The Lin family deserved to live full lives, but that was taken away from them by their spiteful and jealous in-law, Robert Xie.
They say jealousy can make you do terrible things, including murdering your own extended family. This happened to Robert Xie, a man who was deeply envious of his more successful in-laws, the Lin family. While we will not go into all the details of what happened, we will go into why this slimeball chose to murder.
A Once Successful Doctor But Failed Business Owner
When Robert Xie lived in China, he claimed he was a successful Ear, Nose, and Throat Specialist. However, the Police could only find that he was a shoe salesman. He moved to Australia in 2006 and attempted to open a restaurant, but the business venture failed.
This upset him as he thought he was entitled to success. We’ll get back to that in a little while.
Robert Xie’s Motives For Killing The Lin Family
While Robert Xie was convicted on circumstantial evidence, there were two possible motives for his killing of the Lin family.
The first motive was jealousy. As we mentioned above, Xie was jealous of the success of his in-laws. He thought that he deserved to have what his in-laws had. He wanted everything they had. It should also be noted that a loss of face had significance in Chinese Culture. Robert wanted his brother-in-law’s money, too.
The second motive came up much later when Brenda told the Police that her uncle had made unwanted advances towards her. He might have killed her family to get access to her. While this does make some sense, the first motive is more likely.
Personality Traits
Okay, we’ve covered what Xie did before killing the Lin family and what motivated him to do it. But what was his personality like?
From what we can gather, he was motivated by greed and lust for money and a woman who was his niece. He also didn’t show remorse for what he did because he thought he would get away with killing the people who viewed him as family.
