Pleading
Richard has described the boys to be very smart. He remains hopeful that they would see why he did what he did. The statement below was released a few days after one of the twins talked to the press.

Pleading
The Betrayal
Joel is one of the twins. He called Richard manipulative. On live TV, Richard pleaded with the boys to get in touch with him. However, the boys were not warned that this would happen. It was hard for them not to feel betrayed by what Richard did.

The Betrayal