Mr. Christopher devoted much of his life offscreen to caring for his autistic son, Ned, and to championing for the developmentally disabled and their families.

The friend, testifying under immunity, said Garbutt told her he killed his developmentally disabled roommate because “God wanted her.”

It is not easy to raise four children these days, and you seem to care about fairness and developmentally appropriate behaviors, so kudos to you.