Yes they do. Perhaps they don't "snap". These murders are typically planned. But they most certainly do suddenly murder their whole families with no forewarning.
The list of family annihilators has been repeated ad nauseum.
The worst thing about these cases is that indeed, there are really never any signs beforehand and there is no way to predict them.
These aren't men with previously noted issues.
I'm confused why some keep insisting this kind of thing doesn't exist. While rare, it does indeed happen:
"Older children [not infants] however, are more likely to be killed by their father and there is often little or no evidence that such men have an identifiable mental illness.
Researchers point to the fact that they are virtually all premeditated and typically executed with a chilling calmness and sense of purpose. This is particularly true in the case of ’family annihilations’ as they are referred to by psychiatrists, where the father not only kills his children but his partner and usually himself.
It is the calculating nature of these family annihilations that people often find so hard to understand.
US research shows that family annihilators rarely have a criminal record and will often appear to others as stable, trustworthy and dedicated to their family.
The typical profile of a family annihilator is a middle-aged man, a good provider who appears dedicated, devoted and loyal to his family. However, he is usually quite socially isolated, with few friends and with profound feelings of frustration and inadequacy."
What drives a father to kill?
