Parents will bury Milton sisters with the brother who killed them
The parents looked on as the family attorney read a statement. (Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff)
By Michael Levenson and John R. Ellement, Globe Staff
MILTON – Vonze and Regina Revelus will hold a joint funeral Saturday for their two daughters and the son who killed them and was then shot to death by police, a friend said yesterday, as new details emerged that showed the son had been violent with a sibling several years ago.
“Even though this is tragic, this is still the mother of all three,” said Ernst Guerrier, a lawyer who has known the Revelus couple since they were high school students two decades ago. “She can’t separate them.”
Today, in their first public appearance since the rampage late Saturday afternoon, Vonze Revelus held his wife's arms and then crumpled onto her shoulder and wept quietly as Guerrier read a statement expressing the parents' sorrow.
"We only ask that everyone continue to include us in your chain of prayers,” Guerrier said, reading the statement outside the home of a Revelus relative in Milton. “We are dealing with a tremendous amount of grief at this very difficult time and we will continue to need your support.”
The one sister to survive the rampage in the Revelus' Milton house, 9-year-old Sarafina, successfully underwent surgery today and “is expected to make a full physical recovery,” Guerrier said, adding that she would need counseling because she had witnessed some of the attack. Sarafina's grandmother, who had been in the basement of the family home during the killings, remained at Sarafina's bedside today.
As the family searched for solace, court records revealed that the son, Kerby Revelus, 23, had been arrested four times in the last five years -- a more extensive criminal record than had previously been reported in the news media.
On Sept. 9, 2004, he was arrested at the family home in Milton after he punched his eldest sister, Jessica, during an argument about a phone bill.
"According to Ms. Revelus, the argument got heated and her brother punched her in the face with a closed fist,” Milton police wrote in report at the time. “In response, she threw a wooden spoon back at him.”
Jessica Revelus had no obvious injuries and declined medical attention, police wrote. She was advised she could get a restraining order against her brother but told officers that “she was not in fear of her brother and had no wish to pursue the matter,'' police wrote.
Revelus was charged with domestic assault and battery, but the charge was dropped after Jessica Revelus decided not to pursue the case, court records show.
"No one was ever afraid of him," Jessica Revelus, 21, said in a telephone interview. She lives in Hyde Park and was not at her parents' home at the time of the attack.
Norfolk County District Attorney William R. Keating said his office has reviewed its handling of Kerby Revelus previous legal issues and concluded that nothing was improperly handled.
"It didn't strike anyone here as not being handled the way things normally would be handled,'' Keating said.
A month before he punched his sister, Kerby Revelus had been arrested after he argued with other teenage boys in his neighborhood and punched one of them, police said. He was convicted of assault and battery, but did not receive prison time.
Revelus stayed out of legal trouble until Dec. 11, 2005 when he walked into a Randolph liquor store and tried to buy some alcohol. Asked for identification by a clerk, Revelus pulled out a handgun clip, and then walked out.
He was arrested minutes later by police who found the clip -- loaded with four 9mm blanks -- and a handgun in his waistband.
Revelus was sentenced to one year in the Norfolk County House of Correction for illegal possession of the gun and was placed on probation until 2009.
He violated his probation on Aug. 9, 2007, when he was arrested for riding in a car in Dorchester with two men who were in unlawful possession of a handgun.
The charge was later dropped when investigators concluded Revelus had not known about the gun. But because the arrest violated the probation from his Randolph gun case, Revelus was sent back to jail for a six-month sentence. He was behind bars from March 4, 2008 to Aug. 7, 2008, and was “a normal inmate with us,'' a corrections official said.
"No negative interactions. No hospitalization record,'' said Peter Perroncello, superintendent of the Norfolk County Jail and House of Correction. "We remember the ones who cause us a lot of heartache within this facility. Short of what took place in the community, I don't want to use the cliche, but he came in the door, did what he had to do and was released back into the community.”
After Revelus' release, he returned to his family home in Milton. Some neighbors said Revelus seemed to have undergone a dark transformation; he talked to himself, rambled incoherently and drank heavily.
"This was a very disturbed man," said one neighbor, who did not want to give his name. "He was not himself...he was saying a lot of crazy stuff."
On Saturday, police say Revelus stabbed to death his sisters, 5-year-old Bianca and 17-year-old Samantha, and was stabbing Sarafina, when he was shot and killed by police.
Today, a relative said Vonze and Regina Revelus had no idea that their son was capable of such violence.
“I think if they had known something like that would have happened, they would have tried to get help,” said Vonze's sister, Marie Revelus. “I don’t think they knew."
Marie Revelus added that she had just seen Kerby Revelus last week. “For me, he was OK,” she said, “because Kerby was always laughing, always making fun.”
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Very sad. May she (and her sister) find peace.
Why couldn't he have just killed himself. This young lady had a right to live. So sad.
So - the murderer semmed confused after "a stint in jail." Was he entertaining the prisoners? A jaywalker? What kind of reporting is this? The Globe will soon go the way of the Post Inelligencer and other newspapers who afraid or unwilling to do investigative journalism.
There's my question... I am sick of all these killing sprees. Why don't these maniacs just off themselves first and leave the rest of us alone (and alive)?
My thoughts and prayers are with you. Noone can understand why these things happen. It should have only been him. Bless you from North Carolina
It always is sad when somebody has to gun down everyone before they take their own lives. Just take your life and be done with it. Don't drag the innocent along. This is very sad....terrible
I'm having difficulty trying to wrap my head around this whole tragedy. I feel so badly for these poor young victims and the police officers who had to witness some of the brutality of it all. It never should have happened. So very, very sad.
I agree there should be a law banning murder! I mena enough already
My prayers are with their parents and may God Bless Their Beautiful Souls.
It is not for us to really ever know why someone does such deadly acts on
another human being but I pray the brother is finally finding peace within
himself and with God. So very, very sad hand heartbreaking, God Bless!!
My heart goes out this family and all that had to witness such a tragedy...
R.I.P
my heart breaks for this family. I have lost 2 members of my family in the Mumbai attacks, Alan and Naomi, and still am struggling to move forward. i cry everyday it seems and seeing this made me cry some more
My prayers go out to the family.
Sorry to get off topic but, Bob, the "investigative journalism" you speak of takes time and fact checking. This is a Web update. Cut the Globe some slack! Of course they're going to find out more details about Kerby Revelus' time in jail. It will probably be in tomorrow's paper or in a later Web update. The Post-Intelligencer's demise has nothing to do with lack of investigative reporting but a failing business model that all newspapers are unfortunately tied to. People like you are going to be sorry someday when there are no newspapers. The death of newspapers is the death of good reporting. Do you really think that Internet sites and television stations do their own reporting? Most of their ideas originate from newspapers first and then they do reporting after the fact. Who is going to report this "investigative journalism" for Internet sites? Last time I checked most Internet news sites fed off newspapers. Are bloggers going to do "investigative journalism"? So sure, go and tout how Internet news will destroy newspapers. What will happen is our democracy is going to suffer and you're going to wish newspapers were still around to hold public officials accountable.
This heartbreaking nightmare of a story highlights an ongoing issue in many communities where possible mental trouble is ignored until the unthinkable happens. I'm not saying that the parents ignored their troubled son in this case because we obviously can't know those details, but I wish something could have been done to save these beautiful little girls and I even feel sorry for the son for whatever demons took him over. Hopefully the survivors can find peace one day, after the worst parts of this are over
Still very sad about this..
May God bless you and your family during this difficult time. May God grant you his love, strength, and courage to carry on with your lives after the passing of your loved ones. You will be in my prayers.
God...Why is it that people kill others when they are supposedly "Crazy." Why kill others? Why not just kill yourself? If he was so darn depressed and could not deal with life anymore, he should have just killed himself. That's it. What was his beef with his sisters?
It's interesting how, no matter how crazy these people supposedly are, somehow, they've never lost the ability to kill. They forget how to love, how to take care of themselves, how to fight back in life, how to fight the system even when it would not give them the second, or third chance they deserve. Fight back; prove to the system that you can be a better person, not just some convict. Go to programs; engage yourself in positive things that will be rewarding in the end. Yes, it is hard to do all these things, but life is hard.
I am sure that his parents worked really hard to bring him to this country and this is how he repays them. I agree with some of you who said that, once someone is out of jail it is really hard to get a job, and it's obvious that he was frustrated and depressed. At the same time, all these things do not give him the permission to stab his sisters to death. That’s an act of selfishness. Why didn’t he just kill himself? I guess he wanted to hurt the whole family and a lot more people like you and I.
You can't blame any one person for what has happened because no one is or can be in their right mind when something like this takes place. You can only pray that it never happens. It isn't any better to wish he would only take his life. It is very unfortunate how their lives were taken...but they're now with god...and at peace. May God Bless their family and friends in this time of Grief.
This is a difficult time for this family. Something was wrong with their son's mentally,with no one the wiser. Please, let this help others to seek help for their children. Sometimes you know something is wrong with this person but will not admit this to ourselves. I am so sorry for their loss.
My heart goes out to the family. Especially I am extremely worried about Saraphina who witnessed the horrible attack. Same for the policemen as well. I couldn't sleep last night because of this. The brother was extremely ill and he would have gotten help but unfortunately it is too late. I am hoping Sara is getting a mental health care -- not recommend for her to return home where the attack was occurred. RIP to three siblings.
My heart goes out to you and your family. Stay Strong and keep the Faith. May God Bless you and heal you during these difficult times
heartbreaking. my prayers are with the family in this difficult time.
My thoughts and prayers are with this family. What can we do to help, can a fund be established for the surviving sister?? I am heartsick...
God Bless the Milton Police.Thank God for the officer who shot the savage who did this to the family. This is not a milton problem. This is a minority problem that happens weekly in mattapan,boston,dorchester and randolph and roxbury.-- Since i moved to milton many years ago there have been 7 murders all committed by minorities to minorities. Milton is a wonderful place to live and raise a family and i feel very safe having my grandchildren grow up here with the milton police protecting us.
im really sorry for the lose of both 17 year old samantha and the 5 year old bianca, RIP
I live across the street from this family, very sad. I remember seeing the little girls playing outside the house, the teen talking walks down the block to see her friends, and recently I started see this young man. I will miss hearing those girls playing outside my window, running down the block. I will pray for the family and hope the best for the survivor.
Having read all the posts on this story, the Town of Milton, is in the midst of a major IDENTITY CRISIS. Like it or not, this tradgedy has opened an ugly pandora's box. Milton has adopted a very politically correct stance and, in the process, the town has lost it's identity. Given the backdrop of this crime, some will simply dismiss it by saying 'oh what can you expect from that side of town'. Clearly the Town needs to come together on this one, break up the lines of division and become a whole unit again. Milton is no longer the quiet bedroom community it once was, it's much more urban & multicultural, and it needs to embrace these changes and become what it really is.... an URBAN community!!! The Town government needs to realize these changes and become more adept at running a multicultural communtiy by offering a broader range of social services. Sadly, this young man who attended Milton Public Schools and resided in Milton, fell through the cracks. To some extent, Milton let this boy (and subsequently, his entire family) down....and unfortunately there will be others that follow in his footsteps.... mark my words.
God Bless this family and give them the strength they need to carry on...
What a sad tragedy, I pray the parents & living siblings can somehow move ahead. It is not for us to understand, but be there for the living.
R.I.P
~Princesse~
my heart goes out to the family that lost there love ones its so crazy how things happen one minute here the next gone i will keep you guys in my prayers
THIS IS SAD A CASE FOR THIS FAMILY MY BLESSINGS ARE WITH THEM, GOD BE WITH THIS WHOLE FAMILY. A MOTHERS LOVE IS ALWAYS THERE FOR ALL HER CHILDREN SO I UNDERSTAND WERE SHE IS COMEING FROM. POOR MOM I WISH YOU WELL IN LIFE AND GOD BLESS. JESUS ALWAYS WORK IN MISTERIOUS WAYS FOR PRECIOUS ANGELS. THEY WILL REST IN PEACE, AND THEY WILL ALWAYS WATCH OVER MOM AND WHOLE FAMILY ALWAYS REMEMBER GOOD THING IN OREDER TO KEEP SANE. GOD BE WITH YOU THROUGH ALL WATER STREAMS LOVE ALWAYS TO FAMILY AND ESPCIALEY TO MOM. YOU MUST FORGIVE NOT HATE.
Why was he shot?
Was he Executed?
Americans are expected to do Insane things!
But those who think more killings is the correction and doesn't deem it necessary, important to question an alleged murderer's murder.
Are a part of the problem, Not The Solution!
God Bless this whole family. Condolences and prayers for all. May God fill you with his grace to carry on.
I am saddened by this horrific event that took 3 lives, and understand why a mother would grieve for all of her children, no matter the circumstances of their demise. What I can't understand is how anyone could so bliythly offer up the suggestion that they, the obviously mentally insane person, should "just off themselves." They are severely distrubed, and really have no sense of right and wrong. Funding for mental health has been cut as of late. This may be a cost of that cost- cutting measure. If anything good were to come from this, a fund set up a mental health clinic for distrubed individuals that need services but don't have the ability to pay for them would be my choice.
My heart goes out to the family and their community as well.
Shame on you, Boston Globe, for putting a photo of such a tragic, deeply personal moment on your website. What on Earth could this possibly add to the news coverage of the story? What an awful decision. Shame, shame.
This young man needed psychiatric care first and foremost rather than incarceration, and at the very least mental health treatment during his incarceration and after his release from jail. THE SYSTEM FAILED HIM. LET'S WORK ON REDUCING CULTURAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC BARRIERS IN ORDER TO INCREASE ACCESS TO DECENT MENTAL HEALTHCARE.
To Adam: I am so sorry for the lost of your family members in the Mumbai attacks. What a horrific experience you have been through (and continue to deal with). Please know that many, many good people of different races and faiths grieve as one for the Revelus family and families like yours. May this message help to heal your broken heart.
.........MY PRAYERS AND THOUGHTS ALWAYS FOR THE PARENTS OF THEM ALL.......
my heart goes out to the family. May god strenthgen this family.
This country averages about 18,000 homicides annually. It's sad, tragic and totally ignored in our nation that is so pervaded with acceptable violence.
I am saddened to hear this...again. I agree that the perpetraiters should only take their lives and leave the rest of us alone...but i have to still wonder why this was necessary? I know all too well that society is hard upon all of us, we all struggle to keep things going, it is not easy all of the time. This is why we have good days and not so good days...I have to ask what about the people who only seem to have bad days and then only worse days that follow...could this be a problem root cause??? I only think it will get worse if we do not wake up and start to work at the problem itself...not the end result.
I am sad for this family and wonder why so much of this madness is going on around us. I am also amazed that even though the victims were stabbed, on commenter #5 used the term "gun" downed. Yes the anti-gun people will always be anti-gun regardless of the facts and including the fact that you don't need a gun to kill.
God Bless... May you find the strength to work through this horrible incident... my thoughts and prayers are with you...
GOD BLESS THIS FAMILY AND GIVE THEM STRENTH!
We need to pray for our young black men....so much is happening to them; their blood is crying out from the streets and the penal system. There's no telling what they have had to endure while living out their "stint in jail"
Prayer support is with you and your family. My heart grieves for you...God peace be with you and your family and for every family who has suffered loss of a loved one through violence
wow ! This is so tragic, but why exactly did he kill them ?
Did he say anything brefore killing them, something must've happened. And also why didn't they do something when neighbors were complaining that he was acting weird ?
I am so saddened by this, I as a mother cannot imagine the grief that mother and the family is feeling. I will keep them in my prayers.
From Vermont:
Words cannot express comfort adequately. I will lift you and those that surround you in my prayers.
My prayes go out to the family at these time. But ! That young man needed help and something must had happen to he in jail . Some time jail is not he answe for our children and that turn them in to bigger problems. My uncle went in jail at 21 and came home at 24 and he was ac the same way we had to put him in a proram he back in jail now we looking for help for him when he get out
i feel like cryinqq
this is to sad to believe
very very sad... no words can ease,
what is also terrible about this whole ordeal is how channel 5 had to bring Mattapan into these murders when it was isolated incident, goes to show what the media thinks of this area, by the this is a very very very safe neighborhood this was a isolated incident shame on you channel 5
We all need to keep this family in our thoughts and prayers-
And a comment to Jamndo-(posted at 12:52pm "Honey there IS a law banning Murder" and I hope and pray that there are still some people out there that will continue to OBEY this LAW)
God bless you all, no one should have to go through something like this.
I know its not right to blame the parents of killers...however...He was in trouble before...and they never got help for him. WHY? If you're a parent...GET YOUR KIDS HELP!
HELLO???
Rarely do the severely mentally ill (schizophrenia, bi-polar) have the means to pay anything for health care. We, as a country, desperately need to de-stigmatize mental health and make it a part of every check up, and make it easier for individuals to get help.
This young man was at the perfect age for showing the beginnings of schizophrenia and his behavior, that was noted by the neighbors, make me believe his mind (brain) had fractured. And the reason why so many troubled young men become violent is because their bodies are at the height of testosterone production.
I am so saddened by this tradegy. I had a hard time wrapping my head around this and have been "off" all day. I have a 5 year old daughter and I could not imagine! My heart goes out to the Mother and Father for their daughters passing. PARENTS... REALLY PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO YOUR CHILDREN. Sometimes as parents, we can turn a blind eye to warning signs of disfunction because of the love we have for our kids. Rest in Peace to the two angels.
I cannot imagine the grief this family is experiencing. I wish I could take some of their pain away. Feel so helpless and incredibly sad for this family.
Very sad for the parents and sisters. Thanks to the Massachusetts legal and judicial system. WHY ARE THESE PEOPLE LET OUT OF JAIL? IF WE CAN'T HAVE CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN MA - CAN WE LOCK UP REPEAT OFFENDERS FOREVER? A bit harsh - after this episode, I don;t think so.
This fine citizen was bound to do something like this. LOOK AT THE HISTORY!
Apparently humans are held in such a high regard that society should expect that some crazy murderous people won't pop up now and then. Here's a newsflash: this is no more irrational and unreasonable than all the other violence that has occurred in our history. These murderers should not be expected to merely "take their own lives". Instead just don't be surprised. It happens and will continue to happen. I'm amazed at the reactions of people who have read (or seen) the actions of Hitler, Stalin, or whatever far more insane persons have done to the people of this Earth. Our brains are still evolving, so there's no reason to get your panties in a bunch,
"God...Why is it that people kill others when they are supposedly "Crazy." Why kill others? Why not just kill yourself? If he was so darn depressed and could not deal with life anymore, he should have just killed himself. That's it. What was his beef with his sisters?"
Human behavior is not rational to begin with. If you really thought about it, most of us don't really know why we do what we do from one minute to the next out of all the possible choices before us. The best we can do is to learn to make better choices, which in turn give us options for even better choices, and so on.
Tragically, Kerby had made some very bad choices from which he found himself trapped and unable to see any hope. He also lived with others of his family who were not similarly trapped and who certainly saw a great deal of hope. Perhaps, in his rage, his very human feelings of envy got the better of him. Combine rage and envy sufficiently, and you have the potential for a supremely selfish act in which one who feels hopless finds it necessary to punish those closest to him who seem so full of hope. The result ends in tragedy.
Any one of us could be Kerby or his sisters, or their poor parents, given the circumstances. I can only pray that out of this tragedy, even greater hope will come to everyone affected.
My heart aches for this family and community.
My daughter, Brittany Danielle McGlone, 19, was murdered May 4, 2007 in Winnsboro, Wood county, TX. Our family is achingly familiar with the loss this family has suffered and our thoughts and prayers are with them.
MY Heart goes out to the family.MY God strenthgen this Family.
How is this a minority problem? I'm pretty sure we just had a white grandson kill his grandmother and a white nephew kill his aunt in this state, nobody called it a "white problem." Wake up people, the ghettos you're so afraid of... aren't where the most horrific crimes actually occur. All the massacres that have happened whether school or family, have been in these quiet little communities you all pretend are so perfect. Denial is just an illusion, your reality isn't so pretty.
Then when these same people are released back into your neighborhoods you guys petition to get them out, picket outside homes, hold town meetings... what makes your community better than anyone elses? Wouldn't it be easier for a community to keep an eye on one or two criminals, than to throw a bunch of criminals together in the same community?
A lot of the crimes where fathers have killed their wives and children, rapes, serial killings and like already stated massacres are done by white people... how would you feel if it was considered just another white problem? i.e. Them crazy whites don't know how to act. They go to the best schools and think they are above the law. Parents coddled them and now these kids have no sense of responsibility.
Racism breeds racism, when will you all end the cycle?
May this family find peace and love within their community, and may all the deceased rest in peace. Wishing Sarafina a speedy recovery and may this situation make her stronger.
I've been following this story since Saturday, and I can't help but think of the parents and the surviving sister often. I'm not a parent, and still cannot even begin to imagine the grief that they are experiencing. I will pray for this family.
His parents weren't aware that their son was capable of such violence? Oh, PLEASE. Were they unaware of his previous criminal activities? It seems to me that too many parents are unaware of their children and their capabilities - they leave it to society to watch them.
Still, this is a very sad incident, and I am sorry for them.
I feel for this family. this mother has lost 3 children in 1 day. this family will be going though a VERY tough time. My prayers will be with them. It will be a hard road for them, but with our prayers and the help of God, they will make the recover in due time. I have 5 children and only lost one, I thought that was bad. This is unbearable for a parent . I just pray the family can make it though this and still stick together as a family.
May God comfort you and grant you peace during your time of sorrow. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family. I can relate to what you are going through I lost a love one to gun violence. May God Bless You and Yours.
There is no shortage of people who have been drastically mistreated by one or both of their parents. Every time a kook is reported doing something like this, I ask myself, "How much responsibility does the the parent or parents have for the anger that consumes that person?" So, a lot of time, a "grieving" parent you see in the photo is a perpetrator. Abuse is the gift that keeps on giving.
profoundly sad---i am profoundly sad and will keep y'all in my thoughts
What was the nature of his relationship with his parents and sisters? Did they share the same parents? Was there favoritism that could have stoked deep resentment. What was it?
This is a sad tragedy.
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,I feel for these parents. I have 5 children. my oldest son killed himself last july, He was bipolar. These parents have lost not just 1 child but 3 of their children in one day. They will have a long road to take. None of us knows how long that road will be. Each of us are different. I am still dealing with the lost of my son. I pray for this family that they can make it though this as a family and still BE a family though this tragedy. My prayers are with all of them,May God be with them and shine His "light" upon them in their greatest "hour" of need.
My thougths and prayer are with the Revelus family.
There is no excuse for these deaths. The parents never should have let him back into the family home after knowing everything he has done in the past. they were full aware of what he was like. Come on he punched his sister in the face. Are they that stupid? This is no one's fault but the parents. I think any of the other kids left should be taken from the parents. They are no good at judging people. The rest of the kids would be alot better off and safer if they were never around the parents. The Bottom line is the parents don't deserve to be able to have the rest of the kids with them. THEY SHOULD BE TAKEN!!! AFROM THEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!
I would just like to say may GOD. Bless this family and those who have suffered similar. Incidents.
RIP. This madness must stop. why kill others if you are tied of living? go on with own death.
He was 23 not a child. Unless they've got a big bank roll, getting 'help' for an adult family member isn't as easy as everyone thinks. I guess the parents could have Baker acted him, maybe, but then he would of just been turned loose again after a few days. Unless the parents have money. Whatever the diagnosis, it takes money. Sounds like he just fell through the cracks. It may be the parents just thought it was typical teenage behavior such as hanging with the wrong crowd; i don't know that area. I live in Tampa. Undoubtedly they never perceived him stabbing his family members to death.
Do you suppose there might be some connection between this terrible thing and the fact that "we" took 100 state mental health workers off their jobs so that our "legislators" could get another automatic raise ?
May God be with this family during their time of grieving, and give them peace.
I think this is a VERY BAD SITUATION. How could you put your family especially your parents through this. You don't have the right to take another person life and I don't think it was fair for those three sisters, daughters, granddaughters, etc....to go through what they did. My prayers are deeply with your family...because I don't know what state of mind I would be in if that happen to me.
i guess some people only see what they want to see. i have a very loving family, but none of us get along. trust me when i say ...they knew he (the son) was violent and capable of it , but they loved him and prayed for the best. they trusted in the son believing everything would turn out for the best. he was 23 years old, the best was to let him go along time ago. but we love our family to the bitter end and we hang in there and stick it out no matter what. my heart and prayers go out to the milton family. the end was bittersweet and my heart , sympathy and prayers are truly with you all. i am sooooo sorry for your great lost
why was my comment taken into consideration and not posted when you have so many twisted views posted i don't understand. my comment was heartfelt, honest and very sincere. what gives
Praying for this family.
Praying they all get the help they need to overcome such a horrific
crime.
Praying for the officers who has to witness this and thank God they
saved the third little daughter. These poor officers had no choice
but to shoot their brother. They will have a long road to recovery
also.
Bless sweet Sarafina that God will heal her mentally and physcially
so she may have a life that little girls should have.
Praying so much for this family and the police officers.
my heart goes out to the family an especialy the lil girl, she's gonna have nitemares for the rest of her life, she's never gonna forget that day i just hope she can get the best help possible. and for everybody talkin about the son, i know what he did is wrong but he's still her son and i'm sure she doesn't need to hear all these mean words about him, she's got enough to deal with.
MAY GOD BE WITH THIS FAMILY
Let's set the record straight for all those who seem to think he should've been locked up or banned from the home. He had one weapons charge, he was charged again when he was with people that had weapons, those charges were dropped, but because it was a violation of his parole terms he had to finish the rest of the initial sentence for the first weapons charge. He went to jail twice for the same crime.
Many many many people have tempers, everyone of you has a family member who resorts to violence when faced with a confrontational issue, you can never tell if they're just fighters or might snap and turn into murderers at any moment. This is just an very unfortunate incident, but no one is to blame... not the system and definitely not this apparently very loving family.
I,m so sad over this heartfelt tragedy. If that was my son who did this to his sisters, there is no way he would be buried with them, let alone have been waked with them. I just don't get it. GOD BLESS THIS FAMILY.
I feel terribly for this family. The young man probably had a mental illness such as schizophrenia. At these ages it can be hard to diagnose and they can be terribly unpredictable. I have family experience of my own. My thoughts and prayers are with this family. There will be many painful days of wondering "how did we not see this coming"?
as a parent my heart my goes out to this family,and if theirs any thing I can do to help this family please i want to help ,god bless your hearts.
God Bless the family, you are in control of all things. Give them the strength to carry on. I totally agree with comment 82 from Carrie. People are so judgemental. This family love all their children regardless of what their son did. We can not imagine what they are going through. God will give you the strength. I'll pray for you everyday. God Bless!
It would seem that he had a mental disablilty like pschizophrenia. Often times this is overlooked by family and close friends and the victims themselves. He is right at the age group for this disease to take hold.
As an Haitian woman myself,let me tell you a secret about my fellow Haitians People living in America.Many times we don't report a lot of stuffs to authorities like domestic violent,verbal abuses and other stuff.Lots of haitians men don't paid child support,but never report them to authorities cause of the culture .Again we, haitians people who are living in this country been through a lot cause we shut our mouth.that exactly what happen to this family I am certain their son was abusive and put the whole family through hell. still they tried to protect him thinking he will change until he commit those horrific crime .My heart goes out to them May the Love of GOD be with them...I feel so sad for them
The reality is that we live in a fallen world with hurting people. Some have been victims of their own choices some have been victims of others decisions. We need to have compassion because the Bible says "Let him who thinks he stands take heed lest he falls". It wasn't right and it can't be changed. Let us do as the family asked and PRAY!!!
Regarding Post #72 by Marc, I can't believe that you can make statements such as - "the parents are to blame?", "the surviving child should be taken from them?" Do you really think if their parents knew that Kerby was capable of such violence, they would not have done anything about it? Have you no idea the pain that they are going through? Apparently, you THINK you do, but as a matter of fact Mr. Marc, YOU HAVE NO IDEA. Look at things from other's perspective before you make your comments. If you still think that you comments have merit, then YOU have a serious "self-centered" syndrome. My wife & daughter (who knew Princess) & church family will lift you up in prayer.
Mom,Dad, Grandma , all 3 children are in heaven with Jesus right now.
Jesus knows and saw it all He saw it coming yes but He had a greater plan
for this family.
The rest of us need to support this family in every way we can .Kerby was sick
and being limited humans we did know it would end the way it did.
Let us pray this family hold tightly to their faith and not let go when friends stop calling and things get quiet and everyone around them seem to be back to their routine.
There is really nothing more I can say is Im praying for the family that is a very painfull thing to be going through when its your own family member that is sad.. The family is in my prayers
hey mr,& mrs revelus im very sorry about your loss i kinda know how you feel i was at my grandmothers funeral and my father had commited suiside while we were there i have prayed for you k my church has kept you in their prayers
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