You absolutely do a great job telling these true stories! My mother and I watch together and she always asks for Southern Girl! No one else will do! Keep up your great work 🤗👍
It puzzles me why when people hear SCREAMING and odd movements in the townhouse, they didn't call the POLICE! I would have and if it turned out to be nothing, that would be fine because if it HAD been(which it was)a life may have been save or the killer caught!
Me too! I think we must be rare as hen's teeth. As a parent and grandparent I couldn't do anything less because one day it might just be my family needing help! Take care now.
Tell me you grew up in suburbia without telling me you grew up in suburbia and you don't call the cops in the city it's like the number one unspoken rule. You don't call the cops.
💔 For all the victims RIP... also that dude is "crazy as"... I hope that more evidence can be found in Janelle's case... & if that crazy... Is responsible than he stays where he belongs... Behind bars... 😡
Seeing such young people snuffed out before they even get a chance to live really makes my blood boil. I wish I could have just 1 minute alone in a room with whoever that guy is that left JB and Tracie in that trunk.
All of these are so sad but the first one hit home. Those girls were my age, 82 babies, and should have graduated in 2000. Forever 17 🙏🏾 This just breaks my heart so bad. I couldn’t imagine leaving here at 17 in 1999. At 40 I feel so blessed.
Jonelle Matthews case really pissed me off. He did that shit and basically played around staying close enough to the case to see how long it takes them to solve the murder and that infuriates me even more. That was just a personal game for him. I hate law enforcement took soooo long to pinpoint him when it was right under their nose. Ugh.
When dealing with corrupt police department, entire department, wouldn’t it be a little easier for them to mess with the DNA and put it on an innocent man? I don’t know, but something in my gut tells me that Rena wasn’t making all that up. That’s just my opinion though 🤷🏻♀️
It was long a rumor the person who killed those girls was the police chiefs son. The son committed suicide not long after they were killed and the chief destroyed the suicide note. And yes not everything that lady said about corruption was made up.
Thanks for doing the story about JB and Tracie from Dothan, AL. I was only 4 years older than them and their murder was so awful and heartbreaking for the whole area. There were so many rumors too and not just about the police but I'm glad it had somewhat of a solution. Mia Brown is another one from this area that is heartbreaking. She was found in her trunk too. Not connected to JB and Tracie at all though. Anyway thank you for the coverage.
The police definitely did that crime ain’t no way after this women ratted out the police department she gets beat then all of a sudden they have a black suspect who don’t have no connection with the case at all I’ve read about Ozark and y’all police department is definitely full of dirty cops
I'm from Troy, but was working at Wal-Mart in Ozark at the time. Back then, especially, Ozark was a very tight community. Yes, there was a lot of rumors, but there was also a lot of fact to many of those rumors. Most of the ones involved (in those rumors) have moved away... that tells me a lot right there. Not matter what happened, it was a very very sad and dark time in Dale County, Alabama. It really changed the community.. Ozark lost its innocence to me.... I grew up going to the skating rink, the movies over by the old Walmart... it sure has changed.
@@will2472 Oh wow so you got an unfortunate front row seat to all the ugliness that came after. I can understand the loss of innocence.. it was so brutal. Those rumors sure did cast a shadow.
In the October 2022 trial, Steven Pankey, was given life in prison for the felony murder of Jonelle Mathews and guilty of second degree kidnapping. As far as I'm concerned the SOB is right where he belongs. ✌
Wow, that dude talking to an interviewer....wtf does his girlfriend, who he was having sex with, flew to England to have an abortion (this was the late 70s, abortions were legal here by then), came back and they had sex right away when she got back.....like whoa, nobody asked about that ish, dude.
Right! Then he says he took his son out of the church because of the Matthew’s family and the turns around and says they didn’t start going there until a year later
Good morning y'all I love to see DNA kick ass it's the best Southern Girl keep up the sensational job my friend these videos rock especially when DNA kick ass peace ✌️
I get so giddy when you upload! Thank you! Thank you! THANK YOU SO MUCH! Not just for your thorough research, and beautiful Southern voice, but especially for the authentic reverence regarding each story + the victims! (Also your occasional/sporadic, much-needed, and apt humor! I tend to do a little jig when you deadass & cleverly insult the really unrepentant/egregious criminals!) You’re beautiful, exceptional, and so talented!
These guys are all disgusting but to kill your own Grandmother??? That is just horrifying!! The last case came too close to home! I lived in the Big Bear Lake area for 15 years! 🥺
Please do a story about Baby Joe Clyde Daniels. He was a 5 year old non verbal little boy with autism from middle Tennessee who was murdered by his parents. His case has haunted me for years. RIP baby Joe Clyde. 🙏
Thank you for covering the case of J.B and Tracie. I am from Ozark Alabama where the murder happened. I was so young when it happened but I remember all the rumors that surrounded this case. I'm so happy their families have some closure.
License on the dash hints at LE officer or someone imitating one which may have pulled them over. Also, it sounds like they tried to run away from their murderer before they were shot.
Ready for my southern girl while sipping some coffee. Have a great day I love your videos. Sending greetings from the Caribbean island of Trinidad and Tobago
Janky Panky broke my Weirdo-Meter even if he didn't do it. Also he is the first I have ever heard to proclaim to be a celibate homosexual. Hey but I learn everyday so...... But he still comes off strange not including his sexuality claim.
As someone who was (and is) extremely directionally challenged, my heart breaks for the two girls in the first place. 💔 and the whole "man of god" thing holds no water these days. Just something to hide bad behavior behind imo
I definitely have zero sense of direction and have gotten lost many many times. Thank goodness for cell phones. And totally agree about the bad hiding behind religion
@@HeyIwasaValedictorian I'm sorry to hear 😓 i hope your future is much better! Sometimes we have to learn the hard way. It certainly makes it a one time learning experience. Take care my friend ☺️ Love from Washington State 💞
That's why you have to be on guard within your own soul. There are truly good a holy people but there are others of us who wrestle with evil. It's a battle from the first breath to the last. As a priest I used to go to confess to once told me, evil lurks everywhere and you must be on guard for it but not fixate on it. He had seen a lot of death as a hospital chaplain, people brought in who succumbed to gunshots, random attacks, etc. Still had a great faith in God and people. He was a great guy.
We in the in UK pronounce Reading as Red- ing too. I watch mostly American true crime whether on UA-cam or tv programs and noticed some pronounce towns or cities that are named the same in the uk as in America the same but some don’t, i thought this might be a state thing to how it’s pronounced. Woodsborough for instance I’m sure I’ve heard someone in America pronounce it woods buh-ruh ( uk way ) but some pronounce it woods bor row , but could’ve been another place with borough on the end. It just interests me on how differently diffent states pronounce the same name. I’m just fascinated by it and would happy watch a video about it. Sure there must be a video up somewhere about this. I love the American language. I know. I’m a geek lol
@@vixenghoul I’m a bit of an Anglophile (perhaps because my grandmother was a Welsh war bride) and I get into these differences too. I imagine Reading, PA was named after Reading in the UK, but was never changed in pronunciation. Famous differences are in the ‘-hams’. Such as Birmingham. UK BURR-ming-um vs. USA burr-ming-HAM. We’ll never understand how you get “DAR-bee” out of Derby, or “BARK-sheer” out Berkshire-there’ are no ‘a’s to be found... And the whole “shire” thing is something else altogether. Americans butcher the British “-shires”. They give them a long “i” and rhyme shire with hire. When it is supposed to be pronounced “sher” - rhymes with fur or like “sheer”. Most Americans would pronounce Edinburg as EDD-in-berg, not EDD-in-bruh. Brits typically get the US state of Michigan wrong, they pronounce the first syllable as “Mitch” when it should be “mish”. Brits mangle Kentucky as well, putting the emphasis on the last syllable instead of the middle syllable. America is known to mangle borrowed foreign place names… Cairo, IL is pronounced “KAY-ro”. New Madrid, not too far down the Mississippi River, is pronounced “noo-MADD-rid”. The list goes on.
How was that first case “solved”? Still sounds fishy to me. Did the killer dress like a cop? Did fingerprints on the car match? He lived 15 minute walk away and was never questioned or suspected? He’s a truck driver, so did he do other crimes or is that speculation? Little too convenient when a random POC is arrested and a difficult case suddenly solved 🤔 The last case with Panky, is not solved either and needs more evidence, if you ask me.
I am so concerned about my daughter. I show up at the bus stop 30 minutes early just to make sure that they don't arrive early and just drop her off. there are so many sickos out there. I have taught her the dangers and been blunt about doing so ,but so many other missing girls mothers and fathers have told them the same things. until we make a sentence that is scary for these freaks they will just keep doing it. they get a slap on the hand while our children die or have mental scars that will never go away. My daughter is getting older I know there's going to be times that I can't be there and she's going to have to make choices that affect her life or lack of life.
it's obvious that Pankey killed Jonelle. The fact that they said "He was so close to the case because he has a true crime obsession." NO LMAO!! BULLSHIT! he was uncomfortably close to the case from the start. He claimed he didn't do it just because he didn't know her or her family. But yet still did so much research on the case and yet was so willing to keep talking to the police about the case as if he was a detective his damn self. the fact that he would tell the police details about the case only the police would know...that's one of 3 things: either he did it, he knows who did it or he was involved. that's it. They called a miss trial? no, put this man behind bars, he did the crime.
What do I think? Consider that he’s innocent - if so, his interest in the murder is ridiculously extreme, lasting for over 30 years. Occam’s Razor has me believing that yes, he did it, he’s guilty.
I have never wanted to reach through the screen and str*ngle a man more than Pankey... It's so clear he did it, I can tell just from his body language.
Pankey is definitely a strange, creepy individual regardless of whether he's guilty of Jonelle Matthews' murder or not. If he isn't guilty, it's one heck of a coincidence. My bet is on him.
I have known several of these cases over the years and am glad to know the conclusions. This is my first time to see your channel and I will be back for more.I'm subscribing right now.
Good morning SG I hope you're having a wonderful day. When it comes to the case of jonnelle Matthew's I fervently believe that Pankey is guilty. There have been numerous killers that have insinuated themselves in their victims investigations and Pinky is such an odd character . He just gives off a very icky vibe and I really hope he is brought to Justice. Thank you for relating these cases to us I appreciate it I hope that you have an excellent week.
So crazy how many characters were involved to throw the scent off the trail of case #1. Since Rena’s lawyer said she was threatened, does that mean the man bhind bars is innocent? I initially thought the cops too for the reason mentioned in the video AND bc they didn’t immediately seek a way to open the trunk. It’s not hard to find a lever to open it from inside if you choose to 👀 look😕
My first thought was what idiot doesn't know that a lot of cars are made for the backseat to pull down for entrance to the trunk. It took them 6 hours to realize it??? Something is way off.
Ok I’m not freaking out, but in that first story, the girl named Tracie looks a LOT like me. My name is also Tracey. Especially the one where the girls are looking back in the car.
They should have caught Pankey way sooner!! Also, the solved are my fav now vs. unsolved!! I wanna see scumbags caught lol and justice for families. Hearing they died young from a car wreck or illness is always a good feeling that the criminal didn't live a long time!!
Greetings all, from Yorkshire, England! Looovvvve me some Southern Crime Girl, day or night! If there was one thing you could do to make yourself feel better right now, what would it be?? I need some healing y'all! Thank you!
Hey @lilgorgo! Was just about to ask, then spotted your reply!! Hooray!!! Still the sa!e question! What will you do now to relax and celebrate your achievement?!!😊🇬🇧
I don't think it was planted. Let's say that the semen was present; that doesn't mean that it necessarily matched the man who was convicted. All it takes is a threat or a few hundred bucks to a lab tech to make a switch. Or maybe the evidence was lost, and a handy suspect pops up, and a coffee cup he tosses "matches ". A scary looking black guy in Alabama, a truck driver who wouldn't have had a firm alibi, is an awfully convenient solution .
I'm a new subscriber...I play your playlists as I sleep, lol. I listen to you and sometimes think about one of my neighbors that was murdered a number of years ago in Vero Beach, Florida. Her name was Helen McPherson, she (her husband as well) was a great neighbor! I don't think her case has been solved yet, and I'd love to hear/see a "solved" update on your channel!
I hope so also .I did look up her murder and as of July 2023 Indian River County Sheriff's Department stated they have a person of interest in her murder thanks to forensics .Hopefully she will get justice soon .I have a lot of relatives in that part of Florida .I live near Ozark and my daughters knew J B and Tracie from school back then when it happened. Such an awful fate for these two young ladies also .I quite enjoy the solved murders on this channel myself .Where I live on the Choctawhatchee River we have a lot of unsolved murders and are a well known dump/murder site in this area but one Jane Doe was recently identified and they have a strong suspect in her murder .Hopefully my dear friend Tarayon Corbitt murdered here on the river August 10 1995 and still unsolved he will get justice one day also .RIP to them all .Sorry for the loss of your neighbor in such a horrible manner .
@@elizabethbelflower5284 it was my little brother that discovered that something was wrong, he mowed her grass and saw all the papers building up in her paper box out front...The sheriff has said the same thing about her murder for quite some time, I hope he isn't just yanking people's chains. Sorry to hear about your friend, almost hard to believe that 95' was almost 30 years now. I hope they find his killer also.
I'm new to your channel ( which I love ) it's a beautiful thing you do telling there stories. I was immediately after 5 minutes watching a episode hooked. Because you southern lady are kind you care about all of these men and women who no longer have voices you keep there cases and each individual person still alive. Thank you sweet Angel. Im a forever fan..
It concerns me, to qualify as a church or a pastor in parts of America, there are no standards, training or oversight of those involved. Many disturbed and dangerous people immerse themselves in trashy, two bit "churches" as a buffer for their misdeeds.zz
Yes and another thing why in the world if people hear people screaming and loud noises why don't they call the cops? That's what they're for to protect and serve
Love your voice. It's so soothing. Love your attention to detail and that you don't cover just mainstream cases. I've never listened to one of your videos and not heard a case I've never heard before. You continue to bring new cases weekly. Thank you so much. I get so excited everyone I see there's a new upload. Keep up the good work!
I can't imagine coming home to all the signs that my daughter was safe but no daughter. Missed her by literal minutes. Poor girl. And poor father. I can't imagine that pain.
Another great job by law officers 👏. Young lady missing in December in a snow storm and shoes and coat are still in the house. Officer's it has to be a run away because it's December snowing and she would definatly nit need shoes or a coat to run away. Wow wow wow can you imagine the IQ of these Officer's. And when they did a yearly review of unsolved case's they look at the situation again and draw the sane conclusion. December snowing so I'm going to run away and don't need shoes or a coat for sure a run away definatly. 🙃
I almost think the first case was a set up. It seems as if it would be pointless to leave them in the trunk if it was a random murder. It seems staged to appear to be a random crime that makes no sense. I also question the indication that it was a sexual assualt with DNA being found on the body of one girl. I lean toward the Rena Crumb story.
However, there is no evidence to support that theory, which is why it was reviewed and not allowed in court. DNA is hard evidence. It's really not possible to sexually assault two girls at once (in the and way), but is very possible to flee the scene after an assault.
@@VioletJoy There was a woman murdered and the DNA found on her clothing and body matched her brother. He actually didn't violate nor murder her. She'd washed her clothes at his home the day before. Come to find out, DNA residue can be left behind on surfaces, clothing, etc even clothes washed and dried seperate from someone else's. It actually remains in the washer. A Yale student was violated and murdered, she was found inside the wall in the lab. The DNA matched a man that had died a few years prior to her murder and had never attended Yale. Come to find out, he actually worked with the construction crew that built that lab years prior to his death. Apparently DNA can survive on the inside of a wall years after it's put up. It somehow doesn't actually degrade as quick as most unsolved or suddenly solved cases like to indicate where there actually isn't a DNA link. So DNA is a direct link to a person with the exception of identical multiples but isn't always indicative of a direct link to a crime nor guilt. Where is the rest of the DNA, fingerprints, etc? The perpetrator touched the car, both girls, etc. Why is DNA only found on one especially considering they were put in the truck together?
@@michelleprieur1 I'm talking about the mofo in the last story not first. But now you bring that first story up, how the hell did that guy's sperm dna get where it was? That first story too messed up.
@@staggerlee6794 Fair enough, sorry I misunderstood. Yeah, Pankey is a wackadoo. With McCraney, the DNA could have been planted, contaminated, or just plain lied about. I caught the part where it stated that the two girls had no signs of sexual assault, but DNA was found? On the outside of the clothing? That sounds off to me. It took the cops 6 hours to get into the trunk? DNA is not the end all evidence in every case.
Upon retrial, Pankey was found guilty of the kidnapping and murder of Jonelle Matthews by a Weld County jury on October 31, 2022. He received a sentence of 20 years to life in prison. His earliest possible release date is in 2040, at which point he will be 89 years old. As of 2024, Pankey is serving his sentence at the Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility in Ordway, Colorado.
Case four he killed his grandma for what money for stuff what a piece of crap. Money will never be a good reason to take someone’s life. It doesn’t last long and is gone fast.
I'm think I'm obsessed with hearing about unsolved cases that are finally getting solved. You do a great job telling these stories.
There’s so many being solved! I’m doing less unsolved ones but I have a loooonng list I have to get to from requests etc
Me too now. This is my new favorite channel.
Southern girl is the best!!😊
i like the solved cases a lot, too. also love the voice.
You absolutely do a great job telling these true stories! My mother and I watch together and she always asks for Southern Girl! No one else will do! Keep up your great work 🤗👍
It puzzles me why when people hear SCREAMING and odd movements in the townhouse, they didn't call the POLICE! I would have and if it turned out to be nothing, that would be fine because if it HAD been(which it was)a life may have been save or the killer caught!
Me too! I think we must be rare as hen's teeth. As a parent and grandparent I couldn't do anything less because one day it might just be my family needing help! Take care now.
Exactly, as the saying goes - it’s better to be safe than sorry.
I’d rather call and be wrong than to not call and be right.
Maybe because of the bystander effect.
Tell me you grew up in suburbia without telling me you grew up in suburbia and you don't call the cops in the city it's like the number one unspoken rule. You don't call the cops.
💔 For all the victims RIP... also that dude is "crazy as"... I hope that more evidence can be found in Janelle's case... & if that crazy... Is responsible than he stays where he belongs... Behind bars... 😡
Seeing such young people snuffed out before they even get a chance to live really makes my blood boil. I wish I could have just 1 minute alone in a room with whoever that guy is that left JB and Tracie in that trunk.
After me peta😖
Horrible. It's just beyond heartbreaking. And then the killer went onto living free for 20 years.
All of these are so sad but the first one hit home. Those girls were my age, 82 babies, and should have graduated in 2000. Forever 17 🙏🏾 This just breaks my heart so bad. I couldn’t imagine leaving here at 17 in 1999. At 40 I feel so blessed.
Jonelle Matthews case really pissed me off. He did that shit and basically played around staying close enough to the case to see how long it takes them to solve the murder and that infuriates me even more. That was just a personal game for him. I hate law enforcement took soooo long to pinpoint him when it was right under their nose. Ugh.
He's sadistic. Happy to watch people in pain and frustration of not getting convicted. Cat and mouse game to him.
When dealing with corrupt police department, entire department, wouldn’t it be a little easier for them to mess with the DNA and put it on an innocent man? I don’t know, but something in my gut tells me that Rena wasn’t making all that up. That’s just my opinion though 🤷🏻♀️
It was long a rumor the person who killed those girls was the police chiefs son. The son committed suicide not long after they were killed and the chief destroyed the suicide note. And yes not everything that lady said about corruption was made up.
I agree 100 percent
I just can’t wrap my head around why they stopped and why the drivers license was on the dash.
Agree...that Police Cheif Spivey guy has arrested for embezzlement & faking his own death...
Mines as well!
Thanks for doing the story about JB and Tracie from Dothan, AL. I was only 4 years older than them and their murder was so awful and heartbreaking for the whole area. There were so many rumors too and not just about the police but I'm glad it had somewhat of a solution. Mia Brown is another one from this area that is heartbreaking. She was found in her trunk too. Not connected to JB and Tracie at all though. Anyway thank you for the coverage.
The police definitely did that crime ain’t no way after this women ratted out the police department she gets beat then all of a sudden they have a black suspect who don’t have no connection with the case at all I’ve read about Ozark and y’all police department is definitely full of dirty cops
I'm from Troy, but was working at Wal-Mart in Ozark at the time. Back then, especially, Ozark was a very tight community. Yes, there was a lot of rumors, but there was also a lot of fact to many of those rumors. Most of the ones involved (in those rumors) have moved away... that tells me a lot right there. Not matter what happened, it was a very very sad and dark time in Dale County, Alabama. It really changed the community.. Ozark lost its innocence to me.... I grew up going to the skating rink, the movies over by the old Walmart... it sure has changed.
@@will2472 Oh wow so you got an unfortunate front row seat to all the ugliness that came after. I can understand the loss of innocence.. it was so brutal. Those rumors sure did cast a shadow.
24 hr before missing person oh the lies
In the October 2022 trial, Steven Pankey, was given life in prison for the felony murder of Jonelle Mathews and guilty of second degree kidnapping. As far as I'm concerned the SOB is right where he belongs. ✌
Wow, that dude talking to an interviewer....wtf does his girlfriend, who he was having sex with, flew to England to have an abortion (this was the late 70s, abortions were legal here by then), came back and they had sex right away when she got back.....like whoa, nobody asked about that ish, dude.
Right! Then he says he took his son out of the church because of the Matthew’s family and the turns around and says they didn’t start going there until a year later
Good morning y'all I love to see DNA kick ass it's the best Southern Girl keep up the sensational job my friend these videos rock especially when DNA kick ass peace ✌️
Good morning, you’re gonna slay the day ❤️
Pankey was found guilty on October 31st
I get so giddy when you upload!
Thank you! Thank you! THANK YOU SO MUCH!
Not just for your thorough research, and beautiful Southern voice, but especially for the authentic reverence regarding each story + the victims!
(Also your occasional/sporadic, much-needed, and apt humor! I tend to do a little jig when you deadass & cleverly insult the really unrepentant/egregious criminals!)
You’re beautiful, exceptional, and so talented!
You just made my morning ❤️
Exactly my thoughts..I couldn't agree more with you! She's so amazing ❤️
These guys are all disgusting but to kill your own Grandmother??? That is just horrifying!! The last case came too close to home! I lived in the Big Bear Lake area for 15 years! 🥺
Thanks for uploading as much as you do! Your videos are informative and well put together, we appreciate you!
that youth pastor is lying,he did it.
Please do a story about Baby Joe Clyde Daniels. He was a 5 year old non verbal little boy with autism from middle Tennessee who was murdered by his parents. His case has haunted me for years. RIP baby Joe Clyde. 🙏
Thank you for covering the case of J.B and Tracie. I am from Ozark Alabama where the murder happened. I was so young when it happened but I remember all the rumors that surrounded this case. I'm so happy their families have some closure.
License on the dash hints at LE officer or someone imitating one which may have pulled them over. Also, it sounds like they tried to run away from their murderer before they were shot.
Cannot believe the police failed to find the killer! May Janelle rest in peace.
I love solved case episodes! Thanks SG
Ready for my southern girl while sipping some coffee. Have a great day I love your videos. Sending greetings from the Caribbean island of Trinidad and Tobago
Have a great day! Thank you ❤️
@@SouthernGirlCrimeStories welcome southern bell
Loving your channel over here in the U.K. -great work ,you handle upsetting content sympathetically and professionally - good job 🙂x
I use to live in Dothan Alabama, I can’t believe I’ve never heard of their case. It’s so sad.
Hello friend! This was a great video! You have a great accent and also some great story telling!
A cop took six hours to find a trunk latch?
Youth pastor....... creepy!!!!!
Thanks SG 👍💙🏴
Janky Panky broke my Weirdo-Meter even if he didn't do it. Also he is the first I have ever heard to proclaim to be a celibate homosexual. Hey but I learn everyday so...... But he still comes off strange not including his sexuality claim.
Anyone know why a r@pe charge brought against him by a female church member was dropped?
It is a good morning when you wake up to a SGCS video. RIP to the victims as always.
It's a good morning when I wake up to my ol lady giving me a BJ. Now that's a good morning to me.
People not wanting to get involved is only helpful to the criminals. Let's not do that that's probably why so many cases are taking decades to solve.
How true. We all need to be good neighbors and citizens
Waiting for your video is legit the best part of my day!
Wow, thanks!
Thank you Southern Girl. Always good to have cases solved regardless of time.
As someone who was (and is) extremely directionally challenged, my heart breaks for the two girls in the first place. 💔 and the whole "man of god" thing holds no water these days. Just something to hide bad behavior behind imo
I definitely have zero sense of direction and have gotten lost many many times. Thank goodness for cell phones. And totally agree about the bad hiding behind religion
A man is a man, before he is anything else! That includes a man of God, a man of the police dept, a teacher and so on....
@@jodyljohnson8515 well said! I've had to learn the hard way that a man cannot be trusted.
@@HeyIwasaValedictorian I'm sorry to hear 😓 i hope your future is much better! Sometimes we have to learn the hard way. It certainly makes it a one time learning experience. Take care my friend ☺️ Love from Washington State 💞
That's why you have to be on guard within your own soul. There are truly good a holy people but there are others of us who wrestle with evil. It's a battle from the first breath to the last. As a priest I used to go to confess to once told me, evil lurks everywhere and you must be on guard for it but not fixate on it. He had seen a lot of death as a hospital chaplain, people brought in who succumbed to gunshots, random attacks, etc. Still had a great faith in God and people. He was a great guy.
Graced us with two GREAT videos in two days. I could definitely get use to this.
Steven Pankey is absolutely nuts. What was that interview?
"I was gonna tell the church she had an abortion without asking me" wooooooow.
The reporter asked Pankey if Jonelle was in his youth group, and all Pankey did was say "no," then went on about his $ex life - too much information!
The audacity of these monsters to kill and take folks lives.
Thanks for continuing to bring these cases to us! Pronunciation tip: Reading, PA is pronounced “RED-ing”. Unintuitive, I know.
Oh! Thank you
We in the in UK pronounce Reading as Red- ing too. I watch mostly American true crime whether on UA-cam or tv programs and noticed some pronounce towns or cities that are named the same in the uk as in America the same but some don’t, i thought this might be a state thing to how it’s pronounced. Woodsborough for instance I’m sure I’ve heard someone in America pronounce it woods buh-ruh ( uk way ) but some pronounce it woods bor row , but could’ve been another place with borough on the end. It just interests me on how differently diffent states pronounce the same name. I’m just fascinated by it and would happy watch a video about it. Sure there must be a video up somewhere about this. I love the American language. I know. I’m a geek lol
@@vixenghoul I’m a bit of an Anglophile (perhaps because my grandmother was a Welsh war bride) and I get into these differences too. I imagine Reading, PA was named after Reading in the UK, but was never changed in pronunciation. Famous differences are in the ‘-hams’. Such as Birmingham. UK BURR-ming-um vs. USA burr-ming-HAM. We’ll never understand how you get “DAR-bee” out of Derby, or “BARK-sheer” out Berkshire-there’ are no ‘a’s to be found... And the whole “shire” thing is something else altogether. Americans butcher the British “-shires”. They give them a long “i” and rhyme shire with hire. When it is supposed to be pronounced “sher” - rhymes with fur or like “sheer”.
Most Americans would pronounce Edinburg as EDD-in-berg, not EDD-in-bruh. Brits typically get the US state of Michigan wrong, they pronounce the first syllable as “Mitch” when it should be “mish”. Brits mangle Kentucky as well, putting the emphasis on the last syllable instead of the middle syllable.
America is known to mangle borrowed foreign place names… Cairo, IL is pronounced “KAY-ro”. New Madrid, not too far down the Mississippi River, is pronounced “noo-MADD-rid”. The list goes on.
@@vixenghoul Are you thinking of Wilkes Barre, PA
Wow........Panky guy.......full blown nuts!!
Yes he is!
I love the longer videos, thanks Mrs SG
One thing I would say, there's never closure for the families.
How was that first case “solved”? Still sounds fishy to me. Did the killer dress like a cop? Did fingerprints on the car match? He lived 15 minute walk away and was never questioned or suspected? He’s a truck driver, so did he do other crimes or is that speculation?
Little too convenient when a random POC is arrested and a difficult case suddenly solved 🤔
The last case with Panky, is not solved either and needs more evidence, if you ask me.
Listening to this while at work. Prayers to all the families involved. Stay grateful 🧑🏽🌾
Yes he killed that little girl
I am so concerned about my daughter. I show up at the bus stop 30 minutes early just to make sure that they don't arrive early and just drop her off. there are so many sickos out there. I have taught her the dangers and been blunt about doing so ,but so many other missing girls mothers and fathers have told them the same things. until we make a sentence that is scary for these freaks they will just keep doing it. they get a slap on the hand while our children die or have mental scars that will never go away. My daughter is getting older I know there's going to be times that I can't be there and she's going to have to make choices that affect her life or lack of life.
Who can kill their grandmother. Omg
It took the cops 6 hours to find the Lash for the trunk?
blessing us w/ all the uploads, also i love how you talk about all the lesser known cases!
it's obvious that Pankey killed Jonelle. The fact that they said "He was so close to the case because he has a true crime obsession." NO LMAO!! BULLSHIT! he was uncomfortably close to the case from the start. He claimed he didn't do it just because he didn't know her or her family. But yet still did so much research on the case and yet was so willing to keep talking to the police about the case as if he was a detective his damn self. the fact that he would tell the police details about the case only the police would know...that's one of 3 things: either he did it, he knows who did it or he was involved. that's it. They called a miss trial? no, put this man behind bars, he did the crime.
People just because someone says there in church doesn't mean there not a killer. Wolf's in sheeps clothing
Yeah, if you hear screaming...just ignore it..carry on..you kind people you!!!!!
His response to the reporters question had nothing to do with her being in his class or not.
What do I think?
Consider that he’s innocent - if so, his interest in the murder is ridiculously extreme, lasting for over 30 years.
Occam’s Razor has me believing that yes, he did it, he’s guilty.
Hey Everyone on the SCG community, have a wonderful day, be blessed and stay safe!
Good morning everybody!
Wow caught it 23 seconds after upload, thank you crime girl now my day can begin.
Have a great Thursday!
It took them 6 hours to figure out that there was an interior latch inside the car for the trunk??? That's not a new "thing".
I have never wanted to reach through the screen and str*ngle a man more than Pankey... It's so clear he did it, I can tell just from his body language.
Thanks for another interesting video SG love the solved cases...great work ✌
JB was one of the most beautiful women I've ever seen. Something about her is both stately and cheerful at the same time.
I enjoy listening to solved cases because it gives some closure to the families
Pankey is definitely a strange, creepy individual regardless of whether he's guilty of Jonelle Matthews' murder or not. If he isn't guilty, it's one heck of a coincidence. My bet is on him.
I have known several of these cases over the years and am glad to know the conclusions. This is my first time to see your channel and I will be back for more.I'm subscribing right now.
Good morning SG I hope you're having a wonderful day.
When it comes to the case of jonnelle Matthew's I fervently believe that Pankey is guilty.
There have been numerous killers that have insinuated themselves in their victims investigations and Pinky is such an odd character . He just gives off a very icky vibe and I really hope he is brought to Justice.
Thank you for relating these cases to us I appreciate it I hope that you have an excellent week.
Why do I keep thinking that the dad of the friend that took Janelle home was the one who did this crime?
Is it weird I watch these in the morning before going to work 🤣
I’m watching it while I’m working
Watch/listen on my drive to work every morning lol
So crazy how many characters were involved to throw the scent off the trail of case #1. Since Rena’s lawyer said she was threatened, does that mean the man bhind bars is innocent? I initially thought the cops too for the reason mentioned in the video AND bc they didn’t immediately seek a way to open the trunk. It’s not hard to find a lever to open it from inside if you choose to 👀 look😕
My first thought was what idiot doesn't know that a lot of cars are made for the backseat to pull down for entrance to the trunk. It took them 6 hours to realize it??? Something is way off.
Ok I’m not freaking out, but in that first story, the girl named Tracie looks a LOT like me. My name is also Tracey. Especially the one where the girls are looking back in the car.
They should have caught Pankey way sooner!! Also, the solved are my fav now vs. unsolved!! I wanna see scumbags caught lol and justice for families. Hearing they died young from a car wreck or illness is always a good feeling that the criminal didn't live a long time!!
Greetings all, from Yorkshire, England! Looovvvve me some Southern Crime Girl, day or night! If there was one thing you could do to make yourself feel better right now, what would it be?? I need some healing y'all! Thank you!
A good book!
About to go to my first day at a new job after months out of work...giving myself a big hug, patting my arms and telling myself "you can do this"
@@lilgorgo yes you can!
@@SouthernGirlCrimeStories thanks so much, made it through! Sending even more hugs to everyone here
Hey @lilgorgo! Was just about to ask, then spotted your reply!! Hooray!!! Still the sa!e question! What will you do now to relax and celebrate your achievement?!!😊🇬🇧
Great job like always! Thank you 🙏
I'm curious if semen ever gets planted by cops
Ewwww🤢 good question
I thought about this. I first thought that surely it's not possible. Then I thought, nothing surprises me anymore.
I don't think it was planted. Let's say that the semen was present; that doesn't mean that it necessarily matched the man who was convicted. All it takes is a threat or a few hundred bucks to a lab tech to make a switch. Or maybe the evidence was lost, and a handy suspect pops up, and a coffee cup he tosses "matches ". A scary looking black guy in Alabama, a truck driver who wouldn't have had a firm alibi, is an awfully convenient solution .
I'm a new subscriber...I play your playlists as I sleep, lol. I listen to you and sometimes think about one of my neighbors that was murdered a number of years ago in Vero Beach, Florida. Her name was Helen McPherson, she (her husband as well) was a great neighbor! I don't think her case has been solved yet, and I'd love to hear/see a "solved" update on your channel!
I hope so also .I did look up her murder and as of July 2023 Indian River County Sheriff's Department stated they have a person of interest in her murder thanks to forensics .Hopefully she will get justice soon .I have a lot of relatives in that part of Florida .I live near Ozark and my daughters knew J B and Tracie from school back then when it happened. Such an awful fate for these two young ladies also .I quite enjoy the solved murders on this channel myself .Where I live on the Choctawhatchee River we have a lot of unsolved murders and are a well known dump/murder site in this area but one Jane Doe was recently identified and they have a strong suspect in her murder .Hopefully my dear friend Tarayon Corbitt murdered here on the river August 10 1995 and still unsolved he will get justice one day also .RIP to them all .Sorry for the loss of your neighbor in such a horrible manner .
@@elizabethbelflower5284 it was my little brother that discovered that something was wrong, he mowed her grass and saw all the papers building up in her paper box out front...The sheriff has said the same thing about her murder for quite some time, I hope he isn't just yanking people's chains. Sorry to hear about your friend, almost hard to believe that 95' was almost 30 years now. I hope they find his killer also.
Its never too late for the chair !!!
I'm new to your channel ( which I love ) it's a beautiful thing you do telling there stories. I was immediately after 5 minutes watching a episode hooked. Because you southern lady are kind you care about all of these men and women who no longer have voices you keep there cases and each individual person still alive. Thank you sweet Angel. Im a forever fan..
Awe sweet Donna, thank you so much.
He killed his granma what a POS!!!
May every person that murders another person,,,, Burn in Hell.
I love to watch to solved cases, I watch these daily.. I’ve probably rewatched the same ones too lol
Pankey did it. Period.
It concerns me, to qualify as a church or a pastor in parts of America, there are no standards, training or oversight of those involved. Many disturbed and dangerous people immerse themselves in trashy, two bit "churches" as a buffer for their misdeeds.zz
It's a fairly easy area to be manipulative. People want to believe their pastor. Any area of control or authority can be used by sick people.
Your own grandson that’s crazy
Yes and another thing why in the world if people hear people screaming and loud noises why don't they call the cops? That's what they're for to protect and serve
Yayyyy....I can't sleep I have a migraine. My favourite youtuber has a new upload. I love SGCS. Thank you for all your hard work. Australia loves you!
You're the best!
Love your voice. It's so soothing. Love your attention to detail and that you don't cover just mainstream cases. I've never listened to one of your videos and not heard a case I've never heard before. You continue to bring new cases weekly. Thank you so much. I get so excited everyone I see there's a new upload. Keep up the good work!
❤ keep the videos coming. Flawless narration, epic backstories, and consistent ❤
That first case was wierd.the window on the girls car was half way down and the license on the dashboard.
White Man Technology caught up to him 10:00
That creep Pankey murdered Jonelle and that's it.
Yeah the second she said "youth pastor" there you go. And he's obviously a creep.
@@Phoebe5448 He was re-tried for for Jonelle's murder.He has been found guilty of first degree murder.This just happened a few days ago.
Thank you Southern Girl! ❤️
I can't imagine coming home to all the signs that my daughter was safe but no daughter. Missed her by literal minutes. Poor girl. And poor father. I can't imagine that pain.
I love your channel ! Literally addicted!!
Yay! Thank you!
Six hours to figure out that cars have interior trunk releases?
Good and sad stories. FYI, Reading, PA is pronounced like Redding, CA, not like reading a book.
Yes! Another Southern crime Girl episode! Love your voice!
Another great job by law officers 👏. Young lady missing in December in a snow storm and shoes and coat are still in the house. Officer's it has to be a run away because it's December snowing and she would definatly nit need shoes or a coat to run away. Wow wow wow can you imagine the IQ of these Officer's. And when they did a yearly review of unsolved case's they look at the situation again and draw the sane conclusion. December snowing so I'm going to run away and don't need shoes or a coat for sure a run away definatly. 🙃
I’ve got one coming even worse than that. Some are great, some are just preoccupied with “other things” besides their job.
I almost think the first case was a set up. It seems as if it would be pointless to leave them in the trunk if it was a random murder. It seems staged to appear to be a random crime that makes no sense. I also question the indication that it was a sexual assualt with DNA being found on the body of one girl. I lean toward the Rena Crumb story.
However, there is no evidence to support that theory, which is why it was reviewed and not allowed in court. DNA is hard evidence. It's really not possible to sexually assault two girls at once (in the and way), but is very possible to flee the scene after an assault.
@@VioletJoy There was a woman murdered and the DNA found on her clothing and body matched her brother. He actually didn't violate nor murder her. She'd washed her clothes at his home the day before. Come to find out, DNA residue can be left behind on surfaces, clothing, etc even clothes washed and dried seperate from someone else's. It actually remains in the washer. A Yale student was violated and murdered, she was found inside the wall in the lab. The DNA matched a man that had died a few years prior to her murder and had never attended Yale. Come to find out, he actually worked with the construction crew that built that lab years prior to his death. Apparently DNA can survive on the inside of a wall years after it's put up. It somehow doesn't actually degrade as quick as most unsolved or suddenly solved cases like to indicate where there actually isn't a DNA link. So DNA is a direct link to a person with the exception of identical multiples but isn't always indicative of a direct link to a crime nor guilt. Where is the rest of the DNA, fingerprints, etc? The perpetrator touched the car, both girls, etc. Why is DNA only found on one especially considering they were put in the truck together?
Southern girl,, if ou got invited to watch someone in the chair would you go ?
If they killed one of my loved ones then Probably
Jeez. If a step father isn't responsible it is often the local pastor. What the hell do they teach in bible class in America?
You don't honestly think that the guy was guilty, do you? I don't. Rena didn't make that up.
@@michelleprieur1 I'm talking about the mofo in the last story not first. But now you bring that first story up, how the hell did that guy's sperm dna get where it was? That first story too messed up.
@@staggerlee6794 Fair enough, sorry I misunderstood. Yeah, Pankey is a wackadoo. With McCraney, the DNA could have been planted, contaminated, or just plain lied about. I caught the part where it stated that the two girls had no signs of sexual assault, but DNA was found? On the outside of the clothing? That sounds off to me. It took the cops 6 hours to get into the trunk? DNA is not the end all evidence in every case.
Another great upload. SO look forward to your content. Always interesting and moving and delivered so perfectly. We love you here in the 🇬🇧. 💯❤️
SOUNDS LIKE NANCY GRACE
Exactly senseless murder ugh spot on again. Great content I like when you add little things like that or call them scum
I just don’t understand it. Why would you just randomly murder 2 girls if there was no robbery or sexual motive. Why cant we be better in this world
It was sexual, obviously. That is the DNA that was found. On a bra. Duh.
Well Done!
👍💯👍
Upon retrial, Pankey was found guilty of the kidnapping and murder of Jonelle Matthews by a Weld County jury on October 31, 2022. He received a sentence of 20 years to life in prison. His earliest possible release date is in 2040, at which point he will be 89 years old.
As of 2024, Pankey is serving his sentence at the Arkansas Valley Correctional Facility in Ordway, Colorado.
Case four he killed his grandma for what money for stuff what a piece of crap. Money will never be a good reason to take someone’s life. It doesn’t last long and is gone fast.