Portrays the incarcerated serial killer as emotionally detached and unrepentant, reinforcing a narrative of moral monstrosity.
The sheriff's repeated emphasis on Heuermann's lack of emotion, remorse, or physical activity—such as walking in circles and not exercising—frames him as inhuman and psychologically aberrant. The language is judgmental and dehumanizing, going beyond neutral description.
“He doesn’t seem uncomfortable in his cell. No emotion, no despair.”
