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So we learn today that DM went to live with uncle RB for 2 years in his mid teens. Why? Is there some legitimate reason either mom or dad couldn't take care of him? Was he already exhibiting disturbing behavior at that age that caused neither of them to want to deal with him? One can only guess.
One can also only guess that dear uncle RB spotted something at a young age that caused him to purposefully distance himself from him. I'm roughly the same age as RB and when you get this old, and you've been paying attention to people's character, you see the red flags a mile away. Was he concerned about DM's influence on one or more of his own kids? Maybe. Perfectly normal parental concern. Although I suspect even though he may have spotted something "off" he never once imagined he'd turn out to be the person portrayed in the media. Or, heck, maybe he did? It's hard to say.
I think what matters most here, is that the one person who seems to know DM better than anyone, from childhood into his teen years anyway, seems to want ZERO contact with him. So, there was something going on with DM even as a kid, that seems to have set off a warning for RB.
100% speculation - based on all we know.
In regard to DM having lived with RB for 2 years in his mid teens, I don't think that is what was meant. It seems that RB may have assisted his sister in caring for/watching DM, perhaps babysitting at various times. MOO
SC: When Dellen was 3 to 15,
spent lots of time with him because parents separated.
AC Blog: 11:58 AM
Millard's father Wayne Millard and Millard's mother Madeleine Burns separated for a time, Burns says. For "altruistic reasons," he says,
he watched Millard from ages 15 to 17.
MH: As a kid after his parents split (Millard's mom is Burns's sister), Burns
cared for Millard. Sporadically, from age 3 to 17.
AC in a newspaper article: Millard's father, Wayne Millard, and his mother, Madeleine Burns, separated for a time, Burns testified, saying that for "altruistic reasons" he
took care of the man now accused of murder "sporadically" from ages 15 to 17.
AC Twitter: For "altruistic reasons," he says,
he watched Millard from ages 15 to 17.
Shannon Martin: During a separation of Millard's parents, his uncle
cared for Dellen when he was 15 to 17 years old, on and off #Bosma
Colin Butler: He said he
watched Millard sporadically between the he's of 3 and 15 and that their relationship was distant
Lisa Hepfner: Burns says he
helped care for nephew Dellen
#Millard from toddler to teenager, when his parents Wayne
#Millard and Madeleine Burns separated