( my answer, sorry so long) I would like to know if they tried anything prior? Would places not take her as minor , did docs not want to change or add to the autism diagnoses? Did they try to get her diagnosed ? Were there police calls but not charges. What was her school file like ? why do parents walk away from a lot psychopaths as adults because they are exhausted from living in fear and tip toeing constantly around the person, because they are refuse help and are breaking the parents and the family. These kids go through therapy and lie , they go through programs and don't work in them. They come to know the law and how to talk to therapists from a extremely young age. They know what what will get them caught. The one I knew had the weapon or the verbal threat or intent, never all at once, she always did it one on one your word against hers. she had killed animals prior but you know those are unfortunately property most dont press changes. Did her mom call the cops a million times, yes, but pressing charges would put her other child in danger of child protective services getting involved. To be honest the cops would try to scare her , threaten to take her away, she would pretend to be scared, til they left. She learned to play the cops well (to make her mom look like the crazy one at times, she was good at this). She did end up programs eventually just to get kicked out. The cops can do more with a crime than domestic disturbance because in reality the parents had to put their hands on her to get the knife or whatever out of her hand. The second you do that, even if you do not hurt them it gets complicated charges wise when the child you threatened them. The mom had guardianship of the 2 girls but it was not a legal adoption, there were pros and cons to that legally. Do you legally adopt the child you come to find out is a psychopath She took those girls to keep them out of the system at the request of the drug addict mother, with the intention of later adoptions, one ended up a psychopath the other is not . What happened to her the same thing, a religious family offered to take her , the mom finally let her go, she could not take anymore the day she turned 18,which is where she is now, (i learned this is very typical, a lot of people think they can change behavior) Its a very dysfunctional / abusive family environment but she loves it . They will never turn her in , they have way too many secrets and are violent to each other thinking its normal but always have faith to tie them them together in a few days. She could kill they would help her hide it is my personal gut feeling) If you saw this on the outside you would think , wow what an amazing family they have taken in 2 young adults. What do you do when your children do not want help , can outsmart the help,or even just sit there and refuse the help , what can do you when you know they will hurt you. Its a interesting question. Would her mom have abandoned her before 18, yes, to save her other daughter , her husband and herself , but i stepped in many times to give them a break, when they were at he their breaking points. But even I realized this was very dangerous and was considering cutting ties will all of them. I dont know if this person is a psychopath with violent behaviors but if so sometimes walking away is all you can do. Psychopaths will latch on to people they can find people to harbor and take care of them in a instant , they can blend in, because they can stimulate anything and produce the emotion on the outside even if they don't feel it or are indifferent. They are amazing opportunists! The one i knew had so much charisma it was crazy to watch, she mom could dumped her and a million people would have come to her rescue , so how can they walk away, hit your breaking point and you take the 1st situation that gets you out or on the very flip side you have parents who hide it, don't test the child or adult , hit their breaking point,and just walk away. Now that is only with psychopath with violent behaviors if she isn't that ,i would be asking your question too. i am glad is far far away to be honest, i just just hear it from others now i would never want to be a part of that again