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[proudlyfromNJ]

Horrible things like this have been happening forever. I can remember an incident when I was growing up in a small town. We were all very naive then. Now it is much worse. I was never taught when I was young to beware. Now.. everyone must be taught and warned. What a horrible tragedy by evil people. Reminds me of the Air Force female cadet and her boyfriend the Naval Academy cadet murdering a rival female from high school. 

[Nancy Drew]

There will be more that comes out  about these two golden kids. They didn't just get to college and snap. 

[Noel7]

There's quite a bit of information about Natalie Keepers in the following article.

http://wsls.com/2016/02/04/commonwealths-attorney-natalie-keepers-wanted-to-be-part-of-something-sec...

This is no golden girl, she does have a history of mental illness, suicidal tendencies and cutting.

If anyone reads the article, note how she seems not to really comprehend what's going on.  She doesn't want to go to jail and assures people if she doesn't, her parents will get her a psychiatrist near her home.  That's pretty out of touch.

[nun ya]

that article is just wow. Poor killer has a gluten allergy and not being fed right in jail 

The little girl they killed had been through way more in her short life.

They seem very out of touch to the severity here with their whining

[RedTop]

I cannot imagine being the mother of any of these children; certainly not the one who died, nor the two who obviously plotted to kill her.   My first thoughts of what has come out of the mouth of the female accomplice is that she has that same attitude of privilege that we have seen recently.   When she realizes her parents cannot fix this, I expect to hear that she is on suicide watch.    

[Mominohio]

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@Noel7 wrote:

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@Mz iMac wrote:

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@Noel7 wrote:

Kids easily learn how to cover their online path, sometimes there is nothing a parent can do.

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There's an app for that!

Parents need to be more aware as well knowing their way around tech world just as well as their tech savy children.

Like my child & sil always remind their 16 yr old (my grand)....

Not only can I hack your computer & mobile devices, I can also hack your mind.

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Yes, apparently it's quote common that kids set up dummy accounts for show and bury their real accounts for contacting others.

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I'm sure this response won't be popular, but twelve (when this was being set up to occur) is too young to be on social media, in my opinion. 

Kids that age don't have the skills to question and judge other's sincerity or motives. Too inexperienced. 

If parents don't allow the technology (ie, no phone at their disposal that gets internet), home computer out in a common space and monitored, knowing where they are and who they are with (friends and their parents, making known what you don't allow to parents where she may be spending time), the chances of something like this, while not impossible, can be reduced.

[Lila Belle]

I feel so sorry for that poor little girl and the parents of all involved. I feel that there were signs that all the parents missed about their children.

What a tragedy.

[Nancy Drew]

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@NUNYA wrote:

that article is just wow. Poor killer has a gluten allergy and not being fed right in jail 

The little girl they killed had been through way more in her short life.

They seem very out of touch to the severity here with their whining

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I agree with this. After the brutal killing she is worried about HER food. Innocent until proven guilty but she has already confessed. She felt "excited" to be a part of something. 

[Noel7]

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@Mominohio wrote:

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@Noel7 wrote:

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@Mz iMac wrote:

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@Noel7 wrote:

Kids easily learn how to cover their online path, sometimes there is nothing a parent can do.

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There's an app for that!

Parents need to be more aware as well knowing their way around tech world just as well as their tech savy children.

Like my child & sil always remind their 16 yr old (my grand)....

Not only can I hack your computer & mobile devices, I can also hack your mind.

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Yes, apparently it's quote common that kids set up dummy accounts for show and bury their real accounts for contacting others.

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I'm sure this response won't be popular, but twelve (when this was being set up to occur) is too young to be on social media, in my opinion. 

Kids that age don't have the skills to question and judge other's sincerity or motives. Too inexperienced. 

If parents don't allow the technology (ie, no phone at their disposal that gets internet), home computer out in a common space and monitored, knowing where they are and who they are with (friends and their parents, making known what you don't allow to parents where she may be spending time), the chances of something like this, while not impossible, can be reduced.

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The problem there is that, at least in this area, kids need computers and the internet for homework.  For sure by that age.

[Mominohio]

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@Jackaranda wrote:

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@NUNYA wrote:

that article is just wow. Poor killer has a gluten allergy and not being fed right in jail 

The little girl they killed had been through way more in her short life.

They seem very out of touch to the severity here with their whining

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I agree with this. After the brutal killing she is worried about HER food. Innocent until proven guilty but she has already confessed. She felt "excited" to be a part of something. 

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How does someone have what it makes to make it into college ( a certain level of intelligence, the drive to go through the application process etc), but is so warped, that this is what they feel excited about, planning the death of a CHILD.

I understand how people become hard and jaded with what life deals some of us. I can understand people not liking people after being hurt/violated/injured a number of times by others. But I can't understand how somone gets excited about hurting a child.