I will be forever confused about this case. What happened to blood spatter experts finding shooters spatter on his clothes? What about gun powder residue on his hands. Did he wash his hands strip his clothing put into laundry and put on new set of clothes? And what in the world is a cop doing asking google how to stage a suicide. Jesus christ, if anyone should know its a cop with a 30 year career behind him.Sloppy.
yeah he thought he would get away with it because he was a cop well loved in the community and by both sides of the fam (still cannot get over that). he gambled and lost. it's what he gets too, because altho we might feel sorry for him for seeing no way out, IF he indeed was that well loved by the community and family (and apparently he was, deceased wife's fam sided with HIM for petes sake!), they would not have let him sink after a divorce where he may have lost the bulk of his assets. he's not a sharp guy. divorce is ALWAYS the option.
Thank you, Anna, for being a voice for your sister. I was sad that no one else in the family stood up for her… including the children she so loved to raise.😔
And why? She was such a a lovely lady and a sweet soul. He was a disgusting liar. Why did they side with this horrible man? Thank God for great detectives.
The fact that he's a detective and didn't bother with a burner phone to message his lover shows he was confident his brothers in blue would sweep any inconsistencies under the rug and wrap it up as a suicide. Too bad for him he got investigated by the good cops.
Oh you bet. My heart goes out to Amy who had just ONE, ONE family member on her side - her younger sister. I am familiar with this type of "man". I am familiar, unfortunately, with this type of "man" connected to a family of power, to a job of power, and who manipulates everyone around them, including, despairingly, the victim's own family members. If she had done ANYTHING in her past, ANYTHING......depression, etc. she would have been in BIG trouble. As it is, they tried to use her "state of mind"........what a tragic case. And those texts of his to his 'whatever she is, made me want to puke with their emotional immaturity. I thank all the good cops, her sister, the prosecutor, those females that did not buy his lies. Many are grateful to see this.
@@breebrown5610 Since already having his hands full by catering for a mistress; no wonder he could not envision himself raising a new dog 😅 Had witnessed how a cheating spouse's attention can - in a wink - be diverted away from basically all interests at his own home. It takes only one strange woman to purposefully move in on and seduce a married man; to completely destroy him, his marriage, and thereby causing him to lose basically everything he and his wife had been working for over their entire lifetime. Beware of giving in to temptations as such. All of us are tested - repeatedly - over time. Once one had given in, it's as if tied with a strong rope.
This man’s wife “committed suicide” in front of him and he is feeling sorry for himself and tarnishing her name saying “she was so angry with me” like HE is the victim. Disgusting.
What I think is crazy is that her family and people like you think she really committed suicide. when her hair would have the same effect if somebody was shooting at her from a distance.
That lady Cori was just awful. She’s laughing in the police interview like the situation was a joke. She was married herself and went to another woman’s house to make out with that lady’s husband!! Just gross!! At least go to a hotel or something
@shay3519, I really believe that it's a human fault for a lot of women and men to want what they can't have. If you're married or in a relationship, there are those that are attracted to you for that reason. As soon as you're single they will have nothing to do with you romantically. I don't really think these are always "bad" people, it's just something that humans do from time to time. Not a good trait obviously, but those that do it don't really look at themselves with a critical eye. I've done stupid things in my life, but I've learned from them. Hopefully Cori will figure out what her motivations are and this will be some sort of a lesson. But most likely she will never see herself how we see her.
To think that a wife devotes all of her youth and middle-aged years to a husband she loves, just to be cheated on and murdered so he can relive his youth. Such a disgusting, selfish coward of a man. RIP Amy.
Was he trying to relive his youth? The woman he had an affair with was a grandmother. Seems more like it was a man who finally got to retire and didn't want to do it with his wife or with less luxury after she took half of their assets and his pension.
I was married for most of 22 years to a deputy sheriff in CA. A serial cheater. Being a very committed Christian gave me the desire to be a very committed wife. I was cheated on more than I would have ever imagined, leaving me with an STD. It’s been very difficult to forgive myself for my stupidity, but I think I’m almost there. I’m now with a faithful, wonderful man. What a joy/blessing!
Do not believe it was stupidity that kept you to persevere within that situation. In the end each one of us should be able to live with ourselves - knowing that we did what God had required from us - irrespective of others' behaviour. In the process we grow in many ways, while learning valuable lessons, and being challenged to bear much good fruit - all towards extending His Kingdom. The question always being to what extent one is willing to lay one's life down - taking up one's cross - as a living sacrifice - not a enslaved to one's own will, but obedient according to our Father's; thus following in Jesus' footsteps. The road alongside an unfaithful spouse might be longer or shorter - according to God's individual plan for our lives. At any time He does not acquire of us more than what we can handle - with His help, and in due season He provides for an outcome; this towards working all things together for our good.
You where not stupid, you trusted someone who you thought loved you enough that he married you. You are not to blame for your ex husband's actions, that's on him. Glad you're now happy.
If your spouse cheats on you. You have scriptural grounds to get a divorce. That means God is giving you approval to divorce your cheating spouse if you choose to divorce. You would still be a good Christian. However, my exhusband was unfaithful and I did get a scriptural divorce but I even felt I let God down even though I didn’t. Divorce and cheating is so hard to deal with when you marry a person you want to stay with forever. So I can understand why you stayed marry longer despite the cheating you were hoping he’d change absolutely you didn’t want to divorce. You’re not stupid. You have a pure heart. I’m so glad you have a faithful husband. I found a faithful husband also our 2nd wedding anniversary is May 24th. I hope the best for your marriage and life. Your ex will reap the consequences if he hasn’t already.
@@truth_hunter Know divorce and remarriage is currently commonly accepted within Christian circles, yet according to some (like the late David Pawson), it is not Scripturally justifiable. Had looked seriously into this, and tend to agree with him.
I can't imagine anything more heartbreaking than being allegedly murdered by your husband and having your own family testify for him, including your mother and your children. When really what they're doing is supplying more of a motive why he might have shot her.
That betrayal is horrible. I caught my ex texting naked pics with another woman when we were having dinner with my family and my mom started sticking up for him and got mad that I was “ruining dinner” My blood was BOILING and I will never trust her or take her side for anything
The fact that Amy's mother and siblings stood behind Brian after knowing about the affair and also that there was no stippling around the gunshot is DISGUSTING!
@cataniamommaitalia87This man murdered his wife in cold blood. If anything, he was the abusive one and turned it against her and turned her family against her. Abusers do this all the time. And he's a cop. They are more likely to abuse than the average person.
@cataniamommaitalia87 ...and if the husband were to degrade the daughter? Same treatment? Or is he just quick tempered and needs to be prayed over?????
Yep, even her own mother didn’t have her back. Nothing and no one surprises me by their actions in this world. People are selfish, period, “family” or not.
He played his in-laws so well! Only her "little" sister loved her and has not let his manipulations get her. Good job, there! The rest of the family - shame on you!
I had ex partners like that. One of them stalked me, ab*sed and harassed me. I had to leave the country to get away, and he still followed me. He played the decent loving bf so well that my younger sister adored him and gave him my details 😮😮😮
@@AlissaSss23, how are you now, are you well and safe ? Take good care of yourself and don't let your traitor sister knows where you are, she's a traitor
I saw that too, and it was disgusting! Even if he had been innocent (which he wasn't), he was having an affair and didn't want to be with her anymore. What part of beloved is that?!
One of your soulmates can indeed be married to someone else. It doesn't mean either individual should dishonor themselves, their partners or vows they have made. That's the difference between consciousness and lack of consciousness.
It really shocked me how Amy's family, including her mother and son, took this guy's side and didn't defend Amy when she was no longer there to defend herself.
This makes the verdict suspect. He is more likely innocent if people that knew her best (including her own son) say she was capable of killing herself.
Mother probably a narcissist too. I was raised by two narcs & don’t know what love feels like ❤️🩹 so it’s easy for covert narcs to deceive me with their words
@@virg0_lem0nade You might not be old enough to know that this has not always been the norm in small town where one family has a lot of influence with the police and other legal authorities.
@@danieldavis3035she was obviously being dramatic and safety was off so she accidently shot it. I dont think she meant to but was trying to get some sort of reaction out of him. He couldnt even have sex with his affair partner he couldnt have cared less about her.She was a diversion was all. We now know hair plays a significant part in gunshot residue. They got this wrong I truly believe he was innocent. Many men flirt with women and wish they could leave their wives..thats all they had on him
The thing is that if she wouldn’t have left him he was going to dismiss her for a new acquaintance- in different circumstances. A man that leaves his partner in order to be you, will eventually do exactly the same thing to you. Be aware
I thought the same thing. I've also heard anger turned inward usually manifests as depression, not a dramatic bloody scene at the dining table. If she had been that enraged, she'd have shot him.
Not if she was using it to enforce control and it went off accidently. None of us know these people but if your own family is not defending you in death that's a huge red flag that others perhaps weren't shown.
Amy had a rotten family … the truth was in their faces and they decided to support the murderer. I’m undecided who was worse; the son, the mother, the sister testifying against Amy and all the rest who sign the letter. The younger sister was the ONLY ONE who really had the intelligence to see clearly what was going on. She is Amy’s angel!
Hmmm I think you've made a very good point and dare I add that this rotten family is pretty much a cult. For instance, RIP Amy but their family pretty much enabled her to have this temper outbursts for years. Like when the other sister testified that she witnessed how nasty Amy talked to his husband, she knew it was wrong yet cringed about it. The cognitive dissonance is real. Then how these people are very perceptive minded people - the whole signing of the letter thing, how her own son believes that she could pick up the gun etc. and no amount of scientific evidence could change their minds. Brian was also part of cult family in which he thought he could get away easily. Kinda scary because this is very subtle to see and breakaway from. I kinda want to know the story behind that one younger sister. She might have a thing or two to say about her own family.
Nothing disgusts me more than when a man murders his wife, and her family sides with him despite compelling evidence, including he’s having an affair. Her mother and sister took the stand and said derogatory things about her. Angry people shoot who they’re angry at. The gun shot residue guy is an idiot. Her hair was long but it wasn’t thick. I’ve been a hairstylist for 25 years and that hair piece was much denser than her hair. The coroner reported what he saw, he had no motive to lie. He was having an affair, looking up accidental deaths, and the coroner’s findings didn’t match his story, but they prefer to believe she committed suicide rather than face the truth. How alone that poor woman must have felt surrounded by that toxic, judgmental lot.
I was thinking that too about her hair. I have had a hairdresser lisence many years before deciding on a different direction in my life. Her hair did not seem very dense to me. Glad someone else noticed this!
I thought that about the "hair" too, which is actually a wig, not human hair. From the beginning of the 911 call, he seemed guilty. I also find it disgusting that her family was on the side of POS husband, and the loud sobbing after the verdict was just cringe worthy.
Yeah, welllll. . . . easy for us on the outside to say. As is so very common among married couples, it's quite possible their bedroom went dead years beforehand, shut down by a wife who simply wouldn't any longer. After suffering through this myself for over 20 years, you cannot imagine how crushing and emasculating it is, both mentally and emotionally. Judging from the testimony of the mother and sister, I'm going to say that's exactly what happened. Some men just ride it all the way out and live with it, get prostate cancer and die before their time. Some men get divorced. And a very few deal with it like Brian did. Certainly not saying I condone it, but I can kinda understand it. You notice that his mistress wasn't as attractive as the wife was. Doesn't matter in any way. If you're dying of thirst, once you find someone and begin drinking that sweet nectar, it just doesn't matter.
Why is no one talking about the text messages between Brian and Cory minutes before the wife died !? They are texting about their future together and how it is not happening fast enough or something like that .
I feel that somehow the wife found out about her husband having an affair and that is why he shot her. I don't believe that the wife committed suicide over selling their house. He is leaving the part out where the wife somehow found out about his affair and then that is when he shot her.
@@arbjful - We're not hearing everything here, and it is slanted against him. What about gsr on her right hand? Does it line up with someone who shot a gun? Her right hand should also have blood splatter on it. It was said that he held her hand afterwards, let me guess...it was the right hand, so that could excuse certain evidence not lining up (tampering with evidence). Any cop would know instinctively to preserve the evidence scene. Then there's the damning texts between him and Cora (his new love) the night before.
Exactly... Nobody's shoots themselves in the head when they allegedly have "anger issues" or waits decades till they finally do it. If she had anger issues (which she didn't) and if anger issues led to suicide (which they don't), why wait DECADES until killing oneself? That's quite patient! Such ridiculous claims! He was projecting his own anger issues onto her. And I'm shocked her mother lied to protect the killer of her daughter. You can see by the long pause before the answer that she was lying when she testified that her daughter had "anger issues". 😠
As a crime scene investigator, this was very interesting. I actually have encountered, first hand, a suicide where I found no gunshot residue on the victims hand and there was no soot or stippling on the wound. The explanation was that he had very dense curly hair and the gunshot residue was absorbed by the hair and also went inside of the wound from hard contact. Of course there are other inconsistencies here but still very interesting.
Thanks for posting this, I also found his denials in this case believable. I'm not saying he's innocent, just that I had some minor doubt around that interaction.
This poor woman. She must’ve felt so alone… even before her death. Her family doesn’t seem like they were supportive. And the man she loved just discarded her. She seemed like she was a sweet woman. Rest up ❤️
I found it super interesting that he said "I'm sorry" after he told the dispatcher she's passed away. seems to be an involuntary admission of guilt in the heat of the moment
As a retired police officer, this was one of the most interesting episodes of 48 Hours I've watched. I will also say I've been retired for 25 years. And a lot has changed in crime scene investigation. It wasn't called that when I attended specialized evidence-collection training. Yes, I have worked suicides. The first red flag to me was the woman having shot herself in the head. I was taught women who use guns to commit suicide don't typically shoot themselves in the head. Or do it someplace in the home where it would make a mess. Don't write this off as being sexist, this class was in the late 70's. I found the testimony of the defense' ballistics expert most interesting. A woman's thick hair blocked gunshot residue. And I agree with his statement the conviction should not be based on GSR. There were other red flags shown and a very meticulous investigation was enough to make the prosecution's case. Nice try on the defense side with the GSR testimony. Had the defendant refused to talk when he was read his rights and the defense pursued his statement of trying to grab the gun more aggressively, he might have gotten away with it. Might have.
I found the GSR test by the defense very deceptive and wouldn’t acknowledge that. Where the gunshot went into the head she didn’t have that much thick hair to absorb all the residue if it was fired at close range. Glad he’s convicted. His appeal will be useless
He had all the motives (wanted out of the long-term marriage, had an affair) whereas how many people decide to k*** themselves in the middle of an argument while making sandwiches! He must have caught her off guard. RIP 🕊️
Actually our friend did it right before Christmas this last year. Everyone was eating and drinking having a good time. She got mad, yelled no one is getting anything this Christmas, went upstairs and shot herself in the head with a 357. They also say it's not common for women to shoot themselves in the head because they care about looks. But anything is possible.
@@SidewaysInTraffic there are witnesses. She didn’t do it in front of everyone. This case is very different. There are internet searches, a mistress, the desire to keep all the money, all the tell tale signs…
This is a prime example why investigators, and prosecutors are necessary. They are the eyes, and ears of a grieving family in too much pain to see the truth.
The investigation completely missed and the prosecutor from NY wants to make a name for herself. I think you cant see truth. There is no evidence and the way this guys behaves points to being innocent.
The baby shower gift and communication with her daughter was very telling. She was positive. Thw Westfield Police Department did a great job in this case against one of their own.
Maybe she had a reason to be angry with her husband but why her family betrayed her and sided with her cheating husband is utterly heartbreaking, especially after a lifetime of being a loving and devoted wife and mother.
I'm so glad these cops actually investigated their fellow cop, I feel like in many areas fellow cops world pat him on the back and case closed. There should always be outside investigations from other departments to avoid conflicts of interest like this.
Her family supported her murderer... Let that sink in..... Family really can be your worst enemy. 😮. Then his sidepiece arrives in court wearing a tie, was that supposed to make her look innocent😅
It continues to baffle most. Why not get a divorce if you’re so in love with someone else? Sacrifice whatever you have to in order to leave the wife you’re leaving with some dignity, a reasonable amount of money to support her as best you can, and move on with your life.
I’ve gotta give the detectives and prosecutors a huge round of applause for going after the truth. Most police agencies, when it comes to one of their own, is, can we cover this up? Can we make this go away, by making the victim look suicidal, or crazy. There only interested in protecting there agency. Thank God we have great people like this doing there job for justice! 👏👏👏
It's so disgusting and disrespectful that her family supported the man that was cheating on her and had all those incriminating searches in his phone. Anna is the only one loyal and true to Amy. Her mother and other family members are sickening !
I would think the man who is breaking his vows and risking giving STDs to his partner is worse, but then again, men have always been coddled and given the "they can't help it" line.
With a family like that, who needs enemies? Wow, just wow. What disturbs me the most isn’t just the fact that they support their family member's "husband," who is accused of killing their loved one. What truly feels like a betrayal is their effort to portray Amy as an unlikable, combative person with serious issues. I can’t help but wonder if they call Brian in jail during the holidays. What a family! In life, you don’t choose your family, but you can choose just about everything else. It’s clear that AMY'S FAMILY CHOSE BRIAN over her. That itself shows they didn't give a damn about her. So sad.
I feel bad for Amy but also her sister Anna. I’m sure her not siding with Brian caused a rift in the family. The good thing about that is she now knows what type of family she has. 😢
@dmreddragon6 You're right. I mean how careless and stupid of him to leave evidence on a computer !!? Surely, he would know that as a detective, they always look at the computer activities.
How awful that her own family sided with the guy having an affair and wanting to be with the other woman. Poor lady, you husband murders you in co,d blood and your family believes him! So p,eased she got the justice she deserved. Maybe tha family will be able to stand back and see things the way the jury, the police and the public see it.
@@chellessong1576 She was making her sister the wrong one and virtue signaling about how a wife should behave around her husband. It was sibling rivalry and hatred masking as correctness.
So, argument over a house, a dog and an evening outing leads to suicide? Man, that’s crazy. People in their 50- ties are making out in a truck? Insane. He is so dumb, it is difficult to understand how he can be a detective. Her family is just an insult to her memory.
Wtf is wrong with her family? There's too much against him to be so blind. Even if she had a temper, that's even more against him. Guilty as hell. Respect to honest cops who did their job!
Hair preventing GSR from landing on the skin is an interesting fact. However, the demonstration was ridiculous; there's no way the victim had that much hair at her temple. Her hair may have been thick or she had a lot of hair (density) but the amount of hair in the demo was simiilar to shooting someone in the back of the head. Remember, Brian said she placed the gun to the right side of her head and showed it at the temple. Even if there wasn't any GSR there (forensic failure for not testing) there would've been a contact burn if she held it to her skin/hair. Wonder if they tested for GSR on hands and possibly gloves? Also, in the demo it was clearly synthetic hair and I wonder if that affects the test? Synethtic hair has different properties to real hair.
I think you need to see more people. He did not show her holding it right to our tempo. He just demonstrated it holding up to the side of her head, not her temple, and you better believe there are people out there who have hair as thick and dense as the demonstration, I am one of them people.
@@Desantisgogoboots that right there was the number one flaw in this investigation and what could have and should have been highlighted to the jury. Maybe it was or only seeing the snippet and I’m not gonna go seek out the transcriptions but why was there not gun residue test done on her hands and his hands? Remember, he didn’t touch the gun he would’ve had no excuse her having gun residue on his hand her brother came in and moved the gun out-of-the-way, not him so that would’ve been almost cut and dry. If She had gun run to do on her hand but He didn’t problem solved.
For me, it was the minute that he mentioned that they were having arguments about what their life would look like, post retirement. When he said that she wanted to keep the house because she loved it, and that he wanted to travel. Also that she wanted another dog, and he didn't even seem to care about the dog they currently had. When it was revealed that he was having an affair with another woman, that sealed it for me.
She loved her 100 year old home, her kids and dogs. Doesn't sound like someone with a bad temper. People who love helpless others like animals or kids are more even keeled.
She probably got angry when she found out about the affair. Which any normal person would do! Od course a cheater will.blame her, instead of being accountable. He had to try to destroy her name, to reflect his own carachter!!
It’s hard to believe a senior police detective could be so utterly stupid, Google searches, text messages, gun too far away from her head ….how did he ever think he was ever going to get away with it? All for a chubby Granny who was just as pathetically hypocritical as he was, “missionary” WTF. Then she dumped him anyway.
It’s easy really his stupidity was he thought his brothers In the blue would back him up and not do the whole big investigation that needs to be done after someone dies 😢
I can’t seem to understand her family’s support of Brian. She doesn’t have a history of self injurious behavior or past attempts at suicide🤷🏾♀️? Could it be because of his family connections? Shame on them.
I think its somewhat related to their religious beliefs. Its pretty obvious watching her mother testimony that she didn't agreed when Amy had a mind or an opinion in the marriage, so they probably think it was justified on his end or her being a terrible wife.
@@LudySanchez96 It's possible. But there also is the possibility that she was an angry person who would impulsively committ suicide to punish her husband in an irrational fashion. Both is within the realm of plausiblity
How sickening that her own family went against her. I’m so glad she had her one sister and the detectives and DA on her side. He just knew this would be a quick and easy process and no investigation. So glad that wasn’t the case.
This dude must be the dumbest detective ever lol incriminating Google searches & brazen texts to his lover - all from his primary work pc & phone 😂 I'm an avid 48hrs watcher and I'm confident I'd have done a better job in hiding the evidence than this "detective"
He was literally looking up information about how an old house could be harmful. They not only had a young child living with them, but as you recall, he said that they were arguing about retirement. He didn’t want to stay in that house and fixing up this house through his retirement, he wanted to sell it so it’s very plausible and not only was he looking for how to keep the house safe for this young child but he was looking for arguments to give to his wife to justify selling the house
The fact that he was telling his new lady that they were going to have a great future together real soon, but wasn't going to divorce his wife (there was no evidence that, at that point, he and his wife were talking divorce), tells the whole story. No way does someone get mad and then grabs a gun and kills themself. Not in the way the defense preposed. He is where he should be. I feel sorry for his family and friends that believe he is innocent.
I don't think he's innocent either, but that comment isn't the evidence you think it is. Probably every other adulterer in the world has said something similar to a side piece who wants to be together openly, when the adulterer doesn't fully want a divorce. Just blowing them off with empty promises.
Excuse me.... is there hair in the wound on Amy's head??? How could she hold the gun to her head and have the bullet pass through her hair, not leave residue and not implant a single fraction of hair around the entry or within the wound! The defense is so lame. He went insane with his selfish desire to be rid of her.. and for what ? that crazy lookin Cori? Fanion is such a despicable thing...
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I will be forever confused about this case. What happened to blood spatter experts finding shooters spatter on his clothes? What about gun powder residue on his hands. Did he wash his hands strip his clothing put into laundry and put on new set of clothes? And what in the world is a cop doing asking google how to stage a suicide. Jesus christ, if anyone should know its a cop with a 30 year career behind him.Sloppy.
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Props to those detectives who did their due diligence and didn't just take Brian's word for it because he was a cop!
Absolutely. It is like "He was a good Christian" Glad they saw through the Wolf in Sheep's clothing.
His words made absolutely no sense
yeah he thought he would get away with it because he was a cop well loved in the community and by both sides of the fam (still cannot get over that). he gambled and lost. it's what he gets too, because altho we might feel sorry for him for seeing no way out, IF he indeed was that well loved by the community and family (and apparently he was, deceased wife's fam sided with HIM for petes sake!), they would not have let him sink after a divorce where he may have lost the bulk of his assets. he's not a sharp guy. divorce is ALWAYS the option.
As a cop he would know gsr would or would not be present... I don't think he did it
I agree!
Thank you, Anna, for being a voice for your sister. I was sad that no one else in the family stood up for her… including the children she so loved to raise.😔
And why? She was such a a lovely lady and a sweet soul.
He was a disgusting liar.
Why did they side with this horrible man?
Thank God for great detectives.
@@sarahalbers5555 Being a devoted mother doesn't earn you respect . Women sacrificing their lives to their children make a huge mistake.
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The ultimate betrayal of her own family😮. She probably would have never believed that could happen! So sad!
@@sarahalbers5555i would bet Brian went to them and manipulated the living day lights out of them...crying and giving all sorts of fake details
The fact that he's a detective and didn't bother with a burner phone to message his lover shows he was confident his brothers in blue would sweep any inconsistencies under the rug and wrap it up as a suicide. Too bad for him he got investigated by the good cops.
Yeah, I have a feeling his family was used to “handling” things over the years. But it’s gotten a lot harder to get away with such shenanigans.
Oh you bet. My heart goes out to Amy who had just ONE, ONE family member on her side - her younger sister. I am familiar with this type of "man". I am familiar, unfortunately, with this type of "man" connected to a family of power, to a job of power, and who manipulates everyone around them, including, despairingly, the victim's own family members. If she had done ANYTHING in her past, ANYTHING......depression, etc. she would have been in BIG trouble. As it is, they tried to use her "state of mind"........what a tragic case. And those texts of his to his 'whatever she is, made me want to puke with their emotional immaturity. I thank all the good cops, her sister, the prosecutor, those females that did not buy his lies. Many are grateful to see this.
And PS - her own children. My heart breaks for her. That is the toughest for me.....her own kids.
you are spot on right....he had to be counting on little to no investigation; otherwise how could a detective be so stupid....
@@HuskyTheDog2202 *Murdaugh
Thank goodness her sister stood up for her when no one else in her family would
Right? So sad!
Well, he won't have to spend his retirement maintaining the 200 year old farmhouse now.
Problem solved! Lol
Agree
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Since already having his hands full by catering for a mistress; no wonder he could not envision himself raising a new dog 😅
Had witnessed how a cheating spouse's attention can - in a wink - be diverted away from basically all interests at his own home. It takes only one strange woman to purposefully move in on and seduce a married man; to completely destroy him, his marriage, and thereby causing him to lose basically everything he and his wife had been working for over their entire lifetime.
Beware of giving in to temptations as such. All of us are tested - repeatedly - over time. Once one had given in, it's as if tied with a strong rope.
He started an affair on a church mission trip? That really shows his character.
There’s a reason why they call it The Missionary Position. (Sorry, there’s no way I could resist that one. Clearly they couldn’t resist it either.)
She just loved all those positive affirmations and hugs--how spiritual! Her demeanor also showed a lack of seriousness, almost giggly and shallow.
So common
"Jesus would understand and God will forgive us" - says every Christian who tries to justify every awful thing they do.
Well said
Props to her sister for being the only family member to have her sister’s back❤️
Facts!!!
Facts. I can’t believe her own son said what he said
FACTS !!!! 🎉🎉🎉
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Right even the kids didn’t have her back😢
This man’s wife “committed suicide” in front of him and he is feeling sorry for himself and tarnishing her name saying “she was so angry with me” like HE is the victim. Disgusting.
What I think is crazy is that her family and people like you think she really committed suicide. when her hair would have the same effect if somebody was shooting at her from a distance.
@@annetteb2432the comment above does not believe the wife committed suicide.
@@annetteb2432Your comprehension is very poor. OP has used inverted commas because they don't believe it was a suicide.
Even her own mother thought she killed herself
With family like hers, you don't need enemies... 🤦
I don't understand the frase: why is her family as an enemy?
They backed him up at first.
@@yaral.4496the reference is to her family not supporting her.
@@yaral.4496you answered your own question. Because they supported her murderer
@BloomByCC Well said!
@@stuartmoore6310So should the family had lied?
Is it just me or do others notice every time a wife dies suspiciously- the hubby ALWAYS has another woman!!
I totally notice
And heeeeeeeere’s MOTIVE!
It's the Chris Watt syndrome, sadly.
yeah so weird
That’s even the case with 50% of all the divorces. Never throw away your old shoes before you got some new or something.
Some family members are worse than your enemies.
Family members are my worst enemies. Jealousy. Hatred.
Mine
You got that right!!!! The people closest to you can do the most harm.
That's a very true fact 💯 👌
Exactly oo some are witches and wizards, jealousy and ill wishes.
Props to Anna for doing the right thing, I'm sure Amy is looking down proudly on her brave sister
The family speaking out in support of him is the ultimate betrayal of her memory and legacy.
Guess he’s not going to get that 100% pension after all.
Especially since they're so much evidence against him and he was cheating on her, that alone would make me hate you.
I agree. I am reading comments just to find out if Anyone explains that behavior
Only one sister testified against him and she still signed the paper saying the victim killed herself. Just absolute disrespect to her memory.
How could a cop be so stupid as to commit a crime like that and not understand he would be caught. of course maybe he thought they'd let it go.
That lady Cori was just awful. She’s laughing in the police interview like the situation was a joke. She was married herself and went to another woman’s house to make out with that lady’s husband!! Just gross!! At least go to a hotel or something
And that she got married again after this is baffling. She is such a fraud going on missionary trips to pick up married men.
In the wife's car.
If you research the literature, many men bring their lovers home to their own bed. Must be a power trip.
@@Mr60minor that is surprising. I'd think the risk of getting caught would be too high. Besides it being so disrespectful of the wife.
@shay3519, I really believe that it's a human fault for a lot of women and men to want what they can't have. If you're married or in a relationship, there are those that are attracted to you for that reason. As soon as you're single they will have nothing to do with you romantically. I don't really think these are always "bad" people, it's just something that humans do from time to time. Not a good trait obviously, but those that do it don't really look at themselves with a critical eye. I've done stupid things in my life, but I've learned from them. Hopefully Cori will figure out what her motivations are and this will be some sort of a lesson. But most likely she will never see herself how we see her.
Imagine being murdered and ur family telling it's a suicide and they support the suspected husband. Sorry for ur soul...ur family failed you!
Yes, but why
@@farfallinaazzorra3493narcissists rot together against decent people. Common pattern.
Here family was trash
To think that a wife devotes all of her youth and middle-aged years to a husband she loves, just to be cheated on and murdered so he can relive his youth. Such a disgusting, selfish coward of a man. RIP Amy.
That isn't what a real man is
Was he trying to relive his youth? The woman he had an affair with was a grandmother. Seems more like it was a man who finally got to retire and didn't want to do it with his wife or with less luxury after she took half of their assets and his pension.
@@mortimerbrewster3671agreed.
Happens quite often actually.
Sadly many more people going through similar experience in their own homes. 😢
I was married for most of 22 years to a deputy sheriff in CA. A serial cheater. Being a very committed Christian gave me the desire to be a very committed wife. I was cheated on more than I would have ever imagined, leaving me with an STD. It’s been very difficult to forgive myself for my stupidity, but I think I’m almost there. I’m now with a faithful, wonderful man. What a joy/blessing!
Wow! I'm happy for you!
Do not believe it was stupidity that kept you to persevere within that situation. In the end each one of us should be able to live with ourselves - knowing that we did what God had required from us - irrespective of others' behaviour. In the process we grow in many ways, while learning valuable lessons, and being challenged to bear much good fruit - all towards extending His Kingdom.
The question always being to what extent one is willing to lay one's life down - taking up one's cross - as a living sacrifice - not a enslaved to one's own will, but obedient according to our Father's; thus following in Jesus' footsteps.
The road alongside an unfaithful spouse might be longer or shorter - according to God's individual plan for our lives. At any time He does not acquire of us more than what we can handle - with His help, and in due season He provides for an outcome; this towards working all things together for our good.
You where not stupid, you trusted someone who you thought loved you enough that he married you. You are not to blame for your ex husband's actions, that's on him. Glad you're now happy.
If your spouse cheats on you. You have scriptural grounds to get a divorce. That means God is giving you approval to divorce your cheating spouse if you choose to divorce. You would still be a good Christian.
However, my exhusband was unfaithful and I did get a scriptural divorce but I even felt I let God down even though I didn’t. Divorce and cheating is so hard to deal with when you marry a person you want to stay with forever.
So I can understand why you stayed marry longer despite the cheating you were hoping he’d change absolutely you didn’t want to divorce. You’re not stupid. You have a pure heart. I’m so glad you have a faithful husband. I found a faithful husband also our 2nd wedding anniversary is May 24th. I hope the best for your marriage and life. Your ex will reap the consequences if he hasn’t already.
@@truth_hunter
Know divorce and remarriage is currently commonly accepted within Christian circles, yet according to some (like the late David Pawson), it is not Scripturally justifiable. Had looked seriously into this, and tend to agree with him.
I can't imagine anything more heartbreaking than being allegedly murdered by your husband and having your own family testify for him, including your mother and your children. When really what they're doing is supplying more of a motive why he might have shot her.
That betrayal is horrible. I caught my ex texting naked pics with another woman when we were having dinner with my family and my mom started sticking up for him and got mad that I was “ruining dinner” My blood was BOILING and I will never trust her or take her side for anything
@@christianmistian6849 I am so sorry
I was thinking the same thing!
How absolutely DISGUSTING of them!
@@kriseaster3396 Narcissist and their flying monkeys
@@christianmistian6849I would’ve left both of them right at the table
The fact that Amy's mother and siblings stood behind Brian after knowing about the affair and also that there was no stippling around the gunshot is DISGUSTING!
And, if Amy had ANY anger issues, they would have been legit. There is something darkly WRONG in that family.
Her hair acted as a filter and a cheater doesn't make you a killer. I don't think he did it.
@@Cyn...Cyn1I agree. I don’t think he did it.
His wife looked way better than the mistress!🙄
Cori must have hidden talents
It has nothing to do with looks. A morally deprived person will do anything. It has nothing to do with his wife or anyone else in the world.
they were both perfect 10s
@@01denesethat’s what I was thinking. How is she with her mouth 😂? Well I’m sure there is some dude in prison with similar skills
@@catherinewilke5583 😂😂😂
Kudos to these officers for doing their jobs in an unbiased manner and working on behalf of the victim.
They were terrific, weren't they? Professional, polite, calm. I was quite impressed. ❤
Yes!!!!
The saddest part is that her own family betrayed her. Hope you find peace, Amy.
Does anyone wonder about the truth surrounding Naomi Judd's death? The family had the police records sealed. 🤔
I’m not believing anyone but the dead woman sorry
@cataniamommaitalia87This man murdered his wife in cold blood. If anything, he was the abusive one and turned it against her and turned her family against her.
Abusers do this all the time. And he's a cop. They are more likely to abuse than the average person.
@cataniamommaitalia87 ...and if the husband were to degrade the daughter? Same treatment? Or is he just quick tempered and needs to be prayed over?????
Yep, even her own mother didn’t have her back. Nothing and no one surprises me by their actions in this world. People are selfish, period, “family” or not.
So glad the sister stood up for her. The rest of the family though, is absolutely disgusting.
Too bad her testimony was inaccurate.
Liberals ..
@@mikeskidmore6754🤡
@@seraphale he may have searched using a different computer.
The sister was wrong. I don't see enough evidence he killed her.
Poor Amy. What a crappy family except for one sister.
I couldn't believe it
I thought the same. They betrayed and sold her. Shameful! No wonder Amy had to deal with emotions. There is nothing more damaging!
He played his in-laws so well! Only her "little" sister loved her and has not let his manipulations get her. Good job, there! The rest of the family - shame on you!
I had ex partners like that. One of them stalked me, ab*sed and harassed me. I had to leave the country to get away, and he still followed me. He played the decent loving bf so well that my younger sister adored him and gave him my details 😮😮😮
@@AlissaSss23, how are you now, are you well and safe ?
Take good care of yourself and don't let your traitor sister knows where you are, she's a traitor
Her own son even testified against her
They knew him for years and had no reason to doubt him. He wasn't like that until he met the other woman.
The biggest slap to her face was when her obituary called him her beloved husband.
I saw that too, and it was disgusting! Even if he had been innocent (which he wasn't), he was having an affair and didn't want to be with her anymore. What part of beloved is that?!
If they didn't give women so much power in the family courts I think this stuff wouldn't happen. Damn sure not nearly as much
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What does having women in family courts have anything to do w the obituary? @@tooshady47446ttv
"You guys arent going to contact her are you?" Thats coming from a seasoned detective? LoL
Yes sir, yes we are and you know it.
This makes me think he is guilty
It makes me think - he is proud to have a mistress ..
Probably more shock of breaking the thin blue line more than a layperson being dumbfounded like it first seemed.
Ppl pm
Yes! Very suspicious comment there.
What i didnt hear mentioned is the lack of emotion Brian showed after his childhood love "killed herself?" No tears? Poor Amy.
Recently read a sign that stated, "Your soulmate is not someone else's spouse." 100%
Wow! 100% true, forever and for everyone! 👍🏆
@jeanettevandiver8934
I love it! One to remember!
Exactly
One of your soulmates can indeed be married to someone else. It doesn't mean either individual should dishonor themselves, their partners or vows they have made.
That's the difference between consciousness and lack of consciousness.
Genius and wonderfully savage.😂
It really shocked me how Amy's family, including her mother and son, took this guy's side and didn't defend Amy when she was no longer there to defend herself.
Maybe there was nothing to defend
It's called media. They only protray what they want you to think
Just unbelievable 😒
This makes the verdict suspect. He is more likely innocent if people that knew her best (including her own son) say she was capable of killing herself.
@@jaimhaas5170his son can only assume stuff. He was not there.
You don’t want family like hers , poor woman , her own mother backing her murderer
Exactly! Her sister Anna was the only one that seemed to truly love her !
Mother probably a narcissist too. I was raised by two narcs & don’t know what love feels like ❤️🩹 so it’s easy for covert narcs to deceive me with their words
@@caroleminke6116
If I hear the word narcissist one more time....
@@caroleminke6116
Read a book and grow your vocabulary
@@caroleminke6116 sorry about that :( I feel your pain. Been learning about the traits of these types of people so I don't fall prey again myself.
what a wonderful lawyer.. Where do you find a lawyer like her with understanding compassion, emotional intelligence and reasoning these days?
It's called earning a paycheck and on TV
And her beauty is a bonus.
Kudos to law enforcement for not backing away from investigating one of their own.
Big time!
This including the decision to get a prosecutor from out of town. Simply commendable👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Lol it's so sad how people are really leaving comments like "omg congrats to the officers for doing the absolute bare minimum of their job" 💀
@@virg0_lem0nade You might not be old enough to know that this has not always been the norm in small town where one family has a lot of influence with the police and other legal authorities.
They investigate their own everyday
Bryan/Brian asking detectives "you're not going to contact her (his "missionary" lady friend), are you?" was a major red flag.
I see what you did there.
My favorite part was "what you see won't be what it looks like" 😂 if it walks like a duck & it quacks like a duck, it's a duck!
I caught that too he was so calm. 72 messages?? Romance for sure
Missionary STYLE, maybe 😤
He said, "I have a woman..."
I can’t believe her family wrote a note in support of this murderer saying she killed herself. How terrible and sad.
Even her son testified against her. It does make me wonder what they saw in her for them to say that though.
@@danieldavis3035 i think they werent fond of her due to that "temper"
@@danieldavis3035she was obviously being dramatic and safety was off so she accidently shot it. I dont think she meant to but was trying to get some sort of reaction out of him. He couldnt even have sex with his affair partner he couldnt have cared less about her.She was a diversion was all. We now know hair plays a significant part in gunshot residue. They got this wrong I truly believe he was innocent. Many men flirt with women and wish they could leave their wives..thats all they had on him
@@laurenwright4273 You are the only one on here who thinks so. They had PLENTY of evidence to convict him.
@@laurenwright4273lol sure
If her family heard all that evidence and still didn't stand by their daughter/sister, thats disgusting... Rest in peace Amy. We see you 🙏❤
Killed his wife for his lover that left him. Priceless
Ikr??
Right!! 😒
Right lmfao 😂 wonder if he still thinks it was worth it 😂
The thing is that if she wouldn’t have left him he was going to dismiss her for a new acquaintance- in different circumstances. A man that leaves his partner in order to be you, will
eventually do exactly the same thing to you. Be aware
She's trash and only left him because he was under suspicion. She knew he was guilty. She didn't want to incriminate herself.
If she had a temper, she would have shot HIM not herself….. temper means your mad AT SOMEONE…. Not yourself
I thought the same thing. I've also heard anger turned inward usually manifests as depression, not a dramatic bloody scene at the dining table. If she had been that enraged, she'd have shot him.
Not if she was using it to enforce control and it went off accidently. None of us know these people but if your own family is not defending you in death that's a huge red flag that others perhaps weren't shown.
@@Itsallillusional the jury heard all the evidence in a court of law, not edited clips with hosts that want to make a grabbing story.
Good catch, and well said.
@@Itsallillusional "it went of accidently " Come on, are you serious ? And the barrel of the revolver happened to be pointed at her head???
lol, so the dude didn't want to split his police pension with his wife and get a divorce. Man, people are stupid.
Mental
And greedy.
Who would want to split their pension? the stupid wife didn’t put anything into it every single paycheck. He did.
@@UnknownUser-fe5zu She spent her life caring for him, his home and his children. That's not worth something?
@@cathymurphy5536 Amen
Amy had a rotten family … the truth was in their faces and they decided to support the murderer. I’m undecided who was worse; the son, the mother, the sister testifying against Amy and all the rest who sign the letter. The younger sister was the ONLY ONE who really had the intelligence to see clearly what was going on. She is Amy’s angel!
Hmmm I think you've made a very good point and dare I add that this rotten family is pretty much a cult. For instance, RIP Amy but their family pretty much enabled her to have this temper outbursts for years. Like when the other sister testified that she witnessed how nasty Amy talked to his husband, she knew it was wrong yet cringed about it. The cognitive dissonance is real. Then how these people are very perceptive minded people - the whole signing of the letter thing, how her own son believes that she could pick up the gun etc. and no amount of scientific evidence could change their minds. Brian was also part of cult family in which he thought he could get away easily. Kinda scary because this is very subtle to see and breakaway from. I kinda want to know the story behind that one younger sister. She might have a thing or two to say about her own family.
Nothing disgusts me more than when a man murders his wife, and her family sides with him despite compelling evidence, including he’s having an affair. Her mother and sister took the stand and said derogatory things about her. Angry people shoot who they’re angry at. The gun shot residue guy is an idiot. Her hair was long but it wasn’t thick. I’ve been a hairstylist for 25 years and that hair piece was much denser than her hair. The coroner reported what he saw, he had no motive to lie. He was having an affair, looking up accidental deaths, and the coroner’s findings didn’t match his story, but they prefer to believe she committed suicide rather than face the truth. How alone that poor woman must have felt surrounded by that toxic, judgmental lot.
I agree. Her hair was not that thick.
I was thinking that too about her hair. I have had a hairdresser lisence many years before deciding on a different direction in my life. Her hair did not seem very dense to me. Glad someone else noticed this!
100% ! So sad.
I thought that about the "hair" too, which is actually a wig, not human hair. From the beginning of the 911 call, he seemed guilty. I also find it disgusting that her family was on the side of POS husband, and the loud sobbing after the verdict was just cringe worthy.
Absolutely. Maybe she shouted because she felt unheard.
Just get a divorce. He is now in prison with no mistress, no money, etc.
Now, he's probably playing the role of the mistress.
He was thinking with the other head
Criminals are always a lot dumber than they think
Yeah, welllll. . . . easy for us on the outside to say. As is so very common among married couples, it's quite possible their bedroom went dead years beforehand, shut down by a wife who simply wouldn't any longer. After suffering through this myself for over 20 years, you cannot imagine how crushing and emasculating it is, both mentally and emotionally. Judging from the testimony of the mother and sister, I'm going to say that's exactly what happened. Some men just ride it all the way out and live with it, get prostate cancer and die before their time. Some men get divorced. And a very few deal with it like Brian did. Certainly not saying I condone it, but I can kinda understand it.
You notice that his mistress wasn't as attractive as the wife was. Doesn't matter in any way. If you're dying of thirst, once you find someone and begin drinking that sweet nectar, it just doesn't matter.
Usual suspects
Why is no one talking about the text messages between Brian and Cory minutes before the wife died !? They are texting about their future together and how it is not happening fast enough or something like that .
Sickening
Shame on you Corey. Married means unavailable. You're responsible as well
Her Family are horrible and disgusting except the sister that testified against Bryan! RIP AMY
They are terrible people for sure.
@@heidithaw1072 Narcissitic families
Why?
What she said was not corroborated by facts and this guy was wrongfully convicted. There is no evidence.
People don't usually support lies, if you do that doesn't mean they should as well
@@StofStuiver
Ok columbo
The husband's story about what happened to cause Amy to take her life is the most ridiculous reason for committing suicide. So NOT believable. 🙄
Her son and mother did agree she had uncontrolled anger issues…I think that’s crucial here, it should not have been overlooked
I feel that somehow the wife found out about her husband having an affair and that is why he shot her. I don't believe that the wife committed suicide over selling their house. He is leaving the part out where the wife somehow found out about his affair and then that is when he shot her.
@debracongram2109 I wonder why
@debracongram2109ya u know her more than her own family members... U r so great and intelligent..wow
I totally agree with you, you're absoluolutely right 💯👍🏼👌🏼
I can't believe her mother and sister sided with her killer. That's very sad.
And their son!
Perhaps he is not guilty? Evidence shown here leaves me with reasonable doubt..i didnt see the entire trial.
@@ritaeichler2066yes I feel, he is innocent. The GSR evidence or lack of thereof was crucial…
Chad Daybell’s five (5!) children are going to testify for him. Shame! Wonder how they felt on Mother’s Day?!
@@arbjful - We're not hearing everything here, and it is slanted against him. What about gsr on her right hand? Does it line up with someone who shot a gun? Her right hand should also have blood splatter on it.
It was said that he held her hand afterwards, let me guess...it was the right hand, so that could excuse certain evidence not lining up (tampering with evidence). Any cop would know instinctively to preserve the evidence scene.
Then there's the damning texts between him and Cora (his new love) the night before.
As a mother to betray your own flesh and blood...smh disgusting
If she was so awful and abusive to him, what I don't get is why she'd shoot herself and not him then. Doesn't add up.
Exactly. He's saying it because it's on his mind. He was abusive and he's projecting.
Of course it doesn't. Then they add so much nonsense into the mix that the jury are confused and tired by the time they need to vote
Exactly... Nobody's shoots themselves in the head when they allegedly have "anger issues" or waits decades till they finally do it. If she had anger issues (which she didn't) and if anger issues led to suicide (which they don't), why wait DECADES until killing oneself? That's quite patient!
Such ridiculous claims! He was projecting his own anger issues onto her. And I'm shocked her mother lied to protect the killer of her daughter. You can see by the long pause before the answer that she was lying when she testified that her daughter had "anger issues". 😠
Absafcknlutely
You'd have to ask her
He thought killing his wife will make him have a happy ever after with his side piece😂good luck in jail dude.
Well now he’s somebody’s side piece
I mean really . Prison better than divorce 😑
@@madisonvanessaroccoa-tellerlol I was going to say that 😂😂😂
He’s gonna be somebody’s side piece in there! 😂
@@madisonvanessaroccoa-tellerI didn’t see your comment before I made mine. 😂😂😂
Not about Cori’s looks. It’s about a lack of character, integrity, and morality.
Which both are devoid.
Definitely not looks that is for sure!
Cori was creepy - giggling like that gave me chills
As a crime scene investigator, this was very interesting. I actually have encountered, first hand, a suicide where I found no gunshot residue on the victims hand and there was no soot or stippling on the wound. The explanation was that he had very dense curly hair and the gunshot residue was absorbed by the hair and also went inside of the wound from hard contact. Of course there are other inconsistencies here but still very interesting.
Thanks for posting this, I also found his denials in this case believable.
I'm not saying he's innocent, just that I had some minor doubt around that interaction.
I don't think he did it. I believe him 😔
This poor woman. She must’ve felt so alone… even before her death. Her family doesn’t seem like they were supportive. And the man she loved just discarded her. She seemed like she was a sweet woman. Rest up ❤️
I agree
According to the family she had a temper, I mean it must've been that bad for them to back him up.
I found it super interesting that he said "I'm sorry" after he told the dispatcher she's passed away. seems to be an involuntary admission of guilt in the heat of the moment
Good point.
The defense lawyers would argue he meant: I’m sorry… I couldn’t stop it.
I didn't catch that...good save!
I was analyzing his 911 call and statement with cops. He definitely was being deceptive...
Watch Peter Hyatt
Watching this Case is unbelievable to Me! Her Family stood behind him 😢
I'm happy She Got Justice ⚖️
As a retired police officer, this was one of the most interesting episodes of 48 Hours I've watched. I will also say I've been retired for 25 years. And a lot has changed in crime scene investigation. It wasn't called that when I attended specialized evidence-collection training. Yes, I have worked suicides. The first red flag to me was the woman having shot herself in the head. I was taught women who use guns to commit suicide don't typically shoot themselves in the head. Or do it someplace in the home where it would make a mess. Don't write this off as being sexist, this class was in the late 70's. I found the testimony of the defense' ballistics expert most interesting. A woman's thick hair blocked gunshot residue. And I agree with his statement the conviction should not be based on GSR. There were other red flags shown and a very meticulous investigation was enough to make the prosecution's case. Nice try on the defense side with the GSR testimony. Had the defendant refused to talk when he was read his rights and the defense pursued his statement of trying to grab the gun more aggressively, he might have gotten away with it. Might have.
Thanks for sharing your insight here. Much appreciated.
I found the GSR test by the defense very deceptive and wouldn’t acknowledge that. Where the gunshot went into the head she didn’t have that much thick hair to absorb all the residue if it was fired at close range. Glad he’s convicted. His appeal will be useless
Facts are not sexist. Women worry about cleaning up messes in most cases men don't. When they commit suicide it is not usually messy.
Her family is absolutely vile.
Yes, why did they all say that he was innocent?
I mean, we don't know her... Her family could have seen certain characteristics in her that made them come to that conclusion
He had all the motives (wanted out of the long-term marriage, had an affair) whereas how many people decide to k*** themselves in the middle of an argument while making sandwiches! He must have caught her off guard. RIP 🕊️
My major red flag was that sandwich.
The side piece is not attractive at all, whyyyyyyyyy? 😂
I agree with all of you! Yeah I believe she didn’t see it coming.
Actually our friend did it right before Christmas this last year. Everyone was eating and drinking having a good time. She got mad, yelled no one is getting anything this Christmas, went upstairs and shot herself in the head with a 357. They also say it's not common for women to shoot themselves in the head because they care about looks. But anything is possible.
@@SidewaysInTraffic there are witnesses. She didn’t do it in front of everyone. This case is very different. There are internet searches, a mistress, the desire to keep all the money, all the tell tale signs…
That affair partner is also to be blame. They both active in the church had no shame. His late wife is more beautiful an a devouted wife. .
Just get a divorce ffs.
@cataniamommaitalia87 Amen
Don't get married
For real it’s that easy.
@cataniamommaitalia87 You know religion is just made up lol
@@Mr.Willis6388 especially for men nothing in it for them just a moneymaker for women The Young have the right idea now dont do it
Amy's family should be ashamed of themselves for siding with her husband.
SMH poor lady
Sounds like her son helped, too.
If in fact he killed her. I am not convinced.
@@mauriciofelix190 Does your gender have anything to do with that opinion?
@@questianna not at all... you?
This is a prime example why investigators, and prosecutors are necessary. They are the eyes, and ears of a grieving family in too much pain to see the truth.
And science doesn’t lie, people do!
The investigation completely missed and the prosecutor from NY wants to make a name for herself.
I think you cant see truth. There is no evidence and the way this guys behaves points to being innocent.
They are the eyes and ears and story of the VICTIM. Not the family.
They are grieving for the murderer, not their deceased loved one. No sympathy for that bunch.
Which truth? There is no evidence.
The baby shower gift and communication with her daughter was very telling. She was positive. Thw Westfield Police Department did a great job in this case against one of their own.
He was definitely going to be found, Amy's family is delusional.
Both families were more concerned about 'keeping up appearances' than having the truth known.
He is such a creep.
Maybe she had a reason to be angry with her husband but why her family betrayed her and sided with her cheating husband is utterly heartbreaking, especially after a lifetime of being a loving and devoted wife and mother.
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I'm so glad these cops actually investigated their fellow cop, I feel like in many areas fellow cops world pat him on the back and case closed. There should always be outside investigations from other departments to avoid conflicts of interest like this.
Watched this after following the Karen read case with corrupt cops. Nice to see there is also good, hard working and honest cops.
This guy is a cop and he asks if they are gonna contact the other woman??
Amazing! He might as well said ....oh, but no need to contact her!
He felt entitled because of the shield.
Her family supported her murderer... Let that sink in..... Family really can be your worst enemy. 😮. Then his sidepiece arrives in court wearing a tie, was that supposed to make her look innocent😅
I'm wondering about Naomi Judd's "suicide."
They should be profoundly ashamed of themselves. Disgusting.
Best comment on here! 🙌🏾✝️🙏🏾
Reminds me of Todd Kendhammer
Dang I missed that part. Now I've gotta skip back and find it 😂
Yet another story of a guy who gets a new girlfriend and decides to get rid of his wife rather than just divorce her.
It continues to baffle most. Why not get a divorce if you’re so in love with someone else? Sacrifice whatever you have to in order to leave the wife you’re leaving with some dignity, a reasonable amount of money to support her as best you can, and move on with your life.
I’ve gotta give the detectives and prosecutors a huge round of applause for going after the truth. Most police agencies, when it comes to one of their own, is, can we cover this up? Can we make this go away, by making the victim look suicidal, or crazy. There only interested in protecting there agency. Thank God we have great people like this doing there job for justice! 👏👏👏
So much for him doing missionary work.
Oh he was doing missionary with Cori all right…
Missionary position work
There is plenty of time to "mission" in prison.
@@Lucy-ym8ch My thoughts exactly 😂!
what? do you guys picture him in a missionary way? LOL
It's so disgusting and disrespectful that her family supported the man that was cheating on her and had all those incriminating searches in his phone.
Anna is the only one loyal and true to Amy.
Her mother and other family members are sickening !
i don’t care what anyone says, any woman that knowingly enters any kind of affair w a man already in a relationship is just as vile
Just as vile as the man that Cheats on his woman but not vile as the man that cheats on his wife&kills her
I would think the man who is breaking his vows and risking giving STDs to his partner is worse, but then again, men have always been coddled and given the "they can't help it" line.
The same with *any* person that decides to cheat on their spouse or cheat with someone’s spouse
And evidently she has two failed marriages already!
@@DulcimertunesGee! I wonder why?
With a family like that, who needs enemies? Wow, just wow. What disturbs me the most isn’t just the fact that they support their family member's "husband," who is accused of killing their loved one. What truly feels like a betrayal is their effort to portray Amy as an unlikable, combative person with serious issues. I can’t help but wonder if they call Brian in jail during the holidays. What a family! In life, you don’t choose your family, but you can choose just about everything else. It’s clear that AMY'S FAMILY CHOSE BRIAN over her. That itself shows they didn't give a damn about her. So sad.
I feel bad for Amy but also her sister Anna. I’m sure her not siding with Brian caused a rift in the family. The good thing about that is she now knows what type of family she has. 😢
I thought the same thing.
She has probably known about this fact for a long time!!
He wasnt the brightest crayon in the box, yeah?
I agree.He lacks common sense.
@@AP12360He was too full of himself to think they would even question him or investigate him!
Nor the sharpest knife in the drawer.
You'd think someone who works as a detective would have a higher IQ than room's temperature
He was only the evidence processing guy.
I think he truly believed that his reputation, and being a cop, they would just take his word for what happened.
@dmreddragon6 You're right. I mean how careless and stupid of him to leave evidence on a computer !!? Surely, he would know that as a detective, they always look at the computer activities.
I've become shocked at how stupid most cops are , that's not a put down but an observation .
😂😂😂
Other than the sister...her family is absolutely deplorable! I hope their community takes note!
For a detective himself, he sure is stupid to think his deleted text messages wouldn’t be found.
I don’t think he ever thought he would be a suspect.
It sounds like the behaviour of a habitual liar that got away with his lies so often that he didn't even put effort in his concealment anymore.
Or his computer searches
Right!!??
How awful that her own family sided with the guy having an affair and wanting to be with the other woman. Poor lady, you husband murders you in co,d blood and your family believes him! So p,eased she got the justice she deserved. Maybe tha family will be able to stand back and see things the way the jury, the police and the public see it.
Same as the Todd Kendhammer case. He was so obviously guilty and nonr of his or his wife's family could see it
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@@DavePaintThese people don't want to see it, don't want to see him in prison.
Right? How her own sister said “I was embarrassed for her” bc she “reprimanded” her husband like a child in front of her…I can’t
@@chellessong1576 She was making her sister the wrong one and virtue signaling about how a wife should behave around her husband. It was sibling rivalry and hatred masking as correctness.
So, argument over a house, a dog and an evening outing leads to suicide? Man, that’s crazy. People in their 50- ties are making out in a truck? Insane. He is so dumb, it is difficult to understand how he can be a detective. Her family is just an insult to her memory.
No, he wanted to get rid of her so he could keep all his money and assets and not have to give them to his wife.
I know, right! What respectable woman of middle age (or any age for that matter) lets a man have her in a car? Isn't that stuff for teens in heat?
He did it
Wtf is wrong with her family? There's too much against him to be so blind. Even if she had a temper, that's even more against him. Guilty as hell. Respect to honest cops who did their job!
The ultimate betrayal 😢
Remember when people just got a divorce when they got tired of cheating on their spouse?
In every decade, even century, it has occurred, correct.....but so have these horrific crimes because divorce was too much to ask of the "powerful."
You're showing your age😊
Remember Columbo?
Hair preventing GSR from landing on the skin is an interesting fact. However, the demonstration was ridiculous; there's no way the victim had that much hair at her temple. Her hair may have been thick or she had a lot of hair (density) but the amount of hair in the demo was simiilar to shooting someone in the back of the head. Remember, Brian said she placed the gun to the right side of her head and showed it at the temple. Even if there wasn't any GSR there (forensic failure for not testing) there would've been a contact burn if she held it to her skin/hair. Wonder if they tested for GSR on hands and possibly gloves?
Also, in the demo it was clearly synthetic hair and I wonder if that affects the test? Synethtic hair has different properties to real hair.
Same thing i was thinking about it being too much hair!
Exactly what I thought. He shot into the bushiest part of the hair which would absorb the most gsr just to prove his point.
I agree. They should have preserved her hands, though, asap, and tested them for GSR and his as well. Good thing they had the other evidence.
I think you need to see more people. He did not show her holding it right to our tempo. He just demonstrated it holding up to the side of her head, not her temple, and you better believe there are people out there who have hair as thick and dense as the demonstration, I am one of them people.
@@Desantisgogoboots that right there was the number one flaw in this investigation and what could have and should have been highlighted to the jury. Maybe it was or only seeing the snippet and I’m not gonna go seek out the transcriptions but why was there not gun residue test done on her hands and his hands? Remember, he didn’t touch the gun he would’ve had no excuse her having gun residue on his hand her brother came in and moved the gun out-of-the-way, not him so that would’ve been almost cut and dry. If She had gun run to do on her hand but He didn’t problem solved.
As soon as I heard he had a girlfriend I knew he probably had something to do with this
Yup
For me, it was the minute that he mentioned that they were having arguments about what their life would look like, post retirement. When he said that she wanted to keep the house because she loved it, and that he wanted to travel. Also that she wanted another dog, and he didn't even seem to care about the dog they currently had. When it was revealed that he was having an affair with another woman, that sealed it for me.
Yea and the 911 call. Absolutely no emotion and matter of fact.
Ikr
For those who think all mothers love their daughters. Yeah, happy monster's day
Her mother didn't even seem sad. 🤷♀️
She seemed angry
Mine is one of the monster ones. Now that only my dad is left at home, the whole abuse is targeted towards him. And their dog
@@lgpollock68who shoots themselves because they are angry?
@@KrisD007 what?
She loved her 100 year old home, her kids and dogs. Doesn't sound like someone with a bad temper. People who love helpless others like animals or kids are more even keeled.
She probably got angry when she found out about the affair. Which any normal person would do! Od course a cheater will.blame her, instead of being accountable. He had to try to destroy her name, to reflect his own carachter!!
Who removes their gun to go to the restroom? Serious question. Maybe it's normal for people carrying guns. It doesn't make sense to me.
It’s hard to believe a senior police detective could be so utterly stupid, Google searches, text messages, gun too far away from her head ….how did he ever think he was ever going to get away with it? All for a chubby Granny who was just as pathetically hypocritical as he was, “missionary” WTF. Then she dumped him anyway.
Lust is a deadly Sin.
I bet he thought his “brothers” would brush everything under the rug.
Committed Christians are usually the ones to watch out for
It’s easy really his stupidity was he thought his brothers In the blue would back him up and not do the whole big investigation that needs to be done after someone dies 😢
Lol the “chubby granny” got me bcz it is oh so true lmaoooo you’d see it if it was a younger lady, but ughhh
A cheating husband always chooses a Walmart trash model. Sad.
It's all about what she does for him.
In this case, probably a bunch of stuff his wife would never allow.
It must be in your neck of the woods because I’ve seen some with some smokin hot side chicks,it depends on the context I reckon.
@@ImNotaRussianBotAlmost all the time, yep. Learning to live without certain things is not an option for these betraying flat leaver types.
Very few men, leave their wife unless they have a replacement
This is the damn honest truth
I can’t seem to understand her family’s support of Brian. She doesn’t have a history of self injurious behavior or past attempts at suicide🤷🏾♀️? Could it be because of his family connections? Shame on them.
Its so sad
Hopefully they get lots of hate mail all the time since this aired
I think its somewhat related to their religious beliefs. Its pretty obvious watching her mother testimony that she didn't agreed when Amy had a mind or an opinion in the marriage, so they probably think it was justified on his end or her being a terrible wife.
@@LudySanchez96 It's possible. But there also is the possibility that she was an angry person who would impulsively committ suicide to punish her husband in an irrational fashion. Both is within the realm of plausiblity
How sickening that her own family went against her. I’m so glad she had her one sister and the detectives and DA on her side. He just knew this would be a quick and easy process and no investigation. So glad that wasn’t the case.
Wow! Her own family believed the man cheating on his wife!! Her own family??? Old story, new life, new lover, no split of pension.......
This dude must be the dumbest detective ever lol incriminating Google searches & brazen texts to his lover - all from his primary work pc & phone 😂 I'm an avid 48hrs watcher and I'm confident I'd have done a better job in hiding the evidence than this "detective"
His Lust for Cori , outweighed his common sense to cover his tracks.
Even some of the Dumbest criminals can do that.
And his role at work was the evidence guy no less! 🤣
He lacks common sense.
He was literally looking up information about how an old house could be harmful. They not only had a young child living with them, but as you recall, he said that they were arguing about retirement. He didn’t want to stay in that house and fixing up this house through his retirement, he wanted to sell it so it’s very plausible and not only was he looking for how to keep the house safe for this young child but he was looking for arguments to give to his wife to justify selling the house
To think that he made it to "Lieutenant"! He must have 'failed upwards'.
The fact that he was telling his new lady that they were going to have a great future together real soon, but wasn't going to divorce his wife (there was no evidence that, at that point, he and his wife were talking divorce), tells the whole story. No way does someone get mad and then grabs a gun and kills themself. Not in the way the defense preposed. He is where he should be. I feel sorry for his family and friends that believe he is innocent.
I don't think he's innocent either, but that comment isn't the evidence you think it is. Probably every other adulterer in the world has said something similar to a side piece who wants to be together openly, when the adulterer doesn't fully want a divorce. Just blowing them off with empty promises.
@@BlueCyann Good point. He may have just been stringing her on.
Excuse me.... is there hair in the wound on Amy's head??? How could she hold the gun to her head and have the bullet pass through her hair, not leave residue and not implant a single fraction of hair around the entry or within the wound! The defense is so lame. He went insane with his selfish desire to be rid of her.. and for what ? that crazy lookin Cori? Fanion is such a despicable thing...
Funny how these despicable people played the religious, devoted roles, while shamelessly cheating on their spouses.