Shout out to the friend that got into a fight over people spreading rumors about her. I don’t usually condone fighting but if that was my kid I wouldn’t be mad that they got suspended…
Agree. My twins only got in trouble once in all of their schooling and it was standing up against a bully. Not only was I not mad, I was extremely proud of them. They are now adults and the most amazing women I know
A woman who chooses a man over her child is just… I can’t even wrap my head around it. The mother should be punished for withholding information and protecting that creep.
Most of the stories of child abuse/murder of children seem to involve a live in boyfriend. Seems that there are a LOT of women who put their children after their need to have someone in their bed and it doesn't matter what scum they bring into their homes with their children.
My mother did much the same thing- chose an abuser over me, as a kid she also put me around sexual predators and took me to strangers houses to stay the night so she could have drug/drunken fueled hook ups. One of the times she took me to a bar, she pissed some guy off who threatened to kill both her and me. I was terrified. A pair of my friends had also been r*ped by their father, who lived with us for a time. At any point myself or the other kids around me could have ended up exactly like this. Any person who places their kid in harms way for their own selfish gains is no real parent, and no amount of possible change could make me invite that woman back into my life (she has changed very little over the years and her abuse went on well into my 20s too, even from a distance). I agree, the mother in this case needs to be charged with something. This would not have happened if not for the negligence on the part of the mother.
@@dormantlime215. I am so so sorry you’ve had that kind of upbringing . I hope I’m the future you can find healing. For what it’s worth you probably should seek counseling/therapy.
mom could have been abused and gaslighted about her own daughter. The problem with the daughter not being around a lot is that he could have been telling all kinds of lies about her, and she wasn't around to dispute it.
I pray everyday that if God has to put any evil on my family that it hits me and not my children. It's horrific to see a parent who is willing to bury a child
If my daughter was missing, I would NEVER lie about ANYTHING to protect someone driving without a license. Are you kidding me?! I’d do anything to find out what happened and absolutely nothing or no one would get in the way. This poor girl. My daughter is my whole life, my whole world! No one comes before her, including myself.
Women like you will never have a story like this reported, because you follow your instincts. The problem is when women are so desperate to believe a lie, that their children get caught in the crossfire
I hate how predictable human evil is. The moment I heard "mother's boyfriend took her to school", I made a very clear picture of what happened... key details like "she actually never arrived at school", "the stepfather was a fucking creepy catfish sending her sexual messages on IG", and "she was abused or creeped by the guy" all crossed my mind in a second. And I was exactly right. Disgusting.
Yep I’ve watched too many of these lol… As soon as they said the mom wasn’t in the car I knew it was him. It really is sad how easy these are to predict sometimes
Yes, it was not hard at all within just a few minutes to immediately assume this evil SOB killed her while her mother (who isn't a mother at all, in my opinion) being involved somehow. That evil woman should be in jail to because it doesn't sound like anything legal happened to her. Poor girl had her whole life ahead of her taken too soon. RIP MISS JUSTIS 🙏🏼
Me too, I felt the facts coming faster than the video revealed. We're just tapped into the channels ability to retell true crime stories before it even occurs on screen.
I used to work with Bobby at a restaurant 2015-2016 and everyone there could tell this dude was a creep and super sketchy from the second he walked through the door on his first day . Not to mention a PATHOLOGICAL liar about any and everything , He would even completely go MIA and then have some elaborate story as to why nobody could get ahold of him for 2 days , and whenever Danielle and her kids would come in the restaurant she was looking abused and dejected from life, so I don’t get why she would stick up for this scumbag …. But for him to be capable of doing this is completely beyond anything anyone could’ve imagined….. Makes me sick to say I even had to work with him . Or have given him a ride “home” a few times . Wherever it was he was staying . This poor little sweet angel didn’t deserve this .
Well you still gave him rides home, even though you said he is a creep and pathalogical liar. Why did you do that? You can apply that same logic to Danielle, but amplify it. That mother is garbage for her role in all of this. However people do questionable things when they believe theyre in love with someone, are also afriad of that "someone." All while thinking that their lives are dependant on that person. One of those things alone would make a person easier to manipulate, feeling and believing in all three of those, makes someone incredibly vulnerable to manipulation and/or abuse and thats likely what Bobby did to Danielle.
@ i do things to help people in need , even when I probably shouldn’t . Probably one of my biggest flaws is telling people no when they ask for my help
This mother. 😒 Her boyfriend, who was the last person known to be with her teenage daughter, tells her NOT to call the cops when she goes missing…and she not only ignores the massive red flags but inhibits the investigation by lying for him?! There HAS to be something they can charge her with-obstruction for sure but something that addresses her complicity or willful ignorance. I have a really hard time believing that she didn’t know more than she shared. The pattern of frequent moves points to this mom never putting her kid first, so it’s not out of the realm of possibility that she knew and protected the monster she brought into her daughter’s life.
Some people, women and men, need to have a romantic relationship to validate themselves. They put themselves in danger to do so if they must. Sadly, those people, if they have kids, put them in danger also.
This happens awfully a lot. Whenever a fater/stepfather puts his hands on their daughter, some mothers instinctive reaction is jealousy before concern. Not sure if it's a remnant of our species' primal instinct but it's no excuse for the mother since we're too intelligent for that kind of behavior. She prioritized her man and what's worse is that despite her daughter's safety.
Not surprising, how sick. I feel sorry for teenage girls who have to deal with mom's "boyfriends " who are such creeps. A big red flag of Justice not wanting to be home says it all.
I HATE women who put "their man" before their kids! I would rather be single and parent alone before I let some guy I just got with to be around my child like that. Nuh-uh. If I ever date again, I am about to do a full background check and wait months before I would let him meet my kids. I have a fear of guys being pedos or violent so strong that being single just seems like a safer idea for my kids. You just never know what someone may be hiding, unfortunately. 😢
What a heartbreaking story. A daughter obviously uncomfortable in her own home. A mother more loyal to an opportunistic 'boyfriend' than her own flesh and blood. RIP Justis, beautiful girl. 💐
I just started watching but, man…as terrible as all these stories are, whenever a body is found with no pants/underwear(or in this case pulled down to her legs) something about that sets me off so bad. I know it’s not gonna change the fact that something terrible has happened to someone and they can never come back…but it’s like, is it not enough that you assaulted and killed this poor girl? You also had to discard her like garbage with her f’n pants around her legs? Can’t even leave her any dignity in death smh idk. Like I said, it’s not like it changes anything that really matters…but something about hearing bodies being found like this…it messes me up, man smh
It’s so common, too. I work at a couple foster group homes and many of the girls are forced from their homes for the exact scenario. Mom’s boyfriend sexually abused her and the mom still stays with him so CPS takes the girl. At this same foster home, another one of the girls was caught messaging a 26 year old on Instagram and we stopped that real quick. It’s so scary these days.
Ive found throughout my 32 years of life that if you have a bad feeling about someone and you dont really know why, then its usually right and you should take steps to protect yourself, what a sick guy abusing his trust, terrible that she never got a chance at life, half my age and that was snapped away from her
You know, hearing that police often dismiss young people going missing as “running away” really irritates me. I wonder how many lives could be saved if they didn’t do that.
For every instance where a kid who got hurt was thought to have run away, there are 1000 kids who actually did just run away. There's a reason why that assumption exists
I don't really even understand why 'running away' isn't taken just as seriously anyway. Until you know that the kid is safe, no assumptions can be made. They are still kids, alone and vulnerable! Sadly, especially young girls! If someone has got to the point of calling the police, it needs to be presumed that 'normal' explanations have already been eliminated and the police need to do their job and take it seriously, urgently.
@@ruthgiles8926 I think age has to be factored into it. A 6 year old I would expect an immediate response, but at 16 you're old enough to spend significant amounts of time out of the house and away from your family without an adult having to know your whereabouts 24/7, and she had a history of staying out and sleeping at friend's houses a lot.
I saw Justis a few days before she went missing. She had such a beautiful smile. We held a moment of silence during graduation for her. I was thinking about her and stumbled across this video… may she rest in peace
@@gray3508why is that funny?? If in fact someone knows one of the victims in videos such as these, even if just casually, they've suffered something traumatic simply by being so close to the horrific case. Let alone if someone is closely connected or even related to a victim, that's one of the most horrific things you can endure. I've lost 2 siblings & my father & yet I can't even fathom having to endure a loss through such violent, murderous circumstances. Sorry but I just don't think there's anything to lol about. The assumption is you don't believe all the people that make these claims. K, well keep it to yourself. More harm than good is caused by such a possibly false accusation. & if you're simply pointing out a fact, what the hell good does that do?!? These are real people who had real lives who sadly had their lives taken from them. People knew them. Fact
@@gray3508 I mean these things do occur in the real world where other people exist. If this happened in your school or to someone you knew, wouldn’t you occasionally get curious and see what media was made about it?
@@tinntinnampThe writer is saying that the man WAS the harm but it was the mother who brought him into their lives and is therefore responsible for Justis ever being near to this danger. No one is negating his part in this. The mother needs to be held accountable for putting her daughter at risk.
The video doesn't even really point out how insane the timeline is! They started dating in October 2017 and she was found in April 2018. In less than 6 months the mom met this man, started dating him, introduced him to her daughter, moved him into her home, and got engaged to him. She's either unbeliveably stupid or just willfully evil.
As soon as I heard they didn’t call until the next day, I knew were this was going. What a pathetic, evil, disgusting human being! That beautiful soul lost too soon😢
@@EmilyLovesYeshua same omg. I look at my surroundings much differently than I used to. Looking back on close calls in my life, thinking how stupid I was!
Them waiting until the next day to report doesn't necessarily indicate suspicion to me because so many people do just that now when it comes to older teens (16 ,17) or young adults due to so many police departments refusing to take a missing person's report until X amount of hours have passed. Especially if they actively go looking for the person on their own (or at least pretend to) like they did here, calling her friends and going to their houses and whatnot to see if they could locate her. Unfortunately, even though there's no laws about it, many departments have their own "guidelines" on missing persons reports and youvcan call or show up at the station raising 9 kinds of hell and they still won't take your report if it doesn't fit their particular criteria until 24/48/X hours have passed. What WAS immediately odd came before their decision to wait to report it. The mother asked the boyfriend to drive her to school because she was running late with the younger child but they both drove the teen together? What?
My youngest daughter went missing when she was in sixth grade. I got a call at work from her teacher saying that she wasn’t at school and some of the kids said she left the bus stop to run back home for something and never came back. I lost my mind! I grabbed my stuff, yelled at my boss that she was missing and raced home while calling police, my husband and a close friend. Just as I got to the house, her teacher called and said she was there. She and two older girls missed the bus so they walked to the elementary school to try and catch it there and missed it again. The Assistant Superintendent was at that campus and, after he made them clean off their muddy shoes, he drove them to school. It was a small town and everyone knew everyone. She was missing for about 1 1/2 hours and I was a basket case! I always thought that your hair turning white when you got a bad scare was a myth but, I can confirm that it is not. I woke up the next morning with a wide white stripe down the center of my brown bangs. I just thank God that she was safe and didn’t end up like poor Justis. May she rest in peace.
Our son was late coming home from school one day when he was nine years old. We were getting really panicky and had called all of his friends that we knew about when a police officer showed up at our door with him, looking very sorry for himself. It turned out that he had decided to do a bit of wandering on the way home, in a direction that involved him crossing a fairly busy street. He had just started to cross at a light-controlled crosswalk, when a woman in a large sedan turned out of a parking lot and hit him. He was very lucky that she hadn't picked up any speed at that point, and that a passing bus driver stopped to render assistance and radioed for the paramedics. (This was in the late 80's, before everyone had cell phones.) As it turned out, he should really have been taken to the hospital, as he later went into shock and we had to rush him to the ER. He came out of it with a concussion and a lot of scrapes and bruises, but no permanent damage. He's now an intelligent and good-hearted 38-year-old construction worker, and it breaks my heart to think what Justis could have done with her life if not for that monster.
My hair turned white after a trauma involving my eldest daughter... huge white patch in my fringe appeared. I never realised the link and now I do. Makes me cry.
Bro I got a call from my son's school two years ago and they literally said don't freak out we've already contacted law enforcement but we've lost your son I said YOU WHAT and hung up the phone and ran every red light up to the school jumped outta my car cussing ready to fight everyone thank God they ended up finding him just wondering around the school I was fucking HOT
@@TylerLoftis-e9yMy nephew was a wanderer in kindergarten and first grade - ADHD for the win - and he would randomly walk in other teachers' rooms. Fortunately, my sister was a teacher at that school, so everyone knew him and kept an eye on him. I don't know how he managed to sneak out of class, but he was notorious for it and it made for a rough couple of years for my sister, lol.
I'd like to take a moment to give a shout out to my mom's partner. I watch/listen to true crime constantly and hear about creeps like this, but it just now dawned upon me, my mom found a good, normal guy. Robby, you're such an awesome guy and I wouldn't mind if you were my mom's husband, and step-father to my baby sister. Thank you for taking care of my family and treating my mother well.
Same. My mom and stepdad separated recently but I can't stop thinking about how lucky we got with him. My mom was broke with 3 kids under 3 years old when she was dating, so it was a desperate situation but I'm so so so glad that she kept her standards up, especially when it came to letting people meet us kids. I should call my parents.....
Thanks for not raping and killing me is a pretty low bar. Being treated as a child and shown love and compassion is the bare fucking minimum. Why do we women keep putting up with men who won't put in minimum effort? Why is not being criminally terrible the bar to clear? Women need to do better in that regard. A man who treats you and your child well isnt a nice to have , its should be a given.
I got divorced when my daughter was 9. I never had a boyfriend, or any men around her ever because I was so scared of something like this happening to her. Small price to pay for peace of mind.
Its sad that this is what we have to do and I'm sure some people will think your overreacting . I dont think you are, others aren't appreciating just how depraved "men" have become. Its only 10 years or so and then you can safely start dating without worrying about perverts and pedos.
This makes me so angry because after my father attempted to rape me my mom still chose him and shame me for not going home to see her more. You legit choose my abuser over me and I told you what happened. Parents need to do better by their children. Your happiness as a grown woman with a partner doesnt take importance over your children.
Your real dad? I'm so sorry this happened to you. I've been actually single for 12 years now. My 13 year old daughter is perfectly safe. Her mother has had 14 soulmates in that time so my daughter is not allowed any contact
my m8s stepdad abused him and his sister sexually, the mother turned a blind eye and disowned the daughter who spoke up years later. last year the stepdad was found to have CP on his computer...his grandson found it, called for his dad (my m8s half brother) and his dad phoned police and got his dad arrested... the mum is still with him.
I am remarried and had 1 son and 1 daughter while dating my now husband for 18 years. My kids had locks on their doors. Not for my husband but for anyone that came over or siblings, to make sure no one could just walk in their rooms. When I started dating I was hyper aware and always asked my kids what they thought of someone I was going out with. I would date but no man came to my place unless I wanted a 5th date. Then my kids and the man would meet. My kids met one man, my current husband. My daughter, now 23, and my husband get along great (so does my son).
I’m fed up to my eyeballs with these woman who bring men into their homes with their children! Your children come FIRST. Rest in Peace, Justis. You deserved so much better.
These women are so desperate for a man they ignore any sign that the men are ONLY with them because of their children!! Had he not been arrested his next victim likely would have been her sister. I hope she was spared from any abuse by him. But as long as she’s left with her mother I fear it will happen with the next boyfriend who sees the gullible sign on her forehead.
Bringing a man into your home is not the problem. Bringing a predator into your home is the issue. So glad my SIL didn't have your attitude, my brother would not have a loving wife of 25 years, a wonderful step-daughter, nor his two wonderful sons. Be discerning.
"Women who bring men into their homes with their children" So you're saying single mothers have to stay single forever? How about we blame the freak that assaulted and murdered Justis, instead of blaming her mother for being a human and wanting a boyfriend. She probably already blames herself enough without needing some random strangers on the Internet doing the same.
I know we shouldn’t judge a book by its cover but this guy’s picture takes creepy and evil to a whole new level. The mother should be charged with accessory at minimum.
As soon as they mentioned the mom's boyfriend, I knew it. I didn't even have to see his ugly mug to know it was him. As soon as I did see his ugly mug, 🤢 sadly, I wasn't surprised. That poor sweet young lady 🥺 To have that ugly....thing, pawing at you 😭
@@Julia-uh4li I know, what a creepy little feckin goblin and what 18 year old talks like that? As soon as they spoke what he had written I knew it was a much older man saying crap like that. Yuck.
I'm just looking at his creeps photo, and I really got sic. How can any woman/mother bring this creep close to their children😮 This mother deserves the death penalty with creepy. My late mother had a saying of: 'those people must be handed over to the community to ensure fair justice' Listening to this very sad but also sic story, I agree with my mother.
I was 7 when my mom’s cop boyfriend abused me. When I told my mom, she didn’t believe me and continued leaving us in his care. My aunt, god bless her, caught me trying to look up the word pregnant in one of those old encyclopedias from a 26 book set. She pulled the truth out of me 6 months after I had told my mom, and she reported it. I had to go see a psychologist that specialized in such cases and my abuser was finally arrested. I remember having to testify behind a sheer blind, and disgustingly, my mom let me believe the judge didn’t believe me and the case was dropped. I found out 30 years later that my abuser was convicted and served prison time. My mom’s betrayal hurt worse than the actual crime and it caused problems in my life forevermore. As a mom of four myself, I can never understand putting a man over my child. I will never get it. I’m permanently flawed from what she did, including distrusting law enforcement and being scared of counselors and anyone in the psychiatric field. The damage done in situations like this is immeasurable!
Not flawed. You just have a facet that others don’t. Don’t discount yourself. I guarantee you’ve done positive things as a direct result of her. You are extremely strong and I hope you *know* that.
@@kaitlanparks8061 Wow! Thank you hon. I wrote that post almost a year ago. We just went through destruction that Hurricane Helene brought our way in the North Carolina mountains. I lost a lot of memorabilia in the flash floods we experienced. So, such a positive message sent my way has really put a smile on my face. Thank you so much!
@@susiew2521 I have a cousin named “Susie W”. If you tell me you live in coastal NC where I grew up, I will be astonished! 😂 In any case, thank you for your kind words. 😊
I knew immediately in the beginning of the story when the mother said she “had her hands full with the younger sibling” but then after asking bobby to take Justis to school she rode with them. If you’re so busy that you asked your boyfriend to take your daughter to school, why would you then go with them? Made absolutely no sense
Exactly what I thought. I had to listen to that part twice because it sounded so odd. I thought, wait, they both went after she asked him to take her? Super odd
The mom needs to be arrested. She knew, and you can’t convince me otherwise. Protecting her “boyfriend” and not her DAUGHTER? Like what? If my daughter didn’t come home from school and wasn’t answering her phone or calling me back, I’m calling the police at 7pm not the next day. Lying to police, and covering for her criminal boyfriend, she knew what happened.
Incidentally, I had a similar experience like this girl had. I was not comfortable at home, and I spent ALL my time at friends' houses or other family members. I stopped having sleepovers, but when I did have one, I laid awake all night, making sure he didn't try to mess with my friend that slept over. Huge red flag, and wish more parents would see these signs.
By the look at him, how could anyone even think to trust him? The mother is at fault for not checking this POS out completely before allowing him anywhere near her daughter! Absolutely disturbing that the mother listened to that maniac to not call the police. WTF is wrong with people?
When the detective was asking the friend why she didn’t have a good feeling about him, I just kept thinking “just look at him!” It is kind of hard to explain, but I look at him and get a bad feeling myself.
I was divorced from time my girls were 2 & 6. I only dated when they were spending time with their dad...I just didn't want them exposed unnecessarily.
Who isn’t concerned that their 16 year old doesn’t come home that night without a phone call? She was 16 not 26 where was her common sense? Her choice of men well that’s the same story. She wasn’t thinking about those children.
this is one of the most disgusting cases i have listened to recently, i cannot believe a mother would lie to protect her boyfriend. sick to my stomach thinking about how scared justis must’ve been in her last moments.
This is exactly why I stayed single for the rest of the time, my kids were growing up. I refused to put my desires, above my kids happiness, or safety. This is truly so heartbreaking. And I wouldn't want to know the amount of guilt this mother is dealing with every single day. And that guilt should follow her. 😢
I don't agree with that. If someone waits too long to introduce their kids to someone and they don't like them they are likely to overlook red flags because that person makes them happy. I'm not saying to ask them to babysit or be alone with your kids until you know they're a good person, but I'm not wasting my time on someone who my kids didn't end up liking or vice versa. Subject yourself to bring single, that's fine, but don't expect other people to do it because your afraid to find a rare bad man or woman. If you truly love and know your kids, then you'll see the bad in someone real quickly.
@@nopetfout5426 You should prioritize taking care of your kids, instead looking for new relationship and someone that accept your kids or vise versa. I do agree with @marycorzette6562 though. Stay single, stay safe. Human are unpredictable.
Knowing first hand how a mother can side with and lie for a step father over her own child, I feel for her so deeply. It’s a lonely, scary place to be.
Imagine being more worried about driving with a suspended license than about your daughter being destroyed by a predator. He doesn't just look creepy he looks like a demonic troll. Vibes don't lie
Except vibes do lie sometimes. One of the reasons, conmen get away with their cons is that can appear respectable and trustworthy and well presented and people find them likeable.
My husband died when I was 40. I never wanted to remarry, bring a man in who wasn’t their father. Why? Because my step father sexually abused me until I told on him at age 13. I could live without a husband but could never live with myself if something happened to my kids.
If a woman comes to you and says a man gives her a creepy vibe but she can’t quite explain why, trust her. There’s something about how a guy looks at us and talks to us that lets us know the creepy shit he does.
Don’t trust her unless there’s reason. Randomly accusing people based on a feeling is how innocent men get thrown in prison…..oh, and women love to lie.
It's very dangerous to make sweeping generalizations. Yes, some women who say a dude is giving a creepy vibe are legit. Some do lie. But to the dude that replied here saying that women like to lie implying that they all do - some do, yes, but not all. Some guys lie, but not all do. Take everything on a case by case basis.
I had a creepy feeling about a friend's husband. There was something really...off about him, he looked right through me , . Next year she divorced him, saying he was totally addicted to porn and wasn't a real person anymore.
So nobody questioned the mother?? Not even the best friends mom when she was spending the night all the time?? Does anyone not think the mom is accountable in some way??? Or am I wrong? And why is her identity being protected??
The mom should definitely be held accountable. I don’t believe for a second that she didn’t know/suspect he is a creep. She probably wants her identity protected because she’ll be confronted and harassed if people know what she looks like.
her mother should be permanently fixed as to have no more kids. any kids should be taken away completely and she should be charged with obstruction and false statements. what a pos parent.
Damn. Just awful. What a depraved bastard. I can't understand how her Mother could go along with the lie at all but especially not so long. She certainly failed that poor girl.
Rochelle and her family were true heroes to help Justis, and for Rochelle to be able to articulate it to the police is amazing. She brought justice to Justis.
So many creeps use the mom to get to the kids. Check people out before you let them in your home, near your kids. Ask any female- from the age of 11 up- there are creeps everywhere. Even church, school. Rest in peace, Justis❤
In this day and age where it’s so easy to look these people up before allowing them into your life and your child’s life, there’s no excuse except that they don’t care to know the truth and don’t care about the safety of their children.there are some truly evil sick people in this world.
For real. I don't think it's fair to ask single moms to stay single forever, but they absolutely should spend months dating/testing waters before letting them near their kids.
they chose to have kids, kids 1st sex life last, at least keep men away from your home for a least a year, men worth it will understand and those who dont will be suss, theres no rush to meet someone elses kids. like kelammo said there are too many creeps activley seeking out single mums to get to the kids. you either put your kids saftey 1st, if u dont then u shouldnt have kids @@vriskaxtereziotp
@@anonamoss78 I had an ex when I was much younger that kept me away from her kids because she was scared of what I "might do". The minute I learned that was why I hadn't met her kids I got out of that relationship. Biggest red flag I have ever ran into personally.
Who would not search for their daughter if she never came home from school and you did nothing until the following morning, weren't they concerned that a young girl wasn't in her own bed at the close of day????? Women, be careful who you're bringing into your children's lives!!
Her mother is disgusting. I feel like she knew what he was up to and like resented the daughter hence covering for him. She is just as evil as him. Disgusting.
My mum's mum (we don't call her any relation) knew her fiancé was beating and assaulting mum in every way possible when mum was really young. She knew it was going on and let it happen because it meant the fiancé was leaving her alone. She even instigated it by telling on mum when he got home from work. If mum didn't put a fork straight while setting the table, if mum got sunburned etc etc, she'd get repeatedly punched for it. Later on in life when mum's step brother (her mum's fiancé's son) did things to me (took me 6mnths to tell mum), she immediately confronted her mum. Her mum blamed me and said I asked for it...exactly how it happened with mum. We dropped them dead. Poor mum went through hell and still suffers from it. The second she knew it was repeating through me, she acted. Some so-called "mothers" don't deserve the name.
As soon as it was revealed that the parents lied about dropping her off and then never mentioned it to cover for the fact that the stepdad drove her off somewhere instantly made me think it's the stepdad. Mom is complicit though.
I instantly thought the step-dad as soon as he said the mom asked fiance to take Justis to school and then he said the mom went with him to take her to school. That completely defeats the purpose of asking someone to do it for you.
that poor girl was not a victim of circumstances. her mother made a CHOICE and brought that man into their home and let him take her daughter to school.
How heartbreaking especially when a mother chooses a boyfriend over the safety of her children. RIP Justis. You didn't deserve the hand you were dealt.
I just told my dad this morning “there are too many people like this out there.” It’s unbelievable how many of these evil gross people there are. The funny thing is it’s so often not the people you’d think it would be. I guess what I think is be kind to everyone, but don’t be gullible. And make sure you know where you children are!
He 100% looks the type who'd do this sort of heinous crime. Single mothers, do better when you're looking for that speical someone to be your partner, especially when you have underage children. That poor poor, beautiful young lady. How the hell did he not raise suspicions when with her mom? Surely, there was something not quite right about him!!?!! I mean, just Look at him!
tbh if a single mother has underage kids then she she not be bringing men back home for a looooong time, if he is truely interested then he wont mind. too many predator men out there looking for single mothers so they can access the kids. kids come 1st, sex life last, get a rampant rabbit
Appearances are very deceiving and have nothing to do with a person's personality, however, manneurisms are especially important in having an idea as to what the bad person shows as guilty when they are around your children
@@peaceandfuntimes I know it was harsh. But in his case, that should have made her take even more of a pause when considering he didn't seem to have anything to really bring to the table as well . I know some people who are really wonderful and have not been blessed with the best of looks. It really was a cold thing to say & I deserved to be called out on that, thanks. (I'm not exactly gorgeous, myself) 🫤
I hope that worthless excuse for a mother is haunted by this for the rest of her miserable life. How do you allow someone to talk you into not calling the police for your missing child? It's well known the first 48 hours are critical when someone goes missing
As soon as I heard her mother wasn’t concerned about Justis not coming home that night, and that the boyfriend took Justis to school, I suspected that he’d killed her. And he DOES look very creepy.
I knew it was the stepdad right away when he supposedly dropped her off at school. Women need to learn what type of man they're bringing around their kids. Some of these singles are soo desperate for a man it clouds their judgement.
This is absolutely revolting. Hearing his search history makes me want to puke. I feel especially disgusted by this because when I was exactly her age, my mother was dating a man 15 years older than her and he would constantly comment on my body, ask me to give him a kiss on the mouth when saying goodnight (in front of her!), touched my butt a few times and would beg me to go run errands and spend alone time with him. I told my mom after he had made a “joke” about a threesome between us, because she raised me saying “always tell me if a boyfriend of mine touches you or makes you feel uncomfortable and I’ll leave them immediately!” She did not leave him and excused it as an inappropriate joke and said she told him not to do it again. 😒 But I say this to say that I feel for this poor girl, I cannot imagine the fear and disgust she must have felt. Rest In Peace Justis. You didn’t deserve this 💔
The girl Rochelle who's house she often stayed at was definitely right in saying the mums boyfriend was creepy. I wouldn't let him inside my home either. Just looking at him gave me the shudders. I would say the mum knew what had happened to her daughter all along and should be charged as an accessory to her murder. Rest in peace beautiful girl. Hoping the step father rots in hell
The fact that it's even possible for a child's life to end at 16 by being raped and then murdered.... it's hard to comprehend how such a horrible thing could even exist
I hope a very good and generous inmate in the Florida prison system hears about this story and then runs into the scum bag and then does the unthinkable to him like 86 , the POS!
If you would have shown us his picture right away we would’ve all known who did it immediately although I had him as the primary right away but wasn’t clear if the mom was with them when dropping her off until later in the video, but since it was him alone the needle was pegged on him for rape, torture and taking her life. The mug shot was perfect, it represents everything that little man is. Never parole this monster, she deserves at least that.
This case made me so sad when I first heard about it. EWU always makes such detailed, articulate and organized videos. One of my favorite true crime channels, absolutely. When I watched this video, I got an ad at the worst time. "The account didn't belong to a besotted teenage boy at all. It belonged to a middle aged man named...." *ad* lol
My step dad was always so extremely controlling over me, to the point where I was questioning if he would do something sexually to me. Then one night he unlocked my door, came in with a flashlight, scanning me in my bed and the rest if my room and as soon as i woke up he came up with a poor excuse why he snuck in my room. My mom was very unprotective of me and I was expected to continue living there until college a few weeks later. This story reminded me of how close I came to this being me. RIP Justis
I wanted to say that this sounded like my situation word for word. It was the end of my senior year and I still carry so much trauma and guilt and all the emotions you could ever thing. It never leaves you... I'm sorry and I hope there's closure in the future ❤️
@wilder4711 I should've and maybe still should get therapy. I went to college at 17, and 10 years later I'm 27 and still have nightmares about my step-dad. I was constantly yelled at, never allowed to speak back, and made to feel like a worthless babysitting slave. The trauma is still there. I have 5 kids now, and I work hard to not be anything like him to my kids, because I learned all the wrong things. I hope and pray you find the peace you need 🙏
I lived through something similar and moved out and was homeless at 16. I preferred that over what I had to deal with at home. My mother always sided with him and called me a liar. There’s a lot of evil mothers out there.
I can't even begin to fathom with that poor innocent kid went through! By someone she should have been able to trust. This is one of the saddest and infuriating cases I've watched in a while. May she rest in peace
The mother should be held accountable for exposing her daughter to some freak she didn't know herself. I'll never NEVER understand why a man or woman would expose their innocent children to people/love interests they don't really know well. It's purely selfish.
That is extremely fucked up and terrifying. Also he DOES look creepy. He’s one of those people you just know is bad fuckin news. RIP Justice. I’m so sorry this happened to you.
The fear and betrayal that poor girl felt absolutely breaks my heart! This is exactly why I didn’t date when I was a single mom with young kids. NOTHING and NO ONE came before them! Especially me! They are all adults now, and I would still throw my life before theirs!
Your comment sounds good on the surface but it's quite ignorant, because let's take away the desire to humiliate victims or the fact that a person doing this in the first place has no empathy anyway..., it's obviously hard to dress a dead body. Your comment makes it seem as if a body is easy to move around and manoeuvre but the term "dead weight" exists for a reason. Please take murder more seriously and think of the victims as real tangible beings. Can you dress an unconscious teen or adult without a hoist? How quickly could you do it? This is why I said that your comment sounds good on the surface, at first it seems like you actually care but when you stop to realise how nonsensical what you said it logistically, it's obvious you haven't given the question much thought.
@@ethanlorton8568 This is actually a purely human behaviour. There's no zoological evidence to back up your comment but if you studied archaeology/anthropology or history you'd know that your idea of dignity is a very recent concept. When humans have been killing each other, eating the remains, using them in medicine and for magic as in ritual sacrifice (and that's just Europeans btw, not trying to be racist but Americans tend to have a bizarrely inaccurate understanding of history so I'm sure you'll picture non whites when everyone has done this), what did that have to do with animals? Which animal is a murderer?
Despite my dislike for cell phones and how they distract people, they are a valuable tool for catching criminals forensically. Almost up there with DNA.
I also despise them. I also believe they've ruined the youth of today. You ever see anyone of authority try and take a kid's phone? Holy moly! They're addicted to them and will fight physically to keep them. And they certainly shouldn't be permitted in the classroom.
Justifying inaction with “typical teenage behavior” makes me so mad. Running away from home isn’t normal behavior for anyone. There’s usually a reason for it. Especially if a parent tells you that it’s not normal behavior for their child
Thank you John for all your hard work to bring us these stories. I luv watching true crime, but sometimes it gets to me and gets me in a funk, but you have a very special way of being able to tell these stories while taking the edge off. That, in itself, is talent! I appreciate you and look forward to Tuesdays and Fridays, 3pm EST!!
@@Jamie-oj6rt don’t be sorry - I was just making sure you knew there were a bunch of channels. I found out about it and I was like “OH. MY. GOD!” Take care !
I know a woman who knew the guy who harmed her daughter since high school. They had dated when they were younger. After 25 years they reconnected. You never know.
It was stated that the family had moved around quite frequently. This is a red flag for the mother not providing a stable home. Sometimes, they are trying to get away from child services. It seems as if she were irresponsible in all her actions.
or taste!! like the girls friend said he even looked creepy... id say he looked weird and there are no romantic thoughts entering my head looking at him, my eyes want to jump out my head and roll away as fast as they can
when i was younger we moved frequently because my dad was in the forces, me and my brother had a very stable home life. it does not matter where u live, what matters are the people u live with@@elizabethloyd3713
I remember not wanting to work at a place because i just found the boss "Weird" and my mom told me thats rude. When i told my uncle, he backed me up and said Women have an inbuilt "creep detectors" no matter how charming or wonderful someone is. If he gives u "Nope" vibe, its true. Back off. That's how Rochelle must have felt when she met Robert, the guy didn't do anything to her but the *creep detector* told her not to be alone with him.
Yep - there’s a book called “The Gift of Fear” by Gavin de Becker (it’s a bit old so some of the comments on domestic violence are a bit dated..) but other than that it talks all about why women get certain gut instincts and why we should trust them… there’s free PDF’s online.
@@elliea9207 I'd definitely give it a read! Thanks. Women just know. I feel like (sorry if its sounds old school) but women have been/ still are considered weaker gender. We are treated as such and have been through alot. I think its now ingrained in our DNA to be vigilant and trust our gut more than anything.
If my daughter was missing you know what I wouldn't do? Lie about anything. Did the mother know her boyfriend was a bad guy? If so, she's partially responsible here. Because her judgement is in question. And that judgement cost her her daughter's life. Don't be with a man with a bad criminal record.
Some seriously sick people in this world, not just the murderer but to betray your own child is on an entirely different level of sick.That’s your own child her own blood she carried that child in her own body. I will never understand what goes on in the mind of a parent who chooses some boyfriend or girlfriend over the love and safety of their children.She is just as complicit and certainly needs to be in a jail cell right next to the psychopath that killed her child.these people don’t deserve to breathe the same air as other people in society.
I took a grad school class where the professor , who was a specialist in the field of child abuse, told us that mothers nearly always choose an abuser over their own child.
It’s so sad that the first thing I thought at the very start the moment the mentioned the existence of the “stepfather” I automatically jumped to “he did it for p*d* reasons”. That we live in a world where that’s the first thing that would come to mind for anyone at all is disheartening.
I’m absolutely shaken to my core by this ending, i never ever saw that coming. That mother should hold so much guilt for what she allowed to happen. How do you allow that around your child so blindly. RIP beautiful girl, you deserved a much better life.
Shout out to the friend that got into a fight over people spreading rumors about her. I don’t usually condone fighting but if that was my kid I wouldn’t be mad that they got suspended…
I came to say the exact same thing.
The majority of fighting is for the wrong reasons, it's rare to see folks actually fight for the truth.
Whenever something like a disappearance occurs, there is a rush of those who like to feel important by speculating the silliest nonsense.
@@Holy.HannaHI fight for the truth
Sometimes, picking fights is good trouble. There are things in this world worth fighting for, both metaphorically and physically.
Agree. My twins only got in trouble once in all of their schooling and it was standing up against a bully. Not only was I not mad, I was extremely proud of them. They are now adults and the most amazing women I know
A woman who chooses a man over her child is just… I can’t even wrap my head around it. The mother should be punished for withholding information and protecting that creep.
Most of the stories of child abuse/murder of children seem to involve a live in boyfriend. Seems that there are a LOT of women who put their children after their need to have someone in their bed and it doesn't matter what scum they bring into their homes with their children.
My mother did much the same thing- chose an abuser over me, as a kid she also put me around sexual predators and took me to strangers houses to stay the night so she could have drug/drunken fueled hook ups. One of the times she took me to a bar, she pissed some guy off who threatened to kill both her and me. I was terrified. A pair of my friends had also been r*ped by their father, who lived with us for a time. At any point myself or the other kids around me could have ended up exactly like this. Any person who places their kid in harms way for their own selfish gains is no real parent, and no amount of possible change could make me invite that woman back into my life (she has changed very little over the years and her abuse went on well into my 20s too, even from a distance).
I agree, the mother in this case needs to be charged with something. This would not have happened if not for the negligence on the part of the mother.
@@dormantlime215Your mother is a disgusting person I'm sorry you had to deal with that no child should have a mother like that
She should be locked up with the freak
@@dormantlime215. I am so so sorry you’ve had that kind of upbringing . I hope I’m the future you can find healing. For what it’s worth you probably should seek counseling/therapy.
If my daughter went missing, there’s NOBODY on this planet who could persuade me not to contact police or lie to them. Poor girl.
mom could have been abused and gaslighted about her own daughter. The problem with the daughter not being around a lot is that he could have been telling all kinds of lies about her, and she wasn't around to dispute it.
I pray everyday that if God has to put any evil on my family that it hits me and not my children. It's horrific to see a parent who is willing to bury a child
If my daughter was missing, I would NEVER lie about ANYTHING to protect someone driving without a license. Are you kidding me?! I’d do anything to find out what happened and absolutely nothing or no one would get in the way. This poor girl. My daughter is my whole life, my whole world! No one comes before her, including myself.
~AMEN TO THAT~
yes you would
@@PlesherFNwhat's wrong with you?
Women like you will never have a story like this reported, because you follow your instincts. The problem is when women are so desperate to believe a lie, that their children get caught in the crossfire
I would admit to anything I was doing wrong or roll on anyone if it meant getting my child back. Their life is worth more than anything.
I hate how predictable human evil is. The moment I heard "mother's boyfriend took her to school", I made a very clear picture of what happened... key details like "she actually never arrived at school", "the stepfather was a fucking creepy catfish sending her sexual messages on IG", and "she was abused or creeped by the guy" all crossed my mind in a second. And I was exactly right. Disgusting.
Same. I'm not even through with the video, but I know
I know .. me too 😔🤬🤦🏽♀️💔
Yep I’ve watched too many of these lol… As soon as they said the mom wasn’t in the car I knew it was him. It really is sad how easy these are to predict sometimes
Yes, it was not hard at all within just a few minutes to immediately assume this evil SOB killed her while her mother (who isn't a mother at all, in my opinion) being involved somehow. That evil woman should be in jail to because it doesn't sound like anything legal happened to her.
Poor girl had her whole life ahead of her taken too soon. RIP MISS JUSTIS 🙏🏼
Me too, I felt the facts coming faster than the video revealed.
We're just tapped into the channels ability to retell true crime stories before it even occurs on screen.
I used to work with Bobby at a restaurant 2015-2016 and everyone there could tell this dude was a creep and super sketchy from the second he walked through the door on his first day . Not to mention a PATHOLOGICAL liar about any and everything , He would even completely go MIA and then have some elaborate story as to why nobody could get ahold of him for 2 days , and whenever Danielle and her kids would come in the restaurant she was looking abused and dejected from life, so I don’t get why she would stick up for this scumbag …. But for him to be capable of doing this is completely beyond anything anyone could’ve imagined….. Makes me sick to say I even had to work with him . Or have given him a ride “home” a few times . Wherever it was he was staying . This poor little sweet angel didn’t deserve this .
Trauma bond aka stockholm syndrome, study narcissistic abuse.
@@timmywitty1432 you right fs
Well you still gave him rides home, even though you said he is a creep and pathalogical liar. Why did you do that? You can apply that same logic to Danielle, but amplify it. That mother is garbage for her role in all of this. However people do questionable things when they believe theyre in love with someone, are also afriad of that "someone." All while thinking that their lives are dependant on that person. One of those things alone would make a person easier to manipulate, feeling and believing in all three of those, makes someone incredibly vulnerable to manipulation and/or abuse and thats likely what Bobby did to Danielle.
@ i do things to help people in need , even when I probably shouldn’t . Probably one of my biggest flaws is telling people no when they ask for my help
@ but yes he certainly had a way with words to manipulate and make it easy to agree with him
This mother. 😒 Her boyfriend, who was the last person known to be with her teenage daughter, tells her NOT to call the cops when she goes missing…and she not only ignores the massive red flags but inhibits the investigation by lying for him?! There HAS to be something they can charge her with-obstruction for sure but something that addresses her complicity or willful ignorance. I have a really hard time believing that she didn’t know more than she shared. The pattern of frequent moves points to this mom never putting her kid first, so it’s not out of the realm of possibility that she knew and protected the monster she brought into her daughter’s life.
Well, out of all the massive amounts of comments I've read thus far, You said it the Best. 👏👏👏
Some people, women and men, need to have a romantic relationship to validate themselves. They put themselves in danger to do so if they must. Sadly, those people, if they have kids, put them in danger also.
This happens awfully a lot. Whenever a fater/stepfather puts his hands on their daughter, some mothers instinctive reaction is jealousy before concern. Not sure if it's a remnant of our species' primal instinct but it's no excuse for the mother since we're too intelligent for that kind of behavior. She prioritized her man and what's worse is that despite her daughter's safety.
Right
she 100% knew. she was in the car with them, wasn't she? not just a careless parent, but an evil one
Not surprising, how sick. I feel sorry for teenage girls who have to deal with mom's "boyfriends " who are such creeps. A big red flag of Justice not wanting to be home says it all.
Yup single mothers are a complete plague of terrible decisions
Unfortunately it's not just teenage girls who have to stave off mom's creepy boyfriends. Age doesn't prevent evil. :(
I HATE women who put "their man" before their kids! I would rather be single and parent alone before I let some guy I just got with to be around my child like that. Nuh-uh. If I ever date again, I am about to do a full background check and wait months before I would let him meet my kids. I have a fear of guys being pedos or violent so strong that being single just seems like a safer idea for my kids. You just never know what someone may be hiding, unfortunately. 😢
Little ones are also ending up dead from these lovers people choose. A women who puts ding dong before her child is no woman at all...
This lady is like my mother. 😢
What a heartbreaking story. A daughter obviously uncomfortable in her own home. A mother more loyal to an opportunistic 'boyfriend' than her own flesh and blood.
RIP Justis, beautiful girl. 💐
I just started watching but, man…as terrible as all these stories are, whenever a body is found with no pants/underwear(or in this case pulled down to her legs) something about that sets me off so bad. I know it’s not gonna change the fact that something terrible has happened to someone and they can never come back…but it’s like, is it not enough that you assaulted and killed this poor girl? You also had to discard her like garbage with her f’n pants around her legs? Can’t even leave her any dignity in death smh idk. Like I said, it’s not like it changes anything that really matters…but something about hearing bodies being found like this…it messes me up, man smh
It’s so common, too. I work at a couple foster group homes and many of the girls are forced from their homes for the exact scenario. Mom’s boyfriend sexually abused her and the mom still stays with him so CPS takes the girl. At this same foster home, another one of the girls was caught messaging a 26 year old on Instagram and we stopped that real quick. It’s so scary these days.
Reminds me of the case of poor Madeline Soto😢
@@jordancave3089 oh my gosh, I feel exactly the same way!
Theres no way that mother didnt sense something was off with this weirdo... she should also be held accountable. RIP beautiful girl. 🙏
The Mom was dickpnotize.
Seems to me he got on with the mother to gain access to this girl....
@@olimpzeus4115yeah unfortunately sickos like Robert will target women with children/teenagers so they can have access to more victims
@@olimpzeus4115 yep , so sick
@agnes2344 My thoughts exactly
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I feel so sorry for her , to be betrayed by your own mother like that is sickening
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I feel sorry for people like me who accidentally read this comment and had the video spoiled
@@adoreoner8185😮😂
Her choices were: safety of her daughter or losing the guy who was satisfying her in bed. And you know her kind NEVER picks the first option.
Bringing a monster like this in your home and this poor girl paid with her life.....that so called mother should be made accountable....
Ive found throughout my 32 years of life that if you have a bad feeling about someone and you dont really know why, then its usually right and you should take steps to protect yourself, what a sick guy abusing his trust, terrible that she never got a chance at life, half my age and that was snapped away from her
His appearance alone should terrify any normal person. He's not even human.
i agree. if you feel somethings not right about someone its usualy is correct
32 years wow,
@@BLacShirtRBjr im sure ive got many more lessons to learn, age is but a number
32 years wow,
You know, hearing that police often dismiss young people going missing as “running away” really irritates me. I wonder how many lives could be saved if they didn’t do that.
For every instance where a kid who got hurt was thought to have run away, there are 1000 kids who actually did just run away. There's a reason why that assumption exists
@@joemungus2946 oh I know, I’m not disputing that. It’s just an awful thing that happens. :(
I don't really even understand why 'running away' isn't taken just as seriously anyway. Until you know that the kid is safe, no assumptions can be made. They are still kids, alone and vulnerable! Sadly, especially young girls!
If someone has got to the point of calling the police, it needs to be presumed that 'normal' explanations have already been eliminated and the police need to do their job and take it seriously, urgently.
@@ruthgiles8926 you make a really great point! I agree wholeheartedly.
@@ruthgiles8926 I think age has to be factored into it. A 6 year old I would expect an immediate response, but at 16 you're old enough to spend significant amounts of time out of the house and away from your family without an adult having to know your whereabouts 24/7, and she had a history of staying out and sleeping at friend's houses a lot.
I saw Justis a few days before she went missing. She had such a beautiful smile. We held a moment of silence during graduation for her.
I was thinking about her and stumbled across this video… may she rest in peace
somehow there's always someone who knows the victim commenting in one of these youtube videos lol
@@gray3508why is that funny??
If in fact someone knows one of the victims in videos such as these, even if just casually, they've suffered something traumatic simply by being so close to the horrific case.
Let alone if someone is closely connected or even related to a victim, that's one of the most horrific things you can endure.
I've lost 2 siblings & my father & yet I can't even fathom having to endure a loss through such violent, murderous circumstances.
Sorry but I just don't think there's anything to lol about.
The assumption is you don't believe all the people that make these claims. K, well keep it to yourself. More harm than good is caused by such a possibly false accusation.
& if you're simply pointing out a fact, what the hell good does that do?!? These are real people who had real lives who sadly had their lives taken from them. People knew them. Fact
@@gray3508 I mean these things do occur in the real world where other people exist. If this happened in your school or to someone you knew, wouldn’t you occasionally get curious and see what media was made about it?
@@gray3508why is that so unfathomable to you? Somebody has to know somebody in these videos...how many people have youtube?
I graduated from Mount Dora High many decades ago, and lost a few classmates to traffic accidents but nothing like this. Horrifying.
How can you wait until the next day if your kid doesn't come home from school? That's shocking.
Thought the same! Especially when she a straight A 1!
They needed extra time to get their story straight before involving police. This "mother" was no mother at all.
They visited her friend's house that same evening. She tells that during the interrogation.
I guess she wasn't surprised that her daughter always wanted to spend the night, or a month, at someone else's house.
@@ThePinsayI mean every parent says their kid is a straight A student. That has no affect on the situation. She should’ve reported it asap
Her mother put her in harms way which is unforgivable
her mother and a grown man put her in harms way*** do not take blame from the other party please.
@@tinntinnampThe writer is saying that the man WAS the harm but it was the mother who brought him into their lives and is therefore responsible for Justis ever being near to this danger. No one is negating his part in this. The mother needs to be held accountable for putting her daughter at risk.
Cases like this drive me nuts. It’s 2024 not 1994, a child under 18 doesn’t just become unreachable by parents. Police need to act immediately.
It is incredibly dangerous to let anyone in your home with children especially without vetting them. Unbelievable how often this happens.
No kidding . Most of the time, these creeps look for desperate situations to take advantage of.
Yup kids are 10x more likely to be abused when living with a non family male…
@@lorraineyanez4301You are 100% correct. They seek out vulnerable and lonely women so they can be close to the victims (kids).
Just be glad you don't have to experience it from a single dad's point of view.
The video doesn't even really point out how insane the timeline is! They started dating in October 2017 and she was found in April 2018. In less than 6 months the mom met this man, started dating him, introduced him to her daughter, moved him into her home, and got engaged to him. She's either unbeliveably stupid or just willfully evil.
As soon as I heard they didn’t call until the next day, I knew were this was going. What a pathetic, evil, disgusting human being! That beautiful soul lost too soon😢
I knew it was him the moment they said she asked him to drive her daughter to school. 😢
@@EmilyLovesYeshuasame! 😢
@@Misskittenfish71😭 I think I watch to much crime on UA-cam
@@EmilyLovesYeshua same omg. I look at my surroundings much differently than I used to. Looking back on close calls in my life, thinking how stupid I was!
Them waiting until the next day to report doesn't necessarily indicate suspicion to me because so many people do just that now when it comes to older teens (16 ,17) or young adults due to so many police departments refusing to take a missing person's report until X amount of hours have passed. Especially if they actively go looking for the person on their own (or at least pretend to) like they did here, calling her friends and going to their houses and whatnot to see if they could locate her. Unfortunately, even though there's no laws about it, many departments have their own "guidelines" on missing persons reports and youvcan call or show up at the station raising 9 kinds of hell and they still won't take your report if it doesn't fit their particular criteria until 24/48/X hours have passed.
What WAS immediately odd came before their decision to wait to report it. The mother asked the boyfriend to drive her to school because she was running late with the younger child but they both drove the teen together? What?
As soon as you find out the parents lied about the last place they left their missing daughter, you already know.
My youngest daughter went missing when she was in sixth grade. I got a call at work from her teacher saying that she wasn’t at school and some of the kids said she left the bus stop to run back home for something and never came back. I lost my mind! I grabbed my stuff, yelled at my boss that she was missing and raced home while calling police, my husband and a close friend. Just as I got to the house, her teacher called and said she was there. She and two older girls missed the bus so they walked to the elementary school to try and catch it there and missed it again. The Assistant Superintendent was at that campus and, after he made them clean off their muddy shoes, he drove them to school. It was a small town and everyone knew everyone. She was missing for about 1 1/2 hours and I was a basket case! I always thought that your hair turning white when you got a bad scare was a myth but, I can confirm that it is not. I woke up the next morning with a wide white stripe down the center of my brown bangs. I just thank God that she was safe and didn’t end up like poor Justis. May she rest in peace.
Existing hair can’t turn white. It is essentially dead cells and is unaffected by your biological conditions.
Our son was late coming home from school one day when he was nine years old. We were getting really panicky and had called all of his friends that we knew about when a police officer showed up at our door with him, looking very sorry for himself. It turned out that he had decided to do a bit of wandering on the way home, in a direction that involved him crossing a fairly busy street. He had just started to cross at a light-controlled crosswalk, when a woman in a large sedan turned out of a parking lot and hit him. He was very lucky that she hadn't picked up any speed at that point, and that a passing bus driver stopped to render assistance and radioed for the paramedics. (This was in the late 80's, before everyone had cell phones.) As it turned out, he should really have been taken to the hospital, as he later went into shock and we had to rush him to the ER. He came out of it with a concussion and a lot of scrapes and bruises, but no permanent damage. He's now an intelligent and good-hearted 38-year-old construction worker, and it breaks my heart to think what Justis could have done with her life if not for that monster.
My hair turned white after a trauma involving my eldest daughter... huge white patch in my fringe appeared. I never realised the link and now I do. Makes me cry.
Bro I got a call from my son's school two years ago and they literally said don't freak out we've already contacted law enforcement but we've lost your son I said YOU WHAT and hung up the phone and ran every red light up to the school jumped outta my car cussing ready to fight everyone thank God they ended up finding him just wondering around the school I was fucking HOT
@@TylerLoftis-e9yMy nephew was a wanderer in kindergarten and first grade - ADHD for the win - and he would randomly walk in other teachers' rooms. Fortunately, my sister was a teacher at that school, so everyone knew him and kept an eye on him. I don't know how he managed to sneak out of class, but he was notorious for it and it made for a rough couple of years for my sister, lol.
I'd like to take a moment to give a shout out to my mom's partner. I watch/listen to true crime constantly and hear about creeps like this, but it just now dawned upon me, my mom found a good, normal guy. Robby, you're such an awesome guy and I wouldn't mind if you were my mom's husband, and step-father to my baby sister. Thank you for taking care of my family and treating my mother well.
Tell him that. I'm sure he would appreciate it very much
Same. My mom and stepdad separated recently but I can't stop thinking about how lucky we got with him. My mom was broke with 3 kids under 3 years old when she was dating, so it was a desperate situation but I'm so so so glad that she kept her standards up, especially when it came to letting people meet us kids. I should call my parents.....
This sentiment resonates with me too. Thankfully there are good trustworthy men and women in the world.
Thanks for not raping and killing me is a pretty low bar. Being treated as a child and shown love and compassion is the bare fucking minimum. Why do we women keep putting up with men who won't put in minimum effort? Why is not being criminally terrible the bar to clear? Women need to do better in that regard. A man who treats you and your child well isnt a nice to have , its should be a given.
same here
I’m so grateful for the subtitles in these videos. Thank you.
I got divorced when my daughter was 9. I never had a boyfriend, or any men around her ever because I was so scared of something like this happening to her. Small price to pay for peace of mind.
What a great mom.
Its sad that this is what we have to do and I'm sure some people will think your overreacting . I dont think you are, others aren't appreciating just how depraved "men" have become. Its only 10 years or so and then you can safely start dating without worrying about perverts and pedos.
Then I would say you are a bad judge of character. Because when it comes to evil men it’s the good ones that keep you safe from them.
sounds like you need to pick better from start^^
@@savagegtalks5912 you got that right!!!
This makes me so angry because after my father attempted to rape me my mom still chose him and shame me for not going home to see her more. You legit choose my abuser over me and I told you what happened. Parents need to do better by their children. Your happiness as a grown woman with a partner doesnt take importance over your children.
Your real dad? I'm so sorry this happened to you. I've been actually single for 12 years now. My 13 year old daughter is perfectly safe. Her mother has had 14 soulmates in that time so my daughter is not allowed any contact
my m8s stepdad abused him and his sister sexually, the mother turned a blind eye and disowned the daughter who spoke up years later. last year the stepdad was found to have CP on his computer...his grandson found it, called for his dad (my m8s half brother) and his dad phoned police and got his dad arrested... the mum is still with him.
I wouldn’t call him a “father”. I real father would never do that, wouldn’t even be a thought. Your well being comes #1 to a real parent
A real father would do that. It happens all the time. @@zoomunzoom5893
I am remarried and had 1 son and 1 daughter while dating my now husband for 18 years. My kids had locks on their doors. Not for my husband but for anyone that came over or siblings, to make sure no one could just walk in their rooms. When I started dating I was hyper aware and always asked my kids what they thought of someone I was going out with. I would date but no man came to my place unless I wanted a 5th date. Then my kids and the man would meet. My kids met one man, my current husband. My daughter, now 23, and my husband get along great (so does my son).
I’m fed up to my eyeballs with these woman who bring men into their homes with their children! Your children come FIRST. Rest in Peace, Justis. You deserved so much better.
These women are so desperate for a man they ignore any sign that the men are ONLY with them because of their children!! Had he not been arrested his next victim likely would have been her sister. I hope she was spared from any abuse by him. But as long as she’s left with her mother I fear it will happen with the next boyfriend who sees the gullible sign on her forehead.
Yeah, let's not blame the predator.
@@briar8855it’s possible to do both you dolt.
Bringing a man into your home is not the problem. Bringing a predator into your home is the issue. So glad my SIL didn't have your attitude, my brother would not have a loving wife of 25 years, a wonderful step-daughter, nor his two wonderful sons. Be discerning.
"Women who bring men into their homes with their children" So you're saying single mothers have to stay single forever? How about we blame the freak that assaulted and murdered Justis, instead of blaming her mother for being a human and wanting a boyfriend. She probably already blames herself enough without needing some random strangers on the Internet doing the same.
I know we shouldn’t judge a book by its cover but this guy’s picture takes creepy and evil to a whole new level. The mother should be charged with accessory at minimum.
“No one could guess-“
It’s the stepdad. Yep.
Knew it the second they mentioned the step dad. We all knew it. Crazy the police didn't piece that together a little sooner.
As soon as they mentioned the mom's boyfriend, I knew it. I didn't even have to see his ugly mug to know it was him. As soon as I did see his ugly mug, 🤢 sadly, I wasn't surprised. That poor sweet young lady 🥺 To have that ugly....thing, pawing at you 😭
@@Julia-uh4li I know, what a creepy little feckin goblin and what 18 year old talks like that? As soon as they spoke what he had written I knew it was a much older man saying crap like that. Yuck.
I'm just looking at his creeps photo, and I really got sic.
How can any woman/mother bring this creep close to their children😮
This mother deserves the death penalty with creepy.
My late mother had a saying of: 'those people must be handed over to the community to ensure fair justice'
Listening to this very sad but also sic story, I agree with my mother.
P3do not stepdad ❗️👿💩
Try to see things as they are. Evil people exist.
Prison Justice
I was 7 when my mom’s cop boyfriend abused me. When I told my mom, she didn’t believe me and continued leaving us in his care. My aunt, god bless her, caught me trying to look up the word pregnant in one of those old encyclopedias from a 26 book set. She pulled the truth out of me 6 months after I had told my mom, and she reported it. I had to go see a psychologist that specialized in such cases and my abuser was finally arrested. I remember having to testify behind a sheer blind, and disgustingly, my mom let me believe the judge didn’t believe me and the case was dropped. I found out 30 years later that my abuser was convicted and served prison time. My mom’s betrayal hurt worse than the actual crime and it caused problems in my life forevermore. As a mom of four myself, I can never understand putting a man over my child. I will never get it. I’m permanently flawed from what she did, including distrusting law enforcement and being scared of counselors and anyone in the psychiatric field. The damage done in situations like this is immeasurable!
Look after yourself. Xx
Not flawed. You just have a facet that others don’t. Don’t discount yourself. I guarantee you’ve done positive things as a direct result of her. You are extremely strong and I hope you *know* that.
@@kaitlanparks8061 Absolutely. @SeahorseyDad has clearly been a wonderful mother having been let down so badly by her own. Xx
@@kaitlanparks8061 Wow! Thank you hon. I wrote that post almost a year ago. We just went through destruction that Hurricane Helene brought our way in the North Carolina mountains. I lost a lot of memorabilia in the flash floods we experienced. So, such a positive message sent my way has really put a smile on my face. Thank you so much!
@@susiew2521 I have a cousin named “Susie W”. If you tell me you live in coastal NC where I grew up, I will be astonished! 😂 In any case, thank you for your kind words. 😊
I knew immediately in the beginning of the story when the mother said she “had her hands full with the younger sibling” but then after asking bobby to take Justis to school she rode with them. If you’re so busy that you asked your boyfriend to take your daughter to school, why would you then go with them? Made absolutely no sense
That's what I thought too 👍
Exactly what I thought. I had to listen to that part twice because it sounded so odd. I thought, wait, they both went after she asked him to take her?
Super odd
The mom needs to be arrested. She knew, and you can’t convince me otherwise. Protecting her “boyfriend” and not her DAUGHTER? Like what? If my daughter didn’t come home from school and wasn’t answering her phone or calling me back, I’m calling the police at 7pm not the next day. Lying to police, and covering for her criminal boyfriend, she knew what happened.
I think some people are just less evolved and allow biology to control their decision making.
Exactly!
Sounds like Madeline Soto case.
Incidentally, I had a similar experience like this girl had. I was not comfortable at home, and I spent ALL my time at friends' houses or other family members. I stopped having sleepovers, but when I did have one, I laid awake all night, making sure he didn't try to mess with my friend that slept over. Huge red flag, and wish more parents would see these signs.
I'm sorry you had to go through that.
By the look at him, how could anyone even think to trust him? The mother is at fault for not checking this POS out completely before allowing him anywhere near her daughter! Absolutely disturbing that the mother listened to that maniac to not call the police. WTF is wrong with people?
When the detective was asking the friend why she didn’t have a good feeling about him, I just kept thinking “just look at him!” It is kind of hard to explain, but I look at him and get a bad feeling myself.
I was divorced from time my girls were 2 & 6. I only dated when they were spending time with their dad...I just didn't want them exposed unnecessarily.
Who isn’t concerned that their 16 year old doesn’t come home that night without a phone call? She was 16 not 26 where was her common sense? Her choice of men well that’s the same story. She wasn’t thinking about those children.
That sounds quite prejuidical to just judge someone based on looks. Though in this case I have to agree he looks creepy af...
Just one look at Robert you can sense he oozes predator from every pore,
this is one of the most disgusting cases i have listened to recently, i cannot believe a mother would lie to protect her boyfriend. sick to my stomach thinking about how scared justis must’ve been in her last moments.
Her mom has no standards. He even looks creepy in the mugshot.
No shit. Lower expectations.
He looks absolutely creepy in both pics we see of him here. Creepy, very unbalanced and I would say he literally looks evil.
no self worth so will take anything that offers itsself
She is a single mother over 30 she took what she could get
Yes. He’s definitely creepy. Don’t let him out.
This is exactly why I stayed single for the rest of the time, my kids were growing up. I refused to put my desires, above my kids happiness, or safety. This is truly so heartbreaking. And I wouldn't want to know the amount of guilt this mother is dealing with every single day. And that guilt should follow her. 😢
Agreed. Even if you were to date, you don’t let them meet or live with your kids for a long time. Your kids come first!
A real mother ❤️
I don't agree with that. If someone waits too long to introduce their kids to someone and they don't like them they are likely to overlook red flags because that person makes them happy. I'm not saying to ask them to babysit or be alone with your kids until you know they're a good person, but I'm not wasting my time on someone who my kids didn't end up liking or vice versa. Subject yourself to bring single, that's fine, but don't expect other people to do it because your afraid to find a rare bad man or woman. If you truly love and know your kids, then you'll see the bad in someone real quickly.
@@nopetfout5426 You should prioritize taking care of your kids, instead looking for new relationship and someone that accept your kids or vise versa.
I do agree with @marycorzette6562 though. Stay single, stay safe. Human are unpredictable.
I did also!
Knowing first hand how a mother can side with and lie for a step father over her own child, I feel for her so deeply. It’s a lonely, scary place to be.
Imagine being more worried about driving with a suspended license than about your daughter being destroyed by a predator. He doesn't just look creepy he looks like a demonic troll. Vibes don't lie
The lost art of Phrenology should be brought back. The shape of the head can determine criminality.
Not all ugly people wre pedophiles
vibes do lie. Thats how racism took over america. don't be part of the problem
Except vibes do lie sometimes. One of the reasons, conmen get away with their cons is that can appear respectable and trustworthy and well presented and people find them likeable.
Just one look at Robert you can sense he oozes predator from every pore,
I felt so sorry for the victim to have that woman as her mum.
My husband died when I was 40. I never wanted to remarry, bring a man in who wasn’t their father. Why? Because my step father sexually abused me until I told on him at age 13.
I could live without a husband but could never live with myself if something happened to my kids.
If a woman comes to you and says a man gives her a creepy vibe but she can’t quite explain why, trust her. There’s something about how a guy looks at us and talks to us that lets us know the creepy shit he does.
They call it female intuition, but really, all humans have these instincts. Women just have to be more aware of them because we're more vulnerable
Don’t trust her unless there’s reason. Randomly accusing people based on a feeling is how innocent men get thrown in prison…..oh, and women love to lie.
@@sashavann92More vulnerable and ignorant as well as far more manipulative.
It's very dangerous to make sweeping generalizations. Yes, some women who say a dude is giving a creepy vibe are legit. Some do lie. But to the dude that replied here saying that women like to lie implying that they all do - some do, yes, but not all. Some guys lie, but not all do. Take everything on a case by case basis.
I had a creepy feeling about a friend's husband. There was something really...off about him, he looked right through me , . Next year she divorced him, saying he was totally addicted to porn and wasn't a real person anymore.
So nobody questioned the mother?? Not even the best friends mom when she was spending the night all the time?? Does anyone not think the mom is accountable in some way??? Or am I wrong? And why is her identity being protected??
The mom should definitely be held accountable. I don’t believe for a second that she didn’t know/suspect he is a creep. She probably wants her identity protected because she’ll be confronted and harassed if people know what she looks like.
her mother should be permanently fixed as to have no more kids. any kids should be taken away completely and she should be charged with obstruction and false statements. what a pos parent.
Her mother doesn’t deserve to raise her sister. She can’t protect her daughters.
the other kid should be closely monitored by authorities for sure.
More like a danger
A 5in
IKR. But where was the kids' dad? Why is he not part of the picture to raise his own kids? I am sick to death of that too.
That poor girl, having to live with the monster that let her sister die and then lied about it. Having to call that monster her mother, too.
Damn. Just awful. What a depraved bastard. I can't understand how her Mother could go along with the lie at all but especially not so long. She certainly failed that poor girl.
Rochelle and her family were true heroes to help Justis, and for Rochelle to be able to articulate it to the police is amazing. She brought justice to Justis.
So many creeps use the mom to get to the kids. Check people out before you let them in your home, near your kids. Ask any female- from the age of 11 up- there are creeps everywhere. Even church, school.
Rest in peace, Justis❤
In this day and age where it’s so easy to look these people up before allowing them into your life and your child’s life, there’s no excuse except that they don’t care to know the truth and don’t care about the safety of their children.there are some truly evil sick people in this world.
For real. I don't think it's fair to ask single moms to stay single forever, but they absolutely should spend months dating/testing waters before letting them near their kids.
there are many women who are too desperate to be loved so they takke anything that comes along@@ediephillipsthemobtownhust8596
they chose to have kids, kids 1st sex life last, at least keep men away from your home for a least a year, men worth it will understand and those who dont will be suss, theres no rush to meet someone elses kids. like kelammo said there are too many creeps activley seeking out single mums to get to the kids. you either put your kids saftey 1st, if u dont then u shouldnt have kids @@vriskaxtereziotp
@@anonamoss78 I had an ex when I was much younger that kept me away from her kids because she was scared of what I "might do". The minute I learned that was why I hadn't met her kids I got out of that relationship. Biggest red flag I have ever ran into personally.
I just knew that it was him.
The mother should face charges for lying to police.
Her mom should go to jail
Who would not search for their daughter if she never came home from school and you did nothing until the following morning, weren't they concerned that a young girl wasn't in her own bed at the close of day?????
Women, be careful who you're bringing into your children's lives!!
Her mother is disgusting. I feel like she knew what he was up to and like resented the daughter hence covering for him. She is just as evil as him. Disgusting.
~~SHE SHOULD HAVE BEEN EQUALLY CHARGED~~She literally sacrificed her daughter.😢😢😢
Great thought!
My mum's mum (we don't call her any relation) knew her fiancé was beating and assaulting mum in every way possible when mum was really young. She knew it was going on and let it happen because it meant the fiancé was leaving her alone. She even instigated it by telling on mum when he got home from work. If mum didn't put a fork straight while setting the table, if mum got sunburned etc etc, she'd get repeatedly punched for it.
Later on in life when mum's step brother (her mum's fiancé's son) did things to me (took me 6mnths to tell mum), she immediately confronted her mum. Her mum blamed me and said I asked for it...exactly how it happened with mum. We dropped them dead.
Poor mum went through hell and still suffers from it. The second she knew it was repeating through me, she acted.
Some so-called "mothers" don't deserve the name.
Heartbreaking and sickening. Unthinkably disgusting.
As soon as it was revealed that the parents lied about dropping her off and then never mentioned it to cover for the fact that the stepdad drove her off somewhere instantly made me think it's the stepdad. Mom is complicit though.
I instantly thought the step-dad as soon as he said the mom asked fiance to take Justis to school and then he said the mom went with him to take her to school. That completely defeats the purpose of asking someone to do it for you.
@@lulabell79_31bingo. That gave it away!
that poor girl was not a victim of circumstances. her mother made a CHOICE and brought that man into their home and let him take her daughter to school.
I was looking for a comment like this. Yeah, NOT circumstances.
How heartbreaking especially when a mother chooses a boyfriend over the safety of her children. RIP Justis. You didn't deserve the hand you were dealt.
Exactly the type of crime that calls for immediate capital punishment.
I agree. This shit would stop immediately if the punishment was a bullet behind the ear when caught
@@rickjustus6416 No, it wouldn't. Men rape girls all the time in countries where prisoners are killed swiftly.
Absolutely agree.
I just told my dad this morning “there are too many people like this out there.” It’s unbelievable how many of these evil gross people there are. The funny thing is it’s so often not the people you’d think it would be. I guess what I think is be kind to everyone, but don’t be gullible. And make sure you know where you children are!
so many scared women on this channel!
The way he casually says "I smell something" 😳
He 100% looks the type who'd do this sort of heinous crime. Single mothers, do better when you're looking for that speical someone to be your partner, especially when you have underage children. That poor poor, beautiful young lady. How the hell did he not raise suspicions when with her mom? Surely, there was something not quite right about him!!?!! I mean, just Look at him!
~~OMG! SERIOUSLY~~ I get it and I agree!! Looks like he came just off the set of a horror movie....😢 RIP We lost a beautiful soul.~~❤
tbh if a single mother has underage kids then she she not be bringing men back home for a looooong time, if he is truely interested then he wont mind. too many predator men out there looking for single mothers so they can access the kids. kids come 1st, sex life last, get a rampant rabbit
Appearances are very deceiving and have nothing to do with a person's personality, however, manneurisms are especially important in having an idea as to what the bad person shows as guilty when they are around your children
@@dianedarling3396 Yes! And the first movie to come to mind is Deliverance 🐖 🤢
@@peaceandfuntimes I know it was harsh. But in his case, that should have made her take even more of a pause when considering he didn't seem to have anything to really bring to the table as well . I know some people who are really wonderful and have not been blessed with the best of looks. It really was a cold thing to say & I deserved to be called out on that, thanks.
(I'm not exactly gorgeous, myself) 🫤
I hope that worthless excuse for a mother is haunted by this for the rest of her miserable life. How do you allow someone to talk you into not calling the police for your missing child? It's well known the first 48 hours are critical when someone goes missing
I'm so glad she at least had Rochelle in her life, she was an amazing friend as well as her family basically taking her in at times.
As soon as I heard her mother wasn’t concerned about Justis not coming home that night, and that the boyfriend took Justis to school, I suspected that he’d killed her. And he DOES look very creepy.
I knew it was the stepdad right away when he supposedly dropped her off at school. Women need to learn what type of man they're bringing around their kids. Some of these singles are soo desperate for a man it clouds their judgement.
The "mom" knew and covered for the filth... She belongs in prison as well...
This is absolutely revolting. Hearing his search history makes me want to puke. I feel especially disgusted by this because when I was exactly her age, my mother was dating a man 15 years older than her and he would constantly comment on my body, ask me to give him a kiss on the mouth when saying goodnight (in front of her!), touched my butt a few times and would beg me to go run errands and spend alone time with him. I told my mom after he had made a “joke” about a threesome between us, because she raised me saying “always tell me if a boyfriend of mine touches you or makes you feel uncomfortable and I’ll leave them immediately!” She did not leave him and excused it as an inappropriate joke and said she told him not to do it again. 😒 But I say this to say that I feel for this poor girl, I cannot imagine the fear and disgust she must have felt. Rest In Peace Justis. You didn’t deserve this 💔
Why did you feel uncomfortable about that in the first place?
@@desensitizedanalyser5624are you serious?
@@sillycheese301 yes
@@desensitizedanalyser5624 I feel sorry for your intelligence then
I'm so sorry you had to go through that. 😢
The girl Rochelle who's house she often stayed at was definitely right in saying the mums boyfriend was creepy. I wouldn't let him inside my home either. Just looking at him gave me the shudders. I would say the mum knew what had happened to her daughter all along and should be charged as an accessory to her murder. Rest in peace beautiful girl. Hoping the step father rots in hell
The fact that it's even possible for a child's life to end at 16 by being raped and then murdered.... it's hard to comprehend how such a horrible thing could even exist
I hope a very good and generous inmate in the Florida prison system hears about this story and then runs into the scum bag and then does the unthinkable to him like 86 , the POS!
If you would have shown us his picture right away we would’ve all known who did it immediately although I had him as the primary right away but wasn’t clear if the mom was with them when dropping her off until later in the video, but since it was him alone the needle was pegged on him for rape, torture and taking her life. The mug shot was perfect, it represents everything that little man is. Never parole this monster, she deserves at least that.
18:30 Justice was *NOT* a "victim of circumstances." She was the victim of both a sick, evil predator and a mother's stupidity and selfishness.
This case made me so sad when I first heard about it. EWU always makes such detailed, articulate and organized videos. One of my favorite true crime channels, absolutely.
When I watched this video, I got an ad at the worst time. "The account didn't belong to a besotted teenage boy at all. It belonged to a middle aged man named...." *ad* lol
Omg you too 😂😂😂 I got the ad at exactly the same time, I nearly threw my phone across the room!
My jaw dropped lol I was so mad. AND it was an ad you have to watch. No 5 second skip hahahah
@MeowzaKat999 I know!!! I was like..come on, I know it's him. Tell ME!!! 😂😂
That “mother” Absolutely FAILED her daughter!!
To all you mothers out there, DO NOT TRUST any stranger with your kids. Keep your romances away from you home and NEVER bring anyone home.
My step dad was always so extremely controlling over me, to the point where I was questioning if he would do something sexually to me.
Then one night he unlocked my door, came in with a flashlight, scanning me in my bed and the rest if my room and as soon as i woke up he came up with a poor excuse why he snuck in my room.
My mom was very unprotective of me and I was expected to continue living there until college a few weeks later.
This story reminded me of how close I came to this being me.
RIP Justis
I wanted to say that this sounded like my situation word for word. It was the end of my senior year and I still carry so much trauma and guilt and all the emotions you could ever thing. It never leaves you... I'm sorry and I hope there's closure in the future ❤️
I glad you are safe now. Please get help for your past so you can heal, having a neglectful parent leaves scars. Best wishes
@wilder4711 I should've and maybe still should get therapy. I went to college at 17, and 10 years later I'm 27 and still have nightmares about my step-dad.
I was constantly yelled at, never allowed to speak back, and made to feel like a worthless babysitting slave.
The trauma is still there. I have 5 kids now, and I work hard to not be anything like him to my kids, because I learned all the wrong things.
I hope and pray you find the peace you need 🙏
I lived through something similar and moved out and was homeless at 16. I preferred that over what I had to deal with at home. My mother always sided with him and called me a liar. There’s a lot of evil mothers out there.
You are valid. Did he have consequences? Do you still talk?
Can we stop a minute to say how good this narrator is, good job!
The Raven is the best on UA-cam 💯
Daughters missing and the mom lies to cover for the boyfriend who drove without a license?!! I hope that haunts her forever.
Respect to the officers for what they do. Just imagine having to go home and sleep after an experience like this..
I can't even begin to fathom with that poor innocent kid went through! By someone she should have been able to trust. This is one of the saddest and infuriating cases I've watched in a while. May she rest in peace
The mother should be held accountable for exposing her daughter to some freak she didn't know herself. I'll never NEVER understand why a man or woman would expose their innocent children to people/love interests they don't really know well. It's purely selfish.
All children deserve parents, but not every parent deserves a child.
Enough said
Idk you but just know this comment from you might have saved me
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@@padmeamidala4.20 Common sense dude!
That is extremely fucked up and terrifying. Also he DOES look creepy. He’s one of those people you just know is bad fuckin news. RIP Justice. I’m so sorry this happened to you.
The fear and betrayal that poor girl felt absolutely breaks my heart! This is exactly why I didn’t date when I was a single mom with young kids. NOTHING and NO ONE came before them! Especially me! They are all adults now, and I would still throw my life before theirs!
The disgusting fact that people can’t at the very LEAST redress the victims. It’s terrible to know they’re found so disrespected and horrifying
For real. They give them no dignity even in death, animalistic.
They do it for just that reason.
Your comment sounds good on the surface but it's quite ignorant, because let's take away the desire to humiliate victims or the fact that a person doing this in the first place has no empathy anyway..., it's obviously hard to dress a dead body. Your comment makes it seem as if a body is easy to move around and manoeuvre but the term "dead weight" exists for a reason.
Please take murder more seriously and think of the victims as real tangible beings. Can you dress an unconscious teen or adult without a hoist? How quickly could you do it?
This is why I said that your comment sounds good on the surface, at first it seems like you actually care but when you stop to realise how nonsensical what you said it logistically, it's obvious you haven't given the question much thought.
@@ethanlorton8568 This is actually a purely human behaviour. There's no zoological evidence to back up your comment but if you studied archaeology/anthropology or history you'd know that your idea of dignity is a very recent concept.
When humans have been killing each other, eating the remains, using them in medicine and for magic as in ritual sacrifice (and that's just Europeans btw, not trying to be racist but Americans tend to have a bizarrely inaccurate understanding of history so I'm sure you'll picture non whites when everyone has done this), what did that have to do with animals?
Which animal is a murderer?
While I see your point, it increases the chances of leaving behind evidence.
Despite my dislike for cell phones and how they distract people, they are a valuable tool for catching criminals forensically. Almost up there with DNA.
I also despise them. I also believe they've ruined the youth of today. You ever see anyone of authority try and take a kid's phone? Holy moly! They're addicted to them and will fight physically to keep them.
And they certainly shouldn't be permitted in the classroom.
@IdahoRanchGirl why do the authority take them though? It's not theirs
Justifying inaction with “typical teenage behavior” makes me so mad. Running away from home isn’t normal behavior for anyone. There’s usually a reason for it. Especially if a parent tells you that it’s not normal behavior for their child
Thank you John for all your hard work to bring us these stories. I luv watching true crime, but sometimes it gets to me and gets me in a funk, but you have a very special way of being able to tell these stories while taking the edge off. That, in itself, is talent! I appreciate you and look forward to Tuesdays and Fridays, 3pm EST!!
An example of (one of many) why it can be so hard to find bodies… RIP young Justis. May her family and friends find peace and joy again one day💐💐💐❤️🩹
I wouldn't be surprised if she told mom how uncomfortable she felt around this failed bortion
Two videos within four days? Thank you for the treat! Best true crime channel on UA-cam!
Are you subscribed to ALL of the EWU channels ?!
@@sonjonfill Oh yeah!! I should have said “best GROUP of channels” haha
@@Jamie-oj6rt don’t be sorry - I was just making sure you knew there were a bunch of channels. I found out about it and I was like “OH. MY. GOD!” Take care !
@@sonjonfill Haha, I certainly appreciate your willingness to share! Thank you, and I hope you have a nice day too!
I second this entire thread. Backatchall both! 🍻
How could the mother have such bad judgement about the creep she brought home?
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I know a woman who knew the guy who harmed her daughter since high school. They had dated when they were younger. After 25 years they reconnected. You never know.
It was stated that the family had moved around quite frequently. This is a red flag for the mother not providing a stable home. Sometimes, they are trying to get away from child services. It seems as if she were irresponsible in all her actions.
or taste!! like the girls friend said he even looked creepy... id say he looked weird and there are no romantic thoughts entering my head looking at him, my eyes want to jump out my head and roll away as fast as they can
when i was younger we moved frequently because my dad was in the forces, me and my brother had a very stable home life. it does not matter where u live, what matters are the people u live with@@elizabethloyd3713
This case makes my blood boil!!! Pure evil!
I remember not wanting to work at a place because i just found the boss "Weird" and my mom told me thats rude. When i told my uncle, he backed me up and said Women have an inbuilt "creep detectors" no matter how charming or wonderful someone is. If he gives u "Nope" vibe, its true. Back off. That's how Rochelle must have felt when she met Robert, the guy didn't do anything to her but the *creep detector* told her not to be alone with him.
Yep - there’s a book called “The Gift of Fear” by Gavin de Becker (it’s a bit old so some of the comments on domestic violence are a bit dated..) but other than that it talks all about why women get certain gut instincts and why we should trust them… there’s free PDF’s online.
@@elliea9207 I'd definitely give it a read! Thanks. Women just know. I feel like (sorry if its sounds old school) but women have been/ still are considered weaker gender. We are treated as such and have been through alot. I think its now ingrained in our DNA to be vigilant and trust our gut more than anything.
Sadly it's a running theme where so many mothers let random weirdos like this into their lives and the kids pay the price.
My thoughts exactly always the kids it's heartbreaking an it happens all the time. 😢
If my daughter was missing you know what I wouldn't do?
Lie about anything.
Did the mother know her boyfriend was a bad guy? If so, she's partially responsible here. Because her judgement is in question. And that judgement cost her her daughter's life.
Don't be with a man with a bad criminal record.
Why did she wait till the next day to call the cops?? If my child didn't come home that nite I would be on the phone with the cops the same day..
Some seriously sick people in this world, not just the murderer but to betray your own child is on an entirely different level of sick.That’s your own child her own blood she carried that child in her own body. I will never understand what goes on in the mind of a parent who chooses some boyfriend or girlfriend over the love and safety of their children.She is just as complicit and certainly needs to be in a jail cell right next to the psychopath that killed her child.these people don’t deserve to breathe the same air as other people in society.
I took a grad school class where the professor
, who was a specialist in the field of child abuse, told us that mothers nearly always choose an abuser over their own child.
It’s so sad that the first thing I thought at the very start the moment the mentioned the existence of the “stepfather” I automatically jumped to “he did it for p*d* reasons”. That we live in a world where that’s the first thing that would come to mind for anyone at all is disheartening.
I’m absolutely shaken to my core by this ending, i never ever saw that coming.
That mother should hold so much guilt for what she allowed to happen. How do you allow that around your child so blindly.
RIP beautiful girl, you deserved a much better life.
That mother feels no guilt she was only thinking of herself
There’s a reason they blurred the step dads face at the beginning, coz he looks just like a nonce. They’d have gave the story away too quickly