I cannot believe he spared his dog but not the kids. Perhaps while he was zip tying and killing the kids, the dog had the sense to escape the a'hole. Hopefully he has the sense to jump of a cliff asap.
He didn't take out the wife either, many of them mod, but we sure know of ones that don't, almost seems like they want them to live and hurt with all the loss sometimes. Hard to know how he was thinking here or if any all think the same.
I don't want to speculate too much but some types I think are actually jealous of their children, one thought, them having it better than he feels he did or does. They also represent child support, a lot of it for three and years to come. Sounds too practical but that is increasing debt for years to come. Wife wasn't herself cost him anything. Dog maybe he felt was more like him, no home, no life. Dog a companion, plus most will eat anything and perhaps people always were willing to buy or give him food for the dog, I can see that being the case.
Maybe also there was not a good opportunity re the wife who was not with him alone and that would mean he even more knew what he was doing.
But I don't know any of that, just some thoughts and I could be way off. Let's remember this guy looked into Canada and going on the run, sounds like preplanning. That's like AWOL or would be if still in the service which one would think he'd be against, and being in Canada would lose him any benefits ever if he had such.
He needs to be found or caught first I'd say. Finding out what he was thinking we are a long way from I think, and may never understand of course.
He is present basically to fight her over the kids but then he gets to see them and does this. It's just a big smh overall. It makes me thin of Doerman who hunted down and shot his three boys at his own home, never his wife who was there. This one though ran, that one sat there calmly and smoked and awaited arrest almost? What is it the kids are representing to them or what is it they are doing and the reason? It always hurts the mother forever after is my first thought generally. They also make it not easy to leave or just be free because no matter what it will cost them. I have no idea. Like I said, not going to go too far into thought as like any of us, I have no idea. He did seem to be planning though in this case...
One thing is for sure, in either case, the mother is caused heartbreak forever whether they are around or not. In this one if he got away, his ties were ended and mom hurt forever. We know he was planning to go it seems. In a way, so far, sick as it is, it worked so far for him in that he has not been captured. In one fell swoop, he destroyed family or responsibility one way or another. Forever. And he is still free. He may think clearer than we know, just not in a way most of us would ever think. So far in his head he hasn't lost maybe.
Who knows though? I can't think like someone like that even if we knew how he was thinking so I'd better leave it at that. Maybe one day we will hear more. Right now, he is a very dangerous man to be on the loose and I am glad they are not hiding that and are telling people to stay vigilant and lock their doors. They need to find him and get him into custody. We could talk circles I'm sure but aren't going to reach answers most likely.
What I try to stay away from are these girls' last moments/thoughts of such. I mean it was intentional no matter his frame of mind or reasons. THREE of them. As in all cases, it should be about them but right now it needs to be about capturing him.
Jmo.