"Murder In Slow Motion": The Case Of Ellie Weik

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  • čas přidán 26. 08. 2024
  • As Ellie Weik chatted to her online friend, she had the weight of the world on her shoulders. An unknown person was making her life hell, stalking her and harassing her and she spent most days on edge. But she wasn't talking to a friend, she was talking to the person behind the harassment...
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Komentáře • 867

  • @SueSA2009
    @SueSA2009 Před měsícem +450

    You would trade your life for hers? but you dragged her name in dirt in court and took a plea bargain. Such a mockery.

    • @jessicaellina3878
      @jessicaellina3878 Před měsícem +4

      Yes, we didn,t hear him pleading for the death penalty These monsters love the secret little dirty places in their minds too much, they don,t care were they are, as long as they are stealing oxygen. RIP sweet Ellie...a short life, but well lived ❤

  • @sheffieldamanda
    @sheffieldamanda Před měsícem +712

    Love the police patting themselves on the back for solving this crime when Ellie had literally told them his name & showed evidence of his stalking & they just told her to take self defence lessons! 🤬

    • @FelixU812
      @FelixU812 Před měsícem +47

      @@sheffieldamanda Thank You for also Noticing the Police giving themselves credit! Another notch on their belt at the cost of this young lady life. They make me Sick!

    • @annafdd
      @annafdd Před měsícem +42

      That’s what I thought too. You were touched by the rainbow appearing! What about being touched by her terror before she was murdered?

    • @beokay1540
      @beokay1540 Před měsícem +17

      The prosecutor did a lousy job as well.

    • @rmbarnes672
      @rmbarnes672 Před měsícem +8

      40 hours unpaid suspension...

    • @Nookdashiddole
      @Nookdashiddole Před měsícem +1

      Literally

  • @EvilOdysseus
    @EvilOdysseus Před měsícem +617

    Every time there's a stalking case we get the same events. Person is stalked, contacts police, police say they can't do anything, person is murdered, everyone is outraged, police say they will do better and introduce new laws, call it a day.

    • @francesghoul7
      @francesghoul7 Před měsícem +18

      It is beyond infuriating 🤬

    • @kongmengyang1098
      @kongmengyang1098 Před měsícem +3

      I do think the police need to be more thorough and follow thru with things, but... a lot of people get stalked and reported. Not all end in tragedy. It's difficult to arrest someone because you believe they are going to do something bc it is a slippery slope.

    • @krystalwithak2889
      @krystalwithak2889 Před měsícem +5

      Exactly!! Different person, same story.

    • @TheThreatenedSwan
      @TheThreatenedSwan Před měsícem

      Sometimes it's just that the police are stupid because it should have been as simple as ex boyfried->finding his name->he has a long rap sheet of sexual related crimes->finding some evidence tying him to the incidents

    • @justjonni9330
      @justjonni9330 Před měsícem +3

      Glad I'm not the ONLY person who realizes this pathetic cycle!!!!

  • @gem4733
    @gem4733 Před měsícem +199

    “The judge called it unfortunate that Michaels case did not qualify for life in prison” …. Ok what more could have he done to be eligible for life in prison????

    • @SerenDipity64711
      @SerenDipity64711 Před měsícem +18

      Exactly!!!!

    • @trosolowski
      @trosolowski Před měsícem +10

      That's what I first thought! He fcking stalked and killed someone; plus he has a history!

    • @reignman30
      @reignman30 Před měsícem +14

      Truly baffling. I imagine it was because of the plea deal, but why did they need to offer him a deal? They had so much evidence on him and an admission. I don't get it.

    • @user-kw8wc3xd2v
      @user-kw8wc3xd2v Před měsícem +1

      @@trosolowskijust because he confessed??? Unreal

    • @TheThreatenedSwan
      @TheThreatenedSwan Před měsícem +2

      Change the laws in Ohio I guess

  • @kskssxoxskskss2189
    @kskssxoxskskss2189 Před měsícem +248

    "The size and complexity of this case"? Literally she gave you the name, she gave you the lead-up info, and it was exactly who anyone would expect, namely, her ex. Given that he had an extensive record of engagement with both criminal and mental illness systems, a follow-up to her initial complaint would have saved her life.

  • @jpeg42069
    @jpeg42069 Před měsícem +270

    This was 100% preventable. Awful. I’m so sorry, Ellie.

    • @Littlemouse884
      @Littlemouse884 Před měsícem

      Yeah its like women's lives really don't matter

  • @jwalker9803
    @jwalker9803 Před měsícem +570

    Imagine having to tape your curtains shut, living alone, and telling people “I know who’s stalking me,” yet she is still murdered. 🥺

    • @someoneelse293
      @someoneelse293 Před měsícem +23

      poor baby.
      the possessive part of desire is something men need to be self-aware of.
      you don't own her.

    • @MaTTheWish
      @MaTTheWish Před měsícem +20

      We need to create a stricter protocol for convicting stalkers. Is there any movement trying to change legislation concerning stalking?

    • @Danica.Powell
      @Danica.Powell Před měsícem +39

      Being told to "take self defence classes and stay inside at night" is the most disgusting thing I've ever heard. Basically, we should be protecting you but frankly, it's a bit of a hassle so on you go, good girl, take care of yourself, we don't care. Poor darling must have felt very much alone.

    • @Him_He_Me
      @Him_He_Me Před měsícem +5

      It is deplorable. 😢

    • @angelawells6295
      @angelawells6295 Před měsícem

      12:13

  • @_bronzah_
    @_bronzah_ Před měsícem +330

    Not only was Ellie failed by law enforcement to keep her safe, she was failed justice. This case is beyond heartbreaking. RIP Ellie ♡

    • @thomasmyers9128
      @thomasmyers9128 Před měsícem

      US supreme courts ruled…(2005 I think) That police Do Not have to protect you…. Even if you have an order of protection from the court!!!!
      Surprise!!!! Look it up..
      You are your 1st and Only guaranteed line of protection…
      Arm and train yourself…!!!!

    • @erinkathleentaylor1771
      @erinkathleentaylor1771 Před měsícem +14

      Not only failed beautiful Ellie but failed all of us, no female will be safe when he’s out. It’s disgusting.

    • @sunnyadams5842
      @sunnyadams5842 Před měsícem +6

      This story is disgustingly common..People's general utter inability to respond effectively to this sort of problem has driven most, yes I would say most, women who are being done like this, to not even bother telling friends and family, no less cops. You'll just be mocked and called unstable and avoided...I know I learned to shut up. 18 years of misery
      When he finally left me alone and I tried to tell my dad a bit of what I was trying to recover from, he called me delusional. 4 years on he still won't entertain the concept...

    • @RindaJane
      @RindaJane Před měsícem

      ​@@sunnyadams5842 heartbreaking 💔

    • @lilyt18
      @lilyt18 Před 29 dny +1

      “They told her to take self defense classes”
      🤦🏽‍♀️ unbelievable.

  • @amityislandchum
    @amityislandchum Před měsícem +714

    It's infuriating how police don't take stalking seriously. So many women have been killed because cops simply don't care until the victim is dead.

    • @katherine9109
      @katherine9109 Před měsícem +59

      it's worse than that. a lot of police don't take WOMEN seriously.

    • @no_peace
      @no_peace Před měsícem +9

      They do the same things. They'd find a way to do something if someone did the same to them though

    • @lornaginetteharrison7168
      @lornaginetteharrison7168 Před měsícem +43

      I saw a fly-on-the-wall documentary series a few years ago following the police in the UK, and the cops went out on a call to a young woman who was being relentlessly stalked by a man she didn’t know and didn’t want to know. One of the officers actually said to her "Why don’t you try giving him a chance and going on a date with him? Maybe he’ll give up then." 🤦🏻‍♀️
      Unfortunately this is fairly typical of the police’s general dismissive attitude to stalking victims here in Britain. Time and time again, official enquiries into the police’s conduct after stalking victims have been murdered have shown how little they care. They always say "lessons will be learned" and they never are.

    • @kayw5562
      @kayw5562 Před měsícem +4

      17 years that’s it..

    • @Lenergyiskey358
      @Lenergyiskey358 Před měsícem +3

      @@no_peace Or one of their daughters or friends.

  • @jstra
    @jstra Před měsícem +159

    That self congratulatory police press conference was something else. They left the girl to die and then had the audacity to believe she was thanking them via a rainbow for finding her body.

    • @ElaAusDemTal
      @ElaAusDemTal Před měsícem +22

      That was absolutely ridiculous!

    • @mistressmozart
      @mistressmozart Před měsícem +22

      yeah that was absolutely revolting!

    • @daeneryseilish
      @daeneryseilish Před měsícem

      i think they said her family said that, not the police. not trying to defend the police’s incompetence.

    • @ingridfong-daley5899
      @ingridfong-daley5899 Před 28 dny +3

      I nearly skipped ahead, that conference was making me so mad i was getting distracted.
      "We're so proud of ourselves for the pitiful nothing we did to help--we know she's grateful, from heaven."

    • @TheFauve4ever
      @TheFauve4ever Před 5 dny +1

      The police didn’t solve this murder. The victim did. All the information she gave them this murder could have been prevented. The killer was caught because she did the legwork for the police prior to her death

  • @amityislandchum
    @amityislandchum Před měsícem +124

    So, Michael was also dating an underage teenager when he was 23.

    • @realname638
      @realname638 Před 11 dny +1

      Ok???????????? Like no one addressed it at all!!

  • @widow237
    @widow237 Před měsícem +131

    And with a ridiculous sentence, I doubt poor Ellie will be his last. 😡

  • @clivematthews95
    @clivematthews95 Před měsícem +236

    Stalking is one of those cases that leaves me fuming. This man clearly believed he’s entitled to Ellie’s body. The police failed her, here. The justice system also failed her. The suspension of that incompetent cop isn’t going to bring her back
    I hate it when exes don’t let go and move on. The victim did all the right things and she was still murdered 😭💔
    Rest In Peace, Ellen Weik 🕊

    • @aservantinbabylon
      @aservantinbabylon Před měsícem +22

      You're not wrong in the least, nothing to disagree with her . But I'll ad that people need to understand that the authorities are generally incompetent and that you MUST TAKE THESE SITUATIONS AS A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH. That means, especially if you are a woman, do not continue living alone until it the situation is solved and definitely get a firearm . You must go on the aggressive offense, even if it means deleting the threat from this earth.

    • @racheljackson4428
      @racheljackson4428 Před měsícem +2

      so sad.

    • @Him_He_Me
      @Him_He_Me Před měsícem +11

      And even when these stalkers push the victim to react, to save their own sanity, its the victim that gets in trouble from police.

    • @clivematthews95
      @clivematthews95 Před měsícem +3

      @@Him_He_Me it’s really heartbreaking

    • @ChrisAndCats
      @ChrisAndCats Před měsícem +3

      Why all of a sudden though if he's an ex from ages ago? What suddenly started it up?

  • @emilyjordan8772
    @emilyjordan8772 Před měsícem +121

    "we know she had a sign of anxiety and depression".
    Yeah. That HER MURDERER CAUSED.

  • @darkwoods1954
    @darkwoods1954 Před měsícem +87

    I hate when the police who have been utterly useless then pat themselves on the back that they solved an obvious case they could have prevented considering Ellie handed the stalker to them on a plate.

    • @johngodley256
      @johngodley256 Před 4 dny

      It was a terrible matter in England, 100s of young teenage girls were groomed
      and sexually abused by Pakistani men. The police did nothing other than
      refusing to believe the girls, until it all blew up in their faces.

  • @Celeste-hl1kw
    @Celeste-hl1kw Před měsícem +144

    “… with her pet gecko, Gale” 😭❤️

  • @8213apice
    @8213apice Před měsícem +112

    17 years? If he admitted to doing it, why didn’t his case qualify as life in prison without parole?

    • @whitneyanders5945
      @whitneyanders5945 Před měsícem +11

      17 years isn’t too bad. If it was in Australia he’d be out on the streets after six or seven years

    • @shk9150
      @shk9150 Před měsícem

      @@whitneyanders5945 surely this can’t be true 💀

    • @amg8497
      @amg8497 Před měsícem +1

      Exactly what I wanted to ask ?!

    • @no_peace
      @no_peace Před měsícem +1

      ​@@whitneyanders5945 i just listened to a case where someone got 17yrs for kidnapping someone. He hadn't had a chance to do anything else. 17 years is not a lot in the US, sentencing here is deranged

    • @juliestannard5538
      @juliestannard5538 Před měsícem +2

      @@whitneyanders5945sadly in Australia the average amount of time spent in prison for Murder is 8 years.

  • @Dreas_Diaz88
    @Dreas_Diaz88 Před měsícem +60

    It’s so scary to be a woman . Ladies you all be safe out here . Never know who’s watching and waiting . Prayers for her family

    • @Bobzt2
      @Bobzt2 Před měsícem +5

      Mmm… Same for guys. Works both ways. First hand have experienced it, sadly.

    • @Dreas_Diaz88
      @Dreas_Diaz88 Před měsícem +2

      @@Bobzt2guys are just more scary … it’s more common with guys as well .

    • @amymckay23
      @amymckay23 Před měsícem

      @@Bobzt2get out of here with your male privilege. You’re the exception, not the rule.

    • @Scipio_Americanus
      @Scipio_Americanus Před měsícem

      Dreas Diaz is the kind of guy women should be careful around.

    • @ANYHOO0
      @ANYHOO0 Před měsícem +23

      ​@@Bobzt2we all know that men can be victims, but the vast majority of this type of crime is men victimizing women.

  • @Ekinnajay
    @Ekinnajay Před měsícem +55

    So according to the defense, even though she was being stalked and harassed, scared out of her mind, sought help from the police who did nothing, got help with therapy on how to manage the resulting stress, fear, and anxiety, somehow this therapy and possible medications to help with the depression and anxiety led to her death in a remote field next to her stalker's house, bound with duct tape, naked and abused, with a plastic bag over her head, eventually dying from asphyxiation. GTFOH with that BS.

    • @jennpacsai2519
      @jennpacsai2519 Před 24 dny +3

      Couldn't have said it better...the audacity of defense is insulting the victim

  • @danpaul4975
    @danpaul4975 Před měsícem +36

    Imagine if she'd told the police all about what was happening, and even the name of the person that she thought was doing it.... Oh wait...

  • @AngelaMerici12
    @AngelaMerici12 Před měsícem +35

    This was completely preventable.

  • @illmawomble479
    @illmawomble479 Před měsícem +62

    An absolute disgrace of a sentence.

  • @OshaneC92
    @OshaneC92 Před měsícem +40

    This guy is truly sickening. The justice system and police definitely failed her.

  • @princessofhardrock3934
    @princessofhardrock3934 Před měsícem +119

    When the police made their statement, too bad they didn’t hold themselves accountable and say “This murder could have been avoided if we had taken the stalking more seriously! We should have researched the digital trail and caught him BEFORE Ellie lost her life! We will be making changes in our department!!!” Very upsetting, yet still happens so often!
    Also, the defense went after Ellie herself as their defense??!? WTF??? 🤬 RIP Ellie!😢

    • @tarantellalarouge7632
      @tarantellalarouge7632 Před měsícem +10

      this case is absolutely horrible, this could have been avoided, Police should do more preventing searches, this is often a question of life and death for many women. Here in France, it is the same old thing, police are used to intervene when the crime is done but when there are so many red flags and reports of stalking, they should stop the criminal before. This is a question of political will and financial resources. Special units should be trained about this kind of on-line stalking. As women we have to struggle to obtain this from our authorities

    • @princessofhardrock3934
      @princessofhardrock3934 Před měsícem +4

      @@tarantellalarouge7632 I agree, but this includes men, too! I had a male friend stalked by a crazy ex, but wasn’t taken seriously because he was a guy! Stalking doesn’t usually stop with just watching someone!!!🤬

    • @mamacito1795
      @mamacito1795 Před měsícem +4

      Let's be honest, even if they knew it was him before this murder, even if they'd classified it as stalking, they would've said no crime was committed until he did something. This was always the way it was going to end because even though stalking is a huge indicator for murder it's never considered dangerous

    • @tarantellalarouge7632
      @tarantellalarouge7632 Před měsícem +2

      @@mamacito1795 it is the problem seen in the book/movie "minority report", how to prevent a crime and stop a criminal ? vast subject ! but very often the stalkers are committing crimes when they are stalking and it is possible to intervene. Sometimes it doesn't work but doing nothing is not an option

    • @mamacito1795
      @mamacito1795 Před měsícem +2

      @@tarantellalarouge7632 it should be taken more seriously than it is, especially when it escalates. The current provisions are inadequate. Wow a restraining order maybe! Cos a little sheet of paper that the police may turn up and enforce, may not. And even if they do they're locked up a day or so and let right back out to go back to harassment.

  • @kimmyfreak200
    @kimmyfreak200 Před měsícem +79

    "how to survive in prison" oh mikey boy...u are in for a rude awakening

  • @ruthmenchaca6688
    @ruthmenchaca6688 Před měsícem +67

    I said it before and I’ll say it again….I hate defense attorneys. They defend these scumbags and blame the victims. Rest In Peace, Ellie❤

    • @EJay8906
      @EJay8906 Před měsícem +13

      This was an especially infuriating defense.

    • @RightsForZombies
      @RightsForZombies Před měsícem +16

      Defence attorneys are essential to the justice system. I despise the tactics some defence attorneys will employ, but for all the scummy ones out there there are plenty of attorneys who are trying to protect people from wrongful imprisonment and make sure that the state is being just. They’re not the bad guys by default, the criminals are.
      In my opinion it’s more outrageous that the prosecution allowed the overly generous plea deal than the gross implications from the defence attorney. At least his excuse was that he’s trying to defend his client. What’s the prosecution’s excuse for not defending the victim?
      Unless Ohio state laws are different to the norm, it seems crazy that they offered those terms or accepted them from the defence.

    • @melaniemunro6696
      @melaniemunro6696 Před měsícem +5

      Me too. If hell exists there is a VIP room there for defence lawyers

    • @lueysixty-six7300
      @lueysixty-six7300 Před měsícem +3

      ​@@melaniemunro6696This is hell, buddy.

    • @no_peace
      @no_peace Před měsícem +3

      They have to do a great job defending the defendant or the defendant can reasonably appeal. But they don't have to do this

  • @FG-qo8hp
    @FG-qo8hp Před měsícem +41

    this is very sad when people will only really care for you when you are already gone.

    • @cindyshirreffs2099
      @cindyshirreffs2099 Před měsícem +7

      All the stops pulled out after she has been murdered; a fat lot of use. Need stronger law to stop stalking

    • @ingridfong-daley5899
      @ingridfong-daley5899 Před 28 dny +1

      Narcissistic stewardship--they care about losing you, not about having/loving/helping you.

  • @leslievasquez2645
    @leslievasquez2645 Před měsícem +62

    I’m so tired of the crybaby men who can’t take no for an answer 😡

    • @loveforeignaccents
      @loveforeignaccents Před měsícem +4

      It didn't sound like that was the case though. He wasn't trying to get back together with her, and he started this about five years after they had broken up.

    • @tinydream
      @tinydream Před měsícem +6

      @@loveforeignaccentsI don’t understand your conclusion. You don’t think she ever told him “NO” or “STOP” or “LEAVE ME ALONE” while she was being stalked? She most certainly told him “no” many times and he did not stop.

    • @loveforeignaccents
      @loveforeignaccents Před měsícem +1

      @@tinydream I have no idea what she told him, as that information wasn't revealed. My point was he wasn't someone who couldn't take no for an answer -- as per the OP's comment -- or else he would have gone after her/started harassing/stalking her right off the bat and not waited till five years down the line.

    • @loveforeignaccents
      @loveforeignaccents Před měsícem +4

      @@tinydream BTW, when did she tell him "no"? Did I miss it? I thought she didn't know who it was, and when she ended up finding out, she told her friend and the cops but didn't respond to him/the perp personally.

    • @tinydream
      @tinydream Před měsícem +6

      @@loveforeignaccents you don’t know enough about how stalkers operate if you think he was never told no and that he would only go after her after certain times because that makes the most sense in your mind. It’s good you don’t know, it means you likely have never experienced it, and I genuinely hope you never do.

  • @abhijitchatterji7587
    @abhijitchatterji7587 Před měsícem +90

    The Westchester County police has the audacity to suggest they are competent?!! Astounding. They basically ignored her pleas for help. And they’re tomtoming their achievements! Unbelievable

    • @proctorsledge
      @proctorsledge Před měsícem

      our Sheriff loves a show, loves attention whether positive or negative. i can see that pompous attitude spreading throughout the police department.

  • @Felbicky1
    @Felbicky1 Před měsícem +20

    The second “Nate” said he wasn’t bringing his phone I knew it was Michael 😭
    Rip Ellie 💔

    • @Scipio_Americanus
      @Scipio_Americanus Před měsícem +1

      Well it was kind of obvious to everyone sherlock🙄

  • @peppercat8188
    @peppercat8188 Před měsícem +24

    Rest in peace Ellie. You deserved so much better.

  • @quinkdinkbink
    @quinkdinkbink Před měsícem +23

    17 years is crazy... My condolences to Ellie and her family

  • @lindseyyoung9149
    @lindseyyoung9149 Před měsícem +24

    Authorities always want to protect and do something AFTER an innocent woman loses her life! Unreal! She should still be here today. Also, how is it that you can be convicted of abuse of a corpse and only receive 1 damn year in prison?? What a joke. The justice system sees very little justice. RIP, sweet, sweet girl.

  • @manusha1349
    @manusha1349 Před měsícem +25

    Just want to say Thank You for providing quality content with such consistency. Another well produced video 👏🏽
    This is such a sad case, RIP sweet Ellie ⚘️

  • @menmykrazycat8129
    @menmykrazycat8129 Před měsícem +24

    17 years?? Great job Ohio. From the Westchester PD who didn’t protect her, his case not being “eligible” for life in prison.
    This is so sad, when Ellie was calling many times for help, and the people who are supposed to help protect her, didn’t. I feel terrible for her family and friends and I’m hoping this guy never gets paroled.

    • @One-Ring-To-Rule-Them-All
      @One-Ring-To-Rule-Them-All Před měsícem

      Abduction, torture and murder, stalking multiple women, definitive serial killer vibe... nah he is fine to be released... 😮

  • @sarahquinn6989
    @sarahquinn6989 Před měsícem +14

    15:39 It's interesting how many resources & agencies they were willing to draw on to solve Ellie's murder yet they weren't willing to do the same to prevent her murder. The police were complicit, it's truly disheartening.

  • @weave_of_k
    @weave_of_k Před měsícem +21

    17 years to life???????? Huge slap in the face to Ellie’s family and sham as far as justice goes.

  • @moniquetheobald889
    @moniquetheobald889 Před měsícem +16

    Don't expect forgiveness? You're getting none. Rest gently Ellie, condolences to your family ♥

  • @ItsJaaane
    @ItsJaaane Před měsícem +23

    So sickening that a victim goes to the police annd they do nothing! The chief of police who did the press conference should be ashamed by pointing out what a beautiful humang being she was! Ridiculous and phony ..

  • @laurablassberg8559
    @laurablassberg8559 Před měsícem +15

    I’m surprised that this is the first about hearing this case. You did a great job with all the details. Ty for your hard work.😊

  • @SpicyTexan64
    @SpicyTexan64 Před měsícem +157

    "Told her to take some self defense classes" 🤦‍♂️
    This delusion that women can just take a few self defense classes and seriously defend themselves has got to stop.
    Buy a firearm, learn how to use it safely and carry it.

    • @FromThe3021
      @FromThe3021 Před měsícem +9

      Personal protection isn’t a just reason to carry in some countries.

    • @Veganarchy-Zetetic
      @Veganarchy-Zetetic Před měsícem

      I wish she had of got a big dog or always had some sort of spray on her. Being alone night after night with that fear must have been a living nightmare.

    • @AndrewAung1992
      @AndrewAung1992 Před měsícem +12

      Agreed males are often stronger physically and whatever striking Martial Art will be nullified if a male gets a hold of a female. So that is indeed a better and safer option for a woman.

    • @AndrewAung1992
      @AndrewAung1992 Před měsícem +9

      @@mercury_rising Nope as a person that trains in Martial Arts the force multiplier is something that I will never fight against. A woman pulls on me and I am 100 percent submitting.

    • @AngelaMerici12
      @AngelaMerici12 Před měsícem +4

      Yes, why just tell her to take defense classes?? I mean, it's not bad but also tell her to buy a firearm and take classes on how to use it.

  • @thehibernatingturtle4016
    @thehibernatingturtle4016 Před měsícem +28

    This is such a sad case, thank you for covering it. Simple - I see Truly Criminal posts, I watch.

    • @SpaceMonster61
      @SpaceMonster61 Před měsícem +2

      I agree. Thank you TC for highlighting Ellie. Poor Ellie. 😢❤

  • @sharongrigg5336
    @sharongrigg5336 Před měsícem +12

    All of your case's stay with me but this one, i don't know why upset me in a way I just can't describe. The beautiful photo of Ellie at the end looking so radiant in the field knowing what this bastard did to her just really got to me. She was failed by law enforcement & failed by the Justice system. RIP Ellie & shine bright sweetheart.

  • @carltongirl95
    @carltongirl95 Před měsícem +34

    What an evil sick man even his Mother wanted the harshest penalty for him...the police failed Ellie big time over and over again and Michael I hope each day in prison is worse than the one before...you should rot in hell for the pain and mental torment you put your ex-girlfriend through RIP Ellie 😢 💜 PS that Defence Lawyer omg how do you sleep at night's 💩

  • @stridetopride
    @stridetopride Před měsícem +30

    Shocking how little help the police gave Ellie. Why should she be to take self defense classes and stay inside? Ridiculous!!! When it went as far as the video of her being sent to her, serious action should have been taken. God bless you Ellie and all your family and friends. I am so sorry you were let down like that, you deserved so much better. Fly high beautiful angel xxxxxx

  • @loudunne4404
    @loudunne4404 Před měsícem +9

    Its a crying shame and quite unacceptable that the effort they put into convicting this sick sob wasn't put in to finding him before the fact. This might have turned out very differently had that of happened. RIP Beautiful Angel. ♥️🖤

  • @Melicious8675
    @Melicious8675 Před měsícem +13

    That pos def has done it before. I can’t believe he only got 17 yrs she was barely on this earth for that long. So sad

  • @KackieJennedy
    @KackieJennedy Před měsícem +21

    I mean... The local police dropped the ball on this case early on.
    Poor girl and family 😢

  • @annastasiashandele8047
    @annastasiashandele8047 Před měsícem +16

    Every one is entitled to defense in court but this one, that lawyer should have some shame. He stalked her and killed her and only got 17years!! 🕯️for the other inmates to do something to him

  • @fernoodle7826
    @fernoodle7826 Před měsícem +9

    As I was binge watching your videos, it hit me that these people were ordinary like us. So many peoples lives cut short 💔

  • @hannahgeraghty4201
    @hannahgeraghty4201 Před měsícem +17

    Okay.. I realise that a defence lawyer's entire job is to fight for their client, whether they like it or not they're obliged to win that case. But dragging that poor girl's name through the mud like that in such a blatant attempt to throw doubt on her character and mental state is just fucking disgusting. You can do your job without insulting the fucking victim.

  • @cherylhuot4436
    @cherylhuot4436 Před měsícem +25

    If they had put 1\100th of the effort into finding who was stalking her, as they did in finding who killed her, she might still be alive. Shame on the PD. That defense was disgusting. RIP Ellie.

  • @SourVodka
    @SourVodka Před měsícem +12

    Under a hour is a good time for a case that's why I love this channel
    Great editing and storytelling

    • @laurablassberg8559
      @laurablassberg8559 Před měsícem +2

      Agree

    • @amymckay23
      @amymckay23 Před měsícem +1

      Yes, sometimes the longer ones are like “She woke up with a bitter taste in her mouth, rolled over to see the tress blowing in the harsh Texan breeze.”
      It’s like, really? Did we need all that? Are we writing a novel?

  • @towboat4213
    @towboat4213 Před měsícem +17

    17 years seems very lenient for stalking and murder.

  • @colinreece3452
    @colinreece3452 Před měsícem +13

    The police could have avoided her death if they had done their job, that cop who never acted on the evidence also needs jail time, he in a roundabouy way helped the killer.
    I've said this before on these videos I see the photos of a lovely lady and then think she is no longer with us, all through some wiedo, so sad for the family and freinds of poor Ellie.

    • @heidibearss3455
      @heidibearss3455 Před měsícem

      Agreed, the cop should be charged with accessory to murder!! 😤

  • @saddletramp5000
    @saddletramp5000 Před měsícem +4

    I love the calm in your voice and how you always show so much respect to the victims.

  • @iceblueaquamarina7389
    @iceblueaquamarina7389 Před měsícem +6

    She was obviously a gentle soul with good spirits. Her funeral was so beautiful, a celebration of her life.
    Posessive, revengeful, stalking and threatening others, constantly looking for new supply, having odd desires, lying, living in his own reality, feeling smarter than anybody else, gaslighting, stealing, showing no empathy and remorse…that‘s the wicked world of narcs. Unfortunately they never show their true colours (and red flags) right at the beginning.

  • @BrookeMiano
    @BrookeMiano Před měsícem +12

    I hope he gets prison justice since the system itself is broken when it comes to DV and stalking. Disgusting.

  • @chelseaschertz2067
    @chelseaschertz2067 Před měsícem +6

    This is truly horrifying. I feel for her family and friends.. completely heartbroken 💔

  • @tristanmason7405
    @tristanmason7405 Před měsícem +29

    The pitiful police department praising themselves for finding her body, BUT they could NOT protect her!! Then why is PROTECT and SERVE even associated with them?!!! Sickening they had a hand in her DEATH.

  • @Nikki_the_G
    @Nikki_the_G Před měsícem +10

    Another goddamn plea deal for an open and shut case. I am so sick of this.

  • @8213apice
    @8213apice Před měsícem +19

    What a weirdo. Police need to take stalking and cyber stalking more seriously.

  • @blakerobertson7249
    @blakerobertson7249 Před měsícem +3

    Police need to take harassment seriously

  • @kristen7623
    @kristen7623 Před měsícem +10

    I was just looking to see if a new episode was out and one popped up! #blessed

  • @AllTheCritters
    @AllTheCritters Před měsícem +9

    Off topic… People, please stop releasing balloons. They endanger a lot of critters, especially if they end up in water. And they really are a form of pollution. Maybe plant flowers or trees instead, or install a bench or two in a park. There are many useful ways to honor lost loved ones. ❤❤

  • @stayahsome
    @stayahsome Před měsícem +4

    Thankyou for telling Ellie’s story. 🌈 ❤

  • @whitneylilucious
    @whitneylilucious Před měsícem +5

    It's so sad that you can go to the police report concerns, take all safety measures ans still be killed. I hate this world.

  • @EricaStapleton-c6p
    @EricaStapleton-c6p Před měsícem +3

    That sentence is ridiculous. RIP Ellie. Thank you Truly Criminal 💠

  • @wizardofaus8473
    @wizardofaus8473 Před měsícem +1

    The respect you show to the victims with your story telling is so touching.

  • @lilpirozhki
    @lilpirozhki Před měsícem +30

    this is genuinely the worst police work i have ever fucking seen. how embarrassing and disgusting.

  • @daynamanning5225
    @daynamanning5225 Před měsícem +8

    The balloons though...🤦
    Rest in paradise beautiful ❤️

  • @taurusqueen7574
    @taurusqueen7574 Před měsícem +3

    How the hell did this case not meet life in prison? Thats wild.

  • @nonabliss
    @nonabliss Před měsícem +7

    Yet again law enforcement fails to protect a victim who did everything right. The cops always seem more energized and active after an irrevocable act has occurred. How does that help Ellie and the thousands of other victims they fail to protect when some deranged individual is stalking and harrassing them?

  • @kerribruewer3105
    @kerribruewer3105 Před měsícem +3

    i live here & remember this happening very well. very surreal to see you cover her story. RIP sweet girl

  • @5minuteswithdainee
    @5minuteswithdainee Před měsícem +9

    I love Saturdays because you guys drop a video! Thank you!

  • @lornaginetteharrison7168
    @lornaginetteharrison7168 Před měsícem +7

    Kinda disgusting how the police chief at the press conference tried to downplay their negligence in this case, and distract the public with nonsensical whimsical tales of rainbows and how it was a sign from Ellie that she was pleased with the police’s work.
    What a load of crap. You let her down, YOU let this happen to her. A coincidentally occurring weather phenomenon doesn’t have anything to do with the basic expectation that the police will retrieve the murder victim’s body in a case they couldn’t be bothered to prevent.

  • @jenniferharrelson7218
    @jenniferharrelson7218 Před měsícem +9

    How in the world does such a murder get only 17 years? What in the world? Is it the prosecution’s fault? That fact there was a plea?
    The only thing that makes me feel better is he’s obviously getting beat in prison by the look of those two black eyes.

  • @megallgurl
    @megallgurl Před měsícem +5

    Thank you for covering these cases.

  • @chrisjarvis2287
    @chrisjarvis2287 Před měsícem +11

    Everyone here in Cincinnati was outraged by this verdict and we remember it well.

  • @nadine5753
    @nadine5753 Před měsícem +6

    It's disheartening to witness the injustice in this murder case.
    On another note, it’s concerning that the tradition of releasing balloons 🎈 to honor those who have passed continues. Although a helium balloon can rise to altitudes of five miles (8 kilometers) into Earth's atmosphere, it must come back down eventually, and when it does, it causes environmental harm. That colorful little scrap of latex may end up in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. Let’s find more environmentally friendly ways to pay tribute to those we’ve lost 🤍

  • @BlueAlabama73
    @BlueAlabama73 Před měsícem +4

    My God, if this doesn't "qualify" for life without parole, then what does?! Even in death, Ellie has been failed. When he gets out, every woman in his vicinity will be in danger.

  • @brentbair8231
    @brentbair8231 Před měsícem +6

    I was happy to see the black eyes he had in court. I hope he has a rough time in prison.

  • @enigmadrath1780
    @enigmadrath1780 Před měsícem +29

    1) Absolute disgrace that, YET AGAIN, stalking wasn't taken seriously. Ellie didn't deserve to live or die like that.
    2)That monster should never see the outside of a prison. Ever.
    3) FFS, STOP releasing balloons to commemorate loved ones! You're just littering.

  • @bronte333
    @bronte333 Před měsícem +2

    These defence lawyers are truly vile.🤮

  • @chopsandtoots
    @chopsandtoots Před měsícem +14

    She seemed like such a beautiful soul. How terrifying. 💔

  • @SnowWhite717_
    @SnowWhite717_ Před měsícem +10

    Thank you for the upload! I tried $5 but nothing happens when I click buy… just thought you might ask CZcams WTH is going on. ❤ Love my favorite channel!

    • @TrulyCriminal
      @TrulyCriminal  Před měsícem +4

      Thank you so much for the kind donation! That’s very odd and we’ll have a look and see if we can work it out :) 🖤

    • @wendyHew
      @wendyHew Před měsícem +1

      Stingy

    • @wendyHew
      @wendyHew Před měsícem +1

      @@ExoticTS well what I wouldn't do is be stingy then lie that the five pounds choice isn't working 🤣 If that was the truth you can just do two more 1.99 donations immediately now, otherwise it is clearly a lie

    • @SnowWhite717_
      @SnowWhite717_ Před měsícem +1

      @@wendyHew where’s yours?

    • @Scipio_Americanus
      @Scipio_Americanus Před měsícem

      Wendy might have some mental issues.

  • @watermelonsloth6947
    @watermelonsloth6947 Před měsícem +4

    Stalking cases that aren't taken seriously piss me off beyond words. She even told them exactly who it was and they did nothing until she was killed. Ridiculous and infuriating.

  • @joshinaround9551
    @joshinaround9551 Před měsícem +2

    That defence lawyer should be ashamed of themselves.

  • @HiyaNope-ps7yg
    @HiyaNope-ps7yg Před měsícem +1

    What a sick defense attorney wanting her therapist notes

  • @no_peace
    @no_peace Před měsícem +4

    He's 29, she's 23, and they dated 6 years ago?

  • @fannyflamant482
    @fannyflamant482 Před měsícem +2

    Police told her to stay inside? What the actual F**K!!???? 😡

  • @bellagiancola4952
    @bellagiancola4952 Před měsícem +6

    I have heard of this case before so I know this is a horrible one, but thank you for your factual and respectful presentation. I also love the podcast.

  • @Poisonevy4188
    @Poisonevy4188 Před měsícem +13

    A search of 5 minutes!!! The police failed you baby girl.😢

  • @Dan-uc7vl
    @Dan-uc7vl Před 20 dny +1

    Extremely sad. Terrible work by the police, and that defence lawyer trying to shift the blame away from the defendant was a disgrace.

  • @lalang4806
    @lalang4806 Před měsícem +2

    Thank you so much for uploading❤

  • @gretelsmith2985
    @gretelsmith2985 Před měsícem +1

    A rainbow over her body… as a mother I felt this in my soul. RIP sweet girl. My heart is with her and her family. 🤍

  • @jamiew.6606
    @jamiew.6606 Před měsícem +9

    Beyond frustrating. The police could have found that IP address the WHOLE time, yet they waited until AFTER her death to take additional steps. What a joke. Also, please please PLEASE, if someone is stalking you and making a bunch of aliases to fool you, DO NOT tell a stranger online that you’re “home alone and going to sleep.” Don’t give away that you’ll be vulnerable in any instance. Tragic case.

  • @toagoodhome46
    @toagoodhome46 Před měsícem +12

    ‘Start taking self defence classes and stop going out at night’????!! This is SO angry making. Ellie has to change her behaviour but he just gets to carry on, unaffected. Talk about green lighting the perpetrator. And of course, as always, he has a history that isn’t joined up. Another absolute failure by police to keep a woman safe.
    Rest in peace, beautiful Ellie. This was indeed murder in slow motion - and it was preventable.

    • @Scipio_Americanus
      @Scipio_Americanus Před měsícem +1

      "Angry making"
      School failed you.

    • @user-cn4ql3kh1d
      @user-cn4ql3kh1d Před měsícem

      Similar advice given to women at the height of the Yorkshire Ripper in the uk. Women were basically told to stop going out at night. Police were kinda shrugging their shoulders and saying, “well, what more do you want us to do?”
      Infuriating.

  • @brookie.cookie89
    @brookie.cookie89 Před měsícem +2

    These kinds of videos remind me why i choose not to date and barely hangout with/talk to people

  • @lollipop3136
    @lollipop3136 Před měsícem +5

    Coward, just a coward bully. All big and tuff when stalking women and inducing fear, murdering poor Ellie. But get caught they piss their pants and can’t take any responsibility.
    It’s pathetic that people didn’t use these resources or take her seriously when she was alive needing help, after she’s gone, amazing what they put resources into to find the coward. Bit backwards.