http://nypost.com/2014/05/29/killer-virgins-parents-say-its-been-hell-on-earth/Killer virgin’s parents: It’s ‘living hell’ knowing what our son did
By Sophia RosenbaumMay 29, 2014 | 2:13pm
Elliot Rodger's parents, Peter (left) and Chin Rodger, say they have been experiencing "hell on earth" since the massacre.
The parents of California madman Elliot Rodger have been living in “hell on earth” since their son’s chaotic killing spree left six dead last week.
Peter and Chin Rodger released an anguished statement detailing their heartbreak for the victims of their son’s senseless Santa Barbara rampage that started with the slashing of his three roommates and ended with the “kissless virgin” turning the gun on himself.
“We are crying out in pain for the victims and their families. It breaks our hearts on a level that we didn’t think was possible,” Rodger’s parents said in a statement distributed by family friend Simon Astaire, who acts as their spokesman. “The feeling of knowing that it was our son’s actions that caused this tragedy can only be described as hell on earth.”
Astaire told ABC News on Thursday that their pain is so deep, they can’t speak without stammering and can barely articulate full sentences.
Last Friday, Rodger left his apartment armed with three handguns and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. He headed to two sorority houses, where he shot and killed two girls, opened fire on a local deli, killing one, and ran down at least two bicyclists with his black BMW while shooting at people on the street. He injured more than a dozen.
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Just before he left his apartment Friday, Rodger sent a rambling, 137-page manifesto that outlined his entire life, called out everyone he hated and detailed his plan to kill as many people as possible in his “Day of Retribution,” which he had been planning for at least three years.
Rodger’s parents raced from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara to try to stop their son, but they were too late. Now they hope to do whatever they can to stop similar mass murders from happening.
“It is now our responsibility to do everything we can to help avoid this happening to any other family — not only to avoid any more innocence destroyed, but also to identify and deal with the mental issues that drove our son to do what he did,” the statement said.
Astaire has said his good friends Peter and Chin are mourning the loss of their son’s six victims more than their own flesh and blood.