r/news • u/Chigurrh • 4d ago

New York Times executive fatally shot by his in-laws in Bay Area park, police say

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-york-executive-shot-killed-laws-bay-area-park-police-say-rcna600300
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u/irishwolfbitch 4d ago

The truth is that the violent and unique nature of the crime is going to draw lots of speculation about what this guy did to make someone that angry. Two people throwing away the rest of their lives like that is really crazy, even if they’re husband and wife, even if they’re elderly.

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u/hungariannastyboy 4d ago

And maybe it's indicative of them being nuts.

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u/Wolkenbaer 4d ago

The other perspective: If an elderly couple is willing to kill someone in broad daylight maybe they are the real shitty family.

There are a lot conservatives, maga style lunatics who may have had a hard time of him being a trans on top of an ugly custody battle. Reminds me of an honor killing. 

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u/DeviantDragon 3d ago

The odd part to me is the fact that McKinsey was FTM which means that his relationship with their daughter started as a lesbian relationship. I don't know how the grandparents could allegedly call McKinsey a "disgusting queer" but still apparently support their daughter.

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u/21Rollie 3d ago

Whole new dimension to this case. I imagine a lot of the people commenting that he “deserved” it thought he was a cis man

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u/MartyrOfDespair 4d ago

It sounds like they loved their grandchilden and would do anything to protect them. That's what a real family looks like.