Rachel Shannon

But his defense came in with a little bit of insight into Cody's past and what could have contributed to his disturbing mindset.

Like I mentioned earlier, investigators said that Cody never gave a real explanation for why he did what he did.

He refused to give any details about his motivations and avoided answering any questions about why he chose Bobby Ann,

Again, except for saying that she reminded him of an ex-girlfriend.

However, he did mention that he had a bad childhood and suffered from trauma.

His defense attorney claimed that he was diagnosed with ADHD, dyslexia, depression, and anxiety.

And by the age of 19, he had seven years of a depressive history.

By the age of seven, he was deemed as being special needs.

and by the age of nine, he was contemplating suicide.

His defense attorney continued that he had not received much comfort from either his home or school life growing up.

Neither his father nor any of his other male role models provided anything that could give Cody a good foundation for how to live his life.

They said that he led a sad and isolated life from a young age.

He was someone who is self-absorbed, but not in a narcissistic way.

He doesn't love himself, he loathes himself.

He grew up to absolutely hate himself.

He was angry with the world, angry with everything.

They said that he did seek help at some point, but he wasn't the best at speaking with counselors because he didn't feel comfortable talking about the details of his life.

He continued that Bobby Ann's murder was, quote,

the culmination of everything that has gone on in his life stemming from childhood.

Ah yes, the old childhood trauma excuse for grown adults committing disgusting, gruesome murders.