I wasn't there, so I will bow to your superior knowledge.
Did you observe the three I mentioned?
You make it sound as though he is religious. Do you have evidence for that?
Sorry to sound doubtful, but I think you are reading far too much into this.
I repeat, if I was charged with murder and knew I was innocent, I would express outrage and demand justice.
If I was charged with murder and knew I'd been found out, I would cry at the prospect of spending the rest of my life in prison.
Perhaps I'm too simples, as the Meerkats say :