He says in a police interview: 'People are going to look at me like a monster'
A BRUTE who raped and killed a 14-year-old schoolgirl whinges "the world will hate me now" in a confession video shown to a jury.
Christopher Whitaker, 45, told officers he was high on crack cocaine at the time and complained: "People are going to look at me like a monster."
He went on: "I'm not a monster. I'm just an addict who made a mistake that shouldn't have happened.
"I don't remember what I did. I just remember when I came through I was just disgusted with myself."
At one point he seemed most concerned for his reputation. He told detectives he wanted to avoid a "circus" and did not want his face in the news.
He said: "The world is going to hate me now. She never had a chance to grow up, never had a chance to experience anything, and I took that away from her."
Whitaker claimed he mistook Alianna DeFreeze for a prostitute even though she was wearing a school uniform and backpack when he kidnapped her outside a church in Cleveland, Ohio.
He raped her, brutalised her body with drills and left her for dead in an abandoned house he used as a crack den.
Whitaker initially lied to cover his tracks but eventually admitted he was responsible in the three-hour interview shown in court.
Wearing a blue paper suit provided by cops after his arrest last February, the killer mumbles so quietly that extra speakers were need for the jury to hear his words.
He said: "I turned around, and it's like I punched her, but then after that it's like a blur. Like, I almost blacked out or something."
Alianna went missing on her way to school in Cleveland's east side in January 2017.
Police found her body three days later, and DNA evidence led them to Whitaker, the court heard.
A medical examiner said the killer used power tools and a screwdriver to mutilate the 5ft 2in teenager while she was still alive.
Whitaker is charged with aggravated murder, kidnapping, rape and other charges.
His lawyers said in opening statements he does not contest the allegations.
A psychologist hired by the defence team said Whitaker's drug abuse "impaired his ability to control his impulses".
He faces the death penalty if convicted but hopes his confession will earn him life in jail instead.
Prosecutors want their own expert to examine his state of mind before the jury decides his fate.
The trial continues on Monday.
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