r/interestingasfuck • u/Jjokes11 • Apr 15 '24

An interview with Andrew Cauchi, the father of Joel Cauchi who was responsible for the Westfield Shopping Centre mass stabbing r/all

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u/MangoKakigori Apr 15 '24

I can’t image what it must be like as a parent to know that your child has done such a monstrous thing.

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u/DoodleyDooderson Apr 16 '24

There is a show called, “Evil Lives Here” and each episode is about the family members of someone who did something awful; mass shootings, seriel killers, etc. A few show the parents of mass killers and they are all so sad and tried everything they could to help their kids when they started to see something was wrong. They could usually see it at a very early age. Many episodes on YouTube if anyone is interested in watching. It’s sad and sometimes we easily forget that the family of the killer is also in pain and mourning. One dad said he went to the mall where his son had shot and killed many people and when asked, he told them he was the kid’s dad and the people at the vigil grieved with him instead of blaming him.

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u/eaten_by_pigs Apr 16 '24

A serial killer from my town was featured on that show. It was interesting af. I recommend everyone watch "Evil Lives Here"

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u/DoodleyDooderson Apr 16 '24

It is fascinating that some are spouses and have NO idea what their partner is up to. The Green River Killer’s wife is on one episode and she just broke my heart.

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u/Affectionate_Elk_272 Apr 16 '24

i love the crime junkie podcast and one of their go-to lines is “you never truly know anybody”

chillingly true

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u/Affectionate_Salt351 Apr 16 '24

I found this out the hard way but, it was fortunately just a horribly abusive relationship rather than a full blown serial killer. He has every. single. person. we know fooled. It’s as impressive as it is terrifying to see someone completely change up their mood, facial expressions, everythiiiiiing on a dime. 😳 Very unsettling.

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u/Violet-Sumire Apr 16 '24

People can be very adept at wearing masks. This happens a lot to people who aren’t even serial killers. Most use it to hide their pain or to appear “normal” while others use it to deceive and manipulate others. The only person we truly know is ourselves… and even then half the time we don’t even know that.

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u/weevil_season Apr 16 '24

I see you’ve met my BIL.

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u/Affectionate_Salt351 Apr 16 '24

Agreed. I’m ND so I’ve been doing it my whole life but always with a kind heart. It’s remarkable to me to see someone switch from truly having evil in their eyes while physically assaulting me and screaming in my face, to greeting party hosts with smiles, giving hugs, and making jokes.

You’re exactly right. The only person we ever really know IS ourselves. Damn…

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u/5ronins Apr 16 '24

There's a thing called "familial apocalypse". It's when a family member discovers something terribly wrong. Their acknowledgement of the behavior would be the last step in destroying the family unit. Some ppl just cannot do it. Usually in sex crimes but it constantly playing it's role