Jacob Ind, who killed his abusive father and stepmother. The founders of Pendulum have a son who was sentenced to life without parole for trying to help yet another abused teen, Nathan Ybanez, who killed his mother. (www.pbs.org Frontline / When Kids Get Life). So the issues of child abuse and its sometimes tragic concomitant, parricide, are very important to us at Pendulum. Kids who kill parents are generally badly abused, including at least two of the current three children featured here. The Pendulum Foundation and Stop Direct File (stopdirectfile.org) are personally involved in the case of John Caudle, a Colorado fourteen-year-old who killed his mother and step-father. We are supporting Dan Dailey, child advocate and media relations specialist, (http://wandervogeldiary.wordpress.com/) with two other cases, that of 11-year-old Jordan Brown, who is erroneously charged with killing his father’s fiancée, and David Champ, a Missouri  11-year-old  who shot his father. Both John Caudle and David Champ suffered horrendous abuse, which did not deter prosecutors from trying them as adults. In Jordan Brown’s case, there is no credible evidence linking Jordan  to the crime and much evidence that Pennsylvania prosecutors and press are, to phrase it gently, “rushing to judgment.” The cases of John Caudle, Jordan Brown and David Champ are on-going. Click the link below for more information. The site will be updated as events warrant. We’ve included resources and information about parricide in general. If you’ve clicked on this particular button you probably have a personal interest. For that we extend our sincerest sympathies and will be happy to talk with you privately at Maryellen@pendulumfoundation.com Mary Ellen Johnson, Executive Director, The Pendulum Foundation  Copyright © 2002-2011 PendulumFoundation.com. All rights reserved. Read our Terms of Use Parricide is defined as the murdering of one's father, mother, or other near relative. Parricide is extremely rare, averaging fewer than 300 cases annually in the United States. (Contrast to adults who kill MYTHS ABOUT PARRICIDE  PARRICIDE FACT SHEET THE CASES OF JOHN CAUDLE and DAVID CHAMP Home     About us     Resources     Colorado Kids     Parricide Cases     Donate     Take Action     Contact us their children, which is epidemic by comparison.) I initially became involved in the tragedy of kids serving life after championing a Colorado 15-year-old,