When Steve Stephens, the Facebook Live killer, tragically took the life of an elderly man earlier this month, he claimed to be doing it in the name of Joy Lane, his supposedly estranged girlfriend.
Now, Joy Lane is speaking out about the terrible incident and the man she says was a “good guy.”
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In an upcoming interview with Inside Edition, Lane says, “I miss the Steve that I knew, not the Facebook killer. I think of him as a good guy who did something really wrong.” She went on to say, “I believe Steve loved me probably like no man has ever loved me before.”
Lane recalled the time she spent with Stephens, explaining that the couple had been living together for three years and that she didn’t think anything was wrong.
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“I was in my bedroom and he was downstairs getting ready for work,” she told the interviewer. “He said, ‘Hey babe,’ and I said, ‘Hey,’ and he said, ‘Have a good day,’ and I said, ‘You too, have a good day.’”
Lane went on to reveal that Stephens did have a gambling problem that was negatively interfering in their relationship and that she finally approached him and said, “It’s me or the gambling.”
She claims that she had no idea that her ultimatum would cause him to have a mental break the way he did and go on a violent rampage, killing 74-year-old Robert Godwin Sr. and running from authorities.
“My reaction was pure sadness, because that’s what that man died thinking,” Lane said about when she found out what had happened. “I’m angry at Steve when I hear that.”
Lane went on to say, “Mr. Godwin didn’t deserve this. His family didn’t deserve this, his children, his grandchildren, his loved ones. They didn’t deserve to feel this type of hurt and pain of missing their loved one.”
Ultimately, the man she loved took his own life after a 3-day manhunt. Upon hearing the news, Lane said “I screamed. I just cried.”
As is common in the wake of these types of tragedies, more and more information started to be unveiled about the life of Steve Stephens.
One of Stephens’ neighbors came forward to give a little insight into his character, and one really interesting thing that she revealed is that Stevens’ apparently had a pet snake that he used to attempt to pick up women.
Speaking to reporters, 34-year-old Alexis Lee claimed he even tried it with her, saying, “It was a slimy thing to do and now he’s just a snake in the grass too. He didn’t really know how to talk to us ladies. The snake was meant to draw my attention and he regularly told me he had a crush on me.”
She went on to say, “There was nothing attractive about him. He did have a nice personality, though. He was great with the kids around here and when he was driving out after seeing his mom, he’d stop his car. He would tell the kids, ‘Stay out of trouble, go to school and don’t be knuckleheads.’”
Lee also said, “He always seemed a bit lost and I’m not surprised that he’s upset about his girlfriend and blaming her for what he’s done. I saw him at the casino a couple of times and he would remind me that he always had a crush on me.”
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Theresa Blevins-Odom, a 54-year-old woman who was acquainted with Stephens said that she saw him a few days before the tragic incident. She said, “He seemed quite normal and said, ‘Have a nice day.’ I am sorry for him and his mother, who is a good woman and who has brought her children up to be good people.”
It was also reported that Stephens was in deep on some gambling debts and that he had filed for bankruptcy a couple of years ago. This info would line up with his Lane admitting that he struggled with gambling addiction.
Another interesting fact that came out about Stephens is that he apparently was a counselor in a behavioral health agency.
Sometimes it’s the people who seem the most together that are actually the most mentally and emotionally damaged on the inside.
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[H/T: Inside Edition]
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