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Thank you for keeping my sister's story alive and by helping to get more signatures on our petition since I'll be meeting again with the parole board this December, to continue the fight to keep this monster in prison!!
You are such a courageous woman for keeping on with your sister's fight for justice! And YOU are the reason that your sister and family got justice - noone else! Your sister would be so thankful and so proud.
@@NOs-1991 unfortunately the longest he stay in prison is a total of 14 years which means in 2026 he will be released if he doesn't get paroled before then.
I agree 100%! It's almost as if the authorities were protecting the killer. To not coroborate an alibi is awful. To stop a search 5 days in is negligble. To offer a deal to a person who admitted killing someone without further investigation is an atrocity. I know that as an adult it is my right to up and leave at the same time I wouldn't mind an officer confirming that's what I did.
Once again, the police completely failed a murder victim. The fact that they never bothered to investigate Ryan, the person she supposedly ran off with, is just insane. That should've been the first step in verifying that she left of her own free will. Not to mention the fact that Sherry had an established history of constant contact with her sister and the rest of her family, and she suddenly drops off the face of the earth and never speaks to them again, and her husband and father-in-law show up saying strange things at her family gathering. Just...a million red flags. And they didn't even confirm her husband's alibi of being at work! That was the BARE MINIMUM of investigation. Just infuriating. That entire police department can rot in hell for this.
This is my family. My mom was a warrior in finding the truth. And I’m glad that we finally got some sort of closure, although we continue to mourn my aunts absence. I appreciate the comments of support towards the failed police department. I can only hope that with more awareness we can work to change how the police investigate missing persons. No family should have to endure the unknown as we did for so long.
I signed the petition and kicked in a donation. As soon as that monster is released, those useless cops had better be ready to arrest him for all the rapes he committed against little girls and women. I won't hold my breath, though.
I signed and shared Shelly’s petition to keep that scumbag Kenneth in prison. As a survivor and victim of abuse, the last thing I want to see is a womanizer and murderer set free at any time. I’ll sign, share every year that thing hopefully is rotting away in a cell with a roomie named Jean/ie!!
Your Mom is a hero. Respect to her and your family for mot giving up and bringing this man to justice despite the lack of help from law enfoncement (police and prosecutor).
The lack of closure ought to be an extra criminal charge measured in days, weeks, months, years, and add serious length to a convicts sentence for the insult added to injury. I'm so glad your family kept fighting and basically solved this yourselves. That police department seriously seemed biased and out to impede your every effort at justice. Wishing you as much healing as possible in such a painful loss.
I haven't even finished the video yet but almost shit a brick when I heard "altoona" PA police are by far some of the most useless individuals I've ever dealt with. Friendly reminder that a state trooper was recently arrested for the false imprisonment and assault of a woman he was seeing on the side, all because she left him.
I am glad you can see through it too. That D.A is one corrupt individual. 5 day search gets pulled when they know there is a body on the land. That father has ties to the town and you can tell by all the red flags and leads from day one but it just gets dismissed into a cold case file for 14 years. The father punches an officer during questioning? That father no doubtfully has political ties.
Yes your correct a 100% those officials involved should be ashamed of themselves , the lot should have been sacked and I hope the animal that killed her never gets out
So you're telling me that a man who attempted to sexually assault his own wife's sister has been taking his grandchildren "camping" in the woods? He needs to be investigated for more than murder. I'm so glad that she never gave up.
I’m sorry but it’s absolutely disgusting when they go ahead and offer a deal without consulting the family of the victim. That should NEVER be an option 🤬
It sucks, but it's normally done in cases where prosecutors worry they don't have enough evidence to convict a suspect. Rather than risk the perpetrator being found not guilty and being set free, they offer him a plea deal with a reduced sentence to prevent him from getting away altogether. You are right though, they should have at least notified the family. They were horrible from beginning to end.
@@SkyyPiano yeah but it should be a courtesy at least to go to the family and explain the reasons to them because alot of people don't really know about plea deals and they already messed up so much in this case its just another thing that adds to the whole lack of care that seemed to come from that specific da
This is my moms story. I love and miss her so much. I just learned about this episode from a comment on facebook on here so i came over to watch it. 😭💔 Thank you so much for putting this episode out here for people to see.
Dude..Ive been reading all your comments..thanx for sharing so much of yourself..I feel like "Im sorry" just doesnt cut it, on so many levels. I'll be headed to sign the petition. Im glad you know the truth, about EVERYONE in your family. I really like your hunting story, about where you'd sit💙 Seems like you were young & there may not be much good to find in all this, but yet you did. Im glad you have that. I have questions but I really dont want to pry into your personal life when there's no more mystery to be solved. So the only thing Im going to ask is...given the discrepancies you mentioned between what was portrayed and the reality of things, did they depict your dad's role accurately?
@Holy.HannaH First off, I just want to say thank you. Especially for signing the petition. There's still so many more unanswered questions that we won't ever really have the answers to.. but that's okay. We know the truth, and that's what's most important. Around that time in our lives, my dad was an over the road truck driver, so he was gone for weeks at a time. He'd come home, and my mom would be with different dudes. It happened a lot, I still have memories of it multiple times when I was little. So, for him to snap and beat people up when he found out about all the stuff, I completely understand. This whole thing has been very rough for him ever since she "left." He's been an alcoholic basically ever since. Me and him still have a very good relationship. And him "knowing" or being "a part" of it wasn't true. He did multiple polygraph tests to prove his innocence.
@@seldomseen_outdoors Im glad to hear the two of you still have a good relationship. It sure sounded like your dad was as blindsided by this as everyone else but I didnt want to make any assumptions. I'm not in a position to even begin to imagine the pain & grief this has brought upon your entire family and in so many layers, and I in no way intend to minimize any of it, but I certainly felt like in his position your dad probably carries the heaviest load at the end of every day. I definitely understand the emotional, psychological, & neurological state of your parents at that young age, & being an over the road truck driver magnifies that dramatically. (A family member actually did a lot of primary research and based their thesis on that exact notion.) To be honest, despite his chosen coping mechanisms, your dad sounds like a pretty darn good guy, with strong emotions and a heavy conscience. Im nearly 40 and despite being aware & a victim of my mother's abuse & lies and manipulation my entire life, my mind & heart still have a hard time grasping & processing any of it. Especially after losing my father and watching my family dwindle as I get older. It simply goes against nature & is a massive paradigm shift to not be able to trust the one that literally created you & gave you life. I dont know if your dad is aware of this video at all but if you happen to decide to share any of this with him please let him know that, from one human to another..well, just shake his hand or give each other a good hug for me. There are no words but for what little it's worth, if he ever decides to let it all out, scream & shout or curl up and cry etc then he has the encouragement & full support of this complete stranger on the internet. I'm glad you're doing well, I sincerely hope your siblings are too.
@seldomseen_outdoors I’m so very sorry for your loss. The injustice of this story must certainly make your heartache worse & for that pls accept my apology on behalf of a broken corrupt system who failed your family. I pray for peace for you all✝️☮️❤️🙏🏻
All the cops had to do was ask Kennths employers about his work schedule and that would have started it all. Took what, 12 years? Completely ridiculous. 🤬
12 years and the family are the ones who brought the perpetrator in and then the 'authorities ' only put in 5 days? This is disgusting beyond words. Much love and healing to this family ❤
My nephew was missing for over a year in the Denver Co area. The police refused to help and even trashed his vehicle and belongings when they were found in a ravine in the mountains. Finally someone on FB came forward 2 months ago. He had been murdered by his best friend and buried in concrete in their crawl space. The let the girlfriend off for her testimony and he's in jail on a million dollars bond. Although it wasn't as long.. I feel her sisters pain and pray for healing .
May your nephew's hsoul rest in peace. I am very sorry for your loss. It is very sad to think about what he went through 😭 even tho I don't know him! I can't imagine thinking about his supposed to be "best friend" taking his life 😭 what an evil person this friend I hope he rot in jail and I hope prisoners abuse him and rape him everyday. May your nephew's soul rest in peace in heaven 🙏 I pray for your family 🙏
If this girl had been daughter or sister of a police officer I wonder how different this investigation would have been handled. RIP Sherry & much love to all her family who never gave up cos you are the true heroes here. Hugs from Australia XXX
I can’t believe the DA and Sgt. can so easily show their faces with all their evil negligence, inaction and purposeful miscarriage of justice for a man that took TWO beautiful lives from the world. If there’s two lessons to be taken from this it’s the sanctity of family/foster your familial relationships with love and respect AND to remember all the faces of those given power who rather chose not to use it and allow evil fester so that they can at the least be reminded of their injustice.
I can’t even fathom, in my worst nightmare, the utter incompetence and refusal of this criminally negligent police department. I hope you sued them for millions of dollars, especially on behalf of her children! What an incredible sister you are.
It sickens me how Shelly’s kids grandfather can just take her kids camping right next to her own body and the grandfather just, doesn’t feel any guilt, hell the kids could’ve been running over where he buried her and they wouldn’t know
How hard was it to call the father-in-law‘s employer? How hard was it to call the alleged boyfriend in Maine? The Altoona police could have made these simple checks 13 years earlier but instead it was DENY, DENY, DENY! A grieving family had to do their job for them. It looks to me like they only picked up the case once they started to look bad online. Disgusting!
That DA is a dbag. He's acting like he's a freaking hero in this tragedy. No, you make a deal with a monster and don't bother to talk with the family of the victim YOU have been failing for years??? Infuriating!! That POS should NEVER leave a prison cell and hopefully there's a seat in hell reserved for the waste.
Dude I’m fuming. The law enforcement they brought on here have no shame. The guy calling her “lady” saying “we’re out looking for this missing lady” like so detached from humanity dude needs to go get reconnected.
That officer seems pretty proud of himself for finding a body his dept wouldn't search for for over a decade after giving the murderer a whole 7 years in prison. I wouldn't show my face if I were him.
The police faild her, the DA faild her and the fact they stand by their actions is scary. They dont even seem remorceful for the stupid mistskes they made. The only people who did not fail her was her famely.
Do you think it was incompetence? It seems to me that they were blatantly covering for their buddy. Either way I'm totally with you. These losers need to go down.
Yeah after hearing all the details seems pretty obvious they were trying everything they could do to cover up for their friend. Just typical police though, covering up for their murderer friends.
The audacity of the DA and the police to act like they did anything right in this case is maddening, but the deal the DA made without even consulting the family is beyond cruel. It's so wrong to make a deal like that, forcing Shelly to relive her trauma every single year just to keep her sisters killer where he belongs... how do those idiots sleep at night?
Sherry did something out of character and then went missing. How in the world does a police department not begin an investigation at that very moment? There's a ton of these stories that could have been solved earlier if the police actually cared.
Because unfortunately many women do walk away from their kids… it’s that bad out there today… their is corruption in the police department but police do see women just walk way from their families every day. World has gone to crap. Women do it every day all day long. Sad state of this country… I know many men who raise their kids alone because the women just walked walked away refusing to be mothers and just don’t care about their kids. Lots of selfish women out there who care only for themselves… for police it’s hard to tell the difference..: it is what it is… it’s a sad sad world these days.. 😢 it doesn’t matter her family was saying it’s out of character for her. Families can see their family member through rose colored glasses many times… we all will.. cops really can’t tell the difference… their is most certainly tons of corruption in the police department. To lazy to do their jobs and they really could care less about the citizens they swore to protect. So many just don’t care anymore. Because they see so many men and women act so badly and walk away from their families and endanger them. They grow cold and hard and assume their all the same. So women like this get summed up to be another loser who walk away like the other selfish ones when their not. It’s sad. U can’t tell if their lazy or what.
Yep it goes immediately to “Oh she just left.” You would h to think they would actually wanna do some work. Heartbroken for Shelly and the rest of the family.
Right?! And families usually know their own people so they would know if it's something that she would do or not & apparently they knew she wouldn't leave her kids. Then, not to follow through with the Ryan theory or look into Ken's alibi.
I have never been more disgusted with police than I was watching this video. That chief sounded so nonchalant about abandoning the search after 5 days and circumventing the family's potential wishes. I have never been so appalled. Shelly is so strong and so brave for fighting her sister's fight, despite the efforts a truly despicable police force.
Oh this is absolutely heartbreaking 😱 how many times does someone have to come to the cops and tell them someone is missing before they care to look into it? I’m so sick of these stories.
Hello, I am French and was born in 98. I just saw this video. THANKS. Because without this video I would never have heard of this story. Not the right age, not the right country, hell not the right continent, not the right language. I just signed the petition. It is important. And it's important what you did. Thank you, sincerely.
The fact that the police ignore the case for 10 years, then when there is a break they act like they are so invested, then stop the search after 5 days.
I can’t think of a case which disgusts me more than this. This reminds me of the Powell case in so many respects. Utterly horrific. The fact it took the _accused_ man to go to police, 13 years after Sherri went missing, to prompt an investigation, because the victims family was ‘harassing’ them. I don’t have words for the horror, the loss, the disgust for the police & DA in this case. How could they put on their fancy suits, and sit for an interview to brag about their excellent police work, after this?? Thank you so much Unseen for centring this channel around victim-survivors. The loss this family has endured is unfathomable. My enormous respect to Shelly, and may Sherri know peace.
The cops in that town were brain dead!! WTF?!!! Just signed! I'm so sorry for your loss, bless her soul always. So glad you kept on the case for your sister! God bless 🙏
Pretty sad when you got to harass a police department to take seriously somebody that's been MISSING for 12 years. Ridiculous. Also ridiculous that they dismissed the possibility of her being missing based on rumors? That's a great police department.
Honestly, how hard is it to just put someone believed to be missing under missing persons??? It is like they are so afraid of paperwork that they can't do the bare minimum and god forbid that person is a runaway and they spend a bit of manpower to show they are alright! They could have easily just tracked down the guy she "left" with but that was too much...
I just signed the petition and looking at all of the comments from people who have clearly signed since this video went up I am so glad that so many people have gone over there and so proud to be part of this community.
I used to live in Altoona. I'm not sure why the narrator keeps calling it a "small town" and that "everyone knows each other." It was 50,000 people in 2000... it's not NYC but by no means is it a small town, so "small town incompetence" is not an excuse in this case.
This case is absolutely infuriating. The police never even took accountability for their incompetence, "maybe" they would've done things differently? Those guys have no business being in the police force
What baffles me is... why did they all wait so long to talk to Ryan if she was suppose to have left with him? You would think that would be the first step.
This broke my heart when she said "I believe my dad did die of a broken heart." and shelly is the best sister anyone could ever ask for....rip sherry & her dad.
If it wasn't for Shelly, Sharrys' murder would never have been solved. Blessings to her who wouldn't accept her sisters disappearance. The police didn't do their job so she ended up doing it for them. Shelly kept her promise to their Dad & brought Sharry home. I'm signing the petition now to keep her murderer in prison. Peace & Love to Shelly and her family. 💙🙏💙
At least the children know now that their mother wouldn’t abandon them, but it would be so harsh to learn your own grandfather murdered your mom in the process of trying to rape her.
Wow! What a compelling story! Shelley should be promoted to captain or police chief. She solved the case of her sister's murder. The police had a lot of gall putting an offer on the table without consulting with Shelley. After all, she solved the case.
They're phu ccin cowards. How do they even sleep at night knowing that they're the ones responsible for making her relive that trauma every. Single. Year??! I hope they got fired. They couldn't even do their own goddamn job.
I live 15 minutes from this town. I remember this case, and sadly this is often the poor job that police do in these places. Prayers for her family and friends 🙏🏻
Why didnt the residents want to help? I watched this case on ID and nobody want to come forward or smth. Only 12 years later came forward due to facebook post
Are you kidding me? They searched all over but failed to look in the place where he went camping and there was basically a headstone!? They failed that woman twice. Once when she went missing and another when searching for her body.
There are so SO many wrongs in this story. It disgusts me that law enforcement would take "rumor" over the firsthand knowledge of Sherry's family. The DA making a deal without consulting anyone. All of this is unforgiveable. Her children being lied to their whole lives, AND being taken camping right next to her body?? What kind of sick person does that? This nasty excuse for a human deserves to spend the rest of his miserable life in prison. Shame on ALL of the people that played a part in not getting this solved right away. Blessings and healing strength to this family who loved Sherry.
This was such a gross miscarriage of justice like WTF. You don’t even look for this woman for a decade, her SISTER had to solve this for you, then you make a crap deal with the killer WITHOUT the families consent?!?!! Throw the whole system in the garbage
In my opinion, that former police sergeant is incompetent at best! Absolute bungler! And the DA…no words! 🤬 Shelley’s an amazing sister. Petition signed and shared.
Jfc, he took her children to camp over their mom’s murdered corpse? Wtf? Wtf!!! The situation is traumatizing enough, but that little tidbit is going to mess those kids UP.
When a prosecutor doesn't speak to the family about plea deals i feel that is wrong and causes the families to be victimized all over again, and especially since the family did so much of the investigation themselves. I commend this family for the hard work that they did to bring to light and to push the investigation on. Terrible prosecutor
Good job Shelly. I wish i had a sister like you. I pray Peace and abundance of support and blessings. Condolences to u and your family. Rip Sherri and Dad❤
Poor Shelly, she's the best sibling she could ever be. She's lost so much. She got justice but the sentence wasn't enough and the police treated her like trash the entire time. I wish she hadn't suffered so much.
You are the best sister ANYONE could ever dream of having, You have lost, besides the obvious, you also have years spent investigating, pushing for justice and creatively finding ways to bring your sister home to RIP. What a warrior you are! And it's not over as he keeps getting new opportunity to be released... this set preditor / murderer has messed so many lives. Thankyou warrior woman for your part in refusing the 'statics quo' and uncovering the real truth.🎉❤ Trust you can find the power to dust your hands and find joy, peace and love that you really are owed!
I sincerely hope Shelly can find some peace now that she found her sister Sherry, she is such a wonderful sister for not giving up. I hope Shelly knows that Sherry was most likely there to take their dad home, so he knows now because they are together. Thank you for sharing your story.
Only 7 to 14 years!, that's a joke, he should got at least 20 years even that, in my view, is still too lenient. RIP Sherry you didn't deserve to have your life taken so soon.🙁🙏
How sad !! Totally negligence on the law enforcement there!! This monster should NEVER see the light of day !!! Evil and sum of the earth!! RIP Sherry ❤
Shameful on all counts LE. Shelley is a hero❤❤❤. No one else can receive any credit fir figuring this case out. He probably abused her as well as murdered her. Hope he did not abuse the kids. A very sad story. Ken is one of those monsters. 🤬🤬🤬🤬
I am so sorry for your loss and the loss for her children. I just donated and signed the petition to keep Kenneth in prison. So glad you were finally able to bring Sherry home and lay her to rest next to your dad. At least now her children and grandchildren will have a place to put flowers on special days.
Unbelievable! This poor young lady’s family knows her better than any cop! Some people should have lost their jobs for not looking for her. How dare they assume they know better than her own family! Disgraceful!
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the dad dying from a broken heart is so sad. 😢
Well done for covering this story and getting lots of signatures for the petition. It feels good we can actually help in some way
@@nicolastewart4419agreed.
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Signed the petition.
Thank you for keeping my sister's story alive and by helping to get more signatures on our petition since I'll be meeting again with the parole board this December, to continue the fight to keep this monster in prison!!
You are such a courageous woman for keeping on with your sister's fight for justice! And YOU are the reason that your sister and family got justice - noone else! Your sister would be so thankful and so proud.
huge love to you and your family from korea❤🙏
I hope that horrible beast stays locked up for the rest of his life. You're one hell of a lady & keep on fighting for your sister's Justice.
@@NOs-1991 unfortunately the longest he stay in prison is a total of 14 years which means in 2026 he will be released if he doesn't get paroled before then.
You are a brave and strong woman. Sherri would have been proud of you! 😢❤🙏🏼
How DARE that detective come on this interview and act as though he's in the right. He should be FIRED for how he handled this.
I agree 100%! It's almost as if the authorities were protecting the killer. To not coroborate an alibi is awful. To stop a search 5 days in is negligble. To offer a deal to a person who admitted killing someone without further investigation is an atrocity. I know that as an adult it is my right to up and leave at the same time I wouldn't mind an officer confirming that's what I did.
i agree. it is despicable. WHERE IS THE JUSTICE💔💔💔
Totally! Shameful work outta the cops :(
@@gracie8463There is no justice. Even if the board denies his parole, he's still getting out after only 14 years
@@denilla8034 it’s absolutely sickening!!
Once again, the police completely failed a murder victim. The fact that they never bothered to investigate Ryan, the person she supposedly ran off with, is just insane. That should've been the first step in verifying that she left of her own free will. Not to mention the fact that Sherry had an established history of constant contact with her sister and the rest of her family, and she suddenly drops off the face of the earth and never speaks to them again, and her husband and father-in-law show up saying strange things at her family gathering. Just...a million red flags. And they didn't even confirm her husband's alibi of being at work! That was the BARE MINIMUM of investigation. Just infuriating. That entire police department can rot in hell for this.
useless they only help rapists and pedophiles
keep paying those taxes make sure you donate to your local police department also
Most cops too stupid
This is par for the course
When they said "There's a murderer hiding in plain sight" This is not even hiding
This is my family. My mom was a warrior in finding the truth. And I’m glad that we finally got some sort of closure, although we continue to mourn my aunts absence. I appreciate the comments of support towards the failed police department. I can only hope that with more awareness we can work to change how the police investigate missing persons. No family should have to endure the unknown as we did for so long.
I signed the petition and kicked in a donation. As soon as that monster is released, those useless cops had better be ready to arrest him for all the rapes he committed against little girls and women. I won't hold my breath, though.
I signed and shared Shelly’s petition to keep that scumbag Kenneth in prison. As a survivor and victim of abuse, the last thing I want to see is a womanizer and murderer set free at any time. I’ll sign, share every year that thing hopefully is rotting away in a cell with a roomie named Jean/ie!!
Your Mom is a hero. Respect to her and your family for mot giving up and bringing this man to justice despite the lack of help from law enfoncement (police and prosecutor).
Yeah sure
The lack of closure ought to be an extra criminal charge measured in days, weeks, months, years, and add serious length to a convicts sentence for the insult added to injury. I'm so glad your family kept fighting and basically solved this yourselves. That police department seriously seemed biased and out to impede your every effort at justice. Wishing you as much healing as possible in such a painful loss.
The officials in this case are corrupt. The fact that they can show their faces in interviews despite their shameful behavior is astounding.
There's a reason why people call them pigs.
I haven't even finished the video yet but almost shit a brick when I heard "altoona"
PA police are by far some of the most useless individuals I've ever dealt with. Friendly reminder that a state trooper was recently arrested for the false imprisonment and assault of a woman he was seeing on the side, all because she left him.
Probably involved with disposing of her body.
I am glad you can see through it too. That D.A is one corrupt individual. 5 day search gets pulled when they know there is a body on the land. That father has ties to the town and you can tell by all the red flags and leads from day one but it just gets dismissed into a cold case file for 14 years. The father punches an officer during questioning? That father no doubtfully has political ties.
Yes your correct a 100% those officials involved should be ashamed of
themselves , the lot should have been sacked and I hope the animal that killed
her never gets out
So you're telling me that a man who attempted to sexually assault his own wife's sister has been taking his grandchildren "camping" in the woods? He needs to be investigated for more than murder. I'm so glad that she never gave up.
Exacly! Bro
DUDE FRRRRR
He never touched any of us if that's what you're getting at. Just to clear that up.
I’m sorry but it’s absolutely disgusting when they go ahead and offer a deal without consulting the family of the victim. That should NEVER be an option 🤬
It sucks, but it's normally done in cases where prosecutors worry they don't have enough evidence to convict a suspect. Rather than risk the perpetrator being found not guilty and being set free, they offer him a plea deal with a reduced sentence to prevent him from getting away altogether. You are right though, they should have at least notified the family. They were horrible from beginning to end.
@@SkyyPiano yeah but it should be a courtesy at least to go to the family and explain the reasons to them because alot of people don't really know about plea deals and they already messed up so much in this case its just another thing that adds to the whole lack of care that seemed to come from that specific da
@The_Colonizersanyone that hears this story should be mad. Are you not?
@The_Colonizers
There's a time and place to laugh.. THIS isn't one of them.. 😮
Unfortunately it happens all the time. SA victims not being notified their attacker was released is a HUGE problem as well 😢
This is my moms story. I love and miss her so much. I just learned about this episode from a comment on facebook on here so i came over to watch it. 😭💔 Thank you so much for putting this episode out here for people to see.
Dude..Ive been reading all your comments..thanx for sharing so much of yourself..I feel like "Im sorry" just doesnt cut it, on so many levels.
I'll be headed to sign the petition.
Im glad you know the truth, about EVERYONE in your family.
I really like your hunting story, about where you'd sit💙
Seems like you were young & there may not be much good to find in all this, but yet you did. Im glad you have that.
I have questions but I really dont want to pry into your personal life when there's no more mystery to be solved.
So the only thing Im going to ask is...given the discrepancies you mentioned between what was portrayed and the reality of things, did they depict your dad's role accurately?
@Holy.HannaH First off, I just want to say thank you. Especially for signing the petition. There's still so many more unanswered questions that we won't ever really have the answers to.. but that's okay. We know the truth, and that's what's most important. Around that time in our lives, my dad was an over the road truck driver, so he was gone for weeks at a time. He'd come home, and my mom would be with different dudes. It happened a lot, I still have memories of it multiple times when I was little. So, for him to snap and beat people up when he found out about all the stuff, I completely understand. This whole thing has been very rough for him ever since she "left." He's been an alcoholic basically ever since. Me and him still have a very good relationship. And him "knowing" or being "a part" of it wasn't true. He did multiple polygraph tests to prove his innocence.
@@seldomseen_outdoors Im glad to hear the two of you still have a good relationship.
It sure sounded like your dad was as blindsided by this as everyone else but I didnt want to make any assumptions.
I'm not in a position to even begin to imagine the pain & grief this has brought upon your entire family and in so many layers, and I in no way intend to minimize any of it, but I certainly felt like in his position your dad probably carries the heaviest load at the end of every day.
I definitely understand the emotional, psychological, & neurological state of your parents at that young age, & being an over the road truck driver magnifies that dramatically.
(A family member actually did a lot of primary research and based their thesis on that exact notion.)
To be honest, despite his chosen coping mechanisms, your dad sounds like a pretty darn good guy, with strong emotions and a heavy conscience.
Im nearly 40 and despite being aware & a victim of my mother's abuse & lies and manipulation my entire life, my mind & heart still have a hard time grasping & processing any of it. Especially after losing my father and watching my family dwindle as I get older. It simply goes against nature & is a massive paradigm shift to not be able to trust the one that literally created you & gave you life.
I dont know if your dad is aware of this video at all but if you happen to decide to share any of this with him please let him know that, from one human to another..well, just shake his hand or give each other a good hug for me.
There are no words but for what little it's worth, if he ever decides to let it all out, scream & shout or curl up and cry etc then he has the encouragement & full support of this complete stranger on the internet.
I'm glad you're doing well, I sincerely hope your siblings are too.
@seldomseen_outdoors I’m so very sorry for your loss. The injustice of this story must certainly make your heartache worse & for that pls accept my apology on behalf of a broken corrupt system who failed your family. I pray for peace for you all✝️☮️❤️🙏🏻
@@seldomseen_outdoorswait, you are her kid?!
All the cops had to do was ask Kennths employers about his work schedule and that would have started it all. Took what, 12 years? Completely ridiculous. 🤬
They're completely useless
All they had to was to ask Ryan´s...@@Angel-Pizzaeater
THIS ❗❗❗
13 actually 😵💫
Right. It took a 2 minute phone call that they were to busy for.
12 years and the family are the ones who brought the perpetrator in and then the 'authorities ' only put in 5 days? This is disgusting beyond words.
Much love and healing to this family ❤
My nephew was missing for over a year in the Denver Co area. The police refused to help and even trashed his vehicle and belongings when they were found in a ravine in the mountains. Finally someone on FB came forward 2 months ago. He had been murdered by his best friend and buried in concrete in their crawl space. The let the girlfriend off for her testimony and he's in jail on a million dollars bond. Although it wasn't as long.. I feel her sisters pain and pray for healing .
May your nephew's hsoul rest in peace. I am very sorry for your loss. It is very sad to think about what he went through 😭 even tho I don't know him! I can't imagine thinking about his supposed to be "best friend" taking his life 😭 what an evil person this friend I hope he rot in jail and I hope prisoners abuse him and rape him everyday.
May your nephew's soul rest in peace in heaven 🙏
I pray for your family 🙏
I pray for you and your family.
I'm sorry for you nephew and I feel bad for his family Godspeed
I'm so sorry. That's just horrible.
I'm so sorry
If this girl had been daughter or sister of a police officer I wonder how different this investigation would have been handled. RIP Sherry & much love to all her family who never gave up cos you are the true heroes here. Hugs from Australia XXX
I can’t believe the DA and Sgt. can so easily show their faces with all their evil negligence, inaction and purposeful miscarriage of justice for a man that took TWO beautiful lives from the world. If there’s two lessons to be taken from this it’s the sanctity of family/foster your familial relationships with love and respect AND to remember all the faces of those given power who rather chose not to use it and allow evil fester so that they can at the least be reminded of their injustice.
I can’t even fathom, in my worst nightmare, the utter incompetence and refusal of this criminally negligent police department. I hope you sued them for millions of dollars, especially on behalf of her children! What an incredible sister you are.
It sickens me how Shelly’s kids grandfather can just take her kids camping right next to her own body and the grandfather just, doesn’t feel any guilt, hell the kids could’ve been running over where he buried her and they wouldn’t know
i know he is a real monster
He's Evil. He has to be for doing such a horrible thing
He probably got a kick out of it
He was almost gloating over her. Even his dim-witted son, supposedly had no idea of the truth.
Sherry’s
How hard was it to call the father-in-law‘s employer? How hard was it to call the alleged boyfriend in Maine? The Altoona police could have made these simple checks 13 years earlier but instead it was DENY, DENY, DENY! A grieving family had to do their job for them. It looks to me like they only picked up the case once they started to look bad online. Disgusting!
That DA is a dbag. He's acting like he's a freaking hero in this tragedy. No, you make a deal with a monster and don't bother to talk with the family of the victim YOU have been failing for years??? Infuriating!! That POS should NEVER leave a prison cell and hopefully there's a seat in hell reserved for the waste.
THIS! Literally my exact sentiments! I feel for the family! ❤
Unsurprising from a garbage dump like Altoona, though
For alll of them mfs
Dude I’m fuming. The law enforcement they brought on here have no shame. The guy calling her “lady” saying “we’re out looking for this missing lady” like so detached from humanity dude needs to go get reconnected.
He’s the viilain
That officer seems pretty proud of himself for finding a body his dept wouldn't search for for over a decade after giving the murderer a whole 7 years in prison. I wouldn't show my face if I were him.
The police faild her, the DA faild her and the fact they stand by their actions is scary. They dont even seem remorceful for the stupid mistskes they made. The only people who did not fail her was her famely.
Yeah, what a bunch of small time buffoons.
Family
Right! I’m sorry but I would have called them out in this interview. I just can’t even believe this.
School "faild" you
@sarahgilbert8036 Nobody cares. Just get off the internet.
The DA should have already resigned or been fired for incompetence.
The amount of incompetence by the police in this case is breathtaking.
Someone needs to get fired.
It's not incompetence. It's straight up corruption with the father and son having deep ties.
Do you think it was incompetence? It seems to me that they were blatantly covering for their buddy. Either way I'm totally with you. These losers need to go down.
Yeah after hearing all the details seems pretty obvious they were trying everything they could do to cover up for their friend. Just typical police though, covering up for their murderer friends.
@@turbotravis2323 if the local law enforcement could not handle this horrible situation why was the FBI not called to help this small town?
@@sandralerch5812 The local law enforcement was easily able to handle this situation. They deliberately chose not to do anything about it. Why?
The petition is now over 20k…make your voices heard!!! Shelli is amazing for her tireless efforts. ❤️
The audacity of the DA and the police to act like they did anything right in this case is maddening, but the deal the DA made without even consulting the family is beyond cruel. It's so wrong to make a deal like that, forcing Shelly to relive her trauma every single year just to keep her sisters killer where he belongs... how do those idiots sleep at night?
With a fat pocketbook and the smell of money, that's how they sleep soundly.
What an amazing sister for never giving up. RIP Sherry you have one amazing sister, but you know that.
Sherry did something out of character and then went missing. How in the world does a police department not begin an investigation at that very moment? There's a ton of these stories that could have been solved earlier if the police actually cared.
Because they’re already rotten and corrupt as hell, I guess!
Because unfortunately many women do walk away from their kids… it’s that bad out there today… their is corruption in the police department but police do see women just walk way from their families every day. World has gone to crap. Women do it every day all day long. Sad state of this country… I know many men who raise their kids alone because the women just walked walked away refusing to be mothers and just don’t care about their kids. Lots of selfish women out there who care only for themselves… for police it’s hard to tell the difference..: it is what it is… it’s a sad sad world these days.. 😢 it doesn’t matter her family was saying it’s out of character for her. Families can see their family member through rose colored glasses many times… we all will.. cops really can’t tell the difference… their is most certainly tons of corruption in the police department. To lazy to do their jobs and they really could care less about the citizens they swore to protect. So many just don’t care anymore. Because they see so many men and women act so badly and walk away from their families and endanger them. They grow cold and hard and assume their all the same. So women like this get summed up to be another loser who walk away like the other selfish ones when their not. It’s sad. U can’t tell if their lazy or what.
Yep it goes immediately to “Oh she just left.” You would h to think they would actually wanna do some work. Heartbroken for Shelly and the rest of the family.
Right?! And families usually know their own people so they would know if it's something that she would do or not & apparently they knew she wouldn't leave her kids. Then, not to follow through with the Ryan theory or look into Ken's alibi.
I've signed your petition, and was grateful for the privilege to do so.
And thanks for making it so easy with just two clicks.
I have never been more disgusted with police than I was watching this video. That chief sounded so nonchalant about abandoning the search after 5 days and circumventing the family's potential wishes. I have never been so appalled. Shelly is so strong and so brave for fighting her sister's fight, despite the efforts a truly despicable police force.
Tell me about it 🙄
Oh this is absolutely heartbreaking 😱 how many times does someone have to come to the cops and tell them someone is missing before they care to look into it? I’m so sick of these stories.
Hello, I am French and was born in 98. I just saw this video. THANKS. Because without this video I would never have heard of this story. Not the right age, not the right country, hell not the right continent, not the right language. I just signed the petition. It is important. And it's important what you did. Thank you, sincerely.
Thank you for signing, bc fk my grandfather for killing my mother like this.
Such a sweet lady. It's heartbreaking that the children grew up without their mom
To have her children camp on her grave is just an extra layer of evilness
The fact that the police ignore the case for 10 years, then when there is a break they act like they are so invested, then stop the search after 5 days.
I can’t think of a case which disgusts me more than this. This reminds me of the Powell case in so many respects. Utterly horrific. The fact it took the _accused_ man to go to police, 13 years after Sherri went missing, to prompt an investigation, because the victims family was ‘harassing’ them.
I don’t have words for the horror, the loss, the disgust for the police & DA in this case.
How could they put on their fancy suits, and sit for an interview to brag about their excellent police work, after this??
Thank you so much Unseen for centring this channel around victim-survivors.
The loss this family has endured is unfathomable.
My enormous respect to Shelly, and may Sherri know peace.
The cops in that town were brain dead!! WTF?!!! Just signed! I'm so sorry for your loss, bless her soul always. So glad you kept on the case for your sister! God bless 🙏
The Altoona police should be ashamed of their irresponsible behavior
They have no shame, they're police, it's impossible for a cop to feel shame or remorse, or any other human emotion.
@@TheChristianNomadit’s stories like these that prove ACAB more and more
Iowa???
@@lexx60 Pennsylvania
Cant believe these cops had the audacity to show their face on camera and even got paid for it..
Pretty sad when you got to harass a police department to take seriously somebody that's been MISSING for 12 years. Ridiculous. Also ridiculous that they dismissed the possibility of her being missing based on rumors? That's a great police department.
The incompetence and pure laziness of this police department. Absolutely infuriating.
Honestly, how hard is it to just put someone believed to be missing under missing persons??? It is like they are so afraid of paperwork that they can't do the bare minimum and god forbid that person is a runaway and they spend a bit of manpower to show they are alright! They could have easily just tracked down the guy she "left" with but that was too much...
I just signed the petition and looking at all of the comments from people who have clearly signed since this video went up I am so glad that so many people have gone over there and so proud to be part of this community.
Sounds like small town laziness by the police. Truly awful.
It’s the same in big cities.
Then maybe the problem is just the fucking police?
Corruption
I used to live in Altoona. I'm not sure why the narrator keeps calling it a "small town" and that "everyone knows each other." It was 50,000 people in 2000... it's not NYC but by no means is it a small town, so "small town incompetence" is not an excuse in this case.
It's everywhere. 😡
Everyone needs to bookmark that link to the petition and sign it now and every year going forward.
Rest in peace, Sherry 🌼
This case is absolutely infuriating. The police never even took accountability for their incompetence, "maybe" they would've done things differently? Those guys have no business being in the police force
I can’t believe the police and the DA messed this case up this badly!!! RIP Sherry ❤
I do believe it. The police don’t do anything sometimes & can often make situations worse.
You can't?
They mess up almost everything, everyday.
Shelly is a wonderful lady, she's worked hard to find answers, so sorry for her and her family
What baffles me is... why did they all wait so long to talk to Ryan if she was suppose to have left with him? You would think that would be the first step.
For anyone with an ounce of sense or interest. Those cops didn’t care. Deliberately refused to even listen never mind help.
This was botched from the word go, what an utter disgrace! Deepest sympathy to the family of this young woman,
If everyone in our "justice system" was like Shelly things would probably be a million times better. Truly an amazing sister, RIP Sherry ❤️
This broke my heart when she said "I believe my dad did die of a broken heart." and shelly is the best sister anyone could ever ask for....rip sherry & her dad.
Why do police assume that families don't know the habits of their relatives. What a bunch of arrogant boneheads.
arrogant (presumably) CORRUPT boneheads.
Everyone needs a sister like her. Oh my god...her determination. She should sue the whole system.
If it wasn't for Shelly, Sharrys' murder would never have been solved. Blessings to her who wouldn't accept her sisters disappearance. The police didn't do their job so she ended up doing it for them. Shelly kept her promise to their Dad & brought Sharry home. I'm signing the petition now to keep her murderer in prison. Peace & Love to Shelly and her family. 💙🙏💙
Wow. The police really failed them. Terrible. I’m so happy she had such a persistent and wonderful sister.
At least the children know now that their mother wouldn’t abandon them, but it would be so harsh to learn your own grandfather murdered your mom in the process of trying to rape her.
Rural rape syndrome
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Yep you're right, it definitely sucks it was my grandfather. But now we know the truth.
@seldomseen_outdoors you are part of this family?
@mdr3w Yes I'm Travis. The oldest child.
So sorry for your loss you are a very courageous person ❤🎉 Love from Canada
Wow! What a compelling story! Shelley should be promoted to captain or police chief. She solved the case of her sister's murder.
The police had a lot of gall putting an offer on the table without consulting with Shelley. After all, she solved the case.
Corruption is how they got their rotten testicles to be hard enough to make that offer.
They're phu ccin cowards. How do they even sleep at night knowing that they're the ones responsible for making her relive that trauma every. Single. Year??! I hope they got fired. They couldn't even do their own goddamn job.
Her love for her sister is so strong!
I can’t believe how heartless the people on Facebook are messaging her her sister is still alive.
I live 15 minutes from this town. I remember this case, and sadly this is often the poor job that police do in these places. Prayers for her family and friends 🙏🏻
Why didnt the residents want to help? I watched this case on ID and nobody want to come forward or smth. Only 12 years later came forward due to facebook post
I really hope this video means that the petition gets thousands more signatures.
Are you kidding me? They searched all over but failed to look in the place where he went camping and there was basically a headstone!? They failed that woman twice. Once when she went missing and another when searching for her body.
What a brave, intelligent and loving sister!!!
This story is frustrating to listen to because of the police's arrogance smh
There are so SO many wrongs in this story. It disgusts me that law enforcement would take "rumor" over the firsthand knowledge of Sherry's family. The DA making a deal without consulting anyone. All of this is unforgiveable.
Her children being lied to their whole lives, AND being taken camping right next to her body?? What kind of sick person does that?
This nasty excuse for a human deserves to spend the rest of his miserable life in prison.
Shame on ALL of the people that played a part in not getting this solved right away.
Blessings and healing strength to this family who loved Sherry.
I hope the police are haunted by this case. Their negligence and apathy lead the victims killer to raise her children. Shameful
The story he had the kids believe... what a monster. Petition signed.
Thank you for sharing this story. Please, everyone, sign the petition. It's takes 2 seconds out of your day to keep a monster in prison.
and if the officers is still in position we better remove them
This was such a gross miscarriage of justice like WTF. You don’t even look for this woman for a decade, her SISTER had to solve this for you, then you make a crap deal with the killer WITHOUT the families consent?!?!! Throw the whole system in the garbage
Spreading these stories help everyone get more informed on these situations. Thank you for these videos
The man who killed her made her kids believe that she abandoned them.
Cases like this makes you want to take the law into your hands.
those police officers should've been arrested for obstruction of justice once everything came to light.
In my opinion, that former police sergeant is incompetent at best! Absolute bungler! And the DA…no words! 🤬
Shelley’s an amazing sister. Petition signed and shared.
Jfc, he took her children to camp over their mom’s murdered corpse? Wtf? Wtf!!! The situation is traumatizing enough, but that little tidbit is going to mess those kids UP.
We weren't camping over her. She was far away from the campsite. But yes, it's fkd up.
When a prosecutor doesn't speak to the family about plea deals i feel that is wrong and causes the families to be victimized all over again, and especially since the family did so much of the investigation themselves. I commend this family for the hard work that they did to bring to light and to push the investigation on. Terrible prosecutor
Shame on those useless, heartless, police!
Refusing to investigate is absurd
Missing a loved one can cause death of a broken heart .
I'm a mum ,this makes me sick what a loss of a little princess. 😢
The dad dying from a broken heart is so sad ! 😢
Good job Shelly. I wish i had a sister like you. I pray Peace and abundance of support and blessings. Condolences to u and your family. Rip Sherri and Dad❤
Poor Shelly, she's the best sibling she could ever be. She's lost so much. She got justice but the sentence wasn't enough and the police treated her like trash the entire time. I wish she hadn't suffered so much.
Shelly is an absolute warrior!! This case would not have been solved if it wasn't for her. What an unbelievable woman 😢
Unbelievable, disgusting police work. Stay strong, and you will meet again. Very proud of you.
First time hearing about this case. Signed the petition! Keep this monster locked!
Absolutely heartbreaking. Kenneth should never be released for the death and devastation he caused.
You are the best sister ANYONE could ever dream of having,
You have lost, besides the obvious, you also have years spent investigating, pushing for justice and creatively finding ways to bring your sister home to RIP. What a warrior you are! And it's not over as he keeps getting new opportunity to be released... this set preditor / murderer has messed so many lives.
Thankyou warrior woman for your part in refusing the 'statics quo' and uncovering the real truth.🎉❤
Trust you can find the power to dust your hands and find joy, peace and love that you really are owed!
I sincerely hope Shelly can find some peace now that she found her sister Sherry, she is such a wonderful sister for not giving up. I hope Shelly knows that Sherry was most likely there to take their dad home, so he knows now because they are together. Thank you for sharing your story.
That opening scene with the Happy Birthday Song being played in a minor key- how creative! That was a home run. All your content is above average!
Only 7 to 14 years!, that's a joke,
he should got at least 20 years
even that, in my view, is still too
lenient. RIP Sherry you didn't
deserve to have your life taken
so soon.🙁🙏
How sad !! Totally negligence on the law enforcement there!! This monster should NEVER see the light of day !!! Evil and sum of the earth!!
RIP Sherry ❤
utter laziness and carelessness from this police force and DA… crazyyyy… they should all be replaced
Wonderful police work. Bravo. Such lazy, uncaring, incompetent, most of all inhumane people.
A week before her 24th🥺🥺 may she R.I.P
Family continue to fight to keep this monster off the streets.
It's sad when police won't do their job!! Her sister is the True Hero 🙏❤ never make deals with demons !! That was Not justice but for the killer !!
Peace and light to this family. I can't imagine losing my sister like that, she is my world. Sending prayers to you all. ❤
Sign the petition. There needs to be more signatures. This is disgusting. I can't believe this happened.
Shameful on all counts LE. Shelley is a hero❤❤❤. No one else can receive any credit fir figuring this case out. He probably abused her as well as murdered her. Hope he did not abuse the kids. A very sad story. Ken is one of those monsters. 🤬🤬🤬🤬
Wow. I signed the petition. I am at a loss for words, Im just so sorry for the broken family left behind
I am so sorry for your loss and the loss for her children. I just donated and signed the petition to keep Kenneth in prison. So glad you were finally able to bring Sherry home and lay her to rest next to your dad. At least now her children and grandchildren will have a place to put flowers on special days.
Unbelievable! This poor young lady’s family knows her better than any cop! Some people should have lost their jobs for not looking for her. How dare they assume they know better than her own family! Disgraceful!