Vanguard's "War Crimes" Premiere Live Tweets

Correspondent Kaj Larsen and producer Alex Simmons both live Tweeted during the premiere of "War Crimes."

a_simmons This is Clark Fish...accused of murder. [Watch an introduction to Inmate Fish.]

a_simmons This was the first time I've ever filmed in a maximum security jail.

a_simmons No joke, DMX was in the same "pod" as Clark Fish [Watch Kaj talk about meeting DMX.]

a_simmons A lot of these scenes were filmed with a Canon 7D, using a steadicam.

kajlarsen Clark's father, Rickman Fish, is a vietnam veteran.

a_simmons Clark's dad was also a vet, who had PTSD and who got in trouble with the law. An scary coincidence @kajlarsen and I thought.

a_simmons This is the only article ever written about Clark. It's not long. http://bit.ly/9TRAi2

kajlarsen Breathe tattooed on Clark's arm. Ironic?

a_simmons @kajlarsen 1 of 5 ironic tattoos he has

a_simmons An excellent article about all the murders in Co. Springs by local reporter Dave Philipps. http://bit.ly/pRLXZ

a_simmons The Co. Springs Sgt. wanted nothing to do with us until he found out @kajlarsen was also a vet [Watch Kaj talk about going from Navy SEAL to reporter.]

a_simmons Dave Philipps went to Journalism School with @marianavz and @darrenfoster. Found out after intv.

kajlarsen Dave was extraordinary. Small town ski and snow reporter who stumbled on to an incredible story in his backyard [Watch Dave explain the lack of statistics about soldiers with PTSD who commit crimes.]

a_simmons + a Pulizter nom RT @kajlarsen: Dave was extraordinary. Small town ski and snow reporter who stumbled on to an incredible story

kajlarsen Gotta love the WARCAT. An acronym for everything.

a_simmons How good was Jack in this movie. http://youtu.be/DCUmINGae44

kajlarsen One of the greatest movies of all time! [One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest was shot at the same mental health institution where Kaj and Alex shot.]

a_simmons My girlfriend actually found this article about Jesse Bratcher and suggested I read it. Led us to Salem, OR. http://bit.ly/9ymUyv

a_simmons Also, I went to Willamette University...in Salem, OR

a_simmons The very talented @justinmitchell helped us film many of these scenes in John Day. See his doc, it's incredible. www.riobreaks.com

kajlarsen Markku was awesome. A really interesting character.

kajlarsen Markku's father was a professor working with Einstein. Smart family.

a_simmons Markku Sario also runs the local community theater, hence his love of Shakespeare.

kajlarsen This murder is still a very touchy subject in John Day.

kajlarsen Quick push-up break, try and get 50 in.

kajlarsen Done, lets get back to Vanguard.

a_simmons Jesse and Celena got married one month after the murder.

a_simmons Neither the DA or the Defense team wanted to talk about Clark's PTSD in the trial. Elephant in the room?

a_simmons  Nic Gray now runs his own business, helping other vets start their own businesses. http://bit.ly/9DX8Z3

kajlarsen Vets courts have a dramatically lower recidivism rate than traditional criminal courts.

a_simmons The judge of this Vet Court is a former Army General.

kajlarsen Next commercial break, 50 Burpees! Might take me a minute to recover. Thats a real set.

kajlarsen 2.5 years is an unbelievably long time to await trial. Its the nature of death penalty cases, but a very questionable system...

kajlarsen as mentioned by our latest retiring supreme court justice. http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/judicial/2010-05-05-stevens_N.htm?csp=34

kajlarsen Bud is a vet himself.

a_simmons The last report on veterans incarcerated in America used 2004 data. The next one will be out in 2012.

a_simmons We teamed up with @GOOD and they made an amazing graphic using this data. http://bit.ly/cWLBUK

a_simmons One of my best friends actually played a soldier on Grey's Anatomy. Random... [Watch Kaj talk about Rambo and other stories about soldiers with PTSD.]

kajlarsen Bud brown telling it straight.

a_simmons half of Vietnam vets with PTSD have been arrested or incarcerated at least once. insane stat I thought.

 kajlarsen At first I thought Clark was joking, he wasnt.

Watch Kaj talk more about "War Crimes" in the behind the scenes commentary below.