In 2016, 28-year-old Joel Guy Jr. murdered his parents, dismembered their bodies, and dissolved their remains in acid while boiling his mother's head on the stove.

Joel Guy Jr. was born on March 13, 1988, with relatives calling him Joel Michael to distinguish him from his father. His half-sisters would note that he was reclusive and rarely left his room but was intellectually competent. He graduated from the Louisiana School for Math, Science, and the Arts in 2006.

However, Joel spent most of his life with his parents at 11434 Goldenview Lane in West Knox, Tennessee. He spent a semester at George Washington University but dropped out. He later went to Louisiana State University to study plastic surgery but withdrew in 2015 — living ...