Atwater pleads guilty in Eve Carson killing

There are two possibilities. One possibility is that Mr. Atwater committed this crime and felt morally obligated to confess. The other possibility is that Mr. Atwater was innocent but knew quite well that he would never receive a fair trial in the current venue. His lawyer's attempt to change venue was quashed by a judge who wanted to insure that the state had an unfair advantage at trial. What were the circumstances that brought Mr. Atwater and Ms. Carson into the same proximity. We are to believe that this was a senseless act of random violence. That always reassures wealthy white people with racists attitudes. A guilty plea avoids the discovery of other facts that may be damaging to Ms Carson. Was Ms. Carson using her network of influence and popularity to distribute drugs? What Mr. Atwater supplying drugs to Ms. Carson? Did Ms. Carson violate the terms of an illegal contract with Mr. Atwater? All of these are legitimate questions and deserve an answer at trial. Does the state wish to protect the intransigence of wealthy whites again in order to lock up another poor black man? It seems clear that the state has serious concerns about what might have been exposed at trial and Mr. Atwater had concerns about receiving any fair justice. Two parties, acting out of fair, struck a deal. The terms are unreported by the News and Observer. Is it life without parole?