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Experts have said that it is unlikely that Paris could ever be rehabilitated. In 2021, Charity stated that she had ceased all communication with Paris after learning he was involved with a woman who was on bond two hours away from where she lived for planning a mass shooting. She stated, "I finally accepted it is okay to love him as my son but really dislike the man he has become."
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Shortly before the murder, Charity had relapsed into her drug addiction, and this was believed to be Paris's breaking point to what made him decide to murder Ella. However, Paris displayed warning signs of violence before the murder and has since admitted to feeling homicidal tendencies since he was
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Charity initially maintained contact with Paris since the murder, which Paris said astounded him. Charity has been told that she and her new son are at risk once Paris is released, which she accepts and has acknowledged she will most likely need to move to a new location once Paris is released.
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at 11:42 PM. On the call, Paris appeared to fake insanity, telling the dispatcher that he thought Ella was an inflamed pumpkin-headed demon and stabbed her. Once the dispatcher instructed Paris to perform
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