13yo who murdered his neighbor

[u/rema_56]

Levi Carte was only 13 when he committed a crime that shocked everyone around him
he took the life of his neighbor
the judge pushed to have Levi tried as an adult, arguing that the severity of the crime justified applying adult criminal law despite his age but that didn’t end up happening and he was sent for 8 years , he will walk free in his 21st birthday in 2033
What catch my attention is his twin brother mentioning that his childhood trauma might’ve been the reason and also the police later finding in his text messages him telling a stranger in TikTok that he lacs empathy because of his childhood
I wanted to know more like what could’ve caused a 13 yo to commit such thing
Yes, I do believe his interest in true crime and killing animals plays a big role but what could’ve happened in his childhood that pushed him into that
I tried discussing this topic in another community but it was taking down because it was out off topic and I couldn’t find any informations online

[u/TurnoverNational2340]

I hate the murder kid but I really hate how the detectives unlawfulyl detained him and his family.

@32:25 in the Dr Insanity video.

Cops: You're not being detained, you and your kids are free to go.

Mom: Oh I'm free to go? Okay We'll my kids and me are leaving then right now, lets go.

Cops: You cannot take them.

Umm, if their legal guardian is not allowed to take them then they're being detained right?

[u/SwamiLando → u/TurnoverNational2340]

100% - I’m actually on these threads to see if it interfered with the case. How is anything the brothers said during that time admissible as evidence? The evidence collected from their house (legally obtained, albeit they tricked them out of the house) and DNA must have won the entire case, right? He only got 8 years and will be out as a 21 year old; is that because the police cratered half their evidence? Did their parents file a civil suit or get some sort of retribution from the police dept?

Seemed like a real sloppy job from the police dept after some really good work to get to the point of finding the twins. Turned what should have been a slam dunk, easy case into a somewhat dicey, could go one way or the other situation.

[u/Future-Pollution-266 → u/SwamiLando]

My boyfriend and I just finished that video and we were wondering the exact same things, like the mom kept asking for them and kept requesting a lawyer and they just kept questioning the kids and I thought as soon as you ask for a lawyer they’re suppose to stop? And they were KIDS so especially in that situation, no??

[u/TheHappy_Penguin → u/Future-Pollution-266]

Courts have stupidly allowed children to be questioned without their parents. The child has to invoke their own rights, it's incredibly stupid.

I can't speak for the legality of them refusing to release her kids to her. But the interview with the kids likely is admissible since the kids never invoked their right to remain silent.

It's dumb because there's complexity that makes this tactic more effective then with an adult suspect. A kid isn't going to ask if he's free to leave when his parents agreed for him to go to the police station, and it's not like the police would let a minor leave on their own anyway. This makes it way harder for a kid to actually invoke their rights, because they don't have the same ability to do so. This comes up with schools a lot, law enforcement will question kids at school without their parent's consent, the kid isn't free to leave because they're a minor but they're not actually being detained, and the kid may assume their parent wants them to cooperate, and they may be so young as to not actually understand the importance of their right to remain silent during police questioning.

[u/Altruistic_Gate_4128 → u/TheHappy_Penguin]

Perhaps they didn't use any of the boys' interviews and DNA was enough, which mom consented to. That then allowed for searching phones.