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ShazzieB

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23. I suspect they were his girlfriend's kids.

Reply to questionseverything (Reply #21)

Mon May 18, 2026, 08:56 PM

12 hrs ago

I haven't seen confirmation of that in print. Early articles just said that they were left in his care, and that the 9 year old girl texted her mother about what was going on. Nothing about what the relationship was. There may be something more recent that has additional info, but based on the above, boyfriend seems very likely to me. I've heard too many awful stories about abusive boyfriends or stepfathers harming or even killing their girlfriend or wife's kids not to suspect this is another such story.

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