The attorneys probably told them everything they needed to know, but not what to do. And, I am not arguing that they are acting responsibly. They are not obliged to make phone calls. Since it is all over the news, they also probably know that they are going to made examples of, which wouldn't sound like a fair trial to me, either.

As far as I can see, the kid has put his parents in prison with him. I have no sympathy for him. You can't kill 4 innocent people and expect to be supported. If the parents are scared, I can understand that. THEY didn't pull the trigger. But, they are going to jail, anyway. Quite frankly, I would still be in the anger stage of grief. I'd be angry with him, not at all sympathetic for whatever angst he has right now. Look what he's done to his own family.

It's one thing to say that the prosecutor doesn't have to time it--but, she did, didn't she? It's the only way she could start the process to catch them, once they left. Otherwise, she had no grounds without a warrant. And, she had to beat them to the border. So, yeah, there's a process.

If I were already in another country, I wouldn't come back, either. Just being honest here.