When Children Kill Their Parents: Understanding Patricide

18/12/2025 9 min
When Children Kill Their Parents: Understanding Patricide

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It’s a chilling reality… children killing their parents accounts for 1–2% of homicides. ABC News Crime Analyst Brad Garrett breaks down the psychological factors behind these tragedies, the role of addiction and the toll it has on parents, and what we can learn from the recent murder of Rob Reiner and his wife.
 

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