[newscaster] We have breaking news tonight.
Police say 55-year-old Jesse Huy is in custody,
charged with the murders of his wife and her parents.
A male subject called 911, saying that he,
um, killed his family.
When deputies arrived, they took him in custody.
They went into the residence and located three adults, deceased.
[man 1 speaking]
[man 2 speaking]
[man 3 speaking]
[man 4] Being inside of me is like...
The appetite, it's like a wolf that's...
feeling...
the hunger.
Clearly, there's a sense of pride in his voice, a sense of empowerment.
He's not broken down about it.
He's not emotional about it.
The truth may be that there were,
likely, more emotional issues going on here
that he may not be even aware of.
That I think, the course of his interview
may give us some hint
as to what lies under this very almost Teflon-like exterior.
One thing you notice, when he is describing the murder
is how impersonal it is.
He rarely uses their names.
He often refers to them as "him" or "her."
Even when he's talking about his wife.
The victims of Jesse Huy were
Tonya, which was is wife and her parents, Linda and Ron Koehler.
It's shocking that he doesn't even know his in-laws' last name.
The fact that he has been married for six years
and has no idea who these people are.
And yet, is so irritated, seemingly, by them
that he decides to kill them.
Mmm-hmm.
[Tussey] It's so ironic that Jesse Huy is saying,
you know, that the mother had no social graces.
As if, he's in any position to be discussing social graces
when he just murdered them.
And he seems to have no sympathy
for what his wife was going through and her recovery.
Or gratitude for the fact that her parents were there to help.
Instead, he's just frustrated that they're there.
[Bardey] I think, another aspect of Huy's behavior here
and his reaction is that
any intrusion to him
feels like he's losing control over his life and himself.
And so, he has no tolerance
for anybody else asking anything of him
or no tolerance for having to comply
or be docile or giving to any other human being.
[Bardey] What we've heard from Huy is that
he's not working, he's not contributing to the home.
He's not describing himself as particularly helpful.
We have a picture here of a very one-sided parasitic relationship.
He's living life the way he wants to
and his wife has to tolerate it and support it.
And if she does not as she didn't in the moments before she was killed,
it had catastrophic consequences.
[Fox] He wanted to make sure they were extinguished.
And he refers to them in a way
that's so dehumanizing.
He says, "I wanted to make sure they were down."
Which is how you refer to animals
if you're going to euthanize them.
And that's exactly how he saw these people that were his family.
Huy seems to be getting a little more emotionally activated here.
He's really getting into the story.
You can hear his voice getting louder.
He's a little more animated.
And he's-- He's retelling details from the story
even saying words like he heard a gurgle.
And, you know, very specific details
that lends the impression
that he's almost enjoying retelling the story.
Retelling what happened.
[Detective] Yeah.
[Bardey] He basically blames her for her own death.
He does not take any responsibility for it.
"I shouldn't have done that. It's her fault."
And that's pretty typical of certain psychopaths
who don't wanna take responsibility
for the atrocious things that they've done,
and who blame their victim.
The investigator, you know, does his best to try to tease out
the level of... of social stress, the level of imposition
that these victims put on him, and finds none.
But his code is, "No strikes, you're out."
That if he feels a certain way, he'll act on it.
He's not putting it in any kind of context.
[Bardey] I think he's just at this point being himself.
I think, at this point, he's finally reached a point in his existence
where he... he has let go
and feels good about letting go.
He finally doesn't have to pretend anymore to be civilized.
He doesn't have to pretend or make an effort to control these intense, angry feelings
that caused him to become homicidal.
You get the impression that his goal, really, is
to live a parasitic lifestyle.
Kind of bum off of one person as long as he can.
and then move on to another person.
And in this instance when that is disruptive,
he can't handle his rage and frustration in an appropriate way.
The thought of having to actually take care of himself,
set a goal, work toward it,
is too much for him.
So he reacts by getting rid of the problem.
Even if it means that he's going to end up sitting in jail,
for the rest of his life.
Again, he's still gonna be taken care of.
[Detective] Hmm.
[Bardey] Witnesses and family members
who were interviewed by law enforcement
seemed to give a different take on the relationship between Huy and his wife.
Whereas he talked about paying the bills
and... and being responsible,
in fact, it seemed as though she was asking for a divorce.
And that could very much prove to be a motive
in that it was threatening the little bubble that he was living in.
That his space, his lifestyle,
that his wife was paying for,
was about to go away,
and that was an intolerable thing for him to face,
[newscaster] This man, Jesse Huy was sentenced to three life sentences.
The sentences handed down after bone-chilling evidence played in court.
The niece of Ron and Linda testified
that she can't forget the helpful nature of her family.
[newscaster] The niece and the three in the ground are not getting an apology.
And Huy is going to a cell.
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