In a major twist in the trial of a Navy SEAL accused of stabbing an ISIS prisoner to death, Chief Special Warfare Operator Eddie Gallagher has come forward with a new confession that has thrown prosecutors for a loop.

"The ISIS prisoner that I stand accused of murdering is, in fact, still alive, and I am him," Gallagher said. "In truth, I possess the souls of all those I have slain in battle. We are one being who transcends any corporeal body, and thus we are all still alive and conjoined in spirit."

Gallagher's defense has argued that since he and the ISIS fighter melded their spiritual energies, no murder possibly could have been committed, as both men are still alive in a metaphysical sense.