WI v. Ezra McCandless (2019): Ex-Boyfriend Jason Mengal Testifies, Pt. 1
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- Опубліковано 8 гру 2023
- WI v. MCCANDLESS (2019) - The defendant's ex-boyfriend, Jason Mengal, takes the stand for the Defense. Ezra McCandless was on trial for the murder of one of her three lovers, 24-year-old Alex Woodworth.
Prosecutors claimed McCandless stabbed Woodworth sixteen times on March 22, 2018, to rid herself of the inner turmoil of having multiple affairs and an abortion. The defense argues McCandless acted in self-defense when Woodworth tried to rape her. She was found guilty of first-degree murder and is serving life in prison.
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She'll be convicted again! Why bother!
This psychopath should never be released into society. No need for another trial. Waiting to hear the appeal is denied. Rip Alex. Condolences to his family.
She just won’t let Alex’s family heal , will she ! Selfish, heartless sociopath 😖
Why? If you're guilty deal, throwing key pieces out really isn't changing nothing
Horrible. Praying they don't retry 😢 Praying for Alex's family and friends 🙏
The way she just lit up and smiled when she saw him, is unnerving. She was absolutely obsessed with him. She’s sitting there as the accused of murder, and she still couldn’t control herself. She looked like a schoolgirl in love, not as the defendant in a murder trial.
But also maybe she was kinda trying to win him over or stump him - after all he was there to testify …
If you are obsessed with someone do you still chase other men for sex?
Ppl these days are gullible… like a little school gal…seriously?? 🤦♀️
I think she lit up because she loves to use him. I think he is infatuated with her.
That's the first thing I noticed and has to watch this , I cant believe how she was looking at him like that while her charges are so serious. Like" Hellooooo he won't be there when your locked up for life"🙄
That smirk on her face reminds me of Jody Arias.
Or Lori Vallow Daybell.
Jody Arias is innocent. But this woman is guilty as!
Jody is 10000 % MORE PSYCHOTIC
How is arias innocent??
Literally they are like sisters!! All i think of is Jodi Arias when I hear this case. Crazy
Notice, at the very beginning of the video, she's truly excited to see Jason. And then, to ensure she gets a good look at him, she puts on her glasses (notices a smudge), puts them on and then beams with excitement. She's on trial for a horrific murder...and she's sitting there like a giddy schoolgirl about to be asked to the prom.
Cleans the glasses with the sweater he gave her. Such a weirdo.
He seems like a first rate dude, but he showed astonishing lack of judgment dating someone so batshit.
😂
well thats typical, because guys like to romanticize the "crazy (ex) girlfriend" archetype like its all fun until this kind crap happens
Maybe, but I was struck by the fact that he didn’t know his left from his right or how old he is
It's called letting the little head do the thinking. Crazy women can be a lot of fun in and out of the bedroom. But it rarely ends well with them. We will try to fool ourselves into believing we can change them or "make it work", but that's not realistic. Love, lust, and emotions are not logical, but very powerful. EDIT: People can, and do, change. But change cannot be forced on them.
Lots of men likes dating crazy girl, there's this tendency in them that they could "fix her".
She looks like a SNL skit
I think it is the hair. I couldn imagine Kristin Wigg playing her.
@@thenightporter seriously! Her hair, her glasses, her mannerisms.. lol
Yesssss!!! I only saw my first clip of her today & wasn't sure if it was real or not! 😆
Yes!! Something feels off and fake.. def snl feel to it.
I watched this story on That Chapter - every photo that was shown she had a completely different looks (both male & female)...Like she can't decide who she/he is.
In NZ we have this game called “yes minister” where you ask a bunch of questions and the player isn’t allowed to say “yes” or “no”, they respond to the questions and see how long they can last without saying “yes” or “no”. This guy would be really good at that game.
I found it kind of rude and also like he was trying hard to be funny/quirky but it was awkward. Then the part where he called her a "Rican" when she gets mad told me everything I need to know about him.
Lmao 😂
@@Julia-um4rvwhat’s Rican? Curious of what you mean. I don’t understand the reference…
@@KittyD859 It's been a while since I saw this video, but I think he said he would use the term "Rican" with her which was short for Puerto Rican. Very racist and distasteful. I think he said she "acts" like one or something.
@@Julia-um4rvwhat's a Rican
It would suck so bad to date someone who ends up being a murderer, be deposed about one of the most traumatizing series of events of your life, and then have people leave hate comments about you because of it. This man did nothing wrong, and he didn’t sign up to be in the spotlight!
He didn't do anything legally wrong, but the way he answers questions, the way he behaves, etc, is a perfect example of someone who gets taken advantage of. And I don't think this is some subjective thing, because he admits he couldn't pull away from her, he kept coming back despite all the nonsense and drama she caused him. Not being able to pull away like that is viewed as a weakness, which I believe is why people hate on him.
One can have empathy for another person and even want to support them, but that does not mean one has to sleep with them; in fact, I would argue that Jason was taking advantage of Ezra by sleeping with her (she has no sympathy from me) qhwn she had mental health issues. He was so much oldee than her. Watch his police interview; he's not the Nice Guy he portrays to be on the stand.
Simp. Cuck. Enabler. Craves drama.
Not much of a man. I don’t see too many sympathetic characters in this story.
funny i thought he sounded alright in the police interview@@thenightporter
He walked right past all kinds of red flags and ended up with an aborted kid and in a murder trial.
Their whole group of friends seem like a bunch of insecure, odd, outcasts in a polyamorous relationship.
Slot on. Sounds like a bad Hollywood film
Why the complex description of the coffee shop😂
It sounds like the most pretentious pile of dipshits.
Because in court they want complex details of everything.
There's a lot of of details that seem not relevant but filler as to the environment at the time.
Because he's a "Racy's Rat"...trying to promote the business for more free coffee since he obviously doesn't want to adult just yet and participate in the "shared procrastination " before he pedals off into the sunset on his Huffy Bike. Pathetic excuse for a human, something seriously off with this man-child 😅.
I think it’s an attempt to seem hip and relevant, when he actually possesses zero self identity. He wants so desperately to be one of the cool kids.
What a strange group of people
The way her face lit and propped herself up when he took the stand. Also, yet another time she conveniently didn’t need to doodle because now she can see the man she is obsessed with talk about her. She loves hearing people talk about poor little Ezra. She couldn’t help but smile and get giddy when she saw what she thinks is her knight in shining armor. She thinks he still believes her lies and will save her just like all the other times he swooped in to help her. God it’s so infuriating.
People need to stop calling this evil b**** some exotic name she gave to herself. Her given name is Monica, plain old boring Monica. Call her that and forget about her..... that's what she deserves.
She’s clearly not obsessed w him. She wanted to break up w him and cheated on him w two different men. She’s trying to use him.
Hoping he sees her and lies or has her back.
Then there was a complete sea change - I couldn't tell whether it was after he'd said they didn't take the idea of getting married 'super seriously' or a bit later when he stated he couldn't be sure (any more, understandably) that the baby would have been his. She looked angry after that and stopped all the giddy gooey-eyed business. He'd burst her balloon.
@Questofthenight I think her killing Alex proved she was a little obsessed. She just wanted her cake and eat it too. Narcissists don't love normally.
She gives Jodi Arias, Amber heard vibes.
He was too gullible when it came to believing her... she wasn't faithful and she was trying to hide that fact to keep Jason on the side when she was ready to come back. Disgusting..
He’s a tool and I mean that in a non disrespectful way
He reminds me of a Kit Kat clock with them eyes going back and forth
I just spit out my coffee. That was so hilarious.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@thenightporter am I right??? 😁🐈⬛
😂
Oh my God! Spot on. I was laughing at his eyes doing that, then read your comment and now I can't stop laughing😂😅😂
OMG...you are soooo right!!! That's hilarious!!!!
The way Jason describes the coffee house, you'd think it's 1924 and he's a member of the Algonquin Roundtable describing its members, the restaurant and its patrons, and not the ex of a sadistic murderer and a witness in a murder trial.
Dude its Eau Claire, its better than the Algonquin Roundtable!!
Too funny!
Exactly. I was listening and thinking what the hell kind of coffee shop is this?
The coffee shop is basically a place people come to smell there own farts. Fake duoche bags.
I know like six people who are exactly like he and Ezra. Coffee shop weirdos trying to be so unique they just become a meme
She got herself looking like it's date night for his testimony! She never looked like this any other day of the trial! This trial is in 2020.
Ha😅😅
She also made sure that she wore the green sweater he bought her. She wanted him to see it, to remember. He thought it was really odd that she did that. She even took her trial pink jacket off to make sure. What a piece of work. 🙄
1:30:39 I love how her attorney said it's speculation about how McCandless felt (the judge overruled but still ironic on the defense)... but it's OK for McCandless to interpret Alex's entire journal of essays?
I was thinking the exact same thing…
And in the same vein, when the prosecutor was saying to Ezra, “what did Jason tell you, that he was told, by Jenna”
I mean, anywhere else, is that not hearsay?
It seems like there are different rules, or different allowances, depending on who you are.
And I’ve also never really seen it in a trial where a witness or defendant is absolutely NOT allowed or supposed to expand on what they’re saying, when giving an answer. Life is not a yes or no answer.
Anyway, I appreciate your comment!
41:54 the person coughing up a lung, blowing their nose and sneezing should’ve been at home sucking on cough drops and watching this on live tv. 🤦🏻♀️
I thought the same thing and then hoped that maybe they were a juror (still should have stayed home, though). 🤧💊😷🤒 That was ridiculous. 😂
I think that was one of the defense attorneys. 🤣 She was also coughing and snotting all over the place during the sentencing.
There is always someone hacking up a lung or sneezing in court. 😡 So infuriating, interrupting my entertainment. 😂
@@m00nk1n what I heard was definitely a man.
@@RustySpoons6490 😄
Its weird seeing Attorneys sitting down while questioning people.
Yeah like prop up your feet too lol
it’s a new day in age.
It's like a senate hearing
As an attorney, trials are SO exhausting. You have to be “on” all day every day for hours. Tense and on alert because you cannot let your attention stray and miss something important. You’re also barely sleeping because you have to prep each night. It’s like doing 8 hours of job interviews every day for weeks straight. It makes me happy to see other attorneys sit sometimes lol
Her smirk is disturbing. It is also strange that the commenters want him to condemn her on the stand. That is not his job, it is the job of the prosecutors.
It’s everyone’s job. She is scum.
What you took from this is disturbing.
How can an Army medic not understand how to give a short answer?
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😂
1 - he's a part timer, which doesn't really require any intellect or decorum
2- the army is known for taking anyone.
3- he's a hipster that likes to hear his own voice and thinks he's being witty. Just like Ezra
Roger
Lolol
I feel bad for the guy. He seems to have very high empathy, and even admits it. Just the type of person to whom narcissists and sociopaths gravitate.
really, all men with high empathy are derogatorily called simps? I cannot be alone in growing both tired and suspicious of the monolith that social media is making of humanity.
@shaunnal2560 As someone who served in the military and still spends a lot of time with my fellow veterans in veteran spaces and organizations, I can tell you that for better or worse, despite what people believe, these days the military and federal government are often on the leading edge of whatever social movements are happening, sometimes begrudgingly by some of the troops, but that's besides the point when leadership is making the directives. So it's not surprising that he was sensitive about pronouns when the government and military are making concessions for the transgender community. He was likely practicing the same decorum that he's expected to practice while on duty. Just another interesting example, I was recently in a program for women veterans, and there was a transgender woman housed in that program with me. Mind you, I was in that program for treatment of ptsd-mst (military sexual trauma), so it was more than a little unnerving to know there was, someone who served in the military as a man, now saying they're a woman, someone with a penis still, who's sleeping in the room next door to me, inside a locked corridor for women rather than outside that locked door in the men's wing or some other wing. But what could I say lest I be considered transphobic and potentially kicked out of this program?
So again, this guy on the stand was probably protecting himself by minding pronouns. Sure, he also coddles Ezra, but it just proves again that he has high empathy, and I still can't figure out how that's a terrible thing. As for his tendency to use literary and flowery language (waxes poetic), all the while saying, "Roger" for yes, that's not indicative of anything more than a military person with military habits, who also happens to be someone of literary and artistic leaning. It's not his problem that the people in the courtroom are not literary types and don't understand. It's a common misconception that all military members are the same type of people, with the same interests and hobbies, values, and beliefs. Like, are military members just sitting around talking guns, bombs, muscles, and war all day every day? I just fail to see the validity or merit of the term simp in general or in this specific instance.
That's my whole point about the monolith created by social media. For someone who isn't political, not let nor right you sure do seem to be batting for both based on your assumptions.
Shamal don’t be embarrassed that you’ve never heard the expression “wax poetic”, however, don’t assume that the rest of the world is as poorly read as you.
@@be_here_now44yes you can tell he is intelligent by the way he speaks. And there is nothing wrong with being empathetic. As the extreme in the other direction would be narcissistic or sycophantic.
@@be_here_now44Agree. And he had a good feeling that something was wrong on the day the murder happened.
She looks at him like a predator when it sees a soyboy.
The lawyer looks like a child and sounds like a grown man, the ex boyfriend looks like a grown man but sounds like a child (immature grown up)
I was so surprised at how young the lawyer looks.
😅😅😅
Lol
Sounds like dysfunctional 'Friends" in a parallel universe ☕
Welcome to Wisconsin
@@tkeo12 😅😂
"So no one told you life was gonnaMURDER."
@@tkeo12 we got Gein, Dahmer, Chandler frickin Halderson, these weirdos, Gacy right over the border....
@@foloija exactly! ☕ ...... 'you're love life's DOA"
Enough of the coffee shop already.
The defendant's lawyer comes off more as a real estate agent or homeowner's association representative than a lawyer
Yikes, this testimony was heartbreaking to listen to. I pray this man finds a trustworthy and truly loving companion in the future.
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I agree
Despite of the age difference between them, she was sleeping around with his closest friends and he even had to read messages she sent into the record
He seems naive and just goes where the wind takes him kind of fella. He is going to have a lot of bumps and falls until he seeks wisdom.
Uh he said right in the beginning that he is about to be deployed to the Ukraine.. basically he’s being led to the slaughter.
@@shayalynn this was 2019, before the war.
I can say out of all the years of true crime I've studied, she is definitely a psychopath.
How could this guy believe her after reading the text messages. She obviously was inviting sex.
He was afraid his friends might think him right wing if he didn’t appear to believe a woman…
He loved her. And she used that.
@@mikemck4796exactly u don't mess around with the pronun people. You better believe all women even when lying to ur face
@@mikemck4796Seriously? These people are so screwey.
@@dextermorgan1 exactly 💯
There’s a lot of unnecessary cruel comments about Jason Mengal on here. I think he was possibly a ‘late developer’/not confident with females and certainly appears nervous on the stand. I’m sure Ezra took advantage of his comparatively naive character.
I can only comment to your post as I have others: the areas he is referencing are VERY Catholic. Pro-choice billboards all along the routes to get there. Ultra conservative. Church is THE thing there. The people are very "God, Country, Family." Extremely hard-working people who are humble, kind and friendly, but they are sheltered (and they are proud of that) as most rural areas are. These days that's not necessarily a bad thing. So if he grew up there, that might be a reason why he seems under developed for his age.
@@thenightporter Very possibly. I think he seemed kind of sweet and I didn’t like reading the nasty comments about him.
@@dawnb3194 I thought, he was sweet as well. Took her in. Gave her a place. Gave her love and attention. Probably also money. All perfect, the first few months, and then you begin to see signs. Or fall out of love. And hard to kick a girl out of your house. If she has nowhere to go.
First obstacle, she was pregnant immediatedly. Wanted immediatedly an abortion. Was it his? Or previous relationships?
It went wrong the relationship. They stayed friends. It went wrong, especially learning or knowing rumors about a John and an Alex.
Jason withdrew, too much for him, and Ezra lost him, but also wanted to keep him, because he was the only one, she trusted. Could count on....
It is a Netflix movie or like those old little books with love stories, read in 2 hours.
I just wonder, why didn't she kill John?
Or Jason, with: if I can't have you, nobody will....
I doubt it was his. She probably did not know who the father was either. Low prices attract the most customers.
@@thenightporter The trial is very interesting. I'm now listening to the defense cross by Rottweilerinvestigations. Defense lady is now hammering, that sweet Jason guy. Like Ezra was his responsibility. She being 20 and Jason being 33. It is what is happening in real life also. Without somebody being killed. Don't mess with an unstable girl. I think, Jason did the best he could. In friendship. But maybe, maybe, it should have stayed, just by friendship. For a lot of girls, it is so big, a relationship for a few months. The world. And when it falls apart, such a deep low. Especially when your safe haven is gone, your roof, your love, your rock, etc. And you have to start over again, without all the attention Jason gave her.
Ezra has Bordeline/bipolair/histrionic/whatever issues, like Amber Heard.
Im a chronic overexplaining communicator as well. Most things aren't simple yes/no's for me either. I think I would absolutely have a hard time on a witness stand and come off a lot like he does.
This guy seems like a decent person who just had the bad luck of meeting this narcissistic monster
At least she didn't murderer HIM! It could have been him with this psychopath. He made it out alive
I keep coming back to this video to watch it in chunks, it's the only way my brain can handle the density of this trial
Why does a relatively small state like Wisconsin always have so many high profile cases?
Right? Something in the water over there fr lol
@@CrystalNicole13Yeah, Brandy. LOL.
too much cheese… they’re all constipated
@@mildlyobscure solid theory
We have nothing to do 😢
Funny how he seems unsure of his age or where he is originally from.
Not sure what everyone’s problems are with him. I think he is adorable and his unwavering trust is endearing. I’m sure he wanted to see the best in her. She definitely didn’t deserve him. I’m hoping he can find someone decent.
Wow he's hot so u must white knight lol
I believe he'll eventually find someone who really appreciates him, who will be honest and faithful to him and deserving of his love. I hope he's taking time for himself right now tho.
Yes, he’s a good looking guy and appears to be very decent. I do feel bad for him having to go through this. I’m sure he’ll find a nice girl.
I agree…hopefully he can trust another woman again and get over the PTSD of being railroaded and manipulated out of your mind by a literal psychopath!
The girl was 19 and he was 33…she cheated on him multiple times and he kept going back. She MURDERS one of the dudes and he’s still all kind toward her. Why? Because she’s pretty? This dude is not one I would trust as a partner of mine. He’s cute, but he’s way off in the head.
This is so sad. He loved her, and she ripped his heart out, and now he is stuck in the middle of a murder trial. I can not imagine what a nightmare his life was when Ezra was in it. She is awful.
🙄 yeah, that's what is going on here.
Right, because a 32 year old man dating a 19 year old girl has all the best intentions of the world. Fool.
I feel so bad for Alex who lost his life. she used him and lied to him. It seems he was a pawn in her manipulative games she played. I'm sure the people have been traumatized and my heart goes out to them. They're still are on this earth and Alex is not. Absolute tragedy.
At least he’s alive….
Loved her? 😂😂😂 They slept together for less than 6 months. You obviously have no clue what love is
My heart goes out to Alex and his family and friends. It's so clear that he was a kind, gentle, compassionate, loving, deep thinker who loved people, and learning. It makes me so sad to think of how he was worried about her and her car making it to her destination. What a caring boyfriend. This world has lost a great man. It's heartbreaking.
IN MY VIEW
Jason Mengal is such a nice guy. I am grateful Ezra McCandless did not decide to turn on him and kill him.
Hey! We're all nice guys, I think!🤔🤭😉
What a strange comment. You his fan girl?
I wish she didn't take ANYBODY'S life.💔🥺😢🙏🏽😔
That girl is mentally f'd up......the way she was smiling and all giddy was just scary.....you are the defendant in a murder trial....wht are you smiling etc. at a witness !!!!
Exactly!!! I thought exactly the same like you.
She is really not a normal person. Look, si many lies, she is so strange, and really has obsession about having sex with so many as possible.
Girl! Respect yourself a little bit!!! And others as well. Your body is not a waste bin.
She's mad cause she got 50 years before parole and she thinks she deserves less LOL
Nelson voice HA HA
The way he keeps looking at her 🥺. I hope he’s healthy enough to go on deployment.
I thought he was avoiding looking at her....
He is weird also
All the conversations these people had were exhausting to me. My dad was air force for 23 years & never spoke like that. He said yes, no etc. Exhausting people
Yes this guy is doing way too much. It was almost unwatchable for me
Rodger that
Conversations? It’s more or less an interview for trial purposes. Hardly a conversation 😅
I gaurantee they support communism....probably calls his friends comrades too
Wow it sounds like u want the killer to be free and another he probably just nervous anxiety make me take a lot when nervous so to me yah sound dum it like u defend this quacks
Who knew that dungeons and dragons crews are out here running trains on teenage girls😅😅😂
😅😂😅😂
Initial instinct … he’s a strange dude too. “Roger” in a courtroom. Doesn’t know his age. Can’t say where he’s from with clarity. “Unified procrastination”. No wonder he dated her. All bunch of kooks.
I agree with you. The age thing tho he thought he was being funny. He wanted to say he was 35.
I know many army people , & not one of them answer with “ROGER “. This guy is strange , something about him is a worry ,
Literally. Lol. Gives me the ick
Negative. Lol
Yup he’s WEIRD
I hope Jason's truly recovered from all this. He's such a kind soul.
I do not know. The way, how naive the guy is, is really incredible.
I really do not get it, she cheated on him so many times, and the guy is still sticking to her. Unbeliveable.
@@magdalenachwaja9516 He exhibits all the aspects of being on the autism spectrum.
Jason seems like a good, kind-hearted guy, who is just a little bit desperate and not too bright.
Good looking, but not very smart.
He does seem a little.... different!
Yeah, he had to think about his age and where he was from lol
I think she s a nasty women she never called on any man raped her and still texting them not until he found out she call rape it ridiculous she had sex with all he’s friends she nasty then calls it raped and her bf called the cops for her something she should of done so it tell she lied about everything
i thought he was uite smart
They are both incredibly strange.....
The lawyer and this witness spending way too much time doing free marketing for that coffee shop tho 🙄🙄
Right?!
I was wondering how this trial affected the coffee shop. Hopefully not.
Lol I literally googled it as they were talking!
@@baybabe95 me too, and i'm from Belgium....go figure.....nice coffee shop though !
I think an Alpha would clean up at that coffee shop. With all those nerds playing D&D, you could be making the rounds.
27:26 Make this make sense for me. It was his choice that she continue living with him, essentially rent free, while he sleeps on the couch??… side note - this is the most confusing line of questioning I’ve heard in a very long time.
He a simp and no spine
The abortion, the death of his friend...jason is traumatized. No one ever wants to say men go through trauma bc its all about choice. Hes still deeply, deeply effected by the loss.
He drove her to the clinic. 🤨
@@kbw6917a man can both support his girlfriend in what she wants to do with her body and also grieve the loss of the unborn child.
I thought she was a man
@@kbw6917 yep because he had no right to say keep the baby lol he never fought her on anything.
Would you fight her lol I’d damn run 😂
The green sweater is apparently a gift from him, this just adds a new layer to all that was going on in this video
Wtf is up with these people
He’s very lucky he wasn’t her victim the way Alex was. It seems like he just lacks confidence & that’s why he fell for this immature pretentious narcissistic fake. It’s odd because I think he’s far better looking & has much more to contribute than the defendant does. I hope he finds someone that actually appreciates him.
Guessing he's very immature and insecure about himself
The Defense attorney sitting over there looking like Rhea Perlman.
CARLAAAAA!🤭
I knew I wasn't the only one who seen her light up like a Christmas tree when this began
The way Ezra was preening in the first few seconds is astonishing -- as if she felt she could still attract Jason ...edit: Jason seems like the nicest guy in the world. All the best to him.
She looked like a school girl with how she lighted up
She wants that ramen change put on her books 🎉
Sure, the jury saw this also.
ALL the people involved in this “situation” seem emotionally immature - like they believe their lives are supposed to reflect the “drama” of a daytime soap opera. Just way too much of EVERYTHING. They seem like the type of emotionally immature people a lot of us consciously avoid. The guy testifying seems nice enough, but I’m surprised that, at his age, he let himself get dragged into this mess. It reflects stunted development, IMO.
Thank god I have a relatively normal circle of friends.
If bunch of artsy fartsy hipsters that met in a coffee shop...
McCandless wants his name back lol.
There are some really judgmental, harsh, ugly posts about this Mengel guy; get off of him. He is just nerdy, which is the least of many crimes, and seems like a truly compassionate, moral person. She truly screwed him over.
Agreed
I agree he seems like a cool dude minus the dating underage girls part. 😅
Thank u
He is adorable.
@nataliabaez6818 wait she was underage? Like 15. 16 or 17... oh that's right she was over 18
It's sick how pleased she looks being able to see him. She's all made up and cant help but have a smirk on her face. Glad after his testimony this he never has to see her and she won't see him.
She is trying to get fuel from him
Unless there’s a mistrial or something that would require a new trial 😬
He couldn't believe someone that young was sleeping with him every night. Some men with his immature ways dream of this. He fell into his dream girl and as long as she was still sleeping with him, he over looked all the signals of being used.
Yep! You nailed it!!!
Their whole lives revolved around Racys. They had so much time on their hands.
Have you ever been to the area? I have. It's Racy's, church (which means no sex unless married, so you can't spend your time doing that) or cow-tipping for entertainment.
Really weird 😂
That coffee shop sounds more like a cult
@@thenightporterbut he had sex everyone there was having sex with Ezra😂
This guy must of ate a impossible burger before he got on the stand.
What? Why? They are delicious..
I feel for everyone in this situation. Jason, sometimes you can't help people and you need to let nature run its course and do no further harm.
❤️
Omg he’s 34
Never would have guessed
Bruh for real. His beard is white 😮
@@marguerillastress?
I turned white at the age of 23. Runs in the family.
Forreal I thought he was at least in his mid 40s
Neither did he lol
He's unsure of his time in service, unsure of his own age, and unsure of where he is from...not sure I would want him on the stand.
That was bizarre
@@coopyduck6901 It's called being nervous, it's petty common for people to forget things when in a nervous setting. I've forgotten my age multiple times, some people don't give a damn about their work service length or their age. I haven't had a birthday party or anything in years and don't think about how long I've been at my occupation so yeah sometimes it's easy to forget.
What city do you live in? "Eau Claire county"
He seems really out of it at times and has such fearful, unsure eyes…it’s unsettling.
At least he's not a murderer
The constant moving of his eyes are giving me motion sickness.
🤪 crazy eyes 👀
He's just nervous
Jason seems like a rare kind of genuinely good person. Doesn't hurt that he is very handsome, no wonder that psychopath chose him as her victim.
it's a shame he isn't too smart. I'd never date a man who simps like he did. I see them get manipulated and it makes them instantly unattractive. Dumb people get people killed, especially when they cant see they are being manipulated by a psycho they refuse to get rid of.
Yes, and Ezra is very attractive as well. It's sad, really.
Good men don’t date teenagers
@@SkyePhoenixshe is? 🤢🤮
“Roger” 🙄🙄🙄 cringe. No wonder he was into her. They’re both cringe.
He’s in the military ya dolt 😂
I know a lot of people in the military. They don't say "Roger". It's an affectation.
@@inersphobiaI have family members in the military --- they say "Roger" all the time --- only when trying to get the attention of UNCLE Roger, who is hard of hearing.
I went to the laundromat. The one that burned down, well…er…not at that time…” 😂😂😂
Right also does it even know his age
He’s doing well considering what he’s been thru
When you google images for "wax poetic," Jason's photo is the first result. 😑
Lol
wonder what word shows up for your name
What does that even mean? This dude is hella weird.
Jason is verbose. Definitely hard to see him as a military man.
Well he is and we cannot judge him like that he could be nervous so he tried to make it comfortable for himself,its terrible situation for anyone to find themselves in.He did nothing wrong.
@@makenja1037 he's a weekend warrior
He’s a medic in the bed pan battalion.
She looks like the Prancercize lady. What 80's middle-aged thrift store did they dress her in? 😂
😅😂😅😂
Jason Mengal is a genuinely nice guy and good person. We see so little of this type of man, especially in court proceedings, it may feel foreign to many people. God Bless him, he's had his heart torn to shreds, questioning his own thinking, and won't trust easily ever again. Pray for him.
I don't like him
Well that's cool James, everyone is entitled to an opinion. ❤ @@jamesdeluca6657
Good men don’t date teenagers
She lied about her age. He didn’t find out her real age until they were already in love. She’s also an adult turning 20 having committing the crime at 20 1/2. It’s in the trial. This guy will never be the same again especially intuitively knowing something was wrong when Monica went to Alex’s. He said he saw fire in her eyes at the coffee shop and biked over to Alex’s. He suggested they go talk in a public place that’s when Monica took Alex and killed his ass and Jason rode off on his bike. Imagine you being the motive for murder and knowing something was wrong did the right thing and had a horrific outcome. This poor man.
@@TheJennaMay Whilst I don’t dispute the rest of what you said, Jason never claimed Ezra lied about her age. He never asked her age, because he “assumed she was older.” Let’s be for real though - she certainly didn’t look older than her age of 19. He was a 34 year old man who had a habit of surrounding himself with much younger people. He’s the same age as her parents. Glorified sugar daddy.
Wait did he still believe her lies at this point? 😳
Yes he did sadly
I feel he’s extremely nervous… I get like that where I forget what I was told or how to answer my anxiety can get that bad I even forget things…
The way she looked at Jason was scary. Happy...glorious...exitement in her eyes..ever a bit flirty. Not a victim stance.
Isn’t it crazy how much he keeps looking over at her ?!
Well she is right in front of him and she is the subject of the trial. It would be weird if he didn’t look at her
Can’t you tell that he s a weak pretentious man by the way he talks ?!
Why? She's pretty
@@perc3136ummm yeah not so much lol
@@sheslikethewind8999 way prettier than you (:
She never mentioned her age?
What kind of person doesn’t ask the person they’re dating their age?
Guys that KNOW by looking at her and level of maturity that the girl is jail bait. 😂😂😂
Yeah if someone isn’t asking they don’t want to know do they!
im not sure why some are so freaking out age gap in principle, I had my first serious relationship with a guy who was 32 and I was 18, for 2 years, lived together and in our social scene people of various ages interacted, it wasn’t odd. Each case is different, I don’t think a big age gap automatically means something Is though.
@durham you’re an exception, not the norm.
Other accounts say that she lied to him about her age until she moved in his room
What a group of wierd ppl
Bless his heart. He's nervous. He can't remember notin lol. He's dementia is worse than mine. I just found out I'm 62 the other day 😂😂 I can laugh about it so far. ❤😂
@@CharlieBravo887 He's in his 30's not in his 70's. And if you can't remember your age and where you were born, well....that's an issue, especially in a courtroom.
I feel bad for this guy, he was in the military. So he had to be gone. She was doing all kinds of screwing around & I know how it feels when he said, “ Why didn’t anyone tell me.”
Every one knew but no one’s told me.
🤔
I don’t he was sleeping with a teenager
This guy was a creeper, dating a teen girl and while living with her, gets her pregnant. He thinks he is a teenager too.
@@nicolelovesbiggie2269Who created laws about teenagers? School used to go to 8th grade then people started trade schools, working on their family’s farms and then they began looking for someone to marry… The government is who decided they wanted control of people longer… The government is who stunted the emotional maturity of “teenagers”
@@nicolelovesbiggie2269 Agreed. No way a 33 year old "man" should be with a 19 year old. Pervs in his favor are going to say, "Well, she was of legal age" as if he was 23 and she was 19. Sick.
this guy assumes aloooooooot about these coffee customers lololol geeeeze
26:43 "I'm not gonna tell her what to do. It's her choice. Just my responsibility to pay for it."
Yall are so weird to me. If it's her decision, it's her financial responsibility. Then this chick got you sleeping on the couch in your own house. 😣😒
Right? He did everything for this freak.
My heart bleeds for Jason as well. His shifty eyes lead me to believe he is very uncomfortable
The dude on the stand is an immature dumbshit
I was subpoenaed once because I witnessed a car accident. I was so nervous and I kept thinking "ohh my God what am I doing with my eyes!?" I realized I was nervous and recalling with my eyes and it was really weird, for me and everyone looking at me lol 😂
I feel the same way
Be very careful when you befriend freaks. She was scary from the beginning and I know people want to help but you have to be so careful.
Hey man, I might be a freak but I would never cheat on my partner (at all) let alone with their best friend and then turn around and kill the guy. I have standards.
"What does it mean to 'wax poetic'?"
"You know people will go on rants about Trump."🤣
Does this guy even know where he is?
😂
Lmao the part when he talks about her text now app on "her iphone...excuse me, ipod" cracked me up. It was probably unintentional on his part but that's pretty funny and insulting. Basically drawing attention to the fact she didn't have a working phone
Jason comes across much younger than 35 years 🤔🤔
Agreed. A good 10 years younger than he actually is, at least! 😮
Right at the beginning of the video. The look on her face. Wow. She's obsessed with him!
This guy has room mates in his 30s and hangs out in a coffee shop all the time. He is living like if he was on the cast of The Friends.
Roger over and over 😂
And "negative."
Clearance Clerance
This prosecutor was so patient with this witness. if I was the prosecutor, I'd turn into Juan Martinez with this witness," Did I ask you about alterations sir?"
Yep! Obviously a nice guy. But, I found him to be annoying. How many times did the judge tell him to just answer the question. Basically, don’t embellish. Then the “Roger” … Im all for the military 💯. But, geez…
Agreed. Most of the questions were yes or no and he just couldn't....
@@Madcaps215 oh my gosh ..the Roger and the negatives smh. It was like nails on a chalkboard. Did he act like he was guilty of something? Maybe I was reading too much into it.
@@DeltaForce_vs_ShowTime
Yes! Guilty knowledge. I mean the whole situation was so convoluted. And, he kept inserting himself into her life after being treated like dirt by her. Something off with the guy. Oh. Plus the age gap.
@@Madcaps215 💯
Red flag
girl lying on bench in the night... can't see that coming
😂
I find this man very immature and strange
Thank you.
This is the type of guy women meet on Match/Tinder/Bumble and when their friends ask the next day "How was your date? Are you going out with him again," they will answer, "No, there was something about him that gave me the creeps."
That’s why he was 33 dating a 19 year old. Her mom was his age
He comes off like someone on the autistic spectrum.
Liberal
That questioning part, where the lawyer read the Instagram messages between Ezra and Jason about Alex's little Prince book present, almost made me puck, what a vile woman. That was a sweet present of a moment he thought they cherish together and she was making it seem like it was trash and an unwanted gift. For such a self proclaimed "soft spoken" woman, she does talk a lot of garbage in these messages.
I was in St Paul and so I drove over to Racy’s. Jason was there and I bought him a cup of coffee. He was not very talkative but he did tell me that he was glad that everything was back to normal at Racy’s.
You drove when? Today? I'd have ridden shotgun. I'm lowertown.
I had to laugh about your comment. How is the burned down laundromat doing? Did Jason already buy his own washingmachine?
I may not laugh.
I'm just now listening to Ezra by the police. Detective Mark Vang. Assaulted by that John 2 times, while Jason was away. Assaulted/bad night, but John asked her over at his house, 'to talk about it', and assaulted again. That is just crazy. And hard to believe. If it was such a horrific experience, why going there for the second time? If it had happened, a person will do anything, to avoid that John.
So weird this case.
But reality, that so many youngsters, cannot cope with life.
Result: a guy dead and a girl spending her whole life in prison for it.
Sad, how she lost it.
And that John guy and Jason guy, are very lucky. Could have been one of them....
Thanks for clarifying. I thought he was saying, "Reese's".