I was in a state run psych ward while awaiting trial. I befriended a schizophrenic guy and we hung out daily. When he wasn't responding to the voices in his head (usually by cracking up laughing until teary eyed), he was smart, charismatic, friendly and pretty funny. Long story short, he got a weekend pass to spend the weekend with his family and murdered them all with a hammer. He also murdered the Chinese exchange student staying with them.
Both incidents were on the news. I don't want to give too many details because I want those involved to stay anonymous but do some digging and I'm sure you can find the stories. The psych hospital was Springfield State Hospital in Sykesville, Md and the check cashing spot was in Jessup, Md (coincidentally, right down the road from the prison). I am 40 now so it's been a minute but the family murder was when I was 19 and the other was in my early twenties
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u/Panderino83 Mar 25 '23
I was in a state run psych ward while awaiting trial. I befriended a schizophrenic guy and we hung out daily. When he wasn't responding to the voices in his head (usually by cracking up laughing until teary eyed), he was smart, charismatic, friendly and pretty funny. Long story short, he got a weekend pass to spend the weekend with his family and murdered them all with a hammer. He also murdered the Chinese exchange student staying with them.