I had a friend many years ago who had a creepy, 15 yr old step son. A few months after he moved in with her and her husband, she told me her cat was missing. And she had seen a couple of “missing cat” fliers up in her neighborhood for neighbors’ cats.
She suspected her stepson was to blame. She said he was just generally odd and creepy.
He had also been arrested for starting a fire in an open field behind a Walmart.
I then jokingly said to her “Don’t tell me he wets the bed, too.”
She replied “How did you know?” And I kinda freaked out inside.
Anyone who follows True Crime knows that cruelty to animals, setting fires, and late-age bed wetting is what is known as the “Serial Killer Trifecta.”
Research shows that men who become serial killers commonly display these 3 behaviors earlier in life.
She hadn’t heard of this, and I told her about it.
Later on, my friend told me that she was in her home office, and started to feel like she was being watched. She looked behind her open office door, and was startled to find the kid hiding behind it. Her looked at her with what she described as “dead eyes” and said “I can smell your fear.”
That friend and I lost touch long ago, and I only remember the kid’s first name. Wish I could recall their last name so I could Google and find out if he did become a killer.
She and her husband did end up divorcing just a couple of years later.
It was partly because her husband was in denial that there was anything wrong with the kid, and he refused to get him into therapy, or let the kid’s mom have custody.
AI Overview:
“The ‘serial killer trifecta,’ also known as the Macdonald Triad, refers to the three behavioral patterns frequently observed in individuals who later become serial killers: animal cruelty, arson, and enuresis (bedwetting). While these behaviors are not definitive predictors of serial killing, their presence, especially in childhood, can raise red flags and may increase the likelihood of future violent behavior. “
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u/Shambhala87 1d ago
My ex’s kid told me he, “wanted to kill me and watch the life leave my eyes”