Considering the fact that Lyle was already living away from home, I don’t know why he couldn’t just sneak Erik out the house and have him live with him. If you’re brave and bold enough to rob houses without telling your parents, then you can’t act like you’re too scared to just leave.
They keep trying to use the ‘battered persons syndrome’ defense, but everything they did was premeditated. They also remember everything. So, I don’t see this an example of people who just ‘snapped’.
But anyway, I’m sure their parents were crazy because who else can raise kids who grow up to shoot them to death.
They were not trapped at their age without a means to escape. They were greedy and spoiled and didn't want to leave their rich life.
Considering the fact that Lyle was already living away from home, I don’t know why he couldn’t just sneak Erik out the house and have him live with him. If you’re brave and bold enough to rob houses without telling your parents, then you can’t act like you’re too scared to just leave.
They keep trying to use the ‘battered persons syndrome’ defense, but everything they did was premeditated. They also remember everything. So, I don’t see this an example of people who just ‘snapped’.
But anyway, I’m sure their parents were crazy because who else can raise kids who grow up to shoot them to death.