Preparing for Release After 30 Years in Prison Going In at Age 15: Greg's Story, Then & Now
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Featured in a New York Times Magazine cover story -- In 1993, Greg was a 14-year old small town Indiana kid who had never been in trouble with the law, when in the middle of the night he shot and killed both his parents. Within days, his case was waived to adult court and Greg was ultimately sentenced to 60 years behind bars. At the time, he was the youngest boy in Indiana history to be sent to adult prison.
After years behind bars, Greg reached out to a filmmaker who was filming a movie in his old hometown, curious if she'd be interested in hearing his story. While the filmmaker was busy at the time and couldn't respond to his request, her award-winning journalist husband, Scott Anderson, took an interest in Greg's case. After years of corresponding, Scott eventually wrote a New York Times Magazine cover story on Greg's case. And there began an unlikely friendship that lasts today.
What makes a young kid with no public history of family turmoil do the unthinkable? In this extraordinary prison interview, we look back at Greg's story...from our first interview with him behind bars in 2010, to journalist & author Scott Anderson who went back inside the adult prison where Greg has been housed for nearly 20 years, as the two recount their unlikely friendship and everything that transpired along the way. Ousley reflects on that horrible night and where things went so wrong. According to Greg, his constant state of depression as a young child, his feelings of hopelessness and his parents unwillingness to discuss his issues, led him to complete despair. His story is a case involving the issue of parricide, defined as a person who murders his or her mother or father or sometimes a close relative. But rare is the case where a child kills both his mother and father as Greg did.
Halfway through the interview, Calamari Productions Founder Karen Grau also interviews Scott and Greg together, learning more about how an award-winning author and journalist decided to remain in touch with a prisoner who had committed such a rare crime, and what the experience has been like for both of them.
UPDATE: During his three decades behind bars, Greg committed himself to staying out of trouble and gaining his education while incarcerated, ultimately receiving his college degree.
Greg was released from prison in 2019. Scott Anderson was waiting for him as he walked out the prison gates. They still keep in touch today.
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Sooooo… he still doesn’t know why he killed his parents? And according to court documents he had told his mom that all he thinks about is murder? Uhh… maybe we should sort this out before setting him free? What if that mysterious condition happens again?
That was what he was saying. He said he can’t believe he hasn’t been able to receive therapy to help him figure this out.
Exactly! He is sooooo manipulative as well. Only talks about himself and that he has forgiven HIMSELF..!! Etc etc..... Not a word about his parents. This one is still very dangerous!!
He wouldn't be living with me until he figured it out
He paid his dues 🤷
I agree..they need to figure out why he killed his parents before they let him out of there. He might be a homicidal maniac. He sounds a little too smooth like he is conning us.
Great video and content as always. Just a recommendation for next video… please lower the background music especially when someone is talking or get rid of it all together because I’m sure I’m not the only adhd’er that cannot concentrate on what Greg was saying during most of his interviews because of the interrupting music. 😊 ❤
@itsjust_Q - Noted! We always appreciate suggestions from our viewers. Thank you!
Holy cow! The music over talking bothers me because of my ADHD? 🤔 😂 48 y/o and still learning about my non-neuro typical brain! 😊
yeah ‘non-neuro typical adhd’ - or maybe its just a tad loud as already mentioned…
@@Dexy83 I’m just learning too :)
I quit watching just a few minutes in because of the background music. Producer must think it’s a music video. Repetitive and annoying.
As a newbie to your channel, I went down the rabbit hole. I saw Greg's clips in the Young Kids and Hard Time playlist, but didn't see the full interview before I saw the Ousley interview. I like that his entire story with Calamari is in one video.
@Dexy83 - So glad you found us and were able to watch Greg's story in full. We've recently been doing longer videos like these with some of the other stories we've filmed, where we have everything in one video. We hope you've seen them and stay tuned for more ahead! Have a great week ahead and thanks again for watching!
Imagine killing your parents and being so outspoken. Ain’t nobody trying to hear all that
Apparently the 125K people who have watched this (as of today) may (or may not, who knows) disagree. Someone found it interesting, including me.
He white, they believe each other even when they know he lying, you know that?
Then move on. No one is forcing you to watch or comment.
thanks for your comment@@JamesB67
@@JamesB67 😮
I have a friend who was convicted of a murder he did not commit when he was 20, and is serving 84 years. An innocent man has spent 28 years in prison and this guy is getting out after serving 30/60. In my friends case, The murderer came forward and my friend still remains incarcerated. He was given a new trial and the judge overturned his conviction; however, the commonwealth attorney appealed the case and the SC came up with a "new theory" that he may not have been the murderer, but that a jury would believe he set her up to be abducted.
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Great documenting, very interesting! Appreciate all the work that went into this.
@lava139 - Thank you so much! We're happy you're here with us on our channel and greatly appreciate your nice words about our work. Have a great weekend!
@@CalamariProductions Not happy with your portrayal of this psycho. Says a lot about you.
How do you even get a release date after killing your parents?? That’s crazy
Being white!
Killed two people should be life without parole surely!
Agreed
That’s exactly what I was thinking,
Because he was a minor.
This is a tough one - he was 15. Making good choices in a „safe and structured“ environment is different from being in the chaos of everyday life. I don’t really know how to feel.
@queenbuzybee4074 - You're right about re-entry never being easy. We see that a lot. Thankfully, Greg has done well since his release. Support is always key. Appreciate you watching his story!
Im glad he has a second chance at life❤ he has paid for his crime, people are to harsh and critical….hope he doesn’t go back and does well in society…
@@toriwolf5978 . . . what is the payment for taking another's life? What is the standard for defining "payment"? Should we use the standards set by the New Testament or the Old Testament? Where does rehabilitation fit in? Should payment be tempered with the compassion? I think that the biggest issue with this man is the fact that he was socialized in the prison setting; his life became what was behind the walls of the prison culture. His day started with the opening up of his cell door and ended with the closing of the cell door. In between the opening and closing, his decisions were really decided by someone else. His schedule was predetermined, and there wasn't a whole lot of choosing on his part. This man has never held a real job; he's never had to pay a bill. Upon release, he faces some real challenges, and to function well, he is required to meet those challenges thoughtfully and unemotionally. Can decades in prison prepare this man for "freedom's journey?"
I know some people who have been thrown down stairs, punched into walls, beaten unjustly for something someone else did. But they never entertained the idea of killing their parents or even striking them. Hurt feelings don’t justify unjustly taking a life. Then two short years his conversation turned to how wonderful he is because of the unjust amount of time he has had to spend locked up, unjust because of how young he was and how they should have treated him for any mental issues associated with blowing his parents away.
Good luck to him, all therapy is self reflection, 30 years is a long time to reflect…..I hope he does something good out there
He will not be doing anything outstanding.
Me too! He has a friend in me ❤. I did a term in California women Institution for Women, aka CIW
85% of the women have been molested, rape, and violated period.
Lifers they act like normal people other than most chasing the drugs. Drugs are easy back in the 80s. Big money, which I doubt is still going on. Time has changed. But never did I see a child there 🤔 I feel for these kids.
He knows and yes deserves his freedom.
His sisters know best. Unforgivable
I don't hear him minimizing what he did. His point is.....The system is BROKEN!!!! NO 15 YEAR OLD CHILD SHOULD BE PUT IN PRISON WITH ADULT HARD CORE CRIMINALS PERIOD
No child should be murdering parents or who ever.
@@peregrine7303 I AGREE 💯 PERCENT!! When you commit a grown up crime then you'll get a GROWN UP sentence!! DON'T GET ME WRONG, I have a small amount of compassion for SOME teenage murderers; self defense is about the ONLY charges I have compassion for. The most understanding of crimes I am willing to forgive. This dude I have no respect for!! Go back to your cell.
43:42 NOW IF HE HAS BEEN S/Ad then I MIGHT FEEL A BIT OF compassion. I don't know if in his state their are mental asylums b/c in my state their are three. My state has closed alot of the behavior health hospitals which is the same in many places.
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Less than 2 mins in and I see an angry looking guy that looks like he could snap at any moment, yet from the title I know he's murdered not one but two people!!! His parents!!! Oh hell to the NO on this! If not death penalty, than LIFE!!! 😢
Yep, I see the same thing covered by a mask. Scary
It’s what you have to become in a prison environment, what do you expect??
Jealous???
@@cthargano1 Of you, troll? Nah 👎
You can tell he has a very high opinion of himself no matter what he claims. Boring hearing someone talk about themselves as much as he talks about himself
narcs
If I had murdered my parents no matter what type of parents they were, I would have just sat at a corner and cry forever. My life would have been over. This guy seems to be a sociopath. He's sitting there all relaxed, talking articulately and feeling sorry for himself. If he gets out and feel someone else has wronged him he may do the same
I see your perspective, but he has had 3 decades to think about it. I don't think he should be released either though.
@CRS-fe2zj Yeah he's complaining of his sentence being too harsh and he didn't get a chance but his parents won't become alive again and have a chance to improve themselves either
I can understand someone that had a decent / good childhood would be thinking like you. I, on the other hand, had a real bad childhood and can see how a child could get to the point of killing a parent or both. I was so very close to doing what this guy had done when I was between the age of 14-15 yrs of age, I was at the very last moment when I stopped myself. My mother and her boyfriend were both sleeping and neither of them knew what I was about to do. There was only two things that stopped me at the very last moment, the first was that I figured that I may not be forgiven by God and then I thought about how this would affect my younger siblings. I went through the abuse for another 2-3 yrs before I was finally able to get out. Many yrs later, I finally opened up to my older sister as to what I had almost done.
@sandilacy9498 oh trust me my childhood was FAR from good. I can guarantee my dad was at least 20 times worse than his. My dad was schizophrenic and thought the whole time some other men are in our house and that was why he'd beat my mom and my older sisters all the time. There were times I came home to him dragging my mom around the house with her hair, chasing her around with a knife or brick and you name it. Other children hated school but the whole time I was at school I'd look at the clock and being scared and anxious of going back to that home again. My dad would talk about how much he could sell us for and I was just like 9 years old. He once even brought an old guy to our home and had already sold my older sister for 300 bucks to him but my mom and everyone else kicked the guy out. I'm sorry you've had a rough childhood too but murder is never the answer. He could have just escaped as my brother did and he has built his life ever since and has his own family. As he himself said something is mentally wrong with him. People who have homicidal thoughts usually it can't be treated. They always have to be under some type of supervision in my opinion for other people's safety
But you did NOT kill your parents. @@sandilacy9498
So you mean they will let you out without any professional help or any kind of guidance after murdering your parents? So the conversations with his sisters will be about what exactly? Why did you kill our parents? Bad idea i believe!😢
Debbie Martin , I totally agree with you. If he murdered the two people that love you over grades, hair length and rules.. no- one else he gets close to has a chance …
This is exactly what took place too…it’s ABSOLUTLEY Ludacris…
I wish you all the best for the future. This is the second times I have seen this program . You truly deserves a chance at a better life.
I’m so sorry you didn’t get the help you needed, let’s hope your interview will help change the rules.
This interview will change nothing, prison reform is desperately needed, the only way it occurs is for citizens such as yourself to put serious pressure on federal and state law makers(politicians) to do so and most do not care, especially Republicans but democrats are guilty too, here's some facts, most prisons do practically nothing to rehabilitate, most prisoners are released at some point, do the math......prison reforms must happen but it's excruciatingly slow to get done, scary for the future since more and more persons are getting locked up, it's actually funny that you think some warden will see this and change a rule, getting therapy isn't a matter of a rule change, it's scary you called it rules, you need a serious wake up call and understanding of how it all really works
Change what rules?
@bethewalt7385 actually a warden and/or Sheriff have full control over how they run their jails/prisons. They can 100% "change the rules" as they see fit.
I wonder if those who think he should be released would be willing to have him move in and live with them?
Uh, that would be a hell no! No way, I could go to sleep, with him in my house!😮
Because I paid attention to who Greg is now... what makes him tick... what he has held to for all these years in prison... I would completely trust him. Absolutely!
He is NOT that 14 yr old kid... and he didn't let the hardened, long-time criminals in prison shape the man he wanted to grow into.
@@Lisa-ec9qbthey say Ted buddy was charming also and very likable
@@ailsa4584teddy bunny is a whole different story.
@@Lisa-ec9qb I’m curious, what are you hearing in regards to self - understanding ( or as you would say “ what makes him tick”) He’s has had a lot of time to understand what happened and how he ended up here in life . I am not hearing a narrative nor insight as to who he was as a kid , why he murdered his parents in contrast as to who he is today ? I kept waiting for his insight as to why he did what he did. So far,, Im not hearing any self understanding…
He talks as if he is the victim. 2 people are dead.
narc
And also seems to love the sound of his own voice. Gives me the creeps
My thoughts exactly, if he comes out of prison seeing himself as a victim, he will reoffend, I had a uncle in and out for robbery and drug abuse, he blamed nobody but himself, he never hurt anyone , he stole but never burglarized anyone in person, he took full responsibility when he was shot in the head , he survived, he knew the shooter, he eventually got straight and off parole, he was clean for over 5 years, messed up once and overdosed and died in his early 40’s , I still love and miss him , nobody tried to help him but me , he almost made it.
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@anette - you’re 100% correct. And it’s an old tired trope convicts have been using for ages. Perfect for a bleeding heart writer looking for book fodder. Note how his journalist buddy manages to utter a “fuck you” to a sister sibling against him getting out! She (Mary) owes nobody anything - especially to her brother that murdered HER parents!!! She is perfectly entitled to voice her opinion on Greg’s incarceration.
What I do not hear is a young man who killed his parents showing remorse. He does not, necessarily, dodge questions but he seems to avoid discussing and perhaps accepting what HE DID to his parents. There are reasons he did not get a sentence modification. There are reasons he served 30 years in prison. He seems to blame the legal system itself for his predicament. Since the details are the murders are not in the video, here is a synopsis. "At around 11:30PM on the 23rd of February, Greg slowly crept into his parents’ bedroom armed with a 12-gauge shotgun. He shot his father once in the face and arm before turning the gun to his mother. The shot had awoken Bonnie and before Greg had the chance to shoot, she had run into the dining room in a bid to call for help. Tragically, however, Greg followed Bonnie and fired two shots at her, killing her in the dining room."
According to Greg, he and his parents argued quite frequently. He said that they argued about chores, about the length of his hair and whether he could go to his friend’s house. In fact, Greg had often spoke to his friends about wanting to kill his parents but seemingly, nobody ever thought that he was being serious. “I had been thinking about killing them every time I get mad. They don’t seem to understand me,” he said to a police officer. The prosecution had argued that Greg should be tried as an adult because the crime was premeditated. “There is no evidence of provocation of self-defense or anything,” said Kosciusko County Prosecutor, Randy Girod.
Big mistake letting him out He'll do it again. Huge narcissist.
@@eugeniasyro5774 Understand that he is being released because he has served his entire sentence minus education credits. I think it took two or three years off of his sentence. 30 years is a long time to be in prison. He was sentenced to 60 years but in Indiana you get one day credit for one day served which cut it to 30. I just don't think he is as sorry as he let's on and I don't trust his weak "remorse".
@@eugeniasyro5774 Sorry but people ca only diie once, no matter how hard we believe. Its a fact! So doing it again is impossible.
Consider the age of this individual. Do you really believe he understands the magnitude of his crime? He does realize what he did was wrong and he should be punished. A 14 year-old does not know about remorse nor understand the idea of remorse. These youngsters are not adults.
Thank you, I feel like I wasted a good part of my life listening to this kid "not admit why he killed his parents" other than he didn't like being told what to do at 14 years old. Oh and the best part "the tight knit small town should have seen it coming and done something" lol He did tell all his friends he wanted to kill his parents so there's that.
Hey thanks for revisiting these cases. I watched them all upon first release and they really captured my attention. A few of the videos I've watched a couple times over the yrs. Always wonder what has happened to everyone. I hope you're able to get in and interview some of the kids, now grown men, to see how they think and speak now. Great work yall. Way to stay committed and follow through. Good luck on your attempts to get new interviews.
@Lonesome_Dove - Thank you!! We are currently in the process of traveling to visit and re-interview as many as we can. We know it's important to see and hear from them all these years later. It's expensive to travel, film, edit etc. and we're a very small team, so we apologize it has taken us a while to bring all new interview to our channel. But we're trying hard to get them done and greatly appreciate our viewers for hanging with us!!
He thinks he's the victim. He is a manipulator and no accountability. This guy should never be let out.
narc
Yes. Incredible.
Because the crime came about because he was a SILENT VICTIM…so you are right, he was a victim
Huh??? The victim? Maybe leading up to his act of murder but doesn’t seem that way after.
@@nicolejohnson3240 I bet you are the type of woman who marries a convict she met as a pen pal.
He’s an honest psychopath. “My sister Tammy means well”! After he robbed her of her parents he condescends to her as if she lost her cat! Talk about glib, and lacking true empathy.
He's going to get set free im sure. Because of the way he look. An alot more people like him gets set free everyday believe me. Thats why the world is how it is now.
Prospective … prospective … prospective. There’s always three sides of it … your side .. their side.. and the truth.
@@JorgensenEnterprises Perspective. The word you're looking for is perspective.
Don't like prison? Have problems with your siblings? DON'T MURDER YOUR PARENTS.
There you go
Double murder... Insane...!!! I know people who got 30 years for just being with someone who shot someone else. Sick judges...
hes white thats why ....sentencimg for people of color are way different for whites and also police and law enforcement ...sad but true
Your exactly right. An that is so true its cuz hes white. An hes also going to get set free believe me. Thats why they do these kind of crimes cuz history tells them they going to get kicked out the back door of the prison. All they gotta do is say they mentally ill an thats they get out of jail free card
@@DEPARTUERS19so so true. An soons they say they mentally ill thats they get out of jail free card. It works everytime
Well if this us true that's crazy 🤪 that judge is bloody horrible 😳 and the scum cops too.
@@DEPARTUERS19victim mentality.
I wouldn’t want to be anywhere near this guy. Family or not
He is cold as ice!
I'm not clear why he is unchained for this interview.
Trust me. Nobody will respect him once he is released. He will have a hard time.
Very verbose, smart guy who has mastered the skills of word salad and filling the airspace with his own voice to control how this goes. He likes the attention. No remorse except for what he denied himself. Nope. Should never be free.
I agree with you 100%
Amen
Agree! Why do we care about his assessment of the system for children.
Could not agree more
When you look into his back story, you see that he literally asked for help and told people what he wanted to do. He was disturbed as a child, yet left to fester. Your mind is the worst for exazerbating ill thoughts into overwhelming issues that aren't anywhere near what you've built up in your mind. Does it excuse him? No. Did he double down on an action that he thought would solve the issue? Yes. He could of self-terminated, but didn't.
This murderer should Never have a chance again in life. If we could ask his Parent's beyond the grave....
Parent's, would you want your murderer son released? What would they say if they could speak?
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Its intersting listening to him tell such details stories. He communicates so well. I know he is still around people, and its only been 20 years, but so much has changed in those years, it just makes you wonder if some of that influence is the fact that he has not been ruined by cell phones and video games like most men that are his age right now.
@crazymomwife4 - it's funny you mention cell phones. It's one of the things we hear most from people who are preparing to be released from prison after decades behind bars. They are all extremely curious about social media and the internet. We always tell them, "be careful -- it's not as great as you think!"
I love the outcome! I know that every crime deserves a punishment but when it comes to young children and teenagers most of the time it is too severe. Lack of money for a good lawyer, no money for bond and lack of compassion and hunger for power and fame on the side of judges, detectives makes it worse. Lawyers charge exhorbitant fees and do not do the job sometimes. Been there done that. Sad not getting any visits . Whatever happened to Prisons Ministering by the Church? Is probably eliminated. We as believers have the mandate from the Lord for compassion and empathy for prisoners. "Because I was in prison and you visited me" said the Lord. You do it to my little ones you did it to me. Love never fails.
If he thinks he's old enough to do the crime, then he knows enough to do the time ! That should be life!
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This guy should never be let out
Exatly
For everyone who is so excited for this murderer to be released. Would you want him to be your neighbor or coworker. No one who murders their own parents deserves to walk outside of prison. I pray, no one is harmed by this monster once he is release back into society. But, the likelihood is there will be more victims.
I would be totally comfortable with him my neighbor.
Then you don't value your life
I would be comfortable to have him as a neighbor I think he grew up and taken responsibilitie.
And you know he’s going to tell what he did to everybody he meets.
Let's Not Forget about the 2 People who loved him the most that he brutally murdered.
Yeah, they loved him so much that they were literally beating him on a daily basis. And don't go to they were disciplining him. Discipline and abuse are two entirely different things.
He obviously didn't love them the most.
@GThompson-ix9bs honestly don't think that I could love my parents if they were abusive to me and my sister growing up. If you don't have good parents, it's quite easy not to love or care about them.
@@inkdemon64mclemore57 Weird how his sister is grieving their parents that were supposedly abusive
@@12LoLproductions victims still grieve their abusers, it's apart of the cycle of abuse
Very interesting! I’m so glad I found your channel again, I’d lost you for a good while. Thanks for all the hard work that goes into bringing us these videos. 👍
It’s hard while watching him, *not* to forget about his crime. He comes across as well spoken, but you have to remember he’s committed such a heinous crime!! 😢
@OneLove101 - glad you found us again, and thank you for such nice comments about our work. We try our best to help viewers see all side of the juvenile system, and how that system often lands kids in adult prison too. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment!
We should be kind you have no idea what he has been through since his crime everyone deserves a second chance❤❤❤❤
This is the first time I have seen your channel.Very very interesting& provocative case.I hope you will do a follow-up at his 5yr.celebration of being FREE.I was amazed at how he had been able to work on himself and his own thinking to resolve his past and move forward making Good and wise choices to be able to assimilate back into society.I believe he had someone in another plane guiding him. I just want the best for him.He paid his debt to society for what he did.Now it is time for him to thrive.
During that period where you lost the channel, what were you doing? Where were you and with whom?
Ask him, does he miss his Parent's? Does he remember his Mother's screams?
If you haven’t gotten therapy, how do you know you won’t do it again ??
Im done please dont kill again You should be in for life.
What makes no sense...him shooting his father in his sleep twice then chasing his mother down to shoot her. He should've got 2 life sentences!!!
U kill your parents you should automatically get the death penalty or live the rest of your days in a cell
These children in handcuffs is INSANE!!
Brother or not, he wouldn't get out and live in my house.
What would his Parent's do? Release him? Any loving Parent would. Perhaps, he killed his Parent's because they didn't love him? If my only son killed me...I'd forgive him and hope he stays behind bars for life so he couldn't kill anyone else.
This man “sniffed” the WHOLE DAMN VIDEO what kinda drug is he on?? He snorted something!!
Scott can’t wait tell he gets out smh 😮
Funny you say that because I was thinking the same or is this a nervous tic? Lol
I was having a really hard time paying attention sometimes because of it!
@@msamandatyler2090 me too!!
Uppers. He talkin talkin😂
He murdered his parents . Clearly something is still very wrong with him.
I agree, but I also wonder what is wrong with you sometimes.
Nothing wrong with being good to your boss to get ahead as long as you’re great at the job you want , that’s how to get ahead.
So easy to point what doesnt work and how things should be but rarely do these people ever improve things. This is the best we have.
10 minutes in, and after all the "I's" and the pity party, I'm done. He wants movies and books. Disgusting.
You are now a better person, an adult & extremely well versed. Many of the things you talked & spoke about are so true. More has to be done to outreach children & have safe havens for them. Many coming from broken homes, drug ridden families etc. our mental health system is truly broken because most don’t know how to handle it or address it. Even with people who spend years getting their degree can’t ever know what another’s mind is thinking or enduring. It’s a fine line. Yes much better rehabilitation is needed especially for children entering into the systems & institutions. No key should ever be thrown away from a child. We must try & work hard to protect children & their young minds. I’m sure your parents have forgiven you & love you. Keep moving in the right direction & path & I wish you more than many years in prison
Me ,myself ,and I
Stay in jail
Why should he be given a second chance when his parents didn't get a second chance because he killed them? If he doesn't know why he killed them, then who does?! In my opinion, he should never be released...ever!!! He does NOT seem remorseful in the least!
You have no idea what he went thru. You don’t know him. You don’t know what was happening to him! So easy to judge. No kid should go to prison!! They need therapy! The system is broken. The US had more people going back to prison because it’s a BUSINESS!! Don’t be so naive!
There has been plenty of research done recently on the brain. A young person's brain is NOT fully developed until they are around 25 years old. I don't understand why so many on here think this man is not remorseful. I see plenty of remorse in what he says and also some blame as well. Of course our system is to blame to some degree. If his friends knew about it - why didn't they tell anyone?! Probably because that would be considered "snitching", and those with under-developed brains don't get that sometimes one has to snitch in order to prevent serious happenings to occur. No one knows exactly what was going on in his family, but I did hear him giving his parents some very positive props more than blame. I wish the best for him. According to the notes included, he has been out for 4 years now. I hope he has completely adjusted to his new life and is able to do good for the rest of his life. Karen Grau, I knew your husband while growing up. We lived a couple houses away from each other on State St., and he was good friends with my brother Brian. I hope you are both doing well! The interview was very nicely done, and now I am going to take the time to listen to the others...
Brains not being developed until we reach 25 or so IS NOTHING NEW, decades old medical knowledge, this guy is a psychopath, master manipulator, he's a dangerous, clever man
Hope he continues to be successful in his life and is at peace with the past. You’ve still got a full life in front of you. Treasure every day ! Best of luck!
You call his life successful?
You hope he Continues to be Successful. HE Murdered his parents ending their lives forever !
What has he done in prison, which portends his future success on the outside? I keep waiting and listening for insight into himself.. so far, not hearing it.
Wait, What?? You said: you hope he continues to be successful! That is what you think success is! What about his parents' lives, I am sure if their son hadn't murdered them they could have lived their full lives, I'm sure if they had any say- so in being murdered by their son they would have voted to live. They had the right to live their full lives.!
🇿🇦🇿🇦 Why did you kill your parents is the question the interviewer should be asking and focusing on . This guy has to face up to his crime and action. He is rumbling too much and trying to put blame on his lawyer , no lawyer can say you will walk after killing his parents . What did he expect , a trophy and a purple hart?
His eyes say a different story , he is a sick person , who this time will be very careful and make no mistakes to get caught , he is going to kill again and kill many and will clean up any mistakes that got him caught last time , he looks hungry for blood , he is talking to the lady but his brain is taking him back there to that bloody horrible scene and he can taste it and is reminiscing it all . This guy was never supposed to be released , something is in his eyes , they are telling a different story and eyes don't lie . Of course he wont come back to prison but that doesn't mean he would have stopped killing , he will commit perfect murders and make sure to make no mistakes and get caught .
CapeTown SA here ✌✌🇿🇦🇿🇦
This guy should have been locked up for life. He MURDERED his parents! And he complains about how the system is broke, says it's been hard for him in prison. "Me, me, me" is the resounding tenor in his statements. Remorse? Ha! He's a sociopath. His poor, poor parents, may they rest in peace.
As for him, 🤮.
Excellent Documentary.
@ellebooggie134 - Thank you! We appreciate that!
He’s been in prison for 30 yrs for killing his parents yet did not receive any psychological help?
@Susannah717 - Thanks for asking. It's the nature of adult prison's, unfortunately. It's why many advocate for young kids to stay in the juvenile system where they are mandated to provide services. Appreciate you asking the question and taking the time to watch Greg's story.
@@CalamariProductions That's wild to me. The more severe cases should call for a more severe psychological support and treatment. I guess it's a lack of resources on that front.
Rehabilitation should be the goal imo.
I hope this guy does well in life. Best of luck to him 🌷.
He got the prison therapy
He is a dangerous character and I've only watched a minute
I agree. The manipulating kind. He talks so intensely. At one point he said about people outside "they seem busy, but not really busy but with their cellphones and the internet. But I know there are good people outside, good judges...." Like I said, the manipulation type.
He blames the “system.”
narc
Butt nugget.
He doesn't deserve to be released!!!
He has zero insight as to how he ended up murdering his parents … based on that fact alone, he should not be let out .
All these memories....you remember your Mother running for her life? I hope that haunts him
If I was his Aunt, I'd disown him too. What he did is Unforgivable.
As human we cant see this been forgivable but ir is
It is
I’ve e watched him a few times, different interviews, while I’m glad he actually used his time for rehabilitation, I don’t think he should be released. You take a life, you give yours, death penalty, or life, and that should be it.
He should've got 2 life sentences.
UNBELIEVABLE
He murdered his Parent's. Should be a life sentence times 2. No matter if he figures out why he did it or not.
Why didn't this documentary continue after he got out? All we get is a written paragraph at the end.
They get medical free,dental,food, therapy for free,we all paid for us,
It's Gross, the interview. You both are speaking with him like he's a hero for being in prison for so long! Shame on you both! His Parent's are dead by his hand. Unforgivable and definitely he should spend the rest of his miserable life behind bars.
These interviews come across as a very safe intellectual and philosophical discussion / interview ( blah, blah, blah) . Gregg shares very little about his self awareness or insight as to how he ended up in the situation that he is in. He responds to questions in a very general and “broad brush” fashion, e.g “ my parents didn’t understand me, I couldn’t talk to them” ; he does not divulge any original thoughts , insight nor creative ideas regarding as to how he will be successful on the outside. Whilst he is fairly articulate, he shares very little about his interior world with his audience , things , that would help us to understand his journey of “ self” ; nor does he offer any specific strategies as to how he will manage himself with other human beings on the outside.. (i.e co-workers, neighbors, a boss, rude people, people who will judge him or reject him ( for housing, a job ) how to form a friendship, self care etc. He focuses solely on “ out there”.. society , the legalities of his situation… I did like how he speaks about some of the other inmates and some of the guards. Whilst He does not seem hardened , he does not share with the interviewer or the listener as his experience in regards to how he fared in prison. Was he able to insulate himself in prison? If so, how did he do that? I did get a slight glance into his psyche when he was out and about with the driver and how he chose to be mindful and took everything in… the food he was eating, his awareness of how his driver was being kind to him, how it helped him visit his home town.. how childhood memories were stirred up.
As an listening audience member, he does little to convince me how he problem solves, how he takes care of himself psychologically, spiritually, intellectually and emotionally . I have zero sense of his character , who he is, what is important to him, what he cares about, his hopes and dreams.. . I see a mask.
I was not very impressed with the interviewers. One interviewer touched on “ the outside” but he has learned many patterns on “ the inside” how to survive.
I have seen a fair amount of interviews ( to include Piers Morgan) who have sat with prisoners on death row … they asked very intimate stuff ..the questions that were asked really helped the audience really see who the person is. Sadly, that did not happen here. I have so many questions…
. I wish him well.. Good luck
He hasn't paid his time! His Parent's have no time left.
I really appreciate how comfortable Greg and Scott are together, sitting so casually and without stiff shoulders. He seems to have his head straight regardless of the amount of time he’s served or the horrible situation that landed him where he was and at the end of the day his rehabilitation seems successful. I wish him the best life.
Rehab is successful when rehabilitation was done. This individual never received even as much as counseling let alone been seen by a psychiatrist. This whole time. How can you make such a claim?
His horrific choice of killing his Parents should keep him locked up for life!
Scott can’t wait for Greg to get out Scott going to make a boy out of him 😮
He doesn’t sound very remorseful to me. I vote that he stays locked up.
This dude is clearly narcissistic because he’s making this all about him. His bragging was nonstop 0 remorse
He Should NEVER,,NEVER ,EVER Get ,,,OUT,,,
Never mind, your comment in but have no idea what went on
Your Mother awoke to her Husband being shot and running for her life. You Shot your Parent's!!! I hope you never get another car ride! Rot in Prison.
Another one of great educational content for everyone. Let's hope he can turn around his path and do good in life. We know his crime is not a small one,but the justice system has given him the second chance in life. So we can only hope for the best.
@gitachhetri4751 - thanks for your nice words about our content being valuable for education purposes. We agree! Our videos are used often in classrooms and training environments, which has always been our goal. Thank you for watching Greg's story and taking the time to comment!
His crime is nowhere near small. He killed, gunned down his Parent's. He should Never be let out!!!
Its amazing how child rapists get 2 and 3 years, getbout and re-offend but drug dealers get life. And this man that killed his own parents gets let out. System is fucked!
It will be a long journey, but it is possible. Everyone deserves a chance. This young man had plenty of time to think about what he did. It is no time to be thinking about the past but how he plans to move forward.
@vanessas2268 - thanks for watching his story. Yes, Greg served his time as was required by the judicial system and therefore deserved his release. Since his release, he's been doing well. We always hope for the best. Re-entry is never an easy road, so we're always happy to hear when someone does well following release. Thanks again for being here with us on our channel.
@CalamariProductions I am a social worker and a counselor. You have no idea how much your videos help me to show the reality of going the wrong way. Your videos help me to say, "The life you are living it isn't a movie. It's moving toward this,, and then I show one of your videos. Most of them get in shock for what they see. I take my time watching these videos and make them reflect on the experiences you expose. Thanks again for making this happen!
I dont know dude. He seems well spoken but it stands out to me that he only says things like "what happened" which is Very standard for killers not taking any real accountability for their actions. They never say "what I did" . Its such a false transparent apology. sorry for "what happened" it did not just "happen" you did it.
Ironically, he's excited about riding Shotgun!!! He killed his Parent's with a Shotgun!!!!! Unbelievable
He says 'The system is broken'
No buddy. The system is working thats why you are in there and everyone else is out here coz they have not killed anyone.
No buddy, you’re broken …
criminals need to be separated from the Good People. Period.
Thank you for sharing Greg's story! I was interested because my Son will eventually be released after serving a Life 13 sentence and I am trying to prepare for any obstacles or challenges he might encounter! I believe Greg is on the right track and I will keep him in my prayers!
You're lucky your son didn't kill you! Good luck
@@debrahenry1385 I almost didn't reply because what I wanted to say was inappropriate!So after some thought I just wanted to say ,"What an awful thing to say to me !" You don't know our story and that was just plain cruel so shame on you!"
Oh yah and I pray you never have to go through a situation like this!
I'm sorry.
I'm sorry. Again. Hope everything works out
Great story - I hope it works out , you have grown up with some huge challenges; your character seems grateful… keep positive work hard look forward not back… always be humble .
He's a psychopath, wtf lady! He's a master manipulator and very very dangerous, he has ice water in his veins, don't fool yourself
It's really unfortunate that he forgives himself and thinks he deserves to get out. He deserves no forgiveness.
Good luck to you Young Man!!!! We all Sin every day! I dont know your Case; however, I am not the one to JUDGE!!! I believe You are High on LIFE!!! GOD BLESS YOU! Please take one Day at a time!!! Have Faith and put GOD first!!!!! 😊 God Loves You
What a great mind. Well excersized. Wise I. Shape a new beginning. If I was a betting man I see nothing but success for him. I mean to all of a sudden have to make your own meals. So many things to think about. I think this was one of the BEST interviews I’ve ever seen. I’m favoriting this and will watch again and maybe again. It’s streetwise living with no real streets. I had to be heartbreaking to a prisoner to lose it on a bad day and get even more time added onto your time. I don’t think or should I say I could not make it in prison. I guess when your faces with it. You deal with it. But I have repaired machines in a federal prison and talked with the inmates. And their lives are not their own. The bell rings it’s time to eat. The bell rings it’s back to cells for the ones working I. The prison print shop. Which is huge. So I know it’s not easy. Freedom is so precious and it only takes one drug or alcohol induced or even just a pent up anger that releases at the wrong time. And that’s it game over. Yet here it wasn’t fake over. It was game changed and make the best of it.
@ronaldpellet854 - Thanks for taking the time to watch Greg's story and write such a well expressed comment. You bring up many valid points and yes, freedom is SUCH a precious thing. Thanks for being here with us on our channel and for your very nice words about this interview. We greatly appreciate it!
Kids shouldn’t be doing hard time… it’s crazy. That definitely needs to change
30 years....is Not Enough!!! Take his life
any footage on him today??
@themfoosdidit - he looks almost exactly the same today. We hope to do an updated interview with him in the near future. Thanks for asking.
He should never get out.
Good outcome he served his time well deserved time, remember he was a child when that happened. Doesn't make it right just saying
Can you imagine him being a parent??
He doesn't deserve that privilege. He'll probably kill his kids! Time will tell
He was two years ahead of me in school. Didn’t really know him. I do know he liked to tell a bullshit story about our teacher stopping him in the hall way for swearing. And that if he had asked him what was wrong his parents would still be alive. Never happened. Prison isn’t for rehabilitation. It’s punishment. And his full sentence seems appropriate.
Just watched till the end. They mention our teacher visiting him fifteen years later. Like he came to see him because he was a good kid. . He spent fifteen years feeling guilty because Gregg said he could have prevented it. Mr Phillips was a great teacher. Great wrestling coach. And all around good dude. Terrible thing to do to someone.
I wonder if he was molested by one of his parents, or both, then killed both of his parents, and TO THIS DAY wont talk about it. There's more to this story.
@abundantharmony - we hope to have more on Greg's story in the months ahead. Hope you'll stay tuned. Thanks for watching and commenting!
I bet his Uncles want to see him. Hope they been stringing him along all this time just the same as you heard from him here right now.
He needs to stay in jail.He is not taking responsibility for what he did.
He should not have ever been released!! I don’t care how good everyone thinks he is! He took lives!!
I think Greg's mother ate away at his self-esteem during their explosive episodes at an age he was trying to find his way to manhood. His father gave nothing to show him the way.
He mentioned how close he was with his mother when he was little. After a while, the pain elevates to anger. It was the relationships that caused this. It's not particularly anyone's fault.
1:26:04 We don't always realize the sensitivity of a boy this age. Think of it, if a father chiseled away at his daughter's self-esteem, the pain and anguish it would cause.
Mother/son and father/daughter relationships are crucial to a child's growth to adulthood. The drugs didn't help.