Murder in Pinyon Pines | Full Episode
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 มิ.ย. 2024
- A triple murder, a young woman set afire in a wheelbarrow. Police have suspects until a courtroom twist changes everything. "48 Hours" has the latest on the case including an emotional verdict. Watch more full episodes of "48 Hours" on Pluto TV.
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Yall do such a great job presenting these cases! 👌🏾👊🏽🩵🪶
Thanks Obama!
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This one was a thriller with a happy ending.
You can care about animals, be a brave soldier, a loving husband and still be a murderer.
Yes, this case proves it.
Escobar also cared for his family but.....
so very true. I've seen it.
exactly. A lot of notorious killers have been described as model citizens before doing their crimes lol.
@@Berryandmango Yup. I've seen it in person too.
"My son saved lives in Afghanistan, he doesn't take lives." Does anyone want to break the news to this guy?
Seriously. That poor guy is delusional.
@@rm4519 His son has probably killed more people than he's saved.
@@rm4519👍👍👍👍👍👍
RIGHT!!!
Haha, I think that too. People are crazy!
I think some parents are delusional. My ex-husband fought for his country in Afghanistan and also beat me when he came home from deployment....serving in the military does not mean you are a good person. Period.
I don't believe you women anymore, I've seen too many false allegations. Period.
The same philosophy applies to everyone. How do we know you're a good person.
@@hydrostatic8048You’ll never fully know anyone other than yourself. Anybody is capable of doing terrible things, family or no.
@@hydrostatic8048well we certainly know you aren’t
@@hydrostatic8048 Philosophy or not, action speaks for itself. Lots of Heros can have hidden Monsters you do not see or you do not want to see.
“Your son killed someone”
Parents: *Insert your typical “he could never”, “he was going to church” bullsht*
I f*ing hate how some people think ”going to church ” means something. It just means they’re prejudiced against singles who don’t go to church. It has nothing to do with morals.
@@Babesinthewood97 Exactly..
Always love the "but he's an upstanding respected member of his church!" defense.
My response? 'Sure peaches, but so was BTK!' lol
@@scarletohhaha6938 exactly.. don’t understand why interviewers don’t tell them these things like bruh there’s tons of videos about shady churches and priests and also criminals who attended church.
I thought I heard that...on the way to church! Sure
Christian's Dad says he is heartbroken his son wasn't there for his child's birth. Becky never got the chance to have a family.
Amen there's so many entitled kids in America GOSH!! Parenting down the drain
Yes i said exactly this when he said that.
RIGHT!!!!
and how do you know that its his fault
Yeah that dad certainly had tunnel vision. His son was a hero in the military. Maybe he was trying hard to rectify or feel better about what he had done before his military career.
"he's kind to me" doesn't mean "he's kind to everyone" . what a limited assumption
You know who I don't see defending the guy... his wife. She probably knows what was up
Also "he saves lives!" because he was in the military. Ummm there are a TON of crazy people in the military, many who have brutally murdered others. That's the stupidest thing I've heard.
That’s correct!!👍🏼👍🏼
Exactly 🙄🤦🏻♀️. Family sometimes wants to be blind to facts.
"My son is a good boy he'd NEVER do anything like this" - Every mother of a psychopath ever
It’s sad how much the murderer’s families are in denial. Sad. The father said he deserved better than this. Well, Becky, her Mom & her Mom’s boyfriend didn’t deserve this.
Makes me mad!
@@ryanhodges4393 You & me Both!!!!!!!
Of course , but do you know he was guilty for sure? It’s kinda fishy
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I think its kind of nice that they got to get married and one had kids and they were surrounded by all this family and all that just abruptly ended for them. Its so much better when people like this have even more to lose.
My daughter's estranged husband is in the military, and he was so controlling, emotionally abusive etc. He even punched me in the face over and over one night when I was visiting while my daughter was pregnant. Cops showed up, and they acted like buddies. I was trying to talk to an officer, but kept being told that I didn't need to add anything. Like WTF.
Soooooooo glad she left him.
I am so sorry 😔 the cycle of abuse is very cunning and can sneak up on people then you blink and it's been however long still with the abuser. Stay safe, know your rights -and exercise them. please never give up 🙏🏻
It’s not surprising the army would drive anyone crazy.
@@sakunaru0The murders took place prior to his military service
The system needs to change, with having the conflict of interest dynamic that often has men with authority…(law enforcement) who will more likely identify with the abuser (male who craves power).
Way too often, women have been dismissed, invalidated, not believed, when sexual assault, violence, occurs.
Who wants to depend on similar people to help you, as who hurt you? Seriously?
There needs to be HUGE reform in this area. The irony is that these men, who act like they ‘already know’…arrogance…often are very ignorant to all the aspects, neuroscience, of abusers and the abused. Essentially, they will look at the variables in the equation they already agree with & throw out the rest. Which…leads to an erroneous conclusion.
It should be, that there are women who respond to any domestic violence too, that they all have intensive nervous system, attachment theory, training, and learn to call out their own biases, cognitive distortions, and narratives.
Having authority figures who think they have nothing to learn…are dangerous.
exactly. I was in the military 8 years and I saw tons of buddies between the men but it's all different for the women. Just because some male has a Purple Heart doesnt mean he wont abuse a woman. Military doesn't mean a good man. Sorry to hear about your experience, I relate to it totally.
The strange thing is, who else would randomly do this to the family? Robbers wouldn't waste their time with the wheelbarrow business.
Hormones of 17 year olds do run wild...
Exactly...
That's a good question but one we won't get an answer to because it seems everyone has hyper focused on 2 people.
They're guilty af. I'm so glad the jury got it right.
@@chrislastname1994focused on 2 that are constantly coming up within the investigation. I'm convinced they checked elsewhere as her own Father stated he was checked...fs you should be happy these 2 vile creatures are off the streets mate. rip Beautiful Angel 😢
Sorry, but being active in church and being former military doesn’t make me automatically think someone MUST be innocent.
Not in the least.
Yep, Dennis Rader springs to mind! He was both!
Actually makes me even less willing to believe in them… trained killers/believers that being “saved” will be their way out of sins (aka killing an old gf). I’m not a fan of military or religious.
Was telling a friend about a decision to keep going carless, using by bike, even after the price surge has eclipsed since Covid. That it is a great relief not being a target of the city's thugs. He appeard puzzled, so I had to specify the cops/ego-junkies, to which he seem to question my terminology by saying, but those guys (cops) are usually ex-military. Though I just shrugged, so as not to inflame his politically conservative nature, I thought to myself, "That's clearly part of the problem."
@@casssmith2610hear! Hear!
I was on the edge of my seat this whole video wondering whether or not justice would be served, and I'm so glad it was
same
My blood pressure is high waiting
I cheat and read the comments
So was I, and for a moment I thought they would go free forever. Then, everything changed.
Before you tell someone who says they were abused that their abuser is such a good person who would never do that, understand that abusers don't abuse everyone they meet.
And be grateful you never had to see that side of them.
After I left my abusive husband, (24 years ago), a long time friend of mine was doubtful of my experience. She said 'Well, I never saw him hit you'. Guess who is no longer a friend of mine?
EXACTLY. I think people get that confused
"He's kind" - So was Ted Bundy when he volunteered to work the phones at a crisis center. If acts of kindness eliminated someone as a suspect the prisons should be empty.
And b.t.k. Too!!!
@@user-fi3jr4th2q BTK were also in the army.. Dennis Rader served in the United States Air Force from 1966 to 1970. Four years after he was discharged he Killed 5 people during 1974. Including a 9 year old boy. Then he continued with killing 5 more until he was caught and arrested in February 2005.
Hitler was vegan and loved dogs. More than humans.
Yes that's true because there are lot's of people who attack others and people close to them dont know.
I had a friend who I truly thought loved her husband and yet she set him and the flat on fire and those small children nearly died so we don't know people as well as we think.
I think she might still be in prison I have never spoken to her since she killed him and he was a lovely guy a bit timid which made me wonder if she abused him.
He was kind, though.
Saying one of the suspects is an "active member of his church" certainly doesnt help his claim of innocence AT ALL!
Exactly!!!
Btk was active in his church also....so yea you're so right!
I agree
Spoken like true agents of evil..but I pray for you nonetheless. For even at our worst and lowest God never gives up on any of us. He loves us unconditionally, as should we all.🙏 ❤️
So was BTK. So was Joyce Meyer's security guard that murdered his wife and 2 children. Ted Bundy was very involved in his church, many of his friends from that church supported him at first. We could go on and on.
the family just ignoring all the damning evidence is honestly sickening and insulting to the victims.
How can he hold his daughter, proudly, KNOWING what he did to someone else’s daughter?!! SICK.
I was thinking the same thing.
Maybe he didn't do it. I'm amazed by the comment section completely disregarding the obvious suspect of Javier Garcia Jr. A father in the DA's office? If he's the guilty party then there is nothing about this case that couldn't be tainted. That alone would give me reasonable doubt when the rest of the evidence is so flimsy.
May he think about not being able to hold his daughter and see her or to help raise her. He also took someone's daughter,sister, and their mother. You do the crime you do the time!
Do u know how many times I've joked about burning a house down. Never
Lmao good point
Lmao
Even if you havent heard (i have), how is that proof to anything?
Youd have to at least see the context before you can judge it.
@@Earl_WallaceBelieve it or not, there are plenty of people walking around who don’t “joke” about burning houses down. It’s not a very normal thing to do (even when nobody is watching) in most circles I’ve ever been in personally.
Where's your sense of humor?
The way the girl was attacked was way too personal. Who else would have done it?
Both their phones pinged en route to the crime & are conveniently switched off during the time of the murders. Plus the business card with his DNA on it. Yeah nah there can be only so many coincidences. They're guilty af and I'm glad the jury got it right
@INDOPRODIGY Everything you listed is either wrong or skewed.
@@chrislastname1994 Okay, then let's hear your theory on who did it...
@@Yusuave I don't have a theory because I didn't investigate it. But the things you listed don't even match what the prosecution said.
@@chrislastname1994 well you watched the damn show and you're out here defending the perps in almost every comment so I assumed you have a theory or you're related to the perps.
Setting that poor girl on fire separately after killing her was personal. Definitely guilty
The families of the murderers are so delusional! Especially that dad. My blood was boiling watching him act like he won the lottery when his son was initially released. And calling him “a hero that SAVES lives in war”??! Does this pathetic excuse for a man not even know what happens in a war?! Just cause he helped an injured comrade doesn’t mean he wasn’t killing other people left and right during his time served (opposition army or not it’s still people being murdered in a war). He’s delusional beyond hope. Pretty much explains the failure his son was. Thankfully the epilogue delivered us all the much wanted justice hearing that the murderers were given life without parole. It’s a shame they even got 12 years of freedom when they belonged in jail all along. The only member of their family I feel sorry for is the little baby who is so unfortunate to be born to a murderer family.
First of all, his father believes his son is a good man because his son has not acted otherwise around him. Second it was not proven beyond a reasonable doubt. Third they should have spent more time defining the new evidence they supposedly had.
People genuinely think the US military is noble and goes to war for our freedom. Sadly, we are conditioned to this propaganda from a young age.
I think I'm resonating with this answer because I was as angry As You Are with his dad
People need to stop saying.. he/ she could NEVER do something like this. If there is one thing you learn watching these crime shows it is that .. YES THEY CAN.
The only Unless I can think of is if you're the actual alibi. There have been so many cringe interviews both before and after trial of family and friends defending those with obvious evidence against them, Lori Vallow's mom and sister spring to mind.
everyone can.
They have to cope somehow.
Exactly. Look at all the Chris Watts of the world.
@@RM_VFX I get that. But sometimes they blame the victim and everyone else. ANYTHING to not admit that their loved one is guilty. I can see saying that right away. But when all the evidence points to guilt it’s time to stop saying that.
If Robert was so gentle and sweet then why did they have to remove him from the Denny's for harassing his ex-girlfriend?
There's no evidence that even happened. I'm not saying they didn't do it.
No - the defense attorney said they "didn't find a corroborating witness". It was a few years after the event and I'm sure most people who work at Denny's see things like that all the time, so no one working then would have a distinct memory of it. Nothing says it never happened.
(Edited for a missing quotation mark.)
Excellent point...
It could have also simply been a verbal argument and the manager told them to take it outside. That incident means nothing when one biased person provides the story with nothing to actually corroborate it.
Boy, some people clearly lack the ability to listen and comprehend.😱
Just because he has a girlfriend doesn’t mean he moved on from her. An obsessive and manipulative person would not want her to be happy with someone else.
I'm so glad that there was finally justice and that they didn't get away with it. He says i just want to be with my baby girl, well he took someone's baby girl, in a horrible way.
There was no justice here. They are innocent men in prison.
Yes, eva, now he's without his baby girl. Not quite instant karma but we'll trust that Lady Justice did what she does best.
@@Southamericangirl42 what if he's actually innocent?
EXACTLY!!!
Who else WAS SO GLAD for that epilogue?
I was, definitely. Just wish they had given more detail about the incriminating evidence.
Yes! For a second there I was heartbroken!
My thought when they dropped the charges was yep they got away with it then the rest came and I was glad.
Oh man, It was so good to hear that!!😁
prosecution won this case on very limited evidence. On a card and pinging the a phone in the desert.
“Active member of his church…” -every true crime show.
Not many people are truly and fully evil. Even those who commit horrible crimes will turn to God for solice and redemption when there's none left for them to find on Earth. Lay your troubles at the feet of the Almighty 🙏💯❤️
This is part of the reason I never wanted a man who was very active in the church. These shows confirm that this is not just the scummy men I know
@@Michigander269
And yet, churchgoers routinely insist that “being a churchgoer” is evidence of goodness. History tells us otherwise. Evidence of goodness is-loving kindness, for example. Lots of churches spend a lot of time pointing at anyone who is “other” and inciting hate.
Bwahahaha, YEP!...
True! Religious people are often the worst.
This Garcia guy is shady as hell. He lawyered up, requested an immunity and his phone pinged near the house and he explained it was because he wanted to join the hike.. WTH??? This is a super complicated case. Poor people
who lost all 3 of their family members.
Agree
I agree!
Perhaps he wanted to be buddies with the other 2 murderers and they told him they were going to play a prank and he joined and realized later that they could blame it all on him. So luckily he had a daddy in the "justice system" and managed to get out of it.
I totally agree, his lawyer was sketchy as hell while answering the questions too. Why would someone need immunity to be a WITNESS? Something is amiss with this case. And we were never told what compelling evidence was suddenly found years later for the guys who went away.
His lawyer attitude says a lot!
‘He’s an active member of his church’
What the hell does that have to do with anything?
True, many criminals use church as camouflage for the evil they do. Look at BTK- he even used his church computer to send messages to police- fortunately that led to him being caught.
Absolutely 0. Lol I hate that "excuse"
The fact that she was killed by the only way she was afraid of, tells me alot!
that's everything i needed to know. that#s not what happens in a botched robbery.
Yep and the 30+ stalking phone calls in one night.
Ya that’s awful. I’m afraid that may have been her cause of death too. Like they may have lit her on fire while alive. I can’t imagine. They said they couldn’t determine it correct?
Yes and his message to Sarah about helping her to burn someone else’s house down.
Yes! It tells EVERYTHING. Now, THAT'S absolutely SICKENING. I do NOT believe in coincidences. ONLY someone with specific knowledge and extreme, personal rage towards that person would do something that twisted. And that is 💯 premeditated.
I love how some people act like folks in the military don’t do bad things. They are extremely mistaken.
Look at Jan 6 2021. Many were X Military. Stuart Rhodes of the militant group "The Oath Keepers".
Can you direct me to that evidence as I'd like to see it. @@nancychandler3673
I'd hate to say this but I saw, unknowingly, this video of an Army man with a puppy held by the scruff and that monster says, "Look a puppy!" and that vile excuse of a human threw that poor baby as hard as he could into a ravine and the way that puppy was crying just traumatized me. So yes, military men can be just as heartless.
They never said that Karen.
Both cops and ex military men are 4 times as likely of physical abuse in the home.
I'm glad that justice has been served after a decade.
#1 sign of delusional liars:
Brag about crowd size. “The closet room couldn’t even fit the amount of people there to support Robert” 😒
Right? Like that somehow means he's not guilty. 🙄
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Parents will never admit they raised a murderer. Period.
They were 17/18 years old. When I turned 25, I was a completely different person. It's called you grow up. Doesn't change the fact I was "young and stupid."
Preach!
Exactly!! 7 years is a long time to realize your mistakes and learn from them. I feel like they are leading the lives they are because they regret that stupid decision when they were teens.
OMG...this wasn't a liquor store robbery....it was a MUCH bigger "young and stupid" than that....and if they DO regret it, they didn't regret it enough to plead guilty...a purple heart doesn't mean you're not a psychopath....psychopaths do not experience fear...they thrive in war...just sayin'...food for thought....
The brain isn’t even fully developed until 26 years of age. The frontal lobes needed for decision making specifically r not fully developed until 26.
@@laraoneal7284Wow…just…wow….
Saying he was an active member in his church....is suppose to mean what? BTK was also an active member in his church.
😂😂😂
Add Timothy Jones Jr to the list.
So darn true look at Utah just saying I watched all cases in America as I'm from Cape Town South Africa LDS Mormons GOSH!!! They are the worse cases then they say God said so poor God it's easy to blame him lol
Our recently (in) famous Chad Daybell
The wheat and tares sit in the church together. He is definitely a tare.
@@earthrooster1969 exactly!!
Just want you guys to know that 48 hours is what I watch every time I'm eating my meals. So I'm always happy for a new episode, best regards
Me too I eat and turn this on my phone😂❤
Asking for Javier to have immunity is SUSPECT AF!!!!
I thought the same thing.
Agree
These men where in their late teens when this terrible crime happened. Just because now they are married, joined the military, won medals for heroism doesn’t mean they were “good guys when in the teens. I can’t see anyone else doing something so wicked as to burn the young girl, Becky in the wheelbarrow. It’s just too personal.
Yep. Even if they are overall good guys that just did something bad in the heat of the moment, they still need to pay for their crimes. Getting married and having babies doesn't absolve you of moral wrongdoing.
EXACTLY.
I think it was Javier Garcia
@@jenna-a-gogo Yes, but I wouldn't say this crime was "heat of the moment"..... They took two firearms and accelerants with them, found a wheelbarrow, staged her body, etc. Cold blooded planning and carrying out this horrific crime.
@@furball192 and Col Mustard in the library with a 40 cal?
Some of the most violent seriel killers were model citizens and family men.
Yup.
Green River killer and btk
Chris Watts too...
💯💯💯
Exactly
Am I the only one getting Bundt vibes from Christian Smith as he walking out with the baby talking to the reporter?
Yea I just watched this and that was the first thing I thought. He didn't act right aye.
That billboard they put up was very powerful. Such a sad story.
Ladies.. i know she was young.. and we aren't the brightest in our teens.. BUT once you break away for one evening to hang with a girlfriend and your bf won't stop texting you the entire night and he is stalking you at your job, etc.. RUN. These insecure controlling dudes are complete poison.
This comment is unnecessary
😂 never let your gf go on a girls trip! We all know what happens when they do! It’s not insecurity or controlling to have boundaries in a relationship!
@@daryldixon3685 why, what happens?
@@daryldixon3685boundaries in a relationship = calling someone repeatedly every couple of minutes when you know they are out with friends? In what world does that not point to someone being insecure and controlling? Get out of your incel discord server and stop any manifesto you may be writing and prioritize therapy. Therapy is what you should be doing right now.
No, this comment is necessary....DV is taking lives every day, everywhere. Women especially are prone to give people a second chance, 'think the best of everyone' and my personal favorite....'honey, let's just meet for one more time to say good-bye and sort things out" and she is murdered. That kind of thinking can cost you your life and the lives of your children.
Someone should remind those folks that Ted Bundy also saved a little boy from drowning, But also tortured & killed nearly a hundred girls including children.
Oh, and i unfortunately know people who seem to be oh-so-perfect, spiritual, love animals, helpful, polite etc etc.. while they also beat up gf for 5 hours straight.
Should we continue with the examples..??
100% 🎯😖
Don’t forget Bundy, Gacy, the BTK, and so forth!! People are evil only God can save our souls when we surrender to him!
Ted Bundy also worked on suicide prevention phone lines. Talkin people out of committing suicide... So yeah showing kindness/going to church/helping people doesnt mean you cant also be an evil killer.
Killers can be nice guys for 95+% of their lives.. They dont act like cold hearted ruthless murderers until it suits them.
...you need to report it to the police - and move away from monsters like that.
Yep. I stated that earlier too. And Ted was a good looking guy. ANYONE can snap.
I did some rabbit hole research into this episode. I agree that it was a horrific crime. However, the list of "evidence" that the prosecutors presented was weak. There was one shoe print that matched "the KIND OF SHOE" they HEARD one of the guys owned. There was NO cell phone data that put them at the scene. A witness, said he overheard a 'suspicious' comment. Another witness, who seemed to know certain details, was not pursued further. Why? His father was an investigator for the DA's office and his mother was a former assemblywoman who once ran for the senate. Is there more? Most likely. But based on what I read, it did NOT sound like irrefutable evidence. Sorry, but I found reasonable doubt.
Hey now, enough with your logic. Don't you know the other commenters here watch a lot of true crime videos, so that means they know everything the TV told them was true???
@@Robert-lc6dv What was I thinking??? Thanks for straightening me out.
Jeremy Witt was working with Cristin Smith in 2007 and found him in a daze. Asked if he was okay, Smith replied, "Something went wrong, and we torched the f*king place." Seems pretty strong evidence to me.
Then there were the recorded jailhouse phone calls in which Pape asked his wife to conceal firearms, among which was an unregistered .40 cal. Glock 22.
Looks to me like these are the guys. 😮
Jury took 10 days to decide this case so seems like they weren’t immediately convinced either.
Do you know what happened in court? Where you there or a Juror? Or are you basing your assumptions from the TV show?
Both the boys switching off their phones for 2-1/2 hours for no reason was the smoking gun.
My mother always said "Never swear for anyone because you don't know what they are willing to do given the circumstances." A human being can be many things, you can only talk about how they treat YOU, that's it.
Not to mention how “unheard” is that unstable ppl w criminal tendencies follow certain paths or jobs
Exactly 💯
Words of wisdom.
@@eraldadevole *paths
EXACTLY 💯
It’s so annoying to hear families say “ I know him he would not do that ……. “ . All killers have two sides . The side they show to family and friends AND THE DARK SIDE !!!!
I completely agree, it IS annoying!! You are spot-on with the 2 sides, this statement and it describes my ex-husband perfectly.
People who can't put themselves in the shoes of others are so annoying. We all know "someone who would not do that." Now imagine someone who never met them is confidently claiming they did do that.
“My son doesn’t take lives, he saved lives in Afghanistan”
…. Sir I’m going to explain to you how war works. 😂
This man is crazy at least his able to visit his son and his talking about his son missing the biggest life events sad that that Becky missed out on everything. Her parents visit the grave every day they will never get to meet their daughter nor grandkids 😭😭😭😭😭
When are people going to realize that sociopaths often frequent churches and places of community service... It's because they know that people will attribute "goodness" to them just because they attend those places.
Mostly they go to those places in search of their victims.
@@MaxPride10 💯💯💯
Yes it is the “Ted Bundy worked at a suicide hotline” persona! Communal narcissism at its best!
Exactly!
@@AshaGlennand how would you know? Do you attend church? Were you in the military?
What a coincidence the ex joked about burning down someone’s house . Defense attorneys are idiots .
DEFENSE ATTORNEYS ARE THEIR JOBS, DEFEND THEIR CLIENTS, THEY GET PAID WELL FOR IT
and the specificity of the statement. not we'll get em or they'll get theirs, no burn down house. c'mon.
They do what they are paid to do.
In every 48 hr episode these cruel criminals always say or do something that makes the prosecutors chuckle.
and you are the smart one??????????????????????????
This is one of the most horrific crimes imaginable. My heart breaks for the families of the victims.
Thank you 48hours for putting this full episode on
He makes her pay for his bad behavior, he’s a creep and he makes her pay. A person who’s ‘moved on’ doesn’t call the ex girlfriend 50 times in one night. Witnesses in court have to swear to tell the truth or risk perjury, but lawyers and prosecutors get to lie their as- off and twist the truth - something not right about that.
Exactly 🤷♀️🙏🏻🕊
So do the cops during an interrogation, you perjure yourself and it will be used against you in a court of law.
Thats how the system works...
Everywhere, where they have a western based system. You'd think people would know something about it by now... but obviously few do.
The moved on, was 7 years later, so not relevant to the case really.
Like the way OJ moved on after his divorce from Nicole Brown Simpson? He was dating other women too.
Christian might have saved his mate but he was killing other people at the same time. I don’t understand why people think military aren’t capable of killing others 🤔
Yep. They are literally trained killers. I'm not knocking the military, because that's their job. But to say someone couldn't be a murderer because they served is an absolutely ridiculous argument.
It's actually shocking if you watch/listen to enough true crime content, just how many murderers/serial killers have prior or current military experience. I keep wondering if anyone has compiled the data on that.
@angel2000317 They have. We're just not going to shown the statistics/data on it
@@456dawnie Do you mean there are records that are kept from the general public?
My mom has always said “I only know my kids here in front of my nose”
It is safe today you can know someone very well but they could always have a dark side
18:39 i hate this excuse so so so much. why do so many people think that going to church automatically makes you a good person?
Who cares if he was in the military, that means nothing when his threats of death came true
Exactly.
You are so right. Many join the military to try and escape charges.
He was in the military AFTER this event.
They were both 18. Hadnt been in the military yet.
Oh yes it means something, or what do you think military stands for? Since when is the US Army a defense force?
@@StofStuiver that is irrelevant. His dad was trying to say because he was in the military and was a hero he couldn't possibly have been a murderer. We are all pointing out that is false.
I remember this story. They thought they were home free after being released, and got thrown right back in jail where they belong.
They looked guilty when they walked out of prison the first time
@@moppy6Yup, especially the Cristin Smith guy holding the baby with his pathetic fake sobs
@@user-mv7kh5sv9zExactly... Poor actor with loud sobing. He told about his military brother... Yeh, the reason why the mur. derer should be released. 🤦🏻♀️🤯
@@user-mv7kh5sv9z and inability to look up into the cam.
They'll be freed with the Innocence Project
I was an extremely young and stupid girl at 17 or 18 yrs old. I did things that I look back on now and think how am i still alive? I wouldn't have done them in my 20s. I grew up, people change. This dad needs to understand what his son did as heartbreaking as it is.
The guys are innocent.
Why would Javier ask for IMMUNITY ??????????? This is a question that MUST be answered.
Any lawyer who represents him should do their job and protect him before he testifies or gives a statement to law enforcement or the court. He admitted that he was originally planning to go hiking with the group, and he was on his way up there, in close proximity near the time of the murders. So, it's only natural to make sure he's protected and, as his attorney, make sure no one tries to tie him in as a potential third accomplice. He was clearly a witness, tried to be forthright and honest at the outset, and needed to make sure he wasn't going to get tied in with the killers. Clearly, the victim changed her mind and told him not to come hiking, most likely because someone convinced her that he wasn't welcome. He was only going to foil their plans.
My final observation is that this was indeed psychopathy, not sociopathy. The planning was crucial to distinguish, Sociopaths are poor planners. She was even posed in front of the house.
Yes, these episodes only present a small subset of information and the purpose is mainly to entertain and so one should be asking these questions. What about the conflict of interests with Javier too!
Agreed. "Because I'm a good lawyer" isn't an adequate answer to that question, which makes it even weirder.
Especially with Javier's ties to power in the area.
@@hiphopjewels Any lawyer would have him sit in a deposition and say on his behalf "you don't have to answer that "; real easy.
So ALL of your statement is common knowledge, immaterial and inconsistent.
Here: If he was " clearly a witness " then why this sentence ?????? " the victim changed her mind and told him not to come hiking, most likely because someone convinced her that he wasn't welcome. He was only going to foil their plans. "
How was Javier a witness if he wasn't there ????? Do you see how INCONSISTENT your argument is ?? Terrible try; your critical thinking skills leave a lot to be desired !!!!!
Serving for the military doesn’t excuse him for what he did. Absolutely despicable!
In fact it's just the other way around
He Brought tremendous amount of embarrassment to the military.
I agree. Neither does it make you heroic. Media pushes war.
"He saves lives in Afghanistan"
The world begs to differ 🙄
Literally… to “save” lives im sure many were lost. So, in actuality he most likely did take lives. That statement made no sense. War doesn’t discriminate.
Have you been in Afghanistan?
Yup.. traveling 15000 kilometres to a foreign country and engaging in war with the locals is criminal at best
@@bryancopca8480have you? How was it shooting at people in their own country?
@@TheGhostOfMichaelJackson I respect other nation's rights to live their lives without interference from a foreign entity. Unlike you. Who gave you the rights to decide what people should do in their own country?
There really isn't enough information about the evidence in the case, but the defense lawyer is perfectly right; the case never rose to "beyond a reasonable doubt."
Glad to see someone here understands the actual evidence was weak.
@@LisaLazuliAstrology I was a judge for 18 years.
@@judgedayan9934 OK, that's interesting.
Those two did it, cell phones pinged on a tower near the house, while they said they were playing paintball across town…..DNA on a card in the driveway…..they both turned phones off for 2.5 hours
.40 cal ammo and holster/shotgun
Narcissistic personality disorder is revenge oriented because a narc cannot take rejection & always needs to control his toys
Exactly. And he thinks he owns his ex girlfriend, even if he moves on with another relationship. They view their ex, as their property. (Greetings from Greece).
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Coercive control and stalking. Controllers cannot let the controlled person move on without them.
Amen!!
MISMO!
It's so annoying how 'being in the military' is seen as some kind of mark of a good person. That's not what comes to mind at all.
The opposite actually, think of vanessa Guillen. Just one example
Agreed, new neighbor is military, their teens have been harassing the neighborhood doorbell ditching breaking property outside etc. When confronted, she said prove it. I'm like, my eyes. I saw them. I now have a ring camera. Aggressive weirdos. I was mislead thinking she was dignified dating a soldier. Nope
Yeah, some are forced into the military via the courts.
Coming from a military family, your statement is offensive and disturbing.
@@angelabacker1177 I'm a military family too but I have the ability to see it for what it is
I think it’s so beautiful that their father built the house for his family.
Man my blood pressure went through the roof when they were released! Then I continued to watch…..
It's always crazy how delusional families can be when it comes to their loved ones. No matter what the evidence, they refuse to believe it.
I was thinking this too the whole time I was hearing the families speak so highly of them. Parents have no idea what happens outside home. These 2 monsters for sure did the crime and must do the time.
Baffles me too, especially parents. Maybe they think that it makes them look as horrible people to have "raised" such a monster.
Parents should always say what are my kids doing instead of my kid wouldn't do that
I agree, there is no evidence against those 2 guys.That family is delusional
Rest in peace to the victims. Very sad case.
This happened in my town.
Everyone here still believes it was the boyfriend. They had a really unhealthy and obsessive relationship.
The one who was found guilty or her boyfriend at the time?
@@jmac430"the boyfriend" meaning the ex who is now in prison for life
people in love are always obsessed.
I understand why they think it's the ex-boyfriend and I'm not saying it's not but what about that Javier guy? He seems suspicious. What about his father working for the police department and the ability to cover it up?. They pointed the finger right at the ex-boyfriend. There was no real evidence that the the Ex-Boyfriend and the friend went to go hiking with her
@@meldog7925 Thats what ive been saying too. There hardly is any evidence.
2 ppl testifying that they were there, but the pings from the 2 are at opposite sides of the city. And there is nothing puting them there.
And a business card with dna on it. That doesnt do much here. Its something, but by far not enough.
This case will be tossed at some point. Unless there is evidence that wasnt mentioned.
They probably did it, but with the statute of reasonable doubt, i wouldnt be able to convict.
And they sure should look at the Javier fella
I knew the way Christian was hugging his daughter, he was thinking: I hope no one harms her the way I harmed Becky and did you see how he did not even acknowledge Robert? Watch it again.
Yeah I watched it again. He was hugging her cause she was feeling cold….i don’t know why they didn’t wrap her in warm clothes, babies need to be kept warm
I thought the same thing!
And had a clear opportunity to say"I'm innocent", and never did!!!
I do think it is very suspicious that the friend was pinged near the house as well, was granted immunity and didn’t testify in front of the grand jury because dude was “a good lawyer”
Yes, I have my doubts on him
Did you miss the part about where he was corroborated to have been elsewhere when the actual murders took place? And this was definitely a multiple person job.
Poor thing
Just 18, she wouldn’t have any idea how to deal with an abusive boyfriend
Unfortunately, there's very limited defence against 'crazy' 😢
No one does….at any age.
Women who have left, stayed away, told family and friends…AND kept a paper trail with police.
Still killed.
What do you mean, abusive???? Who said anything about abuse in the video?
@@portiawalker8334 Women?
Men are more often abused than women...
And where is the abuse in this video? It wasnt even mentioned.
@@portiawalker8334 yes that’s also sadly true
I think it’s just harder to cope the younger you are
But it’s not easy at any age and these ppl are vicious predators
“Felt safe in the rural setting… “-90% of true crime stories.
I know, right...smh Nowhere is safe, in my opinion. Crime can happen anywhere, unfortunately
“Stuff like this just doesn’t happen here”
It’s kind of annoying when they say that stuff because I think these horrible things can happen anywhere and to anyone. It’s sad but I believe it to be true.
All it takes for a crime to occur, is the present of 2 or more people. Example the story of Cain and Abel.
PROBLEM IS, THE FAMILY FAILED TO SAFEGUARD THEIR HOME, CCTV CAMERAS/ METAL GATES, FENCING, HEAVY FIREARMS, ETC ETC, RURAL SETTING IS SAFER THAN THE CITY , FACTS
@@Poppyseed0990 When you know the person, location doesn't matter at all. You already know them, it's not some stranger. This wasn't some home invasion.
Great job on this, Troy Roberts!!! I hadn't heard about this case before.
I hope they got the right people, the evidence sounds not very strong
Being part of a church means nothing, having awards means nothing, motive means nothing. A killer is a killer and these two killed and thought were going to get away with this. End off. The father of one of the accused played up to the cameras and lied about the whereabouts of those guns, he had them, mmm I think not. However, another case of injustice for the poor family left behind watching how corrupt the system works in favor of those connected to the military and police .
Really really GOSH!!! I have one son god help me if evidence is so true I take him to police myself where's the morals and I live in South Africa Cape Town crime is rampant
Did you watch the end of the video? The 2 were re-trialed and got life no possible parole
true, being part of the church is counterproductive in live as a whole I am afraid.....
I stand by soldiers however Your son took lives in Afghanistan, don't get it twisted.
Yeah, the cognitive dissonance in stating that he's saving one person while he's actively shooting at others, is a bit absurd
When they say war hero, that actually means he killed before
1000% taking lives is simply that taking lives, does not matter what soil you are on when doing such is never justified
EXACTLY! I'm like.. sir.. he was in Afghanistan so he doesn't take lives? killing people it's one of the reasons he was there to beginning whit
From the picture of the two at 17 and 18 I'm going with roid rage. Most 17 18 yo I ever known not so stacked. Cept some the athletes who are taking supplements and roids. Most men would naturally start to fill out to that capacity in their mid to later 20s
Anyone who says because you served in the military, you are a good person needs to consider such veterans as Jeffery Dahmer, Israel Keyes, Dennis Raider, Gary Ridgeway, Sam Berkowitz...loads of murderous people do well in the military. A few of those men did very well and were respected by the people who were serving with them at the time.
Thank you, so much!!!
The defense attorneys always sound like liars.
that's because they are.
😂. Did you watch the Jim Carey movie Liar Liar? The lawyer lies and so does the client
They know it comes with their chosen territory unfortunately...
Because they are snakes
But all lawyers lie, even prosecuters
The fact that they both had the opportunity to move on with their lives and even get married is so sad
I am not convinced they did it. Based on what we've seen here, how on earth was a jury convinced?
Praise the Lord. The truth ALWAYS comes out eventually.
"He's an army veteran that is active in the church"
So was Dennis BTK Rader.🤦♂️
"Here's a picture of him saving someone's life with one hand while shooting his rifle at Afgans with the other" 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
What does he think the gun was firing? Hugs and Rainbows 🤦♂️🙄
Literally that comment made my jaw drop like so he was shooting at and killing other human beings huh??? Just not Americans.
He IS a jealous monster. To even threaten someone with death and possessive behavior, shows where one's heart is!
Why would anyone want to live there? It's horrible.
Thank you. Should have watched to the end.
"My son, who is a soldier, doesn't take lives." 😬
The DELUSION! 😂
They plant flowers...
The irony is staring him in the face.
That poster of Becky before and after (on fire in the wheel barrow) is so powerful.
Those families enabled their son’s behaviors and continue to make excuses. Shame on them.
“My son saved lives in Afghanistan, he doesn’t take lives”… A few moments later, he shows a picture of his son shooting at Afghans, like that’s not taking lives. This father has put on a show within this show. Deserves an Oscar.
Guilty as hell.
what proof ?
@@thegoatudontknow PLENTY OF PROOF, GLAD YOU HAVE A DESK JOB AT A MENTAL INSTITUTE
@@thegoatudontknowwatch the program.
There was plenty.
@@thegoatudontknow Intelligence and logic...to name just a small amount.
@@thegoatudontknow are you the killer's wife?????
He saves lives in Afghanistan? That's a good joke
I'm sure this psycho was also responsible for gunning down a bunch of innocent civs out there. They're both guilty af. I'm kinda surprised their conviction took so long.
I literally almost spit out my drink! I was like "now sir...we all know that is false" lmao
Ive been wondering when the case was going to be solved! So glad I happened upon this video today.
I know 3 things after watching this....
1. I don't know with 100% certainty who done it
2. Javier being offered immunity is suspicious
3. It's odd that they dropped the case just like that and freed them. Someone somewhere knows something that no one else does in order to flip a case like this.
RIP to all whose lives were taken
All that guy stated was he cared about “loyalty” from his people. A big problem. Their families are enablers of narcissistic men. Jury did the right thing. 💙
Prosecutor got pressured, huh... Folks in high places. "I'm a good lawyer" 🤢🤮
Such a scary thing that so many families do!
Yeahhh, the mafia, cults, are about “loyalty”. Their definition often means to go along with very rigid rules, narratives, and they can’t see, understand, anything outside of that. They are easily threatened by the complexity of life…so their “anchors” are all trying to mitigate that
Case was paper thin
Both their phones pinged en route to the crime & are conveniently switched off during the time of the murders. Plus the business card with his DNA on it. Yeah nah there can be only so many coincidences. They're guilty af and I'm glad the jury got it right
I thought the conclusion of this show was a little incomplete. They get released, then the rearrest and trial was covered in just a few minutes. I’d like to have a little more information about the trail.