As a first year in undergrad when I was 18 I drank and partied too much. I ended up flunking out of school with the right to appeal that decision. I was terrified of telling my parents, and when I told them they were livid but they never stopped believing in me. I got back into school the next year (on academic probation for the year), completed my degree, completed another one and am now doing my PhD. This story is particularly horrifying for me because situations like this can be resolved.
I think many teenagers need a breather/break immediately after high school. Time to mature a bit, and get back into the groove. College is a totally different animal than high school.
i basically flunked out of college and never went back. it was never enough of a shame for me to fabricate a story about, but i never let my parents see my college records either. i went on to marry a girl i met in college and eventually became a software developer earning six figures, sort of the path chandler wanted to pursue if he could ever quit playing games all day. but he chose the "kill your parents and make a joke of hiding the evidence" path. sucks for him!
I think they can be resolved for most people. This guy is just missing something. A soul maybe?? A conscience?? I believe if this situation with his parents had not happened he would have still ended up killing someone. Possibly a wife or child. He could’ve ended up being another Chris Watts. For him, the only person that ever mattered was him. Sad
Just because your parents never stopped believing in you doesn't mean other people's parents would be the same?! It seemed like Chandler's dad hated him and wanted to humiliate him but scheduling a meeting and forcing Chandler to go. You have ZERO idea of what went on behind closed doors in this family or what his relationship with his parents was like.
Good thing Mejio! By you sharing this you just gave people hope to have a second chance to get things right! I’m pretty impressed. God bless you on your journey in life.., peace be with you. 🌿🕊🌿🕊
I had a friend who made up his entire life, he'd tell me stories that I had no idea weren't true. I accidentally found out he was lying and it led to him threatening me at one point. I just realized how lucky I was that he didn't kill me. 😟
i had an ex like this he had made up an entire backstory for himself and everything. this story is very sobering because i realize that i’m lucky that’s all he did
What about the girlfriend? It will presumably take years to get over this. They had sex in the period right after he dismembered his parents. Does it get any creepier?
When Chandler’s brother was hospitalized for type 1 diabetes and was given a lot of attention and concern by the parents, within a week or so, Chandler ALLEGEDLY fell down the stairs and caused a brain injury and/or neck injury. He was then lavished with attention too. Funny thing is that it was a split level home!
@@whitepouch0904 It has been two years since I watched the trial. I cannot agree or disagree with you. If It was mention, then you shared another possibility.
I think we can see how he failed his I.T. course if he didn’t even understand that it could easily be identified where e-mails and texts were sent from.
I discussed Chandler Halderson with my 15 1/2 year old son. I wanted him to understand that whatever path he chooses I will love and support him …..but honesty and open communication is key to his success and happiness. My heart breaks for Bart and Krista Halderson …..they truly seemed like loving, hardworking people that didn’t deserve what their son did to them!
Your 15 year old son needs a better role model than Chandler Halderson. Also you should be concerned about your safety after giving him such terrible ideas.
This story is what my Grandma called a "Crying Shame". He had the support to be what he wanted to be but he didnt want to do the work. He was sick and grossly maladjusted. There was no mention of him being abused or in fear of his father's cruelty. ----sad story. Great job. God bless you Doc. Have a good weekend!
I simply can’t comprehend how someone would do this. How he was able to do this to the people that raised him then systematically dismember and dispose of them is just truly disturbing
Absolutely. Everyone goes through a rough patch where they don't know what they want in life. Even with all the lies, his parents would have understood his situation and guided him to a better path but he didn't give them that chance. He destroyed his entire family
I agree. Love seeing Dr Grande's take on cases. A million subscribers........congratulations. Just love your presentation and insights. His parents probably would have supported him, IF he had come clean. Such a shame.
This case is too close to home. (The murders happened less than 5 miles from my home). And my friends noticed the smell around that time as well. It was odd. It is so sad. His parents didn’t deserve this and his older brother lost his whole family. 😞
It seems Chandler was jealous of Mitchell’s success. Even being so jealous of the extra TLC Bart & Krista bestowed upon Michell after his diabetes dx / hospitalization to (HIGHLY LIKELY) fake a tumble-&-fall down the stairs. Then proclaiming a concussion, headaches, walking issues, etc. Even occasionally sporting a neck-brace. 🙄 Yes. Mitchell lost his entire family (sans his fiancé) all due to Chandler’s GREED & COWARDICE. 😡🤯😡
@@Daniel-fq5vq you are probably right, but you do find very strange things in the water around here and I have found drowned pets, etc so it is not as far fetched as it sounds.
@@Ruckus6112 sometimes animals pass naturally in “nature.” I don’t think anyone drowns animals that you can end up finding on a regular basis. If you care so much, go to Juvenille dentition center. Talk to the kids there. Volunteer. See the light and change the lens. Kinda dark
There are people who had terrible childhoods who could only dream to have lovely parents like his. He received abundant love and still did away with them. It's hard to fathom how somebody could do that. By some articles I read, his parents were very good people who were loved. What a shame.
This guy wasn’t even close to getting away with it. Talk about the Dunning Krueger effect. This guy who can’t pass an intro level class at a low key college nevertheless thinks he can commit the bloody murder of his own parents in his home and get away with it.
right, I mean even if it wasn't for all the mountain of evidence they found against him, the very fact that cctv shows his mum arriving home on Thursday night and we never see her or Bart leave, when the only other person in the home is Chandler, that's really evidence enough.
He really did do a terrible job of attempting to cover up their murders. I thought, he can’t be that dumb, he MUST’VE wanted to get caught… Dunning Krueger indeed 🤦♀️
Wtf....who could do this?? I know the guy was a liar but really, do you kill your parents because you don't want to face your lies? This guy was more than a little messed up.
I think financial reasons too, him and his brother would have inherited a million dollars from insurance and other material assets in case of parents death.
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You’re almost at the 1 million subscriber milestone, Dr. Grande! You totally deserve it and thank you for your informative, interesting and engaging content that explores a diverse range of topics, your dry wit and humor and your knowledge and expertise in mental health. You work so hard to make these great videos and I love your channel. EDIT: WOOHOO! It’s official- 1 million subscribers!!! So happy for you! Congratulations, Dr. Grande!!!! 🎉
Seems to me that it would be easier to go to school and have a job than remembering all the lies he told and dismembering his parents and scattering them. Eager to hear your millionth video topic!
Your analysis, Dr. Grande, was the most succinct, comprehensive summary I've heard from anyone! I sat through the entire trial and have watched many true crime commentators discuss this fascinating (yet grisly) case, but what has been missing for me is the psychological analysis of this kid. WHY did he kill his indulgent, loving, patient parents? Thanks for providing the answer. And your comments regarding listening to one's gut was excellent. Keep up the awesome work!
You made one million subs. Congrats. You deserve it. When I’m at chemo and/or radiation, I start watching your videos and u end up on the big screen at the infusion center. Everyone absolutely loves you. You make us all smile....and makes us happy to see the criminals go to prison. Thank u so much for being so awesome. Much love from Kentucky, Lesley and Service Dog Jake.
Dr Grande, I am watching the trial at the moment. What a horrific crime, he sits unmoving throughout the entire gruesome process. Great prosecution team, but the poor defence team really had nothing to offer in mitigation. You look pretty Grande today Doctor! 🇬🇧
The defense didn't even try. They put together a word salad and hoped for the best. They knew this case was closed well before the doors on the courtroom ever opened.
I think the dad’s Fitbit pinned down his time of death pretty well. When i was watching the trial I was bawling when they described finding pieces of their burned heads in the fireplace. And his girlfriend’s testimony was heartbreaking.
@@ririimari Oh, from this video I got the vibe he was an only child (as no sibling was mentioned and he was so indulged). Damn, that’s awful. He must feel so alone in the world now.
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"Technical Genius" - Sends text messages from the house, claiming to be from somewhere else. I guess he thought he could fool the cell tower, "pinging" that message. I see why he failed the IT class.
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I lied my parents that I was going to English language classes, instead I went to a biggest store in the city and bought myself donuts, lemonade and traveled endlessly on the escalators up and down. My parents got suspicious because I knew the exact price of many goods. It was back in the 70 ies and I was about 9 or 10. Back then we were going to school or after school activities by ourselves. I still remember the shame when I was discovered.
Even as an adult, I valued the approval from my folks. They set the bar high for achievement, discipline, being decent, honorable human. I “get” that maybe he felt he was a disappointment. What I can’t understand is why he didn’t know they would have loved , supported him ,and helped him through his struggles despite his web of lies.Unfathomable.
CUcer691 That is the problem He had decent parents Loving family environment But he unfortunately what I call was/is missing proper wiring in his brain and that is so SAD as it is hard to pick up on You give birth to a beautiful baby that somehow becomes I call this horrific creatures Naturally you think it’s you beautiful child which grows into something else Furthermore When professionals of Mental health don’t have name for it It’s all to Parental incompetency That’s extremely SAD 😢😢🙏🙏🙏🙏
This situation reminds me of a similar series of events that occurred several years ago in Texas. A young man set up the murders of his parents and younger brother after the whole family came home after a dinner celebrating his graduation from college. His mother and brother were killed, but his father survived the shooting. The supposed graduate was only slightly wounded. He had dropped out of college, but never informed his parents and somehow kept up the pretense that he was still a student. He hired someone to ambush his family so they wouldn't find out he had deceived them. He arranged to receive a relatively mild wound in the hope it would deflect suspicion away from him. Eventually, the police discovered the conspiracy and the young man was arrested and charged/convicted with murder. His father stood by his son despite the fact his wife and other son were dead and the father was as much a target as they were. I know I couldn't be so forgiving.
My sister had a big graduation party for her daughter and we all went up to see her graduate from college. Turned out the college allowed people who were within a certain number of hours of graduating to "walk" and have their names called out. We didn't find out for a couple of years. It was conditional on finishing over the summer semester. Which she didn't manage to do. But wow, nobody killed anybody over the thing! I don't know if she ever graduated tbh.
Hello, I had been writing notes while listening to the evidence and I said "impulse" at the very moment you did at 11:00 Wow did I feel chills. Your analysis cases are so engaging and crafted to hold the attention of those that enjoy putting together pieces to its puzzle. Thank you so much for your superb content. This is by far my favorite; you handled this case well despite its many disturbances.
Please pray for his poor brother, Michell, who now is suddenly and tragically orphaned in such a traumatic way. Plus the poor fellow only recently hsd a life altering diagnosis for which his parents were able to emotionally support and bolster him as much as possible. This young man will remain the primary victim of this crime throughout the remainder of his days. Please send him your healing prayers. Thank you.
@@shdz57 No amount of money is going to fill the hole left by this horrific event. If he has kids, they will never meet grand parents on his side. All that said, I'm glad he got some money and I hope that it helps.
Excellent analysis and made me laugh with those funny, but savage comments. I would’ve never been able to get through his search history without laughing either. I love your stuff, Doc! Also, I would like to congratulate you on hitting 1 million. You are awesome and will see many more.
I have an additional analysis to offer in this case : Chandler has an older brother, Mitchell, who was successful, lived at his own place, had a job, had a girlfriend, seemed happy. This contrasted a lot with Chandler's make believe land. There could have been an inferiority complex, especially when Chandler was grounded by his parents at 22 years old, which is humiliating. He made up everything to not suffer from his laziness and shelter himself from critics. When those critics werr about to hail on him, he hubristically thought that it would be easier to kill and dismember his parents than to search for a job. He also made up an injury to receive the same attention as his brother who had become ill recently. This reminds me of Munchausen syndrome. All in all, Chandler was the most short-sighted arrogant fool to ever live, because his lies were bound to be discovered a few weeks after he was making them up. Receiving no salary, no degree, not working when he shouldve been working, the list goes on. I think we should all have a thought for Mitchell. He knows that his own brother murdered his parents for no reason other than pride, selfishness and greed. There was indeed a life insurance policy on them, who wouldve benefited Chandler. A tragic story committed by a prideful traitor.
there is no evidence that Chandler was ever grounded by his parents, on the contrary according to students that knew him when he was living at the college campus being grounded was a lie he would often use on Cat in order to get free time away from her to see other girls.
Also I don't think his motive in killing his parents had anything to do with him not wanting to get a job, actually immediately after killing them he wrote a "to do list" that included getting a job on it. Rather I think his motive was solely about not being exposed as a liar, particularly to his gf Cat, you will note he sent some text messages to her in the days after killing his parents where he questioned if she would leave him if the space-x job fell through, he knew it was important to Cat to be with a productive and successful man.
the head injury lie was also a convenient excuse as to why he could not take the space-x job and it seems he actually got the idea for it from his army friend, the one who gave him the gun, his friend was discharged from the army due to a head injury and I believe this is where Chandler got the idea that falling down the stairs was a good excuse for why his lies were not being followed through. Cat was expecting to move to Florida with him and he had shown her pictures of a house he had supposedly already rented for them. He needed a good exit strategy.
Unbelievable 1M subscribers. Well deserved. You’re the most consistent and funny person! I look forward to watching these. They’re so relaxing and entertaining. Thank you!!
You sound like a sicko. So, you find his discussions of murders and murderers, including this horrific one, to be *_"so relaxing_*_ and _*_entertaining"?!_* Which _specific aspects_ of this murder & dismemberment case were _entertaining,_ and which caused you to _relax?_ Hmmm?
I feel bad for his brother. Chandler took so much from him. I hope he's doing ok (as ok as he possibly can) through all of this. Congrats on 1 million subs, Dr. G!
I read the case online and was taken by how gifted the defendant had been in terms his intelligence and social skills. He had a girlfriend and when he chose could find a job easily. Yet, he was detached it seemed and unappreciative. I noticed in the articles I read how he also caused a lot of pain for his brother not only with the crime but just his lack of concern for his brother. Before the crime from what I could see he was not a particularly friendly or nice person.
Chandler wasn't gifted he wanted to be and his parents coddled him. The mother knew he was off, she asked one of her co-workers a younger woman to come over and spend time with Chandler because he had a difficult time making friends. Hmm, where have we heard that before?
This one best channels on UA-cam. Dr Grande has made this into what UA-cam was created for. To think that there are so many people interested in mental health topics. Congratulations on this huge milestone of 1 million subscribers!
Throughout the trial, I wondered how Mitchell dealt with all of this. I’m sure he had a hard time believing that his brother could actually do this at first. Since he has lost his entire family, I wonder if he will be able to forgive his brother and have a writing relationship in the future or if Chandler is dead to him. I’m not saying that I think he needs to forgive his brother (I wouldn’t) but I have seen some people do odd things when they only have one family member left. I wonder if the parents discussed their suspicions of Chandler’s lies with Mitchell.
At the trial, the defence made vague insinuations that he (Mitchell) might be the perpetrator, because he benefitted from the life insurance policies. They would only have done that with Chandler's agreement.
@@horrortackleharry they both were going to benefit from the parents life insurance policy...it WAS split 50/50 between the two brother's..meaning Chandler would have benefit just as much as Mitchell would have
@@rdv217 You can't murder somebody and collect their life insurance. You can't benefit from a crime-like write a book and collect royalties. I'm pretty sure that's the law in Wisconsin, it sure is everywhere else. All the money would have gone to his brother by default.
@@susanohnhaus611 yes I know this!! I'm not stupid.. I was saying that the life insurance policy was split between the two of them.. they were both getting half before he murdered his parents!! which doesn't give his brother the $1000000 life insurance motive..that's what I was getting at..
I watched the trial and I have never seen a defendant so emotionless! Chandler never flinched at the pictures of his dismembered parents, not at any of the evidence not even when he was found guilty. That's eerie.
only time you see a spontaneous response from Chandler during the prosecutor's opening remarks. He vigorously shakes his head "no' when the prosecutor says something (paraphrasing) about the rope found around the father's body had a knot that could have been tied by "boy scout". I think Chandler is very arrogant, angry. After the jury verdict, he can hardly wait to get out of the court room. Go back a watch that.
Greetings Sir! Thank you...interesting but very sad story. Reminds us of how life can turn in an instant. Sounds like these parents cared about their son but sadly never thought he could take such a horrible turn against them. Shakes my heart up.... Thank you for all your do to give us your professional insite on so many stories, we appreciate you!
Dr. Grande, your new table lamp is beautiful and classy.✨ About this case- it’s nauseating to see the callousness with which he treated his parents. Really heartbreaking. Lastly, I am very excited for your 1M milestone, it might happen tonight! I think I will cook something special to celebrate it!✨ Thank you for another excellent analysis.❤️
1M!!! Congratulations, Dr. Grande! You are my favourite speculator on UA-cam! Congratulations! Thank you for being you. Your analyses and speculations are always done with humour and compassion. So well deserved! Love from Canada! 🇨🇦
As always a great analysis. I’m anxiously awaiting your Thank you for 1 Million Subscribers! You always discuss an interesting topic. A bit early but congratulations and thank you for all the time and diligence you put into each episode.
Dr. Grande to say I found your opinion intriguing is a massive understatement. Love seeing a true crime channel with intellect. Congrats on 1M. Well deserved.
So, for 3 years he carried on his charade of "good employee/student w a bright future", victimized by unreasonable college staff/employers and went to great lengths to continue the charade. My younger sister flunked out of college when she got involved w the local cocaine dealer but kept up the charade that she was still in class. My son kept up his charade of attending high school (when I'd drop him off daily, he'd walk right out the back door and party all day) and I, too, blamed the school officials for reporting him absent when he actually was. Both lied directly to their mother's faces. I guess my mother and I should count ourselves lucky that we were not shot, dismembered and cooked in the family fireplace.
This was so helpful and informative this case bothered me so much it’s so tragic and horrible. It’s heartbreaking I watched some of the trial and it blew me away what this young man did. As always you did a great analysis thank you. As a therapist myself I love your insights
What a horrific case, and one I haven't heard of yet. I was so taken off guard when I heard you say that he shot his father in the back, then his mother. I was completely expecting to hear that Chandler took his own life. Great video, Dr. Grande! Had to laugh when you said "....so they were highly dedicated imaginary friends." ;D
Wonderful analysis as always. Thank you. I watched the trial and feel so bad for all the victims but I particularly hope that his girlfriend Cat , gets some help. She believed all his lies like his parents and I shudder to think what it must have felt after learning she spent nights in the house with body parts in the freezer and bones, teeth and a partial skull in the fireplace.
She slept in the couch fort next to "that" fireplace with the burnt stench in the air, next to that creature!!! She is lucky she came out alive, but will be affected for the rest of her life by this.
Totally terrifying. I kept wondering how she slept in that house and didn't notice anything or question the smell, the cleaning supplies, etc. Not to even mention she was up close and probably intimate with someone who had just killed and was in the process of dismembering body parts. It's all so disgusting and the horrific stuff of nightmares.
I felt so terrible for her. It was the one time I saw Chandler deeply inhale at the end of her testimony. I think her testimony effected him as much as he was able to feel anything.
A million? YAY! You did it, and well deserved too! Congratulations! 🎉 As for this story.. I feel badly killing an insect.. I will never understand how anyone can kill a human being (especially parents who loved him). So horrid!
This is an excellent discussion of the extensive timeline and trial. I watched bits of the trial and Dr. Grande's summary of events is better than some news channels covering Halderson. Kudos for mentioning Halderson's overestimation of his intelligence. So happy for close to 1M subscribers. Very well done!
Dr. Grande: Congratulations!!! You deserve it. You have great content which I enjoy every day. My fiancé says I should stop "listening to her boyfriend" - she's also a fan. I like your podcast videos as well. It's nice seeing you guys in a more conversational style. I'm very happy for you!
Congratulations, Dr. Grande for your milestone of one million subscribers! Your videos are a daily must-see for me, and I look forward to viewing them. I
Congratulations, you have achieve 1M+ subscribers! You definitely deserve that and I think you will easily reach 2M in half the time. Great video, subject matter and actual videos that are well researched and easy to understand.
Great summary Dr G! I watched this trial from beginning to end, the prosecution did an excellent job of creating an organized and clear cut case of guilt. My mind continued to go back to the reality that these types of people live among us, the family appeared to be the ‘people next door’ going about their normal lives, until this crime happened. Intriguing true crime story.
I watched a lot of this trial and was shocked that Chandler had insisted upon going to trial rather than taking a plea deal. His demeanor in the courtroom was like a dead man sitting at the table. Not once did he interact with his attorneys who were stuck with an almost indefensible case. It seemed like that his insistence on going to trial was his last public F...you to the world and to his family. These were murders that did not have to happen if only Chandler had put as much work into getting a real job and his schooling as he did in his years of deception, lies, and ultimately murders.
I was shocked too until I remembered that this is Chandler, who lies and lies and lies to the end. I think even if he shot them right in front of your eyes he would still swear he didn't do it.
FU to his family is pretty much it. If his had just pled guilty his dirty laundry would have never been fully known. Since they didn't show any gruesome pics the chilling part for me was the slow walkthrough video of the house before the full search when into effect. Eerie just knowing they were dead and how close they were to deadly danger without even knowing it 😳
I watched 7-8 hours every day of the trial, and your presis was as good. THE EVIDENCE WAS INDEED OVERWHELMING. Thanks again for your insightful presentation. I will never be able to understand how or why etc. a man could do this to a human being never mind his parents...Dona in 🇨🇦
Hahaha! I sent it to him as well while the trial was going on and I'm sure we weren't the only ones. I agree he put it together quickly. I knew he would find the case fascinating!
Watched this entire trial and I can't wrap my head around why this went to trial--did Chandler just want to waste time and money or was he really arrogant enough to think he had a chance of getting away with it? No way his lawyers advised him to plead not guilty lol
@bleedingberryjuice, Yeah, that is an interesting question. What was he thinking? Why go through the embarrassment of a trial and have it all shoved in your face? I guess he really believed in himself and that it was all going to work out?
Woooo! Woooooo! I million subscribers! I hardly ever care about the sub count of the channels I watch. You, however, I'm happy as Hell for! You truly deserve the number.
Thank you, SO MUCH, Dr.! I became obsessed with this case...watched the whole trial! Sick?...maybe...lol...however, there are SO MANY people living lives like this...I personally know some of them! This covid pandemic issue has created even more...let alone...internet, phone, etc., isolation! Which.. one would think..would make people more social...no! So sad...some are waking up to this...others...are becoming more isolated! I could go on and on...lol. Keep up the great work and sharing! 999K...almost there!😊✌
Thank you for again bringing your intelligent assessment and views on this horribly dangerous person. I can’t imagine the loss and suffering of his brother who has lost all of his family but must pick up the pieces of his life.
He had a plan. It wasn't a smart plan though, which is why he got caught pretty much right away. I think his girlfriend had a close shave. Had she continued their relationship, (had he not killed his parents but still a psycho) she wouldn't have been safe. They had been dating 3 yrs...fairly serious...YIKES
@@Healcraft It could be. I didn't see the entire trial and I was going by what I heard the mother say. This guy was both stupid and dangerous, a scary combination !
@@peggypeggy4137 i could not believe how stupid he was. I could understand all the mistakes made on the night he burned the bodies etc because he probably didn't sleep once and then hung out with his gf all day. But just surprised anyone believed his lies
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Now you know his parents would have been angry, hurt, but they would have forgiven him. That's what we parents do. I think he needed some serious psychological help.
Woohooooo!!! Congratulations Dr. Grande! I'm so happy for you. 1 million subs! You deserve this so much!! You will never know how much I enjoy your videos. Wishing you all the best. By the way, I watched so much of the Halderson trial and I still learned more about this case from you.
I'd hardly call someone you've only played video (killing) games with _remotely,_ your "friend." They apparently _met in person_ only *once,* 2 weeks prior to the murder, when Smith gave Halderson the rifle and 400 rounds of ammunition. Smith was smug, flippant and arrogant when giving testimony. He dressed in fatigues, instead of a shirt, tie & jacket, which show respect for the judge and court procedure. Others were also dressed casually, but none were as off-putting as he was, especially when the prosecutor asked him how many gun "exchanges" he'd done.
So you didn’t mention any diagnosis like sociopath or such. Was he just a kid who was shameful of his lies and his inability to be successful? I wonder if the parents put a lot of pressure on him. Sad story. Love your channel! Oh and I know that feeling that someone is “off”, I didn’t listen to it 39 years ago and it nearly landed me in the grave. I know & trust that feeling now and I get the heck outta dodge.
It could most definitely be the first option you gave. At the very least he is narcissistic. I saw another psychologist say that they wouldn’t label him a psychopath because he has basically no charm and is bad at hiding things, and is also not a pathological liar because his lying served a purpose. I’m thinking it’s somewhere along the lines of sociopathy, because it doesn’t seem like he really cared about anyone but himself and how he looked
@badgalbinka I think extreme social anxiety mixed with a heap of narcissistic traits and possibly a personality disorder. His repeated lying seams like an extremely maladaptive avoidance response to stressful social situations: like telling his parents and girlfriend he'd flunked out of school. He often lied grandiously to his girlfriend Kat just to avoid spending time with her. He spent almost all his time playing video games online where he could curate his image. All his lies steamed from an inability to confront embarrassing social situations and an attempt to defer any emotional discomfort. He just keep stringing people along and creating even more lies to cover for, or get out of, the previous ones. I think he killed his father because he knew his dad wouldn't continue to support him after all his deceptions were revealed. Then he 'had' to kill his mother to even attempt to cover up his father's murder.
His parents may they rest in peace ❤ must have been Delusional its very clear to us all that Chandler isnt the full shilling so to speak as far as common sence his pretend life was going on for a few years and he took advantage of lockdown like a lot of others and not once did anybody ever in his family and friends Bubble asked for any prove of anything he said he was involved with 🤔 come on this guy is totally the opposite of human we as the real humans was sensible enough to sum this guy up in a few days. The whole circle of friends and family in my eyes , have seemed to never had any interest in him ever yes even his own parents Hes lacking normal human interaction on all levels . Be honest would you have questioned him a long time ago ??
Pure narcissism, stupidity, and a fundamental inability to own up to the countless lies he built his life upon because he’s a pathological liar. At least that’s my interpretation.
Dear Dr G, congratulations on the million. I am sure your unique dry brilliant sense of humour coupled with great delivery of well researched topics is the cornerstone of your success. I also have learnt a lot of useful concepts too. Very Well Done from Melbourne Australia.
I was looking forward to your analysis of this case. With the overwhelming amount of evidence, I was surprised it actually went to trial. Could Chandler have requested a trial so he could relive what he had done? Perhaps he's proud of himself in some way? Or could he actually have thought he'd get off or be found guilty of a lesser crime? Thanks for your thoughts on this case. I really appreciate it.
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What I find weird (apart from all the killing and such), is that his parents didn't know he was gaming instead of studying, or that the job wasn't real. He lived with them, after all. We have three college students at home and we know where all of them are in terms of term workloads, exam prep, tutorial schedules, results, etc etc. We talk to them constantly about their education and their jobs - and always have done. Kids have to know a) that they're answerable, and b) that their parents are interested and involved.
The whole sars 2 corona lock down crisis just made his cover easier as he was supposedly working remotely from home..therefore on the computer …if he was in his room with the door closed and on the computer gaming who would know? Also his parents worked outside of the house,
Preach! That's how our parents were. Chandler sounded regressed, what 23 year old wants to stay under their parents? You should be out mingling, going to the library parties! Going away to college was the best thing my parents encouraged us to do.
@@valerielstevens4712 On the contrary 'going away to college' is the worst thing kids can do. It's what has caused so many social problems in American society - kids being thrust into the adult world before they're ready. They're too young to be without boundaries, because they haven't learned nearly enough about compromise, cooperation, resonsibility, and answerability. Kids need to learn to function in a multigenerational setting, to mature properly. When they live exclusively with other kids, their development is quite arrested. Besides, parents who want their kids to 'go away to college' are wanting it for themselves - not their kids. They want to check out of parenting early.
He went to extraordinary lengths to fool his family and girlfriend. Pretending to study for exams, buying books, making fake schedules and showing them code he'd supposedly written for classes. He created an elaborate ruse and was only discovered because his father needed to file his taxes and requested his college transcripts. It it hadn't been for taxes Chandler would have likely provided falsified transcripts but since his father would eventually discover they were fake since he would be using them to file his taxes Chandler had to come up with his lies to string his father along.
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As a first year in undergrad when I was 18 I drank and partied too much. I ended up flunking out of school with the right to appeal that decision. I was terrified of telling my parents, and when I told them they were livid but they never stopped believing in me. I got back into school the next year (on academic probation for the year), completed my degree, completed another one and am now doing my PhD. This story is particularly horrifying for me because situations like this can be resolved.
I think many teenagers need a breather/break immediately after high school. Time to mature a bit, and get back into the groove. College is a totally different animal than high school.
i basically flunked out of college and never went back. it was never enough of a shame for me to fabricate a story about, but i never let my parents see my college records either. i went on to marry a girl i met in college and eventually became a software developer earning six figures, sort of the path chandler wanted to pursue if he could ever quit playing games all day. but he chose the "kill your parents and make a joke of hiding the evidence" path. sucks for him!
I think they can be resolved for most people. This guy is just missing something. A soul maybe?? A conscience?? I believe if this situation with his parents had not happened he would have still ended up killing someone. Possibly a wife or child. He could’ve ended up being another Chris Watts. For him, the only person that ever mattered was him. Sad
Just because your parents never stopped believing in you doesn't mean other people's parents would be the same?! It seemed like Chandler's dad hated him and wanted to humiliate him but scheduling a meeting and forcing Chandler to go. You have ZERO idea of what went on behind closed doors in this family or what his relationship with his parents was like.
Good thing Mejio! By you sharing this you just gave people hope to have a second chance to get things right! I’m pretty impressed. God bless you on your journey in life.., peace be with you. 🌿🕊🌿🕊
Trying to get rid of his parents bodies was the most work he ever did in his life.
And still managed to fuck it up lol
He has that stained boxers cheeto smell grimey look tbh.
it shows he did have motivation of sorts… too bad it was not for anything beneficial or productive. 😕
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@@yeebby1He was very motivated at those computer games he played each day.
I had a friend who made up his entire life, he'd tell me stories that I had no idea weren't true. I accidentally found out he was lying and it led to him threatening me at one point. I just realized how lucky I was that he didn't kill me. 😟
i had an ex like this he had made up an entire backstory for himself and everything. this story is very sobering because i realize that i’m lucky that’s all he did
@@mysterious.artifact Was his story good? It sounds like it worked for awhile.
Yeah was his story believable? Or was it like, outlandish in hindsight? I'm legitimately curious.
*My heart is broken for the older brother. His entire family was destroyed in an instance.* 🤦🏻♀️
What about the girlfriend? It will presumably take years to get over this. They had sex in the period right after he dismembered his parents. Does it get any creepier?
Everyone who knows this maniac is severely affected by this.
@@deanpeterson2272 truth. The most unassuming psychopath ever.
This. I hope he got /is getting therapy.
When Chandler’s brother was hospitalized for type 1 diabetes and was given a lot of attention and concern by the parents, within a week or so, Chandler ALLEGEDLY fell down the stairs and caused a brain injury and/or neck injury. He was then lavished with attention too. Funny thing is that it was a split level home!
He faked a bad injury from the fall, not for attention but to get out of the SpaceX lie.
No he did that so he had a reason no to go to Florida for a job he was offered by spacex
@@whitepouch0904 It has been two years since I watched the trial. I cannot agree or disagree with you. If
It was mention, then you shared another possibility.
@@gentleeyes5555 no it wasn’t mine just saw a documentary about this a few minutes before I watched this video 😅
@@gentleeyes5555 no it wasn’t mine just saw a documentary about this a few minutes before I watched this video 😅
Murder is bad enough, but when someone is capable of dismembering it takes it to a whole new level of evil, that's the stuff of horror movies.
Especially if it is your parents!
yes to dismember elevates it to another level - the fact that it is someone he knows.
And cooking them!
Not to mention roasting their heads in the fireplace 🤯🤯
He could have just dug a hole and buried them like most murderers do? Why this gruesome stuff? The blood, the fat, the smell, their faces??? 😢😢😩😩
I think we can see how he failed his I.T. course if he didn’t even understand that it could easily be identified where e-mails and texts were sent from.
Haha came to say the same thing
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Rosemary's Baby....Yikes!!
Him and his girlfriend must have been locked in a bubble and Delusional tbh 🤯😬
@@pipa8471 I dont think his GF knew what he had done to his parent's until he was arrested.
I discussed Chandler Halderson with my 15 1/2 year old son. I wanted him to understand that whatever path he chooses I will love and support him …..but honesty and open communication is key to his success and happiness. My heart breaks for Bart and Krista Halderson …..they truly seemed like loving, hardworking people that didn’t deserve what their son did to them!
Good parenting at it's best!🎖
Your 15 year old son needs a better role model than Chandler Halderson. Also you should be concerned about your safety after giving him such terrible ideas.
@@yellowjacket5995 Thanks for completely misunderstanding what she said
@@balintvass4771 Alright Blaint well I don't know what your deal is. I'm just looking out for people.
@@yellowjacket5995 She literally talked to her son to make sure he doesn't end up like Halderson
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This story is what my Grandma called a "Crying Shame". He had the support to be what he wanted to be but he didnt want to do the work. He was sick and grossly maladjusted. There was no mention of him being abused or in fear of his father's cruelty. ----sad story. Great job. God bless you Doc. Have a good weekend!
I simply can’t comprehend how someone would do this. How he was able to do this to the people that raised him then systematically dismember and dispose of them is just truly disturbing
I think he was so dumb that he literally lacked the mental capacity for empathy.
How tragic. His parents would have supported him regardless.
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Yes! With a different outlook on his situation he might have realized how lucky he was!🤔😓💀
Absolutely. Everyone goes through a rough patch where they don't know what they want in life. Even with all the lies, his parents would have understood his situation and guided him to a better path but he didn't give them that chance. He destroyed his entire family
I agree. Love seeing Dr Grande's take on cases. A million subscribers........congratulations. Just love your presentation and insights. His parents probably would have supported him, IF he had come clean. Such a shame.
I agree with you, especially his mother.
I believe his mother would have forgiven his deceit.
This case is too close to home. (The murders happened less than 5 miles from my home). And my friends noticed the smell around that time as well. It was odd. It is so sad. His parents didn’t deserve this and his older brother lost his whole family. 😞
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It seems Chandler was jealous of Mitchell’s success.
Even being so jealous of the extra TLC Bart & Krista bestowed upon Michell after his diabetes dx / hospitalization to (HIGHLY LIKELY) fake a tumble-&-fall down the stairs.
Then proclaiming a concussion, headaches, walking issues, etc. Even occasionally sporting a neck-brace. 🙄
Yes. Mitchell lost his entire family (sans his fiancé) all due to Chandler’s GREED & COWARDICE. 😡🤯😡
Just noticed something. You’re worried… you’re going to find..pieces of his parents bodies? …Say, what? Stay away from True Crime for a few days.
@@Daniel-fq5vq you are probably right, but you do find very strange things in the water around here and I have found drowned pets, etc so it is not as far fetched as it sounds.
@@Ruckus6112 sometimes animals pass naturally in “nature.” I don’t think anyone drowns animals that you can end up finding on a regular basis. If you care so much, go to Juvenille dentition center. Talk to the kids there. Volunteer. See the light and change the lens. Kinda dark
There are people who had terrible childhoods who could only dream to have lovely parents like his. He received abundant love and still did away with them. It's hard to fathom how somebody could do that. By some articles I read, his parents were very good people who were loved. What a shame.
You are delusional!
Born psyochpathic.
Narcissism also happens with people who get too much attention as children. That's probably what happened.
I just heard of him. Chandler has made my current situation in life seem like it's in a bit less disarray.
Agreed!!
My feelings exactly
The sad thing is he eliminated really good people. I would have loved to have parents like his.
This guy wasn’t even close to getting away with it. Talk about the Dunning Krueger effect. This guy who can’t pass an intro level class at a low key college nevertheless thinks he can commit the bloody murder of his own parents in his home and get away with it.
right, I mean even if it wasn't for all the mountain of evidence they found against him, the very fact that cctv shows his mum arriving home on Thursday night and we never see her or Bart leave, when the only other person in the home is Chandler, that's really evidence enough.
Seriously, he's not the sharpest knife in the drawer.
I thought he could get away with jt, if he wasnt spotted by his gf in the forest or by her mom during the pool.
He really did do a terrible job of attempting to cover up their murders. I thought, he can’t be that dumb, he MUST’VE wanted to get caught…
Dunning Krueger indeed 🤦♀️
it's the dunning-krugerification of EVERYTHING! but great point!
Wtf....who could do this?? I know the guy was a liar but really, do you kill your parents because you don't want to face your lies? This guy was more than a little messed up.
Antisocial personality disorder most likely
Yeah, and shooting them is one, but dismembering them with an axe and saw 😬
He was a demon for sure!
I think financial reasons too, him and his brother would have inherited a million dollars from insurance and other material assets in case of parents death.
@@kuroneko7022 definitely
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It's so hard not to feel physically sick when you hear what someone like this has done to their parents.
As a former Ins. Co. Employee I MUST ask: why would anyone lie about interning at an insurance company?
Lmao
I guess it was a good company and could look good on a resume.
With hard work, one could do very well and have a respectable career and a good life.
working from home jobs
Endless night
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Seems to me that it would be easier to go to school and have a job than remembering all the lies he told and dismembering his parents and scattering them. Eager to hear your millionth video topic!
💯 yes that seems like tons of disturbing things to do
Perhaps not easier to a psychopath.
Good use of remembering and dismembering in a sentence.
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Your analysis, Dr. Grande, was the most succinct, comprehensive summary I've heard from anyone! I sat through the entire trial and have watched many true crime commentators discuss this fascinating (yet grisly) case, but what has been missing for me is the psychological analysis of this kid. WHY did he kill his indulgent, loving, patient parents? Thanks for providing the answer. And your comments regarding listening to one's gut was excellent. Keep up the awesome work!
He literally told the entire story twice. And sooo slowly.
Love the content (when it’s not repeated damn near verbatim) just sped up to 1.5xs
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I watched the whole thing too. It was crazy. I feel so bad for the other son, Mitch ☹
The defense didn't even try. They put together a word salad and hoped for the best. They knew this case was closed well before the doors on the courtroom ever opened.
I think the dad’s Fitbit pinned down his time of death pretty well.
When i was watching the trial I was bawling when they described finding pieces of their burned heads in the fireplace.
And his girlfriend’s testimony was heartbreaking.
I felt sooooo bad for the big brother :(
That’s so f*cking awful. I can deal with Dr Grande describing this case summary, I couldn’t handle watching the trial or anything more specific
@@lanceanthony198 Good choice. I wish I hadn't watched it. I will remember it for a long time. Unfortunately.
@@ririimari Oh, from this video I got the vibe he was an only child (as no sibling was mentioned and he was so indulged). Damn, that’s awful. He must feel so alone in the world now.
I was glued to the trial! But I missed the part about Burt's fitbit! Gosh...
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"Technical Genius" - Sends text messages from the house, claiming to be from somewhere else. I guess he thought he could fool the cell tower, "pinging" that message. I see why he failed the IT class.
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I lied my parents that I was going to English language classes, instead I went to a biggest store in the city and bought myself donuts, lemonade and traveled endlessly on the escalators up and down. My parents got suspicious because I knew the exact price of many goods.
It was back in the 70 ies and I was about 9 or 10. Back then we were going to school or after school activities by ourselves.
I still remember the shame when I was discovered.
You're a free spirit ✨ lol at that age already you thought out the box 📦
I don’t think skipping school is one of the evil triad
Lol that’s a good story
the shame of lying eh? Don't lie
I like donuts and lemonade.
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Hahaha I like how after he murders a parents he puts "get a job" on his to do list, just like his parents would have wanted!
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This case is terrifying. Knowing someone can plan to kill their own parents in cold blood is so disturbing.
Even as an adult, I valued the approval from my folks. They set the bar high for achievement, discipline, being decent, honorable human. I “get” that maybe he felt he was a disappointment. What I can’t understand is why he didn’t know they would have loved , supported him ,and helped him through his struggles despite his web of lies.Unfathomable.
CUcer691
That is the problem
He had decent parents
Loving family environment
But he unfortunately what I call was/is missing proper wiring in his brain
and that is so SAD as it is hard to pick up on
You give birth to a beautiful baby that somehow becomes I call this horrific creatures
Naturally you think it’s you beautiful child which grows into something else
Furthermore
When professionals of Mental health don’t have name for it
It’s all to Parental incompetency
That’s extremely SAD
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This situation reminds me of a similar series of events that occurred several years ago in Texas. A young man set up the murders of his parents and younger brother after the whole family came home after a dinner celebrating his graduation from college. His mother and brother were killed, but his father survived the shooting. The supposed graduate was only slightly wounded. He had dropped out of college, but never informed his parents and somehow kept up the pretense that he was still a student. He hired someone to ambush his family so they wouldn't find out he had deceived them. He arranged to receive a relatively mild wound in the hope it would deflect suspicion away from him.
Eventually, the police discovered the conspiracy and the young man was arrested and charged/convicted with murder. His father stood by his son despite the fact his wife and other son were dead and the father was as much a target as they were. I know I couldn't be so forgiving.
GoGreen1977 -thank you for reminding me, I knew there was another case involving lying about going to college. So sad for the surviving father.
Bless his father
Bart Withaker and there is another one, Chris Porco
My sister had a big graduation party for her daughter and we all went up to see her graduate from college. Turned out the college allowed people who were within a certain number of hours of graduating to "walk" and have their names called out. We didn't find out for a couple of years. It was conditional on finishing over the summer semester. Which she didn't manage to do. But wow, nobody killed anybody over the thing! I don't know if she ever graduated tbh.
“Highly dedicated imaginary friends”
It’s good they are of this variety and not the narcissistic types.
Well they didn’t help him get rid of the bodies, did they
I watched the trial for this, soon as I see this case I knew the grande would make a video on this guy.
I was waiting for it.
I watched too and commented live stream WHATS UP?!😆🇨🇱
@@doneestoner9945 I kept suggesting it lol
Same
Hello, I had been writing notes while listening to the evidence and I said "impulse" at the very moment you did at 11:00
Wow did I feel chills.
Your analysis cases are so engaging and crafted to hold the attention of those that enjoy putting together pieces to its puzzle.
Thank you so much for your superb content. This is by far my favorite; you handled this case well despite its many disturbances.
Please pray for his poor brother, Michell, who now is suddenly and tragically orphaned in such a traumatic way. Plus the poor fellow only recently hsd a life altering diagnosis for which his parents were able to emotionally support and bolster him as much as possible. This young man will remain the primary victim of this crime throughout the remainder of his days. Please send him your healing prayers. Thank you.
Mitch was the victim and instantly lost his family. And the gruesome of it was terrific. He is a millionaire now and enjoys life.
@@shdz57 No amount of money is going to fill the hole left by this horrific event. If he has kids, they will never meet grand parents on his side. All that said, I'm glad he got some money and I hope that it helps.
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I have an additional analysis to offer in this case : Chandler has an older brother, Mitchell, who was successful, lived at his own place, had a job, had a girlfriend, seemed happy. This contrasted a lot with Chandler's make believe land. There could have been an inferiority complex, especially when Chandler was grounded by his parents at 22 years old, which is humiliating.
He made up everything to not suffer from his laziness and shelter himself from critics. When those critics werr about to hail on him, he hubristically thought that it would be easier to kill and dismember his parents than to search for a job.
He also made up an injury to receive the same attention as his brother who had become ill recently. This reminds me of Munchausen syndrome.
All in all, Chandler was the most short-sighted arrogant fool to ever live, because his lies were bound to be discovered a few weeks after he was making them up. Receiving no salary, no degree, not working when he shouldve been working, the list goes on.
I think we should all have a thought for Mitchell. He knows that his own brother murdered his parents for no reason other than pride, selfishness and greed. There was indeed a life insurance policy on them, who wouldve benefited Chandler.
A tragic story committed by a prideful traitor.
Great analysis commenting so more people can see
@@landlubbr thank you :)
there is no evidence that Chandler was ever grounded by his parents, on the contrary according to students that knew him when he was living at the college campus being grounded was a lie he would often use on Cat in order to get free time away from her to see other girls.
Also I don't think his motive in killing his parents had anything to do with him not wanting to get a job, actually immediately after killing them he wrote a "to do list" that included getting a job on it. Rather I think his motive was solely about not being exposed as a liar, particularly to his gf Cat, you will note he sent some text messages to her in the days after killing his parents where he questioned if she would leave him if the space-x job fell through, he knew it was important to Cat to be with a productive and successful man.
the head injury lie was also a convenient excuse as to why he could not take the space-x job and it seems he actually got the idea for it from his army friend, the one who gave him the gun, his friend was discharged from the army due to a head injury and I believe this is where Chandler got the idea that falling down the stairs was a good excuse for why his lies were not being followed through. Cat was expecting to move to Florida with him and he had shown her pictures of a house he had supposedly already rented for them. He needed a good exit strategy.
sibling rivalry was probably an aspect as well. His older brother is a college graduate with a career.
Unbelievable 1M subscribers. Well deserved. You’re the most consistent and funny person! I look forward to watching these. They’re so relaxing and entertaining. Thank you!!
You sound like a sicko. So, you find his discussions of murders and murderers, including this horrific one, to be *_"so relaxing_*_ and _*_entertaining"?!_* Which _specific aspects_ of this murder & dismemberment case were _entertaining,_ and which caused you to _relax?_ Hmmm?
@@wholeshebang1 lol ur in a bad mood huh?
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I feel bad for his brother. Chandler took so much from him. I hope he's doing ok (as ok as he possibly can) through all of this.
Congrats on 1 million subs, Dr. G!
Also when you said Roxbury, all I could think of was, What is Love and Will Farrell bopping his head 🤣🤣
I read the case online and was taken by how gifted the defendant had been in terms his intelligence and social skills. He had a girlfriend and when he chose could find a job easily. Yet, he was detached it seemed and unappreciative. I noticed in the articles I read how he also caused a lot of pain for his brother not only with the crime but just his lack of concern for his brother. Before the crime from what I could see he was not a particularly friendly or nice person.
Chandler wasn't gifted he wanted to be and his parents coddled him. The mother knew he was off, she asked one of her co-workers a younger woman to come over and spend time with Chandler because he had a difficult time making friends. Hmm, where have we heard that before?
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Throughout the trial, I wondered how Mitchell dealt with all of this. I’m sure he had a hard time believing that his brother could actually do this at first. Since he has lost his entire family, I wonder if he will be able to forgive his brother and have a writing relationship in the future or if Chandler is dead to him. I’m not saying that I think he needs to forgive his brother (I wouldn’t) but I have seen some people do odd things when they only have one family member left. I wonder if the parents discussed their suspicions of Chandler’s lies with Mitchell.
At the trial, the defence made vague insinuations that he (Mitchell) might be the perpetrator, because he benefitted from the life insurance policies. They would only have done that with Chandler's agreement.
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@@horrortackleharry they both were going to benefit from the parents life insurance policy...it WAS split 50/50 between the two brother's..meaning Chandler would have benefit just as much as Mitchell would have
@@rdv217 You can't murder somebody and collect their life insurance. You can't benefit from a crime-like write a book and collect royalties. I'm pretty sure that's the law in Wisconsin, it sure is everywhere else. All the money would have gone to his brother by default.
@@susanohnhaus611 yes I know this!! I'm not stupid.. I was saying that the life insurance policy was split between the two of them.. they were both getting half before he murdered his parents!! which doesn't give his brother the $1000000 life insurance motive..that's what I was getting at..
I watched the trial and I have never seen a defendant so emotionless! Chandler never flinched at the pictures of his dismembered parents, not at any of the evidence not even when he was found guilty. That's eerie.
only time you see a spontaneous response from Chandler during the prosecutor's opening remarks. He vigorously shakes his head "no' when the prosecutor says something (paraphrasing) about the rope found around the father's body had a knot that could have been tied by "boy scout". I think Chandler is very arrogant, angry. After the jury verdict, he can hardly wait to get out of the court room. Go back a watch that.
Greetings Sir! Thank you...interesting but very sad story. Reminds us of how life can turn in an instant. Sounds like these parents cared about their son but sadly never thought he could take such a horrible turn against them. Shakes my heart up....
Thank you for all your do to give us your professional insite on so many stories, we appreciate you!
I find your calm analysis, even discussing gruesome details, comforting.
always appreciate Dr. G’s ability to sum up personalities …. goes through the list of adjectives describing Chandler’s , spot on !
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About this case- it’s nauseating to see the callousness with which he treated his parents. Really heartbreaking.
Lastly, I am very excited for your 1M milestone, it might happen tonight! I think I will cook something special to celebrate it!✨
Thank you for another excellent analysis.❤️
Rejane - Wow! You're right about the new lamp! I did not notice the substitution! Very observant!
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1M!!! Congratulations, Dr. Grande!
You are my favourite speculator on UA-cam!
Congratulations! Thank you for being you. Your analyses and speculations are always done with humour and compassion.
So well deserved!
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As always a great analysis. I’m anxiously awaiting your Thank you for 1 Million Subscribers! You always discuss an interesting topic. A bit early but congratulations and thank you for all the time and diligence you put into each episode.
Not early! Right on time!🕑
Dr. Grande to say I found your opinion intriguing is a massive understatement. Love seeing a true crime channel with intellect. Congrats on 1M. Well deserved.
So, for 3 years he carried on his charade of "good employee/student w a bright future", victimized by unreasonable college staff/employers and went to great lengths to continue the charade. My younger sister flunked out of college when she got involved w the local cocaine dealer but kept up the charade that she was still in class. My son kept up his charade of attending high school (when I'd drop him off daily, he'd walk right out the back door and party all day) and I, too, blamed the school officials for reporting him absent when he actually was. Both lied directly to their mother's faces. I guess my mother and I should count ourselves lucky that we were not shot, dismembered and cooked in the family fireplace.
This was so helpful and informative this case bothered me so much it’s so tragic and horrible. It’s heartbreaking I watched some of the trial and it blew me away what this young man did. As always you did a great analysis thank you. As a therapist myself I love your insights
What a horrific case, and one I haven't heard of yet. I was so taken off guard when I heard you say that he shot his father in the back, then his mother. I was completely expecting to hear that Chandler took his own life.
Great video, Dr. Grande!
Had to laugh when you said "....so they were highly dedicated imaginary friends." ;D
Wonderful analysis as always. Thank you. I watched the trial and feel so bad for all the victims but I particularly hope that his girlfriend Cat , gets some help. She believed all his lies like his parents and I shudder to think what it must have felt after learning she spent nights in the house with body parts in the freezer and bones, teeth and a partial skull in the fireplace.
She slept in the couch fort next to "that" fireplace with the burnt stench in the air, next to that creature!!! She is lucky she came out alive, but will be affected for the rest of her life by this.
Totally terrifying. I kept wondering how she slept in that house and didn't notice anything or question the smell, the cleaning supplies, etc. Not to even mention she was up close and probably intimate with someone who had just killed and was in the process of dismembering body parts. It's all so disgusting and the horrific stuff of nightmares.
I would have to question using the fireplace in July.
I felt so terrible for her. It was the one time I saw Chandler deeply inhale at the end of her testimony. I think her testimony effected him as much as he was able to feel anything.
You are so calming and intelligent, thank you for your videos
A million? YAY! You did it, and well deserved too! Congratulations! 🎉 As for this story.. I feel badly killing an insect.. I will never understand how anyone can kill a human being (especially parents who loved him). So horrid!
This is an excellent discussion of the extensive timeline and trial. I watched bits of the trial and Dr. Grande's summary of events is better than some news channels covering Halderson. Kudos for mentioning Halderson's overestimation of his intelligence. So happy for close to 1M subscribers. Very well done!
YAS! More Grande!
I ordered your book. It is out for delivery today! Woo!
Dr. Grande: Congratulations!!! You deserve it. You have great content which I enjoy every day. My fiancé says I should stop "listening to her boyfriend" - she's also a fan. I like your podcast videos as well. It's nice seeing you guys in a more conversational style. I'm very happy for you!
Congrats on 1 million subs! Wonderful accomplishment and fully deserved.
Congratulations, Dr. Grande for your milestone
of one million subscribers!
Your videos are a daily must-see for me, and I look forward to viewing them. I
Congratulations, you have achieve 1M+ subscribers! You definitely deserve that and I think you will easily reach 2M in half the time. Great video, subject matter and actual videos that are well researched and easy to understand.
Great summary Dr G! I watched this trial from beginning to end, the prosecution did an excellent job of creating an organized and clear cut case of guilt. My mind continued to go back to the reality that these types of people live among us, the family appeared to be the ‘people next door’ going about their normal lives, until this crime happened. Intriguing true crime story.
I watched a lot of this trial and was shocked that Chandler had insisted upon going to trial rather than taking a plea deal. His demeanor in the courtroom was like a dead man sitting at the table. Not once did he interact with his attorneys who were stuck with an almost indefensible case. It seemed like that his insistence on going to trial was his last public F...you to the world and to his family. These were murders that did not have to happen if only Chandler had put as much work into getting a real job and his schooling as he did in his years of deception, lies, and ultimately murders.
I was shocked too until I remembered that this is Chandler, who lies and lies and lies to the end. I think even if he shot them right in front of your eyes he would still swear he didn't do it.
FU to his family is pretty much it. If his had just pled guilty his dirty laundry would have never been fully known. Since they didn't show any gruesome pics the chilling part for me was the slow walkthrough video of the house before the full search when into effect. Eerie just knowing they were dead and how close they were to deadly danger without even knowing it 😳
I watched 7-8 hours every day of the trial, and your presis was as good. THE EVIDENCE WAS INDEED OVERWHELMING. Thanks again for your insightful presentation. I will never be able to understand how or why etc. a man could do this to a human being never mind his parents...Dona in 🇨🇦
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Congratulations on a million followers! I'm so proud for you! I remember when you had like 18K! You've come a long way, Dr. Grande!
As a local to this trial… I’m very glad I was ineligible for jury duty due to sitting on a less gruesome trial with slightly less media coverage 😎
It's amazing how many videos I've seen on this one guy already but of course your analysis is the best one
Not one character witness says it all. He had no friends. He had no life.
I sent this story for Dr. Grande's consideration, happy to hear about it so quickly ! Thanks as usual for your content of utmost quality !
I watched the trial. UnFuckingBelievable what he did.
@@doneestoner9945 He never blinked an eye or showed any emotion. He is a stone-cold killer. Any remorse he feels is for himself.
Kinda surprised when he said he did this one before the verdict came which only took 2 hours. Considering he never said "allegedly" once.
Hahaha! I sent it to him as well while the trial was going on and I'm sure we weren't the only ones. I agree he put it together quickly. I knew he would find the case fascinating!
Watched this entire trial and I can't wrap my head around why this went to trial--did Chandler just want to waste time and money or was he really arrogant enough to think he had a chance of getting away with it? No way his lawyers advised him to plead not guilty lol
@bleedingberryjuice, Yeah, that is an interesting question. What was he thinking? Why go through the embarrassment of a trial and have it all shoved in your face? I guess he really believed in himself and that it was all going to work out?
@@tomruth9487I saw people saying that this was his last “f*ck you” to everyone and that really seems like the case
Congrats on a MILLION subs DR. GRANDE!!!
Woooo! Woooooo! I million subscribers! I hardly ever care about the sub count of the channels I watch. You, however, I'm happy as Hell for! You truly deserve the number.
Thank you, SO MUCH, Dr.! I became obsessed with this case...watched the whole trial! Sick?...maybe...lol...however, there are SO MANY people living lives like this...I personally know some of them! This covid pandemic issue has created even more...let alone...internet, phone, etc., isolation! Which.. one would think..would make people more social...no! So sad...some are waking up to this...others...are becoming more isolated! I could go on and on...lol. Keep up the great work and sharing! 999K...almost there!😊✌
Thank you for again bringing your intelligent assessment and views on this horribly dangerous person. I can’t imagine the loss and suffering of his brother who has lost all of his family but must pick up the pieces of his life.
Empathy award! 🎖🏆🏅
The police interrogation video is one of the most surreal interviews in the history of the true-crime genre.
Finally, I watched this whole trial, I've been asking you for weeks to do this one.
He Scares me to Death!! So much planning, and Soo BRUTAL!!
He had a plan. It wasn't a smart plan though, which is why he got caught pretty much right away. I think his girlfriend had a close shave. Had she continued their relationship, (had he not killed his parents but still a psycho) she wouldn't have been safe. They had been dating 3 yrs...fairly serious...YIKES
@@peggypeggy4137 was it 3 years? the other girl who testified said they dated in 2020
@@Healcraft It could be. I didn't see the entire trial and I was going by what I heard the mother say. This guy was both stupid and dangerous, a scary combination !
@@peggypeggy4137 i could not believe how stupid he was. I could understand all the mistakes made on the night he burned the bodies etc because he probably didn't sleep once and then hung out with his gf all day. But just surprised anyone believed his lies
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He is almost there though! Just 1K more!
@@76Soco wouldn't it be great to have 1,000,000 people on the planet happy for Your success?
He did it! 1,000,000,000.
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A truly magnificent comment to commemorate an important milestone!
Now you know his parents would have been angry, hurt, but they would have forgiven him. That's what we parents do. I think he needed some serious psychological help.
Let’s gooooo 1 mill! Congrats Dr. Grande!!
Woohooooo!!! Congratulations Dr. Grande! I'm so happy for you. 1 million subs! You deserve this so much!! You will never know how much I enjoy your videos. Wishing you all the best. By the way, I watched so much of the Halderson trial and I still learned more about this case from you.
Should definitely do a follow-up regarding his friend Andrew and his court appearance. There appears to be plenty of subject matter right there.
I'd hardly call someone you've only played video (killing) games with _remotely,_ your "friend." They apparently _met in person_ only *once,* 2 weeks prior to the murder, when Smith gave Halderson the rifle and 400 rounds of ammunition. Smith was smug, flippant and arrogant when giving testimony. He dressed in fatigues, instead of a shirt, tie & jacket, which show respect for the judge and court procedure.
Others were also dressed casually, but none were as off-putting as he was, especially when the prosecutor asked him how many gun "exchanges" he'd done.
@@wholeshebang1 Smith is a social cripple; I think his disrespectful demeanor stems from that vs a nefarious nature.
So you didn’t mention any diagnosis like sociopath or such. Was he just a kid who was shameful of his lies and his inability to be successful? I wonder if the parents put a lot of pressure on him. Sad story. Love your channel! Oh and I know that feeling that someone is “off”, I didn’t listen to it 39 years ago and it nearly landed me in the grave. I know & trust that feeling now and I get the heck outta dodge.
It could most definitely be the first option you gave. At the very least he is narcissistic. I saw another psychologist say that they wouldn’t label him a psychopath because he has basically no charm and is bad at hiding things, and is also not a pathological liar because his lying served a purpose. I’m thinking it’s somewhere along the lines of sociopathy, because it doesn’t seem like he really cared about anyone but himself and how he looked
@badgalbinka I think extreme social anxiety mixed with a heap of narcissistic traits and possibly a personality disorder. His repeated lying seams like an extremely maladaptive avoidance response to stressful social situations: like telling his parents and girlfriend he'd flunked out of school. He often lied grandiously to his girlfriend Kat just to avoid spending time with her. He spent almost all his time playing video games online where he could curate his image.
All his lies steamed from an inability to confront embarrassing social situations and an attempt to defer any emotional discomfort. He just keep stringing people along and creating even more lies to cover for, or get out of, the previous ones.
I think he killed his father because he knew his dad wouldn't continue to support him after all his deceptions were revealed. Then he 'had' to kill his mother to even attempt to cover up his father's murder.
This was so heartbreaking, I just can’t imagine what was going through this young man’s mind to commit such a horrific thing.
His parents may they rest in peace ❤ must have been Delusional its very clear to us all that Chandler isnt the full shilling so to speak as far as common sence his pretend life was going on for a few years and he took advantage of lockdown like a lot of others and not once did anybody ever in his family and friends Bubble asked for any prove of anything he said he was involved with 🤔 come on this guy is totally the opposite of human we as the real humans was sensible enough to sum this guy up in a few days. The whole circle of friends and family in my eyes , have seemed to never had any interest in him ever yes even his own parents Hes lacking normal human interaction on all levels . Be honest would you have questioned him a long time ago ??
Pure narcissism, stupidity, and a fundamental inability to own up to the countless lies he built his life upon because he’s a pathological liar. At least that’s my interpretation.
The title of Dr Grande's video is a clue.
Dear Dr G, congratulations on the million. I am sure your unique dry brilliant sense of humour coupled with great delivery of well researched topics is the cornerstone of your success. I also have learnt a lot of useful concepts too. Very Well Done from Melbourne Australia.
Congrats on the milestone Dr. Grande! Always inspiring to see your consistency and the growth that comes from it.
I was looking forward to your analysis of this case. With the overwhelming amount of evidence, I was surprised it actually went to trial. Could Chandler have requested a trial so he could relive what he had done? Perhaps he's proud of himself in some way? Or could he actually have thought he'd get off or be found guilty of a lesser crime? Thanks for your thoughts on this case. I really appreciate it.
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What I find weird (apart from all the killing and such), is that his parents didn't know he was gaming instead of studying, or that the job wasn't real. He lived with them, after all. We have three college students at home and we know where all of them are in terms of term workloads, exam prep, tutorial schedules, results, etc etc. We talk to them constantly about their education and their jobs - and always have done. Kids have to know a) that they're answerable, and b) that their parents are interested and involved.
The whole sars 2 corona lock down crisis just made his cover easier as he was supposedly working remotely from home..therefore on the computer …if he was in his room with the door closed and on the computer gaming who would know? Also his parents worked outside of the house,
Preach! That's how our parents were. Chandler sounded regressed, what 23 year old wants to stay under their parents? You should be out mingling, going to the library parties! Going away to college was the best thing my parents encouraged us to do.
@@valerielstevens4712 On the contrary 'going away to college' is the worst thing kids can do. It's what has caused so many social problems in American society - kids being thrust into the adult world before they're ready. They're too young to be without boundaries, because they haven't learned nearly enough about compromise, cooperation, resonsibility, and answerability. Kids need to learn to function in a multigenerational setting, to mature properly. When they live exclusively with other kids, their development is quite arrested.
Besides, parents who want their kids to 'go away to college' are wanting it for themselves - not their kids. They want to check out of parenting early.
He went to extraordinary lengths to fool his family and girlfriend. Pretending to study for exams, buying books, making fake schedules and showing them code he'd supposedly written for classes. He created an elaborate ruse and was only discovered because his father needed to file his taxes and requested his college transcripts. It it hadn't been for taxes Chandler would have likely provided falsified transcripts but since his father would eventually discover they were fake since he would be using them to file his taxes Chandler had to come up with his lies to string his father along.
I'm glad you're covering this case! I'm watching his trial for second time
You EARNED all 1 million of us subscribers with your calm, intelligent, well-researched, pithy, thoughtful analyses and deliciously dry sense of humor. Enjoy the format and appreciate your responsiveness to your viewers. Your dedication is inspiring. Congratulations! 🌵
I just realized you hit 1mil subs! Well done, you, Dr.Grande. 👍 You've earned every one of them and thank you for all the great videos you've gifted us with throughout these years. Congratulations, Todd! We all love you! ❤ And this channel! ❤ 🏅🤗 🌵😙
L D - You have a very nice way with words! Always like your comments. Dr. Grande attracts the best fans!