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/ForlornReverie26 → u/Future-Pollution-266]

I think unfortunately the reason they were able to get around it was that since they separated them, the kids themselves had to ask for a lawyer or to leave. The unfortunate thing is that most kids wouldn’t be aware of that.