Deborah Oles

I never saw the monster that I eventually came to know until later.

I never saw the monster that I eventually came to know until later.

He had a mercurial temper. It didn't take much to set him off.

He had a mercurial temper. It didn't take much to set him off.

One time during one of these fights, Rod had brought his arms back, and he shoved his father as hard as he could. His father went flying into the room, hit his head on the floor.

One time during one of these fights, Rod had brought his arms back, and he shoved his father as hard as he could. His father went flying into the room, hit his head on the floor.

He said that because there was no electricity, the alarm would not be on. He wanted to go through a window in the basement, kill his parents, and set his house on fire. I was, you know, just stunned. He was going to— He wanted to go over there— Set fire? Kill his parents, set fire to the house, and somehow get Anna and Miles out safely.

He said that because there was no electricity, the alarm would not be on. He wanted to go through a window in the basement, kill his parents, and set his house on fire. I was, you know, just stunned. He was going to— He wanted to go over there— Set fire? Kill his parents, set fire to the house, and somehow get Anna and Miles out safely.

And, you know, I discussed it with him for like 15 minutes or so. I'm like, no. You're not going to do this. And then finally I said, just how are you going to explain miraculously that you just happened to be there to save your children? And finally that, you know.

And, you know, I discussed it with him for like 15 minutes or so. I'm like, no. You're not going to do this. And then finally I said, just how are you going to explain miraculously that you just happened to be there to save your children? And finally that, you know.

He finally backed down.

He finally backed down.

You wanted her to put rat poison in their food or sugar for their tea or whatever. Why don't you leave him at this point? How am I supposed to protect his parents if I don't know what he's plotting? You know, I can't be there and protect them. If I'm not there, he won't confide in me and let me know what's going on.

You wanted her to put rat poison in their food or sugar for their tea or whatever. Why don't you leave him at this point? How am I supposed to protect his parents if I don't know what he's plotting? You know, I can't be there and protect them. If I'm not there, he won't confide in me and let me know what's going on.

Either try and talk him out of it or have enough definitive proof where I can go to the police.

Either try and talk him out of it or have enough definitive proof where I can go to the police.

We were in the car driving, and he said to me, you have to help me kill my parents. And I said, I am not going to help you kill your parents. And he asked me like four or five times. And I finally, I just like, I'm not going to help you kill your parents. And even if I wanted to, which I don't, you'd kill me too. And he had this kind of creepy laugh.

We were in the car driving, and he said to me, you have to help me kill my parents. And I said, I am not going to help you kill your parents. And he asked me like four or five times. And I finally, I just like, I'm not going to help you kill your parents. And even if I wanted to, which I don't, you'd kill me too. And he had this kind of creepy laugh.

And he looked at me in a way that, like, oh, you're just now figuring this out? And then he said, quote, no, I only want to kill the people who try to take my children away from me.

And he looked at me in a way that, like, oh, you're just now figuring this out? And then he said, quote, no, I only want to kill the people who try to take my children away from me.