Psychopath killed his four-year old sister to 'punish' his mother

 Twelve years ago, a Texan mother discovered that her 4-year-old daughter, Ella, had met a tragic demise marked by brutality.

The perpetrator behind the heinous act against Charity Lee's child wasn't a notorious serial killer or a recognized criminal; surprisingly, it was her own 13-year-old son, Paris Bennett.

In her sleep, Ella fell victim to 17 stabs and strangulation at the hands of her sibling. Paris had persuaded their babysitter to leave early and subsequently dialed 911 to confess to this ghastly act, revealing that his motive was to retaliate against his mother.

ITV presenter Piers Morgan conducted an interview with the now 25-year-old Bennett in a Texas prison where he serves a 40-year sentence. Despite spending almost half of his life incarcerated, he is approaching parole eligibility.

With an impressive IQ of 141, Bennett qualifies as a genius, a distinction held by less than a quarter of one percent of the global population. In Morgan's account for the Daily Mail, it is revealed that Bennett is diagnosed as a psychopath by medical experts.

Morgan's encounter with Bennett, reminiscent of scenes from "The Silence of the Lambs," took place in a secure room behind reinforced glass, guarded by heavily armed personnel. Face-to-face communication with the killer was strictly prohibited.

"Why not?" Morgan inquired. As he wrote, "True psychopaths exhibit a chronic mental disorder characterized by various personality traits, including amoral or antisocial behavior, extreme egocentricity, an inability to love or establish meaningful relationships, and a complete absence of guilt, shame, or embarrassment."

"Psychopaths can also be shockingly violent. Paris Bennett ticks every box," Morgan asserted.

The chilling facts of the case reveal that, at the age of 13, Bennett aimed to punish his mother Charity for perceived wrongs. Initially planning to kill her, he redirected his intentions towards his 4-year-old sister, Ella, intensifying the impact - one child dead, the other incarcerated.

Executing his plan while Charity was at work, Bennett instructed the babysitter to depart early, then calmly entered his sister's room and launched a ferocious attack. Following the assault, he casually engaged in a six-minute phone conversation with a friend before contacting the police, leading to his arrest.

Charity Lee conveyed to Morgan, "If Paris had carried out his original intention of killing me, my suffering would have been brief. But by choosing to end Ella's life, he condemned me to a lifetime of anguish."

Remarkably, Lee claims to have forgiven her son and maintains regular visits. However, she fears that his potential parole may reignite torment.

In response to Morgan's inquiry about her son, Lee stated, "He's human. He can be affable, polite, and charming when he wishes. Paris is, after all, a psychopath."

Upon entering the secure room, Bennett greeted with a casual "Hello, everyone" and humorously asked if he should speak in the Queen's English for the ITV interview.

"Why are you doing this interview?" Morgan questioned Bennett. "To dispel the perception that I am a monster or villain," Bennett replied. When asked to rationalize his actions towards his sister, Bennett admitted the complexity of explaining everything, emphasizing people's aversion to confusion and the preference for easy answers.

Morgan probed further into Bennett's anger, to which Bennett responded, "For many years, there was this hot, flaming ball of wrath in the pit of my stomach directed at my mother." Bennett explained that he chose to target his sister to inflict the utmost pain upon his mother, recognizing that losing a child would devastate her.

While expressing love for Ella, Bennett acknowledged a darker, wounded part within him, shaped by prolonged pain. He quoted, "Misery loves company" and professed his profound love for his late sister.

When asked about understanding love, Bennett struggled, stating, "I don't know how to answer that question. It's not simple. I can't just point at something and say, 'OK, that's love, I recognize it and feel that.'"

In response to the question of whether he would commit murder again, Bennett asserted that the only person he posed a danger to was himself. He vowed to remove himself from the equation at the slightest hint of the resurfacing dark aspect.

Bennett concluded, "Every individual harbors the potential for murder. Margaret Atwood once wrote that if we were all on trial for our thoughts, we would all be hanged."