Her victim impact statement at the end damn near had me crying. What a brave and beautiful soul. It take a lot of courage to testify and to rip open those wounds. Sounds like she was on the path of healing and I hope today she is doing well ❤
Dear God. She looks at the sunshine like a miracle because she was deprived of it, captive, and abused for so long? What an astoundingly strong person. You've earned life, Abby.
She's a strong human for sure. She just looked at him and said, that's all you got bit*^!? I was against the death penalty all my life, but that started changing a few years ago. Some people need to be let off our space ship.
I was a victim of SA and still acted like everything was okay but inside... I was going through absolute TURMOIL and got very aggressive and hostile with people I loved. There is no "act like a victim" phase. Just because she's calm and collected on the outside, does NOT mean she didn't go through trauma.
I was the same, calm and collected and acted like it didn’t bother me but the thoughts tormented me to the point, I was literally suicidal & the worse part of it is when your family believes that it’s your fault since it isn’t the typical “against your own will” case.
Statistically, 8 of 10 women experience sexual assault. Seek help therapy for it. In other countries it's almost 100 percent of women are affected by this violence. It's as old as the ages.❤
This literally is how detectives should treat “runaway” cases. There are so many cases where they don’t take runaway cases seriously and then the worst happens
The amount of police incompetence when labbling people as run aways when its clearly not a thing that should even be considered. Thank God for these cops and detectives. Its such a nice thing to see. Its the light in the darkness of this case.
i think they should still treat runaway cases tho because you need to make sure the person is ok, and i agree. there is so many cases of people saying it’s just a runaway when they literally got kidnapped and went through so much
thats because the detective knows how statistic works. 1 in 1000 cases would be like what happened in this video 999 of the times is just teenagers fcking around.
28:25 WOW 😦 What a ridiculously beautiful, incredibly astounding, amazingly resilient and wonderfully strong young woman! That letter at the end got me right in the heart. To be able to forgive someone that took it upon himself to take her life as she knew it, keep her captive for 9 months on top of all the other horrifying things he did, SPEAKS VOLUMES OF HOW WONDERFUL OF A PERSON SHE IS, NOT ONLY ON THE OUTSIDE, BUT ALSO ON THE INSIDE.
@@hoidoei941i don’t think that’s it, she was always nice towards him since the beginning i think she’s just genuinely a forgiving person even when he started she looked at him with humanity which is why she made it
The forgiveness isn't for him, it's for her. To not forgive is to carry hate around for the rest of her life, and that's no way to live. The way to elevate yourself above it is to find a way to forgive, let go of the hate, and get on with your life.
👆🏼 for real. Keeping hate in your heart is like cancer to your soul. You’ll age faster and hate everything and everyone more, completely unhealthy. I’m just so amazed at how at her age she was able to figure out quickly enough that calm, friendly and strong was her way of getting out of there. Even some of the strongest women would struggle. So happy and proud of her. Wish her nothing but the best
She is owed a huge apology from everyone who judged her without any facts. She won't get it, but she deserves the apology. She is a strong girl who not only survived, but thrived.
Nancy Grace always preaching about "Always believe the victim" yet calls an actual victim ( and a child at that) a liar disgusted me. She re-victimised Abby with those words, as did many, many other adults and media outlets. At least law enforcement continued to believe that Abby WAS abducted, and not a runaway - Which should always be the case until proven otherwise.
“She doesn’t act like a victim!” Immediately I know you’ve NEVER been in any kind of crazy dangerous situation. There is no one way to “behave like a victim” and everyone deals with their trauma differently. Those people are not only disgusting for turning against her and refusing to believe her, but they’re also very very stupid.
People judging her like that is just another form of not being able to control their emotions and just shows that they wouldn't have made it out of that situation alive. They wouldn't have been able to control their emotions and their level of fear to manipulate themselves out of that situation
the one comfort I do have is that the ones that didn't believe her story, lack the capacity to survive such a situation.. that too is evolution. but yeah, it's trumpers to the core, the ones that commit these crimes and the ones who turn against the victims.
@@esmeraldaweatherwaxe970 That’s absolute bs I’m a conservative and I completely believe her. It’s other who claim to be victims and aren’t that don’t believe her. Young millennials and gen z punks. Normally leftys
Abby is amazing. To say “I appreciate my freedom BECAUSE of you” really hit deep. What an incredible woman. I wish her nothing but the absolute best in life.
And when she says, Yeah but i just really wanted to live. She did this, She and God did this!! I love her, what a beautiful strong young lady. Thank you God for saving Abby, Bless her life❤
Absolutely disgusting how ADULTS treated this child. She owes you NOTHING. Every single person who said anything negative should feel ashamed of their behavior.
It’s like armchair quarter backs reacting to videos like this with their interjected opinions, good thing TH-cam commenters arent juror’s, or are they?
to be true, she cussed at her mother, telling her to f off the fourth, third? time the mom asked, hey what happend?. alsoshe acted normal. like a normal teen after everything
@Yhkz_jdiis victims shut down and get agitated when pressured to talk about traumatic things. That's pretty normal. Egging on someone who is trying to come down from a flight or fight response that lasted almost a year just pushes them to stay in flight or fight. They worry about getting through the day and not about planning for anything. Deflecting, disassociating, shutting down and lashing out is pretty darn typical of assault and kidnapped victims. On top of being made out to be a liar by news medias all over the world when you have vivid memories or the abuse you endured is a whole mess of emotions to top it all off.
her kindness until the end is both heartbreaking and nothing short of giving hope. how she's able to see a speck of human much less see him as human at the end of it is difficult to accept. his crimes were monstrous and what he did to her especially. And yet she has found peace. I'm glad that she could. What an incredibly strong young woman.
I think it's a bit easier to say when you're younger. Yes this is horrific, but if you survive, your worldview is still pretty naive at 16. Too many people forgive without even thinking about what they're saying.
I have a 7 year old daughter and I hope she's half as strong as this girl.. now young woman. Your not just a credit to women or survivors your a credit to all humans as a whole. Bless you Abby Hernandez you are a very special person.
I'm a firm believer that these people act the way they do because there's no threat of being punched in the face. This is why the Internet enables their shameless sociopathy.
yeah seriously it damages the victims even more when they’re not believed because they “dont act like victims” IN PUBLIC like they’d break down and show the world how traumatized they are
Exactly. There’s proof she’s a victim, she might have trauma, then they are saying she’s a fake victim because she’s not acting like a victim? Some people still have trouble to accept things so.
I absolutely despise that woman & always have. It's one thing to have news shows and even dramatize news to an extent to get people's attention. What she does goes so far beyond that. First, she's a human vampire vulture, feeding off of the misery of others- usually normal people who wake up one day, or come home from work or grocery shopping or something and discover their loved one is missing or murdered and they're suddenly in the middle of a nightmare no one can even begin to prepare for. She's peppering them with personal questions in their most vulnerable state on live TV sometimes, then SHE decides their guilt or innocence within hours, usually based on something asinine like whether they've cried enough to satisfy her or how many people they dated in high school or maybe they had the audacity to go out and eat a meal with family or be seen laughing at something someon said. Then uses her platform of network tv to broadcast her "expert" opinion to millions about why this person is guilty or innocent, often influencing community involvement in the investigation & harassment of the family.
@@mommy2libras word sister! I mean damn, in my youth I used to watch her and Glen Beck in the work break room on my lunch, and I was a fan of Beck back then (somehow? I can’t figure out how now but anyways lol) and even then I could tell she was completely f-d up. I couldn’t agree with you more!
She handled that like NO OTHER 14 year old would had. She should be recognized for her strength AND grace!!! After that she went through and all the negative comments she STILL wakes up full of grace. And that just doesn’t mean anything to some of you.
if I wasn't like, a teen with no social media presence at that time I would've believed her, because what harm does giving the victim the benefit of the doubt do in the long run? none. it's human to empathize before criticism but I suppose a lot of us forgot that lol
For her to endure the trauma she did. And to not only be smart enough to live through it but also to not let this man continue to control her mind after the fact by forgiving him. Shows how strong this girl is. She did an amazing job and I can only assume that she is doing well in life. I have the utmost respect for this young woman. 🙏
I hate how people treat kids as runaways...even if a child "runs away" it's still an emergency! Kids can't take care of themselves. Like, even if they are 17, they shouldn't be out on the streets, no matter what... it's so sad how people treat teenagers.
@@SebastianssorrowI didn't have a good reason for running away as a teen. I was running away from things I didn't understand in myself yet. Teens are in danger of their own minds so even without anything at home to run away from, they need people finding them, guiding and loving them so they can learn 'cause their brains lie to them like crazy and they don't know how to survive properly
REALLY well done. I cried all through it (quietly, my fellow is at home and he thinks I'm nuts for watching things like this). But you show SO well the humanity, the transcendence, actually, of Abby Hernandez. She shows what she's made of, and her mother does, as well. LOVE!💞
Absolutely! And public apologies...the people who dismissed her as a runaway did so publicly so they should also apologize publicly! This beautiful young girl has more courage, dignity and integrity than any grown man!!
@@jonathandpg6115 Dude, are you all there in the head? She was a *_FOURTEEN YEAR OLD CHILD_* who spent nearly a year being held captive, tortured & abvsed in ways that *no one* let alone a *CHILD* should ever have to experience, & through all of that time, even after that monster let her go, there were *FULL GROWN ADULTS* all over national media/the internet loudly condemning this child as a liar, saying she couldn’t have actually lived through the horrors that she did & that *SHE* should face legal consequences for “wasting police resources” with her “lies” - adding to her trauma by treating her as though she’d *_WILLFULLY_* chosen to be held in abvsive captivity for nearly a year of her young life. Be so fcking fr, she is owed a MILLION apologies, & that’s just to start. Meanwhile, you’re over here complaining about what? The whole world not being in an uproar of outpouring grief/empathy over some widely unliked, cold hearted, scamming, thieving millionaire’s karma catching up to him as if one has anything at all to do with the other? Life isn’t black & white, I’ve yet to hear anyone seriously advocating for vigilante justice or saying the guy who did it was right for doing it, but the reality is all deaths aren’t created equal & by virtue of the policies *HE* enforced & the new ones *HE* created just to beef up investor/his profits at the expense of paying policy holders’ health all from the comfort of his luxury high rise office, *HE* indirectly murdered hundreds if not thousands of innocent people without a care in the world. So yeah, regardless of how it happened, why tf should the majority of the public ever feel bad about a corporate serial kïller meeting the same fate that he handed out to thousands of other people? At least his family still has his 🩸 money. Get a fcking grip guy. 🙄
she was only a child, 14 YEARS OLD and grown ass people were talking shit on her. I hope those people feel nothing but pure embarrassment and shame every single day. the things she went through are heartbreaking.
For those that say victims don’t act like that have luckily never been a victim. They condition/groom you.. there’s fear like you’ve never feared anything! I’m so pleased Abby got home and hope she got good therapy.. she’s extremely brave ❤
The problem is everybody wants to be an expert and wants the glory but they don't know how to. Crazy part is they have absolutely no clue what it takes to actually read a person correctly by their mannerisms & behavior. People speculate without knowing how to put pieces together. Trust me I have watched crime documentaries all the time and I listen to friends of mine come up with the wrong conclusions every single time and they look at me like I'm crazy when I get it right. And then they asked me how did you know that and I said all you have to do is pay attention. One plus one will always equal two.
I agree with you however I believe it's even more in-depth than that with her. The way she kept her emotions in check and her Panic at Bay for 9 months that 99 plus percent of people wouldn't be able to do and wouldn't have made it out alive means that she also can control her emotions in all aspects of her life. Like when talking to the media about her experience. People don't understand that because people can't control their emotions and can't keep themselves from panicking.
@@heatherjackson2520 🙋♀️ Can not control my emotions &/or keep myself from panicking! I wish I could but I can't! Thanks mom, dad and older brother! 🤬
God, Nancy Grace is the worst. I can’t fathom defaulting to assume any victim is a manipulative liar, let alone a kid that young. There are plenty of cases where the victim acted similarly to stay alive. I don’t get why people were so intense about blaming Abby.
@@wadewilson8011 I had a boss like her at one point, only lasted a few months. I was warned about her and naively thought it wouldn't be a problem, oh boy was I wrong!! What a disaster of a person! One of the worst experiences of my life!
A child’s compassion is honestly the best thing people can keep within themselves, and it’s so astonishing to see desipite everything and growing up, she was able to keep that and give him grace in her speech.
I know kids run away sometimes but they don't have the resources to just disappear like that for very long. That detective deserves a mention because she knew that and kept it open as an abduction. He is a real life monster and I hope he rots.
Exactly! Even IF (Hypothetically) it happened to turn out it was a run away case, either way, she’s still a young minor who needed to be found whether she was gone willingly or not! She’s too young to make that choice with no police follow up at the very least just to check on her well fare if nothing else. If my kid ran away, I would STILL be in constant panic and worry because there’s still danger out there that they need guidance in. Even life in general. So yea it was messed up to not realize how easily kids can be manipulated and lured into things. Willingly or abducted, she was 100% still a missing child! Like ur statement said how did they really expect her to pull that off by choice herself? Did they all lack common sense when this happened or what?
She refuses to be a victim, she's a true strong soul that won't be whining about what a victim she is and entitled to special treatment. Good for you, stay strong ~
@@johnylalrina1451he was a human being. A flawed one like us all. Pretending that everyone doesn't have evil in them has caused some of the worst horrors in history.
I'll never understand how people never hear about the HIGH profile cases in their hometown or state. I get not watching the news and not hearing anything about low profile cases. But the ones that get NATIONAL attention and it's happening in your own backyard, and you not knowing about it???
Its really not that shocking though.....to sit and act like its some crazy notion that people dont know about cases is soooooooooo weird @wadewilson8011
This is a 14-year-old girl the people is saying nasty things about just because it doesn't please them on how a victim should act. I'm sure these people also screams "stop bullying" and advocate the safety of kids. I hope they all swallowed their tongues when truth was finally out. This girl's pure heart saved her, and she was never corrupted despite it all. I hope that itself slapped the faces of those who judged & doubt her.
What a truly helpless feeling To go through such horrible life changing trauma to finally come home and see, hear, read most people didn't believe you were in such a situation Bless her Mom for never giving up
I hope she knows how incredibly brave and strong she is. I don’t know you but I am proud of you for standing up to that monster and showing him, HE DID NOT BREAK YOU.. and instead, you broke him, down to the point of letting you go . Despite what others had said about your truth, You still stood tall and faced him in that court room, Ripping him apart.Proving everything you went through. That’s a powerful and strong woman.. don’t ever let anyone tell you different
The fact ppl just assumed everything was fake is so dumb, like imagine u get kidnapped for almost a yr and ppl don’t believe you, that’s an awful feeling. Ppl need to stop being so heartless 😕
You are one remarkable lady Abby, to hear what you said at the end of this video is beyond everything that anyone could. The noisy public should be ashamed... Among us among friendly faces among loving family there are creeps!! People should never forget what history has taught us because while we are alive we can't control the future.... Anything is possible but non of us have the strength you had. You are truely a hero too us all.
She is an absolutely amazing human being. To have such wisdom, emotional maturity and intelligence, resilience, will to live and in her impact statement speak with kindness and forgiveness - there's no word that exists to describe the character and heart of this young lady. She's the person every single human on Earth should strive to be. 💜
Tbh everyone who claimed she "didnt act like a victim" owes her. An apology, money, something. You should never say someone wasn't a victim of something based solely on if they behave in a way that YOU dislike. Everyone processes trauma differently.
Please, don’t ever say that a person should behave a certain way because that’s what you’ve seen on tv and movies. We’re individuals that process our trauma differently. That poor child. Safe and still violated.
Agreed! If she'd have fought or tried to run, trip door or not, she may have got away a while lot sooner. Truth is, every one is an individual and if you are not there, don't judge her in any way.
Did you see how she flew to Delphi for the Richard Allen trial was there an hour or two ONLY then put out a hateful video on something she hasn’t been following like soooo many of us. Been watching lawyer Lee and Andrea Burkhart cover this daily and she flies in like a king and doesn’t even stay for the morning b4 deciding “oh I see how it is”
@@shards0fwords Nasty Grace is a monster, herself. She's disgusting. I don't know how she's still yapping and people are listening to her. Ever since I was a kid, I've had problems with people like her. I hope one day she goes too far in making judgements and it comes back to her.
@@shards0fwords I'm following the trial and both LL and AB. I saw that she did that. Then she put AB on a video from another creator who apparently was attacking the two girl's families. I can't believe a single person listen to her.
So true. There are so many cultures around the world that blame women for the things that happen to them by someone else's hand. It's gross. You'd think with how "elevated" the US is, we'd be doing better about that. Nope. All the incels here just make excuses like, "they're all just crying wolf, making uo stories and is US who gets screwed over," or "its easy for a women to fake a report about SA." Like, nobody's denying women can't be monsters, too. The vast majority of these cases aren't faked, though, and believe they are as a rule is just so backwards. You'd think if people really believed these victims weren't behaving like victims do, allegedly, they take it upon themselves to figure out a way to stop the process of making victims in the first place. Nope to that, too. People just want to speculate and pat themselves on the back for "figuring it out" in their own minds. This country is seriously sick. So much wrong.
False accusations are the problem. Lies. Fabrications. I don't personally know any real assault victims, but I can tell you a dozen stories where a woman made up accusations and the man suffered. I'm one of them. I've been accused MULTIPLE times. It is always in retaliation against me because I started a problem over something, never just out of the blue. I slept with an eighteen year old when I was thirty-six. She had two babies at the time, having been pregnant at age fifteen. I thought to myself that this was going to be super easy as pie to sleep with this girl. She was eighteen with two babies from two different fathers. Nothing I just said is illegal. When I met her, I was already sleeping with her aunt, but the aunt left town for a couple months to be with her baby's father. The niece called me every single day to smoke my weed with her. I went there every day to hang out. We ended up sleeping together. She isn't that attractive. She told me to keep our relationship a secret because she was embarrassed. She didn't want her aunt or friends to know. One Friday, I dropped her babies off with their separate fathers. One was forty minutes away. I drove them all over the place with the expectation that we were going to be spending the night together after I dropped the kids off. Her friend came by the house and she said they were going to the store and will be right back. I waited and I waited. She was gone a very long time for a store that is right up the street. I called her phone and there was no answer. She did NOT come back. She ditched me for her friend. I kept the baby seat that she left behind in my car. Livid, I called her aunt and revealed to her the secret that I had been sleeping with her niece. I figured that would start a confrontation between the two women and I would have my revenge. The aunt confronted the niece about it. The niece said that it was non-consensual and that I touched her in her sleep, which is false. The aunt confronted me afterwards and believed her niece's lies, which is nonsensical. Why would I come forward with the information before her if it wasn't consensual? The criminal isn't the one who reports their crime, the victim does. The niece never even mentioned it until I said something first. If she was a victim, she would've came forward way before I did. It's common sense. They sent thugs to attack me and I scared them off. I refused to return the baby seat she left in my car. I threw it in a dumpster. There were no charges or police involved, only criminals who threatened violence. I ended up making amends with the women, but we are not friends. People in their circles still think of me as a predator. The first time I was accused was almost IDENTICAL. I had been sleeping with my friend's girlfriend behind his back and I felt guilty. I have a conscience. The girl and I had a falling out, so I exposed the secrets and lies to her boyfriend. Same as the other story, she says to him that it wasn't consensual. She tells him that I forced myself on her. He believed her and they stayed together, having a son eventually. The two spread rumors about me for a decade. No confrontation at all. Ten years later, she asks me out on Facebook and I date her. She has a son with the ex-boyfriend and she has gained weight, but she gives me a free car. The ex was perplexed why she would date me and give me a car. He assumed I was this monster she painted me as. I recorded our phone conversations and got her to admit she had lied about me all those years. I still have the recording. We dated until I walked in on her cheating on me. I obviously kept the car. She is a tramp.
I'm so glad to know that her friends and family never gave in to the narrative the media was trying to tell. I'm glad she came home to people ready to dote on her. I know she needed that. I can't imagine what she went through.
Can you clarify was he having sex with her or was he just torturing her I didn't catch that part and it's kind of a critical to the story if you can let me know
It infuriates me when people so easily will say “that’s not how a victim acts” Look at the recent case of a Colorado surgeon who was serial drugging and graping women on dating apps… he was just sentenced. 158 YEARS. The judge said THIS case proves us ALL wrong on how we think VICTIMS ACT. There were approx a dozen victims. Healing to them❤
It means TH-cam won't let you say the real word. It means saying the real word can get your comment removed, or at worst even remove the video from the algorithm, preventing this incredible story from being heard. Just remove the G and you have your answer. The same applies to words that mean unaliving someone or self deletion. Just think about what is being written and you'll understand everything.
@@sweetmissypetuniawilson9206 "grape" is a censored word because men kept using it as a threat online. Now we can't openly talk about a serious issue without censoring ourselves because online bullies screw everything up for everyone else.
God thats so sad, I rather believe the victim specially when she refuses to talk and say who it was. I rather be wrong and it was a girl who ran away going through a rebellious phase and she's fine rather than go after her when she really was a victim and just silenced another voice from ever coming forward. Poor Abby.
It's amazing, A young girl uses hardcore psychology that she should have no access to to outsmart a man and people demean this by calling it "mind games" You know things that a manipulative woman would do. 🙄
Wow what a story - what an amazingly courageous and grounded young woman. She is truly an amazing and beautiful soul . Sending love and prayers for her healing journey. I wish I could give her a hug.
This is a true testament of faith, humanity, and humility. When no one on the Earth in this current age, there are not many people like Abby and she’s definitely genuine. Her spirit is powerful and I hope that I can have patience and humility like Abby it shows you that light will always overcome darkness. I think it’s unfair that he got only 45 to 90 years. He deserved a life without parole.
This is why people need to take a pause before making judgmental crappy posts about victims. When people do that, they become part of the suspect's process. The victim is still in the horrible experience when you do that. I am speaking right to the people who make comments like that. You are guilty of being part of the evil when you do that. Do you get that?
The normalization of judging victims is an actual tactic. People who create victims, of any kind, don't want their victims believed, so they call into question any victims. By protecting other perpetrators they protect themselves. Apparently the rest of us are just dumb enough to go along with it.
I applaud the Mother who never gave up. I applaud the Detectives who kept pushing to solve this case. I applaud the people who believed and prayed for Abby. I applaud Abby for not giving up and despite of the turmoil while in captivity she kept her presence of mind and kept her spirit intact to make sure she kept alive to tell her story.... I applaud Abby despite of the pain he caused you, you found in your heart to forgive. To those who doubted her and said all those horrible things about her while in captivity. SHAME ON ALL OF YOU... I just hope when this happens to you or any of your loved ones that people wont think the same way like you have bestowed this girl.
What an amazing young lady. To have the ability to forgive this man and see him as a human after enduring all that she went through. The wisdom she has to never take another sunrise or sunset for granet . Everything to her is more precious. She is truly a remarkable young lady. For someone so young to have the strength and the wisdom to try to befriend the monster and keep her wits. That is astonishing. I don't believe many adults would have had that kind of strength. She will go far in life. I hope she is talking to children in schools and sharing her story that may someday save another child. May God continue to bless her.
This story is absolutely chilling. Abby's resilience and strength through such unimaginable trauma are awe-inspiring. It's heartbreaking to see how quick people were to judge her without knowing the full story. Sometimes, the bravest thing a survivor can do is simply keep moving forward, despite the world doubting them
I actually can't even come close at describing how much i appreciate this channel.. The quality & approach to these videos is flat out unbelievable. Thank you for all of the work that you do in order to create & share these videos
I was very involved in Abbies disappearance, I passed out fliers and rallied for her, and the horrendous abuse she endured was hell. Had it not been for zenya, and a close family friend who I have remained friends with- keeping her name alive on a daily basis, I don't think Abby would have the strength to endure 9 months of hell. The cruel words of people killed me. She is a survivor and we are blessed to have Abby still here with us.
All of us young girls, woman, and even seniors need to be careful & just in case, we need to have pepperspray, and never get into strangers vehicles, be safe all of you ladies, god bless you all
@terryford7459 They do, though. Of course, it's just as important to keep our boys safe but the risk levels that boys and girls face are not the same.
So heartbreaking what she went through, even after she made it home! We as a society are so quick to judge rather than give others grace and acknowledge that we don’t know everything. Her victim impact statement at the end had me in tears. Strong woman indeed!
I find it beyond disturbing all these people with little to no facts doubt the extreme situation this young lady endured. She showed more strength and tact than any adult. Not all people deal with trauma the same way… Just because she wasn’t hysterical or acting the way the public assumed she should. I pray you and your family can heal.
As impossible as it would have been, I wish every person that doubted her story could have been punished for it. She was tortured and to just doubt her because the way she acted, because she didn't want to instantly run and tell everyone who had done it, because she was terrified, is just disgusting. I hope nothing but the best for her, her husband, and her children.
Her statement was amazing ..powerful at the end .had me in tears hearing what she had to say to her kidnapper and how she still found it in her soul to forgive him.
I'm at a total lose for words. Abby has The most outstanding character. of anybody that i've ever known. To be so young to have so much empathy and compassion for somebody that gave her so much pain and grief. I'm so glad that her heart was never destroyed.
I bet those that was quick to say she wasnt taken, she was faking it, wasnt so quick in admitting they were wrong and apologised etc!! So quick to judge, but slow to ask for forgiveness!!
Wow. I didn’t expect her story to be truthful going in. I thought this would be another fake kidnapping video. She did in fact stay alive because she kept her head and befriended her captor as hard as that was. I commend the mother for raising an amazing daughter. She must be proud. She never gave up on her coming home and believed her daughter’s story. This IS textbook kidnapping 101 what to do and not do in the event you’re ever taken against your will. So glad to hear she wrote a book and that inspired a movie. Congratulations go out to her for all she accomplished especially becoming a mother.
As angry as I am at the public for turning on that poor girl, it's a good thing that the cops didn't end the search for her after the first letter. That's something they would do.
What a brave girl ❤ I cried when she said her mom looked different when she got home, as the mom of a 13 year old girl I don’t think I would survive a year of missing my child.
All those sht talkers, they're right. She *didn't* behave like a victim - she behaved like a *Survivor* bc that's absolutely what she is. The way she chose to speak and conduct herself is 100% the reason she's still alive today.
I love how even when she had trauma from the abduction, she still forgave him, considered him human and didn't make him feel ashamed. The kindness Abby had is inspiring and I'm proud of her. Stay strong and never loose home Abigail Hernadez.
That impact statement at the end was really something… I like how she worded it, treating him like a human being and ultimately forgiving him too. Big Thanks 🙏🏾 to the unseen team for covering this case, ima look into the movie she made based on that tragic event. I’m just glad she got away alive and not dead with her body being discarded like every other little girl.
Her victim impact statement at the end damn near had me crying. What a brave and beautiful soul. It take a lot of courage to testify and to rip open those wounds. Sounds like she was on the path of healing and I hope today she is doing well ❤
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Dear God. She looks at the sunshine like a miracle because she was deprived of it, captive, and abused for so long? What an astoundingly strong person. You've earned life, Abby.
Nearly had you crying? It got me....
She's a strong human for sure. She just looked at him and said, that's all you got bit*^!? I was against the death penalty all my life, but that started changing a few years ago. Some people need to be let off our space ship.
I was a victim of SA and still acted like everything was okay but inside... I was going through absolute TURMOIL and got very aggressive and hostile with people I loved. There is no "act like a victim" phase. Just because she's calm and collected on the outside, does NOT mean she didn't go through trauma.
❤ I know how you are feeling as I’m in the same boat,keep strong ❤️
@@chelle6019 you, too, love
I was the same, calm and collected and acted like it didn’t bother me but the thoughts tormented me to the point, I was literally suicidal & the worse part of it is when your family believes that it’s your fault since it isn’t the typical “against your own will” case.
Statistically, 8 of 10 women experience sexual assault. Seek help therapy for it. In other countries it's almost 100 percent of women are affected by this violence. It's as old as the ages.❤
Absolutely there is, it is just not the 1 option scenario like people view it.
This literally is how detectives should treat “runaway” cases. There are so many cases where they don’t take runaway cases seriously and then the worst happens
The amount of police incompetence when labbling people as run aways when its clearly not a thing that should even be considered. Thank God for these cops and detectives. Its such a nice thing to see. Its the light in the darkness of this case.
i think they should still treat runaway cases tho because you need to make sure the person is ok, and i agree. there is so many cases of people saying it’s just a runaway when they literally got kidnapped and went through so much
your cops are really bad, so many rotten apples..
Aria Spradling; sad case of that
thats because the detective knows how statistic works.
1 in 1000 cases would be like what happened in this video
999 of the times is just teenagers fcking around.
28:25 WOW 😦 What a ridiculously beautiful, incredibly astounding, amazingly resilient and wonderfully strong young woman! That letter at the end got me right in the heart. To be able to forgive someone that took it upon himself to take her life as she knew it, keep her captive for 9 months on top of all the other horrifying things he did, SPEAKS VOLUMES OF HOW WONDERFUL OF A PERSON SHE IS, NOT ONLY ON THE OUTSIDE, BUT ALSO ON THE INSIDE.
Stockholm syndrome
@@hoidoei941i don’t think that’s it, she was always nice towards him since the beginning i think she’s just genuinely a forgiving person even when he started she looked at him with humanity which is why she made it
@@hoidoei941I think her forgiveness gives her the power back, he will have to sit in jail and think about what he did to someone so kind
The forgiveness isn't for him, it's for her. To not forgive is to carry hate around for the rest of her life, and that's no way to live. The way to elevate yourself above it is to find a way to forgive, let go of the hate, and get on with your life.
👆🏼 for real. Keeping hate in your heart is like cancer to your soul. You’ll age faster and hate everything and everyone more, completely unhealthy. I’m just so amazed at how at her age she was able to figure out quickly enough that calm, friendly and strong was her way of getting out of there. Even some of the strongest women would struggle. So happy and proud of her. Wish her nothing but the best
She is owed a huge apology from everyone who judged her without any facts. She won't get it, but she deserves the apology. She is a strong girl who not only survived, but thrived.
I agree and I'd throw in a large settlement too.
Nancy Grace always preaching about "Always believe the victim" yet calls an actual victim ( and a child at that) a liar disgusted me.
She re-victimised Abby with those words, as did many, many other adults and media outlets.
At least law enforcement continued to believe that Abby WAS abducted, and not a runaway - Which should always be the case until proven otherwise.
She MUST get her apology and compensation
Nancy Grace needs to apologize
@@Lez_awake And compensate the people she has degraded over the years.
Wow. She’s so brave for saying that to his face. “I forgive you.” Incredible grace. Not many people can open their heart like she did…
Shouldn’t forgive reprobates God hates them and so should we
“She doesn’t act like a victim!” Immediately I know you’ve NEVER been in any kind of crazy dangerous situation. There is no one way to “behave like a victim” and everyone deals with their trauma differently. Those people are not only disgusting for turning against her and refusing to believe her, but they’re also very very stupid.
People judging her like that is just another form of not being able to control their emotions and just shows that they wouldn't have made it out of that situation alive. They wouldn't have been able to control their emotions and their level of fear to manipulate themselves out of that situation
it's a disease to believe there's a right and wrong way to deal with trauma :/ human behavior isn't black and white EVER
Exactly how do we know how they should act if we've never been in that situation
the one comfort I do have is that the ones that didn't believe her story, lack the capacity to survive such a situation..
that too is evolution.
but yeah, it's trumpers to the core, the ones that commit these crimes and the ones who turn against the victims.
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That’s absolute bs I’m a conservative and I completely believe her. It’s other who claim to be victims and aren’t that don’t believe her. Young millennials and gen z punks. Normally leftys
Abby is amazing. To say “I appreciate my freedom BECAUSE of you” really hit deep. What an incredible woman. I wish her nothing but the absolute best in life.
And when she says, Yeah but i just really wanted to live. She did this, She and God did this!! I love her, what a beautiful strong young lady. Thank you God for saving Abby, Bless her life❤
@@stephaniemarshall6788 - It was your god that put her in that situation in the first place.
Absolutely disgusting how ADULTS treated this child. She owes you NOTHING. Every single person who said anything negative should feel ashamed of their behavior.
It’s like armchair quarter backs reacting to videos like this with their interjected opinions, good thing TH-cam commenters arent juror’s, or are they?
Especially this agitated news-woman.
to be true, she cussed at her mother, telling her to f off the fourth, third? time the mom asked, hey what happend?. alsoshe acted normal. like a normal teen after everything
@@grxcie_0.o You cannot be serious. I hope you're not.
@Yhkz_jdiis victims shut down and get agitated when pressured to talk about traumatic things. That's pretty normal. Egging on someone who is trying to come down from a flight or fight response that lasted almost a year just pushes them to stay in flight or fight. They worry about getting through the day and not about planning for anything. Deflecting, disassociating, shutting down and lashing out is pretty darn typical of assault and kidnapped victims. On top of being made out to be a liar by news medias all over the world when you have vivid memories or the abuse you endured is a whole mess of emotions to top it all off.
her kindness until the end is both heartbreaking and nothing short of giving hope. how she's able to see a speck of human much less see him as human at the end of it is difficult to accept. his crimes were monstrous and what he did to her especially. And yet she has found peace. I'm glad that she could. What an incredibly strong young woman.
“I still forgive you” is so impressive coming from someone so young. Her humanity for him lived so much longer than her captivity.
Well said. 🙏🏼❤
Abby itself miracle
I think it's a bit easier to say when you're younger. Yes this is horrific, but if you survive, your worldview is still pretty naive at 16. Too many people forgive without even thinking about what they're saying.
That's because she trust's Jesus.
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Watching her itself was enough to say she is grownup
I have a 7 year old daughter and I hope she's half as strong as this girl.. now young woman. Your not just a credit to women or survivors your a credit to all humans as a whole. Bless you Abby Hernandez you are a very special person.
Having people talk shit about her because she "doesn't behave like a victim" is so disgusting
I hope they feel bad about themselves
I'm a firm believer that these people act the way they do because there's no threat of being punched in the face. This is why the Internet enables their shameless sociopathy.
yeah seriously
it damages the victims even more when they’re not believed because they “dont act like victims” IN PUBLIC
like they’d break down and show the world how traumatized they are
Exactly. There’s proof she’s a victim, she might have trauma, then they are saying she’s a fake victim because she’s not acting like a victim? Some people still have trouble to accept things so.
doubt they care
Sometimes those people even double down, start spouting dumb things like conspiracy theories.
she is absolutely incredible, somehow still having empathy towards the person who hurt her most. Respect.
She was FOURTEEN and they talked about her like that?!
Even for Karen Grace, that’s low.
Lmfao karen grace
That woman is horrible. Karen Grace😂😂 Well said 😂😂
i know. fuck i can't stand her.
I absolutely despise that woman & always have. It's one thing to have news shows and even dramatize news to an extent to get people's attention. What she does goes so far beyond that. First, she's a human vampire vulture, feeding off of the misery of others- usually normal people who wake up one day, or come home from work or grocery shopping or something and discover their loved one is missing or murdered and they're suddenly in the middle of a nightmare no one can even begin to prepare for. She's peppering them with personal questions in their most vulnerable state on live TV sometimes, then SHE decides their guilt or innocence within hours, usually based on something asinine like whether they've cried enough to satisfy her or how many people they dated in high school or maybe they had the audacity to go out and eat a meal with family or be seen laughing at something someon said. Then uses her platform of network tv to broadcast her "expert" opinion to millions about why this person is guilty or innocent, often influencing community involvement in the investigation & harassment of the family.
@@mommy2libras word sister!
I mean damn, in my youth I used to watch her and Glen Beck in the work break room on my lunch, and I was a fan of Beck back then (somehow? I can’t figure out how now but anyways lol) and even then I could tell she was completely f-d up. I couldn’t agree with you more!
She handled that like NO OTHER 14 year old would had. She should be recognized for her strength AND grace!!! After that she went through and all the negative comments she STILL wakes up full of grace. And that just doesn’t mean anything to some of you.
So gross that everyone turned against her
Right? It’s to terrible! Meanwhile, this girl knows exactly what happened to her and then nobody’s believing her.
Boohoo
@@boxjellyfish9819 oh no narc on the loose 😂😂😂 lil baby needs more attention
if I wasn't like, a teen with no social media presence at that time I would've believed her, because what harm does giving the victim the benefit of the doubt do in the long run? none. it's human to empathize before criticism but I suppose a lot of us forgot that lol
@@boxjellyfish9819 Troll out of the woodwork alert 🤡🤣
Abby really is a master at kidnap survival. Fair play girl, what a badass.
For her to endure the trauma she did. And to not only be smart enough to live through it but also to not let this man continue to control her mind after the fact by forgiving him. Shows how strong this girl is. She did an amazing job and I can only assume that she is doing well in life. I have the utmost respect for this young woman. 🙏
Whew her mama raised a one of a kind young lady and that young lady should be so proud of herself. Wow.
I hate how people treat kids as runaways...even if a child "runs away" it's still an emergency! Kids can't take care of themselves. Like, even if they are 17, they shouldn't be out on the streets, no matter what... it's so sad how people treat teenagers.
Teenagers don't run away for nothing. They are running away from something
@@SebastianssorrowI didn't have a good reason for running away as a teen. I was running away from things I didn't understand in myself yet. Teens are in danger of their own minds so even without anything at home to run away from, they need people finding them, guiding and loving them so they can learn 'cause their brains lie to them like crazy and they don't know how to survive properly
Child support goes until 21 for some. It's for a reason, absolutely.
Exactly if they’ve ran away at that age a grown adult is most likely grooming them to do so
The fact that the mom’s dream was a sign from God and was exactly what happened!!
REALLY well done. I cried all through it (quietly, my fellow is at home and he thinks I'm nuts for watching things like this). But you show SO well the humanity, the transcendence, actually, of Abby Hernandez. She shows what she's made of, and her mother does, as well. LOVE!💞
No-one, absolutely NO-ONE narrates a case like this narrator. This guy's does a PHENOMENAL job!☺️
Yes! I’m always so surprised when I see the channel hasn’t reached 1 million yet 🤯
Truly Criminal and MrBallen disagree
@@smokejcwhy?
Agreed
@@smokejc they’re all good, including this guy
Incredible girl. I hope that her life is peaceful and joyful.
This girl is owed countless apologies. People are so cruel.
Absolutely! And public apologies...the people who dismissed her as a runaway did so publicly so they should also apologize publicly!
This beautiful young girl has more courage, dignity and integrity than any grown man!!
No she deserves 0 appologies. Literally there are people glorifying murderers she at least is alive
@leannemcleish2683 are you under 35 and single?
@@jonathandpg6115 Dude, are you all there in the head?
She was a *_FOURTEEN YEAR OLD CHILD_* who spent nearly a year being held captive, tortured & abvsed in ways that *no one* let alone a *CHILD* should ever have to experience, & through all of that time, even after that monster let her go, there were *FULL GROWN ADULTS* all over national media/the internet loudly condemning this child as a liar, saying she couldn’t have actually lived through the horrors that she did & that *SHE* should face legal consequences for “wasting police resources” with her “lies” - adding to her trauma by treating her as though she’d *_WILLFULLY_* chosen to be held in abvsive captivity for nearly a year of her young life. Be so fcking fr, she is owed a MILLION apologies, & that’s just to start.
Meanwhile, you’re over here complaining about what? The whole world not being in an uproar of outpouring grief/empathy over some widely unliked, cold hearted, scamming, thieving millionaire’s karma catching up to him as if one has anything at all to do with the other? Life isn’t black & white, I’ve yet to hear anyone seriously advocating for vigilante justice or saying the guy who did it was right for doing it, but the reality is all deaths aren’t created equal & by virtue of the policies *HE* enforced & the new ones *HE* created just to beef up investor/his profits at the expense of paying policy holders’ health all from the comfort of his luxury high rise office, *HE* indirectly murdered hundreds if not thousands of innocent people without a care in the world. So yeah, regardless of how it happened, why tf should the majority of the public ever feel bad about a corporate serial kïller meeting the same fate that he handed out to thousands of other people? At least his family still has his 🩸 money. Get a fcking grip guy. 🙄
@@jonathandpg6115yeah AT LEAST. she literally went through hell for 9 months
she was only a child, 14 YEARS OLD and grown ass people were talking shit on her. I hope those people feel nothing but pure embarrassment and shame every single day. the things she went through are heartbreaking.
For those that say victims don’t act like that have luckily never been a victim.
They condition/groom you.. there’s fear like you’ve never feared anything!
I’m so pleased Abby got home and hope she got good therapy.. she’s extremely brave ❤
The problem is everybody wants to be an expert and wants the glory but they don't know how to. Crazy part is they have absolutely no clue what it takes to actually read a person correctly by their mannerisms & behavior. People speculate without knowing how to put pieces together. Trust me I have watched crime documentaries all the time and I listen to friends of mine come up with the wrong conclusions every single time and they look at me like I'm crazy when I get it right. And then they asked me how did you know that and I said all you have to do is pay attention. One plus one will always equal two.
I agree with you however I believe it's even more in-depth than that with her. The way she kept her emotions in check and her Panic at Bay for 9 months that 99 plus percent of people wouldn't be able to do and wouldn't have made it out alive means that she also can control her emotions in all aspects of her life. Like when talking to the media about her experience. People don't understand that because people can't control their emotions and can't keep themselves from panicking.
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Can not control my emotions &/or keep myself from panicking!
I wish I could but I can't!
Thanks mom, dad and older brother! 🤬
Lol take some accountability. You're the only one in control of your emotions.@@sweetmissypetuniawilson9206
@@heatherjackson2520 the eyes are a picture to your soul. They can say more than any words.
This young lady is incredibly special. May she find joy in her life. May she forget the horrors of those 9months.
God, Nancy Grace is the worst. I can’t fathom defaulting to assume any victim is a manipulative liar, let alone a kid that young. There are plenty of cases where the victim acted similarly to stay alive. I don’t get why people were so intense about blaming Abby.
When has Nancy Grace ever been right or knew WTF she's talking about? She's honestly famous for being a "C."
I agree. She is nothing more than a shrieking female shrew. Never liked her, never will
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I had a boss like her at one point, only lasted a few months.
I was warned about her and naively thought it wouldn't be a problem, oh boy was I wrong!!
What a disaster of a person!
One of the worst experiences of my life!
@wadewilson8011 That's actually her middle name. Nancy C*** Grace
She's insufferable and it drives me nuts so many fall for her bull
A child’s compassion is honestly the best thing people can keep within themselves, and it’s so astonishing to see desipite everything and growing up, she was able to keep that and give him grace in her speech.
I know kids run away sometimes but they don't have the resources to just disappear like that for very long. That detective deserves a mention because she knew that and kept it open as an abduction. He is a real life monster and I hope he rots.
Exactly! Even IF (Hypothetically) it happened to turn out it was a run away case, either way, she’s still a young minor who needed to be found whether she was gone willingly or not! She’s too young to make that choice with no police follow up at the very least just to check on her well fare if nothing else. If my kid ran away, I would STILL be in constant panic and worry because there’s still danger out there that they need guidance in. Even life in general. So yea it was messed up to not realize how easily kids can be manipulated and lured into things. Willingly or abducted, she was 100% still a missing child! Like ur statement said how did they really expect her to pull that off by choice herself? Did they all lack common sense when this happened or what?
She refuses to be a victim, she's a true strong soul that won't be whining about what a victim she is and entitled to special treatment.
Good for you, stay strong ~
The forgiveness and empathy she has for this man is humbling.
That because she was falling for her captor after she realized "hes not a monster, just a human being". It happen all the time in human history.
@@johnylalrina1451I don’t think she was falling for him. She was trying to live
@Nazinsky "I dont see you as a monster, i see you as a human being"! 😏
@@johnylalrina1451he was a human being. A flawed one like us all. Pretending that everyone doesn't have evil in them has caused some of the worst horrors in history.
@@FrydClips correct. Whats your point tho
She is stronger than most of us at the age of 14. I am so happy to know she made it home. Those stories do really exist.
I can’t believe I’ve lived in New Hampshire my whole life and I’ve never heard of this case. Thanks for covering it Unseen team.
I'll never understand how people never hear about the HIGH profile cases in their hometown or state. I get not watching the news and not hearing anything about low profile cases. But the ones that get NATIONAL attention and it's happening in your own backyard, and you not knowing about it???
@ In this case I think the media coverage dying down may play a role in that as I’m generally not unaware of NH cases.
i lived in north conway while this was happening and it was huge. it was literally national news at the time suprised u never heard of it
@@wadewilson8011it’s life really
Its really not that shocking though.....to sit and act like its some crazy notion that people dont know about cases is soooooooooo weird @wadewilson8011
The mother's message was stunningly beautiful.
This is a 14-year-old girl the people is saying nasty things about just because it doesn't please them on how a victim should act. I'm sure these people also screams "stop bullying" and advocate the safety of kids. I hope they all swallowed their tongues when truth was finally out.
This girl's pure heart saved her, and she was never corrupted despite it all. I hope that itself slapped the faces of those who judged & doubt her.
What a truly helpless feeling To go through such horrible life changing trauma to finally come home and see, hear, read most people didn't believe you were in such a situation
Bless her Mom for never giving up
It's really upsetting that people talk about her just because she "doesn't act like a victim."
I hope she knows how incredibly brave and strong she is. I don’t know you but I am proud of you for standing up to that monster and showing him, HE DID NOT BREAK YOU.. and instead, you broke him, down to the point of letting you go . Despite what others had said about your truth, You still stood tall and faced him in that court room, Ripping him apart.Proving everything you went through. That’s a powerful and strong woman.. don’t ever let anyone tell you different
Poor girl, after all she went through, then be judged like that, i hope she's happy and thriving, she's so strong ❤
She is doing well and is now a mother ❤
What a sweet girl. After everything, her speech was just truth and kindness. No anger. Sadness yes.. but you can tell she is an amazing person.
Omg the last words she spoke " I still forgive you" wow Abby you are " a warrior and one strong badass lady"
She wasn't a lady - she was a smart kid.
She rlly still forgived
Probably because in a weird way , she ended up having " feelings " for the freak.
She could be considered a saint. Praying the whole time and then forgiving him. Wooow exemplary! Poor innocent child.
what a strong women to have gone through all of that and feel stronger for it.
The fact ppl just assumed everything was fake is so dumb, like imagine u get kidnapped for almost a yr and ppl don’t believe you, that’s an awful feeling. Ppl need to stop being so heartless 😕
You are one remarkable lady Abby, to hear what you said at the end of this video is beyond everything that anyone could. The noisy public should be ashamed... Among us among friendly faces among loving family there are creeps!! People should never forget what history has taught us because while we are alive we can't control the future.... Anything is possible but non of us have the strength you had. You are truely a hero too us all.
She is an absolutely amazing human being. To have such wisdom, emotional maturity and intelligence, resilience, will to live and in her impact statement speak with kindness and forgiveness - there's no word that exists to describe the character and heart of this young lady. She's the person every single human on Earth should strive to be. 💜
Tbh everyone who claimed she "didnt act like a victim" owes her. An apology, money, something.
You should never say someone wasn't a victim of something based solely on if they behave in a way that YOU dislike.
Everyone processes trauma differently.
Please, don’t ever say that a person should behave a certain way because that’s what you’ve seen on tv and movies. We’re individuals that process our trauma differently. That poor child. Safe and still violated.
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It’s a free country here in the USA
@@sdraulitolito44definitely not free. We are all slaves in some way.
@ oh get out of here with that weak mindset
Agreed! If she'd have fought or tried to run, trip door or not, she may have got away a while lot sooner. Truth is, every one is an individual and if you are not there, don't judge her in any way.
What an incredible story. That poor young girl. She has shown maturity and resilience that so many people lack these days.
Goodness, I can't stand Nancy Grace. She is literally out for the little aggressive sound bytes without a care for the truth.
Did you see how she flew to Delphi for the Richard Allen trial was there an hour or two ONLY then put out a hateful video on something she hasn’t been following like soooo many of us. Been watching lawyer Lee and Andrea Burkhart cover this daily and she flies in like a king and doesn’t even stay for the morning b4 deciding “oh I see how it is”
@@shards0fwords
Nasty Grace is a monster, herself. She's disgusting. I don't know how she's still yapping and people are listening to her. Ever since I was a kid, I've had problems with people like her. I hope one day she goes too far in making judgements and it comes back to her.
@@shards0fwords I'm following the trial and both LL and AB. I saw that she did that. Then she put AB on a video from another creator who apparently was attacking the two girl's families. I can't believe a single person listen to her.
@@ElysetheEevee I agree. I find her despicable. I wonder if she ever apologizes to anyone, e.g. Abby Hernandez and her family.
Andrea Burkhart is brilliant!
How is abducting a minor and torturing them not worth a life sentence?
Well done, Unseen. This one brought tears to my eyes.
her speech at the end..what an angel :( i cant believe she had to go through all that.. why god
She's a brave, young woman. So glad she's found the happiness she truly deserves.
Wow 😢 super deep on so many levels 🥺 thank you for sharing. What an amazing young lady ❤
Victime blaming is a major problem for victims of crimes in the states. Especially if you are a woman and the crime is sexual in nature.
So true. There are so many cultures around the world that blame women for the things that happen to them by someone else's hand. It's gross. You'd think with how "elevated" the US is, we'd be doing better about that. Nope.
All the incels here just make excuses like, "they're all just crying wolf, making uo stories and is US who gets screwed over," or "its easy for a women to fake a report about SA." Like, nobody's denying women can't be monsters, too. The vast majority of these cases aren't faked, though, and believe they are as a rule is just so backwards.
You'd think if people really believed these victims weren't behaving like victims do, allegedly, they take it upon themselves to figure out a way to stop the process of making victims in the first place. Nope to that, too. People just want to speculate and pat themselves on the back for "figuring it out" in their own minds.
This country is seriously sick. So much wrong.
Major problem in every country, especially if the victim is a minority or a woman.
Or a man accused of DV.
Bc you see woman lie about constantly. It happens all the time.
False accusations are the problem. Lies. Fabrications. I don't personally know any real assault victims, but I can tell you a dozen stories where a woman made up accusations and the man suffered. I'm one of them.
I've been accused MULTIPLE times. It is always in retaliation against me because I started a problem over something, never just out of the blue.
I slept with an eighteen year old when I was thirty-six. She had two babies at the time, having been pregnant at age fifteen. I thought to myself that this was going to be super easy as pie to sleep with this girl. She was eighteen with two babies from two different fathers. Nothing I just said is illegal.
When I met her, I was already sleeping with her aunt, but the aunt left town for a couple months to be with her baby's father. The niece called me every single day to smoke my weed with her. I went there every day to hang out. We ended up sleeping together. She isn't that attractive. She told me to keep our relationship a secret because she was embarrassed. She didn't want her aunt or friends to know.
One Friday, I dropped her babies off with their separate fathers. One was forty minutes away. I drove them all over the place with the expectation that we were going to be spending the night together after I dropped the kids off.
Her friend came by the house and she said they were going to the store and will be right back. I waited and I waited. She was gone a very long time for a store that is right up the street. I called her phone and there was no answer. She did NOT come back. She ditched me for her friend. I kept the baby seat that she left behind in my car.
Livid, I called her aunt and revealed to her the secret that I had been sleeping with her niece. I figured that would start a confrontation between the two women and I would have my revenge. The aunt confronted the niece about it. The niece said that it was non-consensual and that I touched her in her sleep, which is false.
The aunt confronted me afterwards and believed her niece's lies, which is nonsensical. Why would I come forward with the information before her if it wasn't consensual? The criminal isn't the one who reports their crime, the victim does. The niece never even mentioned it until I said something first. If she was a victim, she would've came forward way before I did. It's common sense.
They sent thugs to attack me and I scared them off. I refused to return the baby seat she left in my car. I threw it in a dumpster. There were no charges or police involved, only criminals who threatened violence.
I ended up making amends with the women, but we are not friends. People in their circles still think of me as a predator.
The first time I was accused was almost IDENTICAL. I had been sleeping with my friend's girlfriend behind his back and I felt guilty. I have a conscience.
The girl and I had a falling out, so I exposed the secrets and lies to her boyfriend. Same as the other story, she says to him that it wasn't consensual. She tells him that I forced myself on her. He believed her and they stayed together, having a son eventually. The two spread rumors about me for a decade. No confrontation at all.
Ten years later, she asks me out on Facebook and I date her. She has a son with the ex-boyfriend and she has gained weight, but she gives me a free car. The ex was perplexed why she would date me and give me a car. He assumed I was this monster she painted me as.
I recorded our phone conversations and got her to admit she had lied about me all those years. I still have the recording.
We dated until I walked in on her cheating on me. I obviously kept the car. She is a tramp.
I'm so glad to know that her friends and family never gave in to the narrative the media was trying to tell. I'm glad she came home to people ready to dote on her. I know she needed that. I can't imagine what she went through.
He said she was the closest thing to having a DAUGHTER??? What a truly sick monster!
Can you clarify was he having sex with her or was he just torturing her I didn't catch that part and it's kind of a critical to the story if you can let me know
He was graping her.
You can use the actual word when speaking on this horrible tragedy. Grow up..@@niky1519
@@grimlochvolek666 come on you know he did a lot things to her.
@@grimlochvolek666she can’t legally consent to sex
What a blessing it is to have family and friends who knew Abby and know that she wasn’t capable of running away. Thank you for just believing in her ❤
It infuriates me when people so easily will say “that’s not how a victim acts” Look at the recent case of a Colorado surgeon who was serial drugging and graping women on dating apps… he was just sentenced. 158 YEARS. The judge said THIS case proves us ALL wrong on how we think VICTIMS ACT. There were approx a dozen victims. Healing to them❤
What does "graping" mean?
@@wadewilson8011 remove the 'g'
It means TH-cam won't let you say the real word. It means saying the real word can get your comment removed, or at worst even remove the video from the algorithm, preventing this incredible story from being heard. Just remove the G and you have your answer.
The same applies to words that mean unaliving someone or self deletion. Just think about what is being written and you'll understand everything.
@@sweetmissypetuniawilson9206 "grape" is a censored word because men kept using it as a threat online. Now we can't openly talk about a serious issue without censoring ourselves because online bullies screw everything up for everyone else.
@@martibee8984
No kidding!
That's exactly what I'm talking about!
Tell me something i don't already know captain obvious!
I'm in tears ...poor kid was afraid of what he'd do after ...the damage he's done will probably never heal ...
Chills and tears after hearing her statement at the end. What an amazing human she is. ❤
10:39 why on earth does Karen want a honest answer? who is she to demand that lmao
God thats so sad, I rather believe the victim specially when she refuses to talk and say who it was. I rather be wrong and it was a girl who ran away going through a rebellious phase and she's fine rather than go after her when she really was a victim and just silenced another voice from ever coming forward. Poor Abby.
21:35 don’t think “playing mind games” is th right way to characterize what she had to do to survive.
It's amazing, A young girl uses hardcore psychology that she should have no access to to outsmart a man and people demean this by calling it "mind games" You know things that a manipulative woman would do. 🙄
Wow what a story - what an amazingly courageous and grounded young woman. She is truly an amazing and beautiful soul . Sending love and prayers for her healing journey. I wish I could give her a hug.
This is a true testament of faith, humanity, and humility. When no one on the Earth in this current age, there are not many people like Abby and she’s definitely genuine. Her spirit is powerful and I hope that I can have patience and humility like Abby it shows you that light will always overcome darkness. I think it’s unfair that he got only 45 to 90 years. He deserved a life without parole.
This is why people need to take a pause before making judgmental crappy posts about victims. When people do that, they become part of the suspect's process. The victim is still in the horrible experience when you do that. I am speaking right to the people who make comments like that. You are guilty of being part of the evil when you do that. Do you get that?
Stfu are you really that slow my guy you sound like one of the wierdos that would pop up in a video like this😂
8:19 hot😂
The normalization of judging victims is an actual tactic. People who create victims, of any kind, don't want their victims believed, so they call into question any victims. By protecting other perpetrators they protect themselves. Apparently the rest of us are just dumb enough to go along with it.
stop people on social media are just terrible
I applaud the Mother who never gave up.
I applaud the Detectives who kept pushing to solve this case.
I applaud the people who believed and prayed for Abby.
I applaud Abby for not giving up and despite of the turmoil while in captivity she kept her presence of mind and kept her spirit intact to make sure she kept alive to tell her story....
I applaud Abby despite of the pain he caused you, you found in your heart to forgive.
To those who doubted her and said all those horrible things about her while in captivity.
SHAME ON ALL OF YOU...
I just hope when this happens to you or any of your loved ones that people wont think the same way like you have bestowed this girl.
19:47 "how dare you play with my freedom" goes HARD🔥🔥
His libertarian values are ironic. 😂 freedom for me, but not for thee 😂
She MUST get her apology and compensation
I never said Amen..I didn't want to end my prayers. I didn't want God to leave me.. 😢😢😢
I felt that....
What an amazing young lady. To have the ability to forgive this man and see him as a human after enduring all that she went through. The wisdom she has to never take another sunrise or sunset for granet . Everything to her is more precious. She is truly a remarkable young lady. For someone so young to have the strength and the wisdom to try to befriend the monster and keep her wits. That is astonishing. I don't believe many adults would have had that kind of strength. She will go far in life. I hope she is talking to children in schools and sharing her story that may someday save another child. May God continue to bless her.
This story is absolutely chilling. Abby's resilience and strength through such unimaginable trauma are awe-inspiring. It's heartbreaking to see how quick people were to judge her without knowing the full story. Sometimes, the bravest thing a survivor can do is simply keep moving forward, despite the world doubting them
Wow! Abby brought me to tears when she gave her statement. What a beautiful big hearted strong person she is!
I actually can't even come close at describing how much i appreciate this channel.. The quality & approach to these videos is flat out unbelievable. Thank you for all of the work that you do in order to create & share these videos
I was very involved in Abbies disappearance, I passed out fliers and rallied for her, and the horrendous abuse she endured was hell. Had it not been for zenya, and a close family friend who I have remained friends with- keeping her name alive on a daily basis, I don't think Abby would have the strength to endure 9 months of hell. The cruel words of people killed me. She is a survivor and we are blessed to have Abby still here with us.
All of us young girls, woman, and even seniors need to be careful & just in case, we need to have pepperspray, and never get into strangers vehicles, be safe all of you ladies, god bless you all
Part of me wants to add on and throw in things I’ve learned but they’re more for fighting back if you have to 😬
And boys and young men as well... They don't discriminate, at ALL!! 😢
@@terryford7459 we all need to be protected & sometimes men don't understand how hard it is for women to protect themselves :(
Most important don’t go ride with strangers
@terryford7459 They do, though. Of course, it's just as important to keep our boys safe but the risk levels that boys and girls face are not the same.
So heartbreaking what she went through, even after she made it home! We as a society are so quick to judge rather than give others grace and acknowledge that we don’t know everything. Her victim impact statement at the end had me in tears. Strong woman indeed!
I find it beyond disturbing all these people with little to no facts doubt the extreme situation this young lady endured. She showed more strength and tact than any adult. Not all people deal with trauma the same way… Just because she wasn’t hysterical or acting the way the public assumed she should. I pray you and your family can heal.
Leann are you single?
What a remarkable young woman- Her story brought me to tears!
As impossible as it would have been, I wish every person that doubted her story could have been punished for it. She was tortured and to just doubt her because the way she acted, because she didn't want to instantly run and tell everyone who had done it, because she was terrified, is just disgusting. I hope nothing but the best for her, her husband, and her children.
Her statement was amazing ..powerful at the end .had me in tears hearing what she had to say to her kidnapper and how she still found it in her soul to forgive him.
Love this channel, the stories are amazing and this is my favorite True Crime channel. :)
Abby’s speech in the end… What a character this girl is!
I'm at a total lose for words. Abby has The most outstanding character. of anybody that i've ever known. To be so young to have so much empathy and compassion for somebody that gave her so much pain and grief. I'm so glad that her heart was never destroyed.
LOSS not lose
I'm so glad the police refused to believe that she ran away.
I bet those that was quick to say she wasnt taken, she was faking it, wasnt so quick in admitting they were wrong and apologised etc!! So quick to judge, but slow to ask for forgiveness!!
Wow. I didn’t expect her story to be truthful going in. I thought this would be another fake kidnapping video. She did in fact stay alive because she kept her head and befriended her captor as hard as that was. I commend the mother for raising an amazing daughter. She must be proud. She never gave up on her coming home and believed her daughter’s story. This IS textbook kidnapping 101 what to do and not do in the event you’re ever taken against your will. So glad to hear she wrote a book and that inspired a movie. Congratulations go out to her for all she accomplished especially becoming a mother.
As angry as I am at the public for turning on that poor girl, it's a good thing that the cops didn't end the search for her after the first letter. That's something they would do.
@hotfish are you single?
12:40. when mom says "Abby, you matter to me." the officer behind starts fighting back tears. That hit his heart of hearts :)
28:24 Grace
Amen 🙏🏻✝️❤️
What a brave girl ❤
I cried when she said her mom looked different when she got home, as the mom of a 13 year old girl I don’t think I would survive a year of missing my child.
Her statement to h8m at the end brought tears to my eyes. She's an amazing human being.
Wow! What a story! So glad she has the support and strength to navigate life after that.
All those sht talkers, they're right. She *didn't* behave like a victim - she behaved like a *Survivor* bc that's absolutely what she is. The way she chose to speak and conduct herself is 100% the reason she's still alive today.
I love how even when she had trauma from the abduction, she still forgave him, considered him human and didn't make him feel ashamed. The kindness Abby had is inspiring and I'm proud of her. Stay strong and never loose home Abigail Hernadez.
Finally!! I love this channel and always waiting & looking forward to new videos! One of my favorite channels!
That impact statement at the end was really something… I like how she worded it, treating him like a human being and ultimately forgiving him too. Big Thanks 🙏🏾 to the unseen team for covering this case, ima look into the movie she made based on that tragic event. I’m just glad she got away alive and not dead with her body being discarded like every other little girl.