The Bizarre Case of Rena and Danny Paquette
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Why are murderers ever up for parole what an insult to their victims that is
I agree. Growing up I always thought. People were locked away for life when they took a life.
Boy what an eye opener.
I guess ignorance is truely bliss.
In most countries, 20 years is considered a life sentence. I think it should depend on the specific circumstances.
Agreed
This is so sad..
Well what is a life sentence would be......'life w/o any possibility of parole' (plus extra years that the judge adds).
Nothing is quite so heart breaking as the vicious murder of a child.
Their should be no parole for these very dangerous monsters!!
They rule it a suicide?!?!?! Who BURNS themselves
There has been suicides by fire, it’s called self-immolation.. But it’s definitely fishy
Self immolation does happen, but it's rather rare.
It actually happens more than you might think. I've come across many videos of people doing just that.
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I would never let a strange man pick up my daughter!
Remember, this was in the 60s.
@@RSZ229 True it was the 60's, but I was a teenager then and I know my mother wouldn't have have let me go with anyone she did not know.
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Your Mom was ahead of Hers time!
It doesn't matter if it was the 40's, 50's etc etc etc. That's such a cop out! I would never let my child go off with a stranger and I'm sure the parents lived with that guilt the rest of their life.
@@judytieger8976 People were more trusting. But my mom was skeptical of everyone. Grew up in NY!
These demons should never be let out into society. So sorry for their families. May they RIP
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Very strange that a mother would let a stranger pick up their daughter but I suppose different times. This whole thing is very strange right enough. Well presented as always DC.
New Hampshire used to be mostly calm safe and peaceful enough that could happen somewhat normally.
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That's how Albert Fish got one of his victims and she was only 10.
"It REALLY pisses me off, when I hear that some Scumbag's been sentenced to 'Life' in prison. It sounds really impressive doesn't it!!!
.....The reality is more like 20/30 years. So why say 'LIFE'!!!.....Say '20/30 years!!'. Why does the Legal system, insult everyone with this lie?!.LIFE should mean exactly that!"
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In some states life means life
Something you should know about French-Canadians in New England at that time; we were basically 2nd class citizens up until then. So that might be why they basically ignored Rena Paquette's death.
Interesting. You learn something new every day.
All this is why my parents only let me babysit for people they knew in our neighborhood. Even with that, I had to call them when I arrived plus at an arranged time then right before I left to walk/ride my bike home. When I was old enough to drive they laxed the rules a bit except that I still had to call. This was back in the 80's.
What gave them the idea that she commited suicide I mean with how she was found what made them come to the conclusion at the beginning
I originally thought it was a police cover-up, that one of their own was responsible for these deaths, and Rena knew too much.
@@loveforeignaccents ....It appears that one of their superiors told them to stop investigating Rena's death. That sounds like a cover-up to me! Just find out who told them to (ridiculously) rule it a suicide, and THAT is a vile S.O.B. It may not tell us WHY, but it will tell us WHO is dirty as Hell!
It’s really nuts! They jumped to a conclusion
@@loveforeignaccents I suspected the same. Wasn't the uncle that Danny called that morning a police officer? So there was a family relationship, but the authorities a) brushed off Rena's tip about the barn, b) ruled her death a suicide, despite clear evidence to the contrary, and c) officers investigating her death were told to back off. Certainly sounds like a cover up.
@@Zaft_K Oh, yeah, the part about his uncle being in law enforcement completely slipped my mind/radar at the time I wrote that comment. Indeed a coverup!
I don’t understand why detectives seem to hate doing their jobs so much.
Your stories just keep getting better and better! I can really see, and hear the hard work that you put into these cases. Just amazing, Thank you, for what you do!…….
Sad for these families. Going through so much yet still not having justice.
So glad for all my fav Channels uploading on this snow day here in NY. Staying warm inside and away from the 24 inches of snow we got & entertained with true crime.
The past was a different county. I hope we are being more careful now.
One would think.
You never know the nutcases that may be around you. Being from the area it’s confusing to think of the perfect little old town of hopkinton produced a murderer. Why it wasn’t first degree murder is baffling.
Can You Imagine Being COMMITTED To A Mental Institution For Wanting To See YOUR Kids? Unbelievable!
Danny? He was committed for stalking his ex, breaking restraining orders and threatening to murder her.
So according to the authorities, Rena committed suicide by setting herself on fire? Brilliant conclusion! A rare suicide method except for Tibetan monks protesting against war, but whose knows?
Bizarre case. Why would Rena be targeted by Edward Coolidge, when he seemed to go for teens/younger women? Actually, why would Rena be targeted at all? And who was the French-speaking woman who lured Rena to the barn? Very strange way of targeting someone - by phoning them multiple times to lure them to a specific location - especially someone you don't know. Very personal, unlike the murders of Sandra and Pamela which seem to have been opportunistic.
Coolidges mother?? I bet the old couple knew exactly who the babysitter killer was.
Because she told the cops on him
She left out tons of important information. Listen to Rotton Mangos version
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Really getting my true crime fix today. All my favorite channels are uploading. I guess they dropped the charges on the second murder so if something happened with that case they had an another potential murder charge against him that wasn't tied with the first conviction.
It's hard to believe that people used to be so trusting and naive. In today's world we are bombarded with warnings and to be on the lookout for anyone or anything suspicious. Things have changed so much. It just goes to show that human nature has always been the same - there have been evil people amongst us, since time began. RIP to the innocent victims of murderers. 🕯🕊🌹
I absolutely love this channel and your voice is so soothing, it’s like a lullaby. I love listening to these videos in bed lol.
Poor Rena. I truly hope the families all get some kind of closure. I hope & pray they'll never get out. Monsters!
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Thank you DC for telling this horrific story again told perfectly. Love this channel.
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When saying the caliber of a gun, the decimal is usually left off and the value is read as a whole number. For example, a .22 caliber is stated as a 22 caliber (twenty-two, not two-two) and a .387 is stated as a 387, etc. At least in the US, I don't know about the habits of stating calibers in British countries...
This is such a tragic yet fascinating story. Thank you for sharing it.
My mother actually saw the blood of the first murder victim, Sandra Valade. My parents knew Edward Coolidge's parents, and one day, when my mother was walking to work, Mr. Coolidge offered her a ride. When she got into the car, he assured her that the red blotches on the seats were harmless, and that his son had been hunting rabbits. It turned out later on that those bloodstains were not from the rabbits, but from his son after he murdered Miss Valade.
It never ceases to amaze me when I watch crime videos like this, that the tragic irony of the fact that those most deserving of being incarcerated in gulags escape that fate while countless innocents died within the walls and barbed wires of those horrific institutions. There really is no justice in this world.
What is really bizarre is what happened to danny and why. His daughter was in on it and claims he was sexually abusing her.
Perfect for this unseasonably cold spring evening. Love your voice.😀
Indeed what a strange story -- or stories, shall I say -- linking these people together and what ultimately ended up happening. Rena was definitely set up. And the strangest part is that Eric only ended up with 15-to-36 years, having been charged with second degree murder, when it obviously was preplanned. A life for a life, I say.
Wish the other two victims had gotten justice and their families, closure.
Very interesting; thanks for sharing & enjoy the rest of your day.
This couldn’t be more blatantly 1st degree murder & certainly should have been life at the very least.
Completely agree. Strange isn't a strong enough word, honestly.
Can I just say that it lifts my spirits to see a person capable of using proper grammar? You've no idea how rare that is on TH-cam. 👍
Ok if you plan someone's murder isn't that first degree!? Why did he only get second decree?
The year, age (of the killer) and laws at that time of the crime will be a factor in deciding what charges can be filled.
Sounds like nobody wanted to try and determine who was responsible for Rena's death -- although still watching -- between it being brushed off as a suicide and what the coroner's report even showed... that she had been restrained, and there was semen found on her body, but no followup investigation or testing on that?!? Let's see what happens, but thanks for the upload and hope you're having a good one!
Yes. Killed herself, and set fire to herself? (And apparently raped herself, too?)
@@hannahreynolds7611 They could have tested it eventually though...
@@loveforeignaccents Only if samples were taken and preserved.
I don't want to sound disgusting. But in different cases i have heard the medical examiner will sluff off a conclusion of suicide in women. How likely is it that a woman will dribble seman inside or on her body and then take her life??
It even sounds ridiculous.
But for some reason this makes sense to those surrounding a case. Its unlikely they took and preserved any seman samples from that far back.
Not impossible. But its been declared suicide so it might be closed. Unfortunately.
@@tessaducek5601 I can't imagine, upon finding the semen after exhuming her body, that they wouldn't have taken samples -- well, they obviously did to come to the conclusion that it was in fact semen -- and preserved them, but then again, it seems no one cared about solving Rena's mysterious death either.
Keep up your brilliant work x
Always great. Thank you.
I had to scroll back to listen to Edward Coolidge's age - he really doesn't look 27 in that photo of him being arrested, he looks more like 47. Wonderful story, I've never heard of this case before.
Horror horror horror, and this Paquette Family seems witness to so much. So the coward shoots a man in the back, murders instantly, and pretty much is instantly released-good lawyers earned there job on that one.
He got 15 years and would have probably had zero if he had been tried as a minor (when the crime took place). I wonder what kind of sentence Danny would have got if justice were served. He was a violent predator and the town was glad to be rid of him. Crazy a child did it, because adults should have been protecting Danny's victims
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Murderers should be in prison for life with no parole until they die. Never let them out and they can’t do it again
Can it, psycho.
Danny threatened to murder many people and was very violent. Even kids. This person left out sooooo many pieces of the story!!
0:30 the pronunciation of “advertisement” here is how I’m going to pronounce it from now on. Just hope o don’t sound snooty, I’m in the states 😭.
Poor Danny
Truly sad
He was a criminal and child molester.
Danny was a violent predator. Nothing poor about him
I could listen to you read a shopping list
6:28 u said inside, really confused me there for a sec. at least a correction was made
Perfect timing on a snowy day in NH
At first you said the logs were propped up against the inside of the door. I was confused as to how that made it look like she didn't do it.
Casefile just covered this one too!
This was definitely a plot twist no one saw coming.
Riveting, will definitely follow this. Also pretty sure Buster's dad killed their longtime housekeeper, Gloria Satterfield. Alex stole her 2 son's insurance payouts.
Justice wasn't served. He was let out too early and the step-daughter got a slap on the wrist.
Pamela's story was so preventable... Geez
Thanks DC. Take care lady. RIP to victims🙏💔
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Perhaps Erik was acting at the behest of someone else (a family member?) and the story about protecting his girlfriend was simply a ruse. Someone may have been concerned about what Danny actually knew about the 1960s murders and enlisted his help.
Is there any connection between Coolidge and the Windhurst family?
Extremely sad. Danny Paquette bears a striking resemblance to serial killer Gary Ridgeway 11:39
Bring back the old intro tune!!!
This one is long and drawn out
I don't think I've ever heard it referred to as a "point two two," only as a "twenty-two"
I’ve noticed that that’s how the British say it.
Looking forward to this classic case coverage. First!
I know it was different times then, but my parents would never have allowed me to babysit for someone who wasn’t personally known to them. And that was in the late 60s. To let your child go off with a total stranger seems extraordinarily careless.
This sounded a heck of a lot like the Margaret Fox case in NJ
Terrible that killers get out of prison.
So many odd cases in New Hampshire! Fitting. Anything from Maine?
15years? What a joke..,.
Well of course don’t let your kids go with anyone you don’t know
That's how we get Social Security, because our parents taught us better.
sad
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Lazy police work, then and now.
That stepdaughter should have been sentenced to the same amount of time that the shooter received. Since a report was taken of alleged abuse and CPS determined that it was unfounded, the girl was lying. Furthermore, the pair should have been found guilty of FIRST degree murder, as the shooting was definitely premeditated. It's too bad that Danny met that woman who had kids. He merely tried to place a few rules on the woman's kids, who were undisciplined and mouthy, and the girl had him killed for it!
Where are you getting this info? Multiple witnesses, including Danny's friends knew he had inappropriate SA relationships with underage girls in town and witnessed his violence towards the step daughter. The reason the WHOLE TOWN turned a blind eye is because they knew what he was doing. Nothing was "unfounded", as the abuse wasn't reported until years later and Danny did a great job of terrifying his victims with threats of abuse and death to keep them silent.
Police were really pathetic. Just incompetent? Or lazy? Hope they are better now
Last year a homeless man decided to stalk and target me. He made threats to kill me . The police didn't do anything. It was men from the neighborhood that protected me
@@motherthirteen What would you expect the police to do? Arrest someone because you say they should?
@@scallopohare9431yeah we should wait patiently till we get killed and our dead body as evidence should be enough right?
Interesting to see two French names in this one (Paquette and Valade(the E is silent)).
When the murderer is not found for decades there's a good chance that it's either a rich person or a cop.
And cop coverup as well. Quite obvious.
Did Danny killed his Mom?
twotwo lol its a twenty-two
Switch the music back
i um wow
If a person is convicted of murder, there should be no parole offered. Ever! It’s also weird why some “French talking woman” would call a random woman and talk to her about a murder. Why didn’t the police look into this further?
Very, VERY stupid take. There's a reason psychos like you who want to endlessly torture people are not allowed to be judges.
I have never heard anyone say advertisement like that before
That is the correct pronunciation in English. American English is different.
How would you know she was lured there by a phone call from someone
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Yes parole is a nono too murders but what can we do? As is the case the victim is the guilty one not the murderer. Yes over 200 thousand prescribers is greats. CONGRATS.
Again a great police work... why is the police so bad?
Were the troubles & pain of these families was all futile & waste..?? What kind of investigation was done to apprehend the perpetrators?
God I love the Scottish accent. Reminds me of my childhood haha
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Justice was never served in both cases
Why Parole the Killers is beyond me and is a slap in the face for the Families R.I.P 🙏
They served their time, man. I don't know why y'all have this psychotic obsession with endlessly torturing people you consider acceptable targets. Get help.
The whole community supported him. The guy he killed was a criminal and child molester. The shooter was only 17 years old, when he shot the creep, who had molested and was threatening Melanie. She was hiding from her stepdad because she and her family were concerned for her safety. Most of the community was well aware that Eric shot Danny for all those years, but they remained silent because they were happy the predator was taken out.
It's always a little. 22 pea shooter in these videos.
Right? Always surprising to hear how often it’s a .22
But thinking about it, might make sense. Does a smaller caliber make less noise? I’m not experienced and wouldn’t know. Wondering if the .22 is a conscious choice in so many of these crimes, or just a coincidence
These Lil peashooter sometimes have a habit of bouncing all around once they enter,and wreak havoc all over.
@@Emiliapocalypse I think it's more of a lack of her understanding of firearms. Maybe that's all people in some other countries can get a hold of.
@@terrypollard5618 Negative. The chances of that happening are slim to nill. You're probably one of those morons that refers to ARs as "assault rifles".
There were too many people in these cases for them not to be solved
3:53 In those years Manchester’s west side was strongly French speaking. Hookset is just a few miles up the road.
7:33 …but a lot of people own 22 rifles. The ballistic tests are the important part
9:06 and that makes no sense whatsoever
10:25 & 13:00 there you go,
13:53 this is should be important. A 22 isn’t legal for hunting deer anyways. 15:30 says it all.
I thought it was a 270 caliber rifle.
Where was Rena's husband?
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Wow, Danny was ALREADY "out of the picture" when he was shot. You did not do ANY research on this case! Melanie was afraid Danny would find her and hurt her like he promised and Eric was trying to protect her. Danny was a known violent predator and he was ultimately murdered for it. The reason it took 20 years to find who did it was because he was such an evil person that the entire town thought his murder was "justice " and he had hurt sooooo many people. You made Danny out to be an angel and left out all of the important complexities of this case! Boo
danny sexually assaulted melanie and hunted them down threatened to kill them. i’m not saying he deserve it but… yeah
A "suicide"?
Danny's killers (Yes, the stepdaughter is culpable in my eyes) got away with hardly any punishment. Our justice system is screwed up.
Danny is the one who got away with everything
So sick of the criminal justice system. Woman walk away Scott free? What is that?
why are these parents letting their 14yr old child look for work. shes at school period.
Not at all unusual at the time. Children younger than this did part-time work such as being paperboys/girls, mowing lawns, walking dogs, running errands, as well as babysitting. I lived in a rented room at 15 and my grandma left home at 14.
@@cleoldbagtraallsorts3380 its disgusting and bad parenting end of
The New Hampshire state police should hang their heads in shame for how badly they handled ALL of these cases. They should put down their donuts and actually do the work they are supposed to do.
It’s hard for me to believe Melanie’s story. I feel like she was bitter towards Danny because of her mother and it’s not much of a stretch to think that her mother poisoned her against her stepfather. Regardless of whether her allegations were true, I certainly don’t believe her story of not being involved in any way in the murder. It’s obvious she pointed Danny out as if Eric had acted solely by himself he wouldn’t have needed her in the car with him. I personally think she knew about Eric finding out about the sexual abuse in his family and made up the story about Danny in order to manipulate him into killing her stepfather. I’d like to know more about her mother and why the divorce was so acrimonious because I can very easily see an impressionable girl hearing her mother complain about someone for years and developing an intense hatred of them since she wouldn’t have blamed her mother for anything (even if her mother and Danny had both equally been to blame for the downfall of their marriage) and would’ve put all her blame on him. Melanie should’ve gotten a longer sentence since she knew what he was doing climbing up that tree with a gun, she should’ve been charged with being an accessory to murder.
"twenty-two" not "point two two"
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Narrator, we don't say "point two-two" in the states. It's "twenty-two."
Was going to say this too. I'm sure she didn't know. I think another one of her videos she said "30 dash zero six" instead of 30 ought six. I'll let it slide though since I love the channel ☺️
@@ameliaweights I usually don't mind mispronunciations, but when it was said so many times, it became nails on the chalkboard and I couldn't let it slide any longer. 😄
So what.
She isn't from the United States so...
Sorry, I couldn’t enjoy this video because of the over-use of stock photos, videos, etc. True crime documentaries are looking identical today because of that.
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