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The soft-spoken attorney was widely vilified for pushing through legislation banning the death penalty at a time when most French people still supported the practice.

Their guide in the slums of the capital was Sothea Arun, a slight and soft-spoken man who says he lost his parents and many family members to the Khmer Rouge.

Chang described his former neighbor as soft-spoken and introverted, and said he remembered Rinderknecht because he had a distinct numerical entry door lock, whereas nearly every other unit had a keyed lock system.

"I'll be waiting for my turn," the soft-spoken New Englander said.

Even a former Kentucky district attorney, who brags that he “got a lot of attaboys” for partnering with NBC, softens his tough talk while watching outtakes of a soft-spoken and seemingly very confused arrestee.