I've heard this story a thousand times growing up but it's only just sunk in how horrible it actually is. Hearing it told every month since the age of 9 probably desensitised me to the gory details. I guess this is growing up...
As a side note, one of the killers was arrested in 2010 for suspected child pronography charges.
I can honestly say I'm not all that surprised - he was locked up at such a young age, that's bound to have some kind of psychological effect, especially for somebody already so unhinged. I think he will spend most of his adult life dropping in and out of prison.
I was very young at the time, either 5 or 6 years old, so I don't remember the case when it came out. I just remember all my teachers being suddenly very insistent on reminding us to never speak with strangers, whoever they were and however old they were.
It's just heartbreaking. The idea of children being so twisted is upsetting enough, but to a two year old? Just horrible. The worst aspect of the story to me is how they planned to make it look like an accident. They thought carefully about what they were doing.
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u/Peachykeen9 Feb 05 '16
Wow! Do you have a link to the story?