My dad confessed to me
I need some advice. Years ago, my abusive father confessed to me that he has taken lives. No details whatsoever. I didn't ask any questions because at the time, he was on a coke rampage and I just wanted to get out of the situation. We do not have a close relationship and Ive never felt comfortable asking him about it. He is a violent person and i dont want to provoke him.
He lives in canada and I am certain that the crimes he committed happened in canada in the mid to late 70s. He was a homeless drug addict hitch hiking across the country at the time. Since I have literally no details, dates, times, locations, names, I have never come forward to the police about this. Is it worth talking to someone about? I was always under the impression that it was not something that they would investigate since it is so vague, but it has really been eating me up inside. I just keep thinking that if he did really do something, someones family out there needs answers and justice. I have no problem giving the police what i know and even providing my dna so they might find a secondary match through me (ive heard that family member dna can be used to find perpetrators). That being said, I dont think "my dad is a horrible person, he said he did something and I have a gut feeling that he really did it" is enough for anyone to go off of. Im afraid no one will take it seriously or that it will go nowhere.
Please tell me what you think I should do. I am being genuine. Im not a true crime person so I really dont know how this works and I need advice. Do I try to get more information out of him or just go to the cops?