They lived an off grid lifestyle in the mountains. They didn't just not pay their bills. It's totally legal and fine to live without electricity or running water, as long as you know what you're doing. It's not the same as someone living in town and not paying their bills so their electric and water gets shut off. If you don't pay your bills and your NYSEG/water gets turned off, you're putting your kids in danger. People who live off grid have wood stoves and access to well or river water. If someone doesn't pay their bills that's an indication something is wrong with their ability to parent, hence why CPS would get involved. These situations are not the same. His adoptive parents are evil but living off the grid is the least of their issues.
heck my friend was not allowed to adopt because her house was under renos that were nearly finished but thing like the strips of flooring between areas were not done and a basement stairs handrail had to be put in. she was told her home was inappropriate as it stood and the worker would not consider her for adopting even the age range she wanted which was into school years. this was a very old home in the city with all mod cons just a completely renoed from wiring through plumbing and roof.
Jaliek was from the town next to me. Chief Bell died late last year and I know his biggest regret was not finding out what happened to Jaliek. Every year he conducted a search or media outreach. I know his heart broke for Jaliek. His adopted parents are horrible people and should have the rest of their kids taken away. Kerr definitely did something to Jaliek. I hope someday the truth about Jaliek comes out and they find him.
It was such a heartbreaking story. I believe Kerr killed him that night when he supposedly run away. It makes me so angry and sad that they couldn't do anything to prove that. He was just an innocent boy and the system and the people around him failed to protect him. RIP beautiful boy
It's really too bad that Kerr's parents couldn't have been the ones to originally adopt Jaliek, they seem upstanding people - unlike Kerr and his wife, who seem like pieces of trash and no doubt killed the boy. I'm with the other comments - how on earth did these two people ever get to adopt foster kids wit no running light, plumbing or water??
Plus they can look for tips and offer rewards and such - the real way to find out what happened is ask that creep Kerr until he cracks, anyway they have to.
Thats true,but Abortion is not an option, well it is but its objectively evil and people need to admit what it is, child mutilation/murder, that being said yes the poor kid had two shit scum biological parents, and wasn't able to find the right fit with foster familys with the later one likely ending up being a outright scummy killer.Adoptions also need better vetting.
@@INatalkaI Hey at least she didnt abort aka murder/mutilate her own child in her own womb so shes that much better then anyone who does that by default.Still terrible though.But that is a fact!.
Danny Madness I'd say drinking and doing drugs while pregnant can be called "mutilating" the child. I'm not gung-ho on abortion at all but for junkies and other trash early term abortion and sterilization should be mandatory imo.
Judging which person is a bigger piece of shit based on your own beliefs does not result in "a fact" at all, ever. It has always been and will always remain your opinion. THAT is a FACT.
Jaliek's story makes me SO mad. So many people failed him and gave up on him and abandoned him when things got hard. He was just seen as a way to make money or as a "look at what a good person i am for looking after this child" status symbol. Jaliek deserved better.
This angers me so much. His mom wasn't able to raise him so he was put through foster care but how on earth was the family he was adopted by not properly screened? The Kerr's sound very dysfunctional from the start,having all the children sleep in the same bed for example. They should never have been allowed to adopt in the first place. Perhaps the children were being sexually abused and they didn't want to be caught and that's why they got rid of Jelik before he could get help... Hope one day justice happens
What I wonder in my heart is...does Jaleik's biological mother and her family have any knowledge of his case? I pray that the birth mother has gotten herself together and maybe one day find out what happened to this innocent child. His life and the fragile state he was in should have been protected and nourished. No matter the obstacles. There's NO excuse.
He was such a beautiful little boy everyone fail this little boy as soon as there was trouble there didn't want him so sad praying for him hope he as found peace
Jaliek was basically placed in a home where he was treated as badly as those children found in California. The adopted parents will end up in jail some day, and everyone will say 'that should have happened years ago'.... This IS the fault of the system (social work, foster care). These people should never have had any children in their home, the fact that they did is the fault of the state of New York. I am in no way excusing the behavior of the adopted parents or saying that these people don't deserve a jail sentence, but the state is complicit in this issue.
My heart goes out to the families of the people featured in these stories, however as a mother of 4, my heart aches for Jaliek, such a short and troubled life through no fault of his own...No child ask to be born..The system failed this little boy SMH...I pray he's alive LOVED happy and healthy....💕💕
It's so heartbreaking. Its awful that the adoptive grandparents being involved in searching for him has caused them to become estranged from their daughter. I'm grateful that there are clearly people out there though that care about figuring out what happened to him.
The entire deck stacked against him. Poor little lad. His own momma is in bad trouble. (Hopefully she can find suitable birth control to avoid bringing other Jakeiks into the world that no one can deal with.)
I feel so hard for Jaliek. I also have reactive attachment disorder. I understand why people would become scared of him. I have been scared of myself. But no child deserves this. He wasnt a monster.
I agree, however the state didn't help at all here. Telling a desperate family that they can't reverse the adoption because they can't handle a child sounds like a recipe for disaster to me. That's not to justify anything the family did, but forcing someone at the end of their tether to keep on as things are seems really stupid and something will likely give at some point.
I too think he forced him to write that letter, what I also found interesting is that they didn’t do a handwritten test to see if Stephen possibly write the note himself and just claimed jaliek wrote it cause how many people especially children/young people write in cursive when writing a casual note especially in this day in age
I've seen another video on this case and apparently it was claimed that Steven had him write the letter as "homework" or something. Cayleigh Elise did a really extensive video on it.
Jaliek case was on a show called find our missing and the adoptive mother, mother said her son in-law and daughter did something to him cause when the family reported him missing they told the police he was wearing a yellow jacket with the grandmother said was in their home upstairs and it’s sad they knew the couple had done something to him.
Jaliks case is a sad one. With that being said............... Stephen karr killed jalik. There is no doubt about that. The truth will come to light one day and that bastard will rot for all eternity. I pray that he comes clean and tells the people that truly love jalik where his remains are.
I really hate how foster parents just toss these kids out over Lil things that if it were your real child you wouldn't even think to give your real child away WTF
They didn't return Jalick because of little issues. One of the health issues he had is called Reactive Attachment Disorder. It's hellish to deal with. One family that wanted to adopt him had to change their mind because he had attacked another kid in the house. Read up on RAD.
I really hate how the system let people like that become foster parents smh. The system is failing the kids from the start with foster parents like that.
If that were the case the foster-care system wouldn't be so crowded. Some people don't want their biological kids. They aren't common but there are too many
man i have a strong feeling Jaliek is no longer alive ,reading up on that case and seeing how the mother and step father acted towards him i believe hes not far from his house usually parent killers dont dump far because of how much they are angered by that child ,i mean i hope hes alive and just scared but my feelings are he met a sad fate ,sucks when children arent safe
The american foster system/cps is trash, the whole system needs to be overhauled cause they’ve failed wya too many kids to the point a lot them should be charged with negligence and thrown in jail
Adoption reversals are very possible actually. I am unsure why the social worker would have said that. I AM a social worker and am currently working an adoption reversal. Perhaps it's different from state to state. But I've never heard about it.
@@halseygreenhalghtanner5265 Thanks for the info. It's reassuring that some states will allow it. I'm sure it's saved a ton of kids from awful experiences.
what then? let them out cause theyve revealed where the body is? "we had you in custody until you finally cracked and revealed where the young lad is buried,you are now pardoned to go home".
It is inhumane to move foster children from home to home to home, and especially a newborn child. Even animals are emotionally damaged when they are deprived of a loving, nurturing, stable environment. What the cps, foster care system does to children that have been put through a living hell already is nothing short of criminal. Jaliek deserved so much more.
The adoptive parents killed Jaliek, and there's more than enough prove that they were involved. It's a shame that law enforcement didn't have a bigger backbone, to put pressure on them.
Wow!!! You should have way more subscribers! I love your voice and you are extremely thorough!!! I came over from danelle's channel!! Liked and subscribed!!! So glad I found you in the comment section!!!
thank you so much! you have no idea how much the support means. i put off starting a channel for over a year because i don't like the sound of my voice, so your specific comment really does help me, haha!
@@heavycasefiles oh no ma'am!!! You have a great voice!!!! It's very professional and soothing at the same time!! I know what you mean though... I work in radio and they make me actually get on the radio sometimes and I detest my voice!!!! Yours is really great though! I'm loving your channel! I just finished your latest video, I'm really hoping this new approach is going to solve a lot of cold cases!!!! I think some criminals might try and get their entire families to steer clear of sites like ancestry.com lol
What is Danielle’s channel name? I just subbed to this channel, but I’m struggling to find more channels with original content that aren’t narrated by robot voices. On another note, Heavy case files, you’re awesome! Your sub count will be through the roof before you know it!
@@brandydennett8675 yes hcf is great!!!! It is danelle hallan, a few others are eleanor neale, georgia Marie, lordan arts, and crime after crime, if you look them up you will find others too. I like all these a lot! Hope you enjoy!!
I’m literally sitting here crying for jaliek . I’m so so sad for that boy. I have family who have done foster care and have adopted. My heart breaks for him and all those who are trying to find him.
Omg Jaliek.....from the minute he was born his life was in turmoil. Massive failures by the family, the authorities, the fosterers....what a complete shambles. All about the money for Kerr and MacDonald smfh....I pray they find his remains and there is DNA evidence they can use to find his killer, which I am fairly certain is Kerr.This child deserved so much better.
As a current foster parent, I wonder about all the negative comments about foster parents. We are completely vetted, finger printed, and evaluated before being certified. Although I dont agree with all DCS regulations required of us, I realize that the many policies and rules come from past experiences. The foster parents in our area seem to be wonderful people. Just saying. The good foster parents dont get a lot of publicity. It is not "newsworthy".
They do all that and still put kids in unfit homes with terrible people and then seem to miss all the signs their being neglected, treated terribly, or abused til the kid ends up like jaliek (missing and never found) or dead, so adoptive services and cps need to do better, like nurses and doctors you need people in these positions who care cause if they don’t, they end up lacking care compassion empathy and being negligent in where they place these kids, yes there’s great foster parents out there and yes that should be recognized but because of all the negativity of foster homes/parents the good gets overshadowed cause the negative outweighs the positive unfortunately, too many people in the foster system don’t care and hence why so many kids are failed
@@kristenjustkristen9462 I think the forensics people,detectives, bone specialists,all know what they are talking about. do you have any idea how many people go missing in america? and there's so many homicides where the victims arent found, also. there's skulls and bones hidden all over america.
@@imjayeleeiwishiwereabillio9731 First off, you can drop the know it all attitude. Second, I'm well aware of how many missing persons, unsolved murders there are in the world, I do not think that was HIS skull. All I meant was that the authorities should take a closer look and see exactly who it actually does belong to. No matter what, it is never a good thing to just up and find someone's fucking head. Rest in peace J-man. I hope you get the justice you deserve.
Very good. I will be recommending you to fellow mystery aficiandos. I find you to well spoken, literate and well researched. Kudos. May you grow and succeed.
I agree with you. This channel will grow. These are all new cases that no one has touched yet , giving importance and awareness to each file she talks about. I was really getting bored with hearing the same cases over and over. 🐾
Yes, most of these are cases I haven't heard of, and there is extra info on the ones I am familiar with. I like John Lordan best, then Danelle, because they do try to give properly researched cases, and to care about the people whose cases they address. But she has a different, reportorial/editorial style. Facts with a touch of human interest. I like it.
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Story 1 is really interesting. I would like to know what was written on the letter. And if the the person that wrote it is not a suspect or person if interest, then they should really come forward. And why wait 34 years to write the letter? This leaves me to believe that the writer is related or very close to the person he/she is might be talking about.
that adoptive family is pathetic. that man killed him. And the last story sounds like a possible case of Dissociative fugue, which is apparently rare, but I heard of someone who did have it that I know. It's basically a rare psychological problem where the person gets amnesia that can last a day to weeks to months. A lot of times they end up traveling miles away and they don't remember what happened.
Jaliek never stood a chance, his life was filled with insurmountable obstacles from the moment he was born. Jaliek's behaviour would have been hard for anyone to endure. Particularly, when attacking other children either biological or otherwise but he did not deserve to be murdered. He was let down by the system. Such a sad end to a sad life.😔 R.I.P Beautiful boy.🕊
Incredible channel. Informative, compassionate and well researched. Your cases are unique.... A voice for people we don't hear about constantly on other channels. Great work ☺️
How kn anyone hurt a sweet little angel?? that needs to b loved, cared for n have patience with like any other child. U r a beautiful soul J. Those who hurt u, sweet baby boy, will pay😢😢😢
Stories like Jaliek's are truly tragic. As someone finishing up her PhD in psychology, my main work is with children who, due to psychological/biological conditions, exhibit significant behavior problems or emotional distress. Children like Jaliek need continued patience and compassion, and therapy and behavior support are also so, SO helpful. Children with special needs are also statistically more vulnerable to abuse by others - especially caregivers. Please everyone, be aware of situations like these and watch out for the safety of children who might be at risk for this kind of treatment. These stories really frustrate me and make me so angry with the foster care system (which historically sucks anyways). Ugh.
As far as Ms.Kidd's killer I would look into a younger guy who knew the family an had been around her. I think him being young and who he was was why he was kept secret.
Miss kids case does seem to point in the direction of foul play. The fact that miss kid did not want anyone to know the identity of this individual makes me think he was very controlling and premeditated the crime if in fact there was one. This individual also might have forced her to take all the money in cash and might have even been caught on camera. Another thing is she said he was known to the family and they would all be surprised when they find out who he is. Which makes me believe he was not a person to be fond of.
35000 dollars a year for 2 children with special needs is not nearly enough.. let alone being put in a home that is clearly inadequate for their needs.. This was a great fail from the start!
Not everyone is meant for parenting..it takes a lot of patience, time and sacrifice.. we don't own our children..they come from us and through us, even if they are given to us to to guide them with discretion unto a productive and successful life.. I don't think I could ever become so enraged with a child's behavior that I would take their life from them... Sad..truly sad..
I lived the next town over when the jaleik case happened. I attended a search in the woods with other volunteers to find his body. Steven was very knowledgeable about the local areas woods. Before all this happened steven lived a street away from my ex boyfriend (about 20 years ago) my ex told me on the 4th of July when he was a teenager he was shooting off fireworks during the day when steven came running out of nowhere at him and knocked him down yelling at him that his kids were sleeping. Everyone in town knows he did it, the guys creepy. He use to come into the store I worked and I always felt a rush of anxiety.
Oh my, Jeliek's so called adoptive parents are as evil as they are ridiculous. It might be funny if it wasnt so tragic! I mean have I missed something recently in our culture? Is running away to be with black people actually something kids are doing? Come on, its like the old childhood threat about running away to join the circus. I'm an adult with resources and transportation and I don't know how I'd run away to be with black people. I mean is there a location one could go and apply? It's ludicris that these so called 'parents' haven't been arrested and charged. Reverse the racial identies and say a black family had adopted a biracial boy who then disappeared following the same strange and suspicious behavior of Jeliek's adoptive parents. Then these hypothetical black parents say to the police well we think he left to go live with white people..? What? You can't tell me that those parents wouldn't have been charged convicted and sentenced long ago! These white parents need to be held accountable for their actions!
There is a lot of forest here in Chaut. Co. Lot of lakes / swampy land too.... And sadly yes, we have some very sad missing persons situations (& tragedies in general).
Have you done a story on Gordon page? That case always upset me.. His father died a couple years ago without knowing what happened to his autistic son, Gordie, who had been misdiagnosed as schizophrenic....my heart went out to his parents, his father had such guilt for leaving him at an inadequately monitored home....
Scary when the grandparents know they can’t trust their own daughter and son in law. Poor Jaliek he had no chance with those two. Women that do drugs or drink while pregnant should be forced into rehab and then lose all rights to the child.
as an orphan child.myself i tell you people only adopt or foster for the sake of money ok at first yeah they like the kid but when push comes to shove when that kid starts giving everyone a hard time they look for an excuse to get rid of that child and I have seen this not only in this case or in my case I've seen this happen to.many kids who are either adopted ,fostered,or raised by a family member
All of these cases are disturbing and tragic, but the final one, the disappearance of "Bunny" made me particularly sad because he was only three years younger than I was in 1978, and he could also have had such an interesting and happy life as I had these past 40 years, but this was denied him. The truck he stole was found abandoned in the woods - was that the last trace of Bunny that was ever found ? It always hits me when people go missing under mysterious circumstances in forests and woods, especially in National Parks. I am of course thinking down the "Missing 411" avenue, which you all most probably know of. Were Search & Rescue parties ever organised to scour the woods for any signs of Bunny ? The mysterious letter however may point in an entirely different direction, depending entirely upon the contents, which we of course do not know. I sincerely hope that the anonymous author will contact the police to put more light on the case, Bunny's relatives certainly deserve closure and information as to what really happened to Bunny all those years ago.
CPS should never lie to a foster parent like they did in Jaliek's case. Had they not lied that there was no legal avenue to reverse the adoption, his foster father may not have resorted to illegal means of getting Jeliek out of their life. Bureaucracy being governed by institutional incentives (try to get the parent to keep the kid at all costs) at its most tragic.
the adoptive father tells one lie after another (the things the child supposedly took, the clothes the child supposedly took, were he (father) was during the questionable night...), he is the last person to have seen him and even ripped off the missing person posters. And they have no way to do anything??
Your videos are very good, informative and you have a lovely voice for narration. The background music is fitting and beautifully haunting. Not distracting at all. I expected to hear one or two same cases as on another channel, but these do not seem familiar to me. Plenty of lost souls in this huge world. Sad, true and you them a justice...with respect to the victims and families. Very good work!🤗🕊
Jalieks mother would've probably looked after him better.i know alot of drug addicted people that are great and loving parents that although hooked on drugs still put their kids 1st n manage to get by.yea,they might not have a rich life with all the essentials,but having a warm loving environment with just enough to get by is good enough.n love n having enough food is all a child needs.and Jaliek only had them problems n it stemmed because he didn't have his biological parents with him.
The guy with the beard and the bald head who was looking after him while he "ran away" clearly killed him and covered it up. They just need to work on proving it.
Thank you for shedding light on Josephine’s case. When I moved to Olean and I heard about this I was just heartbroken for the family. Something always felt off about this town and the areas references in this case just have an “off” feeling… I hope that Josephine is found and I hope her family gets closure.
Didnt want the boy back in the home but couldnt reverse the adoption or put him into a longer term foster home? Why is large amounts of money used to encourage adoptions? Its obvious the money will look more important than the kid.
How were those ppl allowed to adopt or foster a child with no lights plumbing or water??? WTF??????
IKR.my sister's son got taken because of that reason.
New York
They lived an off grid lifestyle in the mountains. They didn't just not pay their bills. It's totally legal and fine to live without electricity or running water, as long as you know what you're doing. It's not the same as someone living in town and not paying their bills so their electric and water gets shut off. If you don't pay your bills and your NYSEG/water gets turned off, you're putting your kids in danger. People who live off grid have wood stoves and access to well or river water. If someone doesn't pay their bills that's an indication something is wrong with their ability to parent, hence why CPS would get involved. These situations are not the same. His adoptive parents are evil but living off the grid is the least of their issues.
Exactly. Biological parents would have their children removed but it's ok for adoptive parents.
heck my friend was not allowed to adopt because her house was under renos that were nearly finished but thing like the strips of flooring between areas were not done and a basement stairs handrail had to be put in.
she was told her home was inappropriate as it stood and the worker would not consider her for adopting even the age range she wanted which was into school years. this was a very old home in the city with all mod cons just a completely renoed from wiring through plumbing and roof.
Jaliek was from the town next to me. Chief Bell died late last year and I know his biggest regret was not finding out what happened to Jaliek. Every year he conducted a search or media outreach. I know his heart broke for Jaliek. His adopted parents are horrible people and should have the rest of their kids taken away. Kerr definitely did something to Jaliek. I hope someday the truth about Jaliek comes out and they find him.
It was such a heartbreaking story. I believe Kerr killed him that night when he supposedly run away. It makes me so angry and sad that they couldn't do anything to prove that. He was just an innocent boy and the system and the people around him failed to protect him. RIP beautiful boy
I live in Clifton Park!!!
It's really too bad that Kerr's parents couldn't have been the ones to originally adopt Jaliek, they seem upstanding people - unlike Kerr and his wife, who seem like pieces of trash and no doubt killed the boy. I'm with the other comments - how on earth did these two people ever get to adopt foster kids wit no running light, plumbing or water??
Plus they can look for tips and offer rewards and such - the real way to find out what happened is ask that creep Kerr until he cracks, anyway they have to.
I was in Greenwich during that time too! Lived on fiddlers elbow rd. It’s the foster father.
Jaliek's story hurts my heart. Some people don't deserve to have or raise children.
Thats true,but Abortion is not an option, well it is but its objectively evil and people need to admit what it is, child mutilation/murder, that being said yes the poor kid had two shit scum biological parents, and wasn't able to find the right fit with foster familys with the later one likely ending up being a outright scummy killer.Adoptions also need better vetting.
Yeah, starting with his biological "mother."
@@INatalkaI Hey at least she didnt abort aka murder/mutilate her own child in her own womb so shes that much better then anyone who does that by default.Still terrible though.But that is a fact!.
Danny Madness I'd say drinking and doing drugs while pregnant can be called "mutilating" the child. I'm not gung-ho on abortion at all but for junkies and other trash early term abortion and sterilization should be mandatory imo.
Judging which person is a bigger piece of shit based on your own beliefs does not result in "a fact" at all, ever. It has always been and will always remain your opinion. THAT is a FACT.
this poor kid never had a chance, he was doomed from the start.
Jaliek's story makes me SO mad. So many people failed him and gave up on him and abandoned him when things got hard. He was just seen as a way to make money or as a "look at what a good person i am for looking after this child" status symbol. Jaliek deserved better.
This angers me so much. His mom wasn't able to raise him so he was put through foster care but how on earth was the family he was adopted by not properly screened?
The Kerr's sound very dysfunctional from the start,having all the children sleep in the same bed for example. They should never have been allowed to adopt in the first place.
Perhaps the children were being sexually abused and they didn't want to be caught and that's why they got rid of Jelik before he could get help...
Hope one day justice happens
I only wish the grandparents were instead the ones to foster and adopt Jaliek, his story might have been different instead
What I wonder in my heart is...does Jaleik's biological mother and her family have any knowledge of his case? I pray that the birth mother has gotten herself together and maybe one day find out what happened to this innocent child. His life and the fragile state he was in should have been protected and nourished. No matter the obstacles. There's NO excuse.
My heart breaks for Jaliek
True monsters. .poor baby didn't have a chance. .so many people failed this baby 😢
The stepdad killed him i bet he didn't want to be stuck with him
He was such a beautiful little boy everyone fail this little boy as soon as there was trouble there didn't want him so sad praying for him hope he as found peace
This beautiful young man is featured on a possible trafficking video. Sad
Looks like I've found a new favourite unsolved crime channel your narrating and content is on par with criminally listed
Suicide after someone goes missing screams guilt.
Or grief
@@calm1423 All signs point to Dale
not necessarily
He also tried to flee the country right after she went missing. Not to mention he had a criminal record regarding rape. He for SURE killed her.
Suspicious for sure... obviously nothing's 100% guarantee though. I like your dog btw!
Jaliek was basically placed in a home where he was treated as badly as those children found in California. The adopted parents will end up in jail some day, and everyone will say 'that should have happened years ago'.... This IS the fault of the system (social work, foster care).
These people should never have had any children in their home, the fact that they did is the fault of the state of New York.
I am in no way excusing the behavior of the adopted parents or saying that these people don't deserve a jail sentence, but the state is complicit in this issue.
Kid missed out on adoption twice because he attacked other kids
Jalek’s father, Steven killed him. He was a problem they wanted to get rid of.
TheLala114 Jaielik*
Jaliek
So you all spell his name differently...
Looks like it 😂
Jaylek
Jaliek's case kills me. That poor kid, I can't begin to think about how he felt being thrown from house to house. He deserved so much better.
My heart goes out to the families of the people featured in these stories, however as a mother of 4, my heart aches for Jaliek, such a short and troubled life through no fault of his own...No child ask to be born..The system failed this little boy SMH...I pray he's alive LOVED happy and healthy....💕💕
those foster parents *DEFINITELY* killed that boy, like 100% without question
and got away with it by the looks of it.
It's so heartbreaking. Its awful that the adoptive grandparents being involved in searching for him has caused them to become estranged from their daughter. I'm grateful that there are clearly people out there though that care about figuring out what happened to him.
You're absolutely right.When I heard about that case earlier this year it was very obvious to me that those two losers had murdered that kid.
@@johndavis9432 Exactly, it's only a matter of time before they get charged with doing it. They're monsters.
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Poor Jaleik what a sad life.....
The entire deck stacked against him. Poor little lad. His own momma is in bad trouble. (Hopefully she can find suitable birth control to avoid bringing other Jakeiks into the world that no one can deal with.)
@@donnavorce8856 I am also curious about his birth father. Where was he? Does he even care that his own son is missing?
This was a story that happens way more than is known very sad my heart breaks just feeling that that horrible man did something to him 🥺
@@Neku628 he's probably a druggie like the mother , and wouldn't have been any help . They may not have even had a relationship,
@@corwilliams3098 yeah which is sad since the kid's grandma obviously care.
I feel so hard for Jaliek. I also have reactive attachment disorder. I understand why people would become scared of him. I have been scared of myself. But no child deserves this. He wasnt a monster.
Jaleik. I feel so bad for him. He needed love and help. Why do they let these trash ass families take these children! ☹️
I agree, however the state didn't help at all here. Telling a desperate family that they can't reverse the adoption because they can't handle a child sounds like a recipe for disaster to me. That's not to justify anything the family did, but forcing someone at the end of their tether to keep on as things are seems really stupid and something will likely give at some point.
Stephen killed that child! 🤨 It wouldn't surprise me if the child was forced by Stephen to write that letter under duress 🤔
I too think he forced him to write that letter, what I also found interesting is that they didn’t do a handwritten test to see if Stephen possibly write the note himself and just claimed jaliek wrote it cause how many people especially children/young people write in cursive when writing a casual note especially in this day in age
I doubt that kid wrote that goodbye letter.
I've seen another video on this case and apparently it was claimed that Steven had him write the letter as "homework" or something. Cayleigh Elise did a really extensive video on it.
Poor jaliek, he never stood a chance. This is so sad.😞 thank you for being a voice for these people.
Your channel is so well presented and researched.
Jaliek we love you
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Jaliek case was on a show called find our missing and the adoptive mother, mother said her son in-law and daughter did something to him cause when the family reported him missing they told the police he was wearing a yellow jacket with the grandmother said was in their home upstairs and it’s sad they knew the couple had done something to him.
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Jaliks case is a sad one. With that being said............... Stephen karr killed jalik. There is no doubt about that. The truth will come to light one day and that bastard will rot for all eternity. I pray that he comes clean and tells the people that truly love jalik where his remains are.
TheJoke009 He will never tell the truth, he's a MONSTER.
I totally agree. Kerr killed him. This area isn’t that big. Even if he ended up in Albany or Schenectady, someone would have seen him.
Fuck Jalik
I agree. Absolutely heartbreaking :(
@@Bravo-Too-Much go away troll.
Poor Jaliek. The system let him down by removing him in his formative years from homes, where he would have tried to form attachments with adults.
I really hate how foster parents just toss these kids out over Lil things that if it were your real child you wouldn't even think to give your real child away WTF
They didn't return Jalick because of little issues. One of the health issues he had is called Reactive Attachment Disorder. It's hellish to deal with. One family that wanted to adopt him had to change their mind because he had attacked another kid in the house. Read up on RAD.
I really hate how the system let people like that become foster parents smh. The system is failing the kids from the start with foster parents like that.
yes but you do not throw them out on the street, you call a worker and have the child removed.
If that were the case the foster-care system wouldn't be so crowded. Some people don't want their biological kids. They aren't common but there are too many
You realize Einstein these are all children that their real parents tossed away...!!??!
man i have a strong feeling Jaliek is no longer alive ,reading up on that case and seeing how the mother and step father acted towards him i believe hes not far from his house usually parent killers dont dump far because of how much they are angered by that child ,i mean i hope hes alive and just scared but my feelings are he met a sad fate ,sucks when children arent safe
YOU have a great voice and your content is well researched a breath of fresh air..
They need to make adoption reversals possible. It's a better option than death for these kids. So sad.
The american foster system/cps is trash, the whole system needs to be overhauled cause they’ve failed wya too many kids to the point a lot them should be charged with negligence and thrown in jail
Adoption reversals are very possible actually. I am unsure why the social worker would have said that. I AM a social worker and am currently working an adoption reversal. Perhaps it's different from state to state. But I've never heard about it.
@@halseygreenhalghtanner5265 Thanks for the info. It's reassuring that some states will allow it. I'm sure it's saved a ton of kids from awful experiences.
Or start spending ALL that money on actually supporting birth families
That poor baby was a check to them like the others they should be jailed until they say where he is
I agree..!! then and only then will the wife crack and say where that this sweet child is.
what then? let them out cause theyve revealed where the body is? "we had you in custody until you finally cracked and revealed where the young lad is buried,you are now pardoned to go home".
Jaliek’s letter broke my heart.
It is inhumane to move foster children from home to home to home, and
especially a newborn child. Even animals are emotionally damaged when
they are deprived of a loving, nurturing, stable environment. What the cps,
foster care system does to children that have been put through a living
hell already is nothing short of criminal. Jaliek deserved so much more.
The adoptive parents killed Jaliek, and there's more than enough prove that they were involved. It's a shame that law enforcement didn't have a bigger backbone, to put pressure on them.
Wow!!! You should have way more subscribers! I love your voice and you are extremely thorough!!! I came over from danelle's channel!! Liked and subscribed!!! So glad I found you in the comment section!!!
thank you so much! you have no idea how much the support means. i put off starting a channel for over a year because i don't like the sound of my voice, so your specific comment really does help me, haha!
@@heavycasefiles oh no ma'am!!! You have a great voice!!!! It's very professional and soothing at the same time!! I know what you mean though... I work in radio and they make me actually get on the radio sometimes and I detest my voice!!!!
Yours is really great though! I'm loving your channel! I just finished your latest video, I'm really hoping this new approach is going to solve a lot of cold cases!!!! I think some criminals might try and get their entire families to steer clear of sites like ancestry.com lol
What is Danielle’s channel name? I just subbed to this channel, but I’m struggling to find more channels with original content that aren’t narrated by robot voices. On another note, Heavy case files, you’re awesome! Your sub count will be through the roof before you know it!
@@brandydennett8675 yes hcf is great!!!! It is danelle hallan, a few others are eleanor neale, georgia Marie, lordan arts, and crime after crime, if you look them up you will find others too. I like all these a lot! Hope you enjoy!!
Melz awesome! Thanks! You just made my day.
I’m literally sitting here crying for jaliek . I’m so so sad for that boy. I have family who have done foster care and have adopted. My heart breaks for him and all those who are trying to find him.
Omg Jaliek.....from the minute he was born his life was in turmoil. Massive failures by the family, the authorities, the fosterers....what a complete shambles. All about the money for Kerr and MacDonald smfh....I pray they find his remains and there is DNA evidence they can use to find his killer, which I am fairly certain is Kerr.This child deserved so much better.
As a current foster parent, I wonder about all the negative comments about foster parents. We are completely vetted, finger printed, and evaluated before being certified. Although I dont agree with all DCS regulations required of us, I realize that the many policies and rules come from past experiences. The foster parents in our area seem to be wonderful people. Just saying. The good foster parents dont get a lot of publicity. It is not "newsworthy".
They do all that and still put kids in unfit homes with terrible people and then seem to miss all the signs their being neglected, treated terribly, or abused til the kid ends up like jaliek (missing and never found) or dead, so adoptive services and cps need to do better, like nurses and doctors you need people in these positions who care cause if they don’t, they end up lacking care compassion empathy and being negligent in where they place these kids, yes there’s great foster parents out there and yes that should be recognized but because of all the negativity of foster homes/parents the good gets overshadowed cause the negative outweighs the positive unfortunately, too many people in the foster system don’t care and hence why so many kids are failed
Thank you for helping these kids.
This is heart breaking. Highly suspicious behaviour from those adopted parents! I hope there is answers/ justice some time soon 😥
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Your voice, diction, and delivery make you a natural for this sort of material. Not to mention your data. Keep up the good work!
So who did the partial skull found belong to if not to Jaliek?
It said someone in there 30s-50s.
I think they need to take another look. It seems very unlikely to just find a random skull like that.
@@kristenjustkristen9462 I think the forensics people,detectives, bone specialists,all know what they are talking about. do you have any idea how many people go missing in america? and there's so many homicides where the victims arent found, also. there's skulls and bones hidden all over america.
@@imjayeleeiwishiwereabillio9731 First off, you can drop the know it all attitude. Second, I'm well aware of how many missing persons, unsolved murders there are in the world, I do not think that was HIS skull. All I meant was that the authorities should take a closer look and see exactly who it actually does belong to. No matter what, it is never a good thing to just up and find someone's fucking head.
Rest in peace J-man. I hope you get the justice you deserve.
That man Stephen killed that kid.
Very good. I will be recommending you to fellow mystery aficiandos. I find you to well spoken, literate and well researched. Kudos. May you grow and succeed.
I agree with you. This channel will grow. These are all new cases that no one has touched yet , giving importance and awareness to each file she talks about. I was really getting bored with hearing the same cases over and over. 🐾
Yes, most of these are cases I haven't heard of, and there is extra info on the ones I am familiar with. I like John Lordan best, then Danelle, because they do try to give properly researched cases, and to care about the people whose cases they address. But she has a different, reportorial/editorial style. Facts with a touch of human interest. I like it.
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Story 1 is really interesting. I would like to know what was written on the letter. And if the the person that wrote it is not a suspect or person if interest, then they should really come forward. And why wait 34 years to write the letter? This leaves me to believe that the writer is related or very close to the person he/she is might be talking about.
Just saw you pop up on my recommended list...immediately subbed!! Your voice is great and the stories are intriguing.
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that adoptive family is pathetic. that man killed him. And the last story sounds like a possible case of Dissociative fugue, which is apparently rare, but I heard of someone who did have it that I know. It's basically a rare psychological problem where the person gets amnesia that can last a day to weeks to months. A lot of times they end up traveling miles away and they don't remember what happened.
Very nicely narrated. Good job. Thanks for posting these. Very sad.
Jaliek has such a sweet and happy face. It's such a shame that incompetent monsters were charged with his care...
Including the people who placed him in that "home"
Jaliek never stood a chance, his life was filled with insurmountable obstacles from the moment he was born.
Jaliek's behaviour would have been hard for anyone to endure. Particularly, when attacking other children either biological or otherwise but he did not deserve to be murdered. He was let down by the system.
Such a sad end to a sad life.😔
R.I.P Beautiful boy.🕊
The narrator has a very nice voice.
Incredible channel. Informative, compassionate and well researched. Your cases are unique.... A voice for people we don't hear about constantly on other channels. Great work ☺️
How kn anyone hurt a sweet little angel?? that needs to b loved, cared for n have patience with like any other child.
U r a beautiful soul J.
Those who hurt u, sweet baby boy, will pay😢😢😢
Stories like Jaliek's are truly tragic. As someone finishing up her PhD in psychology, my main work is with children who, due to psychological/biological conditions, exhibit significant behavior problems or emotional distress. Children like Jaliek need continued patience and compassion, and therapy and behavior support are also so, SO helpful. Children with special needs are also statistically more vulnerable to abuse by others - especially caregivers. Please everyone, be aware of situations like these and watch out for the safety of children who might be at risk for this kind of treatment. These stories really frustrate me and make me so angry with the foster care system (which historically sucks anyways). Ugh.
“Swap stereo components...” riiiight.
As far as Ms.Kidd's killer I would look into a younger guy who knew the family an had been around her. I think him being young and who he was was why he was kept secret.
Jaliek’s story is absolutely heart wrenching 😔. That letter was the saddest thing 💔.
Those foster parents are guilty af. "I'm a killer" is written all over their faces.
Miss kids case does seem to point in the direction of foul play. The fact that miss kid did not want anyone to know the identity of this individual makes me think he was very controlling and premeditated the crime if in fact there was one. This individual also might have forced her to take all the money in cash and might have even been caught on camera. Another thing is she said he was known to the family and they would all be surprised when they find out who he is. Which makes me believe he was not a person to be fond of.
Jaliek's case is so heartbreaking. No one ever wanted him and abandoned him.
35000 dollars a year for 2 children with special needs is not nearly enough.. let alone being put in a home that is clearly inadequate for their needs..
This was a great fail from the start!
Mi Gi fully half the households in my county have less than a $35,000 income per year. Where do you live, Seattle?
Its not
Not everyone is meant for parenting..it takes a lot of patience, time and sacrifice.. we don't own our children..they come from us and through us, even if they are given to us to to guide them with discretion unto a productive and successful life.. I don't think I could ever become so enraged with a child's behavior that I would take their life from them... Sad..truly sad..
Nice channel, keep it up. I look forward to more videos from you.
You do have a great voice for this. I just found your channel and I love it!
I lived the next town over when the jaleik case happened. I attended a search in the woods with other volunteers to find his body. Steven was very knowledgeable about the local areas woods. Before all this happened steven lived a street away from my ex boyfriend (about 20 years ago) my ex told me on the 4th of July when he was a teenager he was shooting off fireworks during the day when steven came running out of nowhere at him and knocked him down yelling at him that his kids were sleeping. Everyone in town knows he did it, the guys creepy. He use to come into the store I worked and I always felt a rush of anxiety.
Oh my, Jeliek's so called adoptive parents are as evil as they are ridiculous. It might be funny if it wasnt so tragic! I mean have I missed something recently in our culture? Is running away to be with black people actually something kids are doing? Come on, its like the old childhood threat about running away to join the circus. I'm an adult with resources and transportation and I don't know how I'd run away to be with black people. I mean is there a location one could go and apply? It's ludicris that these so called 'parents' haven't been arrested and charged. Reverse the racial identies and say a black family had adopted a biracial boy who then disappeared following the same strange and suspicious behavior of Jeliek's adoptive parents. Then these hypothetical black parents say to the police well we think he left to go live with white people..? What? You can't tell me that those parents wouldn't have been charged convicted and sentenced long ago! These white parents need to be held accountable for their actions!
So damn sad. Jaliek was failed by everyone except those grandparents. What a tragedy. Beautiful boy you deserved so much better...
I just discovered your channel a day or two ago and I'm really, really digging your content. Please keep making videos!
Josey's case is one of many missing in Chautauqua County.
There is a lot of forest here in Chaut. Co. Lot of lakes / swampy land too.... And sadly yes, we have some very sad missing persons situations (& tragedies in general).
Have you done a story on Gordon page? That case always upset me.. His father died a couple years ago without knowing what happened to his autistic son, Gordie, who had been misdiagnosed as schizophrenic....my heart went out to his parents, his father had such guilt for leaving him at an inadequately monitored home....
Great job. Lovin the channel. You are doing gods work. Keep it up!
❤️Jaliek. Hope the three other dear souls get justice also, and their families, some closure.
Jaleik was murdered and it's obvious enough who did this. Hi Karen so are you all in prison yet?
Scary when the grandparents know they can’t trust their own daughter and son in law. Poor Jaliek he had no chance with those two. Women that do drugs or drink while pregnant should be forced into rehab and then lose all rights to the child.
I could happily listen to you read the instructions on constructing flatpack furniture to me☺
as an orphan child.myself i tell you people only adopt or foster for the sake of money ok at first yeah they like the kid but when push comes to shove when that kid starts giving everyone a hard time they look for an excuse to get rid of that child and I have seen this not only in this case or in my case I've seen this happen to.many kids who are either adopted ,fostered,or raised by a family member
All of these cases are disturbing and tragic, but the final one, the disappearance of "Bunny" made me particularly sad because he was only three years younger than I was in 1978, and he could also have had such an interesting and happy life as I had these past 40 years, but this was denied him. The truck he stole was found abandoned in the woods - was that the last trace of Bunny that was ever found ? It always hits me when people go missing under mysterious circumstances in forests and woods, especially in National Parks. I am of course thinking down the "Missing 411" avenue, which you all most probably know of. Were Search & Rescue parties ever organised to scour the woods for any signs of Bunny ? The mysterious letter however may point in an entirely different direction, depending entirely upon the contents, which we of course do not know. I sincerely hope that the anonymous author will contact the police to put more light on the case, Bunny's relatives certainly deserve closure and information as to what really happened to Bunny all those years ago.
CPS should never lie to a foster parent like they did in Jaliek's case. Had they not lied that there was no legal avenue to reverse the adoption, his foster father may not have resorted to illegal means of getting Jeliek out of their life. Bureaucracy being governed by institutional incentives (try to get the parent to keep the kid at all costs) at its most tragic.
Weird libertarian flex but okay
I am very impressed with Jalik’s adoptive grandparents.... and all their efforts on his behalf.
Her voice is so cool. I could hear you speak all day😆
Jaliek is a BEAUTIFUL child. I wish with all my heart he could have a solid home. SO many children are failed by the foster system.
the adoptive father tells one lie after another (the things the child supposedly took, the clothes the child supposedly took, were he (father) was during the questionable night...), he is the last person to have seen him and even ripped off the missing person posters. And they have no way to do anything??
This poor kid! He didn’t stand a chance. He needed help! Soooo much help! This burns me up!
Your videos are very good, informative and you have a lovely voice for narration. The background music is fitting and beautifully haunting. Not distracting at all. I expected to hear one or two same cases as on another channel, but these do not seem familiar to me. Plenty of lost souls in this huge world. Sad, true and you them a justice...with respect to the victims and families. Very good work!🤗🕊
My hubby an I believe Steven . Sold Jareck off .
Who's jareck? Also, why would anyone buy a kid with RAD and FAS?
Jaliek, you mean? And no he's dead - that man looks evil!
How sad a short life for Jaliek and then murdered.
Jaliek's case makes me furious, every time I think about it.
Home school? Do these people look like they are qualify to home school kids with special needs?
Your channel has grown on me.
Kids in foster care have such hard lives. It's so sad.
GOD KNOWS WHERE THEY ARE AND HE WATCHES OVER THEM AND THEIR MURDERS WILL BE BROUGHT TO JUSTICE HIS WAY.
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So sad..
The news article at 3:37 clearly states that he's been accused by someone younger than 11 of sexual misconduct
How did the reward dwindle like that, unless Elaine was draining it?
Jalieks mother would've probably looked after him better.i know alot of drug addicted people that are great and loving parents that although hooked on drugs still put their kids 1st n manage to get by.yea,they might not have a rich life with all the essentials,but having a warm loving environment with just enough to get by is good enough.n love n having enough food is all a child needs.and Jaliek only had them problems n it stemmed because he didn't have his biological parents with him.
Are you insane?! Bawhahahahaha
@@fairladykd6734 its the truth
The guy with the beard and the bald head who was looking after him while he "ran away" clearly killed him and covered it up. They just need to work on proving it.
Thank you for shedding light on Josephine’s case. When I moved to Olean and I heard about this I was just heartbroken for the family. Something always felt off about this town and the areas references in this case just have an “off” feeling… I hope that Josephine is found and I hope her family gets closure.
I would love to watch your videos, but even with my computer and UA-cam volume up to 100% I cannot hear them. :(
Jaleks storyb is quite common in America. No one wants to adopt broken kids especially those who are emotionally unstable right from the beginning.
The Adopted Father killed him sad. He seems guilty.
Didnt want the boy back in the home but couldnt reverse the adoption or put him into a longer term foster home? Why is large amounts of money used to encourage adoptions? Its obvious the money will look more important than the kid.
New subbie, I love your videos, tfs