While John's mother never confronted her husband about his actions, nor did she go to the police before the murder, she eventually confronted the police during the trial. "Sandra Telford served her husband with divorce papers on Riker," (Locos Parentis). Although it was the right thing in the end, everyone later debated whether or not she should go to court. prison as well, but in this case I believe she was just as much a victim as John and Chris Because all the jury and the police know, she could have been physically assaulted, and even gaslighted, which makes her go away. even harder. harder to leave someone and with a total of 4,000 deaths each year linked to domestic violence, she could have tried to protect her own life Even though she was not personally convicted of any. crime in this case, Robert took a deal and got two to six years in prison, his son was sentenced to over ten years. This particular sentence is unfair because John could have faced his father's abuse as soon as. his birth, so he cannot tell right from wrong “Because of this factor and the evidence in the case, I think John should be placed in a mental hospital so that he can attempt to learn right. struggling and get the therapy he obviously needs. Looking at the evidence against Robert, I believe