‘Skara Cannibal's' daughter recalls last encounter she had with stepmother before father brutally killed her
She was visiting her dad, Isakin Jonsson, and described that ominous weekend as the 'worst' of her entire childhood.
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While Helle was cooking in the kitchen, Arrow noticed that she appeared aggressive and was 'acting weird.'
When they sat down to eat, Helle said it was the last meal she would ever cook for them because Jonsson was going to kill her.
8 Now, almost 14 years later, Jamie-Lee Arrow is speaking out about her experience as the daughter of one of Sweden's most infamous killers.
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Horrifyingly, after a shopping trip the couple took soon after, Jonsson slit his 40-year-old girlfriend's throat, decapitated her, and ate parts of her body.
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Now, almost 14 years later, Arrow is speaking out about her experience as the daughter of one of Sweden's most infamous killers.
'I want people to understand the darkness I came from and that I actually managed to get myself out from under it,' she tells PEOPLE.
8 Jamie-Lee Arrow was nine years old when she saw her stepmother, Helle Christensen (not pictured), for the last time.
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'I still struggle with feeling like I am my own person and that my dad has nothing to do with who I am.'
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Jamie-Lee's story is being told in an upcoming documentary, 'Evil Lives Here: The Killer Speaks', titled 'My Father, The Cannibal,' where she visits her dad for the first time in four years. Since being found guilty in 2012, he has been in the care and supervision of a psychiatric facility.
Arrow says that when she initially saw him, he appeared delighted to see her, crying and hugging her. But things soon shifted.
8 When they sat down to eat, Helle (pictured right) said it was the last meal she would ever cook for them because Jonsson was going to kill her.
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'His true colors started to show again'
'I so wanted to believe that he had changed and that he had become the dad I always wanted and needed. His true colors started to show again,' Arrow explains.
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Nevertheless, Arrow continued seeing him, which initially seemed positive, but then she received a 'twisted, sick' text from him. Now, even though she's certain she won't maintain a relationship with him, she still loves him.
'Even though he can never, ever be a part of my life again, I will love him. It hurts loving someone that is so bad for you.'
8 Horrifyingly, after a shopping trip the couple took soon after, Jonsson slit his 40-year-old girlfriend's throat, decapitated her, and ate parts of her body.
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8 Jonsson was found guilty in 2012 and has been in the care and supervision of a psychiatric facility since.
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Before the murder, Arrow says that her dad was a psychopathic narcissist who struggled with drug addiction and mental health issues.
She recalls her father being obsessed with voodoo dolls – so much so that she had 10 in her bedroom.
'He was very aggressive, very unpredictable, and he put me through loads of traumatizing events,' she shares in one of her YouTube videos.
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8 In the documentary, when speaking to his daughter, Jonsson ostensibly justifies the gruesome killing of Helle, saying that she wanted to die.
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8 'I had lost control. In my demented mind, that was a logical decision to get what I want, and I saw a way out for me to get help,' he told Arrow.
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At six, she met her father's new girlfriend, Helle, and felt an 'instant connection' to her. The two shared a loving and strong relationship, but Arrow says her dad and Helle were not good for each.
In the documentary, when speaking to his daughter, Jonsson ostensibly justifies the gruesome killing of Helle, saying that she wanted to die.
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'I had lost control. In my demented mind, that was a logical decision to get what I want, and I saw a way out for me to get help,' he told Arrow.
8 Now, as a mom of two, Arrow is passionate about connecting with other children and adults who have suffered from traumatic upbringings.
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After the murder, she says she spiraled into pits of anxiety and depression, which led her to a drug addiction. However, at 19, she realized he had been 'brainwashing' her and made the decision to stop seeing him.
Now, as a mom of two, Arrow is passionate about connecting with other children and adults who have suffered from traumatic upbringings.
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'I did this for the little Jamie – the little girl that I once was… [who] was told to stay quiet… cried herself to sleep… felt scared all the time.'
Wondering if he was just putting on an act for her, she says, 'I just have to accept that my dad is actually sick and probably capable of doing that even though it hurts to admit that to myself.'
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