I'm beginning to doubt this guy's version of what happened to his wife.

I read about this bastard before going to bed then couldn't sleep without having horrible nightmares. I really cannot comprehend parents who can do this to their own children.

When I started my first job after high school working at a summer daycare, I saw one of the first graders sitting alone looking sad. I went over and asked him what was wrong. He said he really missed his best friend. I asked him where his best friend was. His response? "His dad slit his throat" *insert throat slitting hand gesture* "with a knife." Turns out this kid's best friend was one of the two boys murdered earlier that year by their father - almost exactly like this situation - and this poor, sweet first grader was trying to process what happened. Broke my heart to a million pieces. I just hugged him and let him cry a bit, because what do you do?

/going to go hug my kids again

"Those boys were evidence. Those boys were going to be evidence against him," Troyer said. "You're looking at somebody who's willing to kill their own kids ... killing your wife isn't that much of a stretch from there."

I just can't wrap my head around this sick fark. He murdered his kids to (most likely) destroy evidence of his wife's murder. He then offs himself. So he dies a child murderer no matter what, and everybody is now 99.99% sure that he killed his wife too. If he had just offed himself, everyone would still think the same thing about his wife, but the kids would at least be alive.

I hope there's a hell, because he's a perfect candidate.

scottydoesntknow: I just can't wrap my head around this sick fark. He murdered his kids to (most likely) destroy evidence of his wife's murder. He then offs himself. So he dies a child murderer no matter what, and everybody is now 99.99% sure that he killed his wife too. If he had just offed himself, everyone would still think the same thing about his wife, but the kids would at least be alive.

While I agree, someone who manages to kill his wife and avoid jail for 3 years, is a worthless sociopath. He didn't care that he was killing his kids as well.

Don't axe

Dnrtfa, but subby sounds black.

Anyone who can swing a hatchet at their own kids can kill their wife. He's guilty as fark. Bury him in a shallow grave away from everyone.

I can't understand why he didn't just off himself and spare the children. Who cares if they convict you posthumously - you're already dead. I can understand how a person could be moved to kill a wife or himself - I could never do it, but at least there could be a reason, no matter how deranged. But to kill your own children (or any child), I just can't wrap my head around that.

imapirate: I can't understand why he didn't just off himself and spare the children. Who cares if they convict you posthumously - you're already dead. I can understand how a person could be moved to kill a wife or himself - I could never do it, but at least there could be a reason, no matter how deranged. But to kill your own children (or any child), I just can't wrap my head around that.

Pathological narcissism. Seems trite to put it like that, but that's basically it.

Kill the guy's father the same way -- axe to the neck and then a fireball. In fact, hunt down his mother, grandparents, siblings, cousins, etc., and kill them, too.

/Only partly joking

Yet another person I'm going to have to go shoot in the head if I get my hands on a time machine.

That evidence suggests that Powell planned the deaths for some time, Troyer said -- "I believe this was intentional."

Let's not jump to any conclusions yet.

Lando Lincoln: Yet another person I'm going to have to go shoot in the head if I get my hands on a time machine.

Wouldn't the first thing you do with a time machine is give it to yourself sooner?

I'm not much for the whole child-slaying, but I do love me a good explosion.

/this is going to become a Lifetime movie, isn't it?

FTFA: Troyer said -- "I believe this was intentional."

No shiat,

HailRobonia: His psychiatrist recommended that he use Xanax, but he misheard....

Well played.

Jeebus... my heart goes out to that social worker. Yikes!

In other news, a statistical average of 5 children will be murdered today in the US.

I_Am_Weasel: ^{.. if I get my hands on a time machine.}

Wouldn't the first thing you do with a time machine is give it to yourself sooner?

...by "give it to yourself"... what exactly do you mean? Do you mean, you'd go all Sandusky on your own ass?

Wow, just wow.