Preamble:
Born in 1986, Nathan is a mild-looking big boy. When he was a child, Nathan behaved meekly and obediently, and was deeply favored by his mother Anji. Angie will patiently tell her son bedtime stories to make him happy. Whenever Nathan has something unhappy, Angie will be the first to approach him, patiently listen to him, and give him enlightenment and support.
However, the good times were short-lived, and Nathan's parents divorced when he was very young. It was a huge blow to Nathan. He lost his father and his entire home. Nathan lives with his mother, and as a single-parent family, Angie needs to work to support the family and cannot be with his son around the clock. Gradually, Angie spends less and less time at home, and Nathan spends more time alone at home.
This deprived Nathan of his mother's companionship and love, and he became reticent and withdrawn. He longs for his mother's embrace, but he doesn't get enough attachment. This became one of the important reasons for Nathan's personality distortion in the future.
The price of a mother's lack of love
In 1999, when Nathan was 12 years old, his mother, Angie, began dating a man, Darren. Darren is 9 years older than Angie and works as a nanny with a modest income. Darren also has two small children with him – the eldest son, Danny, and daughter, Becky. Darren and his ex-wife broke down and ran away from home with their children.
Darren takes Angie and Nathan in and lets them live in his home. He takes good care of Nathan, will buy some snacks and occasionally give him some pocket money. But Nathan was never able to fully embrace this "new home".
Darren gave Nathan far less love than Angie. Nathan longs for his mother's intimacy, but Angie spends most of her time and energy on Darren and her two children. Nathan could feel his mother's alienation from him, which made him resent the two children of "unknown origin".
The fermentation of jealousy and competition
Over time, Nathan and Becky's relationship did not improve. Instead, Nathan's jealousy and hostility towards Becky grows. In 2001, a social worker placed Becky in foster care. Darren underwent DNA experiments to prove that Becky was his own flesh and blood, so he applied to the court for custody of Becky.
This move seemed to stab Nathan in the heart. This little girl not only took away most of her mother's love, but now she has to completely replace herself as the only child in the family.
Nathan's hard-won small seat of his own seemed to be about to be completely defeated in this silent competition. This undoubtedly brought Nathan's jealousy and mania to a new peak. He hated Becky for being the only person his mother cared about.
In 2008, Nathan began dating Shauna, a girl 5 years younger than him. Shauna's family is poor and she has lived a life of exile since she was a child. She doesn't have much formal education, has a cunning personality, and will do anything to survive. She was infatuated with the better living conditions of Nathan's family, took the initiative to approach Nathan, used her body as a bargaining chip, and successfully moved into Nathan's house.
Shauna's appearance temporarily sooths Nathan's empty heart. He can control everything Shauna has to do and satisfy his desire for control. This made up for his inability to gain power from his mother.
Back in 2015, February of this year, it seemed to be no different from usual, but the gears of fate quietly started at this time, pushing this peaceful family into endless grief and despair.
The fate of a young girl was tragically ended
February 18, 2015
"Mom, I'm back. A soft female voice rang out in the room.
Becky, 16, returned from a friend's house looking slightly tired. She had just gone to a friend's house for one night, and she was still tired of going out for the night. In the past two days, she has had fun at her friend's house, and has temporarily forgotten the unhappiness at home.
"Why did you come back at this time? Is the door lock broken?" Mother Angie asked with concern.
"Well, I seem to have a problem with my key, I have to try a few times to open the door. Becky replied as she walked into her room.
I complained that the key couldn't be opened all the time, and I had to find my mother to match a new key. Soon, though, Becky put the matter behind her. Anyway, in a few days, her mother will give her a new handful.
"I'll get you a new key next time. Angie said.
"Okay, thank you Mom. ”
This is the end of the short conversation, and neither mother nor daughter can expect that this will be their last conversation.
A moment of twist of fate
Soon after, Angie was ready to go to the hospital for a check-up. She suffers from severe multiple sclerosis and her health is deteriorating.
"I'll go to the hospital, you can watch the house. Don't go out. Angie told Nathan.
"Got it, Mom, be careful on the road. Nathan's tone seemed nonchalant. He was bored scrolling through his phone and absentmindedly answered.
However, not long after his mother left, Nathan's face immediately appeared with a layer of coldness and hideousness. He secretly calculated in his heart, and finally waited for the opportunity to be alone with only himself and Becky.
He made his way to Becky's room, slipped into her bed, and began to move.
"What are you doing! Becky screamed in horror, desperately resisting. She was completely confused, what kind of nerves did her brother suddenly have??
"As long as you're obedient, you'll be fine. Nathan held Becky down and threatened her.
"Stop! Please......" Becky pleaded. Wherever she is Nathan's opponent, it is useless to struggle and resist.
Nathan choked Becky by the neck until she died.
When Nathan examines the girl's snort, he realizes that something is wrong......
Camouflage the scene, dismembering the corpse and destroying the traces.
Nathan looked flustered, and he realized that he had done something irreparable. He stood in front of Becky's corpse in a daze, his mind a little confused.
At this time, Shauna pushed the door in: "What's the matter?" She was trying to talk to Nathan to relieve her boredom.
Nathan hesitated for a moment, but still told the whole story. He can't bear the consequences alone, and he needs Shauna's help even more.
"You killed her?" Shauna's eyes widened in horror.
"I was just trying to scare her...... Who knew it would kill someone. Nathan's face turned pale.
After listening to the inside story, Shauna's face also turned pale. But she quickly calmed down and began directing Nathan to destroy the evidence. She decides to help Nathan. This is her husband, no matter how big the fault is, she has to solve the siege.
The two worked together to carry Becky's body into the bathroom, taking out the prepared tools to dismember. Shauna commanded from the sidelines, while Nathan took matters into his own hands with a knife.
The blurred images of flesh and blood come into view, which is creepy. Nathan's heart swelled with nausea, but he knew he had to keep it done.
Disposing of the body, Nathan proceeded to destroy the rest of the evidence at the scene - he took Becky's laptop, wallet, and journal with him.
Seamless camouflage. As a result, it is difficult for the police to conclude that Becky was killed in her home.
Bury secrets and deceive loved ones
For the next few days, Nathan and Shauna went about their normal lives, trying to cover up the secret.
Mr. and Mrs. Darren called the police, and a citywide manhunt was launched. Nathan, however, is able to lie without changing his face and admit his guilt.
On Feb. 25, six days after Becky's disappearance, police found her lost laptop in a nearby forest. Darren was summoned to the police station for questioning.
"You've got to find Becky! You've got to find my daughter!!" Darren pleaded with the police with tears in his eyes.
At the same time, Nathan and Shauna ordered pizza and happily played the game of Monopoly, not taking Becky's death to heart.
Cruel to the extreme. However, the bloody truth was eventually revealed, and they could not escape the punishment of the law.
On March 3, in the face of conclusive evidence, Nathan and Shauna finally confessed to their crimes.
In October 2015, the horrific case was officially put to trial.
When Nathan walked into the courtroom and saw Darren and Angie looking injured and haggard, his heart throbbed suddenly. At this moment, he seemed to realize that he had done something that was intolerable. They used to be like their parents, but now they are cruel to each other.
Darren stared at Nathan with a terrible sadness and hatred in his eyes.
In court, prosecutors listed Nathan's and Shauna's suspicions one by one:
At the end of January, Nathan used Shauna's identity to book a shock suit to commit the crime.
On February 19, the two teamed up to purchase gloves, garbage bags and other criminal tools.
Nathan kills Becky.
Shauna is at the scene of the crime and conspires with Nathan to dismember the body.
......
The ironclad evidence is overwhelming. Nathan and Shauna are not to blame.
The judge eventually sentenced Nathan to 33 years in prison and Shauna to 17 years.
Upon learning of the result, Nathan cried loudly and apologized to his family. But what is the point of remorse for the heinous crimes he has committed? He will be in prison, day and night, thinking about his crimes.
There is no return to life, and there is no end to trauma
It was too late.
The victim, Becky, will never return. Her carefree smiling face was forever fixed in the spring of 16 years of life.
Her death brought endless pain, sorrow and remorse to the already unhappy family. I regret that I didn't protect Becky, and I didn't expect my relatives to be poisoned.
Every time they think of their daughter's life, Darren and Angie can't help crying, tears like rain. Becky loves convenience store lollipops, and Darren often stops by to buy some home. He still remembers the last time he bought のポッキー for his daughter, it was also the day before she ran away from home. Countless beauty and pain appear and disappear in front of my eyes.
All they dream of is that their daughter is safe and sound. Where did I think that the nightmare happened right under my nose.
The trauma that Nathan brought to this family will slowly torment them with the rest of their lives. Those images, those memories, those things that might have happened, will forever tear their hearts apart.
Fate gave them a wound that could not be healed. It won't get better, and it's even festering day by day, eating away at life little by little.
The rest of their lives will be spent in this indelible pain. This pain is not only physical torture, but also the deepest trauma of the soul. It makes it hard to fall asleep and face every morning.
Darren began to drink heavily and lost his soul all day. He quit his job and stopped associating with people. Alone in the dark, pondering, regretting, and blaming himself. He began to hate the sun, because it was much easier to get drunk and die every night.
Angie is even more sick in bed, and her already weak body is getting worse. Doctors determined that she could not stand up and walk again because multiple sclerosis had invaded her central nervous system. She began to slurred her speech, her memory was confused, and she sometimes even didn't recognize her husband.
This was supposed to be a warm and happy home, but it was ruthlessly destroyed in this nightmare.
And the most innocent of them is the victim - Becky. That Sunday was supposed to be a time when she was busy with her homework and dating; It was supposed to be the scene when she was looking forward to seeing her best friend at school; It was supposed to be a happy time for her to imagine a summer vacation......
But a sudden change made her stay forever in the afternoon when she was 16 years old.
Each of us has infinite possibilities and a good life, and it shouldn't end there. Whenever they thought of this, Darren and Angie's hearts were screaming silently.
The cruelty of reality is beyond their imagination. And this will be a burden for the rest of their lives.