I cannot believe this poor little boy tried to pick up his mums things that had fallen out of her pockets and put them back for her, this is the saddest thing I've ever heard
I never ever cry at these videos, but Andre asking his toddler if he would want to keep waking up, and that “yes” giving him the strength to carry on as a dad - breaks me.
BRO SAME STOP I CRIED ONCE I READ UR COMMENT. like how is it so sad and beautiful at the same time.. like its just beautiful how he has so much love for his son, took him into consideration, enough to ASK his son how he felt about living and just hearing his son express that HE DOES want to live despite the sorrow they were going through gave him hope and strength. omg, he did it for his son. i cant🥺
There should be laws against reporters going after people who have already been thru horrors. That's so twisted to think to interview a baby who watched his mom and best friend, his soul mate be brutally murdered and raped. I know that kind of bond. That's me and my son.
@oxy I know it's weird to say it like that, but soulmate doesn't always mean romantic. Sometimes it just means that someone has like another human that just gets them, like a best friend or mother.
A trauma response especially in children is to block out things like a parent being sexually assaulted so it's not a surprise he doesn't remember that part
very true, i remember the right before of my csa and the rest is completely not there, I was 3 at the time im 19 now and i STILL remember no more of it than i did after the incident.
I don’t think Alex was knocked down entirely when his Mom was murdered. Possibly, his consciousness deliberately blocked him from remembering such traumatic incident for his well being.
@@cosmicjessica3201 Yeah, he is merely a child. A lot of people think that if they experience something so tramautic they will remember even if they were young. However, even though it is not 100% proven. I took psychology and as a task I was told to research how trauma affect memory. I read many articles but one that was done by a university explain it well. They found the brain release chemicals when someone experience something traumatic. Which I would describe them as arousal. Too much of this arousal will affect memorization. They found that people who experienced something really traumatic they couldn't recall it. While this still needs some research on how exactly trauma affect someone's ability to recall it. But in hence, too much trauma will affect someone's ability to recall the traumatic event. Or are not able to remember it all. Which would be called dissociative amnesia. Where the brain will block out information of a certain event that is associated with stressful and/or traumatic event. So the person may remember to the trauma but may not recall important detail of the trauma. I don't doubt that having your mother killed and assaulted in front you is traumatic in general. But it is even more traumatic when you are child. It is more stressful and more traumatic. I don't doubt that Alex's brain must have decided to block important information that Alex wouldn't be able to recall to share with investigators. No one really forgets trauma. Traumatic memories would be really hard to erase. But someone still remember the trauma itself and be affected by it. Which we hear the Alex couldn't tell investigators important details of his mother's murder. But he held a pencil in a way someone will hold a knife and jabbing it repeatedly and quickly. And eventually give details of the suspect. Even if it was vague. So, he forgot details of the trauma but was still affected by it.
Well the thing is in his description he says he was pushed to the ground and then he got up from the ground. If he had blocked it out, he would have been pushed to the ground and then ended up in a different place, not knowing what had happened inbetween. What would be more likely is he was young so just doesn't remember.
@@rosa3299 I had a traumatic childhood, I tried to get help when I was 11 from the school counselor, I always remembered going to her and giving her all the details I had and her never doing anything to help, after that(at this point I was out of the situation but needed therapy) I blocked out all of my childhood up until I went to her, at 16 I started getting flash backs, in my early 20s I had a flash back of what I think was my first attack from a man, I remember every detail, smell and feeling, I was 2 years old, so we block it until our brain deems it safe to process.
The way the police handled this case and how the media portrayed it heavily influenced my dissertation about tabloid newspapers. I've not seen anyone else cover this case and already know you'll do it justice. Glad it's a three-parter because of just how much depth you'll need to go into!
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@Lotte i think that his mind is blocking out what really happened and when he gets triggered or reminded of the event his body reenacts what he saw. its really common. they dont think of it or remembers what happens but their body does. its a form of ptsd
Oh my god I had to pause for a while seeing the headlines and hearing what the journalists were doing just to rage silently . It's honestly disgusting. How can those people care so much more about their jobs and money than this toddler's life?!? It's sickening and I doubt they felt any guilt at all.
@@ellakahl3098 me too! I found myself thinking I am almost angrier at them and their disgusting unfeeling behaviour than I was at the perpetrator which is of course ridiculous but I think it’s because we’d already had the shock of hearing what that poor boy went through and couldn’t imagine anyone reacting and behaving the way those journalists did towards him in those moments. So awful.
@@brainfluidZ The majority of commenters are illiterate. It’s the “hashtag” generation. They have no interest in improvement, because they all just wannadowattheywant. Don’t cast your pearls before swine, darling.
I'm not a very squeamish or sensitive person when it comes to true crime stories. But after hearing you describe little Alex trying to make his mommy feel better and gathering up all of her things, I almost considered taking your disclaimer warning. Absolutely tragic. Poor baby 😢
@@Koleman27 I'm just saying, I doubt a two year old has the capacity to imagine every horrible scenario and decide that no matter what, he'd want to wake up. He probably just thought "well I get coco puffs every morning when I wake up, so I would want to wake up for that" and that was it. Not complex.
God that poor man, imagine literally weighing up whether you will kill your son and then yourself. Grief is such a strange emotion. I'm glad he was 'there' enough to respect his sons desire to live and I'm so glad that Alex answered 'correctly' it's a tragic enough story without adding a murder/suicide.
Just hearing about how this child picked up his mother's things and placed them back in her pocket after the attack had already pulled at my heart strings, but then he tried to make her better by using the receipt as a plaster? I actually nearly cried. That poor boy :(
How compassionate for emergency services to decide to let him rest like that, that's genuinely such a good idea, it would let his little mind start to process this horrific trauma.
Exactly. I have a daughter of 1 1/2 years and to imagine the fear of her being hurt by the same monster, that did this to me and me not being able to protect her... There is no words! Also, it takes a special kind of fucked up individual to do this in front of a mothers child! There is a special place in hell for these psychos.
are you that person that someone takes to the movies that doesnt tell them you saw the movie and in the middle you say this is my favorite part blah blah and ruiin the ending? I bet you are.. lol... and oddly you didnt pay for the ticket either..
The fact that Alex remembered anything is impressive. He was such a small baby. 😔 My father was killed when I was 8, and I don't remember anything for a year after his funeral. I now have a 9 year old son, and I couldn't imagine his mother's fight and fear trying to keep living so that she could be there to raise her child!
Sorry for your loss, memory loss is a trauma response and completely normal, and with circumstances, it’s probably your brain trying to save you❤ if it’s something you wanted to remember then you can go to therapy and have hypnotherapy to remember. Remember, your brains blocked it out for a reason though 🧡 hope you’re doing okay, look after yourself 💛
I have absolutely never cried at a true crime case. This case broke me into tears when you talked about Alex trying to wake up Rachel and fix her up. I could never imagine going through that when you're just two years old, especially them being so close. I love my mother so, so much and anything happening to her is devastating for me, but nothing could have me recover from what Alex had gone through.
I can’t even begin to explain the sorrow I feel for that baby I listened to this in absolute agony and tears. I’m a mother my daughter is two and imagining myself In this situation is just heartbreaking. Literally the worst scenario on earth
im a mum of a 3 year old a nearly 2 year old and a 4 month old and it breaks my heart im here in tears over this like wow i couldnt imagine this it hurts to much
Alex's response of tugging on his mom, picking up her things, and putting the receipt on her head.....wow. this made me tear up and i have never cried during a true crime video.
Exactly. And even if he wasn't concussed, being thrown down like he was might have stunned him for a few minutes. He might have also been unable to distinguish a sexual assault from the rest of the killing.
Eleanor I just wanna say, I REALLLLLLLY like when you do multi-part videos on cases. That means you’re giving us so much info! Idk why people would get upset about that
I definitely love the multi part stories.. but I would honestly be okay with watching a 3 hour video about cases. I’m pretty sure she did a 3 hour video about John Wayne Gacie, so maybe it’s just the multiple parts and not it all in one video that people get busier about? But yea whether way I love her content so I’ll never complain, but I do understand other peoples reasons tho
one thing that i was thinkingabout was that even thought eleanor mentioned how this very strongly appeared to be a "random attack", if rachel and her son visited the park often, she could have very well encountered a stalker... thoughts?
That’s actually a good theory and sorta makes sense since she did go there often. I also think that the attacker might have to know their way around the park to know what trails there our and where the lake was located so he could cleanse himself.
it feels very very personal, and possibly they could’ve just been a rando cause there wasn’t many people out, right? like easier to get someone. but you don’t exactly know who’s gonna be coming or who’s far behind, with rachel/a stalker situation i think they would’ve known. do you think they followed her in and thats when they chose her? or did she go down that path often? it seems like it could be some demented fucker just taking the perfect opportunity to get their sick way, or a stalker. im only 30 minutes in so,, dont mind this if something doesn’t hold up, many many questions. just from this episode it feels straight forward so i’m sure a lot awaits
@@nuggets5283 but would they have just waited and hoped she took that trail? or did they see and follow her into it? would no one notice anything? not the dog or alex or rachel? she might also have no reason to worry. idfk. minds racing
that's what i thought too... she's a beautiful woman... and our world has spawned all kind of evil people... so sad both for the son and the father. :(
Its disgusting the father even considered taking his innocent childs life, also how unbelievable to put that in his little boys hands. Wrong on so many levels.
@@kikiu1062 crazy things run through your head when going through that much grief, you have no idea what he was going through and the thoughts that run through ones head.
Her son was interviewed on this morning a few years ago and he is an absolutely lovely very stable, kind and articulate man, I hope he is doing well. I'm sure his Mum would be so proud. I was only a child when this happened but I always remember this one, heartbreaking 💔
Just got to the part about Alex picking up him mum's things and putting the receipt on her forehead as a bandage. I don't think I've ever heard anything more heartbreakingly sad. Poor little baby :'(
The British press played a hand in princess Diana’s death as well as Amy Winehouse in many ways... so it doesn’t surprise me that they were unrelenting with this young child 😔
The way Alex was after the murder of his mother literally shattered me. I’ve never been very effected by the relatives grief statements but just this innocent boy trying his best to heal his mother made me want to cry.
hearing this case literally broke my heart. the innocence in Alex’s actions trying to help his mum, the mum’s connection to her family, the father’s complete and utter sorrow, and the frustration at the reporters and journalists. god this is absolutely awful
I really dig how much you focus and personalize the victims. A detached more scientific view of these cases are usually plentiful [and that's a great thing, that's what you want in the investigation and study of a case] but you always seem to focus more on what the people involved [often including the investigators] felt and what they were going through. I like the perspective you focus on, both a scientific and empathetic view of any event is important.
honestly I think I would've thought about it and asked my kid too... I can't imagine losing my bf like that even worse, having my child watch him die in such an atrocious way omg
I think that was Rachel speaking through Alex when Alex looked at his dad and said that he would still want to wake up. She wanted them to be okay without her. And I believe that Alex wasn't alone with Rachel's body , Rachel was still there spiritually comforting him in those moments. This story is absolutely heartbreaking. 💔
It strikes me just how selfish and emotionless some people can be. Like, this preschooler witnessed the death of his mother and they are trying to get a glimpse of him? What the hell?!
The press in any country is disgusting. The grieving family becomes a spectacle for that week and the press just publicies their pain in every possible way. Then, they get no punishment for what they have done. Freedom of Press is important, but the boundaries are very blurred. There needs to be hard punishments when the line is crossed.
How about true Crime watchers? We know and have never seen that show. She must have been talking to people who stumbled on her video while searching for Wimbledon matches from 1992 and had never watched a true crime video or show….
Its one of my biggest fears. Where I pass, my son is left alone, or trying to wake me, and cant. Hes 23 and autistic. It terrifies me where he will go, who will care for him.
I know this will sound invasive, but please let me know if you’d like me to help you find resources. There are programs in some places that help disabled adults with stuff like this free of charge. It wouldn’t be anticipating your death so much as setting up a support system for him if something does happen.
Thinking about how Alex, in the aftermath of such a horrific event, unknowingly had both his and his fathers lives placed in his hands just breaks me. Clearly Andre was not mentally well, and of course I’m very glad that he chose for himself and Alex to live, but Alex’s little mind couldn’t even begin to comprehend how he was at the mercy of the whim of the adults around him. No child should ever have to experience that.
The press aren’t human, they are vile animals and have no respect for people. Stuff Them man! This poor boy omg I can’t imagine losing my mum! Omg man this brought me to tears 😭😭😭😭
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The press is the enemy of the people. Always has been and always will be. This is a fact for every western nation. Not just Britain. Too easily corrupted and, in modern times, very easily controlled by corporations. “Journalists” are also high up on the list of desired professions of sociopaths.
It's unfortunately a result of the British public who loves to read about this kind of stuff in their tabloids. If people were against this kind of reporting, reporters wouldn't behave like this.
I love that everyone that is listening to this case knows how just horrible this is. No kid should have to go through that. I know personally my mind has pushed out things from when I was a kid that was way too hard for me to cope with as a kid. My siblings even remember some stuff that I do not. This case is horrible and I can almost relate to him. Except the roles we switched. My dad almost got killed because he was a single dad and everyone hated him for taking us away from our abusive mom. No body should ever have to witness their parents being hurt or killed at all in their life. This case brought me to a straight sob for hours. I hope he is well now.
I've never cried from hearing a case, ever. But this did it. As a DV abuse survivor, and my at the time 3 year old daughter seeing it and trying to help me afterwards - this is heartbreaking. She died terrified not knowing what the fate of her son was and he witnessed this. This is atrocious. I can't wait to finish this and hear what happened with her case cause....man. i want Vengence.
I’m not a DV abuse survivor. This case isn’t even about that, but as a Mom of 2 kids who seem like they were 2 YESTERDAY, I hope they send this killer to TEXAS where we believe in the Death Penalty, rarely reverse convictions of guilty people and carry out the execution within 10yrs usually.
@@claudiamayordominguez7322 yes, I am. Thank you. I got out, luckily. With the help of my parents. I realized my kids were more important and needed me more than that relationship did.
Okay, not related to the case, but you are absolutely the best. As someone who suffers from PTSD, I appreciate that you're kind enough to put trigger warnings at the beginning of your videos and that you encourage your viewers to take care of themselves even at the detriment of your views. It's rare that people on here care that much.
I think one of my favorite things about eleanor’s channel is the fact that she talks about big cases in Europe and other continents. it’s interesting for me since I’m from North America and she’s not doing the same case that everyone from North America is doing
If you like Eleanor please try mollie westbroooke and Danielle Kirsty as well. Also Emma Kenny is an English psychologist who is quite famous here for being on crime shows and she now has a true crime channel which has amazing content. Try them out. Oh and you have obviously heard of that Chapter? He's Irish though but he does cases from all over and he does do American ones but does the less famous cases.
i'm thinking that maybe it's not that her son was knocked out, but that it was so traumatic that his brain refuses to let him remember the attack. there's no way to know for sure ofc but when you have a traumatic childhood event your brain takes steps to protect your mental state and block out memories it knows will harm you
Also he was so incredibly young. I don’t remember anything before the age of like 5 and he remembers so much despite being 2. I feel as if even if he did witness it the likelyhood of him remembering (or in the case of sexual assault) even understanding what he was seeing enough for his brain to make a note of it would be very slim. All he knew was mummy was being attacked but he’s a child, how is he to know there’s more than one way to be attacked/assaulted.
As a mum of a 15 month old boy the thought of Alex looking at his mum on the floor not responding to him absolutely breaks me it’s really stuck with me throughout the day
This is absolutely heartbreaking, I can’t imagine the distress that this caused this poor little boy 😔 picking all of his mam’s things up and putting a “plaster” on to make his mummy better 🥺😭💔
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I’ve never not been able to listen to one of these cases, in fact I don’t think I’ve ever even cried at a case before. I’ve definitely felt sad for people, but nothing has hit me as hard as this case. When you explained how he put the receipt on his mums head, I actually broke down. That poor little boy
im crying at the he picked up his mummys things and tries to put them in her pockets for her. When i was little my dad used to beat my mum infront of me and sometimes when i was 4-7 id try and help her like picking up a broken vase that broke during a fight and say ‘do you want me to help fix this?’ or try and get her to smile because i thought when she smiled it meant she was better. Im 16 now and my dads in jail and me and my mum are doing so much better
The fact that Alex was tugging at his mum's arm to wake her up and went around picking up all the stuff from Rachel's pockets to put them back. Plus, the receipt on Rachel's forehead absolutely breaks my heart. For Rachel to lose her life like that is so disturbing and heartbreaking. RIP Rachel ❤️ I hope she's with Alex everyday, watching over her son 😭❤️
when you told me he put a receipt as a bandaid to help his mother get better made me just crack and i started sobbing like i wasn’t feeling that emotional until you told us that
Money. Whoever gets the "best scoop" gets paid the most. It's like Gale from the movie Scream and her ceaseless need to just report and not actually feel for what others went through.
I've watched a lot of true crime videos and documentaries and never have I actually cried, until this one the fact that he tried to help his mom get better makes me so sad.
The fact that Alex thought putting the receipt on the wound could save his mom broke my heart 😭 so smart and brave boy! My deep condolences to anyone affected by the death ♥️
Eleanor, I’m going through a marathon of your videos while I paint the house and you have kept me company. But Alex putting the receipt on his mummy as a plaster has made me stop and I’m filled with sorrow for him. None of your other videos has made me stop and mourn in this way 🥺
I went to school with someone who also witnessed his mother's murder when we were both about two or three (so around 1995 or 1996) and he was... a very damaged little boy.
0-3 is our imprinting phase for life. A feral kitten even homed will always be a feral cat. Cradle your children in the arms of a whole tribe so they learn there's no gaps to fall through. Edit spelling.
hey eleanor can you pls cover the Ana Creasial case from ireland (i don’t think i spelled her name right no disrespect intended) but it’s so sad and i think it really needs to get out there
this is such a sad case, i really feel for the poor girl and i remember when it happened. i was actually doing my own digging about it recently but I couldn’t find too much information. i understand laws and child protection etc but the fact that her killers are never allowed to be named despite the absolutely horrific treatment she endured makes me sick. i don’t care how old her killers are and what Ireland’s laws are like, they don’t deserve to be protected as children!!
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The child putting a receipt on his mothers forehead as a bandage is the most heartbreaking thing I have ever heard
I know right! I almost cried and it's 3am ;-;
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Oh it's too much 😭😭😭
I cried my heart out at this part...
Made me absolutely ball my eyes out
"Alex ran around picking up his mummy's things and put them in her pockets for her" such an innocent soul..
@Anaya Warren joke at the wrong time bestie
Broke my heart. That poor, sweet baby!!
Heartbreaking
@Anaya Warren ah it's okay
@@okidgaf7643 i- bestie
The fact that Alex’s description of the man was so similar to the actual murder is amazing for a such an little baby 🥺
ikr! poor baby had to witness something no one ever should
I cannot believe this poor little boy tried to pick up his mums things that had fallen out of her pockets and put them back for her, this is the saddest thing I've ever heard
Absolutely heartbreaking 😭
Poor Alex
@@taglaterritruthtella9818 I know 😭
After she said about the receipt being used as a plaster I had to take a break. That is just the saddest thing 😢
I agree and I'm so pissed off at the mongrel who murdered Rachel and tore this wonderful family apart.
I never ever cry at these videos, but Andre asking his toddler if he would want to keep waking up, and that “yes” giving him the strength to carry on as a dad - breaks me.
i lost it at him putting his mother's things back in her pockets for her
Seriously
Same here
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BRO SAME STOP I CRIED ONCE I READ UR COMMENT. like how is it so sad and beautiful at the same time.. like its just beautiful how he has so much love for his son, took him into consideration, enough to ASK his son how he felt about living and just hearing his son express that HE DOES want to live despite the sorrow they were going through gave him hope and strength. omg, he did it for his son. i cant🥺
There should be laws against reporters going after people who have already been thru horrors. That's so twisted to think to interview a baby who watched his mom and best friend, his soul mate be brutally murdered and raped. I know that kind of bond. That's me and my son.
There are laws, they just didn’t pay attention to that.
I wouldnt call a parent a soul mate because that sounds kind of like emotional incest, but the fact he had to witness something so brutal is horrific.
@@maisymayhem soul mates arnt always sexual. A lot of the time they are best friends, siblings, or parents.
@@ginmarie7674 Depends on if both parties feel the same. Personally I still think it sounds like emotional incest.
@oxy I know it's weird to say it like that, but soulmate doesn't always mean romantic. Sometimes it just means that someone has like another human that just gets them, like a best friend or mother.
A trauma response especially in children is to block out things like a parent being sexually assaulted so it's not a surprise he doesn't remember that part
very true, i remember the right before of my csa and the rest is completely not there, I was 3 at the time im 19 now and i STILL remember no more of it than i did after the incident.
not to mention he wasn't even 3 so he shouldn't even be able to remember anything yet
@@-myharlequinnsapphicarch- did you mean “night” instead of “right” lol
@@ClarksonClips does it matter?
@@ClarksonClips i meant i remember the moment right before so "the right before"
I don’t think Alex was knocked down entirely when his Mom was murdered. Possibly, his consciousness deliberately blocked him from remembering such traumatic incident for his well being.
If I'd been the dying mother that would have been my one and only last prayer. To protect his young soul as much as possible 😣
not to mention he wasn't even 3 so he can't or at least shouldn't even be able t remember anything at all yet
@@cosmicjessica3201 Yeah, he is merely a child.
A lot of people think that if they experience something so tramautic they will remember even if they were young. However, even though it is not 100% proven. I took psychology and as a task I was told to research how trauma affect memory. I read many articles but one that was done by a university explain it well. They found the brain release chemicals when someone experience something traumatic. Which I would describe them as arousal. Too much of this arousal will affect memorization.
They found that people who experienced something really traumatic they couldn't recall it.
While this still needs some research on how exactly trauma affect someone's ability to recall it. But in hence, too much trauma will affect someone's ability to recall the traumatic event. Or are not able to remember it all. Which would be called dissociative amnesia. Where the brain will block out information of a certain event that is associated with stressful and/or traumatic event. So the person may remember to the trauma but may not recall important detail of the trauma.
I don't doubt that having your mother killed and assaulted in front you is traumatic in general. But it is even more traumatic when you are child. It is more stressful and more traumatic.
I don't doubt that Alex's brain must have decided to block important information that Alex wouldn't be able to recall to share with investigators.
No one really forgets trauma. Traumatic memories would be really hard to erase. But someone still remember the trauma itself and be affected by it.
Which we hear the Alex couldn't tell investigators important details of his mother's murder. But he held a pencil in a way someone will hold a knife and jabbing it repeatedly and quickly. And eventually give details of the suspect. Even if it was vague.
So, he forgot details of the trauma but was still affected by it.
Well the thing is in his description he says he was pushed to the ground and then he got up from the ground. If he had blocked it out, he would have been pushed to the ground and then ended up in a different place, not knowing what had happened inbetween. What would be more likely is he was young so just doesn't remember.
@@rosa3299 I had a traumatic childhood, I tried to get help when I was 11 from the school counselor, I always remembered going to her and giving her all the details I had and her never doing anything to help, after that(at this point I was out of the situation but needed therapy) I blocked out all of my childhood up until I went to her, at 16 I started getting flash backs, in my early 20s I had a flash back of what I think was my first attack from a man, I remember every detail, smell and feeling, I was 2 years old, so we block it until our brain deems it safe to process.
btw, part 2 is titled ‘wimbledon murders’ and part 3 is ‘green chain ripper’ for those who are trying to find them!
Thank you!! I’ve been so confused!
Godbless you and your family. Stay safe too ❤️💕
She really should have stated that! 😬
Thank you!!!
I love people like you, thank you
The way the police handled this case and how the media portrayed it heavily influenced my dissertation about tabloid newspapers. I've not seen anyone else cover this case and already know you'll do it justice. Glad it's a three-parter because of just how much depth you'll need to go into!
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Mollie westbrooke also covered it. She's great you should check her out.
@@WakeyWakeyEggsandBakey maybe that's who I was thinking of when I was thinking Elenore already did it!
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@@WakeyWakeyEggsandBakey omg I always say "Wakey, wakey..." to people should I need to wake them up. Lol. LOVE IT!
Maybe her son dissociated during that portion of the attack he doesn’t remember. The mind is a powerful protector..
I hope so 😔
@@melanie1784 me too… no one should have to witness what he witnessed.
That’s what I was thinking too
@@melanie1784 Yemen 💐💐💐🇾🇪
@Lotte i think that his mind is blocking out what really happened and when he gets triggered or reminded of the event his body reenacts what he saw. its really common. they dont think of it or remembers what happens but their body does. its a form of ptsd
I hope this father sued those disgusting journalists. Despicable horrific behavior from them. Christ it makes me angry
Wait did he?
@@alezmartinez8488 I dunno
Oh my god I had to pause for a while seeing the headlines and hearing what the journalists were doing just to rage silently . It's honestly disgusting. How can those people care so much more about their jobs and money than this toddler's life?!? It's sickening and I doubt they felt any guilt at all.
@@ellakahl3098 me too! I found myself thinking I am almost angrier at them and their disgusting unfeeling behaviour than I was at the perpetrator which is of course ridiculous but I think it’s because we’d already had the shock of hearing what that poor boy went through and couldn’t imagine anyone reacting and behaving the way those journalists did towards him in those moments. So awful.
The fact that her son still remembers the entire, attack is so heartbreaking 🙏 RIP. RACHEL.❤️
The comma is unnecessary
@@brainfluidZ ur comment is unnecessary
@@molly5376 I agree with you.
@@brainfluidZ Your comment is rude and petty🤨
@@brainfluidZ The majority of commenters are illiterate. It’s the “hashtag” generation. They have no interest in improvement, because they all just wannadowattheywant. Don’t cast your pearls before swine, darling.
I don’t get affected by true crime cases easily, but this one actually made me cry. That poor baby witnessed his mom die. I hope he’s doing fine now!
Yemen 💐💐
I hope so too! I
@@PrincessMononoke2907
Were are you from 🌹🌹
Hi blink
@@chaeratonic omg hi stay
I'm not a very squeamish or sensitive person when it comes to true crime stories. But after hearing you describe little Alex trying to make his mommy feel better and gathering up all of her things, I almost considered taking your disclaimer warning. Absolutely tragic. Poor baby 😢
When the little boy said “I would wanna wake up”…🥺 at the worst time in his life he would still wanna be here. Going through it. Very inspiring
Ok...but he was also 2 years old and probably couldn't comprehend what his dad was asking him
I know, and the fact that he saved both his and his father’s lives without knowing literally has me holding back tears...
@@CoRLex-jh5vx ok...?
@@Koleman27 I'm just saying, I doubt a two year old has the capacity to imagine every horrible scenario and decide that no matter what, he'd want to wake up. He probably just thought "well I get coco puffs every morning when I wake up, so I would want to wake up for that" and that was it. Not complex.
Yeah haha
"Put the receipt as a bandaid"
ME: *LOUD AUDIBLE SOBBING*
that shit broke me
@@Sleepyllamamama same
i literally swear after hearing it... and my mom's eyes became as big as saucers... she didnt know what i was listening coz i had headset on.
That hurt me so much, My first thought was omg that's Heartbreaking, but my second thought was Qiqi -.-
This literally made me gasp and I started crying.
God that poor man, imagine literally weighing up whether you will kill your son and then yourself. Grief is such a strange emotion. I'm glad he was 'there' enough to respect his sons desire to live and I'm so glad that Alex answered 'correctly' it's a tragic enough story without adding a murder/suicide.
I totally agree with you! Rachel would want them to go on living!
Just hearing about how this child picked up his mother's things and placed them back in her pocket after the attack had already pulled at my heart strings, but then he tried to make her better by using the receipt as a plaster? I actually nearly cried. That poor boy :(
Eleanor- “I mean absolutely no disrespect to anyone I talk about in this video”
Also Eleanor- DISHONOR ON YOU (police) DISHONOR ON YOUR COW (media)
Insults by mushu *chef's kiss*
And she’s right😌 the media doesn’t care about the people involved in the story, they only care about the story. It’s a CHILD. TWO YEAR OLD CHILD
as she should
Haha lol dishonor on you dishonor on your cow! Love that movie OG Mulan
As she should bc they are shameful
How compassionate for emergency services to decide to let him rest like that, that's genuinely such a good idea, it would let his little mind start to process this horrific trauma.
I can’t imagine how Rachel felt not knowing what would happen to her son after she died.
So awful. The person that did is truly evil and inhumane
Exactly. I have a daughter of 1 1/2 years and to imagine the fear of her being hurt by the same monster, that did this to me and me not being able to protect her... There is no words! Also, it takes a special kind of fucked up individual to do this in front of a mothers child! There is a special place in hell for these psychos.
It doesn’t bare thinking about 😖 how utterly tragic.
Not a peaceful death knowing you can’t protect your child...
i like to think shes always watching him and knows hes okay😭
Glad they re-opened this case and (eventually) some justice was served
spoiler
Thanks d***
@@grc3211 it literally says solved on the title
@@chaoswitch1974 he didn't say who did it or what did it, he just said he's glad it was solved.. which it says on the thumbnail 😐
are you that person that someone takes to the movies that doesnt tell them you saw the movie and in the middle you say this is my favorite part blah blah and ruiin the ending? I bet you are.. lol... and oddly you didnt pay for the ticket either..
The fact that Alex remembered anything is impressive. He was such a small baby. 😔 My father was killed when I was 8, and I don't remember anything for a year after his funeral. I now have a 9 year old son, and I couldn't imagine his mother's fight and fear trying to keep living so that she could be there to raise her child!
Sorry for your loss ❤
Sorry for your loss, memory loss is a trauma response and completely normal, and with circumstances, it’s probably your brain trying to save you❤ if it’s something you wanted to remember then you can go to therapy and have hypnotherapy to remember. Remember, your brains blocked it out for a reason though 🧡 hope you’re doing okay, look after yourself 💛
sorry for your loss ❤❤
The way the media act like such uncivilized, monstrous, careless, vultures in these cases sometimes… truly disgusting.
I'm surprised that none of them got any backlash for this.
Everyone knows the media are vultures they feed off the tragic things that happen to people
The media are always despicable people. Vile people!!!🤬
theyre always disgusting virmin.
The fact that alex and the boyfriend is going through this living hell and yet the media still acts that way disgusts me
I have absolutely never cried at a true crime case. This case broke me into tears when you talked about Alex trying to wake up Rachel and fix her up. I could never imagine going through that when you're just two years old, especially them being so close. I love my mother so, so much and anything happening to her is devastating for me, but nothing could have me recover from what Alex had gone through.
I can’t even begin to explain the sorrow I feel for that baby I listened to this in absolute agony and tears. I’m a mother my daughter is two and imagining myself In this situation is just heartbreaking. Literally the worst scenario on earth
Same my wee boi is 2 I jst imagined tht for him, absolutely heartbreaking tht poor wee boi God bless him❤️🙏
This is literally one of my worst fears.. My boys are 4 and 1 and are total mamas boys. I dread to think of something like this happening💔
im a mum of a 3 year old a nearly 2 year old and a 4 month old and it breaks my heart im here in tears over this like wow i couldnt imagine this it hurts to much
Heres a idea..🤔...dont think about it being you being stabbed.... hhhh.mmmm
@@Butter-go7ih yeah because that's how anxiety works... 🙄🙄
3 parts? Oh boy.. Buckle up because we’re in for a wild ride
This case has so many twists and turns; I can definitely see how it would be a multiple-parter.
I like your osana pfp
Yea im kinda mad I saw this today and not after all three were already done!!!
You know it.
@@honeyflower2782 thank you !
Alex's response of tugging on his mom, picking up her things, and putting the receipt on her head.....wow. this made me tear up and i have never cried during a true crime video.
Eleanor: this case is absolutely crazy, so many plot twists you cannot predict what happens
Me, 10 mins in: Oh my GOD did the baby do it?
STOPP I THOUGHT THE SAME TOO 😫
BRUH I WAS LITERALLY THINKING THE SAME😭😭
@@lydiabell8536 hahahahaha I’m so glad I wasn’t the only one
AMSJSJ PLS SAME
UR NOT THE ONLY ONE EVERYONE IS A SUSPECT 😭
Alex could've just repressed the memory of the actual assault, sometimes your brain will purposely forget events that are too traumatic to cope with.
Exactly. And even if he wasn't concussed, being thrown down like he was might have stunned him for a few minutes. He might have also been unable to distinguish a sexual assault from the rest of the killing.
Eleanor I just wanna say, I REALLLLLLLY like when you do multi-part videos on cases. That means you’re giving us so much info! Idk why people would get upset about that
I definitely love the multi part stories.. but I would honestly be okay with watching a 3 hour video about cases. I’m pretty sure she did a 3 hour video about John Wayne Gacie, so maybe it’s just the multiple parts and not it all in one video that people get busier about? But yea whether way I love her content so I’ll never complain, but I do understand other peoples reasons tho
one thing that i was thinkingabout was that even thought eleanor mentioned how this very strongly appeared to be a "random attack", if rachel and her son visited the park often, she could have very well encountered a stalker... thoughts?
That’s actually a good theory and sorta makes sense since she did go there often. I also think that the attacker might have to know their way around the park to know what trails there our and where the lake was located so he could cleanse himself.
it feels very very personal, and possibly they could’ve just been a rando cause there wasn’t many people out, right? like easier to get someone. but you don’t exactly know who’s gonna be coming or who’s far behind, with rachel/a stalker situation i think they would’ve known. do you think they followed her in and thats when they chose her? or did she go down that path often? it seems like it could be some demented fucker just taking the perfect opportunity to get their sick way, or a stalker. im only 30 minutes in so,, dont mind this if something doesn’t hold up, many many questions. just from this episode it feels straight forward so i’m sure a lot awaits
@@nuggets5283 but would they have just waited and hoped she took that trail? or did they see and follow her into it? would no one notice anything? not the dog or alex or rachel? she might also have no reason to worry. idfk. minds racing
that's what i thought too... she's a beautiful woman... and our world has spawned all kind of evil people... so sad both for the son and the father. :(
The attacker must of knew her to inflict that type of frenzied attack. That’s personal it takes a lot of strength and anger for 40+ stab wounds
The lil boy tryna wake up his dead mom honestly got to me...
and him trying to stop her bleeding with a receipt :( so sad
This was so evil what that man done 💔
God this telling of events really goes to show how much the media doesn’t care about anyone’s boundaries if it means getting juicy pieces for a story.
This is why I haven't bought a newspaper in about ten years.
"so much depended on Alex's answer." He was TWO though; imagine if he had answered 'wrongly'. Really scary thought.
Honestly imo I don’t think he would have killed the kid regardless. Maybe he thinks he would but he was in pretty heavy grief of the time.
I don't think he would actually do anything to his son. He probably thought he could, but its just for a crazy moment. He was shocked too
Its disgusting the father even considered taking his innocent childs life, also how unbelievable to put that in his little boys hands. Wrong on so many levels.
@@kikiu1062 crazy things run through your head when going through that much grief, you have no idea what he was going through and the thoughts that run through ones head.
@@kikiu1062 the father of Alex isn’t the killer of Rachel tho
The fact that there are still so many cases in this world and those are only the solved, is terrifying.
,,to make mommy better“🥺 this sweetheart deserves the world..
Her son was interviewed on this morning a few years ago and he is an absolutely lovely very stable, kind and articulate man, I hope he is doing well. I'm sure his Mum would be so proud.
I was only a child when this happened but I always remember this one, heartbreaking 💔
Man thank god 😭 I hope these internal demons don’t affect him as much anymore
This is so sad let alone a 2 year old seeing it all 😞 and trying to put her stuff back in her pockets and wake her up is heart breaking 💔
Yemen 💐💐💐
I was almost in tears when alexs was trying to help his mommy when she lifeless. Hurts me deeply so deeply
Just got to the part about Alex picking up him mum's things and putting the receipt on her forehead as a bandage. I don't think I've ever heard anything more heartbreakingly sad. Poor little baby :'(
The British press played a hand in princess Diana’s death as well as Amy Winehouse in many ways... so it doesn’t surprise me that they were unrelenting with this young child 😔
The way Alex was after the murder of his mother literally shattered me. I’ve never been very effected by the relatives grief statements but just this innocent boy trying his best to heal his mother made me want to cry.
hearing this case literally broke my heart. the innocence in Alex’s actions trying to help his mum, the mum’s connection to her family, the father’s complete and utter sorrow, and the frustration at the reporters and journalists. god this is absolutely awful
It makes my day when Eleanor posts. Anyone else?
Same !!
Me
Most definitely!!!
Yep ‼️
Makes 2 of us
I really dig how much you focus and personalize the victims. A detached more scientific view of these cases are usually plentiful [and that's a great thing, that's what you want in the investigation and study of a case] but you always seem to focus more on what the people involved [often including the investigators] felt and what they were going through. I like the perspective you focus on, both a scientific and empathetic view of any event is important.
I think its also pretty traumatic that his father wanted to take his life.
honestly I think I would've thought about it and asked my kid too... I can't imagine losing my bf like that even worse, having my child watch him die in such an atrocious way omg
Sounds super hot 😍😍
@@penelopephelange Please get help
I don’t think Andre let on you his son that he was thinking that.
@@penelopephelange you need to see a psychiatrist, as soon as possible
just imagining alex picking up his mummys things for her breaks me
@Ada Oraloglu that’s not even funny
@Ada Oraloglu not funny
Bailey... I really like the smiley
@@Noname-dg3pm thanks?
@Ada Oraloglu Just don't
I think that was Rachel speaking through Alex when Alex looked at his dad and said that he would still want to wake up. She wanted them to be okay without her. And I believe that Alex wasn't alone with Rachel's body , Rachel was still there spiritually comforting him in those moments. This story is absolutely heartbreaking. 💔
I agree 💯 people under deep hypnosis often describe this about the end of their past life
It strikes me just how selfish and emotionless some people can be. Like, this preschooler witnessed the death of his mother and they are trying to get a glimpse of him? What the hell?!
The press in any country is disgusting. The grieving family becomes a spectacle for that week and the press just publicies their pain in every possible way. Then, they get no punishment for what they have done. Freedom of Press is important, but the boundaries are very blurred. There needs to be hard punishments when the line is crossed.
I just love how you explain things that help people who are not from the country or region understand the locations you're talking about
"if you don't know what a criminal profiler is?"
Me: CRIMINAL MINDS
YESS
Sameeeee
How about true Crime watchers? We know and have never seen that show. She must have been talking to people who stumbled on her video while searching for Wimbledon matches from 1992 and had never watched a true crime video or show….
Its one of my biggest fears. Where I pass, my son is left alone, or trying to wake me, and cant. Hes 23 and autistic. It terrifies me where he will go, who will care for him.
I know this will sound invasive, but please let me know if you’d like me to help you find resources. There are programs in some places that help disabled adults with stuff like this free of charge. It wouldn’t be anticipating your death so much as setting up a support system for him if something does happen.
I wish your family well 💕💕
@@micaylamae3283 can you help me find resources please
I'm sure he will become an amazing person
I understand you our son is 8 and non verbal autistic x
Thinking about how Alex, in the aftermath of such a horrific event, unknowingly had both his and his fathers lives placed in his hands just breaks me. Clearly Andre was not mentally well, and of course I’m very glad that he chose for himself and Alex to live, but Alex’s little mind couldn’t even begin to comprehend how he was at the mercy of the whim of the adults around him. No child should ever have to experience that.
The press aren’t human, they are vile animals and have no respect for people. Stuff
Them man! This poor boy omg I can’t imagine losing my mum! Omg man this brought me to tears 😭😭😭😭
I mean, I haven't seen the part yet, but I'm pretty sure even wild animals have more respect.
this and the paparazzi.
Laws should be implemented ffs... It's literally aggravated harassment!
Fueled by money that these papers make off of individuals BUYING them! Remember that too. If folks would only stop spending money on this CRAP.
@@scharf74 the people buying them are just as shitty as those taking the pics. why cant people jus mind their own business tbh
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I’m allergic to coconut astrology. Thank you so much. I almost ordered
True, FOB is known for well being overpriced shit that is no different. Even the claims about hair growth and stuff are lies from experiments with rats, its just bs overpriced stuff plus many have commented about lack of transparency with ingredients inc silicone and allergies
such an important comment thank you so much for this
@@kyleighwhite1409 You're welcome. I'm sure you're finding as well that the coconut oil craze has resulted in a lot of beauty products now containing coconut. It never used to be much of a problem until it became it became the new "magic" ingredient. I'm glad that I was able to help 🙂
@@amemelia So true. By law in a lot of countries they're required to declare the ingredients. Here in the UK there's an additional law that means that there's a list of common allergens that have to put in bold in the ingredient list. But nowhere on their website do they have a list of all the ingredients. They have an option to choose a silicon free version of their products now, but only after criticism. It's like they're not declaring the ingredients because they're trying to hide something. So many people have allergies and many die from allergic reactions every year. It's almost inevitable that Function of Beauty's failure to provide a full ingredient list will result in fatal allergic reactions, if people haven't already lost their lives because of this. I doubt they'll change and declare the ingredients though.
wow this heartbreaking. I’m so glad that the dad & baby had the strength to keep going 🖤
Just hearing the part where Rachel's son was tugging her while telling her to wake up broke my heart.
Its so heartbreaking 💔
@Kerstin Mueller yeah it sure is sad.
The press in this country is disgusting they do more harm than good, thank you Eleanor I remember this case when it first happened
The british tabloids in particular, are trash!
The press is the enemy of the people. Always has been and always will be. This is a fact for every western nation. Not just Britain. Too easily corrupted and, in modern times, very easily controlled by corporations.
“Journalists” are also high up on the list of desired professions of sociopaths.
It's unfortunately a result of the British public who loves to read about this kind of stuff in their tabloids. If people were against this kind of reporting, reporters wouldn't behave like this.
I don't usually cry listening to these stories, but when Alex said "I would want to wake up", I literally started sobbing
I love how serious she gets when saying her disclaimer
My mum went to a dance camp with Rachel Nickell when she was very young but she still remembers how nice and caring Rachel was, this case is so sad
I love that everyone that is listening to this case knows how just horrible this is. No kid should have to go through that. I know personally my mind has pushed out things from when I was a kid that was way too hard for me to cope with as a kid. My siblings even remember some stuff that I do not. This case is horrible and I can almost relate to him. Except the roles we switched. My dad almost got killed because he was a single dad and everyone hated him for taking us away from our abusive mom. No body should ever have to witness their parents being hurt or killed at all in their life. This case brought me to a straight sob for hours. I hope he is well now.
I didn’t think it was possible for me to have lower regard for ‘journalists’. No words for these hyenas.
I've never cried from hearing a case, ever. But this did it. As a DV abuse survivor, and my at the time 3 year old daughter seeing it and trying to help me afterwards - this is heartbreaking. She died terrified not knowing what the fate of her son was and he witnessed this. This is atrocious. I can't wait to finish this and hear what happened with her case cause....man. i want Vengence.
Yemen 💐💐🇾🇪🌷
I'm so sorry. I hope you're alright
I’m not a DV abuse survivor. This case isn’t even about that, but as a Mom of 2 kids who seem like they were 2 YESTERDAY, I hope they send this killer to TEXAS where we believe in the Death Penalty, rarely reverse convictions of guilty people and carry out the execution within 10yrs usually.
@@claudiamayordominguez7322 yes, I am. Thank you. I got out, luckily. With the help of my parents. I realized my kids were more important and needed me more than that relationship did.
@@scharf74 were are you from
Okay, not related to the case, but you are absolutely the best. As someone who suffers from PTSD, I appreciate that you're kind enough to put trigger warnings at the beginning of your videos and that you encourage your viewers to take care of themselves even at the detriment of your views. It's rare that people on here care that much.
I think one of my favorite things about eleanor’s channel is the fact that she talks about big cases in Europe and other continents. it’s interesting for me since I’m from North America and she’s not doing the same case that everyone from North America is doing
If you like Eleanor please try mollie westbroooke and Danielle Kirsty as well. Also Emma Kenny is an English psychologist who is quite famous here for being on crime shows and she now has a true crime channel which has amazing content. Try them out. Oh and you have obviously heard of that Chapter? He's Irish though but he does cases from all over and he does do American ones but does the less famous cases.
@@WakeyWakeyEggsandBakey 7u
i'm thinking that maybe it's not that her son was knocked out, but that it was so traumatic that his brain refuses to let him remember the attack. there's no way to know for sure ofc but when you have a traumatic childhood event your brain takes steps to protect your mental state and block out memories it knows will harm you
Also he was so incredibly young. I don’t remember anything before the age of like 5 and he remembers so much despite being 2. I feel as if even if he did witness it the likelyhood of him remembering (or in the case of sexual assault) even understanding what he was seeing enough for his brain to make a note of it would be very slim. All he knew was mummy was being attacked but he’s a child, how is he to know there’s more than one way to be attacked/assaulted.
That’s hilarious 😂
@@penelopephelange uhmm no?
@@6I6l6. Yes ❤️
As a mom of an almost 2 year old boy, my heart literally broke hearing about her son. My biggest fear is not being here to protect my child.
An image of a little boy picking up his mum's belongings and tugging at her absolutely breaks my heart.
SHES POSTS? WHILE IM STUDYING?? PERFECT
SAME ITS AMAZING
music to my ears
I woke up from my sleep in midnight and my finger just decided to tap into youtube and perfect, not gonna sleep for another hour 🤣
@@AngCVful 😂😂
The dog tho...very cute
As a mum of a 15 month old boy the thought of Alex looking at his mum on the floor not responding to him absolutely breaks me it’s really stuck with me throughout the day
This is absolutely heartbreaking, I can’t imagine the distress that this caused this poor little boy 😔 picking all of his mam’s things up and putting a “plaster” on to make his mummy better 🥺😭💔
I was holding it together UNTIL that part! That poor baby!
@@patriciascott-donofrio2033 I can’t even imagine how much it still effects him 😔🥺
that part brought actual tears to my eyes :(
@@bethcarmichael9748 Yemen 💋💋💋
@@قحطان-و9س what? why are u doin this under ppls comments man? time and place
Not even 10 Minutes in and this is the saddest, most heartbreaking thing I’ve ever heard
eleanor, i know you’re a stranger on the internet but i really do have so much appreciation for you. not only are you beautiful, but your videos get me through so much. i genuinely look forward to coming home every night and listening to your videos. i listen to your videos while i open my store or do my makeup.
it’s the one thing in my day that is promised and idk. i sound dumb. i love seeing your progress and your confidence grow. you deserve all the success in the world. thank you for doing that you’re doing. it means the world to me.
so he put a receipt on her “to make mommy better” imma cry
Yemen 💐💐💐
Part 2 is The Wimbledon Murder and Part 3 is called the Green Chain Ripper.
Thank you for this
I was wondering where the other parts were. Thanks!
Thank you! That was so unclear x
Bless you.
Thank you!!
I’ve never not been able to listen to one of these cases, in fact I don’t think I’ve ever even cried at a case before. I’ve definitely felt sad for people, but nothing has hit me as hard as this case. When you explained how he put the receipt on his mums head, I actually broke down. That poor little boy
im crying at the he picked up his mummys things and tries to put them in her pockets for her. When i was little my dad used to beat my mum infront of me and sometimes when i was 4-7 id try and help her like picking up a broken vase that broke during a fight and say ‘do you want me to help fix this?’ or try and get her to smile because i thought when she smiled it meant she was better. Im 16 now and my dads in jail and me and my mum are doing so much better
So sorry you had to endure this. No child should endure this. Hoping you are in therapy to help deal with this. Sending you love and light ✨✨💕
I’m so glad that your dad is where he belongs and you are both thriving. What a sweet, sweet child you were and are.
Sorry ❤️
I’m so glad you’re both safe now ❤️
❤❤
The fact that Alex was tugging at his mum's arm to wake her up and went around picking up all the stuff from Rachel's pockets to put them back. Plus, the receipt on Rachel's forehead absolutely breaks my heart. For Rachel to lose her life like that is so disturbing and heartbreaking. RIP Rachel ❤️ I hope she's with Alex everyday, watching over her son 😭❤️
when you told me he put a receipt as a bandaid to help his mother get better made me just crack and i started sobbing like i wasn’t feeling that emotional until you told us that
The media coverage of these type of cases is honestly so disgraceful and invasive. How could anyone do these things in good conscience?
Money. Whoever gets the "best scoop" gets paid the most. It's like Gale from the movie Scream and her ceaseless need to just report and not actually feel for what others went through.
“Not a 1parter,not a 2 parter but a 3 parter!!” 🤌🏾🤌🏾🤌🏾 Music to my ears 😭😭Top tier content
I've watched a lot of true crime videos and documentaries and never have I actually cried, until this one the fact that he tried to help his mom get better makes me so sad.
The media can be absolutely awful, it’s sickening 😡🤬
The fact that Alex thought putting the receipt on the wound could save his mom broke my heart 😭 so smart and brave boy! My deep condolences to anyone affected by the death ♥️
Eleanor, I’m going through a marathon of your videos while I paint the house and you have kept me company. But Alex putting the receipt on his mummy as a plaster has made me stop and I’m filled with sorrow for him. None of your other videos has made me stop and mourn in this way 🥺
I went to school with someone who also witnessed his mother's murder when we were both about two or three (so around 1995 or 1996) and he was... a very damaged little boy.
0-3 is our imprinting phase for life. A feral kitten even homed will always be a feral cat. Cradle your children in the arms of a whole tribe so they learn there's no gaps to fall through.
Edit spelling.
Eleanor is the only you-tuber I can watch an ad or sponsor through, somehow she always makes it enjoyable
I’m sobbing right now which is a first for me I’ve watched literally all of your videos and have NEVER been soooo effected
hey eleanor can you pls cover the Ana Creasial case from ireland (i don’t think i spelled her name right no disrespect intended) but it’s so sad and i think it really needs to get out there
I would love to hear about that as well. Never heard of her.
Omg that case is close to my heart I hope it gets covered
omg i hope she covers it. that case is the saddest thing i’ve ever heard about.
Such a horrible case I'll never forget the coverage for it
this is such a sad case, i really feel for the poor girl and i remember when it happened. i was actually doing my own digging about it recently but I couldn’t find too much information. i understand laws and child protection etc but the fact that her killers are never allowed to be named despite the absolutely horrific treatment she endured makes me sick. i don’t care how old her killers are and what Ireland’s laws are like, they don’t deserve to be protected as children!!
This one has me fucking crying so hard. What a vile and terrible thing to do, that poor little boy. Bless his heart
Hearing that he picked up his mommy’s stuff and tried to put it back in her pockets broke my heart.
18:06 God this broke my heart💔 That poor baby boy just wanted to help his mommy and bring her back… I hope he’s doing alright now❤️
Wow the media in this story is actual scum. Shouldn't they have had regulations on what they could do for their "journalism?"
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That poor kid. I hope he's doing alot better now, and same goes with his dad.