She Hated Her Children More Than Anything: The Worst Mother Ever
She did horrific things to her daughters
Theresa Knorr was born in Sacramento, California, on March 14, 1946, to parents Swannie Gay and James Cross. Her father was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in the late 1950s, he lost his job and soon fell into depression. She was the youngest in the family and very devoted to her mother. When her mother died in 1961, Theresa was devastated, and her father always blamed her for everything that happened. Tired of dealing with her father always judging her, she left home and at age 16, she married a man called Clifford Clyde Sanders. They had a son, Howard Clyde Sanders, in 1964. However, their marriage was far from perfect, as Theresa was suspicious of Clifford and frequently accused him of infidelity.
After a fight the day after Sander’s birthday, He decided to end the relationship. As he was walking out the door, Theresa shot him to death in the summer of 1964, he was 22 years old, while they were living in Galt, California. She went to trial but was acquitted of the crime, having pleaded it was an act of self-defence against her abusive, alcoholic husband. She was pregnant at the time and would soon give birth to her second child, a girl, Sheila Gay Sanders, in 1965.
