The men who died with Spc. Brandon A. Meyer were Sgt. James E. Craig, Staff Sgt. Gary W. Jeffries, Spc. Evan A. Marshall and Pvt. Joshua A.R. Young. If anyone was wondering. Or cared........
IB2EZ2C much love and respect to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. they gave their lives for our freedom. I won't forget their names.prayers to the families. and to you. take care.
The Army took Perfect Care of me and my Fiance's remains when he gave his all! They offered to fly me to Germany where his body had been taken. I chose to let his Air Crew escort him home to the USA. The Army flew me to Dover to meet his body on arrival. We chose to bury him at Arlington National, but had been offered by the Army to fly him "Angel Flight" back to his home State of Texas. During his Final trip home, Chris was never alone, There was ALWAYS a member of the Army with Chris' body. The US Army takes care of their Fallen!
@@patriciaalston7623 not sure why that question or what it has to do with her loss? Why even give a love one of an American soldier killed on duty a hard time?
Thank you for your sacrifice to America and it's people. I am so proud they took good care of you and your family and I hope they continue to. If you believe...God bless you ... much love and respect.
I'm sure if check the wife's accountings you'll see why she wasn't "able" to just call that poor lady and sympathize in her pain. 400.000$, ask for 15.000$ refund without shame and claiming that the soldier asked to be burnt what a coincidence that the army would gave her 10.000 dollars/year if she did. As a French and so American ally citizen, I appreciate your bravery and you values. Have a nice day.
Simone Scott-Rhone the reason why this relationship is toxic is because the the daughter in-law is a total cold hearted twat. A mother’s love for her child is so much stronger than a wife’s love for her husband! Not even in the same category
@@tanyabrown332 ;Now so true about a mother's love,even more reason once she gained custody of the grave love should have made her spare herself the knowledge of what remaining remains, forced to listen to by inconsiderate judge she and husband"the pastor" lied about Jew comment lost credibility then son's wife she's young and said nothing about love so do you think$5000. hurt her pocket Mom and Dad should be thankful no grands with her exist they had friction before son died probably want hear from daughter-in-law never again
Helena Washington.. id say the daughter-in-law is of the Princess age. That’s the age where she will only think of herself. (The young ones) I think after being televised and discredited on national television will make her see the whole thing differently. At the moment she sees herself as the victim. It want be until she is years older that she will understand the magnitude of what she has done.
@@michelegray5970 We don't know what the widow's feelings were because she was not allowed to fully explain anything. she felt attacked. There is a lot more to this store as it pertains to the relationship between the widow and her inlaws. they are not as nice and upstanding as they seemed. just take the comments that the father-in-law made to the widow. I am a wife of a retired Army Staff SGT and the mother of an Air Force Staff SGT. God Bless our Military men and women.
I am a military wife and when a soldier dies the military is there whether you like it or not, they pay for the funeral and if you do have to pay out of pocket, they reimburse you. there is no reason he shouldn't have a headstone. that's an awful wife and a disgrace of a woman.
Yeah, how else do you explain Arlington and them what I think, are millions of fallen soldiers buried there, each with their own headstone and everything.
Lmao you beat me to it, she is the poster-child for a dependa lmao. She's that wife that calls in to his 1SG and complains when his unit isn't released by 1800 hahahaha she sure seems to know an awful lot about death benefits and money for someone who's never buried her husband.... she's just hoping
Some women don't understand that when they are married to someone in the military, they hold a specific responsibility that's greater than other wives.
lancer D, he probably knew when he was alive that she was a bad person. There's a common situation where you think you know a person after dating them, then you get married and find out what kind of a person they really are. The fact that he stayed married to her until he was killed is commendable, as it shows that he cared about her. I don't think the wife is all bad (most people are a mixture of bad and good), but what she did to her husband's burial place was despicable and truly evil. Judge JP was right in telling her off. And the woman's excuse for why she didn't put a marker on her husband's grave is lame. You don't need a Scripture on the grave, even if it was a favorite, it is better to just put a headstone on the grave than to let the grave be unmarked for something trivial. The man deserves a marked grave, and he wasn't getting even that. This is one of those cases where you have to shake your head and disbelief that something like this could ever happen. I have nothing but sympathy for that poor young man's parents. I send my condolences to the widow also, even though this trial has put her in a place where it is very hard for anyone to feel sympathy for her, because her act was infamous and disgusting.
The pain is unbearable 💔 oh my if only people would let go of their personal feelings of hatred, anger, jealousy and gossip.. How much more would be accomplished through love and kindness, sympathy and compassion.
Her former daughter in law is a gold digger - period. how can she do such a thing for the man she claimed she loved??? how heartless and lack of human soul can you be to do such a thing?
I am TOTALY SHOCKED !!! She just got 450,000$$$$ and she wouldn't put a head stone on his grave? i am sure the mother is telling the truth and that blond bimbo is a monster i am speechless!!! GOLD DIGGER !!! how can she behave like that? 17 Months - and still no headstone - case in point
+SimsMoyal What's really messed up is the life insurace is 400,000 and the funeral is 50,000.they are 2 separate payments. I'm in the Army and have had this whole talk with my husband which is not an easy one. I wrote my own will at 18 years old...... this woman is a monster.... even though my husband is my beneficiary I still expect my parents to have most of the say about my funeral. holy cow dependapotomus.
+Natalie Vlogs i agree my brother served and deployed and after watching this i thought to myself typical dependa. Sad thing is i could see my brothers exwife doing something like this to my family.
I don't write comments on videos, but I'll make an exception in this case to say I agree with you. The daughter-in-law wanted to keep the $400K for herself. The fact that she uses the phrase "I had to pay out of my pocket" pissed me off. She wanted the money and no responsibility. She is an awful person and she is what is wrong with military spouses
People take horrible news differently, the wife looked at the horrible information, his mother did not. Don't make such ludicrous and offensive implications that the wife didn't love her dead husband with crude evidence like that.
Made me think of my late mother when I told her I was getting married a week before I signed my army contract and my now ex wife wasnt lucky enough to have me Parrish otherwise I feel like this is what she would have had to deal with...
This “judge” behaves unprofessionally. It is irritating how she constantly interrupts the widow and incorrectly and aggressively re-states bits of what is said. This wasn’t arbitration it was bullying for tv. Shame on that judge.
I would never want that made public let alone on tv. Regardless of the situation, u just put that images out for the family to feel the pain all over again. Thats a shame
I was shocked that she asked...especially after his mother answered "I didn't ask", when the judge presented the question to her...as a mother myself, I was floored...this whole episode is a travesty.
@@theamericanpatriot2015 Let me spell it out for you. She got almost a half a million dollars and couldn't even put up a headstone for her husband who gave his life for this country. That's pretty trashy if you ask me.
@@southerngirl6398 this is irrelevant to the point of the judge asking about what parts were found. That shouldn't have been asked PERIOD. It didn't matter and after the mother said she didn't ask... It should've been left alone.
I like this judge but, I agree 100%. There was no point in asking what parts were found, especially if the mother didn’t want to know anything about it. Pretty shitty! The wife shouldn’t have said either.
My heart just breaks for this dear mother. My son served in Iraq and made it back home in one piece, not whole, but bodily in one piece. I pray this mother and father have the peace that only God can give. I am so sorry for what she went through and still going through. 😪
As harsh as situations like this are, it's informative television.. you learn something. If you're a soldier you might want to make sure your burial arrangements are written in stone & provided to you wife for certain. Everyone deserves to be buried where they want to, especially those who make the greatest sacrifice.
before I deployed the 1st time I went to a lawyer and set everything I wanted in writing along with my will. luckily I didn't have to use it but I had friends who didn't and the whores they married before leaving did everything that blond piece of garbage did and worse. I did everything I could to help the families but it is what it is.
+Big Boss Thank you, sweetheart, for protecting us, for everything you and your fellow service men and women have done and continue to do. We Americans live our little lives going on about each day, going to Starbucks, taking our dogs to the park, paying our bills, watching crap reality TV, going out to dinner and our biggest "problem" being choosing which restaurant, while over there, you all were just trying to survive and keep each other alive. I can't even begin to show you how grateful we are. "Thank you" isn't and never will be enough.
They do! I’m currently in service and we always ask the soldiers if they want a power of attorney, a will.. who do you want to have identify your body etc. this case is bull
Not only did this girl the money and run, but she did so in a heartless selfish arrogant and immature manner. To allow this young man’s grave to go unmarked shows just how much she truly cared for him. I would bet she never visits the grave and the family that loved him have to get on an airplane to visit his grave. How very sad that this young soldier married a woman that would hurt his mother so very much. shame shame shame on her.
The only thing for sure here is that the girl definatley did not love her husband otherwise there is no way she could have treated his parents this way. She probably just enjoyed the accolades of being an army wife.
I think that Piss Poor Example of a Wife/Human being should have at least allowed His parents to exhume His Body and Allow them to bury this Hero to be Buried Whole as he and everyone else is suppose to be given the right to Also I saw Not one bit of emotion when ask about the remains that had been found whereas the Mother looked to be a Total Break down And little bitch knew what it would do to her She isn't planning on Visiting his Grave Let him go home where his Mother and Father will Visit him all the time I'm not a violent person but I would have thrown the gavel at her What a Disgusting Creature Karma is coming for you one day To the Young Soldier and his Family God Bless 😢 and RIP
It's true in this case unfortunately. That woman is a disgusting human being for how little care she had for her husband after his death and not taking care of the grave site. That's not how someone who served the country should be treated. My heart breaks for the mother. The judge was right when she told the widow she should be ashamed.
@ileanna Exactly. there is so much more to this story. If we dug deeper we would more than likely find that the in-laws are something else. only a little bit was let out there is definitely much much more.
@@lilcheatah no matter what the parents side did. Not putting a gravestone on his grave is just wild to me. 17 months because she was looking for a verse. I think after like 2 months, any person would give up on finding it and put one regardless. And if you do find it in the future, you can always update it. So I could get if she was spiteful to the family but to do her husband wrong like that is just insane to me. And she said she didn’t give her updated address, why wouldn’t you? What if something came up. So for 6 months they were trying to reach her about his remains. Idk man she sounds like a sociopath. She probably planted the IUD that’s how psycho and evil this woman is.
I lost my brother to an IED over in Iraq in 2003. I'm so fortunate that he came home in one piece, although it was a closed casket. As a veteran and from a family of veterans, this is absolutely disgusting.
Stop acting like you aren't a human being. We naturally are curious of things. Perhaps she had no idea the mothet was so fragile about it. And from the look on her face it seems like she regretted asking the question. Everyone is nosey but some can control it. Some can't.
@@Rhythm1293 there's curiosity then there's common courtesy. You don't discuss things of that nature, especially in front of the deceased person's parents.
@@ImmortalAbsenon judge was in her right to ask. She may not have understood why the military didn't wait until they had entire body. She may have wanted to know in order to understand why the grave needed to be reopened. Or, to see what kind of person each of them were. The widowed wife could have much more tact. As a military veteran, I assumed it was his legs; however, there were many way she could have told the judge without being so blunt and uncaring of her in-laws.
@@beckyl9454 I'm grateful someone with logic, understanding and knowledge replied to my comment, as opposed to the usual kind of TH-cam comments I'd receive. Also, I'd like to thank you for your service and sacrifice as a Veteran.
The Judge wouldn't let the wife answer most of her questions. The mother & father-in-law are racists and I'm sure they made this young woman's life hell. The judge made it worse. Pirro is terrible.
As hard as it is to hear for the parents, the wife is the person who has rights to remains. Unfortunately the military deals with this regularly, they handle this stuff because they know the pain that goes with burying a son or daughter.
Some people have no idea how long it takes to get a marker from the VA. Both my parents were Marines. When my mom died, I just went ahead and paid for a bronze marker from a great company in Utah that looked just like my dad's bronze VA marker. (They used to make them for the VA as well.) It arrived in a couple of weeks. My dad's took months.
@Jane Howard...If you are buried on a Military Installation, as was my husband, my brother, mother, sister and father, the headstone is done within SEVEN days. If you are buried in a civilian cemetery, it can take up to several months. In a military cemetery, ALL headstones, are the EXACT same size, REGARDLESS if you are a General or a Private. In a Military Cemetery, Rank does NOT have any privileges. Just in case you're not familiar with that old military adage "Rank has it's privileges".
Judge Pirro is a wonderful Judge. She saw straight through that woman who wouldn't even put a headstone on her own husband's grave and left it unmarked for 17 months after he served this country and died ultimately died for it. And she wouldn't even bury him properly with dignity and respect.. Wouldn't put a dime on this man's headstone and SOLD the plot to the parents after receiving over $400 GRAND as her husband's beneficiary. She's a self-centered, gold digging GREEDY cold-hearted pig!! Judge let her have it and I was CHEERING!! GO Judge Pirro!!
The fact she SOLD the plot is what bothers me, I just can't imagine saying here is my husband's grave...like it or buy it. For me it would be, I know their is no head stone but I am saving up for it ...if all goes well the military will grant me his death benefits. Instead she the widow says I refuse to talk to his family. Let it be between the military and me. It just says I never really knew him, but screwed him and married him and wanted his/my children by him. Okay..she never loved him, but got a huge monetary reward...his choice. So we do have to respect his wishes in the end.
While there is no excuse for not getting the headstone, there is WAY more to this story that isnt being told. The parents wanted him buried in Nebraska, and probably raised holy hell when the wife refused. And probably were miserable to her from day one. Been there, in laws can be your worst nightmare. She should have done the headstone, no doubt about it, but dont think she is the only one at fault here.
@@LittleLillypad I know they have to wait so long after the burial for the headstone. Something about the ground still being to soft. It took a year for my best friend to have her headstone but I'm not 100% sure so don't quote me.
I'm usually careful about my opinions on these shows and videos, but in this one, I'll open right up and say "**** YOU" to the "wife". She gets all that money and bickers with her mother-in-law about details... what ers me about this case is that the mother didnt want to know what remains they recovered..... though the judge did ask her... out of respect I would have said "Your honor can I write the answer down out of respect for her?"... SHAME!
The mother said that she didn't know what the remains were because she didn't ask and she didn't ask because she didn't want to know. That was said BEFORE the wife answered what the remains were.
Actually, according to the Jewish tradition once a woman marries, she will belong to her husband's family. And in the early Christianity, is was the same thing.
He can elect his next of kin to whoever he wants. He could've kept it with his parents. He chose to give it to his wife as he should have but by the sound of this case he should've gave it to someone a little more trustworthy.
Such a selfish disgusting person. Who treats a mother who lost their son the way you did. One excuse after another. Thank you Judge Pirro for seeing through her lies.
the mom would have scratched the headstone with her bare hands for her son. she will have an emptiness in her heart forever. the wife took the money and replaced him as soon as she could and will forget about him when the money runs out.
This judge kept asking for specific additional body parts..... WHAT THE FUCK IS THE DIFFERENCE ??.... Judge is acting like they're talking about a fuckin' broken down dishwasher in front of the mother. Some people can be so uncouth and not realize it.
Exactly, Judge Pirro was out of line. She had just got done yelling "don't lie to me" with regard to the comment on the widow's father going to hell because he's a Jew. Did she NOT consider the mother was going to have a melt down when the truthful answer was given?
I agree that it was not only uncouth, but in fact quite RUDE! While I can see an argument for her needing to know what parts, if merely to ensure that there were no unseen legal ramifications. There were much better ways for her to obtain the information. The soldier's death certificate, any Army paperwork concerning the returned body parts, and the individual soldier's SGLI and Last will and testament...(all deployed soldiers are required to have one), should be ALL of the paperwork needed. Even if she had asked...she could have done it in chambers as long as both parties were in attendance. To do it in court was to do it strictly for the cameras and the ratings. Sorry Judge Piro you just went to a minus 5 on my respect scale for such a douche bag move.
MrSirwolf2001 It's not a court, it's a t.v. show, and I wonder if anything is ever done "in chambers". I suspect there is very little preparation time for these shows.
He chose to giver her that much, the service member decides who gets the money and how much. Right before we left to Afghanistan we did audits one final time, I made sure my benefits for death would be paid to my sister. Once you sign it is final and no one else can change it besides you.
if you payed attention she stated that the money was already split between them. it may be hard to hear over the judge constantly interrupting the defendant and talking over her. my issue with these shows is the judge always talks over the person they brand guilty so they never get to speak their case fully.
She can't give more than 5k in a case. But i agree this bitch wasa gold diger when she got the money I think that 400k is too much when there are people who come back from war and get very little to live on
I don't believe the mother and father are as innocent in all of this as they would like to believe. Would have liked to know how things were before the son tragically died, .
+Λολα Π. Not true really I mean the father is a preacher and making anti-semitic statements, the mother kept the son's pet from go never giving the wife the chance hence some of the beginning issues; oh and lets not forget the whole family but her husband made her feel so unwelcomed she was baptized in THEIR religion before the wedding just to see some approval from them. Now I'm not saying she wasn't a cold beiotch because how do you NOT get your husband a grave marker, BUT his parents were not nearly as innocent and sweet as they seemed they're just still mourning, but you notice how they expected HER/THE WIFE to deal with the body parts ALONE? They kept saying it over n over had she gotten the calls she could have taken care of it and they would never know. . . because that is very kind and christianly . . . telling others to suffer in silence because you don't want to hear/know about it. But no wonder she also seemed so cold and uncaring she's probably had to deal with all of this on her own; and people tend to bottle up and go bitch mode to keep from shattering like glass.
Grief is probably one of the hardest emotions that you can possibly go through. You do and say things you might not otherwise do. Hopefully both sides have gone on and healed.
I am a veteran and I feel bad for this family and the judge wasn’t able to feel bad for the wife at all. This was a very sad case and shameful words and lack of wisdom from the judge.
The army should ensure all last wishes are made and stated and left on their file before they are deployed to such dangerous theatres of war. RIP young soldier
I'm a little biased, my ex mother in law was horrible. At first, I was thinking this one was being petty. Then I heard the story. I changed my mind. I feel really bad for her. The widow is the horrible one here.
The judge asked what body parts were later found. What does it matter? The mom says she doesn't want to know. So the judge immediately turns and asks the wife. The judge was WRONG to do that. The wife had no problem blurting it out. I didn't even want to know. It was gruesome and served no purpose. It tore the mom to pieces all over again.
it sucks but it was one of many tactics used by the judge to get a feel for character. By doing this, she pretty much realized that the wife was a gold digger/ didn't really care.
That wasn't the issue. Sure the mom would've wanted him closer to home but she did still visit. They weren't fighting to have him moved, they just wanted a grave marker.
Didn't she say she got an additional $6,500 for the funeral expenses? She said later in the video that she didn't get anything for the funeral. Correct me if I'm wrong.
+A Banana ~ No, it wasn't important to know what specific remains were found. I mean, what, if it was just a finger would they just say "oh go ahead and toss it in a trashbasket."?
That was pretty cold of the judge to ask what specific remains, it made no difference to the case. That was bad bad bad of the judge. Bad call. Bad judge!
This is truly disgusting and I can't believe how emotional I became while watching it. What that poor mother has gone through is just ridiculous. Almost everyone I know doesn't get along with their mother-in-law, it's just an accepted fact at this point but, if someone dies, especially someone that young and in such a horrible way, you need to put that stuff aside listen to the fucking parents of that person. He should have been buried in Nebraska, near his family. Doesn't matter what the guy said, he should be near his family. The wife should have paid for everything, the parents shouldn't have paid for anything, especially if she had received so much money from the military including a separate amount that was specifically for the burial. The military takes care of all of that stuff, the parents shouldn't have had to pay for anything and for the love of god, they never should have known about the extra remains that were found. What a horrible situation caused by such a horrible person.
it made me break down too....not much gets to me but wow... I cried like a baby ....that soldier should of had a stone ASAP no matter how much it cost her......he fought for his country and it cost him his life ..... just so sad ....
But he did! They were there at the church and at the graveside service. It was written up in local newspapers. There was even a recording of his eulogy, but it's not on the website anymore. There was also an honor guard of motorcycles to the cemetery. www.ocregister.com/articles/meyer-142121-orange-carson.html
The cemetery's told my mother to wait one year after burial to allow settling of the earth prior to installation. Judge has no business attacking the wife. A dear friend of mine was buried in Arlington and there's six month span of time between burial and installation of the headstone.
To an exent .. But once you are married his bills become the wife's bills and vice versa.. That is who normally creditors first go to in death . to the wife as.she is in charge of his estate unless soomeone else is name
@@rogermessner5979 No,only those on the account are responsible for repayment.If his parents cosigned then that is on them not his wife.If you are on as a user and account holder passes you must stop using the account and notify the lender so you are then not charged for any future monies charged or loaned on that account.His parents are 100% responsible for his debt if they are on as co owners of the account.
they're so concerned with the parents, no one ever asked the wife what kind of emotional drama she was going through after her husband died. can you blame her for not wanting to contact a family that has obvious disdain for her, can you blame her for not wanting to be in contact with them? they never said what "bills" they were getting in his name, she said she paid off all his debt, so what were the other bills, they were never presented. this case was purely based off of emotions, i dont consider this true justice.
Judge is sure having fun dragging this out as long as possible asking as many irrelevant question just to get a jerk knee reaction out of the mother. :/ Is this what professional judges do?
Da Bomb But this is so terrible, she forced the mother so think about her son, how her son died in the most horrible way, not even having a full body at the end on NATIONAL television. Judge Judy, Judge Brown, Judge Miranda, never did that.
Jacob Weber not what happened. Get educated. Upon further inspection, the wife was not that bad. This was a biased episode, from a biased judge who didn’t even want to hear the truth. Surprised some of you can’t see through that...
Breaking news local 14 year old girl has better moral compass than you "Court good Phone bad Record court bad Girl literally making song about being tortured mentaly and having depression for money good" Back to you Tom, i oughta bleach my everything.
She probably didn't know how sensitive and fragile the mother was about it. I am pretty sure if she knew she would react that way she wouldn't have asked.
This should never be before a court. This DIL is a selfish, hard hearted human who took the compensation and has made a new life. She hasn't respected her deceased husband because she moved on to someone else. SHAME ON HER!!
9:50 You can clearly see when this poor Mothers heart breaks all over again when hearing that information! WHY did it matter "what parts?" Despicable by both the judge AND the wife. That Mother can NEVER forget that now. She will suffer so much more trauma than she already was!! I'm just disgusted with the way the judge handled that. Disgusted. SO disrespectful. I have two sons, to have to go through an ordeal like this Mother is, I don't know how she's continued to function the way she is?! I truly hope she and her family find some kind of peace. This soldier, son, and human being would undoubtedly NOT approve of the handling of his death and burial. Just devastatingly wrong in SO MANY ways!!! 😥😡
Judge was in her right to ask. She may not have understood why the military didn't wait until they had entire body. She may have wanted to know in order to understand why the grave needed to be reopened. Or, to see what kind of person each of them were. The widowed wife could have much more tact. As a military veteran, I assumed it was his legs; however, there were many way she could have told the judge without being so blunt and uncaring of her in-laws.
No one really knows how cruel these in-laws may have been. Agreed that the wife should have acted sooner, but I know from my own experience that in-laws who don't like you from the beginning will do anything to make you look like a villain.
I’m glad somebody said it, and it’s sad that some are so good at manipulating a situation. From experience with my ex’s parents some people are very good at convincing others they are the victims. Both party’s are grieving, they are entitled to their emotions, but the judge really should have let the widow finish her sentences when she was trying to explain things because that did not seem like she was impartial and split down the middle. 😒
No matter what, that military wife still was wrong in everything she did to these parents! To make them pay her back for the grave site and she already received $400k..You can tell the military wife was a manipulator, said she changed her number several times because they were harassing her, then how did the parents keep getting her new number?! The mom was telling the truth and she was so distraught. The wife got all that money and didn't even try to be there for her in laws or talk to the parents to compromise anything. She literally took all that money and completely turned her back on the grieving parents.. the dad most likely just said her dad's Jewish, but not in any way hateful way at all. The wife was playing games with these parents and only thinking about herself, she knew she would get a lot of money and she wanted more, how greedy!!
@@JMarieCAlove not sure why you think that the pastor/minister (whatever) never said anything negative about someone from a different faith....sadly, many men-of-the-cloth are as small-minded as this man. If her assertions were untrue,he would have denied them....saying, "I don't think so" sounds like BS. As for the "judge", she is clearly a drama-queen and certainly does not behave in a judicial manner. Raging, gavel-banging, stomping off...how asinine. She was grand-standing with that "how Dare you, blah blah, American hero blah blah" speech.
Clarissa Gilchrist no she didn't. I can almost guarantee the parents were not listed on the DD93 or SGLV. I can also guarantee that the wife was also the DOR on the DD93 and that is all that matters. Even if the parents were on the form the Army has final say over everything.
sell the grave of her husband to her mother in law... omg, what has the world come to. gold diggers although greedy and selfish are understood, but in this case it is down right evil and heartless.
Being a member of the military this hurts my heart so much. The types of people we meet are vile human beings. I wish the military would mandate something to prevent early marriage to these disgusting human beings. I see so many young men and women get tied down early for some dream and they don't even know the person. I wish she could award the mother more money, I know it wouldn't help her pain but it would punish the spouse. Because as it seems she didn't really care to deal with the after the fact, just happy she is rolling around in life insurance money and putting his family through hell.Rest in Peace to the soldier and I hope his family was able to cope with his death.
+azur bleu How many days have you been working at your pathetic 9 to 5 that you hate living check to check? That is if you are employed. Keep trolling behind an internet profile, because that's all you're man enough for. Pathetic child.
Stevie Wonder can see what happened. The mother is the mother till the day she dies. The wife is the widow till she meets another guy. She met another guy, she wanted to keep as much money as she could for her future.
I want to reach through my computer screen and give this poor mother a hug. I am not a mother, but I have seen mothers lose their children and there is no greater pain that a mother can endure than losing her child...especially in war. And this "wife" if she can even be called that, cares more about money and having her own way than showing anything resembling compassion for her husband's family. It is painfully clear from this episode that she doesn't care about the mother's pain over losing her son or his family's wishes to have him buried near them. She couldn't even be bothered to tell them when their son's funeral was...and then she has the audacity not only to refuse to put a headstone on the grave of her husband who sacrificed his life for this country, she makes his mother pay her 15,000 dollars to buy her son's grave site after her son is killed in a senseless war??? Personally, I am glad that Judge Pirro ruled in the mother's favor because this "wife" only cares about herself and she ought to be ashamed of herself for what she has done.
CeltycSparrow well the mom did start it, the wife decides where to bury the dead husband, not the other way around. The mom just made everything more complicated and just was manipulative, u see that fake ass cry? That's what sealed the judges ruling
The judge ruled in the mother's favor, as she should have. I agree with you to a point....as his wife, the decision on where he is buried SHOULD rest with her. She is the next of kin. The problem was, she completely failed in her duties as his wife. She didn't give a damn about honoring her husband or the sacrifice he made...all she cared about was the money. She came off as very insensitive and cold to me, and I honestly don't understand how you can take her part in this case. Can you please explain that to me? Who is that coldhearted that they would make the mother of a fallen soldier pay $15,000 for her son's grave so that he could be recognized in death?
If that's true his father making crude remarks about her father's religion what kind of holy man is he? I think there are circumstances in this case that weren't revealed. If his wife relocated because of his family there has to be a reason. Sounds like they never liked her from the get go. I doubt it's all the wife's fault. If there was strain between the families then no wonder communication ceased. There's no doubt blame on both sides. Brandon would want you to come together during this time not tear each other apart. Shame on both of you! Case should've been thrown out because both share blame.
Even if his dad made that remark, the wife should put it aside and just deal with the fact that her hubby is dead and needs to be buried properly. She took out her anger on the remarks by putting this in the way of her dead hubby.
The dad totally made those comments. He avoided answering. Being a widow myself, it's not easy. I lost my wit's end for 10 months after death of my husband. She may have been in same boat I was unable to deal with any drama and not able to focus. My exes family took his clothes, gave his truck away, made his newspaper announcement, took all the death certificates because they paid but made me paid them back. Among other bullshit. Families sometimes don't stop to think about the wife if the have no respect for her in the first place.
Its the "Military Lotto". Girls marry soldiers in the hopes that they die and get to cash out. While the husband is gone they spend all there money and if they come home alive they divorce them and move on to the next. Seen this happen so many times its pathetic. I always told my fellow soldiers "get married after your deployment". If they are faithful then you know they are a good woman.
TheAcethunder32 Gosh that is so sad :( Men need to be wise when picking a wife and I feel sorry for men because it's slim pickings nowadays unfortunately.
That's absolutely disgusting, to think that she left him without a headstone, without any recognition for what he had done and probably spent the money on extremely selfish reasons. His so called wife didn't seem to have been affected at all when she talked about the other parts of his body. She just blurted out "legs!" Which shows that she didn't even care! I'm extremely satisfied with how this case was handled. I hope his mother and father at least got some closure.
She kept asking the wife questions but kept interrupting her while she tried to explain. The judge didn’t do that to the mother. And her practically yelling at the wife? Unprofessional. Only time she raised her voice at the parents is when the Jewish comment was brought up. In the end, instead of keeping going after the father to answer the question, the mother stepped in and the judge dropped that issue, immediately listening to the mother without interruption. She’d already made up her mind. Do I think the wife handled it the way she should have? No. I don’t. But it was wrong the way the judge kept attacking and interrupting her, but not once did she do that to the mother. Shows bias, and that’s unprofessional. She failed in her impartiality.
These people... Couldn't even understand the need to put their differences aside for the boy who died. And a christian believing the jew is going to hell? Isn't that totally implied? And the jews, don't they believe the same? That's not "ethnic hate", that's religious hate and you can't stop it unless there is just one religion. That bitch couldn't even put a headstone on the guy, negotiated the selling of the grave with the parents... Yeah, i can see her concern and grief, after receiving over 400k. Dead and buried... I bet she had another guy on her in less than a month, if not during the guy's deployment.
In response to your first paragraph, Judaism is not only a religion but an ethnicity as well. So by him saying that her dad is going to hell for being Jewish is both religious and ethnic hate. I was raised Christian and was never taught that Jews are going to hell. (As for your second paragraph, I totally agree..)
Alicia Engel "Judaism is not only a religion but an ethnicity as well." Actually no. No anthropology book i've ever read has "jew" as a racial group. That's some bullshit jews like to say to go under the "race" umbrella. They are totally the same as other semitic people with a possible higher european genetic percentage. Then you have black jews and even some asian jews. Believing in the torah doesn't include you in a racial group.
S.S. G. It's clearly being used as a synonym. And an "ethnic group" includes racial considerations in the form of common ancestry, so you may want to check what you're saying before correcting someone.
When my brother died in Iraq the military communicated with his widow and my family to make sure everyone was informed about all arrangements. It was also the widow’s decision on what was going to be done concerning the arrangements.
The wife was so wrong. She took her husband's money and ran. She didn't want to spend any of that on her own husband, a man that served our country. Shame on her for being greedy.
JANIE AGUILAR That's the saddest part. The family knows the boy for 20+ years and will always go to the grave until they all die. The wife knew him for only few years and is still young and will get married again and will never EVER go to his grave again as she will have a new life and family. HOWEVER, she decided to bury him in CA where she was at that time instead of where the parents lived thou they're the ones to go in the grave consistently. She really fucked up everything for the family. Big FUCK..
RASHTG, he was deployed 5 months after the wedding. Also, from what she states in one article, she was already with an Army Pilot when this was filmed.
There are a few psychological studies which conclude that funeral disputes with the parents of the deceased can lead to the living party feeling acrimoniously and contemptuously toward their deceased spouse that most likely would not have developed in a more tenderhearted environment.
Personally I don’t like either the plaintiffs or the defendant in this case. I believe the parents are horrible, prejudice, holier than thou, religious bigots who didn’t like her from the beginning because she’s Jewish and made antisemitic comments towards her. And I believe the defendant is a greedy, selfish, trifling tag chaser who did her veteran husband a disservice. The only person who did right in this case was Brandon. Thank you for your service to our country Brandon, and may you Rest In Peace.
I feel sorry for this entire family. A tragic loss. It’s so sad that they allowed grief to cause them to act like this. Put your differences aside and honor this young man’s life.
Shapiro should be ashamed for asking about the body parts when it was obvious that the mother didn’t want to know. It wasn’t relative to the case and she didn’t have the courage to apologize to the mother. I wish the Judge could be sued.
This judge is awful how she is treating the wife and the family. And yes, the military will work with different family members. This judge is horrible. Just horrible.
20 year old HEROS shouldn't die. 20 year olds shouldn't be widows. 40 something Christian Nebraskans should not be at odds like this. I'm so sorry for your loss. God Bless
Watching this again.. I was initially against the wife but to be honest this case is pretty complex and it's hard to follow and know who is completely in the wrong here. I do actually believe Caitlin when she that the father in law made those hateful statements about her dad.. and they do seem like they were probably pains to deal with as in laws. Nonetheless, I do feel for them that they lost their son at such a young age... and with all this soap opera crap that Judge Pirro allowed in the court it was hard to know 100% who was wrong.
per law or christian / jewish religious understanding that the next kin is the wife. Because family made the unit, law approved conjugal first, then matrifocal next. While Christian /Jewish understanding based on the Gen 2:24 also put the same context in which a man will LEAVE his father and mother to be with his wife. I love judge Janine Pirro, but this episode is really complex and she has no understanding that Christianity is the exclusive way. Although hard to swallow, there is no salvation outside Jesus (John 14:6). Any other way to salvation is automatically UNIVERSALISM and a heresy. However "out of anger", the father should restraint himself not to berate his daughter in law, especially in the time of tragedy. For other religious beliefs, I respect your views as well, although we may stand in contrasts. For the wife, who can say anything that was in her mind? Loosing someone does not makes you automatically Indiana Jones and keeps going. Some people indeed burdened with grievances, unable to move at all or present any emotional expression.
the final decision is right, ignore the name calling and soap opera stuff. Girl got over 400,000 in money. They add money onto that for a grave stone and the site. In fact, the military provides for the whole funeral. For there not to be a grave stone, the bitch of a wife had to request it not be put there. Probably to pocket that extra 5 grand. The excuse that the military did not provide for a head stone is not only a bad excuse, seeing the money she was given, but it's a complete lie.
IIKiboshII Okay, thanks for informing me. I'm not sure how all of this works.. I did not know that she had to request for the headstone not to be there. If that's the case, then yes, she's completely wrong and my first comment was correct. (the one below this)
IIKiboshII Dear accounting! I hope that they aren't paying 5 grand each...but you are probably right... otherwise you can get a plain marker for as low as $199. (on sale) but $500-1500 will get you a nice one, and while you CAN spend as much as you want...there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of difference between the $2500 models and the 5 grand ones.
The men who died with Spc. Brandon A. Meyer were Sgt. James E. Craig, Staff Sgt. Gary W. Jeffries, Spc. Evan A. Marshall and Pvt. Joshua A.R. Young.
If anyone was wondering. Or cared........
Thank you for remembering those fine servicemen
IB2EZ2C much love and respect to those who gave the ultimate sacrifice. they gave their lives for our freedom. I won't forget their names.prayers to the families. and to you. take care.
Thank you to everyone who has sacrificed their life for our country. May they rest in heaven.
May they their souls rest in peace. 😢
RIP military men are true heroes thanks for sharing.
The Army took Perfect Care of me and my Fiance's remains when he gave his all! They offered to fly me to Germany where his body had been taken. I chose to let his Air Crew escort him home to the USA. The Army flew me to Dover to meet his body on arrival. We chose to bury him at Arlington National, but had been offered by the Army to fly him "Angel Flight" back to his home State of Texas. During his Final trip home, Chris was never alone, There was ALWAYS a member of the Army with Chris' body. The US Army takes care of their Fallen!
Sheryl Johnson my condolences to you and family. And thanks to your husband for his service. May his soul Rest In Peace 🙏🏽
If you were is fiancee, where were his parents or had they passed away and he didn't have no immediate family left.
@@patriciaalston7623 It's kind of intrusive don't you think ?
He'll be remember for his bravery.
@@patriciaalston7623 not sure why that question or what it has to do with her loss? Why even give a love one of an American soldier killed on duty a hard time?
Thank you for your sacrifice to America and it's people. I am so proud they took good care of you and your family and I hope they continue to. If you believe...God bless you ... much love and respect.
I am a military wife and I pray my relationship with my in laws will never ever be as toxic as this. May his soul RIP despite all this drama.
I'm sure if check the wife's accountings you'll see why she wasn't "able" to just call that poor lady and sympathize in her pain.
400.000$, ask for 15.000$ refund without shame and claiming that the soldier asked to be burnt what a coincidence that the army would gave her 10.000 dollars/year if she did.
As a French and so American ally citizen, I appreciate your bravery and you values.
Have a nice day.
I never see my husband's family. He been gone 12 years
Simone Scott-Rhone the reason why this relationship is toxic is because the the daughter in-law is a total cold hearted twat. A mother’s love for her child is so much stronger than a wife’s love for her husband! Not even in the same category
@@tanyabrown332 ;Now so true about a mother's love,even more reason once she gained custody of the grave love should have made her spare herself the knowledge of what remaining remains, forced to listen to by inconsiderate judge she and husband"the pastor" lied about Jew comment lost credibility then son's wife she's young and said nothing about love so do you think$5000. hurt her pocket Mom and Dad should be thankful no grands with her exist they had friction before son died probably want hear from daughter-in-law never again
Helena Washington.. id say the daughter-in-law is of the Princess age. That’s the age where she will only think of herself. (The young ones)
I think after being televised and discredited on national television will make her see the whole thing differently. At the moment she sees herself as the victim. It want be until she is years older that she will understand the magnitude of what she has done.
As a Military widow ( my husband died in Vietnam) I know the pain of losing a husband..sad story
So sorry for your loss! This widow clearly did not love her husband and had no respect for his family though.
@@michelegray5970 We don't know what the widow's feelings were because she was not allowed to fully explain anything. she felt attacked. There is a lot more to this store as it pertains to the relationship between the widow and her inlaws. they are not as nice and upstanding as they seemed. just take the comments that the father-in-law made to the widow. I am a wife of a retired Army Staff SGT and the mother of an Air Force Staff SGT. God Bless our Military men and women.
@@lilcheatah. And the mother cried the whole time without tears ...
I am a military wife and when a soldier dies the military is there whether you like it or not, they pay for the funeral and if you do have to pay out of pocket, they reimburse you. there is no reason he shouldn't have a headstone. that's an awful wife and a disgrace of a woman.
Yeah, how else do you explain Arlington and them what I think, are millions of fallen soldiers buried there, each with their own headstone and everything.
Dependapotamous
Lmao you beat me to it, she is the poster-child for a dependa lmao. She's that wife that calls in to his 1SG and complains when his unit isn't released by 1800 hahahaha she sure seems to know an awful lot about death benefits and money for someone who's never buried her husband.... she's just hoping
Brooke, you're the strongest person... Because without you, your husband probably would've gave up.
Some women don't understand that when they are married to someone in the military, they hold a specific responsibility that's greater than other wives.
The only not horrible thing here is that poor young man never had to find out what kind of person his wife really was.
Maybe that's why he left in the first place.
Maybe that's why he left her to go to war????
You don't really know how the military works, huh? Or Wars.
Genius.
the only problem with that is he's watching this from upstairs
lancer D No...that's actually probably for the best.
lancer D, he probably knew when he was alive that she was a bad person. There's a common situation where you think you know a person after dating them, then you get married and find out what kind of a person they really are. The fact that he stayed married to her until he was killed is commendable, as it shows that he cared about her. I don't think the wife is all bad (most people are a mixture of bad and good), but what she did to her husband's burial place was despicable and truly evil. Judge JP was right in telling her off. And the woman's excuse for why she didn't put a marker on her husband's grave is lame. You don't need a Scripture on the grave, even if it was a favorite, it is better to just put a headstone on the grave than to let the grave be unmarked for something trivial. The man deserves a marked grave, and he wasn't getting even that. This is one of those cases where you have to shake your head and disbelief that something like this could ever happen. I have nothing but sympathy for that poor young man's parents. I send my condolences to the widow also, even though this trial has put her in a place where it is very hard for anyone to feel sympathy for her, because her act was infamous and disgusting.
The pain is unbearable 💔 oh my if only people would let go of their personal feelings of hatred, anger, jealousy and gossip.. How much more would be accomplished through love and kindness, sympathy and compassion.
Her former daughter in law is a gold digger - period.
how can she do such a thing for the man she claimed she loved??? how heartless and lack of human soul can you be to do such a thing?
I am TOTALY SHOCKED !!! She just got 450,000$$$$ and she wouldn't put a head stone on his grave? i am sure the mother is telling the truth and that blond bimbo is a monster
i am speechless!!! GOLD DIGGER !!! how can she behave like that?
17 Months - and still no headstone - case in point
+SimsMoyal What's really messed up is the life insurace is 400,000 and the funeral is 50,000.they are 2 separate payments. I'm in the Army and have had this whole talk with my husband which is not an easy one. I wrote my own will at 18 years old...... this woman is a monster.... even though my husband is my beneficiary I still expect my parents to have most of the say about my funeral. holy cow dependapotomus.
+Natalie Vlogs i agree my brother served and deployed and after watching this i thought to myself typical dependa. Sad thing is i could see my brothers exwife doing something like this to my family.
I don't write comments on videos, but I'll make an exception in this case to say I agree with you. The daughter-in-law wanted to keep the $400K for herself. The fact that she uses the phrase "I had to pay out of my pocket" pissed me off. She wanted the money and no responsibility. She is an awful person and she is what is wrong with military spouses
Mom didn't want to know about the remaining parts, wife had no problem naming the parts... says it all
Good point!
People have been blaming on the judge such question, but it was a emotional TEST Screening ...
People take horrible news differently, the wife looked at the horrible information, his mother did not. Don't make such ludicrous and offensive implications that the wife didn't love her dead husband with crude evidence like that.
Says absolutely nothing at all. What's even your point? The wife didn't love her husband because she was able to name the remaining body parts?
:-(
The wife said what parts were found because she was asked by the Judge. It's not like she just blurted it out of nowhere.
9:42 *he's not just a bunch of parts.... (heart broken).*
Forgotten Memory 💔😭
I could here my heart snap and then burn
The worst part...
I could feel my heart crack
Made me think of my late mother when I told her I was getting married a week before I signed my army contract and my now ex wife wasnt lucky enough to have me Parrish otherwise I feel like this is what she would have had to deal with...
This “judge” behaves unprofessionally. It is irritating how she constantly interrupts the widow and incorrectly and aggressively re-states bits of what is said. This wasn’t arbitration it was bullying for tv. Shame on that judge.
The judge should have never said anything about the extra body parts, the mother was devastated
I would never want that made public let alone on tv. Regardless of the situation, u just put that images out for the family to feel the pain all over again. Thats a shame
I was shocked that she asked...especially after his mother answered "I didn't ask", when the judge presented the question to her...as a mother myself, I was floored...this whole episode is a travesty.
@@theamericanpatriot2015 Let me spell it out for you. She got almost a half a million dollars and couldn't even put up a headstone for her husband who gave his life for this country. That's pretty trashy if you ask me.
@@southerngirl6398 this is irrelevant to the point of the judge asking about what parts were found. That shouldn't have been asked PERIOD. It didn't matter and after the mother said she didn't ask... It should've been left alone.
I like this judge but, I agree 100%. There was no point in asking what parts were found, especially if the mother didn’t want to know anything about it. Pretty shitty! The wife shouldn’t have said either.
My heart just breaks for this dear mother. My son served in Iraq and made it back home in one piece, not whole, but bodily in one piece. I pray this mother and father have the peace that only God can give. I am so sorry for what she went through and still going through. 😪
She was grieving so much that she wanted this case aired on TV. The parents seem like attention whores
Mom and dad deserve 20K . That is heartbreaking. I could not imagine treating my in laws that way. she made out with a lot of $$$.
She the wife
@@cwstewartjr1973 you totally missed the point
@@elisa96996 she the golddigging widow
I really feel sad for the mother the wife is a bitch I wanted to cry the mother is just ....... idk it's just so sad 😭😭😭
Btw the wife got fukn rekt m8
Daddy Plays Way to spoil it
Daddy Plays dude get off the internet, youre 10
The widow enjoyed the benefit of about $400k for her husband's death, but the In-Laws were responsible for the funeral/burial costs. SMH.
As harsh as situations like this are, it's informative television.. you learn something. If you're a soldier you might want to make sure your burial arrangements are written in stone & provided to you wife for certain. Everyone deserves to be buried where they want to, especially those who make the greatest sacrifice.
before I deployed the 1st time I went to a lawyer and set everything I wanted in writing along with my will. luckily I didn't have to use it but I had friends who didn't and the whores they married before leaving did everything that blond piece of garbage did and worse. I did everything I could to help the families but it is what it is.
+Big Boss Thank you, sweetheart, for protecting us, for everything you and your fellow service men and women have done and continue to do. We Americans live our little lives going on about each day, going to Starbucks, taking our dogs to the park, paying our bills, watching crap reality TV, going out to dinner and our biggest "problem" being choosing which restaurant, while over there, you all were just trying to survive and keep each other alive. I can't even begin to show you how grateful we are. "Thank you" isn't and never will be enough.
+Big Boss Thank you.
+Big Boss thank you for serving for us. You are a unselfish human being with integrity
They do! I’m currently in service and we always ask the soldiers if they want a power of attorney, a will.. who do you want to have identify your body etc. this case is bull
the gold digger widow is a monster.
agreed straight golddigger... took the money and got ghost
Sociopaths usually are. She shows enough of the characteristics.
Not only did this girl the money and run, but she did so in a heartless selfish arrogant and immature manner. To allow this young man’s grave to go unmarked shows just how much she truly cared for him. I would bet she never visits the grave and the family that loved him have to get on an airplane to visit his grave. How very sad that this young soldier married a woman that would hurt his mother so very much. shame shame shame on her.
Mary T I agree with everything you said Mary , She is a disgusting person inside and out
The only thing for sure here is that the girl definatley did not love her husband otherwise there is no way she could have treated his parents this way. She probably just enjoyed the accolades of being an army wife.
I think that Piss Poor Example of a Wife/Human being should have at least allowed His parents to exhume His Body and Allow them to bury this Hero to be Buried Whole as he and everyone else is suppose to be given the right to Also I saw Not one bit of emotion when ask about the remains that had been found whereas the Mother looked to be a Total Break down And little bitch knew what it would do to her She isn't planning on Visiting his Grave Let him go home where his Mother and Father will Visit him all the time I'm not a violent person but I would have thrown the gavel at her What a Disgusting Creature Karma is coming for you one day To the Young Soldier and his Family God Bless 😢 and RIP
My Deepest Respect Soldier. My Condolences for the actions of your family.
The only issue I had was how the judge kept saying the wife "made" 400K from her husband's death as if it was some business venture.
It's true in this case unfortunately. That woman is a disgusting human being for how little care she had for her husband after his death and not taking care of the grave site. That's not how someone who served the country should be treated. My heart breaks for the mother. The judge was right when she told the widow she should be ashamed.
@ileanna Exactly. there is so much more to this story. If we dug deeper we would more than likely find that the in-laws are something else. only a little bit was let out there is definitely much much more.
@@lilcheatah no matter what the parents side did. Not putting a gravestone on his grave is just wild to me. 17 months because she was looking for a verse. I think after like 2 months, any person would give up on finding it and put one regardless. And if you do find it in the future, you can always update it. So I could get if she was spiteful to the family but to do her husband wrong like that is just insane to me. And she said she didn’t give her updated address, why wouldn’t you? What if something came up. So for 6 months they were trying to reach her about his remains. Idk man she sounds like a sociopath. She probably planted the IUD that’s how psycho and evil this woman is.
probably because the wife didn't spend any of it on the husband's grave. She treated his death like a cash cow.Fucking idiot.
I lost my brother to an IED over in Iraq in 2003. I'm so fortunate that he came home in one piece, although it was a closed casket. As a veteran and from a family of veterans, this is absolutely disgusting.
Wow. God bless the family, my heart goes out to the parents. That so called wife should be ashamed of herself.
The wife obviously only cared about the money!!!
No that mother in law couldn't handle having no control over anything. Wife can choose if she wants head stone or not.
Papa Smurf Shut the fuck up
My heart breaks for that mother, I have 4 sons and can't imagine. God bless their family, I pray she finds some kind of peace.
As a Canadian I am thankful for his service.
Whyyyyyy did she need to know what remains were found? God that hurt just watching the mothers reaction. I can only imagine how that feels.
Stop acting like you aren't a human being. We naturally are curious of things. Perhaps she had no idea the mothet was so fragile about it. And from the look on her face it seems like she regretted asking the question. Everyone is nosey but some can control it. Some can't.
@@Rhythm1293 there's curiosity then there's common courtesy. You don't discuss things of that nature, especially in front of the deceased person's parents.
@@ImmortalAbsenon judge was in her right to ask. She may not have understood why the military didn't wait until they had entire body. She may have wanted to know in order to understand why the grave needed to be reopened. Or, to see what kind of person each of them were. The widowed wife could have much more tact. As a military veteran, I assumed it was his legs; however, there were many way she could have told the judge without being so blunt and uncaring of her in-laws.
@@beckyl9454 I'm grateful someone with logic, understanding and knowledge replied to my comment, as opposed to the usual kind of TH-cam comments I'd receive. Also, I'd like to thank you for your service and sacrifice as a Veteran.
Don't come to court and sue if you cannot handle the ugly details that will inevitably be brought out. That's the way it is.
The Judge wouldn't let the wife answer most of her questions. The mother & father-in-law are racists and I'm sure they made this young woman's life hell. The judge made it worse. Pirro is terrible.
This whole episode is just so heartbreaking my respect goes out to all the soldier that are fighting for the safety of their country's citizens
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As hard as it is to hear for the parents, the wife is the person who has rights to remains. Unfortunately the military deals with this regularly, they handle this stuff because they know the pain that goes with burying a son or daughter.
Unbelievable! This man gave his ALL and didn’t deserve such disrespect.
Just reading between the lines...that mother-in-law probably never liked who her son married.
justifiably
i totally understand why OMG
Mother in law: in Nebraska!
Daughter in law: no California
Him: just let me rest in peace u guys...
Exatly
My husband just wants a direct cremation and have his ashes scattered on his grandma's farm.
@@shemac1482 why would you reply to a comment that was posted 9 months ago, out of curiosity.
@@kunoichi3868 because I didnt look at the time stamp. And has a veteran myself, married to someone still in I definitely enjoyed the comment.
@@shemac1482 interesting, well it's extremely exciting finding someone who liked it, have a wonderful day!
Some people have no idea how long it takes to get a marker from the VA.
Both my parents were Marines. When my mom died, I just went ahead and paid for a bronze marker from a great company in Utah that looked just like my dad's bronze VA marker. (They used to make them for the VA as well.) It arrived in a couple of weeks. My dad's took months.
The wife didn't even bother to order one. She could have ordered it & had the bible verse engraved on it at a later date.
I’m sorry for your loss. My uncle was in Air force and it took him 3 months.
Took 7 months at Arlington National for us!
@Jane Howard...If you are buried on a Military Installation, as was my husband, my brother, mother, sister and father, the headstone is done within SEVEN days. If you are buried in a civilian cemetery, it can take up to several months. In a military cemetery, ALL headstones, are the EXACT same size, REGARDLESS if you are a General or a Private. In a Military Cemetery, Rank does NOT have any privileges. Just in case you're not familiar with that old military adage "Rank has it's privileges".
She got $400,000. She could pay for one
I totally forgot Judge Pirro did a show like this. She's great!
I don't even think I saw the wife shed a tear the whole time
Owen crocodile tears
Obviouly she's hurt, but you're right, there's no tears, at all !
She's hurt that she's in court and didn't get ALL the money...
Are you blind? Of course she did. By your logic, the mother didn't either.
Owen, that is absolutely true! She was too busy figuring out how to spend that blood money. She has no conscious! None!😡
Judge Pirro is a wonderful Judge. She saw straight through that woman who wouldn't even put a headstone on her own husband's grave and left it unmarked for 17 months after he served this country and died ultimately died for it. And she wouldn't even bury him properly with dignity and respect.. Wouldn't put a dime on this man's headstone and SOLD the plot to the parents after receiving over $400 GRAND as her husband's beneficiary. She's a self-centered, gold digging GREEDY cold-hearted pig!! Judge let her have it and I was CHEERING!! GO Judge Pirro!!
The fact she SOLD the plot is what bothers me, I just can't imagine saying here is my husband's grave...like it or buy it. For me it would be, I know their is no head stone but I am saving up for it ...if all goes well the military will grant me his death benefits.
Instead she the widow says I refuse to talk to his family. Let it be between the military and me. It just says I never really knew him, but screwed him and married him and wanted his/my children by him. Okay..she never loved him, but got a huge monetary reward...his choice. So we do have to respect his wishes in the end.
***** Well said! I I couldn't have said it better...
SkyeBlues I agree she is a self centered PIG,disgusting inside and out
Well to be honest, it is the Jewish side of her right there..
SkyeBlues well it really does take around a year to get a headstone on a grave
Fake
That lady doesn't have 1 tear.
Come on
What's fake?
@@dawnbreak3299
The Defendant is not crying she is faking tears
Tears prove nothing. I can have tears at things that should not have tears. I can not have tears at something I should. Are you the year judge?
Crocodile tears
@@gregblack8550
Yes I am the tear judge, let me taste your tears to test for maximum sadness.
The widow doesn't give a damn about him ..
She's cold as ice
While there is no excuse for not getting the headstone, there is WAY more to this story that isnt being told. The parents wanted him buried in Nebraska, and probably raised holy hell when the wife refused. And probably were miserable to her from day one. Been there, in laws can be your worst nightmare. She should have done the headstone, no doubt about it, but dont think she is the only one at fault here.
The military can take over a year to place a headstone
How the heck do you know? Saying probably this and probably that. Do you know the widow or the parents? Shut your mouth..
@@rowdy7480 it took a little over a year for my uncle to get his headstone.
@@LittleLillypad It took almost 2 years to get my dd's headstone and that was after we gave up and paid for one ourselves.
@@LittleLillypad I know they have to wait so long after the burial for the headstone. Something about the ground still being to soft. It took a year for my best friend to have her headstone but I'm not 100% sure so don't quote me.
I'm usually careful about my opinions on these shows and videos, but in this one, I'll open right up and say "**** YOU" to the "wife". She gets all that money and bickers with her mother-in-law about details... what ers me about this case is that the mother didnt want to know what remains they recovered..... though the judge did ask her... out of respect I would have said "Your honor can I write the answer down out of respect for her?"... SHAME!
+Scott Major. I so agree. "OUT OF RESPECT" Sadly there was none. Double shame
+Deb Y this is just an opinion but I think she did that on purpose.
The mother didn't say she didn't want to know until AFTER it was said, genius.
+CreamOf Weber - You should pay more attention to things! The mother did to say she didn't want to know before it was said! Rewatch the video...
The mother said that she didn't know what the remains were because she didn't ask and she didn't ask because she didn't want to know. That was said BEFORE the wife answered what the remains were.
When you get married your spouse is considered your next of kin.
The Bible even says a man will leave his mother and cleave with his wife.
His wife is a piece of shit!
We have separation of church and state. The Bible is irrelevant
Actually, according to the Jewish tradition once a woman marries, she will belong to her husband's family. And in the early Christianity, is was the same thing.
He can elect his next of kin to whoever he wants. He could've kept it with his parents. He chose to give it to his wife as he should have but by the sound of this case he should've gave it to someone a little more trustworthy.
Roxanne Philbrick hmmmm wife of 14 months... mother of 21 years. wife was clearly in the wrong for her actions
Such a selfish disgusting person. Who treats a mother who lost their son the way you did. One excuse after another. Thank you Judge Pirro for seeing through her lies.
the mom would have scratched the headstone with her bare hands for her son. she will have an emptiness in her heart forever. the wife took the money and replaced him as soon as she could and will forget about him when the money runs out.
This judge kept asking for specific additional body parts..... WHAT THE FUCK IS THE DIFFERENCE ??.... Judge is acting like they're talking about a fuckin' broken down dishwasher in front of the mother. Some people can be so uncouth and not realize it.
Exactly, Judge Pirro was out of line. She had just got done yelling "don't lie to me" with regard to the comment on the widow's father going to hell because he's a Jew. Did she NOT consider the mother was going to have a melt down when the truthful answer was given?
I agree that it was not only uncouth, but in fact quite RUDE! While I can see an argument for her needing to know what parts, if merely to ensure that there were no unseen legal ramifications. There were much better ways for her to obtain the information. The soldier's death certificate, any Army paperwork concerning the returned body parts, and the individual soldier's SGLI and Last will and testament...(all deployed soldiers are required to have one), should be ALL of the paperwork needed. Even if she had asked...she could have done it in chambers as long as both parties were in attendance. To do it in court was to do it strictly for the cameras and the ratings. Sorry Judge Piro you just went to a minus 5 on my respect scale for such a douche bag move.
MrSirwolf2001 It's not a court, it's a t.v. show, and I wonder if anything is ever done "in chambers". I suspect there is very little preparation time for these shows.
God bless all the fallen soldiers. Thank you for your service ❤ Never forgotten
should split the money to the parents. She only knew him for 2 years and got 400k . WTF
He chose to giver her that much, the service member decides who gets the money and how much. Right before we left to Afghanistan we did audits one final time, I made sure my benefits for death would be paid to my sister. Once you sign it is final and no one else can change it besides you.
if you payed attention she stated that the money was already split between them. it may be hard to hear over the judge constantly interrupting the defendant and talking over her. my issue with these shows is the judge always talks over the person they brand guilty so they never get to speak their case fully.
You Know Me As i want to see that part, can you show me when ?
She can't give more than 5k in a case. But i agree this bitch wasa gold diger when she got the money I think that 400k is too much when there are people who come back from war and get very little to live on
***** "Not the whole thing, they got part of it too." oh I wonder what that part is now ^^
It's seems that she didn't love her husband, she love money more than him.
EXACTLY!
Well, they did say she was jewish ...
Jack N. White If only her father is Jewish, then she isn't considered to be Jewish (it's passed down from mother to child).
I don't believe the mother and father are as innocent in all of this as they would like to believe. Would have liked to know how things were before the son tragically died, .
+Georgina Rimmer Agreed!
+Λολα Π. Not true really I mean the father is a preacher and making anti-semitic statements, the mother kept the son's pet from go never giving the wife the chance hence some of the beginning issues; oh and lets not forget the whole family but her husband made her feel so unwelcomed she was baptized in THEIR religion before the wedding just to see some approval from them. Now I'm not saying she wasn't a cold beiotch because how do you NOT get your husband a grave marker, BUT his parents were not nearly as innocent and sweet as they seemed they're just still mourning, but you notice how they expected HER/THE WIFE to deal with the body parts ALONE? They kept saying it over n over had she gotten the calls she could have taken care of it and they would never know. . . because that is very kind and christianly . . . telling others to suffer in silence because you don't want to hear/know about it. But no wonder she also seemed so cold and uncaring she's probably had to deal with all of this on her own; and people tend to bottle up and go bitch mode to keep from shattering like glass.
the judge also interrupted her when the wife was trying to tell her that the parents also got money!!!
the judge also interrupted her when the wife was trying to tell her that the parents also got money!!!
Note to self! Don't ever piss off this fine Judge.
Grief is probably one of the hardest emotions that you can possibly go through. You do and say things you might not otherwise do. Hopefully both sides have gone on and healed.
I am a veteran and I feel bad for this family and the judge wasn’t able to feel bad for the wife at all. This was a very sad case and shameful words and lack of wisdom from the judge.
The army should ensure all last wishes are made and stated and left on their file before they are deployed to such dangerous theatres of war. RIP young soldier
I'm a little biased, my ex mother in law was horrible. At first, I was thinking this one was being petty. Then I heard the story. I changed my mind. I feel really bad for her. The widow is the horrible one here.
The judge asked what body parts were later found. What does it matter? The mom says she doesn't want to know. So the judge immediately turns and asks the wife. The judge was WRONG to do that. The wife had no problem blurting it out. I didn't even want to know. It was gruesome and served no purpose. It tore the mom to pieces all over again.
it sucks but it was one of many tactics used by the judge to get a feel for character. By doing this, she pretty much realized that the wife was a gold digger/ didn't really care.
Sexywalle I disagree. She already knew what kind of person the wife was. She asked because she was morbidly curious.
The mom didn't say she didn't want to know tell after the judge asked. she only said she didn't ask what parts were found.
It was relevant to the case. Legs are much more important than let's say a pinky toe. She needed to know what the wife wasn't letting be buried.
The law states the legal spouse gets the rights to the body and the burial plans.
Ginger yes but wife said she got 400k and still wanted more
That wasn't the issue. Sure the mom would've wanted him closer to home but she did still visit. They weren't fighting to have him moved, they just wanted a grave marker.
Mira Rose more then that she wanted to put his legs in grave. So crazy, this girl is sick.
What's your fucking point, shit bird?
AMEN
This judge is not giving this wife a chance. Disgusting
Good for ratings - histrionics of the dips--t judge.
Didn't she say she got an additional $6,500 for the funeral expenses? She said later in the video that she didn't get anything for the funeral. Correct me if I'm wrong.
Maybe the money was a pension? Anyway, she could've used that money for funeral expenses and put a damn headstone on her hubby's grave.
Why haven't I heard of this judge before, she is amazing!
She didn't need to ask about what remains were found but she is an okayish judge
Ethen Rosas I agree about the remains. I just like her attitude to be honest.
I'm a little scared to see Tae derp face as your dp.
+A Banana ~ No, it wasn't important to know what specific remains were found. I mean, what, if it was just a finger would they just say "oh go ahead and toss it in a trashbasket."?
That was pretty cold of the judge to ask what specific remains, it made no difference to the case. That was bad bad bad of the judge. Bad call. Bad judge!
That widow was just waiting for money while that mom was greaving for her son he was a human being his mom disserved that money more than anyone else
wow, very cold hearted widow, God forbids she ever has a loss this big. The mother is broken hearted, I hope she somehow found peace...
This is truly disgusting and I can't believe how emotional I became while watching it. What that poor mother has gone through is just ridiculous. Almost everyone I know doesn't get along with their mother-in-law, it's just an accepted fact at this point but, if someone dies, especially someone that young and in such a horrible way, you need to put that stuff aside listen to the fucking parents of that person. He should have been buried in Nebraska, near his family. Doesn't matter what the guy said, he should be near his family. The wife should have paid for everything, the parents shouldn't have paid for anything, especially if she had received so much money from the military including a separate amount that was specifically for the burial. The military takes care of all of that stuff, the parents shouldn't have had to pay for anything and for the love of god, they never should have known about the extra remains that were found. What a horrible situation caused by such a horrible person.
S Kane the most tragic part is his father didn't have the chance to conduct his funeral and see him off
Just horrible...
S Kane his family lives in Omaha and we were very upset he wasn't buried there
it made me break down too....not much gets to me but wow... I cried like a baby ....that soldier should of had a stone ASAP no matter how much it cost her......he fought for his country and it cost him his life ..... just so sad ....
But he did! They were there at the church and at the graveside service. It was written up in local newspapers. There was even a recording of his eulogy, but it's not on the website anymore. There was also an honor guard of motorcycles to the cemetery. www.ocregister.com/articles/meyer-142121-orange-carson.html
The cemetery's told my mother to wait one year after burial to allow settling of the earth prior to installation.
Judge has no business attacking the wife. A dear friend of mine was buried in Arlington and there's six month span of time between burial and installation of the headstone.
Legally if the bills are in the parents name as guarantors then legally his parents are legally liable for those bills. Simple contract law.
To an exent .. But once you are married his bills become the wife's bills and vice versa.. That is who normally creditors first go to in death . to the wife as.she is in charge of his estate unless soomeone else is name
Nope the wife is!
@@rogermessner5979 No,only those on the account are responsible for repayment.If his parents cosigned then that is on them not his wife.If you are on as a user and account holder passes you must stop using the account and notify the lender so you are then not charged for any future monies charged or loaned on that account.His parents are 100% responsible for his debt if they are on as co owners of the account.
they're so concerned with the parents, no one ever asked the wife what kind of emotional drama she was going through after her husband died. can you blame her for not wanting to contact a family that has obvious disdain for her, can you blame her for not wanting to be in contact with them? they never said what "bills" they were getting in his name, she said she paid off all his debt, so what were the other bills, they were never presented. this case was purely based off of emotions, i dont consider this true justice.
OMG I'm shook. This was disgusting. What a wicked wife... I could and would never do something like that. Despicable. Want to throw up after this.
Judge is sure having fun dragging this out as long as possible asking as many irrelevant question just to get a jerk knee reaction out of the mother. :/ Is this what professional judges do?
Yeah, if they need to make the cases interesting for their TV show.
Da Bomb But this is so terrible, she forced the mother so think about her son, how her son died in the most horrible way, not even having a full body at the end on NATIONAL television. Judge Judy, Judge Brown, Judge Miranda, never did that.
Judge should be ashamed for asking about body parts, disrespectful.. she is not qualified for the job..she love likes
She has the right to ask. It came this far. Because the wife was a bitch. 14 months is not long. Abandon the grave and take the money. What a bitch
Jacob Weber not what happened. Get educated. Upon further inspection, the wife was not that bad. This was a biased episode, from a biased judge who didn’t even want to hear the truth. Surprised some of you can’t see through that...
Breaking news local 14 year old girl has better moral compass than you
"Court good
Phone bad
Record court bad
Girl literally making song about being tortured mentaly and having depression for money good"
Back to you Tom, i oughta bleach my everything.
She probably didn't know how sensitive and fragile the mother was about it. I am pretty sure if she knew she would react that way she wouldn't have asked.
This should never be before a court.
This DIL is a selfish, hard hearted human who took the compensation and has made a new life.
She hasn't respected her deceased husband because she moved on to someone else. SHAME ON HER!!
9:50 You can clearly see when this poor Mothers heart breaks all over again when hearing that information! WHY did it matter "what parts?" Despicable by both the judge AND the wife. That Mother can NEVER forget that now. She will suffer so much more trauma than she already was!! I'm just disgusted with the way the judge handled that. Disgusted. SO disrespectful. I have two sons, to have to go through an ordeal like this Mother is, I don't know how she's continued to function the way she is?! I truly hope she and her family find some kind of peace. This soldier, son, and human being would undoubtedly NOT approve of the handling of his death and burial. Just devastatingly wrong in SO MANY ways!!! 😥😡
Judge was in her right to ask. She may not have understood why the military didn't wait until they had entire body. She may have wanted to know in order to understand why the grave needed to be reopened. Or, to see what kind of person each of them were. The widowed wife could have much more tact. As a military veteran, I assumed it was his legs; however, there were many way she could have told the judge without being so blunt and uncaring of her in-laws.
No one really knows how cruel these in-laws may have been. Agreed that the wife should have acted sooner, but I know from my own experience that in-laws who don't like you from the beginning will do anything to make you look like a villain.
Oh, I know that oh so well. There is so much more to this story!
Facts
I’m glad somebody said it, and it’s sad that some are so good at manipulating a situation. From experience with my ex’s parents some people are very good at convincing others they are the victims. Both party’s are grieving, they are entitled to their emotions, but the judge really should have let the widow finish her sentences when she was trying to explain things because that did not seem like she was impartial and split down the middle. 😒
The father/pastor is a liar.
shell c pretty sad actually as a Christian I’m disgusted about him. He obviously doesn’t read the Bible.
No matter what, that military wife still was wrong in everything she did to these parents! To make them pay her back for the grave site and she already received $400k..You can tell the military wife was a manipulator, said she changed her number several times because they were harassing her, then how did the parents keep getting her new number?! The mom was telling the truth and she was so distraught. The wife got all that money and didn't even try to be there for her in laws or talk to the parents to compromise anything. She literally took all that money and completely turned her back on the grieving parents.. the dad most likely just said her dad's Jewish, but not in any way hateful way at all. The wife was playing games with these parents and only thinking about herself, she knew she would get a lot of money and she wanted more, how greedy!!
shell c
He avoided the question Judge Pirro asked about the Jew father.
@@JMarieCAlove not sure why you think that the pastor/minister (whatever) never said anything negative about someone from a different faith....sadly, many men-of-the-cloth are as small-minded as this man. If her assertions were untrue,he would have denied them....saying, "I don't think so" sounds like BS. As for the "judge", she is clearly a drama-queen and certainly does not behave in a judicial manner. Raging, gavel-banging, stomping off...how asinine. She was grand-standing with that "how Dare you, blah blah, American hero blah blah" speech.
I agree just his reaction told me he was lying.
Wow... shame on her...(wife). The judge made a great call!!! #SALUTE# TO THE FALLEN SOLDIER
Clarissa Gilchrist no she didn't. I can almost guarantee the parents were not listed on the DD93 or SGLV. I can also guarantee that the wife was also the DOR on the DD93 and that is all that matters. Even if the parents were on the form the Army has final say over everything.
I AM REMINDED OF WHAT I WENT THROUGH WITH THE PROCESS OF MY MOTHERS FUNERAL WHEN THE REST OF THE FAMILY WAS UNCOOPERATIVE.
sell the grave of her husband to her mother in law... omg, what has the world come to. gold diggers although greedy and selfish are understood, but in this case it is down right evil and heartless.
Judge keeps asking a question but doesn't let her answer.
Being a member of the military this hurts my heart so much. The types of people we meet are vile human beings. I wish the military would mandate something to prevent early marriage to these disgusting human beings. I see so many young men and women get tied down early for some dream and they don't even know the person. I wish she could award the mother more money, I know it wouldn't help her pain but it would punish the spouse. Because as it seems she didn't really care to deal with the after the fact, just happy she is rolling around in life insurance money and putting his family through hell.Rest in Peace to the soldier and I hope his family was able to cope with his death.
+SuperDuperKid How many innocent kids did he kill in Iraq ??
+azur bleu How many days have you been working at your pathetic 9 to 5 that you hate living check to check? That is if you are employed.
Keep trolling behind an internet profile, because that's all you're man enough for. Pathetic child.
dont get married to a fat chick
Stevie Wonder can see what happened. The mother is the mother till the day she dies. The wife is the widow till she meets another guy. She met another guy, she wanted to keep as much money as she could for her future.
I want to reach through my computer screen and give this poor mother a hug. I am not a mother, but I have seen mothers lose their children and there is no greater pain that a mother can endure than losing her child...especially in war. And this "wife" if she can even be called that, cares more about money and having her own way than showing anything resembling compassion for her husband's family. It is painfully clear from this episode that she doesn't care about the mother's pain over losing her son or his family's wishes to have him buried near them. She couldn't even be bothered to tell them when their son's funeral was...and then she has the audacity not only to refuse to put a headstone on the grave of her husband who sacrificed his life for this country, she makes his mother pay her 15,000 dollars to buy her son's grave site after her son is killed in a senseless war??? Personally, I am glad that Judge Pirro ruled in the mother's favor because this "wife" only cares about herself and she ought to be ashamed of herself for what she has done.
CeltycSparrow well the mom did start it, the wife decides where to bury the dead husband, not the other way around. The mom just made everything more complicated and just was manipulative, u see that fake ass cry? That's what sealed the judges ruling
The judge ruled in the mother's favor, as she should have. I agree with you to a point....as his wife, the decision on where he is buried SHOULD rest with her. She is the next of kin. The problem was, she completely failed in her duties as his wife. She didn't give a damn about honoring her husband or the sacrifice he made...all she cared about was the money. She came off as very insensitive and cold to me, and I honestly don't understand how you can take her part in this case. Can you please explain that to me? Who is that coldhearted that they would make the mother of a fallen soldier pay $15,000 for her son's grave so that he could be recognized in death?
I want to smack the mom
If that's true his father making crude remarks about her father's religion what kind of holy man is he? I think there are circumstances in this case that weren't revealed. If his wife relocated because of his family there has to be a reason. Sounds like they never liked her from the get go. I doubt it's all the wife's fault. If there was strain between the families then no wonder communication ceased. There's no doubt blame on both sides. Brandon would want you to come together during this time not tear each other apart. Shame on both of you! Case should've been thrown out because both share blame.
I agree
Even if his dad made that remark, the wife should put it aside and just deal with the fact that her hubby is dead and needs to be buried properly. She took out her anger on the remarks by putting this in the way of her dead hubby.
I don't believe his father made those remarks. I think she made that up to elicit sympathy and to deflect the onus back on her in-laws.
The dad totally made those comments. He avoided answering. Being a widow myself, it's not easy. I lost my wit's end for 10 months after death of my husband. She may have been in same boat I was unable to deal with any drama and not able to focus. My exes family took his clothes, gave his truck away, made his newspaper announcement, took all the death certificates because they paid but made me paid them back. Among other bullshit. Families sometimes don't stop to think about the wife if the have no respect for her in the first place.
JustWinBabee he did make them. And you can tell by his avoidance of the question.
Take the money and run should've been name of this case. Wow
Its the "Military Lotto". Girls marry soldiers in the hopes that they die and get to cash out. While the husband is gone they spend all there money and if they come home alive they divorce them and move on to the next. Seen this happen so many times its pathetic. I always told my fellow soldiers "get married after your deployment". If they are faithful then you know they are a good woman.
TheAcethunder32 Young men signing up need to be educated on what the system is that they are risking their lives to defend.
TheAcethunder32 Gosh that is so sad :( Men need to be wise when picking a wife and I feel sorry for men because it's slim pickings nowadays unfortunately.
Ya I made that mistake. 3 months into my deployment I found out on Myspace that my fiance got engaged to another guy. Im glad i waited to get married.
That's absolutely disgusting, to think that she left him without a headstone, without any recognition for what he had done and probably spent the money on extremely selfish reasons. His so called wife didn't seem to have been affected at all when she talked about the other parts of his body. She just blurted out "legs!" Which shows that she didn't even care! I'm extremely satisfied with how this case was handled. I hope his mother and father at least got some closure.
She kept asking the wife questions but kept interrupting her while she tried to explain. The judge didn’t do that to the mother. And her practically yelling at the wife? Unprofessional. Only time she raised her voice at the parents is when the Jewish comment was brought up. In the end, instead of keeping going after the father to answer the question, the mother stepped in and the judge dropped that issue, immediately listening to the mother without interruption. She’d already made up her mind. Do I think the wife handled it the way she should have? No. I don’t. But it was wrong the way the judge kept attacking and interrupting her, but not once did she do that to the mother. Shows bias, and that’s unprofessional. She failed in her impartiality.
If they were before Judge Judy I’m sure she wouldn’t have let the antisemitic comment go as easily as Pirro did.
These people... Couldn't even understand the need to put their differences aside for the boy who died. And a christian believing the jew is going to hell? Isn't that totally implied? And the jews, don't they believe the same? That's not "ethnic hate", that's religious hate and you can't stop it unless there is just one religion.
That bitch couldn't even put a headstone on the guy, negotiated the selling of the grave with the parents... Yeah, i can see her concern and grief, after receiving over 400k. Dead and buried... I bet she had another guy on her in less than a month, if not during the guy's deployment.
In response to your first paragraph, Judaism is not only a religion but an ethnicity as well. So by him saying that her dad is going to hell for being Jewish is both religious and ethnic hate. I was raised Christian and was never taught that Jews are going to hell. (As for your second paragraph, I totally agree..)
Alicia Engel "Judaism is not only a religion but an ethnicity as well."
Actually no. No anthropology book i've ever read has "jew" as a racial group. That's some bullshit jews like to say to go under the "race" umbrella. They are totally the same as other semitic people with a possible higher european genetic percentage.
Then you have black jews and even some asian jews. Believing in the torah doesn't include you in a racial group.
costa200 Race is not the same thing as ethnicity. You might want to check your definitions before you go on a rant.
S.S. G. It's clearly being used as a synonym. And an "ethnic group" includes racial considerations in the form of common ancestry, so you may want to check what you're saying before correcting someone.
Not "Hate" Differences in beliefs the fat pig of a "wife" took that probably out of context to smear this mans reputation.
When my brother died in Iraq the military communicated with his widow and my family to make sure everyone was informed about all arrangements. It was also the widow’s decision on what was going to be done concerning the arrangements.
Damn, the wife should feel REALLY ashamed of herself. To be honest, I think the wife only cared about the money that she got from the military.
This judge...Oh my god...
So well spoken and so legit with all her rulings. Fucking brilliant.
The wife was so wrong. She took her husband's money and ran. She didn't want to spend any of that on her own husband, a man that served our country. Shame on her for being greedy.
I bet she moved on while mom has to travel to visit her son's grave 😔 smh
JANIE AGUILAR That's the saddest part. The family knows the boy for 20+ years and will always go to the grave until they all die.
The wife knew him for only few years and is still young and will get married again and will never EVER go to his grave again as she will have a new life and family.
HOWEVER, she decided to bury him in CA where she was at that time instead of where the parents lived thou they're the ones to go in the grave consistently.
She really fucked up everything for the family. Big FUCK..
RASHTG this heifer moved on even before the ied went off.
RASHTG, he was deployed 5 months after the wedding.
Also, from what she states in one article, she was already with an Army Pilot when this was filmed.
There are a few psychological studies which conclude that funeral disputes with the parents of the deceased can lead to the living party feeling acrimoniously and contemptuously toward their deceased spouse that most likely would not have developed in a more tenderhearted environment.
She probably never has visited her hubby's grave since.
Damn I was in tears 😭
Shame on the wife.Have some respect for the parents.My heart goes out to the mom.Big hug to the mom.
Mom needs to quit meddling. The son left her and took a wife.
Personally I don’t like either the plaintiffs or the defendant in this case. I believe the parents are horrible, prejudice, holier than thou, religious bigots who didn’t like her from the beginning because she’s Jewish and made antisemitic comments towards her. And I believe the defendant is a greedy, selfish, trifling tag chaser who did her veteran husband a disservice.
The only person who did right in this case was Brandon. Thank you for your service to our country Brandon, and may you Rest In Peace.
I feel sorry for this entire family. A tragic loss. It’s so sad that they allowed grief to cause them to act like this. Put your differences aside and honor this young man’s life.
She seems very detached as a wife of a soldier.
This Judge is horrendous. She doesn't let the widow speak.
Shapiro should be ashamed for asking about the body parts when it was obvious that the mother didn’t want to know. It wasn’t relative to the case and she didn’t have the courage to apologize to the mother. I wish the Judge could be sued.
That's why we fill out Wills prior to deployment
This judge is awful how she is treating the wife and the family. And yes, the military will work with different family members. This judge is horrible. Just horrible.
The wife is the one that makes the decision. When I lost my husband. I made the arrangements and in laws just showed up
20 year old HEROS shouldn't die. 20 year olds shouldn't be widows. 40 something Christian Nebraskans should not be at odds like this.
I'm so sorry for your loss.
God Bless
This judge rocked! Loved the aggression towards the end.
Unfortunately, no real long term effect on the defendant widow.
Watching this again.. I was initially against the wife but to be honest this case is pretty complex and it's hard to follow and know who is completely in the wrong here. I do actually believe Caitlin when she that the father in law made those hateful statements about her dad.. and they do seem like they were probably pains to deal with as in laws. Nonetheless, I do feel for them that they lost their son at such a young age... and with all this soap opera crap that Judge Pirro allowed in the court it was hard to know 100% who was wrong.
per law or christian / jewish religious understanding that the next kin is the wife. Because family made the unit, law approved conjugal first, then matrifocal next. While Christian /Jewish understanding based on the Gen 2:24 also put the same context in which a man will LEAVE his father and mother to be with his wife.
I love judge Janine Pirro, but this episode is really complex and she has no understanding that Christianity is the exclusive way. Although hard to swallow, there is no salvation outside Jesus (John 14:6). Any other way to salvation is automatically UNIVERSALISM and a heresy. However "out of anger", the father should restraint himself not to berate his daughter in law, especially in the time of tragedy.
For other religious beliefs, I respect your views as well, although we may stand in contrasts.
For the wife, who can say anything that was in her mind? Loosing someone does not makes you automatically Indiana Jones and keeps going. Some people indeed burdened with grievances, unable to move at all or present any emotional expression.
the final decision is right, ignore the name calling and soap opera stuff. Girl got over 400,000 in money. They add money onto that for a grave stone and the site. In fact, the military provides for the whole funeral. For there not to be a grave stone, the bitch of a wife had to request it not be put there. Probably to pocket that extra 5 grand.
The excuse that the military did not provide for a head stone is not only a bad excuse, seeing the money she was given, but it's a complete lie.
IIKiboshII Okay, thanks for informing me. I'm not sure how all of this works.. I did not know that she had to request for the headstone not to be there. If that's the case, then yes, she's completely wrong and my first comment was correct. (the one below this)
IIKiboshII Dear accounting! I hope that they aren't paying 5 grand each...but you are probably right... otherwise you can get a plain marker for as low as $199. (on sale) but $500-1500 will get you a nice one, and while you CAN spend as much as you want...there doesn't seem to be a whole lot of difference between the $2500 models and the 5 grand ones.