August 5th, A.C. 195
L2 colony, V08744
Today I go to court. I'm 15 years old and my name is Duo Maxwell. I swear I'm innocent. I will have to try to prove my innocence today as of 20 murders, 15 arson fires and 6 kidnaps. I'm only 15, how would could I really have done all of these things? Crime is up right now, but to put an innocent person behind bars just because I was at the wrong place at the wrong time? I'm sure I will lose this case, my lawyer isn't even on my side so it seems. I'm a young man living alone, with no job. I guess I seem like the perfect candidate for crime. What I don't understand though, is if I had done anything, it seems like it would have been steal, not murder, or kidnap. I just don't understand their reasoning. This is my last night to sleep as a free man I fear. I never thought that having my parents taken from this world when I was 4 would lead to this. Another thing, I was raised in a church by Father Maxwell and Sister Helen, so you would think I'd have some values, and I do. I don't understand how they can pin these crimes on me.
The murders were all done so well, very little evidence. Also, the murders were all at least 5 years ago…I just don't get their reasoning. I think they are just out to eliminate some of the population. More and more space colonies are becoming necessary because of all the people. There are way too many. The colonies are not entirely self sustaining, we need the Earth still, and it's resources are becoming vastly scarcer. The kidnaps, 3 of the people kidnapped are still alive, the others, I supposedly killed, when the ransom money couldn't be supplied. According to all 3 of the kidnapped persons, the kidnapper was a very young male about 5'4' in height with very very long brown hair. As I'm sure is obvious it's not easy to find young men that short with hair like mine, and supposedly the kidnappers. I just happen to be a witness to one of the crimes, which I'd rather not going into. That was my mistake, of being in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Don't think I'm just like any other criminal, trying to do everything I can to get people to believe I'm innocent, like writing this journal. I could be writing this so that someone can find it and feel pity for me. That is not the case. I just want my story to be written down because I truly am innocent. I understand it must be hard for people to believe but I am. I have a saying, "I might run and hide, but I'll never tell a lie." If I really was that criminal, if I had tried to run and hide, and been caught, I wouldn't lie. I would confess. I know, I know, it's hard for anyone to believe. I'm just a rowdy teenager. But it's true. If you don't believe this, I guess there is nothing I can do to change that, but I really am trying to. I don't want to live my life in prison. I haven't done anything. I was raised by a priest and a nun for God's sake! I may not be sure if I believe entirely in "God" but I'm by no means a bad person. I do know there is some force out there, I'm just still a little leery. I had my parents and everyone I loved taken from this world forever, while I was still very young, so it's hard on me. Well, I have to go to my trial now. I hope I get to write once more.