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Zachary Davis bludgeoned his mother to death with a sledgehammer before torching the family home - hoping that his brother Josh would be killed in the blaze. The then-15-year-old later claimed that his brother had been sexually assaulting him, and his mothers decision to turn a blind eye to the abuse was his motive for his unspeakable crimes. Davis, his mother, and 16-year-old brother Josh went to a movie together. When they returned, packed several items into a backpack and satchel, including clothing, notebooks, a toothbrush, gloves, a ski mask, and a claw hammer. Hendersonville teen Zachary Davis is sentenced to life in prison for beating his mother to death with a sledgehammer.
Josh Davis, 19, said he and his brother were close. When Whitley asked about the rape accusation, Josh Davis said he learned of it only after his mother was killed. Before his father's death, Zachary Davis was known as a calm and cheerful boy. When Zachary was 9, his father passed away from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). This left him, his mother Melanie, and his older brother Josh to navigate life on their own. The death of his father deeply affected Zachary, and he was soon diagnosed with depression. In the early hours of , in Hendersonville, Tennessee, Zachary Davis, who was 15 years old at the time, brutally killed his mother, Melanie Davis, with a sledgehammer while she slept. After committing the murder, he attempted to set the house on fire with the intention of killing his older brother, Josh. Fifteen-year-old Zachary Davis brutally murdered his mother, Melanie Davis, with a sledgehammer while she slept. Following the murder, he attempted to set their house on fire with the intention of killing his older brother, Josh, who was asleep inside. Zachary Davis, accused of bludgeoning his mother to death with a sledgehammer in August of 2012, testified on his own behalf for nearly 25 minutes Wednesday and delivered the shocker of the trial."I took the blame for my brother," Davis said when questioned by his defense attorney, Randy Lucas. Josh Davis Texas Swimming & Diving Hall of Fame Zachary davis was fifteen when he bludgeoned his mother's skull 12 times as she slept and then set his family home ablaze in an effort to also kill his elder sibling josh. Fortunately, josh was able to escape the fire unharmed. The hendersonville teen killed his mother, melanie davis, while she.
Zachary Davis, accused of bludgeoning his mother to death with a sledgehammer in August of 2012, testified on his own behalf for nearly 25 minutes Wednesday and delivered the shocker of the trial."I took the blame for my brother," Davis said when questioned by his defense attorney, Randy Lucas. Josh Davis Texas Swimming & Diving Hall of Fame Zachary davis was fifteen when he bludgeoned his mother's skull 12 times as she slept and then set his family home ablaze in an effort to also kill his elder sibling josh. Fortunately, josh was able to escape the fire unharmed. The hendersonville teen killed his mother, melanie davis, while she.
