This question was inspired by @Zen‘s question about Anders Behring Breivik’s father’s response to his son’s killing spree. It made me wonder how the parents of people like Ted Bundy or Fred West (English serial killer) or Peter Sutcliffe (Yorkshire Ripper) coped when they found out their child had committed horrible crimes. I cannot imagine how I would cope with such knowledge. I realise this is purely speculation (unless you know someone who has had this experience) but how do you feel you would cope or respond to learning your child had committed such crimes and how do you feel your relationship with them would change (if it would)?

Topics: child, relationships, children, murder, cope.