08-10-2018, 01:35 AM
Case Closed
I still find this one of the most haunting cases we've covered.
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The teen Bever boys' motive for killing their parents, their younger brother, and their 5-year-old sister was reportedly hatred of their family and a desire to shoot 50+ people after the family slaughter in order to gain notoriety.
Michael Bever (top), then 15, drew pictures in jail. The pictures coldly depict the dead family members, the motive, and his hero worship of James Holmes, Jim Jones, and the Columbine killers.
Thankfully, they didn't harm their 2-year-old sister (now 5), and their then 13-year-old sister who they attempted to murder lived to tell. She was an important witness for prosecutors.
She told authorities that Michael helped his older brother Robert butcher their family by pretending to be under attack by Robert too. When they tried to help Michael, Robert was there waiting to strike again.
Robert Bever pleaded guilty to 5 counts of first degree murder back in 2016. In exchange for the plea, the death penalty was taken off the table. He is serving life without the possibility of parole.
Michael Bever's attorney tried to have him tried as a juvenile and attempted to have him deemed mentally incompetent. Both of those efforts failed. He was just convicted of the 5 murders and was sentenced to 5 consecutive life sentences. That means he won't be eligible for parole for 215 years.
I still wonder how/why these kids became such fucked-up monsters, unless they were just born that way. We'll probably never know. Ah well, at least they're no longer a threat to society.
Story and more pics: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...lings.html
I still find this one of the most haunting cases we've covered.
The teen Bever boys' motive for killing their parents, their younger brother, and their 5-year-old sister was reportedly hatred of their family and a desire to shoot 50+ people after the family slaughter in order to gain notoriety.
Michael Bever (top), then 15, drew pictures in jail. The pictures coldly depict the dead family members, the motive, and his hero worship of James Holmes, Jim Jones, and the Columbine killers.
Thankfully, they didn't harm their 2-year-old sister (now 5), and their then 13-year-old sister who they attempted to murder lived to tell. She was an important witness for prosecutors.
She told authorities that Michael helped his older brother Robert butcher their family by pretending to be under attack by Robert too. When they tried to help Michael, Robert was there waiting to strike again.
Robert Bever pleaded guilty to 5 counts of first degree murder back in 2016. In exchange for the plea, the death penalty was taken off the table. He is serving life without the possibility of parole.
Michael Bever's attorney tried to have him tried as a juvenile and attempted to have him deemed mentally incompetent. Both of those efforts failed. He was just convicted of the 5 murders and was sentenced to 5 consecutive life sentences. That means he won't be eligible for parole for 215 years.
I still wonder how/why these kids became such fucked-up monsters, unless they were just born that way. We'll probably never know. Ah well, at least they're no longer a threat to society.
Story and more pics: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...lings.html