Hello!
I'm new here. I joined because I live in Tracy and have been just devastated by the Sandra Cantu case. I have a 5y/o daughter, and this has hit us all very hard. The kids at school are talking about it, and my daughter is having nightmares.
Because of all this, I have been following the case very closely, and love this site! Wow, you guys are really on top of it all.
I do believe that MH was the only perp in the murder event. what remains to be seen is if she was involved with other sickos in the manufacture and sale of kiddie *advertiser censored*. I'm sure if it is the case, it will come out very soon. I have read about the "tracy 60", but do not understand why, if the police have knowledge of this, are these people not in jail???? That part confuses me. I will reserve opinion on that subject for now.
As for MH, I have some theories. I know someone who was molested as a child. she would NEVER hurt another child, and actually advocates for child protection/stop family abuse. Approx. 38% of minor females in the US have been sexually abused in some manner, and we do know that the incidence of female abusers is low. Most of the time, these girls, if they do not get help, go on to "self-abuse" through promiscuity, drug/alcohol addiction, suicide attempts, etc. Since abusers tend to blame the victim, a victim usually internalizes this emotion, and turns rage inward. I believe it is uncommon for a female victim of childhood abuse to go on to become an abuser themselves. However, REPEATED, CHRONIC abuse, especially combined with other horrific abuse such as physical, mental, etc (and neglect) will actually change the way a young brain works. It is a true physical change in the brain.. there have been some PET scan investigations into this phenomenon. I believe that it is these poor unfortunate souls that basically can become psychotic or develop severe personality disorders such as dissociative disorders. I would not be surprised if MH were the childhood victim of horrendous abuse, perhaps even ritualistic abuse. I certainly hope that is investigated, and if found to be true, the monsters that created this will be brought to swift justice.
IMHO, once someone is found to be "mentally ill" with a condition such as dissociative disorder or psychosis, AND that person has perpatrated a crime upon children, I do NOT believe they can ever be rehabilitated. I do not think MH will ever be able to overcome her compulsion toward children. We do not have the science at present to cure pedophiles of their compulsive behaviour. Therefore, they need to be locked up for life.
Watching her at the arraignment, she really did look full of shame. I don't think she is a sociopath, although there have been a few who were good fakers at showing remorse or regret. This all remains to be seen. I'm sure we will hear of other children who are victims of MH.
I hear they went back in and searched after her arraignment. Perhaps they got some prelim tox screen back and were looking for drugs?
I just hope people locally can stop blaming Sandra's poor mother. In a case like this, Sandra didn't stand a chance. The local paper commentaries are full of blamers that I wish would just go away. How cruel.
May God bless dear little Sandra's soul, and may He keep all the children safe from monsters.
Snapdragon
Then...yes...I would say we start another one so we do not mix the 60 into what the parents are saying. Make sense?!
