Afghan Thrill Kill: Third US Soldier Pleads Guilty

 

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Video: Soldier Describes 'Crazy' Sergeant's Plan

In a confession taped last year and obtained by ABC News, Morlock, of Wasilla, Alaska, admitted the team's role in the murders of three unarmed civilians, but told Army investigators that his unit's "crazy" sergeant had hatched the plan. READ: Confession Video: U.S. Soldier Describes Thrill Kill of Innocent Afghans Morlock, described how Gibbs had the men in his unit pick out civilians at random and then kill them with grenades and rifle fire. "He just really doesn't have any problems with f---ing killing these people," Morlock said, and then laid out the scenario he said the sergeant used to make it seem the civilians were killed in action.

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"And so we identify a guy. Gibbs makes a comment, like, you know, you guys wanna wax this guy or what?" Morlock told investigators.

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"Gibbs called it like, 'Hey you guys wanna, you guys wanna wax this guy or what?' And you know, he set it up, like, he grabbed the dude."

Morlock said that killing people came "too easy" to Gibbs. "He just really doesn't have any problems with f---ing killing these, these people, to be honest."

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