Chapter 1: A Dark Beginning

Dustin Duthie has admitted to taking the lives of his girlfriend, Taylor Toller, along with his mother, Shawn Boshuck, and stepfather, Alan Pennylegion. Taylor was discovered in her apartment, having lain lifeless for five days, appearing as if she were simply asleep. Meanwhile, police were uncovering the bodies of Shawn and Alan elsewhere in town.

In an inexplicable turn of events, Dustin had fatally stabbed his mother six times before covering her with a plastic sheet. When his stepfather entered the scene and witnessed the aftermath, Dustin attacked him as well, delivering eight fatal stabs. Following these acts, authorities found a note in which Dustin detailed his motivations for murdering Taylor, expressing a chilling desire to experience the sensation of steel penetrating flesh and the moment a soul departs from its body.

Dustin's early years were marked by signs of volatility. Raised among his step-siblings, he was recognized for his intelligence, yet beneath that facade lay a simmering rage. This a