An 18 year old kills five children.  Is his mental illness to blame or his perception of abuse so warped he kills them to punish the parents?

We do not know, he wont talk about it, there are no films, no series and only one picture.  Forgotten by everyone after 55 years, except the local town and the victims family and friends.

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This week we talk about Childhood emotional Abuse, Childhood Neglect, Serial Killer, Spree Killer, Murder

 

Sources:

 https://archive.org/details/the-mattoon-murders/page/7/mode/2up

https://calculators.law/caselaw/decisions/xEp3YDyx58X0/fuller-v-israel

https://www.news-gazette.com/news/tom-kacich-fifty-years-later-they-remain-taken-before-their-time/article_09e9e060-8b4c-57b4-b4e6-42e7248c81a3.html

https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101986764#h=3

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/53699502/william-junior-cox

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