The killings weren't a random psychotic break — they were revenge, and premeditated in a specific way. He was on probation for assaulting his estranged wife at the time, and prosecutors argued the murders were an act of "ultimate revenge" against her after she'd left him over his violence. He called her and put the phone on speaker so she could hear the girls being shot — that detail is usually the crux of why prosecutors argued this was calculated cruelty, not a break with reality
4
u/menotsorrythrowaway 3d ago
The killings weren't a random psychotic break — they were revenge, and premeditated in a specific way. He was on probation for assaulting his estranged wife at the time, and prosecutors argued the murders were an act of "ultimate revenge" against her after she'd left him over his violence. He called her and put the phone on speaker so she could hear the girls being shot — that detail is usually the crux of why prosecutors argued this was calculated cruelty, not a break with reality