Theresa Knorr was a mother of six who was convicted of murdering her two daughters Suesan Knorr (16) and Sheila Sanders (20). Theresa physically tortured and tortured all of her children for years, but she had a deeper hatred for her girls, which led to their deaths. Terry Knorr, the surviving daughter, was the one who finally got her mother convicted of the murder of her sisters. Before his mother's arrest, Terry and his brothers endured years of physical and sexual torture. Terry explained that his brothers and mothers had severely abused them. Terry's brothers helped their mother beat them when they became too old for their mother to beat them. In the story Terry described how his brothers held them down, while their mother beat them until they bled or passed out. Not only did he beat them, but he prevented them from eating, he said they were demonic. Thereasa Knorr didn't want to feed them as punishment, she even tied them to their beds and locked them in the broom closet for months because she claimed they worshiped the devil. I believe her children helped her not only out of love, but they believed everything their mother told them. It seemed to me that Teresa harbored more hatred towards her daughters than towards her sons. She seemed jealous of them and had no empathy or compassion for their well-being. He favored his sons, when they were younger they were abused as Terry reported, but not as bad as the girls. Theresa excused her son's behavior, even when they sexually abused their sisters. In the story it was said that she needed their money and they were older than her, so at some point she didn't hit them anymore. During a severe beating, Theresa was angry... middle of paper... In the beginning, I sometimes felt that I was trying to delve into things, but not anymore, I prefer that there is nothing that could lead to killing or to the abuse of a child. References Clarkson, W. (1995). Whatever the Mother Says: An Incredible True Story of Death and Destruction Within an Ordinary Family (St. Martin's Pockets ed.). New York: St. Martin's. Okado, Y., & Azar, S. (2011). The impact of extreme emotional distance in the mother-child relationship on future risk of child maltreatment perpetration. Journal of Family Violence, 26(6), 439-452. Stout, M. (2005). The sociopath next door: the ruthless against the rest of us. New York: Broadway Books. Thurston, C. (2006). Child abuse: recognition of the causes and types of abuse. Practical Nurse, 31(10), 51-57.Tower, C. (2010). Understanding child abuse and neglect (9th ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.