The Adopted Orphan Who Killed Her Siblings For Attention -The Real-Life Case of the Movie The Orphan

this case is so heartbreaking. the maguad children were raised so well and probably had such a bright future ahead.

They gave her everything & she wanted more. Scary how you can give your kindness to the wrong hands.

The fact that Gwen begged her parents to adopt her and she was murdered in such a brutal way. Unimaginable.

I can’t get over how the kids literally were trying to negotiate and pitch adopting Janice to their parents and she did this to them. This kind of evil will never make sense.

The fact that the whole family has no idea of her true feelings is so chilling. For her to commit this level of violence there is so much anger and hate in her heart.

In an interview, the mother said her daughter told Janice while she was being killed “This is just a dream. I’m still going to be a doctor. I don’t know what I did to you. I love you.” This was told to them by Janice herself after she was arrested.

The way her younger brother gave up his own room just to let Janice stay and get comfy in their house was really heart breaking. Gwenn deserves better to be honest.

Things that were left out: 1.) Janice and her accomplice had planned the murder for 10 days. 2.) Gwen somewhat managed to escape but returned to save her brother.

It's worth noting that Janice actually was aware of the movie "Orphan" and had suggested that they watch it as a family at some point in her stay with the Maguads. But the father knowing full well what the nature of the movie was, refused to watch it with the kids. This was mentioned by Mr. Maguad in one of his initial interviews.

People like Janice is the reason why good people tend not to open their hearts to others

I feel like it’s okay that the mother has chosen not to forgive the murderer. Some people in this world genuinely don’t deserve forgiveness.

This is just so crazy. I was adopted from Russia when I was five blessed and thankful for my family. I can’t imagine being so jealous of my brothers that it would kill them like I can’t wrap my head around it. When I was first adopted, I used to hide food so that I would save it for when I would be hungry because in the orphanage I wasn’t always fed. So I came to learn that I didn’t have to hide food because I would forget about it because I was being fed , there are lots of little things of acclimating to the family. I’m truly blessed and thankful.

She was VERY jealous, not just of the fact that they had good loving parents, but for Janice to stab her in the face like that so many times says she was jealous of her beauty too

In one of the Maguad parents’ interviews, they stated that “Ate”(referring to Gwynn) almost escaped but saw Janice “collapsed” in the laundry room so Gwynn went back to the house for Janice not knowing that Janice is an accomplice.. She was trying to pull Janice and was encouraging her to get up so they can go get help.. i don’t understand how Janice can betray her like this.. As a mom, my heart breaks for the Maguads..

The moment she said she took a bath I instantly knew she was washing the blood off of herself so she could he seen as innocent and a victim. How horrendous and horrible.

To see your child dead in front of you, that is the worst punishment a parent could have. Yet they are holding it together and trying to live, just for their children. As a child I am honored to hear about them. My heart goes out for them. As for a her, even though she is in prison, she is unlucky and unfortunate to have lost something that the god gifted her. She was unable to recognize it that she had a family, that she had parents, that she had siblings and most importantly she had a home.

I am from the Philippines. They were from my neighboring hometown. The murdered children went to the same high school I went into. It was so sad and heart breaking. The family were like an example of good Samaritans. It was so sad that those poor kids who only extended love and were murdered so brutally because of jealousy. It was a huge case that my cousin was so invested into this case and gives us updates every time there is a new news from the case. I remember in an interview of Mr. Maguad, said that he remember Boy-boy went into a shrine that morning and comeback for lunch and asked his dad if they can eat on the same plate together (it's like a sweet Filipino gesture) little did he know, it will be their last meal together. It was life shattering.

I think the saddest part is that Gwynn was the one who convinced her parents to adopt Janice… before the adoption Gwynn already became so close with Janice and it was like they were true sisters. They looked like the best of best friends. Gwynn thought she and Janice were going to be life long sisters and always be there for each other. She probably would’ve done anything to protect Janice if she was in harms way. And after everything they did for Janice she stabs the entire family in the back, and she killed her brother and completely slaughtered Gwynn.

I'm adopted. Your point about adopted kids feeling resentment and anger towards adoption agencies and the foster care system is spot on. I myself experienced that same resentment. But I moved on. I worked through it. Anyone who chooses to fester in that anger and malice just isn't a good person, no matter their past. That's the difference between good and bad people. Bad people let the bad things overwhelm them, good people do their best to move on. Janice is just a bad person. I hope people understand that adoption is always better than leaving an orphan in the system (except of course when a child is put in an abusive home), and there are ways to work through the emotional trauma of being orphaned and adopted. Almost all of the time, adoption saves and improves lives drastically. It's just devastating when one person chooses violence and hatred for so long that they feel the need to take it out on others.

The movie the Orphan was based on an actual true crime case. It’s so heartbreaking that Luis and Gwyn had to lose their lives after doing so much for Janice.