Prosecuting attorney delivers closing arguments in case against MI woman accused of killing son
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- After a recess for lunch Friday, the prosecuting attorney in the Shanda Vander Ark case delivers his closing arguments.
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this attorney really went to bat for this child, he's amazing. thank you sir for such integrity .
He is truly angry at this momster
I agree he is Timothy’s voice…jail is too good for that monster.
I believe he is the county prosecutor. He did do a fine job.
@@Genie519lucky for us and Timothy, women in women's prisons take about as kindly to child abusers as men in men's prisons do to predators. Maybe even worse. She'll not see an easy day in prison.
(Edited to change "this poor child" to "Timothy". He deserves his name spoken.)
It's his job be careful who you assign integrity to because integrity's very important And this world does not have near enough of it.
She should have to eat bread and hot sauce three meals a day for the duration of her prison stay!!!
THIS 💯 💯 💯 💯 💯
No bread
She'll get prison justice unless they keep her away from general population.
@@mabel2687
I’ve heard that sometimes guards help with this, too
Indeed
Refusing to eat bread soaked in hot sauce is not a ‘hunger strike’.
ok
Exactly !!! it was just more torture for Timothy. She’s a witch.
Instead listening help the kid stuck in other corners of your comment
But the poor thing didn't refuse it. He was so hungry he ate it
Well said!
The father who had custody of Timothy and then sent him back to his mother when there was a court order that the mother was NOT to have custody or unsupervised visitation should also be charged! He violated a court order and placed this boy in the danger that killed him!
And where was the social safety net for Timothy?
Where the hell was he during this trail? Did he testify?
He is not responsible for this demon’s actions. However, I agree! Minimum he went months and months without laying eyes on his son.
@@tj6930
He plays a part he violated a court order.
@@Stacy_SJA The dad never showed up for the trial let alone make a victim impact statement for Timothy.
He should be charged with violating a court order and child endangerment.
She is a poor excuse for a human being, let alone a mother. Her cruelty is beyond “punishment”.
So she is not a mother... Let us not call her that!
But I hear you. ✌️❤️
@@HajSa371I call her The Devil Incarnate!
@@CommonSense4u and that is a very fair name for that copy of a human being ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Not human, she is a monster from the sewer.
And she is a big liar. “I don’t remember” over and over and over.
Timothy was 62 lbs, he died of starvation and exhaustion, she tortured him to death. He endured months of slow painful existence until his body gave in. Justice for Timothy.
69 lbs
So incredibly gut wrenching. 💔
Justice for Timothy
@@92106LibertyStationdoes that make much difference? Really? 🙄
Don’t forget he died of hypothermia from ice baths. Disgusting
The worst part is that somewhere someone is being tortured right now. 😢 its painful to think there are people like this on earth.
Yeah that thought haunts me too :( r.i.p Timothy
Many many tiny someone’s out there helpless at the hands of monsters haunts me and causes immense anguish to my very heart and soul.
It’s nearly unbearable to contemplate the vast numbers of monsters out there rn needing to be stopped.
It’s just too many children being failed in the world. Often by many levels of people in the network of their life.
And of course the “news organizations” remain silent.
Sadly, I believe hundreds of thousands of people all over the world, as I write this are being tortured; emotionally, physically & sx-ually…..
It’s said modern day slavery is at an all time high!
Why are we as a community Still failing our children?
I think about that all the time😢
His father didn't even show up at court! He wouldn't even stand up for Timothy in death! Then he couldnt even be bothered to give a victim impact statement for his child. That sperm donor should be arrested for violating a court order and abandoning his child with this abuser! She lost her parental rights for a reason! She was abusing her kids so much that the courts took her kids away from her! Why tf would he give the child back?! Timothys blood is on his fathers hands to!! The whole family abandoned & failed Timothy! They should all be ashamed and burry their heads in the sand with guilt! Shaunda & Paul used Timothy as a human punching bag! They wouldnt even let him die in peace! This case hit me so hard. I just feel so defeated because his death could've been prevented had someone, anyone stepped in. But all of these selfish bastards only care about themselves
You said everything so Right and Truthful cause I was wondering about the same thing as to why didn't the Sister and the Brother didn't at get together and at least go check on Timothy when they found out or knew he was sent to Shanda house and now yall come out to do a impact statement for Timothy now that he's Gone like really ain't nothing gonna ever go good for none of them That's Sad
Completely agree with you....every word! This is absolutely beyond WRONG....every family member is guilty in some degree.
I cannot imagine what a horrific experience this must have been for him. No food, no clothes, no friends, no life, no love, no family, he had to know. Everyday punishment and pain and discomfort. Rest in heaven poor Timothy on Gods love and comfort and no pain. How truly horrific for this boy.
Rest peaceful now Timothy 💕 you are free 😢
You forgot NO BROTHER = He watched this all without lifting a finger to dial 911
@@valansleyPaul is sadly a victim of his monster too. He should’ve known better! And he should’ve called for help! Maybe he was afraid for his own life and safety? If he saw his testimony.., he didn’t seem too bright . He may have possibly been on the autism spectrum as well.., just not to the same degree? I’m only cutting him a tiny bit of slack bc I wonder what he’d been thru too?
Amen!! He is with JESUS CHRIST now and free of any suffering... rest in peace and love little man... God rest your soul...😭💔🙏💜
@@kristentrep5038if you watch him on the stand he shows no remorse for him and can't even say his name. They all have to say the letter T so he doesn't throw an autistic fit over it. He enjoyed having the structure of making his little brother do whatever was told of him. He offered ZERO lenience or mercy. If he were such a victim he would have been locked up too instead of going to work and making money. Eating fast food. Eating whenever and whatever he wants. I am so disgusted by them both.
Phenomenal prosecutor. Thank you. Justice for Timothy. Rip young man.
thanks. thats my dad
@@somebluejay Your dad did an amazing job. His closing was so powerful. He seems like a very caring human being.
RIP ❤️ Timothy all children like you I never forget and are always in my ❤. You're with God ✝️
@@somebluejayI’m sure you are proud of your dad. Your father did an honorable job here. Total respect to him. I’m curious what’s your field?
@@somebluejaybet your proud of him as you should be. Plz tell him Thank You from me. He is amazing and he will win this case . I feel for him because being a parent and doing his job has got to be emotionally draning for him. 😢
Thank you Mr.Prosecuting Attorney for the long nights away from your family working on this case to get the facts clear. Thank you for speaking for a young boy who could not speak for himself today. I pray your hard work brings justice for Timothy. Well done.
thx hun
Thank you for being a light and a voice for the voiceless, Mr. Prosecutor. You gave Timothy something no one else ever did…you cared about him, stood up for him, and you defended him. You gave him the voice he never had! May God continue to bless you as you continue to speak for those whose voices have been silenced. 🙏🏽 Rest in peace, Timothy Ferguson! 🕊️
His name is Mr. Roberts and he did such a good job that his correct name is definitely worth the respect instead of - mr prosecutor !! It took less than a minute for me to find his name !!!
👍
Yes thank you all law enforcement who worked tirelessly and probably is traumatized from this case.
Not just criminal. But absolute evil.
thx hun, very dramatic
@@hoss-lk4bgreally ? She is Evil !
@@hoss-lk4bg Your contributions to the CZcams comments are astounding and clearly have taken a lot of thought from you. Mummy must be proud.
Now I heard she went gay and has a girlfriend. Wtf else is this woman crazy mind is thinking killing her son.. he suffered so much. :(
She was proven to be a liar on the stand yesterday by the prosecution. She knows she is guilty, she doesn't want to face reality. Hope the sentence is long and her comforts little.
Too cowardly to face the jury. Didn't realize that some places let they jury ask the person questions if they take the stand. She knew today she was meant to be answering their questions and chickened out. Hope they can deliver a guilty verdict before the end of day today.
Her lies were blatantly obvious , thankfully
She’s a coward!! Disgusting!!
She will never be uncomfortable as she made that child
@@benp3592this is the second time i have seen jury questions be allowed. From a bit of googling, it depends on the state as to whether the jury can ask questions. I for one think it's a good idea.
His mother hated him because she could not ever control him no matter what she did.His father is just as guilty he signed that poor kid's death warrant the day he dropped him off at the mothers knowing legally she was never allowed to be alone with him.
I would like to know why she lost custody of Timothy? This poor little man had to suffer for a long time!
She doesn't deserve that title.. mother
She didn't hate him.... she hated herself and her life and her lack of control of her own life and she took it out on an innocent defenseless child because it made her feel just a little bit better and helped her get through the day.
@@RisaHolland-ms3bz Oklahoma was going to terminate her parental rights, so she voluntarily moved out of the home before that happened. She lost custody of all the kids, who stayed with her husband as I understand it. Paul moved in with her after he graduated she says in her testimony.
Paul looks pretty messed up. That father should be feeling pretty awful
He not only died of starvation from food but also from love; he also died from a broken heart!😢
Not to mention the mental anguish absolutely heart breaking💔💔
Those who want Timothy's "father" prosecuted for this atrocity!👇
He didn't even go in the court room. He had the stepmom go in.
Yes Yes He should be put in Jail because he put his 15 year old disabled Son out of his house to his Abuser , Yes the Dad should go to Jail
She didn't have the courage to face her horrendous actions today, what an absolute coward-not surprising.
She’s a coward and a bully not showing up. Trying to get sympathy obviously. The prosecutor was outstanding. Rip Timothy poor kid
What? How is that even possible? Hope the judge issued a warrant for her arrest!
@@tammyirwin703She’s being held. She tried a fake panic attack 2 days ago. She faked throwing up at the sight of his death photos on the stand yesterday. Today she faked not being able to be in court. She simply refused to witness justice.
@@tammyirwin703she’s pretending to be sick
@@tammyirwin703it happens in uk a lot, defendant's will refuse to leave their cell
This and his rebuttal were so well done. Thank you for fighting for Timothy and giving him the voice stolen from him in life. Rest In Peace, Timothy.
glad it passes your measuring stick hun
@@hoss-lk4bgwhat is wrong with you that you have to reply to all the comments praising him? You must be one of her other kids lmao 😂
@andrewsteele5753 Bro not even her kids like her; it's probably a troll
This Attorney gave a stellar closing argument. Stellar.
thx for your dramatic summary hun
@@hoss-lk4bgwtf is wrong with you, under every comment
I love this prosecutor! He sounds so natural
when he speaks, so honest, so passionate, and everything he says makes sense. Welldone! Excellent delivery; easy to follow. Bless you.
My heart breaks for Timothy…. Poor boy. She knew exactly what she was doing! She should be put away for life. The whole thing is unspeakable… horrible!
❤️❤️❤️❤️ mine too. I feel your comment. Yet I feel he's better off than Paul.
How sad is that 😢
Agree
She’s going to pay in prison. Know that!
@@gleamingdaisyI know what you mean. Solitary confinement is suppose to be quite horrible. At the same time though, she should be absolutely terrified of being put in to general population with all the others inmates. None of them are going to be feeling too charitable towards her. I think she deserves to get what she gave now. I hope they treat her as she treated her child.
@@gleamingdaisy or food, clothes, warmth, sleep, etc etc etc. An eye for an eye needs to be given for any crime that is
committed . Crime rate would go way way down. This country is to soft on criminals and its disgusting!
This prosecutor is good.
ok
Beyond good…Fantastic!!!
@@hoss-lk4bgsalty bumpkin commenting "ok" under everything
The natural father had knowledge of this woman's past child abuse, his duty was to release the child into Foster Care, maybe a Group Home, and well supervised.
The natural Father is complicit because he failed in due diligence to check up on his impaired child.
Yep. It's bad enough that he neglected Timothy while he was in his care, but then he abandons him to her and knowing what he knows and never looks back... he should be arrested.
The father didn't want Timothy, gave him to this monster, who he knew was evil and brutal, instead of a Foster home. He never visited the boy anyway.
Of cause she didn't want him to die, she wanted to torture him forever. She got her sexual kick from this tortured
The fact that she admits she has not spoken to her adult children says a lot they probably dont want anything to do with her
For a long time, Tim had no one in his corner. Thank you, prosecutor Roberts, for so passionately stepping into the shoes of protector and giving Tim’s final moments a voice so poignant not to be ignored.
This is one of the saddest things I've ever seen. My life is forever changed.
Same😢
Yes😢
Same💔💔
You didn't know? There's this and worse in the world? Use the knowledge for good.
@@themudpit621 I know terrible crap happens in the world, it's just more real when it's in your face.
The prosecutor really did a good job speaking up for Timothy.
She couldn't remember anything yet when her attorney questioned her she had an unlimited memory even over stressful issues!! She is a real piece of work!!!!
I have a disabled daughter, and it breaks my heart what this lying female did to Timothy. As a parent, stranger, or human being, we are supposed to fight for those who cannot fight for themselves.
Bless your heart and your daughter may God give you health and happiness to provide for your angle. I have a disabled son and I was crying knowing what she did to her son 😭😭
"We are supposed to fight for those who cannot fight for themselves" Exactly this. I'm far from an angel but I cannot stand bullies or people who prey on the defenseless
Not only a lying female, a lying mother!!!! The person who was supposed to be the safe person for Timothy. I hate this woman
You are so right. I agree 💯. Sending love to you and your daughter. This is a terrible case. Sadly I think there is more to this in her past. Where are the other kids Dads? Too ashamed to show their face. In UK the Dad could be charge in contempt of court going against a court order and allowing Timothy to live there after parental rights revolked to supervised visits only. I don't know about the law in US. Are court orders federal or just applicable in the one state where the court is. The court the employed her did not vet her very well either. Lots more to this. It will come out im sure. Love to you n daughter xxx💔💖💝
What about the father's responsibility??
The mother convicted herself on the stand yesterday. I was physically I’ll yesterday listening to her.
She is such an actress, but she can't even act like she cared about that boy. She only shows contempt for him. Such a sad story.
U mean monster not mother
Look how abused Paul is - all of her kids were
I could not listen to this case
Me as well.I had nightmares
Who else love this prosecuting attorney?❤ He is so disgusted by this appalled behaviour of a mother.
So Tim’s father never tried to contact him? Never tried checking in with him? Never tried to visit? If not, he needs to held accountable as well.
The dad should face judgement for sending him to live with the mom who already had issues with being a bad parent.
What a horrible mother and to involve her other son is even worst.
She doesn't deserve that title.
The older son is guilty too and I hope he goes to jail. He could have stopped this at any time. He could have called the police and said my little brother is dying, or an ambulance, or the CPS. He deserves jail for being an accomplice. Shame on him too.
I really hope the other son Paul doesn’t get prison time. I hope he will get some help instead. Maybe 6 months in a facility that will help him.
@@francinejones2524Do you feel the same for the 12 year old that stabbed her brother? Or the 10 year old who jumped on an infant's head????
Wake the hell up and realize that Paul was a GROWN MAN who could have saved a life. Instead he enjoyed torturing his brother 😢
@@francinejones2524 I disagree, 6 months isn't enough to heal his issues, nor to ensure that he's reasonably safe for the rest of the world to be around. Would you want your kids around him? What if he met up with another person with a strong, malignant personality who wanted to direct him to do things?
The amount of hate she had for this child is beyond understanding....he suffered so much.....poor child....he is free now may his soul rest in peace 🕊️
My heart breaks for Timothy. Hell awaits that woman
I hope hell is in prison
Ah yes, and her judgement will be much more severe than anything she inflicted on her children and will last forever.
Well, given that hell is a fictious place we can instead be assured the rest of her life in prison is hardly going to be a walk in the park. She has wasted her own precious life.
Hell awaits you too for commenting on your own distuburance of blocking children n natural life
@It-is-me...Melsie The hell you envisage might be fictitious, but no one actually knows what happens when we die and where our souls, or consciousness goes. Perhaps the realisation of knowing what you did to others whilst on earth is when you start to experience hell.
But can u really call "stealing food "when ur trying to eat in your own home?...unbelievable
I thought the same thing...how does your own child steal food in his own house???😢
Right?? She said he was being punished because he should have ASKED for the food rather than “sneaking” it. I think she was so demanding that it be her way “or the highway” that, autism be damned, he “was going to learn to ASK PERMISSION.” He wasn’t going to “win” this! That’s basically what she said. He wasn’t going to win. She was going to “break” him. Her obsession with being “respected” turned into hatred for her “disobedient” and “disrespectful” son.
No such thing as a hungry child stealing food
You guys don’t understand… he was “being sneaky” 🙄 ….. How dare he try to live…. Poor kid… The Nazi concentration guards would have been shocked by her antics
I once worked with someone who went on a rant about punishing his kids for “stealing food.” I just sat there quietly listening and thanking God that I didn’t grow up in household like that. Poor kids.
Poor kid was probably gasping for air! That’s why his mouth was open😢😢😢I’m so sorry I couldn’t help you Timothy! RIP dear child
Frozen pizza rolls while Timothy is cold in an ICE bath. That woman did not love Timothy…why, I do not know…but she did not love him. I noticed she kept saying “punishment”… not discipline…….but PUNISHMENT! Yes, she is a monster. The reason she is dressed the way she is WITH braids…and no make-up…..she is trying to elicit sympathy from the jury on how young and innocent she looks…….MONSTER! And…. where are Timothy’s grandparents…….AND his father?
Is the father going to be prosecuted for sending his son, who he had custody of, to the mother, who was not supposed to have custody of the boy? His son's blood is on his hands, also.
I haven't heard but he is not testifying.
From original how she got custody of Timothy?!
He got a stroke. Grow a brain.
I agree. And apparently that father never visited him again after dropping him off, no phone chats, nothing. So even Timothy's father didn't give him human being status. 😢
A dysfunctional family that abused all the children! The father should be also held responsible for never checking on son and we know for sure the father was aware of this mother’s pathology
I thought that Timothy ferreiter was a monster for keeping his son in a box until I came across this trial but this woman takes the cake, I hope that she's found to be guilty and given the longest sentence possible . Rip Timothy
I thought the same thing. I thought that father was horrible, and then I listened to this case and just couldn’t believe what she did to her own flesh and blood son. She is pure evil, and she believes her own lies. And I believe her own son was abused as well, and she made him her codefendant in the abuse and torture.
I can't believe u compare child abuse. That man monster got away with it
Got to keep his other kids
His sentence was a joke.
Fancy comparing child abuse.
All child abuse is disgusting
Please don't compare
to me, who worked in the child protection industry, sickens me.
So does blaming mental illness.
Me too, this one really got to me, so hard to watch.
@@loopy1159then don’t read comments.
@@dudemorris7769 guess what I can do what ever the fk I want. I'm not a mind fk amerikkkian who gets dictated to and bullied by men
Have a sook karen
I have an opinion I comment I do tf what I want
An ice bath? For hours? I can’t wrap my head around this.
I wonder what that does to your body
I can’t even get into a cold pool 😢
If he had lived, he would have ended up being mentally disturbed from all of this abuse, physical and mental. He was 60 pounds underweight. She is a sadist.
I dont care what health conditions this woman is dealing with, she should be required to be present. She has a “panic attack”, she vomits at the sight of her own son when she didn’t seem to care what he looked like any other time, and now she is incapable of handling the rest of the trial because its too upsetting? She is a sick, disturbed, horrific, depraved human being!!!!! This poor, sweet boys life was an atrocity! At some point she will learn what its like to be kept and treated like an animal.
At least she was there long enough to take the stand. I doubt her attorney put up much of an argument to keep her off of it. I’m thankful for defense attorneys. I want them to do a good job. No ineffective counsel here.
The judge has NO balls..BUT..she HAS to be there for sentencing
No law against it but I think she may have been on suicide watch. He said something about safety of everyone involved idk.
She should have been made to do a wall sit during the trial!!!!
@@amym5114and put liquid cayanne in her water. This case made me cry. 😢😢 As a mom, I just cannot fathom this level of evil. I would walk thru coals for my kids. This woman got off on torture. 😢
This is so heartbreaking. This woman is utterly demented and a menace to others. I hope she spends many years in prison.
All her years. It really needs to at least be all her years that she has left spent in prison and not just many. Many is nowhere near enough. Even one more day of freedom is too much for someone who's done the things that she has done.
I hope they deprive her from food in prison.
Please don't insult people who have dementia. Her behavior isn't the least but like dementia. Hers is severe psychopathy.
Your heart is so cruel!!!
She was sentenced to life without parole and something like 50 years for the child abuse. That’s not near enough.
Having just watched this woman’s testimony I can say that for the first time in my life I have witnessed PURE
EVIL. Just heartbreaking
“Can’t remember”.. yet remembers how to show up to work & even remembered the answers to a very hard exam for her career choice!
I cant get my head around how a mother could do this to a child that she carried for 9 months. I think that she sealed her own fate with her performance yesterday, she's pure evil. Rest in peace, Timothy. Paul was old enough to know right from wrong, he should have protected his brother.
Yes; as bad as i feel for him he has to do some kind of time.
He admitted ( whether
Ordered or not) that he was doing wrong.
Do a little time paul, then straighten your life out IF POSSIBLE
I agree Paul was old enough to know better, but I question if he was mentally, fully capable. But, you’re correct, it doesn’t take a genius to know what torture and abuse looks like. She killed her son Timothy and mentally abused Paul, imo. But he should be accountable if he’s mentally sound enough to be.
She doesn't deserve that title mother
Paul have a little mental health issue of his own and his mom probably contributed more problems
Was Timothy's "sin" being autistic?
BRAVO to this prosecutor !! Excellent job Sir ! We applaud your service to Timothy
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She must think forgetting your crimes absolves you of them! Well it doesn’t!
This prosecutor really cares. It emanates from him. Respect.
After she is convicted go after the Dad who gave those kids to her. He knew she wasn’t safe so neglect at the very least.
That's what I've been thinking too
Agreed. That's been on my mind today.
Maybe they will go after him and charge him too with a lesser degree in Oklahoma. Dad is in Oklahoma right?
I thought the dad passed away?
Who is Gabriel’s father??
I would have charged this child's father, too.
This poor child suffered for so long and had no way to get help. This is heartbreaking. This mother hated her child.
The prosecutor was extremely well spoken, she is a monster
Is the monster still faking an illness or is she back yet? Smh..
She only did that bc she didn't want to answer the jurors questions and she got torn up on that stand by this prosecutor.
You can hear it in his voice just how repulsed he is by her.
Since when do the jurors ask questions to defendants
@@tomwaytula90always but through the judge
@@tomwaytula90jurors can submit questions to the judge who will then ask the defendant. they are also allowed to ask to see parts of the transcript from previous days or view/handle specific pieces of evidence under supervision of the bailiff.
And see it in his face
@@tomwaytula90it’s only in certain states as the state of MD, you don’t ask any questions to the people on the stand.
This woman was treating her son like a sadistic lab experiment
This prosecutor was phenomenal!!! Thank you Jesus that this man was able to speak for Timothy!!!
very dramatic
I wonder why Jesus did not help Timothy?
Jesus had nothing to do with it. If God is all-knowing and all-powerful that means he knew this was going to happen and didn't stop it, and as it was going on he didn't intervene. God is either fake or horrible.
Best prosecution team ive seen in years. He really cared about the victim
Poor child was disabled and then abused . This was horrific . She needs a life long sentence. And the poor brother. Heartbreaking.
She tortured him into disability. he was a tortured baby, likely... the older brother too was so thin and childlike.
As a mother of 2, I’m in tears listening to what this poor boy endured at the hands of the one person that’s supposed to love & nurture him. I cannot even begin to imagine the sheer fear that poor boy felt as he was tortured incessantly. As a prosecutor, he has done an incredible job in helping to seal this monsters fate. I can only hope justice is served for sweet Timothy with this poor excuse for a mother going to jail for the rest of her life
thx for your dramatic rambling manifesto youngin
Thank you to this prosecutor for really doing his best to defend Timothy.
She starved her own son while he sat in ice baths dying of hypothermia 🥺
This thing is beyond evil. How can anyone do that to anyone, but your own child. Eye for an eye
Rest in Peace Timothy. You didn’t deserve this, no child does. And the braided excuse for a human didn’t deserve you or any child. Rest in Peace. I don’t know you but I celebrate your worth. Sympathies from Green Bay, Wisconsin.
🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼💌RIP TIMOTHY. ❤
The evil oozes our of her, shows on her face.
No doubt. That poor boy never knew what love felt like. This woman is a cold, heartless, person. I hope she gets everything that she deserves and a little extra in prison.
❤❤❤
Rest in Peace sweet Child…you did not deserve this…Love from The Netherlands❤
This woman deserves no mercy. As a survivor, I know what I speak!
She won't get it where she's going....
100% AGREE!!!!!!
drama queen
I'm sorry for the abuse you suffered yourself. I hope life is better for you
I can relate
I have a son with special needs and she described Timothy’s behaviors (with food) similar to my son’s behaviors. It IS very exhausting and can be frustrating but NEVER EVER in my wildest dreams would we ever ever give our son hot sauce on bread or treat him in such inhumane ways! Timothy sounds like he had Prader-Willi syndrome but an individual who is severely abused, will also present the same behaviors as someone with Prader-Willi. a mother who truly loves her child will seek whatever help and support she can find so she doesn’t lose self-control or her mind. And the way she treated her other son listening to those text messages just about wore me out. I was so stressed out, listening to them and everything she made him do to his brother. She needs to take an ice bath every day for a couple of hours and be soaked in viper sauce, whatever the hottest sauce is and be treated just as she treated that precious precious young man. She can stand the wall with her hands up in the air. Inmates don’t take kindly to child abusers, so she is going to be receiving punishment.
She stated something very interesting that she took custody from her ex-husband of Timothy because she didn’t want him to go into foster care . She is worse than foster care would’ve ever been. We adopted our son through foster care, we adopted him on purpose, special needs, and all. And as much as some days are very challenging We have such a deep, love and connection with him as if he was our own biological son, and this evil woman did this to her son her biological son. and then for her to not come to court because she was too emotionally upset. She wimped out because she knew she was guilty and they should’ve made her come. She needed to listen. She needed to hear what she did to her son and pay the consequences of her horrific actions. When she contacted I think she called it DHHS for Support or for help she said she called to vent somebody’s alarm should’ve gone off in their head and they should’ve done a check. Somebody dropped the ball. There needs to be follow up on that call.
That is not Willy - prader, that's simple what STARVATION will do. You are CONSTANTLY THINKING ABOUT FOOD.
I am cronicallly anorexic and have have been at a similar weight several times (but I am only 5.1) and was often in a IMC or psych ward, forcefully tube fed ( an IMC here is a mix between an ICU and normal ward) at times, stripped to a heart monitor and not allowed to lock the shower door, while thry were knocking every 3 minutes to see if I was still ok.
Great Prosecuting Attorney knows his stuff. Thank you Sir for not letting her win. RIP young man.
I can’t believe this woman could ever imagine that she would be found innocent. She clearly murdered him.
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@@hoss-lk4bg so why did she drag this out into the public but demanded a trial! Why?
Maybe she hoped to find fellow haters of disabled children on the jury
This one broke me… how, how on earth can someone do this to anyone let alone their own son… how alone and scared this poor boy must have been… my heart breaks for him… RIP Timothy… you deserved so much better 😢💜
And she had a younger child in the home that probably witnessed all of this . That's horrific too.
Wasn't he a step son ?
@@lorrainemykytka8061 the younger child was her son, with the husband that had the stroke, so Timothy’s half brother.
@@libertyna933 isn’t it just horrendous! There were a couple of times during the trial that I burst into tears… a horrible example of a human being ☹️
@@libertyna933 and how cowardly to refuse to come to the verdict! They better make her appear for the sentencing!
The worst kind of human being is the psychopath who delights in the prolonged torture of another.
Her evil is unfathomable.
❤❤❤❤ The BEST attorney I've seen. So eloquent, heartfelt, and matter-of-facual. 👏 👏 👏
This is a fantastic closing argument. This Prosecutor really cared about Timothy. Shanda is the sickest petson I have ever seen. Not as smart as she thought she was though, thank god, throw away the key and never let this monster see the light of day again! Paul too!
Life in prison...no parole, please
Such a sad case. It blows my mind that the natural protective instinct that all mothers should have can become so twisted in someone like this monster of a mother. God bless all those who have special needs children and rise to the occasion every single day. 😢
It is screwed up but we are animals. And this does indeed happen in nature very often. In many cases across so many species, there’s many cases of animals harming and even cannibalism at times with their young. There’s also in many, many cases where animals will neglect the weakness baby and attend to the strongest, and in some twisted act of us not being as civilized as I believe we like to think that we are as a species in part, I think that’s what happened here but she’s obviously, a sick, fucked psychopath. She has 5 children in total, the abuse and neglect only seemed to be get turned up to the level of total neglect and torture with him although I’m sure she was clearly abusive with them all to varying degrees, singling him out, which makes me wonder if some primal way if that reason was deeply manifested in the primal urge to neglect the weakest offspring and attend to the children that is generally be born more physically healthy and likely to survive, this happens often in animals with food, they will intentionally feed the children the most food and in any, leave the least amount of food or none for the “runt.”
I’m not excusing her behavior, it’s awful, despite whatever primal urges we feel, we do live in a society that is far removed from our primal instincts and we know better than to act on our urges that are between “right” and “wrong”, she also would’ve been better off giving him up.
Just a theory as to why mothers do this. Not justification
@@redfootedbearwell we're not talking about an animal here, we're talking about a child!! that's a stupid comment!!
@@sandib4234 well technically humans are mammals. I understand what the previous commenter was saying. Not justifying what she did, just providing a possible insight to her reasoning & urges to terrorize her child.
I’m the Animal world many species EAT or KILL their offspring….Based on the evidence this Animal did similar…
@@sandib4234humans are animals. Look at the worst people and tell me that's not true.
I'm not arguing humans aren't in need of human justice as I'm sure this animal person will get.
The Prosecutor is the voice speaking for Timothy. Thank you for your good work and you were straight, you did your Job excellent. Thank you!
What a closing argument. Fantastic prosecutor and I actually watched his closing arguments.
The ONE person in the world that SHOULD love you UNCONDITIONALLY. What an abject, utterly *depraved* BETRAYAL. This innocent child is now resting in the loving arms of God.
Agreed. Just mind boggling
@@DontHurtM3 Prove it. ;0)
Thank you everyone, for being here. Raising my hope for justice for abused children.
Child abuse? It is murder, pure and simple.
Prosecutor did such a good job here. Well said.
She killed her own son and blamed everything for her other son. She thought she is smart. But she is guilty all over the place. She will be spending her life in prison
Unbelievable. What some parents will do to their children. Cruel.
I watch these trials and had to stop and think of I was guilty of child abuse.I raised four kids alone sometimes they would not go to sleep school tomorrow I would say you don't want to go to sleep come on in here with me, I'de make them stand in my room and watch TV with me until you get sleepy after about twenty minutes of watching the news they will be happy to go to bed. Was that abuse?
@@deedeedonald8437 no, Dee Dee…. That settled them down for sure. Some kids have more trouble winding down. If you knew about melatonin back then, 2mg would be good 1/2 hour before bed.
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No… unconventional but not abusive IMO. Did they need this technique regularly? Maybe they learned the first or second time. 😉 I read a book about 40 years ago when my kids were little: “TV the Plug In Drug.” That’s why it works. ✌🏽
Evil is cruel!
this is beyond cruel, takes evil to a new level
Cannot understand the continued “punishment” for what? At that point he didn’t even have strength to disobey anything?? MONSTER !!!!!!
It wasn't about punishment for something he did toward the end. She hated that child and no matter what he did he wouldn't win. Heartbreaking
After 18 minutes of CPR, she said I guess I’m gonna be late for work 🥺
Sad isn't it 😢
I was from Norton Shores, Michigan.
I am shocked by this horrendous crime. Norton Shores is a beautiful community on Lake Michigan but evil knows no boundaries!
RIP Timothy. You are with your Saviour and will never be abused again. For eternity ❣️🇺🇲🙏🕊️
Once she's found guilty, please send her to the same prison, unit ec etc etc Mitchelle Blaire is in. She's got an extensive history of attacking other inmates, guards.
I would love to see what crazy Mitchelle would do to this psycho ! JUSTICE for TIMOTHY!!
1 phone call and they would've came and gotten that child from the home , with zero cost to her
She is so screwed she got her other son involved to her dirty doing! Now her son is paying for that too! She didnt deserves to be a mother!
I try to imagine living with this woman through a child’s eyes. The confusion and how maddening it would be to live with a person who has convinced you that they are perfect and righteous in every way and that your hunger was an ugly thing that needed to be punished.
Yeah like your eyes the kids need stolen from God right now
When i heard the lawyer say the last words the mother said to that poor boy " see dummy you dont have to open your mouth to breath" 😭 that poor poor boy my heart breaks and had me crying for that young boy to have to hear those words and the last words mind you from someone whos suppose to love him, be a caring and nurturing mother to him and protect him ....who instead was a evil monster to that young boy .....
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RIP to that young boy Timothy 🌅🙏🙏🙏
me tooo😓😰😢😭😭😭
The cruelty here is unfathomable.
FACTS!!
Withhold food from her 2 weeks at a time when she’s imprisoned.
Why this woman didn’t take the deal and admit to guilt is beyond me. Listening to the torture she subjected both Timothy & Paul too is vile & disgusting.
I don't think state offered her a deal.
I bet they didn't and they don't have to offer anything.
The prosecution became a feral wolf and worked his butt off. Guilty, life sentence, no parole. 🙏 It was hard to listen to the texts.
@libertyna933 I guess but I assumed they offer plea deal they offer plea deals for a lot of cases just to prevent trial
She honestly doesn’t think she is in the wrong, I truly believe she believes that… a horrible horrible person… 😢
She makes the Nazi SS death camps guards sound like teddy bears.
Right! The look on that judge's face when they were talking about ice baths and make sure he is not comfortable . He couldn't hide it.
Been thinking the same thing!
They (the mother and son) are both just as bad as the nazis and vice versa.
If you knew anything about history other than what schools wants to teach you, you'd know that prisoneers in Nazi camps were well fed because they had to work and be productive. They had to stop feeding them after everything from rail roads to food factories got bombed by the UK/USA towards the end of the war.
SS men allowed the systematic eradication of 25k of disabled kids from 1939-45. One of the methods was literally systematic starvation of infants! They allowed horrific and cruel experiments on them while still alive, like removing their blood and spinal fluids to x-ray them! Don’t compare them; what SS did isn’t something to understate.
What I cannot understand is how HER attorney could even defend her. It turns my stomach.
If he doesn’t defend her properly then it can be a mistrial, it also validates the victim that she was in fact guilty beyond all reasonable doubt… if you can’t wrap your head around this I hope that you’re never a juror lol
I think we can all agree w you. Unfortunately, we all have the right to due process. This woman is a monster.
I understand what you mean. However, he has a job to do. I am sure he is disgusted deep down inside.
@@FazMaTaz He actually said after the sentencing that it was the most disturbing case he ever participated in.
It’s a job. Doesn’t mean he agrees with anything but that’s what comes with attorneys. He said it was hard to defend her. If you watch his face during her sentencing you can tell.
This case has haunted me since I first heard it’s details, and poor little Timothy has been on my heart ever since…I have a small boy and cry when I hug him thinking about how much I wished I could have been there for Timothy too….children suffer so much in this world, it’s almost unbearable to imagine 😢
So dnt add a scene
Yesterday i said" the jury would be back in less than a hr. 58. Minutes. Place your bet.
I believe the paperwork will be the most time-consuming aspect of their deliberation.
57 min 😉
Within 2 hours
2hrs 34mins
Will she be at her verdict
Why isn’t the bio father held responsible for breaking the law and giving this monster this poor child? He is culpable. He is guilty. The system didn’t fail the parents did. The parents! Both of them.
Maybe Oklahoma will bring some lesser degree charges against the father.
Is he even at the trial?? Who is Gabriel’s father?
@@stacitowery4461doesn't look like he is.Maybe he will make victim impact statement over videoconference.
@@stacitowery4461 ya not sure
@@fadedglory1045 today is the first I’ve heard of this trial, have been glued to the tv all day.
Her oldest son is just as guilty and cruel.he also deserve to go to jail
He pleaded guilty today.
Totally agree, can't believe people are actually saying he did nothing wrong and was just scared. He is just as guilty.
Life
He literally did all those things! HE DID IT, she gave the order and he DID IT.He took his little brother to ice bath, while he was 69lbs 😢 just IMAGINE THAT, what a sicko he is. For me, he is worse than her.
Just recently I thought I’d try the ice bath fad that’s going round at the moment . I ran the bath with just cold water, I live in England and it’s the middle of winter but I didn’t have any ice to use so it wouldn’t have been as cold. I wanted to see if I could stand that first.
Let me tell you it HURTS it’s painful. My leg muscles hurt for a while afterwards. It took me 3 attempts to actually dunk myself up to my neck and it was just for about 2 seconds and I jumped back out. I couldn’t stand the pain and shock. I really cannot imagine what that poor boy went through being forced to do that while already starving and without hope and having his brother dictate his position. He must’ve felt absolutely helpless against them. I also had a warm towel waiting on the radiator he had a tarp. That poor child. It’s unimaginable.
That is sadistic torture. It’s literally what the nazi dr mengle would do to people to see how long they could survive it.
Same for the hot sauce. A hot sauce challenger commented on another video that he'd chugged a bottle of the sauce Timothy was forced to consume on the regular, and was then laid up for the next 4/5 hours with debilitating stomach cramps as the body struggled to process all the capsaicin.
This boy was in constant agony. It was beyond neglect or even "regular" abuse -- Shanda tried breaking Timothy.