My brother murdered his entire family, and I know why.

My brother, Tchim, murdered his entire family. He had a wife, Rachel, and two beautiful kids, Molly (4) and Jordan (13). I broke down and cried all the tears I had when I heard the news. He was my younger brother, and it hurts me that I wasn't there to help him. I live in Arizona and he lives in Michigan. That's part of why I have no idea why he did it, other than what I found on his facebook page. It all started with this post.<br><br> contemplation on the meaning of life <br><br>*please read all of this*<br><br>this post was going to be a normal update on my life about my kids and stuff, but it's not<br><br>two days ago, I received a strange email. I was sitting on my computer, editing some courses I'm teaching in the fall, and I received an email called contemplation on the meaning of life - part 1.<br><br>not much was in the email. there was just a brief message:<br><br>"You are a gift. Your life is a gift. Your family is a gift. You must protect your gift, and have a happy life."<br><br>it was weird, but I didn't think much of it. I thought it was a spam message at first, but now I know that it's not.<br><br>yesterday, I received another email titled contemplation on the meaning of life - part 2.<br><br>this one was a bit different. it said:<br><br>"In order to protect your gift, you must sacrifice the world."<br><br>from here, I got a bit more curious. I figured it was a scam in one way or another, but again, I didn't think much of it.<br><br>now, this morning I got another email, and it was titled contemplation on the meaning of life - part 3.<br><br>this one contained a very short message, but it was contemplative. it read:<br><br>"You may need to sacrifice a part of your life gift to keep the rest of it safe. that is okay. live your life. protect your gift. be free."<br><br>that's the end of the email. nothing else, no links, nothing. that's it.<br><br>so, my family and I are going to go on a trip. that's all I'm saying about it here. if you want to know more, shoot me a personal message and I'll let you know. <br><br>what I want to say here is, I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with the people I love. I've been given a gift in my kids Molly and Jordan, and my beautiful wife Rachael. I'm gonna be in contact with all of you less, but know that I'm thinking about you and wishing you all the best - you are all gifts and I hope you understand that. <br><br>I love you all. Be free. Live your gift. <br><br>-- Tchim<br><br>P.S. I've had a very rough week and a half, but I've learned a lot from it. I hope all of you have the courage to do what needs to be done. <br><br>If you are curious about this, message me for more info. I'm not going to post more here because type-to you all is like talking to all of you at once. I don't want to do that. You all mean far too much to me.<br><br>I was hypothetical about this for about a month after that. I didn't see much else out of my brother on social media, which was very strange for him. He was one of those people who posts all the time, and he was very active in the groups he was in. <br><br>I knew something was wrong when I saw a post from my brother's wife on facebook. It was a post stating that my brother had snapped and murdered their two kids. I can't remember the exact wording, but I remember that it said nothing about what happened to her.<br><br>I messaged her on facebook, asking if she was okay. She didn't respond, and I didn't hear from my brother at all during that time. <br><br>Then I got the call. It was from a detective in the town my brother lived in. He told me that my brother had murdered his two kids, and that my brother had gone missing. He murdered his wife too, but they found her body first because it was in a more public area. I didn't ask much about it because I was heartbroken and devastated, but I assume that my brother killed her after taking care of the kids. <br><br>I couldn't sleep for days after that. It was all I could think about. Why did he do it? What made him do such a thing? <br><br>That's when I got the next email from his account. It was titled contemplation on the meaning of life - part 4. <br><br>This email was short, and it made me weep. I wept far harder than I had when I got the news. This one said:<br><br>"I am so happy now. Rachael, Molly, and Jordan were an overweight on my gift that I had to remove. I am free now, and I feel like I can live my life. I hope you learn to live your life too."<br><br>When I read it, I broke down and cried. I understood what was going on. This man, whoever he is, had convinced my brother that he can live a better life without his wife and kids. He convinced my brother that he had to murder them. <br><br>I know that this man is still out there, and he has convinced many other people to do heinous and horrific acts. I am going to make sure that I let everyone know about this, because I want justice for my brother, his wife, and his two beautiful kids. <br><br>I can't help but ask myself - was it worth it? <br><br>My brother is in jail, far away from me. I haven't seen him in almost a year, and I don't think I ever will again. My beautiful sister-in-law and my sweet niece and nephew are gone, dead before their time. What did this man gain from this? Can he really feel happy?<br><br>I don't think so. <br><br>what he didto my family is unspeakable. I can never forgive him, and I hope he burns in hell.