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 all of her children for years, but she had a deeper hatred for her daughters, which led to their deaths. Terry Knorr, the surviving daughter, was the one who ultimately convicted her mother of the murder of her sisters. Before his mother's arrest, Terry and his siblings endured years of physical and sexual torture. Terry explained that his brothers and mothers severely abused them. Terry's brothers helped their mother beat them when they grew too big for their mother to beat. In the story, Terry describes how his brothers held them down, while their mother beat them until they bled or passed out. Not only did she beat them, but she stopped them from eating, she said they had a demonic pose. Thereasa Knorr wouldn't feed them as punishment, she even went so far as to tie them to their beds and lock them in a broom closet for months because she claimed they worshiped the devil. I believe her sons not only helped her come out in love, but they believed everything their mother told them. It seemed to me that Thérèse had more hatred towards her daughters than towards her sons. She seemed jealous of them and had no empathy or compassion for their well-being. She favored her sons, when they were younger they were mistreated as well as reported by Terry, but not as badly as the girls. Theresa excused her son's behavior, even when they sexually abused their sisters. It was said in the story that she needed their money and they were bigger than her, so at some point she didn't beat them anymore. During a severe beating, Theresa was angry...... middle of paper ...... At first, I sometimes felt like I was trying to dig deeper into things, but that didn't is no longer the case now, I would rather it be nothing than lead to the death or abuse of a child.ReferencesClarkson, W. (1995). Whatever the Mother Says -: an incredible true story of death and destruction within an ordinary family (St. Martin's Paperback ed.). New York: St. Martin’s. Okado, Y. and Azar, S. (2011). The impact of extreme emotional distance in the mother-child relationship on future risk of offspring maltreatment. Journal of Family Violence, 26(6), 439-452. Stout, M. (2005). The sociopath next door: the ruthless versus the rest of us. New York: Broadway Books. Thurston, C. (2006). Child abuse: recognition of the causes and types of abuse. Nurse Practitioner, 31(10), 51-57.Tower, C. (2010). Understanding Child Abuse and Neglect (9th ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon.