I can't stop focusing on the fact that Rachel was considered old enough to be her mother's live-in caretaker but still being treated like a child living at home. Taking care of her mother was a huge contribution to their household. In 2016 the median cost of a home aid was $4,195 a month. Yet she having her computer taken away because she didn't help clean? It really speaks to women's invisible labor. Obviously, murder was not the answer but that's all a clear sign someone's mental health is going to be affected negatively.
Well said! My two cents is that caregiving can be stressful and overwhelming (I am the primary caregiver to my 87-yr old dad) so I cannot imagine a child being asked to fill that role at such a young age and for so many years. God knows what it did to her mentally and emotionally because she simply was not equipped to handle it as a child.
It was like that while we grew, her dad constantly grounded her for nothing, phone taken away, no visiting people. He would threaten to kill her birds as part of a punishment :/
Rachel was in a situation MILLIONS have been in. Intrusive thoughts of putting your loved one out of their misery; therefore, relieving the rest of the family as the sick person always feels like a burden. Sadly this young lady had a family dynamic that didn't support her but pushed her. It breaks my heart.
Rachel was my best friend growing up. Her dad was a scary man who was a felon. She used to tell me about how he would threaten to kill her and all the birds in the house (they bred birds on the side). I took her mom to the hospital most of the time due to their car being too high for her to get in. Her heart was working on 25% and was mentally not there anymore, it was so so sad seeing her slip away. Mind you, when this happened she was 19 and I was 17, and this is just. Alot.
Sorry, I'm adding stuff to this as I watch, the gun wasn't hers. Her dad was a felon as couldn't have guns. Guess who's gun it is? You guessed it, its his.
Mind you, as soon as he found his wife was dead, he made his side mistress his girlfriend and moved away with her, while letting his daughter take the gun charge for him.
Completely agree but I think she said the dad thought it would be best to get out of the house and calm the situation between him and the daughter because they just had a bad argument. I think he was planning to go anyway though. I agree though, the idea of black Friday frenzy does not appeal to me at all 😊
Also It has been proven that most Black Friday sales are bullshit, as most stores raise prices in the months preceding it, including with an increase in costs that regularly occur during the summer months. Thus, many if not most of these so called sales at pre just a return to normal retail prices, or the it savings in on selected items and the price of the popular items are increased. Like the retail trick of list products for X amount of dollars, and 98/99 cents makes people think they are getting a bargain. 🙄
Being native ( Navajo ) in this country thanksgiving has always been a holiday associated with death … a lot of it . We don’t eat on thanksgiving it is a day of mourning in remembrance of lost lives and culture .
I'm not native but the actual history of the holiday is part of why I refuse to celebrate it. People don't like to acknowledge it nowadays and always look shocked when I mention I don't celebrate thanksgiving.
As someone who grew up in Chesapeake and now lives in a neighboring city about 30 mins away from where this happened, I was *shocked* when you said the location of this one. I’ve never seen a larger creator like yourself cover a case this close to home for me so that definitely makes this case that much more interesting to me for sure. Thanks Brit for covering this case I can’t believe I’ve never heard about it!
Love dropping the older kids off at school, putting my 4 year old down for her morning nap & then diving into some BrattPack binging 🤘🏻 thank you for being a voice for victims!!!
Ugh honestly LOL or Stephanie soo , kimberliegha !! I got nuts on my drop off days an off days .. if I'm working I usually just toss head phones but still isn't the same when u can physically binge
I believe the criteria for insanity defense is does the person know right from wrong? That being said it's not like Rachael was the only person in the family. Sounds like she burned out on all the responsibility. Someone should have understood and gave her an occasional break and let her be a young adult. Sad case
Mine was too and I not only returned home to care for her, but learned CPR, which I had to perform on several occasions. I miss my mom very much, and never resented caring for her. It maybe because I am old, but that us what families do the survive, succeed, or sick as a group.✌💔🙏
Definitely remember this case being someone that went to school with her didn’t know her well but definitely remember this being huge in school and around the area definitely cool seeing it covered on here
I thought the same. And I'm sure she did have signs of stress, depression, anxiety. Sounds like she was the caregiver and really overlooked and therefore not noticed. The whole family was strained and she had too much expected of her while still being treated like a child. I'm in no way excusing her behaviour. I'm just saying there were signs and...a weapon of all things that were overlooked. Just tragic all around.
This is your premier to me and I'm enthralled at your passionate, highly detailed on the subject and including an ability to make you think deep into your own soul. I follow a lot of crime TH-cam content creator's, you're now my no.1. I think she should be where she feels the safest to get better again. With her family's love on the otherside of that perspex screen is how it should be, it's beautiful to see. She'll recover in time and i hope she learns to accept what she did and without any physical emotional feelings if at all possible. Such a sad upbringing with her poor mother and 1 family member, the baby of the family bearing all that weight on their minds, going as far as thinking of finance before knowing it couldn't happen the family couldn't afford to help to avoid this. Very intelligent and mentally oppressed child.
I believe she needed some over due mental health help. Not making a joking , but living her life like that for so long . No doubt challenges your mental health. So very sad for everyone involved.
You're probably sick of me recommending this again but I just know you're the perfect creator to cover the Lisa Steinberg case. It got a lot of publicity but it was pre internet so there's more access to the case now. It's perfect for you because there's a lot of layers to this one and a perfect Question Of The Day : "Do you believe that her mother should have been charged as well or do you think she's another victim of Joel Steinberg. Please consider this case!
I have tried to find more true crime to watch on youtube (I am obsessed) but I find myself only being about to watch you and one other girl. I am picky when it comes to my content and you ladies are the only ones that keep my interest. I love your videos and your consistency. I will keep rewatching old vids for support. Thank you!
Coffeehouse Crime, Bizarre Bazaar, Disturban, Danielle Kristy & Eleanor Neale are a couple of others that I watch. I'm pretty picky too. I even stopped watching Bailey Sarian because it's not really true crime anymore.
Have you tried to watch any of Kimbyrleigha, Rachel Shannon, Mollie Westbrook or Murder with my Husband? They are all really great True Crime ladies as well.
@@kennedydeason5500 ooo ok I'm going to check all of the suggestions out yall! I only watch Bailey and Bittany right now and some Law and Crime and A&E.. but I like to binge and not have to dig through their videos LOL
I'll never understand how someone can kill their parents. Those cases get to me the most. Like ok I get the intrusive thoughts since I'm disabled & have those thoughts about myself but at the same time, that's your mom. It wasn't even like she was abusing her.
Fremont Bridge Murder in Wyoming. Two men kidnap two young sisters. Throw them off of a bridge. One survived but years later jumped off the bridge on the anniversary date. This story needs more coverage.
Back in my teenage days we didn’t have cell phones or the internet. Teens either had their own house phone line with a separate phone number from the main house phone number OR a very very very long phone cord attached to main house phone. So teenagers could take house phone into bedroom. I had the extra long phone cord. Lol. Getting grounded meant no phone privileges,no company visiting,and all out the house plans taken away(no movie theater,no skating rink,no sleepovers,no shopping with friends,etc) In todays teenage world parents only have to remember 3 things to take away: Cell phone,computer,and WiFi.
I don’t think I got a cellphone until I was in high school but I did have a cordless house phone so I could take it in the other room for some privacy.
It's really not emotionally healthy for children to be in the position of caregiver. It's actually rather cruel of parents to rob their children of a childhood. It might not have been an option back in time, but in this day and age, there are lots of options. If the spouse cannot afford to pay a caregiver, the ill person can get free help from insurance and/or organizations. I don't know if Rachel was in her right mind. It's obvious, though, that being expected to take on so much serious responsibility as a child while later being treated like a child as an adult had a profound effect on her.
Absolutely! You practically read my mind word for word. She had adult expectations of her while being treated like a child. That's very conflicting for a young girl. Always stays home caring for her mother and gets her emotional outlets taken from her. Why can't a 19 year old be on the computer at night? Regardless of the time. The other sister was going to Walmart at 1 in the morning. Also, sounds like she was kind of overlooked and unnoticed. She just became a means to take care of the house and her mother. There's no way there weren't signs. The girl had a damn weapons safe with a huge weapon in it and the family didn't know? Not possible. She's responsible for what she did but I definitely see how it unfortunately came to that for a young, stressed, emotionally, and probably mentally unstable girl. Everyone lost in this situation. Just tragic.
I think it seems like they put too much on her, being the caregiver for her mom. The fact that her dad and sister went out black friday shopping, left her alone...mom was trying to call her to the room...we dont know the whole story of what her life was like at home. I think it was too much. That being said, i definitely think most people wouldn't turn to murder....that was wrong for sure. I just think she had a mental snap.
I wasn’t great when I was teenager. I found out my Mum had breast cancer, my parents had divorced. I thought cancer equalled death. I literally ran off. I adored my Mum and we were also best friends. Eventually my Mum remarried I moved out. We spoke at least twice a day. We were about to celebrate her 10 year remission and it came back stage 4 and survived for a further 4 years. We didn’t talk about death, her prime concern was me even though I was 33 at that time. She didn’t want me to be her carer. She wanted us to have good times. She died 10 minutes after I arrived at the hospital. I wish I had found out about cancer back then. She laughed so much when I had a massive tattoo on my back for my Birthday and literally got stuck to my sheets, it has Mum written in the centre. Although I could tell she was proud. Silly things I remember like ordering her 3 sets of flowers as a surprise by accident. I triple clicked. Omg she bragged in front of all her friends and laughed so hard. ❤❤❤❤I miss her everyday.
So it’s seems she was triggered by the computer getting taken away, according to her dads account, and not by like staring at her mom dying or feeling worthless so with that information, I believe, she wanted her mom gone. I think she’s depressed because what kind of life is she living anyway, but she seemed like she was angry and done not hopeless and done.
Honestly I think it should be a split sentencing, with the mental health facility coming first. I also think anyone leaving prison should have ample therapy and life coaching before they ever get out.
I was just wondering if you coukd do a video on my friends who got murdered in 2013. Thier names are Ssg.Dunlap or David dunlap and his wife Whitney Butler Dunlap. It happened in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 2013. I only ask bc not only do I not want them forgotten but the kid who did it keeps trying to lower his sentence. It was a brutal attack and murder and he deserves to rot in prison. I need all the support we can get so he stays there and never gets out.
Thanksgiving,is always the time in my family and friends would says what we are thankful for, and for me and those in my world the first thing was always how grateful we are for those we love the people the pets that brought joy to our world.😪 Losing my mom, from natural causes, put a dark cloud over my Thanksgiving, at all times I have still be thankful for all the years we shared and how blessed I am to have the wonderful mom, I was privileged to have. And, I miss her every day! RIP Mom, and I hope to see you again.😪💞🙏
People underestimate how difficult it is to be the caretaker. I did it for a couple of years for my father, and... i am absolutely not proud of this and it scares me.. but in the end i could smash his head in. I visualized me pushing him down the stairs. At this point, i went to my gp and told her and very soon I was relieved from my duties and i got counseling. I love my dad and never been voilent, and it's difficult to describe what happened, but day in day out it got worse and i couldn't sleep because he would yell for me at night and.... It can drive someone insane.
Good afternoon Brattmother! I am slightly better today and am here earlier! I wish Dossier sent stuff overseas. I have a thing for Jo Malone fragrances but they cost way too much. I just cannot wrap my head around how you can do this to your own mother.
Good Morning! Thank you for your Monday posts! As one of my very favorites, you give Mondays an incredible start! Much gratitude and wishes to all for an awesome week! ❤
Hello Bratterstein😅 Happy Fall of 2023, it's awesome, I love it. Cold outside is always wonderful 😅 And I believe you are a fantastic researcher. And oh my, this poor woman was murdered by her own daughter, this case really is heart wrenching 💔 I can imagine the worst nightmare this victim suffered. Nobody deserves that. And I am from Virginia State and so this case really captures my attention.
@@LouisLumley17 yes I am it took me having children(who are now grown) and knowing it was my mothers favorite holiday. I still have my moments almost 34 yrs later. I cry every year without fail but shes always watching over me. I was only 14 and it was very hard I still miss her everyday. I miss them all but I will see them again someday
@@LouisLumley17 You are so welcome 🙏.I have some advice Im not sure your situation but when my children were very young I kind of over decorated. My house looked like Santas workshop lol but it helped me get into the spirit. After a few years the holiday spirit was easier to get and I didn't have over decorate. I also went on ebay and bought some decorations that my mom would put out every year. It helped so much. I wish you well 🙏
Being mom's caregiver is a job; good luck finding someone to do that for free. However, she doesn't sound insane; just in an extremely bad headspace because of her stress. Also, her reasoning for killing mom and calling dad makes no sense. Sounds like a story she thought of later.
The whole thing of associating a holiday with a loss is why I have trouble with celebrating 4th of July. My papa passed away on July 4, 2008, and this year(15th anniversary), my daddy(papa's son) passed away July 8th.
I feel so bad for Rachel and that’s not always the case in these situations. It says a lot that she’s so remorseful. It always sounds like she was emotionally neglected. She shouldn’t have been her mother’s caretaker and I hope the rest of her life turns out better :(
What a little psycho killing her mom because she got mad at her dad screw that I'm so so so sick of EVERYONE hating and blaming the Mom if this is on going then noone should be a mom your kids hate and blame you and of course daddy is perfect which is farrrrr from the truth booooo
She is mentally I’ll, and i mean that nicely. It sounded as if she snapped, one moment here next moment gone. This is probably one of the first where they were actually insane and didn’t claim it. I think there’s a saying there but I’m drawing a blank on it. Anyways, she needs to be mentally evaluated and treated, she needs the hospital/inpatient. I feel bad for her, it sounds as if she was treated like the mother’s/family caretaker way to young and unfairly. Thank you for the lovely telling of this case! Beautifully done!
Hey Britt I said I wasn't going to comment but wow I've never heard of this case. You really are such a trip and you really make me laugh and I mean no disrespect while your telling these cases. Your personality is everything to me ❤️😍💋🤗🌹🌈🥰🪷🌟. I can't believe how quick your bangs grew out and I love the way your hair looks. It looks gorgeous 😍. I'm torn how I feel about this. Part of me believes she should be in jail and part of me thinks she should be in a mental facility.
Hello, love your attention to detail and look forward to your videos every week… I do have a case suggestion for you that I think you may like. The case of Ashley Reeves (Samson Shelton). I feel you could do it some justice…
Hi! I was wondering if you could cover the parkland Florida shooting? I’ve seen many TikTok’s of the victims families speaking out, but I haven’t seen a lot of coverage about what happened
My take on it is this. Mental and emotional trauma such as murder should be taken more seriously in the court. Why? Mental illness is a real thing and there is no known trigger to set off mental illness and it’s very misunderstood and under studied until recently. The court allowed her to plead guilty to second degree murder which means at some point the court felt that this was not a malicious crime given her taking responsibility and being remorseful. With that being said, a mental institution should have been considered with a little more grace since the defendant was asking for help and disclosed why she was not afforded that help before. That’s my take on it. As bizarre this may sound, her explanation is reasonable of mental health treatment. There have been a few cases in the past where ppl were convicted of mercy killings in the first degree, such as the male nurse that was killing the dying residents and got away with it for a while until an investigation started within the hospital and the hospital attempted to cover it up to protect the reputation of the facility . Mental treatment was on the table even though not many would get it.
Many people suffer from depression, and find a way to deal, including seeking help for themselves, and in this day and age there are a multitude of non-profit, slideing scale agencies that could have provided treatment for her depression, etc. Therefore, as she was a grown adult, not a helpless child needed an adult to arrange treatment, as she herself admitted she was aware she suffered from depression, and mental troubles she could have, and should have put the same amount of energy in seeking that help rather than inflicting pain on her mother, and those that loved her mother that are the true victims in this murder case. As she had the mental acuity to plot, plan, and carryout the murder of her mother, thus in my opinion she deserves to be in prison. I also feel that she received an unreasonably short sentence, as this crime "came without any warning" then how can anyone know that she won't comment another un-warned murder. She didn't show her mother mercy... 💔 I do not know that this applies in this particular case...But something I think about in cases where the perpetrator says that they "Planned to take their own life after killing someone." I find the psychologically proven fact that like most Serial Killer that are terrified of pain, and fear discomfort to themselves, but have no problem and often enjoy, or get off on inflicting pain on others that non-serial killers that murder those the say they love in what they claim was supposed to be a murder suicide, rarely end up causing any physical harm to themselves, nor follow through with their claimed suicide part if the plan.
I understand the strain of caring for a dying loved one but i carnt imagine hurting then. I cared for my terminally ill mom from being 11 to 13 alone. She would not allow any support from outside agencies and even went as far as telling me if i spoke to anyone about it, i would be put in care and she would die alone. Sometimes i would get angry and secretly wish i would be taken away but immediately, i would be racked with guilt 😔 so i can not imagine actually lashing out at a sick person.
I would give anything to have my mom back, I helped her all the time because she had trouble walking, I don't see how anyone could hurt their mom,Rachel is a horrible person for taking her mother,thank you for the video 🖤🖤🖤🖤
I think that she belongs in prison for a very long time, she killed a human and that’s against the law, further, I think that her family supporting her the way they are, will encourage her behavior, if she wasn’t a family member, they would want her to be in prison for a very long time (life). What a betrayal, this mother loved and cared for her for all those years and to be paid like this….
Wow. I don’t think this murderer seems psychopathic or psychotic. I feel like this was profound depression to the point of delusional thinking. I believe what she said was true. She wanted to kill herself and didn’t want her mom to find her. She may have also thought her mom wouldn’t suffer anymore. So sad! She should be hospitalized instead of in prison. The length of her sentence is too much as well. What she did was horrific for sure and she must have a consequence. But I think of people who committed much more heinous acts who got a fraction of her sentence.
If I was a betting man, I would wager my hands (I work with my hands) that after the initial shock, I bet the WHOLE immediate family was somewhat relieved. If you've ever been a care giver you know...there is a strong sense of relief when the end comes. Yes, you're sad and yadda yadda yadda. The feeling of relief is one that you never tell ppl about,(cause you feel guilty for having it) but you still feel it. Absolutely she belongs in jail. I would say the death penalty. I couldn't care less about her mental health. Those issues will be dealth with after about 30 mins after the final needle is inserted.
I think this is a shocking case but her mother is better dead than living that sick. Sad but true. However I do not believe she wanted to kill herself.
Ok wait. 🤔 I’m only at 20:46 so maybe something changes further along in the story; but, how many damn people is she going to try to blame while still admitting yes I did it… like oh I was gonna off my self but my mom would be too sick and sad to handle it, and I just love her so much, I killed her. But, I was still gonna do it… but wait! Oh now my dad will be torn apart when he comes home to see everything I did and I don’t want to hurt him either… SO THEN DONT!?!?!? 😱🤯🤬 Ok, I mean I’m no professional, but how about not killing anyone!? That’s the answer! Including yourself (if that had ANY truth to it) Although I’ve said everything I just said, I really and Honestly don’t think she had any idea of what was going to happen after. In a number of ways. She never did plan past the acts she was planning to commit. And as the saying goes, “you don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone”
I might be wrong but I feel bad for her bur i also feel bad for her mom who did nothing to deserve such a fate. Sge should never have been fiven rhe responsibility as a carer
Ooooooooooooooooooooooooooo pretty hair!!! Did you get long layers??? It's SOOO much better at complimenting your face and gorgeous cheek bones! *muah* 4:29 look at the difference!!! A-maze doll!
I do not condone murder. But this is the one case where I actually feel bad for the murderer. I feel like this girls mental health was shot. She probably has been traumatized and depressed. Not being able to live her life and always taking care of her ailing mother. I feel like her blowing her mom out was a bad idea. I do believe she was remorseful and felt bad. It was a single shot. It is not like she shot multiple amount of times. Just a single shot. She never denied or tried to resist arrest. I feel like she was dealt a bad hand. She does deserve time. But I do not believe it should be a terribly wrong one. She needs mental evaluation and help. I feel bad for Rachel and the mother. The mother never asked to be sick. And Rachel never asked to be a full time caregiver. Disagree with me all you want. I am completely looking at everything that Rachel did after she murdered her mother. She showed remorse. But I can not see Rachel going around just blowing people’s brains out. I believe she had a manic awful episode. I feel like that fight that last night was just enough. It was the icing on top of the cake. RIP mom. I truly hope and pray Rachel gets the help she needs.
To me this just feels like she resented having to care for her mother and she never intended to take her own life. I'm not buying that she was mentally ill.
Very much divided on where she should be. I have to say I completely agree with what you said about loved ones passing around the holidays, my husband’s cousin who was also his best friend died on Christmas 17 years ago and now still he has a hard time celebrating at all 😢
I find it annoyingly interesting that most "im gonna off myself" situations ends in them murdering someone instead. Always manage to talk themselves out of it but still doing something horrible. She imo was perfectly sane... the long contemplating she did. It's redic. Selfish. I had to take care of a parent, was a sick chemo kid myself but never think about killing whoever has burdened me. Get real girl. Bye.
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Wow. I grew up in that neighborhood in the ‘80s.
I had no idea, but, many people keep things closed up there!
I can't stop focusing on the fact that Rachel was considered old enough to be her mother's live-in caretaker but still being treated like a child living at home. Taking care of her mother was a huge contribution to their household. In 2016 the median cost of a home aid was $4,195 a month. Yet she having her computer taken away because she didn't help clean? It really speaks to women's invisible labor. Obviously, murder was not the answer but that's all a clear sign someone's mental health is going to be affected negatively.
Well said! My two cents is that caregiving can be stressful and overwhelming (I am the primary caregiver to my 87-yr old dad) so I cannot imagine a child being asked to fill that role at such a young age and for so many years. God knows what it did to her mentally and emotionally because she simply was not equipped to handle it as a child.
It was like that while we grew, her dad constantly grounded her for nothing, phone taken away, no visiting people. He would threaten to kill her birds as part of a punishment :/
There is compassion fatigue caring for people full time with no breaks or pay is mentally taxing. I wish she didn't kill her, there were other options
Rachel was in a situation MILLIONS have been in. Intrusive thoughts of putting your loved one out of their misery; therefore, relieving the rest of the family as the sick person always feels like a burden. Sadly this young lady had a family dynamic that didn't support her but pushed her. It breaks my heart.
I agree.
Rachel was my best friend growing up. Her dad was a scary man who was a felon. She used to tell me about how he would threaten to kill her and all the birds in the house (they bred birds on the side). I took her mom to the hospital most of the time due to their car being too high for her to get in. Her heart was working on 25% and was mentally not there anymore, it was so so sad seeing her slip away. Mind you, when this happened she was 19 and I was 17, and this is just. Alot.
Also, fun fact, she WAS in a mental facility up in Petersburg at first, but then after the ruling she was transferred to prison.
Sorry, I'm adding stuff to this as I watch, the gun wasn't hers. Her dad was a felon as couldn't have guns. Guess who's gun it is? You guessed it, its his.
Mind you, as soon as he found his wife was dead, he made his side mistress his girlfriend and moved away with her, while letting his daughter take the gun charge for him.
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I can't understand how going black Friday shopping would calm someone down from an argument, that would have the opposite reaction for me
Completely agree but I think she said the dad thought it would be best to get out of the house and calm the situation between him and the daughter because they just had a bad argument.
I think he was planning to go anyway though.
I agree though, the idea of black Friday frenzy does not appeal to me at all 😊
I hate the whole idea of black Friday.... fighting for merchandise just a day after claiming gratitude for what we already have. Makes no sense.
Well said!
100.
good point
Black Friday has always annoyed me. My male friends are terrible they always want what they already have. I love shopping 😅😅
Also It has been proven that most Black Friday sales are bullshit, as most stores raise prices in the months preceding it, including with an increase in costs that regularly occur during the summer months. Thus, many if not most of these so called sales at pre just a return to normal retail prices, or the it savings in on selected items and the price of the popular items are increased. Like the retail trick of list products for X amount of dollars, and 98/99 cents makes people think they are getting a bargain. 🙄
Being native ( Navajo ) in this country thanksgiving has always been a holiday associated with death … a lot of it . We don’t eat on thanksgiving it is a day of mourning in remembrance of lost lives and culture .
I'm not native but the actual history of the holiday is part of why I refuse to celebrate it. People don't like to acknowledge it nowadays and always look shocked when I mention I don't celebrate thanksgiving.
Personally I think she needs help. She is self aware but I think getting mental health would be so much better then prison.
Rachel should be in a mental hospital to be evaluationed for her mental health issues...in prison she's a face and number
As someone who grew up in Chesapeake and now lives in a neighboring city about 30 mins away from where this happened, I was *shocked* when you said the location of this one. I’ve never seen a larger creator like yourself cover a case this close to home for me so that definitely makes this case that much more interesting to me for sure. Thanks Brit for covering this case I can’t believe I’ve never heard about it!
Love dropping the older kids off at school, putting my 4 year old down for her morning nap & then diving into some BrattPack binging 🤘🏻 thank you for being a voice for victims!!!
Girrll same... school drop offs and Bratterstein on lock.
Ugh honestly LOL or Stephanie soo , kimberliegha !! I got nuts on my drop off days an off days .. if I'm working I usually just toss head phones but still isn't the same when u can physically binge
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Hell yes!! You deserve some YOU time.
@@BRATTERSTEIN i would consider it "us time" the way i binge and rewatch your cases 😆
I believe the criteria for insanity defense is does the person know right from wrong? That being said it's not like Rachael was the only person in the family. Sounds like she burned out on all the responsibility. Someone should have understood and gave her an occasional break and let her be a young adult. Sad case
it really is so sad.
It’s the cutest to hear your little one at the end of most videos. He’s like “ENOUGH mommy!!”
Seriously lol he wants 100% of the attention 100% of the time. Daddy alone simply will not do.
You covered this w so much compassion and sensitivity to the family.
Diamond painting while listening to Bratterstein is my favorite thing to do while my 6 year old is at school💛💛
This just kills me. My mom was extremely sick for years and I miss her more than anything. My heart is broken 💔😭
I’m sorry about your mom.
@@BRATTERSTEIN Thank you!
Mine was too and I not only returned home to care for her, but learned CPR, which I had to perform on several occasions. I miss my mom very much, and never resented caring for her. It maybe because I am old, but that us what families do the survive, succeed, or sick as a group.✌💔🙏
I'm convinced that black Friday shoppers are more into getting the adrenaline boost from a near death experience than they are for the deals lol
Definitely possible!
Definitely remember this case being someone that went to school with her didn’t know her well but definitely remember this being huge in school and around the area definitely cool seeing it covered on here
To have a gun safe big enough to hold a shotgun, that thing's got to be pretty heavy, how did no one notice her getting that in??
I thought the same.
And I'm sure she did have signs of stress, depression, anxiety.
Sounds like she was the caregiver and really overlooked and therefore not noticed.
The whole family was strained and she had too much expected of her while still being treated like a child.
I'm in no way excusing her behaviour.
I'm just saying there were signs and...a weapon of all things that were overlooked.
Just tragic all around.
This is your premier to me and I'm enthralled at your passionate, highly detailed on the subject and including an ability to make you think deep into your own soul.
I follow a lot of crime TH-cam content creator's, you're now my no.1.
I think she should be where she feels the safest to get better again. With her family's love on the otherside of that perspex screen is how it should be, it's beautiful to see. She'll recover in time and i hope she learns to accept what she did and without any physical emotional feelings if at all possible.
Such a sad upbringing with her poor mother and 1 family member, the baby of the family bearing all that weight on their minds, going as far as thinking of finance before knowing it couldn't happen the family couldn't afford to help to avoid this. Very intelligent and mentally oppressed child.
I believe she needed some over due mental health help. Not making a joking , but living her life like that for so long . No doubt challenges your mental health. So very sad for everyone involved.
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You're probably sick of me recommending this again but I just know you're the perfect creator to cover the Lisa Steinberg case. It got a lot of publicity but it was pre internet so there's more access to the case now. It's perfect for you because there's a lot of layers to this one and a perfect Question Of The Day : "Do you believe that her mother should have been charged as well or do you think she's another victim of Joel Steinberg. Please consider this case!
I have tried to find more true crime to watch on youtube (I am obsessed) but I find myself only being about to watch you and one other girl. I am picky when it comes to my content and you ladies are the only ones that keep my interest. I love your videos and your consistency. I will keep rewatching old vids for support. Thank you!
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Coffeehouse Crime, Bizarre Bazaar, Disturban, Danielle Kristy & Eleanor Neale are a couple of others that I watch. I'm pretty picky too. I even stopped watching Bailey Sarian because it's not really true crime anymore.
Have you tried to watch any of Kimbyrleigha, Rachel Shannon, Mollie Westbrook or Murder with my Husband? They are all really great True Crime ladies as well.
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@@kennedydeason5500 ooo ok I'm going to check all of the suggestions out yall! I only watch Bailey and Bittany right now and some Law and Crime and A&E.. but I like to binge and not have to dig through their videos LOL
If Rachel thinks she deserves to be in jail, than so be it.
I'll never understand how someone can kill their parents. Those cases get to me the most. Like ok I get the intrusive thoughts since I'm disabled & have those thoughts about myself but at the same time, that's your mom. It wasn't even like she was abusing her.
This is so sad😢 Rest in peace Susan. How can you do that to your own mother let alone anyone??
Dude, i know.
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Fremont Bridge Murder in Wyoming. Two men kidnap two young sisters. Throw them off of a bridge. One survived but years later jumped off the bridge on the anniversary date. This story needs more coverage.
Back in my teenage days we didn’t have cell phones or the internet. Teens either had their own house phone line with a separate phone number from the main house phone number OR a very very very long phone cord attached to main house phone. So teenagers could take house phone into bedroom. I had the extra long phone cord. Lol.
Getting grounded meant no phone privileges,no company visiting,and all out the house plans taken away(no movie theater,no skating rink,no sleepovers,no shopping with friends,etc)
In todays teenage world parents only have to remember 3 things to take away: Cell phone,computer,and WiFi.
I don’t think I got a cellphone until I was in high school but I did have a cordless house phone so I could take it in the other room for some privacy.
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Watching the Sydney Powell trial currently she also was 20 when she savagely murdered her 50 year old mother claiming insanity claiming insanity
Sick 🤮 She knew she wasn’t going to kill herself the whole time . Her poor Mom & Dad.
She deserves to be in jail, she chose to take those actions
Imo if she had these clear concise thoughts before the murder about her Mom then she was clear enough to know exactly what she was doing...
It's really not emotionally healthy for children to be in the position of caregiver. It's actually rather cruel of parents to rob their children of a childhood. It might not have been an option back in time, but in this day and age, there are lots of options. If the spouse cannot afford to pay a caregiver, the ill person can get free help from insurance and/or organizations.
I don't know if Rachel was in her right mind. It's obvious, though, that being expected to take on so much serious responsibility as a child while later being treated like a child as an adult had a profound effect on her.
Absolutely!
You practically read my mind word for word. She had adult expectations of her while being treated like a child.
That's very conflicting for a young girl.
Always stays home caring for her mother and gets her emotional outlets taken from her.
Why can't a 19 year old be on the computer at night?
Regardless of the time.
The other sister was going to Walmart at 1 in the morning.
Also, sounds like she was kind of overlooked and unnoticed.
She just became a means to take care of the house and her mother.
There's no way there weren't signs.
The girl had a damn weapons safe with a huge weapon in it and the family didn't know?
Not possible.
She's responsible for what she did but I definitely see how it unfortunately came to that for a young, stressed, emotionally, and probably mentally unstable girl.
Everyone lost in this situation.
Just tragic.
I think you were being summoned in the background. 😀Thank you for your consistent content💜
Oh man, I always am.
I think it seems like they put too much on her, being the caregiver for her mom. The fact that her dad and sister went out black friday shopping, left her alone...mom was trying to call her to the room...we dont know the whole story of what her life was like at home. I think it was too much.
That being said, i definitely think most people wouldn't turn to murder....that was wrong for sure. I just think she had a mental snap.
I wasn’t great when I was teenager. I found out my Mum had breast cancer, my parents had divorced. I thought cancer equalled death. I literally ran off. I adored my Mum and we were also best friends. Eventually my Mum remarried I moved out. We spoke at least twice a day. We were about to celebrate her 10 year remission and it came back stage 4 and survived for a further 4 years. We didn’t talk about death, her prime concern was me even though I was 33 at that time. She didn’t want me to be her carer. She wanted us to have good times. She died 10 minutes after I arrived at the hospital. I wish I had found out about cancer back then. She laughed so much when I had a massive tattoo on my back for my Birthday and literally got stuck to my sheets, it has Mum written in the centre. Although I could tell she was proud. Silly things I remember like ordering her 3 sets of flowers as a surprise by accident. I triple clicked. Omg she bragged in front of all her friends and laughed so hard. ❤❤❤❤I miss her everyday.
So it’s seems she was triggered by the computer getting taken away, according to her dads account, and not by like staring at her mom dying or feeling worthless so with that information, I believe, she wanted her mom gone. I think she’s depressed because what kind of life is she living anyway, but she seemed like she was angry and done not hopeless and done.
Maybe it was both?
Honestly I think it should be a split sentencing, with the mental health facility coming first. I also think anyone leaving prison should have ample therapy and life coaching before they ever get out.
I was just wondering if you coukd do a video on my friends who got murdered in 2013. Thier names are Ssg.Dunlap or David dunlap and his wife Whitney Butler Dunlap. It happened in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 2013. I only ask bc not only do I not want them forgotten but the kid who did it keeps trying to lower his sentence. It was a brutal attack and murder and he deserves to rot in prison. I need all the support we can get so he stays there and never gets out.
Depression is no joke. I suffer from it. But i am now on meds for it. 😢 I feel bad for Rachel.
Thanksgiving,is always the time in my family and friends would says what we are thankful for, and for me and those in my world the first thing was always how grateful we are for those we love the people the pets that brought joy to our world.😪 Losing my mom, from natural causes, put a dark cloud over my Thanksgiving, at all times I have still be thankful for all the years we shared and how blessed I am to have the wonderful mom, I was privileged to have. And, I miss her every day! RIP Mom, and I hope to see you again.😪💞🙏
People underestimate how difficult it is to be the caretaker. I did it for a couple of years for my father, and... i am absolutely not proud of this and it scares me.. but in the end i could smash his head in. I visualized me pushing him down the stairs.
At this point, i went to my gp and told her and very soon I was relieved from my duties and i got counseling.
I love my dad and never been voilent, and it's difficult to describe what happened, but day in day out it got worse and i couldn't sleep because he would yell for me at night and....
It can drive someone insane.
Good afternoon Brattmother! I am slightly better today and am here earlier! I wish Dossier sent stuff overseas. I have a thing for Jo Malone fragrances but they cost way too much.
I just cannot wrap my head around how you can do this to your own mother.
I’m sorry!! I wish you could try it too!! I’m glad you’re feeling better today!
@@BRATTERSTEIN thank you! It's so nice to not feel sick all the time!
Dossier are starting to branch out they've launched in the UK now so hopefully they add more places to the list.
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Good Morning! Thank you for your Monday posts! As one of my very favorites, you give Mondays an incredible start! Much gratitude and wishes to all for an awesome week! ❤
You are so kind!
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Hello Bratterstein😅 Happy Fall of 2023, it's awesome, I love it. Cold outside is always wonderful 😅 And I believe you are a fantastic researcher.
And oh my, this poor woman was murdered by her own daughter, this case really is heart wrenching 💔 I can imagine the worst nightmare this victim suffered. Nobody deserves that. And I am from Virginia State and so this case really captures my attention.
My mother and my 2 week old brother and my friend were all killed in a car accident Christmas Eve of 1989
So sorry for your loss 🕊
That's awful for you.
May I ask are you able to celebrate the holiday?
@@LouisLumley17 yes I am it took me having children(who are now grown) and knowing it was my mothers favorite holiday. I still have my moments almost 34 yrs later. I cry every year without fail but shes always watching over me. I was only 14 and it was very hard I still miss her everyday. I miss them all but I will see them again someday
@@KatMerriam75 thank you for your reply.
You have given me hope 🙏🏻
Oh my god. I am so sorry you lose your mom and brother. I cannot even imagine that. 2 weeks old? So unfair.
@@LouisLumley17 You are so welcome 🙏.I have some advice Im not sure your situation but when my children were very young I kind of over decorated. My house looked like Santas workshop lol but it helped me get into the spirit. After a few years the holiday spirit was easier to get and I didn't have over decorate. I also went on ebay and bought some decorations that my mom would put out every year. It helped so much. I wish you well 🙏
Being mom's caregiver is a job; good luck finding someone to do that for free. However, she doesn't sound insane; just in an extremely bad headspace because of her stress. Also, her reasoning for killing mom and calling dad makes no sense. Sounds like a story she thought of later.
Hey! I know her! I have a letter from her from prison!
The whole thing of associating a holiday with a loss is why I have trouble with celebrating 4th of July. My papa passed away on July 4, 2008, and this year(15th anniversary), my daddy(papa's son) passed away July 8th.
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That headline tho 😳
I know! If that doesn't scream mentally disturbed monster, I don't know what would! 🫣
Dude, i know
I feel so bad for Rachel and that’s not always the case in these situations. It says a lot that she’s so remorseful. It always sounds like she was emotionally neglected. She shouldn’t have been her mother’s caretaker and I hope the rest of her life turns out better :(
Shit midnight on Friday it’s more like after Thanksgiving Dinner😂😂
Its a hard one because it sounds like it was a mental snap.
But a suggestion is one I remember very well. Sophie lancaster in 2007
What a little psycho killing her mom because she got mad at her dad screw that I'm so so so sick of EVERYONE hating and blaming the Mom if this is on going then noone should be a mom your kids hate and blame you and of course daddy is perfect which is farrrrr from the truth booooo
She is mentally I’ll, and i mean that nicely. It sounded as if she snapped, one moment here next moment gone. This is probably one of the first where they were actually insane and didn’t claim it. I think there’s a saying there but I’m drawing a blank on it. Anyways, she needs to be mentally evaluated and treated, she needs the hospital/inpatient. I feel bad for her, it sounds as if she was treated like the mother’s/family caretaker way to young and unfairly.
Thank you for the lovely telling of this case! Beautifully done!
it is interesting that she didn't try and go that way, actually.
But yet I’m still right here watching 🤣
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Can you do the case about the vlogger mom Ruby franke
Oh man. Its definitely on my radar. I want to see what else comes out.
Hey Britt I said I wasn't going to comment but wow I've never heard of this case. You really are such a trip and you really make me laugh and I mean no disrespect while your telling these cases. Your personality is everything to me ❤️😍💋🤗🌹🌈🥰🪷🌟. I can't believe how quick your bangs grew out and I love the way your hair looks. It looks gorgeous 😍. I'm torn how I feel about this. Part of me believes she should be in jail and part of me thinks she should be in a mental facility.
My dad passed away on thanksgiving(oct as I’m in Canada)it’s been 10 years and still don’t really celebrate thanksgiving
I am so sorry about your dad.
I wonder if there was a lot of parentification and enmeshment in that family. It’s so sad. She was 19. She didn’t have to live there, just so sad.
Hello, love your attention to detail and look forward to your videos every week… I do have a case suggestion for you that I think you may like. The case of Ashley Reeves (Samson Shelton). I feel you could do it some justice…
Hi! I was wondering if you could cover the parkland Florida shooting? I’ve seen many TikTok’s of the victims families speaking out, but I haven’t seen a lot of coverage about what happened
Oh interesting question of the day
My take on it is this. Mental and emotional trauma such as murder should be taken more seriously in the court. Why? Mental illness is a real thing and there is no known trigger to set off mental illness and it’s very misunderstood and under studied until recently. The court allowed her to plead guilty to second degree murder which means at some point the court felt that this was not a malicious crime given her taking responsibility and being remorseful. With that being said, a mental institution should have been considered with a little more grace since the defendant was asking for help and disclosed why she was not afforded that help before. That’s my take on it. As bizarre this may sound, her explanation is reasonable of mental health treatment. There have been a few cases in the past where ppl were convicted of mercy killings in the first degree, such as the male nurse that was killing the dying residents and got away with it for a while until an investigation started within the hospital and the hospital attempted to cover it up to protect the reputation of the facility . Mental treatment was on the table even though not many would get it.
Sounds like a crazy case to start off my day. Listening while I get ready for work today.
It’s definitely.. intense.
this girl was in my sisters high school
Jail..
Many people suffer from depression, and find a way to deal, including seeking help for themselves, and in this day and age there are a multitude of non-profit, slideing scale agencies that could have provided treatment for her depression, etc. Therefore, as she was a grown adult, not a helpless child needed an adult to arrange treatment, as she herself admitted she was aware she suffered from depression, and mental troubles she could have, and should have put the same amount of energy in seeking that help rather than inflicting pain on her mother, and those that loved her mother that are the true victims in this murder case. As she had the mental acuity to plot, plan, and carryout the murder of her mother, thus in my opinion she deserves to be in prison. I also feel that she received an unreasonably short sentence, as this crime "came without any warning" then how can anyone know that she won't comment another un-warned murder. She didn't show her mother mercy... 💔
I do not know that this applies in this particular case...But something I think about in cases where the perpetrator says that they "Planned to take their own life after killing someone."
I find the psychologically proven fact that like most Serial Killer that are terrified of pain, and fear discomfort to themselves, but have no problem and often enjoy, or get off on inflicting pain on others that non-serial killers that murder those the say they love in what they claim was supposed to be a murder suicide, rarely end up causing any physical harm to themselves, nor follow through with their claimed suicide part if the plan.
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I understand the strain of caring for a dying loved one but i carnt imagine hurting then.
I cared for my terminally ill mom from being 11 to 13 alone.
She would not allow any support from outside agencies and even went as far as telling me if i spoke to anyone about it, i would be put in care and she would die alone. Sometimes i would get angry and secretly wish i would be taken away but immediately, i would be racked with guilt 😔 so i can not imagine actually lashing out at a sick person.
I would give anything to have my mom back, I helped her all the time because she had trouble walking, I don't see how anyone could hurt their mom,Rachel is a horrible person for taking her mother,thank you for the video 🖤🖤🖤🖤
I think you should look up the murder of Darlene VanderGiesen. Very sad and it happened near where I'm from.
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@@BRATTERSTEIN I'm excited to see your take on this case.
I truly believe she should be in jail but this is a very sad story.
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No she shouldn't be jail.
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I think that she belongs in prison for a very long time, she killed a human and that’s against the law, further, I think that her family supporting her the way they are, will encourage her behavior, if she wasn’t a family member, they would want her to be in prison for a very long time (life). What a betrayal, this mother loved and cared for her for all those years and to be paid like this….
Wow. I don’t think this murderer seems psychopathic or psychotic. I feel like this was profound depression to the point of delusional thinking. I believe what she said was true. She wanted to kill herself and didn’t want her mom to find her. She may have also thought her mom wouldn’t suffer anymore. So sad! She should be hospitalized instead of in prison. The length of her sentence is too much as well. What she did was horrific for sure and she must have a consequence. But I think of people who committed much more heinous acts who got a fraction of her sentence.
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I’m leaning towards mental health
If I was a betting man, I would wager my hands (I work with my hands) that after the initial shock, I bet the WHOLE immediate family was somewhat relieved. If you've ever been a care giver you know...there is a strong sense of relief when the end comes. Yes, you're sad and yadda yadda yadda. The feeling of relief is one that you never tell ppl about,(cause you feel guilty for having it) but you still feel it. Absolutely she belongs in jail. I would say the death penalty. I couldn't care less about her mental health. Those issues will be dealth with after about 30 mins after the final needle is inserted.
I think this is a shocking case but her mother is better dead than living that sick. Sad but true. However I do not believe she wanted to kill herself.
she thinks she should be in jail, i agree with her.... please do the case of Sherin Mathews
She deserves all the bad things, she is EVIL, who tf kills a parent
Could you please do The BTK Killer?
Oh i plan to! I already have a folder for him on my computer it’s just a very daunting task. Especially with all the new coming out.
Ok wait. 🤔 I’m only at 20:46 so maybe something changes further along in the story; but, how many damn people is she going to try to blame while still admitting yes I did it… like oh I was gonna off my self but my mom would be too sick and sad to handle it, and I just love her so much, I killed her. But, I was still gonna do it… but wait! Oh now my dad will be torn apart when he comes home to see everything I did and I don’t want to hurt him either… SO THEN DONT!?!?!? 😱🤯🤬
Ok, I mean I’m no professional, but how about not killing anyone!? That’s the answer! Including yourself (if that had ANY truth to it)
Although I’ve said everything I just said, I really and Honestly don’t think she had any idea of what was going to happen after. In a number of ways. She never did plan past the acts she was planning to commit.
And as the saying goes, “you don’t know what you’ve got til it’s gone”
I might be wrong but I feel bad for her bur i also feel bad for her mom who did nothing to deserve such a fate. Sge should never have been fiven rhe responsibility as a carer
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I do not condone murder. But this is the one case where I actually feel bad for the murderer. I feel like this girls mental health was shot. She probably has been traumatized and depressed. Not being able to live her life and always taking care of her ailing mother. I feel like her blowing her mom out was a bad idea. I do believe she was remorseful and felt bad. It was a single shot. It is not like she shot multiple amount of times. Just a single shot. She never denied or tried to resist arrest. I feel like she was dealt a bad hand. She does deserve time. But I do not believe it should be a terribly wrong one. She needs mental evaluation and help. I feel bad for Rachel and the mother. The mother never asked to be sick. And Rachel never asked to be a full time caregiver. Disagree with me all you want. I am completely looking at everything that Rachel did after she murdered her mother. She showed remorse. But I can not see Rachel going around just blowing people’s brains out. I believe she had a manic awful episode. I feel like that fight that last night was just enough. It was the icing on top of the cake. RIP mom. I truly hope and pray Rachel gets the help she needs.
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To me this just feels like she resented having to care for her mother and she never intended to take her own life. I'm not buying that she was mentally ill.
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Very much divided on where she should be. I have to say I completely agree with what you said about loved ones passing around the holidays, my husband’s cousin who was also his best friend died on Christmas 17 years ago and now still he has a hard time celebrating at all 😢
Ugh. It’s so sad.
I find it annoyingly interesting that most "im gonna off myself" situations ends in them murdering someone instead. Always manage to talk themselves out of it but still doing something horrible. She imo was perfectly sane... the long contemplating she did. It's redic. Selfish.
I had to take care of a parent, was a sick chemo kid myself but never think about killing whoever has burdened me. Get real girl. Bye.
My exact thoughts. She knew she wasn’t going to kill herself.