As the children's bodies were taken to the morgue in Newcastle, their distraught father, Darrell Hodges, said: "I'm still waiting for someone to come and switch the remote and turn the movie off, because that's what it feels like - someone's bad movie … I'm devastated."
Mr Hodges, a former policeman who lives in the Lake Macquarie suburb of Bonnells Bay, said he had kept in contact with the children despite the breakdown of his relationship with their mother in 2003. He told Channel Seven that Senior Constable Walsh called him on Monday, warning that the killer might target him next. "She said, 'He's heading up to get you, so you'd better get out of there.' "
Mr Hodges had not seen his children for six months but he told the Herald they were very close.
"They adored each other. They looked out for each other. Kevin was pretty laid-back; for a seven-year-old he was pretty cool about everything. He was a quiet sort of kid and got on with the job.
"Jaime was the extrovert of the two of them but together they made a sensational pair who constantly amazed me."
Mr Hodges described his in-laws as loving grandparents who doted on his children.
Full story: http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/articles/2008/07/01/1214678067208.html
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