[syriacus]

What is also sad, GWB, I suspect that if the parents of Terri Schindler or Lacy Peterson had seriously suspected what kinds of sons-in-law these young men would be, the daughters would NOT have listened in the least!

There is an eye-opening book, on this topic, called "Saving Beauty From the Beast." It is written by two women (Vicki Crompton and Ellen Zelda Kessner) whose daughters were murdered.

I recommend it highly to anyone who wants to understand the steps an abusive boyfriend or husband takes to convince his victim that she should stay with him after he begins to treat her badly. It also talks about early signs in their daughter's relationship that might tell parents they should take steps to protect her.

It's the best practical book I have come across on this topic.

[iowamomforfreedom]

I remember when Vicki's daughter was killed. It was a horrible murder.

It happened in my hometown, just a few blocks from my high school.

[MHGinTN]

To understand the Michael Schiavos of the world, M. Scott Peck's book, People Of The Lie can be instructional. There are people in the world who live off of sucking the life out of others, not like in vampires but in overwhelming the persona of others, to dominate and dictate to them, to take away their will and have them subserviant, dependent in a malignant way. Peck offers several examples, leaving one to draw composite conclusions.