Killer Daughter Beat, Stabbed Mom to Death to Cover Up College Failures
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- Опубліковано 9 тра 2024
- Ohio woman, Sydney Powell and her mother Brenda Powell always had a close relationship growing up and people that knew them claimed that the two were each other’s best friend. Until one day the mother and daughter got into a verbal argument that later turned physical and fatal. Sydney hit her mother over the head with a frying pan, and then stabbed her over 30 times in the neck. The Decoder breaks down the horrifying murder of Brenda Powell.
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Why was she expelled?
@@TWolfe777 For flunking 3 out of 4 courses.
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The narration and imagery is absurd and ridiculous.
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I rather be a failed college student then to behind bars for killing my own mother
change that into.. then for murdering someone. Anyone, let alone your own mother! She didn't murder you in the womb.
You have to weigh your options, if you don’t want your mother finding out that you failed in college, you’ve only got a few options available to you… She’s on the phone with the school administrators as they speak, you’ve only got a few minutes to make your decision about what you are going to do…
I hear u( hidden anger is very dangerous though)
@@onelittlelamb4030 TAKING SOMEONE’S LIFE IS NEVER AN OPTION SO I DON’T KNOW WHAT YOU MEAN BY ANY OF THAT LOL
@onelittlamb4030 is this a pathetic attempt at a joke?
15 years for killing your mother? That's absolutely insane. Life behind bars should have been the starting point.
yeah those are tricky because its her mother; crime of passion maybe? Sad her mom made her feel so pressured. We do know the reasoning and understanding part of the brain isnt developed.
@@MsSmith-yo3huI don’t think her Mom pressured her too much. I think her Mom expected her to be responsible. She was entitled, self-centered and a compulsive liar who refused to face the consequences of her behavior.
@@MsSmith-yo3hu The murderer said her last memory before the murder was of her mom sitting on the couch comforting Sydney. That doesn't sound like pressure to me. It sounds more like she was the golden girl that put a lot of pressure on herself to succeed. After months of hiding her failures she couldn't deal with the thought of disappointing her parents so she went postal when all her lies were about to be revealed. Which is really sad because even though they might have been disappointed but both the mom and dad seemed like incredibly supportive parents.
15 years to life... she will not get parole for a very long time.
No. The life pressure her parents put on her to succeed led her to this point. They were culpable in turning her crazy.
Insane... You have people in prison longer for non violent crimes 😡.
People have been imprisoned longer for marijuana. It’s horrible.
I once read a story where a person was given 25 years for stealing.
@@TyroneSettles it’s sad that’s the reality a lot of people don’t get what they deserve.
@@andrewg4723 ...yes, like a second chance... you are right!
Just speaks to the need for lower prison terms for non violent crimes.
I failed multiple college classes and was almost kicked out. I always went to my parents to discuss my struggles. Deleting my parents never crossed my mind. This is crazy
"deleting"?
I mean if you knew that you would be getting out of prison in your 30s what that change your mind?
I went to the lecturers and admin to talk through it and gave promise that I would commit to pass the next semester and catch up on those I had failed. I did with A grades. My folks never knew
@@blackaliss9488 facts. There are many ways she could have fixed this
@@daviddesantis4040 girl what
The worst part is she can’t even take responsibility for it. Plugs her ears when they describe the murder, refuses to speak. There’s no rehabilitating this one.
She put that performance on for the jury.
It's disassociating
Heh, I find it amusing that you think that prison rehabilitates anyone.
her smiling the hole time ceeped me out
@@NinjaDildoShowSome prisons do. Try the ones in the Scandinavian countries.
The amount of anger she exhibited was insane. Repeatedly beating and stabbing your mother?! Over grades?! The girl was a psychopath even before she had issues at school.
@quynhbui3965, She was not insane! She was just incredibly selfish and an evil person.
I agree that her actions were completely disproportionate to the situation - hugely so. No mention of previous anger management issues - would be interesting to know more about the true family dynamic.
Dad seemed clueless. If her parents were hands on there is no way she could have gotten away with what she did. I don’t think they were as involved as we are led to believe.
@@pamelasmith6221yeah. It’s so very obvious even just by listening to the quotes they include that the family was not as close as the narrator said. And the bs about her being trustworthy? No “trustworthy” daughter has their mother saying “you’re always scamming me”. Not one with a close relationship either.
Tragically interesting story, but infuriating documentary. This is just misinformation at its finest.
Oh yeah there's definitely more to this story than described here in the video.
The way Sydney’s family wanted her to have probation and zero jail time is such a disgrace and so disrespectful to Brenda. This young woman has obviously never been held accountable for anything and look where it got her.
Spoiled.
She's just like Trump.
Exactly
Toxic people ALWAYS have enablers. I have seen it with the monster in my own Family.
isn't her mother at least partially responsible for that then? --obviously murder is not justified, but it sounds like she never learned to take responsibility for her actions, and her parents stalking/tracking her over the phone only confirms that she was still being treated like an irresponsible child.
15 years for the murder of her mother. Disgusting
It's 15 to Life. She may not get out
for many more than 15 ..!!?
Maybe apply analytics, midpoint of 15 and Life (average of 35) is 25. So there is your answer. 25 years behind bars. She'll be 48 when she becomes a parolee.
This is not a case of a child fearful of disappointing her parents. This is a narcissist willing to do anything to escape accountability for her actions.
bro you watched a singular youtube vid what do you think you know about this case?
@@aaa-hs3it o so you think there is some valid reason to kill your parent over grades? got it
@@aaa-hs3it I followed the case very closely. I know more about it than you are assuming.
I was going to add, so she just kills her mother but her father knew too? She was alone with him for a time period. Why didn't she kill him? Sad she couldn't prove she was being mistreated in court. You have to think there's something way way more here
@@matkiley17 there was no mistreatment or abuse. She’s a psychopathic narcissist who was angry that she got caught and her parents were not going to sweep it under the rug.
Crazy how being kicked out of college isn't even a big deal in the big picture.
Exactly. I think the fact that she couldn't tell her parents speaks to a bigger problem from the parents that no is talking about....
@@bethanyjohnson8222 yes, she feared her parents, and was obviously secretly rebellious and spent all her time at college partying. She isn't the only broken link in this chain.
@@bethanyjohnson8222It doesn’t speak to anything about her parents, it ONLY speaks to her lack of accountability and her inability to be honest with anyone in her life, not her friends, not authority figures, not her parents. The girl sounds like a pathological liar which is indicative of a mental disorder probably. And what you don’t understand about people like that is they’d sooner kill you than admit to lying. Disgusting insinuation you’re making in your comment about her parents.
@@maxheadroom4659She feared being exposed as a liar. Feared her parents? Are you insane? She had no reason to fear them, they were neither controlling or abusive, they didn’t even use that school portal to check up on her grades ffs! She was the whole problem NOT her parents smh
@@bethanyjohnson8222 It doesn’t speak to anything about her parents, it ONLY speaks to her lack of accountability and her inability to be honest with anyone in her life, not her friends, not authority figures, not her parents. The girl sounds like a pathological liar which is indicative of a mental disorder probably. And what you don’t understand about people like that is they’d sooner kill somebody than admit to lying. Disgusting insinuation you’re making in your comment about her parents.
Fifteen years is criminally too little time. What a shame.
It's 15 to life ! Not 15 only, a huge difference ......
But if it was a dark skin person they would have gotten life.! I hate the justice system
@@kashmoney7963 or if it was a man
15 to life only means she is eligible for parole at 15, not that she is guaranteed to get it. Why is this such a foreign concept to you people?
@@DBCOOPER888 It also means that she could get as little as 15 years. Why is this so hard to grasp?
I can’t even imagine the pain, hurt and fear her mother must have felt realizing her own daughter was killing her. No excuse for what she did.
Her mother said, “why do I always feel like you’re scamming me?”. She was not always an”trustworthy child”.
That's my first thought. She continued to cover up and lie through all her poor choices.
Do you have proof she wasn't always, a Trustworthy child ? Or are you just speculating based off inference .
I'm all for drawing your own conclusion . But don't present your opnion as fact.
@@StyxxOfDidymos Calm down lil bro thanks retigga
8:35 literally every other video I’ve seen on this case claims she’s been a prolific liar for years lmao.
The way the judge sentences her like she’s the victim and gives her a minimum of 15 years…like what? The mother deserves better.
I am not sure her mother would advocate for a longer sentence. This will not bring her back. Her beloved daughter snapped. Where she is, she still loves her daughter.
It's because she's a woman, unfortunately.
Snapped is slamming doors, not beating and stabbing your mother, gtfoh
Does she? you may not know this but people don't usually snap to the point of beating and stabbing some random person let alone their own mother other college maybe the mother was abusive or something
Mother was an abusive female
Life behind bars without a possibility for parole should have been her sentence.
15 years is a slap on the wrist for the crime she committed she's a monster
Ontop of being 38 years old when she’s eligible for parole, which I doubt she will get the first run around, But yeah pretty much 😂
She got off light, for killing her momma.
She wasn't crazy, she just felt useless and unfulfilled and blamed her problems on her mom. Stupidity at its finest.
I'd say selfish entitlement at its finest. These acts goes beyond stupidity.
The sentence is open ended. She might still stay in prison a very long time if the parole board does its job correctly
Just like you, right?
@@LilyAmongThorns I hope she does because she clearly wasn't taking responsibility or facing up to her actions, with her eyes shut and her hands over her ears. And her relatives, who were muttering and disgruntled after her verdict and sentencing, had obviously enabled this behavior, apparently before and after the murder.
@@ObihannThis comment!
15 to life, that's it? Judicial system is a joke.
Shariah Law is the b e s t
the entire family begged the judge to go easy on her. Not one person stuck up for the victim. Very strange behavior from her relatives.
She will go in front of the parole board in 15 years and I am pretty damn sure they will not release her. Many times it seems that the parole boards are much tougher than the judges.
Amen!
@@songbirds3712you sure about that?
She should be in jail for the rest of her life!
You don't just suddenly become a liar, manipulator or killer. There were probably many instances where she lied and manipulated her parents who either didn't notice or didn't want to believe it. This little monster wasn't made overnight! And 15 years is a joke considering how brutal the murder of her MOTHER was!!! Her own mother!!! 😠
With how supportive her dad was, that lets me know she didn’t have to go to these lengths
Father obviously a very sick man.
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she was obviously over coddled and that left her with absolutely no coping skills. parents need to let their children fall sometimes (the younger they learn those lessons the better) so they don’t turn into this.
@@stephaay8437yeah you're maybe right,, resulting children to always make their image best for their parents.. I have a sister who babyed her child.. She's now 8 y/o but don't know how to eat on her own, how to tend for herself when she's relieving herself, don't know to shower,, she doesn't know basic things which the opposite of my other niece and nephews.. She goes to school but with honor but didn't apply it in real life that means if she'll graduate she'll be suffering especially she always knows she's the best of the best because that's what my instilled her.. We tried correcting her, haizt right now she's my only niece who's disrespectful
It sounds rather similar to the Chandler Halverson case in certain ways. He was coddled and was not expected to take responsibility for his actions.
It seems pretty clear that both Chandler's mom and Sydney's mom were very gentle and loving. Dishing out consequences was probably not their strong suit.
Dang. that's crazy. I got kicked out of college once. Before I left school., however, I spoke with my academic advisor who gave me options and the steps necessary to eventually return to a 4-year institution. It was a lot of work, and I graduated a year and a half later than normal, but I made plans, moved back home, figured out what my problems were and did my best to raise my grades and graduate. Never in my wildest nightmares would I consider hurting the woman that gave me life and raised me because I couldn't hack it at uni.
Women ☕️
Exactly! I wonder what the academic advisors had discussed with her prior to kicking her out? Maybe she was stubborn and thought she could figure things out without their help? No idea. But it's just so surprising that it seemed like she had her high school support system with her, her family support system not too far away, yet she still chose the extreme path of violence instead? It's normal for people not to know what they want to do and as a result not do so well at first, but that doesn't mean you don't get another chance. Maybe she was afraid of losing the scholarship? Her train of thought is truly perplexing. I hope her family is doing ok.
@@vnthony2439 90.3% of murderers are men.... Don't make it some gender thing, it is unnecessary. She just very clearly has issues and couldn't handle the pressure, or take accountability for her actions.
Eigentlich schade
Same! For me it was because of severe mental health issues (bipolar disorder). I was so ashamed to tell my parents. But I did, moved back in with them, and we found doctors who could treat my illnesses so that after a year I could go back to school. The day I graduated, I actually cried from happiness because I knew I had worked so, SO hard to get there and I was incredibly grateful for the help my family and friends had given me along the way. If anything it means more to me because of that. She could have experienced the same thing. But she chose this instead. I don't get it.
The fact that she was smiling in the court m, after killing her mama, says it all !
Smiling? I see her crying in this video.
crying ?
@@rxvz663 I saw no smiles, only tears and a hurt face, being shown what she had really done. How does one live with that?
Stabbing your mother 23 times in the neck just because you failed college? Far out.... it's scary to think what she's capable of when faced by all other challenges in life.
Just to clarify, it's not every parent's dream, that their child has success in college. Not every parent, is brainwashed into jumping through society's ridiculous hoops. Some of us, just wish for their happiness, whatever path they choose.
AMEN. IT IS ABSOLUTELY PSYCHO TO PUT QUALIFICATIONS ON LOVE AND SUPPORT, LIKE ITS SOME JOB INTERVIEW.
Amen. It's a live and learn thing. She should have told them both the truth right from the beginning instead of creating stories.
FACTS ‼️
YAAASSSS AMEN. If I ever have kids I wont put that kind of pressure on them.
Most women should not work or go to college. Based facts. Get married, have kids.
What a spoiled brat.. i hope she never gets parole!
Her answering the phone when the administration called back, tells me she has been a professional liar and manipulator her whole life.
And her crocodile tears are pathetic!! 🤬
@oldhickory4686 That part was absolutely chilling and disturbing beyond measure. I have a very young niece that is well-under 10 but has been a pathological liar since she was a toddler.
@@AvecPoesie I'm sorry to hear about your family member. In this case, I have a feeling there were fights and a power play between the mother and the daughter for dominance. Hearing the mom saying she felt like she was being scammed, tells me there was something seriously wrong in this family. The dad on the stand comes across as a complete beta male. Finds out he has been lied to for a long time, and just says, "I needed to go home and talk with her." I would have been enraged.
I think the mom tried to love; yet discipline her daughter, but her daughter felt she should be running the house. Pure evil.
The father seems like the weak link in this chain. The fact that he left home in a dire situation when he knew his wife was on her way home says a lot. Surely he should have stayed as the situation was serious? Did he fear his wife? Did he fear upsetting his beloved daughter? She didn't see the need to attack him, so was he malleable? Could she easily lie to him but not her mother? But not even an angry teen would attack her mother like this, therefore I think she was in a psychotic state. Alternatively, how many times had she thrown a tantrum at home in earlier years and got away with it? Father fearing her tantrums and not wanting to deal with them and mother being over-psychologically counselling her daughter instead of seeing the tantrums for what they really were? So many questions here.
Shows how corrupt and evil the court system is. Only 15 years for cold blooded murder? And her attorney and others defending her.. she lied about everything saying she couldn’t remember. I can’t believe people were defending her actions. Sick sick people/world. She should be in prison for life.
The fact they allow women to be judges tells us how corrupt and evil they are.
The friggin' judge was soft and gentle towards the murderer! What a vile joke!
Right. She treated her like she was the victim that had been wronged.
She is a female, what do you expect?
@@shannondbrown1552 *He sees his sister..Daughter in the victim..That's a whole other topic* 👀🤷🏾♀️
The "judge" should serve the rest of Sydney's 15 year to LIFE sentence. What a DISGRACE this judge is. Stabbing her own mother some 23 times in the face and neck with a kitchen knife, brutally killing her, and receiving ONLY a 15 year to life sentence?!! What kind of "justice" is this?? What a complete JOKE!!!
@@user-kb4vo3lp7r I know a man who strangled his wife, pled to a lesser charge, got 5 years only, and then served only 18 mo. This system if f'ed up.
what a demon she has to be. Killing her mom to prevent her from finding out about her grades, pretending she was her mom, on the phone, and then staging the crime scene.
Even more, Mom created the demon that killed her, through her bad parenting and not teaching the kid coping skills. Girl would have not been a murderer if raised by different parents.
It’s highly likely that she was pushed to be so successful or there was abuse going on. Kids don’t just turn on their parents for no reason!
@@MyMerryMessyGermanLife Gypsey Rose Blanchard. She was actually abused by her mom.
and what demon has to be you... judging others?
A well adjusted kid doesn't just get up one day and kill their parent because they don't want to tell them something negative. Stuff must have been wrong with this girl for a long time and was being ignored by everyone. Many red flags ignored.
Bingo!
Don't blame the victim. This girl had NOTHING to do but go to class and study. Everything was paid for. She was an adult and she had plenty of resources in that college, which attendees said was nearly impossible to flunk out of. She didn't choose to go to class, to do her work, nor to get help.
@@blitzmom2674mother was a narcissist, thus the bpd diagnosis.
This kind of parent is extremely abusive
@@mariastefanie5835Then the daughter should have taken the stand.
VICTIM BLAMING......Nothing has to happen to these type. Her own failure she couldn't handle. Mom probably wasn't the push over as Dad and told her daughter what she thought and was murdered. NO ONE IS TO BLAME BUT THE MURDERING LIAR. 15 years is no punishment its a cake walk. Her mother doesn't come back in 15 years. 🙄
15-YEARS for deliberate MURDER! Thats eft up ...
I just heard about a guy in Toronto Canada who killed his mother, father, sister and grandmother because he too was failing in college then dropped and didn't want his parents to find out.. this is sickening
Over some failed grades, thats wack bruh,what was she thinking....
helicopter parenting
@@ehaaronthey didn’t even log into her grades…
@@areyoumadddit said they rarely checked her grades. That doesn't mean they didn't check at all. Not defending her actions, just correcting your statement.
She wasn’t
I know right? I grew up with parents that I would fear their discipline but would NEVER even cross my mind to hurt them. That’s so animal. I don’t understand how people are like this and why.
15 years is all she got for killing her own mother?!! And there's people sitting in prison for double that amount of time for marijuana?! That's outrageous.
I work at a college. Students fail and drop out all the time. This girl had to have been psychotic.
15yrs to life. First parole board appearance in 15 yrs. I doubt the board will let her out so back to her cell she will go.
@@songbirds3712 I wouldn't bet on that. Look at all the many cases where young adults heinously murdered their "friends" and were released in less than 15 years. Our judicial system is not "fair" at all.
Theres always one person making this ignorant comment on every video. Nobody has done 30 years to life for marijuana, not even 50 years ago.
@@tubester4567 Singapore hanged a person for possession last year.
@@ehaaron we don't care about singapore, this is America noob.
I dropped out of college. Told my parents “sorry”. That’s pretty much how mine went 😂😂😂
What will you tell your kids though? I'm not afraid of what my parents would think of me but it terrified me to think my future kids won't take education seriously if I didn't finish college.
Not all adult children are meant to go to college. Some, do not care about getting higher education.
Obviously, but at least be honest. She was an adult and could have said she didn't want to go or she didn't want to go back after Christmas. Absolutely unbelievable.
Yeah, like people who would murder their own mother, maybe those aren’t the kind of people who care about a higher education.
@@sweettoothmomma2621 Maybe the parents, the mom specifically, has Asian heritage.
Watched the entire trial. This girl was a shameful piece of work and sitting there w her hands over her ears was maddening. SMH
Do you know when the murder occured? I haven't heard this case
@@mannybravo237Sydney Powell v Ohio happened in 2020
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Exactly. She is calculating and a compulsive liar. And now she gets murderer added to her title.
@@wesner326 makes me believe the matricide cheated in highschool for grades/credits to enroll in higher education
That’s crazy that’s she’ll be free among society before 40
No, she won’t. Her sentence was not 15 yrs. It was 15 to life. So 15 yrs will be her first time with parole board. Parole will likely be denied, even if she cries. She will go back to her cell.
right! she could still have kids at that age..scary!
@@joanne4514 no! Seriously, nothing scary is going to happen. In 15 years she will go in front of the parole board, she will plead her case, the board will deny her parole, and she will go back to her cell.
She will never be free even outside of jail and yes it is scary
No, you know what’s crazy-Gypsy Rose getting hyped up like a star after leaving prison..!!
They argued she had a "psychotic break" and didn't know right from wrong...but she tried to cover up the murder immediately afterwards, which tells me she was quite aware.
These cowards shouldn’t be able to plug their ears when the witnesses give their testimony. It drives me crazy.
I lost my mom when I was 17 due to a heart attack, im 24 now and not a day goes by where I don’t miss her very much. To know that there are kids out here murdering their parents in cold blood for soluble life problems, angers me so much. Sounded like her mom was a very caring person, such a shame she only got 15 yrs.
Soluble- dissolves in water.
@@harryricochet8134 also soluble: (of a problem) able to be solved. Out of my whole comment, you decided to pick on that? grow up
plenty of mothers are not like yours, consider yourself lucky
@@harryricochet8134Try solvable .....👌
I don’t think the parole board will release her after 15 years. That’s when to life sentence starts knocking on the door. She’ll never be released.
One of our children had issues with high school, and we tried very hard to keep him in school. It didn’t work, he dropped out a few times, lied that he was still going to school, etc. Were we disappointed, hurt, angry? Sure we were, but we didn’t stop loving him, and he didn’t kill us. Something is wrong with this girl, and it’s not automatically the parents’ fault.
Indeed, some kids just go off on their own when they turn 18, and live their lives without their parents' approval. Instead of going to college, some of them take up jobs in the trades or risk all their belongings on starting a business, more likely if they entered a partnership. College isn't for everyone and that will always be the case as long as humanity is around. She could have sat down and told her parents why she was failing in college and needed time off, as her father suggested. Or if not, forget the scholarship. Just take all your general education courses at a community college, save on money and just transfer the last two years at the university.
💯 agree
Yeah she went to a catholic high-school.
She should have had life without parole.
why? because you said?
Luckily, you decide only about trash in your bin, and toilet.
I'm shocked he even left his wife alone to talk to her. This is like a problem both parents needed to be present for.
father most likely left because he did not want to hear all the yelling going on.
Moms are usually better disciplining. Dads resort to belt whippings if they get pushed and he decided he can't take that route.
Or it's possible he just have a work meeting or deadline he can't get out of.
All of this for college?????? 🤯😵💫🤯😵💫🤯
15yrs sentence is way too light for this awful crime.
Flunking out of college is not the worse thing ever, geez.
It's not for everybody. It doesn't make you a failure. It happens to a large % of the students.
I've done college twice now.
Once at 18( I preferred working full-time)
Once around 45 ( mid life crisis?bored? IDK)
Though I didn't flunk out, I saw it wasn't for me for several reasons.
Were others " disappointed "? Maybe? Oh well.
Life Rolls On..
😮 pretty much same here 🤷🏾 moving right along with life. Enjoying myself so far 👍🏾
I don't get how she did so badly when she'd been a star at school and have even earned a scholarship. I've known people who were average at school and with hard work got through uni.
@It-is-me...Melsie I was an honor student in high school but got to college and nearly flunked out. The reason? Mental illness. I finally did graduate but it was extremely difficult. I'm on meds and doing very well in my life. I went to college over two decades ago but Sydney had more access to resources than us GenXers used to have. Had she just waited things out, she would have been fine. She was diagnosed with borderline personality traits and should have been in therapy and on meds to help with her brain.
I failed college the first time. It was pretty bad and I cried a lot, but thankfully I was able to work and graduated last year. At that moment I was very young and though it was the end of the world, but you just need to reflect on what was wrong and try a different path. There's more options.
Exactly. I left college a few times and my parents were very supportive and understanding. I was dealing with some health problems and addictions. Once under control, I was able to graduate 10 years later. Just be upfront with your parents.
Her father had the nerve to get her sentence reduced or canceled
So what? Even as a murderer, she's still his daughter and even though she may not care about him, he still does.
He knew his wife was a B***h...no making excuses for the daughter...
@@Tarli_Marliyes it’s called accountability for YOUR actions! There are CONSEQUENCES for murder irrelevant of relationship! Clearly that’s why she was able to kill her because she’s never been held accountable for anything!!! You are a clown.
The nerve.
@@Observer100-cn7gv 😂😂
15 years??? People are in prison for non-violent drug crimes for longer!
Don't feel sorry for this girl at all.Sittin in court crying feeling sorry for me she's old enough knew what she did she's just pure evil only
This is what Gen z’s babying parents are created. Lots of unstable, entitled sick kids.
Yes, also look up Chandler Halderson, same,same.
No, neither do I!
covering her ears when they descibed the sounds her mom made when she was killing her. Her self pity disgusts me.
7:27 giggling.. she's a bloody psycho!
I think the administrator comes across as a sweet lady, but I think outside the courtroom, she is a tough no-nonsense person.
I was thinking the same thing
Yes I m wondering why Sydney’s grades dropped in college and what actions were put in place to help her. Also appearing in this video is the lack of communication between parents and children.
@@CelineMenelwen Adults go to college-if you can’t take care of your own ‘grades’, maybe you shouldn’t be there… There is no shame in that but don’t blame your failures on others!!
@@soude85 If life was just that uncomplicated and everyone would just behave like we would.
She probably grew up chronically afraid of her parents expectations and did not know that it was not the norm. The buildup of lies was probably due to the fact that she felt like the alternative was just unfathomable.
@@soude85 I did not trust myself to go to college at 18 so I waited til I was 20, luckily my parents are chill but some force their kids to go to college
Me thinks there must have been some hidden family mojo not being revealed.
Stop pushing your children to college if they don't want to be there!! So sad
Waaah I love Sydney - Tony
You DO have a point Tony !
Seems like the mom put a lot of pressure in her and probably flipped out when she found out she flunked out. Some people should not have kids
She could had just said no, but more than likely she wanted to live that "college experience" she heard all about and seen in the movies.
She gets 15 years for killing her own mom? My mom passed when I was 18 and I would do anything to have her. She’s disgusting.
Get over yourself. Not everyone has the same life background.
@@mr.galindo8926 freak
@@mr.galindo8926 so you're saying we shouldn't judge a cold blooded killer? Interesting.
15 to life, meaning she’s never get paroled because parole boards don’t give it out to people who show no remorse.
@@mr.galindo8926 weirdo
That poor mother. 😢 she didn't deserve to be murdered by her own child.
Imagine the last thing knowing in this life is your own daughter murdering you. It's horrific. 😢
But a LOT of mothers DO, right???
@@debfiel6585The ol’ cartoon frying pan trick!
Crazy girl ! Instead of doing all this she should have told her parents that she can’t cope up with her studies at the university . Failing in the university is not the end of the world .
We live in a society that promotes entitlement, narcissism, selfishness, main-character syndrome, self-worship, etc.
Certain parents do also... unfortunately.
Filled with arrogance and pride.
This
And accountability. It’s really okay to not be perfect and make mistakes. It makes us who we are
Degeneracy
So evil. Imagine she gets out after 15 yrs and marries a guy who has no idea of her background. She’s a danger to society.
Right. She could change her name. So crazy
It is scary the thought that she could possibly get out in 15 yrs. Hopefully, parole is denied.
She’d be a danger to her own child if she was to get pregnant.
@@Daughterofthemosthigh53
There should be laws in place that prevent convicts changing their name if they were to get released or paroled.
Before you fall in love check finger print period
15 years for brutally murdering her Mom!?!?… What!?… she got off Soooo easy.
She is clearly evil full stop. All excuses that she didn’t remember anything. She is and was completely aware of what she had done.
15 years is just a sad joke
I am gobsmacked 😡
I failed college too, but I never thought of killing my parents to hide my failures. I wanted to unalive myself.
I'm glad you didn't & that you're still here. I hope you're doing well!
Same here i failed college aswell hated it there some of the teachers and students were rude. And never liked maths
I’m glad you didn’t. Not victim blaming but I think college is a big adjustment for a lot of people and that’s not always appreciated. Hope you are happy and doing well
Narcissist think the other person is the problem. Not themselves.
I’m glad you’re still with us. My dad told me he failed out of college his first semester when he was on a full ride scholarship. He used it as a lesson to me to not play around with my life. I’m sure he felt terrible at the time and regrets it to this day, but he turned it into a lesson. He eventually went back to school in his 50s, so I know it’s never too late. Glad you’re well now
She was a spoiled brat that was never told “no”, and was always told how perfect she was in everything she did. She failed at something and could not handle it.
100%
The Parents Trained Up This Demon! YT Parents Don’t Hold Their Children Accountable Because Their Not Held Accountable Either! Look 👀 At All The Sh$t Trump Did And Still Doing And Congress And Or “We The People Aren’t Holding Him Accountable Either! They Have This World Screwed TF Up! Smh 🤦♂️
@@clashon4life843
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Yes.
And when she looks in the mirror she'll see her mother as she looks just like her.
I went to Oregon State for a physics degree. I met students who were really into physics, most like me were struggling through. I also met some MIT students.
The MIT people couldn’t keep up with the students really into physics. It’s an internal issue NOT the school.
Dad dropped the ball, he knew she was lying about being enrolled when he came home from work. Don't coddle your kids hold them accountable.
The parents created a high stress and traumatic situation, causing the girl to snap. It is the parents fault.
@@yasureyabetcha I hope this is sarcasm..
Right! How does one get a call about their own child not being enrolled anymore and then confront them and he just simply believes her!? Like wtf talk about being very delusional. He just goes back to work 🤦♀️
He’s obviously a huge beta male and probably left everything up to the wife.
@@dschoenfeld9277 because any alpha dad thinks “I better stick around in case my kid MURDERS my wife” 😂 captain hindsight over here
No, she should spend life in prison, no parole, for taking the life of the person that gave HER life.
Except you’re not a judge, so stop clowning
@@ellenhaas3769See It’s People Like You That Support These Crazies!!! You’re Sick!!! Smh 🤦♂️
@@ellenhaas3769*How bro felt after writing:* 🤓🍷🗿😈👹
Agreed
@@ellenhaas3769 not judging, it's a FACT
I feel so sorry for the husband and father. Like he literally lost his wife and his daughter in this tragedy
Possibly, his job as well. How could he possibly to a normal environment at work?
15 years isn't justice. Life in prison at the least.
Crying when she’s eligible for parole in 15 years. Doubtful she’ll get it but she got a slap on the wrist.
Her entire family will beg for her to be released like they begged for as much leniency as possible. The parole board will take that into account. Unfortunately, I could see them releasing her when the family supports her more than the actual victim.
Hopefully she's denied parole in 15yrs.
At that point she was making the faces of crying but I didn't see the tears.
Yeah & on top of that she said she was gonna appeal! 🤯🤬
She knew what she was doing was wrong. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have pretended to be her mother when the school called back.
Mom: I've given you life
Child: rookie mistake
She is just pure evil.
The judge gave her only 15 years!!??? What a travesty of justice.
It’s not a 15 year sentence.
She will go before the parole board in 15 yrs. They won’t let her out. She will go back to her cell.
the judge sentenced her "15 to life" and "3 years" running concurrently, meaning she may apply for parole after 15 years but depending on her behaviour, progress and level of remorse, she could be denied just as easily as not.
Cos she looks so innocent😮
Female judge, what do you expect?
This is what happens when someone doesn't know what humility and failure is. It's okay to fail it's human nature and we are not perfect beings. It's about how you come back from that failure.
So true
Facts
And this was the worst possible way to do that.
So true....So sad
That is taught by parents, hers apparently skipped that lesson.
2 things: 1. She didn't kill her mom to "cover up college failures", that ship had sailed because mom already knew at this point. 2. Just saw the story of a guy that received the Death Penalty for being the get away driver to a murder(never got out of the car). And I'll give you 1 guess as to what is the difference between that guy and this girl. Justice for ALL has always been some BS.
Absolutely was a minority, no question. The laws are not meant to favor all….
The dad seems so understanding she could have just opened up about her problems to them instead of taking such a drastic decision😔
This reminded me of the Pan family murder case. It is incredibly sad that she thought there was no other way than murdering her mother. Stabbing for 23 times? It indicates what her state of mind was.
Pan's family was far worse.
Jennifer's family was far more incredibly strict. Obviously that's no excuse for the horrible things Jennifer did, but her living conditions were a lot more visibly detrimental to her mental health. Sydney is just felt like a failure but likely would have still been accepted by her family. Jennifer didn't have the promise of unconditional support. Failure would never be an option for her parents. I will never understand cases like these. Just heartbreaking for the family.
And the Bart Whitaker who intended on having his entire family murdered in front of him bc he was a spoiled slacker.
This reminds me of the Christopher Porco case in upstate NY (2006). He murdered his father and attempted to murder his mother with a hatchet - she barely survived, but her face was almost chopped off. Peter was in college and failing. His father had texted a similar text about him scamming them. He drove home one night from college (3 hr drive) and did it. The case was bizarre bc the father didn't die right away - he got up, tried to pour a bowl of cereal, and went outside to get the morning paper. He passed away in the hall after leaving the trail of blood through the house while alive with a large hatchet wound in his head. It was also an episode of Forensic Files or some other crime show. Mother denies to this day that it was her son who attacked her tho at hospital she seemed to indicate it was him. Christopher got 46 years to life!
Exactly my thoughts too.
I doubt she was afraid of disappointing them, she was afraid of having to face the truth that runs counter to her self-concept
Sounds like she was abused and was trying to escape the punishment coming her way if the parents found out she failed.
@pm8401 No
It sounds like her parents spoiled her, and she had a privileged upbringing. She did not know how to deal with disappointment because sge had everything handed to her for all her life.
@@pm8401what a stretch 😂😂
@@pm8401 in no way does this video give that impression
Her parents raised her to believe her ONLY value in life was education, of course she wouldn't take failure well. Taking her mother's life is a small percentage of how young people deal with these issues, but this young lady didn't get here for no reason.
I don’t believe this family was so wonderful. The description of Mrs Powell doing so much at work and then claiming she was a super mom as well is unlikely. Sidney appears to have been deathly afraid of the repercussions of failure. She is obviously suffering from extreme emotional issues.
Same here, the fact that she was deathly afraid of informing her parents about her academic failures and suspension clearly meant that the parents were quite strict individuals who wouldn’t surprise if they were emotionally abusive towards her not excusing what she did cause she’s a monster for taking her mothers life
This is also the reason why it's important to let your children know that even though they fail at some point in life, they are still loved and accepted. There was a college student in my town who was also smart and achiever who fell in love with an irresponsible classmate. She got pregnant and informed their campus' chaplain for advice for she couldn't tell her parents about it. Little did she know, the chaplain secretly called her parents. While their talking, she saw her parents coming from the glass door and excused herself to go to the comfort room. And from the comfort room's window at the 9th floor, she jumped and died believing her parents would be mad at her, kick her out from home and disown her.
That's sad.
What a horrible story. Just shows you how sensitive and fearful young people really are. So unknowledgeable of the world. So sad.
Sorry but both my parents were educators, super strict, and I was terrible at school with severe ADHD and OCD. I was put on academic probation after my first semester of college, petrified of my parents reaction…. they’re both still alive 🙃. Some people are just bad people.
I hear you, but you don't go resort to murder, I mean she didn't just snap, she went nuts! She wasn't in danger from her mother
They didn't educate you in moral fortitude. Don't be afraid. Go and tell them and make it up. They're not bad people, they've been educated that way and possibly have tunnel vision.
The only reason she's even crying in court, is because she knows she's about to spend a long time in prison with some actual scary individuals.
Or to look mentally insane to dodge jail time
They need to send her to Rikers Island before they shut down!!
I find it hard to believe that any judge would find that 15 years would be all that the mother‘s life is worth. Life in prison without parole should’ve been the decision.
Why did the husband leave? He should have stayed and discussed together. He’s gotta live with that the rest of his life.
Exactly what I thought. Mother and father should talk to the child together. Why leave it to the mother just to get back to work. People and their jobs... They don't realise family should come first. Now the family is on fire and the job won't help his peace of mind.
Her parents were far from strict and the nerve of her to kill her mother. She had supportive parents . She committed murder. She must pay for her crime. Sit in jail for your young life when you could have been living life. All she needed to do was talk to the parents. Sad for her family.
I absolutely agree! 80-90% is commenting here, without knowing this case. Her parents did not pressure her or control her.
Right! Her dad suggesting taking a summer off indicates that he was empathetic toward her struggle in school; something that strict parents would look past and brush off.
@@ziggywalsh5562and even they did that’s no excuse for her to kill one of them. That’s just plain evil.
I think she should have gotten more than 15 years. But I also think there is more to the story with her and her mom that we don't know. I don't believe they had a loving relationship at all. Jmo
@@ziggywalsh5562did you live in her household? If not then, you can’t say whether her parents pressured her or not. A normal kid with a supportive family doesn’t go to such great lengths to hide her failures.
always a screeching red flag when a mother and daughter are described or describe themselves as best friends
Yes! It’s always code for “toxic codependent relationship”
Why didn't the dean call 911 right after the first scream?
That man lost his wife & his daughter. Absolutely tragic.
Poor father. Lost his wife and daughter in one moment of time.
This is what happens when a child is allowed to live in a fairytale land where they are the star of the show. This girl was sheltered and never taught how to deal with failure and rejection. Reality is a cruel mistress and doesn't care about your feelings or family.
This is the first time im hearing Akron described as "picturesque"
😂
It has its areas just like any other city does...
Right. I paused after that and said "huh"
Lmfao 😅 Akron is far from “picturesque”
I think of Ohio and think of Cleveland and Cinni and while I have not a clue about either, I picture gray and bleak. Bottom line, I just don't have visiting Ohio on my bucket list.
Those big crazy bug 👀 eyes just starring as if she's confused to why she's sitting in a court room-cringe
AND she had a younger sibling. 😡 No thought at all about how that child would suffer after losing her mother. Selfish creep!
From a straight A studen that absoluitely struggled in college, I NEVER once thought about harming my parents - I thought many times about dropping out and just leave home but NEVER harm my parents
I bet the girl cheated her way through high school and into college. No way a strong student suddenly fails miserably (unless she got into drugs or a bad relationship). She was a ticking time bomb.
i really wonder what caused her to get kicked out. i did think maybe drugs. where was she getting the money for the hotels?
They also strongly look at ACT and SAT scores too. There are a lot of kids my daughter went to HS with that that did exceptionally well but couldn’t handle college and either flunked out or dropped out. My daughter was an ok student so had to do her first 2 yrs at community college which actually worked out really well because she was a cheerleader and went to college out of state. She could still cheer for the team, but how did you something called Metro versatility where she took her for college classes at the community college and the other half at the real college, but we still paid community college prices. I believe that there was a lot of communication problems in that family
It’s possible. Maybe she didn’t have anyone to cheat off of
Not necessarily true. College is a very different set up than a lot of high schools. It is easier to get through the majority of American high schools. Teachers are more lenient and parents are more involved in keeping kids on the right track. College requires different learning techniques and strong self motivation. There are plenty of cases where a student who was great in high school does poorly in college. Not many of them kill their mother, though.
She probably tried marijuana and it altered her brain making college impossible for her.
15 years for a murder? 😠
15 yrs will be her first time in front of the parole board. I doubt they will approve her parole., and back to her cell she will go.
Yeah it’s a girl
@@ak_getright9905 Comment above you already had it right, why’d you bother to comment?
@@er-ha I wish they gave her the same treatment as Ezra McCandless. She got life with parole after 50 years for a pretty similar crime.
Are you triggered
Eligible for parole after 15 yrs? Wow.
It's not healthy for a mother and daughter to be "best friends"..
Children needs their own friends. And so do mothers.
Having a balanced family life is so important.
It's a heartbreaking,they paid a costly price.
I was amazed her family stood behind her after what she did to her mother
Very telling about how the mom was behind closed doors.
@@briannaboumeaning?
@@sakura-dante9059 meaning the mom was probably emotionally abusive & the family knew that did nothing so now they’re standing by the daughter
@@briannabouI’ll be sure to show this to the defamation team…
@@uuu817 who even are you lmao no one cares🤣🤣
She should never get out in my opinion.