Mind of a Killer: Thayne Ormsby, Part Two

January 12, 2021 Kristen Seavey

He knew one thing was for sure: this killer was never going to get caught…

He knew that because he was he was the killer.

An assassin who was stealthy, and quick on his feet. A killer who covered his tracks. A vigilante who was combating evil in the world. Sure, two innocent people may have gotten caught in the mix, but that was the price to be paid for completing such an important mission.

His next mission was to make the police believe the killer was still out there, to provide them with everything he might know to help them catch the guy... so that he could go home, take the edge off with a beer, and put this misunderstanding behind him.

Two weeks prior to this moment, three people were brutally stabbed in the tiny town of Amity, Maine: a father, Jeff Ryan, his best friend, Jason Dehahn, and his 10-year-old son, Jesse Ryan. What kind of a monster would do such a thing? Who could murder a child?

Detective Dale Keegan knew he was looking into the eyes of a killer, but he didn’t want to believe it. This scrawny, shaggy haired kid sitting in front of him. How could such a seemingly normal looking young man be capable of such a violent and heinous crime? But his gut told him he was hiding something.

The question was.... how to get it out of him. His confidence was laced with the superficial charm of somebody twice his age. But his blindspot was that because of this, he didn’t seem to think the detectives were onto him.

“What type of person you think would do this?” Keegan asked Thayne.

“I haven’t given it much thought... but, I mean... cold. Greedy. Heartless. Somebody with no love for life. With no love for things that grow.” He responded.

Keegan knew Thayne would slip up. And they would be ready for it.

Using police interviews and original affidavits, Murder, She Told dives into the mind and psychology of a killer to try and find answers the biggest questions lingering on everyone’s mind.

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Jason Dehahn

Jeff Ryan

Jesse Ryan