I don't think you will find anyone to disagree with the fact that this POS was a psycho.

I don't think that just because he knew what he was doing means he didn't have some sort of mental illness; whether it be nature or nurture .. something was WRONG in that kid's head.

I know some people in our community who had a mentally ill son. He became increasingly dangerous and unstable. They did everything they could legally do to help him. They became frightened of him themselves (he beat up his Mom a few times), but there is nothing in place with teeth to help these disturbed people. Well, one day he went over to the elderly neighbors's house. She let him in because she had known him for years and he beat/murdered her violently and robbed her. Then he went to hang out with his friends and told them what he had done (they thought he was joking at first). He was arrested and is in prison. His family pretty much bankrupted themselves trying to help this guy and got their names drug through the mud. But they did everything they know how to do and got nowhere. There was no help.

I know some other people who had a son that became involved in drugs at a young age. They had him taken to one of those rehab centers, etc. multiple times and did everything they could to help him. He became increasingly unstable. The Dad finally told him they couln't help him if he wouldn't try to help himslef and kicked him out of the house (almost causing a divorce with his wife who coddled him). Well, this guy got arrested for a minor theft. He didn't call his parents so they didn't know he was in jail. He took the bed sheet and hung himself while in jail.

There is no help for families with violent kids/young adults.