As Parents of Disabled Adults Grow Old, They Can Grow Desperate Too

To most of us, it's unthinkable that a loving parent might wish - might pray - to outlive a cherished son or daughter. It's horrifying to imagine a parent making sure of it by murdering that child. No motive has been made clear, and none may ever be, to explain why a former Lucas city council member strangled his disabled adult daughter last weekend before taking his own life.   Continue reading...