Hello WS family! I have something to say and hope no one takes offense.
I am saddened to read all the accusations towards the demon's family members about how they should have suspected something suspicious. I grew up with an abusive father and we walked around on eggshells around him. He beat my mom and brother but never laid a hand on me. I have no idea why...how does one figure out what a demented mind is thinking? But I was feisty and opinionated and rebellious and popular and active in school so perhaps he thought better of it,, who knows. But the violence, manipulation,secrecy, I witnessed will always remind me what he is capable of doing. He would disappear on weekends and no one dared question him about it. He dragged my mom down the street with his car when she was 7 mos pregnant with my little sister. I was 15 or 16 and a HS majorette and was practicing in the front yard, so I took off down the street and beat the front of his Nissan with my baton and got my mom's hand unstuck from the door handle. Another time when I was about 9 or 10 he was bullying my mom and things got physical. I was a cowgirl back then and had on my lil western boots, cowgirl hat and my holster with those metal pop guns so I took my gun and whacked him right in the back of the head! He was so angry and wheeled around and took that gun and flung it thru a window...but he never hit me...I just stood there and stubbornly stared back at him. My brother would have paid dearly for doing such a thing! Back then, domestic violence was shameful and we never talked about it outside or inside the home, FWIW. No neighbors got involved. It's funny how one is conditioned by one's environment and goes along with what is taught. I have no way of knowing what my father was up to when he disappeared for days, I was a kid just doing my own thing and trying to survive in terrible circumstances. Thinking back, I wouldn't be surprised at this present stage in my life if I learned that he committed crimes during those absences after following cases on WS for so long.
People loved my dad! He was funny, (I have his sense of humor) well liked, bought 3 busses, along with band boosters, for our marching band and drove us on band trips but others never saw his dark side. I just hope everyone can give this Castro family a break until more information is released. Psychopaths and sociopaths are like puppeteers and manipulate everyone around them. And they always have an answer for every question. (I speak of my dad in past tense as I haven't spoken with him in over 20 years)
BTW, this is not a 'pity post', I am a strong and confident woman!
Just trying to give some insight into dysfunctional family dynamics/DV and why members of the Castro family may not have known about his evil doings. (slinks out on eggshells).....<3
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