“I still feel the back-breaking weight of guilt and sorrow for the families of his victims.

Nothing can be done to make right what he selfishly took from so many people.

And that will forever haunt me.”

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They clarified under the caption that, a few years ago, their dad had died.

He had killed nine people.

  1. How do you think he felt towards you?

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u/PersistNeverthelesswanted to know, “How is your relationship with your mother?

How is she doing now?

Do you think your father had a family to make it pass as normal?

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I hope your romantic partners dont treat you differently when they find out.”

“How was home life?

Also, do you think he felt remorse?“u/PossumKing94wrote.

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“What did you go through in the year following his arrest?

Emotionally and physically how did you react to finding out?“u/Ranch-dressing1999commented.

“Has it made you interested in psychology or completely uninterested?

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Different circumstances than yours but I learned some shocking information about a parent.

I’m still trying to deal with it a year later.

I can’t imagine being in your situation and also being so young at the time,“u/hdnpnwrote.

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“How was the moment when you found out that he had been arrested?

Where were you and what was the first thing you thought?

How did your friends and schoolmates react?”

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Flashes of coldness and rage in an otherwise charming person.

Honestly, it’s just a feeling I get from subconscious cues, having been raised by one.

No, I have no compassion for him.”

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“Usually serial killers keep a ‘trophy’ from each victim.

What were his trophies?

Did he keep them stashed away somewhere?

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Did anyone ever find them prior to his arrest?”

u/CourtesyLikasked, “What was your and your mothers relationship with him after the arrest?

Any contact or just cold-turkey cut ties?”

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H/T to r/AMA andu/Designer_Ad3014for having this discussion.

Note: Submissions have been edited for length and/or clarity.

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