The Story of Brenda Spencer
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- Опубліковано 7 сер 2024
- Brenda Spencer was unhappy with her life and sought attention by acting out and skipping school. She bragged that she was going to do something big. She wasn’t lying.
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She has a "if Jeff Dahmer had a little sister" thing going on.
LOL! Wow so true!!
Omg!! I was thinking same thing!! She reminded me so much of him. Her look, her demeanor.. the way she spoke.
Actually no, what you know about Jeffrey Dahmer is media spin. He wasn't like that. He was a product of his cold indifferent neglectful parents. His grandmother was the only one who showed him attention.
@@theresahenderson3534 He was still a nutjob
@@buttnakedsnake9357
Really? Did you know him?
She's not only violent and reckless, she's refusing to accept responsibility meaning she hasn't learned a damn thing. There's no way she should ever be set free to reoffend.
@Colby Dipsen Your replies are a complete waste of time!
Seriously I mean people are under the influence a lot and never think about killing kids
she is an involuntary actress from the 70s on B&W television where they could literally tell you a bunch of kids were saved by a truck being positioned between the gunner and the school. think about this situation and use your critical thinking. this is a bs story from back when they barely even had to try. it is called propaganda. the only reason you don't recognize it as such is because they have already taught you to think you know what propaganda looks like
rewatch this video with the idea that someone is trying to manipulate you in the back of your mind and i guarantee if there is an ounce of free thought left in you, you'll see what i am talking about
@@foreignuser_ You cannot be this thick.
", she's refusing to accept responsibility meaning she hasn't learned a damn thing."
That sentence shows the overall problem with mental ilness: people simply pretend that it doesn't exist. talking about accepting responsibility is nonsense if the person in question lacks the moral ability to see that it was not acceptable. Throwing such aperson in jail does exactly f*ck-all because that's not going to make that sense of moraliity suddenly start working.
*WE* know that what she did was wrong, she doesn't. The solution is to find out why she doesn't so we can fix that in other kids before they get a gun from their daddy becuase MURICA!
Watching her smirk throughout her interview spoke volumes. She was enjoying the attention.
For those who are curious like me about her parole hearing in 2021….she stipulated to a 3 year denial instead of having the hearing. In other words: she refused parole and won’t have another eligibility hearing until 2025.
I mean, it’s kind of good she won’t take responsibility because that’s a sure fire way to not get parole🤷🏻♀️
Many, many children were sexually abused. They never ended up doing such a horrific action, killing and hurting others.
Yes, and it's also pretty weird. She's in prison for decades and she has plenty of time to learn how to get parole. And she did the contrary
True! Geez. Shooting at children alone is evil. Then 2 murders which could've been more.
@@gracealexandre3381 you cant compare each kid with another
I 👍 agree. You're 💯 correct on that call.
The irony that this was uploaded on a Monday is not wasted on us.
I'm okay with Mondays.
Tell us why!!
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Thank God it's Monday🙂
@@kathrinen3834 there is not reason, what reason do you need to be shown 🎵
I’m watching on a different Monday. It sure does liven up the day.
Mr. Spencer: " My daughter has serious mental and behavioral issues, better get her a sweet semi-auto .22 for Christmas. Can't forget the ammo for stocking stuffers! "
For that reason, it could be argued that Mr Spencer is the monster for denying his daughter psychiatric care.
@@violinistoftaupo You are right of course. However, most people just get angry and place blame while ignoring the actual reasons why things like this happen. It's always about reaction rather than prevention. That's why these things keep happening over and over.
Hey, at least she seemed to enjoy her gift! Some kids are ungrateful.
it’s similar to covid , just idiotic. turn down western medicine and help and let’s get her a gun which ironically she asked for a damn radio
You’re also forgetting that this was the 1970s the idea of mental illness was basically laughed at. It was a very different time. Think about it that’s 50 years ago.
She should NEVER be let out! She is in absolute denial!
Her dad is basically responsible. Parents who deny their kids psychiatric care are as bad as parents who deny their kids necessary medical care that eventually kills them.
Agreed.
Her dad is 99% responsible, he failed as a man and a father. Most children are not born killers, they're made.
I think dad should also be held responsible for denying her the treatment she obviously needed and for buying her a gun with 500 rounds. why would you give a kid rounds to a gun?
Because it's legal? Why do you want to give the state more powers to mess with people? You're literally asking for freedoms to be taken away. I can only hope you're young.
@@onedaynoreason2572 are you serious??!! This has nothing to do with the second admenment! Her father probably did molest her. He didn't want her to get treatment.! And the right to bear arms does not include giving your crazy ass daughter a gun with enough admonition to take out many.
Only through God's Grace and Mercy that the demon child didn't kill all she aimed at. So if the 2th right means shit like this will continue to go on, there is definitely something broke with that right.
@@onedaynoreason2572 nope, not young, just have common sense. loaded guns in the house is discouraged to protect minors, but this Dad gave his kid a gun and the ammo. He is the adult and should have been held responsible on some level.
@@onedaynoreason2572 It's not legal to give someone mentally ill a gun.
Nonetheless a suicidal one.. but I’m sure he didn’t believe in mental health.
So the father married her cell mate ....
Brenda never stood a chance of growing up to be normal with a parent like this.
proof???????
That's a very good point. Like the butterfly affect idea starting from her home life on up.
He clearly did molest her, he kept denying for her to get mental help? Shared the same bed!? Got her a gun for her BDay? Had a hatred towards police probably because they didn't believe that her own biological dad molested her?...
14 years later looks like she was wearing the same aviator glasses- amazing!
😆 A classic frame...some fashion NEVER goes out style.
And likely, one of the only good choices she's made in her life.
@@inviz_957 Lol!
I live a few miles away from here and was an adult when this took place. Her dad still lives there and the house looks exactly the same. He married her look-alike cellmate and had a child who then attended the same school Brenda shot up.
Her mother had left the home and Brenda and her dad slept on the same mattress on the floor. When police called her mom to try and talk Brenda down she replied "I am too busy counting money". The whole "I don't like Monday's" was just a flippant remark.
It was not a small house, it was a three bedroom home in a somewhat expensive area.
Wow
@Miss Melancholy I agree, I believe that Brenda Spencer has Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, commonly called F. A. S. It is a fairly common disorder, the
F. D. A. Didn't come forward with the information of the tragic, and lifelong damage this condition can leave a child with until 1980. Even though the Celtic people over 2 thousand years ago, forbade pregnant and nursing women from the consumption of wine and ale.
@Miss Melancholy exactly what I am thinking. And him giving her a rifle when he knows she's suicidal & also refuses to get her help. Making a teenage daughter sleep on the same mattress as her dad is so foul & creepy. Not excusing her actions but there is a serious correlation between children and this kind of murderer.
@@tealalovesheavymetalandcats The sexual abuse idea didn't occur to me. I just figured they were broke.
@@worsethanjoerogan8061 I don't know if they were or not, it doesn't seem that way when shown the house and neighborhood. I think most dads would say to their daughter, you take the mattress, I'll sleep on the floor or couch/chair whatever. It seems really creepy
The lights are on but nobody home , dead behind the eyes 👀
I taught public school for 32 years at every level giving me time to follow students' lives. The principal characteristic of those who ended up in jail or in prison was that would never take responsibility for their actions. It was always somebody else's fault.
sorry but that is the reason its teachers like you. sometimes kids blame others for their own actions i was blamed all the time instead of the people who did it
Their instinctive knowledge that they had a creep snooping n spying on them n keeping an unofficial dossier on them wouldn't have helped em either.
That’s a classic sign of narcissism.
I feel bad for the custodian, who was killed, trying to help one of the students who have been shot. That man was a hero.
My mom knew her and used to talk about her. They went to Garfield together and my mom said they were both outcast so they got along but when she would say off the wall stuff she thought she was just saying it for attention
I bet, Garfield hated them too!🤣 🐈 😜
This is a true crime channel and not a music one, but Bob Geldof's remarks about writing I Don't Like Mondays always resonate with me. He said he never meant to 'make that creep into a heroine' and only wanted to write a story of how it could have happened. "The silicon chip inside her head gets switched to overload"-what a great line.
Did he believe she was mk ultra'd?
His Merv Griffin interview was classic.
No.
@Burn Loot Murder you're tripping 🤪
Wait that song is about her? omg
I felt more empathy when she just said she didn't like Mondays, having now seen her interviewed, it becomes apparent that she is most probably a sociopath.
"what a glowing endorsement". Not only are your videos full of footage I've never seen, your little sarcastic comments make them better. Please never stop making content.
This happened 4 days after my 7th birthday. I was the same age as those poor children. I hope they all went on to be ok and have a good life despite this trauma.
And the millennials and zoomers think our generation never went through this kind of stuff...
@@sleekoduckwhat? What is the point in this comment?
There is no place outside prison for her.
Apart from my bed 🥵🥵🥵
Bullshit, most criminals walk free. She's in fine company outside.
The rifle range…or the Olympic biathlon
Damn I knew them whoopers w/ cheese were good but I didn’t know they were “stop a murderous rampage in its tracks” good
You clearly aren't old enough to remember Burger King's ad campaign in the spring and summer of 1980. :)
@@shananagans5 hopefully they were based
I live about 2500km away from the closest BK so I kinda get it.
".....not my fault, I was tripping balls when I shot them......"
The “I don’t like Mondays” shooter. Scary to think she is eligible for parole again this year. Wonder what explanation she will have this time?
Wouldn’t she be like 58??
@@michelleyoung4918 yes she's only a couple years younger than I am
what was her explanation last time she had a parole hearing?
The one that finally gets her out.
Who'd have thought it would lead to such a great piece of music...it's a great song.
Still wearing the same glasses after 14yrs. They don't make em like that anymore! You'd think after that many years in prison she'd know that her best chance of parole is to fully accept responsibility for her actions. She's not ready for release.
She should never be released...
Bruh anyone who tells me that man didn’t SA his daughter is a liar after hearing they slept on the same bed on the floor while he was an alcoholic. It’s NOT an excuse for what she did, but I believe it happened.
I do not believe that. In the interview she told so mamy lies you can assume she lies about everything so she can place blame on others instead of taking responsibility for her own actions.
That's why she couldn't go to counseling. Had she, this information likely would have come out.
Thats your fantasy, pervert.
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you don't know shit fool shut up
I agree that MAY be the case. I'd have thought that she'd surely use that as an excuse though.
Both parents are responsible for what happened. There were so many signs and her father denied her psychological help. Too many stories like that.
I don't normally like Mondays...
But Monday morning with Monsters is marvellous 🖤
"What a glowing endorsement" 😂
used this for my english exam last year and i got an A+, thanks
I truly appreciate your sense of humor!! It is needed. 😌
She is lying so that she doesn't have to be held accountable for her actions
I thought she was stupid because she's a female lol 🤣
@@z42O Yikes.
Well, that'll keep her in forever then. No accountability, no consideration.
@@z42O 💀
no shit
Now she looks like a mix between Dahmer and Chucky..
@@LLucky1944 haha! Yes.
😂😂😂 you made my day
@@tania_xciii 😂
Skrillix went red
Ducky
"And if I had a goose that laid golden eggs, I'd be a rich man" lmaooooo
I think the saddest thing about this is that this exact situation would barely even make headlines these days...
Thank you for calling out her BS!! The only thing fatal that day was her aim. She planned it and carried it out!! Disgusting’
Well, the she was clearly lying, and she should stay in prison, but the way he wrote it off is idiotic. A "lethal" dose doesn't mean that amount is lethal to someone that is used to taking those drugs. Same reason Alcoholics can down a bottle of vodka without needing a hospital.
becoming one of my favorite UA-cam series this
if they ever made a movie about this, i think Emma Stone could play Brenda, she looks very similar to her especially in that very first picture shown
Great to see her dad making the best out of the situation
We’re going to definitely need an update in September.
What happened?
@@ghost_fueled_scarecrow she’s up for a parole hearing.
@@Luci-rv1hl Oh nice
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@@sbrmilitia uhhhhh what
"Wait.. did they say Burger King? .. Ok, that's it. I'm surrendering..... (yelling loudly) OK I'M COMING OUT NOW! ... THERE BETTER BE A WHOPPER WITH CHEESE AND AND A LARGE COKE WAITING ON ME IN THE POLICE CAR!"
BK sold Pepsi until 1990
no fries? BANG BANG!!
I want a liter-o-cola!!!
Dylann Roof was also provided with Burger King food after he shot a bunch of people. I guess it's just the preferred food of mass killers.
@@TheStapleGunKid you ever watch generation kill? Whopper Jr.
"If I had no drugs or alcohol in my system, then I'm a cold-blooded killer."
Then you're a cold-blooded killer.
Thank you! Makes me sick, how often this alcohol and drugs excuse actually works in court!!!!
👿from Austria 🇦🇹
For my birthday this September, I'd like Brenda Spencer to be denied parole again, thanks that's it.
She waived her rights for one in 2022 instead I guess
And next year too!
She probably doesn't want out. She had nothing outside of prison. She was a child when she went in and has absolutely no skills or way to support herself.
Saving me from insomnia again, you're the best.
Waaaaait is that a complement? 😂😉
Ditto I work in 5 hours can’t sleep lol
Thank you for not having commercials it is greatly appreciated and I really enjoy your show you’ve come a long way and you do a great job thank you and I just subscribed yay
Damn, come to think of it, I would KILL for a Whopper right about now.
This is where I differ. Yes, a lot of us had horrid childhoods but everyone internalizes experiences, differently.
You are so right.....
I totally agree. Her dad let her down by not getting her help.... If a baby doesn't get held enough problems can start.
And there are also those of us that had horrid childhoods that have not turned into homicidal maniacs. Conversely there are those of us that have had wonderful upbringings with love support encouragement that go on to be homicidal maniacs. What's your point. Trying to make excuses for the inexcusable? I think she got off pretty good. There are men out there that had done less and were executed.
@@paulm4172 My point is, you can have the most perfect upbringing and turn out fucked up.
@@paulm4172 Why didn't she get the death penalty? Surely a crime like this would carry that sentence?
Duper’s delight hidden in her face as she talks about what she “remembers.”
YES! She gets a little twinkle in her eye when reliving and getting to lie to a new interviewer.
armchair psychologist here
Yep, I caught that too.
This pops up in the algorithm on Mondays… that’s awesome.
I really enjoy these older stories because without you I would never know about them. There are so many killers out there and so many stories but you always pick the best ones to show us. Thank you, good sir!
"What a glowing endorsement" I love your sassy sarcasm!!!!!
Woah am I witnessing the first time an actual video clip is inserted into a video I love it
Thanks for verbalizing what I was thinking ...
Oh so THIS is where the song "I Don't Like Mondays" by the Boomtown Rats comes from with an amazingly beautifly haunting version by Tori Amos. So sad what happened to all of those people and then the trauma and or PTSD some of them may have suffered throughout the years because of it. R.I.P. to all that passed because of her.
I got it at 8 a.m it was perfect for my ride into the station! Cheers and love from Ireland ✌️❤️❤️
Fantastic!
Can't accept any responsibility when all excuses fail the ''my father sexually assaulted me at young age'' card comes into play. We've seen this too many times e.g. Casey Anthony.
And Susan Smith used that excuse too with her stepfather, as to why she "supposedly" wanted to commit suicide, (which I never believed)...
Great video. You’ve gained a subscriber 😊
Oh damn, I remember this day. All the sirens flying by and stepping outside to see if I could see what was going on. It was less than a mile from me. TV news wasn't the same as it is today, we had to wait till they broke in with a news alert. I knew she had been up for parole but I didn't know about how much lying she did, she's lied so much and did so much damage that I hope she never gets out.
That smirk on her says enough to keep her in prison
It does appear to be duper's delight
I always enjoy when you cover a case I know already. I learn something new each time.
The last one is so messed up and tragic, not many know that Brenda was severely SA’d by her alcoholic dad 😢 he also gave her weed and alcohol since she was young, her parents created a monster
Monsters are created
I thought I had seen all your uploads but I missed this one. I can honestly say, oh my goodness!!!!! Love your videos, look forward to ur next upload!
This is a case of nurture equaling nature. The girl didn't stand much of a chance with a father like hers.
Stop making excuses for the choices people make.
@@SpicyTexan64 it's not an excuse. Put her in a different upbringing, and the story would change.
@@SpicyTexan64 it's not an excuse, and no one is saying she should get off easy because of her tough childhood.
I call BULLSHIT!!
pain is inevitable, misery is a choice
But shooting children bc daddy touched her??
She'll leave prison in a box
And a bad mother too.
If there's ever a movie made about this, Emma Stone could play her... In the thumb nail they look identical!
I was thinking more cara delevingne
@@turnipopolis yes! You nailed it! She would be the perfect fit... I take back my original comment
I could definitely see either playing her
Gary Busey would be a great fit .
No, just no. Emma Stone is beautiful.
My heart breaks for children growing up in a dysfunctional household, so sad. My condolences to the victims and families even though it was 45 years ago.
10:16 I was so expecting the parole commissioner to say "Get the Fuck out of here"
On the Arrest Video she looks a bit like Young Axl Rose 🙈
Great video as always!
Everything wasn't roses when she held on to the guns.
I was just thinking of this story last week. What a coincidence. She was for real evil.
I was telling partner about songs with weird or not so pleasent backstories, about 5 days ago and this was one of them, but I couldn't remember her name.
I was watching something about Chris Watts yesterday and the "I don't like Mondays song came to mind".I think he killed everyone on Monday too.
Been liking and binge watching/listening to your videos alot lately. Keep up the good work yuh 👍
I’m loving the power mullet BOLD
EXTREMELY well done! I did a thesis on this case for a forensic psychology course. Out of all the documentaries on this case I give you a 4.0 👨🎓
She says “I’m just a cold blooded killer!” Pretty much end of story, but I’ll listen to the rest of it!
Social Services should have taken that girl when she was little, then place her for adoption with a loving family, as always authorities were negligent, of course she had authority issues and become psychopath to protect herself, she asked help the way she could after years of poverty and abuse from an alcoholic, which also should have been taking into rehab
What was the father thinking buy getting her a gun and enough bullets to take out a small town. He did everything to enable her to do exactly what she had been threatening and should have been charged for it. He basically signed hers and many others deaths. Its only luck that prevented anyone from being killed. She clearly needed help for mental health issues and he even barred authorities from treating her. I think he is equally, if not more to blame for what happened.
This definitely isn't the age to be letting a mass shooter out of prison...should be fairly obvious..🙄
Congrats on 100k subs 👏
Thank you so much 😀
Is it weird that I literally go to sleep to these every night???
Hope not because I do too 😁
Sameeee
Found another episode I haven't watched! I watch them all even when I know the story, like with this one, or especially, with the newest episode about Jennifer Pan. Imma still watch them because your delivery is **chef's kiss**
I like to listen to monsters.
Its far more detailled than others.
The Netherlands
Welcome Netherlands from the States...
the nether
SKD and that chapter are good as well.
@@Luci-rv1hl I *love* That Chapter so much. Mike has a way of taking these heavy stories and making them palatable. He's a good one.
Wow. The whole Netherlands in one comment. Your internet service is impeccable.
Being intoxicated is no excuse for murder. Brenda likes to lie.
.22LR doesn't get nearly the amount of respect that it deserves.
She had to be aiming at the heads of the two men. Your right 22lr is deadly ,and people try to write it off. The right bullets can do significant damage
Her dad is beyond sick and wrong. Chronically drunk, refused ANY help for a daughter showing sign after sign, grooming and marrying his daughters lookalike cell mate in juvy when she was only 17?! I wouldn’t be shocked at all if she was molested by him. I wondered that a few times when you listed her behaviors AND that her dad was drunk and they shared a bed.
How come no ones talk about the father? They should put her father in prison as well!! The father is the keypoint of her violence and he failed her miserably!
That’s what I was thinking. She was a kid technically
She knew the difference be yr when right and wrong at 14. "I don't like Mondays" is interpreted in he brain as, I can kill people. Why don't all kids think this that have been (possibly) abused???? She was not just a child, she wanted to do what she wanted to do and did it, sick.
Thankfully you don't make weird laws
@@katherinemurphy783 He gave his suicidal daughter a gun he should go to jail for that. Plus refused to get her professional help. It's partly his fault.
As did her mother.
No mention of the Boomtown Rats? You can't tell this story and not mention the song at all!
She's so delighted to talk her BS during the interview. It's showing on her face.
I absolutely love your commentary. 👍
Heard this story a few times but never realised that Burger King saved the day. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Lmaoo
Long live the KING.
Those whoppers are good enough to stop a murderous rampage in its tracks
Totally picturing that 1970s Burger King character from the commercials
I really really appreciate all the hard work you and your team put into theese videos.
You are all fabulous!
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Dang, that woman blimped up seriously.
I always know I can come back and watch these things but definitely take a toll on my mental energy
I hate Mondays too but your upload made this one better, thanks for the great content, as always
I love this channel, Happy Day Monsters!
This is one long ad for aviator glasses, one pair for life. No parole.
Great content
I always felt half bad for her, but worse for the victims that she decided to take that day, thank you for all your hard work this is monsters 7:00 AM from Florida be safe all✌🏻😷
Oh dear, are you a real Florida Man? :-)
They did say they felt sorry for her, so there’s your answer.
Excuse after excuse, and not a hint of empathy in her demeanour. Let’s hope she stays locked up.
She looks like a young Dave Mustaine. Rust in Peace Brenda Spencer.
Love this channel