Page 12 - Christopher Sutton News Today

In fact, there were many reports of physical abuse and restraints used on those who were uncooperative, something christopher learned when he first arrived. we knew that christopher sutton had complainted that he had been hog tied, beaten-- keith morrison: when his family was allowed to visit him about a year later, there did seem to be a distinct change, huge improvement. they found the buff, cleaned up young man who excelled at sports. it was, as you can clearly see, a happy family reunion. it...

It was the happiest day of her life when she brought christopher home. keith morrison: christopher sutton was born april 13, 1979, and the day they brought him home, john sutton remembers every minute, every detail, even the green suit he was wearing. when christopher came to us at about two days old, very cute, it was a lot of fun. it was a happy time. absolutely. keith morrison: susan quit her job to be a full time mom, but susan kept trying to get pregnant, kept suffering through years of fai...

Had an order signed by a judge that said when you turn 18, if you havent completed the course, youre going to stay, which infuriated christopher sutton. why did you decide to keep him there when he turned 18? we had concerns that he wasnt ready to return. he had not, quote, "graduated the program." how did he feel about that? he was quite upset. he wanted to come home. he wanted things his way. he always wanted things his way. keith morrison: but this time, finally, tough love seemed to work. ch...

I mean, hes a like, 20-year-old kid. obviously there was a tie with christopher sutton and him. keith morrison: as for christopher himself, the detectives had no trouble finding people with an opinion about him. the cops should be looking at christopher sutton because of the lengthy family history of problems that john and susan had with their son christopher, who was a handful from a very early age. keith morrison: a very early age, actually, as john sutton recalled all too clearly. did he get ...

In fact, there were many reports of physical abuse and restraints used on those who were uncooperative. something christopher learned when he first arrived. >> we knew that christopher sutton had complained that he had been hogtied, beaten. >> reporter: when his family was allowed to visit him a year later they did seem to beep a distinct change. a huge improvement. they found the buff, cleaned up young man who excelled at sports. it was, as you can clearly see, a happy family reunion. >> the is...

Actually living with his son christopher and being cared for by christopher. >> sure. >> reporter: still they worried but did not act. even though they knew full well that garrett kopp, the shooter they were sure, was still hanging around. isnt that right that kopp was there? >> absolutely. again we still didnt want to tip our hand. >> reporter: should christopher have been a suspect at all. after all does this sound like the behavior of guilty men. garrett kopp and christopher sutton while ripp...

Sutton, being a lawyer, had an order signed by a judge that said when you turn 18, if you havent completed the course you are going to stay. which infuriated christopher sutton. >> reporter: why did you decide to keep him there when he turned 18? >> we had concerns he wasnt ready to return. he had not "graduated the program." >> reporter: how did he feel about that? >> he was quite upset. >> reporter: he wanted to come home. >> he wanted things his way. he always wanted things his way. >> report...

>> trying to think why would garrett kopp do this? i mean he is like 20-year-old kid. obviously there is a tie with christopher sutton and him. >> reporter: as for christopher himself, the detectives had no trouble finding people with an opinion about him. >> the cops should be looking at christopher sutton. because of the lengthy family history of problems that john and susan had had with their son christopher who was a handful from a very early age. >> reporter: a very early age, actually. as ...

>> we knew that christopher sutton had complained that he had been hog-tied, beaten. >> when his family was allowed to visit him about a year later, there did seem to be a distinct change. a huge improvement. they found a buff, cleaned-up young man who excelled at sports. it was, as you can clearly see, a happy family reunion. >> firefighters a really happy event. we cried, we hugged, we said, you know, our hellos and loved each other, and he was proud of what hed learned and showed off at least...

>> as for christopher himself, the detectives had no trouble finding people with an opinion about him. >> the cops should be looking at christopher sutton, because of the lengthy family history of problems that john and susan had had with their son christopher, who was a handful from a very early age. >> a very early age, actually. as john sutton recalled all too clearly. did he get into fights at school? >> i can remember that happening early on in preschool. >> it got worse as christopher got ...