UNSOLVED: The Lane Bryant Shooting
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- Опубліковано 9 січ 2024
- A number of women went shopping on the morning of February 2nd, 2008, but never made it out of the store alive when they had an encountered with a monster.
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I usually avoid unsolved crime mysteries to be honest as it just leaves a bad feeling in my stomach knowing someone out there got away with it at least for now, but since it’s this is monsters I’ll watch the unsolved ones (:
Same. 🙆🏻♀️
Why would you think that monsters don't kill themselves
Same. I hate not knowing that the killer didn’t get caught.
@@feliciabosch8110I think it's safe to assume most of them don't
@nealkelly9757 I think the same because in all of this time for there not to have a DNA or fingerprint hit.
This and the yogurt shop murders still unsolved today. Both multiple victims. The yogurt shop murders were 4 teen girls. Two of whom were sisters.
It seems insane these days to have an unsolved mass murder
And the Dolly Madison murders.
Also the Burger chef murders.
And the Las Cruces bowling alley murders.
That one is gut wrenching
It bothers me so much that this is still unsolved 😢
Me too!!!!! 😢
There's THOUSANDS out there over the years!
OMG!!! I have been asking years for this case to be talked about!!! Gut wrenching.
Such thorough and respectful coverage of the victims. Thank you.
my biggest issue is the store had no cameras! what !!!!
The fact that this still hasn’t been solved has always scared the ish outta me because how the hell
Thank you for bringing up this unsolved case! Perhaps someone viewing has info! Could you please consider the unsolved murder of Connie Jo McKenzie in Bossier City, LA for a similar video?
What a terrible situation. I appreciate how you speak about the victims. I hope they rest well and their loved obes get peace and justice.
I'm from the Chicago area, and I remember hearing about this on the news as a child. It was (and still is) very frightening. To this day, it's the first thing I think of whenever I see a Lane Bryant. It's hard to believe they still haven't found the perpetrator, considering they have a surviving witness and an incredibly quick police response. I still hope they'll find him and finally offer justice and closure to these women and their families
🙏 AMEN 🙏
Since they have the DNA eventually he is going to slip up and he will be punished
I worked for Catherine’s at the time and it was gut wrenching. They sent out letters to the stores and told all of us to be careful. Even though I am from a state over (Indiana), Tinely Park isn’t too far away.
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I feel for those victims, Martha being the sole survivor must be hard on her. Hope she's found a support system. Also Rhota has all my admiration, she sounded like a really cool person.
Especially with survivors guilt
Crazy to hear a case I've never heard of yet I live not even 10 minutes away
Why no security cameras? That's insane. I hope they utilise public DNA databases to find him.
do you know what lane bryant is? its a store that sells clothes specifically made for obese women. usually retail stores have cameras to curb theft. but nobody is stealing from the fat girl store.
I think this was the early 2000s
@@kemhug2623❤ IT WAS 2008 😢
I'm guessing it's a way to scare off people without actually putting in effort. For example it might give people the idea to not try anything funny because they might be recorded. When in reality the camera is either off or non-existent.
I'm also not into watching unsolved cases. They infuriate me if nothing else.
What a dedicated and consistent channel. Thank you for all you do
Rhoda was an amazingly brave woman. All the ladies were amazing people.
Sickening. Absolutely disgusting. My prayers to all the families who are still dealing with losing their loved ones
I’m all about these Sinister episodes getting recategorized and released on main. You deserve to have your videos watched and to be paid well for them.
I thought I was losing it for a second. He’s the only UA-camr I’d listen to for their current take on an old crime, so I was confused on why this video was considered “new”. I must have watched it on the other channel.
@@annnabelle2238 I don’t think it’s an old episode. Giles put Sinister on hiatus to focus on Monsters. The episodes that were already backlogged for Sinister are being uploaded here instead where they’ll have more visibility.
I like how you acknowledge all the victims first😢
All these women were so amazing and helpful in their communities. What a sad and horrible loss. I hope the families get justice and it happens soon.
Sad, it's been over 15 years, and he hasn't been caught.
Like Jiles said: if you show up at someone's funeral to picket and rejoice at their murder, you're a monster.
You said that well in an episode about the Matthew Shepard case, describing the Westboro Baptist Church.
I think the Westboro Baptist Church went defunct after its founder died. They’re not around to harass mourners at funerals any more.
@@spiritmatter1553 but how come it still exists even after his death? They did that too in Orlando after the Pulse nightclub shooting but were blocked from view.
Plus that church’s website is still up and running. SMH.
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These heartless beings live among us and it makes me sick! 5 families left with lifelong wounds for money. RIP beautiful ladies.
Kinda seems like it wasn’t for money. Maybe a hate crime since the store was lgbtq friendly.
This is from 08 what does that have anything to do with it?
@claytonrichardson1786 that isn't a prominent thing. This was a long time ago. Lane Bryant is a plus size store. So if it is a "hate crime" it would be because of plus size people. They weren't being like Target last year 🙄.
This was most likely a POS career criminal thug. They are usually pretty stupid and unpredictable. Not every murder is a so called "hate crime".
@@claytonrichardson1786 He killed women regardless of race.
I doubt he cared about LGBTQ people.
Drugs are likely involved, as killing women for no reason, doesn't make sense. Just another, out of his mind, brutal killer.
He's possibly in prison, maybe in a different state, or given his lifestyle, dead.
Tragic these wonderful women crossed paths with this monster.
You cover these horrible stories with a level of class and compassion that I admire, sir. ✌️☝️❤️
Thanks so much!
I worked for Lane Bryant in FL when this happened. I didn’t know the details. My heart breaks to hear. What a monster.
Thank you 🙏🏽 for, as always, so tastefully reporting on the victims and the attack. Truly, thank you dear.
Hi Jiles, (it's Nicola) again. I am a largely silent viewer, as you know, but I felt compelled to leave a comment in this case. I want to say how terribly sad and outraged I feel on behalf of the victims and their families, nobody deserves this dreadful outcome when they go out to do a bit of shopping...honestly, it's just a travesty, I am so sorry this happened to them. I watched a series of documentaries by Louis Theroux a few years ago about the Westboro Baptist Church and, to be honest, this was the main impetus for giving my two cents, for what it's worth. This bunch of so-called "Christian" lunatics are not only deranged but they are a bloody menace to society and I am equally disgusted by their conduct. I mean, they are indoctrinating their very young children with this nonsense and forcing them to stand out on the street with those vile signs too! I'm surprised they have not been on the receiving end of way more grief than they have been already. Having said that, the people/communities they "target" are invariably open-minded, loving, generous, inclusive and considerate towards others, so, there's that. Anyhoo, thanks for another thought-provoking video. Cheers from Oz! 🦘
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They are lawyer's they do inflammatory things on purpose to sue. The signs aren't vile, they're comically stupid held by equally stupid people.
Yes, the Westboro Baptist Church was at Mr. Rogers funeral too. 😢The children standing outside with them looked truly shell shocked. It was such a sad sight. I can’t imagine anyone who was more loving than Fred Rogers. May all these vibrant women rest in peace ♥️
@jillian7636 Fred Phelps the original hateful troll and leader of the West Baptist Church was filled with so much hate and ignorance. They would stand outside fallen soldiers who were gay with their hateful signs and NOW I find out they did this to Mr. Rogers to?! Why did they do that to him and WTF is wrong with these people?!?!
I live in a suburb near Tinley Park and I frequent other stores in that area. I still feel sadness thinking about this case…especially whenever I’m over that way. Praying for all the families of these ladies and I hope the case will be solved one day. ❤
I live in South Bend, Indiana and never heard of this story either.
Pretty F'd up that we have to live with this on a daily basis.
So sad, I remember this tragedy and hearing about what happened on the news because at that time I lived about 10 minutes away. R.I.P. to the beautiful women that lost their lives that day. Its shocking that with todays technology the killer has not been found.
They got the Brown's Chicken killers, so...b/c the dummy ate the chicken and left the bones in the trash! DNA.
Since they have the suspect's DNA, can genetic genealogy be used to help bring these women and their families some semblance of justice and closure?
Damn. I hope they catch the SOB.
Rip to the victims 🌹
Qh my goodness what a nightmare. Those poor women and their families. I had never heard of this horrible tragedy. Unimaginable.
Oh yeah I remember hearing about this. Crazy thing is it happened not too far away from where my great aunt used to live. Really hope that they can solve it and my condolences to friends and family of those effected.
My sympathy to the victim’s families. I hope this case is solved and justice is served. Excellent work on the video.
Really broke my heart hearing bout the victims. I wish their family and loved one the best. I wish the monster will be found & be in jail for life. Makes me so sad to think abt this.
Thank you bro.... for covering this case
I'm only 3 minutes in but I have to comment: Wow! I love, love, love the way you've structured this storytelling. Starting it off by illustrating the lives and relationships of these women is so powerful. Bravo!
I've heard about this case many times, but Jiles always has some little bit of info I hadn't known. And not about the killer, like some other channels, there's always some new info about the victims, some fact or anecdote said by loved ones. Thanks for digging through so much info and always making sure to tease out info about the most important people in these stories, the victims and survivors. ✌️
That phone call doomed them all😢
Exactly...I bet things would have gone so much better if she wasn't caught on that phone...he panicked at that point and the rest is history.
How do you know he wouldn't have killed them anyway? They all saw him.
Sometimes I wonder about that. But we honestly don't know what that killer was thinking, he may have planned to have no witnesses from the beginning. They all saw his face as soon as he entered the store regardless.
One lady survived. He's still most likely running the streets.
@@jaykaynum5569one video says the killer might be dead already, thinking he may be an addict. But who knows
I’m so grateful for these videos! Thank you for coming thru every time
I can't believe I watched an unsolved video ... only Monsters can make it palpable
RIP to all the victims my heart goes out to family friends and Martha. I hope that gutless critter is living a horrid life.
meh, might be dead already. Or alive but meh, the day he killed those people it was horrific, but for him, it was tuesday
@@rickjames5998were quoting Street Fighter The Movie really?
@@poindextertunes LMAO good for you, have an internet cookie.
Thank you for really covering the lives of the victims, you do amazing work jiles
My ❤ goes out to not only this family , but to ALL FAMILIES that lost someone due to a horrible crime such as this. Knowing that the POS that took their loved 1 away still walks around free as the wind. I just hope that loser is living in the most horrible life possible!?
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Hopefully they'll be able to solve this one of these days unlike the Burger Chef case which looks like it'll never be solved.
They do have DNA though, so there’s hope.
Can’t imagine the trauma of the survivor and the workers that were supposed to be there.
Thank you for giving us so many details about the victims.
I never usually comment on any videos but I just can’t keep quiet now. This one made me cry so many times. Thinking about women just going about their day so normal and then all for NOTHING they are dead and gone.. for what a few hundred dollars. Truly for nothing. Going to work, buying a new date outfit, planning on sightseeing, awaiting a new baby to be born and celebrating a family members birthday and then all of a sudden these women are tied up and shot..
Yes, just a nice day, still morning, who would expect their paths to cross with this monster in a women's clothing store.
Not finding him after 15 years seems unimaginable.
Given his crazy, cruel killing, perhaps he's dead, killed in an altercation by another pos.
I remember when this happened. I live in Chicago but am familiar with this Lane Bryant off of I-80W. Unfortunately, they’ll probably never catch the killer - the highway is literally right there, he probably hopped on and was gone shortly after the murders.
In that case he more than likely did this before or again. They need to check on solved and unsolved cases spreading out from that lane bryant store 5 years before and after. Black male with gun. Near interstate. Lane bryant store. He more than likely was trying to rob places that wouldn't have the chance of someone walking in constantly like a gas station would. Close to interstate. In shopping center so his car wouldn't stick out like it would a single store that has the one car for that employee. He didn't get that much money. He was willing to kill a bunch of people for cash then he definitely has done this more than once.
Then WHY rob at like 10am?? That makes ZERO sense if you're out for cash. Either he's sexually excited by it, or a personal vendetta against a victim. Jmo.
Thank you for reviving the story 😢
This seems like a great case for genetic genealogy since they have DNA. And looking to solve a mass murder at a mall is certainly a big enough case to warrant it. I wonder why this hasn't been pursued??
DNA and a voice recording and still not solved? SMH
I was just thinking the same! I really hope this one is solved.
It's possible he simply has no relatives who have done genetic testing.
@@amityislandchum none? Highly unlikely. I mean maybe none in his immediate family but nowadays they can use distant relatives and trace a family tree and then determine likely suspects based on location.
@@TheMaryberry153❤ PLEASE, FOR THE SAKE OF ALL THESE WOMEN FAMILIES. I PRAY THAT SOMEONE WILL LOOK INTO THIS! IT'S BEEN TOO LONG WITH THIS BEING UNSOLVED. FIND THIS MONSTER & GIVE THE WOMEN JUSTICE ⚖ 🙏❤️
Oh wow so weird to see my town on Monsters!! I lived in Tinley Park when this happened (still do) and my husband and I just got out of Denny’s when we saw like 4 helicopters surrounding the strip mall. It was a crazy time! Everyone around here still thinks it was a hit put out on one of the women, but it was done this way to not raise suspicion
Why add that bit of info about the Protesters? Shouldn't even acknowledge them at all.
Man really appreciate your temp on making these vids. Thanks a lot!
I remember when this happened, i was in that same shopping center when that happened.
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It’s weird they haven’t caught him since they have his prints and DNA.
He mustn’t have any priors.
@@aoefeable that’s weird.. maybe he died before he got caught. Zero chance he didn’t reoffend
@@marcisunshine18 I hope he’s caught and prosecuted. But at the same time if he’s dead he can’t hurt anyone else.
@@aoefeable agreed!
Why try to rob a store at 10am, tho?
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I go shopping sometimes at the Target mentioned. Lane Bryant is now a TJ Maxx. IMO, I don't think they'll ever catch this guy. I-80 is literally right next door. RIP to all that died
I grew up in this area. My mom told me about the shooting. Parabond nano Labs needs to get on this case ASAP
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Ah, now i can finally gp to sleep
I live in the Chicago Northwest suburbans, and the Lane Bryant shooting happened 6 years after the Brown Chicken massacre was solved (a long formally unsolved case), I wonder if it will be solved the same way, where a former girlfriend or boyfriend talks.
Just think if that moron had taken the chicken bones WITH HIM?
Such an abhorrent monster. Those women would absolutely have felt safe at a strip mall, in the morning. These stores are not usually targeted for robbery/murders. RIP to all these innocent victims. Condolences to the families 😥💔. I cannot believe he wasn't caught yet. I'm sure he has been in prison since then. A 💩 like that would definitely be in prison for other crimes. I'm sure this monster was already a career criminal that should have been locked up forever. A⁵⁵holes in the court system love releasing violent thugs to keep making more victims 🤬🤬🤬🤬
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I'm listening...
510am and here I am listening while I get ready for work. I may have a problem.
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I'm from Chicago. I remember this vividly. Passing by wheb the crosses were there in honor of the victims. 😢
I live in Chicago this case has always baffled me n i remember the day i was at the plasma center donating n it came up on the news....
The dude had 4 light green beads in a hanging braid, which many locals stated likely ment he was a Mickey Cobra gang member, which was active in the area.
This one is terribly sad.
I can't believe I had never heard of this case before....
Jiles, you didn't say "This, is monsters."
I truly believe that a employee had knowledge of what was going to happen that day and purposely stayed away. Praying one day this case is solved. So sad!
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Something does not smell right with this case. RIP to all those poor ladies.
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I used to live in Chicago and don't recall this case. ( I had moved away but still followed the news). Oh my goodness. How terrible.
Thank you Jiles. RIP innocent ladies. Condolences to all the loved oñes🙏🏼💔🕊️
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The uncle you quoted was actually quoting the Beatles song, “the end.”
One thing ive never understood is why the robbers so often shoot the store workers. Rob a store and no one gets hurt & the police put the case on the back back burner,rob a store and murder 5 people and the police will spend millions to find the culprit. And they will never stop looking
This is still haunting. I can’t believe it 😢
wow I have never heard of this case, could you imagine going to buy some clothes and just getting killed over nothing. If she got DNA under her nails, in 2008, and they preserved the DNA you’d think they could have found him by now through one of those hereditary match things they do today right?
You don't have to find him. A relative would work. See "I'll be gone in the Dark" by Michelle McNamara. She OD'ed on drugs and died before the book was published, tho. He was found from a relative's DNA from a site like that.
no way this is still unsolved!
Thank you Sir
I wantch and read true crime so not much gets to me anymore but I sat here crying watching this one. I think I'm able to disconnect from things because I've never related to many stories but I'm an avid Lane Bryant shopper and it hit me that it very well could have been me, it could have been any place but because I have been to lane Bryant so much it just hit me I guess.
I hope the families are able to find peace some day and I can't wait to see how justice handles this monster.
All that for what. I will never understand 🤬
I thought you just covered this case on your Sinister channel a couple months ago. This is good tho, gotta spread the wealth, not everyone that sees Sinister sees Monsters