Brekke v. Wills

125 Cal.App.4th 1400, 23 Cal.Rptr.3d 609 (2005)

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Nature of the Case

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Facts

Brekke's (P) 16-year-old daughter, Danielle, and the 15-year-old D became girlfriend and boyfriend. Danielle's relationship with her parents deteriorated, and she began to display negative behavior at home. She also started skipping classes at school and failed three courses. D reacted negatively towards this development. P found letters that her daughter had received from D. The most notable aspect of a third letter is the fantastical scheme of torture-murder set forth by D. He tells Danielle, 'Contemplating is the enjoyment of everything,' and advises her to start by contemplating killing her parents. He then relates a scenario where Danielle's parents would be tied to a tree surrounded by starving, rabid dogs. Defendant and Danielle would fly over in a plane and drop bloody meat on them. Then the dogs would be released one by one. When the dogs finish attacking, there will be no trace of Danielle's parents and 'then we'll go hang out.' A trial court enjoined D from contacting Danielle and members of her family (P) and ordered him to stay at least 100 yards away from them, except at school where he must stay at least 20 feet away.