A Vietnam Vet’s Suicide Pact: Did War-Induced Stress Cause Him to Kill Five?

Discusses the suicide pact of a Vietnam veteran & his live-in girlfried who collaborated to kill her 3 children before taking their own lives. The article suggests that this veteran suffered from posttraumatic-stress disorder & that he was extremely bitter about the government’s lack of attention to the ongoing problems of Vietnam vets. (LH)