«I met the devil that day»: a grieving mother gave an emotional interview after her husband murdered their 18-month-old son before suicide

Monday, September 23, the coroner’s office Kendall County (Il) has announced that 18-month-old boy was fatally shot by her 35-year-old father, Christopher Michael Miller, who later died from multiple gunshot wounds, self-inflicted.

«I met the devil that day»: a grieving mother gave an emotional interview after her husband murdered their 18-month-old son before suicideChristopher Michael Miller

The murder-suicide occurred in the suburbs of Joliet in the 8300 block of Buckingham Road.

«I met the devil that day,» said the mother of the deceased child Cassandra Tanner Miller about the incident, which occurred on Saturday, September 21.

When officers arrived, they found the wounded Cassandra and her 9-year-old daughter Camryn. The body of Christopher Miller and 18-month-old Colton was in the other room.

According to a page on GoFundMe called Colton»s Legacy, a day of tragedy Cassandra and the children were together the usual Saturday afternoon and prepared for Colton to sleep.

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«When she was putting things away, she saw her back door was the figure, and realized that it was her husband — said on the GoFundMe about Cassandra. — He allegedly broke into her house through the back door… the Monster entered her house with a smile on his face and said, «You are all ready to die today? We’re all gonna die today!»

At first the man started beating his wife and then ran upstairs and locked myself in the bathroom with their youngest son. As found by detectives, he shot Colton, and then shot himself.

In an emotional interview Cassandra said that her husband, who lived separately, abused drugs and became emotionally disturbed after serving in the National guard. Attempts to help him were not successful, why she moved away from him with her two children.

«This man’s a killer,’ said the grieving mother. — This coward took the life of [son]. He was never prosecuted for his actions because he was wearing a military uniform. This needs to change.»

«I met the devil that day»: a grieving mother gave an emotional interview after her husband murdered their 18-month-old son before suicideSource: gofundme

According to Cassandra, she will seek adoption of a new law in Illinois called Colton»s Legacy, intended to try to close loopholes and shortcomings in the legal system.

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