Kids Who Kill Their Parents

Kids Who Kill Their Parents
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Kids Who Kill Their Parents
The world is not devoid of mysterious and shocking events that arouses and overwhelms human comprehension. One of these events is the cases of children who later turn against their parents and slay them in cold blood. The following essay delves into the issue and indicates such real cases while it endeavors to explicate the psychological perspective that could assist comprehend the mental and emotional nature of these persons.
One of the most shocking incidences was one that occurred in the UK, where 14 year old teenager killed his mother in bed, extinguished her with fuel and setting her on fire. Daniel Bartlam, who was then a teenager, who is currently serving life in prison after shifting from juvenile prison, displayed disturbing and queer behavior prior to his homicide. The boy is perceived to have been triggered into his perturbing behavior after his parents divorced when he was merely 9 years old (Grinberg, 2006). He abruptly started being fond of horror movies and writing gory short plays and stories. He turned reclusive and often posted distressing posts, videos and picture on social media sites.
Another case is of 16-year-old girl named Sarah Jonson who killed her parents by shooting them with a rifle for disapproving of her boyfriend. Sarah had a sibling called Matt. Friends and neighbors described Sarah as infatuated and obsessed by his undocumented Mexican immigrant boyfriend who was purportedly involved in illegal drugs use. According to his bother Matt, Sarah had an aptness for lying and described her as a ‘good actor and drama queen’. Several witnesses in her court trial indicated of her suspiciously feigned emotions after the barbarous killing (Morris, 2003).
Stacey Lanneret was sexually abused by his father from the time when she was in third grade. It is clear that his mother was slow to defend her before she later divorced and left, leaving the two daughters in their brutal father’s care. The sexual and physical abuses continued until high school grade where Stacy dropped out and attempted running away from her father’s home leaving her sister behind. Stacey turned on her father when he began sexually assaulting her younger sibling Christy. He killed her father at the age of 18 by shooting him (Wilson, 2002).
Yet another variant case is one of Eric and Lyle Menendez. Unlike in most others incidences, the two were raised in an affluent family and were described as lazy and pampered. Lyle had been expelled from Princeton for plagiarizing most of his assignments and his father changed his cosset ways and put Lyle to work. Lyle continued his attitude coming in late for work every day and sometimes just left work to play tennis. He got fired. Lyle and Eric began shoplifting in jewelry stores and after an $110,000 fine and reticent attitude from neighbors, they moved house. Lyle continued his behavior in his new school and destroyed and looted property that led to his suspension. Their behavior exceeded and their parents become apprehensive. Their father threatened to expunge them from his will if they did not change their ways. This threat led them to purchase a gun and kill their parents to acquire th...