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The last line of Philip Larkin's poem seems particluly apt in this case.
As others have suggested, and based on nothing more than casual observation, most really wrong un' type crimes seem to be traceable to family issues in one way or another. Doesnt excuse anything, but perhaps helps to explain. I'm sure that's the case whatever socio economic group you're born into - just a shame the wealthier you are the more of an excuse it seems to be.
Having just completed a family Christmas where my cousin in law, fucked up as a child by a loveless marriage, claimed he'd been abused as a kid - it all seems a bit close to home. The allegations seem unlikely based on my understanding and the fact he's a seriously delusional individual, but fuck knows tbh.
It's relevant that the loveless marriage of his parents was likely in part caused by the fact his mum was abused by her father, as were all the girls from that family - who are all messed up in their own way. He was fucked up by the war and depression and alcoholism that followed. So it's all Hitler's fault really. What did his parents do to him?