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Killer Kids: Parricide
KILLER KIDS
SHOCKING TRUE CRIME STORIES OF CHILDREN WHO MURDERED THEIR PARENTS.
The ancient Greeks initiated the name “parricide” for the murder of a parent.
Thankfully the crime of parricide is a fairly rare occurrence, but no matter how rare, parricide remains one of the most profound of all taboos in all societies. It directly contravenes a universal cultural and religious principle that children must honor their parents. To murder ones parents is the most definitive act of rebellion against society's rules and order.
Every human family is a unique and complex unit. It operates and malfunctions in its own distinctive way. As a result, families can create a rich assortment of murderous motives.
Seriously abused children murder their abusive parent to put a stop to the abuse.
Seriously antisocial children murder their parent in order to advance their own ambitions. In these cases, the parent is a hindrance in their desire to achieving what they crave. These individuals, for instance, might murder to continue to have a relationship with a person of whom the parents disapprove, may murder to have more freedom, or to become heir to money they believe is sooner or later going to be theirs.
Seriously mentally ill kids murder the parent basically as a consequence of their mental illness. Commonly made diagnoses consist of severe depression and psychosis.
This book has 10 horrific true crime stories of children killing their parent(s). All of the cases profiled in this book are tragedies.
This is book # 8 in the Murder In The Family Series by Sylvia Perrini, and we invite you to read this one as well as the other true crime murder stories in this series and in her other True Crime Stories series.
SHOCKING TRUE CRIME STORIES OF CHILDREN WHO MURDERED THEIR PARENTS.
The ancient Greeks initiated the name “parricide” for the murder of a parent.
Thankfully the crime of parricide is a fairly rare occurrence, but no matter how rare, parricide remains one of the most profound of all taboos in all societies. It directly contravenes a universal cultural and religious principle that children must honor their parents. To murder ones parents is the most definitive act of rebellion against society's rules and order.
Every human family is a unique and complex unit. It operates and malfunctions in its own distinctive way. As a result, families can create a rich assortment of murderous motives.
Seriously abused children murder their abusive parent to put a stop to the abuse.
Seriously antisocial children murder their parent in order to advance their own ambitions. In these cases, the parent is a hindrance in their desire to achieving what they crave. These individuals, for instance, might murder to continue to have a relationship with a person of whom the parents disapprove, may murder to have more freedom, or to become heir to money they believe is sooner or later going to be theirs.
Seriously mentally ill kids murder the parent basically as a consequence of their mental illness. Commonly made diagnoses consist of severe depression and psychosis.
This book has 10 horrific true crime stories of children killing their parent(s). All of the cases profiled in this book are tragedies.
This is book # 8 in the Murder In The Family Series by Sylvia Perrini, and we invite you to read this one as well as the other true crime murder stories in this series and in her other True Crime Stories series.
206 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 30, 2014
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December 30, 2017
Sylvia Perrini compiles short true crime stories of parent/s being killed by their child/ren. I found this informative and very interesting to read. It also gave you detailed information of their past, their relationship with their parents, sentencing and a brief look at where are they now. I enjoyed reading this and look forward to reading more of her books.
June 18, 2018
Good book
This book is a quick read true crime anthology that showcases children who have murdered their parents. It is well written and includes well known and a few more obscure cases.
This book is a quick read true crime anthology that showcases children who have murdered their parents. It is well written and includes well known and a few more obscure cases.
June 9, 2018
Good book
I love reading true crime and this was a really well written book. Definitely recommend this to anyone else INRI these kind of books.
I love reading true crime and this was a really well written book. Definitely recommend this to anyone else INRI these kind of books.
December 26, 2015
This book contains short compilations about children who were responsible for the death of their parents. Very easy and quick to read. The recurring theme of children who had been abused or thought they were being mistreated showed it all ended badly for the parents. In all of them, there didn't seem to be any remorse on the part of the killers. Unfortunately, many of them received light sentences and are back or will be back in society. A decent read, but not outstanding,
April 18, 2016
Interesting and Incredibly Sad
Sylvia Perrini writes an almost documentary style book on Parracide, the act of a child killing their own parent and in some cases parents. This book is based on true horrific and terrifying events. Some of the cases I was familiar with, but that didn't make them any less terrifying. Well written with sickening details, these true stories are eye-opening.
Sylvia Perrini writes an almost documentary style book on Parracide, the act of a child killing their own parent and in some cases parents. This book is based on true horrific and terrifying events. Some of the cases I was familiar with, but that didn't make them any less terrifying. Well written with sickening details, these true stories are eye-opening.
January 29, 2015
SKIP IT !!!
Thought it was longer. I've read so many books of this nature, I can honestly say it was dull and boring. Too many other books in this category to waste time on this one.
Thought it was longer. I've read so many books of this nature, I can honestly say it was dull and boring. Too many other books in this category to waste time on this one.
August 18, 2015
Very good read
Would recommend this book to anyone wanting to study the mind. I have always wondered what made a killer want to kill. Knew a few of the stories but never what became of them after their release so that too was interesting.
Would recommend this book to anyone wanting to study the mind. I have always wondered what made a killer want to kill. Knew a few of the stories but never what became of them after their release so that too was interesting.
March 8, 2015
You should read this just for the cover.
April 26, 2015
It was dull and boring. There were typos and honestly the writing seemed a bit juvenile. I would skip it.
March 15, 2016
Some of these crimes I remember from the news; some were new to me. The writing was straightforward and I informative. Sometimes I wish the author had given more detail.
June 23, 2016
Snore
The book would have been better had the author spent more time on fewer subjects . An in-depth look at some of these stories .
The book would have been better had the author spent more time on fewer subjects . An in-depth look at some of these stories .
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