As a former federal prosecutor, I was trained to focus on "what a defendant did, not what he said he did." Defendants would often start with statements such as "I only," "I barely" or "I never." And at church, I learned that even the devil can quote Scripture for his purpose. On March 16, Robert Aaron Long allegedly killed eight people at three spas in metro Atlanta. He drove a stretch of 40 miles between locations in two counties, choosing spas with Asian employees. Six of the eight murder victims were women of Asian descent. This apparent targeting of Asians and women raises the possibility that the crimes were motivated by race and/or gender hatred.