Well after reading these comments it appears clear that few of you are aware of what is being done to foster children and has been for decades. These children are literally drugged out of their minds with mind altering medications from their very early years. The antidepressants they are so often given have both suicidal and homicidal ideation (compulsive thoughts leading to action) listed as side effects. (Since when did anyone determine that suicide or homicide are acceptable risks to a prescription medication?!!!!!) We have warnings that the drugs double the rate of suicide in this age group and it should follow that they also double the rate of homicide. Did anyone mention what medications he has been on? Why was it not used in his defense? It should have been. 

You call this boy a "monster"? Keep in mind it is our society, us, who has created this monster out of a boy who should have had a future. It seems the victim of this crime understood that more than most of you do.