This was so disturbing it took me a whole day to even process the fact someone would do something so wrong. Just wrong in every sense of the word. I can't think of any way to explain or rationalize this. No amount of study or education will explain this man's behavior. People will want to know why he did this, and look at all kinds of reasons, and point to factors as reasons.
There isn't going to be a simple answer. And for once, I don't have anything sarcastic or smart to say.
Timothy Jones Jr. is being held on 5 counts of murder in the killing of his children ages 1-8. Their mother, whom he had an acrimonious divorce from, reported him and the children missing after he failed to appear and was not available for her visitation date. He was the primary caregiver.
It is being reported that Timothy Jones Jr. believed his kids were "going to chop him up and feed him to the dogs" according to an unredacted arrest warrant released this past week.
Jones killed his 5 children, aged 1-8 and left their bodies on a hillside in AR. He waived his first court appearance. You can see the warrant in whole at the link whole below from CBS Columbia.
This couldn't be any more horrible, and I can't think of anything else to say it make it seem okay. Unbelievably tragic.