Jamie-Lee Arrow, the daughter of the infamous ‘Skara Cannibal,’ has recently opened up about her experiences with her father.
In 2010, Isakin Drabbad committed a heinous act by murdering his girlfriend, Helle Christensen, and subsequently consuming parts of her body.
A year later, he was found guilty of her murder and was sent to a mental health institution.
At around nine years old, Arrow’s father began his relationship with Christensen, whom Arrow affectionately called her ‘stepmom’.
Reflecting on her, Arrow said, “She made me feel special.”
Now 23, Arrow is revealing more about her childhood with Drabbad and the current state of their relationship. This story will be featured in an episode of Evil Lives Here: The Killer Speaks, airing this evening (April 27) on Investigation Discovery/ID.
Explaining her motivation for participating in the documentary, Arrow told PEOPLE: “I want people to understand the darkness I came from and that I actually managed to get myself out from under it.”
“I still struggle with feeling like I am my own person and that my dad has got nothing to do with who I am,” she added.
Drabbad has since been released from the mental health facility but remains under its supervision.
In a particularly moving scene from the two-hour episode, Arrow visits her father for the first time in four years.
Reflecting on their meeting in October 2024, Arrow said, “He started crying and hugged me and seemed happy to see me,” adding, “I so wanted to believe that he had changed and that he had become the dad I always wanted and needed.”
The young woman continued, “His true colors started to show again. 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.”
Unfortunately, since the filming, Arrow has once again distanced herself from her father after receiving a ‘long, twisted, sick text message’ from him.
Although she visited him a few times independently after filming concluded, the text message marked a turning point.
“We had some really long and deep conversations, and I did let him know that I love him and I forgive him,” Arrow said. “But then something happened.”
She elaborated, “He sent me a long, twisted, sick text message where he basically threatened me and my family if I ever reached out to him again.”
Despite the nature of the message, Arrow feels a sense of relief as it provided her with the closure she needed.
“It was like I needed that to understand how sick it all is,” she concluded.