 With their younger brother Anthony, Linwood and James were regarded by older neighbors as young people who would help them repair cars or mow lawns.All the boys collected exotic pets, such as tarantulas, piranhas, and boa constrictors.Their parents were unnerved enough by their behavior that their father, James Briley Sr., kept his bedroom door padlocked from the inside overnight and their mother, Bertha Briley, moved out of the house.