The tummy cramps sound suspicious of arsenic to me. Still, to kill an innocent wee one is wretched as payback. Grief and pain will bring out things in one’s mind that seem incapable of. I’m glad Constance owned up to it, then lived her life. It’s a horrific case all the same. Cheers BC!
I wonder if Constance's mother was possibly poisoned, to enable Mr. Kent to marry Miss Pratt? I've come across this story before but the way you worded it about the 1st Mrs. Kent's decline, (and too many mysteries with poisoning as the mode of death,) made it pop into my head.🤣 Thanks for another great tale. Stay safe.🤗
@@applicationuser9764 he was having an affair with the nanny while the wife was alive. When his children resented him for making the woman he betrayed their dead mother with their stepmom, he sent them away. It’s not a shocker people reported that he was a d!ck in other areas of his life. He very well could have killed her. He was pretty heartless.
This case has fascinated me for several years, there was a very good book written about the detective which was made into a tv series in Britain. I highly recommend watching it if you can find it. Constance was so obviously guilty, she despised her stepmother it's just tragic that the baby bore the brunt of her anger...
@@yayapeeps sorry I've only just seen your comment, as someone as already commented it's called The suspicions of Mr witcher, I recommend the book too x
I saw this case before and apparently the father and step-mother treated Constance and her brother very badly, turned them into servants to mind the children and did not feed them properly. The percieved favouritism, as well as the sudden and suspicious death of her mother while her father cavorted with the governess, probably contributed to what subsequently happened.
That makes sense. This very story says the father sent away his children for resenting their stepmom. He was a bit of a sociopath to do something so cold. His employees also apparently though he was a jerk.
@@Catlady-mw4en Yes, and apparently this little Francis guy was his favourite child, he told the police that he was a very special child. Which I am sure he was but his older kids would not have appreciated that much...
@@iseultbourke4692 they certainly wouldn’t have. You hear stories about men replacing their previous children with new families, and that’s exactly how this story sounded. I wasn’t expecting Constance to go after the children though. If anything, it’s the father who deserved punishment.
You're all blaming the Dad!! What! This was 150 years ago, totally different times. Loads of upper/middle class kids were sent to boarding school. Are you seriously saying he should be punished? Amazing. She cold bloodedly killed a child just coz she didn't like her stepmother. That cannot be justified under any circumstance, surely?
@@frankey2356 the video said the dad sent her away BECAUSE she didn’t like her stepmother (who screwed her dad while her mom was dying, btw). And of course it doesn’t justify killing an innocent child, but the sociopathy is obviously inter-generational.
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Obviously not completely rotten. A sense of morals, or guilt compelled her to confess, so somebody had instilled some decency in her. While that still might happen today, I certainly wouldn't expect it.
Funny you should say that. You should watch Enola Holmes (with Millie Bobby Brown as the titular character). Henry Cavill (Geralt) is her big brother, Sherlock Holmes in that movie. However, there were definitely not enough scenes with him :p
Fascinating story. I really enjoy how you provide the social and historical contexts. There had to be more that passed between Constance and her Step-Mother for that to happen but we'll never know. But it does say something about Constance that she did confess, do her time, and go on to a long full life.
Oh BC you have covered one of my favourite cases! The book about this case ' The Suspicions of Mr Whicher ' is fascinating , have you read it? I know there was a BBC series made about this too. The book goes into detail about the formation of Scotland Yard and detectives, how they were treated by normal 'bobbies' and viewed by the public. Theres many who think her confession false to cover for her brother William who had a lot of sway over his sister. On a side note, I love Sidmouth, Devon - it has the most incredible Donkey Sanctuary there! I sponsored a donkey there for years for my son :)
@@janetcw9808 Hi Janet, Same! I also support our local animal rescue, got my lovely cat Lola from there and became members as we love all they do. Sending you hugs x Jessie
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Plus the stepmom was accused of banging her dying mother’s husband while she was still alive. Who knows if there was foul play involved in the mom’s death. It was pretty easy to get away with murder back then, and the father was pretty heartless, based in employee reports and the fact that he sent away his children for resenting their stepmom.
@@Catlady-mw4en I think that back then it was relatively common to send children to boarding schools if they were unruly or acting out in any way. Children were expected to behave and adhere to much stricter rules, than they are these days. I may be wrong on that, but in the bit I have read up in that time period, that's what I had gathered. Still, i agree with you, in that the father didnt seem to be the most doting or loving father. Instead he comes across as more distant and indifferent towards his children.
@@charliechurch5004 of course it doesn’t make ok to kill an innocent baby, but the trail of responsibility might go further that just the perpetrator, if she did so in response to her fathers horrific emotional abuse.
OH, I remember hearing about this case! Time for coffee and some breakfast while I contemplate this "I haven't been out in two weeks" grocery list. Not Covid or quarantine, thank goodness. Thanks as always for the upload, Brief Case. Hope you and yours are well.
@@BriefCaseOfficial Great, can't wait for that. And if i can suggest, maybe you should visit a blog called "The Unknown History of Misandry". There is a large number of previously unknown female killers there and maybe you can make video about some of the case so that these killers can get more attention.
I always learn about someone new on this channel. I love it! I love learning new things, especially when it comes to crime! Keep up the amazing videos!
I've read about this case before, in a book called The suspicions of Mr Whicher by Kate Summerscale. Thank you for covering this case, it has always intrigued me.
I've been to the Alfred hospital here in Melbourne many times, I never really think much about history happening here because it always seems to happen somewhere else. I'll try looking for it more often, thanks☺️
This popped up in my suggested viewing list tonight. I quite like it. Might give it a couple of episodes before I subscribe. I must say, the photographs shown were absolutely fantastic. Thanks for the storytelling, narrator.
Well I thought Sofia & Maria would be popular but it wasn't :( I like older cases such as Mary Blandy, Anna Mansdotter is one I had to get my Swedish friend to go through all the pronounciations, Anna Skeeters is one I like and Henry Wainwright is interseting for me as I know the area where it happened so well :)
This is fascinating. I've never heard of this before and I know all those locations that you mentioned in Australia. The Alfred still exists today and whilst it has had many changes over the years - you can still see parts of the "old" hospital within the new hospital.
New psych research has shown teens brains do not fully mature re impulse control, decision making & consequences until age 25. That turns on its head all previous theory about emotional maturity & explains a lot of teen murders.
New subscriber here. I really love your channel and Thank You for all the hard work you do to investigate and come up with all these crime cases. It never gets boring. Keep up the good work!
Wow! Another bombshell!! You think you're life is bizarre with so many twists and turns and then you hear something like this. OMG Thank you for the work you do.
Some people believe its something they/people do/did right or wrong that guarantees them a good or bad life. However we see favor upon all kinds of people. Im just impressed that despite her hideous crime, she had a full life. Went back to school, had a fulfilling career and died at 100. Just wow!
Yeah, it's weird how it works. I've noticed that the most cut throat (sometimes literally) and cold hearted people, tend to be the most successful on life these days. Its ridiculous. It's disgusting that this lady could live a life with little to no consequences for what she did. I never did believe in the concept of "fair" but this case is a slap in the face to all those who work hard and strive to be decent human beings.
Too bad the inoccent defenseless child she brutally murdered didn't get that chance. There are people who were executed or died in prison for less disgusting crimes. They're are some vile soulless individuals in this comment section, who I wouldn't trust around children.
This story reminded me of the saying "the sins of the father are visited on the child." I wonder if really she wanted to kill her Dad or step Mum because of what (may have) happened behind her Mums back. But she couldn't so went after the child instead? Also, I think someone else mentioned it in the comments that when you described her Mums symptoms, it sounded like how all of the victims died in the poisoning stories.
In the book the author kate summerscale gives the idea that it was atually syphilis that made the first wife sick that syphilis effects the brain and thought prosses hence constences mother always being sickly and the little girls hated derected at her brother is due to lack of love for her and William from the father and stepmother who she atually adored over her own mother as a baby. The author also says that in later life the second wife went the same way as the first so it is a valid opinion. Being jealous over lack of love is atually really sad if you think about it
Yes Sir another good story here. You seem to come up with some very interesting stories/cases always enjoyable to hear n see what you post.. Thank you for posting this and from 🇺🇸✅👍😁😎✌👋
Hey BC. This is the kind of story of redemption that gives me faith in the reform model. Personally I would find it hard to forgive Constance for the terrible act she committed against an innocent child, particularly a child of her own kin, especially given her spiteful, selfish motives. There is however the fact that she confessed of her own volition and that during her incarceration and for much of her long life she devoted herself to the service of others. Now she has passed, let God be her Judge as is God's right. It's not my place to condemn her.
If you read the Suspicions of Mr Whicher - it indicates what many believe that her confession was false anyway to protect her brother. But no matter what you are right she was such a young girl, very redeemable and made good with the life she had left for sure.
@@chickenlover657 Sorry, that was a bad choice of words. I was referring to the commutation of her death sentence and release as redemption, which of course it isn't.
It is also important to remember that Constance was still a child herself when she made that terrible decision. Grief, bitterness and estrangement are difficult emotions at the best of times. But to an adolescent mind their enormity can be too much to cope with sanely and rationally. Especially alone, and in a period of time when suppressing emotions was considered best. Her confession when she reached an age of maturity shows a decent soul, full of remorse. Her acceptance of whatever the law considered should be her punishment further proof. She would have been well aware that death might have been that punishment. She lived the rest of her days a penitent, gentle, and useful being. I believe God had a purpose for her. To help save many lives because she cruelly took one. God is our Father but it takes great courage to accept that and all it entails. She showed that courage. May we all.
This is one instance where I'm glad the murderer was able to live a normal life. She paid with a long sentence for a crime she committed as a child. Her father and horrible stepmother were partly to blame.
Wasn’t she like 20? Let’s just say I think she got lucky anyone would give that piece of crap the time of day. Maybe u might feel differently if it was your little baby boy
@@mustangnawt1 She was still only a sixteen year old schoolgirl when she committed the murder. She paid the price for killing the little boy who was the only innocent. If her step mother and her father had not been as horrid maybe there would have been no horror.
The daughter age 16 I believe, may very well have taken her half brother’s life. But why leave him in the outhouse. I’m not convinced she killed him, however in her eyes her stepmother attempted to take her mothers place. I’m fairly sure the daughter saw how her father and governess interacted. Children see everything. Then she was made to be part of wedding party, she felt she betrayed her mother. When the babies started coming I’m sure she was heartsick, that her father just moved on. I do not think boarding school was the fathers idea but the stepmother’s idea. I’m glad she was not excited and lived a long life. BC another great upload.
The father still was cold enough to send away his children for resenting the woman who screwed over their dead mother. Stepmom was banging the father while the mother was sick. Plus the father had a general reputation for being an a$$hole.
I certainly don’t blame her for her resentment of the stepmother in those circumstances, but murdering children was simply going too far. I thought that anything that is confessed in a confession booth was always kept confidential. 🤷♀️ Nevertheless, this was a very interesting and sad story.
Confession booth stuff has been kept confidential unless it is deemed harmful to those or others. Several times such confessional accounts have been used as evidence throughout history
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Thank You, Brief Case, for , as ALWAYS, another EXCELLENT video!🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 It's Disturbing Constance not only committed Murder at such a young age, but got away with it until she Confessed! RIP Francis 💔💔💔🙏🙏🙏. She was Definitely different than most killers! Her life afterwards was a complete surprise to me! Stay well, and see you in the Next Brief Case!💚🌞🌟🤗☺️🙋🕊️. Family, Stay well, too! 🤗💚🕊️🌸🦉🌹🍀🍟👻. see you Wednesday for Crime Reel!
It's not uncommon for the father and domestic help getting involved with each other. Especially if the wife is either sick, incapacitated in any way, busy or for whatever reason. In Africa it happens a lot. Even in the Gulf, although the help is usually forced to do it. If i were Constance i would have aimed for the step mom. The boy was innocent.
@@BriefCaseOfficial When I started following you, you didn't even have 100k subscribers yet. So of course being a fellow Brit, I was cheering for you, but you deserve it.Look where you are! I'm just so pleased for you!You do your research, you do your best in terms of pronunciation and you have a clear crystal voice. I like the fact that the cases do not always necessarily end in a death sentence but sometimes in a question mark. More is on its way. 😊
Given what many of you have said, I wouldn’t be surprised that Charlotte did kill little Frances. Though the children hated his new wife and his apparent adultery, that doesn’t eliminate her responsibility. How odd that she lied until 100!!
Definitely... it was her little brother after all. Humanity needs to understand the laws of cause and effect / natural laws of objective morality, without it these demonically possessed occurrences go down to the history books! It’s also disturbing how tribunal processes are gynocratically bias to the extent of commuting well deserved death penalties, yet if an adolescent male or a man even were to commit similar heinous deviancy, he would certainly be put to death without a second thought! God bless you my friend and may all syntropic vibrations of wisdom and fortune have you secured and happy!
I think it shows that occasionally some people genuinely can change for the better. She had been only.16 at the time and I think its good to see that once in awhile
Thank you BC... always so interesting and spoken so well 😍 I love looking forwards to the next video - they just get more awesome...Thank you for helping cure the covid lockdown doldrums ✌ peace & hugs
Welcome back old friend. I hope you had a good birthday celebration. Thanks for the interesting story and great pictures. You are one of the best narrators if not the best on TH-cam.
It just occurred to me hearing how Constance went to Australia,changed her name and lived to 100,that there must have been hundreds of thousands of criminals or ex criminals who did the same thing and ended up in North and South America,the Carribean,Australia and New Zealand. This was a time before radio and it would be very hard to track someone down across the world.
The tummy cramps sound suspicious of arsenic to me. Still, to kill an innocent wee one is wretched as payback. Grief and pain will bring out things in one’s mind that seem incapable of. I’m glad Constance owned up to it, then lived her life. It’s a horrific case all the same. Cheers BC!
You would think she'd poison the step-mother, but I guess her intentions were to make her grieve and suffer instead. Sad all around.
If someone murders you or your children. As long as they confess, they deserve to live their lives.
Many years of incredible grief anger pain and stress can bring out a monster.
I wonder if Constance's mother was possibly poisoned, to enable Mr. Kent to marry Miss Pratt? I've come across this story before but the way you worded it about the 1st Mrs. Kent's decline, (and too many mysteries with poisoning as the mode of death,) made it pop into my head.🤣 Thanks for another great tale. Stay safe.🤗
I wondered the same thing
That’s what I thought as well. I’m surprised the new Mrs. Kent wasn’t worried about retaliation that way. A shame an innocent was killed instead.
She was infected with sexually transmitted disease by her husband. The second Mrs Kent sneered and laughed at her and Constance joined in
I thought the same thing
@@applicationuser9764 he was having an affair with the nanny while the wife was alive. When his children resented him for making the woman he betrayed their dead mother with their stepmom, he sent them away. It’s not a shocker people reported that he was a d!ck in other areas of his life. He very well could have killed her. He was pretty heartless.
This case has fascinated me for several years, there was a very good book written about the detective which was made into a tv series in Britain. I highly recommend watching it if you can find it. Constance was so obviously guilty, she despised her stepmother it's just tragic that the baby bore the brunt of her anger...
Do you remember the name of the TV series?
@@yayapeeps it's The Suspicions Of Mr Whicher.
@@damienpepper2254 I was just trying to remember the name of the show. It was on Amazon Prime but I'm not sure if it still is. Thank you!
@@yayapeeps sorry I've only just seen your comment, as someone as already commented it's called The suspicions of Mr witcher, I recommend the book too x
@@damienpepper2254 As the story progressed it started to sound familiar. I did watch it and I remember the guy from Dr. Who was in it.
I saw this case before and apparently the father and step-mother treated Constance and her brother very badly, turned them into servants to mind the children and did not feed them properly. The percieved favouritism, as well as the sudden and suspicious death of her mother while her father cavorted with the governess, probably contributed to what subsequently happened.
That makes sense. This very story says the father sent away his children for resenting their stepmom. He was a bit of a sociopath to do something so cold. His employees also apparently though he was a jerk.
@@Catlady-mw4en Yes, and apparently this little Francis guy was his favourite child, he told the police that he was a very special child. Which I am sure he was but his older kids would not have appreciated that much...
@@iseultbourke4692 they certainly wouldn’t have. You hear stories about men replacing their previous children with new families, and that’s exactly how this story sounded. I wasn’t expecting Constance to go after the children though. If anything, it’s the father who deserved punishment.
You're all blaming the Dad!! What! This was 150 years ago, totally different times. Loads of upper/middle class kids were sent to boarding school. Are you seriously saying he should be punished? Amazing. She cold bloodedly killed a child just coz she didn't like her stepmother. That cannot be justified under any circumstance, surely?
@@frankey2356 the video said the dad sent her away BECAUSE she didn’t like her stepmother (who screwed her dad while her mom was dying, btw). And of course it doesn’t justify killing an innocent child, but the sociopathy is obviously inter-generational.
I love the old photos with the story. makes it feel like you are there watching the story unfold. Thanks BC :-)
Ahhh the perks of being awake this early….said no one…ever lol, unless they wake up to a new Brief Case to listen to…thank you so much my friend 😚 Extraordinarily interesting case as always…I love the cases you find :) Be healthy & well! 🙏🏻
Yep lol
...was thinking the exact same thing!!☀️BTW, Good Morning!!
Early? I'm about to go to bed...right before the sun comes up
He IS the reason I look forward to Mondays...also cuz I'm retired after 31 years of dreading said Mondays...
Exactly, having insomnia I'm constantly on deck waiting for some real crime drama!!!🙏👍😷
The Victorian era and the Gilded Age. I tell you they have that shininess on the surface but just below the surface it can be very rotten.
Some things never change, behavior is definitely one of those!!!🙏👌😷
Obviously not completely rotten. A sense of morals, or guilt compelled her to confess, so somebody had instilled some decency in her. While that still might happen today, I certainly wouldn't expect it.
Every time you say "inspector Whicher", I'm imagining Geralt of Rivia in a Sherlock costume on the case, pipe and all :D
Hahaha he would grunt everytime he found a clue.
Funny you should say that. You should watch Enola Holmes (with Millie Bobby Brown as the titular character). Henry Cavill (Geralt) is her big brother, Sherlock Holmes in that movie. However, there were definitely not enough scenes with him :p
Now I am too hehe
"Wind's howling..."
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Can you imagine the collection of “antiques” a prosperous guy would have in 1850? Great stuff…
Ikr! 🤣🤣🤣 medieval armor mayb?
Buy a brand new chair on Monday, and it's an antique by Friday
if it was old then, it would be prehistoric now lol
Fascinating story. I really enjoy how you provide the social and historical contexts. There had to be more that passed between Constance and her Step-Mother for that to happen but we'll never know. But it does say something about Constance that she did confess, do her time, and go on to a long full life.
Best way to start your morning, with brief case!!
That detective from London sounds like a badass.
Have a good week everyone 👍🏻
He was amazing! Read the book about him and this case 'The Suspicions of Mr Whicher'
Oh BC you have covered one of my favourite cases! The book about this case ' The Suspicions of Mr Whicher ' is fascinating , have you read it? I know there was a BBC series made about this too. The book goes into detail about the formation of Scotland Yard and detectives, how they were treated by normal 'bobbies' and viewed by the public. Theres many who think her confession false to cover for her brother William who had a lot of sway over his sister. On a side note, I love Sidmouth, Devon - it has the most incredible Donkey Sanctuary there! I sponsored a donkey there for years for my son :)
No I have not read it, the case is quite famous, good on sponsoring the Donkey sanctuary, a great cause
I was a donkey sanctuary supporter for years too 🤗♥️, I now support more local or smaller animal charities.
Kindest Wishes Xxx 🙏🏼 ❤️ 🍀 🗺️ 🏴
@@janetcw9808 Hi Janet, Same! I also support our local animal rescue, got my lovely cat Lola from there and became members as we love all they do. Sending you hugs x Jessie
The book is excellent! Well worth a read.
How strange, I too, for many years, was an actually a donkey.🥕🥕🐴
Good morning, BC! Have a great week! ❤️
Loving how Brief Case post his videos early for us... ❤️ I totally needed something else to watch then hear about all the chaos and killings in our world... Thanks for taking us away for a moment ❤️... Loving Brief Case 😜🤘🏽
Thank you! Watching Brief Case with my morning cup of coffee makes for a perfect start to my day.
Love the historical, geographical photos.
The 1945 Anthology Horror film "Dead of Night" had a segment story based on this murder. Great video as always👍
I only remember the Dummy segment
Another one of the Deadly Women!
This, as usual however, has much more detail about it than the IDTV show provided ^_^! Thanks for that 🍀🙃!
Oh yeah deadly women thats where I saw it
@@niccolehoody7317 Me too! I feel that Brief Case did a much better job at telling this story.
@@kiko485 Honestly, I'd love for BC to cover more of the Deadly Women because then we'd get ALL the dirt ^_^!
Oh she was very close to her Mother that explains a lot of resentment she had against her stepmother
Plus the stepmom was accused of banging her dying mother’s husband while she was still alive. Who knows if there was foul play involved in the mom’s death. It was pretty easy to get away with murder back then, and the father was pretty heartless, based in employee reports and the fact that he sent away his children for resenting their stepmom.
@@Catlady-mw4en I think that back then it was relatively common to send children to boarding schools if they were unruly or acting out in any way. Children were expected to behave and adhere to much stricter rules, than they are these days.
I may be wrong on that, but in the bit I have read up in that time period, that's what I had gathered. Still, i agree with you, in that the father didnt seem to be the most doting or loving father. Instead he comes across as more distant and indifferent towards his children.
@@kari7403 And now so many of the little dears are allowed to run wild!
@@Catlady-mw4en no excuse for killing a baby
@@charliechurch5004 of course it doesn’t make ok to kill an innocent baby, but the trail of responsibility might go further that just the perpetrator, if she did so in response to her fathers horrific emotional abuse.
Perfect timing! Thank you Brief Case 🥰
My day just got a whole lot better !! Hello brief case ♥️
OH, I remember hearing about this case! Time for coffee and some breakfast while I contemplate this "I haven't been out in two weeks" grocery list. Not Covid or quarantine, thank goodness. Thanks as always for the upload, Brief Case. Hope you and yours are well.
Hope quarantine is going OK
To live to be a 100 years old back then was incredibly rare 1844-1944
Thank you for another fascinating Brief Case, you make my Monday’s ☺️
Thanks for listening
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Can you make a video about Mary Maher, an 11 year old Irish girl who kill her sisters and then commit suicide.
Strangely I was only reading about her a few days ago, I will see what I can do - Thanks
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Great, can't wait for that.
And if i can suggest, maybe you should visit a blog called "The Unknown History of Misandry". There is a large number of previously unknown female killers there and maybe you can make video about some of the case so that these killers can get more attention.
Brief Case, hope you have a lovely Monday! You started my the Brief Case way!🌟🌟🌟👍👍
Another stellar video BC!! Happy Monday BC Fam!!☀️
You are the only reason to look forward to Monday morning, I get to start my week with a good Brief Case.
I always learn about someone new on this channel. I love it! I love learning new things, especially when it comes to crime! Keep up the amazing videos!
Brief Case & Coffee.
Monday morning routine complete. 😆
Thanks BC!! 💙
I've read about this case before, in a book called The suspicions of Mr Whicher by Kate Summerscale. Thank you for covering this case, it has always intrigued me.
Thanks for watching :)
Thank you for another fascinating story. Have a good day and stay safe
Thanks for listening
I've been to the Alfred hospital here in Melbourne many times, I never really think much about history happening here because it always seems to happen somewhere else. I'll try looking for it more often, thanks☺️
That is a GREAT line,lol
I completely missed this.
Great job
Thanks!
Thanks for the video. Sad story.
Thanks for listening
This popped up in my suggested viewing list tonight. I quite like it. Might give it a couple of episodes before I subscribe. I must say, the photographs shown were absolutely fantastic. Thanks for the storytelling, narrator.
Thankyou for watching
@@BriefCaseOfficial since I'm going to "try before I buy", have you any episodes you suggest I watch?
Well I thought Sofia & Maria would be popular but it wasn't :( I like older cases such as Mary Blandy, Anna Mansdotter is one I had to get my Swedish friend to go through all the pronounciations, Anna Skeeters is one I like and Henry Wainwright is interseting for me as I know the area where it happened so well :)
@@BriefCaseOfficial Thanks, I'll check them out over the next couple days.
Perfect timing on a Monday as always B.C. Hope you are well and in good health as always hun 🥰🥰🥰❤️😘
How is nobody talking about the fact that she lived till the age of 100? People had trouble surviving past 60 in that time!
Zainah you’re right. How did she manage to live to one hundred in those days unless you had very strong genes ❓
@@kathrynbillinghurst188 Yeah, exactly!
What year did she die? Is there any video?
It is literally said in the video.
The average life expectancy was low due to high infant mortality. Lifespans on the other hand were comparable to today.
WOW! Brief Case, You did it again, GREAT JOB!
I had not heard this story before and it is tragic and heartbreaking. That poor Baby.
I Got so excited to see this notification and you do a great job thanks for making my day
Thankyou
This is fascinating. I've never heard of this before and I know all those locations that you mentioned in Australia. The Alfred still exists today and whilst it has had many changes over the years - you can still see parts of the "old" hospital within the new hospital.
If she was guilty, she should have spend all her life in prison. Getting back at someone by killing an innocent child has no excuse.
New psych research has shown teens brains do not fully mature re impulse control, decision making & consequences until age 25. That turns on its head all previous theory about emotional maturity & explains a lot of teen murders.
@@sarahholland2600 Also if she suspected that her mother was poisoned she may have been driven by that as well.
I saw this story on TV and was so pleased you tied up the end of the story and her life 🌸
New subscriber here. I really love your channel and Thank You for all the hard work you do to investigate and come up with all these crime cases. It never gets boring. Keep up the good work!
Thankyou :)
Wow! Another bombshell!! You think you're life is bizarre with so many twists and turns and then you hear something like this. OMG Thank you for the work you do.
Thanks for watching
Thanks for the new story.
More great work from you, BC! I look forward to Mondays because I know there will be another episode of Brief Case! Keep it up!
Thanks!
Thank you BC for another interesting case!! I so appreciate it!! You truly do such a phenomenal job!!!
Probably the. best tale you have given. You are such a good story teller. Very through and concise and very interesting. Thank you!
Thankyou so much
So glad to catch you this week, Brief Case. Thank you so much for your story telling skills.
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Some people believe its something they/people do/did right or wrong that guarantees them a good or bad life. However we see favor upon all kinds of people. Im just impressed that despite her hideous crime, she had a full life. Went back to school, had a fulfilling career and died at 100. Just wow!
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Yeah, it's weird how it works. I've noticed that the most cut throat (sometimes literally) and cold hearted people, tend to be the most successful on life these days. Its ridiculous. It's disgusting that this lady could live a life with little to no consequences for what she did. I never did believe in the concept of "fair" but this case is a slap in the face to all those who work hard and strive to be decent human beings.
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Too bad the inoccent defenseless child she brutally murdered didn't get that chance. There are people who were executed or died in prison for less disgusting crimes.
They're are some vile soulless individuals in this comment section, who I wouldn't trust around children.
That is a strange one. Sad how things happen in families. Great video as always, my friend.
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As always A great one BC. Thanks for sharing. Ritzi & I send Love & Cheer from Texas
I'm having some terrible getting to sleep, so I check my phone. There's a new video up from Brief Case. Perfect. This'll be good. They always are.
It is quite ironic that she lived longer than everyone else concerned in the matter at the time.
Your content is of such interest and unique. This one is no exception. Great job, Mr. Brief!
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This story reminded me of the saying "the sins of the father are visited on the child." I wonder if really she wanted to kill her Dad or step Mum because of what (may have) happened behind her Mums back. But she couldn't so went after the child instead?
Also, I think someone else mentioned it in the comments that when you described her Mums symptoms, it sounded like how all of the victims died in the poisoning stories.
In the book the author kate summerscale gives the idea that it was atually syphilis that made the first wife sick that syphilis effects the brain and thought prosses hence constences mother always being sickly and the little girls hated derected at her brother is due to lack of love for her and William from the father and stepmother who she atually adored over her own mother as a baby. The author also says that in later life the second wife went the same way as the first so it is a valid opinion. Being jealous over lack of love is atually really sad if you think about it
I think she went after the boy because it would hurt both her father and her stepmother and it was an easier target
Yes Sir another good story here. You seem to come up with some very interesting stories/cases always enjoyable to hear n see what you post.. Thank you for posting this and from 🇺🇸✅👍😁😎✌👋
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Can we take a moment to appreciate the inspector was literally “The Whicher”
Hey BC. This is the kind of story of redemption that gives me faith in the reform model. Personally I would find it hard to forgive Constance for the terrible act she committed against an innocent child, particularly a child of her own kin, especially given her spiteful, selfish motives. There is however the fact that she confessed of her own volition and that during her incarceration and for much of her long life she devoted herself to the service of others.
Now she has passed, let God be her Judge as is God's right. It's not my place to condemn her.
If you read the Suspicions of Mr Whicher - it indicates what many believe that her confession was false anyway to protect her brother. But no matter what you are right she was such a young girl, very redeemable and made good with the life she had left for sure.
@@aye70aye Oh right. Not cut and dry by any means. I'll chase it up. Thanks mate. 👍👍
There is no redemption for the killing of a child.
@@chickenlover657 Sorry, that was a bad choice of words. I was referring to the commutation of her death sentence and release as redemption, which of course it isn't.
It is also important to remember that Constance was still a child herself when she made that terrible decision. Grief, bitterness and estrangement are difficult emotions at the best of times. But to an adolescent mind their enormity can be too much to cope with sanely and rationally. Especially alone, and in a period of time when suppressing emotions was considered best. Her confession when she reached an age of maturity shows a decent soul, full of remorse. Her acceptance of whatever the law considered should be her punishment further proof. She would have been well aware that death might have been that punishment. She lived the rest of her days a penitent, gentle, and useful being. I believe God had a purpose for her. To help save many lives because she cruelly took one. God is our Father but it takes great courage to accept that and all it entails. She showed that courage. May we all.
I'm from Sidmouth, how interesting!
It looks like a beautiful heritage town, what a lovely location to be from!
Great place! Lovely Donkey Sanctuary!
@@HollhouseVanHouten it is a lovely place to grow up. Only moved from there 2 years ago.
This is one instance where I'm glad the murderer was able to live a normal life. She paid with a long sentence for a crime she committed as a child. Her father and horrible stepmother were partly to blame.
Wasn’t she like 20? Let’s just say I think she got lucky anyone would give that piece of crap the time of day. Maybe u might feel differently if it was your little baby boy
@@mustangnawt1 She was still only a sixteen year old schoolgirl when she committed the murder. She paid the price for killing the little boy who was the only innocent. If her step mother and her father had not been as horrid maybe there would have been no horror.
The daughter age 16 I believe, may very well have taken her half brother’s life. But why leave him in the outhouse.
I’m not convinced she killed him, however in her eyes her stepmother attempted to take her mothers place. I’m fairly sure the daughter saw how her father and governess interacted. Children see everything.
Then she was made to be part of wedding party, she felt she betrayed her mother. When the babies started coming I’m sure she was heartsick, that her father just moved on. I do not think boarding school was the fathers idea but the stepmother’s idea.
I’m glad she was not excited and lived a long life. BC another great upload.
Not excited?
What...?
The father still was cold enough to send away his children for resenting the woman who screwed over their dead mother. Stepmom was banging the father while the mother was sick. Plus the father had a general reputation for being an a$$hole.
@@Catlady-mw4en So Karen is glad she was bored (and not excited)?
@@jenniferlonnes7420 what? Are you drunk typing or there an autocorrect issue with your incoherent question?
@@Catlady-mw4en Right, your first response is incoherent and not relevant to what I asked. So who's drunk now?
I certainly don’t blame her for her resentment of the stepmother in those circumstances, but murdering children was simply going too far. I thought that anything that is confessed in a confession booth was always kept confidential. 🤷♀️ Nevertheless, this was a very interesting and sad story.
Confession booth stuff has been kept confidential unless it is deemed harmful to those or others. Several times such confessional accounts have been used as evidence throughout history
@@brianhedley5139 Thank you! I’m Protestant so I have no idea. All I knew is what I’ve seen in movies about that.
There's some loophole dealing with criminal knowledge. Idk the details. Thanks, I forsee a Google rabbit hole in my immediate future 🙄😂
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After long day of work, was good to listen to your voice Mr Brief. Thank you for posting! Great job as always. Wish good week ahead
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Ahhh a southern favorite, 2 hot biscuits and homemade Muscadine jelly, hot Mennonite ground coffee with brief case mounted on the newspaper holder, and a bothersome loving cat watching the screen intently. Brief case sir, you definitely know how to start the week, God bless you for your work.
Thank You, Brief Case, for , as ALWAYS, another EXCELLENT video!🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 It's Disturbing Constance not only committed Murder at such a young age, but got away with it until she Confessed! RIP Francis 💔💔💔🙏🙏🙏. She was Definitely different than most killers! Her life afterwards was a complete surprise to me! Stay well, and see you in the Next Brief Case!💚🌞🌟🤗☺️🙋🕊️. Family, Stay well, too! 🤗💚🕊️🌸🦉🌹🍀🍟👻. see you Wednesday for Crime Reel!
Hi Renee I recommend the book the Suspicions of Mr Whicher - this shows the confession was most likely false and a cover for William.
@@aye70aye Thank you, my friend! I'll check it out! 🤗💚💮🌟🙋💐🍀
It's not uncommon for the father and domestic help getting involved with each other. Especially if the wife is either sick, incapacitated in any way, busy or for whatever reason. In Africa it happens a lot. Even in the Gulf, although the help is usually forced to do it. If i were Constance i would have aimed for the step mom. The boy was innocent.
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This was interesting 🤔 I love the old forgotten stories, Thank You!
Amazing she lived to 100 !
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Thank you so much for selecting intelligent and thoughtful cases.
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@@BriefCaseOfficial When I started following you, you didn't even have 100k subscribers yet. So of course being a fellow Brit, I was cheering for you, but you deserve it.Look where you are! I'm just so pleased for you!You do your research, you do your best in terms of pronunciation and you have a clear crystal voice. I like the fact that the cases do not always necessarily end in a death sentence but sometimes in a question mark.
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Oh I'm happy i found briefcase again so good morning briefcase and good morning to everyone one else i will go back to drinking my coffee
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Given what many of you have said, I wouldn’t be surprised that Charlotte did kill little Frances. Though the children hated his new wife and his apparent adultery, that doesn’t eliminate her responsibility. How odd that she lied until 100!!
Definitely... it was her little brother after all. Humanity needs to understand the laws of cause and effect / natural laws of objective morality, without it these demonically possessed occurrences go down to the history books! It’s also disturbing how tribunal processes are gynocratically bias to the extent of commuting well deserved death penalties, yet if an adolescent male or a man even were to commit similar heinous deviancy, he would certainly be put to death without a second thought! God bless you my friend and may all syntropic vibrations of wisdom and fortune have you secured and happy!
Always back to listen your great job videos. Thank you B.C! The intro music is your trademark, very beautiful
I'm a newbie to your channel and most of the stories you have done, so currently binge watching your vids
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I think it shows that occasionally some people genuinely can change for the better. She had been only.16 at the time and I think its good to see that once in awhile
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VERY interesting, and well done as usual. Thank you BC! 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆
I got up, had coffee, and watched my weekly dose of BC. 💖
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Thank you BC... always so interesting and spoken so well 😍 I love looking forwards to the next video - they just get more awesome...Thank you for helping cure the covid lockdown doldrums ✌ peace & hugs
Finally, something close to home! I live in a town just outside Trowbridge! 🤘🏻
Hi!!! I really enjoyed this story...Great video...
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This is a good one. Great presentation!!!
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Great story. Thank you Brief Case
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Once again lovely, nicely orated and so interesting 👍
Welcome back old friend. I hope you had a good birthday celebration. Thanks for the interesting story and great pictures. You are one of the best narrators if not the best on TH-cam.
Thanks but it wasn’t my birthday but I did hear that it was The Crime Reels birthday a couple of weeks ago
@@BriefCaseOfficial Sorry, mate. You had a good story. And I really enjoy your contribution to TH-cam.
Thus was a fascinating one, Brief!! Ty
Great story thanks for all the great stories you give us
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I read about this! Always at the back of my mind but couldnt remember the names. Thanks for this!
Another great story! Thanks B.C. 😊😊
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Long time ⌛ subscriber, l love your niche of cases from times past. Thank you for all your research so we can delve into such interesting cases.
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It just occurred to me hearing how Constance went to Australia,changed her name and lived to 100,that there must have been hundreds of thousands of criminals or ex criminals who did the same thing and ended up in North and South America,the Carribean,Australia and New Zealand.
This was a time before radio and it would be very hard to track someone down across the world.
I thoroughly enjoy these so thank you 😊
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Another great story ! Thank you!
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Good morning BC❤️ ~ thanks for posting 😊✅❤️
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Thanks for another great story!
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