I agree!!! 15 years to life??? Who decided that and who thought it was a good idea to parole them?? I'm sure there are many non violent offenders who could have been paroled instead. 🤬
They didn’t just kill her, they tortured her and took pleasure in it. Moreover, they emotionally manipulated her for years, and slowly dismantled her life whilst pretending to be her friends. The fact they then toyed with her grieving family afterwards is even more sickening. Utterly vile people.
How criminals like this, male or female, ever get out of prison is crazy to me. They killed a person in an incredibly personal way. It's insane. They should never get out.
My dad was murdered in a similar way , lured out by two guys he thought were his friends and then proceeded to beat him in the head with a metal chair and then took him out in the creek and drowned him while 5 other people were present but claimed to see nothing happen . I'm in tears watching this story and furious that these two monsters got paroled my dad's killer got 15 years and the accessory got 4 years probation, but died of a heart attack two years later
The part I found most disgusting about this murder was the fact both killers proceeded to manipulate a grieving family into thinking they were still her old friends.
Yep! That has got to just haunt this poor family every day of their lives. Not only the thoughts of their daughter being tortured and murdered by someone, but then the horrible thoughts of realizing that the years you were wondering who did this to her, that you were actually housing one of them while they were enjoying the privileges of using her bedroom and sleeping in her bed. SO SO Twisted! Just can't see how any judge or jury could have knowledge of this and not make sure those two never saw the outside of a jail cell again.
This is one of the worst stories I’ve ever heard about high school jealousy. It’s so hard to make teenagers understand once you’re out of HS none of these rumors or arguments matter.
The fact Karen moved into Missy’s family home after her body was found just shows how vile and evil of person she is. So heartbreaking and enraging of a story this was.
I am so incensed and furious for now an hour after finishing the video and learning of their paroles. These two women are socio/psychopaths, they intentionally used love as the means to lure someone away to then torture and murder them. They psychologically tortured her for at least a year making up the rumours and pretended to console her to her face. This was something they relished, took pleasure in...but seeing her emotionally distraught just wasn't satisfying enough eventially. They were able to commit these acts because they have no concept of love and empathy, and they didn't learn to have some in prison, they learned to better hide its absence. They are absolutely a danger to society then and now for as long as they have the time and opportunity to commit violence in secret. Also remember that the whole thing about them being angry with missy (and each other) was all a long con ruse. Pretending to have a falling out and acting as if you believed a rumour that you yourself made up, putting on high intensity fake emoitonal outbursts that lasts for 45+ min of fake arguing that seems so real and genuine to someone who was close to you for a decade simply as a distraction or theatre as you both build up to your sick twist. Eva wasn't present for the final hour of torture in the river, but I have a very distinct feeling that at some point before they pushed her face into the water for the final time, that they revealed to her that they never believed the rumours at all and in fact they started them in the first place. Just to see the horrific realization on her face that she isn't about to die due to a misunderstanding at all...but because they just wanted to kill her. Her two best friends, because she loved them - and they viewed that as a weakness to exploit. I fear for any children either of those women have had or might have.
Yes, it is a very disturbing and sickening story. They should have gotten life without parole. They destroyed so many lives, including their own families. Heartbreaking.
Literally psychopathic like there’s something genuinely wrong with her. And she just gets to walk around all hunky dory? I’ve seen boys younger than them do way less & not premeditated & get life.
This is disgusting… They didn’t just murder her… They manipulated her, premeditated her murder, tortured her, laughed about it, toyed with her family, wasted police resources, and obstructed justice… Only to be free, living their lives, and making profit off of their crime, shows how disgusting our justice system is… Absolutely sickening
And the fact she’s selling books and going around the country on some “anti bullying” message when she’s not just a bully, but a psychotic murderer. Most bullies don’t do what she did, she basically is downplaying what she did and pretends it’s something she can just change from. She’s still a narcissist who lacks empathy, That will never change no matter how long she’s in prison for. It’s not only just, but reasonable to keep her locked up for the protection of society. She lied pretty well to trick Missy and kept it going for so long, she’s capable of SEEMING normal, but she’s really a monster
Sorry I ranted a lot lmao, this story just infuriates me so much, she would have been a grown woman and been able to have experienced being an adult that could peruse her dreams and aspirations
Seeing the pictures of them as adult women with makeup and all is infuriating. Like, now their life looks like it’s probably decent even though it takes someone with no humanity to treat a “friend” like that.
The saddest part of this story is that their plan hinged on Missy wanting to make up with her friends. Missy was killed because she was kindhearted. It's so sad that there are people evil enough to take advantage of a kind soul like that
@@princess1peach She was TARGETED because she was pretty. She was KILLED because she trusted them, and wanted to be their friends, so she went along with them. After they "doubted" her, in the first place, KNOWING what had happened to her the year before, she should have responded to their accusations with, "I can't believe you would accuse me like that, KNOWING that I was innocent when this same thing happened before, and KNOWING how I was tortured because of it. The fact that you would accuse me now means that I cannot trust you, anymore. We are no longer friends. Get out of my house and get out of my life." Of course, they might still have murdered her, but they'd have to try a whole different method.
@@GardenGuy1942 What are you talking about? There WERE no guys in the blue Camaro. Missy NEVER SAID ANYTHING about guys in a blue Camaro. And even if there were guys in a blue Camaro, how is trusting them and wanting to say hello to people she thought she knew manipulative? I'm sure Missy had her flaws, but that wasn't among them.
The killers were paroled after 15 and 16 years (because they were minors at the time of the offense) and even wrote a book and was able to tour the country going to schools to lecture about anti-bullying. I’ve never heard of something so damn ridiculous.
this one specifically hurt me really bad. missy genuinely loved her friends and her kindness was used by her “friends.” i cant believe they got parole. im furious
@@SykeeNot karen should've got life in prison. She went to missy's funeral, then lived with missy's parents and slept in her room to comfort her parents and continue the search with them. That is sadistic af
The jurors believed that it wasn't a premeditated crime ! Can you believe that ....that's why those two were let free after 22 years. And Karen tried getting a book and movie out to re-tell the story... Lied through her teeth on Dr. Phil; which clearly showed that she lacked remorse. Pathetic.
@@MrSoorajsurya that's why I don't trust a jury. Let the judge decide. The judge is more impartial and he or she knows what premeditated means. I think if you let the judge decide your case instead of a jury, you have a way better chance if you're innocent. Juries can be swayed, but they're emotional too, so that's like flipping a coin
This story really heats up my blood. The one that is worse is they got 15 years in jail for planning a brutal murder and showing no remorse. This sentence was way to light.
It takes a mind that can NOT be fixed to plan this out and follow through with it. They both should have gotten life in prison period no ifs and or butts !!! The scary thing is they are out there in the world making friends that know nothing about their past. What happens when one of their new friends pisses them off ?! There are people that sold POT that got more time than that !
Even if they did show mercy and regret. You take someone's life you don't get to live yours. What kind of bs is this so Imma murder a family of 4 and then cry about it in court and say I regret everything so much and get released after like 10 years? They were literally crazy manipulators they were down to manipulate her for literal months just to set this up. The worse the criminal is the sooner they get released I guess that's considered the justice system...
this one enrages me more than almost any other. Karen especially deserves SO much worse than what she got. the sheer amount of psychological torture she was enacting on Missy's family by MOVING in with them, sleeping in her bed, pretending to comfort her family, its beyond sick. She spent years doing this and gets 15 years? Are you kidding me? I really hope fate catches up with her and she has to pay for the damage she's caused.
She served 23 but that’s nowhere near enough. She wrote 2 books which Missy’s family got a law passed stopping it. Karen did dr Phil interview. Shavaun Avillia has a TH-cam channel and a documentary in the works
women get off so easily. shes literally a psychopath and gets 15 or 23. I know people who got worse than that because they had drugs. Our judicial system is so corrupt and broken
I'm also repulsed by the sentences they received! This was the textbook definition of 1st degree! The degree of betrayal in this case, IMO, makes it a capital sentence case!!!
@@fishbear2961 I would somewhat agree, only due to the time period this took place. We've come a long way in accepting that girls can be equally as devious and vile as men!
It's extremely infuriating to picture this young girl experiencing this kind of brutality with no help in sight. There's no way these 2 should have ever been let out!
@Skagenpige88 Yeah, 3 years later after one of them lived comfortably in that poor kid's grieving family's home. How do you not speak up immediately after finding out that a cold blooded killer is sleeping in their own victim's bed? In my opinion, Eva is *almost* as bad as the other two. The only reason why I'm not fully blaming her is because she's literally the only one who was able to solve the case & provide closure to the family. But 3 years is a long time. Her karma? Watching over her own back every single day for the rest of her life knowing two monsters you put in a cage are finally free. Once a killer, always a killer.
@@Juan_of_a_kind While I agree that is horrible, all that would have resulted in is that they would be out 3 years sooner by now....And if we want to punish someone for coming with the information after 3 years we discourage others from doing the same which is not worth it. I probably wouldent have waited 3 years but I find it reasonable that she wanted to be sure she were safe before going to the police...americas bail system let people come out to kill people like Eva all the time. They just have to pay 10% of it becouse of bondsmen as well!
@@skagenpige88 "While I agree that it's horrible, all that would have resulted in is that they would be out 3 years sooner by now" ^^ Not necessarily true. They were charged with second degree murder 3 years later because the jury wasn't convinced it was premeditated. Now imagine if Eva told police immediately? We'd have a fresh story with different jury members & quite possibly a harsher conviction. And that's not even the biggest takeaway. By Eva not speaking up, Karen moving into Missy's home is huge! Every night Missy's family went to bed, they were vulnerable & helpless. All it would have taken was for Karen to snap or create another devious plan with Laura to kill the family, Eva, the boyfriends, or even new popular girls in school. Knowing as teens that they just got away with murder, them being dumb enough to do it again wouldn't come as a surprise. Thankfully it never happened because we all know the results, but imagine every single moment for each passing day & night that they were free, a lot could have happened. Eva was just extremely lucky everything went the way it did on her part. Especially being the only witness to this tragic incident.
"Missy was not a vain person, but she loved her hair" made me tear up. I love how you talk about the victims. You are the only true crime I still watch
@@KAT-hs3xhhopefully, they should have gave these two chicks the chair and left it on medium for about a couple of hours or so. They calculated their attack and obstruction after to a point of unspeakable evil
Is this the most premeditated murder ever? They staged a fight between themselves, they planned where to kill her, they tortured and humiliated her, then let her die in probably one of the worst ways I've heard of and finally engaged in activity explicitly to cover up their crime and prevent justice from being done. There is no way they should have been paroled.
One of my best friends is currently serving more time in prison than these two wicked women eventually did. He was sentenced for knowing about a robbery that he didn't participate in. Our justice system is a wreck
statistically women get lesser sentences than men. The fact these ladies got paroled is quite disturbing considering the facts. IMO they should have gotten fried for pre mediated murder but 🤷♂
No matter what they did to her, she’s ALWAYS going to be more beautiful than them, through and through. Jealousy and hatred are ugly and what those two girls did was so brutal and horrible…
Oh they were ugly alright, their jealousy was very understandable, i wouldnt touch them with a 10 foot pole. They deserved to je born into an ugly body
True beauty always comes from the inside, the heart of the person. I've known people that looked pretty on the outside but on the inside were ogres and those that were average that were truly beautiful.
Wow... This one really got to me. They decided to kill their childhood best friend because she was more popular than them... Spread lies, tortured and murdered her. This one was absolutely wild
Yeah its disgusting but probably happens more than it should , not the killing part although their is a story similar to this that MRBALLEN told. Just involved like 3 girls betraying the 4th girl all friends. Idk why they act like that just cause of looks its so vain. If you dont like your body then work on how to get your perferred body, working out and exercising. This tragedy never should have happend.
This is not the first case of childhood friends kill, there is another case where they drove 45 min too and take her friend and stabbed. When remember the name I will post it so can search it was in the 90's is very sad.
I kept thinking "how can her friends believe those rumors when they know it was a lie in the past?!".... but finding out that they STARTED the initial rumors was such a gut punch of sadness. Poor Missy.
Right! That just broke me, smh. I think it shows the extent of the light which shone in Missy. Like, she must have had so much love in her to be able to love & forgive two nasty horrible girls so filled with hate.
Same here! And then I read that her one murderer, Karen, still tried to blame it mostly on Missy years later. After she got out of prison, Karen said that yes, she was jealous of Missy. But then she claimed that she felt Missy wrongfully “abandoned” her when Karen got pregnant as a teenager and gave birth, “even though [she] tried to protect” Missy from bullies. Seriously?!?! Now we know that it was Karen herself, with the assistance of Laura, who spread the rumors she got bullied for in the first place! And after her release, Karen tried to profit off of a BOOK she wrote about murdering Missy, while claiming she was a “changed person…an adult” now. To the point where Missy’s family had to help enact Missy’s Law in California, to help families of victims know if murderers try to profit off of their victims. Both of those creatures should have spent the rest of their miserable lives in prison.
it's also sad if the 2 girls had a lower than average Iq because if their IQ were high enough someone or even missy could've persuaded them to not kill and as well if they were not prone to jealousy.
This makes me so sad. The way that they were best friends, got jealous of her looks, and decided to kill her. This is the most disgusting thing I’ve ever heard of about friends turning on each other.
Karen severson now has a book published about how she is somehow a victim of murdering her own friend..? And she claims she wants to stop bullying, she served 24 years and is walking a free woman profiting off her murder, truly one of the most deplorable human beings on the planet
Missy’s only crime was being a loyal, loving friend to a couple of homely, jealous girls. What a heartbreaking story. Her own friends murdered her because they were jealous that she got more attention than they did. They should have remained locked up for the rest of their natural lives.
I agree, they really should've locked them two up and just thrown away the keys!! I believe when they murdered someone, then had that extra layer of evil of actually moving into Missy's house for Christ sake, they shouldn't be allowed to rejoin society and live their lives while they took that away from Missy, eye for an eye!!
It's not uncommon for teenage girls to feed off eachother's insecurities and perpetuate it against a totally innocent person. And it's not the first time two friends have encouraged eachother so much that they actually harm or even murder a third friend. Two similar minds snowball to the point of actual insanity, and then you get cases like the Slenderman girls.
The part where they cut and rip out her hair because they knew how much it meant to her...wow. they beat, tortured and humiliated her. They deserve to rot. This case made me so emotional. I can't wrap my mind around how people could be so evil. RIP Missy
It proves how jealous and envious they were. It's so unbelievably disgusting to me that people like this get to come home and live life while their victim had their taken from them. The pictures of them at the end made me furious! They are still young and able to live life, marry, have children.
@@baneverything5580 I don't know about "American" females specifically as I have never been anywhere Else....but I agree that A Lot of females are like this. It's really sad and we as women need to combat this petty behavior and show that we can rise above it. R.I.P Missy
I had something so similar happen to me as a teenager. Sends chills down my spine thinking what may have happened had I trusted them and gone with them. Thankfully I stayed home and never continued a friendship with the two of them.
This is disgusting. Can't imagine how terrifying it must have been for Missy to find out that two of her "best friends" wanted to kill her for no reason and then trying to fight them off. Sickening that they let two murderers out who killed with such pre meditation.
Truth... I feel for that poor girl and her family. Those monsters NEVER should get parole. Ever. It's not right. If anything,THEY should get the death penalty.
When Karen tried to profit off of her crime by writing a book, Missy's family found out and died her. She didn't get to make a dime from it, and "Missy's Law" was created to prevent anyone that tries to profit from their victim's death from making money from it in any way without getting the permission of their victim's family first. Small comfort.
tbh I'd like to read that. it'd be interesting to know what went on inside her head. although it's probably just filled with narcissism. I'd never pay for it of course. I'd pirate it. that bitch doesn't even deserve my pocket lint as profit after what she did.
I can’t believe they actually get to live free after taking Missy’s life. Yes they did 15 yrs but that’s not enough for murder in my eyes. Life in prison should have been the sentence. Tragic!
I think after prison they should have to be an unpaid servant for the family for the rest of their natural life,ie:paroled at like age 65 so their old age is not a burden on the family
the more i listen to these stories, the more i realize that not having friends in school and not hanging out with anyone outside of school was actually a blessing
Yea I don't have lots of friends I talk to ppl yes but I would never get in a car with them or hangout because you never know but u should always bring your best best friend in the whole wide world that u trust to go with you
It's the most "straight-to-the-marrow''-ing example of society and human nature's darkest decline towards the practically-unfathomable depths of evil and cruelty, that I've ever tried to rap my head around. That's for sure. If this isn't the type thing that your nightmares now, from this day forward, get, (at very least), greatly influenced by, then your sub-conscience must be completely absent, (Much like in the case of these two girls!); or just simply ''out to lunch''.
I did not have a positive experience with Better Help. My therapist literally ghosted me and stopped responding. I switched to another therapist that just seemed disinterested and like he wasn’t paying attention. Karen and Laura should still be behind bars, period.
Never trust any product that is promoted by big channels or names or promoted period , no dissrespect to Mr Ballen he just do bussines , but ussualy whats promoted is not quality
@@AntiSuperficials "Never trust any product that is promoted by big channels or names or promoted period" I agree and if an advertised product interests you there are usually better and cheaper alternatives because their price doesn't need to cover for all those marketing expenses and if you don't rely on tons of marketing to sell your product you also usually need your product to be good enough to spread by word of mouth.
I agree, I fully advocate for therapy, but better help requires payment every week without deviation whether you see a therapist or not. It's not better help, it's like carvana, a dumber, more expensive way to do something that already exists.
Not only were their sentences unbelievably lenient, the fact that Karen Severson wrote a memoir titled 'my life, I lived it' which covered the murder, went on Dr. Phil to promote her story and moved in with the family after she murdered missy just shows how messed up both Karen and the justice system are.
The lady told a different story on Dr. Phil. She pretty much blames the entire murder on Laura and claims Missy was cussing at them the entire time. SMH
I don’t think any story you’ve told has ever made me more upset, sad, and angry as this one. The fact that they are free makes my blood boil. They killed her in cold blood
If you havent already, try "This shopper got caught doing" (Daniel in Nevada) and "This man's secret shocked the world" and "Circus Act". These 3 and Missy's story have enraged me the most from MrBallen's stories
@@fridagylterud9491yes, they were all close friends growing up but by the time they got to high school Michelle (Missy) made new friends and they started hanging out less. Karen actually got pregnant and was a single mom do she couldn’t hang out as much anymore. She actually started dating one of Missy’s ex boyfriends but he still had a Thing for her and Karen knew it and was insecure and jealous that Missy got so much attention from guys. It’s funny how Karen decades later put the blame on Laura for the murder and she was just a bystander that felt compelled to help Laura hide Missy’s body after she died. I wasn’t there and I didn’t really know these girls except seeing them at Magic Mountain on occasion but she’s full of *hit! The both beat this girl into almost unconsciousness and then put that heavy log on her head together to drown her! They tagged teamed her and left her for dead. They were both petty nasty jealous insecure girls that believed by killing Missy all their insecurities and troubles would be gone! How delusional and evil. I know it’s been decades now my but my heart goes out to Missy’s family. I want to feel bad for Karen and Laura’s family too but it seems they haven’t learned a damn thing spending there prime life in prison. Karen lying about what happen speaks volumes about what kind of person she is and was. She blamed a girl that was once her best friend for her f**ked up life. I mean Karen is the one that slept with some random guy and got pregnant at 15 who wanted nothing to do with her afterwards. As teens we all had some issues or insecurities in one way or another but we don’t go murdering someone we think is prettier thinner funnier! That is a whole new level of crae crae evil
The photos at the end of them two vile women in their early thirties, while Missy will be forever seventeen, really drives home the unjustness of the sentences served.
Looking at the articles in the description, I'm beyond disgusted that they were not only paroled, but went on to write TWO BOOKS and tried to profit off of Missy's death. They're the lowest of the low and you can tell they feel no remorse for their actions. I wish Missy's family peace and justice, its so sad that they have to live this nightmare.
Karen's book that she wrote became free after the publisher stated they didn't want to help give Karen profit from the murder. Missy's family also got a bill called Missy's Law signed saying that in the State of California, requiring entities who are helping publish works made by criminals have to contact the families of the victims about the said works.
The level of premeditation here is just shocking. It’s hard for me to fathom how evil and vile someone has to be to plan something this sick for…..years. And then manipulate the family the way they did. The pictures of these two monsters as adults clearly depict them as remorseless empty shells, and the total joke of a sentence just broke my heart for Missy and her family. R.I.P. Missy and thank you Mr. Ballen for bringing story to light, as hard as it was to hear!
Evil, not sick. Please help change the narrative. “Sick” eludes to the idea that what’s wrong with the perpetrators can be remedied- it cannot. Sociopathy isn’t curable.
Especially crazy for young girls to be behind it. Unfathomable how someone can be that evil, cold, and calculated at such a young age, I guess some people really are born evil. And not just one of them, two. Insane that two kids could come together and think up something like this without either one stopping for a second and saying "hey, maybe this is a bit extreme."
Eva's lack of response or reaction aof any kind makes her nearly just as guilty. I guess she was there to be the *witness* of this ruthless, heartless murder. God does work in mysterious ways...
KAREN SEVERSON Published a book which says "She knew she slept with our boyfriends & never once apologized." STILL BLAMING THE VICTIM she murdered. She learned nothing from her prison time .
The act of moving into her family’s home to keep tabs on the investigation shows how cold and calculated they are. They don’t deserve parole because they thoroughly lack any form of empathy. It’s unbelievable! How do you watch the family grieve EVERYDAY for god knows how long and continue to live with yourself? Truly sickening!
The most evil and sadistic part of all this is living with missys family and sharing in the family's grief. That woman's callous nature is truly sickening, there isn't words to describe how depraved she really is.
The fact that Karen had the audacity to put it lightly to live with Missy's family until she was found responsible for her death should have been enough to put her away for life without parole. How heinous do you have to be before Justice is truly served and the punishment fits the crime? The fact that she and Laura were both paroled is a travesty of Justice for Missy and her family.
@@edinsoncavanirespector9078 Most likely the result of a truly horrific upbringing. Peaceful parenting is the only solution going forward. Most psychopaths are made, not born.
"A word of caution: Karens are vicious creatures. They will not distinguish between the one they hunt and the one who gets in their way. Therefore I must warn each and every one of you to give them no reason to harm you." ~ Dumbledore. I don't know what else to say. This is so terrible. Thank you for the video, Mr. Ballen.
Karen Severson wrote a book about the murder and blamed Missy. She said Missy knew the rumors were true and never said sorry about it. She's an awful person who never should have been let free.
I was looking for someone who mentioned this. I will never give her money nor my time in reading that crap. I can't believe she justified her actions even though she and Laura spread the rumors. I bet they're friends today.
Karen just pure evil.. because even though Missy did just as rumors, she doesn't have the rights to do what she did to Missy.. RIP Missy. Those fake friends really sickening.
Yeah usually you just cut people out of your life at that point; the cheating boyfriend and the unloyal friend. That means you just let them be and let them continue with their life without your presence. There is no justification for what they did, none at all. Her way of thinking shows just how immature and quite frankly, stupid she is.
I don't care if Missy slept with the entire school. It still wouldnt be a reason to torture and kill missy. Karen and Laura were beyond evil for what they have done.i hope karma catches up with them and they live a miserable life.
My advice for all men (and some women) is to avoid fooling around with such trifling females and to NEVER EVER impregnate them. Take heed; protect that seed. I just came from The Philip Scott Show channel. Weird TH-cam algorithm.
@@thedesensitizedsympathizer5307 You may be correct. But knowing that, I would do nothing for them. Unless I am a paid professional in emergency services, I would simply walk away. Given my circumstance, I do not wish to create more paradoxes.
@@Zoloft77 Well then, I guess I'm just more unique now. Because I would give away my free time to help them out. I have a very soft spot for giving people second chances and given that this crime was Decades ago. They aren't the same as they were before.
Eva is just as bad as the other two for not doing anything. I was literally cringing just hearing it, imagine being there and just being like whatever. That's approval.
She was *fucking terrified* (24:43). How do you somehow turn that to "like whatever" and approval? Are you serious? They were too far away for her to run and get help to stop the murder (the cars were locked, so she couldn't use those). And how is she going to overpower not one, but two enraged attackers? *She was in mortal danger as a witness* for a brief period of time. They threatened her if she talked... They came back *laughing* after killing Missy. That doesn't make her perfect. She should have went to the police the first chance she got when not in danger. You make her out to be some kind of an accomplice when she clearly was not.
The scariest part is, that they had so many chances to stop while killing Missy. It's not like they shot her in the head and there was no turning back. They beat her up, tied her hands behind her back and then drowned her and saw her fight for her life. Imagine holding your "Best friend's" head under water and see how she fights for her life. You have to be an absolute monster if you can watch someone fight for their life and still don't consider to stop your action. Even if you are full of hate for the person you are drowning, at some point in a normal mind you would realize what you are doing and you would stop. Killing someone with a gun takes 1-2 seconds and I understand that maybe then you could say that you didn't really want to do it but the anger took over and it happened so fast. But what these two monsters did to Missy is one of the most brutal and horrifying things I've ever heard. It was planned way ahead with the fake fight between Laura and Karen. They even had these things with them to tie Missys hands. It was a pure evil plan, that was executed exactly how it was planned weeks before! No mercy for monsters like this, I hope they will burn in hell!! RIP Missy
Exactly, there was so many times they could have stopped this. Watching your friend slowly die is horrendous. I remember seeing this in a film and was like wow they did this to their friend. Sick, disgusting and they deserve to pay for this for the rest of their pathetic lives. RIP Missy 🙏
Wow well said, I 100% agree. Some people are like " oh that's horrible" but no it's EVIL and was absolute TORTURE and were so cruel as to carry this plan out. Doesn't feel like words describe the agony this innocent girl went through. They had every chance in the world to stop. Sends shivers down mh spine.
Just like everyone else here, it is absolutely incredible that these two were ever paroled. The fact that both continued the coverup for three years in the most casual yet diabolical way, demonstrates neither had the slightest bit of remorse.
I couldn’t agree more. The Cali courts are ridiculous- I have 3 grown children from an attorney there. Left when the youngest was 18 mo. Old. Guess what I got??? 👎🏼 Yup, Cali courts! Those 2 are complete monsters. If the court is to full. Death penalty (?)
Add to it that Laura and Karen even contacted Missy's mother and pretended to look for her. It's a very sinister case, they started a conflict completely out of malice and jealousy and then escalated it.
@@johannas.l.brushane2518 This is a common tactic. Motives can differ though. Sometimes it's about being sadistic and getting close to and enjoying the family's pain, sometimes it's a narcissistic almost Munchausen's type deal, sometimes they're trying to stay close to the investigation to keep tabs and see if detectives are closing in. I couldn't imagine getting that close to the family without extreme guilt, but then I cant imagine committing such an act in the first place.
KAREN SEVERSON Published a book which says "She knew she slept with our boyfriends & never once apologized." STILL BLAMING THE VICTIM she murdered. She learned nothing from her prison time .
This story breaks my heart. People are so cruel. I can't even imagine how scared Missy was. She trusted and loved these girls! It's even more gut wrenching knowing they are out in this world free.
Don't worry about these 2 because sociopaths and psychopaths are PLENTY. You'll probably speak to one this week without even knowing it. They're out there and they haven't even been diagnosed yet!!!
I'm not going to watch this video. I bet some horrible things happened to this girl... I just want to do horrible things to the "like button." Dude. I can't watch.
Want to hear something disturbing about Karen? She has continuously changed her profile picture on social media to photos of streams and rivers. The fact she drowned Missy in a stream but now uses pictures of streams to represent herself is extremely weird.
@@killtachi7400 Waiting on Karma is like waiting on god... never soon enough and never in an appropriate fashion... Frontier justice is much more fitting.
I had two “friends” like this in high school. They started spreading rumours about me, they would push me into lockers, choke me, make really dark jokes about hurting me. I made some space between us, we grew apart and then we graduated in a couple years and never saw them again. I was a very small, skinny, shy girl, I was an easy target for many. Not anymore!
Had people like that in school myself. I was small and skinny too, and I would be friendly with people who turned on me the moment all the jocks and "cool kids" started laying into me either verbally or physically. Spent alot of time pushed against the fence or hitting the pavement at the amusement of others. Luckily all that stopped after I changed schools and became more confrontational with anyone trying to step on my toes. Sometimes alittle violence is the answer
Leah, I’m so sorry you endured being bullied in school! It’s wonderful to know that you are determined not to be abused again. I have to tell you that you are NOT to blame for the abhorrent behavior of your abusers. They singled you out and used your petite size to their advantage. I’m sure they also knew you were shy and quiet. It was especially cruel of them to do those things to you given that you were the kind of person who would never act like they did! I hope and pray that you are never treated that way by anyone ever again 🌸
I will never understand why people get so upset at their friends when they supposedly sleep with their significant other, and never lash out at the significant other.
Well it was all made up. I don’t get why they had to make it up about themselves tho. I mean it literally doesn’t make sense besides just to break up as friends.
There are some cases where a person commits murder during a fit of rage in the heat of the moment when maybe that person should have another chance at freedom oneday, but this is NOT one of those cases! This was premeditated and as just about as sick as you can get. They were laughing while walking back to the car, and then doing everything in their power to throw the family and investigators off for 3 years. They should rot in prison and whoever paroled them, may they rot in hell!!!
The fact that they're both out on parole, able to enjoy their freedom and their lives after they so brutally took the life of someone they should have loved.
The biggest surprise to me today in 2022 is that Eva (Ava? I don't think we were told how she spelled her name) managed to stay out of prison as an accessory to murder. I'm torn-on the one hand, she is just as guilty as Karen and Laura because she conceivably had multiple times where she could have potentially interjected herself and stood up for Missy, and as Mr. Ballen said, she did nothing. Having said that, we don't know the relationship between her and Karen and why Karen decided to bring her with in the first place, nor is it likely, with the level of planning that the two girls put into this and the level of animosity between them that she could have done anything except get herself beaten and/or killed as well. Certainly she couldn't get Laura or Karen to change their minds; the best she could have hoped for is to try and give Missy a chance to escape. With how f'd our justice system is though, had she gone to prison, she'd likely be the only one of the 3 still there in 2022.
@Jackson Spence Jail is where someone goes while they are waiting for trial. After/if they are convicted, they get a sentence which is carried out in a prison. It's a subtle distinction that not a lot of people are actually aware of, and I point it out here only because you seemed unsure of which word to use. I hope I didn't overstep, and you find this useful in the future.
That is the punishment young white females get in the US. If two males had done the same crime it would have been thirty to life. Death row, if the two males were black.
Yea, getting out after only 26 and 27 years for what they did is tragic in itself. One of the best open and shut cases for 1st degree premeditated murder with special circumstances. Should have been life without parole I totally agree, but laws were different in 85", when I was their same age.Sad sad story. I am not sure if any state had that back then (leaving it up to parole boards), but my memory from then isn't as good as it use to be, so, I could be wrong, They would just give you life and then add a few hundred years for those special cases when they didn't want someone out, so the damn parole board couldn't let them out later, as they did in this case. Hope they live a fucked up miserable life, a short assed one too.
In 2013 I got to meet both of those killers. They filmed in a movie with me. Shortly after the filming was done, the director looked at my face and at those two, he knew and fired them right away. He called the local police and they took both off the grounds. Laura keeps trying to be friends with me and I keep telling her no, it will never happen
they spread rumors about her, got her beat up and killed her because SHE ABSOLUTELY IS PRETTIER, imagine being that shallow and sociopathic. they cant kill all of us for commenting the truth
@@azaleablue2261 Probably. I don’t think that amount of malice and selfishness just disappears after serving a prison sentence that is so much shorter than it deserves to be.
Wait until you hear Karen has made money out of killing her by selling her story and made a deal about having a movie produced - I'd assume making herself out to be the victim...
I can’t imagine being Missy’s father and finding out her killer was living with me the whole time. At that point I would make it my mission in life to avenge Missy no matter what.
As a parent it would be hard not to take the law into my own hands. Her killer trying to replace Missy in her parents house adds insult to injury. I think I'd end up in prison after finding that out coz I make them experience exactly wot they did to my child.
Our criminal justice system is a joke! People like this should NEVER see the light of day again their victim didn't get a second chance and that was as premeditated as it gets.
It’s no coincidence that our twisted and corrupted system of so called justice, tends to get it wrong. The “State” needs chaos to distract The People from their Own Criminalities. Our government is The Idealogical Regime of Insanity. “Evil” that’s orchestrated, shielded, and promoted.
That’s terrible. When I heard that the fighting was rehearsed that meant they know missy would try and stop them from fighting. They used her kindness against her.
They had total control over her and played her. Yes, you are correct. They knew she was innocent, but getting popular, and they decided that no one's going to leave their power-grip, which they put on their victims, especially not for that prize which they could never have. Be careful who your friends are. If they show you their true colors, don't try to repaint them. You only need yourself. No one is good enough to make you compromise yourself for any amount of garbage nonsense. Missy deserved so much better.
This is one of the most sickening and heartbreaking stories I’ve ever heard. What level of psychopathy does it take for young women to be capable of such cold-blooded, premeditated murder. This case is eerily similar to the murder of Shanda Sharer- a 12y/o girl who was horrifically tortured and murdered by her teenage friends. RIP Missy and Shanda 🙏😢
Both horrific cases for sure, yet I was mortified by how long Shanda Sharer was tortured until she eventually passed. It was beyond brutal and wicked. 💔
That one was just horrific, the way they tortured her for hours driving around with her in the boot... Such a tragedy, rip to Shanda and Missy beautiful angels.
They were jealous because she was gorgeous and got a lot of attention because she was friendly and confident. Disturbing they were let out. They deserve to die in prison miserablly.
Bro fr I wanna turn there lives to shit but that’s not gonna help any maybe we could some how bring it back to the courts maybe get a judge with common sense
Foothill trail was only a 10 or 15 minute drive from Stonehurst Park, but about 40 minutes from Arleta. I lived about 4 blocks away from the three of them and I always HATED Laura. She was the nastiest bully and Karen was her lacky. I never understood why Missy hung with them so much. She was attached to the length if time they all knew each other rather than the value of the friendship itself. Missy didn't really like them. She felt sorry for them
Wow. Just wow. That poor girl. It's even worse when you hear things like this happen to people who are literally defenseless. And then just hearing that THEY were the ones who spread the rumors just really takes the cake. Wow. Just wow.
It makes me mad that they both got paroled after torturing and killing a girl. They should’ve gotten life without parole. If the killers were both men who killed her this would be a whole different story
You are easily impressed. Have you not noticed that EVERY SINGLE hand gesture he does in the intro and outro is IDENTICAL every single video! Its so frustrating!! The guy is a robot whose practiced an act. And it looks practiced. He comes off so phoney and cheap. Kinda sleazy with that moustache actually...
In cases like this where it's crystal clear they should just be taken to the crime scene and put through the the same ordeal by a death squad. Same with any premeditated murder. Only if it's crystal clear they are guilty of the murder.
Thank you for showing a photo of Missy after the two photos of present-day Karen and Laura. What a stoic reminder that she will forever be 17 while her killers are now in their 40s. This story ripped my heart to pieces. I don’t know that I’ve ever been this horrified.
@@alinaolivera While the victim is technically in her 50s. Physically she never grew past 17. In other words, her corpse still registers as a 17yo the same as a baby corpse still resembling a baby even if the baby was born in the 19th century.
As a father of a beautiful daughter my heart aches that these girls placed no value on their friends life, because of their low self esteem. And to be free now disgusts me.
My heart goes out to Missy and all of her loved ones. As for the monsters who brutally tortured and murdered her, I cannot believe they were paroled. Do the courts think these monsters are cured? If they can commit such a heinous act as teenagers, can you imagine the heinous acts they will be capable of as adults? To be able to so brutally end someone's life and then laugh about it, even going so far as to live with their victim's grief-stricken family, means that something is missing from your soul. Scumbags. I hope that karma truly comes and bites them in their evil asses.
I send my most wicked hatred to these monsters and I wish them all the rotten luck the world can throw at them. How I would love to tie them down and kill them slowly. ps I am not a wicked person, but this story could drive me to it. No good has come from the actions of these monsters.
For what they did they where basically given a slap on the wrist The destroyed a whole family And took away someones life So many things missy could never experience in life The monsters behaved like animals and should have been put down like animals
@@crystalmac76 You know, right or wrong, if someone took one of my loved ones away and then was released into society again, I’d make their lives a living hell.
I’ve often thought about that as well. As well as how many times we were targeted for abduction, rape, or even murder and for whatever reason we avoided it.
man, this is heart wrenching in so many ways. poor missy trusted her “friends”. She was so happy to be rekindling their friendship, only for it all to be a disgusting ploy, fueled by jealousy and insecurity.
It boggles my mind that you can look at a friend, someone you've known and loved for years and be like "I want to kill this person now because I'm jealous of her life." The fact that they KNEW Missy was a nice enough person that she would want them to be friends again and still decided to go through with it is disgusting.
Fr. If I had a best friend like missy, I'd be proud to be her best friend. Even if I felt jealous of the attention she got, I would never have the nerve to spread rumors or talk badly about her. There was one time where a girl told missy that Karen had spread the rumor and she got mad bc she believed that Karen wouldn't ever do such a thing. Missy truly did love Karen and trusted her with all her heart. Can't imagine how betrayed she felt when Karen and Laura did that to her
I think for premeditated murder, especially with torture, the basic rule should be 'A life for a life'.By that I mean they get life in jail as minimum sentence to a death sentence and we forget this parole business. Missy doesn't have a life anymore and they can still get married, start a family, or whatever they want to do. It's infuriating.
Not too mention the absolute destruction of her family's lives. You NEVER get over something like this, Especially when it is someone close to the victim and/or family of the victim. It is just sickening.
@@richardfetzer4933 Agreed… It was some really twisted stuff. Those types of people need to kept in 23 hr lockdown in solitarily confinement. That’s way harsher than any death penalty, in my opinion.
Man, this hit me hard. If I were Missy’s father I would’ve walked right into a court room and punched those two girls right in there ugly faces. This was one of the hardest stories of yours to listen to John, but I appreciate your telling of the story to help get it out there and bring Missy justice. What a broken world we live in.
I am glad that they made a fatal mistake: bringing an extra person with them. I'm glad Ava came forward even if it took a while. Their stupidity got them caught.
@@MarkSentMe And out amongst decent people before they were out of their 30’s. Unbelievable. Or at least out WOULD be unbelievable if it wasn’t for the fact they were convinced in an American court system that treats females far more leniently than males for the same crimes.
The fact they took advantage of knowing her character knowing shed trust them cuz they were her friends. Then moving into her parents house is a whole new level of sick.
I can only hope Laura and Karen feel guilt and shame for what they did to an innocent friend who loved them. Their perspectives have hopefully changed with maturity.
Karen and Laura should be spending their entire lives in prison! I’m absolutely disgusted that they were paroled. I hope that anyone (family, friends, coworkers, etc.) who knows these women today know what they’re capable of doing. Does anyone who watched this video believe that either of them have been reformed? Really??
No way they're reformed it takes a special kind of evil to go through with such a personal and vile murder the cutting of the hair taking away something so precious to her before killing her shows a complete lack of remorse and humanity even before living with her family
No way they’re reformed any regret they have is just in getting caught and they suckered the parole board into believing those feelings to be for missy
It's so weird how I heard this story 3 times told by 3 different true crime TH-camrs but MR.Ballen just made me feel like I was listening for the first time! I honestly didn't even realize until the true killers got discovered. AMAZING STORYTELLING!
The fact that they were both paroled is disgusting. They showed no mercy, they deserve no mercy.
I agree!!! 15 years to life??? Who decided that and who thought it was a good idea to parole them?? I'm sure there are many non violent offenders who could have been paroled instead. 🤬
@@Redneckgirl74 It's because they're minors probably.
@@isthattrue1083
It’s because they were women.
If you cannot show mercy to them, how can you judge them for not having mercy on Missy?
And high school like they probably arent even w the guys anymore, either. So stupid and now they get to walk around and live life... Its bulls*it
They didn’t just kill her, they tortured her and took pleasure in it. Moreover, they emotionally manipulated her for years, and slowly dismantled her life whilst pretending to be her friends. The fact they then toyed with her grieving family afterwards is even more sickening. Utterly vile people.
There will be justice in on judgment day rest easy poor soul GOD IS WITH YOU NOW
Were the parents happy they raised hideous monsters
@@kathypichey4306 it's really sick that they did that. It's so sad. God will destroy the evil that has been done to her. Rip
@@AdventuresWithJosh2000 yes they won't gave society to back up their evil deeds thanks for responding have a good day
@@kathypichey4306 you too.
How criminals like this, male or female, ever get out of prison is crazy to me. They killed a person in an incredibly personal way. It's insane. They should never get out.
And it was PREMEDITATED!!!
They should have left prison in a pine box!!!
Yeah they should have never got out
It's because they're female
My dad was murdered in a similar way , lured out by two guys he thought were his friends and then proceeded to beat him in the head with a metal chair and then took him out in the creek and drowned him while 5 other people were present but claimed to see nothing happen . I'm in tears watching this story and furious that these two monsters got paroled my dad's killer got 15 years and the accessory got 4 years probation, but died of a heart attack two years later
@@rosannahelton9217 I'm so sorry to hear that 😔 💖
A premeditated crime like that deserves life without parole. This one makes me so angry at the justice system
It's cuz they are women...double standards are very real.
Bleeding heart jurors.
like the shanda shera case and the skylar neese case
@steelrarebit7387 what does bleeding heart mean?
@steelrarebit7387 they're overly sympathetic empathetic?if so then what about to the victims?
The part I found most disgusting about this murder was the fact both killers proceeded to manipulate a grieving family into thinking they were still her old friends.
Yep! That has got to just haunt this poor family every day of their lives. Not only the thoughts of their daughter being tortured and murdered by someone, but then the horrible thoughts of realizing that the years you were wondering who did this to her, that you were actually housing one of them while they were enjoying the privileges of using her bedroom and sleeping in her bed. SO SO Twisted! Just can't see how any judge or jury could have knowledge of this and not make sure those two never saw the outside of a jail cell again.
I hope both of there life's are fucked up. And if you know where they live I would love to know. Please and thank you.
Someone please tell me where Karen and Laura live I want to say hi😇👿👿👿👿👿👿😈👿👿😈👿😈👿💥💥💥💥🔥
Born Narcissists
most disgusting thing is they are out on the street
This is one of the worst stories I’ve ever heard about high school jealousy. It’s so hard to make teenagers understand once you’re out of HS none of these rumors or arguments matter.
Watch the film Bully (2001).
@@BalboaBaggins yeah bro but that's different tho in a way.
They made up the rumors themselves because of jealousy and hatred, so other people would hate her and beat her up.
@@rjwinslo4650 It's pure evil.
Facts!!
The fact Karen moved into Missy’s family home after her body was found just shows how vile and evil of person she is. So heartbreaking and enraging of a story this was.
I feel like that should’ve had a part in her sentencing. So sadistic.
So disturbing!!!
I am so incensed and furious for now an hour after finishing the video and learning of their paroles. These two women are socio/psychopaths, they intentionally used love as the means to lure someone away to then torture and murder them. They psychologically tortured her for at least a year making up the rumours and pretended to console her to her face. This was something they relished, took pleasure in...but seeing her emotionally distraught just wasn't satisfying enough eventially.
They were able to commit these acts because they have no concept of love and empathy, and they didn't learn to have some in prison, they learned to better hide its absence. They are absolutely a danger to society then and now for as long as they have the time and opportunity to commit violence in secret.
Also remember that the whole thing about them being angry with missy (and each other) was all a long con ruse. Pretending to have a falling out and acting as if you believed a rumour that you yourself made up, putting on high intensity fake emoitonal outbursts that lasts for 45+ min of fake arguing that seems so real and genuine to someone who was close to you for a decade simply as a distraction or theatre as you both build up to your sick twist. Eva wasn't present for the final hour of torture in the river, but I have a very distinct feeling that at some point before they pushed her face into the water for the final time, that they revealed to her that they never believed the rumours at all and in fact they started them in the first place. Just to see the horrific realization on her face that she isn't about to die due to a misunderstanding at all...but because they just wanted to kill her. Her two best friends, because she loved them - and they viewed that as a weakness to exploit.
I fear for any children either of those women have had or might have.
Yes, it is a very disturbing and sickening story. They should have gotten life without parole. They destroyed so many lives, including their own families. Heartbreaking.
Literally psychopathic like there’s something genuinely wrong with her. And she just gets to walk around all hunky dory? I’ve seen boys younger than them do way less & not premeditated & get life.
This is disgusting… They didn’t just murder her… They manipulated her, premeditated her murder, tortured her, laughed about it, toyed with her family, wasted police resources, and obstructed justice… Only to be free, living their lives, and making profit off of their crime, shows how disgusting our justice system is… Absolutely sickening
The family should get justice for themselves.
And the fact she’s selling books and going around the country on some “anti bullying” message when she’s not just a bully, but a psychotic murderer. Most bullies don’t do what she did, she basically is downplaying what she did and pretends it’s something she can just change from.
She’s still a narcissist who lacks empathy, That will never change no matter how long she’s in prison for.
It’s not only just, but reasonable to keep her locked up for the protection of society.
She lied pretty well to trick Missy and kept it going for so long, she’s capable of SEEMING normal, but she’s really a monster
Sorry I ranted a lot lmao, this story just infuriates me so much, she would have been a grown woman and been able to have experienced being an adult that could peruse her dreams and aspirations
Seeing the pictures of them as adult women with makeup and all is infuriating. Like, now their life looks like it’s probably decent even though it takes someone with no humanity to treat a “friend” like that.
The fact that they were paroled truly infuriates me. Karen and Laura should NEVER see the light of day again.
You are so right! Can you imagine if these two girls, now women, become parents? How'd you like to grow up with a mom like that?
@@julieisthatart Hey, at least there's the inevitability that they will find out and will disown them.
I agree fully
They should have had the same thing done to them
Exactly!!!! I'm pissed
The saddest part of this story is that their plan hinged on Missy wanting to make up with her friends. Missy was killed because she was kindhearted. It's so sad that there are people evil enough to take advantage of a kind soul like that
That’s what got me too 😢😢😢
No she was killed bc she was pretty
I think Missy was manipulative too, who would trust the guys in the blue Camaro??
@@princess1peach She was TARGETED because she was pretty. She was KILLED because she trusted them, and wanted to be their friends, so she went along with them.
After they "doubted" her, in the first place, KNOWING what had happened to her the year before, she should have responded to their accusations with, "I can't believe you would accuse me like that, KNOWING that I was innocent when this same thing happened before, and KNOWING how I was tortured because of it. The fact that you would accuse me now means that I cannot trust you, anymore. We are no longer friends. Get out of my house and get out of my life."
Of course, they might still have murdered her, but they'd have to try a whole different method.
@@GardenGuy1942 What are you talking about? There WERE no guys in the blue Camaro. Missy NEVER SAID ANYTHING about guys in a blue Camaro.
And even if there were guys in a blue Camaro, how is trusting them and wanting to say hello to people she thought she knew manipulative?
I'm sure Missy had her flaws, but that wasn't among them.
The killers were paroled after 15 and 16 years (because they were minors at the time of the offense) and even wrote a book and was able to tour the country going to schools to lecture about anti-bullying. I’ve never heard of something so damn ridiculous.
Profiting off their own murder? Sickening, unfortunately it happens all too often
Disgusting, they should be charged with something for benefitting from their crime
Wow are you serious? Unreal and totally disgusting
@@J3diMindTrix Not really. Ever heard of Missy's law?
@@thedesensitizedsympathizer5307 MrBallen in this video should have included that.
this one specifically hurt me really bad. missy genuinely loved her friends and her kindness was used by her “friends.” i cant believe they got parole. im furious
they were minors when they committed the crime. If they were 1 year older they would wouldve been charged as adults would've got life in prison
@milanbaros-gi4pm duh regardless they should have gotten worse as that's what justice truly is but til and if that day comes ofc❤
@@SykeeNot karen should've got life in prison. She went to missy's funeral, then lived with missy's parents and slept in her room to comfort her parents and continue the search with them. That is sadistic af
@@milanbaros-gi4pm truly weird vile mindless behavior.Rip to all lost souls of this case
most of the time the uggo friends in a friend group that are toxic and jealous
The photo of Laura smiling as an adult makes me sick. RIP Missy ❤
Facts
yep there is no real justice except street justice
Thanks for the spoiler.
@@DracoPadilla you're the one that went into the comments before finishing the video
@@chernobyl9070 fr
This was definitely premeditated. The fact that they faked having an argument just to isolate their prey. They are monsters.
Well duh.
The jurors believed that it wasn't a premeditated crime ! Can you believe that ....that's why those two were let free after 22 years.
And Karen tried getting a book and movie out to re-tell the story... Lied through her teeth on Dr. Phil; which clearly showed that she lacked remorse.
Pathetic.
on god?
@@MrSoorajsurya that's why I don't trust a jury. Let the judge decide. The judge is more impartial and he or she knows what premeditated means. I think if you let the judge decide your case instead of a jury, you have a way better chance if you're innocent. Juries can be swayed, but they're emotional too, so that's like flipping a coin
@@GTSN38 if you've ever served on a jury, you know. both the prosecutor and defense want who they perceive to be easily swayed.
This story really heats up my blood. The one that is worse is they got 15 years in jail for planning a brutal murder and showing no remorse. This sentence was way to light.
Esp for first degree murder!
I hate to say this but Privilege probably plays a huge role in them being paroled. It's disgusting.
It takes a mind that can NOT be fixed to plan this out and follow through with it. They both should have gotten life in prison period no ifs and or butts !!! The scary thing is they are out there in the world making friends that know nothing about their past. What happens when one of their new friends pisses them off ?! There are people that sold POT that got more time than that !
Because they are women they get light sentences
They are women
these girls honestly committed such a sadistic murder and showed absolutely no mercy while doing it.. they did not deserve parole.
Even if they did show mercy and regret. You take someone's life you don't get to live yours. What kind of bs is this so Imma murder a family of 4 and then cry about it in court and say I regret everything so much and get released after like 10 years? They were literally crazy manipulators they were down to manipulate her for literal months just to set this up. The worse the criminal is the sooner they get released I guess that's considered the justice system...
this one enrages me more than almost any other. Karen especially deserves SO much worse than what she got. the sheer amount of psychological torture she was enacting on Missy's family by MOVING in with them, sleeping in her bed, pretending to comfort her family, its beyond sick. She spent years doing this and gets 15 years? Are you kidding me? I really hope fate catches up with her and she has to pay for the damage she's caused.
She served 23 but that’s nowhere near enough. She wrote 2 books which Missy’s family got a law passed stopping it. Karen did dr Phil interview. Shavaun Avillia has a TH-cam channel and a documentary in the works
Wow this is disgusting. . . unbelievable. . .like wtf. It's vile what they did.
women get off so easily. shes literally a psychopath and gets 15 or 23. I know people who got worse than that because they had drugs. Our judicial system is so corrupt and broken
me too the smirks on both Laura and Karen's faces really says it all. sick vile jealous women. and depraved to move in w her family 😔
There's another one on the podcast where a girl was murdered by their supposed best friends
That was clearly premeditated first degree murder. How did they just get 15 years and are now paroled? This was, by all accounts, sheer evil.
Hunny .. It's called female privilege and it's more rampant in the legal system than ever before
Because they're girls and girls always get lighter sentences.
Because women get lighter sentences for the same crimes as men.
I'm also repulsed by the sentences they received! This was the textbook definition of 1st degree! The degree of betrayal in this case, IMO, makes it a capital sentence case!!!
@@fishbear2961 I would somewhat agree, only due to the time period this took place. We've come a long way in accepting that girls can be equally as devious and vile as men!
It's extremely infuriating to picture this young girl experiencing this kind of brutality with no help in sight. There's no way these 2 should have ever been let out!
eva was there, she is just as bad because she never spoke up and told police.
@@natalieslade7448 She did tell police?
@Skagenpige88 Yeah, 3 years later after one of them lived comfortably in that poor kid's grieving family's home. How do you not speak up immediately after finding out that a cold blooded killer is sleeping in their own victim's bed?
In my opinion, Eva is *almost* as bad as the other two. The only reason why I'm not fully blaming her is because she's literally the only one who was able to solve the case & provide closure to the family. But 3 years is a long time.
Her karma? Watching over her own back every single day for the rest of her life knowing two monsters you put in a cage are finally free. Once a killer, always a killer.
@@Juan_of_a_kind While I agree that is horrible, all that would have resulted in is that they would be out 3 years sooner by now....And if we want to punish someone for coming with the information after 3 years we discourage others from doing the same which is not worth it. I probably wouldent have waited 3 years but I find it reasonable that she wanted to be sure she were safe before going to the police...americas bail system let people come out to kill people like Eva all the time. They just have to pay 10% of it becouse of bondsmen as well!
@@skagenpige88 "While I agree that it's horrible, all that would have resulted in is that they would be out 3 years sooner by now"
^^ Not necessarily true. They were charged with second degree murder 3 years later because the jury wasn't convinced it was premeditated. Now imagine if Eva told police immediately? We'd have a fresh story with different jury members & quite possibly a harsher conviction. And that's not even the biggest takeaway.
By Eva not speaking up, Karen moving into Missy's home is huge! Every night Missy's family went to bed, they were vulnerable & helpless. All it would have taken was for Karen to snap or create another devious plan with Laura to kill the family, Eva, the boyfriends, or even new popular girls in school. Knowing as teens that they just got away with murder, them being dumb enough to do it again wouldn't come as a surprise.
Thankfully it never happened because we all know the results, but imagine every single moment for each passing day & night that they were free, a lot could have happened. Eva was just extremely lucky everything went the way it did on her part. Especially being the only witness to this tragic incident.
"Missy was not a vain person, but she loved her hair" made me tear up. I love how you talk about the victims. You are the only true crime I still watch
I’m beyond shocked that these monsters didn’t get life without the chance of parole. That’s beyond disgusting
If a male did this he would've definitely gotten life in prison without parol
Agreed.
The government would rather have them as taxpayers unfortunately.
@@KAT-hs3xhhopefully, they should have gave these two chicks the chair and left it on medium for about a couple of hours or so. They calculated their attack and obstruction after to a point of unspeakable evil
@@KAT-hs3xhor death
Is this the most premeditated murder ever? They staged a fight between themselves, they planned where to kill her, they tortured and humiliated her, then let her die in probably one of the worst ways I've heard of and finally engaged in activity explicitly to cover up their crime and prevent justice from being done. There is no way they should have been paroled.
It gets worse, one of them wrote a book to profit off the murder and went on tv
What a trash humans 😠😡 disgusting!!
@@huginug That's awful.
Welcome to the "Patriarchy" - where women are constantly "oppressed". Monk mode for life.
It’s not one of the worst ways…
One of my best friends is currently serving more time in prison than these two wicked women eventually did. He was sentenced for knowing about a robbery that he didn't participate in. Our justice system is a wreck
If that’s true I’m sorry this had to happen to him
statistically women get lesser sentences than men. The fact these ladies got paroled is quite disturbing considering the facts. IMO they should have gotten fried for pre mediated murder but 🤷♂
@@youmang where are these statistics from??
Especially in California.
@@theabilitytolikepans1747 the Bureau of Justice Statistics. It also falls under "common knowledge."
This reminds me of Skylar Neese in a lot of ways, the trap in the woods, 2 friends betraying the third, the incredibly brutal murder, everything
Yes. I just watched that case before this one. 45 minutes out too.
That, and (I hate that I can't remember the names of the girls in this case) the Slenderman stabbing case
@@Eric_1991 oh yea that too. Is that just how adolescent girls kill? Or attempt to kill at least, I think their victim lived
No matter what they did to her, she’s ALWAYS going to be more beautiful than them, through and through. Jealousy and hatred are ugly and what those two girls did was so brutal and horrible…
This is terrible the trash kids killed her.
True
Oh they were ugly alright, their jealousy was very understandable, i wouldnt touch them with a 10 foot pole. They deserved to je born into an ugly body
True beauty always comes from the inside, the heart of the person. I've known people that looked pretty on the outside but on the inside were ogres and those that were average that were truly beautiful.
@@Datrebor I always say beauty is only skin deep, but ugly goes clear to the bone.
Wow... This one really got to me. They decided to kill their childhood best friend because she was more popular than them... Spread lies, tortured and murdered her. This one was absolutely wild
Yeah its disgusting but probably happens more than it should , not the killing part although their is a story similar to this that MRBALLEN told. Just involved like 3 girls betraying the 4th girl all friends. Idk why they act like that just cause of looks its so vain. If you dont like your body then work on how to get your perferred body, working out and exercising. This tragedy never should have happend.
It's a woman thing.
yea
This is not the first case of childhood friends kill, there is another case where they drove 45 min too and take her friend and stabbed. When remember the name I will post it so can search it was in the 90's is very sad.
@@X._HATRED_.X I find it sad when people find an excuse to put the other gender down. This is not "a woman thing"
I kept thinking "how can her friends believe those rumors when they know it was a lie in the past?!".... but finding out that they STARTED the initial rumors was such a gut punch of sadness. Poor Missy.
Right! That just broke me, smh. I think it shows the extent of the light which shone in Missy. Like, she must have had so much love in her to be able to love & forgive two nasty horrible girls so filled with hate.
Just a bad case of two girls insecure about their looks taking it out on someone they perceive as prettier than them.
Same here! And then I read that her one murderer, Karen, still tried to blame it mostly on Missy years later. After she got out of prison, Karen said that yes, she was jealous of Missy. But then she claimed that she felt Missy wrongfully “abandoned” her when Karen got pregnant as a teenager and gave birth, “even though [she] tried to protect” Missy from bullies. Seriously?!?! Now we know that it was Karen herself, with the assistance of Laura, who spread the rumors she got bullied for in the first place! And after her release, Karen tried to profit off of a BOOK she wrote about murdering Missy, while claiming she was a “changed person…an adult” now. To the point where Missy’s family had to help enact Missy’s Law in California, to help families of victims know if murderers try to profit off of their victims. Both of those creatures should have spent the rest of their miserable lives in prison.
@@JP-rx2zu Prison is a waste for these 2, they deserve to be in a hold.
it's also sad if the 2 girls had a lower than average Iq because if their IQ were high enough someone or even missy could've persuaded them to not kill and as well if they were not prone to jealousy.
This makes me so sad. The way that they were best friends, got jealous of her looks, and decided to kill her. This is the most disgusting thing I’ve ever heard of about friends turning on each other.
Karen severson now has a book published about how she is somehow a victim of murdering her own friend..? And she claims she wants to stop bullying, she served 24 years and is walking a free woman profiting off her murder, truly one of the most deplorable human beings on the planet
she better be sending the profits to the family of the deceased, life is a sad thing 😭😪😒
@@keikei1943 I think the family did end up suing, not sure of the outcome though.
@@4032111 hopefully sued into the earths core
Karen was also on Dr. Phil.
Living up to her name, I see.
Missy’s only crime was being a loyal, loving friend to a couple of homely, jealous girls. What a heartbreaking story. Her own friends murdered her because they were jealous that she got more attention than they did. They should have remained locked up for the rest of their natural lives.
I agree, they really should've locked them two up and just thrown away the keys!! I believe when they murdered someone, then had that extra layer of evil of actually moving into Missy's house for Christ sake, they shouldn't be allowed to rejoin society and live their lives while they took that away from Missy, eye for an eye!!
Natural lives? As opposed to unnatural? Lolol. But yeah those females should be in prison for fuckin ever
No, we should NOT have to pay for them any farther than a rope & a short drop!
Eva was likely the one spreading the rumors.
It's not uncommon for teenage girls to feed off eachother's insecurities and perpetuate it against a totally innocent person. And it's not the first time two friends have encouraged eachother so much that they actually harm or even murder a third friend. Two similar minds snowball to the point of actual insanity, and then you get cases like the Slenderman girls.
The part where they cut and rip out her hair because they knew how much it meant to her...wow. they beat, tortured and humiliated her. They deserve to rot. This case made me so emotional. I can't wrap my mind around how people could be so evil. RIP Missy
@@baneverything5580 why America specifically? You do realize crazy people come from all over the world right? And most is a stretch.
It proves how jealous and envious they were. It's so unbelievably disgusting to me that people like this get to come home and live life while their victim had their taken from them. The pictures of them at the end made me furious! They are still young and able to live life, marry, have children.
@@baneverything5580 I don't know about "American" females specifically as I have never been anywhere Else....but I agree that A Lot of females are like this. It's really sad and we as women need to combat this petty behavior and show that we can rise above it. R.I.P Missy
@@baneverything5580 You're a clown.
@@baneverything5580 found the misogynist
I had something so similar happen to me as a teenager. Sends chills down my spine thinking what may have happened had I trusted them and gone with them. Thankfully I stayed home and never continued a friendship with the two of them.
This is disgusting. Can't imagine how terrifying it must have been for Missy to find out that two of her "best friends" wanted to kill her for no reason and then trying to fight them off.
Sickening that they let two murderers out who killed with such pre meditation.
Female privilege.
Truth... I feel for that poor girl and her family.
Those monsters NEVER should get parole. Ever. It's not right.
If anything,THEY should get the death penalty.
@@rebeccahherdener2068 That's California for yuh !! 😡
@@dankelly5150 if I was that young girls parents...and I found out they'd been let out...
I don't want to make anyone here an accessory. Js
@@rebeccahherdener2068 I'd gladly be an accessory. I'll grab the shovel.
When Karen tried to profit off of her crime by writing a book, Missy's family found out and died her. She didn't get to make a dime from it, and "Missy's Law" was created to prevent anyone that tries to profit from their victim's death from making money from it in any way without getting the permission of their victim's family first. Small comfort.
Died her ? English ?
@@angrydiver_4220 denied
tbh I'd like to read that. it'd be interesting to know what went on inside her head. although it's probably just filled with narcissism. I'd never pay for it of course. I'd pirate it. that bitch doesn't even deserve my pocket lint as profit after what she did.
It's SUED her
Very interesting piece of info. This heartless person tries to victimize the family again and profit from her crime. Disgusting!
Imagine being so insecure in yourself that you kill someone who cared for you….people are disgusting.
Right?! 😢
Evil is what they practise.
Yeah , people do way worse than this. This is kindergarten bs to a lot of crimes nowadays.
Suddenly Day of judgment is making alot of sense to some ppl. Justice is what they deserve
Best friend of a decade! They probably didn't even marry these boyfriends......
I once heard someone say. Your biggest fan is a stranger and your biggest enemy is your friend. This hits deep now
With friends like these, who needs enemies? One of the most heartbreaking stories on this channel. My heart goes out to Missy.
Some times your “friends” are your biggest enemies
Yeah it’s crazy missy didn’t have a chance
Women love drama
And one of them had to have the name "Karen" or similar sounding name
It's not good to break your heart🤣 mr ballen will feel sorry for that instance.
I can’t believe they actually get to live free after taking Missy’s life. Yes they did 15 yrs but that’s not enough for murder in my eyes. Life in prison should have been the sentence. Tragic!
And now they are authors pretending like nothing happened
Fact's
@@yeagerist2912 Authors?
I think after prison they should have to be an unpaid servant for the family for the rest of their natural life,ie:paroled at like age 65 so their old age is not a burden on the family
@@mariagabrielle6383 I believe the authors of the crime
the more i listen to these stories, the more i realize that not having friends in school and not hanging out with anyone outside of school was actually a blessing
Yea I don't have lots of friends I talk to ppl yes but I would never get in a car with them or hangout because you never know but u should always bring your best best friend in the whole wide world that u trust to go with you
Man both of you guys are miserable lol
Dude same
It's the most "straight-to-the-marrow''-ing example of society and human nature's darkest decline towards the practically-unfathomable depths of evil and cruelty, that I've ever tried to rap my head around. That's for sure. If this isn't the type thing that your nightmares now, from this day forward, get, (at very least), greatly influenced by, then your sub-conscience must be completely absent, (Much like in the case of these two girls!); or just simply ''out to lunch''.
Lmao, I guess
I did not have a positive experience with Better Help. My therapist literally ghosted me and stopped responding. I switched to another therapist that just seemed disinterested and like he wasn’t paying attention.
Karen and Laura should still be behind bars, period.
Never trust any product that is promoted by big channels or names or promoted period , no dissrespect to Mr Ballen he just do bussines , but ussualy whats promoted is not quality
@@AntiSuperficials "Never trust any product that is promoted by big channels or names or promoted period"
I agree and if an advertised product interests you there are usually better and cheaper alternatives because their price doesn't need to cover for all those marketing expenses and if you don't rely on tons of marketing to sell your product you also usually need your product to be good enough to spread by word of mouth.
I agree, I fully advocate for therapy, but better help requires payment every week without deviation whether you see a therapist or not. It's not better help, it's like carvana, a dumber, more expensive way to do something that already exists.
@@AntiSuperficials mrmcballen is a total asshole for promoting better help
Not only were their sentences unbelievably lenient, the fact that Karen Severson wrote a memoir titled 'my life, I lived it' which covered the murder, went on Dr. Phil to promote her story and moved in with the family after she murdered missy just shows how messed up both Karen and the justice system are.
She prob got off lightly because of their age but to me they should never be allowed out ever 😢
Shame on Dr. Phil for Letting her promote her book!!!!
@@perfectlyimperfect628Dr. Phil does so many shameful dumb things, I don't know how he even has a following.
@@fruitygranulizer540 Sooo Very True!!!! SMH
The lady told a different story on Dr. Phil. She pretty much blames the entire murder on Laura and claims Missy was cussing at them the entire time. SMH
I don’t think any story you’ve told has ever made me more upset, sad, and angry as this one. The fact that they are free makes my blood boil. They killed her in cold blood
They killed her because of jealousy. Period end of story. Jealousy is a sickness.
They killed her because they wanted to. Missy couldn’t have been at fault because they literally made everything up out of jealousy to kill her.
If you havent already, try "This shopper got caught doing" (Daniel in Nevada) and "This man's secret shocked the world" and "Circus Act". These 3 and Missy's story have enraged me the most from MrBallen's stories
@@fridagylterud9491yes, they were all close friends growing up but by the time they got to high school Michelle (Missy) made new friends and they started hanging out less. Karen actually got pregnant and was a single mom do she couldn’t hang out as much anymore. She actually started dating one of Missy’s ex boyfriends but he still had a Thing for her and Karen knew it and was insecure and jealous that Missy got so much attention from guys. It’s funny how Karen decades later put the blame on Laura for the murder and she was just a bystander that felt compelled to help Laura hide Missy’s body after she died. I wasn’t there and I didn’t really know these girls except seeing them at Magic Mountain on occasion but she’s full of *hit! The both beat this girl into almost unconsciousness and then put that heavy log on her head together to drown her! They tagged teamed her and left her for dead. They were both petty nasty jealous insecure girls that believed by killing Missy all their insecurities and troubles would be gone! How delusional and evil. I know it’s been decades now my but my heart goes out to Missy’s family. I want to feel bad for Karen and Laura’s family too but it seems they haven’t learned a damn thing spending there prime life in prison. Karen lying about what happen speaks volumes about what kind of person she is and was. She blamed a girl that was once her best friend for her f**ked up life. I mean Karen is the one that slept with some random guy and got pregnant at 15 who wanted nothing to do with her afterwards. As teens we all had some issues or insecurities in one way or another but we don’t go murdering someone we think is prettier thinner funnier! That is a whole new level of crae crae evil
I’d help get rid of em
The photos at the end of them two vile women in their early thirties, while Missy will be forever seventeen, really drives home the unjustness of the sentences served.
Yes
Yeah I hope they both rot in hell
Go fix it
funny how theyre in their early thirties but look at least 50 lol
She’ll always be more pretty than them, all the way until they rot in hell :)
The level of betrayal is what makes this one so incredibly disgusting.
Looking at the articles in the description, I'm beyond disgusted that they were not only paroled, but went on to write TWO BOOKS and tried to profit off of Missy's death. They're the lowest of the low and you can tell they feel no remorse for their actions. I wish Missy's family peace and justice, its so sad that they have to live this nightmare.
@@Die-Angst
Amen to that 🙏
Female privilege.
The family should sue them over them books
@@Die-Angst that's little consolation since there's no evidence for that.
@@Die-Angst thats all good and well but I think the two paroled ladies deserve legos glued to the bottom of their feet eff those bishes
The amount of premeditation that went into it is enough for me to believe they should have never been paroled. I wish them all the worst in life.
Yes and also the fact that if that witness girl wasn't there or stayed silent they would have never known the truth 🥺 I fear for my children.
Karen's book that she wrote became free after the publisher stated they didn't want to help give Karen profit from the murder. Missy's family also got a bill called Missy's Law signed saying that in the State of California, requiring entities who are helping publish works made by criminals have to contact the families of the victims about the said works.
wonder what the contents of the book even are
Wow disgusting that someone would try to profit from a murder they committed 🙄 should get life for just the effort
Wow. She even wrote a book
Love this
@@palpal8058 If ever a bunch of books should be burned it should be every copy of that book that was printed
Being a teenager is hard, but those were truly monstrous, unjustifiable actions
The level of premeditation here is just shocking. It’s hard for me to fathom how evil and vile someone has to be to plan something this sick for…..years. And then manipulate the family the way they did. The pictures of these two monsters as adults clearly depict them as remorseless empty shells, and the total joke of a sentence just broke my heart for Missy and her family. R.I.P. Missy and thank you Mr. Ballen for bringing story to light, as hard as it was to hear!
Evil, not sick. Please help change the narrative. “Sick” eludes to the idea that what’s wrong with the perpetrators can be remedied- it cannot. Sociopathy isn’t curable.
Mr. Ballen, Things like this make me want to return to the Ituri forest. The so called primitive Pygmy’s there would be disgusted by this behavior.
Especially crazy for young girls to be behind it. Unfathomable how someone can be that evil, cold, and calculated at such a young age, I guess some people really are born evil. And not just one of them, two. Insane that two kids could come together and think up something like this without either one stopping for a second and saying "hey, maybe this is a bit extreme."
Eva's lack of response or reaction aof any kind makes her nearly just as guilty.
I guess she was there to be the *witness* of this ruthless, heartless murder. God does work in mysterious ways...
@@RCLIM-yx8gvgod is not real if things like this happens
I dont know which one is more disturbing, the fact that they did all this to their 'best friend' or the fact that they're currently free.
KAREN SEVERSON Published a book which says "She knew she slept with our boyfriends & never once apologized." STILL BLAMING THE VICTIM she murdered. She learned nothing from her prison time
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Someone needs to terminate them
Or the fact they stayed at Her family’s house and slept in her bed and watched her parents mourn her loss 😢
This isn't a shocking since it happen in Ca, that state supports criminals, that's why everyone is leaving that awful state.
@PainPillzPittBullz&Pistolz yup, and they don't whine that it's "racism" every time it happens.
The act of moving into her family’s home to keep tabs on the investigation shows how cold and calculated they are. They don’t deserve parole because they thoroughly lack any form of empathy. It’s unbelievable! How do you watch the family grieve EVERYDAY for god knows how long and continue to live with yourself? Truly sickening!
Just thank God they aren't the majority...can you imagine?
The most evil and sadistic part of all this is living with missys family
and sharing in the family's grief. That woman's callous nature is
truly sickening, there isn't words to describe how depraved she really is.
THEY DON'T DESERVE TO LIVE AFTER WHAT THEY DID TO MISSY
@@fredzep01 And she will probably become a mother and the cycle will continue.
Creatures like this are the norm at the top. SRA victims can attest to that.
This story is a real heart-pounder.
The fact that Karen had the audacity to put it lightly to live with Missy's family until she was found responsible for her death should have been enough to put her away for life without parole. How heinous do you have to be before Justice is truly served and the punishment fits the crime? The fact that she and Laura were both paroled is a travesty of Justice for Missy and her family.
Psychopathic behaviour by Karen
women seem to always get special treatment when it comes to murder convictions.
@@edinsoncavanirespector9078 Most likely the result of a truly horrific upbringing. Peaceful parenting is the only solution going forward. Most psychopaths are made, not born.
"A word of caution: Karens are vicious creatures. They will not distinguish between the one they hunt and the one who gets in their way. Therefore I must warn each and every one of you to give them no reason to harm you." ~ Dumbledore.
I don't know what else to say. This is so terrible. Thank you for the video, Mr. Ballen.
A killer-Karen, worst of the worse of Karens.🤮
Karen Severson wrote a book about the murder and blamed Missy. She said Missy knew the rumors were true and never said sorry about it. She's an awful person who never should have been let free.
I was looking for someone who mentioned this. I will never give her money nor my time in reading that crap. I can't believe she justified her actions even though she and Laura spread the rumors. I bet they're friends today.
Karen just pure evil.. because even though Missy did just as rumors, she doesn't have the rights to do what she did to Missy.. RIP Missy. Those fake friends really sickening.
Yeah usually you just cut people out of your life at that point; the cheating boyfriend and the unloyal friend. That means you just let them be and let them continue with their life without your presence. There is no justification for what they did, none at all. Her way of thinking shows just how immature and quite frankly, stupid she is.
I don't care if Missy slept with the entire school. It still wouldnt be a reason to torture and kill missy. Karen and Laura were beyond evil for what they have done.i hope karma catches up with them and they live a miserable life.
@@nq6508 Right?! Relationships come and go. People can't get their lives back.
Even a death sentence is too light for these monsters, cant believe they're out of prison. What an injustice to Missy and her family.
If they were men they’d still be locked up
My advice for all men (and some women) is to avoid fooling around with such trifling females and to NEVER EVER impregnate them. Take heed; protect that seed.
I just came from The Philip Scott Show channel. Weird TH-cam algorithm.
Who cares. Maybe now they learned their lessons now and won't kill any more people.
@@thedesensitizedsympathizer5307 You may be correct. But knowing that, I would do nothing for them. Unless I am a paid professional in emergency services, I would simply walk away.
Given my circumstance, I do not wish to create more paradoxes.
@@Zoloft77 Well then, I guess I'm just more unique now. Because I would give away my free time to help them out. I have a very soft spot for giving people second chances and given that this crime was Decades ago. They aren't the same as they were before.
Eva is just as bad as the other two for not doing anything. I was literally cringing just hearing it, imagine being there and just being like whatever. That's approval.
What was she able to do???
She was *fucking terrified* (24:43). How do you somehow turn that to "like whatever" and approval? Are you serious?
They were too far away for her to run and get help to stop the murder (the cars were locked, so she couldn't use those). And how is she going to overpower not one, but two enraged attackers?
*She was in mortal danger as a witness* for a brief period of time. They threatened her if she talked... They came back *laughing* after killing Missy.
That doesn't make her perfect. She should have went to the police the first chance she got when not in danger. You make her out to be some kind of an accomplice when she clearly was not.
The scariest part is, that they had so many chances to stop while killing Missy. It's not like they shot her in the head and there was no turning back. They beat her up, tied her hands behind her back and then drowned her and saw her fight for her life. Imagine holding your "Best friend's" head under water and see how she fights for her life. You have to be an absolute monster if you can watch someone fight for their life and still don't consider to stop your action. Even if you are full of hate for the person you are drowning, at some point in a normal mind you would realize what you are doing and you would stop. Killing someone with a gun takes 1-2 seconds and I understand that maybe then you could say that you didn't really want to do it but the anger took over and it happened so fast. But what these two monsters did to Missy is one of the most brutal and horrifying things I've ever heard. It was planned way ahead with the fake fight between Laura and Karen. They even had these things with them to tie Missys hands. It was a pure evil plan, that was executed exactly how it was planned weeks before! No mercy for monsters like this, I hope they will burn in hell!! RIP Missy
The freaking throw a 100lb log on her head…
Exactly, there was so many times they could have stopped this. Watching your friend slowly die is horrendous. I remember seeing this in a film and was like wow they did this to their friend. Sick, disgusting and they deserve to pay for this for the rest of their pathetic lives. RIP Missy 🙏
does anybody have their general location?
@@toastiestmoth927 it's not hard to find, why?
Wow well said, I 100% agree. Some people are like " oh that's horrible" but no it's EVIL and was absolute TORTURE and were so cruel as to carry this plan out. Doesn't feel like words describe the agony this innocent girl went through. They had every chance in the world to stop. Sends shivers down mh spine.
I'm not a fan of sending hate mail, but knowing the fact that they're out there and so have a postal address sure as hell makes me want to
Honestly me too! Ngl
What’s their addresses!?
Oh definitely....my mind goes to uglier thoughts. But if I acted on those I would be no better than these evil bitches.
yup
Same!!
Just like everyone else here, it is absolutely incredible that these two were ever paroled. The fact that both continued the coverup for three years in the most casual yet diabolical way, demonstrates neither had the slightest bit of remorse.
The court who did this is pure evil just like two morbidly foul creatures.
I couldn’t agree more.
The Cali courts are ridiculous-
I have 3 grown children from an attorney there. Left when the youngest was 18 mo. Old.
Guess what I got??? 👎🏼
Yup, Cali courts!
Those 2 are complete monsters.
If the court is to full. Death penalty (?)
Add to it that Laura and Karen even contacted Missy's mother and pretended to look for her. It's a very sinister case, they started a conflict completely out of malice and jealousy and then escalated it.
@@johannas.l.brushane2518 This is a common tactic. Motives can differ though. Sometimes it's about being sadistic and getting close to and enjoying the family's pain, sometimes it's a narcissistic almost Munchausen's type deal, sometimes they're trying to stay close to the investigation to keep tabs and see if detectives are closing in. I couldn't imagine getting that close to the family without extreme guilt, but then I cant imagine committing such an act in the first place.
KAREN SEVERSON Published a book which says "She knew she slept with our boyfriends & never once apologized." STILL BLAMING THE VICTIM she murdered. She learned nothing from her prison time
.
This is sadistic !! there is absolutely no reason why either of these monsters should have received Parole
This story breaks my heart. People are so cruel. I can't even imagine how scared Missy was. She trusted and loved these girls! It's even more gut wrenching knowing they are out in this world free.
Don't worry about these 2 because sociopaths and psychopaths are PLENTY. You'll probably speak to one this week without even knowing it. They're out there and they haven't even been diagnosed yet!!!
very well sad i feel mixture of total sadness and sickness 🥺
I was thinking more about the betrayl. I though friends > Relationships.
Trust no one, even family acts like this.
I'm not going to watch this video. I bet some horrible things happened to this girl... I just want to do horrible things to the "like button." Dude. I can't watch.
The level of betrayal and depravity in this story is astounding. It reminds me of the tragic story of Skylar Neese. Some people are just truly evil.
Alot of ppl....they are currently IN CHARGE ...
I thought i remembered some similar case. Crazy.
That's what I was just thinking too.
Yeah, I'm always wary of friendships in 3s.
was that the "on three" case?
Want to hear something disturbing about Karen? She has continuously changed her profile picture on social media to photos of streams and rivers. The fact she drowned Missy in a stream but now uses pictures of streams to represent herself is extremely weird.
Her current cover photo is a stream with a log across it. I'm sorry but I think this woman is psychotic.
Karma will come back at her one day and she’ll face true judgment
@@killtachi7400 Waiting on Karma is like waiting on god... never soon enough and never in an appropriate fashion... Frontier justice is much more fitting.
She is pure evil.
LoL 😂 that's wild
How anyone could commit such a barbaric crime is so awful
I feel so bad for Missy and her family
I had two “friends” like this in high school. They started spreading rumours about me, they would push me into lockers, choke me, make really dark jokes about hurting me. I made some space between us, we grew apart and then we graduated in a couple years and never saw them again. I was a very small, skinny, shy girl, I was an easy target for many. Not anymore!
I’m glad you recognized how toxic they were and got the hell away from them! 👍
Had people like that in school myself. I was small and skinny too, and I would be friendly with people who turned on me the moment all the jocks and "cool kids" started laying into me either verbally or physically. Spent alot of time pushed against the fence or hitting the pavement at the amusement of others. Luckily all that stopped after I changed schools and became more confrontational with anyone trying to step on my toes. Sometimes alittle violence is the answer
Leah, I’m so sorry you endured being bullied in school! It’s wonderful to know that you are determined not to be abused again. I have to tell you that you are NOT to blame for the abhorrent behavior of your abusers. They singled you out and used your petite size to their advantage. I’m sure they also knew you were shy and quiet. It was especially cruel of them to do those things to you given that you were the kind of person who would never act like they did! I hope and pray that you are never treated that way by anyone ever again 🌸
I was the small, skinny, and shy girl in my friend group too and was bullied all throughout school.
Glad u lived to tell
I will never understand why people get so upset at their friends when they supposedly sleep with their significant other, and never lash out at the significant other.
Isnt that true!?
Well it was all made up. I don’t get why they had to make it up about themselves tho. I mean it literally doesn’t make sense besides just to break up as friends.
Yea it was made up because they were jealous
Ehh, it's common amongst teenagers, they're Naive and short sighted 😑 - 1 possible reason(?)
That's a really good point
There are some cases where a person commits murder during a fit of rage in the heat of the moment when maybe that person should have another chance at freedom oneday, but this is NOT one of those cases! This was premeditated and as just about as sick as you can get. They were laughing while walking back to the car, and then doing everything in their power to throw the family and investigators off for 3 years. They should rot in prison and whoever paroled them, may they rot in hell!!!
Wow. This was a rough one. What a dumb move having a 3rd girl as a witness. Such stupidity for them. But thank God for her that the truth came out
The fact that they're both out on parole, able to enjoy their freedom and their lives after they so brutally took the life of someone they should have loved.
The biggest surprise to me today in 2022 is that Eva (Ava? I don't think we were told how she spelled her name) managed to stay out of prison as an accessory to murder. I'm torn-on the one hand, she is just as guilty as Karen and Laura because she conceivably had multiple times where she could have potentially interjected herself and stood up for Missy, and as Mr. Ballen said, she did nothing. Having said that, we don't know the relationship between her and Karen and why Karen decided to bring her with in the first place, nor is it likely, with the level of planning that the two girls put into this and the level of animosity between them that she could have done anything except get herself beaten and/or killed as well. Certainly she couldn't get Laura or Karen to change their minds; the best she could have hoped for is to try and give Missy a chance to escape.
With how f'd our justice system is though, had she gone to prison, she'd likely be the only one of the 3 still there in 2022.
fry both of them
@Jackson Spence Jail is where someone goes while they are waiting for trial. After/if they are convicted, they get a sentence which is carried out in a prison. It's a subtle distinction that not a lot of people are actually aware of, and I point it out here only because you seemed unsure of which word to use. I hope I didn't overstep, and you find this useful in the future.
That is the punishment young white females get in the US. If two males had done the same crime it would have been thirty to life. Death row, if the two males were black.
@@zoegartham312 which one's still in prison?
It is absolutely terrifying to think that the people who are closest to you, can turn against you in the worst possible way. Rest In Peace, Missy 💗💗
That’s not terrifying at all that’s just reality for everyone
Yes absolutely. There is no betrayal worse then when it comes from someone we have given our loyalty and trust to.
Be loyal only to God and trust only God and yourself
Be careful about the friends you keep.
They were never really friends to begin with
The least they should have gotten as a sentence is life without parole. They are the epitome of evil.
Having committed the crime when they were juveniles ensured they would be ineligible for life without parole
When one, or both, kill again, they'll be wishing they gave them life. I believe they sre capable of doing it again.
Yea, getting out after only 26 and 27 years for what they did is tragic in itself. One of the best open and shut cases for 1st degree premeditated murder with special circumstances. Should have been life without parole I totally agree, but laws were different in 85", when I was their same age.Sad sad story. I am not sure if any state had that back then (leaving it up to parole boards), but my memory from then isn't as good as it use to be, so, I could be wrong, They would just give you life and then add a few hundred years for those special cases when they didn't want someone out, so the damn parole board couldn't let them out later, as they did in this case. Hope they live a fucked up miserable life, a short assed one too.
@John Doughy So true...they could have been tried as adults because they were over 16
True evil
In 2013 I got to meet both of those killers. They filmed in a movie with me.
Shortly after the filming was done, the director looked at my face and at those two, he knew and fired them right away.
He called the local police and they took both off the grounds.
Laura keeps trying to be friends with me and I keep telling her no, it will never happen
they spread rumors about her, got her beat up and killed her because SHE ABSOLUTELY IS PRETTIER, imagine being that shallow and sociopathic. they cant kill all of us for commenting the truth
Will they kill again?
@@azaleablue2261 Probably. I don’t think that amount of malice and selfishness just disappears after serving a prison sentence that is so much shorter than it deserves to be.
Wait until you hear Karen has made money out of killing her by selling her story and made a deal about having a movie produced - I'd assume making herself out to be the victim...
I hate the cliche that "good looking people have amn easier life." They're often targeted by evil people because of their beauty
Missy was pretty average if not ugly. The world is a strange place.
I can’t imagine being Missy’s father and finding out her killer was living with me the whole time. At that point I would make it my mission in life to avenge Missy no matter what.
Revenge would have been my only justice
They deserve to be tortured and die a slow painful death for what they did
I'd be waiting for this inhuman to be released from prison. Her suffering would know no bounds.
yeah, the parents were probably dead, that's why no one was around to object to the parole.
As a parent it would be hard not to take the law into my own hands. Her killer trying to replace Missy in her parents house adds insult to injury. I think I'd end up in prison after finding that out coz I make them experience exactly wot they did to my child.
Our criminal justice system is a joke! People like this should NEVER see the light of day again their victim didn't get a second chance and that was as premeditated as it gets.
here in Croatia, they would be out of prison in 2-3 years..
Literally the FEELINGS of criminals are prioritized over their victim's lives in western societies. What a joke.
Shit if this happened in a red state honestly they probably would’ve gotten the death penalty.
It’s no coincidence that our twisted and corrupted system of so called justice, tends to get it wrong. The “State” needs chaos to distract The People from their Own Criminalities. Our government is The Idealogical Regime of Insanity. “Evil” that’s orchestrated, shielded, and promoted.
What is more screwed up about the system is, if this was 2 males that did this they would have gotten at least 40 to life without parole.
My first thought when I hear stories like this is how can anyone have so much anger/hatred against another?!
That’s terrible. When I heard that the fighting was rehearsed that meant they know missy would try and stop them from fighting. They used her kindness against her.
shit's fucked, man
They got paroled
EUGENE
They should have never seen the light ever again , all they freken got is 15 year life imprisonment where they sat on their a$$ all day
They had total control over her and played her. Yes, you are correct.
They knew she was innocent, but getting popular, and they decided that no one's going to leave their power-grip, which they put on their victims, especially not for that prize which they could never have.
Be careful who your friends are. If they show you their true colors, don't try to repaint them. You only need yourself.
No one is good enough to make you compromise yourself for any amount of garbage nonsense.
Missy deserved so much better.
This is one of the most sickening and heartbreaking stories I’ve ever heard. What level of psychopathy does it take for young women to be capable of such cold-blooded, premeditated murder. This case is eerily similar to the murder of Shanda Sharer- a 12y/o girl who was horrifically tortured and murdered by her teenage friends. RIP Missy and Shanda 🙏😢
Yes, very similar to Shanda. That murder happened in my town. I wish Mr. Ballen would cover her story. So tragic and disgusting, just like this one.
Both horrific cases for sure, yet I was mortified by how long Shanda Sharer was tortured until she eventually passed. It was beyond brutal and wicked. 💔
That one was just horrific, the way they tortured her for hours driving around with her in the boot... Such a tragedy, rip to Shanda and Missy beautiful angels.
Wait Who is shanda. From the video I only heard missy dying or did I just miss something?
They were jealous because she was gorgeous and got a lot of attention because she was friendly and confident. Disturbing they were let out. They deserve to die in prison miserablly.
The level of brutality these 2 girls caused makes me speechless. Then getting paroled at all makes me mad.
It gets worse. Severson then went on to try to profit from a memoir and movie deal, prompting Missy's family to sue her.
Bro fr I wanna turn there lives to shit but that’s not gonna help any maybe we could some how bring it back to the courts maybe get a judge with common sense
Foothill trail was only a 10 or 15 minute drive from Stonehurst Park, but about 40 minutes from Arleta. I lived about 4 blocks away from the three of them and I always HATED Laura. She was the nastiest bully and Karen was her lacky. I never understood why Missy hung with them so much. She was attached to the length if time they all knew each other rather than the value of the friendship itself. Missy didn't really like them. She felt sorry for them
Wow. Just wow. That poor girl. It's even worse when you hear things like this happen to people who are literally defenseless. And then just hearing that THEY were the ones who spread the rumors just really takes the cake. Wow. Just wow.
To make it even worse….they are both free now….just unreal to me.
@@billierenfro705 it was definitely because of gender no way a man would be free after doing that
@@billierenfro705 they're free!?!?
They're the fat friends of the group
@@toothlessthenightfury2088 yep
It makes me mad that they both got paroled after torturing and killing a girl. They should’ve gotten life without parole. If the killers were both men who killed her this would be a whole different story
Yep. There's even a crude slang term in the legal community for the massive disparity in sentencing between men and women, the Pussy Pass
Exactly!
Agreed. Karen's behavior before/after seems to me to be that of a psychopath.
You're not wrong
Correct..
This man could narrate a trip to his dentist and I’d still be at the edge of my seat. He gets the art of storytelling
To be fair the dentist can be terrifying LOL... however I completely agree... he's a phenomenal story teller!
I think he could make my grocery list exciting.
Getting formulaic tho..
Awww... It sounds like you guys all have a little crush on Mr Balling. How sweet!!!
You are easily impressed. Have you not noticed that EVERY SINGLE hand gesture he does in the intro and outro is IDENTICAL every single video! Its so frustrating!! The guy is a robot whose practiced an act. And it looks practiced. He comes off so phoney and cheap. Kinda sleazy with that moustache actually...
The sheer disrespect towards Missy's grieving family leaves me speechless.
There's a movie about this, I don't remember the name but it had Tiffany Amber Thiessen it was on Lifetime in the 90s
As a parent NOTHING could stop me from getting justice for my child even if I have to serve it myself.
If a monster took everything from me, I'm taking everything from them
Dito
In cases like this where it's crystal clear they should just be taken to the crime scene and put through the the same ordeal by a death squad. Same with any premeditated murder. Only if it's crystal clear they are guilty of the murder.
100
Yep me too. The murderers deserve death not parole
Thank you for showing a photo of Missy after the two photos of present-day Karen and Laura. What a stoic reminder that she will forever be 17 while her killers are now in their 40s. This story ripped my heart to pieces. I don’t know that I’ve ever been this horrified.
Yeah im not going to lie, this one shook me to my core. Such unnecessary evil. Where were the parents of these vile murderers?
They're actually in their 50s. Missy was born in '68 and they were all juniors.
What do you mean by that? She will forever be 17 while the killers are now in their 40s?
@@alinaolivera
While the victim is technically in her 50s. Physically she never grew past 17. In other words, her corpse still registers as a 17yo the same as a baby corpse still resembling a baby even if the baby was born in the 19th century.
@@chimpwimp9407 I don't think that's what the op meant
The fact that these 2 human wastes were able to get paroled for such a heinous crime all for just feeling jealous...our justice system is so pathetic!
If they were male
@@74kross we have like 857 genders now, and anyone of them would deserve at least life in prison
Man this kind of rare occurance of injustice in america happens in europe daily.
@@terskataneli6457 not to be political, but sadly this shit happens in places that seem to be more liberal
@@terskataneli6457 especially in france
As a father of a beautiful daughter my heart aches that these girls placed no value on their friends life, because of their low self esteem. And to be free now disgusts me.
My heart goes out to Missy and all of her loved ones. As for the monsters who brutally tortured and murdered her, I cannot believe they were paroled. Do the courts think these monsters are cured? If they can commit such a heinous act as teenagers, can you imagine the heinous acts they will be capable of as adults? To be able to so brutally end someone's life and then laugh about it, even going so far as to live with their victim's grief-stricken family, means that something is missing from your soul. Scumbags. I hope that karma truly comes and bites them in their evil asses.
I send my most wicked hatred to these monsters and I wish them all the rotten luck the world can throw at them. How I would love to tie them down and kill them slowly. ps I am not a wicked person, but this story could drive me to it. No good has come from the actions of these monsters.
For what they did they where basically given a slap on the wrist
The destroyed a whole family
And took away someones life
So many things missy could never experience in life
The monsters behaved like animals and should have been put down like animals
The government is trash. That simple it's filled with a bunch of curropt individuqls.
This is when internet super sleuths need to step in and someone will exact some kind of revenge. 😡
@@crystalmac76 You know, right or wrong, if someone took one of my loved ones away and then was released into society again, I’d make their lives a living hell.
It's scary to think they're just out in the world now. It makes me wonder how many murderers I've unknowingly met in my life.
Chances are, a lot more than you would think. Some truly are "evil" people. Many are actually decent people who made terrible mistakes.
What a good thing that we can look them up and find out where they live and finish the job
@@FilthyForce Incitement. You need to look that up.
@@goodcomps no thanks. I understand my nation's laws. 😌
I’ve often thought about that as well. As well as how many times we were targeted for abduction, rape, or even murder and for whatever reason we avoided it.
man, this is heart wrenching in so many ways. poor missy trusted her “friends”. She was so happy to be rekindling their friendship, only for it all to be a disgusting ploy, fueled by jealousy and insecurity.
My mom used to tell me to becareful of my girl friends....because girls can be jealous, and jealousy can be dangerous.
Well said!
It boggles my mind that you can look at a friend, someone you've known and loved for years and be like "I want to kill this person now because I'm jealous of her life." The fact that they KNEW Missy was a nice enough person that she would want them to be friends again and still decided to go through with it is disgusting.
Pure evil.
They *laughed* after killing her.
Fucking demons.
Fr. If I had a best friend like missy, I'd be proud to be her best friend.
Even if I felt jealous of the attention she got, I would never have the nerve to spread rumors or talk badly about her. There was one time where a girl told missy that Karen had spread the rumor and she got mad bc she believed that Karen wouldn't ever do such a thing. Missy truly did love Karen and trusted her with all her heart. Can't imagine how betrayed she felt when Karen and Laura did that to her
I think for premeditated murder, especially with torture, the basic rule should be 'A life for a life'.By that I mean they get life in jail as minimum sentence to a death sentence and we forget this parole business. Missy doesn't have a life anymore and they can still get married, start a family, or whatever they want to do. It's infuriating.
Not too mention the absolute destruction of her family's lives. You NEVER get over something like this, Especially when it is someone close to the victim and/or family of the victim. It is just sickening.
Best would be they go for life and the money for all the work they get assigned goes to the family.
I don’t support the death penalty because it’s an easy way out… make them rot in a cell for the rest of their lives for something like that..
I can't see parole for this either. It was an extended cruelty, not just being shot or blown up. SIC
@@richardfetzer4933 Agreed…
It was some really twisted stuff. Those types of people need to kept in 23 hr lockdown in solitarily confinement. That’s way harsher than any death penalty, in my opinion.
Man, this hit me hard. If I were Missy’s father I would’ve walked right into a court room and punched those two girls right in there ugly faces. This was one of the hardest stories of yours to listen to John, but I appreciate your telling of the story to help get it out there and bring Missy justice. What a broken world we live in.
finding out your childs killer is living with you, would be enough to end their life, that is horrible
No. Punching doesn't cut it. Not by a long shot.
@@BooDamnHoo oh no, that would just be initially. But either way those girls deserved the death penalty
@PainPillzPittBullz&Pistolz You're spamming, actually.
I never wanted the death penalty so bad…
I am glad that they made a fatal mistake: bringing an extra person with them. I'm glad Ava came forward even if it took a while. Their stupidity got them caught.
For all the good it did. They walk free.
@@MarkSentMe For all the good it did...they were caught at all! 🤷♀️
Their arrogance got them caught.
@@MarkSentMe And out amongst decent people before they were out of their 30’s. Unbelievable.
Or at least out WOULD be unbelievable if it wasn’t for the fact they were convinced in an American court system that treats females far more leniently than males for the same crimes.
Wouldn't call it "fatal", seeing as how they were both paroled.
The fact they took advantage of knowing her character knowing shed trust them cuz they were her friends. Then moving into her parents house is a whole new level of sick.
I'm familiar with this story. It's so incredibly sad. I feel terrible for Missy and her family. Thank you for sharing this story MrBallen.
I can only hope Laura and Karen feel guilt and shame for what they did to an innocent friend who loved them. Their perspectives have hopefully changed with maturity.
Patty Duke and Tiffani Thiessen did a ‘lifetime’ movie ‘killer among friends’ - really good if you get the chance ♥️
@@seratonin7004 q
Dang. I was 15 when this happened.
@@seratonin7004 changed? They need the same result as what they did to her.
This story was bone chilling really, I feel so bad for Missy’s family. Bless her
It did. In Vancouver bc. In the 90s.
That’s so sad!
It will, cuz people suck
Unfortunately it did. To Shanda Sharer in 1992 and Skylar Neese in 2012. 😞
@@angelaparker4110 this happened in Vancouver BC? I’ve never heard of this story. That’s where I live. So unbelievably maddening and sad!
Karen and Laura should be spending their entire lives in prison! I’m absolutely disgusted that they were paroled. I hope that anyone (family, friends, coworkers, etc.) who knows these women today know what they’re capable of doing. Does anyone who watched this video believe that either of them have been reformed? Really??
Karen literally wrote a book about her "experiences" as an attempt to profit off murder. So no, not reformed.
No way they're reformed it takes a special kind of evil to go through with such a personal and vile murder the cutting of the hair taking away something so precious to her before killing her shows a complete lack of remorse and humanity even before living with her family
100% not reformed
No way they’re reformed any regret they have is just in getting caught and they suckered the parole board into believing those feelings to be for missy
Women and men aren't equal when it comes to killing stuff 😎🙃.
It's so weird how I heard this story 3 times told by 3 different true crime TH-camrs but MR.Ballen just made me feel like I was listening for the first time! I honestly didn't even realize until the true killers got discovered. AMAZING STORYTELLING!