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On August 10 2012, Zachary, 15, killed his mum Melanie, 45, by hitting her over the head with a sledgehammer twelve times. Then, to destroy the evidence and hoping to kill his older brother Josh, he set the family home on fire.
- Zachary Davis’ Descent Into Mental Illness
- Zachary Davis’ Brutal Murder of His Mother Melanie
- Davis’ Arrest and Trial
- Was Zachary Davis A Lost Child Or Pure Evil?
Zachary Davis was a quiet boy who clearly had a history of mental illness. When his father, Chris, died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig’s disease, in 2007, then nine-year-old Davis went into a tailspin. According to Gail Cron, Davis’ paternal grandmother, the boy was taken to see a Dr. Bradley Freeman at Vanderbilt University ...
Melanie worked hard as a paralegal and trained hard as a triathlete. She did her best to get past Chris’s death and to keep her boys happy. Unbeknownst to her, her youngest son Zachary Davis was beyond her grasp. The 15-year-old was an outcast amongst his peers. He often spoke in a monotonous whisper and would wear the same hoodie every day. He had...
In a videotaped confession presented as evidence to the court, Zachary Davis chillingly explained how the disembodied voice of his father told him to kill his mother. When asked by a detective in his confession if he could go back in time, would he still carry out the attack, Davis said that “I would probably kill Josh with a sledgehammer too.” Def...
The justice system and the 12-member jury grappled with the notion that while Zachary Davis had clearly premeditated his mother’s murder, it was also apparent that he was deeply unwell. Dr. McGraw tried to show compassion towards the teenager, “When I look in your eyes, I don’t see evil, I see lost.” Davis’ paternal grandmother appealed to his seve...
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Jul 19, 2024 · Zachary claimed in his confession that he killed Melanie after hearing his father’s voice in his head. Zachary was also asked if, if time could be reversed, he would still perpetrate the murder.
Oct 25, 2017 · Melanie intentionally withdrew Zachary from therapy after the death of his father and Zachary’s newly-identified deep depression (which developed comorbidly with schizophrenia). Melanie selfishly wanted to move on after her husband’s death at the expense of her child’s well-being.
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View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 1999 CD release of "Millenium Collection" on Discogs.
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- 2 x CD, Compilation
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Jun 5, 2015 · A Hendersonville teen convicted in April of first-degree murder in the 2012 bludgeoning death of his mother will spend at least 71 years in prison. Zachary Davis, 17, received an automatic life...
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2-CD set, first released in Holland in 2000 on the Double Classics label, then released in Germany as part of the "MILLENIUM COLLECTION" on the Millenium label. Its third release was in the UK in 2002 as "UNPLUGGED AND SOLO POWERED" by Angel Air.
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