The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez | Official Trailer | Netflix
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A boy’s brutal murder and the public trials of his guardians and social workers prompt questions about the system’s protection of vulnerable children. - Zábava
"Looking away when you have the power to make a difference.. is true Evil." - That was deep
yup, and that's most people these days...
Yeah
“With Great Power, Comes great Responsibility”
Yeah and then even after he died all they did was worry about what was going to happen to them instead of being sorry for failing Gabriel.
@Drip James Bruh it's literally their business, they were social workers and their job was to help the boy
The most saddest part is Gabriel still loved his mom whilst she tortured him over and over 😞😞😞😞😞😞
Ikr! What a pos pathetic excuse for a mother. Did u see how she was behaving in jail??? She hasn't learned a damn thing and never will. I hope someone puts her bullying ass out of her misery...soon.
I seriously cried hard at that part like 2 weeks before his death with bruises all over him he said she was so beautiful and he loved her .. I just cant 😭😭
That's the same part I cried at.
That mom was so lucky to have that child give unconditional love.
That is really heart breaking.
most hated characters:
1. Isauro Aguirre
2. Pearl Fernandez
3. social workers
4. policemen
5. Asian juror dude who voted not guilty
No the Asian juror dude voted for second degree murder while the rest voted for first degree murder
@@cloudxhunter that's as bad as having voted "not guilty"
@@josephleonard6695 fair enough but what I said was in the documentary tho
For me no1 is definitely pearl mf Fernandez!she was his mother..The boyfriend was a stranger to him.I wish, to put her out of protection in jail,for her inmates to continue what they start..And the torture for her to begin!
Asian juror ended up changing his mind. He voted guilty at the end of the day. For both verdict and death at the penalty phase. I understand his wanting to examine all evidence.
Social workers never asked to see Gabriel when they came to his house unbelievable. RIP angel we failed you as human beings.:(
That just floored me. _All you had to do was ask to see Gabriel._ The siblings said the mother and boyfriend would often hide Gabriel in "The Box" and gag him so he wouldn't make noise when social workers came. Imagine if one of them said, "I'm not leaving until I see Gabriel." Imagine if one of them simply removed his clothes. Imagine if he was taken to just _one_ doctor. And they saw the untreated rib fractures, the BB pellets lodged inside his body, the cut on his penis, the rope marks on his legs from being tied up, etc. What if just once, proper procedure was followed and Gabriel was questioned AWAY from his abusers. Brought to a child advocacy center. A safe place. It would not have taken much to save him.
@@rhondahoward8025 YES how does a Social Worker leave and NOT see the child. I mean did they have silly puddy as a brain 🧠. It kills me.
@@nissaforyou I worry about the siblings as well, because they are gonna have survivor's guilt for the rest of their lives. The sister expressed guilt in her police interview, saying that she wished she played with Gabriel more. The cop told the brother that what happened wasn't his fault, but I doubt that was enough. It'll never be enough.
exactly! what kind of social workers are they so stupid really they were supposed to talk with Gabriel!
@@aquamarine2416 And the sad part is that this will continue to happen, again and again, because the system is fundamentally broken.
He would have celebrated his 15th birthday this year.
wolf town 😔😔😔
No he would have been 11
Taneeja Prin he would’ve been 15, he was born in 2005.
@@taneejaprin3755 he died at 8 in 2013. But born in 2005. So yes he's 15
Taneeja Prin 15
Can the prison feed them cat litter for breakfast, lunch and dinner?
At least in prison, they're lowest of low, no one in prison likes child killers- period-
everyone liked that.
Does any one know how are the Mom and the Bf in prison? I hope they get killed in there
Noni Jay yes they are, BF Is on death row, and mom has life in prison
Noni Jay also, I know the mom got beat up in person.
What saddens me the most is that Gabriel just wanted to be loved 💗 Just two weeks prior to him being severely beaten up until his death, he wrote Pearl a mother's day card saying she was beautiful and that he loved making her smile, that he would be good etc. Imagine the pain he felt, when he truly realized that she did not care for his love. The last thing he saw was his mother taking Tony's side once again, and them beating him to death. Gabriels love for his mother was unconditional, a love she never deserved. How I wish someone could have saved him and offered him a safe home 💔
That is exactly where I cried too. I don't remember crying even for my dad's death. That image along with the teacher's monologue will forever be burned in my head. That subtle smile in the first picture spoke volumes of his yearning for love from his mother. Still hopeful that somewhere inside her there is a beautiful soul that reflects her external beauty. Its been 4 days since I have seen that and I cant stop thinking about those pictures. I have no one (no friends) to talk to about his story and is haunting me. Gabriel's story has made me realize how important it is to act based on your moral conscience and be brave and ready to face the consequences, when the system acts as a barrier. Here the system was worried more about parent's rights than children's rights. I would rather be in jail than have the torture and brutal death of a child on my conscience for rest of my life.
talk to God; He’s your Friend, and He Is Always Listening :)) Don’t be surprised if He Speaks to you, someday, when you least expect it! ❤
Bro stop you’re making me cry 😭
I'm not an emotional man. But I found myself pulling to the side of the road to cry after watching this.
I was not in a good place for days.
please don't watch tv while driving.
This was soul crushing how can a mother do this to her own child.!! I hope they torture these evil people in prison.
I watched it one time. It destroyed me emotionally. I hate watching movies and documentaries that put kids into difficult and horrific conditions and situations. I barely finished the book IT because of that.
My sister couldnt make it past the first episode. I could not even imagine someone doing that to my nephew. That poor child.
@@Skipbo000 😂😂😂😂😂
I cried so much when I saw the picture of him holding cards to his mom, writing how beautiful she was and that he would be a good boy. This case is gonna haunt me for a while.
Same here Isa, it was so disturbing to watch and it just seems to linger in my head now, poor Gabriel. I don't know how anyone involved can find peace of mind, I don't even know how some of them can stand there and say they did the best they could. I'd be falling down crying, apologizing and probably suicidal if that happened on my watch, or if I even knew the poor child. The only good thing that came from all of this is the hope that Gabriel is in a much better place now, away from all those who failed him and the two monsters that killed him. Very disturbing to know we walk among monsters like this every day. The world is upside down and makes no sense.
To think that his own mother was the one that knocked his teeth out yet he still smiled in those photos for her hurts me on such a deeper level. He was always too good for pearl and I’m glad god took his angel back
I honestly had to take a couple drinks myself because of this. I can just imagine how the people that tried to help and saw that he got murdered days/weeks after.
Yes, that was the most heartbreaking thing that he kept hope throughout all that
@Willa-jane's opinion Yeah, that part also broke my heart. Esp, when his brother were crying and that guy was trying to make him not feel guilty.
Netflix is owning the True Crime Documentary game.
They sure are. They're really giving HBO a run for their money when it comes to documentaries and docu-series, in general, not just true crime ones.
Please understand little Gabriel story isn’t about who’s better HBO or Netflix this little angel was tortured because his sick mom and her boyfriend thought he was gay at 8 years old but I hope Netflix blows this thing wide open to many people that work for CPS not doing their jobs!
Absolutely..
Heck yeah
Facts!
A lot of people I’ve spoken to have said this was too graphic and disturbing and that it shouldn’t be a film. I believe this is a poignant and effective use of media, in that journalism is such. This is an important film and can be useful not only as a memorial, but a case study and closer look at one of our most important sectors in law enforcement, that should be held at the very top of our societal list of priorities. We must protect those whom cannot protect themselves at all costs, and we must accept nothing less than absolute perfection when it comes to the security of children.
I agree. I live in SoCal and had heard of Gabriel's story years ago. I didn't think I could watch the documentary. After a couple weeks though, I felt like I owed it to him. There should be a "Gabriel's Law"..... maybe enforcing child care workers to be accountable. Something. He needs to be honored and always remembered.
Exactly how else would we have known about it
Very well said. 💯
Exactly! It took me months to watch it because I can’t stomach child abuse. And it was really hard to watch. I’m still crying, I don’t think I will ever get over this.
I really hope that good comes out from this. And that Gabriel’s death isn’t in vain. I really hope more good people adopt children in need and in general for people to stop being so materialistic and superficial and actually care about the things that matter.
This baby had nothing and he was still full of love.
We really need to protect the vulnerable people in this world and care more about each other or else what is the point of this horrible world?
@@thekat4493 this is on point. “Gabriel’s Law” or “Gabriel’s Act”.
I blame that idiot grandfather who with his own homophobia took that child away from his loving uncle and his partner only cause he didn't believe a gay couple should raise a child. He was loved and happy there.
I doubt anyone knew that Pearl and Isauro would do this to Gabriel.
His grandfather loved Gabriel too.
Those 2 uncles passed away too and now they are together in heaven ❤️ his grandma too.
@@chantalm9097 They must have had a sense of sum. In one of the episode the uncle literally said Pearl said “can you come take your baby he is pissing me off” something like that AND her sis said she knew Pearl would hurt someone, she just did not think it would be her son.
@@chantalm9097 aww really? At least they are all at peace
Exactly, sentiments EXACTLY!!!
I pray god showers the kid with all the love he never received.
Amen 😭
He’s receiving his healing now in heaven
@@LFFSutra how you know you been there?
@@oscarvasquez6542 lmao not yet but we
Are guessing
personally what makes me feel a lil bit better about this situation, is that he was loved by his grandparents and his uncle. but it makes me incredibly sad that the last 8 months of his life was complete hell..
The only thing that is more disturbing than this case is that he's NOT the only one getting treated so horribly!
Valley Girl But this is about HIM. 🙏🏼
@@user-le4io4ih3q I know very well what this is about... I'm unfortunately wayyyyy tooooooo familiar with his case bc I also live in the SFV!
Yes I agree! The system failed another kid 5 years later I think. Ridiculous.
The thing is that Latino and black children and crimes against them are swept under the rug. This case is exposing the vulnerable cases where they are not looked over. We Canadians are having the same issues with those children whom are aboriginal
Many other’s at this moment are being abused by their parents all over the world.
The most disturbing documentary on Netflix. I think I'll never forget this story. That's how horrific this was. Hope that little kid is at peace where ever he is now. My heart is still aching.
my heart breaks I just watched it now. I cried when Hatami cried.
What I found amazing was the social worker with the short white hair. Singing the praises of the social workers and how they were doing their jobs. Her lack of perspective was astounding.
They did not do their jobs. They let a child die. In horrific circumstances.
I screamed at the tv, I cried when i read an article about Gabriel. I prayed for him.
This child like many before him and many will come after are just forgotten by the people who are paid to protect them.
You can't be harmed now Gabriel, and finally you have all the love that you ever wished for. Because we all feel you, we all love you.
That piece of trash bashing the teacher made my blood boil. Like oh if it was my student I wouldn't let them out if they got shot by a BB gun. That teacher called multiple times and the social worker did nothing.
@@taylorloch2632 yep! It’s called passing the buck! She annoyed the heck out of me too!!
@@taylorloch2632 ikrrr!! I was so angry
Goodness!! Wanted to give her a great lesson from my laptop screen
I was furious how she kept saying they were good workers and trying to blame the teacher, like where is your empathy woman!!! And by hearing her talk I am not surprised it got to this point at all!
That was a KAREN 🤣
Just finished it...The whole entire system failed this kid.
and then another one right after !
@@jhas4055 America is failing our kids
@@DaftPunkSkittle Amen
They failed him because they pick and choose who to help. He’ was a little boy of color, we all know how America feels about brown people.
@@Mojojojo-92 what are u talking about? The social worker that came out was latina. The teacher who tried to help was white. Lol
The child was abused and tortured just because the parents thought that he was gay. This is totally reprehensible and unacceptable. May the parents and the negligent social workers rot in prison.
Milhouse omg that’s horrible there is special kind of hell for these people
The social workers were found not guilty.
@@yeseniaayala848 why should they be found guilty. They didn't commit the crime. They are human and I am sure over worked as teachers are!
Actually the workers weren't found not guilty, they were never tried. The
Appeals Court threw the case
I was watching a video where they said the caseload should be 16 per worker and in court one of the workers said he had 200. It's ridiculous.
The part where Gabriel’s sister said that she wished to have said sorry for not having him play with her or her friends DESTROYED me.😢😭 May he RIP🙏❤️
I watched this with my girlfriend and trust me, I'm a tough man. I can count the times I have cried in my life on a hand.... But as soon as I heard that he made a gift card to his mother and that when she would open the door she would see him and she would love him... At that moment I collapsed... He wrote "I will be good"... Probably because she would constantly tell him how bad he was behaving so that she had a reason to beat him up and lock him up in that cabinet.. To think that it was 2 weeks before he was killed and that he probably went through so much hate and so much pain but he kept her in his heart... thinking that she would love him....That thought in my mind... It hurts.
I almost cried reading this..
@@valjeanlee7060 me too
😭
It was heartbreaking when Gabriel’s teacher shows the Mother’s Day card he made for his mom. He loved his mom so much despite what she was doing to him. Two weeks later they killed him. I haven’t been able to stop from crying when it comes to mind.
Facts 💯
Man me either it’s been haunting me the details of Gabriel’s torture. I just cry when crosses my mind
I cried when i saw that. I’m a very tough person but this one particular docuseries had me crying a lot. This little boy didn’t deserve any of that.
I cried
I cried when they interviewed the Uncle’s boyfriend about how they cared for Gabriel when he was a baby but the homophobic relatives took him away. I cried when his sister expressed remorse about her attitude towards Gabriel because she was with her friends and he felt left out. I know that Gabriel is in Heaven with his Uncle. Rest in paradise Gabriel 👼🏻, You will always be a good boy
The fact that the cops put him in the squad car and told him that if he didn't stop lying about the abuse he would go to jail just had me ENRAGED. What kind of police would do that to a scared little boy?! How did the system fail him this badly? I know women who had their babies taken from them simply because they had a home birth and yet no one could save this poor abused boy?!
Yeah exactly and now these videos have been popping up of cops taking kids from school because they've been naughty (all kids are naughty at one point or another), sometimes arresting them in handcuffs and taking them to the police station all while the kids are crying their hearts out. A lot of people should never ever get to the point of wearing a uniform for government services.
@@ecolink101 Totally agree! I know women who had a case opened on them simply because they had a home birth. How about they concentrate on protecting children who are ACTUALLY abused?!
Those "pigs" should have their badges stripped from them...disgrace to all police
Honestly, he would've at least been SAFE in juvenile detention than with those monsters. If I was Gabriel I'd be like, "YES! PLEASE! TAKE ME TO JAIL! JUST TAKE ME AWAY FROM THEM!"
The system is designed by inhuman roaches who have a coinflip chance of being pedophiles. Of course the system is broken, because it makes everything easier.
All those lazy cruel social workers involved in Gabriel' case need to be in jail for a long long long time. Throw the key away.
Gabriel, I never met you and I have never had the chance to visit your memorial. It breaks my heart to pieces to know how your sweet selfless innocent soul was taken away. You were so strong and brave to have endured it til your last breath. Your story will forever impact the many hearts of people...you will truely never be forgotten. May your smile, warm eyes and gentle heart keep shining through. Rest in Power little Angel 💚
"I believe the ultimate evil here is seeing what's wrong and looking away when you have the power to make a difference, that is true evil."
everyone liked that
Can someone tell me what episode is this from? I finished it all but I can't remember which ep. Tia.
@@patticams7099 ep 6. it was said in the last part.
@@peelicks thanks!
The fuckin system is faling us.
The poor baby who said, “He was my friend, and what really got me was that it was his parent who did this to him” She broke my heart, because someone her age shouldn’t have to be exposed to such horror. She probably never even knew that some kids go through this, and a part of her innocence is gone forever now 😞💔 Rest well sweet boy! There should be ‘Gabriel’s Law’ or something like that, where someone who knowingly lets child abuse like this go on is severely punished. These things should never ever happen, but when they do we MUST learn from them.
I thought of that as well.
Same here...😢
@@MJ-oi3vy how in the hell could you even explain that to kids but at least they aren't naive about how evil the world is without them going through horrible stuff themselves. Usually you have to go through it first hand
Shelbee Pollino Gabriel’s Law needs to be a thing!! Period.
It was the interview with that girl that got to me the most with this documentary.
She finishes her interview by repeating “he was my friend” with a kind of innocent sadness that can only come from another child.
Absolutely heart breaking 😢
Sometimes me and my mom drive by the apartment where Gabriel used to live and see his memorial tree. It’s mind boggling how a case of child abuse went so wrong in so many ways that ended up costing a child his life because everyone around him failed him.
Is it still decorated?
@@kiaq1153
Pretty sure it is. I haven’t been by that area since a year ago so I’m not really sure
@@ChibiNatsukiX3is is. I passed there yesterday.
This documentary traumatized me more than any other. I wouldn’t have clicked on it had I known what it was about first. To Gabriel, I know that you are a little healer in the sky helping all the other kids laugh and play and be at peace in the afterlife. You touched the hearts of millions of people and you didn’t realize it. The entire time I watched your documentary I pictured hugging you. I am so sorry that this happened to you. You are an angel.
Of all Netflix crime documentaries this one was hardest to watch...
the part where they showed his
pics holding the “MOM” and his Mother’s Day project. I really can’t stop crying.
I been trying to watch it but I know I wont be able to handle it 😭
joanna casas I am in the same situation, I can’t bring myself to watch it.
Averon Destinee yes I couldn’t stop crying after that.
I struggled man
This just proves that not everyone deserves to be a parent.
Daisy Leyva not everyone deserves to be alive. I say these “people”get hacked alive and left to rot in the trash where they belong
Daisy Leyva Well duh
MimiTheHamster Hit the nail on the head
Daisy Leyva this just proves not everyone deserves to live
I’ve always thought people shouldn’t become parents if they are not capable of providing a healthy emotional/resourceful lifestyle for the child. If it happens unplanned, that’s another thing.
That part he made he’s mother a Mother’s Day card and smile in the picture KILLED ME 😢 rest in peace young KING god will take good care of you son u are a hero 💔
That is exactly where I cried too. I don't remember crying even for my dad's death. That image along with the teacher's monologue will forever be burned in my head. That subtle smile in the first picture spoke volumes of his yearning for love from his mother. Still hopeful that somewhere inside her there is a beautiful soul that reflects her external beauty. Its been 4 days since I have seen that and I cant stop thinking about those pictures. I have no one (no friends) to talk to about his story and is haunting me. Gabriel's story has made me realize how important it is to act based on your moral conscience and be brave and ready to face the consequences, when the system acts as a barrier. Here the system was worried more about parent's rights than children's rights. I would rather be in jail than have the torture and brutal death of a child on my conscience for rest of my life.
@@satlaren I watched it on Friday, and it still haunts me. The pure fear he felt every time he went home. It kills me, every time I think of it.🥺
I now have secondhand trauma from this series. I watched this back in February. I have thought of Gabriel every single day since then. I keep seeing the images of him in my head. This story is heartbreaking.
Me too, I just can't get my heart to move on. He is safe now, wherever he is.
Same I think about him every single night..
Can’t wait to see this I’m glad this is getting more attention is horrible what happened to this little boy and how corrupt the system was. Thank you Netflix for this!
Maritza Gallegos corrupt the system is. The system is horribly corrupt.
This chick. ( WAS) STILL IS TO THIS DAY
system is*
Maritza Gallegos was ? It still is
Social workers are so over worked, my heart goes out to them!
The reason abuse slip through cracks is because Child Services and DHS will tell you when they are coming to your house and sometimes interview the kid in front of the abuser
Maybe so but on the other hand we cant allow government to just walk into your house and run around doing whatever they want it's a double edge sword
Edgardo Rodriguez yeah but it makes it to where I can hurry and clean everything up before they get there
@@BaiBailey5 I understand where u you are coming from and I agree these bastards that abuse children need to be locked up and watched but if u give cps the ability to just walk in anytime they want it goes against most people for beliefs about keeping government out of there personal lifes. I think if there's real evidence of physical abuse like in this case then yeah they shouldn't announce there coming but if its just an accusation then no. But obviously the system failed this little boy and that's the sad part
EXACTLY!! They did my little cousin that way last year!!! Asked her questions in front of the sorry abusive mother and called my cousin a liar! 6 months later she's in a mental hospital for attempting suicide!
QuJust AsIam QuJust AsIam Yeah it happened in a documentary I was watching.The person asked questions in front of the mom and the mom ended up killing two of the kids and she had a lot of them and there were multiple times that Child Services was called like one of them that died even ran away to child services.
The fact that he went through all this pain and torture from his mother, he still made a mother's day craft for her. Was so sad. And to know it was 2 weeks before he got killed, was heartbreaking😢 It looked like she didn't get it because his teacher said he left it on his desk. In a way, I'm glad the mother didn't get it. She didn't deserve it. She didn't deserve the love and care Gabriel had for her.
He was prob forced to
I cried watching this documentary! It broke my heart when his sister said she didn’t play with him and he was always alone ! Imagine how alone and hurt this poor innocent boy felt! Everyone deserves to feel love ! I wish I could give him a hug . I wish they took it seriously, only the teacher really tried her best and the guy who worked at the gain company . Sleep in perfect peace Gabriel , you are in a much better place now .
i can’t be the only one who actually thinks the teacher did what she could... i see one too many people say that she should have taken him home or take him to the hospital or keep him at school like sure but the mom would be notified or call about where gabriel was and charge the teacher for kidnapping and probably would have done time and got fined a huge chunk of money! california laws are so much different than other state laws... if she did take him to the police remember the officer who threatened gabriel on multiple occasions for lying, what if he just so happened to check him out! she called and called but the principal told her to stay out of it because it’s not the schools system to investigate, police went to the apartment and didn’t care, social workers didn’t care, and everyone around didn’t care! she did what she was trained to do as a teacher and she feels guilty! please remember who we really need to blame which are the horrible social workers and police if they had done their job properly and took mrs. garcia’s calls seriously IT IS EASIER SAID THAN DONE
I agree she legit did everything she could since day one!
And shes the one that kept his mother's day project and pictures not the damn social workers or mother. I truly think she loved that kid more than his own mother ever did.
This documentary was so hard to watch cause he so similar to my son. I don't cry much from movies and etc but this one had me crying so many times. I even thought about waking my kid up for a hug while watching this.
I don’t think the mom would care if Gabriel was gone if the teacher “kidnapped” the kid. The “mother” from what I hear was extremely abusive and seemed to not have any love for him so why would she alert everyone if he’s gone? Idk part of me feels like I would take him home too until something was done! But I understand we have to be realistic about the situation and teachers are limited... I work with kids after school and if I saw or knew anything like this... omg! Man I swear I couldn’t stomach it. I couldn’t rest until he was out of that house and away from those monsters.
Crystal Aggrey because the police or someone would have no choice but to look at the kid and then the mom would still be in huge trouble if the teacher did anything to prove the abuse... i agree that the mom wouldn’t care but now that police and social workers are showing up having the kid be put forward since they only talked to the mom would ruin her “perfect life” still probably putting her in prison
@@crysdee461 nah she would care, not cause she loved him but he was her property.
She didn't do the best she could, she knew what was happening to him and she should have called the police not the social services again
I'm pissed off the parents get to stay alive in prison, with three meals a day, free healthcare and rec time, while the little boy died a painful death, and suffered alot of torture.
Maybe if I was the relative of that kid, I'll beat the shit out of them but the law of the land still stands. Life imprisonment without parole for Pearl and Death penalty for Isauro. These worthless parents are spending of their time thinking what they have done to their kid until they die. Karma is a bitch.
Isauro is likely getting tortured every night.. the only thing criminals hate most, are criminals who touch kids.. pearl should be on death penalty.. pure trash
The only consolation we can get is the hope of other inmates making them scared of waking up every day for the rest of their lives
@@DellonS unfortunately not the boyfriend as he is on death row so he's alone in a cell. The mother has life so I hope she is getting what she deserves from her cell mates!
Dellon Stefanus pearl is getting tortured too probably, because there is mother’s in prison
Angriest thing is the no one from the office was prosecuted even though they didn’t take action, and falsely reported and tweeked the paperwork.
I’m genuinely at a loss for words. I’m certain I’ll remember this case forever, it will hunt me. Poor Gabriel, he was too young and this is devastating. Dying at such a young age sucks overall but I can’t even imagine how defeated he must’ve felt. Usually kids try to hide what’s going on at home- he didn’t. He would speak up to whoever gave 2 fucks to just listen to him. He told everyone. Him being abused was a known fact, everybody knew but nothing changed for him. Imagine how heartbreaking it must be to just KNOW that no one will help you no matter how hard you scream, cry or ask for help. He died fully realizing that no one cared enough to help. I wish he could’ve at least live to understand his teacher was doing everything that she could, I wish he knew his uncles also did everything they could, I wish he knew that a security guard that never even spoke a word to him also cared enough to risk his job and try to save him. This case has so many fundamental issues that it’s almost too much to address and unfortunately can’t be reduced to just a pair of neglecting and cruel parents. To name a few: homophobia, racism, xenophobia, bureaucracy, corruption, ‘none of my business’ mentality, public vs private services, lobbying, etc. The worst of the worst of our society just led to a murdered and tortured 8 year old child. I’m sorry Gabriel, we truly failed you.
Well said ❤ RIP Gabriel .
Kids are separated from their undocumented immigrant parents but no police officers, social workers were able to take Gabriel to his other family... UNBELIEVABLE!
GREAT POINT!!! AGREE 100%
And it's the parents fault. They know well that what they are doing is illegal and they will get separated yet they do it anyways.
kordova2182 it isn’t the parents fault, it’s the systems fault. if it didn’t take over 10 years to get citizenship, people would come legally. but they have no choice when they don’t have food to feed their kids
@@kordova2182 No, take that somewhere else.
Emilee Quezada so don’t have kids if you can’t feed them. Don’t expect America to pay your way because you can’t afford to live.
He was being abused and treated like crap and he still smiles for those pathetic people you call parents😔
Idontevenknow as a new mother , I can’t even fathom how kids are so strong and endurers 😭😭 breaks my heart how they can still be able to smile through all the pain& torment. I love Gabriel & all these poor innocent kids going through this at this moment 🙏🏻 I haven’t had the courage or strength to see this. Please god help them. Mothers hug your babies closer appreciate them & their love for you for it will be a love that is eternal
@@wendymaldonado1263 Congratulations on becoming a mom! I think some day you should see this, but not any time soon. It's really hard to process. I don't even have kids, but this affected me in a way nothing else ever has. I was a mess for more than a week after. I feel so bad for all the kids in his class and for all the first responders who tried to save him the night he died. I can't imagine what that must have been like.
He was very brave
If you watch this, be prepared to be angry and sad, this will infuriate you, especially if you’re a parent
I Agree... My Soul is Still grieving.
I am not a parent and this traumatized me
@@sy_dianne5224 The first time I watched I was shaking with rage
I cried when they displayed the last photos at the hospital...when the part came about the kitty litter...and the part about his ribs...poor baby boy...he was the same age as my oldest grandson...heartbreaking...RIP Gabriel 💛
I did a presentation on Gabriel my sophomore year of high school (I’m a senior now). The class was gasping and silent. I cried making it. Glad that more people are becoming aware of his story and that we can learn from this horrific situation.
Miah This makes me so proud, I’m glad you made your presentation about him. There isn’t a lot of students that will take on such a serious presentation.
Why this two make this in him not his b4other and sister why him ???
Samar madeeh I’m sorry, I don’t understand your question
@@miah6613 they didnt ro anything with the other two kids in the same home why his mother did that to him not other kids ???
"Open the door to see who loves you" that part broke me💔
I broke down sobbing at the part .. and him holding the letters spelling mom .. 😥😥
@Kayzi Shedi it was his Mother's Day project he made for his "mother".
@@hamzaziane3016 😭😭😭😭😭
Да, этот малыш до последнего любил и ждал маминой любви...
She was a heartless soulless devil woman her karma will be with her for years.. And her soul will burn
He would’ve been 18 this year. He missed out on such simple things from a young age and even more since passing away. I’ll never forget you Gabriel rip. ❤
0:41 *Someone tell Pearl that ain't cute..*
Just look at that big lip of hers.👄
Her eyebrows-
Pearl's liostick looks like excrement to be honest.
the lipliner without lipstick 🤢
It's also known as chola makeup.
I cried throughout this documentary. Especially when Gabriel was making the Mother’s Day gift. After all he had endured he still loved his mother. Absolutely heartbreaking. I also believe the DCFS employees should have been held responsible on some level. They falsified records and did virtually nothing every time a home visit was made. At times I am disappointed in our justice system.
I know right. For kid who got brutally murdered and beaten up badly he still love his mother almost kids today don’t express.
Pearl doesn’t deserves those Mother’s day cards Gabriel beautifully made. Heck she doesn’t even deserve to be called a mother. Even if she had the cards she wouldn’t care. She would had throw them in the garbage.
That is exactly where I cried too. I don't remember crying even for my dad's death. That image along with the teacher's monologue will forever be burned in my head. That subtle smile in the first picture spoke volumes of his yearning for love from his mother. Still hopeful that somewhere inside her there is a beautiful soul that reflects her external beauty. Its been 4 days since I have seen that and I cant stop thinking about those pictures. I have no one (no friends) to talk to about his story and is haunting me. Gabriel's story has made me realize how important it is to act based on your moral conscience and be brave and ready to face the consequences, when the system acts as a barrier. Here the system was worried more about parent's rights than children's rights. I would rather be in jail than have the torture and brutal death of a child on my conscience for rest of my life.
@@satlaren I saw this documentary a month ago, and I think about it every day. Every time I think about it I feel a waive of sadness. I wish the DCFS would have been charged with a HUGE FINE
I just saw this episode, I had to leave the room to compose myself I was so angry and crying, this should never be allowed to happen
Aah!! Yes! It was gut-wrenching
I just finished this. SO MANY TEARS. The prosecutor did an outstanding job being the voice for that precious little boy. My heart hurts to bad.
I'm afraid to watch it I dont think I'm going to I already read all these sad comments.
Joseluis Garcia it’s honestly heartbreaking. And now the storyline is all over my CZcams feed 😢 it’s worth a watch. Hopefully Netflix is helping the two siblings with the $$$ it’s racked in.
@@aprilwillis6854 tbh I was a victim of child abuse from my father so I wouldn't want to watch it.
@@luis_6068 I hope you have better life and being loved. Hope every day of yours is filled with happiness
@@takestwo8331 well thank you for your kindness and god bless you.
Heartbreaking to think about how much torture a precious child had to endure😢 for no reason!!
this case broke me. that poor baby deserved the world. he’s in a better place❤️
The crazy part is there’s kids getting abused every second of this video
Facts and Facts
So true. 😔😥
@Punk Rock J exactly! And that's what gets me the most. People only react when it's already to late. If people did step up and listen to the child he would have his 15th birthday this year..
Trey-Heru we just have to pray for them
My aunts a foster mom. Her and her husband have three adopted kids
But she can’t talk about some stuff, but 20+ years of being a foster mom clearly messed her up. The worse I know of was a young teen (she fostered 8-14 year olds) had a such a horrific childhood he had the worst ptsd and violently assaulted her.
She couldn’t keep him, but she did stand up for him. She stopped fostering after it happened but the kid just couldn’t break the cycle
He had only been there a year. But the things that happened to him prior were beyond horrific.
These kids are messed up and they did nothing. They were just born.
I can’t look at a picture of Gabriel and not feel guilty.
Вы знаете, я испытываю те же чувства...
Same
That’s a little overdramatic, but at least your heart is In good place
@@SassanMedia tf? I’m allowed to feel however I want.
@@miledytrujillo2298 Sure, but don’t get pissy with me
Gabriel's lawyer made me want to be a lawyer. All i want to do is help people and succeed doing so.
I cried a lot while watching this documentary. Every time I see Gabriel's photo, I cry. It reminds me of the time I was abused by my father. I was abused by my father since I was a child. I was beaten by him many times (he beat me with a very long and thick water pipe that he made himself, once he even beat me with a long ruler, I don't know what that ruler was made of but when was hit will be very painful) for no reason. Since childhood, my body often suffered from bruises caused by him. At that time I couldn’t ask anyone for help. Even my mother couldn’t help me at that time. At that time, my country did not have a child protection policy, even teachers in my country could freely beat students until they were bruised (just because of low test scores or mistakes). no one said anything and I was too young to know that. It wasn’t until high school that I became depressed and my father stopped abusing me. Those painful and terrible memories still haunt me to this day. Love children and love them 💖
This has to be the most disturbing and heartbreaking documentary I've ever watched.
His mother plead guilty so she wouldn't receive the death sentence. Yeah, she's afraid to died when her poor angel was dying slowly each day in her hands. What a coward. Both a-holes hope someone tortures them in jail.
Ivette Ortiz tbh it better for her to suffer in Jail than to die but at least if god is real she’ll eat cat litter in hell (she got beat up in jail and I’m so happy id pay to see the footage
Ivette Ortiz they cut her with tuna tin lids and poured hot coffee on her. mission accomplished
@@bloobl3207 that's minute to what she did to her own child.
Manny Rivera I know, she deserves way worse.
@@bloobl3207 she'll get a lot more than that for the rest of her life anyway lol I'm happy with that! 🤷🏾♀️🤷🏾♀️🤷🏾♀️
A thing that really disturbed me is how the teacher saw him in those conditions and still menage to let him go home.
I don’t blame her,but i would take that kid straight at my home and calling the cops on the parents.
This case is heartbreaking and shows how people take actions only when someone dies.
Yeah but they coudlve sued you for kidnapping
@@alman8908 would not have been kidnapping if the teacher called the cops straight away after getting to her home with the child and shown all the bruises and marks on his body
@@M.Manique That’s a hard one she is obviously riddled with guilt but she did try more than the so called professionals.
So with all the people in this documentary (the mother, the mother's boyfriend, the cops, the social workers), you blamed the one whom actually tried to do something about it, to the point of leaving his seat empty in her class in his memory ?
On what side are really on ?
The teacher or the first eyes. She is as responsible. They are taught to report abusive. She did nothing.
Gabriel rest in peace we love you. I’m so sorry. We need to protect child at all cost.
If I ever have a child, I'm naming her/him Gabriel, in honor of Gabriel Fernandez ❤️
No you wont
Extravv you’re cute
@@zeehashem9374 ok
a girl?
Arianna TV in Arabic , Gabriel means angel, so the name is universal
This series is so traumatic. But every parent NEEDS to see this. Just to understand the evil that does exist.
Detective Cats tha so acare
EVERYONE needs to see this PERIOD regardless of whether they are a parent or not.
Not traumatic, welcome to life, it's real. Happens too often
Breeann Walker if you don’t think this is traumatic there is something wrong with you.
L H thank you for being honest.
Every child deserves parents
But not all parents deserve children
that sentense has aged so well :,C
After postponing watching the documentary for a long time, I finally watched it over last year's Christmas!
Man, nothing has ever given me such a huge heartbreak!
Shed tears countless times while watching
Wow, I’m so glad his little short life gets more attention. This story has haunted me and I hate that there are thousands of children in the US that die like this every year and their suffering goes unnoticed because it’s uncomfortable for viewers. Hopefully this brings more light to the FAILURES of the child protection agencies across the US. I encourage ppl to google child deaths with CPS involvement.
I would also like to add that I used to hear these stories and think, where were the teachers, family members etc...SOOO many of these cases, the families were involved and the ones REPORTING things, teachers reported..CPS did nothing and then doubled down on their nothing.
So true!
Agree agree agree, my 5 year old reminds me of Gabriel they look alot alike and I have cried for this poor boy more than I have for anyone else and I don’t even know him. My heart hurts for him I know he is rejoicing in heaven with the other angels. I cannot believe those 2 “things” are being kept alive. I know it’s wrong of me to think that, but everyone involved and dis nothing needs to rot in hell and may their minds torture them for the rest of their lives
Jazmin Lowe this story haunted me too I couldn’t sleep it haunted me
Bro, Isauro should be given cat litter for his last meal.
He will die on death row they have not done an execution since 1991...
@@2mara well i wanna see him get executed...
and that Asian juror who voted not guilty will sit beside me and share the popcorn
not last meal, but his entire meal
Tam D. He wasn’t killed yet??
@@2mara 2006*
Two of the most heartbreaking scenes in the documentary for me was when he was making the mother's day card and when his sister said she refused to play w him and he just stood in the dark 😭😭😭
To me honestly it seemed like his friend from school was more heartbroken for him than his siblings...
Netflix did a great job! This series showed me 2 things.
1. Gabriel deserved better.
2. More people deserved jail time for his unnecessary death
My dad is in this . he was interviewed. He was the security guard at the social workers office . and he told the actual social workers that Gabriel didnt look so good , that he looked beat up, and hurt, etc and they did nothing /:
Bless your Dad for speaking up, had his concerns not been dismissed Gabriel could have been saved. So heartbreaking :(
Is your dad the one that said Gabriel was burnt I wish more was done thank god your dad took it more serious than the dispatcher Rest In Peace Gabriel
My daughter was in this as well the little girl who was talking
SugarBunnny That’s scary this world becomes more wicked ! God protect these children please lord.
Yup they all have 150 kids on their roster so what does it matter..
He was removed by the system from the safest place he was in. He was taken away to be put in that place. For his life to end this way. He died alone with no one. Because everyone failed him 😭 we love you Gabriel 🤍🕊
I say it was his grandparents fault because they didn't believe his uncle should've been parenting him for the soul reason that he is gay and he had a partner.
His relatives should've taken immediate steps to adopt him whether it was the uncle or grandparents.
@@gudalpesanz yes
If I were being honest, His mother’s lip liner ain’t doing any justice either in the case
I was blown away she really turned up in the courtroom looking like a clown. Bruuhh 😳🤯
I was looking like wtf? Did she just blow off some car exhaust or what?
@@jennifervillanueva6117 ikr!! She was looking like a witch! What was that, that was her son's trial..such an unfeeling woman!! I have no word to even express my disgust.
I watched this once. Never again will I watch this. This case is heartbreaking and forever will be. Everybody failed this child. Somebody should have stepped up to the plate. Gabriel should still be alive today. When it comes to kids they are off limits. Kids are so innocent
True..its scary nobody wanted to help him
Though if there's anything to smile about this case it's the fact that Pearl Fernandez (Gabriel's egg donor) has been viciously attacked in prison.
I binged watched the whole series last night. I won’t spoil it for the pending viewers but it does progressively touch every emotion.
You start with sorrow and empathy...then anger will set in
How many episodes?
Jam Jam 6 episodes
I did not know what to feel. Angry or sad. I just felt both at the same time and nothing has made me feel that way. Both emotions at once. One minute I was so angry at the people who failed him. Then seeing his baby pictures hearing what they had done to him I felt sad but also angry. These emotions are hard to explain when you hear what other humans can do to a beautiful baby.
Doan Gibson what is the name
thank you for not spoiling 😭 appreciate it
And this is why Netflix will always be the best streaming service
Yeah
Tell dem nah!
debatable
Facts !!!!
@Emanuel Ismerio LMAO? What is funny about this??
This is a story that i will remember forever. Rest in peace sweet Gabriel❤
When the same thing happened again 2 weeks later with another little boy...made me feel really hopeless
i 100% recommend this documentary. i’m only on the 4th episode and i’ve cried on the 3rd episode. i love how they made him talk, without him talking. have a good day everyone, stay safe
THANK YOU NETFLIX THIS ANGEL NEEDS HIS VOICE HEARD 🥺🥺
Yeah really
As someone who works in policy and my wife who is a social worker, Los Angeles has the worst training of social workers. We both are from the Bay Area moved to LA two years ago, and we are shocked on how behind this county is in structure & policy. There are so many non-profits who hire non-experienced workers who allow their own personal bias get in the way of the work. There is also the issue of funds being cut, case workers can have over 30 Clients and they get overwhelmed because the organization or county can’t hire enough due to budget cuts. This is what we call in Public Policy a “Wicked Problem” there are layers upon layers of problems with the system of social work.
Social workers in Palmdale are the worse.
@@robinroupe9940 yup but the Stephanie one made me so damn angry. Especially seeing her repress herself from shaking her head no all pissed at court.
Poor little guy. The sad thing is there are still kids out there going through what this little boy went through. We need to protect these kids. Speak up if you see something. The people who crossed paths with this little boy failed him. We can't let another child die.
He should of never been removed from his uncle's care and put into his mother's care. It's sad how many ppl failed this child
Right? I stg, the entire family threw those two uncles under the bus over a child they never wanted to exist. They gave his first half of his short life the best love and care that he'd never be able to see again for the latter half. All because they were more concerned about two gay men then their daughter who never wanted that kid to begin with.
So many people failed this poor innocent child, and it breaks my heart, I don’t know if I’ll watch and only because it’s just so heartbreaking.
Allie Sandoval I watched the first episode and don’t know If i can continue the series because of how heart wrenching it is
I'm in the 4th episode and is so sad and it gets you angry.
Allie Sandoval face reality it’s real life
@@anthonygutierrez3716 Yes very angry! Big ups to the security guard.
@@barbie8640 it gets worse as you keep watching
Saddest documentary I've ever watched, every single time you thought the situation involving Gabriel's death couldn't get any sadder there was always another layer to the story that just made things 10x worse. Really pulls at the heart strings
Watching this docu-series left me speechless and in tears. We live in a horrible world...
Saddest line i heard in the series about Gabriels love for his mom: " She couldn't see his love for her".
She was unable to recognize love because she had lost her ability to love. She was an abused person herself that turned rotten instead of better.
No child should grow up begging for love from his/hers parents, it should be automatically given. Rest easy gabe Ik you’re in good hands up there 💔😔🙏🏻
I keep thinking of him making his mom the Mother’s Day gift. What if he thought if he made her something really nice she would stop abusing him. Breaks my heart 💔 rip beautiful Gabriel ❤️
That's what I thought too especially the adorable coupons that one of them said "I will be good" 💔😭 my soul shattered and yet he smiled for the photo seeing him all bruised up
Krissy Kakes I was crying over this... this literally broke my heart... after all the things that she and her bf did to him, he still loved his mother so much... he just wanted to be loved, and probably the last thing he though about before he died was that nobody loves him, and nobody cares for him... I can‘t believe how people can be like that... I‘m crying so hard now, omg😭💔
What could an 8 year old…. Ever do to deserve anything like this? CPS workers should all face charges, if they haven’t already.
I just watched this on Netflix. It broke my hearts how he being treat with all bruises.Even the nurses cry when he arrive and still celebrate his birthdate. 😭 His birthdate is my wedding date. May you rest in peace, Gabriel. Angel surrounding you now.. GOD sure love you now. No more pain..
my daughter goes to the school that he went to, they put up a little memorial sign by a tree for him and every time i pass it i get the chills and it makes my heart break all over again. The system is unfair and broken, everyone in his life failed him. Rest in peace Gabriel.
That one juror who was contradicting to others pissed me off. How can someone see all of that evidence and still want that heinous murderer to live or even give him chance to defend himself.
I cried the first 5 minute of this series when i heard the nurse talk about how Gabriel was found. That broke my heart. I wanted to watch the whole thing so that Gabriel got justice.
RIP Gabriel ❤️ 😢
Same here the first 5 mins.....😓
Although I was mad about it as well , he made some valid points to his arguments .
6lack Cherokee of course it shouldn’t have been an excuse , I was just he made some valid points . Trust me I didn’t want to hear it but you know just kind of another way of putting it
Samikshya Shrestha Another person who let Gabriel down
I completely understand where you’re coming from, but you need to rationalize that others don’t necessarily view things as most individuals do. Many believe the death penalty is immoral and unconstitutional. It’s taking another life regardless wether the life is redeemable or not. It’s a life and it’s based on personal ethical guidelines and beliefs. You can’t blame him for not agreeing with your terms of punishment.
This happened to me and my siblings back in the 70s. We were abused by my father after our mothers death. No one died thankfully. But my father beat us to the point the county knew, all family members extended, new aunts, uncles, etc. And nothing was done about it. And that was back in the 1970s.
Found a video on youtube about gabriel years ago, what was included kept my jaw dropped the entire time. I've collected a list of kids names from countless stories I've heard like his since I was very young. I swore I'd remember their names if noone else ever did. There are too many children on this list and so many cases I'm not even aware of but I watch these when my heart can take it because someone has to think of these angels and remember them. My list started literally as a child it was a case I heard I believe on a talk show. The child was beaten to death in a trailer by his father and his girlfriend. I vividly remember details but what stuck the most was the police saying his blood was found literally wall to wall and even on the ceiling. His name was CJ I've only ever been able to hold onto first names but he was my first. Gabriel's case is so common but also hit me like his was the first all over again. These cases never stop happening and they never stop being heartbreakingly shocking and life changing. I'll carry your name little one with the others and make sure I think of you and let your life be remembered as important like all the others. I won't forget that sweet smile that noone could take from you no matter how hard they were trying. Precious as an angel in life your sweet face and name will stay with me forever. ❤️
They will take a child thats not in danger in a heartbeat. Backwards
Agreed that's pretty sad.
Pretty-nd-Slayed Hair extensions yes agree they did it to a girl l know and she was the kindest Mum l know , it was her ex accusing her of abuse , when it really was her ex 💔💔😭😭😭😭
It’s like they do it on purpose
@@xJG91x
So how would you explain what happened to Gabriel Fernandez?
@@xJG91x
I don't give a damn about the excuses and how you feel about what other people think. An 8 year old boy died and the system knew about it. You wanted to try and take a shot at someone who made a valid comment about the system, yet you have nothing to say for when something as blatant as this happens. There is a problem within the system, her pointing that out is not an opportunity for you to take shots at, especially when you have nothing to say when the system fails individuals like Gabriel Fernandez.
I just finished, and damn...
I've never been more emotionally destroyed in my entire life. Normally not a crier but I cried through each and every single episode. This boy was let down. And nothing that we say now can change the fact that he seamlessly was denied the right to live happily because of a horribly corrupt system. Hat's off Netflix. Yet again, another fantastically produced Documentary. Rest in Peace Gabriel Fernandez.
I can not tell you how many times I cried watching this. Literally every episode I cried. This poor kid didn’t deserve this. His Mom and her boyfriend are monsters, and I hope that the social workers get punished for not doing anything to help Gabriel
what make me so sad is that he really depended on people to help him and when help didn't come he had no hope,going to sleep in that dark closet not given real food to eat i just don't understand what people would do that to him its so sad
What breaks me the most is that two weeks before his death he did a mother's day project and pose for the pictures where you can see his bruises but he was still smiling he made "coupons" For his mom that said "I will be good", " I will wash the dishes ", " Time for me and you" He still loved his mom, he just wanted her to love him.
That part legitimately made me cry and I’m a 29 year old man
Finished watching it. I still cant understand how a child with black eyes, missing teeth and patches of skin scraped off his head is telling you his mother shot him in the face with a bb gun... and you let him go back home. That is not a “mistake” that was made, that is ignoring obvious signs and frankly not caring.
This story absolutely broke me, I have never experienced anything like how I felt watching this to anything I have watched before. I feel like I love him never having met him, all his love he had for "her" made me so sad! I have never cried so much in my life I don't think 💔 it has actually moved me so much, I actually want to become a children's social worker and help other children who need help. But I know one thing.... Id be a damn sight lot better than those monsters that didn't help him! Shame on them! RIP Gabriel, you were and are so loved and I am happy you are now at peace angel 🙏🏼 ❤️
the fact that everyone failed him hurts so much...somehow i feel ashamed of not helping him although i live so far away. Rest in Peace buddy i hope you are in a better place :(...great effort by netflix bringing his story to the whole world.
This case made me go into a deep depression. Being a mom, I could never understand how she could harm him, how could she allow harm to him. How could she not even shed a tear for him. His teacher was the advocate he needed and she was great and reported many instances but social services let him down. Those workers definitely need to be held accountable for his death.
Andrea Frias okay I’m sure it really really upset you but please don’t say it caused you to go into a deep depression, depression is a real mental health disorder it’s not just being sad and heartbroken it’s literally feeling nothing for months, years on end.
Angella Knight you know theres a difference between situational depression and clinical depression right? Know before you speak! Loud and WRONG.
Angella Knight how do you know that if you aren’t in her shoes?
Angella Knight We’re talking about a kid whose life was taken away and you’re more concerned about her comment about depression?
I remember Adrian Jones's story and Victoria Martens stories, had me crying my eyes out, I'll never forget their stories, along w so many others...