22 cold cases solved in 2022 | compilation + new cases
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- Опубліковано 26 сер 2024
- all individuals mentioned are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
all 22 of these cold cases were finally solved after decades in 2022. this video is a compilation from this year, along with cases we have not previously covered.
[00:10] melissa highsmith
[05:33] lillian decloe
[09:12] mary robin walter
[13:08] claire gravel
[16:05] richard bischel sr.
[18:55] lucille hultgren
[21:56] jessica gutierrez
[31:43] diane dahn
[38:49] kirk wiseman and cynthia frayer
[46:25] anita knutson
[57:50] helen brooks
[01:02:45] joy hibbs
[01:17:55] nona cobb
[01:20:58] melissa tremblay
[01:27:40] karen stitt
[01:39:04] susan poole/the singer island jane doe
[01:53:51] nancy bennallack
[02:00:13] dale nancy wyman
[02:03:54] john stagner
[02:09:01] myrtle brown
[02:12:53] the package killer
[02:17:39] paul mcginty
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How the hell is there a "statute of limitations" on kidnapping?? It ruins lives like murder does. "OH well, it's been 10 years so the law forgives you, no punishment" WTF
It’s written that way so that kidnappers wouldn’t have the death penalty hanging over them and so would be less likely to kill their victims.
@@melanieclark2668 It's written that way to avoid wrongful convictions due to fading memories & missing evidence. There aren't enough resources to store ALL evidence indefinitely so it's reserved for murder. But I believe kidnapping should be taken as seriously.
The Statute if Limitations isn't a deterrent for murder. We constantly see victims murdered after sexual assaults to prevent the victim from reporting the crime. They're willing to kill to avoid risking 5 years in prison. The ones who let their victims live do this because they believe they hid their identity well & will be less likely to be caught if they let them live (which is true) as the crime will stop being worked rather quickly, and less resources go toward solving it.
There shouldn't be on murder.
@@cindyrussell1581 there isn't.
Statute of limitations is hella dumb sometimes. If the person that did the crime is still guilty, still alive, and has never paid for said crime... they should be punished. No matter how long it's been. 🙄
If need be, I’ll pay extra taxes to have quite a few of those laws changed, prisons are overcrowded, but if you kidnap someone, even for an hour, you go to jail, but all these years later you don’t🤷♀️, it really does make me mad, so-called justice system🤬,,,, but to you ✌🏻💕
We don't have it in the UK. I'm not sure how many justice systems have a provision for limitations.
@@sophiejameson4064 many
It's a good thing when applied to crimes other than murder. Practically it becomes impossible to prosecute a case years or decades after the fact. Witnesses die or forget details. Physical evidence gets lost or contaminated. Stuff like that
These crimes with time of limitations affect victims for rest of their lives.
What a lovely gentle voice, quite refreshing to have someone report these cold cases without offering their opinion but speaking with compassion.
Yes!
I agree
It's a voice that growls, I can't listen for more than two minutes.
Personally, I like dark male voices with these kinds of things. It sets a nice ominous mood.
It is nice to hear the soft vouice. Sorry for spelling..
The first story was a pleasant change. So glad they found their birth daughter and Melissa and a strong connection with her mom.
I was holding my breath, 😱after all these years, lovingly, reunited with mom ,dad and family, then wanting to remarry her soulmate with her true name and biological family surrounding her with love, one of the best endings, I’ve heard of in a very long time, especially being that cold of a case✌🏻💕
Agreed.
@@buggiebuild1 💞
I don't understand why there's A statue of limitations on any big crimes...and kidnapping is a big one i believe.
It actually makes sense. Technically, not returning your child to a custodial parent is kidnapping. Let's say a parent does that when the kid is 5 and parents work it out, but 3 years later the custodial parent gets mad and wants to press charges. Kidnapping is a broad spectrum term.
I feel so bad for Melissa, she could have had a loving family if she had not been stolen. I’m glad she found them.
I didn’t get that, was her supposed mother, the kidnapper, or did she really buy the baby for $500 from the kidnapper, either way, why would you want a baby just to abuse?🤬that angers me to all end, there’s something extremely vulnerable about her, especially in the photo with mom and dad, like the confidence is missing, but is slowly coming back, just a great ending though✌🏻💕
@@buggiebuild1 The second "mother" bought the baby from the woman who kidnapped the baby. I think people romanticize motherhood until they have a baby and realize it's such hard work. After that what can they do -- they can't return the child so they just resent the child and mistreat it.
@@buggiebuild1 buying and selling of babys was a big thing back then people just never talked about it, and many people still out there have no idea that they where bought and sold as babys, this is what real human trafficking is, and unlike today no one cared to do anything to stop, you know how many babies where stolen from hospitals there was one in chicago that had 7 babies in one year stolen in the 1960s
Also, how the hell has the statute of limitations long passed for TAKING A BABY
@@redred222 Yes. It was big business. Joan Crawford "adopted" all four of her kids and she was a single woman - it was unheard of at the time.
Wow, it's incredible that her parents reconciled after that. What an amazing ending.
The "Meilissa" story Is A change , So glad that her Poor Parents managed to find her ! 🙂❤👍
I know police have to look into every avenue, my heart and soul truly got sick with the fact that I knew she had been kidnapped, nothing nefarious about mom, I wasn’t even born back then, and times were so different, absolutely horrifying that she chose the wrong babysitter, I shed a tear when she is going to change her name back and wanted to remarry her soulmate, talk about good news for the holidays coming up. Wow.✌🏻💕
Interesting how so many of these perpetrators feel entitled to end the lives of others yet insist that their lives be spared when facing punishment.
Yes, that always sickens me.
Exactly!!! I have heard many 911 calls of confessing murder,, yet tell dispatch,, "Tell them I am not armed. I don't want to get shot!" 🧐🤔
All of these cases are horrendous, but how anyone could murder a child is beyond me. Little Jessica was absolutely adorable. Her poor mother. I am not only glad they caught her killer, but also that the pos is still alive and, hopefully, will pay for what he did to Jessie and her family.
My gosh, the 1st one. What kind of person steals a child just to sell it, or if that wasn’t true to abuse that child? She took a life away from her. I’m happy she is doing well after all the suffering and has the Mom & Dad she was always supposed to back. Amazing story. If they are interested in telling it, a movie I bet would be a hit
The Jessica Gutierrez case is strangely similar to Eloise Worledge's case. She was taken from her home in Beaumaris in 1976. Her body has never been found and so far, no one has been charged. In case it needs to be said, there are similarities not connections.
So, Melissa and her parents just broke my heart in a way I wouldn't mind more of ❤️😭
I live in Fort Worth and it’s been so exciting, many of our now seniors have shared how they always wondered about Melissa and are celebrating her reunion with her family almost as tho they too got Melissa back.
It’s funny how we develop a kinship with people we have never met. I’m so grateful for the advancements in DNA sciences.
Thanks for all your hard work covering these cases Heavy Casefiles! 🕵️♀️
So glad she can now embrace people who have always loved her. Wonderful to hear. This must be so empowering for her. Celebrate your new life Melissa!
Never considered that there’d be a statute of limitations for kidnapping. But then, children & women were mere possessions, when these laws were made.
I can’t believe that in 2022 the law has not changed ,even now, usually they will find something else to charge for, but that’s the underlying factor, but I call it the so-called justice system anyway,it’s a mess, thankfully, all of their nightmares came to the most beautiful reunion of true love, compassion, and gentle, gentle arms surrounding her✌🏻💕
@@buggiebuild1 Laws have changed since that time but one of the foundational elements of legislation is you can't backdate things to prior crimes. So if they suddenly declared something a controlled substance, you can't be charged for having used that substance six years ago for example.
@ironwolf56 Sure, that makes sense for that crime. But for kidnapping or violent person-to-person crimes, there should be no statutes of limitations.
@ironwolf56 Drug charges are an absolute joke anyway. Murders, kidnappings, and assaults should always be priority.
People that kill children, seniors and animals.... Special place in hell🤦🏽♀️
Very happy Melissa was found. What a miracle ❤️❤️❤️
So far she has been the favorite of endings, 🥰maybe because it ended ever so lovingly, either way, I didn’t expect it, hallelujah I was wrong,,✌🏻💕
As always, great work. I never get tired of the respectful, straightforward style of these videos.
Imagine murdering someone over $40 worth of pot.
Right. But back then 40 dollars was a lot, especially when his ex wife said they were struggling and their home in foreclosure. It's sad, but to have that man behind bars the husband and children are at peace.
Melissa's story of being found is amazing.
This just started playing while I was working and hearing my name said so many times in a row in a short period gave me anxiety so quickly😂
There should be no statue of limitations for kidnapping your child. How stupid our justice system is sometimes.
One unintended benefit of these cases is that it teaches and/or reinforces safety information for children and parents. Parents can't anticipate everything but they get lulled by routines, or by thinking 'this time it will okay to do this. especially when people you don't know or know well are involved.
Ngl the ending of Melissa Highsmith's story made me tear up happy tears
Why do people need to comment if they DON'T like the voice.... if you don't like it just find a different channel... I certainly wouldn't say she had a monotone voice, i can hear inflections in her speech. How about positivity , the contents are 22 stories of solved cases that finishes up being 2hrs 22mins long.... who knows how many hours of research she and her team have done. I say Well Done
That was a marathon! Thanks, HC. Wishing you a peaceful holiday season.
That voice of yours is so Unintentional ASMR!!!
👍👍👍
And without all the annoying stuff ASMR channels do! 💁♀️
Ignore the ugly comments from naysayers. Not everyone is negative about the narration. It’s extremely relaxing. 😏
Thank you for all the work you do on these cases. We know it's extremely hard work but you do such a good job giving life to the long passed.
Thank you for your videos. From Ireland 🇮🇪
Great way to close out the year!
wow! way to go Highsmith family! How absolutely Brilliant to have GOOD NEWS in a cold case. So great the parents got back together and built a great family out of a disaster and that they are all reunited
I hope that Jessie’s mother doesn’t blame herself for her abduction and murder because it could of happened to her sis or bro .
That's just ridiculous took the little baby away from her family only to abuse and tear her life up making her feel like crap, unwanted, lost!..🥺💔
I'm so happy she survived and is back home with her only real family, healing and making great memories indeed.😊❤️🩹🙌🏿
Right?, Why would you do that, other stories as of late have been a little screwy, because they did have an awesome upbringing with lots of love and family surrounding them, it angers me that they did that to her, you can tell, but she looks a lot more confident now. knowing she was ever so missed, loved. and never ever forgotten.😇,,✌🏻💕
Oh man, poor Melissa. Why in the world did the woman kidnap her if she didn't really want a kid. I know how it feels to lose all your children. Melissa, I am so sorry.
The kidnapper was the one who sold her to the abusive mom, I thought. But still, why would she pay for a baby she didn’t want? 🤔
@@existentialgamer9206yes I’m confused.Maybe the real mom sold her?
Well, If you buy a baby contrary to giving birth or adopting, there is no record of you having a baby in your care. If you hide the child you can basically do what you want and "get rid" of them once you're done without having social services, schools or friends/ family ask where said child is. I don't think that's likely in this case, to me it sounds more like her abuser wanted a Baby and then turned out to be ill-equipped to take care of a child, but i think it is a possibility people also buy children specifically to abuse them.
She was probably trying to trap the man she was with
Re:the Hibbs case- none of the neighbors recognized the car from people that used to live 2 doors down? And the Police couldn't make a case against a low level dope dealer? No, man This case stinks on ice.
Stinks on ice?
How can anyone do such heinous things a senior? To anyone? So sad.
Phenomenal upload, just the ending of the year coming up, and the end to these cold cases, my favorite are the ones that are solved, well, for the families/friends, hopefully to get closure at the very least, thank you ever so much for your work, this was a big one, Happy happy holidays✌🏻💕
Clicking on this at 2200 on 12/22/22 for 22 cases in 2022 and the vid is 2h22 mins long omgggg
Spooky !
The first one was so horrifying and tragic. Imagine enduring a horrible abusive childhood and then later finding out that you had a family that loved and cherished you the whole time, but you were selfishly stolen from them
Have you ever noticed that when a man kidnaps a child you can almost guarantee that child is not going to survive?
Not really.
Yes unfortunately
Happy Holidays from Black Diamond Alberta, all the best to you and your family for new year to come
Hurray! A long compilation! I love these!
If they had made it 22 seconds shorter it would be “22 cases solved in 2022” with a running time of 2:22:22. Lol.
@@chrissystepford2263 😆😆😆
A video that is over 2 hours! Yay! Thank you for all your hard work in making this
Two hours of material? Best day ever
Why is there a “Statute of Limitations” for such crimes?
There are a few YT channels that I watch, not only for the content but for the natrator’s voice. You’re one of those voices that I truly enjoy listening to. I’d rank you up there with Tyler of Top 5’s, Nick of Good Lion Films and a few others. 😊
Great video Heavy Casefiles!!!!❤️
That's amazing that Melissa's father receive a notification from the DNA Center the same day of her birthday. To let them know that they receive a match about Melissa. It's really a miracle. ❤❤❤ God is so good. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾 Alléluia Amen
I needed this today, you voice is great. I’m working with my least favourite coworker and not feeling well.
Hope things get better ❤️
Thank you for putting this together. Good job
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Melanie/Melissa looks exactly like the man in the old pic (I'm guessing her dad).
There is a great episode of “the vanished” podcast about the first case if anyone is interested in learning more.
Thanks for this. Your voice is beautiful.
Thank you so much for sharing the conclusions of these cases. Although many years have passed, I hope it brings some closure to these families.
I've been enjoying this channel since the beginning.... Thanks HCF for all of your work into the cases you've covered.... I can binge watch HCF for hours 😊.... ❤
I love that there are happy endings at least for some people. But it’s a never ending nightmare for others. That poor mother saying no to her baby sleeping with her blamed herself her whole life I bet. If she had let her then it could have been her other daughter gone right? I don’t think there was a win in that situation. I do find it quite irritating that murders w/SA somehow always seem to end with the killer being imprisoned for doing the same exact thing to others. Chemical castration might help then again might not. It’s just frustrating that we live in a world where these kinds of people exist and continue to get away with these horrible acts. It is wonderful that there have been so many advances in technology that continue to provide answers for the families!
Re the arson-murder (at the halfway point): What sort of police officer and/or detective writes off profit as a motive just because the amount of profit is insufficient to justify murder? Delivery guys can be murdered for $20 and a pizza! What police officer would assume a murder is going to be a reasonable thing? It just seems dismissive.
The same police officers that were drinking buddies with him. Did you hear that part of the story yet?
great voice, good sound, good background, and good writing. tasteful. Natural language, free of mistakes. A find.
Great episode.
The 1st case.. we are watching on Christmas night. The entire family is in tears.
Melissa enjoy the rest of your life with the family that has loved you and searched for you for 5 decades. Praying you and your family live a long life loving each other...
Much love from North Carolina ♥
Momma of one of the victims wanted to send present to Schafers cellmate murderer. He gave her satisfaction by brutally killing Schafer. Why Schafer wasnt tough then in his cell?? What a puzzyloaf.
The case of Nancy benolik is scary, how the killer enter her room and stabbed her 30 times.Thanks for this investigation.
Joy's husband just hurt to hear, that poor family. She lost her life, children lost their mother, and a father lost his wife and partner in raising up their children. She was pushing him to be healthy, and it weighed on him after it all. Poor man, poor family, Poor Joy.
Who the hell kills over pot? Put that dude in the chair and don't wet the sponge.
What??? A two hour video!
Yes!!!!!
Id love if you could cover Rebekah Gould! Her murder went unsolved for 14 years and the murderer was finally convicted in November this year.
Great presentation as usual, yes, and your voice is awesome too!
You're getting more views than the number of your subscribers. I don't get that!
The way you said some of these words like “keys” killed me 😂😂😂
Melissa needs a big group hug❤
I dont care what year it was or how desperate you are, you would never leave your child with someone that you had never met.
Obviously this channels doing fine on its own, but you really really REALLY should consider hiring a narrator or doing some vocal exercises. You have a beautiful voice, but you’re not trained as a narrator or voice actor, and your vocal fry can be very difficult to get through. I’m only commenting this bc I’ve always liked this channel, and I like that you cover lesser known cases.
Greetings!
Really??? Statue of limitations on kidnapping?!?!?!?
Great content. With all due respect, it sounds like you drop your voice way down at the end of the sentence & it just gets blown out. Like vocal fry at the end of the sentence.
Again, great content. Just my casual observation.
And thank you for your hard work and thoughtful, careful editing. Please excuse my grammar ...
Thanks HC. Happy New Year everyone. Be safe🙏🕊️🎉
Which cases are the new/never previously covered cases?
Id like to know too , it will be better to have separate video for the new ones , so we don't have to watch again the old ones !
Not sure ,but she has listed the different cases in the info
Amazing how often they knew at the time of the murder who did it but couldn't prove it.
1:11:06 So how do you charge someone with first degree _and_ second degree murder for the same killing?
Great video. Thank you❤
DNA is the answer in nearly all these cases and more
I have heard Melissa doesn't want the woman who raised her arrested.
I’m surprised bout that,perhaps finding confidence in her new family she doesn’t want to deal with what was an absolutely horrific childhood, I can see it in the photo, especially with mom and dad, she seems so frail, but yet a glimmer of hope in her eyes, maybe it’s a no going back for her ,moving forward with her soulmate and real family🥰,,✌🏻💕
It’s good to hear solved cases.Thank you for this compilation ♥️
I think you might be thinking of a somewhat similar case of a girl abducted as a newborn from a hospital. She was found a year or so ago (she's like 20 or so I think?) and she's adamant that she doesn't want the woman that abducted and raised her to face any charges.
@ironwolf56 I honestly thought that is what the reporter said. Are you talking about Carlina White? She was kidnapped as a baby out of a hospital and didn't want her the lady prosecuted. I think she did have to do some time. I don't think she even sees her birth mother anymore. Sad.
I’m an odd man out but when you buy weed ( an illegal drug in that time ) from anyone that includes from anyone you know , than it puts yourself and family at risk. Is it a small time dealing? Yes but still a drug and people will kill for money
There is no Statute of Limitations in the UK. The perpetrator has to sweat for the rest of their life. 🇬🇧
@1:27:40 This one needs to be resolved ASAP. He is 75 yrs. old. Furthermore, he sa her and stabbed her 59 times. That’s some sick sh…. It seems like there would be other cases. Also, who tipped the detective? Something isn’t right with this.
Ooh, I needed this…ty
If I got caught with the belongings of murdered girls , I can promise you I would go to jail for it and that’s without already being convicted of a double murder
Good stuff!
September 6th, 2023 - More than 40 years after Mary Robin Walter was found shot dead in her mobile home west of Great Bend, a suspect has been bound over for arraignment in Barton County District Court. Steven L. Hanks faces a second-degree murder charge.
The state’s case includes DNA evidence not available to investigators back in 1980.
At the conclusion of Hanks’ preliminary hearing on Wednesday, District Magistrate Judge Richard Burgess found the state has presented evidence to show probable cause that Hanks committed the offense. His arraignment was scheduled for 12:45 p.m. on Nov. 9.
it sad how many of this crimes was in the 70 80 and the killer are died it sad
Poor Melissa; imagine buying a child as she were an object, only to abuse her. Disgusting.
Us Americans do love a good bacon, lettuce, tomato sandwich
Please refer to victims who are most likely under the age of 18 as minors or children or teenagers, not young woman or young man. The Singer Island Jane Doe was supposed to be 13-19, so more years towards a minor than an adult. Young woman implies a woman, about 18-20 s, not a minor. Thanks, and otherwise very interesting cases.
I watched melissa one on news! She was so nervous! Could tell she had one heck of life. Glad she happy now an found good loving parents.
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Published: 3:20 PM EST February 8, 2024
Updated: 8:36 PM EST February 8, 2024
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COLUMBIA, S.C. - A judge has sentenced a man to consecutive life sentences for kidnapping and killing a four-year-old Lexington girl decades ago.
Thomas McDowell was convicted Thursday of charges of murder, kidnapping, and burglary in the death of Jessica Gutierrez, who was taken from her home in Lexington County back in 1986 and never seen again. The jury deliberated for roughly two hours before rendering their unanimous decision.
Most of the rest of the state's presentation was less conclusive, relying on circumstantial evidence to present a chain of facts that pointed toward McDowell but didn't directly connect him. The state said cigarettes and a pack of cigarettes near the window matched the brand McDowell used. There were also relatives of McDowell who testified he changed his appearance, including shaving his face and no longer wearing a hat, in the timeframe roughly around the time of Jessica's disappearance. And DNA collected at the scene pointed to a male being there- only females lived at the house- but it didn't get more specific.
An ad after every single case. Takes you right out of the listening experience.
Wow. "Dead Indian Rd" sounds like a name out of an old western.
Melissa's story brought me to tears
Schaefer - former cops don't last long in prison.
Dale was wrong. In the U.S, the cab driver could've easily ended up in prison.
I don't understand how Sarah's killer could be charged with only 2nd degree murder. She was shot several times. That's not an accident or unintentional. That's 1st degree murder.