Page 12 of The Six Murders of Daphne St Clair

I walked out of the room with the suitcase and paused in front of the preacher’s bedroom as if in a trance. I stuck my fingers inside of myself, aware that I was still bleeding from the attack. Then I reached out and smeared my hand down his bedspread.

Soon, I was on the train, tucked up against a window, seeing Lucan pass by for the last time. I clutched the valise and made a solemn promise to myself that no matter how bad things got, I would never go back.

RUTH (Voiceover):All was quiet for a second, after Daphne talked about running away from home. Her body language was closed off. Daphne was sitting with her arms folded and her lips pressed together, as if she couldn’t risk any more words tumbling out. She looked furious and yet, somehow, defiant. I wasn’t sure what to say after these revelations. They were terrible experiences, and yet this woman had done monstrous things, likely more than she’d confessed to. I didn’t want to like her, didn’t want to sympathize with her, but it was hard not to in these circumstances. Finally, I just kept going.

RUTH:Where did you go?

DAPHNE:Well, from Moose Jaw, I got a ticket to Regina, and then from there a ticket to Winnipeg. I wanted to be out of Saskatchewan and Winnipeg was one province over. I didn’t want to spend too much money, but I wished I could have gone farther, somewhere I’d never see another farmer.

RUTH:Did you ever see your family again?

DAPHNE:No. I don’t think about them.

RUTH:Come on, you must think about your sisters and brothers. Or your mother? Think of all the nieces and nephews, the great-nieces and great-nephews you have now. Some could even be in America. Don’t you want to find them?

DAPHNE:No. I’m not a Cowell anymore; I haven’t been since 1948.

RUTH:What if I did some research? Started contacting them? It would be great to get some background.

DAPHNE:Why are you so gung-ho to talk to people from my past? You’ve already landed a whale, what do you care about some small fry? I told you to drop it!

RUTH:Why does it bother you so much? Is it the idea of people talking about you? Or are you worried they might tell me something you don’t want people to know?

DAPHNE:Me? Worried? Don’t be ridiculous! I’m not hiding anything! I just don’t want you going behind my back!

RUTH (Voiceover):Daphne seemed angry and I worried that she was hiding something, keeping a few skeletons tucked away from all of us. But I wondered if she was also scared to find out what happened to her family, how her siblings may have suffered after she left. As long as she didn’t know for sure, she could pretend that everyone had just blinked out of existence the moment she walked away. It was an important skill for a budding serial killer, knowing how to erase people. It was a skill I’m sure many of us wished we had as well.

BurntheBookBurnerz:

So that preacher was a piece of shit. Here’s his obit. He died back in 1972. I hope he’s burning in hell.

StopDropAndTroll:

Well. . . IF you believe her. She could have just made it up for sympathy. ‘Oh boohoo, feel sorry for me. I’m a viccctimmmm.’

BurntheBookBurnerz:

You seriously find it that hard to believe that a MAN RAPED SOMEONE?!?! Or what, is it because he’s a preacher? Because yeah, NO religious dudes EVER rape anyone!?!

CapoteParty:

I think he’s real. I don’t think she would have made up a story where she was the victim.

BurntheBookBurnerz:

What did Ruth mean at the beginning of the episode when she said ‘let’s solve a mystery’? Daphne confessed. What’s the mystery?

StopDropAndTroll:

She just said it to make it all dramatic. She’s a clickbait writer, what do you expect?

ShockAndBlah:

Maybe the mystery is WHY she confessed. I LITERALLY can’t wait for the next podcast!!! This is INSANE!!

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