Filicide: Father confesses to throwing 4 kids off bridge

Lam Luong, 37 of Bayou La Batre, Alabama confessed to LE Tuesday evening that he threw his four children off Dauphin Island bridge. Authorities are still searching coastal waters for the children's bodies.

CNN.Crime reported: Police Chief John Joyner said the act appeared to be an act of revenge aimed at Luoung's wife, the Press-Register of Mobile reported.

What is it with men and their fragile egos? When I hear a story like this, initially I'm in shock. However, filicide is a regular occurrence in today's world, and it's not really news that parents often use their children as chess pieces when battling for custody rights or like in this case, revenge against one another.