I was able to see both Larrue and KS's facebook pages early on. Both gone now. Now that they are both charged TOS allows discussion. I came away with impressions of both of them based on their postings.
My impression and opinion ONLY. I don't know if KS was a narcissist or sociopath diagnostically but I don't think that he had a conscience. I think he saw himself as a "victim of the system" because otherwise he would have to see that he was (I think irrevocably) damaged by his bio parents. He is clearly still very loyal to his bio mother, who abused him enough that he was placed in foster care (take a look at her facebook or fundraiser to get an idea of his early upbringing).
I think these crimes happened not because of money but because he was a cauldron of uncontrollable rage which was triggered by "rejection." He steals a car because he was angry his foster parents went away without him. Then he is "rejected" when he has to leave the Potter Carre home. A burglary-gone-wrong ends with someone shot in their house, not dragged out of the house in their underwear and pajamas and forced into a ditch. The house you were just evicted from. His rage is so uncontrollable that even though he was waiting to hear from college, had an internship from councilman, had a way to a better life, he murdered two people who tried to help him but then "rejected" him by moving him out of the house.
His facebook was all over the place between "black lives matter"-type quotes, inspiring posts about what he wanted to do with his life while wearing intellectual-type glasses, and holding a glock with a 100% with sort of "gangsta" quotes. The glock and "intellectual glasses" pics have made it to the media.
Larrue's facebook was really different. Low-key. People noticing he had lost weight, him thanking people.
I will be interested to see evidence as the prosecution continues but my first impression (only) is that Larrue went along with KS's crazy-anger revenge money generating scheme, was a follower and like many others, I think that LE/prosecution is hoping to have Larrue testify against KS - the "master-mind."
As for legal matters - I see that his public defenders withdrew. Does he have private counsel? Who would pay for that?
Also, in most states providing a false alibi is a crime - I understand no one has been charged here. But I have seen felony charges of aiding an offender as an accomplice after the fact and obstruction of justice where people have provided a false alibi.
This is a terrific post.
What saddens me...particularly in Khari’s case...is it leaves society asking...”OK what is left to do...that we didn’t do here?”
I’m assuming that he was removed into foster care for essential reasons. I doubt that the State makes those decisions lightly. Yet, Khari does not blame his Mother, expresses love for her on Twitter. Doesn’t seem to be any anger there.
Maybe he sees her as a victim of the “oppresser” too...referring to the chosen heading quote on his Twitter page.
There seem to be many people in Madison...activists, the previous mayor, who saw potential, praised him, honored him with an appointment to some civic board. All this should have built his confidence, soothed his anger...but it didn’t.
He was a leader...maybe Captain on the football team. He was dating a pretty girl from a lovely family. They not only took him in, supported him, fed him...but they facilitated his intimate relationship with their 18 yr old daughter.
He had every door to a better future opened for him...yet he wanted to be identified as a “gangsta”...someone to be feared...with a gun.
And, with these murders, that’s exactly how HE, and he alone..
defined his future.
Such a waste.
So, what could have been done..many will be left to wonder?
Khari would make every helping hand seem futile and every well meaning outreach, hopeless.
IOW, I 'over-thunked' it.