Preteen Who Wanted to Please a Fictional Character is Currently Incompetent to Stand Trial

I have studied criminal psychology. I am fascinated by what triggers an individual to commit horrible acts of violence against a fellow human being, and have spent countless hours in classrooms, talking to forensic psychologists, learning from members of law enforcement, and reading numerous books and articles to learn all I can. The killer’s mind is featured prominently in all of my novels.

With all of the case studies I have reviewed, each one is still shocking and upsetting. This is true ex...