Daniel Callihan, the man accused of killing Callie Brunett of Loranger and her three-year-old daughter Erin, tells reporters he did it. In Mississippi on Friday afternoon as he was being transported to Rankin County Jail, he confessed to news crews.
“Unfortunately, on Lexapro, sober, no drugs in my system. I did it,” Callihan said.
“Why did you kill the three-year-old girl?” a reporter asked.
“I have no reason for what I did, all I know is I want to say I was sober and only on Lexapro and off Lexapro,” Callihan responded.
Lexapro is a medication used to treat anxiety and depression. Callihan said he’s diagnosed with borderline personality disorder and he believes it was the side effects the medication for his actions.
Another reporter then asked, “Are you pretending to be crazy?”
Visibly agitated, Callihan responded, “No I’m not pretending to be crazy, look me up in Region 8. Borderline, Multiple Personality Disorder. You better look it up. I’m not pretending to be crazy; I’m certified. I was only out of the nut house two weeks now.”
Region 8 is in reference to five counties in Mississippi and their Mental Health Services.
Friday evening, Callihan also told reporters he hasn’t been able to talk to an attorney yet.
When asked if he regrets what he did, Callihan said “I would kill me.”
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“Do you hope for the death penalty?” a reporter asked.
“For what I did? Lethal injection is the easiest thing for me,” Callihan said.
Tangipahoa Sheriff Daniel Edwards said Victoria Cox has also been arrested as an accomplice to Callihan and she is facing capital murder and sexual battery charges.
Callihan is facing capital murder, sexual battery, and armed robbery charges in Mississippi, and first-degree murder in Louisiana.
Callie Brunett was found murdered in her Loranger home and her 3-year-old daughter Erin was found deceased in a wooded area in Jackson, Mississippi.
Edwards said since detectives have spoken with Callihan, he feels the case is strong and if there’s ever been a case for the death penalty this is one.