Wow.
During that phone call, Ludwig asked Borden if her father had a gun. She told him he did not.
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When Ludwig showed up, he had a gun and a knife wrapped in a blanket. Michael Borden asked him to leave them outside, which he did.
This is just stunning. After sleeping with the man's daughter, Ludwig shows up with a gun and knife, and the father just asks him to leave them outside...?
The situation may have turned out differently if he'd locked the door and called police: "My daughter's boyfriend is here with a gun and a knife." (And, yes, as I'm sure others here would say, obviously it might've turned out differently if the father had been armed himself).
He must have been a nice, gentle man. Evidently he couldn't conceive that the boy would harm them.
The question that came to my mind was why Kara's dad didn't immediately contact and meet with David's parents. Their son spent the night with an underage girl and asking to meet with them may have been the way to go.
Really, I cannot imagine any of my daughters' boyfriends showing up with weapons. That I would attempt to reason with this loony kid for ANY length of time?...wouldn't happen.
If someone in the house besides the dad knew David brought weapons and could call 911 without the kid's knowledge, this tragedy may not have taken place.
We don't know the whole scenario but it seems like it could have been avoided. Very sad for all involved.