped Primitive Coping
- Eileen Warnos's childhood trauma and lack of support shaped primitive coping and impaired functioning.
- Psychologists argued her delusions blended with reality and left her unable to process information appropriately.
Lawyer Meets Client In A Small Room
- Steve Glaser describes meeting Eileen in a claustrophobic prison room and quickly bonding despite her crimes.
- He says their rapport grew into friendship and he believed she knew and wanted death.
Obey Legal Duties Even If Client Consents
- When a client insists on a course of action, counsel must still present mitigating evidence required by law.
- Glaser explains he had to satisfy legal rules even while honoring Eileen's desire to speed execution.


