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> The poor brother was grown up now and a software engineer who already went through enough trauma and had to sue the show for defamation. I have watched that
by krn 7y ago
> The poor brother was grown up now and a software engineer who already went through enough trauma and had to sue the show for defamation.
I have watched that documentary and as someone who has a lot of experience with autism spectrum disorder and complete inability to control one's actions at not such a young age, I have little doubt that he could have done that unintentionally.
Even as an adult, he still doesn't look as someone who is fully able to comprehend his actions.
In such a case, it would be easy to understand the parents' desire to protect at least the child who was still alive.
And not suing after the documentary was released was not an option, if they wanted to stick to their story.
- dmix 7y agoHe unintentionally garrotted his sister in the middle of the night? Then left a basement window open? They found touch DNA on her pants that matched a Latin male among lots of other stuff that just makes the whole brother story sound ridiculous. Autism is also not sociopathy.
- krn 7y ago> He unintentionally garrotted his sister in the middle of the night? Yes, for a kid with autism it would have felt like "playing" without realizing the consequences of the "game" he was in. Such a person can be mentally unable to think two steps upfront, or even to have real feelings about his actions. > Then left a basement window open? Everything what happened later could have been done by the parents in an effort to protect their son. I personally wouldn't have released this documentary and believe that the family should be left alone, but have little doubt in its findings.