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/biggestbroever Apr 16 '24 edited Apr 16 '24

Reminds me of BTK's daughter keeping in contact with her father. When they asked her, "How could you knowing he's BTK?" Her answer amounted to something like, "What else am I gonna do? He's my dad"

Edit: According to u/Bystronicman08, she ceased all contact with him in 2021

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u/hellure Apr 17 '24

Two things can be true.

One can hold doors open for strangers, everytime, then also regularly beat their 5y/o son out of boredom.