Jim Gordon, the Drummer Whose Voices Fractured His Psyche

When She Opened the Door…

Jim Gordon glimpsed at the 72-year-old, gray-haired woman standing in front of him. “Jim,” his mom let out, right before he hit her. As she cried and yelled out in fear, the crazed drummer pounded her down with the hammer.

A dated portrait of Jim Gordon.

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When she collapsed to the floor, he grabbed his knife and plunged it into her chest three times. Then, he left it there, jammed into her chest. James wasn’t going to get away with this, and he would quickly find himself in cuffs and standing trial for murder.