Cindy Murphy

And at that point in time, we didn't know. We didn't know he had a mental illness. We thought maybe he

had a brain tumor or that there was something physical going on that was causing his delusions and you're just desperately trying to get him to agree to go to the doctor but he was so busy doing everything and it was just like within probably two and a half to three months of us first kind of like saying well this isn't right something's going on that he got caught up in the criminal justice system for the first time when that happened was it something that was minor

had a brain tumor or that there was something physical going on that was causing his delusions and you're just desperately trying to get him to agree to go to the doctor but he was so busy doing everything and it was just like within probably two and a half to three months of us first kind of like saying well this isn't right something's going on that he got caught up in the criminal justice system for the first time when that happened was it something that was minor

had a brain tumor or that there was something physical going on that was causing his delusions and you're just desperately trying to get him to agree to go to the doctor but he was so busy doing everything and it was just like within probably two and a half to three months of us first kind of like saying well this isn't right something's going on that he got caught up in the criminal justice system for the first time when that happened was it something that was minor

Well, no, he had been acting very strangely and things had been getting tense at home. He was raising five kids, you know, ages two to, I guess, 15 at that time. And he just was not acting normally. And his 15-year-old was really alarmed. And... DCF was notified that there were things going on in the home that maybe shouldn't be. There were arguments and just, you know, weird stuff going on.

Well, no, he had been acting very strangely and things had been getting tense at home. He was raising five kids, you know, ages two to, I guess, 15 at that time. And he just was not acting normally. And his 15-year-old was really alarmed. And... DCF was notified that there were things going on in the home that maybe shouldn't be. There were arguments and just, you know, weird stuff going on.

Well, no, he had been acting very strangely and things had been getting tense at home. He was raising five kids, you know, ages two to, I guess, 15 at that time. And he just was not acting normally. And his 15-year-old was really alarmed. And... DCF was notified that there were things going on in the home that maybe shouldn't be. There were arguments and just, you know, weird stuff going on.

DCF got involved and decided to investigate and we're glad that they did. We thought that was appropriate and we were hoping that we would be able to get some help from them for him at that time. So we were kind of like, yeah, let's get these people involved so they can help us figure this out. But of course, it didn't turn out that way.

DCF got involved and decided to investigate and we're glad that they did. We thought that was appropriate and we were hoping that we would be able to get some help from them for him at that time. So we were kind of like, yeah, let's get these people involved so they can help us figure this out. But of course, it didn't turn out that way.

DCF got involved and decided to investigate and we're glad that they did. We thought that was appropriate and we were hoping that we would be able to get some help from them for him at that time. So we were kind of like, yeah, let's get these people involved so they can help us figure this out. But of course, it didn't turn out that way.

They removed the kids from the home while they were investigating and placed them with us, which then tied us up with all kinds of court hearings.

They removed the kids from the home while they were investigating and placed them with us, which then tied us up with all kinds of court hearings.

They removed the kids from the home while they were investigating and placed them with us, which then tied us up with all kinds of court hearings.

We had all five. Yes, we took all five of them. And so we had court hearings and all kinds of stuff that were just kind of overwhelming us at that time and diverting us so that we really couldn't move. be as effective as maybe as we'd hoped to be with in helping him. So it was just a crazy time. And one of the things that they ordered was for him not to come to our house.

We had all five. Yes, we took all five of them. And so we had court hearings and all kinds of stuff that were just kind of overwhelming us at that time and diverting us so that we really couldn't move. be as effective as maybe as we'd hoped to be with in helping him. So it was just a crazy time. And one of the things that they ordered was for him not to come to our house.

We had all five. Yes, we took all five of them. And so we had court hearings and all kinds of stuff that were just kind of overwhelming us at that time and diverting us so that we really couldn't move. be as effective as maybe as we'd hoped to be with in helping him. So it was just a crazy time. And one of the things that they ordered was for him not to come to our house.

He or his wife were not supposed to be here because they were still investigating. And we were told if he came to our house that we needed to tell them to leave. Well, one night they showed up at our house and It was for a good reason. He came to tell me that he'd gotten a job and he was so excited about it.

He or his wife were not supposed to be here because they were still investigating. And we were told if he came to our house that we needed to tell them to leave. Well, one night they showed up at our house and It was for a good reason. He came to tell me that he'd gotten a job and he was so excited about it.

He or his wife were not supposed to be here because they were still investigating. And we were told if he came to our house that we needed to tell them to leave. Well, one night they showed up at our house and It was for a good reason. He came to tell me that he'd gotten a job and he was so excited about it.

And he walked in the door and, you know, I could tell he was a little off because he was like almost manically happy, you know. Of course, he met me, you know, just as he was coming to the door and I'm like, no, you need to leave. You can't be here.