Realizing Your Daughter Killed Your Wife
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 31 มี.ค. 2024
- Today's JCS Inspired true crime documentary will cover the interrogation of Steven Powell, a man whose daughter murdered her mother.
SECOND CHANNEL 👉 / strangercrimes
PATREON 👉 / strangerstoriesplus
• Facebook: / strangerstoriesofficial
• Twitter: / strangestoryyt
• Instagram: / strangerstoriesofficial
• Discord: / discord
• Merchandise: strangerlabel.com
Must Watch:
👉 • Interrogation Of An Ev...
👉 • Most Shocking Interrog...
Become a member of this channel:
👉 / @strangerstories
Some of our best Interrogations/Documentaries videos:
👉 • Interrogation Analysis...
DISCLAIMER: No copyright infringement intended. All the materials in these videos are used for educational purposes only and fall under the guidelines of fair use. If you are the copyright owner of materials used in this video and have an issue with the content used, please send an email to contactstrangerstories@gmail.com
All rights reserved. Copyright © 2023 Stranger Stories.
#truecrime #documentary #psychology
She stabbed her mother in the neck 30 times. She should never be allowed to be free, ever again.
Agree !
Gypsy rose did basically the same thing but got her boyfriend to do it for her.. now she's walking free.. the legal system is very inconsistent with these cases. None of them should ever be allowed out until they die after committing crimes like this.
@@lightarmy.888 Not that I agree with what Gypsy Rose did, but her mom was abusive to her her entire life, so i get why she did what she did. The mom suffered from Munchhausen By Proxy to the Nth degreee and did everything to make Gypsy Rose sick. She had a feeding tube inserted FFS! The one I blame the most the situation is Gypsy Rose's father. His ignorance and absenteeism was unconscionable!
Gypsy Rose was a totally different circumstance
@@lightarmy.888 I don’t like Gypsy, but this is apples and oranges. You can’t fight against or deny the person who planned AND did it all is guilty. Of course if there’s any sliver of a doubt, like with Gypsy, their lawyers are going to argue every thing they can to get her out of it. It’s not weird that Gypsy got less time. Someone who blatantly was the only one responsible is def going away for life- no question.
This man should have been able to be by his wife's side when she passed, not sitting in a police station. This is fkd up
A. She was already gone, I think
B. Not letting people who may be a party to the crime m kw what's going on is, I think, standard practice
@@thecollierreportit’s still fucked up. I can understand manipulating a suspect but a victim is completely different. So fucked
@@Celestialrain23they didn't know if he was victim or perp yet.
Edit: I don't care. It was a guess as to why he was sitting there for so long. Fun fact: there is no "innocent" when pleading. It's either guilty or not guilty.
@@DarenMiller-qj7buI’m talking about the content creator who found this video and then posted their private moments. If that was me or my family I’d be pissed. There should be laws against doing this shit we have a right to privacy as Americans.
@@Celestialrain23 oh gotcha. Yeah that is fucked up.
Police staff REALLY DID NOT KNOW how to handle a grieving father and how to help him plan his next moves.
That's not their job. They're cops, not social workers or psychiatrists. Why do people expect cops to be everything else but cops? I'm sure they got him the help he needed after this interview.
@@susangarland6869 What do you mean THEY ARE COPS, THEY ARE NOT SOCIAL WORKERS? Two of them are supposed to be trained psychotherapists. The remaining officers are trained to give simple instructions. I am sure EVENTUALLY he got the help he needed. That much is true.
when my 12 year old son died in surgery the drs came in to tell us. They left after a few minutes and my husband and I were alone. It was midnight (He had been hit by a car a few hours earlier). No one was around to tell us what to do next or even find our way out of the complex. I will never forget the feeling of hopelessness in a place where professionals should have been helping us.
@@debby8428 My sincere condolences for your son. ΝΑ ΖΗΣΕΙΣ ΝΑ ΤΟΝ ΘΥΜΑΣΑΙ (=Live as many years as possible to have his memory alive for everyone. A Greek wish). Greetings from Athens, Greece.
@@clapiotisthat’s a beautiful phrase!
Killing your mother is somehow better than admitting you've been expelled from college? How horrible. What on earth will she appeal... 😢😢😢 Tragic.
“im gonna go… where can i go?” his whole world just crumbled and then he realizes he has nowhere to run to
@bojohannesen4352 shut up
That part was heartbreaking. After all that, he still forgives and loves his daughter. Unconditional love.
@@bojohannesen4352 moron
@@bojohannesen4352Oh please, you utter fool.
I know the feeling 😢
So bizarre and awful to have so many strangers just stare at you while you’re finding out the worst news of your life
well, for some it is the only consolation
@mirzasalkic2617 except they barely consoled him. They just stared at him.
@@ellesnd4579 exactly
Right.
And here we are watching him receive the worst news of his life too
"I don't know what to do." How about advising him that he must tell his son, who is sitting outside alone. He's asking for help people. He's so shook that he doesn't even realize that he needs to do that first.
That's what I thought. I guess people are different. Some people shut down, like this man. I'm the opposite. I go into high gear in a tragedy and then when there's nothing left to do, I fall apart.
He needs to talk to his kid.
The police can't tell him what to do because they really have no idea of the whole picture. What if the father was lying and the father and daughter had planned to kill the wife all algong. He is a suspect too. If they tell him what to do, they would not be able to whatch what his choices are. We know the whole story now, but back then, they couldn't intervene. Painful as this is, they couldn't help him because he was probably a suspect too
I agree with you. They didn't know if he was a suspect along with hisdaughter. @@tanschi8449
I would have told him first to see his son, then get an hotel room for the night, then go to the hospital to check with family members.
Brutal, just told his wife died and they go on questioning him.
They didn't question him after they told him his wife passed. They were trying to help him figure out where to go from there and see what he needed them to do for him.
dad seems like a genuine, hardworking man. i'm sorry for his losses
He didn't seem genuinely upset to me.
@@leeluvslife watch again.
@@leeluvslife Perhaps you just aren't good at reading people. Seemed genuinely upset to me.
@@susanwaldron6831 perhaps I'm too good at reading people.
@@leeluvslife My dad reacted the same as this guy when my step mom died and 2 years later he's still drinking himself into a hole.... EVERYONE deals with loss differently and it's wrong of you to act like you know better.
Up till at least 5 professional adults in that room and NOT 1 of them offered that father, husband or son any logical information. Heartbreaking
No kleenexes either; big passive women, huge scribbling detective, saying nothing, offering nothing, passive officialdoml, poor man. Offer coffee kleenexes is a minimum.
Or condolences! Did anyone say “we are so very sorry for the devastating loss of Brenda”. No tissues offered. No embraces. Several really hard slaps on the back. He should have been with his family at the hospital. He could always talk to the cops another time.
But I really don’t get the family appealing Sydney’s sentence. She murdered her mother!!
Well the investigation was still underway, they didn't 100% know who was and wasn't involved.
In truth, none of them probably knew how to truly approach the situation, or wanted to. I mean... how do you tell someone, "Hey, your wife died and we think your own daughter did it." You can't. Physically, and Emotionally, you just don't want to be the person breaking that news to literally anyone. That is the worst kind of news you could break to someone. It would be one thing if someone *did* break into their house and murder his wife. But to have your own daughter, your own flesh and blood, murder your wife, her own mother? You're permanently losing two members of your family in one day, and yes, I say permanently, because let's face the facts, he will NEVER be able to look at his daughter the same way again. He will never be able to trust his own daughter. He will never feel safe in the same house, let alone the same building, as her. He will NEVER be able to see his daughter in the same light again, all he will see when he looks at her, is the murderer of his wife.
So again, I reiterate, how do you tell a man, who you personally know, who you are friends with, who you have gone to family get togethers, events, and social parties with, that his daughter, very likely, murdered her own mother in cold blood? Emotionally? You don't fucking want to. NO ONE, wants to be the person relaying that message. It's hard enough for Military Officers writing that letter to parents, but to have to sit there, face to face, and tell a man that his wife is dead and his daughter is the murderer, has to be the WORST experience of any one person's life, PERIOD.
That rough repeated slap on the shoulder made me mad. You just learned your wife is dead, your entire life falls apart. Then comes macho cop to give you the crappiest sign of men empathy. Honestly he was crying and that shoulder slap sent him into emotional shock.
I can’t imagine how you reconcile your feelings of rage and love for the daughter who destroyed your family by brutally murdering your wife. Wanting her to be imprisoned forever but also missing her and wanting her home. It’s wild and awful.
It said the family was going to appeal the life sentence, so I don't think life in prison was the judgement the father wanted. Sometimes the prosecution, judge and jury don't consider what the victims want to happen as the punishment, which would seem to be the case here. Eligibility for parole after 15 years was also stated, but parole can easily be denied- leaving the life sentence in place. Regardless as to how the family chooses to move forward with this, I feel for them and wish them all the best. What a terrible situation.
He doesn't want her in prison forever. He believes she was having a psychotic break. This poor man. 😿
Unfortunately she will always be dangerous despite her father's delusion
When you’re told your loved one has just died you are unable to make decisions- you need others to guide you.
and the others did not, the officer says he doesnt know what to tell, how terribly sad!
He needed to be with family!
Yeah, but not to the point where they are hovering over the poor man. Just shut the hell up and give the poor guy time to grieve.
The 2 women should have given him some options when he kept saying “I don’t know what to do” such as, “Do you have a relative who can care for you and your son tonight?” …”If no relative, we can get you your personal items for you in your house, then maybe check into a hotel, where you can call your and Brenda’s relatives to tell them what happened” etc…This is what they should have helped him with…
I wish more people had your compassion and practical logic.
Yes, the emotional support team was pretty much useless. They just stared at him. Get him some coffee, get him a chaplain, give him the name of a hotel that can accommodate him and his son, have officers go to the home to retrieve extra clothes and his car. DO SOMETHING to help that poor man.
They both seemed like a waste of space tbh
Didn’t even bring tissues!
@@reneejewell9763and a waste of tax dollars, do your job...
I started my career as an intern with Victim-Witness Assistance. Small thing but did either of these ladies even look for a box of tissues for this man and his son, watching that poor kid wipe his tears on his sleeve really pissed me off. Also, YOU come with the answers on how to proceed, just sitting and being passive was no help at all. Conversely you always ask somebody if they want to be hugged or touched, in highly emotional times - some folks just don't want to be touched. We always suggested a stay with friends/family or a hotel the night after an "event" that we'd pay for if necessary. I feel so sad and sick for this man and his son and of course his poor wife.
Yeah I'm a lawyer and regularly deal with people who have gone through horrific trauma and even I do a better job of handling a victim than this lot. And I'm autistic and find emotions overwhelming and confusing.
Jfc, no tissues? No offer to give him and his kid somewhere to stay? Not even a hot drink?
It’s probably a small town and these two women don’t have a lot of training or experience in these things.
I was thinking the same thing about a hug. That was my knee-jerk reaction just watching the video!
@@thedingo8833 If you try to hug a man in that state they will break your neck. Some woman tried that when I found out my brother just died suddenly, who the FK did she think she was?
@@stoneneils I said I wanted to hug him I didn’t say I Would without asking first,,,,, sorry for the misunderstanding
Jesus, give the man some privacy. No need whatsoever for five people to be looming over him.
Please refrain from using Jesus's name as a profanity.
Please get some god damned perspective!! Jeeez.@@PunkDogCreations
That poor guy. Sitting there cooperating with people who have their own agenda and all know his wife is already dead at the hands of his daughter. Fekkin heartless.
I don’t think they knew until those ladies walked in., the cop started looking at his phone right before. Knowing how unable to continue the father would be, they had to ask questions before he was told. It’s normal.
@@gertiegourmetYou're right. I watched a video on another channel. Initially the officers did not know the man's wife was deceased.
@@gertiegourmet there is nothing whatsoever normal about any of this bullshit......the cops are just dogs
Police are the first line of prosecution. Always remember that if of “interview” you. They are there to collect evidence. They are there to record every word you say, even when you are alone or on the phone. And every word you say can be used against you.
In case you guys missed it, the father knew both of the cops for years. I'm originally from the area where this happened. That's the way things go in NE Ohio. Bigger cities have the budget for highly trained grief specialists. Smaller communities (like this one) do not.
I feel like the father telling his 16 year old son about the mother passing should have been kept private. Just out of respect for their loss.
Exactly 😢
Agreed. That was hard to watch and I don't think that moment should have been made public.
ya these guys are literally profiting off the worst moment of people lives.
That poor kid was just 16, we had no business seeing that.
@@alec4760What does age have to do with it? Wouldn't have mattered if he was 40..... still shouldn't have been aired.
Basically being told your wife is deceased and your daughter is now incarcerated for said crime. Thats tough man.
Seems hes really not processing the implications of what his daughter did. Like he knows she did it, but hes praying there really was a break in , against all odds or logical reasoning. Crazy this is a quite common scenario with kids who flunk college
@@kenw2225No it isn't. 39% of kids flunk outta college...
Basically being told what you are literally being told. Wtf are you even trying to say.
@wokepotato 39% is huge lmao what do you mean it's not common.
Almost fucking half ans you're acting like it's extremely rare
that's a real man
The surreal feeling that you get after hearing that a family member killed another family member is something you NEVER forget. It haunts me to this day....
The biggest tragedy is that this young woman seemed to have two loving and supportive parents, despite her deceiving them. The man just sounds like a good father to me. Wouldn’t wish this type of thing on anyone.
I agree. Both parents came home early from work just to talk to her. The dad gave her some good advice and reassurance earlier in the day. The mom came home to be supportive of her. I don’t get it. 😢
Hearing the father tell his son that mom was dead was heartbreaking. What made me nauseated I guess is when dad said that “Sydney wasn’t dead” and his son said “oh thank god” not knowing that it was his sister who killed their mother and dad’s wife.
That truth is what will hurt the most
Damn 😣 poor poor kid… had to have another gut punch realization later on… poor sweet boy…
The son is in for an even bigger surprise 😅
He lost both his girls that day, poor man
@@Annii_Oakley_ He will be a strong man.
"I'm 54 and don't have my sh*t together." You can't have more empathy than that...
That comment about the dad being 54 and not having his shit together made him seem like such a real likable guy.
He was clearly a wonderful father. Very concerned, Helpful, Supportive, Understanding. It's incomprehesible such a father could produce such a daughter. Just baffling, such a shame
It was sad that the video commentary was that his advice was unmotivating and not really helpful. I can kind of see the point, but still, it was pretty judgmental. A parent in that position obviously wouldn't be the best person to give advice, but they could've been more sympathetic.
@@michaelscott-joynt3215 They meant what the Dad said wasn't motive for the daughter to react how she did by killing the mom, not that he wasn't motivating the daughter. Hope that makes sense.
what about 'you dont have to have your shit together, but you cant ignore the problem!' when the person never caused the problem? That's not very empathetic.
Why would they even keep him there when he could have been at the hospital with his wife?
Coppers being coppers,no thought or empathy for the HUSBAND!
She was already dead way before the interview started
@@destinedurhe had no way of knowing that till they told him later
Because he's a man, so he's automatically the suspect and worst person in the scenario. The logic of courts/the law/society
I feel dirty for watching this. I just watched a man's world fall out from underneath him. I watched a 16 year old boy hear that half his family is gone. What a horrible, horrible situation.
Whenever you see a couple of comfortably dressed women walk in with lanyards, that seem awfully soft spoken and very eye-contacty, expect the worst news of your life to follow. - in police or hospital settings especially.
Yeah, those soft funeral home voices....
Yeah as soon as I saw the lanyards and the soft smiles I knew they were about to break the news.
ya, hospice care voices too. I know it's their job to try and be comforting somehow but everyone grieves differently and in my experience, their gentle-ness while I wanted to throw chairs was very aggravating 😂
@youngbubbles I feel that. I need more firm comfort. Softness makes me angry for some reason. I need someone to hold me while I sob and not ask me questions. Then when I decide I'm done crying and I go into action plan mode, that's when I need gentle yet firm matter of factness to help me get shit done lol. Last loss I had, after the crying phase, I went on a cleaning rampage and just needed someone to help me process what I should throw and keep.
@@jordanleighwheatley exactlyyyyy. Like give me someone to rage with or a dad figure to help me focus and pull it together, not a limp biscuit 😂. If I'm ever in that scenario again, God forbid, i'm gonna just send them away lmao. Yes cleaning helps release all that built up emotional energy.
The way he said, "Im gonna go. Where can i go?" And he just keeps sitting because where could he go? Thats so heartbreaking.
(He could've gone to a hotel, or stay with relatives)
@@desratlinda8639 Oh just that easy. Buddy I hope you never experience sudden loss.
Absolutely heartbreaking for this dad and son
Why didn't they book a nearby hotel for this poor man while they are conducting investigation at his home. Grief is a very private thing, hard enough already.
@@Stormlucy111 They would say that isn't their job. That's why. Sad but fact.
They should have told him right away.
I feel so bad for Mr Powell, my heart goes out to him. Not only losing your wife, but your daughter as well. I hope the world sends this man some love and compassion.
When he said: “Now I lost two. She’s going to jail forever, wife’s dead” and his voice broke, it made me really sad. This poor man. I feel for him. He never deserved this.
And then the advocate says something to the effect of "nothing's definite yet"; why would she try to give him false hope?
My problem with that moment was he never questioned why, he never expressed any confusion over why his daughter might do something like this as if he already knew she was capable of this and understood what happened. I feel like there is more to this story.
they said the family is appealing.. so he’s trying to get her out apparently. must be a lunatic
@@heatherronan That's a lot of judgement coming from someone that's never been in this scenario. Shh.
Both HE and the family are appealing the daughters 15 year prison sentence... FOR RUTHLESSLY MURDERING HIS WIFE., HER MOTHER
Don't give one single bit of empathy or credit to this absolute moron.
Good lord where’s the victim advocate?! Why are they not helping him come up with a plan? The fact that they keep asking ‘ok so what do you want to do now?’ highlights the need for trauma informed care.
When a crime happens involving the death of a parent of a minor, the police should have someone there to say ‘if you don’t want to go home you can get a hotel, or stay with a loved one. What are some places your surviving child has slept at before that you’d both feel welcomed?’
Where’s the planning to help him while his brain is absolutely fried from reality?
💯
"I don't have a car." Advocate: "We can arrange transport for you to the hospital.
"I don't want to go in my home (and he obviously has nothing" ADVOCATE: "We have clothing and toiletries for you and the advocacy program will find you housing for the next 2 nights until you decide what you will do.
NOT....Let me rub your back AND not give you a damn tissue. Pathetic.
@@tsuki950 Seriously. The way the officer got up, walked over and smacked him on the back hard 2 times 🙄🙄🙄🙄 Like dude the guys not going through a break up, his wife was just brutally murdered.
“Protective Assistance??” What the heck is that? Are they supposed to be victim advocates? (The one in green is obviously either a student or a trainee.) She didn’t have a good preceptor there, that’s for sure.
This was hard to watch for so many reasons. Nobody was prepared to handle this properly. I feel so bad for this man. 33:31 this point here; he’s so broken and they are useless to him. We need a new form of police where someone qualified is employed- on call or however- specially trained to help families hear the most awful news of their lives: this is just a mess.
This was the type of man who didnt even talk about tampons in mixed company. He seemed to speak well of his daughter despite her troubles too. He wanted to be supportive and help with any problems. This must have been the worst shock of his live, losing his wife and daughter in one sentence 😢💔
This is one of the worst dealing with a victim I have ever seen. No compassion.
It feels like watching something that should be private. So sorry for this decent man to have this tragedy.
I just finished typing a similar post and 4 comments down, I see yours. I'm so glad someone felt the way I do. For this man and his son. 😢
Those recordings are public record.
Why don’t they have him headed to the hospital to be with his wife?!?!?!
and does it really need to e five of them in there with him? it seems invading to me ,I would be very uncomfortable.
they kept him sitting there all that time before deciding to tell him his wife was dead!!!! he couldve been at the hospital with her in those last moments ,he wasnt in custody or anything . the poor son ,what a terrible way to find out your mum has died
Pretty sure she was already dead so there was nothing he could do at that point. It's better to find out everything he knows about the situation in case there's missing evidence, clues, details or other admissions that might add to the case or reasons behind the crime
she was doa
He was probably a suspect or person of interest at that time.
Unfortunately, they have little choice, in my opinion, because they don't know what he knows or doesn't know and they need to keep it in the dark.
they need to get information from him, while he is in a reasonable state of mind, before he knows, and the shock hits. His memory would fail and he wouldn't be able to focus on what they needed. Even if she had been injured and was in hospital, they would have been talking to him first. They didn't even know what hospital she was in, how would they know she was already dead? The hospitals' priority was dealing with the patient, not to notify anyone. They don't just pick up a phone and connect immediately to whoever the police involved or in charge of the case is, and tell them as their first priority, its to deal with the death and what they have to do
How about having the correct information for this man.
Where is his wife?
Which hospital?
Which morgue.
My heart breaks for him.
All those there claiming it's for help and NOT one solution or thoughtful guidance.
TERRIBLE!
I think the cops are so stupid and incompassionate
In that situation, I wouldn't want the cop patting me on the back like that...
no for real, i was actually getting so annoyed every time that cop patted him on the back like that. this is not the time for back pats like that. that's more for when you're trying to cheer your kid up over a MUCH smaller issue
Seems like he may know him personally
@@TheJennyg76 I think so too; I think he was doing his best to offer some little comfort, to let him know he was there; I think he was wiping his eyes a minute before as he knew the news was about to be told to this poor guy.
Dang…. He didn’t pat him on the back… he POUNDED HIM 😳. I had on iPods and it almost busted my ear drum!! How in any way was that comforting????
@staceyroberts3468 whether they knew each other or not, I think it's just a "man to man" gesture of support under impossibly difficult circumstances. I think it's likely a gender-specific thing, since the lady next to him is gently rubbing his back, and he doesn't seem bothered by either of their approaches. I think I'd appreciate this far more than the opposite (firm back slap from a lady, and a gentle caress from another man), were I ever in this horrific sort of ordeal. Just my $0.02 FWIW, and I could definitely be wrong..
The fact that police know when a victim is dying in the hospital & instead of allowing the spouse/family to be there with them they take them to the station to interview/interrogate is just heartbreaking & not right.
Totally agree.
Very heartbreaking. I think it’s better the police get involved as soon as possible, however.
The police could certainly accompany the dad to the hospital instead of making him go to the police station. Not very thoughtful or caring.
She was already dead. They are trying to figure out if he had anything to do with it.
If he wasn't under arrest he could have left at any time. He may have known that, but under intense stress it's surprising what intelligent people will forget.
It feels massively inappropriate watching them grieve.
Channels like this that profit off of uploading interrogation footage and nothing else should be demonitized
Yet you did, and continued to even knowing it… but still want to comment on how inappropriate it is to watch them grieve. This is life people. Grow up. We as humans need to see this side of life…
Not everything is rainbows and butterflies, every person is going to experience this in their life one day, and maybe this could teach them something.
@@denisehagwood4542why is that? It brings awareness that is not hindered by the bias mainstream media.imagine if all we saw were crimes of a demographic or minority.That was the issue in the 90s to why people thought crimes were commited by minorities.just saying
@@therealist2481 Ok you are obviously very confused. Let me try to help you. You don't know what (I guess she) did after the son came in. Probably expected a voiceover and then a cut to something else, as I did. And then stopped watching. Nobody needs to look at people while they are suffering, biggest BS I've heard. The rest is just incoherent gibberish "every person is going to experience this in their life one day" - what medications are you on?? Not everyone will have their spouse/mother killed by a sibling. You really need help urgently.
@@therealist2481 this argument is such a braindead take. "We NEED to see this!People need to know that life isn't sunshine and rainbows!!" We all know that already lmao. We all know that people mourn after a loved one dies. We all know that family members of murder victims are devastated. We all know that death is inevitable.
What exactly did you learn from this video that you didn't know before? 😂
I'm really uncomfortable that this highly personal video is in the public domain. I'm glad they witheld the part where the son was told, but they should've kept all of that private. It's just an awful situation. My thoughts are with the whole family. ❤
The police DO NOT send a cleaning crew. Once they're done processing the scene they leave, leaving EVERYTHING exactly the same. It is the responsibility of the homeowner to get it cleaned. They can either clean it themselves or hire someone out of their own pocket. My cousin's boyfriend unalived himself & when the police left there was still gray (brain) matter on the walls & floor. Sad, but true.
They say they are there to help him, but when he says he has nowhere to go they don't offer help or answer any of his worries.
Agree. If you know anything at all about grief, you know that people cannot make the simplest decisions-much less hard ones. There needs to be some sort of protocol.
I was thinking same thing. Concerned but not that concerned
They seem ill trained to me! As if someone told them just to keep repeating “that’s why we’re here.”They could give him some choices, at least. I agree there should be protocols.
Exactly.
That is because they don't really give a shit about him
"I dont know, buddy...were going to survive" fvck, that tore me up. I hope theyre healing.
The son will definitely not heal. He'll turn out a criminal for sure.
@@bojohannesen4352 there's a chance...I'd say "for sure " is an aggressive exaggeration 😂
@@JordanEmede_376 His last comment was, "She wasn't that hot". What?!? Ignore the troll!
been there done that.
The guy that kept slapping him on the back needs to get a different job. What a jerk
This is exactly how males treat males in times like this. It is not like the woman putting a calming arm on his back but communicates concern just as much.
They clearly knew each other. The officer knew his family members by name.
You mean the officer who was his friend... and called him directly when he heard the call go out.. you tool. I've been in a similar situation I'd much rather have that then some woman I don't know resting her hand on my back while asking what she can do to help without ever actually providing any real help.
Just realized they asked a lot of questions about her sanity and medicine by building a case against an insanity claim.
Anything you say can and will be used against you (or your family).
This poor man is in shock, I don’t think sitting there and staring at him is what he needed.
what he needed was a system that didn't villify his daughter for having bad grades but OOPS TOO LATE. What would you even change?
@@willtheoct Grades, aka standards, are not the problem. Also, she had a scholarship. She didn’t like what she was doing, didn’t want to do it, and couldn’t face making decisions. Sounds like her parents were loving and were encouraging her to grow up. If you to blame someone else, blame the current culture that encourages everyone, children and adults, to be a child forever.
@@libby2012 well, the school said it was a problem, so she was unenrolled. Did you not watch or listen to the video?
if you're struggling with life please TRUST your family to be more than willing to help you. Im a great granny and still dont know what I want to be when I grow up. We are all doing the best we can. No one has it all figured out.
sometimes family is the reason people struggle with life
Just pure truth, thank you!❤
It's not always like that. My family are my biggest bullies and caused me problems
I’m a great, great nanny.
That girl was just selfish. She probably still is.
Soooooo badly handled.
The police told him his wife was dead and he cried out, "What happened?"
Instead of saying, "The blood loss was too severe and she went into cardiac shock", the investigator, UNFORGIVEABLY, replied,
"We suspect your daughter murdered her".
After that double shock, they gave him no recovery time, no support or privacy.
Then they quickly told him his son was outside - the third trauma within a few minutes. And they didn't even give him a private space for that.
Send these people on some prolonged bereavement courses, since they have no natural idea how to behave!
The trauma of those 15 minutes will stay with this poor man forever, and it need not have been this awful.
Apart from his trauma, they completely lost major interview leads, such as asking if him, and separately his son, if there was anybody he suspected, or if any prior incidents had happened.
It's a freaking homicide investigation not the school guidance councelor bruh
@@pv2639 and the freaking investigators should be properly trained, not idiots.
@@pv2639😂 I know right
@@pv2639 That doesn’t mean it shouldn’t be handled in a more appropriate manner though. They’re professionals, delivering devastating news to someone whose mind obviously would’ve been racing.. hence the fidgeting he was doing. There could have been a better delivery.
I don’t know, we weren’t there. I just know I would never want to receive news like this in that type of fashion.
@@jasminscheveck6684 you can polish a turd but you can't deliver this kind of news in a good or bad way
To commenters who said that he should not be interviewed at this time---remember, the police do not know what has happened at this time. They are not yet 100% sure that he is not the killer.
so what unless you have strong e idence otherwise, im going to be with my spouse
the fishing expedition will have to wait
I feel the complete awkwardness that the dad felt when surrounded by 5 people. Right before getting his life, as he knew it, obliterated...man....how horrible...let the man grieve...
The women were probably only there to support him. It sounded like it.
@@bojohannesen4352bro 😐
@@bojohannesen4352 Classic clickbaiting twat. And proud of it😁😁😁
I agree!!! And then they just stayed hovering around him staring at him while he was crying. Almost like they're treating him like a criminal. He was so uncomfortable and just wanted them to leave him alone and let him go be with his family at the hospital. And when he asked if he could go to the hospital the one cop asks which? Seriously the one where his wifes at where else would he go?? They need better training because that was so uncalled for. They already said they think its the daughter so why are they keeping him there and continously asking him questions when he can barely process the fact his wife is gone. Bad policing.
Right, those chicks staring right at him the whole time. About as annoying as a 911 operator with all the dumb questions
I don't know what the future will bring, but at least the father and son have each other in this moment. Very tragic case.
I bet his daughter still calls the dad from prison and asks him for money. The daughter is narcissist and a. Manipulator. The father is going to have to deal with her toxicity and listen to her poison for the rest of his life. All because this little girl couldn't tell the truth.
@@JayBirdNJ.Block the calls thats what I'd do
Yes. They have each other. 😔
@@JayBirdNJ.Block the calls. She made her bed so she can sleep in it.
@@JayBirdNJ.Well at the end of the video the narrator states, she and HER FAMILY plan to appeal !!!!
This is so tragic and sad and I hope I’m wrong but something was off about the dad in the beginning of the interrogation, he never asked about his wife, he didn’t say anything about going to see her, he seemed content to sit there and answer questions. He was home with the daughter, called his wife to come home and he went back to work, then this happened. Now he is helping in her appeal…. I don’t know but it feels off to me.
The fact he wasnt even slightly suspicious about all the questions about his daughter and not his wife too tells me he has had nothing bad happen in his life. That poor man
So his wife is really suffering in hospital and they have him at the police station! Disgraceful behaviour by the police
It’s amazing how terrible the professionals are at consoling victims during a crisis. Almost nobody wants shoulder rubs or back slaps from strangers at a time like this.
To be honest with you, that police officer that gave the slap in the back seemed to have his heart on his sleeve. When the news was broken down to Mr. Powel, that officer takes his glasses off and wipes his eyes, stands up and approaches Mr. Powell and pats his back for comfort. It might not be the best way for other people but he knows words can't help what this family is going through. Pats and the back and standing nearby is all that he could muster in that moment.
How would you do it.
And you would do it so perfectly from behind your keyboard. Have you ever had to tell a family that their loved one is gone? Its not fun.... Love all the opinions from someone sitting on their couch with no experience in the area at all criticizing ..... 🙄
@@ellybean5868Okay, Don't tell them that they never experienced Grieving, You don't know that person just like you don't know the dude's wife that passed away
@@jennyferb.r.h.9460 Me too, and later on, when he stands behind the husband, he took of his glasses a second time to wipe his eyes.
That man sounds so lost. In one moment he lost his wife, his daughter and his home. All gone because his own daughter was too prideful and selfish. What really gets me is he didn’t even sound that mad about her dropping out so this truly was for nothing
His daughter is schizophrenic and was unmedicated at the time. She was literally insane during commission of the crime.
@@calspace I call bullshit. She was a deranged psychopath and she needs to be locked up for the rest of her life.
@@calspace But of sound mind enough to bust out windows to fake a crime scene.
I think it was more between the mother & daughter, I think there was more going on between them then we know. The mom must've been really hard on the daughter
Prideful? Excuse me? You attach prideful as a reason a girl stabs her mother 30 times in a neck? What planet are you from? Also the father/husband is in shock and it's not like the movies; everyone reacts differently. Many react with confusion or like they just had the wind knocked out of them and they will have a delayed emotional reaction. That is NORMAL.
Awful thing to keep him away from the hospital while his wife died.
What is crazy to me is they knew the entire time they were questioning him that his wife was dead but they wanted him to pretty much incriminate his daughter and get everything they could for there case thats why they waited to tell him
Interview volume: 80% Robot narrator volume: SIX MILLION PERCENT
Always!!! & I DESPISE robot man!!!! He only says the blatantly OBVIOUS!🙄
I lost my wife and soulmate at 35 in December. We just had our first child. This pain, and grief I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. I feel for this guy. It's such a nightmare.
That's dreadful. I hope you have good friends and family to surround you and l hope your child can still bring you joy.
Losing a long-time partner is always devastating. But imagine instead of dying, your wife was MURDERED... by your own child. I'd be a total mess.
I'm sorry for your loss
I am so sorry for your loss. I hope you and your child are doing well❤
I’m so sorry for your loss.
I completely feel for him. I lost my son last year and I just remember not knowing what to do. I was completely lost. I couldn’t even make the smallest decision or even put a thought together. I pray for this man and his family. 🙏🙏
I am so sorry for your loss.
_May your son rest in eternal peace._ 🌼
I'm so sorry about your son. May God comfort and sustain you.
Not even a box of tissues for the man.
Could you even imagine being in his position, people shouldn’t be so judgmental on his actions, decisions he took at such a vulnerable time. 🙏🏻 May Brenda rest in peace. 🙏🏻
Take my love for this comment.
Lol, he is having a bad day for sure
Maybe they shouldn't have been so judgmental of their daughter.
I'm scrolling through the comments at the very beginning and I can't imagine who could judge what a man in his position does. Walk in his shoes and write whatever that comment was again.
@@bojohannesen4352This is the second comment of yours which makes it appear that you find this amusing. Do you not feel compassion?
These women from “protective services” are poorly trained. People with more compassion should be hired for this position.
It’s an epidemic of fat and lazy women, what to expect?
I think the one on his right should have gotten up so his friend could sit down; at least he was offering some compassion.
@@kathycamasso6672 those two women were out of place, fat and lazy.
I agree. @@kathycamasso6672
The American way of "soothing people", with condescending voices of "we are here for you" and the emptiest "I am sorry" that I ever heard in my life is something that, after 13 years in this country, I still struggle to deal with.
No tissues, no offer for a cup of tea or a trusted friend or relative. They kept repeating we're here for you but actually did nothing.
A spouse is always the prime suspect in a murder case. They had to establish he wasn't involved and also get information necessary to establish who might have been.
I’ve seen this case a thousand times, but I’ve never seen this. I was not ready. I thought it would cut off before the minor son was told by the dad. When the son burst out crying, so did I. That poor kid.
I've never cried ever watching any of these type videos but i did just now
Get those women away from this sweet man? This ISNT helping, I promise. He needs some space.
Yes I'm pretty sure I would have already went off on the ignorant lady that keeps asking him questions instead of letting him collect his thoughts in silence. People are ignorant
They are there to observe him. He is still a suspect.
They are doing a job that they have been trained to do. Every person in that room is there doing a job that they are trained to do and all you experts have no idea of the layers of complexity. You’re that good? You all know exactly how you would have done better? Go get you a job and put your super talents to work to do it better. There must be hundreds of you here who could do it better and you’re just sitting behind keyboards. What a waste of talent!
Well I know the job, and part of it is reading the man, he is shocked and does not want to interact with these 2 women, exit the room for goodness sake!
@@Shift1dwn5up
💯
I hate when someone dies unexpectedly and your mind is trying to push the horror of it away so hard that you feel nothing. It makes you feel like there’s something wrong with you.
Why the hell is he there instead of the hospital??? Why the hell don't the cops know which hospital she was taken to?? Should have literally taken him there via cruiser, observed his reactions (in case they thought he was somehow a suspect), but to have him hanging around there while his wife is dying is inexcusable! I would be furious!
Those social workers should have had all this info prior to entering the room! A chaplain on stand-by, offer coffee/water, tissues and basic guidance 🤷🏼♀️
Its so crazy raising your own murderer.
yes and it happens a lot, all murderers, thieves, con artists have been raised by parents. Being childfree is the way to go. who wants to make a murderer, who wants to make wayne couzens, lucy letby, bundy etc
THIS….best comment in the entire thread. SPOT ON.
The cop at the head of the table coming back in the room after finding out the wife had passed, you can tell it was eating him up inside.
All of this is just so sad.
I hope she never gets out. Seems like she had fantastic parents.
I noticed that too, he was deff upset when he came back in. Fidgeting, wiping his mouth, he knew they were going to have to tell that poor man his wife was dead.
That guy is clearly not cut out to be a cop
@@bojohannesen4352 you're evil
She was deceased when the cops entered the house, they just didn't tell him yet
@@notallowed337 that's harsh !
What a bunch of clueless people!!!! My God they let him sit there without anyone getting a grief counselor or someone that knows how to deal with it!
As a child, it is unpleasant to hear their lecture, think they are upset with you, feel they don't understand, or not love you, however mom and dad will always love you. Once the argument settled, the love is still there. They also have their own short-comings and don't expect parents to be perfect.
The emotional support ladies aren’t doing much to help. Asking questions over and over on what to do. The guy just lost his wife. They should offer suggestions not hover over him. Don’t they have training? CRINGEY.
Agreed.
Agreed I would have told them to piss off
He must feel destroyed knowing he was sitting with the cops and not at his wife’s side when she died. So, so sad.
she died on scene. he didn't have a choice to be by her side :(
She was already gone. It is awful though.
@@ohyeahno16thank you- it feels less horrible
I don't know why I am watching the worst moment of this poor man's life.
Why is this footage made available to the public ? Its like inviting people to make videos of deadly highway accidents. Showing so little respect for the victims.
Wow….poor man…surrounded by a bunch of unprofessional ‘professionals’ ! Never seen such a pathetic way of dealing with such an awfully tragic situation.
My hubby passed away very suddenly ~ took 14 minutes to destroy my life. He was in the ER, and these professionals want to feel like they’re doing “something”. When he says “he knows nothing”, it’s his brain grappling with what’s happened. In those initial minutes it’s like your brain is on fire, and you’re literally incapable of “knowing anything”. I thankfully was with it enough to ask them all to leave, and to not call anyone … who could they possibly call that could fix the situation? I was left alone to grapple with myself, my feelings, and desperately tried to not pass out. Until you’ve been there you really have no idea. ☹️😢
I can’t imagine that situation and loss. I hope you are doing well my friend.
As a nurse, after the code, the room is covered in trash and supplies and everyone leaves but there is someone’s loved one laying there no longer alive, I always stayed a few minutes either with the deceased alone or with family present. I would gently put my hand on the shoulder of the loved one while also putting my other hand on the arm of the deceased. It somehow made a connection that I cared about there loss and it gave them an acceptance to touch their loved one. After a couple minutes I would gently rub their shoulder and ask if there was anything they needed or if I could call anyone. They were usually able to answer. I then asked if they wanted to be alone, sometimes they said yes and sometimes they said no. In a quiet comforting tone I assured them they could stay as long as they needed and I was available for anything they needed. I brought plenty of water and tissues to the room and made sure they had a comfortable chair. When family arrived I would knock and enter the room and ask if they were ready for family ? Different cultures have different customs so I did my best to accommodate whatever they need without being intrusive. Although a death has to be reported to the state and organ donation contacted for eligibility, there are some questions for the next of kin but giving some time and approaching with a gentle compassionate gesture to get needed information can truly prevent further trauma to the family of an unexpected death.
I’m so sorry for the untimely death of your husband, I pray you have peace and comfort as you continue on in life, I’m sure he would be proud of your strength!!! God bless you 🙏🏻
@@rnupnorthbrrrsm6123 you know he taught me to live in the present, not the past, and certainly not the future “because it’s not promised to anyone”. He’d had Achilles tendon repair surgery, and three weeks to the day of that surgery he “threw a clot”. I feel sometimes it was as a result of a corpulent man having surgery, and from the day he told me he’d have to have it I knew something would go wrong. I never thought he’d die, but I had dark foreboding. We’d always discussed what we would do if one of us passed so the immediate decisions came easy. In that ER there was unforgiving sadness, but there was also laughter. The coroner asked me what they should put down on the death certificate. I looked him in the eye, and said “isn’t that YOUR DOMAIN?” He said he wanted my opinion. I said “okay put he was riding on a broom, without brakes, and he went into a barn, at 40mph!” He looked at me and said “what?” I said “I don’t care WHAT you put on that death certificate as long as you don’t put suicide, as he’d never leave me of his own volition.” He asked if I wanted an autopsy. I could hear my hubby swirling around me saying “dead is dead, I’m not getting any more dead than I am, and you don’t want to pay for an autopsy”. Smiling. The very best gift you can give your loved on is nothing left unsaid, and no regrets. I went on and found another fellow so much like him my step kids call him “dad”, and if I was a betting girl, my hubby sent him to me. I’ve been more blessed than 90% of all women, to have had not one; but two wonderful men to call “husband”. Thank you for your kind comment. 😡
@@MN-br5nbI am. It just takes an enormous amount of time, but you do move on, after all what choice do you have. Thanks for your kind comment. God bless. ❤️❤️❤️
@@rnupnorthbrrrsm6123 thank you for your kind comments. Thankfully I’m made from strong Irish stock; but it did take quite awhile to come to terms of my new reality. God bless you and the work you do. It’s very humbling to be in the presence of someone in great distress, to see them unravelling, but knowing God will always be close to comfort them. ❤️❤️❤️
His poor son, just sitting there wondering why he's at the police station
If at the end of this video they say she got 15 years in prison I’m going to officially lose all hope for the justice system ever being fair.
Those 2 ladies need to backup lol i would've been uncomfortable as hell.
Me too! And I'm a woman!
Right, idk why they were even in there it was inappropriate, I'd understand if they were related.
Agree. I know it's their job but they don't know the man from Adam. When she reached out to rub his back, i know she was trying to comfort him but i would've been get the hell away from me.. you don't know me or my family.
Ummmm also that detectives pats on the back are violent lmao
@@omgbrytthe came way too quick holy duck
Heartbreaking. I want to be by his side to comfort him. Make the decisions he can’t make. Call his family, bring in his son, wipe his tears, find out the hospital his wife is in, find him a ride to the hospital, retrieve their clothes so he can stay with his family. Wtf are the people just staring at him there for?
Needs a pt 2 for daughter’s interrogation
That was a really indelicate way to break that news. “welp, your wife passed away” WHILE WE WERE INTERROGATING YOU!
Poor Brenda, all she did was want the best for her daughter! How terrifying that she was taken out of this world by the person who grew under her heart. The person who she gave birth to, nurtured and loved! RIP Brenda
I hate how the family wanted Sydney to be released with probation and no jail time! So much disrespect to Brenda. Even her own mother!
I hope she stays locked up for life.
You cant say that until you are in that exact position. You do not know their family dynamic
Brenda is schizophrenic. When she committed the crime, she was not on medication. I don't even know if she had been diagnosed at that point. She was literally insane to the point of not being responsible for her own actions.
Yes I felt the same way. It’s like they had so much respect for the daughter but not the wife. Truly weird and gross idc.
@@Erica-ze3sq I agree. If you killed my life partner, you are no longer my family
@@traceydenney5585 Someone can indeed have an opinion without actually knowing them.
They keep saying "that's why we're here", yet they offer zero solutions, assistance, and barely any empathy.
My heart breaks for him. Under usual circumstances you get to hate the person who kills your loved one. Its his daughter in his case, as a parent I can't imagine having to process that.
Talk about the worse day in your life as a dad. I feel so bad for him and his son. May god help them heal their souls.
I couldn't think of anything worse than being flanked by two strange women, rubbing my back, and stating inane platitudes! Leave the guy alone for a while!!! 😡
Agree! They seemed useless and not very helpful
Yes amanda jackson, I'm sure YOU would be much happier if all men were alone.
@@willtheoct really?, what the hell?
Typical lack of humanity. He should sue for not bng allowed to see his wife in last moments. Humanity first.
That was almost as gut wrenching as the loss. They were tortuous and offered nothing but back rubs from a stranger
These cops did a pathetic job in informing this father husband, in every way. They’re as pathetic as the daughter.
They both seemed like pretty good parents. I was lost at the age of the daughter. Dropped out of one college to attend another and completely changed majors. Neither parent was even remotely involved or even interested in my decisions😢. Im almost 60 and it still hurts that I basically had to raise myself. This young girl might have had psychological problems, but at least she had supportive parents. Sad case! 😢
Why is he at the police station instead of being able to be at the hospital waiting ???
I was wondering the same thing.
He is friendly with one cop, so the cop probably convinced him it's better to go to the police station to catch the guy who broke in.
BECAUSE COPS REALLY DON'T GIVE A SHIT 😢
@@user-gy1xc4dx4h Please take your medication, you clueless all-caps.
because they would need to talk with him to find out what happened and when, he could have been a suspect as well. They also know that with the likelihood of her dying, that they needed to get information before he went into shock and his memory failed him in order to have the information for the investigation
I watched the trial of the daughter, and my heart broke for the mother who lost her life so viciously by her own daughter.
This footage is very sad. What also was sad is that the whole family was manipulated by the daughter who is so selfish and self centered. She cared about nobody but herself. Unfortunately, her family could not see it. In the end nobody was there for Brenda, other than the prosecution. Oh and the jury, thank God.
I'm so sorry for your loss. May you and your family find peace, and God bless you all 🙏
The first thing a father should do is hire a good lawyer for his daughter, and to tell his daughter to keep quiet and to say nothing to the police. Notice how the police are not overly quick in helping the father get his act together to get this accomplished. Manipulation in my opinion.
“Now I lost two”…devastated me.
I cannot fathom the internal strength one has to conjure out no where to try and understand something of this capacity.
The mental and emotional strain placed in this family is something, I am sure will last a lifetime.
I hope and pray God gives this family everything they will need to move forward.
That selfish girl took this boy's mom away! Absolutely disgusting.
She deserves 0 sympathy. She allowed her hatred and evil to hurt her father and brother the most. I hope she stays in prison more than the 15 years.
Selfish? She has schizophrenia.
@@Vetionarian Seriously, she has schizophrenia and it took over. That is not being evil, that is being sick.
@@hilaryc3203 The way she acted was definitely not a schizophrenic episode!
@@hilaryc3203wrong. That is EVIL.
So sorry for this husband and son for the loss of their wife and mother. Our prayers are with you.
I appreciate that they gave him the facts and allowed him come to his own conclusion, instead of just telling him what their conclusion was.