This is sad. Having a funeral, and no friends, ,family, acquaintances, church members, social members, neighbors, coworkers, friends of the husband, friends of the kids, NO ONE came?? Was the funeral publicized or was it hidden from others? Was the possible inheritance to the boys a leading factor? This makes no sense at all. I don't think I've ever heard of NO ONE coming to a funeral!
So this may mean that their Mom had NO SUPPORT system at all! No one she could call for help. No male that could act as a father figure? No uncles, no grandparents, NO ONE she could turn to? To vent to? I mean even the best teenagers are teenagers. They can test you daily. You love them, but some days just need to vent. She had NO ONE? Now imagine having sons with mental instability. Who do you turn to? The boys are no longer toddlers you can pick up and place in timeout, or into their bedroom to settle down. They are stronger than you. They have no respect because they've not experienced respect from a male figure in the home. So they start small, telling you they are going to do so and so and you can't stop them. They are right, you physically can't stop them. They see they got away with that, next thing they decide they aren't going to school, or they are going to throw eggs at neighbors. You can *itch and complain, you can ground them, but you truly have no control. You can't make them behave. It keeps esculating until they are physically abusive towards you, and again, they are stronger, you don't want to physically hurt your own child, so what do you do? You call the police, hoping beyong hope their future isn't ruined by a criminal complaint, and that just the police showing up will scare them into behaving. That doesn't work. Now what? You have no one to ask, no one to get advice from. You keep calling the police, nothing changes within the home. You're scared, you're worried, you're living on pins and needles waiting on that next episode, and yet, you're helpless to prevent!
Why was this family so isolated from society? WHY was there no family? Why no support system? What in the world was really going on here, and did this situation cause Nicolas to become who he is, or enforced his weaknesses, or did his behavior alienate the family from everyone? I can't imagine EVERYONE turning their backs on the parents because of a child's behavior. I just can't see it. Did the parents decide to alienate themselves for whatever reasons? If so, WHY?
There was one report saying his brother had been involuntarily committed for psychiatric help after the shooting. Does anyone know where he is now? The boy had no one but his brother, who was troubled himself. Who will be his support system now?
