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that evaluates data collected 30 years ago. Many of the publications admit that there really aren't that many comprehensive studies of it, including recently (much of what was done was from decades ago).

We are in a new world of "the internet" and "social media" that are fueling mental illnesses among teens.

When you live in an urban area like I do, you hear about them locally far more.

And I expect that it is because many cases don't "make the national news" like a "Menendez Brothers" or this case with the Reiners.

As an example, the Sandy Hook one, the shooter (in that case Adam Lanza), killed his mother before he went to the school on his rampage (and then killed himself).

What also doesn't "make the studies" are the "attempteds", where the parent(s) survive(s) the attack.

So what I am saying, although in the scheme of looking at ALL homicides (which is a huge number in the U.S.), it's not as "rare" as it is made out.

ETA - I was scanning news sites and found this featured at the top of "Law and Crime" - 'That girl is dead': Man admitted to friend that he shot missing mom in the head during a fight, police say

That site is a "True Crime" site but also cover politics and they are great because they link to the many court documents for high profile cases (including 45's stuff), that I post here.

The linked case ain't gonna make "national mainstream news" but are on that site as some of the "True Crime" stuff that they follow, which include matricides/patricides.

I think a lot of these cases of parental killings are probably considered and/or lumped under "domestic disputes", and aren't sensationalized with a "plot".