Accused Connecticut Mom Killer
Studied Blood Splatter 101 …
Examined Dead Bodies, Skeletons
Published October 28, 2025 2:30 PM PDT
Sebastian Van Stockum — the Connecticut man accused of killing his mom — once took a high school Forensic class that had the trappings of a Jeffrey Dahmer crime scene with simulated blood splatter, dead bodies, and human skeletons, according to a former classmate.
The ex-classmate tells TMZ she was in the same Forensics class with Stockum back at New Canaan High — where the lessons included blood-splatter experiments in which students would stand on tables with a ruler and squirt fake blood to study blood patterns.
Students also learned how to zero in on someone’s time of death based on body temperature, as well as studying skeletons and bones, and even watching a documentary about human corpses. Other projects included breaking down fabric under a microscope, learning about DNA, and solving mock crime scenes.
Our source tells us that while they enjoyed the class, it’s pretty creepy knowing what we now know about Stockum, who simply didn’t blend in well with his classmates because he was “socially awkward.” For example, when it came time for prom, Sebastian asked at least 5 different girls — including our source — but struck out every time.
As we reported … Sebastian was busted Friday after cops got a call from someone claiming he’d killed his mom.
He’s now facing a murder charge and sitting on a $2 million bond — and according to new docs, he mumbled to officers in a “low, indistinguishable voice” that he tried using a knife, a hammer, and even his fists.
