David Nordahl

 

“Before and during the trial he felt abandoned. He was being convicted in the court of public opinion and he worried about getting a fair trial. He worried about what would happen to his kids if he went to prison. He had trouble sleeping. We were staying at a friend’s beach house on the ocean and I told him if he couldn’t sleep to come down and visit me. He was worried he’d keep me awake but I didn’t mind; I knew he was lonely and worried. We spent many long hours talking and sometimes walking on the beach waiting for sunrise. He couldn’t sleep. When you take away someone’s reason for living, the reason for his life, what’s left?” David Nordahl.