'Till Death Do Us Part: Love, Marriage, and the Mind of the Killer Spouse by Robi Ludwig, Matt Birkbeck
Authors: Robi Ludwig, Matt Birkbeck
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they were concerned about her and her children’s welfare, she emphatically denied that there were any problems in her marriage.
Christian’s gypsy life may have been the first sign of his soon to be murderous desperation. Despite his instability Christian, in keeping with his sociopathic demeanor, could be outgoing, verbally proficient, and charming even under the worst of circumstances. Sociopaths typically are calm and collected. It’s not hard for them to appear like everything is under control. Their ties to family are slender at best and they have no need to give or receive love, an emotion that has no real meaning for them. They have no desire to maintain any type of familial connection, and they suffer from an emotional poverty that interferes with their ability to have a wide range of feelings—yet another of the qualities that makes this type so dangerous.
People with antisocial personality tendencies have decreased levels of arousal. This can lead them to indulge in sensation-seeking behaviors, and can also engender a greater desire to experience stimulating events. Christian had tried out the role of religious family man with his wife and three kids, but it didn’t work. Living in dingy hotels with barely any money for food was slowing him down too. It was a drag. And once what little money he did have ran out, Christian’s murderous tendencies took over. The need to feel superior mattered more to him than his family’s welfare and he knew he needed to make a change, and make it fast. Unfortunately for his family, Christian’s needs came first. He just didn’t care much about people and was incapable of loyalty or guilt. He never really had any lasting relationships in his life, but he thought things would be different when he had a family of his own. It seemed to work for other people, who appeared to love and feel connected to their families. It was a worthwhile experiment, but Christian soon realized that it was an experiment that had failed since nothing really changed for him. In fact, having a family made things much worse.
He was attracted to Mary Jane when they first met, and he even enjoyed her physical comfort and the material and emotional support she once offered him. But things changed. It was time for a new role, and a new life; one where he could move around alone in a way family life would never allow him to do. He longed for a new kind of freedom and an unencumbered lifestyle. It wasn’t that he hated Mary Jane or the kids, not at all. The problem is he really did not feel anything toward them. In his mind, since he had created them, he should be able to eliminate them. Like the clothes and the family photos he threw in the trash, his family was no longer convenient to him and so had to be dismissed.
Following his unbelievable acts of human cruelty, Christian completely redefined his life by moving to Mexico. He found himself a girlfriend, passed himself off as a successful travel writer, and enjoyed drinking and snorkeling with some new foreign acquaintances. This was more like it. It was the vacation and lifestyle he was born to have. He deserved it! He should have realized this before! He resented all the responsibilities and pressures that having a wife and kids placed on him. Note to self: Not having a family is a good thing. He justified his actions, believing that his murdered family members were probably in a better place anyway. They were good Christians. They should be in heaven right now. He now was more confident than ever that Mary Jane and the kids were obstacles to happiness, and that was simply not allowed. He was finally happy. How could that be wrong?
In the real world familicide is the killing of one’s entire family and there are several different reasons for this aberrant behavior. Some of the motivations that apply to the Longo case include losing control of family circumstances, not wanting to feel powerless, seeing only adverse circumstances ahead in life if
Christian’s gypsy life may have been the first sign of his soon to be murderous desperation. Despite his instability Christian, in keeping with his sociopathic demeanor, could be outgoing, verbally proficient, and charming even under the worst of circumstances. Sociopaths typically are calm and collected. It’s not hard for them to appear like everything is under control. Their ties to family are slender at best and they have no need to give or receive love, an emotion that has no real meaning for them. They have no desire to maintain any type of familial connection, and they suffer from an emotional poverty that interferes with their ability to have a wide range of feelings—yet another of the qualities that makes this type so dangerous.
People with antisocial personality tendencies have decreased levels of arousal. This can lead them to indulge in sensation-seeking behaviors, and can also engender a greater desire to experience stimulating events. Christian had tried out the role of religious family man with his wife and three kids, but it didn’t work. Living in dingy hotels with barely any money for food was slowing him down too. It was a drag. And once what little money he did have ran out, Christian’s murderous tendencies took over. The need to feel superior mattered more to him than his family’s welfare and he knew he needed to make a change, and make it fast. Unfortunately for his family, Christian’s needs came first. He just didn’t care much about people and was incapable of loyalty or guilt. He never really had any lasting relationships in his life, but he thought things would be different when he had a family of his own. It seemed to work for other people, who appeared to love and feel connected to their families. It was a worthwhile experiment, but Christian soon realized that it was an experiment that had failed since nothing really changed for him. In fact, having a family made things much worse.
He was attracted to Mary Jane when they first met, and he even enjoyed her physical comfort and the material and emotional support she once offered him. But things changed. It was time for a new role, and a new life; one where he could move around alone in a way family life would never allow him to do. He longed for a new kind of freedom and an unencumbered lifestyle. It wasn’t that he hated Mary Jane or the kids, not at all. The problem is he really did not feel anything toward them. In his mind, since he had created them, he should be able to eliminate them. Like the clothes and the family photos he threw in the trash, his family was no longer convenient to him and so had to be dismissed.
Following his unbelievable acts of human cruelty, Christian completely redefined his life by moving to Mexico. He found himself a girlfriend, passed himself off as a successful travel writer, and enjoyed drinking and snorkeling with some new foreign acquaintances. This was more like it. It was the vacation and lifestyle he was born to have. He deserved it! He should have realized this before! He resented all the responsibilities and pressures that having a wife and kids placed on him. Note to self: Not having a family is a good thing. He justified his actions, believing that his murdered family members were probably in a better place anyway. They were good Christians. They should be in heaven right now. He now was more confident than ever that Mary Jane and the kids were obstacles to happiness, and that was simply not allowed. He was finally happy. How could that be wrong?
In the real world familicide is the killing of one’s entire family and there are several different reasons for this aberrant behavior. Some of the motivations that apply to the Longo case include losing control of family circumstances, not wanting to feel powerless, seeing only adverse circumstances ahead in life if
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