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ROBERT WILLIAM FISHER
Born in Brooklyn, NY
Had 2 sisters
His parents divorced in 1976
The divorce was hard for him to cope with
WHAT HAPPENED IN HIS
CHILDHOOD?
Married Mary Cooper in 1987
Was classified as a “control freak”
Was not a good father to his children
His family with Mary resembled his early childhood
FAMILY LIFE
Is a Navy Veteran
Worked as a repertory therapist and a Fire Fighter
Was an active member of the Scottsdale Baptist Church’s men’s ministry
BACKGROUND INFO ABOUT
FISHER
Was his first offence
Murdered his wife and her 2 children, both under the age of 13
Mary was shot, Bobby and Brittany’s throats were slit
He then proceeded to blow up his house to cover his tracks
This was called triple murder and arson*
He’s on the FBI’s most wanted list
Triple murder and arson: killing of 3 people and malicious burning or
exploding of the dwelling house of another
WHAT CRIME DID HE COMMIT
Fisher was afraid of divorce
Felt threatened with his wife’s intent to get divorced
He didn’t want his children to go through what he did as a child
WHY DID HE DO THIS?
Has not been sentenced yet
Still on the run
FBI is offering up to a $100,000 reward for information leading to his arrest
WHAT WAS HIS SENTENCE
Police found his dog and car in Tonto National Forest, a hundred miles north
of Scottsdale where the murder took place
They were found about 10 days after the murder and fire
Fled from his home and job as a repertory therapist
EVIDENCE THAT HE IS GUILTY
WHAT DOES HE LOOK LIKE
TODAY?
I feel Fisher falls under the anomie theory the most. Fisher had never
committed a crime before this, and he has had a clean record all his life. To
this day, nobody truly knows why he did what he did, considering he’s still on
the run. Though it wasn’t really a “social strain” it was more of a mental
strain. Can you imagine thinking to yourself everyday “my wife is going to
leave me, she’s going to take my children, they are going to grow up hating me
like I did with my parents.”
WHAT THEORY DOES HE FALL
UNDER?
I feel this mental strain on fisher drove him insane. He didn’t know
what was going to happen, and he didn’t want to hurt his children like his
parents hurt him. He had already gotten the traits of his father, very
controlling and straight to the point. He didn’t want his children to be the
same way. Though this was a inhumane way of going about an issue like this,
it was more of the mental state fisher was in at the time. I feel as if Fisher was
very confused, and just needed a way to escape, thus killing his family and
fleeing. To this day, nobody knows if he’s still alive or if he has committed
suicide.
WHAT THEORY DOES HE FALL
UNDER?