14 Year Old Killer Thinks He's Going Home

I went to middle school with Eldon. Lakes Magnet Middle School in CD'A. My best buddy Terrance and I tried to befriend Eldon. We noticed how lonely he seemed and how other kids avoided him because he was quite frankly.. weird. We tried to look past the weirdness and get him out of his shell a bit. Let's just say some of the stories he had told us about his life before moving to the area was wild and seemed like an unhinged fantasy. Nonetheless Terrance and myself would eat lunch with him and hang out with him on breaks. Until one day he stopped showing up to school and we shortly found out why. It was a shock and made all the stories he told us a lot more believable. I feel bad for Eldon. He didn't stand a chance with the parents and family life he had. He was so smart too. It's a shame how everything happened really. I still think about him often. It's crazy that I see a video like this pop up in my recommended and I can actually think back to times I've actually had conversations with Eldon. Crazy stuff.

Notice how the interviewer scratched his wrist, a sign that his wrist was itchy.

I am amazed by the fact that throughout the interrogation - and apparently also during the trial - the strangeness of a house full of weapons of all sorts and this father's obsession with a zombie apocalypse is practically never taken into consideration. An autistic child and another slightly older child left in the hands of an obviously deranged person? Are we really surprised if things have taken a disastrous turn? The whole thing is an absolute tragedy, but the real blame lies behind it.

This kid had no chance from the start, life gave him nothing… very sad.

what he did is obviously extremely tragic and messed up but when they said his sister had told police "he never had a chance", that broke my heart. your environment changes everything

Interrogating a kid without representation (especially one from an abusive relationship) should be illegal in all states. Kids are way to impressionable.

I've seen a lot of deranged teens that scare me in these interrogations, but I absolutely feel bad for Eldon. It was a snap, and I really wish things had gone different for him.

The idea that someone being questioned by police should be comfortable is ridiculous. "He's showing signs of anxiety". Police don't interrogate people when good things happen. You don't get put in handcuffs as a reward. If you aren't uncomfortable you are insane.

Side note: From personal experience, you don't always know where one was hit because of the stress. I didn't realize I was stabbed or stomped on till the bruising of shoe prints showed up all over my body. And the bleeding, I thought was from the fall when I was robbed. Just saying... brain will block details when enduring trauma.

Coming from someone that grew up in an abusive home, there's a very real resentment a kid can feel towards his family.

"I can't tell if it's my heart racing or his." really hit me for some reason.

"he's more anxious than he should be" "He isn't as intimidated as (most children his age) would be" Ok so which is it because those things are pretty contradictory

Like others in this comment section, I too grew up in an abusive household. The physical abuse stopped when I turned 10, but having very unstable parents in a tiny low income home proved to be disastrous for my and my sibling’s mental health. I learned the hard way that CPS doesn’t care one bit about emotional turmoil- as long as you are being fed, and don’t have marks on you, they will happily leave you with abusive parents This feeling of being trapped and having literally no escape was so suffocating that I suffered a 5 month long psychotic break when I was 16. Near the end of this break, my body moved on its own (Extreme depersonalization), and I grabbed a fork and shoved it into my throat. I would have done anything to escape purgetory, and in that very specific moment… I was willing to. It’s hard to describe the existential crisis that came with growing up around so much chaos and suffering. But… despite it all, as a 20 year old I am the happiest person on the planet. I somehow learned that letting go of anger and pain was the best way to overcome both A saying I really connect with, “Heal before you have children, so they do not have to heal from you.”

The officer asking, ‘you know how many times my dad pushed me when I was kid’ was belittling.

He said “you have the right to talk to me”…instead of you have the right to remain silent. 😂

He is not eye or mouth blocking he is crying.... At first quietly but you can hear his voice break.... Wiping snot away or wiping his eyes. He only allows himself to let go when he speaks about his mom

“He stares at you, and you feel like you’re in a fishbowl.” That is THE most accurate description of an abuser I’ve heard so far. This is what they mean by trust your gut; we’re not always conscious of it, but people like Eldon and Junior put you off for a reason.

It wouldn't surprise me if Eldon were on the spectrum as well, and support for him was neglected because he wasn't as high-needs as his brother. This whole story is heartbreaking.

He’s 14 there’s no way he knows his rights about being questioned or needing a attorney

I'm on the autism spectrum and recognize the behaviors. Eldon seems to be on the spectrum. It can and often does occur multiple times in the same family.