# Reader's Digest story from the 70's where a man deliberately shot his own son
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**Created:** [October 20, 2009, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/readers-digest-story-from-the-70s-where-a-man-deliberately-shot-his-own-son/514450 "2009-10-20T05:21:46Z")
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### Author:  [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2009, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/readers-digest-story-from-the-70s-where-a-man-deliberately-shot-his-own-son/514450/1 "2009-10-20T05:21:46Z")
Any references for what this Reader’ Digest story title was? IIRC the son was on drugs and threatening his mother and the father decided to kill him. Pretty tragic story.
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### Author:  [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2009, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/readers-digest-story-from-the-70s-where-a-man-deliberately-shot-his-own-son/514450/2 "2009-10-20T11:26:01Z")
Here is the [book](http://www.amazon.com/Richie-ultimate-tragedy-between-decent/dp/B0006WF5IE/ref=cm_cr-mr-title) and the [movie](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0075923/) that was made from it.
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### Author:  [@astro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astro)
#### Post date: [October 20, 2009, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/readers-digest-story-from-the-70s-where-a-man-deliberately-shot-his-own-son/514450/3 "2009-10-20T21:40:02Z")
Thanks!