Wife's "Separate Naps" with Friend Precede Husband's Crowbar Homicide | David Harmon Case Analysis
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- This video answers the question: Can I analyze case of David and Melinda Harmon?
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I would ask more about their marriage but I don’t want to pry.
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Very clever!! 😂
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I never understand why people think it’s easier to murder their spouse rather than get a divorce.
I mean it is a lot quicker in the uptake but obviously he didn't consider the whole throwing away your own life aspect
It's cheaper
It is. You just can’t collect alimony afterward.
It's a strange kind of juvenile thinking "get rid of" like tossing someone in the trash instead of saying "hey, I'm sorry but this isn't working out and I wanna split". I do the latter and guys really do rage about it rather than saying "thanks for not cheating on me or thanks for not dragging this out into eternity". Instead they're like "how daaaaaaare you leave me" 🤯
Divorce is frowned upon by Christians; they would rather die.
"At worst it's David falling down the steps"
At best, he's just being bludgeoned to death.
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"Probably because they suffered from a non-existence problem'' That's the nicest way I've ever heard a damn liar being called... You gave a good chuckle! Thank You, Dr. Grande
The "2 black men story" was obviously a desperate ploy. Her racism led her to say it.
"An interesting dialog" is the nicest description for the youtube comments section I've ever heard
Priceless 😂
@@junkiejackflash😂😂😂
I knew David Harmon's parents because i started attending the same church after David left for college. He was their only child and was their pride and joy. This crushed them. They always suspected Melinda. She couldn't look them in the eye and avoided them at the funeral. His mother died before the trial but his father went to it.
So sad
😢 so heartbreaking. They're out. Absolutely shameful.
Why do the most conservative the protestant denomination the more people won't divorce but will kill a spouse? I want Grande to do a video on that topic!
It’s a sad fucked up world
Oh I am so sorry
What an injustice. Only 5 years sentence to brutally murdering another human.
Disgusting really
Crazy
It's hard to take the U.S. system of justice seriously considering the light sentences these two received for committing premeditated murder..
the U.S. system is better than much of the world though. I'm in Canada and our system is a joke. The U.S. system is by no means perfect - in some situations I think it is too harsh, for non-violent offenders. But yeah, these people avoided punishment b/c the police didn't have that much evidence.
@@jupeter24almost as much of a joke as your “constitution”
I'm Canadian and I agree. But to be fair, Biden is also a joke. Refusing to take a cognition exam and not being called out on it is a disgrace.
@nicksstuff603 and we have trump who passed that hard test so we'll. OH Canada indeed.
@@nicksstuff603 Lol, Biden's every waking moment is a cognition exam.
.."Now if she said she was very very very very sorry, I may have believed her." 😂 laughed so hard at this point. Great analysis, as always!! Your channel is by far my fav channel on TH-cam ❤
I'm confused. I've always been told that naps are healthy, and that crowbars are useful household tools.
I'm from the area. Those people got away with pre-meditated murder.
It's always "two black men wearing masks".
Yep!😒
When in doubt, blame it on the black guy. That’s the American way.
@@littlerichie874 unfortunately
So sad.
(Nodding head in disapproval) Yeah, that was wrong. Very, very, very, very, very wrong. ✊
A very serious subject...then I burst out laughing when you pointed out several sexual aspects of the murder and quoted the neighbor's description as hearing the sound of a "repeated smacking of meat". I love your dark humor!
IKR! 😂😂😂
I fell on the floor
TAKES THE PHRASE "STAY STRAPPED OR GET CLAPPED" TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL
🤣🤣🤣🤣This vid is prob one of Dr Grande's best
Their Sentences were a slap on the wrist!
Was surprised that they went their separate ways after Mark busted their marriage apart. It would be awkward sleeping next to someone capable of brutally killing you while you sleep, so then in the end I suppose that they just kept on with those separate naps.
Who isn't capable of killing? Anybody can kill.
@@CodyWright-pq3eq not true. Most of us couldn't do it.
@@ciobalina7445everyone has a list.
@@CodyWright-pq3eqit’s kind of scary you assume everyone can kill, it means you can KILL.
@@CodyWright-pq3eq Not for this reason, no.
Every cheater always uses the “just friends” line. I remember one episode of cheaters when a guy was caught kissing his mistress. The mistress showed the wife notes addressed to a “vanilla sugar honey bear”. He still insisted the mistress was a “friend”
Oops, it just slipped.
It must be so annoying 😂
with benefits
I have heard they also have "matinees" and "nooners"@@pipermccool
some people have the philosophy that you keep telling lies even on after they are caught red handed.@@elizabethhamm5320
Sexual tension has bad consequences often, esp with narcissists & cheaters. What a terrible murder. Great points again. Thanks Dr G😊🧡🧡
Yes, the poor husband. 😢
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@@LDiamondz Hey again sis✨️😊💜 I messaged CT there too but not sure she wants to communicate so I'll not reach out anymore....been there w too many people. Have a great weekend & thx again for being a wonderful person! 😊💫💟👐🌻🌅xoxo
They spent such a short time in prison, considering the barbarity of the murder. 😒
This is ridiculous this Plea bargain Justice. Murder is murder and they both should have got 30 to life for it.
I think the issue was that they didn’t have a lot of corroborating forensic evidence. The best thing going for the police and prosecution was the wife’s wushu-washy story. I don’t think they had much to work with. Obviously it wasn’t a just outcome.
Wishy-washy. ( autocorrect isn’t very helpful.)
I believe Melinda experienced schadenfreude, that is, pleasure, joy and self-satisfaction from the troubles, failures and humiliation of others. She set that pattern early on in life as you described her being a tattletale even over the smallest most inane of infractions and carried that behavior into adulthood e.g. outing the dean over an alleged affair he was having. She seemingly continued with that pattern enjoying taunting and watching Mark suffer with his lust for her. I also imagine Melinda enjoyed seeing her husband suffer for gluttony?? (in her eyes) by being beat to death with a crowbar. All the while, she smiles in her pictures like a little innocent princess.
When the enjoyment you take out of the suffering others experience drive you to become the architect of that suffering it's past schadenfreude and becomes sadism
@@rickyspeople There's a fine line between the two - one enjoys observing and the other enjoys inflicting
The classic two Black men did it story. Pure americana
First it was two black men. Then it was a white man. I was really expecting her to claim 3 Asian med did it. Km surprised that did not happen
She was a Sopranos fan
I'm surprised they did not blame the Taliban or ISIS! 🤣
Pretty sad! When in doubt, blame the black man. What a tired, worn cliche! Couldn't you get more original lady! How about he was attacked by hitmen from the Cali cartel--they went to the wrong door and decided to kill the dude anyway. Who would have thought that!
3:55 I live for these little dry jokes.
Dr. Grande, I don't know who gives them out, but you have to win the snarky deadpan award. Very very VERY very.
…..you don’t have enough ‘Verys’ to be convincing yet….
The grass is never greener. Be happy with what you have. 😊 thanks Doc.
Right. The better off we are, the less we value what we have. 😢
….. sure there is…. Especially when there’s a septic tank under it!
Between the saints and the sinners Dr. Grande shines with another great analysis of another complex cold case ❤️👍
Is the DSM-6 not out yet?
I've seen a couple of crime docs about this. What's really bizarre, is after the husband was killed, the two lovers -for whatever they were - never spoke to each other again.
This might be really cynical, but I think the women involved groomed the male lovers into killing- having no intentions of carrying on a relationship with them after the crime
Their original plan was to be together after the murder. Their lawyers told them if they pursued a relationship they would look really guilty and everyone would (rightly) suspect them. So their lawyers strongly advised them to go their separate ways. Because they did, they had 19 years of freedom before they were charged
How do you forget that you originally told the police that two black men did it?
This was a depressing story since the husband didn’t get justice 🙏🏾
I can’t believe the short sentences for such a brutal murder!
If the two masked men of colour had done it, well….
Sometimes the justice system is a shameful joke. That was premeditated murder.
Sometimes? Unfortunately a lot
I'm so sorry for David, and his Family. 💔🥀💔🥀🕊️🙏🕊️🙏. Law Enforcement goes through nightmares!🙏🙏🙏🙏
Lives ruined for nothing; thanks, as always, Dr. Grande, for another interesting video.
Why do people insist in screwing up their lives? Just get divorced. No need for jail cells and shackles and having someone named Bruno take a liking to you as you learn he's your new cellmate.
Too much to lose in a divorce or a lot to gain. Either way, it's often about greed, callousness, & selfishness.
@@cocoblessingsAs harsh as this sounds I agree. That's just how it is.
That’s obviously why they do it, but that will ruin your life a lot more than a divorce! Also, no one has the right to take someone else’s life!
Getting caught is never part of the plan.
Well murder isnt even really punished these days so 🤷 oh including this case
It’s still so astounding that people can be so selfish and callous.
It's what humanity does...
Omg!!!! I remember this case. So cold and so heartless. It sends chills up my spine.
"Over time, David gained quite a bit of weight" lmao that took me by surprise ngl. Dr. Grande, your dry humour never fails to make me laugh.
They had the right connections to get parole so easily.
Dr. Grande really pried into this case
crowbar homicides are some of the worst. Right there with machete homicides, sledge hammer homicides and baseball bat homicides.
I think this was about pleasure. Melinda and Mark simply wanted to kill someone, paintfully, and they picked her husband. Because I don't believe their purpose was to actually be together. After the murder, they never trully attempted to have a relationship.
True. When people lament gun possession in the US, I always wonder if they think being murdered via machetes, hammers, or crowbars more civilized and pleasant.
Ahhh. Those two black guys in masks. Those two are everywhere. Very busy guys.
A lot of CEOs are psychopaths but most don’t go on to commit murder.
this is the best answer
*narcissists
Psychopathic traits or features are sometimes present but psychopaths are antisocial (criminal)... high functioning primary psychopathy is quite rare.
I'm psychopathic myself (ASPD+BPD diagnosed) ...CEO/corporate ranks are rife with high functioning narcissists.
@@rw7975Mark is a sociopath not a psychopath. Many CEOs like him are sociopaths.
this murder happened in my neck of the woods. their lover
why is it that these people that kill a spouse, or both spouses, never end up with their lover that they killed for? this has happened in more than a few cases.
They turn on each other usually because they want no accountability.
Almost like the unrealistic goals that the murder is supposed to allow are realized to be crazy in the aftermath of the crime. Like their rationality was sleeping and then wakes up after they go through with a horrible act.
I very very much enjoy your take and subtle humor. I'm very very very sure others will agree.
Very, very, very, very sure!
Well many of the commentators doubt your sincerity, very, very, very, very, very much.
Both Mark and Melinda were living comfortable lies for 20 years. I’m sure they were looking over their shoulders but they were both successful and productive.
Imagine their spouses and children when they found out that their father/husband and mother/wife were implicated in a murder from two decades prior.
I’d like to see the doctor’s opinion of Neil Breen, the architect who dabbled in real estate for a while but is mostly passionate about making movies: he’s writer, director, producer, and lead actor, plus does most other things. He has a distinctive style of speech and that shows up in his scripts and in how he directs his actors.
I hope you know what Space Ice is 😂
"I never had a beard"...If you know, you know.
@@queenmarynovelwriter5397 you shaved wtf is going on here
Absolutely
I was raised in a Church of the Nazarene. It was hell.
Was about to ask what is it?
@@gretarobinson1142what is it?
@Nicole73672 sorry, yes, I've never heard of that church and wondered what it was like
@@gretarobinson1142 Strict. No movies. No dancing (excused from folk dancing in grade school). No cards, dice, any games of 'chance'. NO TV on Sunday. Shamed for listening to Top 40 radio. Always under pressure to be 'saved and sanctified' at the altar.
Later, growing into my gay self, and knowing I was doomed to eternal Hellfire. Because, if you think it, it's the same as doing it, in 'the eyes of The Lord'. And all of this represented as 'love'. And get this: as a teen, I was fondled by the Sunday School Superintendent.
In my late teens, I turned my back on the whole thing, and struggled through the fear of 'what if I'm wrong???' . Once I became convinced that all I'd had crammed down my throat was nonsense, I began to enjoy living. It's been a fine life.
Can't listen to the top 40 but ok to commit adultery and bludgeon someone to death.....honestly these people !!!!
They felt the need to kill the guy to have a fling? 🤯🤮
No, the fling ended with the murder.
I wonder if there was Life insurance collected.
Todays question is: The heck is a "seperate" nap?
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I always nap separately rather than together with anyone…
@@markiangooley ah you crazy Millinials.
@@markiangooleyabsolutely agree, it's hard to nap with someone else.
1.35 million subscribers!
Congrats, Dr. Grande!
"I guess they were tired of all the anti-skunk sentiment...it just didn't smell right to them"
These are the comments that I come here for! 🤣
Thanks Dr. Grande!
I love your videos!
Hahaa that one had me cackling on my ride to work 😂 🦨
This is my very, very, very, very favorite channel!
Damn, Melinda was quite the tattletale!
Yes. She won't be popular in jail. "Snitches get stitches "
The pace and quality of your content is impressive. Will you ever take a day off sir?
maybe he records all of these on Monday and takes the rest of the week off 🎉
The research of these cases alone must take so much time?
The guy at the hardware store gave a poor recommendation. Most spouse killers go for an axe or a stay-sharp knife. They usually get a couple of bottles of bleach too.
The Susan Smith defense, the black men it never works
I guess they were ahead of Susan Smith since this happened in the ‘80s not ‘90s.
She ❤'d snitching so much she snitched on herself.
The dumb things people do because of sex
This was tainted love.
“Don't hang around men who are sex deprived." - Andrew Tate
Hey Dr Grande!!
Check out the chiropractor in Bonners Ferry, Idaho who shot the other town chiropractor through his office window.
Bonners Ferry being in the extreme Idaho Panhandle.
Melinda was a family friend of mine growing up. She was pretty much an aunt to me. Her husband is my mother’s boss currently. She has all the attributes of a sociopath. Overly smiley, bubbly and upbeat to the point of being creepy. She was involved in this murder and shows no signs of guilt or shame. When she was released and resumed her friendship with my parents there was no apology or attempt at reconciliation. My family has forgiven her because she was “young then” and “has made peace with the lord”. I am alone in my feelings of disgust and am moved to tears when I think about my mom handing me the phone to talk to Melinda while she was in prison. I stopped going to the dentist office that her husband owns and maintain that she is an absolute monster. What a shame what the Nazarene church can produce and how lackluster our judicial system is when it comes to horrible crimes such as these. Every year my family visits the Raischs 1+ million dollar home for their annual New Year’s party while I am told that I need to forgive and get over it. What an absolute shame. Her and Mark Mangelsdorf deserve to rot in prison.
Wow, thanks for sharing.
Agree
I came here seeking forward thinking legal tactics but learned that a "crowbar assisted divorce" is in fact....not an actual divorce
Thank you very much for covering the Harmon murder. I heard about this years ago when the perpetrators were arrested and then pled guilty, and I have since watched several true crime episodes that documented the case. But you've offered a unique perspective, Dr Grande, that makes this video well worth watching. I appreciate the time and effort you spent on this, and look forward to watching more of your content.
I've watched so many of these types of videos I would never speak with police w/o an attorney present!
Poor David probably gained a lot of weight in depression realizing his wife and fried she intoduced him to wanted her. Being nicey-nice Christians no one spoke the truth but it was there and they all felt it.
Hi Dr G. Another case of cheaters unleashed. There's no excuse for their fake behavior. Either you're married or single, you can't be both. They're cowards for killing him while he was asleep in bed. If that's the only way they could fight, why bother? Good analysis as always Doc. Will watch again, peace to you & yours, love, Janine Smiley🫣🤫🤔🙂🙃🫠😇🥰😍✌️🧸🍭☕️🍩☕️🥯🆒️🛝💙🚙🤍🖤
@@janinemccartha1811 the grass always looks greener. Satan tempts people to destroy them. But that's when all that scriptural training should have been put to use......to deny the flesh and honor their marriage for better or worse. Mark should have parted company with the couple. Talked to a Church elder and moved away.
Horrifying what happened!
So are they both still remarried? Did he get to keep his millions?
Those separate naps are simply home wreckers. Everyone knows that.
Thank you for another interesting analysis, Dr. Grande. ❤ The world and people are unpredictable and we appreciate your pov in helping sort it all out one story at a time.❤
Well said
Another great analysis Dr. Grande!
Another informative video. Your humor is always appreciated. Thank you.
"the maimed or dying part" Lol. Dr. Grande does it again.
This case has fascinated me for years. Thanks for covering it.
If you want to get away with a crime----never ever talk to the police.
Worst case it was David falling down the stairs LOL
The sentences were too lenient and the parole board had no business letting them out so early!!
The sexual innuendo section was hilarious!!🤣🤣🤣🤣
Oh my gosh, you slay me with your dark humor Dr. Grande
I'm surprised the murder wasn't solved when it happened , bad detective work. Who sleeps when their husband is getting bludgeon to death 2 ft away in the same bed.? Makes zero sense.
As a retired investigator, I can tell you this, a spouse witnesses the murder of the other spouse but leaves you, a witness, alive... you just became a suspect.
Love you Dr grande
I can’t believe you named this video crowbar assisted divorce. Lol wild af
People are strange and some are stranger than others...
i love this guys dry humor. new Favorite youtuber
The initial investigators could have had Linda twisted in knots if they had made an effort in the initial investigation. Terrible police work as usual.
I'm interested in seeing you cover the Barnes Road arson case in Portland Oregon. I'm curious what your thoughts are.
10 yrs. for murder? 9 yrs. for being involved? They got off easy considering there are people doing life for murdering one person.
Love the perfect grammar of the two assailants.
This is the first time that I've heard of someone being offered a plea bargain AFTER a jury convicts them.
Separate naps? Euphemism!
That was very, very, very, very interesting
Just remind me here? Is the first commandment Thou shalt not Kill? Was that ever in the Bible quiz?
There's the "coveting thy neighbor's wife" Then "Thou shalt not lie" and the killing thing would also be an issue at the pearly gates. The Nazarene may feel differently about some of these ideas. Its just my opinion, Im not diagnosing anybody here.
The lie one is something to do with bearing false witness. Here 2 black men became one white man. These two people got a light let off. What will God do when they appear before him?@@bradsanders6954
The good doctor sure has it right when he surmised that the smacking of meat sound has a sexual connotation! Gotta love his sense of humor!
When a mugshot is the introduction to the love interest of the suspect, you know nothing good will happen. 😎
That side eye gets me every time lol.
The skunk joke made me LOL!!
I too only accept quadruple-sorry apologies as valid.
❤Thank you!❤❤❤
Excellent video 📹
THE COLLOQUIAL 'BLACK MEN'
I swear to God Dr G, you are so funny! It sounded like someone repeatedly smacking meat.
That's the funniest #$%@ I have ever heard in my entire life! 😂😅😂😅😂😅
😂 you are so funny . I like how cool you come out with it funny!!! Something didn't smell right 🎉
Doctor Grande, can you do a video on the escaped convict on the loose in Chester County?
Thank you for pronouncing Olathe correctly.