Nightmare in Suburbia: Living with the Enemy S1E5 | A True Story

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  • Опубліковано 29 вер 2024
  • When 15-year-old Jenna Baldwin went missing, her parents and the police thought she'd runaway in a fit of teenage rebellion. Then, detectives discovered her occasional phone calls home weren't all they seemed.
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  • @lanasachie8505
    @lanasachie8505 Рік тому +674

    When I divorced my husband, my daughter was just a kid. However, I made her a promise that she would never have a step-father. Not under my roof. I said to her, from this day forward 'It will be you and me against the world!" I kept that promise to her. She is now 35, graduated 2 colleges, successful, and just wonderful. Always thanking me for having shield her from the horror stories she heard in school. At 25, she had the words' "you and me against the world" tattooed on her shoulder that Mother's Day. Nobody comes before my child!

    • @sandyschneider6792
      @sandyschneider6792 Рік тому +18

      ❤️

    • @Sherirose1
      @Sherirose1 Рік тому +29

      Power mum❤🎉

    • @jenrich111
      @jenrich111 Рік тому +37

      yes these special type of animals prey on single mums with young children. It's deplorable. You understood the assignment and Aced it sweetheart♡

    • @abigailfreeman715
      @abigailfreeman715 Рік тому +39

      You put your child first. I admire that. Iam lucky to be married for 27 years, but if I was ever single again, I would stay that way, as my three kids are my priority. You did a wonderful job and I congratulate you for putting your child's welfare first. Too many women put their children at risk by inviting men into their child's home.

    • @lanasachie8505
      @lanasachie8505 Рік тому +28

      @@abigailfreeman715 Thank you from a mother to a mother.

  • @sue5980
    @sue5980 Рік тому +186

    Not only kill and dispose of her Jenna's body, but to torment her mother. Utterly despicable, hope he rots in prison.
    RIP Jenna 🙏❤️

    • @AccentYouLovingheart
      @AccentYouLovingheart Рік тому +11

      He is a monster . Cruel and insensitive as well as selfish. He not only killed Jenna he also destroyed his wife and his two daughters as well as his parents. Horrible!!!

    • @winifredherman4214
      @winifredherman4214 11 місяців тому

      @@AccentYouLovingheartHow could his warped personality not be noticed by anyone?!

    • @angeladowden4535
      @angeladowden4535 9 місяців тому +2

      To him though, he was doing what he "needed" to do to keep his lies safe & him free, with NO thought of what he was doing to Jenna's mum.
      The biggest horror about the phone messages is that he was obviously set on continuing a relationship with Jenna's mum... KNOWING he'd killed her daughter & the texts & ph calls were to cover his lies so he could CONTINUE his life with her mother & his kids...That's another level of evil....😢

    • @suemcgregor9248
      @suemcgregor9248 9 місяців тому +3

      Very very manipulative. Evil

  • @FC-hj9ub
    @FC-hj9ub Рік тому +276

    Being "mature for your age" is not a compliment. It means children, usually girls, are forced to look out for themselves when adults won't do it and they're usually sexual1sed at an early age. It is not normal to have an ex boyfriend at 15, a 13 year old with a 2 year relationship with a 17 year old. I'm hearing adults making a lot of excuses for themselves particularly the parents.

    • @andream2110
      @andream2110 Рік тому +37

      No matter how mature for her age or how in love they were she was 13!!! and he was 17 my god it should not have been happening.

    • @josweetlove1537
      @josweetlove1537 Рік тому +38

      @FC-hj9ub so true. How can a 13 year old be "mature for their age?" They only just entered their teen years. This young woman had a 17 year old boyfriend at 13 undoubtedly it was sexual and her Mom encouraged it. Why is it no one blames the parent when she was not parenting? Losing your child is tragic but Desiree did not and was not on her job.

    • @carlysheree3130
      @carlysheree3130 Рік тому +6

      Exactly

    • @janesmith9024
      @janesmith9024 Рік тому +9

      Indeed. It was interesting with a 2023 UK perspective watching events of 2002 when a 13 year old with a 17 year old boyfriend was not quite so badly regarded as now but even then it was certainly not the norm.

    • @KelluyPowell-1985
      @KelluyPowell-1985 Рік тому +10

      exactly! why we celebrate kids who have to skip childhood and assume adult rolls I will never understand. and someone can seem more grounded for their age too and intellectual but that DO NOT mean they are ready to be in a romantic or sexual relationship. that is a whole different skill set than reading Kafka. kids simply cannot be ready to have sex young maturity wise. you can't rush that. you can rush learning math not emotional development

  • @laurablassberg8559
    @laurablassberg8559 Рік тому +618

    I can’t stand child abusers. If a dog hurts a child they put the dog down. They need to do the same to sick individuals. Period.! End of story.!!!

  • @moniquetheobald889
    @moniquetheobald889 Рік тому +49

    He was abusing her, some women don't want to see the truth in front of them, my mum didn't. RIP Jenna, tough lil cookie xxxx

    • @vspy13
      @vspy13 11 місяців тому +2

      I am so deeply sorry, Monique, and I sincerely congratulate you for having lived through that, many don't. I hope you can become a better mother to yourself than your mother was and go on to lead a fulfilling life

    • @paulchristopher8634
      @paulchristopher8634 11 місяців тому +2

      Nope he was a narcissist, who wanted to sideline his wife from her family. In other words he wasn’t in control until he had her all to herself. The way he did that was to abuse her by using violence against his step daughter

    • @evapektas
      @evapektas 2 місяці тому +2

      Sorry for the Things which happened to you.
      I Hope you are ok

  • @andreawannop8670
    @andreawannop8670 Рік тому +10

    It's very tragic indeed. However, this mother has a degree of direct responsibility. There was clearly extreme tension in this home, perhaps even abuse and yet the mother sided with her husband. And her negotiation with the murderer about possibly getting manslaughter rather than first degree murder also suggests that there was a side of her that wanted to "forgive" and "minimise" what he had done even though he murdered her biological daughter.

    • @winifredherman4214
      @winifredherman4214 11 місяців тому +5

      AND SHE STILL SAYS SHE DOESN’T KNOW JENNA’S SECRET AND WHETHER IT WAS POSSIBLY AN ACCIDENT?! What’s wrong with this woman? No wonder she was so easily duped and used by that creep! Sickening.

  • @shahsheikh541
    @shahsheikh541 Рік тому +24

    I hope he receive what he deserves in prison.

    • @martyplunkett7011
      @martyplunkett7011 Рік тому

      🤣Me too!! But I’ll bet when the other inmates find out, and they WILL, he won’t be able to walk much, or sit, or close his eyes!! 😂🤞👏 He deserves what gets him while he waits for his NEXT sentence, HELL! 🙏👏🙏👏

  • @gabe-po9yi
    @gabe-po9yi Рік тому +13

    He might’ve pretended from the beginning to be romantically interested in the mother just to get access to her daughter. Unfortunately, there are men like that out there. They pass on ladies with only boys or ladies without children in the home, but if she has a daughter they’ll pour on the charm and attention.

  • @maryannanderson2213
    @maryannanderson2213 Рік тому +25

    If someone runs away from home and one of the items they take with them is a teddy bear, I don't think they are quite old enough to leave home. I would be fairly sure that they would be back rather soon. We had not been fighting but my husband wanted a break and he jokingly told me he was going to "run away from home" and he actually packed a suitcase and drove away. About two hours later he was back and when I asked him what happened, he rather sheepishly said, "I couldn't think of anywhere to go." And he was significantly older than 15. I haven't watched all of the video yet but I'm finding it rather curious that stepdad is the only one who has seen Jenna after she "ran away" and I am fairly certain that Jenna's mom will never see her again. I think she has made a fatal mistake in bringing this particular man into her daughter's life. We'll see.

  • @debzthomson9671
    @debzthomson9671 Рік тому +9

    my brothers n i had a most wonderful step father, how dreadful fo those folks😑

  • @colleengobbe754
    @colleengobbe754 Рік тому +23

    The mother must have had some idea of this monster

    • @sharonmickey4566
      @sharonmickey4566 Рік тому +1

      I'll never understand how woman bring strange men into their lives around young daughters. He seemed too eager to want a daughter. In general it's a red flags men seeming desparate for an immediate family with young children. She starts acting up at age 14/15?? More red flags. I wouldn't be surprised if he was molesting her since she was a child. You can't trust anyone.

    • @FC-hj9ub
      @FC-hj9ub Рік тому +2

      No, she didn't.

    • @JoanTarpley-hx9sh
      @JoanTarpley-hx9sh 5 місяців тому

      How would you possibly know that she was not aware? Unless you lived in the home with them, you could not possibly know.

  • @luvcakes2069
    @luvcakes2069 Рік тому +3

    When parenting is weak. Parents want to be their children's friend.

  • @bettyechols6405
    @bettyechols6405 Рік тому +9

    I knew 2 secs into the video what happened to her. Her stepfather 😢😢

  • @C.E.Thomas1952
    @C.E.Thomas1952 Рік тому +6

    Very impressive detective work.

  • @patriciaoreilly8907
    @patriciaoreilly8907 Рік тому +8

    Utterly sickening & so many lives ruined . RIP Jenna .

  • @dannquan7696
    @dannquan7696 Рік тому +6

    From the beginning of this story I realize that stepfather was abusing this young girl sexually and because she fed up of his abuse was going to tell her mother and he kill her 🤔 shameful dunce Man need to be in jail nasty monster 😢

  • @MargieSimpson
    @MargieSimpson Рік тому +14

    Oh come on Mom. Your daughter was showing signs and you just shipped her off the her aunts place? Poor girl.

  • @sineadgrier2182
    @sineadgrier2182 Рік тому +6

    Lovely Police ,so sorry for Jenna and her Mum ,don't let that animal spoil the rest of your life Sinead ,Cornwall

  • @clairebuckley4421
    @clairebuckley4421 Рік тому +5

    No way would i allow a 17 year old boy to date my 13 year old daughter !! Not a chance 😌

  • @gangstagrandma
    @gangstagrandma Рік тому +5

    Pretty clear he was sexually abusing the poor girl.

  • @janetdear6429
    @janetdear6429 Рік тому +5

    😱 cor what a shocking story, may she rest in peace 🙏 another interesting video thanks 🖤

  • @gigilamoore2656
    @gigilamoore2656 2 місяці тому +1

    My son never had a stepfather either. He turned 27 today and he never even saw a man stay the night. He met 2 men and that is because I thought things might get serious. I get that a lot of stepparents are great but even in the best case scenarios, chosing the wrong person can be so detrimental to our kids.

  • @susand9296
    @susand9296 11 місяців тому +3

    What sort of parent allows a 13 year old girl to date a 17 year old? FFS. I have a 13 year old girl and that is nowhere near ready for a serious relationship, let alone a sexual one, which I am assuming it would have been.

  • @skrmacs4815
    @skrmacs4815 11 місяців тому +3

    How can the mother not see this horror

    • @pixi2209
      @pixi2209 4 місяці тому

      🎯🤦🏻‍♀️😖🤯

  • @cathyvanzyl6306
    @cathyvanzyl6306 Рік тому +3

    You need to be very attentive to your children's emotions and keep a open line of communication, without it everything can callapse

  • @renee1961
    @renee1961 Рік тому +1

    Good evening, and Thank You for the video.

  • @lily_m3538
    @lily_m3538 Рік тому +2

    What a pity she couldn't confide in her aunt. Vile stepfather.

  • @Flyingangelskevin
    @Flyingangelskevin Рік тому +2

    I think he was probably sexually abusing her and she was going to say something so he decided to kill her. What a monster

  • @habibrohman-cq1us
    @habibrohman-cq1us Рік тому +1

    Lovely documentry

  • @janbarber7807
    @janbarber7807 Рік тому +7

    Mum knows!They ALWAYS do!

  • @rozanneoliff2857
    @rozanneoliff2857 11 місяців тому

    SO SO SORRY TO HER MOTHER,BROTHER, SISTER.❤❤❤❤❤

  • @hegra32
    @hegra32 5 місяців тому

    Beautiful child. 😢

  • @colinturner4158
    @colinturner4158 8 місяців тому

    May this poor young lady RIP

  • @zowievaughan3750
    @zowievaughan3750 5 днів тому

    My brother bothered with her and still have some of the very dark sketches she doodled, he said he thought something was going on and she would always say to the stepfather if he didn't give her what she wanted that she would say you will or I will tell mum what's going on 🤷🏽‍♀️

  • @PatriciaS-t1x
    @PatriciaS-t1x Рік тому +1

    Marriage & divorcing soon after is selfish. The children are sacrificed on the alter of the parents pleasure. WAKE UP PEOPLE.

  • @Noname-oo9gn
    @Noname-oo9gn 10 місяців тому

    Pontypool is my home town, now live in Cwmbran the town over, never heared of this case 😮

  • @SeeNoEvil777
    @SeeNoEvil777 Рік тому

    Yer yer yer it's always an "accident" ..... poor guy

  • @gamingkid9646
    @gamingkid9646 11 місяців тому

    Sick man. He will rot in that jail cell and eventually in hell.

  • @gypsy3446
    @gypsy3446 Рік тому +1

    Penalties in the uk are definitely not severe enough for this type of crime they should lock the peice of crap up and then throw away the he's not human he's just abit crap.😮

  • @obesetuna3164
    @obesetuna3164 Місяць тому

    The poor mother.

  • @ivanjackson7924
    @ivanjackson7924 10 місяців тому

    Tragic, Tragic case, Jenna had some kind of secret taken with her to the grave !! MAY her sole Rip.

  • @auschick8176
    @auschick8176 Рік тому +1

    Its A holes like this that bring a bad reputation to step dads, not all men are like this esp my childrens stepfather, and vice versa i love my step children and treat them exactly like my biological children.

  • @sleepygirl3022
    @sleepygirl3022 8 місяців тому

    Where was her real Dad in all this?? People are so quick to jump on the Mother for allowing this piece of crap near her daughter but no one questions why the bio Dad wasn’t around to make sure his daughter was ok. Quite happy to hand her over to another man, allow the name change and probably contribute feck all to her existence. My ex told me when we split if a man ever laid a finger on our boys he’d kill him then me for letting him near our sons in the first place and rightly so!! When I met my ex husband if he so much as looked at either of them the wrong way he knew about it. It’s time BOTH parents were held accountable for any harm that comes to a child for their poor choices.

  • @maggiekoya5337
    @maggiekoya5337 Рік тому +1

    Mothers be careful as you take new partners look for red flags especially in your girl or boy child talk and listen to them this would avoid tragedy and abuse

  • @heksedansd.2919
    @heksedansd.2919 Рік тому +1

    Jenna ❤ 🙏

  • @redgree1645
    @redgree1645 Рік тому +174

    The step father was molesting the daughter more than likely that was her secret.😢 such a horrific man I hope he’s in prison for the rest of his life. 😢😢😢

  • @Littlemouse884
    @Littlemouse884 Рік тому +143

    So the neighbour heard her shouting at her stepdad and watched as he dragged her inside but never phoned the police ?

    • @angkeats7111
      @angkeats7111 7 місяців тому +7

      My exact same thoughts! 😮

    • @bonnie_gail
      @bonnie_gail 3 місяці тому +5

      right ?? If you see something, report it !!!!!!

    • @Arckivio
      @Arckivio 2 місяці тому +2

      If the police were called every time someone saw that, they'd be in and out of millions of houses like yo-yo's!!! Get a grip ladies!!!

  • @fabiwilliams4644
    @fabiwilliams4644 Рік тому +658

    A drastic change in child behaviour, rebellion, wanting to stay away from family & the change in relationship between Jenna & her step father is a sure sign of sexual abuse. Only something that bad would cause this murder to happen

    • @juliebriz1703
      @juliebriz1703 Рік тому +48

      That's my thoughts too.

    • @thebenjandboc6981
      @thebenjandboc6981 Рік тому +11

      Not true. Not true at all.

    • @redgree1645
      @redgree1645 Рік тому +22

      Agreed 👍

    • @sue5980
      @sue5980 Рік тому +29

      My first thoughts too 🙏

    • @gwenmabey2567
      @gwenmabey2567 Рік тому +59

      I think her Mum should by now get the change in her daughter and how she hated her stepfather. He had obviously been sexually abusing her for a number of years!

  • @charleyshaaz
    @charleyshaaz Рік тому +100

    This monster violated Jenna, and silence her after she threatened to tell about the abuse, he then silenced her for good😞

  • @dellamcconnochie
    @dellamcconnochie Рік тому +103

    Why would you continue to use his name why would you bury Jenna
    using his name I would change it completely it's quiet obvious what he did to Jenna

    • @sandyschneider6792
      @sandyschneider6792 Рік тому +4

      Because that was her legal name…😵‍💫😟

    • @ElaAusDemTal
      @ElaAusDemTal Рік тому +12

      @@sandyschneider6792 her legal name is always her birth name!! In the registry, she would be listed under her birth name with the remark "known as Jenna Baldwin". And you can write whatever you want on her headstone.

    • @maxineb9598
      @maxineb9598 3 місяці тому

      ​@@ElaAusDemTal Depends what country you are a citizen of if after legally changing your name it changes on your birth certificate.

  • @melmel6167
    @melmel6167 Рік тому +332

    Ladies and gentlemen, please becareful who you're bringing into your homes among your children. There are a lot of wolves in sheep clothing in this world that we live in. Open your eyes. RIP, Jenna.

  • @winnifredcox
    @winnifredcox Рік тому +97

    Pedophiles often groom women to get to their children. Heartbreaking to find out the hard way when you are a loving and trusting person yourself 😢

    • @gigilamoore2656
      @gigilamoore2656 2 місяці тому +1

      O.k., but if a child can't count on their grown mother, who can they count on? The only victims are children, not grwon women making bad choiced.

  • @leysanderson
    @leysanderson Рік тому +81

    Anyone who says 'she's mature for her age' immediately sets of warning bells, it's usually because someone (in this case her stepdad) is making her do mature things she isn't ready for.

  • @loriminutoli5921
    @loriminutoli5921 Рік тому +94

    So many red flags listening to this horrible crime. So sad she didn't feel she was able to share her secret with anyone especially her mum. I think it's obvious what her secret was.
    Rest in peace beautiful Jenna 😔

  • @caseymanuel7199
    @caseymanuel7199 Рік тому +379

    Cases like this are why I stayed single to raise my children…. I just made them my priority. Now that they are all grown I’ve met a wonderful man I’ve been with almost 3 years who also has grown children. I regret nothing. I’m glad I made the choices I did.

    • @jessgreenwood262
      @jessgreenwood262 Рік тому +15

      Me too,

    • @tantalize811
      @tantalize811 Рік тому +5

      👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽💖

    • @Froggie757froggiefroggiefroggi
      @Froggie757froggiefroggiefroggi Рік тому +19

      Stop putting others down for their choices Miss Perfect,stop judging.

    • @tomsummer5336
      @tomsummer5336 Рік тому +6

      💯 me too ❤

    • @loredanaB69
      @loredanaB69 Рік тому +30

      ​@@Froggie757froggiefroggiefroggithat"s a harsh thing to say. I also brought my daughter up preferring to wait until she was independent until I starting socialising. We all have a choice and this story enforses the decision i made for my family.

  • @piratedjradio
    @piratedjradio Рік тому +174

    to kill a child who was about to spill the beans on a massive secret he must have been abusing her from an early age thats what i believe and he decided to stop her, an evil calculating monster RIP Jenna

  • @Puddleduck1
    @Puddleduck1 6 місяців тому +50

    My mum re married when I was just 4. My 'step' dad is the most amazing man on earth. He's cared for myself and my siblings like his own, for over 30 years now 🫶 he's the only man that has never hurt me. He's taught me how to do DIY, basic car mechanics and all sorts of other wierd & wonderful life skills. He's also shown me how to love unconditionaly and he treats my mum like a queen, he is our hero ❤

    • @JoanTarpley-hx9sh
      @JoanTarpley-hx9sh 5 місяців тому +4

      That's wonderful to hear.

    • @Adele-wb8eq
      @Adele-wb8eq 4 місяці тому +5

      beautiful to hear, you’re very lucky 😊

    • @Puddleduck1
      @Puddleduck1 4 місяці тому +4

      @@Adele-wb8eq I really am extremely lucky. My 3½yo son has special needs and he's even more incredible with him 💙 he's got a best friend for life in my dad 💙

    • @evapektas
      @evapektas 2 місяці тому +2

      How wonderful

    • @deannekliene2673
      @deannekliene2673 2 місяці тому +5

      A rarity ...a gem!

  • @Papario1113
    @Papario1113 Рік тому +219

    I think we all know what he was doing to Jenna to cause the dramatic change in her behaviour. This vile and pathetic excuse for a man is just another abuser in the worst way possible.
    Red flags are signs like him not accepting her choices, constant criticism and trying to portray her in a bad light. All control issues and shows the true dislike and anger at his ability to control and silence her slipping from his hands.
    I'm so sorry this happened to Jenna, so sorry for her Mum, siblings and family. Her poor siblings now have a murderer for a father and will have to live with the traumatic realisation their father killed their sister. My heart breaks for them.
    I hope he rots in this life and the after life.
    Fly free Jenna, your light will always shine brightly on this world x

    • @ladylaois8184
      @ladylaois8184 Рік тому +11

      well said

    • @Littlemouse884
      @Littlemouse884 Рік тому +13

      I don't know if its just because of watching these youtube vidios(so its not a realistic relection of society re men), but it seems to happen SO many times it's insane ! I can't get my head around it with just how incredibly common it actually is(men sexually abusing children ☹️)

    • @RM-ti8nf
      @RM-ti8nf Рік тому +8

      You have said everything I wanted to say.

    • @Papario1113
      @Papario1113 Рік тому +10

      @@Littlemouse884 Me too. I keep telling myself to stop watching them, psychologically it's a hard reality especially when children are involved and it's frightening as there's so many tragic cases. I totally understand.

    • @hhealy7199
      @hhealy7199 11 місяців тому

      Stepfathers is the word you are looking for.

  • @lalag1695
    @lalag1695 Рік тому +101

    Don’t ever trust a stepdad with your daughters. Ever.

    • @Gregory10000000000
      @Gregory10000000000 Рік тому +12

      Or son!

    • @mernaloisbrown5809
      @mernaloisbrown5809 11 місяців тому +17

      Not every stepfather or stepmother is physically and/or sexually abusive towards their stepchildren sometimes they even treat their stepchildren better than their own children.

    • @sherrielee8871
      @sherrielee8871 10 місяців тому +19

      Sometimes their own father will do terrible things to their kids too

    • @lindastangelo1636
      @lindastangelo1636 9 місяців тому +14

      Though I know people need to be extra careful,, i take umbrance at your generalization. MY son is a step-dad. He raised my step granddaughter from the time she was 4 years old. He stepped up to the plate when her father basically had another family and had very little to do with her. I brought him up to be a decent human being, so NOT every step-dad is in this category of the monster they are talking about in this video. I think mothers need to be aware and talk to their daughters that they can and should come to them if anything is off kilter, and if they DO come to them, then the mother should take the matter seriously.

    • @warrenseiboth3466
      @warrenseiboth3466 7 місяців тому +7

      Or a stepmum

  • @kayenta2664
    @kayenta2664 Рік тому +89

    When you are a divorced mom, do yourself and your children a favor and raise them on your own. It's not easy, I know, but they don't get molested by someone you brought into the house and it keeps them alive.

    • @lizzysimner7715
      @lizzysimner7715 10 місяців тому +7

      You are so right I never let anyone near mine

    • @AnimaLibera
      @AnimaLibera 10 місяців тому +7

      @@lizzysimner7715 You have every reason to be proud of yourself. Being a single mom is almost always un uphill battle but it's heaven compared to getting involved with the wrong guy.

    • @lizzysimner7715
      @lizzysimner7715 10 місяців тому +4

      @@AnimaLibera totally agree so many out there that cannot be trusted

    • @Marigold502
      @Marigold502 9 місяців тому +5

      Some men target women with a child too for that reason

    • @warrenseiboth3466
      @warrenseiboth3466 7 місяців тому +3

      Or Dad

  • @dishappywithlife2556
    @dishappywithlife2556 Рік тому +84

    Did the Mom not see any verbal abuse towards her daughter? The friends saw it!! I believe he sexually abused her, he’s a piece of sh@t that needs to rot in hell!! There was more to that home life that I believe the Mom knew (aka verbal abuse) and ignored….beyond tragic!!

    • @martinoduor5321
      @martinoduor5321 Рік тому +23

      Sure she saw but ignored 🙁 mum's usually have the greatest sense when it comes to things like this. It is her fault too

    • @gala_pi
      @gala_pi Рік тому +27

      Mom saw and knew. Ignoring it unfortunately is a strategy for many women rather than facing the truth. Thus such sexual abuse is rampant in families..

    • @sharonmickey4566
      @sharonmickey4566 Рік тому +1

      We're not professionals and even WE know he was molesting her since she was little. Seriously WAKE UP people! Acting up at 14/15?? Red flags everywhere.

    • @Angie-jm8kp
      @Angie-jm8kp Рік тому +18

      I agree if my daughter changed so much and my husband was abusive to her I'd want to know what was going on.

    • @Theresebonath6077
      @Theresebonath6077 10 місяців тому +4

      A lot of mothers are so blinded by love so they choose to not see

  • @aglaisio
    @aglaisio Рік тому +102

    I was a child protection social worker for over 25 years. That monster was sexually abusing her since a very early age. All of her and his behaviours were indicative of that. Too bad there is no more death penalty because he deserves it. An evil monster.

    • @paulchristopher8634
      @paulchristopher8634 11 місяців тому +4

      No there’s no evidence to suggest that was happening
      However her friend witness him slapping and pushing her down the stairs. By all accounts he was a violent narcissist, who physical abused his step daughter and all because he wanted to control her

    • @_Meng_Lan
      @_Meng_Lan 8 місяців тому +4

      ​@@paulchristopher8634are you a child protection officer too. Even i picked up some of the points youve just poo pooed

    • @warrenseiboth3466
      @warrenseiboth3466 7 місяців тому

      Child protection officers are useless like most Gov workers

    • @CollieneDawson-hw7bj
      @CollieneDawson-hw7bj 7 місяців тому +4

      Mother didn't get it: did she. 😢

    • @TomNoles007
      @TomNoles007 5 місяців тому +1

      ​@@_Meng_Lan100% agree, what on earth is the muppet above doing, trying to defend or minimise this monster's behaviour?! Breathtaking lack of common sense...

  • @ellieantar809
    @ellieantar809 Рік тому +113

    Her mother allowed her daughter to date at 13!!!! and then the man is 17!!!!1Things were wrong on all levels !!!

    • @TS-rd7oy
      @TS-rd7oy Рік тому +19

      17 is a boy, not a man

    • @anthonyladerman9189
      @anthonyladerman9189 Рік тому +9

      4 years older than just a teenager, poor girl she grew up to quickly. She wasn´t really cared for enough in any way.

    • @anthonyladerman9189
      @anthonyladerman9189 Рік тому +5

      @@TS-rd7oy still a man, just becsuse the law says at 18 years that onr becomes an adult

    • @ellieantar809
      @ellieantar809 Рік тому +14

      @@anthonyladerman9189 absolutely she was13 and definitely a child..

    • @janrandle2896
      @janrandle2896 11 місяців тому +1

      He is a boy.

  • @ketoqueenyo2431
    @ketoqueenyo2431 Рік тому +45

    Sexual abuse led to her murder, I believe. Rest in peace poor girl.

    • @paulchristopher8634
      @paulchristopher8634 11 місяців тому +1

      Nope what do you know about narcissistic behaviour

  • @Disobedientlygood
    @Disobedientlygood Рік тому +16

    Another mother who put a man before her child 😑 how blind do you have to be not to see the signs 🚩🚩 RIP Jenna (sorry all the adults in your life let you down) 😞

    • @ercieberwick1513
      @ercieberwick1513 9 місяців тому +1

      This mother saw the signs, but she chose this beast over her child!

  • @petalgirl9960
    @petalgirl9960 Рік тому +36

    This narrators voice is just beautiful. So articulate, crisp and lovely.

  • @bettyechols6405
    @bettyechols6405 Рік тому +35

    Unbelievable, that they didn't investigate the stepfather FULLY when she disappeared....

  • @s8moneperch374
    @s8moneperch374 Рік тому +53

    Where in the world are these these sick men thinking towards their step daughters.I'll NEVER trust a man with my daughter, NEVER

  • @cathyvanzyl6306
    @cathyvanzyl6306 Рік тому +43

    It's sad that the mom couldn't see the signs that her husband was abusing her daughter. This mom was blinded by her 'love' for the creep of a husband 😢😮

    • @shantalbin-ali9986
      @shantalbin-ali9986 10 місяців тому +1

      Most times, mom don't want to accept what they feel and see.

    • @zxy78267
      @zxy78267 10 місяців тому

      You can't blame her mother. He'd been helping raise her daughter since she was very small. There were no signs until she was a teenager, and many teenagers assert their independence and have arguments with their parents until they are more mature.

  • @marlenedouglas7957
    @marlenedouglas7957 Рік тому +43

    Thought straight away he was the one. Never invite men into your home with young kids. Wait til they grow and leave home

    • @tantalize811
      @tantalize811 Рік тому

      The problem is many of these desperate women don't want to wait that long. It appears that keeping their beds warm and fannies hot is much more pressing. 🙄🤭

    • @FC-hj9ub
      @FC-hj9ub Рік тому

      2 years old? He raised her as his own?

    • @FC-hj9ub
      @FC-hj9ub Рік тому

      ​@@tantalize811how is she desperate?

    • @bhclips2233
      @bhclips2233 10 місяців тому

      Don’t victim blame. Could have been her uncle in another house and never stayed overnight. Just an example

  • @sara_._paula
    @sara_._paula Рік тому +42

    When I was put out on my own at 15 it was with the clothes on my back, bought a thrift store coat for 25¢ so police need to learn to question so-called adults and don't go by what you think is not taken.

    • @anniebodyhome1000
      @anniebodyhome1000 Рік тому +5

      I’m so sorry you have had such a difficult time. I pray you’re ok now. The people who are supposed to care the most for us are oftentimes crap at it. As we,in turn, can also be, even when intentions are good.

    • @sharcrum
      @sharcrum Рік тому +2

      What you think is not taken?

    • @SerenDipity64711
      @SerenDipity64711 Рік тому +4

      good point..hope you are in a better place in your life now. Some parents are utterly despicable.

    • @sara_._paula
      @sara_._paula Рік тому +1

      @@SerenDipity64711 What helps make life sweeter among the sour patches are sincerely caring people like yourself Dear💕🤗 Kindness is a choice we can all make despite how truly horrible we have been treated.

    • @SerenDipity64711
      @SerenDipity64711 Рік тому

      @@sara_._paula bless you🥰

  • @judithmatthews8460
    @judithmatthews8460 Рік тому +36

    The cruelty of this guy’s behaviour with the phone is unforgivable . Whatever the secret she was going to share it led to her death.

  • @elainebines6803
    @elainebines6803 Рік тому +61

    So horrific that he not only murdered his stepdaughter but to all intent and purposes taunted the family and friends afterwards. Great police work thank goodness, which ensured the monster was imprisoned

  • @marygriffiths2950
    @marygriffiths2950 Рік тому +33

    R.I.P.Jenna. 🤗💗 This is one of the saddest True Stories i have ever come across.

  • @patricialk4996
    @patricialk4996 Рік тому +14

    He wanted the body to decompose so his act of SA WOULD NOT BE FOUND

  • @waffle_chair9269
    @waffle_chair9269 Рік тому +20

    Can’t imagine the guilt that mum feels. While it’s not her fault, it just demonstrates how important it is to scrutinise men so willing to take on the role of the father to kin that aren’t his. It’s far too common , where children are hurt at the hands of a man that is not the biological father. While this is such a shame for those genuine men, who step up for kids who aren’t theirs, but pedantic scrutiny is the only way to actually protect the kids.

  • @GASolomons
    @GASolomons Рік тому +66

    Stepmoms and stepdads, what a disgrace. And the fast asleep unsuspecting mothers and fathers who are as much to blame for bringing these total strangers into their children's lives. Hats off to all mothers and fathers who stay single for their children's sake. My mother-in-law cared more for her children when her husband passed early in life, by staying single to give her seven children a safe upbringing, putting her own personal needs aside. God bless her soul for that.

    • @Sherirose1
      @Sherirose1 Рік тому +7

      ❤🎉well said. Now my daughter is 26.

    • @pinkyblinders7352
      @pinkyblinders7352 Рік тому +6

      So true, my nephew's mother had all sorts coming and going from their home. I really hope he is still able to become a well adjusted adult. If you move on, that person should put in years of commitment and dedication to you and the relationship before they are in your home and fully exposed to your kids.

    • @adivinemystic
      @adivinemystic Рік тому +14

      That's a pretty big blanket statement. My "step" dad was and is the greatest man I've ever known. I miss you everysingle day. ❤

    • @princessbuttercup8954
      @princessbuttercup8954 10 місяців тому +5

      Not all step parents are horrible people. My stepmom is the best thing that ever happened to me so check yourself

    • @maleahlock
      @maleahlock 10 місяців тому +4

      Actually, blood related fathers sexually assault their daughters 30% more than step fathers. So no.

  • @Woodman-Spare-that-tree
    @Woodman-Spare-that-tree Рік тому +49

    The lady says “Its a very close community - everybody knows everybody else - It’s a really nice place to live”.
    That sounds like a hellish place to live, to me.

    • @ggurks
      @ggurks Рік тому +9

      what's so hellish about knowing your neighbours?

    • @Adelicows
      @Adelicows Рік тому +3

      Yes, traffic, pollution, and people who pretend you don't exist sounds heavenly. Having people around who are willing to help you out is such a nightmare.

    • @fatnurseslim
      @fatnurseslim Рік тому +1

      I agree. I lived in a village like that- like living in a goldfish bowl. We all have different needs, mine is to have space and privacy.

    • @hhealy7199
      @hhealy7199 11 місяців тому

      Usually lots of space in and outside of a village. You have privacy behind your doors like anywhere else.

    • @Noname-oo9gn
      @Noname-oo9gn 10 місяців тому +1

      Pontypool is my home town and I now live in the next town Cwmbran both places are horrible to live in. Noone says shit until it's too late.

  • @ceilconstante640
    @ceilconstante640 Рік тому +34

    He probably groomed her and was diddling her. But finally she threatened to tell her Mom.

    • @tantalize811
      @tantalize811 Рік тому

      These piggs "groom" the idiotic mothers first in order to get access to the children. I've said it many, many times before: Single women, stop allowing random males (or females) into your home without KNOWING their past behaviours, relationships and insufferable bad habits BEFORE making a home together. ☝🏽🤨

    • @FC-hj9ub
      @FC-hj9ub Рік тому +4

      Yes or taking pictures of her or something. She was no longer compliant and she knew her mother would choose her over him

    • @sweetsugarjones
      @sweetsugarjones Рік тому +3

      IMO there are a lot of different ways you might have shared what everyone else was able to surmise and express with a modicum of sensitivity. 😔 Rest In Peace, Jenna. You deserved so much more.

  • @suzannep8371
    @suzannep8371 Рік тому +19

    I think that there is more to this, possibly sexual but no one will ever know. Very sad

  • @wendyelsey7765
    @wendyelsey7765 Рік тому +59

    My heart goes out to Desiree, she lost her daughter and was betrayed by her 2nd husband. Hope she has found some peace now. RIP Jenna.

    • @SerenDipity64711
      @SerenDipity64711 Рік тому +5

      so sad😔

    • @miriam2909
      @miriam2909 Рік тому +7

      And she seems so sweet.

    • @zxy78267
      @zxy78267 10 місяців тому +6

      I'm glad to see sympathetic comments. I've seen so many blaming her mother for remarrying. That's so unfair. After years together, she wouldn't suspect anything. He's to blame, only him.

  • @louisehudson1915
    @louisehudson1915 Рік тому +50

    Why was it deemed okay for a "relationship" between a 17 yr old & a 13yr old child 🤔 That aside I believe the stepfather had been abusing the daughter & that he was also the one who had gotten her onto drugs. It's possible he targeted Jenna's mum to get to her daughter sadly. Sick twisted individual only concerned with himself. R.I.P 🙏💜

  • @isabellacullin4884
    @isabellacullin4884 Рік тому +16

    Who's to know whether he would have abused the other girls. RIP Jenna ❤

  • @wendaprior6160
    @wendaprior6160 Рік тому +17

    How cruel this man was to mislead his wife the way he did. It’s clear she is very depressed, her voice is flat. I can’t imagine she will ever get over the murder of her daughter. My support and love go to her and the rest of the family. ❤

  • @ggurks
    @ggurks Рік тому +23

    Seems like everyone knows what this was about, he sexually abused his stepdaughter, yet nobody dares to say it out loud

    • @ercieberwick1513
      @ercieberwick1513 9 місяців тому +1

      A mother always knows!!! Some of them remain silent because they don't want to lose the SEX!!! This mother ssounds so innocent, but she is as guity as her husband!

  • @mandhis
    @mandhis Рік тому +25

    When I had to leave my daughter’s father, I made a commitment to my two daughters that no man would share our home, so I did not even date. I had had a stepfather and did not want that for them. So much abuse is preventable. Very sad story

    • @bonnie_gail
      @bonnie_gail 3 місяці тому

      isn't it great being female !

  • @sdeee3842
    @sdeee3842 Рік тому +33

    35:40 👋🏾. Know who you pick up to bring in your home when you have kids! Sleep well Jenna. 🕊🕊🕊

  • @lamh5265
    @lamh5265 Рік тому +17

    The mothef is in denial. "Something" changed her daughter. How could she not see the wolf eyeing the spring chicken. She did not protect her daughter. Every little negative thing he told he about her flesh and blood, the mother accepted as fact. Those actions are why her daughter could not tell her the secret when she was in danger of a predator. Her mother was weak.

    • @Radhaaisch
      @Radhaaisch Рік тому +4

      I agree. This mother allowed (and even liked) the 17 year old boyfriend to hang out with Jenna because in some ways this boyfriend was a shield between the stepfather and Jenna protecting her. I believe the mother is not telling the truth because then people will question why she didn't confront this horrible man or protect her. There is more to this story. I feel the mother knew that this man stayed in marriage because he was able to abuse Jenna without consequences. She would never tell the truth because she wants the limelight on her for being a victim (poor mom mourning a child.) I am interested in psychology. Some women are so obsessed with being 'married' they will let anything slide.

    • @TawnyC_
      @TawnyC_ 10 місяців тому +1

      Very weak.

  • @marcia67100
    @marcia67100 Рік тому +43

    This is the greatest advice. We live in a SICK world.

  • @marlenedouglas7957
    @marlenedouglas7957 Рік тому +10

    I so think she was been sexully abused by this monster

    • @FC-hj9ub
      @FC-hj9ub Рік тому +1

      Right thats why he won't say what she had against him, now that she's dead. Doesn't want his kids or other prisoners to know

  • @cathyvanzyl6306
    @cathyvanzyl6306 Рік тому +9

    When I was 18yrs old my mom brought a young man home. I was shocked, but was forced to accept it. He became my step dad. He treated me very badly and eventually sexually assaulted me for years. I look back on that and thank God that He took me out of that situation.

    • @juliacoburn7455
      @juliacoburn7455 Рік тому +4

      At 18? And abuse you for years?

    • @Poeticfloetic
      @Poeticfloetic Рік тому +1

      ​@@juliacoburn7455Maybe a typo as it seems trollish otherwise

    • @aishadavina4426
      @aishadavina4426 Рік тому +2

      At 18 no one can abuse you for years you had choice to leave the house

    • @cathyvanzyl6306
      @cathyvanzyl6306 Рік тому +4

      @@aishadavina4426 You were not there, I was. I was in matric and didn't have anyone to go stay with. I also had no job . I find your reaction lacking in empathy.

    • @TawnyC_
      @TawnyC_ 10 місяців тому

      ​@@cathyvanzyl6306What's matric?
      I moved out when I was 18 and got a job and my own apartment.
      Are you disabled or something?

  • @marciam6224
    @marciam6224 11 місяців тому +7

    The secret was that he'd been molesting her since she was around 13. He knew that if she told her mom that it was the end of the marriage and the end of him seeing his other 2 children ever again. I hope some big bruiser in prison shows him what's it like to have done to him what he did to her. R.I.P. Jenna.

    • @pixi2209
      @pixi2209 4 місяці тому

      You can't be sure about moms reaction mostly is like 🙈🙉🙈🙉🙈🙉. The same hear.

  • @lorrainebennett7528
    @lorrainebennett7528 Рік тому +12

    Poor Desiree, that monster must have been abusing Jenna, I can't imagine how Desiree must feel....

  • @Irishgirl90586
    @Irishgirl90586 Рік тому +10

    Thank goodness for really dumb criminals!
    Wouldn’t want it any other way .
    The amount of people who don’t own a shovel & how many are captured on camera buying their ‘ kill kits’ …..shovels etc is just amazing .
    Wicked tragic thing to do ……..the ultimate evil taking that poor young girls life 😢
    Really dreadfully sad 😢

  • @Sherirose1
    @Sherirose1 Рік тому +13

    Cases like these made me a single mum for 26 yrs.Not easy but peace of mind superseds any of that kind of pain.
    Build your relationship so your children come to YOU and confide in you.
    Chemical castration and solitude confinement if you abuse a child.
    Death penalty if you kill your victim.

  • @lizhjelmeseth5485
    @lizhjelmeseth5485 Рік тому +11

    I feel so sorry for the mother. She will forever miss her daughter. No grandchildren, No daughter.

  • @miogi0072
    @miogi0072 Рік тому +9

    Sexual molestation. Had she revealed that information to her Mum, he would be charged and imprisoned. I believe she had kept her secret for quite some time. Held over his head, he knew it was only a matter of time and he would be DONE FOR. Glad he is locked away from Des and never allowed release from prison where he belonged in the first place.

    • @paulchristopher8634
      @paulchristopher8634 11 місяців тому

      No there is no evidence to suggest that.
      However there is evidence to demonstrate that he physically abused her as a means of sidelining the wife from her family. In other words they use power and control to have their partners all to themselves

  • @martinoduor5321
    @martinoduor5321 Рік тому +21

    The worries that concur my heart and mind sometimes, when I watch and hear things like this happens in real world, I can't live miles away from my x because of our kids. The advice here, it doesn't matter how inlove you think you are with your new partner, when you have kids, put those kids first and make sure you have peace with your x..

    • @gala_pi
      @gala_pi Рік тому +2

      You are a great father

    • @tantalize811
      @tantalize811 Рік тому +1

      👏🏽💖👏🏽

    • @martinoduor5321
      @martinoduor5321 Рік тому

      @CarleneSmaltz-xj6nd I'm sorry too to read this from you, I can imagine what you are going through as a mother just by reading your comment. Stay safe

  • @giearomin2738
    @giearomin2738 Рік тому +5

    Allowing your 13 yr old daughter to be in a live in relationship? Wow😮

  • @Silkysmooth-qk5nc
    @Silkysmooth-qk5nc Рік тому +3

    An 13 year old had out grown an 17/ 18 year old?? 😂
    Also who in their right mind allows their 13 year old daughter to date an 17/ 18 year old