Sometimes a person commits a horrible crime like murder and isn't caught until years later. In the meantime, they carry on living what appears to be a perfectly normal life. They might have a career, get married and have children and maybe even become churchgoing do-gooders. Inside their mind they must bear some guilt or at least memories of the crime they committed but no-one around them could ever guess what kind of person they really are.
How does a human being live an every day life knowing deep inside that they've committed a sin so horrendous that, once discovered, will destroy the lives they've created? How does a human being who has committed a horrible crime live with themselves sometimes for decades before having to face the consequences of that crime? Do they suffer silently? Do they bury it so deeply in the back of their mind that they are able to almost forget it happened?
With the discovery of using DNA to prosecute old crimes, how many of these criminals are terrified that it's only a matter of time before their moment of truth and consequences will come to light? It must be tough on them. Good.
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