The following morning, Daynes contacted police and claimed Breck had attempted to take his own life. He also said the fatal stabbing had happened accidentally while he was trying to save the teenager.
Investigators quickly disproved his account. In 2015, Daynes was sentenced to life in prison for Breck’s murder, with a minimum term of 25 years.
Why LaFave wants children to hear these stories
Following her son’s death, LaFave established the Breck Foundation.
“Over the years, there has been too many people to count,” she told LADbible. “Parents, even professionals and police have all worked with us. So many people have said that by using Breck’s story and other real-life stories it makes it more real and engaging and believable. “Maybe if only Breck and his friends had heard a story… because he was one of the early atrocities.”
According to LaFave, discussions about online abuse were difficult to get off the ground in the aftermath of Breck’s death. Some people worried that talking openly about such cases would frighten children.
