People who are in good mental health -- even conservatives who despise Obama -- are able to separate feverish projections from current reality. But what about those who are suffering from mental illnesses? 

The Daily Mail reports that one such man -- a defense contractor who has a history of paranoia and depression, according to the report -- did the unthinkable this week, returning from prayers at his church and killing his wife and two sons before turning the gun on himself. Here's an excerpt from the Daily Mail story:

Albert Peterson shot dead his wife and two sons hours after going to church because he dreaded the thought of Obama winning the election, a family friend has revealed. [...]

'I got emails and the emails stopped all of a sudden last week,' Maggie said. 'He felt that our God-given rights were being taken away. He didn't like where the country was going.'