Son Discovers His Mom’s Disturbing Secret

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  • @yummyjackalmeat
    @yummyjackalmeat 5 місяців тому +695

    Leaving a baby alone without anyone in that parking lot, and without a mother forever. Evil.

    • @amberorm1273
      @amberorm1273 5 місяців тому +52

      Joanna loves her grandson so much, that she takes away the boy’s mother, AND, then leaves him in the car, ALONE. Now, that screams “Grandma-of-the-Year”! (And, Mother-of-the-Year, to boot) EVIL and SHAMEFUL beyond comprehension! She should be given the harshest sentence possible!

    • @cynsi7604
      @cynsi7604 5 місяців тому +10

      @@amberorm1273 ​​⁠ YES! she should. I think it should be NO CONTACT with her grandchild (or any grandchildren if she has more in the future)! And when I imply NO CONTACT I’m saying NO photos, letters, inquiring about them in any form. Tack that on AFTER her regular sentence is handed down. There ARE CONSEQUENCES for the ACTIONS you choose to CAUSE HARM!! And in this day and age time it is definitely forgotten about!! The INNOCENT ones ARE PAYING THAT GREAT PRICE, because those who CANNOT CONTROL THEIR-SELVES. ✌🏻

    • @ojay8961
      @ojay8961 5 місяців тому +3

      Someone was going to find the baby laying beside the dead body on the street

    • @yummyjackalmeat
      @yummyjackalmeat 5 місяців тому +3

      @@ojay8961 no shit

    • @apeyoutube7485
      @apeyoutube7485 5 місяців тому +3

      The trauma ugh 😢

  • @gtw4546
    @gtw4546 5 місяців тому +531

    “startled, taken aback, seemed confused” - sounds like Heather recognized her killer even with the disguise, like “why are you wearing that?!"

    • @batarasiagian9635
      @batarasiagian9635 5 місяців тому +31

      Agreed.

    • @muggleintheupsidedown
      @muggleintheupsidedown 5 місяців тому +14

      Agreed! So damn sad.

    • @KaladinVegapunk
      @KaladinVegapunk 5 місяців тому

      The crazy mom absolutely seems like a self righteous bible thumping lunatic that would be able to justify murder because she thinks she's in the right

    • @ppw2393
      @ppw2393 4 місяці тому +1

      Good point. This hag, figured she had her bases covered. She gaslighted her son his entire life. Hopefully she's happy in prison and never gets out. RIP Heather

    • @mikesrdtrukr
      @mikesrdtrukr 4 місяці тому +10

      Excellent observation.

  • @lizc6393
    @lizc6393 5 місяців тому +481

    I shouldn't be, but I'm just utterly boggled by the number of murders motivated by custody issues.

    • @desireenicole2497
      @desireenicole2497 5 місяців тому +35

      But my brother is going through a a divorce with my soon-to-be ex sister-in-law they've been together like 11 years married 10 and she has been absolutely non-stop manipulative lying under the core straight perjury just very vindictive and it's been a year since we've been able to see the kids she won't let my parents near the kids she won't let me near the kids she won't let my brother near the kids so I can absolutely see how people can murder somebody when it comes to things like this because it is absolutely devastating what somebody can do to you just because they're being vindictive
      My brother supported her through her different careers that she wanted to do he paid for everything she wanted to be a teacher she couldn't pass the test so she quit on that she wanted to be a medical student she couldn't pass the test on that so she went to be like a medical assistant she wanted to do stuff with like tarot cards and crystals and bought her thousands of dollars worth of these things he supported her through all of this and then she said she was going to Vegas to go see your brother but turns out she was actually going to see her secret boyfriend that she had met while working in a doctor's office she is now dating this doctor my brother is a veteran from the Iraq Pakistan Afghanistan wars and has PTSD around certain things and she would call him a p**** tell him he was a b**** that he couldn't handle things that he was weak and pathetic and on and on she was physically abusive emotionally abusive all of ityeah because it's a no-fault state Florida is my brother can't use anything that she did to begin the divorce against her in the court and the courts are extremely biased against fathers in the process of custody child support all of this things they even have a prenup from when she cheated on him when they were like 5 years into the marriage where he agreed to give her like $1,500 a month and like half of his retirement fund and she's like no I don't want that I want more and now she's trying to go after like 6,000 a month which is like all he makes plus she's trying to take the house that they have how about together in their marriage as well as 50% of his retirement and she wants full custody of the kids I we've been to court like four times and the judge won't even let my brother or his lawyer speak all they've done is listen to her side and it's been a year now

    • @cdes1776
      @cdes1776 5 місяців тому +18

      And they think they won't get caught! It *never* seems to occur to them they'll likely be caught and what those consequences will mean. I think she wanted the baby.

    • @marcuswilliams5255
      @marcuswilliams5255 5 місяців тому +13

      I mean, it makes sense. People are pretty serious about their children in comparison to most things.

    • @PazuzuM666
      @PazuzuM666 5 місяців тому +3

      I bet its huge.

    • @Ayaistakingabreak
      @Ayaistakingabreak 5 місяців тому +36

      @@marcuswilliams5255i think that people who actually care about their children would not destroy their lives by doing such a horrific act though

  • @CK8smallville
    @CK8smallville 5 місяців тому +374

    She said Heather did not have morals. When did murder become moral?

    • @7jcjg
      @7jcjg 5 місяців тому +1

      sociopathic narcissists don't abide by our shame, they just use morals as a weapon against others that do care about it.

    • @samanthanickson6478
      @samanthanickson6478 4 місяці тому +16

      apparently, only the son was allowed to cheat. so many morals. DIL wasn’t supposed to have anyone else

    • @vladdyydaddy
      @vladdyydaddy 4 місяці тому +3

      In self defense

    • @robertmoffett3486
      @robertmoffett3486 4 місяці тому

      Oh, morals are on a spectrum like genders
      Pick any you like, they're all good

    • @robertmoffett3486
      @robertmoffett3486 4 місяці тому +9

      ​@@vladdyydaddy Self defense isn't murder at all

  • @jikook7457
    @jikook7457 5 місяців тому +37

    Hypocritical for the murderer to talk about someone else's bad parenting being inherited: HER son cheated on his wife. And, ya know, she killed someone. Smh

  • @michelleruss9877
    @michelleruss9877 5 місяців тому +1180

    Custody exchanges can be so fricking dangerous. The Police station where I live has special spots marked for just this. Poor baby

    • @franpag2611
      @franpag2611 5 місяців тому +49

      A good idea because it is a hard time.

    • @chrismanspeaker9372
      @chrismanspeaker9372 5 місяців тому +68

      Man, what a sorry state of affairs we live in that kids are used in this way. Its a societal failing when kids are used to punish partners.

    • @osley7347
      @osley7347 5 місяців тому +59

      Nah where I live there was an exchange at the police station and the dad murdered the mother with a shotgun some people just don’t care :/

    • @ChairmanTrump
      @ChairmanTrump 5 місяців тому +30

      People are capable of anything when they feel like they have nothing left to lose.

    • @feraltaco4783
      @feraltaco4783 5 місяців тому +11

      That is a brilliant idea!

  • @rogermortis6583
    @rogermortis6583 5 місяців тому +995

    Poor man's first reaction is to worry about the impact of this on his child. That kid has a better chance than many of being ok with that at least.

    • @artistgirl1489
      @artistgirl1489 5 місяців тому +116

      That’s what I thought. That’s how I knew he wasn’t involved.

    • @thehangingparsiple5692
      @thehangingparsiple5692 5 місяців тому +70

      I thought he came across as completely fake!

    • @lannah080907
      @lannah080907 5 місяців тому +25

      @@thehangingparsiple5692I did too.

    • @TiffanyStarr2141
      @TiffanyStarr2141 5 місяців тому +30

      As soon as he said that, I *KNEW* he wasn't involved.

    • @circlecityzombie
      @circlecityzombie 5 місяців тому +97

      ​@@thehangingparsiple5692didn't seem fake to me jus someone in shock that his dumbass mom would do something like that

  • @Ayaistakingabreak
    @Ayaistakingabreak 5 місяців тому +432

    How selfish can you be to take away the life of your grandchild’s mom? And then walk away leaving that poor baby in the car????

    • @AlaborJinta
      @AlaborJinta 5 місяців тому +5

      what did you think would happen to the baby though? why would she take it and reveal her identity.

    • @kristinwojtowich8902
      @kristinwojtowich8902 2 місяці тому +1

      ​@@AlaborJintashe did it in a parking lot full of winesses' she's not exactly a genius 😂 Her identity was going to come out eventually, she might as well have taken the kid. I just think she djdnt expect her own son to turn on her- probably thought he'd be thankful or some shit bc she's crazy.

    • @ihawms950
      @ihawms950 Місяць тому

      ​@kristinwojtowich8902 why would you want a murderer to take the child?

    • @nattydaddy316
      @nattydaddy316 Місяць тому

      i’ll say it again…. always the fatties

  • @TonyAnnechino
    @TonyAnnechino 5 місяців тому +27

    The fact that her own son recognized her immediately, before recanting much later, shows he knew it was her.

  • @Jabarri74
    @Jabarri74 5 місяців тому +115

    That phone call where he asked her was telling. No way an innocent person wouldn't react with fury at the accusation rather than flat denials

    • @cappuchino_creations
      @cappuchino_creations 3 місяці тому +6

      You almost could hear the fake smile in it. "I didn't do it :)"

    • @ElaineHardy-ou6ir
      @ElaineHardy-ou6ir 21 день тому +2

      And there's no way, NO. WAY., I would ever be talked into implicating an innocent person just for the sake of "full custody". So her nonsense about the police manipulating her son into saying he recognized her in the video, is just that - nonsense. If police came to me and said, "We'll help you get custody of your kid(s) if you will state in court that the shooter looks like your mom.", there's no way I would do that, if I knew in my heart that my mother was innocent of the crime the cops were trying to "frame" her for doing.

  • @Marykate465
    @Marykate465 5 місяців тому +175

    “ Joanna and her attitude walked out “ lol Mike can get so savage 😂

    • @mellendiamond
      @mellendiamond 5 місяців тому

      "...It wasn't just Stephen who'd go on to finger his own mother... probably coulda worded that better." 👀 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @eggsngritstn
    @eggsngritstn 5 місяців тому +304

    This story floored me. The mom is truly crazy. Certifiable. Imagine being that son understanding your mom is a cold-blooded killer because she wanted total control. Ouch.

  • @fireman8995
    @fireman8995 5 місяців тому +1467

    Not a single amount of regret. Killing a mother just to never see your grandchild ever again. She's absolutely disgusting

    • @danielhartin7680
      @danielhartin7680 5 місяців тому +34

      She was convicted on zero evidence. This should be a red flag to anyone who cares about the integrity of the judicial system.

    • @fireman8995
      @fireman8995 5 місяців тому +40

      @@danielhartin7680 not only did her son believe it but the wig hair and her truck. It's not much but also she's have more then enough motivation to do so. I definitely believe she did it but yeah they definitely didn't have enough on her and probably should have looked for gunpowder residue in the truck

    • @michellegallia9361
      @michellegallia9361 5 місяців тому +91

      @danielhartin7680 I mean there’s the multiple witnesses picking her out, her wig fiber found in her truck, her admitting to doing it to like the entire cell block, and when her own son identified his fake-mustachioed mother from the images leaving the scene?

    • @danielhartin7680
      @danielhartin7680 5 місяців тому +12

      @@fireman8995 I agree she most likely did it, but cases are decided on evidence presented, not emotions. At least that's the way it's supposed to be. This woman, whether she did it or not, has an excellent case for a retrial.

    • @TTownTim
      @TTownTim 5 місяців тому +42

      @@danielhartin7680 A jury of her peers said guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Pretty basic stuff.

  • @nicolejttmom6061
    @nicolejttmom6061 5 місяців тому +41

    There are so many mother-in -laws like this, and they all want the mothers of their grandkids to end up like poor Heather. I had one and I am thankful to be alive and that the courts prohibit any contact between my kid and her father and grandmother. I am well aware it doesn't always end well.

  • @SamBuys-xo8jx
    @SamBuys-xo8jx 5 місяців тому +31

    I have watched this tragic story on other UA-cam channels A LOT. I must say this is the best one. Short, to the point and some good sarcasm.
    Just my sense of humor and I respect the respect shown to the victims.

  • @buruzn09
    @buruzn09 5 місяців тому +295

    “And HE’s gotta live with that.” Excuse me!?!? Evil, stupid, and smug is a bad combo. This line just blew the top end off of the scale.

    • @jeanneganrude8549
      @jeanneganrude8549 5 місяців тому +26

      Just what I thought.
      I hope she sits and stews in her guilt that SHE has to live with. 😡🤬

    • @FiestyPatriot
      @FiestyPatriot 5 місяців тому +15

      Old saying is-She’s got a chip on her shoulder. And man she’s not a happy person 😮

    • @usmcchrisg
      @usmcchrisg 5 місяців тому

      She projects because she has no self awareness.

    • @ginagina9592
      @ginagina9592 5 місяців тому +5

      Right?!! And the son taking it back shows he’s got some issues

    • @trisha7913
      @trisha7913 5 місяців тому +3

      This lady is a narcissist. She will never feel guilty about it.

  • @m.y.o.b.724
    @m.y.o.b.724 5 місяців тому +543

    The gall of Joanna calling Heather an unfit mother when she herself is one of the worst parents ever. Who does that to their child and grandson... Ugh!😠

    • @nadaleenbrady8183
      @nadaleenbrady8183 5 місяців тому

      Sxsssr

    • @rhondasisco-cleveland2665
      @rhondasisco-cleveland2665 5 місяців тому +14

      A narcissist. She only cared about having CONTROL of those two boys.

    • @martinabest5801
      @martinabest5801 5 місяців тому

      A raging lunatic delusional narcissist does that to their child and grandchild, that's who. They only think of themselves and don't give a damn about anyone else and who they harm. She sure as hell didn't give a damn about her grandson, that's for sure and what he witnessed, just disgusting. Thankfully he was to young to remember it.

  • @Kellibel
    @Kellibel 5 місяців тому +163

    So scary that people like her walk amongst us. Thank goodness she’s locked up for life.

  • @averyeml
    @averyeml 5 місяців тому +9

    The chill way she goes “I didn’t, Steven,” when her son is crying for the loss of the mother of his child and BLAMING HER. Regardless of if she did something or not, regardless if the crime is big or not, if I called my mom in tears and said “I saw a video of a crime and it looks like you” she’d be upset both for me and for herself

  • @Robin5957
    @Robin5957 5 місяців тому +17

    She missed her calling. She could have made a great hit man. Hitwoman. Clearly no guilt. Got up and walked out of interrogation. Cold as ice.

    • @kristennelson3190
      @kristennelson3190 22 дні тому

      That's basically what I was thinking. She might be a heartless b*#!&, but she's got some brass balls!

  • @toldyaso13
    @toldyaso13 5 місяців тому +151

    Stephen's mother: "I'm not going to bash her, I not going to do that" and then she proceeds to bash the hell out of her.
    What a monster-in-law.

    • @madsdee7803
      @madsdee7803 5 місяців тому +3

      She also took the jewellery receipt to her to show her because she was trying to help her son out of the relationship by having Heather break up with him. She's a manipulator and her son just rides on her manipulating.

    • @mightymouse1005
      @mightymouse1005 5 місяців тому +1

      You can tell by hear "I'm smarter than you " attitude and posture, she thinks she's better than the cops.she had NO remourse or compassion

    • @mightymouse1005
      @mightymouse1005 5 місяців тому +2

      ​@@madsdee7803she's probably controlled her son so long, it's all he knows.
      She's probably always "just has his best interests at heart "

    • @leve8691
      @leve8691 День тому

      C 6 c

  • @charliebarrow7086
    @charliebarrow7086 5 місяців тому +673

    Oh man, another grandparent involved in a custody battle in a deadly way. This is insane, if she loved her grandson, she couldn't have killed his mom.

    • @playboyfan001
      @playboyfan001 5 місяців тому +16

      Doubt it was for the kid, she prob just really hated that woman. enough to kill which might lead one to believe that there was some serious bad blood between them and it escalated to this. Heather for sure didn't deserve to be murdered but maybe she could've prevented her own death, who knows.

    • @Azriel884
      @Azriel884 5 місяців тому +29

      She viewed as property, nothing more. Someone like her isnt capable of loving another.

    • @Emma88178
      @Emma88178 5 місяців тому +56

      @@playboyfan001 What??? No absolutely not. There is nothing she could have done to prevent anything, NONE of that was her fault. You're just straight up victim blaming. That is gross.

    • @playboyfan001
      @playboyfan001 5 місяців тому +4

      @@Emma88178 nah I don’t think you understood what I said.
      -
      Killing your former daughter in law is not something that one plans out on a whim, not someone sane enough to go through the trouble of wearing a disguise and parking their getaway vehicle in a strategic location.
      -
      So there must’ve been some seriously hostile interactions between the perpetrator and the victim before all this. Let’s not kid ourselves here, relations between in laws are often times not the greatest. I think it’s fair to speculate that heather and the grandmother Said and or Did things to one another that ultimately led to one planning out a murder on the other.
      -
      The grandmother was a functioning member of society but unfortunately for heather she was capable of extreme violence against someone that clearly gave her a reason to flip that crazy switch and commit such a vile act. Did heather DESERVE this, absolutely NOT. But do I think she contributed to her death, yes. She clearly gave her mother in law a reason (or more than 1) to want her dead, even if it was for her own satisfaction, which I think for sure was part of her motive.

    • @RuminatingRaptor
      @RuminatingRaptor 5 місяців тому +52

      @@playboyfan001
      What an absolutely ridiculous comment. Heather isn’t to blame for her murder. 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️
      You are still blaming the victim in your explanation. She didn’t give her MIL a reason, the MIL was an evil person. Period.

  • @oldsteve4291
    @oldsteve4291 5 місяців тому +500

    When Steven realises his mother killed his ex and his immediate thought is about his son, that just tore my heart.

    • @sweeneytodd011
      @sweeneytodd011 5 місяців тому +59

      True but at least the kid still has one parent who clearly has his priorities right.

    • @audreymuzingo933
      @audreymuzingo933 5 місяців тому +49

      His IMMEDIATE thought, yeah. But it sounds like he flip-flopped by the time of the trial. For all we know, he's taking Carson to see his "innocent" Grandma in the pen right now.

    • @thisisanaccountalright
      @thisisanaccountalright 5 місяців тому

      Tbf it sucks but his mom is manipulative as hell, and he's lived with that all his life. Even big life changing events like this, it can be hard to separate entirely from someone like that. It fucks with your brain.

    • @katthefantastic
      @katthefantastic 5 місяців тому +2

      Same

    • @WobblesandBean
      @WobblesandBean 5 місяців тому +34

      ​@@sweeneytodd011 Uh, no. His behavior was totally fake, and he kept flip flopping. I think he knew.

  • @Lovetheducks
    @Lovetheducks 5 місяців тому +11

    Damn that mom is a savage. She just doesn't give 2 F's

  • @ultimately-sabrina
    @ultimately-sabrina 5 місяців тому +7

    Every single video I wait for the “take care…because I love ya, Mike out.” 😊

  • @plague_kat
    @plague_kat 5 місяців тому +223

    Gotta love how she can't stop shit-talking Heather for one fucking second. It's so normal to her that she doesn't even think she to stop to make her look better.

    • @jessed6151
      @jessed6151 5 місяців тому +6

      They get stuck in a brain wire, where they're almost on auto pilot. She thought she was in the clear so she couldn't help but do her regular spiel of shit talking in front of everyone except her son. But cops usually look for how the relationship dynamics are in the families that are involved in these cases so for her to be blankly vindictive to Heather who was beloved by everyone, probs really struck the cops as odd. These ppl like Joanne are so weird/ creepy, least of all dangerous, they don't live in the same reality as the rest of us, mentally speaking. As far as I've known, there's no cure for these types of people, it's no shocker she raised Steven who ended up being a cheater, a narcissistic trait that would defs be passed down because she would teach Steven how view others and how to treat them, it's truly sick and needs more awareness brought to society. There's more people like this than people like to believe, maybe not lethally dangerous, but mentally so.

    • @mikesanders8621
      @mikesanders8621 4 місяці тому +1

      I think the original comment was a tad more succinct.

  • @makavelismith
    @makavelismith 5 місяців тому +158

    She makes sure that her grandson grows up without a mother and is all teary-eyed for how everything is going against her?
    Thats a special brand of narcissism right there.

  • @michaelpipkin9942
    @michaelpipkin9942 5 місяців тому +65

    She was so convinced she could get away with it, even when she was caught, it couldn't convince her otherwise.

    • @Kyle_Riel
      @Kyle_Riel 5 місяців тому +3

      Tbh, I'm shocked she was convicted. Not a single shred of evidence and witnesses that, in court, wouldn't testify it was her. The suspect being 6 inches taller and 60 pounds heavier.
      Scary that they can just put you in jail for a "hunch"

  • @kinny1847
    @kinny1847 5 місяців тому +8

    The face Mike makes after saying ‘ you are Stephen ‘ is now burnt into my brain for a pick me up if I ever feel down !! ❤😂

  • @johnpendarvis7885
    @johnpendarvis7885 5 місяців тому +8

    Wow. Hard to imagine finding out your mother is a murderer.

  • @cdes1776
    @cdes1776 5 місяців тому +107

    The image of her red flip-flop by the car with the evidence marker really captures those horrific final moments. She was probably thinking of her baby boy. :(

  • @eh1702
    @eh1702 5 місяців тому +484

    She sure didn’t *innocently* give her daughter-in-law literal evidence that her husband was cheating on her.

    • @sandrafaith
      @sandrafaith 5 місяців тому +53

      My thought exactly!

    • @lizabet7702
      @lizabet7702 5 місяців тому +55

      Perceptive. She probably always had hate in her heart for her..

    • @Chuck_EL
      @Chuck_EL 5 місяців тому

      The sketch photo looked like Stephen
      But it was his mom wearing a wig and mustache
      He definitely favors his mom
      Which means she was wanted to frame her own son for murdering Heather
      She's fuckin sick

    • @KathyHussey063
      @KathyHussey063 5 місяців тому +70

      Right !! I mean WHERE would she have "just stumbled" onto the receopt (think about that, I'm a mother in law & there's no reason for me to be searching my kids or their partner's wallets, cars, dresser drawers, pants pockets, purse or anything; to be finding HIS receipt from a jewelty purchase). I'm sure her son did not ignorantly just lay it in the open to be found..... so.....
      The normal thing to do would've been to give it to your son, not draw your daughter in law's atttention to it...
      So she was snooping & looking for something to help drive a wedge between them & break them up. Butshe didn't think what that would mean and that she only lot more contol of her grandson & her son too. Just an obsessed woman intent on having control over her grown son & grandson too & her daughter in law was in her way.....

    • @mommyshark1124
      @mommyshark1124 5 місяців тому +18

      She wanted to hurt Heather. She wanted to "twist the 🔪."

  • @demoncorejunior
    @demoncorejunior 5 місяців тому +339

    yikes, that lady must have been so manipulative in every day life, if she’s there in prison saying she forgives her son but he has to live with…sending his mom to jail

    • @woodworkingandepoxy643
      @woodworkingandepoxy643 5 місяців тому +56

      She's got the crazy eyes. I'm surprised this is her first time. Her being so adamant that she could get away with murder makes me wonder if she hasn't killed before

    • @danvitty5442
      @danvitty5442 5 місяців тому +31

      Yup just awful really people like that can’t be fixed ever

    • @eh1702
      @eh1702 5 місяців тому +40

      Yep. A woman who just happened to find a receipt for jewellery that her son bought on Valentine’s day and “helpfully” gave it to the daughter-in-law ..l who she would know full well didn’t get any.

    • @lannah080907
      @lannah080907 5 місяців тому +22

      Narcissistic

    • @-xirx-
      @-xirx- 5 місяців тому +4

      ​@@eh1702 you noticed that too.

  • @bobaTJ
    @bobaTJ 5 місяців тому +6

    This woman thinks she's a genius, obviously. The ego! What a waste of humanity.

  • @davidandrews5262
    @davidandrews5262 5 місяців тому +7

    Steven cheated on her. Then his mom killed her. Dang. Thats rough.

  • @sandraguthrie276
    @sandraguthrie276 5 місяців тому +144

    My late husband was from Snellville! I always told him I thought that sounds like a Dr. Seuss city! 🤣 Let’s give it a go Mike!!!!

    • @jeffstewart3342
      @jeffstewart3342 5 місяців тому +7

      Hahaha

    • @13699111
      @13699111 5 місяців тому +5

      That's funny!!!

    • @jxn1056
      @jxn1056 5 місяців тому +4

      😂😂😂

    • @sweeneytodd011
      @sweeneytodd011 5 місяців тому +12

      At first I thought Mike was saying "smellville" so discovering it wa actually Snelville was an improvement for me.

    • @eh1702
      @eh1702 5 місяців тому +12

      In Scotland, “snell” describes the kind of damp cold wind that sucks the warmth out of you.

  • @AliValentine143
    @AliValentine143 5 місяців тому +163

    Very disturbed-Grandma was thinking only of stealing her son's son from his only Mom, selfish, disgusting. I'm glad her son snitched her out.

    • @apeyoutube7485
      @apeyoutube7485 5 місяців тому +7

      He didn’t though. The way they did it was pretty messed up. Convinced him it was her then made him think he would be charged. He never said it looked just like her. He kept saying it could be in shock and horror. I don’t feel like using a vulnerable traumatic moment like that to say he said it was her definitely was fair at all. His mom was awful but he was clearly a victim too if he didn’t know. To make him feel guilty like he put her away just put him in a place where he can’t accept what she did. He’s too busy feeling guilty that it was such a weak case and what he said put her away for life.
      They could’ve found more forensic or other evidence instead.
      Let the guy accept it properly so he’s not in a guilt limbo & can move on.

  • @j68715
    @j68715 5 місяців тому +193

    My father recently passed, and I dropped my life/career to move home with my mom, who is lost after 60 years of marriage. It's sad, stressful, and beautiful all at once. Thanks for occupying the late-night hours in my childhood room and reminding me that our family is very blessed, Mike!

    • @13699111
      @13699111 5 місяців тому +11

      Heart warming

    • @neworleans1979
      @neworleans1979 5 місяців тому +14

      I’m sorry to hear about your father. I truly hope in time you are able to to heal in whatever way that may be for you. You are an amazing child for going to be with your mom. My precious momma passed in 2022 from covid pneumonia-her and my dad together 60 years. My Dad is still completely lost without my beautiful momma. They did everything to get her and were each other’s first for everything. Your story gripped my heart. I’m so happy I’m able to be take care of my Dad-I mean afterall our parents did take care of us so I will do the same for him respectfully. Take care of yourself-sometimes we neglect ourselves being so busy-remember in order to take care of your mom you need to be well. ❤

    • @ShakerPro72
      @ShakerPro72 5 місяців тому +8

      I’m so sorry you lost your dad. Took care of my grandmother for the last two years of her life after my grandfather passed. They were married 66 years and they were apart for only 9 nights in all those years. A few years ago I left my life/career to live with and care for my mother so that she could stay in her home. We lost my father quite a while ago. She passed recently but it was the hardest and best 4 1/2 years of my life. What a blessing. I wouldn’t trade one second. Thank you for doing what you are doing! You won’t regret it. I am sending you and your mom all of my love and prayers.

    • @PazuzuM666
      @PazuzuM666 5 місяців тому +9

      I'm so sorry for your loss and I can imagine how much pain your mum is in. So great that she's got you ❤️

    • @bjbrown
      @bjbrown 5 місяців тому +11

      I lost my father two years ago. Fortunately I have lived next door to my parents for years so we spent many happy afternoons playing Yahtzee and sharing stories, gardening and building things. Dad is gone now and Mom and I continue but we miss him every day. Thanks for teaching me so much, Dad, you have made my life so much better and happier.

  • @epistuos1250
    @epistuos1250 5 місяців тому +22

    This dude tells murder stories and then says he runs with headphones on, completely unaware of his surroundings.... some type of special ✨️

  • @waterlilies64
    @waterlilies64 5 місяців тому +17

    God I love your delivery. The absolute best at injecting humor into these stories without disparaging the victim. ❤

  • @setaside2
    @setaside2 5 місяців тому +53

    That "dear" as she said "I did not, dear" was arctic.

    • @-xirx-
      @-xirx- 5 місяців тому +15

      "When you get your little blood spots or whatever, you call me" (rap the table twice and walk out) - that's one cold hearted b_ 😱

  • @skully0078
    @skully0078 5 місяців тому +209

    Hey Mike, I introduced my Dad to your channel and I'm pretty sure he is binge-watching your stories now. lol

    • @13699111
      @13699111 5 місяців тому +23

      I'm 72 the same thing happened to me been watching ever since,HA!!!

    • @petithibou1891
      @petithibou1891 5 місяців тому +5

      Awesome 😊❤

    • @amarshall2896
      @amarshall2896 5 місяців тому +11

      Tell him to drink every time Mike wears the Polaroid shirt.

    • @michellegallia9361
      @michellegallia9361 5 місяців тому +9

      @amarshall2896 And take a drink every time he says the word “tree” (three) 😂

    • @amarshall2896
      @amarshall2896 5 місяців тому +11

      @@michellegallia9361 oh you’re trying to get wasted 😂

  • @gaaraxnaru
    @gaaraxnaru 5 місяців тому +725

    I just looked it up, if anyone's curious, Carson is living happily with his maternal grandparents. Thank goodness. I don't want him being raised to believe his grandmother is innocent by his coward of a father.

    • @jeanneganrude8549
      @jeanneganrude8549 5 місяців тому +53

      Thanks for the update! ❤

    • @femsff7090
      @femsff7090 5 місяців тому +92

      That must kill Joanna. She did all that and now she'll never see her grandson again. Probably assumed she'd get away with it and knew her son would be too weak to raise the kid on his own so she'd step in and take over.

    • @MsSonali1980
      @MsSonali1980 5 місяців тому +25

      Oh, thank god!

    • @ayameisastar
      @ayameisastar 5 місяців тому +44

      I can’t believe he thinks his mom is innocent now. What a moron

    • @photowarriorfundamentalfre3526
      @photowarriorfundamentalfre3526 5 місяців тому +17

      EXACTLY my thoughts!
      Thank you for letting us know!

  • @ProPressureWashers
    @ProPressureWashers 5 місяців тому +4

    I've been watching your videos for years...i took a break...and now im back... nothings changed. STRAIGHT BANGERS!

  • @HellaKwik
    @HellaKwik 12 днів тому

    The irony of a murderer saying the victim wasn't morally fit to raise her own child.
    The total lack of self awareness is astonishing

  • @mallorycannon3011
    @mallorycannon3011 5 місяців тому +46

    The utter irony of her in this jailhouse interview ! When they asked are you good with your son now? And her playing the victim like she does and saying am I hurt? Yes I'm hurt but I would have done the same. When in reality her son and grandson are the victims of her horrible crimes. 😠

  • @Harmonictuba23
    @Harmonictuba23 5 місяців тому +73

    "As helpful as a hole in the head" in a headshot case is diabolical behavior, lol

  • @SUPER_WOLFMOON
    @SUPER_WOLFMOON 5 місяців тому +968

    Her son cheated on his wife, she's talking about bad parenting and bad examples. Then she kills the wife? Who is a good parent? Imagine how guilty that ex-husband must feel!

    • @HS-oh8xh
      @HS-oh8xh 5 місяців тому +7

      Why you gotta bring up the cheating tho

    • @KawaiDoxy
      @KawaiDoxy 5 місяців тому +144

      ​@@HS-oh8xh because it's relevant ??

    • @twilightgardenspresentatio6384
      @twilightgardenspresentatio6384 5 місяців тому +13

      All selfish rationalization

    • @Flamsterette
      @Flamsterette 5 місяців тому +83

      @@HS-oh8xh Why are you defending cheating?

    • @ManuelGuzmanPhotography
      @ManuelGuzmanPhotography 5 місяців тому +14

      ​@Flamsterette not defending the cheating, but SUPER odd to focus on that rather than the murder.

  • @waterbitten
    @waterbitten 5 місяців тому +6

    Shout out to the that 1st witness, she was so clear and detailed.

  • @scorpiokhaleesi
    @scorpiokhaleesi 5 місяців тому +40

    It’s wild how nonchalant and arrogant she was in the initial interview. “Maybe go get his glasses” then she’s all weepy in the jail house interview.

  • @TruecrimeAndcommentary
    @TruecrimeAndcommentary 5 місяців тому +507

    This was never about her grandson. If she really loved him she would have put her grandsons love for his mother before her feelings about her. She wanted her grandson to herself. This was a narcissist fulfilling her narcissistic desires.

    • @user-gj1me4mf5c
      @user-gj1me4mf5c 5 місяців тому +18

      Why is everyone suddenly a narcissist? Some people are just mean, and that's all there is to it.
      So many armchair psychologists. 🙄

    • @kittykat8177
      @kittykat8177 5 місяців тому

      @@user-gj1me4mf5c like u

    • @TruecrimeAndcommentary
      @TruecrimeAndcommentary 5 місяців тому +47

      @@user-gj1me4mf5c To be honest it annoys me aswell how often people use the word “narcissist” when talking about people who commit a crime against others but I think in this case it’s accurate. If the definition of a narcissist includes “a preoccupation with oneself and one's own needs, often at the expense of others” then it fits her perfectly, I think she killed Heather because it meant she could have her grandson to herself. She put her own wishes above her sons and her grandsons and so her motive wasn’t just mean it was narcissistic, meaning the cap fits in this case.

    • @maeahem
      @maeahem 5 місяців тому +28

      @@user-gj1me4mf5cAs someone who did study and work in psychology, yes the overuse of certain terms on the internet has been frustrating.
      But one can be a narcissist and or have narcissistic tendencies or traits and not be diagnosed with narcissistic personality disorder.
      So I believe the comment applies here in this instance.

    • @melodi996
      @melodi996 5 місяців тому +12

      @@user-gj1me4mf5c m, nah, there're no "just mean" people, there's always a name to the issue, and as someone with NPD, this woan definitely was losing her power over that kid and his mom's, so she killed t get that control back, no love in that.

  • @Reach41
    @Reach41 5 місяців тому +123

    “More targets than just the store.” I’m dying.

    • @hannahshark8080
      @hannahshark8080 5 місяців тому +5

      😬

    • @DraftDodger-c1e
      @DraftDodger-c1e 5 місяців тому +1

      really, that's the line that did it for you? you must be simple minded to be so easily entertained.

    • @Reach41
      @Reach41 5 місяців тому

      @@DraftDodger-c1e Thank you for caring.

    • @tessaelto1472
      @tessaelto1472 5 місяців тому

      @@DraftDodger-c1efr. people harp on That Chapter being "so respectful towards victims" yet he makes unfunny jokes at the victims expense in every single video.

    • @RachelD386
      @RachelD386 5 місяців тому

      😕

  • @lilsuzec
    @lilsuzec 5 місяців тому +2

    I live 30 minutes from Snellville. How have I never heard this story. Thank you for covering it, Mike!

  • @lucibee1163
    @lucibee1163 5 місяців тому +65

    I am about to watch this with tears streaming down my face as I found out today my very close friend NATE passed away.
    He lived in USA I live in England.
    We met through this channel+became very close friends.
    Something NEITHER of us had ever done before..meet someone through ..what social media?Jesus it took us months to work out how to swap emails without the whole comment section knowing.
    We just did it in the end as we must have been annoying people chatting sbout being single parents.etc
    I will miss him so v much.😢
    Thank you for introducing us though Mike.
    He has two boys+2grandkids.a boy+a girl.
    I'm 53..he was younger than me not even 50.
    Rest in peace MY N.
    I promise to keep in touch with the boys+grandkids.
    Hope they come to England one day +I will look after them.
    Miss you mate.
    Luci Bee.❤

    • @geegstar
      @geegstar 5 місяців тому +11

      @lucibee1163 I am SO sorry! Its difficult to lose someone special to you.😥

    • @lucibee1163
      @lucibee1163 5 місяців тому +10

      ​@@geegstarthankyou for your kind words.
      I've lost so many friends in my life.
      I lost my partner 9years ago.cancer.then my Dad 5months later.cancer too.
      Nathan my lovely American friend and I had the most amazing bond.we just couldn't believe it ourselves.met in a comment section on That Chapter😊we did leave comments for Mike telling him he replied a couple of times saying how pleased he was.
      When we first spoke on the phone it was hilarious 'you sound so ENGLISH " and he sounded so American 😅
      What a pair of nanas😊he loved sayings like that.must be very British x

    • @irishhoopers6899
      @irishhoopers6899 5 місяців тому +5

      Hugs ❤ that's very hard

    • @lucibee1163
      @lucibee1163 5 місяців тому +4

      @@irishhoopers6899 I appreciate the hugs mate,virtual hugs,much needed,thank you.
      Are you Irish.?

    • @lucibee1163
      @lucibee1163 5 місяців тому +6

      I reckon Nate will be smiling at these comments 20likes too!that's loads for me! Nate+I used to be real puzzled how some comments could get thousands of likes.why is that?someone said something about bots, we gave up trying to understand at that point! Took us long enough to work out how to exchange email addresses!
      The language differences gave us many laughs,his lovely son got hit by a semi,way before I knew him.had to learn to walk again it was pretty horrific ,but I said to Nate one day'what IS a semi...cos in England a semi has a whole other meaning!Well when he sussed out what it means in England he roared with laughter.he told his mom+dad too,they sent me a video of them all laughing, Nate said " the image of my son getting hit by a semi..English style semi ,it wouldn't have caused as much pain + damage 🤭

  • @HannahMattox
    @HannahMattox 5 місяців тому +124

    That detective didn't want to talk to Joanna anymore. He needed to, but he was so glad she asked for a lawyer.

    • @walkerlocker6126
      @walkerlocker6126 4 місяці тому +4

      Tbh he lost his cool a little too soon. He should have had his suspect floundering and frustrated, not himself while she calmly responds. Now that interrogation footage COULD be used as proof that police were trying to threaten her into confession. I do understand his frustration but I was smh at that part

  • @glorygloryholeallelujah
    @glorygloryholeallelujah 5 місяців тому +40

    I hope that poor little dude was given lots of therapy and is able to grow up to live a full and happy life. 💔

    • @kittykat8177
      @kittykat8177 5 місяців тому +3

      therapy, lol

    • @AlejandroSaenz-us9zt
      @AlejandroSaenz-us9zt 5 місяців тому +5

      I'm sorry to say but I don't think he will ever remember any of this

    • @glorygloryholeallelujah
      @glorygloryholeallelujah 5 місяців тому +9

      @@AlejandroSaenz-us9zt I don’t think that counts as a “sorry to say”…I 100% hope he doesn’t remember the actual event!
      However, that doesn’t prevent him from living with the aftermath.
      Growing up without a mother-knowing that your grandmother murdered her right in front of you.
      That can definitely mess a person up, if they aren’t helped coming to terms with it (the earlier/younger they learn to process and deal with it, the better).

    • @patriciadonoho2199
      @patriciadonoho2199 5 місяців тому +2

      @@glorygloryholeallelujah This! Hopefully he don’t recall the actual event, but you know how messed up it could leave him in his mind. My son briefly dated a girl in HS whose dad did murder her mom and suicide himself….even with years of counseling she was all kinds of messed up. It was sad. People who do these horrific things are Only thinking of Themselves, not the Innocent left behind. 💙

    • @glorygloryholeallelujah
      @glorygloryholeallelujah 5 місяців тому

      @@patriciadonoho2199 oh how terrible!-that poor girl!😞
      I hope she eventually found a healthy way to cope with it and was able to move forward in her life.
      But you’re 100% correct about it being “all about themselves”!
      It’s basically the most disgustingly selfish act a person could ever commit -and it’s even more repulsive when the perpetrator tries to claim *”I just wanted to kill that person in order to help my kid/grandkid/niece/nephew/etc!”*
      Like…. What?!
      Absolutely ridiculous.

  • @Clymers1984
    @Clymers1984 5 місяців тому +1

    @The Chapter Mike I love how you unpack these stories!! I’m so proud of you!! ♥️🫶🏼🙏🏼

  • @JSainte17
    @JSainte17 4 місяці тому +2

    It always weirds me out when I hear these stories and they happened on my birthday. I think about where I was and what I was doing while some people were having the worst day of their lives.

  • @susanmiltiades8642
    @susanmiltiades8642 5 місяців тому +36

    I'm a longtime fan, born and raised in Snellvile back when it was actually a small town, and the slogan was, "Everybody's Somebody in Snellville!" I had a sweet t-shirt with this on it.

    • @nononoisaidnope
      @nononoisaidnope 5 місяців тому +9

      Why does this sound like Dr. Seuss made that slogan

    • @elenawilliams32
      @elenawilliams32 5 місяців тому +3

      ​@@nononoisaidnopeHahaha 😂 Yes, absolutely. Cheers for making me laugh all the way down here in Australia. 🇦🇺😂

    • @nononoisaidnope
      @nononoisaidnope 5 місяців тому +2

      @@elenawilliams32 haha no prob bob! All the way from Tx!

    • @usmanshahid8277
      @usmanshahid8277 5 місяців тому +3

      I’m from snellville too!

  • @Carladc1956
    @Carladc1956 5 місяців тому +18

    She was cocky and cold during those police interviews when she thought she could bluff her way out of it. She had a complete attitude change once she was convicted and behind bars. Poor baby.

  • @pameversole5886
    @pameversole5886 5 місяців тому +1303

    Wait a minute…she killed her daughter in law, Heather, because she wasn’t raised with morals?? But she raised the man that was cheating on Heather??
    Make it make sense!

    • @kristinebailey6554
      @kristinebailey6554 5 місяців тому +87

      Right? I was born in 1957. As the years have gone by, I am astonished at how many people think it's no big deal to take vows and then break them. Disgusting.

    • @brenttocci644
      @brenttocci644 5 місяців тому +72

      And a killer herself!

    • @avgrim7729
      @avgrim7729 5 місяців тому +16

      ​@@kristinebailey6554It's the norm these days and the divorce rate is like 70%.

    • @begladwme
      @begladwme 5 місяців тому +5

      Good video

    • @RosaGlez-ls1oz
      @RosaGlez-ls1oz 5 місяців тому +44

      And what about her own "morals", committing murder?

  • @FairyGothMotherG
    @FairyGothMotherG 5 місяців тому +34

    Some people just don't know how truly blessed they are.
    I lost both of my young adult son's a few years ago & I will never get to be a grandma to one of their babies. 😭
    This case is just so sad on so many levels. I hope that her parents were involved & they get regular visitation,
    so through them that little one can grow up knowing who his mama really was.😇🙏

    • @jlbyler22
      @jlbyler22 4 місяці тому +8

      This really hit hard when I read it, and I just want to say that I am so, so sorry for both of your losses. I can't even imagine how horrible it would be to lose a child, let alone two, and the future grandbabies you would have had as well... I'm just so sorry, that is absolutely heartbreaking.
      Another commenter on here said that they looked it up and Carson is now living happily with his maternal grandparents, and I am so glad for that. Like you said, that little one will know who his momma really was, rather than having his head filled with drama and lies. It made me happy to read that so I wanted to share it with you too. ❤

    • @jaf8969
      @jaf8969 4 місяці тому

      That is good news. Thank you for sharing. So sad about the young mother.

    • @ivettegutierreztorres3211
      @ivettegutierreztorres3211 14 днів тому

      I feel your pain my son also died young, and he wanted a girl, I'll never be a grandma either😢

  • @lindasue263
    @lindasue263 5 місяців тому +1

    Hey Mike! The sound of your voice and your storytelling brightens my day! 😊

  • @Ann71987
    @Ann71987 5 місяців тому +69

    Ohhh this southern grandmother is happy now since good 'Ole Mike has another AMAZING video ❤🎉

    • @ThePizzaGoblin
      @ThePizzaGoblin 5 місяців тому +5

      I like your style, Ann. Rock on 🤘

    • @aroseinwinter7719
      @aroseinwinter7719 5 місяців тому +12

      Southern grandma. So…. A big dog snoring, smell of apple pie, people who dont call first but just come over to say Hi, orangy sunsets. Flowers on the table. Just guessing. X from the netherlands

    • @jeffstewart3342
      @jeffstewart3342 5 місяців тому +4

      Hey grandma, God bless you.❤

    • @13699111
      @13699111 5 місяців тому +4

      Michigan grandfather here southern ladies are the best!!! ❤

    • @corvidsRcool
      @corvidsRcool 5 місяців тому +3

      Same! Can't imagine doing something so horendous and traumatic in front of my grandaughter.

  • @Emma88178
    @Emma88178 5 місяців тому +36

    I know plenty in in-laws (that includes father-in-laws) that are controlling, mean and crazy to their daughter/son-in-laws. I don't understand it.

  • @tiffanypayne2086
    @tiffanypayne2086 5 місяців тому +109

    Shes such a narcissist. She even sounds guilty, no emotion for the dead woman

    • @user-gj1me4mf5c
      @user-gj1me4mf5c 5 місяців тому +9

      Not everyone is a narcissist. 🙄 Some people are just mean and that's it.

    • @kittykat8177
      @kittykat8177 5 місяців тому

      @@user-gj1me4mf5c oh my God, shut up, both of ya'll

    • @maeahem
      @maeahem 5 місяців тому +4

      @@user-gj1me4mf5c some people are narcissists though. Not everyone, but she just might be one of them. It’s not a diagnosis, just a trait.

    • @badgalbinka
      @badgalbinka 5 місяців тому +3

      @@user-gj1me4mf5cas someone with a narcissist mom, diagnosed npd, this is some shit she would do lmao

    • @bleujay8785
      @bleujay8785 5 місяців тому +1

      @@user-gj1me4mf5c I know that diagnosis gets thrown around a lot, But I can tell you, just her body language alone screams Narcissist. The way she was able to walk away from killing her grandchild’s mother in cold blood while he sit helplessly in a hot car, so unbothered. She condemned her daughter in law for being a bad parent, when she is the definition. Sick 🤢

  • @LottieLaRats
    @LottieLaRats Місяць тому

    Inagine growing up to know that your own grandmother murdered your mother. That poor child, I hope they have sufficient therapy and a stable childhood moving forward.

  • @shawnasavedra2386
    @shawnasavedra2386 29 днів тому

    Hey you!!! Thank you for all the great videos Mike!! ❤

  • @sharongrigg5336
    @sharongrigg5336 5 місяців тому +163

    This woman makes my mother-in-law look like Mary Poppins, what a freak.

    • @jessepitt
      @jessepitt 5 місяців тому +18

      I’m pretty sure if my wife and I ever divorced my mother in law would happily kill me. She pretends to like me but she still hasn’t gotten over her daughter choosing me over her (in her crazy ass mind). It’s been 13 years and I have always treated my wife very well.

    • @jeanneganrude8549
      @jeanneganrude8549 5 місяців тому +6

      @@jessepittThat must be so difficult. I was lucky with all family members from all sides always getting along.

    • @jessepitt
      @jessepitt 5 місяців тому

      @@jeanneganrude8549 That is fortunate. My family is very nice and loves my wife but her family is very different. They are all drug addicted so they don’t think normally.

    • @jessepitt
      @jessepitt 5 місяців тому +5

      @@jeanneganrude8549 You have no idea! It’s a nightmare. You are very fortunate. She is actually separated from her husband right now and living with us🤦🏻

    • @NilaPhillips
      @NilaPhillips 5 місяців тому +3

      ​@@jessepitt Poor guy, that's just awful

  • @audreymuzingo933
    @audreymuzingo933 5 місяців тому +52

    DANG IT I wish Stephen didn't flip-flop on believing his mom's denial in the end! That was the one little glimmer of goodness in this, that wee Carson could at least grow up with a dad who wouldn't support his slain mama's killer, even if the killer was his own mama.

    • @MsSonali1980
      @MsSonali1980 5 місяців тому +11

      He's a mama's boy. I can only imagine how much she inserted herself in that marriage and all the unheard pleading of the wife to the husband to stand up against it. That jewellery receipt, she 100% knew what she was doing. I really hope that he will see the light someday. For his son and himself.

    • @belleslettres354
      @belleslettres354 5 місяців тому +2

      @@MsSonali1980this! 💯💯

    • @audreymuzingo933
      @audreymuzingo933 5 місяців тому +1

      @@MsSonali1980 Yes you can only imagine, because nothing in this video suggested that he regularly allowed her to dominate him while he was married to Heather. We've surely all seen people like that, but maybe hold back on the projection.

    • @deadinthewater218
      @deadinthewater218 5 місяців тому

      Steven is trash too how is everyone backing that coward???

    • @elenawilliams32
      @elenawilliams32 5 місяців тому +7

      Someone else posted an update that Carson is being raised by his maternal grandparents now. Thank goodness.

  • @jolenewitzel7919
    @jolenewitzel7919 5 місяців тому +66

    The saddest part of this story is that she got her wish. The baby wouldn't be raised by his mom.

  • @MrsFrankSimmons
    @MrsFrankSimmons Місяць тому

    Thankyouplease for your dedication to your online presentation, I appreciate your kindness in providing content like this video of yours xx

  • @nicolebabl2783
    @nicolebabl2783 5 місяців тому +2

    I really needed to hear that I'm loved. Thank you ❤
    As always I love your videos

  • @tawnie8550
    @tawnie8550 5 місяців тому +85

    She won't look at the pictures because she "doesn't want to be subjected to that" and yet let her grandson be subjected to that.... she is a crazy nut job. Horrible mother, horrible grandmother, horrible person.

    • @lorireed8046
      @lorireed8046 3 місяці тому +1

      My Ex mother in law was like this. I had to walk away (28 years) with ZERO to get away from her and her threatening words. The amount of times I dealt with my ex MILs vile was sinister. Moved over 3000 miles away with ZERO to escape her and the threats was unreal.

  • @DystopianUtopia8
    @DystopianUtopia8 5 місяців тому +466

    What a gross liar. Murderer thought she could outsmart the system. She's clearly delusional. She forgot you need to be rich to get away with crimes.

    • @sweeneytodd011
      @sweeneytodd011 5 місяців тому +22

      You're absolutely right
      Tbh if she had the money to pay for a better defence she would have walked.
      I do believe she was guilty but technically the case against her was very weak.
      Her defence attorney must've have been very poor.

    • @PenskePC17
      @PenskePC17 5 місяців тому +30

      You don't need to be rich, you need to not use your personal vehicle to off someone in a target parking lot😂. The best lawyers on earth wont help in that situation 99% of the time

    • @sweeneytodd011
      @sweeneytodd011 5 місяців тому +18

      @PenskePC17 they didn't ID the plate though did they? Just the make n model?
      I know it's still a major f up but they found nothing definite from her car, the single fiber that may have been from a wig and a receipt but they didn't have the actual wig, no weapon, no confirmed id's from witnesses, no dna, no blood and the artist impression looked like a ten year old drew it.
      It was all circumstantial.
      A good lawyer would have run rings round that case imo.

    • @johndavis9432
      @johndavis9432 5 місяців тому

      Alex Murdaugh is rich though and he didn't get away with it.He was convicted and got life without parole.

    • @revolution2405
      @revolution2405 5 місяців тому +8

      ​@@sweeneytodd011I agree with you. There was enough reasonable doubt that even an average lawyer could have gotten her off. I don't care if she did it or not. But our judicial system has gone to shit. A prosecutor should have looked at the evidence they had and never even brought it to trial.

  • @supposedhumanmars
    @supposedhumanmars 5 місяців тому +22

    What a wild ride! It takes a truly disturbed person to kill their ex daughter in law in front of a child...her own grandchild. Wow.

  • @barbaramiller7632
    @barbaramiller7632 5 місяців тому +2

    That poor child, as the dad said, he's going to have a fcuked up life with no mum and a grandmother who killed her! Why are people so stupid!!!

  • @deadazzz
    @deadazzz 5 місяців тому +1

    Crazy watching your channel go from a few hundred thousand subs to almost 2 million.
    Nice work Mike!

  • @Trgic2Mgic
    @Trgic2Mgic 5 місяців тому +29

    Born and raised in Snellville. I remember this story very well. Also, Snellville natives know the slogan of the city " Everybody is somebody in Snellville" thanks for putting Smellville on the map. Sadly it comes at the price of this terrible woman.

    • @Trenchcoat3
      @Trenchcoat3 5 місяців тому +5

      No offense, but sounds like something straight out of Dr Seuss 😅

    • @WeDoRecover216
      @WeDoRecover216 3 місяці тому

      @@Trenchcoat3100% agreed 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 lmmfao flawless victory

  • @WeAreAwakeTV
    @WeAreAwakeTV 5 місяців тому +45

    I discovered this channel last week. I haven't stopped watching since almost all videos...excellent content!!!

    • @TheJurnalyst
      @TheJurnalyst 5 місяців тому +2

      Welcome

    • @vickyfellers7046
      @vickyfellers7046 5 місяців тому +6

      Oh, to be new here again! Lol
      To have these vids to watch and not Ave to wait for new ones! Enjoy!

    • @jeanneganrude8549
      @jeanneganrude8549 5 місяців тому

      I’ve never seen a video of Mikes that wasn’t so well worth watching ~

  • @MargaretLaFleur-j5j
    @MargaretLaFleur-j5j 3 місяці тому +1

    When my son was born, my mother- in-law burst into the delivery room and shouted, “Give me my baby!” I looked at my husband and said, “Deal with this. Now!” She didn’t stop though. She’d just show up at all hours and walk right in. She didn’t think I knew what I was doing. She was right, but I learned like every new mother. She’s 94 now and still kicking.

  • @repeatdefender6032
    @repeatdefender6032 5 місяців тому +1

    Almost 2 milli! Congratulations, mate! Yer a great storyteller.

  • @smoothsailin9351
    @smoothsailin9351 5 місяців тому +27

    #1 youtube channel ever!! I remember back when you hit 100k I was so stoked for you, now look atcha pal! pushing 2M for a reason!

    • @JazzyJADAxxx
      @JazzyJADAxxx 5 місяців тому

      He bought most of those subs

    • @nixcudmore4252
      @nixcudmore4252 5 місяців тому

      ​@JazzyJADAxxx how does that work?

    • @belladamex767
      @belladamex767 Місяць тому

      ​@JazzyJADAxxx I've watched his channel slowly grow over the last few years and the view ratio makes sense. Why would you say that?

    • @smoothsailin9351
      @smoothsailin9351 Місяць тому +1

      @@belladamex767 same. we wont stand for this Jazz *shakes fist* are you trying to get your own episode LOL

  • @crystaltumilty4605
    @crystaltumilty4605 5 місяців тому +49

    Thanks Mike for all your hard work, been waiting all day for this video.

    • @ThatChapter
      @ThatChapter  5 місяців тому +28

      Appreciate that! I’m very grateful people watch, hope you enjoy this one!

  • @Pryjole
    @Pryjole 5 місяців тому +62

    The fact she's crying like "poor me" = delulu.

    • @BlackslooklikeHarambe
      @BlackslooklikeHarambe 5 місяців тому +1

      You’re not very intelligent using stupid made up words. Hopefully you are in a video like this soon like heather

  • @ianmiller8653
    @ianmiller8653 Місяць тому +1

    Hey Mike love the vids best Narrator ever thnx I enjoy watching all of your videos n look forward to all the new vids soon as u upload them keep it up man ...

  • @albagubrath9073
    @albagubrath9073 5 місяців тому +1

    The way she pointed out that the suspect was taller & heavier 🤔 Part of her 'genius' plan must've been heels & extra layers of clothes!

  • @ChloesColdEars111
    @ChloesColdEars111 5 місяців тому +19

    Did you say she wanted to look rough? Mission accomplished!!!

  • @haillyc7227
    @haillyc7227 5 місяців тому +11

    I've been watching That Chapter for awhile, but it's wild watching the view count go up so quickly. So cool to watch the growth, good work.

  • @elizabethpeck9042
    @elizabethpeck9042 5 місяців тому +31

    You are the reason I refuse to work late on Tuesdays and Fridays!💜💜

  • @jdawg3873
    @jdawg3873 5 місяців тому +1

    I enjoy your videos very much. I’m legally blind, so I can’t see the video.. however the way you tell the story paints a clear picture for me. Thank you for the great content.. and your super good story telling. ✌🏻

  • @mathewhall6115
    @mathewhall6115 5 місяців тому +7

    LMFAO! The story has not even begun and you have me laughing harder than I have in a minute. You're the best Mike!

  • @Cassandralynn83
    @Cassandralynn83 5 місяців тому +12

    ‘Oooh…but she is, my dear boy.’
    Great vid, Mike!👍🏽

  • @woodrick2123
    @woodrick2123 5 місяців тому +17

    You are by far the best in the business. Thank you.

    • @chrislong8559
      @chrislong8559 5 місяців тому +3

      Equally coffeehouse crime as well

    • @cosmosprincess20
      @cosmosprincess20 5 місяців тому +2

      I used to hate his style but as the stories became more horrific I appreciated his vibe more. Love coffeehouse crime too!

    • @woodrick2123
      @woodrick2123 5 місяців тому +1

      @@chrislong8559 ABSOLUTELYYYY. I wanna meet em both haha

  • @Kolbua
    @Kolbua 5 місяців тому +1

    Thank you for the upload!

  • @pennivalenti6602
    @pennivalenti6602 Місяць тому

    How hateful that even though she did this, she puts the guilt on her son, essentially making him seem responsible for her facing life in prison! What a great mother!

  • @christophertalbot9488
    @christophertalbot9488 5 місяців тому +1

    I sort of warmed to her. Not for what she did, but for how she didn't buckle. Her interrogator had obviously lost the plot with her constant denials.

  • @domeatown
    @domeatown 5 місяців тому +12

    Okay but why are all these images so familiar. I must have seen something about this before. But I feel like I remember all the true crime things!
    But, it has been 15 years. Might have been in my youth.
    Thank you for keeping these stories alive, mike.
    And for consistently mocking and not glamorizing the killers

    • @travisinthetrunk
      @travisinthetrunk 5 місяців тому +1

      I’ve seen this case covered on ID.

    • @nononoisaidnope
      @nononoisaidnope 5 місяців тому

      I thought Mike did this one before...making fun of her wig. I swore he did !

  • @gigikoenig1046
    @gigikoenig1046 5 місяців тому +7

    We love you Mike!!!! I've been watching you for about 3 years now, I'm so happy for you... You have come so far.... You tell stories in a way that's respectful to the victims yet colorful enough to make it easy to listen too. Perfect for my afternoon. Thanks Mike for all you do😊

  • @josephfelts6560
    @josephfelts6560 5 місяців тому +3

    Thanks, Mike, for the video. It's almost similar to the case of the Strouts, you did last time, with a divorce in the background, and a grandparent said to have been involved in the killing of the grandchild's parent. When you have circumstances pushing things to such an extreme, you have to wonder about the culprit's mentality.
    You'd think a divorce, and custody fight, would end amicably as the court can do, and all parties move on. Seems Steven's mum is something of a manipulator, as if the child was hers. Can bet Heather was having none of it, and they locked horns, so Joanna went spare.
    Absolutely superb that the truck driver remembered distinctly the particulars of the F150, as much as Joanna planned to make it as ordinary as possible. She forgot one detail, and that linked her well to the murder scene. I thought the disguise was good, because I would have thought it was a man, but linking Joanna to the scene, and then having her son come in and verify it was she......I mean, he should know.
    And the callousness of it all. Joanna appears to be psychologically unstable to have committed the act. Her grandchild has no mother, and loses out on seeing his grandmother for a long while, unless he chooses to visit (I doubt it). He must be like in his teens now, hopefully he and his father are good.