Well this is the Alternate Reality show, dontchaknow! Dead men can't be afraid for their lives, can't play the field or have any emotions or feelings - and their close and personal friends have no credible information about them! So instead, let's interview the murderers dog to see if she was a good person... oh...wait, nevermind.
However killer stabby hands are scared for their lives and suffering from PTSD during a 1,000 mile drive to get choked out, spun around and tackled from a linebacker pose that looks more like a standing-poop pose (case you see that in jail when you don't want to sit on the seat).
Ok, since you put it that way - yeah, it makes sense in the "let's see if THIS ONE works" type defense...