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What is this kid’s background? Seems as if both boys involved in the murder (and the victim too) came from two-parent families with some resources. So how did their kids turn into amoral thugs?

The murderer's family has a nice home in a nice`neighborhood in a`great community. The kids “web pages” were available for viewing for a while. One thing I noted was that the boys described themselves as atheist on their blogs. One's seemed “darker” in content than the other's. A parent has to let a child become independent at sometime, but the paths the child takes, depending on their psyche, friends, or circumstances can, as we see here, be ruinous. I know it's just my opinion, but I got the impression that Orlewicz was fantasizing about murdering someone. That is not exactly something you confide to a parent about. I think the accomplice, who plead guilty, and testified against the murderer, answered the call of a “friend” at the wrong time, and, unlike other people involved failed to say “NO, I don't want any part of this.” Orlewicz's parents have been very silent since this happened, so I don't know much about them. But the victim's parent's and the accomplice's parents seem to be leaning on their faith to get through this trying time.