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The Murder of Jeff Hall

But who is really to blame?

The Event

Jeffrey Hall was a plumber in California who was shot in his sleep with his own gun on May 1, 2011. Friends of the victim claimed he was a very devoted father...

The Event

The killer was his 10-year-old son Joseph.

Joseph Hall

Joseph Hall was 10 years old, and suffered some developmental difficulties due to his mother's consumption of alcohol and other drugs during while he was in utero. He also had below average intelligence and was believed to have ADHD and other issues.

He had been kicked out of 9 different schools for his violent and impulsive behavior toward students and teachers, and was at the time being homeschooled as a result, including stabbing students with pencils, and once attempting to strangle a teacher with a telephone cord.

Shortly before the incedent, Joseph had been taught by his father how to use the gun.

At 4:00 AM on the 1st of May, Joseph took his father's handgun, went to where his father was asleep on the couch, and shot him in the head.

Joseph Hall

The Household

  • Jeff Hall was Neo-nazi white supremacist who regularly held Neo-nazi meetings in his home
  • Joseph Hall and his mother and siblings were regularly beaten and abused.
  • Child Protective Services had been called and investigated the family 23 times, but did nothing because they couldn't prove the abuse.
  • According to the defence, Joseph was abused physically, emotionally, and possibly sexually.
  • The day before the murder, Joseph had called the police to report that his father had threatened to remove the smoke detectors and burn the house down with the family inside. The police did nothing.

The Trial

And the Evidence

The Prosectution claimed that because CPS couldn't prove abuse, it wasn't present, and that Joseph was aware of the wrongness of his actions.

The Defence claimed that it was self defence.

Joseph was found guilty of second degree murder and in 2013

The Case

Sources

https://nationalpost.com/news/disabled-boy-10-who-killed-abusive-neo-nazi-dad-locked-up-until-age-23-after-u-s-court-ruling

https://www.hsinvisiblechildren.org/when-homeschoolers-turn-violent/joseph-hall/

https://www.thefamilytiespodcast.com/episode-16-homeschooling-gone-wrong-the-case-of-joseph-hall/

https://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/15/us/boy-12-found-guilty-in-killing-of-neo-nazi-father.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_of_Jeff_Hall

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