Sad thing is, Tom's initial gut feeling was that these guys were bad news. Always stick with your initial gut feeling, even if your gut changes its mind.
I think that the gut feeling doesn't change. The mind wants to believe that most people are good and not evil. I'm glad that Jennifer got the life w/o parole sentence. Everyone involved in this murder was evil ...
@@ralphalvarez5465 agreed. they may have acquiesced but that feeling never goes away. tom probably knew as soon as the baby stepped off the boat with it's (not being offensive, i didn't catch the gender) mother that they were royally effed.
Well, I mean, follow logic first your gut feeling isn't like some sort of magic sixth sense that alerts you of danger. Your gut feeling is wrong probably just as often as it's right. Your brain just holds tighter to memories of that feeling being right.
In all these stories what always screams in my head is what my 1st sgt taught me like 15 years ago. One of the first things he said to me was situational awareness will save your life; if you ever get that “feeling” no matter where you are or what your doing. Always trust your intuition.
Imagine someone showing up with 2 other people to check out the boat, one of which looks like a wrestler. There is no need for all those people there. Definitely would have raised my suspicions. That c*nt with the baby though, jesus.
@@hallsjuju2400 because we're used to not be in danger everyday, wich makes our survival instincts low. Tom & Jakie were living their best moments but when suddenly they get murdered by these sickos.
My mom has always, always told me that. That as adults, we've been conditioned to not listen to it: we'll be rude, its silly, we'll make the situation harder, etc etc etc. She said forget being polite or causing inconvenience, just get out of there.
What a horrifying way to die. Knowing you can't do anything to save your wife, trying everything, and then to be met with that at the end.. My god. RIP Tom and Jackie. Rest easy.
@@raulpardomorales7994 Everything he said in this story was true. I've heard this story years ago and it's word for word based on who watched them die.
The horror those poor people experienced is unfathomable. This is a stark reminder of the evil that lives among us. Always trust your gut instincts, and be aware of your surroundings.
Thank you so much for following the life of the victims in this story and not banking on the shock value of the killers. Way too often we watch content that is all about these killers and their life and rarely mention the victim in any capacity which just makes them seem like a step in the killers story instead of a living, breathing, human being. Seriously thank you so much
Absolutely!!! People need to call out the disgusting sensationalism of criminals in many videos and Netflix crime documentaries 🤢. It's so sad and gross.
there’s something about this story which is especially harrowing for me. The thought of this loving couple tied up and blindfolded- not exactly knowing what to expect. But suddenly hearing a chain and hearing an anchor going overboard.. and fighting against the weight of the anchor KNOWING it’s a losing battle. And ultimately being pulled into the deepest depths of the ocean and drowning. This is a next level depravity. The evil in this world is terrifying.
You do realise slavers did this frequently in transatlantic slavery, when a huge number of slaves fell ill or they merely had to many to feed? Humanity can be very heartless at time..
@@nograviti2388 oh I am very aware of this as a POC myself. The slave trade was one of the most inexcusable and demonic practices on human life ever documented. Cannot even fathom it sometimes. But the way Mr Ballen documented this story really made it hit home that evil is EVERYWHERE. People have always done and will always do things for personal or monetary gain. Gives me shivers tbh.
Is what came exactly to my mind. Many racist today still do things like that. Evil still exist today. This is why one united race, not colour must fight evil together. Cos someone racist that can do that out of hate will surely be pathological psychopath and do it to someone white under a different excuse. Is why someone deeply racist can’t be trusted by any race cos there’s something warped mentally to do evil just cos colour is different. Well that warped mind will impact still on others even if white just in different ways!
I’m not a paranoid person but stories like these really make me a firm believer of always listening to your gut feelings. To think they used their own Baby to create a false sense of security for these people is just sick. May they Rest In Peace.
Yes, the whole story sickens me, but when that girl brought her baby, smh! I think just for that AND THE WHOLE THING BEING HER IDEA, SHE SHOULD'VE GOTTEN LIFE LIKE THEY DID!
Listening to my gut instinct has saved my ass if not life more than once. This story has me angry and sad and sickened. Thank you for telling people to listen to their instinct. Some of the best advice that could be given. I wish I could personally throw the switch on this guy. And his scumbag buddies.
Sound and solid advise ! It is a type of oxymoron to be raised to survive and then to be conditioned by society/family / friends that our gut instincts should be dismissed and in turn are then classified with demeaning Psy. words and phrases ! Always follow them. They arise for a very valid reason ! Thank you @Empireman for bringing the topic forth. This should be required life training ! God Bless and Keep to All ! ✝️
I was working at a dive bar in really rural area in PA, in my early 20’s. It was super dark and creepy at night, with no nearby houses or businesses, and as it was a tiny place, I always worked alone. One night about 1am a souped up foreign car pulled into the parking lot. The lot was small and there were two huge windows that faced it, so you could see in the bar clearly at night, and it was observable that I was alone. Three young guys in “city” attire got out and started walking around the lot. One came in and asked if we had a pay phone (back before cell phones were the norm). I initially figured they were lost, as everyone in the area drove pick up trucks- and our clientele was mostly local, older men. Soon a second guy came in and I observed the 3 rd guy standing by the door. He ordered a beer, but didn’t have valid ID- so I refused to serve him. The first guy started asking if the owner was there, or someone else who would tell me to serve them. I told him the cook was in the back, as I was getting a really bad vibe. They then walked outside and were standing at the passenger side of their vehicle talking. Immediately I went and locked the door. They then came back and were pulling on the door, and one went around the back. I ran in the back, grabbed the biggest knife I could find, and called the owner to come down (he was closer than the cops, a vet, and always armed). As soon as they saw his truck pulling in they jumped in their car and took off like a bat out of hell! To this day I believe had I not locked the door, I would have been robbed, attacked, or worse. Always listen to your instincts!!!
They would have killed your azz, assuming you don't go out your way to make up paranormal stories..lol. I believe you 100 percent..you were smart, not lucky..unlike so many in here. You have common sense. Still...be careful of the tooth fairy, even worse...Bigfoot and them skinwalker things..nj male 56 and yes normal...
This story, the one of the mom and the daughters with a similar fate, and the elderly couple buried alive by a woman that used to be a family friend are the stories that will never leave me. Unreal the level of evilness that humans are capable of.
That one scarred me too. Constantly reminding myself that people who are evil enough to carry out acts like that are few compared to "normal" people like you and I. Much love!
@@shounakghosh7904 The first one is about the mom and 2 daughters who went on a boat ride with a stranger, the other I think, is the one where a teenager and her boyfriend killed the elderly couple that treated her like a daughter. They’re on Mr Ballen’s channel.
"As of November 2021, Tom & Jackie Hawks' bodies have still not been found." That made me tear up a bit, such innocent people excited to be with their family were murdered with no remorse. May their souls rest in paradise and may their families find peace.
Whatever, there's no paradise. They were robbed of their paradise by these scumbags. This world is trash and this is why you should always conceal carry, especially before a meeting like this. If they were both strapped, it would have greatly improved their odds. Or, hell, even had a friend or family member go with them, also strapped.
I cannot imagine the amount of fear the Hawks must have felt in those final seconds. Jackie seemed like a beautiful soul and Tom, a good and loving husband and father. My heart breaks for their sons and loved ones who have to live with knowing what happened to them. No punishment, no amount of time in prison is enough for the monsters who committed such a horrific crime.
One of the saddest parts is how Tom ALMOST saved himself and his wife by listening to his gut instinct. Which is why Skylars wife should have gotten the death penalty as well. She planned the whole thing, yet she's still sitting in a warm environment, getting fed three meals a day. She will eventually adjust to her life in prison and even still have moments of happiness. While her victims are chained and rotting in the deep, dark, cold depths of the ocean. Where is the justice in that?
I agree...Prison is way too good for these monsters, especially since California did away with the death penalty...again! Imagine, 3 meals per day, a roof over your head, free medical (including sex-change) and get visitation rights. Not bad for cold-blooded murderers.
@@oldscratch2610 I'm sure it had nothing to do with the fact that she was not a participant in the actual murder. She is responsible, but not to the same extent as the men.
I ALWAYS appreciate how he spends more time telling about the victims lives than the perpetrator... people are naturally curious about why and how people can be so evil that the victims are lost and I've noticed Mr. Ballen takes special care not to let that happen on his story as much as he can. THANK YOU!!
I think a lot of channels are starting to do that. I've noticed a lot of people have started putting the victim's name in the title and thumbnail rather than the perpetrator.
This is one of those stories that hurts me the most, it is so devastating. This story and the story of that mom and her 2 daughters that went on that vacation after one of the daughters was assaulted by a family friend, and then they took a boat ride with a man that assaulted and k*lled all of them. I think about that family and this couple all the time, the compete depravity that people are capable of is just sick
Yeah I watched that story then this one on the same day a couple of years ago and they f-ed me up so much that they totally put me off true crime until just recently. Horrifying.
@XxderpnuggetxX Oba Chandler was the pos that committed the crime. The victims were Joan Rogers and her 2 daughters. Be warned, it is a really sad story
I started tearing up when he said Tom was seen rubbing Jackie’s arm while comforting her telling her “it’s going to be okay, whatever happens we’ll be together.” that is so devastating but in the same sense, comforting to know your last moments will be with the person you truly love.
They wanted to spend time with the family, so they were going to sell the boat to retire. What a horrible death, their killers should have been put to death.
This story is heart breaking. The couple just seem like genuinely nice people enjoying the next phase in their life, retirement and becoming grandparents. Rest In Peace Tom and Jackie🙏🏽
@@SparkleLuna77 Unfortunately the evilness of people NEVER amazes me. Everyone has some evil inside of them. The truly horrific ones are those that want it to out in the world. What bothers ME is when people try to claim they only committed a crime/murder because they're mentally ill! All of these people say that their illnesses caused them to act out and they couldn't fight against it. What a bunch of MALARKY! I live with Bipolar, Borderline Personality, PTSD, and 3 other psychological disorders and I manage not to commit crimes quite easily! I'm with Dean Winchester on this... “Demons, I get...But people are crazy.”
This story is gutrenching, I can't imagine the fear Jackie and Tom felt as they were pulled into the ocean, knowing they were going to die. How people can be so cruel to one another is beyond me.
@@OhHeyItsDanny You do realize that we are living in the safest time in human history right? Fewer murders happen today than at any other time humans have been alive and America is one of the safest countries on earth. Don't let information cloud your world view. Sure there are murders but life even 100 years ago was far far more violent.
@@OhHeyItsDanny Not only America but the whole human race.Look at the $ spent on weapons from pistols to nuclear bombs.If this $ had been spent on medical research and other items to benefit mankind what a different world this would be.Putin is killing thousands of Ukrainians and his own troops by invading a neighboring nation.Icould go on and on.
@@paulahunt3508 @The Finn Cute. But whether or not you think the rainbow unicorn is on your side or the leprechaun has made them do it: They did it. They rationalised it away, they didn't have the empathy to care, and that's just humanity. No cosmic opposed forces 'gave them free will' or 'set them up to do this'. They did the maths, they made the plans, they followed through. And thinking that any cosmic force forges will is just the way a lot of people manage to do this: After all, if your own base desires are literally 'the devil' who is all powerful or whatnot, how can you resist? The devil made you do it. Or even better: God wants you to. So try and turn off that religious diarrhea, because it has caused people to do worse.
You're really providing a great service to average, good and trusting people to take every precaution when involved with high priced anything, and money. So many sociopaths.
i don’t even want to begin to imagine what tom felt the moment he realized his initial gut feeling about those twisted people was right. may tom & jackie forever live in paradise together, away from all the evil in this world.
The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. No man enters paradise without the saving power of Christ's precious sacrifice. No matter how tragic an end they may meet.
my only issue with religion is they say we can’t be forgiven we unless we bow to their mercy and preachings,yet say god forgives all unless you do this or that or this until you ask for forgiveness. I fully believe in god he has brought me through times so dark most would be consumed. I don’t however trust man’s account of god. humans are and always will be flawed. God bless. I believe our souls are recycled in the process of reincarnation. But as I said people are flawed so are so my assumptions
@@ETGcasper no one is forgive by God except he who bows to Christ. God loves us, this is true, but if we reject Him, He is just to punish us as the Good Judge that He is. You and I are criminals. In a perfect world, criminals pay the perfect price for their crimes. God is Perfect.
@@ETGcasper The bible was written by a person, therefore, there's bound to be a lot of error in it. Believe what you want about it, and you'll know what's right and what's wrong one day.
That is so sad. Fortunately she's never going to meet the despicable people who did this horrific crime. Don't imagine she'd want to though. Even if she forgave her mother for being so hateful, who'd want a parent that loves money enough to kill for it... ya know?
Yeah, I can imagine. I had to wonder what my birth parents were like and why I was taken from them. I was told that it was too horrible to talk about. My imagination ran wild for almost forty years, until I finally found my birth family through DNA. I was SO relieved to find out that I simply came from two young teenagers in love. Their parents just wouldn't let them keep me. So they weren't in prison or anything like that.
When Tom said to Jackie “it’s going to be okay, what ever happens to us we are going to be together “ it made the hairs on my body stand up and sent chills over my body. 😢
What about the Notary Kathleen Harris? She should be sentenced too for at least year or more in prison. Being a notary, you are the servant, of the public service and requires upmost honesty and integrity. I am a notary myself. If my boss called me and tells me to notarize a document that he had signed; I would refuse. Does not matter if he is my boss or the president, notary documents must be signed in front of the notary after validating ID and identity.
@@ladyyuna2000 probably not. Sadly they were probably eaten by bottom feeders. Their skeletons May remain. This is just a terrible story pisses me off.
This story is very sad and disturbing. The ending made me very angry and I could tell that it made you extremely upset as well. Truly mind boggling what people can do to one another! You did this story justice my friend, keep up the good work!!!
I like how you say it's mind-boggling what people can do to one another to an ex military guy... 😂😂. You do know what they do to human beings they don't even know, right?
He should have never stopped and talked to the guys in the first place, no reason to take 3 guys out on a sea trip especially when at least 2 of them looked shady. He should have saw the 3 guys and just kept on driving, only to tell Skylar later that he had already sold it.
@@technicaldifficulties368 exactly!! People don’t seem to understand that stereotypes exist, not bc someone made them up but bc they are true. Of course they dont apply to everyone but they apply to enough of the people from any given group to have become one of said groups negative attributes. With that said, i hate the saying “don’t judge a book by its cover”, for 2 reasons actually, 1. Back when that saying was first used, BOOKS DIDNT HAVE COVER ART!! They looked exactly the same!! But today, every book has artwork that tells the story through visuals & theyre created specifically TO BE JUDGED as the most interesting book, thus the one consumers should purchase. 2. Bc judgement is what kept our species alive up to this point. Judging AND trusting intuition. Political correctness is a concept thought up by the few to trick the many into lying to ourselves & each other so we put ourselves in dangerous situations bc we’ve become more scared of being label the “R” word than we are of having anything we think might potentially happen to us actually happening….it’s fascinating how many people fall for it, completely overlooking how this is a very obviously dangerous thing to do (to ignore instincts based on universal truths, albeit unfavorable, theyre still truths…truths that could pose a direct danger to you….a person has truly become enslaved when their minds have been molded in such a way that theyd rather have a violent act carried out on them than face the horror/terror of having complete strangers accuse them of the “R” word 🙄
@@technicaldifficulties368 you’re correct, its what i do. I am self aware of my tendency to think in paragraphs when everyone else thinks in sentences….thank you for kindly pointing out my flaw lol
I just found this channel and after a couple of episodes I want to watch the rest. You’re a great storyteller, a clear speaker, and the editing is smooth with no annoying repetition of what we’ve just been shown or annoying background music. Well done. These stories are haunting but victims’ stories deserve to be heard and it makes us a little more vigilant.
I was also thinking about that name - Well deserved by Tom and Jackie, not well deserved by the ones who stole it, Tom and Jackie's fate not well deserved at all ... ugh just tragic :(
This left an uncomfortable feeling in my stomach the fact that these two were just such good people.. I think I need a moment to process this amount of evil.
I'm experiencing that as well, never had this feeling before, it feels like something heavy, tugging in my stomach. I sincerely hope that the two murdering scumbags death penalty, when it's carried out, goes wrong in some way so that they endure a long slow, lingering, painful ending, total scum! As for the female accomplice, hopefully her own child never has anything to do with her as he/she grows up, leaving her with a long lonely life behind bars.
I sold a laptop on facebook a while back. The first guy that wanted it showed up and didn't look anything like his profile picture. He also showed up with two other guys. I didn't have a good feeling about it. I spoke to him through my doorbell camera and told him I got a better price and sold it to someone else. He tried to bargain at first and then got really angry and aggressive when he realized I wasn't going to open the door. I reminded him that I had all their faces on camera and had cameras all around the house. They left, and I never saw them again, thankfully. I sold the computer later, but I met the next person in a public coffee shop. Didn't give my address ever again. Maybe my gut was wrong. I'll never know for sure. I'd rather offend someone and be wrong than have something bad happen being polite
TO much wrong with that story... the guy getting aggressive... two other guys with him... THANK YOU for listing to your inner voice, which will always guide you!
I feel sick, so... Let us just appreciate how amazing Jackie and Tom were. Tom tried to comfort his wife even in the most dire situation, Jackie sounding like a wonderful mom. I hope they rest in peace and meet again in their next life
Literally the only silver linings in this whole story were the husband and wife at least dying together (separately would have been more tragic IMHO), the other four being caught and convicted fairly soon afterwards (and never getting to enjoy the proceeds of their crime), and the evil couple’s baby (hopefully) getting to grow up in a new family that would love the child and raise it well without the neglect and abuse the child would likely have endured with a mother and father that would happily exploit their own child for personal gain, no good mother or father would ever exploit their child to earn and exploit the trust of others like that as that shows a complete lack of empathy and respect for their own child.
No background music, no over the top editing, no jump cuts etc… just goes to show that big isn’t always better. You’re a great storyteller! I just found this channel and you kept my attention 100% of the time. I’ve heard this story on different crime shows but your version was the most informative. You just gained a new subscriber!
Mr Ballen is the best storyteller out here! He shows such compassion when telling about these horrible crimes! Plus he's very careful about the facts of the stories. Very smooth and fluid storytelling. Everything he talks about he does a phenomenal job with! I've been known to binge on his videos for hours!😆
Imagine how Tom's brother must have felt after the truth came out. He had unknowingly spoken to one of the people responsible for his bother's and sister-in-law's horrific death. RIP Tom and Jackie.
Same here...every time I picture the image of how they died, it gives me a horrible, sick, twisting feeling in my stomach (which has happened like 20 times in the past 2 days)... It's such a feeling of grief and confusion (I honestly cannot imagine what it would be like to be one of their loved ones and learning what happened to them.. I hope they can find some kind of peace, somehow).
I watched a documentary about this cas3 a few years ago, and also was very negatively affected by it. The way they were killed is just so incredibly evil and cruel. This is one of those cases where I wish the killers would be executed the same way they killed that innocent couple.
I’ve listened to/learned about HUNDREDS of true crime cases. Yet this one definitely stays in the top 3 worst ones. It’s so incredibly heart wrenching and EVIL!!!! It truly makes me want to cry and vomit at the same time. So so so horrifying.
As someone has mentioned before, the main takeaway for this story is, "trust your gut, and don't let someone manipulate you into doing otherwise." This is such an awful story. My heart goes out to the Hawks family.
I don't think following your gut is advice for everyone. To my dismay, I have often thought the best of people and don't usually pick up on a person with bad intent. Maybe, I just want it to be the case, or whatever; regardless I am often too trusting and have lost money and been hurt by people when , maybe, I should have seen red flags or just didn't want to believe them. "When you see someone through rose colored glasses, the red flags disappear." -said by someone that got hurt I'm just saying, people should know themselves and acknowledge their own faults before trusting their own gut. That's one reason to have good true friends.
The constitution allows us the right to protect ourselves from these sick individuals. Protect your 2A rights. If Tom or his wife had CCW they would likely be alive today. Truth!
“Man’s inhumanity to man” has never been more evident than in this case. This is so much more disturbing than so-called “horror” stories, in my opinion. Thank you, John, for telling us this story. May God have mercy on us all!
After Skylar Killed Tom And Jackie, He Had A Sex Change In Prison And Attempted To Cut Off His Own Penis On March 13, 2008, Deleon partially severed her penis with a razor blade while being held in jail. After receiving medical attention, she was returned to jail the following day. In an interview with ABC's 20/20, Deleon indicated that she attempted to cut off her penis because she, assigned male at birth, wanted to be a woman. Defense lawyers claimed that Deleon's need for money to finance sex reassignment surgery was the motivation for the Hawks' murders. In 2019, Deleon’s gender was legally changed to female and Deleon’s name is now Skylar Preciosa Deleon.
This is the most horrific story I have ever heard. FOUR people thought this was okay. This hurt my heart for the pain and terror Jackie and Tom went through and for their families having to know this happened.
Tom’s kids must be heartbroken. Never be able to give his dad and stepmom a proper burial. Now these people are real monsters and deserve everything they get.
@@bobbydecoff1219 Have you finished the video? It literally says in the end that their bodies have no been found as off November 2021, but currently, I wouldn't know and I'm too lazy to find out
Always remember-if someone can quickly confess to a wrong doing of any sort, especially like money laundering, you better believe they are trying to cover up something far worse.
@Ben O*Telling it like it is! They say things done in darkness always come to light. Well, sometimes they don't and a lot of times it doesn't end well!
Exactly right! You admit to a lesser offense to make yourself seem more reliable. Also, to pull attention away from a deeper or greater offense. Good catch. :)
This made me physically ill thinking of Tom and Jackie and the horror they endured. I will never understand the evil people like Skylar are capable of...
The end of this story kinda tells me it might of been the wife being manipulative considering his prior crime wouldn’t necessarily lead to this could be wrong though. No matter how you look at it though it’s disgusting what people will do to another living person for abit of cash
@@itzmrbeau6386 for Skylar to yell "woohoo!" after just murdering two innocent people does not indicate manipulation in the slightest. sure, it may have been his wife's idea, but she did not force his hands. he could have easily spared Jackie and Tom after they signed the bill of sale. everyone that took part in this crime is equally disgusting, vile, and guilty.
@@staycurious3954 I've done meth and so do millions of other people drugs don't make you evil just like guns don't kill people. Drugs are no more influencing then your favorite song on the radio. Some people are evil. Also I would like to know if there's more to this story skyler was Italian and the guy who owned the boat was evidently a cop which makes him an evil pos. So sounds like the only truly innocent person in this was the old lady.
What a horrific way to die!! 😮😢 The entire situation is “F’d” up and the way they had to listen to the chain unraveling-knowing their fate is soon approaching … so daunting and sad! 😞
This is honestly one of the most horrific stories I’ve ever heard. Not sure if it’s because of the gruesome details or your story telling abilities but those people deserve all their time in prison. Rip to the beautiful couple
@@og8550 Complete psychopaths for the good of humanity should be eliminated, preferably after a short but painful time in some skinny basement with spiders and burners. Damn, I sound like some kind of psycho myself, but I'm agitated by this story. Google translator apologizes for everything.
As my wife is also my best friend, this story is heartbreaking and it hits home....i cant even begin to imagine how it must have felt. The horror they went through and Tom comforting his wife, knowing it is their last moments alive...shocking. This goes to show, again, that reality is often so much more gruesome then fiction.
The judge should have given Alonso life without parole as well. Then when he'd ask about his reduced sentence the judge could have said not being put to death is the reduction
After Skylar Killed Tom And Jackie, He Had A Sex Change In Prison And Attempted To Cut Off His Own Penis On March 13, 2008, Deleon partially severed her penis with a razor blade while being held in jail. After receiving medical attention, she was returned to jail the following day. In an interview with ABC's 20/20, Deleon indicated that she attempted to cut off her penis because she, assigned male at birth, wanted to be a woman. Defense lawyers claimed that Deleon's need for money to finance sex reassignment surgery was the motivation for the Hawks' murders. In 2019, Deleon’s gender was legally changed to female and Deleon’s name is now Skylar Preciosa Deleon.
I dont understand why police make deals with criminals. I dont care if you have to lie to the criminal to get them to confess...They didnt give their victim a chance. Why should they get a chance?
This story is one of the sadest stories I’ve ever heard. Truly an example of the real evil from the deepest depths of hell. Please God, protect the Hawks sons and grandchildren and give rest to their entire family. May your justice be swift upon those who committed the awful crime.
I always remember a phrase from The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo "The fear of offending can be stronger than the fear of pain." I have always remembered that phrase when I'm in uncomfortable situations. Sometimes follow your gut and just say 'No'. Screw social norms.
I remember watching that movie and thinking how dangerously true that statement was and thinking of the many times I have been foolishly guilty of this myself!
thank you. saw movie but did not stick to me. It has cost me thousands to be mr. let me help, i trust you, you need it more than i do type of guy. perhaps i will not change but at least will think twice now.
This story hit really hard, can you imagine what both of them must of been thinking when they knew the anchor was going to pull them in the depths of the oceon:( Truly sick people out there. These stories are so terrifying but must be shared Every video you release Mrballen is a treat❤️
After Skylar Killed Tom And Jackie, He Had A Sex Change In Prison And Attempted To Cut Off His Own Penis On March 13, 2008, Deleon partially severed her penis with a razor blade while being held in jail. After receiving medical attention, she was returned to jail the following day. In an interview with ABC's 20/20, Deleon indicated that she attempted to cut off her penis because she, assigned male at birth, wanted to be a woman. Defense lawyers claimed that Deleon's need for money to finance sex reassignment surgery was the motivation for the Hawks' murders. In 2019, Deleon’s gender was legally changed to female and Deleon’s name is now Skylar Preciosa Deleon.
MrBallen USED TO tell good stories, now he just tells the stories of people being THE WORST KINDS OF HUMANS and it's just not much fun anymore.... I liked it when he told ghost stories, now I just feel sad and depressed every time his videos are over... not sure I can handle much more of this... it's a shame, I REALLY liked him when I found him on Instagram, it was fun back then. Now it's just like I'm watching ID Discovery or Forensic Files... I'd rather go back to the Cave Diving stories even though they sucked too
Always remember, If something doesn’t feel right, it’s Not! Never be forced into a No win situation! This was very frustrating for me too watch, as a retired Detective and Marine Corps Veteran. Fire or Drowning is the worst way too die!
I agree. Never put yourself in a position where someone has the complete upper hand on you like going out to sea with 3 men. If you’re in a compromised position, trust your instincts. Always plan ahead if you’re doing meetups with strangers and ideally, do a background check on any potential buyers or sellers. Not victim blaming but it just serves as a reminder to everybody else. Fuck the De Leons and RIP to the Hawks. And pleaseee, never believe anyone that tells you that they’re an international assassin and they need your help to kill. A real one will never reveal his identity.
I'm glad you actually talk about the victims backgrounds. I see so many true crime channels that give murderers full background, but barely talk about the victim.
So sad, and to think there are many people who are like that in this world. And a kid star...it look like the power rangers to me. Does anyone else remember that show? The power of greed is horrible and yes as many other comments said she should have been given the death penalty also. She was the mastermind behind the whole thing. She could have stopped this but didn't nothing but watch the $$$$$ roll up. Can't say this is a crazy world because all in all it's a great world. But some neighbors, people, and so on are crazy as he##. Got me thinking I rather stay home, you go on ahead. Piece to all.
I feel like even saying the name of the scumbags should be illegal or at least frowned upon. Some of these animals do what they do to become famous or infamous. Not mentioning them at all might deter them from acting. Make the victims the story instead
I have actually heard this story a couple of times, but I had no idea the totally awful and heartbreaking way they were actually murdered...you definitely have a way of showing compassion while still giving graphic details of how everything happens..you make them seem more like real people (which they are) instead of making them just another story...thank you for all that you do💜
@@MrBallen How do you feel after listening to such a story? Does it disturb you? Or not much now ? And does it disturb your wife too? Have you become very cautious in your life? Sorry for the barrage of questions , but after watching dozens of your videos and especially this one , I had to ask you. Can you give some safety tips after some videos ?
@@Sc413tt.clarke yeah that's fucking weird. Why do you feel the need for self validation in a TH-cam comment section, from sum1 you've never even met before?
@@VeganV5912 lmao my dude wtf. This is mad cringe behavior. Promoting veganism is a great cause and go right ahead and do so BUT there is a time and place. We're here to talk about two people murder not animals being murdered thanks.
@@JGArtemis .. ‘Smells baaad’. 6 hours !!!! 🔴🦌. 5 days or more sitting inside your stomach puuuu-trifying !!! No fibre if you eat animals and their secretions. !!! Timelapse. th-cam.com/video/lmSrUvgWiqE/w-d-xo.html .... 🤢🤮.. That’s why I am vegan !!!! Your teeth are flat 😬. And your stomach is very very long, “combined length of the small and large intestines is at least 15 ft in length”. We are herbivores. The ape family. ✅❤️😬💪🦍 Gorillas never ever eat animals, they are huge !!! 98.6% the same as us !!! And I’ve gotten bigger and stronger and fitter on a plant based diet. Scientific fact !!!! Fat deposits clog the arteries, eating animals and their secretions. Deodorant mask the symptoms but the shoes and socks and armpits.. 🍳🍖🍔...🦠🧟♂️👕🧦🥾🤮. And I don’t stink anymore. My shoes and socks and feet and armpits are absolutely clean and fresh. Fibre is plants and fruit and nuts and berries and tubers and lentils and beans and corn et cetera. TH-cam delicious vegan food. You’ll get bigger and stronger and fitter, and the animals will thank you !!!
After Skylar Killed Tom And Jackie, He Had A Sex Change In Prison And Attempted To Cut Off His Own Penis On March 13, 2008, Deleon partially severed her penis with a razor blade while being held in jail. After receiving medical attention, she was returned to jail the following day. In an interview with ABC's 20/20, Deleon indicated that she attempted to cut off her penis because she, assigned male at birth, wanted to be a woman. Defense lawyers claimed that Deleon's need for money to finance sex reassignment surgery was the motivation for the Hawks' murders. In 2019, Deleon’s gender was legally changed to female and Deleon’s name is now Skylar Preciosa Deleon.
@@kelleyk28they did move the boat & got rid of the anchor - right out in the middle of the ocean. How could they possibly find them so deep in the middle of nowhere. What I don’t get is why these criminals docked the boat back in the same place & hung around to get caught?! It’s just plain stupidity. I’m glad they did though or the case may never have been solved. I hope they feel more fear & pain than Tom & Jackie did when it comes time for their death sentences to be carried out‼️
My heart breaks for Jackie, Tom and their loved ones. It takes a truly sick mind to not just come up with such an evil plan, but to carry it out and stand by watching while they fought and begged for their lives.
“I know the defendant could care less about my family, how we feel, how this horrific crime has affected us,” said the 31-year-old. “I urge the defendant’s family to give up the children for adoption. The best possible future these children can ever have growing up is not knowing who their biological parents were, what they did, and how the children themselves were used as decoys [in the plot] to murder my parents for financial gain.” Ryan Hawkes during the trial about the Deleons’ children
This is my first time viewing one of your videos. I'm 5 minutes into it and had to pause to tell you how much i enjoy your storytelling. You're really terrific. Back to the story!
When mr.ballen said Tom was stroking Jackie’s hand and told her at least we’ll be together I cried :( such an awful death I wouldn’t wish that on anyone. They just wanted to be with their family.
Same. I'm crying again just reading your comment. I'm sure it is a thought that their children have had too. Amazing how the smallest comfort in the midst of such horror can keep us going. I hope they were able to somehow hold onto each other til the end.
Beyond cruel, this story is hard to hear as someone who never met the couple. For their loved ones, knowing their final moments must be torture. The way Mr Ballen immediately followed the tragic story with his jokey shtick about the 'Like' button was pretty crass.
@@glamdolly30 I think he means it to transition out of that heavy space but it doesnt always work. I like it at the beginning though. And I'm really glad he got rid if the hidden clue in the videos. I think he meant it to lighten things up where he could but it never worked for me.
@@glamdolly30 He always does it after the most graphic or painful stories. It's done to break it up and allow the viewer a bit of respite. It's like he's offering you ginger to cleanse your palate.
Tom and Jackie were the epitome of good, loving people, while the Deleons are the epitome of the worst. Such a heartbreaking story, I hope the Hawks family can find some sort of peace--I hope Tom and Jackie can be found someday.
You know, I was thinking the same thing, that perhaps the Navy in San Diego might be able to search for the couple...but I don't know if that would be a comfort to their children ...
As sad as it is to admit, by this point it will never happen. That depth for this long, the most that might be found is the anchor, the chain, and the handcuffs.
I'm from Melbourne, Australia and just came across your channel and love it! I'm not sure if you know about the Mr Cruel case in Melbourne back in 80's & 90's but it would be a true crime story I think you'd find interesting to look into. It still gives chills to Melbournians now. I lived through it and not only did it change the way parents parented, but it has gone into further generations and the fear that we all felt has been passed to our own kids. Thanks again for a great channel!
This case has always made me uncomfortable, mainly due to how they were murdered. I haven't seen it covered so passionately before now. Thank you for allowing people to see just how happy they were, how hard they had worked towards their dream, how much family meant to them both. Their final moments are heartbreaking; thank you for covering them with equal passion.
I agree, well said my friend. They deserve all of our love and thoughts and prayers. Just because they’re gone in the most awful way imaginable doesn’t mean they don’t deserve the attention and love from the world. They were a beautiful couple
@@tspwall0923 20/20 did. In the photos he shows, he provides resource credit captions at the bottom, that give credit to abc and 20/20. Mr Ballen is a smart guy and knows how to do things the legal and right way unlike a lot of youtubers that get their content removed for copyright infringement. And he definitely speaks with extreme passion. Hes not reading any of this and explains it so vividly like he was there. Hes got an amazing ability to tell stories and sometimes its too well conveyed that i have to turn it off cuz its just too real and disturbing. That poor couple was nervous beforehand. Had no idea theyd suffer the way they did. All thanks to that bitch! Unthinkable evil. So glad that baby found a new home though. Anyone else would be more fit than those POS murderers.
That was just a story Skylar made up to get Alonzo to go along with things. The only money he was getting was from the stolen boat and access to Tom and Jackie’s possessions after they were murdered. A real hired assassin wouldn’t involve accomplices, and likely wouldn’t torture the victims beforehand either.
@@DarkeningSkies1 Thank you. But if he had really promised him a mil, why didn't the other guy kill him for breaking the deal? I guess the million was also a lie by Alonzo to the cops
When someone voluntarily confesses to wrongdoing, it’s often an attempt to cover something even worse. When Skylar confessed to laundering drug money- which could get you locked up for years- you could at that point be fairly confident he’d done something far worse.
I assumed setting the couple up to get the drug dealer's money back for a cut/ or getting them killed as decoys if the person he stole from caught them . but the simplest answer is usually truth . They should have used a broker since buying a boat is akin to buying a house- you have to show it or you cant expect to sell it, but i would never agree to meet strangers in a private setting where anything foul could happen- and be covered up- and did. What rotten luck they had.
Yeah but its a MrBallen story- so we expected plot twists. "They were thrown overboard." Is pretty cut and dried. Still horrfic and grisly without the details. I wouldn't trust ANYONE who showed up with that kind of cash anyway- only drug dealers would deal in cash at those amounts. Of course they could easily steal it back. No BABY is gonna set me at ease in those circumstances. Especially when she backed out.
@@douganderson7002 It’s an aspect of human nature that detectives attempt to leverage all the time. When they’re interviewing someone they believe may be guilty of a crime, they suggest something lesser to see if the suspect will confess to that. It’s the same principle if the suspect himself initiates the lesser-crime admission. Of course it doesn’t mean that the person is indeed trying to cover for something worse; his confession could be absent any guile or subterfuge. But- and this is hearsay- criminals lie.
I just can't imagine how his son felt. All of this because they wanted to be closer to him and his children.. This one hits really hard. Tom, you're a real Legend. Rest in peace
If that where my mother and father that man better repent everyday in prison because I’d come for him as soon as he’s released. I hope these boys are capable of forgiveness over retaliation.
This story has haunted me for years. The victims spent their last minutes telling each other how much they loved each other. Even as they were being pulled overboard by the anchor.
I’ve watched many of Mr Ballens videos and I know that I will never forget this story. It deeply saddens me knowing that Tom and Jackie’s last moments were knowing that they were going to die and not be able to see their children ever again and never be able to meet their grand baby. And the one thing that truly disturbs me is how they died. That sweet innocent couple died in one of the most horrific ways. The murderer didn’t even take their lives before throwing them into the water. He just watched them drown while being fully conscious 😞 that man is evil and I’m glad he got a life sentence and is going to die. And he is going to die being fully aware that his life will end. Tom and Jackie have got justice but it will never bring them back and that is the most crushing thing.
@@freecountry3544 he's clearly not intellectual when he exposed him self regarding info on the money. Would have gotten away with it if he and his accomplices just kept their mouth shut.
@@tommychoppa7564 In his little rotted, psycho brain, he was trying to deflect blame FROM him. "Duh, I was only trying to make some dirty money clean, and I wuz a "bad" boi (not really), but I didn't kill nobody!" And in his twisted world, the police would have been like, "understandable, have a great day, sir. Absolutely nothing to see here, and we never have to talk about this never ever again. Here's some clean money for the road." In these socio/psychopath's logic, that would have worked if reality ran by that. In their head they make all the sense and logic, and everyone better recognize and give in, because how can you not? What are you stupid? Un-logical? Did you hear what they said? They didn't do anything wrong. But reality doesn't work like that. Which is one MAJOR weakness we should 100% exploit in all dark triads. They ALL act like this.
This story gave me such anxiety. I can't imagine the fear and trauma in their heads before they hit the water, poor souls. My heart goes out to their families. RIP 💙
It is Terrible...And how they Used the Baby to calm them down ... Sick...and get them on the ship...as soon as the GF left with the Baby Tom must have had a sense but. You know this type of Evil happens to people everyday. Its heart breaking for there sons and I would not wish that Shit on my worst enemy ( not that i have any ....)I felt the same way. after they got the Chain.... i skipped ahead!
@@davidstrangeDMC I literally started crying when he mentioned the anchor and how Tom held Jackie’s hand. God it brings me to tears typing it. I can’t imagine
"Of the hundreds of stories I've covered" It's insane that Mr.Ballen has only been doing TH-cam for a year. When I first started watching his channel I was sure he had like 3-5 years under his belt due to how much content he had. Man he definitely put in some work, very impressive.
While I’m happy he’s had so much success, I find the fact he’s been able to become so successful disturbing. Not him, but the fact the world is so fucked up that he will never run out of content.
The red flag for me in the story was when De León said that he paid for the yacht in cash. I am a retired parole officer and there is no way that I would except payment for $500k in undocumented cash. De León story to investigators was one big red flag.
I'm not a detective, but the fact that he was supposedly so willing to admit money to laundering to the police seemed in and of itself a HUGE red flag. It seems like the perfect method to rid yourself of any guilt of a murder. For one, it gave them the idea that he was some honest upstanding guy for admitting to such a crime, two, he'd rather be charged with money laundering than murder, so it seemed like a good way to throw the cops off his trail. He probably thought they'd let him off easy for money laundering as well. Total dark triad personality. I don't know how a kid like that grew up to be such a psychopath. I mean, most people wouldn't be so fortheright about something that would land them in federal prison, only if they were desperate enough not to be charged with something even worse. Plus the story was completely dumb. "Oh I didn't want dirty money so I traded in the dirty money for clean money. I'm just coming clean guise".
@@lavenderflowers1075 I get not being religious, I’m not religious either. But there’s no need to be disrespectful towards the dead or someone wishing the dead well.
Never, ever distrust your gut. It knows on a deeper level when something's wrong. Such a shame. Such a nice couple Tom and Jackie were. Terrible story, but I love Mr Ballen' s storytelling!!
I’m done asking that question. I just accept human nature for what it is. But I’m well prepare to defend me and mines by ANY MEANS. I’ll still keep shooting after the body drops and stop moving, cause I don’t even trust a human corpse.
Such a heartbreaking story. Tom and Jackie were good people, great parents, and they would have been amazing grandparents. I wish this never happened. May they Rest In Peace 🌹
Not just their demise, but the way it happened. As soon as I saw the #powerrangers in the description, I knew who it was from a Dateline episode. The episode described how they held hands as they were bound. Heartbreaking and disturbing. I wish it could be eye for an eye.
I really appreciate how mrballen talks about the victims at the start, it really humanises them and reminds us that they were real people with real lives.
same, i noticed so many true crime channels just mainly focus on the killer with like a few sentences dedicated to the victims while making this whole spiel about respecting victims etc... this channel is the first time i really felt much more for the people who were caught up in this awful situations
I felt like someone ripped my heart out with a rusty spoon on hearing the horrific details of Tom and Jackies murder. It's so sad. It's stories like these that make people really aware as to what lurks out there in this world. Stay safe people.
I feel the same way also , yes there is evil on this earth unfortunately and we have to share this land with these crashes out there...God bless Tom & Jacquie, two beautiful souls
@@dr.brigittevilleneuve2809 You must have dealt with many people who have been at the wrong end of assaults and other nefarious events. Thank goodness for doctors. 🙏
I can only imagine this as a, ( it could happen to me scenario) Tom looks like a VERY capable guy. And these despicable thugs got the jump on him, and his beautiful wife. So sad, tragic and sobering.
@@bokigaab7064 Yea, but as she is the spawn of two demons who knows how she'll turn out. We can only hope that she doesn't/didn't grow up to become a heartless insane person like her piece of 💩 mother rotting in prison. Because there is that saying..."the apple doesn't fall far from the tree". I hope she ends up being a good person tho.🤞
I hate to hear a beautiful couple go out like that. That’s why I’m always skeptical of ANYONE upon first impressions & keep that Glock handy. People are sick man. Smh.
Tom was a real legend staying strong until the end and even comforting his wife when things were looking gruesome.
..and also being able to find a way to land in one last shot to the groin on that evil son of a bitch.
And Drowning is one of the worst ways to die.
*whatever happens , we'll be together.* ~Tom Hawks
@@whynotfandy wtf
@@whynotfandy serious ?
Sad thing is, Tom's initial gut feeling was that these guys were bad news. Always stick with your initial gut feeling, even if your gut changes its mind.
I think that the gut feeling doesn't change. The mind wants to believe that most people are good and not evil. I'm glad that Jennifer got the life w/o parole sentence. Everyone involved in this murder was evil ...
@@ralphalvarez5465 I agree with your statement sir!
@@ralphalvarez5465 agreed. they may have acquiesced but that feeling never goes away. tom probably knew as soon as the baby stepped off the boat with it's (not being offensive, i didn't catch the gender) mother that they were royally effed.
Well, I mean, follow logic first your gut feeling isn't like some sort of magic sixth sense that alerts you of danger. Your gut feeling is wrong probably just as often as it's right. Your brain just holds tighter to memories of that feeling being right.
Agree completely
In all these stories what always screams in my head is what my 1st sgt taught me like 15 years ago. One of the first things he said to me was situational awareness will save your life; if you ever get that “feeling” no matter where you are or what your doing. Always trust your intuition.
Imagine someone showing up with 2 other people to check out the boat, one of which looks like a wrestler. There is no need for all those people there. Definitely would have raised my suspicions. That c*nt with the baby though, jesus.
Sounds like something I wish my dad had taught me. He was a Marine.
Why do we ignore that intuition.
@@hallsjuju2400 because we're used to not be in danger everyday, wich makes our survival instincts low. Tom & Jakie were living their best moments but when suddenly they get murdered by these sickos.
My mom has always, always told me that. That as adults, we've been conditioned to not listen to it: we'll be rude, its silly, we'll make the situation harder, etc etc etc. She said forget being polite or causing inconvenience, just get out of there.
What a horrifying way to die. Knowing you can't do anything to save your wife, trying everything, and then to be met with that at the end.. My god.
RIP Tom and Jackie. Rest easy.
"It's going to be okay. Whatever happens to us, we'll be together." This line is so heartbreaking. 😢
I believe he invented it, that's part of thr story format delivery. Spicying things up 😋
That was the one line that got me the most. 😭
@@raulpardomorales7994 Everything he said in this story was true. I've heard this story years ago and it's word for word based on who watched them die.
@@KristinaLopezWrites how you talk with duck tape over your mouth
@@walterwhite7416 Poor memory. That part came before the duct tape.
The horror those poor people experienced is unfathomable. This is a stark reminder of the evil that lives among us. Always trust your gut instincts, and be aware of your surroundings.
Unfathomable? Was that unintended dark humor?
Among us
Among us
Lol isn't fathoms a measurement off water depth?
yes... you could say these type of people among us are...very.....
Sus.
I was just thinking the other day: “I wonder what that kid from scene 9 of episode 59 of the Power Rangers was up to”
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There is a dark curse that comes with being a cast member in Power Rangers.
Oh God Lol
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Thank you so much for following the life of the victims in this story and not banking on the shock value of the killers. Way too often we watch content that is all about these killers and their life and rarely mention the victim in any capacity which just makes them seem like a step in the killers story instead of a living, breathing, human being. Seriously thank you so much
I concur
Absolutely!!! People need to call out the disgusting sensationalism of criminals in many videos and Netflix crime documentaries 🤢. It's so sad and gross.
Wow Jennifer and Skyler are absolutely evil people.
are you subscribed to everyone on youtube
Here before this blows up
@@evilson5101 yep lol
You presence is an affront to the glory growing on Mr. Ballen's upper lip.
Your not even whatching horror storys you just want likes
there’s something about this story which is especially harrowing for me. The thought of this loving couple tied up and blindfolded- not exactly knowing what to expect. But suddenly hearing a chain and hearing an anchor going overboard.. and fighting against the weight of the anchor KNOWING it’s a losing battle. And ultimately being pulled into the deepest depths of the ocean and drowning. This is a next level depravity. The evil in this world is terrifying.
You do realise slavers did this frequently in transatlantic slavery, when a huge number of slaves fell ill or they merely had to many to feed? Humanity can be very heartless at time..
@@nograviti2388 oh I am very aware of this as a POC myself. The slave trade was one of the most inexcusable and demonic practices on human life ever documented. Cannot even fathom it sometimes.
But the way Mr Ballen documented this story really made it hit home that evil is EVERYWHERE. People have always done and will always do things for personal or monetary gain. Gives me shivers tbh.
Is what came exactly to my mind. Many racist today still do things like that. Evil still exist today. This is why one united race, not colour must fight evil together. Cos someone racist that can do that out of hate will surely be pathological psychopath and do it to someone white under a different excuse. Is why someone deeply racist can’t be trusted by any race cos there’s something warped mentally to do evil just cos colour is different. Well that warped mind will impact still on others even if white just in different ways!
@@11kwright good 😌
It should have been the way the murderers were executed.
I’m not a paranoid person but stories like these really make me a firm believer of always listening to your gut feelings. To think they used their own Baby to create a false sense of security for these people is just sick. May they Rest In Peace.
Yes, the whole story sickens me, but when that girl brought her baby, smh! I think just for that AND THE WHOLE THING BEING HER IDEA, SHE SHOULD'VE GOTTEN LIFE LIKE THEY DID!
@@amandaburkhalter36 I think she did, the informer got 20yrs for his cooperation. The other 2 got the death penalty. If I'm correct.
Listening to my gut instinct has saved my ass if not life more than once. This story has me angry and sad and sickened. Thank you for telling people to listen to their instinct. Some of the best advice that could be given. I wish I could personally throw the switch on this guy. And his scumbag buddies.
Yeah .. and just take care .. realise the world is very tough for a lot of us .. and people are dumb and can act without conciousnes.. ..
Sound and solid advise ! It is a type of oxymoron to be raised to survive and then to be conditioned by society/family / friends that our gut instincts should be dismissed and in turn are then classified with demeaning Psy. words and phrases !
Always follow them. They arise for a very valid reason ! Thank you @Empireman for bringing the topic forth. This should be required life training ! God Bless and Keep to All ! ✝️
I was working at a dive bar in really rural area in PA, in my early 20’s. It was super dark and creepy at night, with no nearby houses or businesses, and as it was a tiny place, I always worked alone. One night about 1am a souped up foreign car pulled into the parking lot. The lot was small and there were two huge windows that faced it, so you could see in the bar clearly at night, and it was observable that I was alone. Three young guys in “city” attire got out and started walking around the lot. One came in and asked if we had a pay phone (back before cell phones were the norm). I initially figured they were lost, as everyone in the area drove pick up trucks- and our clientele was mostly local, older men. Soon a second guy came in and I observed the 3 rd guy standing by the door. He ordered a beer, but didn’t have valid ID- so I refused to serve him. The first guy started asking if the owner was there, or someone else who would tell me to serve them. I told him the cook was in the back, as I was getting a really bad vibe. They then walked outside and were standing at the passenger side of their vehicle talking. Immediately I went and locked the door. They then came back and were pulling on the door, and one went around the back. I ran in the back, grabbed the biggest knife I could find, and called the owner to come down (he was closer than the cops, a vet, and always armed). As soon as they saw his truck pulling in they jumped in their car and took off like a bat out of hell! To this day I believe had I not locked the door, I would have been robbed, attacked, or worse. Always listen to your instincts!!!
They would have killed your azz, assuming you don't go out your way to make up paranormal stories..lol. I believe you 100 percent..you were smart, not lucky..unlike so many in here. You have common sense. Still...be careful of the tooth fairy, even worse...Bigfoot and them skinwalker things..nj male 56 and yes normal...
Come from rural PA. I know exactly the type of bar you worked at. Good on you for taking care to protect yourself.
Yes always! That must have been terrifying!
Wow! Scary.
Absolutely. I think as a woman we have this gut instinct that shouldn't ever be ignored. Idk if guys have that same thing.
This story, the one of the mom and the daughters with a similar fate, and the elderly couple buried alive by a woman that used to be a family friend are the stories that will never leave me. Unreal the level of evilness that humans are capable of.
Which videos are you talking about. Can you please link them
Buried alive is my worst nightmare....
That one scarred me too. Constantly reminding myself that people who are evil enough to carry out acts like that are few compared to "normal" people like you and I. Much love!
Very true! People can be and are the evilness of the Earth!
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The first one is about the mom and 2 daughters who went on a boat ride with a stranger, the other I think, is the one where a teenager and her boyfriend killed the elderly couple that treated her like a daughter. They’re on Mr Ballen’s channel.
"As of November 2021, Tom & Jackie Hawks' bodies have still not been found."
That made me tear up a bit, such innocent people excited to be with their family were murdered with no remorse.
May their souls rest in paradise and may their families find peace.
Amen 🙏✝️🙏
Whatever, there's no paradise. They were robbed of their paradise by these scumbags. This world is trash and this is why you should always conceal carry, especially before a meeting like this. If they were both strapped, it would have greatly improved their odds. Or, hell, even had a friend or family member go with them, also strapped.
... and may their murderers burn in hell.
@@ARedMotorcycle yes, everybody must be strapped..
It is so sad they have not been found. God bless this family. May Tom & Jackie rest in peace.
I cannot imagine the amount of fear the Hawks must have felt in those final seconds. Jackie seemed like a beautiful soul and Tom, a good and loving husband and father. My heart breaks for their sons and loved ones who have to live with knowing what happened to them. No punishment, no amount of time in prison is enough for the monsters who committed such a horrific crime.
I knew where this was going, but I still started sweating when Mr Ballen described the sound of the chain.....
Certain crimes like this I say "eye for an eye" and throw them over board chained to an anchor, injection is too merciful.
Don't worry, they will all burn in Hell. Justice is in God's hands.
@@canadianhotbod1 God isn't real.
@@Sh4dowgale your mom's real though
This story has stuck with me more than any other I've heard. The sheer evil of this act is mind boggling.
One of the saddest parts is how Tom ALMOST saved himself and his wife by listening to his gut instinct. Which is why Skylars wife should have gotten the death penalty as well. She planned the whole thing, yet she's still sitting in a warm environment, getting fed three meals a day. She will eventually adjust to her life in prison and even still have moments of happiness. While her victims are chained and rotting in the deep, dark, cold depths of the ocean. Where is the justice in that?
I agree...Prison is way too good for these monsters, especially since California did away with the death penalty...again! Imagine, 3 meals per day, a roof over your head, free medical (including sex-change) and get visitation rights. Not bad for cold-blooded murderers.
Yeah.....but she’s female so she gets it lighter, that’s how the prison system works my friend
@@oldscratch2610 Sad though.
@@oldscratch2610 I'm sure it had nothing to do with the fact that she was not a participant in the actual murder. She is responsible, but not to the same extent as the men.
Nice profile picture tho
I ALWAYS appreciate how he spends more time telling about the victims lives than the perpetrator... people are naturally curious about why and how people can be so evil that the victims are lost and I've noticed Mr. Ballen takes special care not to let that happen on his story as much as he can. THANK YOU!!
Yes it’s very nice and respectful.
Well spotted,, and you're indeed a smart mom too 😘
I think a lot of channels are starting to do that. I've noticed a lot of people have started putting the victim's name in the title and thumbnail rather than the perpetrator.
the murderers were 100% filled with jealousy and hatred. the guy looks like total s too compared to tom
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This was such a sad story. They just wanted to be grandparents and be with their family. People are so dang evil.
Im not understanding this caption "this child star is evil " did I miss something ?
@@mrgonzales5683 the killer was a star child
@@mrgonzales5683 he was a little kid on an episode of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers in mid-to-late 90s
vote for me. i get rid of evil people.
you just called yourself evil. Are you one?
This is one of those stories that hurts me the most, it is so devastating. This story and the story of that mom and her 2 daughters that went on that vacation after one of the daughters was assaulted by a family friend, and then they took a boat ride with a man that assaulted and k*lled all of them. I think about that family and this couple all the time, the compete depravity that people are capable of is just sick
Yeah I watched that story then this one on the same day a couple of years ago and they f-ed me up so much that they totally put me off true crime until just recently. Horrifying.
May I ask what story about the mom and two daughters you’re taking about?
@XxderpnuggetxX Oba Chandler was the pos that committed the crime. The victims were Joan Rogers and her 2 daughters. Be warned, it is a really sad story
Yes and the women who tricked the pregnant lady and cut out her baby. Fth some people are sick..
@@XxderpnuggetxX youtube deleted my original comment even though I made sure to be vague, but google Oba Chandler
I started tearing up when he said Tom was seen rubbing Jackie’s arm while comforting her telling her “it’s going to be okay, whatever happens we’ll be together.” that is so devastating but in the same sense, comforting to know your last moments will be with the person you truly love.
They wanted to spend time with the family, so they were going to sell the boat to retire. What a horrible death, their killers should have been put to death.
@@janicesullivan8942 he said 2 of them did get the death sentence at the end
Heartbreaking.
@@gunslinga7077- They’ll die of old age waiting for that sentence to be carried out, unfortunately.
@@gunslinga7077 nope 3 of them
This story is heart breaking. The couple just seem like genuinely nice people enjoying the next phase in their life, retirement and becoming grandparents. Rest In Peace Tom and Jackie🙏🏽
It is truly tragic crying so much at the ending
what a horrible end . i hope they suffer in the worst way possible for what they did to them
Exactly what I was thinking. What must that have been like for them? How evil some people can be amazes me sometimes.
@@SparkleLuna77 Unfortunately the evilness of people NEVER amazes me. Everyone has some evil inside of them. The truly horrific ones are those that want it to out in the world. What bothers ME is when people try to claim they only committed a crime/murder because they're mentally ill! All of these people say that their illnesses caused them to act out and they couldn't fight against it. What a bunch of MALARKY! I live with Bipolar, Borderline Personality, PTSD, and 3 other psychological disorders and I manage not to commit crimes quite easily!
I'm with Dean Winchester on this... “Demons, I get...But people are crazy.”
@Sabriel not everyone has evil in them... just because you do, don't mean everyone does.
This story is gutrenching, I can't imagine the fear Jackie and Tom felt as they were pulled into the ocean, knowing they were going to die. How people can be so cruel to one another is beyond me.
First of all you mistakenly think they are PEOPLE...these things that do this are EVIL incarnate
Unfortunately, that’s America in a nutshell these days.
@@OhHeyItsDanny You do realize that we are living in the safest time in human history right? Fewer murders happen today than at any other time humans have been alive and America is one of the safest countries on earth. Don't let information cloud your world view. Sure there are murders but life even 100 years ago was far far more violent.
@@OhHeyItsDanny Not only America but the whole human race.Look at the $ spent on weapons from pistols to nuclear bombs.If this $ had been spent on medical research and other items to benefit mankind what a different world this would be.Putin is killing thousands of Ukrainians and his own troops by invading a neighboring nation.Icould go on and on.
@@paulahunt3508 @The Finn Cute. But whether or not you think the rainbow unicorn is on your side or the leprechaun has made them do it: They did it. They rationalised it away, they didn't have the empathy to care, and that's just humanity. No cosmic opposed forces 'gave them free will' or 'set them up to do this'. They did the maths, they made the plans, they followed through.
And thinking that any cosmic force forges will is just the way a lot of people manage to do this: After all, if your own base desires are literally 'the devil' who is all powerful or whatnot, how can you resist? The devil made you do it.
Or even better: God wants you to.
So try and turn off that religious diarrhea, because it has caused people to do worse.
You're really providing a great service to average, good and trusting people to take every precaution when involved with high priced anything, and money. So many sociopaths.
The very definition of heartless bastards.
i don’t even want to begin to imagine what tom felt the moment he realized his initial gut feeling about those twisted people was right. may tom & jackie forever live in paradise together, away from all the evil in this world.
The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
No man enters paradise without the saving power of Christ's precious sacrifice.
No matter how tragic an end they may meet.
🙏🙏🙏
my only issue with religion is they say we can’t be forgiven we unless we bow to their mercy and preachings,yet say god forgives all unless you do this or that or this until you ask for forgiveness. I fully believe in god he has brought me through times so dark most would be consumed. I don’t however trust man’s account of god. humans are and always will be flawed. God bless. I believe our souls are recycled in the process of reincarnation. But as I said people are flawed so are so my assumptions
@@ETGcasper no one is forgive by God except he who bows to Christ. God loves us, this is true, but if we reject Him, He is just to punish us as the Good Judge that He is. You and I are criminals. In a perfect world, criminals pay the perfect price for their crimes. God is Perfect.
@@ETGcasper The bible was written by a person, therefore, there's bound to be a lot of error in it. Believe what you want about it, and you'll know what's right and what's wrong one day.
Could you imagine that baby girl growing up and discovering that her parents used her as a tool in a murder?
@@plutoxll4757 Wtf does that mean? If you are referring to the baby girl you are sick.
@@plutoxll4757 bro wtf -
@@plutoxll4757 youre not a good guy for saying that. The baby did nothing
You're way worse than her just for saying that
That is so sad. Fortunately she's never going to meet the despicable people who did this horrific crime. Don't imagine she'd want to though. Even if she forgave her mother for being so hateful, who'd want a parent that loves money enough to kill for it... ya know?
Yeah, I can imagine. I had to wonder what my birth parents were like and why I was taken from them. I was told that it was too horrible to talk about. My imagination ran wild for almost forty years, until I finally found my birth family through DNA. I was SO relieved to find out that I simply came from two young teenagers in love. Their parents just wouldn't let them keep me. So they weren't in prison or anything like that.
When Tom said to Jackie “it’s going to be okay, what ever happens to us we are going to be together “ it made the hairs on my body stand up and sent chills over my body. 😢
Evil minds, evil deeds. I really feel for you the grand children and thier family. So sad..
It almost made me cry :( so messed up
I think i know this story, i didnt finish the video but isnt the dude that made this couple drown?
I got choked up a little.
@@glendajames4070 ❤️
What about the Notary Kathleen Harris? She should be sentenced too for at least year or more in prison. Being a notary, you are the servant, of the public service and requires upmost honesty and integrity. I am a notary myself. If my boss called me and tells me to notarize a document that he had signed; I would refuse. Does not matter if he is my boss or the president, notary documents must be signed in front of the notary after validating ID and identity.
The idea of Tom and Jackie hitting the water and being aware of the fact that they can't stop sinking......it's just terrifying and heartbreaking.
I wonder if they died to pressure before they actually drowned, considering it was 3500 feet. Either way, absolutely horrible
The sad part about it's that their bodies are still out there in the ocean to this day.
Yes totally, but they were together. I can only imagine and hope that was of great comfort to them Sandi
@@ladyyuna2000 probably not. Sadly they were probably eaten by bottom feeders. Their skeletons May remain. This is just a terrible story pisses me off.
@@rebeccaspookyduran7864 a skeleton is a body💔
This story is very sad and disturbing. The ending made me very angry and I could tell that it made you extremely upset as well. Truly mind boggling what people can do to one another! You did this story justice my friend, keep up the good work!!!
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I agree, I can't wrap my mind around the thought process of a person who'd even participate in such an evil act.
I like how you say it's mind-boggling what people can do to one another to an ex military guy... 😂😂. You do know what they do to human beings they don't even know, right?
Tom first instinct was the good one, what fooled them is Jackie's love for children.
He should have never stopped and talked to the guys in the first place, no reason to take 3 guys out on a sea trip especially when at least 2 of them looked shady. He should have saw the 3 guys and just kept on driving, only to tell Skylar later that he had already sold it.
@@IndstrlMtlHd
Also, if things seem weird, bail. Cultural ideas of politeness kills people. No is a complete sentence.
@@technicaldifficulties368 exactly!! People don’t seem to understand that stereotypes exist, not bc someone made them up but bc they are true. Of course they dont apply to everyone but they apply to enough of the people from any given group to have become one of said groups negative attributes.
With that said, i hate the saying “don’t judge a book by its cover”, for 2 reasons actually, 1. Back when that saying was first used, BOOKS DIDNT HAVE COVER ART!! They looked exactly the same!! But today, every book has artwork that tells the story through visuals & theyre created specifically TO BE JUDGED as the most interesting book, thus the one consumers should purchase. 2. Bc judgement is what kept our species alive up to this point. Judging AND trusting intuition.
Political correctness is a concept thought up by the few to trick the many into lying to ourselves & each other so we put ourselves in dangerous situations bc we’ve become more scared of being label the “R” word than we are of having anything we think might potentially happen to us actually happening….it’s fascinating how many people fall for it, completely overlooking how this is a very obviously dangerous thing to do (to ignore instincts based on universal truths, albeit unfavorable, theyre still truths…truths that could pose a direct danger to you….a person has truly become enslaved when their minds have been molded in such a way that theyd rather have a violent act carried out on them than face the horror/terror of having complete strangers accuse them of the “R” word 🙄
@@hurricanekitty6736
You're going off into some very unnecessary tangents there.
@@technicaldifficulties368 you’re correct, its what i do. I am self aware of my tendency to think in paragraphs when everyone else thinks in sentences….thank you for kindly pointing out my flaw lol
I just found this channel and after a couple of episodes I want to watch the rest. You’re a great storyteller, a clear speaker, and the editing is smooth with no annoying repetition of what we’ve just been shown or annoying background music. Well done. These stories are haunting but victims’ stories deserve to be heard and it makes us a little more vigilant.
''Well Deserved''... such a tragic irony.
Tom and Jackie deserved way better that this gruesome fate.
I was also thinking about that name - Well deserved by Tom and Jackie, not well deserved by the ones who stole it, Tom and Jackie's fate not well deserved at all ... ugh just tragic :(
Such a tragic story, second time I hear about it ...still heat in my heart
😢
The guy got a sex change in prison and breasts thanks to Kamala Harris. We paid for it.
Such a loving beautiful couple 😢
So sad
This left an uncomfortable feeling in my stomach the fact that these two were just such good people.. I think I need a moment to process this amount of evil.
I haven't even watched it yet and clicking it I felt the energy from it hit me in the stomach. 🧿🤢
@@aliciaaltom6652 me too.
I'm experiencing that as well, never had this feeling before, it feels like something heavy, tugging in my stomach. I sincerely hope that the two murdering scumbags death penalty, when it's carried out, goes wrong in some way so that they endure a long slow, lingering, painful ending, total scum! As for the female accomplice, hopefully her own child never has anything to do with her as he/she grows up, leaving her with a long lonely life behind bars.
Same its quiet sad!
Evil always.craves to destroy the good, pure and innocent
I sold a laptop on facebook a while back. The first guy that wanted it showed up and didn't look anything like his profile picture. He also showed up with two other guys. I didn't have a good feeling about it. I spoke to him through my doorbell camera and told him I got a better price and sold it to someone else. He tried to bargain at first and then got really angry and aggressive when he realized I wasn't going to open the door. I reminded him that I had all their faces on camera and had cameras all around the house. They left, and I never saw them again, thankfully. I sold the computer later, but I met the next person in a public coffee shop. Didn't give my address ever again. Maybe my gut was wrong. I'll never know for sure. I'd rather offend someone and be wrong than have something bad happen being polite
Ya always public places! No one trusts to go to someone else’s house to buy something either who isn’t in their right mind u kno?
TO much wrong with that story... the guy getting aggressive... two other guys with him... THANK YOU for listing to your inner voice, which will always guide you!
No way when I answered the door I wasn't at least holding my 9mm. Not in the shithole area I live in.
nope, your gut was not wrong
You 1000% made the right decision
The notary lady should also been punished with 20 years in prison! Seriously! If she would do her job ethically this might not have happened.
Not her first time it's a ring
The fact that she gave those killers an alibi several times while she must have sensed something was wrong is sickening.
I feel sick, so...
Let us just appreciate how amazing Jackie and Tom were. Tom tried to comfort his wife even in the most dire situation, Jackie sounding like a wonderful mom. I hope they rest in peace and meet again in their next life
When he told her they'd be together after that, no matter what ...😥😪😫💔💔
Literally the only silver linings in this whole story were the husband and wife at least dying together (separately would have been more tragic IMHO), the other four being caught and convicted fairly soon afterwards (and never getting to enjoy the proceeds of their crime), and the evil couple’s baby (hopefully) getting to grow up in a new family that would love the child and raise it well without the neglect and abuse the child would likely have endured with a mother and father that would happily exploit their own child for personal gain, no good mother or father would ever exploit their child to earn and exploit the trust of others like that as that shows a complete lack of empathy and respect for their own child.
No background music, no over the top editing, no jump cuts etc… just goes to show that big isn’t always better. You’re a great storyteller! I just found this channel and you kept my attention 100% of the time. I’ve heard this story on different crime shows but your version was the most informative.
You just gained a new subscriber!
Mr Ballen is the best storyteller out here! He shows such compassion when telling about these horrible crimes! Plus he's very careful about the facts of the stories. Very smooth and fluid storytelling. Everything he talks about he does a phenomenal job with! I've been known to binge on his videos for hours!😆
Ditto! 🙂
Imagine how Tom's brother must have felt after the truth came out. He had unknowingly spoken to one of the people responsible for his bother's and sister-in-law's horrific death. RIP Tom and Jackie.
I think this was the VERY FIRST YT VIDEO of yours I watched, 2 years ago! And now I’ve come full circle, by watching it ALL OVER AGAIN! 👍
No it’s not at all
So sad that this happened. “No matter what happens, we’ll be together” just hit me real hard
Me too
How do we know they said that tho
RIP Tom and Jackie, still makes me tear up hearing this story.
Me too. I saw only the title and knew exactly what case he was going to do. They did not deserve such a painful, heartbreaking end
Same here...every time I picture the image of how they died, it gives me a horrible, sick, twisting feeling in my stomach (which has happened like 20 times in the past 2 days)... It's such a feeling of grief and confusion (I honestly cannot imagine what it would be like to be one of their loved ones and learning what happened to them.. I hope they can find some kind of peace, somehow).
Same.!! Very sad 😔 RIP Tom and Jackie..!!
I watched a documentary about this cas3 a few years ago, and also was very negatively affected by it. The way they were killed is just so incredibly evil and cruel. This is one of those cases where I wish the killers would be executed the same way they killed that innocent couple.
@@JessiCat1980 Yeah but it won't happen.
Now the name “Well Deserved” takes on a sinister irony as Tom and Jackie definitely didn’t deserve any of that. Poor people! So sad!
No their sentences were well deserved!
Irony indeed!
Well deserved karma
Agreed, & Jennifer & Skyler definitely didn’t deserve that yacht either!
I just said this and commented it
I’ve listened to/learned about HUNDREDS of true crime cases. Yet this one definitely stays in the top 3 worst ones. It’s so incredibly heart wrenching and EVIL!!!!
It truly makes me want to cry and vomit at the same time. So so so horrifying.
This surprises me. I wouldn't have this in the top 50 of most horrific
Maybe I've become numb to stories like this
@@alexhodgkinson6718yeah I’ve definitely heard a lot of worse cases, but it’s still really sad
As someone has mentioned before, the main takeaway for this story is, "trust your gut, and don't let someone manipulate you into doing otherwise." This is such an awful story. My heart goes out to the Hawks family.
Tom should have went with his first gut instinct. Your first gut instinct is always the right instinct to follow
Right. And if you’re planning a deal like this, hire an armed protection service to be with you until the funds have been safely deposited.
Amen🙏!
I don't think following your gut is advice for everyone. To my dismay, I have often thought the best of people and don't usually pick up on a person with bad intent. Maybe, I just want it to be the case, or whatever; regardless I am often too trusting and have lost money and been hurt by people when , maybe, I should have seen red flags or just didn't want to believe them.
"When you see someone through rose colored glasses, the red flags disappear."
-said by someone that got hurt
I'm just saying, people should know themselves and acknowledge their own faults before trusting their own gut. That's one reason to have good true friends.
The constitution allows us the right to protect ourselves from these sick individuals. Protect your 2A rights. If Tom or his wife had CCW they would likely be alive today. Truth!
“Man’s inhumanity to man” has never been more evident than in this case. This is so much more disturbing than so-called “horror” stories, in my opinion. Thank you, John, for telling us this story. May God have mercy on us all!
After Skylar Killed Tom And Jackie, He Had A Sex Change In Prison And Attempted To Cut Off His Own Penis
On March 13, 2008, Deleon partially severed her penis with a razor blade while being held in jail. After receiving medical attention, she was returned to jail the following day. In an interview with ABC's 20/20, Deleon indicated that she attempted to cut off her penis because she, assigned male at birth, wanted to be a woman. Defense lawyers claimed that Deleon's need for money to finance sex reassignment surgery was the motivation for the Hawks' murders. In 2019, Deleon’s gender was legally changed to female and Deleon’s name is now Skylar Preciosa Deleon.
Just another reason we the people deserve to have the RIGHT to defend ourselves however we see fit.
God isn't real.
@@Sh4dowgale Why?
This is the most horrific story I have ever heard. FOUR people thought this was okay. This hurt my heart for the pain and terror Jackie and Tom went through and for their families having to know this happened.
They were both adulterers: he was divorced and then married another woman, and the other woman married a divorced man. Adultery does not pay.
@@coloradostrong ?????? Are you implying that Jackie & Tom deserved what happened to them? Unbelievable!!!
@@coloradostrong POS.
@@coloradostrong stop youself, even if they had been nothing but pure bible right Christians, those evil fuckers would have still given 0 shit
@@coloradostrong Found the fifth one here. Officer, take this one to join the rest of its teammates in life sentence prison without parole.
Horrifying--they should have been more suspicious that such a young couple claimed to have $500K in cash. That's a huge red flag.
Massive red flag. And to come with 2 other sketchy people is a red banner, not just flag.
Tom’s kids must be heartbroken. Never be able to give his dad and stepmom a proper burial. Now these people are real monsters and deserve everything they get.
Well, I mean, they were given the death sentence.
Rest in Peace Tom and Jackie. Two brave, generous precious souls. May you be together for the rest of eternity.
Did they ever find Tom and Jackie Hawks this body yet
@@bobbydecoff1219 Have you finished the video? It literally says in the end that their bodies have no been found as off November 2021, but currently, I wouldn't know and I'm too lazy to find out
@@silentkiler678 I haven't done any research on this case. But I'm assuming that he dumped there bodies somewhere in the ocean.
they will be.
Must suck to be you!!!!
Always remember-if someone can quickly confess to a wrong doing of any sort, especially like money laundering, you better believe they are trying to cover up something far worse.
also wish my guy would post hes slakkin on a 2 week slump
@Ben O*Telling it like it is! They say things done in darkness always come to light. Well, sometimes they don't and a lot of times it doesn't end well!
Exactly right! You admit to a lesser offense to make yourself seem more reliable. Also, to pull attention away from a deeper or greater offense. Good catch. :)
Unfortunately a lot of disturbing crimes never see the light of day as many people disappear without a trace.
The cops already knew that
Absolutely harrowing. Putting a warning was a good idea.
You are an amazing narrator. Subscribed.
How sad for their sons to lose their parents in such a way.
It is very sad. R.I.P. Tom and Jackie.
This made me physically ill thinking of Tom and Jackie and the horror they endured. I will never understand the evil people like Skylar are capable of...
The end of this story kinda tells me it might of been the wife being manipulative considering his prior crime wouldn’t necessarily lead to this could be wrong though. No matter how you look at it though it’s disgusting what people will do to another living person for abit of cash
It's really disgusting that people like them are walking amongst us everyday. Many times drugs are involved...especially meth.
@@itzmrbeau6386 for Skylar to yell "woohoo!" after just murdering two innocent people does not indicate manipulation in the slightest. sure, it may have been his wife's idea, but she did not force his hands. he could have easily spared Jackie and Tom after they signed the bill of sale. everyone that took part in this crime is equally disgusting, vile, and guilty.
@@staycurious3954 I've done meth and so do millions of other people drugs don't make you evil just like guns don't kill people. Drugs are no more influencing then your favorite song on the radio. Some people are evil. Also I would like to know if there's more to this story skyler was Italian and the guy who owned the boat was evidently a cop which makes him an evil pos. So sounds like the only truly innocent person in this was the old lady.
He's psychotic
The moral of this story is...
"Always trust your instincts."
(If something doesn't feel right, it's usually not)
Right
People smell intent, gut instinct is telling you something has ill intent.
So true
Also use your second amendment
Left
What a horrific way to die!! 😮😢 The entire situation is “F’d” up and the way they had to listen to the chain unraveling-knowing their fate is soon approaching … so daunting and sad! 😞
This is honestly one of the most horrific stories I’ve ever heard. Not sure if it’s because of the gruesome details or your story telling abilities but those people deserve all their time in prison. Rip to the beautiful couple
No; they deserve the exact fate imposed on their victims… all four of them.
@@og8550 Well said 💯
@@vionafernandes4619 Indeed
@@og8550 Complete psychopaths for the good of humanity should be eliminated, preferably after a short but painful time in some skinny basement with spiders and burners.
Damn, I sound like some kind of psycho myself, but I'm agitated by this story.
Google translator apologizes for everything.
I dunno...the story John told of the old couple being bludgeoned and buried alive by the neighbor kid they befriended and her compadres is even worse.
As my wife is also my best friend, this story is heartbreaking and it hits home....i cant even begin to imagine how it must have felt. The horror they went through and Tom comforting his wife, knowing it is their last moments alive...shocking. This goes to show, again, that reality is often so much more gruesome then fiction.
☝️now that's a good husband right there!
My wife’s a fat cow, but she feeds me.
@@christopherwharton6022 Pathetic. Get a divorce then
@@christopherwharton6022 you don't deserve her
@@christopherwharton6022 if you really loved her you’d work out with her and help her get healthy, not call her names on social media.
The judge should have given Alonso life without parole as well. Then when he'd ask about his reduced sentence the judge could have said not being put to death is the reduction
Skylar lied to them and said that he was a hit man who killed bad people
@@savagetv6460 Lmao alonso probably lied about that part to make the impression he was tricked and either way you shouldnt be that gullible
After Skylar Killed Tom And Jackie, He Had A Sex Change In Prison And Attempted To Cut Off His Own Penis
On March 13, 2008, Deleon partially severed her penis with a razor blade while being held in jail. After receiving medical attention, she was returned to jail the following day. In an interview with ABC's 20/20, Deleon indicated that she attempted to cut off her penis because she, assigned male at birth, wanted to be a woman. Defense lawyers claimed that Deleon's need for money to finance sex reassignment surgery was the motivation for the Hawks' murders. In 2019, Deleon’s gender was legally changed to female and Deleon’s name is now Skylar Preciosa Deleon.
@@AintNoWaye I think he was an immigrant. No long term American citizen would believe a story like that.
I dont understand why police make deals with criminals. I dont care if you have to lie to the criminal to get them to confess...They didnt give their victim a chance. Why should they get a chance?
This story is one of the sadest stories I’ve ever heard. Truly an example of the real evil from the deepest depths of hell.
Please God, protect the Hawks sons and grandchildren and give rest to their entire family. May your justice be swift upon those who committed the awful crime.
"It's okay, no matter what happens to us, we'll be together."
I'm absolutely sobbing 😭😭😭
Same :(
This is the part that really got me. I tear up every time I think about it.
Me too🥺🥺🥺🥺
😓😓😓
That made me cry also 😢
I always remember a phrase from The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
"The fear of offending can be stronger than the fear of pain."
I have always remembered that phrase when I'm in uncomfortable situations. Sometimes follow your gut and just say 'No'. Screw social norms.
That’s an awesome quote. I will remember that also.
I remember watching that movie and thinking how dangerously true that statement was and thinking of the many times I have been foolishly guilty of this myself!
Profoundly accurate.... Thanks for sharing.
I just screenshotted that quote as a reminder. Thank you.
thank you. saw movie but did not stick to me. It has cost me thousands to be mr. let me help, i trust you, you need it more than i do type of guy. perhaps i will not change but at least will think twice now.
This story hit really hard, can you imagine what both of them must of been thinking when they knew the anchor was going to pull them in the depths of the oceon:(
Truly sick people out there. These stories are so terrifying but must be shared
Every video you release Mrballen is a treat❤️
@Kelly Smunt I bet they did really quick at least:( probably held onto each other as they went....so horrifying
After Skylar Killed Tom And Jackie, He Had A Sex Change In Prison And Attempted To Cut Off His Own Penis
On March 13, 2008, Deleon partially severed her penis with a razor blade while being held in jail. After receiving medical attention, she was returned to jail the following day. In an interview with ABC's 20/20, Deleon indicated that she attempted to cut off her penis because she, assigned male at birth, wanted to be a woman. Defense lawyers claimed that Deleon's need for money to finance sex reassignment surgery was the motivation for the Hawks' murders. In 2019, Deleon’s gender was legally changed to female and Deleon’s name is now Skylar Preciosa Deleon.
I agree. Broke my heart.
@Kelly Smunt Same
MrBallen USED TO tell good stories, now he just tells the stories of people being THE WORST KINDS OF HUMANS and it's just not much fun anymore.... I liked it when he told ghost stories, now I just feel sad and depressed every time his videos are over... not sure I can handle much more of this... it's a shame, I REALLY liked him when I found him on Instagram, it was fun back then. Now it's just like I'm watching ID Discovery or Forensic Files... I'd rather go back to the Cave Diving stories even though they sucked too
Always remember, If something doesn’t feel right, it’s Not! Never be forced into a No win situation! This was very frustrating for me too watch, as a retired Detective and Marine Corps Veteran. Fire or Drowning is the worst way too die!
Always go with ur gut.. ALWAYS
100% agreed
I agree. Never put yourself in a position where someone has the complete upper hand on you like going out to sea with 3 men. If you’re in a compromised position, trust your instincts. Always plan ahead if you’re doing meetups with strangers and ideally, do a background check on any potential buyers or sellers. Not victim blaming but it just serves as a reminder to everybody else. Fuck the De Leons and RIP to the Hawks. And pleaseee, never believe anyone that tells you that they’re an international assassin and they need your help to kill. A real one will never reveal his identity.
Yes, I believe that our intuition is there for a reason. Whenever my intuition has kicked in I listened to it.
fun fact, being steamed alive is worse than being burnt alive
I'm glad you actually talk about the victims backgrounds. I see so many true crime channels that give murderers full background, but barely talk about the victim.
So sad, and to think there are many people who are like that in this world. And a kid star...it look like the power rangers to me. Does anyone else remember that show? The power of greed is horrible and yes as many other comments said she should have been given the death penalty also. She was the mastermind behind the whole thing. She could have stopped this but didn't nothing but watch the $$$$$ roll up. Can't say this is a crazy world because all in all it's a great world. But some neighbors, people, and so on are crazy as he##. Got me thinking I rather stay home, you go on ahead. Piece to all.
❤ yes
i was just thinking this too. (edit: typo)
I feel like even saying the name of the scumbags should be illegal or at least frowned upon. Some of these animals do what they do to become famous or infamous. Not mentioning them at all might deter them from acting. Make the victims the story instead
@@johnrogers6348 absolutely the way I feel.
I have actually heard this story a couple of times, but I had no idea the totally awful and heartbreaking way they were actually murdered...you definitely have a way of showing compassion while still giving graphic details of how everything happens..you make them seem more like real people (which they are) instead of making them just another story...thank you for all that you do💜
Thank you
@@Sc413tt.clarke You’re so weird
@@MrBallen How do you feel after listening to such a story? Does it disturb you? Or not much now ? And does it disturb your wife too? Have you become very cautious in your life? Sorry for the barrage of questions , but after watching dozens of your videos and especially this one , I had to ask you. Can you give some safety tips after some videos ?
@@chaddking8333 well i dont love him i just want him to replu
@@Sc413tt.clarke yeah that's fucking weird. Why do you feel the need for self validation in a TH-cam comment section, from sum1 you've never even met before?
How could anyone do that to another fellow human?!?!?!?! DISGUSTING 😡😡😡😡😡😡😡😡
how can you laugh and scream of joy after killing innocent loving people... how
Sociopathy.
@@VeganV5912 this is about actual Human Beings... this ain't the place to advertise your stupid veganism..
@@VeganV5912 lmao my dude wtf. This is mad cringe behavior. Promoting veganism is a great cause and go right ahead and do so BUT there is a time and place. We're here to talk about two people murder not animals being murdered thanks.
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There are some ppl out there that are truly evil. Never trust strangers. Always go with your gut.
This story is absolutely horrific. Rest peacefully, Tom and Jackie.
ya kinda spoiled it for me :
@@jessieolesco3232 dont read the comments while watching a vid
It's so dreadful. That woman used her baby to pull a sense of security to someone who was headed to a murder
there is peace for them same as those killers
Amen
I have watched Mr. Ballen's videos multiple times each, but when this one popped back up, I had to close it immediately. It is just gut wrenching.
When you put “As of November 2021 Tom and Jackie’s bodies have never been found”. It was like salt to a wound. That just broke me. Such a sad story.
Very sad indeed.
After Skylar Killed Tom And Jackie, He Had A Sex Change In Prison And Attempted To Cut Off His Own Penis
On March 13, 2008, Deleon partially severed her penis with a razor blade while being held in jail. After receiving medical attention, she was returned to jail the following day. In an interview with ABC's 20/20, Deleon indicated that she attempted to cut off her penis because she, assigned male at birth, wanted to be a woman. Defense lawyers claimed that Deleon's need for money to finance sex reassignment surgery was the motivation for the Hawks' murders. In 2019, Deleon’s gender was legally changed to female and Deleon’s name is now Skylar Preciosa Deleon.
How is that possible? If they never moved the boat or got rid of the anchor, where would they go?
Unfortunately the ocean is a huge place & after all this time there would be nothing left to find 😢
@@kelleyk28they did move the boat & got rid of the anchor - right out in the middle of the ocean. How could they possibly find them so deep in the middle of nowhere. What I don’t get is why these criminals docked the boat back in the same place & hung around to get caught?! It’s just plain stupidity. I’m glad they did though or the case may never have been solved. I hope they feel more fear & pain than Tom & Jackie did when it comes time for their death sentences to be carried out‼️
My heart breaks for Jackie, Tom and their loved ones. It takes a truly sick mind to not just come up with such an evil plan, but to carry it out and stand by watching while they fought and begged for their lives.
“I know the defendant could care less about my family, how we feel, how this horrific crime has affected us,” said the 31-year-old. “I urge the defendant’s family to give up the children for adoption. The best possible future these children can ever have growing up is not knowing who their biological parents were, what they did, and how the children themselves were used as decoys [in the plot] to murder my parents for financial gain.”
Ryan Hawkes during the trial about the Deleons’ children
Were the kids put up for adoption?
@@TheShumoby I did a little research and they are being raised by Skylar's mother.
@@Palafertiil seriously. And that woman did such a good job brining up her own son.
So they could care less? *couldn't
Sad. They should have been given up for adoption. Eradicate those people from their lives.
This is my first time viewing one of your videos. I'm 5 minutes into it and had to pause to tell you how much i enjoy your storytelling. You're really terrific. Back to the story!
"We will be together" I started crying.
When mr.ballen said Tom was stroking Jackie’s hand and told her at least we’ll be together I cried :( such an awful death I wouldn’t wish that on anyone. They just wanted to be with their family.
Same. I'm crying again just reading your comment. I'm sure it is a thought that their children have had too. Amazing how the smallest comfort in the midst of such horror can keep us going. I hope they were able to somehow hold onto each other til the end.
So heartbreaking 🥺 they were seriously just getting to the best part of their lives, and to never get to meet their 1st grandchild!
Beyond cruel, this story is hard to hear as someone who never met the couple. For their loved ones, knowing their final moments must be torture. The way Mr Ballen immediately followed the tragic story with his jokey shtick about the 'Like' button was pretty crass.
@@glamdolly30 I think he means it to transition out of that heavy space but it doesnt always work. I like it at the beginning though. And I'm really glad he got rid if the hidden clue in the videos. I think he meant it to lighten things up where he could but it never worked for me.
@@glamdolly30 He always does it after the most graphic or painful stories. It's done to break it up and allow the viewer a bit of respite. It's like he's offering you ginger to cleanse your palate.
Tom and Jackie were the epitome of good, loving people, while the Deleons are the epitome of the worst.
Such a heartbreaking story, I hope the Hawks family can find some sort of peace--I hope Tom and Jackie can be found someday.
You know, I was thinking the same thing, that perhaps the Navy in San Diego might be able to search for the couple...but I don't know if that would be a comfort to their children ...
As sad as it is to admit, by this point it will never happen. That depth for this long, the most that might be found is the anchor, the chain, and the handcuffs.
I'm from Melbourne, Australia and just came across your channel and love it! I'm not sure if you know about the Mr Cruel case in Melbourne back in 80's & 90's but it would be a true crime story I think you'd find interesting to look into. It still gives chills to Melbournians now. I lived through it and not only did it change the way parents parented, but it has gone into further generations and the fear that we all felt has been passed to our own kids.
Thanks again for a great channel!
This case has always made me uncomfortable, mainly due to how they were murdered. I haven't seen it covered so passionately before now. Thank you for allowing people to see just how happy they were, how hard they had worked towards their dream, how much family meant to them both. Their final moments are heartbreaking; thank you for covering them with equal passion.
Phenomenally said, good friend.
You too, thank you for being you.
I agree, well said my friend. They deserve all of our love and thoughts and prayers. Just because they’re gone in the most awful way imaginable doesn’t mean they don’t deserve the attention and love from the world. They were a beautiful couple
I believe dateline did a story or 20/20 did a story on this murder. I think 🤔 . Truly a sad story of good people getting killed.
@@naudiatf2791 they were beautiful people. Mr Ballens story telling skills made me feel like I knew them both. RIP Tom and Jackie.
@@tspwall0923 20/20 did. In the photos he shows, he provides resource credit captions at the bottom, that give credit to abc and 20/20. Mr Ballen is a smart guy and knows how to do things the legal and right way unlike a lot of youtubers that get their content removed for copyright infringement. And he definitely speaks with extreme passion. Hes not reading any of this and explains it so vividly like he was there. Hes got an amazing ability to tell stories and sometimes its too well conveyed that i have to turn it off cuz its just too real and disturbing. That poor couple was nervous beforehand. Had no idea theyd suffer the way they did. All thanks to that bitch! Unthinkable evil. So glad that baby found a new home though. Anyone else would be more fit than those POS murderers.
That couple did not need this pain. Rest In Peace Tom and Jackie.
Hey. But why did he say that he was getting so much money for killing them? They weren't rich, so why would someone give so much money to kill them?
Yea
That was just a story Skylar made up to get Alonzo to go along with things. The only money he was getting was from the stolen boat and access to Tom and Jackie’s possessions after they were murdered. A real hired assassin wouldn’t involve accomplices, and likely wouldn’t torture the victims beforehand either.
@@DarkeningSkies1 Thank you. But if he had really promised him a mil, why didn't the other guy kill him for breaking the deal? I guess the million was also a lie by Alonzo to the cops
I remember this story ... Very sad 💔😩
When someone voluntarily confesses to wrongdoing, it’s often an attempt to cover something even worse. When Skylar confessed to laundering drug money- which could get you locked up for years- you could at that point be fairly confident he’d done something far worse.
I assumed setting the couple up to get the drug dealer's money back for a cut/ or getting them killed as decoys if the person he stole from caught them . but the simplest answer is usually truth . They should have used a broker since buying a boat is akin to buying a house- you have to show it or you cant expect to sell it, but i would never agree to meet strangers in a private setting where anything foul could happen- and be covered up- and did. What rotten luck they had.
I thought the same.
Yeah but its a MrBallen story- so we expected plot twists. "They were thrown overboard." Is pretty cut and dried. Still horrfic and grisly without the details. I wouldn't trust ANYONE who showed up with that kind of cash anyway- only drug dealers would deal in cash at those amounts. Of course they could easily steal it back. No BABY is gonna set me at ease in those circumstances. Especially when she backed out.
indeed.
@@douganderson7002 It’s an aspect of human nature that detectives attempt to leverage all the time. When they’re interviewing someone they believe may be guilty of a crime, they suggest something lesser to see if the suspect will confess to that. It’s the same principle if the suspect himself initiates the lesser-crime admission. Of course it doesn’t mean that the person is indeed trying to cover for something worse; his confession could be absent any guile or subterfuge. But- and this is hearsay- criminals lie.
This is one of the saddest things I have ever heard.
I just can't imagine how his son felt. All of this because they wanted to be closer to him and his children.. This one hits really hard. Tom, you're a real Legend. Rest in peace
why only tom tho?
@@Satsujiki they both wanted to move
If that where my mother and father that man better repent everyday in prison because I’d come for him as soon as he’s released. I hope these boys are capable of forgiveness over retaliation.
And Jackie
I was thinking the same thing 💔
This story has haunted me for years. The victims spent their last minutes telling each other how much they loved each other. Even as they were being pulled overboard by the anchor.
I’ve watched many of Mr Ballens videos and I know that I will never forget this story. It deeply saddens me knowing that Tom and Jackie’s last moments were knowing that they were going to die and not be able to see their children ever again and never be able to meet their grand baby. And the one thing that truly disturbs me is how they died. That sweet innocent couple died in one of the most horrific ways. The murderer didn’t even take their lives before throwing them into the water. He just watched them drown while being fully conscious 😞 that man is evil and I’m glad he got a life sentence and is going to die. And he is going to die being fully aware that his life will end. Tom and Jackie have got justice but it will never bring them back and that is the most crushing thing.
That's a brutal way to go
Psychopaths are often smart at plotting but stupid at measuring the intellect of others or impact on their own lives.
@@freecountry3544 he's clearly not intellectual when he exposed him self regarding info on the money. Would have gotten away with it if he and his accomplices just kept their mouth shut.
@@tommychoppa7564
In his little rotted, psycho brain, he was trying to deflect blame FROM him. "Duh, I was only trying to make some dirty money clean, and I wuz a "bad" boi (not really), but I didn't kill nobody!" And in his twisted world, the police would have been like, "understandable, have a great day, sir. Absolutely nothing to see here, and we never have to talk about this never ever again. Here's some clean money for the road." In these socio/psychopath's logic, that would have worked if reality ran by that. In their head they make all the sense and logic, and everyone better recognize and give in, because how can you not? What are you stupid? Un-logical? Did you hear what they said? They didn't do anything wrong.
But reality doesn't work like that. Which is one MAJOR weakness we should 100% exploit in all dark triads. They ALL act like this.
This story gave me such anxiety. I can't imagine the fear and trauma in their heads before they hit the water, poor souls. My heart goes out to their families. RIP 💙
I was about to write that, anxiety went through the roof.. especially the anchor part.. Skyler is pure evil and a sick person..
me too, wish i hadn't listened to it... I've never seen one of these channels that discusses horrid crimes... hope u don't make a habit of it.
Hopefully their rapid descent caused them to lose consciousness. Such a horrible way to go.
@@OldManPaxusYT "Strange, Dark & Mysterious" --- What were you expecting? Hello Kitty?
@@OldManPaxusYT you need to leave!..
I’m blown away that of all the Mr.Ballen videos I’ve seen, today’s the first time I’ve seen this one. Absolutely didn’t disappoint
This made my heart shatter in a million pieces. My heart breaks for Tom and Jackie and for their family.
It's a very disturbing world.
It is Terrible...And how they Used the Baby to calm them down ... Sick...and get them on the ship...as soon as the GF left with the Baby Tom must have had a sense but. You know this type of Evil happens to people everyday. Its heart breaking for there sons and I would not wish that Shit on my worst enemy ( not that i have any ....)I felt the same way. after they got the Chain.... i skipped ahead!
@@davidstrangeDMC I literally started crying when he mentioned the anchor and how Tom held Jackie’s hand. God it brings me to tears typing it. I can’t imagine
@@djrychlak4443 it really is 😢
"Of the hundreds of stories I've covered" It's insane that Mr.Ballen has only been doing TH-cam for a year. When I first started watching his channel I was sure he had like 3-5 years under his belt due to how much content he had. Man he definitely put in some work, very impressive.
Yeah he's top tier.
While I’m happy he’s had so much success, I find the fact he’s been able to become so successful disturbing. Not him, but the fact the world is so fucked up that he will never run out of content.
A pro from the start...
@@QixTheDS bingo - the world is a messed up place. A lot of the ugly has been hidden for a long time but now not so much
Yep I don't think he does anything half way he always gives his best.Thank you Mr.Ballen for keeping us entertained.
"no matter what happens to us we'll be together" my heart melted.
I thought the same I'm a grown as man and my heart melted so so so sad poor people 😞 just awful
I like to sincerely imagine that these two souls will meet again.
@@waynestadin1788you don't have to be a grown ass man for this to rock you as bad as it did. You just have to be human!
Athiest: UM ACKSHULLY TECHNICALLY THAT IS NOT TRUE; AS THEIR IS NO AFTERLIFE. thank you
@@mollywilkins3866badly*
I see why you have so many subscribers - you are a great storyteller!
The red flag for me in the story was when De León said that he paid for the yacht in cash. I am a retired parole officer and there is no way that I would except payment for $500k in undocumented cash. De León story to investigators was one big red flag.
Especially since Tom was a former parole officer, I'm quite sure he wouldn't have taken straight cash from him!!!!
So you have accepted 500k in cash huh?
I'm not a detective, but the fact that he was supposedly so willing to admit money to laundering to the police seemed in and of itself a HUGE red flag. It seems like the perfect method to rid yourself of any guilt of a murder. For one, it gave them the idea that he was some honest upstanding guy for admitting to such a crime, two, he'd rather be charged with money laundering than murder, so it seemed like a good way to throw the cops off his trail. He probably thought they'd let him off easy for money laundering as well.
Total dark triad personality. I don't know how a kid like that grew up to be such a psychopath.
I mean, most people wouldn't be so fortheright about something that would land them in federal prison, only if they were desperate enough not to be charged with something even worse. Plus the story was completely dumb. "Oh I didn't want dirty money so I traded in the dirty money for clean money. I'm just coming clean guise".
Most people will try to accept cash and avoid tax on it. Which isn’t hard to do
Exactly!!
i hope they’re still holding hands in heaven, watching their grand baby grow up. gosh this is so sad, rest in peace tom and jackie!
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There's no such thing.
@@lavenderflowers1075 I get not being religious, I’m not religious either. But there’s no need to be disrespectful towards the dead or someone wishing the dead well.
@@boyyoyoing wishing the dead well makes absolutely no sense. They are dead.
Never, ever distrust your gut. It knows on a deeper level when something's wrong. Such a shame. Such a nice couple Tom and Jackie were. Terrible story, but I love Mr Ballen' s storytelling!!
Why you should always have your concealed carry pistol on you for any situation. Sometimes you get lost in the woods and need a compass.
So true! That guys first instinct was aw hell naw and he was right.
Words to live by...
absolutely anytime I have doubted my gut I have always regretted it
The Gift of Fear. It’s a thing. Instinctual.
Wow, I’ve watched a lot of true crime, and the way this story was told had me engaged the entire time. Great storytelling! Subscribing right now! 🎉
"We just want to be with our children, we just want to be with our grandchildren" this line makes me cry, how can people be can be such monsters
I’m done asking that question. I just accept human nature for what it is. But I’m well prepare to defend me and mines by ANY MEANS.
I’ll still keep shooting after the body drops and stop moving, cause I don’t even trust a human corpse.
Have you talked to liberals lately?
It's sad
@@SoundsOfSushi what do liberals have to do with this?
@@cadencepelfrey9304 they’re anger addicts that just want to talk at you.
Such a heartbreaking story. Tom and Jackie were good people, great parents, and they would have been amazing grandparents. I wish this never happened. May they Rest In Peace 🌹
Such a terrific time in their lives to really start enjoying all they reaped! BASTARD killer! so disturbing
Not just their demise, but the way it happened. As soon as I saw the #powerrangers in the description, I knew who it was from a Dateline episode. The episode described how they held hands as they were bound. Heartbreaking and disturbing. I wish it could be eye for an eye.
RIP
@@miaknig3130 I saw that episode too 😢 so incredibly sad. I couldn't imagine being able to put my family to rest either.
Aameen
I really appreciate how mrballen talks about the victims at the start, it really humanises them and reminds us that they were real people with real lives.
it makes the rest of the video so much more upsetting - they just wanted to be with their family :(
same, i noticed so many true crime channels just mainly focus on the killer with like a few sentences dedicated to the victims while making this whole spiel about respecting victims etc... this channel is the first time i really felt much more for the people who were caught up in this awful situations
i find that part so boring, they are just random strangers to me
It's holidays season and I'm here binge watching MrBallen's videos. I can say it's worth the time 😂
I felt like someone ripped my heart out with a rusty spoon on hearing the horrific details of Tom and Jackies murder.
It's so sad.
It's stories like these that make people really aware as to what lurks out there in this world.
Stay safe people.
I feel the same way also , yes there is evil on this earth unfortunately and we have to share this land with these crashes out there...God bless Tom & Jacquie, two beautiful souls
@@dr.brigittevilleneuve2809 You must have dealt with many people who have been at the wrong end of assaults and other nefarious events.
Thank goodness for doctors. 🙏
totally agree. Another point is that i hope the daughter found better parents than she had.
I can only imagine this as a, ( it could happen to me scenario) Tom looks like a VERY capable guy. And these despicable thugs got the jump on him, and his beautiful wife. So sad, tragic and sobering.
@@bokigaab7064 Yea, but as she is the spawn of two demons who knows how she'll turn out. We can only hope that she doesn't/didn't grow up to become a heartless insane person like her piece of 💩 mother rotting in prison. Because there is that saying..."the apple doesn't fall far from the tree". I hope she ends up being a good person tho.🤞
I hate to hear a beautiful couple go out like that. That’s why I’m always skeptical of ANYONE upon first impressions & keep that Glock handy. People are sick man. Smh.
It's in conmiefornia, guns are evil to them
@@savagetv6460 you mean the govt your subordinates are complacent with?
Primary, secondary pistols and no less than 3 knives at all times. I also look for improvised weapons whenever I enter a place I haven't been before.
@@MagklJellyBeanPastelLucidDream bruh I hate big government. Fuck progressives and their gun laws. Everyone should have guns
@@kunfugunman again it's commiefornia only criminals have guns cause of muh gun control