Man takes 16 ax blows and wakes up as if nothing had happened
The calendar marked November 15, 2004, a morning that seemed like any other. At the Pig family house, Peter and Joan had been used to being alone ever since their sons, 23-year-old Jonathan and 21-year-old Chris had gone to college.
Peter got up, went into the kitchen and prepared a snack. Then he sat down at the table, signed a check to pay for his son's parking lot, and tried to clear the dishes that were cleaned on the machine. At this time, he fell to the ground and died. Peter didn't have a heart attack or a stroke; he had taken 16 ax blows the night before.
Arriving at the house, the cops found a scene worthy of a horror movie - or Dexter. The blood was scattered, the alarm had been tampered with, and the telephone lines were cut. The door had not been broken open and the lock was still a spare key. The culprit knew how the house worked inside.
After finding Peter dead in the kitchen, the officers headed for the couple's bedroom, where Joan, his wife, was completely bloodied. She had lost a piece of the skull, an eye and some teeth. Her face was disfigured, but surprisingly, she was still alive.
Coincidentally, one of the officers knew the family and soon wondered where the couple's children were. He knelt beside Joan and asked if his eldest son could do that to them. She shook her head to say no. Realizing that the woman was still conscious, he asked about his second son, Chris. This time, before she was taken by the ambulance, Joan was able to confirm that her youngest son was responsible for the attack.
The main suspect
Upon contacting Chris, they discovered that the boy was in his room near the university and 200 kilometers from the crime scene. During the interrogation, Chris stated that he never left the room at night when his parents were attacked.
Unbelieving this version, police investigated local cameras, and the images soon showed the young man leaving his Jeep from the parking lot around 10:30 pm. With this information, prosecutors developed a theory about what would have happened that night: after making the trip, the police believe Chris deactivated the alarm with the code and, to mislead, broke the device. Then he would have taken the ax from the garage, climbed into his parents' room and attacked them.
The telephone company records pointed out that at 4:54 am the lines were cut. Possibly, it was at this time that the young man returned to his dormitory, as at 8.30, the cameras show the vehicle near campus.
It didn't take long for them to discover the motivation: Chris boasted a luxury life with designer clothes and lots of parties. His rampant spending habits caused the young man to accumulate many debts. To make matters worse, he had still borrowed and bought a car in his father's name.
The outcome
After recovering from the surgery, Joan said she had no recollection of the attack, much less accused her youngest son. The case gained national attention when she refused to testify against Chris in court, stating that she and her husband were attacked by someone else. Still, after so much evidence, Chris was sentenced to 50 years in prison.
How did Peter Pig not notice the 16 axes?
Among the many speculations about Peter Pig's case is Doctor Hubbard's explanation that the injuries caused by the ax were not enough to kill him instantly, while police believe Peter acted this way because of the adrenaline rush without actually having it. awareness of the state of his wife and himself.
The guess of a Reddit user who allegedly had access to an autopsy is that serious damage only occurred to the outside of the brain, which is responsible for controlling voluntary movements and sensory functions. Because the inner portion was intact, he was able to perform activities he was used to, such as making a sandwich or signing checks.
