The Suspicious Death Of Jacob Landin Feat. Brother Eric Landin

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  • @KendallRae
    @KendallRae  Před 3 lety +7269

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    • @mallariekidd5354
      @mallariekidd5354 Před 3 lety +16

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    • @SarahSmith-mu1wc
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    • @katfrost_420
      @katfrost_420 Před 3 lety +15

      The story makes me sad because I grew up in New Mexico it hits close to home

  • @mikasablackerman6776
    @mikasablackerman6776 Před 3 lety +7763

    Eric,if you are reading this: none of this was your fault. We support you.

    • @zthebodo
      @zthebodo Před 3 lety +76

      Absolutely!!!! This situation is just f***ed up. I don't have a lot of money, but if any cause is worth giving to it's your brother's. May he rest in peace.

    • @cecelialenore5576
      @cecelialenore5576 Před 3 lety +33

      absolutely not his fault! he needs love!! it's a lot of brenda's fault.

    • @SobrietyandSolace
      @SobrietyandSolace Před 3 lety +49

      His story is so eerily similar to mine and yes he absolutely NEEDS to hear that from a 3rd party over and over and over again. He seems like such a lovely person.

    • @mischahewitt
      @mischahewitt Před 3 lety +16

      @@SobrietyandSolace i’m so sorry you had to go through that ❤️❤️❤️❤️ i hope you’re all well & good now

    • @Owlhousespecial
      @Owlhousespecial Před 3 lety +7

      Periodt

  • @FilmMusicComposerGuy
    @FilmMusicComposerGuy Před 3 lety +2559

    He got away with murdering a baby, domestic violence, and sexual abuse. That’s just fuckin crazy.

    • @Cami-ls1ki
      @Cami-ls1ki Před 3 lety +247

      Meanwhile, people who posses drugs or use them get put behind bars for 10+ years

    • @oharriet4666
      @oharriet4666 Před 3 lety +88

      It's fucking APPALLING.

    • @oharriet4666
      @oharriet4666 Před 3 lety +81

      @@Cami-ls1ki Exactly. I used to think that sending an addict to prison would ultimately save their life by forcing detox on them. That's before I learned that it's just as easy to get shit inside as it is outside. Nobody grows up hoping to be an addict. It's a horrible life.

    • @Mati-mq6bv
      @Mati-mq6bv Před 3 lety +23

      And attempted murder

    • @kass_G59
      @kass_G59 Před 3 lety +60

      And nobody knows his fucking name?? Why is that being kept from the public??

  • @IsabelleDeng
    @IsabelleDeng Před 3 lety +4733

    You have to be a special level of pathetic to abuse an infant and pin the blame on a small child. I sincerely hope that the Landin family gets justice for Jacob and can put D behind bars. Justice should never have an expiration date.

    • @alexjones3890
      @alexjones3890 Před 3 lety +25

      omg well said xx

    • @brandyrichard6001
      @brandyrichard6001 Před 3 lety +30

      Agree. Disgusting

    • @mollyfoxxx
      @mollyfoxxx Před 3 lety +51

      My thoughts EXACTLY. I made almost the exact same comment and also said that justice should never have an expiration date, especially in cases on child abuse. There’s evidence! It blows my mind. I wish there was more I could do to help.

    • @maddysheabitch
      @maddysheabitch Před 3 lety +22

      Very well said. To be honest, in my opinion I'd add-- that you have to be a special kind of STUPID not to charge "D"-bag with anything and everything under the sun. Definitely a special place in hell waiting for that lowlife.

    • @magickology
      @magickology Před 3 lety +4

      Amen to that

  • @ashlyn9842
    @ashlyn9842 Před 2 lety +356

    You can see in this video how Eric was manipulated/gaslighted by a narcissist to alter his own memories and reality as a young boy. He is a victim too. We support all victims !

  • @saragarcia8643
    @saragarcia8643 Před 3 lety +2308

    The fact that “D” tried to blame the murder of the baby on another child is completely sick.

    • @desaraecox4017
      @desaraecox4017 Před 3 lety +43

      That hit so close to home for me.
      My biological mothers ex husband abused my at the time 2 year old sibling and he did the exact same thing and said my other sibling was jealous and had anger issues.
      He got away with everything and it’s just awful.

    • @minion_luvr_
      @minion_luvr_ Před 3 lety +14

      @@desaraecox4017 i’m so sorry that happened to u and ur sibling. that guy was a pos!

    • @Bee-ly4gx
      @Bee-ly4gx Před 3 lety +15

      @@desaraecox4017 so sorry that you had to endure that. I hope you got help and understand fully you are not to blame.

    • @v.r.m.891
      @v.r.m.891 Před 3 lety +2

      Sick indeed

    • @camvin575
      @camvin575 Před 3 lety +1

      @@herpaderp-bp4pe I was thinking the same thing.

  • @timeeaclaudia
    @timeeaclaudia Před 3 lety +2432

    People who hurt babies, kids and animals deserve to burn in hell.

    • @carmencapa6945
      @carmencapa6945 Před 3 lety +54

      Inmates agree with you. These monsters get hell in prison

    • @nateclipps
      @nateclipps Před 3 lety +15

      @@carmencapa6945 right their behinds will hurt by the time he leaves jail 😂

    • @elenajohnson6336
      @elenajohnson6336 Před 3 lety +51

      Definitely, plus elderly & disabled people

    • @pomegranatepoetess8804
      @pomegranatepoetess8804 Před 3 lety +1

      indeed but just living with themselves i’m sure is hell enough

    • @notavailable1174
      @notavailable1174 Před 3 lety +16

      @@pomegranatepoetess8804 most people who hurt those who can’t stick up for themselves don’t feel remorse for their actions

  • @zoesmybaby
    @zoesmybaby Před 3 lety +2018

    "Why don't you hit someone who can talk" -absolute legendary grandpa quote.

    • @rileystone498
      @rileystone498 Před 3 lety +23

      Ik, when i heard that i was like “YEAH!!!!!!”.

    • @sabrinaakgul9274
      @sabrinaakgul9274 Před 3 lety +12

      He did anyway.. His own daughter

    • @rachaelramos
      @rachaelramos Před 3 lety +21

      I would have added "and someone your own size!"

    • @mistymandernach9111
      @mistymandernach9111 Před 3 lety +7

      This is absolutely something my dad would say...total dad/grandpa quote.

    • @Neira2011
      @Neira2011 Před 3 lety

      Better someone his size, a two year old can talk

  • @shaylamay2569
    @shaylamay2569 Před 2 lety +105

    I was in an emotionally and physically abusive relationship. I married this man at 19, and I got pregnant within the first year. He beat me daily…it got to the point he wanted to “abort” our daughter with a crowbar..I locked myself in the bathroom. I went back and he was there when I gave birth. But then he started getting mad at the baby for waking him up. I knew he was crazy enough to hurt my baby..so I applied for an apartment and got it within a month…while he was at work, I loaded my stuff and baby into my car and left… mothers should look at their baby and be strong enough to leave.

  • @codenamechanel
    @codenamechanel Před 3 lety +7033

    Neither Eric or Jacob were protected 🥺💔

    • @nicoleloves9483
      @nicoleloves9483 Před 3 lety +33

      True.

    • @iksigrek5084
      @iksigrek5084 Před 3 lety +176

      The mother married the guy anyway...

    • @brigettetame8553
      @brigettetame8553 Před 3 lety +170

      I'm with you on this 😢 The Mother could of done more

    • @emilywilson1247
      @emilywilson1247 Před 3 lety +151

      @@brigettetame8553 the mother was in an incredibly abusive relationship (and was almost murdered herself). I don't think that someone trying to survive such a horrifying situation should be criticized. She stood up for Eric even when she knew that it would result in her own beating. Toxic relationships are not black and white and they were all victims of D.

    • @brigettetame8553
      @brigettetame8553 Před 3 lety +108

      @@emilywilson1247 Not Criticizing! Just saying she had options 🤔

  • @sydneyhosue1569
    @sydneyhosue1569 Před 3 lety +5745

    Eric’s love for his brother is so apparent and pure. My heart goes out to him, I can’t imagine losing my younger brother

  • @mattsfatashell
    @mattsfatashell Před 3 lety +2976

    Being respectful about Brenda because Kendal asked so. But man the adults in this situation. All of them.

    • @pamelav1125
      @pamelav1125 Před 3 lety +174

      My thoughts exactly....

    • @michellejohnson6014
      @michellejohnson6014 Před 3 lety +206

      Agreed. This one baffles me. Very upsetting. My heart goes out to Jacob and Eric.

    • @belmy0836
      @belmy0836 Před 3 lety +63

      I swear I was thinking the same thing

    • @MeganChippendale
      @MeganChippendale Před 3 lety +166

      Thank you for saying it nicely, unfortunately so many of us are thinking the exact same thing . I know the human condition isn’t great but I mean....

    • @daniela4485
      @daniela4485 Před 3 lety +16

      Yup

  • @tiffanyrose9446
    @tiffanyrose9446 Před 2 lety +134

    Once she felt her boyfriend could not be alone with her son anymore that was the sign she needed to move on, this story is heartbreaking the signs were there and clear 💔 sending Eric healing energy

  • @lisacarr13
    @lisacarr13 Před 3 lety +2419

    I think the fact that Eric to this day is made to believe that he just “forgot” abusing his little brother is sick. I felt so horrible listening to him defend himself saying “he was 20lb I was only 40, the crib was this big I was only this big” he doesn’t remember because he didn’t do it. Plain and simple. The mental torture Eric went though, including losing his little brother is so sad ...

    • @tickledtoffee
      @tickledtoffee Před 3 lety +51

      It’s so horrible. The thought of losing my little brother (we’re both adults now, but my feelings haven’t changed at all) terrifies me. What Eric has been through sounds like torture. He must be a very strong person to be such a brave advocate for his little brother, especially given the abuse Eric himself suffered. D telling people that Eric hurt Jacob is absolutely horrible, but implanting that possibility in Eric’s own mind is beyond that. It’s cruel, self-serving, sadistic, cowardly and the closest thing to evil I’ve ever heard. Eric is a hero who’s still fighting for Jacob. He’s the kind of big brother all children deserve. I’ve signed.

    • @cayleighwolfbane1736
      @cayleighwolfbane1736 Před 3 lety +38

      The ability to warp a child's mind is sickening. I went through a similar incident. I was taken away from my family and the only way I could see them again was to agree to their story. Eventually you believe it, your a child being told by adults to stop lying. Being rewarded when you give in to their "truths" eventually you repeat it because whose going to believe you didn't do it?

    • @DocBree13
      @DocBree13 Před 3 lety +1

      I wholeheartedly agree with you!

    • @PixiePrinses
      @PixiePrinses Před 3 lety +14

      Exactly! Even if he did hurt him it could have never been to the extent that the baby was hurt. Someone else must have done that, a child can't injure a baby to the point of death.

    • @angelicone181
      @angelicone181 Před 3 lety +19

      @@PixiePrinses Eric wasn’t even there when Jacob was attacked the last time which resulted in his death, he wasn’t even in the same state let alone house. At that point he was living with his father, so no he didn’t hurt Jacob that time and for that matter any of the other times, it was all D.

  • @chelsiehartman1044
    @chelsiehartman1044 Před 3 lety +2311

    I hope eric can let go of his guilt, it is obvious he was not responsible.

    • @tickledtoffee
      @tickledtoffee Před 3 lety +56

      So do I. It’s not his guilt to carry. He was a victim too.

  • @elizabethwhite9397
    @elizabethwhite9397 Před 3 lety +2055

    why is "D"s identity being kept a secret? he deserves no privacy.

    • @_punkybrewster
      @_punkybrewster Před 3 lety +352

      He doesn’t deserve privacy, but it’s for the legal protection of those who speak about the case. It’s tricky when someone has not been found guilty in a court of law to publicly use their name in a case like this because that’s considered defamation of character by libel or slander. Despite what it’s clear “D” is guilty of, to state his name would be putting anyone speaking about the case at risk for legal issues.

    • @JaeC567
      @JaeC567 Před 3 lety +121

      @@_punkybrewster we will cover Eric's legal fees. i want his name out now.

    • @Miss_Whit
      @Miss_Whit Před 3 lety +46

      Absolutely agree... Maybe because they know that "D" would probably be hunted down and skinned alive.

    • @MaddieLoftin
      @MaddieLoftin Před 3 lety +72

      @Wendy A. Smithon he can’t get sued if “d” disappears 👀

    • @amberreid1059
      @amberreid1059 Před 3 lety +2

      This.

  • @RainbowRantz
    @RainbowRantz Před 2 lety +90

    Eric is a freaking hero. He literally saved his moms life. Not only that he was prepared to protect her with the weapons in his room. She’s supposed to protect him not the other way around

  • @nharris9078
    @nharris9078 Před 3 lety +1607

    I feel so bad for Eric. He seems like a very caring person who clearly loved his little brother.

    • @bigbird7748
      @bigbird7748 Před 3 lety +7

      yes, he is so kind and lovable :c

    • @laurs5551
      @laurs5551 Před 3 lety +5

      @katy adrianna Honestly he should stay away from her...wtf what if she chooses a man and he’s dead next? She’s a safety hazard.

  • @grace-4072
    @grace-4072 Před 3 lety +1548

    “why don’t you hit someone who can talk?!” WAY TO GO GRANDPA

    • @ryssa8472
      @ryssa8472 Před 3 lety +75

      One of the only good adults in this story, I'm just wondering why he idnt take custody of Erich when Brenda moved back in with D

    • @ssantelha
      @ssantelha Před 3 lety +69

      @@ryssa8472 What I don't understand is why they didn't press charges on domestic violence, sexual abuse of a minor, etc, the dude got away with everything. I'm so frustrated, pretty much hate everyone in this case. Don't even get me started on grandma going to church smh. They say at some point that the system failed Jacob, I disagree, I honestly think that Jacob's family failed Jacob., except for his brother who was just a child. I'm so angry that I need to go for a run to flush it out of my system.

    • @obvioustroll3736
      @obvioustroll3736 Před 3 lety +39

      @@ssantelha his mom especially failed Jacob, she failed them all.

    • @crystalthornton2528
      @crystalthornton2528 Před 3 lety +8

      Hell yeah Grandpa get him..... Men that hit little babies and women are always scared of a real man fighting them...

    • @nncdrmr
      @nncdrmr Před 3 lety +1

      That was pretty weak in my opinion! I would have threatened his life! You were there when the injuries happened. What did you do? You let that baby done also!

  • @brandyrussell9941
    @brandyrussell9941 Před 3 lety +202

    I'm still in awe that she left a man that cheated in her but didn't leave a man that killed her son, beat her, and put her kids in danger. I try to understand the psyche of the victim but I feel so sorry for Eric.

    • @katoratic
      @katoratic Před rokem +11

      That’s what I’m thinking, her final straw is cheating… So when the next guy killed her son that’s not cheating on her so it’s fine? She’s clearly mentally I’ll and loves for love no matter the cost

    • @Beautiful_Hope
      @Beautiful_Hope Před rokem +6

      I was in a relationship with a narcissist. Fear is a major factor in this type of case. She was terrified for herself & for her son. Look at all the cases where a person was murdered or injured severely because of an abusive partner. I was terrified of my ex-husband. I still don’t want him knowing where I live & we’ve been apart for 13 years. I have a lot of trauma from my relationship. To someone that’s never experienced it, it’s difficult to explain. But they love bomb you with the “I’m sorry”’s & gifts & the “it’ll never happen again”’s… they’re so charming that you believe them… sometimes, for a while, it’s better. But then they go right back to how they were before. It gets worse every time. Living in fear is crippling.

    • @lilamedusa
      @lilamedusa Před rokem +5

      He was stalking her THIRTEEN year old niece. How is that cheating? You people in this community are so judgemental of victims, it's mind-blowing.

    • @projectalyce
      @projectalyce Před rokem +2

      I know, right? Calling it cheating is so tone deaf it’s not even funny, even by some remote chance this was her reasoning for leaving. But, I doubt it was. I think the son knows more about his mother and the situation than we will ever know. @@lilamedusa

    • @XYZ-kb3mm
      @XYZ-kb3mm Před 11 měsíci +2

      there’s really no excuse for this when there’s kids involved.

  • @LaceyTripp95
    @LaceyTripp95 Před 3 lety +488

    I don’t care how busy it gets, if your employee is that worried about their child and only have less than an hour left, why wouldn’t you let them leave and go check?

    • @Cookie4811Mau
      @Cookie4811Mau Před 3 lety +49

      Yeah I straight would've just left...... sorry boss....

    • @amandachesser6709
      @amandachesser6709 Před 3 lety +61

      What about grandma who had to go to church sooooo bad?

    • @priscillapie
      @priscillapie Před 3 lety +21

      The employer was the least guilty here ...

    • @LaceyTripp95
      @LaceyTripp95 Před 3 lety +11

      @@amandachesser6709 I know, that got me too. I just don’t wanna blame anyone because there’s no way anyone could’ve predicted this would happen.. I’m sure if they could all go back and have do over they would ya know

    • @JenMakeupDollxo
      @JenMakeupDollxo Před 3 lety +7

      I would’ve just left tbh

  • @Rat-qp6tp
    @Rat-qp6tp Před 3 lety +1583

    Church... over your own grandchild who’s showing signs of abuse... I am completely disappointed in all of the adults in this story. It is so heart breaking to hear what both of these young boys had to endure. Eric is such a clam and well spoken guy.

    • @jessiejnbaptiste3791
      @jessiejnbaptiste3791 Před 3 lety +60

      Exactly. All of that could've been avoided. Smh

    • @amyamesburg4657
      @amyamesburg4657 Před 3 lety +106

      My 6 month old has gone to church while being babysat dozens of times and never been an issue. That was a shit excuse by someone who just didnt want to watch a baby anymore

    • @jax2292
      @jax2292 Před 3 lety +7

      Facts!!!

    • @emilymulcahy
      @emilymulcahy Před 3 lety +6

      Agree 800%

    • @emilymulcahy
      @emilymulcahy Před 3 lety +47

      A?so the mom, sorry, but she, the grandma, the dad and the child protective services and police all let this baby down

  • @ashleylewis559
    @ashleylewis559 Před 3 lety +2332

    I’m sorry but if you have to severely restrict your boyfriends time with your baby because you are worried he might do something , you don’t need that boyfriend period

    • @Daaaanielle
      @Daaaanielle Před 3 lety +199

      that is 100% what I was thinking listening to this whole thing.
      I'm really sorry but that woman was completely gullible. How does she see that kid all hurt even AFTER she sent the apparently guilty party all the way to California and then goes "oh, don't touch him again"
      GIRL, you failed your kid. I'm sorry, but this is also on her.

    • @ashleylewis559
      @ashleylewis559 Před 3 lety +171

      @@Daaaanielle yes I was trying so hard to not be mad at the mother but I couldn’t help it , she failed both her kids and sadly one didn’t make it out alive

    • @Mischa21xo
      @Mischa21xo Před 3 lety +103

      @@Daaaanielle completely agree and then to get back with him after he literally murdered your child like who on Earth do you think did it? I don't understand how someone could be this brainless. Not trying to be rude I just truly don't understand what on Earth goes through somebody's head when it is blatantly obvious

    • @1.ghostqueen.1
      @1.ghostqueen.1 Před 3 lety +17

      PERIODDDTTTTT 💯

    • @rachel5399
      @rachel5399 Před 3 lety +50

      Yes! I understand that at first, seeing someone give your kids love and affection, as well as bring in another paycheck to help you out must have been so refreshing, but girl! Your kids! The signs are there! He had kids of his own and barely saw them, yet he showers yours with love? Once you or your mom finds a bruise or scratch, he immediately tells you that it is your six-year-old son, but didn't think to mention that to you before, only after the marks are discovered? Your six-year-old son who prayed for a baby brother? Always focus on your kids. Never rush into any relationship that offers financial stability, because what happens when that relationship fails too? Then you're back to square one, struggling, a single mother again, but now your kids have traumatic, abusive childhoods. I feel so bad for her as a mother who lost her child, but this happens way too much ladies!

  • @powerfulnightmare
    @powerfulnightmare Před 3 lety +423

    She didn’t feel the need to leave him when he was abusing her kid, but freaked out when he targeted her niece… ugh.

    • @jamiepender6667
      @jamiepender6667 Před 2 lety +51

      I am so disgusted with this whole thing I can't even.

    • @lonerebeI
      @lonerebeI Před rokem +10

      Unbelievable

    • @jordo4707
      @jordo4707 Před rokem +23

      She didn’t know he was abusing her kid. It wasn’t until he targeted her niece where it finally clicked.

    • @HellaQuinn
      @HellaQuinn Před rokem +22

      Everyone keeps saying his mom didn’t know her kid was being abused but she legit saw marks, saw how fearful he was of her bf that she changed her shifts in order to prevent access to her kid. I feel like she knew enough at that point. It bothers me only because of her other son losing his childhood and baby brother…made to think it was his fault. I grew up in a similar situation and love my mom but she still let us down in the face of abuse.

    • @hedgehog.of.cydonia
      @hedgehog.of.cydonia Před rokem +3

      same 💀

  • @MaestraWashu
    @MaestraWashu Před 3 lety +919

    Listening to Eric talk about his memories of that time is heartbreaking. "D" clearly gaslit him so hard that even now, as an adult, he doesn't 100% trust his own memories and perceptions of that time. Poor guy.

    • @C0deB1u3
      @C0deB1u3 Před 3 lety +17

      Yes! This broke my heart :( as someone who was gaslit for years by my mom, I KNOW exactly how he is feeling and why he is feeling that way and it just hurts...

    • @breakfastattiffanys741
      @breakfastattiffanys741 Před 3 lety +2

      I knew nothing about this case but as soon as she said '' D '' liked eating lots of candy... ahhh so it's this kind of case.

    • @C0deB1u3
      @C0deB1u3 Před 3 lety +1

      @@breakfastattiffanys741 what do you mean? O.o

    • @paigemama5904
      @paigemama5904 Před 3 lety

      @@C0deB1u3 e RV point wing

  • @emilee2222
    @emilee2222 Před 3 lety +2013

    Eric is so extremely well-spoken. My heart absolutely aches for him.

  • @kalejay16
    @kalejay16 Před 3 lety +1925

    I’m so irritated that the grandma thought it was so important to go to church instead of watching her grandson

    • @dawnkehn
      @dawnkehn Před 3 lety +149

      Omg yes all to blame but Eric

    • @Psichotica7
      @Psichotica7 Před 3 lety +206

      The whole lot of them are bongo drums. The adults.

    • @the_eerie_faerie_tales
      @the_eerie_faerie_tales Před 3 lety +159

      Right... All the adults in this case... Damn..

    • @gretchenwieners3621
      @gretchenwieners3621 Před 3 lety +42

      Thats what I was thinking

    • @pretzelmaker3122
      @pretzelmaker3122 Před 3 lety +23

      But did she know what was going on? Did she really? It sounds like most people in their lives had no idea.

  • @GummyDinosaursify
    @GummyDinosaursify Před 3 lety +521

    Situations like this make me feel like there should be a required class in High Schools about relationships and how to spot abusive or toxic relationships. Most women (and some men as well) get caught in this "No one else will love me" and/or "Anything's better than being alone" mentality because they simply don't know any better. Abusers take advantage of that mentality and mold it into a manipulation tactic designed to control the victims. Some of this would be avoided if we just taught kids instead of just making them learn everything themselves. Do we really need four years of math that 95% of us are never going to use or do we need a class that could potentially save lives?

    • @007private
      @007private Před 3 lety +20

      i agree , high school should definitely have a class for mental/physical abuse .

    • @zoafoxx1749
      @zoafoxx1749 Před 3 lety +9

      They teach all about this in Health and Sexual Education. Red flags, abusive and controlling behaviour, what to do if it happens. Doesn't matter though because middle school and high school kids almost never take it seriously, its always a "why don't u just leave?" Or "That would never happen to me" , instead of actually paying attention and realizing how complicated these situations are. As well as most kids being naive, a lot of people grow up in toxic homes and may not even recognize or "agree" with the listed behaviours being called abusive.

    • @smlorrin
      @smlorrin Před 3 lety +19

      @@zoafoxx1749 I don't think that all high school students are taught this. Kudos to your school for teaching it though.

    • @Lynn-zx3th
      @Lynn-zx3th Před 2 lety +7

      I agree, I also think women and men should have to take classes about babies and kids before you’re allowed to have a baby.

    • @mlafou
      @mlafou Před 2 lety +4

      @@zoafoxx1749 part of it is parents in some areas are allowed to opt their child out of health class. Before my son passed of his health issues (born with them), in his 7th, 8th and beginning of his freshman year (he died midway through freshman year) I was always presented a "permission slip" regarding health class. My kiddo passed in 2017, so figure 2014, 2015 in VT that I know for sure they require parental permission for kids to take health. And I'm sure they probably required permission slips before that. When I lived in TX, the area I lived required them back in 2010 and likely before that as well. Two vastly different states but with the same parental permission needed.

  • @giuffridabby
    @giuffridabby Před 3 lety +298

    Both Eric and Jacob were both let down by every adult in their lives. This case just break my heart.

  • @ssmegancats9807
    @ssmegancats9807 Před 3 lety +739

    It’s so sad that still to this day he thinks he needs to defend himself or say “I might not remember” is so sad. Eric you are not in the wrong here!!!

  • @eph2vv89only1way
    @eph2vv89only1way Před 3 lety +610

    Eric doesn’t need to feel guilty. He was SIX!!!! And an abuse victim himself! He would have been scared and helpless against someone who had immense power over him! He didn’t do anything wrong

    • @elevatedemotions4548
      @elevatedemotions4548 Před 3 lety

      He was older than 6 when dee started with him

    • @chlc4305
      @chlc4305 Před 3 lety +1

      @@elevatedemotions4548 abusing*

    • @india1422
      @india1422 Před 3 lety +3

      Survivor guilt partly perhaps?

    • @boredbunnyx3476
      @boredbunnyx3476 Před 3 lety

      @@elevatedemotions4548 are you saying that since he was older than 6 when he was abused himself he should feel guilty?

    • @elevatedemotions4548
      @elevatedemotions4548 Před 3 lety +1

      @@boredbunnyx3476 no...im just putting the time line correct...

  • @JocieFox53
    @JocieFox53 Před 3 lety +330

    We love you Eric. Do not, for one minute, feel responsible for anything that happened to that baby boy.

    • @lonerebeI
      @lonerebeI Před rokem +3

      His name was Jacob.

    • @JocieFox53
      @JocieFox53 Před rokem +3

      @@lonerebeI I obviously know his name.

    • @lonerebeI
      @lonerebeI Před rokem +2

      @@JocieFox53 Do you? Cause you wrote "that baby". And now have edited your comment to "that baby boy".

  • @Rose-hh7mk
    @Rose-hh7mk Před 3 lety +345

    i hope Eric doesn't believe any of that BS that D told him about his "jealousy" for Jacob. D is an evil man.

  • @laurenrobinson3764
    @laurenrobinson3764 Před 3 lety +543

    None of the adults in his life protected him. Him killing your son, abusing your other child, and almost killing you isn’t enough but grooming your niece is the final straw... I have never been an an abusive and manipulative relationship so I understand it is so hard to see it from their view but that doesn’t make it any less angering.

    • @lexibrandi3355
      @lexibrandi3355 Před 3 lety +76

      I’ve been in an abusive relationship & I still can admit she’s wrong for staying. I’m also a mom tho so 🤷🏼‍♀️

    • @blackgrlfly
      @blackgrlfly Před 3 lety +51

      Right? Imo if you are a single mother and your children are only ever seen by yourself, a friend and a family member and then you get a boyfriend and suddenly your child has bruising that should be a sign. If your boyfriend then accuses your son of harming your other child that should be a sign. It should have been abundantly clear when she sent her son away and the abuse kept happening. She had to have suspected if she wouldnt allow her son near D for a significant time. Yes the system should have done something but she should have as well.

    • @tracyv9897
      @tracyv9897 Před 3 lety +13

      I thought the same thing! Like embarrassment from the NIECE get groomed was what did it?! Everything else is allowed?! Unbelievable and made me sick to my stomach.

    • @SobrietyandSolace
      @SobrietyandSolace Před 3 lety +22

      Fucking thank you. My mother was just the same and believe me she had options and chances to get away from him and be comfortable, financially stable, there'd be no way he could reach her, she just chose to keep her kids in danger. Multiple times. And lied to CPS. Nah, I'm sorry people but Brenda is not off the hook and neither are mother like her.

    • @astoldby
      @astoldby Před 3 lety +10

      That was the last straw probably only because she was mad at him for trying to be in a relationship with someone else that wasn't her, pure selfishness.

  • @Psichotica7
    @Psichotica7 Před 3 lety +383

    This is the most polite way I can say this, but EVERY adult in this case absolutely pisses me off. They FAILED these children. FAILED.
    Even if the mother has her own issues preventing her better judgement, why not the grandparents step in? Or the father?
    I just feel utterly devastated for these innocent boys. Poor Eric's whole life has been affected.

    • @anikajain571
      @anikajain571 Před 3 lety +20

      I agree 100%, every adult failed both boys. I can relate & this makes me so sick and angry for all children who have suffered while others turn a blind eye. Just Sick, Horrific Injustice.

    • @Ekundert1300
      @Ekundert1300 Před 3 lety +20

      Agreed.....the neighbors, the social worker, the police all of the other adults not directly related but called up for a reason and none of them continued to pursue justice 😢

    • @uhuhuhaha5900
      @uhuhuhaha5900 Před 3 lety +3

      I feel sick, hate these useless adults, they didn’t deserve to have children

  • @mosaicofmentalhealth
    @mosaicofmentalhealth Před 3 lety +120

    It takes a special kind of evil to blame a small child for that kind of thing... poor Eric. Sending massive hugs

  • @LysLovesAlpacas
    @LysLovesAlpacas Před 3 lety +506

    really? a six year old comes back from california and he still gets treated like he hurt his brother? this situation is so sickening. men like D will get what is coming to them.

    • @jenniferkleiboer7234
      @jenniferkleiboer7234 Před 2 lety +27

      I know right??? Like what? We're gonna take the word of a known abuser while he's trying to blame a CHILD who wasn't .... even in the state?? When he was alone with the victim? I don't understand that at all.

    • @amirahmohamed7672
      @amirahmohamed7672 Před 2 lety +13

      And women like his mother TOO!

    • @jamiepender6667
      @jamiepender6667 Před 2 lety

      HIs mother too.

  • @chrystallynn
    @chrystallynn Před 3 lety +433

    There needs to be a domestic violence registry, there needs to be domestic violence education in schools-red flags to look for, how to get help & safely leave, etc. We need more affordable & safe childcare options in the U.S. We need to get rid of "statute of limitations" for child abuse and murder.

    • @Interstellar.1
      @Interstellar.1 Před 3 lety +7

      Agreed 💯

    • @JaeC567
      @JaeC567 Před 3 lety +20

      i agree!!! sex education should include domestic violence education.

    • @blazedbat
      @blazedbat Před 3 lety +14

      agreed. my aunt's boyfriend got away with killing her, even though her son was a witness, because the police thought he was too sad and also wouldn't hurt anyone. he actually had a past of abuse though. he still lives in my town and it's disgusting

    • @stephanieann8115
      @stephanieann8115 Před 3 lety +5

      @@blazedbat omg I am so sorry about your Aunt. It has to be even more painful not having any justice for her. I pray for karma for the person that took her from you. So sad 😞

    • @silverfish8307
      @silverfish8307 Před 3 lety +1

      There should also be a law against women allowing their children to be put in this situation she was an enabler .. Iam a women snd this happens way way way too often ... this is a disgrace

  • @FiftyShays
    @FiftyShays Před 3 lety +382

    This might be one of the most infuriating cases I’ve seen. SO many red flags, I feel so bad for Eric, everyone failed him and Jacob.

  • @sm9828
    @sm9828 Před 3 lety +457

    When Eric said "I think my mom felt like if she was the only victim, that she could handle or deal with it"
    I kept thinking "What about Eric?????? the fact that D was hurting him was not enough????? It had to Eric'scousin that set her off????????????????"
    I am so mad. Omg... I am so damn hurt. Just hurt beyond words.

    • @funsizedi88
      @funsizedi88 Před 2 lety +29

      Seems like it set her off because she couldn't hide it. I feel bad for people in abusive relationships, but he was not her children's father and she had family, AND HE KILLED HER BABY!

    • @missymae9902
      @missymae9902 Před 2 lety +47

      Its almost like she only finally left because she got jealous. Her first husband had an EMOTIONAL affair so she leaves him. Her second husband kills her first child, beats her, abuses her other child, yet she stays. The second she finds out he's persueing her niece she finally leaves 🤷 she sounds like she may just be an insecure woman.

    • @jessicamazariegos749
      @jessicamazariegos749 Před 2 lety +5

      I had the same initial response. I think the problem though is that to her knowledge, Erik wasn’t being directly abused. He was threatened into silence and didn’t tell her and there were no marks to be seen. She was so manipulated and gaslighted herself. Though I honestly can’t fully grasp being so blind to it, unfortunately it happens all the time. She likely came from an abusive home and went straight into another. Left that one into a worse.

    • @kcar8974
      @kcar8974 Před 2 lety +18

      @@missymae9902 that’s exactly what I thought. Kill my son…cool. Abuse my other son…great. Beat me in front of my children…wonderful. Try to sleep with my niece, that’s where I draw the line. It’s like she was jealous because she seen it as him ‘cheating’. Absolutely disgusting. Sorry but she majorly failed these kids.

    • @infitine_intelligence999
      @infitine_intelligence999 Před rokem +11

      I know. I’m disappointed seeing Kendall defend Brenda. I understand the psychology of abuse firsthand… but when it’s your BABY?!? Come on.

  • @emilymichellephotography4960

    I felt for the mom I really did until she went back to him after he killed her child, married him, bought a home with him, and continued to leave her other living child with D alone again while KNOWING he was abusive and had probably already killed her other child. There’s no excuse imo.

    • @mariatangled
      @mariatangled Před 3 lety +27

      Judgement passed lmfao..like excuse me ma'm??

    • @alexandervelez9507
      @alexandervelez9507 Před 3 lety +170

      i didn’t even make it that far. i stopped sympathizing with her when she decided to stay with a man she couldn’t even trust to be around her child.

    • @bj.reo87
      @bj.reo87 Před 3 lety +29

      @@alexandervelez9507 no shît right wtf???

    • @Taylor_mamaof2
      @Taylor_mamaof2 Před 3 lety +79

      Yeah right?! Up until Jacobs death I was giving her the benefit of the doubt, (although I would never be with someone who I did not trust my children around alone!)... I can understand how manipulative some men can be, and your mental health in an abuse relationship it makes it very hard sometimes to “see” the truth. However after that.. when she went back to him after his death and put Eric in danger. No more sympathy. None whatsoever. I know Eric loves his mother but that is seriously not okay.

    • @the_eerie_faerie_tales
      @the_eerie_faerie_tales Před 3 lety +41

      And still stayed with him after he almost killed her...

  • @Elizabeth-fz3vq
    @Elizabeth-fz3vq Před 3 lety +539

    Eric is so strong, I would’ve never talked to my mother again.

    • @Psichotica7
      @Psichotica7 Před 3 lety +67

      Me too. I currently resent my own mother for doing a lot less than this.

    • @sammiefinjap3401
      @sammiefinjap3401 Před 3 lety +12

      Same

    • @katieh9056
      @katieh9056 Před 3 lety +77

      Yeah his ability to forgive her and even maintain a close relationship with her is wild to me. I think very few people could do that.

    • @Psichotica7
      @Psichotica7 Před 3 lety +53

      @@katieh9056 Only because his trauma prevents him from seeing the situation and his mother clearly. Unfortunately.

    • @alondragomez5245
      @alondragomez5245 Před 3 lety +25

      his mother is a victim too. Lets not put blame on the victims and instead lets get justice for jacob.

  • @traci3868
    @traci3868 Před 3 lety +384

    Since when is there a statute of limitations on murder? So, a baby killer gets away with it because the powers that be are afraid he'll sue? Outrageous. Poor little Jacob. I feel so bad for him and his family. Jacob and his family deserve justice. I hope the DA listens to Eric and to the petition and finally reopens Jacob's case.

    • @jilliankushner4541
      @jilliankushner4541 Před 3 lety +3

      It depends on the degree of murder. There is no SOL for first degree murder. However, there is a SOL for second degree murder, which is probably what the DA was referencing.

    • @traci3868
      @traci3868 Před 3 lety +1

      @@jilliankushner4541 Thanks for the info! I did not know that.

    • @christina.lynn97
      @christina.lynn97 Před 3 lety +4

      @@jilliankushner4541 that’s so frustrating. But with first degree of murder, that’s when there has to be intention, so I would think that child abuse consistently would fall in line with first degree murder, right?

    • @MindyBeee
      @MindyBeee Před 3 lety

      It's so wrong

    • @jilliankushner4541
      @jilliankushner4541 Před 3 lety +2

      @@christina.lynn97 obviously the DA is privy to information we aren’t, so I’m just guessing they would be looking at this as second degree and that’s why they keep saying it’s past the SOL. I can’t give legal advice as I’m not a lawyer yet, but it would really depend on the facts and what evidence they have :/

  • @kaylatroutman
    @kaylatroutman Před 3 lety +402

    he killed her son, abused her other son and herself but she drew the line at him grooming her niece(even tho that is horrible as well).

    • @TeamBreezyy98
      @TeamBreezyy98 Před 3 lety +74

      Just like Eric and Jacobs dad emotional relationship, she draws the line at any woman/girl involved which is heartbreaking to hear

    • @amirahmohamed7672
      @amirahmohamed7672 Před 2 lety +37

      She sounded jealous.

    • @GitanaCubana32
      @GitanaCubana32 Před 2 lety +14

      She killed her own son.

  • @WakeyWakeyEggsandBakey
    @WakeyWakeyEggsandBakey Před 3 lety +361

    "Please don't play with Jacob like that again." WHAT? How about "Get the eff away from my son, get out of this house and never come here again."

    • @keepyoureyeswideopen
      @keepyoureyeswideopen Před 3 lety +83

      right? i don't understand how she didn't just kick him out in that moment. i get that she was being manipulated but you've got to be really weak minded to allow someone to treat your child like that and essentially let it slide. i'm sorry to say that but it's hard not to acknowledge that she does share some of the blame in this story

    • @amandanunyabusiness5027
      @amandanunyabusiness5027 Před 3 lety +72

      SERIOUSLY I AM SO PISSED AT THE MOM

    • @kyaranievesbaez4581
      @kyaranievesbaez4581 Před 3 lety +50

      Fucking thank you! I have 2 children and if they ever acted that way or if I was even suspicious of any adult around them they would be out of our lives

    • @emilylane099
      @emilylane099 Před 3 lety +4

      Right? 👀

    • @winter5988
      @winter5988 Před 3 lety +21

      Some women are so desperate for a man they don’t care

  • @fluffykitten517
    @fluffykitten517 Před 3 lety +370

    The sadness you see in his eyes while he’s talking about this Is absolutely heart breaking :(

  • @ElectriccBluee
    @ElectriccBluee Před 3 lety +478

    What a disgusting case. Not a SINGLE decent ADULT in this story. Pathetic. My heart goes out to Eric and Jacob.

    • @girlypink3771
      @girlypink3771 Před 3 lety +3

      true very true

    • @michellenowlan2870
      @michellenowlan2870 Před 3 lety +21

      D’s ex seems like she tried to get the father to look into it. And the grandma looked after him

    • @blondieYorkie
      @blondieYorkie Před 3 lety +32

      @@michellenowlan2870 Kinda disappointing that the gma chose church over Jacob though :(

    • @ShilasSpellboundCreations
      @ShilasSpellboundCreations Před 3 lety +17

      @@blondieYorkie that was my thought too. This child has been abused, clearly, and grandma just has to go to church smh. When mom started not leaving Jacob alone with D, she should have ended the relationship smh

    • @cecilia929
      @cecilia929 Před 3 lety +3

      @@blondieYorkie she should have taken him or just skip out on church. My mom is super religious and would have done either of those options.

  • @sidrock2754
    @sidrock2754 Před 3 lety +697

    It’s going to be hard not to fault all of the adults for this one Kendal…
    Eric bless your heart. I’m so incredibly sorry the adults in your life failed you and your little brother. The psychological warfare it must have been to have thought you were responsible. You were not. I hope you are able to find peace in your life.
    Every single adult in this scenario failed.
    If you’re a parent that doesn’t trust your significant other around your children, what are you doing? I’m not even surprised social services failed, they fail in damn near every single case. But to marry the person who murdered your son is the big slap in the face. I’m sorry, there’s no excuse. And then subject your only living child back into the abuse? That’s not acceptable.
    I’m sorry but I am so sick of children being abused and forced to grow up young and deal with trauma, 9 times out of 10, for their abusers to say ahhh you had a good childhood. It’s so psychologically damaging. If you’re going to have children, be a fucking superhero. Because that’s what the damn requirements are. Stop giving half ass to these kids that didn’t ask to be here.

    • @lillymurray8408
      @lillymurray8408 Před 2 lety +4

      Jacob is the one that died.

    • @tenillevaz
      @tenillevaz Před 2 lety +22

      Jacob is the younger brother who passed, but I 1000% agree with you. All the adults failed this baby and Eric. I hate this story.

    • @dhall75608
      @dhall75608 Před 2 lety +12

      I think this is well stated and absolutely agree with you on this.

    • @sidrock2754
      @sidrock2754 Před 2 lety +9

      @@tenillevaz I fixed it. I had Jacob on my mind and was trying to type everything I needed to say. Thank you.

    • @sidrock2754
      @sidrock2754 Před 2 lety +13

      @@dhall75608 everyday children are failed. It’s heartbreaking.

  • @gnomie5191
    @gnomie5191 Před 3 lety +521

    New Mexico’s justice system is completely messed up. So many children harmed and no justice for them. I feel horrible for their family. Eric if you’re reading this I’m so sorry for what you went through. Justice has no expiration date.

  • @ellieholden3407
    @ellieholden3407 Před 3 lety +474

    it is so sad seeing how much of Eric’s childhood was stolen from him. Losing his baby brother and best friend, being sent to live with his dad, being sexually abused and emotionally manipulated by D, and having to watch his mother being beaten. My heart goes out to him because he is so so strong, Jacob would be so proud of him.

  • @biss273
    @biss273 Před 3 lety +301

    It's so strange that noone talks about the biological father. He most probably had some suspicions about D. after Jacob passed away. He still let Eric live with D. He was literally never there for Jacob and Eric and the mother of his children. I just cant stand these kind of fathers. Devorcing their wives doesn't mean they are not a father anymore.

    • @aqua_finessa6030
      @aqua_finessa6030 Před 3 lety +16

      Exactly, the mom was struggling to care for them on her owns It didn't seem like she had any outside support from family or the children's father. I too question why the father or family didn't get involved.

    • @katelynanneg
      @katelynanneg Před 3 lety +17

      I agree and made a similar comment! Men abandoning their children and families is sadly not that uncommon yet it's always women who get shit for not protecting or caring for their kids enough, or "letting them" be abused by a new bf, etc. We need to hold men accountable the same way we hold women accountable.

    • @bj.reo87
      @bj.reo87 Před 3 lety +1

      I think it's cause there's just not enough time for her to get into him. There's so much going on in the household itself. So the most important things are in. Just my thought

    • @jessella422
      @jessella422 Před 3 lety +15

      all three parents let these kids down over and over.

    • @yamacoochie4490
      @yamacoochie4490 Před 3 lety +1

      @@katelynanneg agree

  • @MsYBBG
    @MsYBBG Před 3 lety +95

    I'm trying to be considerate of Eric's feelings. I hope that he receives the therapy and treatment he needs to heal. I want to know what happened in his mother's life that had her attracted to such neglectful and abusive men. Her first husband was neglectful, D was sexually abusive towards her children, killed her son, and yet she went back to him and married him.
    I'm sorry, I just feel like the mother also let her children down PLUS she left after he started going after her niece. Seems more like a concern about him cheating on her than concern for the child. Something is not clicking with the mother here. And D should be under the jail. He is a monster.

  • @staciacarney8085
    @staciacarney8085 Před 3 lety +635

    My God, Eric is one of the kindest people. The fact that he is willing to consider that any of the things that Jacob was experiencing are possibly attributable to Eric is amazing and incredibly open minded and kind hearted of him. But in all of our hearts I think we absolutely all know that it was "D" who committed all of the monstrous abuse. What a sick man to try and blame a little boy for what he did. Rest in peace little angel, Jacob. No one can hurt you anymore.

  • @HanHanMC
    @HanHanMC Před 3 lety +742

    They should sue him civilly, if they can’t get him criminally.

    • @MisguidedMerman
      @MisguidedMerman Před 3 lety +29

      This. He needs to be seen. I'm sure they're not alone- but at the very least they can get it on a record.

    • @adamburdt8794
      @adamburdt8794 Před 3 lety +4

      yeah but they changed they way you can prosecute. If you file civilly first. Like the case with Michael Jackson you are to disclose all the evidence presented. As also in the case with MJ the defense withheld evidence for the civil case defense including false testimony in case they came after him to be prosecuted criminally. since then (I think you may fact check me) that they require a criminal suit to be concluded before civil. Im not positive but this is what I have read.

    • @Jillybug25
      @Jillybug25 Před 3 lety

      Who's him in your eyes??

    • @HanHanMC
      @HanHanMC Před 3 lety

      @@adamburdt8794 oh okay! I did not know that but that makes a ton of sense.

    • @HanHanMC
      @HanHanMC Před 3 lety +2

      @@Jillybug25 D is him.

  • @justbumblebee1
    @justbumblebee1 Před 3 lety +449

    1st red flag: he has his own kids that he is not being a good father to.
    I truly hope this family finds answers and God gives them justice for this little angel ❤️

    • @Christina_xoxo
      @Christina_xoxo Před 3 lety +5

      Exactly!!!

    • @brooklynbby9655
      @brooklynbby9655 Před 3 lety +9

      I was thinking the same thing ! There’s no way he can be an amazing step dad while neglecting his own children .

    • @bingbam5093
      @bingbam5093 Před 3 lety +1

      i noticed this too, immediate red flag

  • @michellegamez3994
    @michellegamez3994 Před 3 lety +619

    Goodness, the mom in this story, just wow! The grandma, double wow! The system didn’t fail these kids the adults did.

    • @jojocookies
      @jojocookies Před 2 lety +19

      This!!! 👆

    • @jamiepender6667
      @jamiepender6667 Před 2 lety +90

      exactly. you want to go to church but you don't want to take the baby? so yea lets leave him with the abusive boyfriend. like wtf

    • @Emilia_Ema
      @Emilia_Ema Před 2 lety

      I really didn’t want to judge her but DAMN! That woman married to child killer!!!!!! She could sent her son away but not stay away from that psycho?! GIRL BYE!✋🏽☠️

    • @NameName-rk6ov
      @NameName-rk6ov Před 2 lety +3

      @@jamiepender6667 god had her best interest on that one....

    • @Kairibeachga
      @Kairibeachga Před 2 lety +47

      Especially mum... why would you, after not trusting your own boyfriend to be alone with your baby, NOT UNDERSTAND HE DEFINITELY KILLED YOUR SON????? Then you married the guy after he stalked you and you stayed with him????

  • @roter13
    @roter13 Před 3 lety +569

    Literally every single adult in Jacob's life failed him.

  • @kyriehughes7027
    @kyriehughes7027 Před 3 lety +145

    So, son gets murdered, another gets physically, mentally and sexually abused.. but the niece potentially getting abused crossed the line now I have heard everything. Poor Eric. You are such a well spoken man, gentle and have a calming presence. Jacob would be so proud of you!
    Cold justice would be an avenue to go down to see if they could help

  • @M3GPie
    @M3GPie Před 3 lety +1279

    If you can’t trust someone to watch your kid, then you probably shouldn’t be with him. Kids should be more important than any relationship. I feel so bad for Eric and Jacob.

    • @india1422
      @india1422 Před 3 lety +97

      I was dating someone who said just one thing that made me uneasy. The next day we were finished. It probably should have been the same day. No-one was/is more important than my son

    • @M3GPie
      @M3GPie Před 3 lety +38

      @@india1422 that’s awesome!!! You’re a very good mom to put your son first. ☺️

    • @MicTheChick22
      @MicTheChick22 Před 3 lety +59

      @@isabellabass5346 until you’ve been in that situation you can’t judge, and even then judgement isn’t for you. It’s for the graces of god. When people get obsessive it’s scary, especially when you have children. Part of the psyche feels it’s safer for everyone to appease them rather than anger them. If you’ve never been scared for your life in an abusive situation like that I can’t blame you for not understanding that. But if I were you I would really re think how you go about presenting yourself and your judgement on others. It’s malicious and quite frankly disgusting.

    • @jayorila
      @jayorila Před 3 lety +68

      @@MicTheChick22 “the judgment isn’t for you but the graces of god” absolutely not? strongly disagree with you. if she’s going to date a man who she knows is too dangerous to be around her children, she should be open to judgement. No amount of manipulation should override the love a mother should have for her child.

    • @sprice9964
      @sprice9964 Před 3 lety +2

      I agree

  • @PerfumePretty
    @PerfumePretty Před 3 lety +147

    This woman Brenda left me speechless! Some people should just not have children! 😔😳

    • @daniellemoore4597
      @daniellemoore4597 Před 2 lety +12

      @junebug, a license to own a dog but any person can procreate. The the system fails victims everyday... poor angels.

  • @missspell4897
    @missspell4897 Před 3 lety +663

    Seriously, who hits a baby? You have to be a soulless devil to do something like that. I’m a singleMother and I won’t date because of people like that.

    • @FraggedyAnne
      @FraggedyAnne Před 3 lety +16

      Exactly. So sad. I’m recently single mom to a toddler boy. I’m not looking for dating right now anyway as it’s only been a couple months but the future scares me if I ever want to date to bring people like that around my child.

    • @babyanderson9501
      @babyanderson9501 Před 3 lety +19

      I'm a single mom also ladies and the statistics of a non-related men in the household abusing your child is twice that of a parent in the household doing it ... it's hard... never give up on love but always watch your babies and believe them

    • @kaitlynm8093
      @kaitlynm8093 Před 3 lety +8

      @@babyanderson9501 exactly it’s sad to here victim shaming coming from their own mom or dad is sad

    • @babyanderson9501
      @babyanderson9501 Před 3 lety +2

      @@kaitlynm8093 I honestly am not even sure if I could finish watching it

    • @teeelbee5838
      @teeelbee5838 Před 3 lety +7

      I agree and my daughter is now 17 and son 14 and I have never brought a man to stay over night nor been in a relationship since I split from their dad 6 yrs ago. As an abused child myself I could not trust anyone around my kids so it would be pointless to try to have a relationship in the first place... My time will come once iv raised my kids but until they reach proper adulthood I will put them first...
      Going on dates and gettin to know someone doesn't have to mean bringing them home or movin in together.... Take time to get to know people! X

  • @Ishmayaboo
    @Ishmayaboo Před 3 lety +686

    Oh hell no! My moms bf wound touch me when I was 9 and I told her and all she did was talk to him and she stayed with him and he kept doing it for years. I got no sympathy for anyone who keeps their kids in that environment period!

    • @gallettiguitartones
      @gallettiguitartones Před 3 lety +65

      I'm sorry this happened to you 😔 I hope you're doing well now, sending you much love

    • @Ishmayaboo
      @Ishmayaboo Před 3 lety +17

      @heens x it's all good now. She confronted him about it once we talked more. Our relationship is better now. Thank you 🧡

    • @meetyanabeelit6894
      @meetyanabeelit6894 Před 3 lety +8

      I’m so sorry this happen to you God bless you

    • @CeceJianni
      @CeceJianni Před 3 lety +6

      I'm so sorry you had to experience this. You deserved better, it was never your fault, and I hope you are thriving and doing well in your life now.

    • @bravothedog485
      @bravothedog485 Před 3 lety +4

      I'm sorry for you 😔

  • @Wittyrose
    @Wittyrose Před 3 lety +1258

    I’ll be respectful but truthfully all the adults failed that poor baby. I’m sorry but if you can’t leave your kids alone with a person why are you still with them?

    • @georgiapettyjohn4865
      @georgiapettyjohn4865 Před 3 lety +71

      FACTS.

    • @angnonymousj7721
      @angnonymousj7721 Před 3 lety +73

      Truth. If I can trust you around me child, I can’t be with you. Period.

    • @Mekessa
      @Mekessa Před 3 lety +69

      Wish I could like this comment a thousand times over! There have been times I didn't judge but this is just ridiculous. Shell of a mother. I am not ok

    • @ladydeeluck
      @ladydeeluck Před 3 lety +9

      I agree 100%

    • @tracyv9897
      @tracyv9897 Před 3 lety +86

      I completely agree and feel his mother is just as guilty. She KNEW the possibility was there and allowed it to happen. Allowed abuse of both her children with head in the sand. I’m sorry but I have a hard time feeling bad when she was aware. Kids are the victims.

  • @sidrock2754
    @sidrock2754 Před 3 lety +68

    I cannot imagine how hard it is being a single mother. But my stance will always be, protect the children. New boyfriends watching your children? NO. Hell even family members, in my case, watching your children? NO.

    • @lemons2135
      @lemons2135 Před 2 lety +13

      The minute a boyfriend said he’d take care of my daughter for the day… when I didn’t ask or need him to, got a feeling in my stomach that something wasn’t right. it was over and told him not to come near us. He ended up stalking me for 5 years. I was right he was a nutter.

    • @sidrock2754
      @sidrock2754 Před 2 lety +6

      @@lemons2135 I’m so sorry you went through that. Thank you for trusting your gut and protecting your child. A lot of times children are failed by their parents and it’s heartbreaking.

    • @lemons2135
      @lemons2135 Před 2 lety +4

      @@sidrock2754 i cab understand how someone who is completely alone wouldn’t have the same response. That’s what makes single mothers so vulnerable to these predators

    • @julz3tt3
      @julz3tt3 Před rokem

      I've been a single parent since my husband passed away. I've dated but not let anyone around my daughter yet. She's met people but not dates and I haven't dated in two years. We are happy and my priority is for my girl, my beautiful daughter ❤❤❤

  • @irishutka
    @irishutka Před 3 lety +111

    Omg I’m so furious with that so called ‘mother’. Sure sibling jealousy exists, but she would’ve seen the signs. She sent her son away and her baby was STILL getting magically injured. Did she believe it was ghosts? She wouldn’t see red flags even if they slapped her in her face. She absolutely failed both her kids.

  • @enrrietl57
    @enrrietl57 Před 3 lety +247

    im over here so angry at Brenda for even believing her first born would injure her baby and not ever questioning her "bf" no ma'am.. Eric, im so sorry the adults in your life at the time didn't protect you or Jacob

    • @mel_moon18
      @mel_moon18 Před 3 lety

      Yep it’s sad that society puts all the blame on the mothers when the true monsters are the ones to blame. :(

  • @kikialdrich4574
    @kikialdrich4574 Před 3 lety +217

    Jacob could never speak for himself. So glad Eric and Kendall are.

  • @TheNinnyfee
    @TheNinnyfee Před 3 lety +222

    On abusive relationships: they are highly addictive, especially when your self-esteem is shattered. Walking on eggshells is very common, too.
    But if you support child abuse as an adult by inaction you should still be held accountable, with all respect and understanding.
    Dear Eric, I am sorry what you and little Jacob have been through. I just signed the petition and I hope it helps. Thank you for defending your brother and your family. ❤❤❤

    • @aleishabailey5104
      @aleishabailey5104 Před 2 lety +6

      you can be, not sure what the specifics are in the states but in Australia, you can be charged and convicted with manslaughter by criminal negligence, which basically means that where there is a established relationship by law, it requires a duty and standard of care for the person, e.g. parent and child relationship. There was a case that the mother was convicted of this offence because her child was being abused and she did nothing when by law she had a duty, and sadly it resulted in the child's death at the abusers hands.

  • @WakeyWakeyEggsandBakey
    @WakeyWakeyEggsandBakey Před 3 lety +1029

    Eric is a true hero. The only decent human being on this story.

    • @Tina4Jesus
      @Tina4Jesus Před 3 lety +20

      He reminds me of Sarah Turney

    • @fauna5828
      @fauna5828 Před 3 lety +86

      the mother was a victim of manipulation and abuse which kept her with D. She didn’t want to believe that the man she married killed her baby. I definitely don’t think she was an indecent person in this case, but Eric is certainly a hero.

    • @Jasmine-bl7hj
      @Jasmine-bl7hj Před 3 lety +11

      @@fauna5828 i strongly agree with you

    • @elevatedemotions4548
      @elevatedemotions4548 Před 3 lety +37

      @@fauna5828 soon as she heard he was flirting with the 14 yo neice she snapped out of his manipulation

    • @Lesselvessel
      @Lesselvessel Před 3 lety +17

      @@elevatedemotions4548 grooming her 14 year old niece you mean. Why does your word choice in this comment section continuously downplay the abuse of a victim, while in turn use sympathizing language in regards to the actions of the perpetrator.

  • @HeartbreakGab
    @HeartbreakGab Před 3 lety +1017

    I can’t believe him grooming her niece was the breaking point... when the son got murdered and the other kid was suffering. My god I hate judging but I can’t believe the adults in this story 😫😭

    • @cherrywilson6267
      @cherrywilson6267 Před 3 lety +159

      RIGHT?! She got her feelings hurt because he went after another female but she played “no see” when the proof was in front of her face about her children????

    • @LovelyNomad2024
      @LovelyNomad2024 Před 3 lety +87

      @@cherrywilson6267 well said it. BREANDA was so weak, needy and stupid to fail 3 kids. If I was Eric i will not talk this mother.

    • @jcarroll7371
      @jcarroll7371 Před 3 lety +36

      Yea she was purely selfish. Put herself over those poor children.

    • @xxqueenxiexx1314
      @xxqueenxiexx1314 Před 3 lety +65

      Even with her first husband leaving them with no food or money to points where they literally starved having her young child in that situation but she didnt do ANYTHING until she found out he was having an affair like??

    • @Abmarp
      @Abmarp Před 3 lety +5

      Im angry!

  • @danni4151
    @danni4151 Před 3 lety +545

    "Never play with my child again... but I'll stay in a relationship with you."
    As a step-parent, WHAT THE FUCK????? If I ever showed an INKLING of violence towards my step-son, my partner would drop me like a hot potato. And this woman told her partner to never play with Jacob again, but she stayed with him????

    • @neriedvonfireemblem
      @neriedvonfireemblem Před 3 lety +34

      I do want to say, as someone who has been in an abusive relationship, you just don't understand what it's like to be completely under someone else's control. You're afraid, completely and utterly afraid, and leaving them just isn't an option most of the time. At least not on your own. It's a hard cycle to break. I know it's impossible to understand, but we just really need to be respectful of this greaving mother.

    • @Ober1kenobi
      @Ober1kenobi Před 3 lety +5

      I know this isn’t funny but damn
      That’s some womanly shit right there
      Might’ve come down to the fact that he was hung like a horse... Seriously, I know a few woman in my own life that Did that shit, stayed with Abusive partners for the Dick.
      Sad, but mother fucken true

    • @misssamartypants
      @misssamartypants Před 3 lety +42

      @@neriedvonfireemblem As a person whose Mother chose to stay in an abusive relationship, I will judge, judge and judge some more. I’m almost 50 and will never forgive her. Now I have my own children, I’d kill my self before I let someone hurt them . Disgusting justification in my opinion.

    • @Natalia-rb6xn
      @Natalia-rb6xn Před 3 lety +3

      @@misssamartypants i was abused by my father physically and emotionally. i do hold resentment towards my mom since she stayed in a marriage with him, but in my case she was being abused as well. i don’t know if there was any physical abuse happening, but there was a lot of emotional abuse. i do think she was physically abused as well because she brought up one time that she was physically abused in an argument we had because i was angry that i wasn’t protected as a child. in my case, she never left my dad, he actually passed away in a boating accident. he was on his way to go cheat on my mom and he apparently drowned or something and the boat was seen circling around the lake. it was a busy day though so i don’t get how no one could’ve seen him. sorry i went off on a little tangent. it really sucks but i love her more than anything and want to protect her. i know everyone’s case is different, but in mine i forgive her.

    • @galesk344
      @galesk344 Před 3 lety +9

      @@Natalia-rb6xn I believe that a person can be both a victim and a perpetrator. That’s what I think is going on in this case. It’s so nuanced and not black and white. I don’t think we can put full blame on anyone except D.

  • @Unknownprobs
    @Unknownprobs Před 3 lety +370

    Let's remember that Brenda chose a man for years. Her son was starving while her ex went around " preaching" this is a woman who clearly can not be alone . I would bet money she only left because she found someone else . This is plain and simple neglect . She only left her first husband because he cheated not because he was starving them or leaving them . Very scary behaviour in my opinion I vow to be not like these people .

    • @smlorrin
      @smlorrin Před 3 lety +24

      Very good points.

    • @clarabannach5224
      @clarabannach5224 Před 2 lety +5

      thanks kitty for this unnecessary comment that highlights the faults of an abused women with a dead baby

    • @fupanon8461
      @fupanon8461 Před 2 lety +8

      Years of neglect and nobody in the family thought to get the kids taken away? Or stepping in.

    • @Unknownprobs
      @Unknownprobs Před 2 lety +42

      @@clarabannach5224 did I say anything that is not true ? I understand abuse and neglect however I will not make excuses for woman who won't step up for there children . Simple . There is a difference between hurting me an adult who put themselves in that situation and is stuck compared to a little child who can't choose to run or leave. We need to stop this victim mentality of ohhhhh what could of I have done ?

    • @PastleLif3
      @PastleLif3 Před 2 lety +8

      Well said!

  • @miichelleechols7820
    @miichelleechols7820 Před 3 lety +584

    With all due respect there was way to many RED FLAGS AND THE MOM STILL CHOICE TO LEAVE HER SON WHO WAS CLEARLY TERRIFIED OF THE GUY! THE MOTHER HAS TO TAKE ACCOUNTABILITY AS WELL!!

    • @ringsba
      @ringsba Před 3 lety +59

      She’s at fault for sure.

    • @gracie15928
      @gracie15928 Před 3 lety +27

      I understand, I felt the same way. But I’ve never been in an abusive relationship so I cannot say I wouldn’t do the same thing. I just don’t know. I feel like judging doesn’t help. But I also feel so frustrated with her.

    • @humblehummingbird2011
      @humblehummingbird2011 Před 3 lety +13

      @Wendy A. Smithon Allow me to play Devil's Advocate and I do not mean any disrespect whatsoever ~ Put yourself in Brenda's shoes from the get go. Would you honestly make the same decisions and/or choices Brenda did and NOT feel the accountability or blame for them? She shouldn't have "bent her own rules", period, end of story, both children alive and well.

    • @Glosoli4
      @Glosoli4 Před 3 lety +14

      @Wendy A. Smithon bullllshit theres SOOOOOOO many ways women can get help and support.

    • @brooklyn.d2390
      @brooklyn.d2390 Před 3 lety +8

      she literally told y'all not to pass judgement, she lost her baby and yes did she make some poor choices that she definitely regards now of course. she was manipulated and abused by "d" and i don't think she really realized he actually did it when she went back to him. i don't understand because i think i would have seen the red flags but we never experienced that and it's easier said than done. she and Eric and poor Jacob are the Victims.

  • @zelzelzelzel
    @zelzelzelzel Před 3 lety +200

    Eric is an absolute hero. The horrors he's been through, the things he's seen... and still his strength is radiant. What a guy, honestly... I'm sure his mother is so thankful that he turned out to be so caring, and such a champion for justice. Jacob would be proud of his big brother.

  • @ly3576
    @ly3576 Před 3 lety +1460

    kind of broke my heart that Brenda only got involved when she saw D trying to make Erics cousin his next victim as if her own sons weren’t victims enough

    • @oggyboggy8692
      @oggyboggy8692 Před 3 lety +19

      People like that just have abuse a habit. There is not a chance in hell he has stopped being violent without going to prison or an insane amount of therapy.

    • @cellblocknine5385
      @cellblocknine5385 Před 3 lety +235

      Seriously. She only stepped in when he was crushing on another female. She completely ignored the fact that this man was suspected of killing her little baby and the fact that this man was constantly abusing her only living child, as well as her. Idc what anyone says, going back to your abuser (especially under these circumstances) is just straight up weakness and stupidity.

    • @eli-yk7hq
      @eli-yk7hq Před 3 lety +3

      same :/

    • @somethingcleverrrr
      @somethingcleverrrr Před 3 lety +19

      She didn't know that her son was being sexually abused by him. He never told her about that at least not before she left the D-bag.

    • @haileyhoffman6165
      @haileyhoffman6165 Před 3 lety +39

      @@somethingcleverrrr too bad the murder of her son wasn’t the last straw.

  • @malcolmblacctheicon
    @malcolmblacctheicon Před 2 lety +253

    I really thought I’d always feel for the mom but I cannot imagine seeing so many red flags and obvious signs of abuse go ignored right in front of her face .. I’m sorry when it come to a kid you need to listen and just go with it if you see any types of abuse whatsoever

    • @rebeccarose8745
      @rebeccarose8745 Před 2 lety +36

      When she said they got married after my jaw dropped

    • @dev3992
      @dev3992 Před 2 lety +30

      Same. I almost always side with the women in cases like these, but I just cannot this time. She failed her children and she was incredibly selfish.

    • @lonerebeI
      @lonerebeI Před rokem +14

      She's an accomplice at this point smh the grandma too

  • @bbjjbb61
    @bbjjbb61 Před 3 lety +675

    I'm sorry Kendal but having been abused by my step father for 15 years and my mother doing nothing Im sitting here, 25 years later, crying in impotent rage. After I too got into an abusive relationship and had kids and left after 3 years I have been single since. I would have been damned before I let ANYONE hurt a hair on my kids head. This story is so hard for me to listen to. I am actually livid. I'm sick to my stomach. I cannot handle stories where children are abused and everyone just ignores it. OMG.

    • @Abmarp
      @Abmarp Před 3 lety +18

      Im so sorry

    • @darakristi
      @darakristi Před 3 lety +28

      I am so sorry you went through that and you have every right to be angry. I have never experienced abuse or domestic violence so I’m obviously not equipped with the experience to speak on this, however, I have never understood how a mother’s instinct to protect their children does not overpower their susceptibility to be manipulated by an abuser. I would think that even the slightest suspicion that your significant other was inflicting harm on the most precious people in your world would prompt you to leave and never look back.

    • @wandering4786
      @wandering4786 Před 3 lety +13

      I am so sorry. I honestly wish I could’ve known you as a child and protected you 😞
      It is so heartbreaking when children are failed by the people around them. And thank you for getting yourself out of that relationship !

    • @bbjjbb61
      @bbjjbb61 Před 3 lety +10

      @@Abmarp
      Thank you! I am much better now. I have a ton of empathy for children in bad situations though and it gets me riled up! ☺

    • @bbjjbb61
      @bbjjbb61 Před 3 lety +5

      @@wandering4786
      Thank you so much. I feel the same way now. I just wish I could help and protect them all.

  • @camille9253
    @camille9253 Před 3 lety +400

    People that hurt innocent children, animals and elderly are pure evil. They can’t defend themselves. They will answer for it one day..

    • @Uchihasasuk5
      @Uchihasasuk5 Před 3 lety +4

      They can answer for it today. No need to wait for some abstract point in time that none of us living will ever know.

    • @camille9253
      @camille9253 Před 3 lety +3

      @@Uchihasasuk5 I mean that would obviously be the most ideal route but how often is true justice actually ever served in our lifetime?

    • @chasired1510
      @chasired1510 Před 3 lety +1

      @@Uchihasasuk5 even if he did get punished in this life, the punishment of the next will be much more severe

    • @Starburstluver69
      @Starburstluver69 Před 3 lety

      they are less than human and deserve the worst

  • @abbeyrose1771
    @abbeyrose1771 Před 3 lety +196

    So sad that Jacob hasn’t gotten justice yet. “Dee” is clearly a narcissistic psychopath who not only killed a baby but tried to blame it on another child. It’s completely sick. Sending all my love to Eric, he seems like a complete sweetheart and I wish he didn’t feel any guilt because absolutely none of this is his fault.

  • @kimk4407
    @kimk4407 Před 2 lety +143

    I’m sorry but she deserves to live with that regret and pain in her heart. All the signs in her face and she remained with that man & she left Jacob with him again!! This brakes my heart As a mother! I would kill for my children! The system needs to do better with these abuse cases. So many children fall through the cracks.

    • @bjc4204
      @bjc4204 Před 2 lety +22

      EXACTLY!!!!! I have zero sympathy for her.

    • @MissKamara95
      @MissKamara95 Před rokem

      @@bjc4204 same here! Nun at all

  • @killedskillet
    @killedskillet Před 3 lety +308

    i’m absolutely sickened by how many signs this mom ignored, and chose to send her son away instead of this monster. and the fact that she knew he was abusing her son, but only chose to leave once he moved on to her niece. he’s vile, but she’s not much better.

    • @BAW47
      @BAW47 Před 3 lety +9

      👏👏👏

    • @Kimtoofly
      @Kimtoofly Před 3 lety +17

      Exactly! POS mom

    • @kimberlydelrey
      @kimberlydelrey Před 3 lety +54

      I have zero sympathy for that “mother”. I don’t care if she was being beaten, she knew damn well that monster killed her baby boy and was physically and sexually abusing her son and still chose him over Eric! Still married that POS. Absolutely disgusting. God my heart goes out to Eric. So much trauma he endured. I truly hope he’s healing.

    • @hoseahopa5988
      @hoseahopa5988 Před 3 lety +10

      Agree

    • @xiyuanjia8913
      @xiyuanjia8913 Před 3 lety +6

      Cant agree more

  • @kmcglothlin93
    @kmcglothlin93 Před 3 lety +509

    Ill say it, Brenda literally chose a man over the safety of her child. If she knew enough restrict "D"s access to Jacob, but DID NOT LEAVE D, that makes her JUST as guilty of abuse as D.

    • @commandixnostalgia2321
      @commandixnostalgia2321 Před 3 lety +21

      You really think it's easy for her to leave such a man even if she was aware of his behavior? No,it's not. That woman was scared and most of the time in a relationship like this,they don't wanna leave because they're scared.

    • @kiyahnahhughes3372
      @kiyahnahhughes3372 Před 3 lety +77

      @@commandixnostalgia2321 your child’s safety is always more important than anything - don’t care how scared you are.

    • @jessicarodenberg3679
      @jessicarodenberg3679 Před 3 lety +19

      @@commandixnostalgia2321 what about when he left her kids alone that should’ve been enough for her to leave like she could go to her parents or send her child to her fathers at least not just Eric but no she should be locked up too

    • @taycharlese
      @taycharlese Před 3 lety +1

      !!!!!!!!

    • @Abmarp
      @Abmarp Před 3 lety

      Exactly !!

  • @ailieboo9496
    @ailieboo9496 Před 3 lety +733

    I don’t understand how any human being can hurt a child and a baby like this, ive watched so many of your videos but cases like this are the ones that always get me.

    • @winter5988
      @winter5988 Před 3 lety +18

      Or a mom who thinks her bf could be abusing her baby but continues to let him around the baby.

    • @chloe_plays_roblox
      @chloe_plays_roblox Před 3 lety

      Agreed

    • @ajayjackson7727
      @ajayjackson7727 Před 3 lety +5

      the reason that they hurt the kids is because they regret having them then begin to resent them, so if women feel that way then they should just give them up for adoption, at least they would be safe from these maniacs

    • @gwen08g
      @gwen08g Před 3 lety +1

      I know, this one got me. Gut wrenching. (This comment was for @Ailie Boo only!)

    • @gwen08g
      @gwen08g Před 3 lety +1

      @@ajayjackson7727 I do not believe that this is ANYTHING like what you just described. You need to listen again, and also listen to Eric..closely.

  • @xkaynoel
    @xkaynoel Před 2 lety +29

    I feel so sorry for those boys. Have no sympathy for moms who puts a murder, rapist, and abuser before their children. It’s just careless

    • @mikesanders8621
      @mikesanders8621 Před 10 měsíci

      I think you mean heartless haha careless means something sloppily made, work done while not paying attention or to a low standard etc. as in you need to take care crossing the road.

  • @Michaelangelo591
    @Michaelangelo591 Před 3 lety +64

    The mom and Grandma knew D was abusing Jacob, but they still let him watch him ?!
    I hope that church service was worth your grandsons life 😭
    And the mom STILL stayed with him, AND allowed him to watch the older boy ?! I hope she gets charged with neglect and child engagement, she's as much as fault as D.
    RIP Jacob 💕

    • @Hollywood5433
      @Hollywood5433 Před 3 lety

      Yeah that really ticked me off too. She should've just taken him with her 🙄🙄

  • @pvriskeal
    @pvriskeal Před 3 lety +634

    If you have to restrict the man you’re with from being around your child......MAYBE YOU SHOULDN’T BE WITH SAID MAN!!!

    • @ashleyt8050
      @ashleyt8050 Před 2 lety +52

      Exactly. If it makes you sick to your stomach the thought of leaving your baby alone with your boyfriend for 1 hour, that should be all you need to know about the man you're dating.

    • @GitanaCubana32
      @GitanaCubana32 Před 2 lety +17

      This shows just how desperate some women are to not be alone.

    • @danielleschiazza6172
      @danielleschiazza6172 Před 2 lety +6

      Ding Ding Ding!!!!!!! We have a winner!!

    • @justsaying8
      @justsaying8 Před 2 lety +6

      Then she goes and marries him!! I always say women with kids no need for a man, wait untill they are 18 then go get married to whoever u want

    • @Shenanigan1720
      @Shenanigan1720 Před 2 lety +6

      @@10113sarah when it impacts your children there is NO EXCUSE.

  • @RizaElizabethHawkeye
    @RizaElizabethHawkeye Před 3 lety +228

    The audacity of making Eric think he was ever responsible for any of Jacob's injuries

  • @toryalyn
    @toryalyn Před 3 lety +68

    We need to start giving a shit about how parents treat their children. They deserve to feel safe even if their parent is a victim as well.

  • @sleeplessmom4830
    @sleeplessmom4830 Před 3 lety +569

    As a mother I can not fathom thinking someone may be hurting my child, that child dies, then marrying said person you thought was abusive.

    • @salmonjanet
      @salmonjanet Před 3 lety +12

      Same! I can't even help myself from confronting teachers about school students stealing my 7 year daughters snack at school!
      This story is making my stomach flip and I want to quit watching, but I can't. It wouldn't be fair to do so.

    • @sailysTV
      @sailysTV Před 3 lety +30

      Thank you so much for saying this. It’s so upsetting to see some other people defending the mother in this story. I felt like her behaviour in the whole thing was just plain unnatural

    • @faoileann5593
      @faoileann5593 Před 3 lety +5

      That's because you've not been in an abusive relationship.

    • @faoileann5593
      @faoileann5593 Před 3 lety +4

      @@sailysTV No, for an abuse victim, it's very normal.

    • @faoileann5593
      @faoileann5593 Před 3 lety +5

      @Andrew Gibson What? Did you even listen to the story? She WAS a good mother. You're disgusting.

  • @brittjackson5851
    @brittjackson5851 Před 3 lety +704

    This story is just awful. I have never cried at a video but hearing that this sweet baby screamed when his grandma lifted him up and then again when D had him you know damn well that man did something to that baby. Ugh. Prayers for this family and that sweet sweet boy

    • @shelbyfairchild9636
      @shelbyfairchild9636 Před 3 lety +19

      Agree, it was hard to watch while I’m looking at my 5 month old baby girl bounce in her little swing. My heart truly breaks for him and his family 😔

    • @daniparkin8430
      @daniparkin8430 Před 3 lety

      0l

    • @rosecox8115
      @rosecox8115 Před 3 lety +14

      I cried when Eric started getting choked up

    • @moonpeikko
      @moonpeikko Před 3 lety +10

      I started tearing up when Eric’s voice was shaking while talking about his guilt 💔

    • @kimberlydelrey
      @kimberlydelrey Před 3 lety +3

      God that part BROKE me. That poor sweet baby boy! Children being abused will never NOT haunt me. 💔💔💔

  • @luciasoto449
    @luciasoto449 Před 3 lety +422

    You should of gave “D”s name he doesn’t deserve to have his identity covered

  • @sbishop0586
    @sbishop0586 Před 2 lety +24

    I’m so heartbroken for Eric. His mother kept him in that abusive situation. She failed her babies😔

  • @megan7506
    @megan7506 Před 3 lety +681

    Jacob was failed by all the adults in his life. Such a sad and frustrating case. Rest In Peace, Jacob ❤️

    • @ClaytonAFoster
      @ClaytonAFoster Před 3 lety +106

      I was going to say the same, but I was trying to be respectful. I'm glad someone else did.

    • @cassididemercado8507
      @cassididemercado8507 Před 3 lety +159

      Jacob and Erik were both failed.

    • @megan7506
      @megan7506 Před 3 lety +5

      Cassidi Wilson agreed

    • @lovesongshenna1174
      @lovesongshenna1174 Před 3 lety +89

      Her mom fail that's it. Naive,too low.. women we need to be brave straightforward and follow our guts specifically if u have kids n new bf hmm

    • @alicenthightower9161
      @alicenthightower9161 Před 3 lety +9

      victim blaming comments lmaoo.

  • @hachi7100
    @hachi7100 Před 3 lety +384

    This should be a lesson to put your kid's safety ahead of any man. Trust your instincts. I know the mother probably feels immense guilt but at some point, she has to hold some responsibility for what happened.

    • @xofrnkiee
      @xofrnkiee Před 3 lety +24

      agreed.

    • @melaniesaucedo1073
      @melaniesaucedo1073 Před 3 lety +23

      💯💯 agree! hearing the end part was terrible. Of her getting back with him....I would never do this to my children.

    • @MYCATSEGA12
      @MYCATSEGA12 Před 3 lety +9

      definitely.

    • @georgiab8631
      @georgiab8631 Před 3 lety +10

      i would have to agree completely.

    • @sarahwales6276
      @sarahwales6276 Před 3 lety +10

      She had Full responsibility. She ignored all the signs and left him unprotected over and over again.

  • @heathernikki5734
    @heathernikki5734 Před 3 lety +555

    Yikes. This baby was failed by everyone but his brother. Once again child "protective" services shows their worth.

    • @K1lLxeVERb0dY
      @K1lLxeVERb0dY Před 3 lety +65

      I’m not done with the video yet but it seems like the brother is the only good guy in this story :/

    • @anniliescook6894
      @anniliescook6894 Před 3 lety +53

      It’s definitely the mother’s fault

    • @theodoremarz5533
      @theodoremarz5533 Před 3 lety +47

      @@anniliescook6894 how about you blame the actual murderer ! That’s who’s fault it is.

    • @anniliescook6894
      @anniliescook6894 Před 3 lety +81

      @@theodoremarz5533 obviously but who stayed with that murderer? Who is the person that didn’t notice all the obvious signs who is the person who decided to send her own son away and didn’t find it weird that the baby was still being abused

    • @anniliescook6894
      @anniliescook6894 Před 3 lety +49

      @@theodoremarz5533 who’s the one that told the cops she didn’t think d was capable of hurting Jacob

  • @googleuser7999
    @googleuser7999 Před rokem +35

    The “mother” if you can even call her that… omfg! Eric I’m sorry the adults in your life failed you and your little brother. I’m sorry but that poor baby! I am not much older then how old Jacob would be and this story makes me sick 💔 DONT HAVE KIDS IF YOU WONT KEEP THEM AWAY FROM MEN!!!

  • @kelseyleonor195
    @kelseyleonor195 Před 3 lety +560

    Why is “D’s” name not listed anywhere!? People need to be aware of this person to prevent him from doing anyone else harm

    • @klavdiya9821
      @klavdiya9821 Před 3 lety +104

      Yes!!! AND we must see his face. We should know what this murderer looks like! No privacy!

    • @amandalovatsis
      @amandalovatsis Před 3 lety +55

      According to what Sarah Turney said on her podcast episode about this case, Eric himself decided that he did not want to release the name of his mother's boyfriend so any of the creators who have covered this or worked with him at this point are just honoring that choice. I do agree with your sentiment though and wonder why or how it is impossible to find out who this man is.

    • @anniegathers
      @anniegathers Před 3 lety +30

      It’s disgusting that that man is still protected after all he’s done by her.

    • @Wooplot
      @Wooplot Před 3 lety +15

      maybe there are legal issues? i am not sure.

    • @2972220
      @2972220 Před 3 lety +38

      He was never charged with the crime. If Eric released his name and/or picture it could have serious legal consequences for Eric if D decided to press charges. I hope we can get this case reopened and this disgusting human being charged and convicted.

  • @jonathan_8100
    @jonathan_8100 Před 3 lety +1196

    Every single adult in this story was USELESS, they all had other priorities rather then taking care of the children.. wtf

  • @india1422
    @india1422 Před 3 lety +688

    The irony of a preacher not providing for his family

    • @priscillapie
      @priscillapie Před 3 lety +86

      Religious people do the worst things sometimes

    • @moodsimulator7575
      @moodsimulator7575 Před 3 lety +31

      It seems like he was just doing it for the prestige, attention and power

    • @whitneybarringer6719
      @whitneybarringer6719 Před 3 lety +2

      I thought the same thing!

    • @rjharrison30
      @rjharrison30 Před 3 lety +12

      @@priscillapie So you just group all religious people into that statement?

    • @chelseariddle2449
      @chelseariddle2449 Před 3 lety +14

      As a pastors wife, this immediately disqualifies him from being a pastor.

  • @chitownangel16
    @chitownangel16 Před 2 lety +26

    I did feel Eric's honesty coming through especially when he admits that he could have been jealous but didn't remember. My heart breaks for him and his family.