Dastardly Dads: Dad kills 20-year-old son in murder-suicide (Wildwood, Missouri)

Contrary to fathers' rights propaganda, father perpetrators (along with stepdads and caretaker boyfrends) dominate the most vicious crimes against children: sexual assault, abusive head trauma, murder-suicides, crimes involving gun violence, and other similar forms of physically violent/fatal child abuse. And as more dads are providing child care (either because mom is working and can't find other care, or because dads are increasingly getting unsupervised visitation/custody through the family courts), more dads are are being found guilty of basic child abuse and neglect as well.

10/25/15 -Because of severe time constraints, we are no longer able to do regular updates at Dastardly Dads. We will occasionally post articles on general studies on child abuse/domestic violence, news pieces involving abusive fathers in custody/visitation situations. We wil also be updating the Killer Dads and Custody lists, while looking for a better, more accessible platform for the data.

7/11/16 - We started this blog on June 24, 2009--just over seven years. And like all good things, it's time to bring this project to a close. It has served its purpose. We have close to 10,500 postings regarding fathers and child abuse, with hundred of those cases being enabled by the family courts, social services, and others in authority. The documentation is clear. It is now time to stop documenting and put that energy into changing the situation that puts thousands of mothers and children at risk every day.

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Dad kills 20-year-old son in murder-suicide (Wildwood, Missouri)

Dad is identified as DOUGLAS POTTER.

http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/2014/03/12/babler-state-park-murder-suicide-douglas-potter-joseph-potter/6321415/

Murder-suicide ruled in father, son found in Babler State Park

Aja J Williams, KSDK 2:32 p.m. EDT March 12, 2014

WILDWOOD, Mo. (KSDK) – Police are investigating a murder-suicide in relation to the father and son found dead in Babler State Park Tuesday.

Douglas Potter, 57, killed his son, Joseph Potter, 20, and then took his own life, according to St. Louis County Police. Police have retrieved a weapon.

A couple found the men's bodies near a hiking trail around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. Authorities evacuated the park, except a group of students from Crestview Middle School who were there for a camping trip.

No motive has been identified, and no further information was immediately available.

Dastardly Dads

Killler Dads and Custody Lists

Protective Parents for Children's Rights

Followers

Blog Archive

Wednesday, March 12, 2014

Dad kills 20-year-old son in murder-suicide (Wildwood, Missouri)