When The Killer Is Literally CAUGHT ON VIDEO
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- Опубліковано 4 лют 2025
- In this JCS inspired true crime documentary, we dive deep into a case about a political figure who was found brutally murdered outside her home in June of 2019.
This case dives deep into the details of the crime, the interrogations and legal aftermath. This is the case of Linda Collins.
I really hope you all enjoy.
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Whoever designed those cameras to have back up batteries had some serious foresight. Good on them
Many consumer grade security cameras these day only use batteries, for easy installation. The disadvantage is they only record when there’s motion, so that the batteries last longer. But that’s generally fine for home use.
Wonder what company is this. I would live to purchase some
Don't forget the "cloud". Note, any system that has an internet connection, the data will always have to go thru the internet, where it will be stored, in addition to the end users device. Multiple copies !!! You're not erasing it.
As for the specific brand and maker. It doesn't matter. Check for those features when you buy, but don't buy it from Ali Express, Temu, or other such nonsense sites, unless you're well versed in tech.
@@Briansantiago11most likely Arlo.
Yep that was clever definitely
Butch not letting his grandpa get by him after finding his mom’s body… can’t imagine what that poor young man was going through, or how he still had the compassion and presence of mind to shield his grandpa from it. What a guy
Never let his loved one's answer when trouble's knocking, that's a real man.
That hit me too. A very strong man, shielding his grandfather like that. Couldn’t have been easy
It comes naturally, in my opinion. I think its just nature for able body and prime aged men, to protect the vulnerable in a situation. Grandpa in that moment would have been vulnerable
@@CurrentlyBlazedyeah half the time im doing something “protective” its an instinct
Iv seen women like her Evil Bitch I'm solo 4 life
There's something extremely cathartic about investigators opening an interview with "we got you" and shoving the picture of the person holding a bloody knife in their face
This is why we watch true crime - bits of order in amongst the chaos
Her face was a picture haha
😢😢😢😢😮😮 4:15 @@sasskvetch8617
I'd rather they do a good interrogation and try to elicit a confession. Or try to get her to lie so they can use that against her as well.
They can't do it a lot because sometimes evidence can be explained away so they are careful with it, but this was literally a 100% smoking gun. They could have broken procedure in that interview 20 times and she'd still be guilty because of the picture... Good stuff!
I love that "we got you" reveal. They weren't trying to get a shred of evidence from her, they didn't need it. They were just gloating to this monster's face.
And the look on her face was priceless. That was worth it. Her heart literally sunk!! She had absolutely no idea.
Its nice to know she was moved to out of state facility for “security reasons”… her life must have been hell and under constant threat. And hopefully the new inmates in the other prison will learn about her quickly.
@@zhanaalendar7409 Word travels fast...they probably already know she is coming....ha ha. No escape.
@@zhanaalendar7409 why? From what I know, inmates dislike those who attack children or old people. Attacking a politician would probably even give her perks.
@@alextrill1746
Have you ever even been in a holding cell? Stop watching television.
Always blows my mind how people think killing a person they have problems with isn’t going to create an even bigger one
Blinded by greed maybe. Yes crazy and evil.
Exactly. Just a moment of true introspection would maybe save a few from folks. But these people think they are smarter than all the other knuckleheads who got caught
Becky didn't even have a problem with Linda, which makes it worse.
Must have failed problem solving assessment
@@natashadickson4819 - But Linda had a problem with HER…. She was stealing Linda’s money. So the motive was not being found out and sued
Don’t confront people who are stealing your money alone!!!!!!!!!!
Yah Selina 😮
Yes exactly…sadly I thought of Selena immediately, too…we wonder why they went alone to these meetings alone, but the victims TRUSTED and LOVED these people who murdered them in cold blood. The victims’ attempt to spare the thief embarrassment ended up costing them their lives. They thought that a private meeting would be more humane bc they could not comprehend the lengths these criminals would go to get away with the things they were doing. They just could not imagine their dear friend-“BEST” friend!!!-would KILL them. So unbelievably sad. The ultimate betrayal.
@@betsylaughlin8652🎯
I thought of Selina too
Love how ya'll thought of Selena. That was 28 years ago. I was 10 years old and didn't understand her murder. Good people get murdered. The thought of their friend killing them never even occurs, due to the fact that THEY would never do such an awful thing.
“I actually just lost my phone today right before I came into the police station to talk about my best friends murder” isn’t suspicious at all
That one was sus the moment I heard it.
In all fairness I lose my phone, keys and wallet daily lol
@@eyeheartsushi2212
Reminds me of Nicolle Kessinger, Chris Watt's mistress, who just happened to delete all of her phone records before contacting the police - and she got away with obstructing the police investigation!
Really? Today?? Aww c’mon Miss Becky wipe those tears 😢
Lolololololololol.
Becky's expression when the detective says "WE GOT YOU" as he holds up a still shot of her from the video surveillance was priceless 😂
Unfortunately, I think the "gotcha" satisfaction cost them a fair bit. The part where she got a parachute out of the chair blows my mind that people can get away with heinous premeditated cold murder, theft, obstructing justice, and then given a relative slap on the wrist. When I see good detectives, they facilitate an environment where the primary suspect incrementally dig their own grave with their own words.
@@willek1335 she got 50 years that's hardly a slap on the wrist, especially at her age
@@willek1335 a parachute out of the chair?
The true hero of this whole case is that security camera company, the person who designed them to have back up batteries deserves the biggest pay check ever 💯🙏
The anti-hero is this defense lawyer at 27:01 that supports that foul organization seen on the plaque behind him! Makes me sick!
@anti-ethniccleansing465 Black lives do in fact matter tho. Although I don’t stand behind any organization. I stand behind the saying. And yes I believe ALL lives matter. Police included. But yes Black Lives Matter. And if that makes you sick. Get better soon 😘
So let me get this straight, you watch a 30 minute murder investigation only to commentabout a BLM plaque??? I swear some people arent right in the head.@@anti-ethniccleansing465
@lialovett5880 there is no such thing as a "black life", we all just have lives, that it. Linda's life mattered to those who loved her life has no color.
I never trust any story when it comes to politics and big money at stake. Police arn't above planting evidence and our CIA and FBI arn't above threatening people or their families to the point of admitting guilt. We will never really know unless someone invents a time machine. Linda knew the kind of people exist, and she also was a real god-fearing woman with principles that would have been a threat and liability to DC and her powerful ex. She went to extreme measures with her security because. With AI and the current state of no transparency in the justice system, I think we're at the beginning of never knowing what is really true. I do know it's very convenient to have a nobody blamed, and it's also a bit bizarre these stories...even if true...are blasted over the airwaves while the JFK files and Epsteins tapes will remain indefinitely under lock and key, with ne'er a peep from our media. The world is much stranger than we would like to believe, and people are conspiratorial by nature..especially at the top.
Man that camera she removed couldnt be in a better position in her purse
I love karma😂❤
Truth always prevails!
That camera angle Cut her deep.
When I saw the clip smh I literally gasped for air in disbelief 😮
Punition of God!
engaging. straight to the point. no unnecessary childhood background. clear and precise speech. subtitles for viedo and audio footage.
man i struck gold in this channel
Lol I forward all the background stuff, that's not what I'm there for
We were her first. You can't have it.
Yep! Perfection! ❤
so true!
omg the unnecessary childhood background is such a horrible trope in this genre
"No, I lost it.. today"
"you lost it... TODAY?!?"
oh god I couldn't help but laugh at the way he said that
Me too!!! The accent was so perfect😂
The saddest thing about betrayal is that it never comes from your enemies.
FRIENEMIES😂😂 SO TRUE!
@@tyraohara156That is no frenemy. I've had them. We've never even fought each other. That is not a friend of me, that's an enemy, that I could sniff out. Not everyone can. Wolf in sheep's clothing. I'm the paranoid guy that is usually right about whatever I'm paranoid about lol
If you think about it, that reduces the number of people you have to keep an eye on.
Ain't that the truth😢
An enemy can’t betray you.
*"WE GOT YOU!!"*
Damn that was a beautiful scene right there. Must've felt like Christmas morning for the detectives when they opened the contents of that flash drive.
i cant see their faces but i'd like to imagine they looked REALLY smug holding that photo
Wasn't it!! I thought so too especially when she threw herself back as to say Who Me 😂😂😂😂😂
24:40
🤣😂🤣
@younoticedme
LOL that's funny!
Omigosh ! The battery backup on the cameras is brilliant.
Not that anyone should be going out and doing these types of things, but if people don't realize by now technology will catch up with you sooner than you think, especially if you're not savvy to it, this is the end results.
Yea they usually have batteries in them - power outages and the like. Also allows you to run them off solar instead of hard-wiring them. So taking them down accomplishes nothing other than making you look guilty.
@@itzamia And some of these camera systems stream directly to a cloud or offsite archiving service.
@@betsybarnicle8016 Like these :) the video says the police subpoenaed the camera company for the footage "from the cloud" 20:05
Well, for any engineer it's more common sense than brilliance... Not exactly a complex idea when designing a surveillance camera
The fact that she was still trying to kill someone while she was locked up is insane.
I'm assuming the plan to kill the Ex-husband and his wife was to stage it as a murder-suicide and the note to be planted was his "confession", thus proving Becky's innocence......
Becky thinks: Hey, I'll hire these people who just failed at being criminals to commit a crime for me.
insanity is a state of mind..but yeah that's messed up.
There's a difference in insanity and evil. This woman was EVIL !!
Yeah I wonder why Phil?
That shows the extend of her wickedness
Wow, that's some fuckin' irony right there - Getting caught by a camera that you removed to avoid being caught on camera! You just can't get any better than that.
Going Tablecloth Ghost mode was much more effective.
Right!
Jodi Arias vibes
Not the smartest criminal - those cloud-based cameras don't even store anything so she could have just left them up after she did her spooky ghost disposing of a body act. Even if they didn't catch her putting them in a bag the cameras are totally traceable and would have her fingerprints and DNA all over them if they were ever found where she hid or dumped them.
Angel at work that she still got busted😎🔥🙏🏼
As soon as Becky mentioned getting into that argument with Linda, I knew. The camera footage is so CRAZY. Wow it caught her and that knife PERFECTLY.
The fake crying didn't help. You can tell from the cops tone she was a prime suspect.
Yep. And her saying that Linda complained she couldn't get hold of Rendell for 4 hours. Specified the 4 hours to cover up the duration of her crime and fingered Rendell at the same time.
Why she hold on to the camera..😮
For me, it was how she conveniently "lost" her phone.
@@coloraturaElise In retrospect, that really should've thrown up some signs for me. This one genuinely threw me for a loop!
Those cameras were worth every penny
she's dead.
@@throwdownthenhoedown9074 By someone she trusted....
@throwdownthenhoedown9074 Could be even worse. Her murderer could have laughed off what she had done instead of getting caught. ...Worth every penny.
@@throwdownthenhoedown9074killer did not get away, camera did its job
Were they? She's still dead dude.
This is as close as I've seen to the much beloved JCS in terms of clarity, production values, and zero BS. Well done.
What do you think about "explore with us" or any other EWU channel? Curious cuz Im a big JCS fan and after binging everything Ive been binging these
@@SleepySG 'Explore With Us' comes across as desperate to look and sound like professional journalism while failing to understand basic journalistic principles. My personal opinion is that they seem amateurish to the extent that it puts me off watching their videos. I don't usually have a problem with amateur production but I find it grating when it's coupled with an attempt to pass off as professional.
For example, they often make assumptions about how events unfolded or what the people involved were thinking and present them as facts, which is one of the most fundamental errors you can make when reporting on real events. They will describe in (made up) detail how a victim was attacked and what thoughts/emotions they were experiencing in dramatic, specific and authoritative fashion even though the details were never uncovered and there's no way of knowing what somebody was thinking or feeling without them telling you. They don't present it as speculation, consideration or hypothesis; they report it as if it were factual information.
They also have a tendency to editorialise that is at odds with the supposedly neutral fact-based documentary style they project and their 'professional analysis' of interrogations is an absolute joke ("The suspect is showing signs of guilt by having their hands in their lap, although this is also common body language for people who are _not_ guilty" - that kind of thing).
Personally, I also really dislike the 'moment's silence for the victim' thing they do in their videos although I may well be in the minority there. It's not that I don't care about victims, it just seems tacky and unnecessary and contributes to the feeling of 'an amateur's idea of what professional is'. But hey, people in the comments seem to think it's the epitome of class so what do I know...
Wow. I didn't realise how much that channel annoyed me until now. Excuse my ranting :)
Explore with us is a great channel. I like this one better. Is JCS another one?
jcs kinda dropped the ball with their latest video, being lazy and using ai. they have good videos but one video a year is kinda shitty when you have channels like this one which are just as good and upload much more consistently
@@skatoonyy They sold the channel
Becky was on my radar when i heard her first interview. Fake crying is an art. An art that is mastered by very few.
And the "missplaced phone", besides the new bf had his phone with his conversations to prove his side.
The snifffffflesss 😂😂
The "missing" phone is the biggest red flag. It just happened to get lost on the very day the body was found?
Yep the way she couldn't remember without her phone was so weird. Like you can remember details, maybe not like specifically the address of the airport, but you'd remember. If she had a legitimate memory problem, she shouldn't be driving lol
No sh!t, you just watched the video and trying to sound smart😂😂
There's a few channels like this and they don't go the extra mile with the details. This channel leaves you with no questions about the details. Keep up the excellent work.
Well I'm still left with the question of why did Becky want to kill Linda's ex-husband?
@@nickinurse118😊
I still want to know why she wanted to kill her ex husband from jail.
@@mrgyaniperhaps he could inherit the money on victims name
EWU channel is also great and includes all details like this
Poor man found his mom dead.
Heartbreaking
And was quickly able to act to keep her father from seeing her. Bless him.
@@barbarayoung2846 That part got to me too. That he still acted to protect his grandad from also seeing that sight.
@barbarayoung2846 such an honorable act. ❤😢
Could you imagine seeing your dead daughter. Bad enough seeing your mother like that. Butch was a saint for keeping him away!
I love how i have no reason to skip through any part these videos
Right
@nhlanhlanzimande4001 𝚆𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚍𝚘 𝚢𝚘𝚞 𝚖𝚎𝚊𝚗?
I agree, some channels have very long video's that could've been shorter, definitely the interrogation part. This channel has the perfect balance!
I love her shocked face when she realizes they got her
ur weird
@@modernbaseball10why lol? It's a satasfiying moment the killer is caught red handed
@@modernbaseball10grammar is so hard 😢
11-11 shoutout
You're weird.@@davidortiz2026
1. last known person to see the victim alive
2. lost her phone - as a middle aged woman - at the same time victim went missing
3. got into heated argument with victim immediately before the murder
i think it's pretty clear where this one is headed
Stealing from victim
Middle aged women lose their phones all the time. Are you young?
@@user-pv5si6gv2u But I thought if yt ppl steal, it's the ppl they steal from that are self-victimizing so therefore Becky did nothing. Linda victimized herself.
What’s being a middle aged woman got to do with losing a phone? People of all ages lose stuff!!
What in the world does " Middle aged woman " have to do with anything?
I got an actual chill when I saw Becky's face suddenly appear on camera. I'm just horrified & sickened by her behavior toward her "best friend". I feel sorry for her husband who "believed in [her] & of course for the friends & family of Linda Collins. Poor Butch having to find his mother's body & then protecting his grandfather from witnessing what he'd just seen.
Dont feel bad for her husband. Hes lying. 19:58 shows becky and her husband tim taking the cameras down. He is on video with a ladder taking it down outside after becky points to the camera. So tim helped her cover it up and he should be in prison too.
@@Jesse-jh2mgNo, dude. That's repeated footage of them INSTALLING the cameras. Idk the time stamp but somewhere when they FIRST mentioned Tim & Becky & how close they'd become w\Linda, they say how those 2 actually helped install all the cameras for her. As the narrator says this, they show the footage of them INSTALLING the equipment for her & thats exactly what the footage at your timestamp shows. It's repeating the clip of the install the video showed earlier. U can tell by looking at what they are wearing bc it's the exact same! So, no they don't show, tell, or EVEN HINT that Tim is actually involved in any way. Matter fact, I think his actions kinda lean more towards him having ABSOLUTELY NO CLUE what she had done. Just my opinion & I am always willing to admit when I'm wrong. Provided that the evidence is compelling!
@@Jesse-jh2mg15:59 is roughly the timestamp showing video of them helping to INSTALL their equip. The narrator even explained that they were helping install the security cameras.
@@Jesse-jh2mgdon’t vote man
I was LMAO..that was priceless😂😂😂
Don't you wish that every investigator got the same opportunity that these guys were blessed with. The look on her face was priceless. She had absolutely no freaking idea what they had, and they even printed off like a 17x20 of the screen shot of her with the knife. ! The cam company just caught a murderer. Wow.
"We got you" - that was gold.
Real
Shocking on many levels. Butch looked shockingly calm on the body cam footage taken shortly after finding his mother. And the identity of the killer shocked me too. Brilliant editing. Bravo.
Right? I know this is a minor point and they didnt plan to, but it is absolutely despicable to make a son be the one to find his own Mom. He was probably imploding on the inside
@@gleebybooer speaking from a sort of similar experience I can definitely say losing someone suddenly and having to be the one to tell the rest of your family is already heartbreaking enough. I cannot imagine adding on the stress of talking to police and being interviewed by detectives about how you think it could have happened. It felt like his brain couldn’t process everything it had seen and disassociated him from that entire interaction.
@@solluxcaptor6823I also feel you. I didn’t have to being interrogated or anything but I found my best friend passed away and talking to the police and his family was one of the hardest and saddest experiences I’ve ever had right beside emotions I felt when I finally busted down the door to find him. It’s not something I would ever wish on someone. He was my best friend and brother but couldn’t imagine it being my parent. I pray Butch finds a little peace but it never leaves you.
He was probably in shock, not to mention he was only on the video for maybe 4 seconds.
Just an awful reminder of how utterly evil people can be...
Feel sorry for her husband who believed in her 😢
Seeing the disbelief at getting caught red handed 24:44 is golden.
Ty
Thank you. I replayed it about 5 times 😂
The leg cuffs on her heels 24:21 right outside the memorial service is quite the shot as well.
@@MrCiaranm Cuffs and kitten heels😂😂😂
WE GOT YOU! WE GOT YOU! The look on her face…..
Stayawake is amazing! You show real interviews, pictures and videos of the crime and no boring AI narrating but a nice human voice going into all the details. And you can do it in less than a half an hour instead of those super long 2-hr stories in other channels.
I love how the detectives timed it so she was arrested outside of the funeral.
Leg irons were a bit excessive.
@@jimmyzhao2673Almost as excessive as murder.
That must have been so rewarding to the investigators.
@@jimmyzhao2673 Should get her ready for the chair.
@@jimmyzhao2673……
The fact the son stopped her dad from seeing her body is heartbreakingly sad/loving.
He saw it and couldn't bear his grandfather seeing it too😢😢😢
Sure was... very sad... 😥
???? That makes no sense
@@elainebernier It makes perfect sense
@@elainebernier Linda's son found Linda's (his mother) body covered in a tarp and flies smelling awful, naturally we can assume this was absolutely terrible for him, it's bad enough to discover your mother is dead, it's even worse getting the shock of seeing her body decomposing with all the insects and smells. Even though this would have stunned and upset him, he still thought of his grandfather. (Linda's father.) The son knew that it would be heartbreaking for his grandfather to see his daughter Linda dead and in such a bad state, so he told his grandfather that he had found his mother Linda and not to come closer to avoid having such a traumatic image of his daughter stuck in his head. Sorry if this comes across as patronising, it's not meant to be but I didn't know what part you didn't understand so I tried to explain in detail
I did the same thing to my friends when I found our other best friend
Maybe not having friends isn't so bad after all.
Right? I’m definitely safe from being murdered by a friend.
I have no friends, I think I can live with that literally
@@ltlangelsmomwell you have no friends because you're a loser.
Friends are only there when they need you anyways. The moment they have to invest whatever, they have 1000 excuses why they can't.
Having friends is not bad, but not having boundaries is very bad.
Wow. I love how you didn't let us know who the killer was right away. Thank you. My jaw dropped for 20 seconds.
I knew something was odd as soon as she conveniently lost her phone, but never expected that awful video. She looks pleased with herself, what a nut.
The way the detective was like, “TODAY? Really?” haha
I was fooled by her voice...didn't suspect anything when she said she lost her phone, because she "sounded innocent." But, after I saw her with the bloody knife, and listened to her talking about the phone loss, THEN she sounded guilty!
@@barbarayoung2846Ha ha ha, and the way he said it, i had to replay it a few times😂😂😂😂
And people still tells you evil people arent a thing it’s all education my ass lol
😂😂😂😂😂I don't mean to laugh..But this chick Becky ..she's a special kind of dumb..that alone ...would warrant a life sentence 😂😂😂😂
Some of the best camera footage I’ve seen. Linda must have paid good money for those
And don't forget that killer helped install those very cameras that got her red-handed (literallly).
Becky’s cry did sound fake, I found the audio suspicious. But then you had me reconsidering with all the ex stuff. Well done.
I was thinking that too I thought he was like gaslighting me lol with the thumbnail
Narrative, narrator, editing absolutely brilliant. That ending, a real GOTCHA moment‼️
The 911 operator calling Butch "honey". I love the South. So sorry for the family.
Where I’m from that „honey and sweetie“ bullshit is considered condescending. I loath it.
@@My.Funny.Bunny.well that's just you living a sad life.
@@My.Funny.Bunny. Where are you from? So I can steer clear of that area.
@@My.Funny.Bunny.I understand what you mean, especially when you're being called honey by a stranger, but there are times where it's very comforting. This circumstance being one.
@@My.Funny.Bunny. yes, I'm in my 70s and the 20 year olds that I work with call me honey - I don't like it.
😂😂😂 I love how people think their cellmates are going to keep a secret instead of running straight to the police to try to give them information in hopes to get time shaved off of their own sentences LOL
You would be shocked how many agencies put people into cells and cut them a deal to falsely testify against someone.
The justice system is broken.
It's like the Key and Peele "Snitch" sketch.
But also, most of the people in prison are in there for some nonsense, not straight up murder. People rat on their cellies all the time because they're flippin scared of sleeping with a psychopath in their room. The time off is just a nice bonus lol this woman was obviously an idiot though, she really thought she was good. Her face in that camera footage was so creepy, how calm and collected she was. Eek.
@@BMFL420right? A good portion of prisoners r just normal folk who committed crimes not deranged psychos lol
@@sumaiya-ey5zc you've clearly never served time. You've never seen a whole race of people climb through razor wire to escape a race riot that started over a missing tshirt. Most of the yard participated in this. Please for the love of God, don't be so naive.
The inner sanctum of the victim is always the place to begin! The investigator was brilliant with "bless yo' heart" and the condescending tone, knowing that he was speaking to the killer the entire time.
That should’ve been her first warning they knew lol. Everybody from the south knows what that means.
I hope no one in my inner circle becomes a victim of anything because I'm not helping the officers investigate anything. They would have to go to court and get warrants and subpoenas for anything they want from me.
This format is perfect!
I was searching to find the name of this ‘show’ so I could find more episodes on TV 😂😊
Excellent work!
The balls it takes to kill someone after they confront you over stealing THEIR money.
Right?!!! She got caught by Linda AND those cameras caught her
Selena Quintanilla 😢
Let's replace the word balls with brainlessness.
@@shawnmiller9381. Idk , brainlessness is not it . Audacity. Entitlement. Selfishness. That lady is a POS !
@@shawnmiller9381and let’s not forget get no remorse or conscience. It takes a two seer person to take another life and pretend they didn’t
What are people like this thinking? She probably would have avoided jail time if she just got a lawyer for the stolen money and promised restitution. Even if that's not true, what on Earth makes you cut up someone who is a part of your life for years? Or even think you could get away with it? Damn.
I suspect her getting away with conspiracy to murder previously might have made her feel like she could do anything. She's horrendously sociopathic, clearly, so it wouldn't surprise me if she was a victim of her own hubris
Could have just run to another country but people like her think Discworld ends at the US borders lol
With that previous case which they couldn’t prove, and then this, I think she was just a sociopath who hid it well and was a good actor. Her husband seemed to really trust her until the evidence was overwhelming and she pled guilty.
these people don't thinknthe way normal people do
shame and fear of shame are one of the most overpowering feelings a man can feel, and some people will do anything to avoid it, no real logic behind it. it's a shockingly common motivator in 1st degree homicide cases
the look on her face when she sees the picture of herself is priceless.
Knife: $15
Camera: free (stolen)
Photo of murderer: PRICELESS 😅
The preparation of the investigators is brilliant. They stepped into action with an extraordinary attention to detail. This is how a crime is solved from the beginning.
“We got you”. Oh that’s so beautiful
You could tell during the interview she did it. She went from crying to being perfectly composed a few seconds later.
I am not usually one to go with the "I knew the person was guilty, the second X happened". But Becky crying literally made me go "Yeah. that's fake. You're the one"
@@bojohannesen4352 that was exactly my thought. I don't know how we can tell, but we can. Maybe there was something about the timing of her gasps and sobs that didn't ring true.
@@ntakovacj3644 I call it 'cry-talking'. It's forced and not genuine.
@@betsybarnicle8016 Reading the comments I see quite a few caught that -- it shows that our human fake detector is on whether we now it or not. I'm sure many interrogators are even better at it after all the criminals they've spoken to.
And we didn't even get to see what the cops saw in that interview, that Becky had no actual tears in her eyes.
Can't help but laugh at the shocked reaction the detective gives to Becky when she tells him that she lost her phone that day. He sounds like a legit cartoon character. Lol.
😂Hey Don’t Mess with our Southern Boys !! They don’t Play!
Exactly same way i reacted. The detective was a comedy 😂
@@tugaitugai8216It's his style apparently. Make them feel comfortable, in his own weird way.
Oh yeah, the detective is killing me. Also the way he says "scared of phil" at 13:24. He's like a cartoon duck.
Oh,no.He’d suddenly realised that she was the guilty one.
Thankyou so much for your kindness and hard work listing numbers for so many countries for people to reach out to ask for help. This is amazing to see honestly thankyou
Detective: We got ya!
😅😅😅😅😅
Stephanie Lazarus, another twisted case! 😮
Well that was like a million years ago - gonna have to check pictures
I don't know, that was like a million years ago. I had a friend named Shmeeda?
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Never change your format or style StayAwake. Your non-dramatised, understated delivery is excellent, & instantly engaging.
You allow the story to unfold in real time, with flawless editing between body cam, audio, personal video etc.
And you’re especially to be commended on how you consistently offer a three dimensional view of the person to be victimised. The people featured in your videos are never reduced to merely being The Victim.
We have a brief opportunity to get to ‘meet’ them. You always deliver other elements to a persons life, such as addiction or prostitution, with sensitivity, allowing the person to maintain a quiet dignity.
Thank you for introducing us to Linda, and her beloved children.
Such a senseless act.
I absolutely believe that Linda had reason to fear her ex- The cameras alone are evidence of that, in addition to the consistent story from her own children & those closest to Linda.
He wasn’t the killer in this video. But I’m confident Phil is also bad guy- just not the fatal one.
The Ex-Husband......all of those charges of him hitting her or abusing her came from BECKY'S MOUTH. The man may have been a very good man engaged in a bitter divorce, but to say he had been hitting her based on what the actual killer put forth.......that's a bit of sloppy detective work on your part
@hamjohn8737 She was scared of him for a reason. Very scared, according to both kids.
But the way Becky's voice dropped when she said Phil hit her, even sounded like a lie.
He might not have been physically abusive, but we'll never know if he was.
He denied even knowing about Linda being sick with Mercury poisoning. That's a lie.
And a 'good man' does not fight for three quarters of his wife's money. Not in my book, anyway.
50 yrs when they had her on video?!??! There was no need for a plea deal. She deserves life no parole at very least!
50 years is essentially life, even if she was in her 30s. She plead guilty so she shouldn't get any parole if I'm not mistaken. We can only hope.
@@AccountInactive Depends on the plea deal. Usually it's a life sentence for 1st degree murder, and years on second degree, so if she is serving 50 years, she may not be eligible for parole for at least 20 years, and once that is denied, the wait goes on and on until she is very old, or they carry out in a box.
At her age, 50 years is life
a life sentence is only about 30 years
@@singthesoftlight In Europe or Canada maybe.. If you get life without parole in the U.S., you don't get to leave unless it's in a box.
Watched your video for the first time and immediately subscribed, really loved your format.
She had me fooled with the sadness and the story was lining up for the ex husband. How shocking to see her on camera. I was tickled the way the investigator says "we got you".
24:46 was the sweetest moment of this episode with her facial expressions as she realized they had footage of her, which she had no idea it existed 😂
She said 👁️👄👁️
My jaw dropped when I saw Becky on that camera. What a twist. Tf
thats what i said! i thought for a split second earlier in the vid it might have been her but couldnt figure out what kind of motive she would have had
The thumbnail literally gave the ending away.
Did you not see the thumbnail?
Auto play brought this video to me. I was looking away during the 3 second moment they showed the thumbnail and I don't feel bad about it.
Truly felt in my gut. In the recording of the interview her cry sounded fake.
Fantastically edited video. My new fave true crime channel. Currently binge watching!
She had already lied about her story around her whereabouts during the murder during her first sobbing interview, so when she got arrested all that was needed was that beautiful "We got you!"
Poor Butch. You would never be the same finding your mother that way.
LOL....Butch seen dollar signs under that tarp.
@@HalfBackCrackgrow up
@@HalfBackCrack no money can fill in for a loving parent
@@HalfBackCrack 'saw' , genius. 🙄
@@HalfBackCrack i dont understand why he didnt try n go in the house the first time he went out there. The pap checked n seen the truck doors unlocked, and said the backdoor was unlocked. Seems weird to me.
You really increased the quality on your videos. Clear story, great editing and nice visuals. Thank you
No unnecessary footage to drag it out - well done
I watch a serious amount of true crime, NEVER have seen this!!! Thank you
You need to up your game
Great story. You did a fine job of summarizing this crime. You made it interesting and informative. Thanks for telling this story!
Arresting her outside of the memorial sounds like a scene straight out of a movie
I suppose that's why they waited. An hour or two doesn't make much a difference, and cops like dramatic gestures too =D
Man! What a case. Great video too. And the reveal at the end literally shocked me! My eyes flew open and i went "WHAT!? NO WAY"
Wild, bro lmao
6:37 Becky says she misplaced her phone, I knew she was guilty at that point
Same!!!
Your instincts are excellent, I didn't make a connection. I'm not bright enough to live a life of crime, so I'll stay on the straight and narrow.
I knew as soon as I heard her fake ass sobbing.
Gee, I knew as soon as I saw the thumbnail before even clicking on the video.
That absolutely would be useless in my neck of the woods. We don't have phones attached to our every movement.
I love love how detailed this is and how much footage and pictures (real) there are. Glad I stumbled upon this channel
Subscribing now. 👍
Hey, thank you for making this mostly in the style of which you were inspired by JCS but your spin on the videos it is greatly appreciated, as well as the frequency of upload. Thanks for the great in depth videos StayAwake!
I usually read the comments during the video because typically these videos are obvious who did it. I held off because it was actually a mystery. Great video!
Thinking a massive dose of mercury in your system could’ve come from dental fillings or eating fish is like thinking maybe the twin towers just had a termite problem
Thermite problem
@@squidillybilly bandit trick
But that's a bullshit poison, it would take large quantities for immediate kill
i’m scream laughing at this comment thank u for this
@@squidillybilly(((problem)))
Bri this is literally a lifetime movie!!!! 😭😭
anyone else catch the "bless your heart" from the investigator speaking to Becky in the beginning?
These 3 words either make me cringe or laugh, they are clearly inappropriate to bring non evidenced based beliefs into an investigation which ONLY deals with evidence!
@@kimsland999You clearly lack an understanding of idiomatic and colloquial expressions. And withering irony.
@@willmercury Whilst I accept colloquial sayings such as even me saying OMG!
We also know 50% of Americans are still gullible enough to believe it this outdated nonsense belief.
@@kimsland999What is wrong with saying “Bless your Heart”? How does saying that have anything to do with the investigation?
@@kimsland999You have no idea what you're talking about. If you laughed, and I was the detective, you would be in getting a ton of search warrants, as the prime suspect.
This is easily the best video you have put together
Don't ever let someone else manage YOUR money
Absolutely.
I let someone else handle my money. I have to tho, I own a business. But even then, no transactions are finalized until myself, my accountant and lawyer are all aware of them
Reminded me of the Selina story
That's what financial advisors do.. it's kind of a thing
Obviously. I think they meant not to let unprofessionals or "friends" manage your money @@elsvaughn7959
I've watched thousands of these and I've never heard dispatch refer to the caller as "Honey".
Love it 😂❤
It’s Arkansas honey 😂
That look on her face when they literally pushed the printout of her footage from the cameras, in her face! 😆 It was like.. "What!? How the heck did they get THAT footage of me?? I am literally a genius in the way I destroyed evidence and the way I relayed my sob story to the police!.. 🧐🤔"
And, covered herself in a sheet. 😂
Thank you for the final words telling us what happened with this story. I hope Melissa is ok out there.
Lol when I say my jaw was on the floor when becky was on the camera. not miss "that was my best friend/"crying" miss becky lol
I knew as soon as she said she lost her phone THAT DAY! How convenient, you monster!!
classic example of runnig your mouth off to look innocent, and digging a hole instead.
I've watched other channels cover this case. It's always fun to hear the cops say: "We got you!" when they show Becky the evidence against her
Just found this channel, Its really great, love the precise no nonsense narration.
"I believe in you" when you can see the footage of your wife putting a bloody knife in a bag in the crime scene is another level of blindness
Well if you heard your gf killed one person and tried to kill another, would YOU piss her off? :)
He didn't know any of that until afterwards moron lol
he didn't see the video obviously, just listen what she says to him
@@Someone-tn8urexactly 🫣
That was before they showed the proof to everyone
Omg what a fascinating story! Well done, you " the story teller!!! " I was absolutely glued to my phone watching this tragedy unfold, + it was Linda's bff. Unbelievable! It's really sad how far these monsters will go when they are caught with their dirty little hands in the cookie Jar!! God bless Linda + her beautiful family 😢❤🙏
STAYAWAKE you do such amazing work. This story in particular was very well put together. Great storytelling and as always you give a voice to the victims. I love this channel.
This channel is so good. But this particular episode is going is at the top of my list for most excellent. Well done! So shocking seeing her face so calmly putting the knife away.😮
This was the best video I've seen on any of these murder investigation channels in a while
20:32 - This is especially devastating. Linda has no idea who she's standing next to.
No apology to Phil? EVERYBODY THROUGH PHIL UNDER THE BUS!! If you don’t know who did it, don’t go around just blaming folks!
Poor guy. I wonder of Becky was the one poisoning her and not Phil. 😊
@@Monalisa0622 right!! That’s a good one. I forgot she been her assistant for years! That’s a damn good question!
Both things could be true. Her whole family said she was afraid of the ex-husband, the kids who also grew up with him as a stepdad too, so just because he didn't kill her, doesn't mean they didn't have good reasons to suspect him.
@scarletamazon3455 yeah you're absolutely correct. Both can be true. Just made me wonder if it was truly him. Definitely could of been a great way for Becky to put the blame on him.
@@scarletamazon3455 yes. When people go through nasty divorces, things can turn ugly. BUT to flat out say he did it, isn’t and wasn’t okay. No matter what your parents go through stay out of it. Women and men lie, so everything he was accused of could’ve been out of spite from their mom. You’re innocent until proven guilty. Not, guilty because mom said you hit her. That’s not fair.
Can I just mention how sweet the dispatch operator was…..calling him Honey etc. I’m from the Scottish highlands and I adore the way folk from the south east of the USA talk…..it’s so warm and the accent is adorable.
I’m English and have to say I love the way the folk there speak to each other. Honey , darlin, etc… I wish all people spoke to strangers with such compassion… it melts my heart to hear that female operator talk.
I'm on the East coast of Canada and locals speak this way. It's very friendly, it's very home, it's like anybody could be your best bud. We have a lot of Canadians from further West coming this way now but they're just a different breed. A little colder, a little busier, they expect things a little quicker. I hope they learn to live a more East coast life style bc the alternative is the East coast becomes as boring and uniform as the Alberta or Ontario and I tell ya darling, I'm just not interested in that 😂
It’s not really an endearment to use those words when speaking in this way, more like a cultural force of habit than anything.
@@islandyytit's not a cultural habit. My wife is South African, and has spent time in England, while I am from the South of the US, and she was astonished when I called my bank from South Africa. She couldn't believe people like us existed. It's not the words used, it's caring about other people, as people, and she was shocked to overhear how we as strangers interact. That's the culture I was raised in.
Exactly. “ bless your heart” is used as an insult down there....@@islandyyt
The stuff they have made up on me? Wow. Soulless.
Holy fuck. Tim’s words “never ever think you know what’s going on, nobody is above anything” has to be the plainest most helpful insight you can ever be given.
Never hire an assistant that’s been involved in a murder for hire plot
She probably didn’t know since she was never charged
are you blaming the victim??
@@joyanna9433 OK sensitive fingers
@@joyanna9433 it's called good advice dip$hit
I'm writing that down
24:43 😂😂😂 “we got you”. Her little fake astonished sound was hilarious
boys when i tell you this is my FAVORITE youtube channel my god!!!!!!!!
i never leave comments but i just had to say something!
Thank you for the time you put into these man seriously, the editing, the music, i was on the edge of my seat the whole time! I feel like true crime channels have lost their touch with tasteless jokes, senseless comedy or hell, even eating or doing makeup like we’re conversing about tomorrow’s plans.
i love how this channel talks about things from a respectful and neutral perspective, undeniably appreciative over here
People who call everyone boys are among the most obnoxious internet users
@@SwerzelMorzenculenobody asked
@@SwerzelMorzenculeboys will be boys...😂😂😂 Your just jealous
@@SwerzelMorzenculeget a job
mannnnnn that felt good seeing solid indisputable proof sitting right there in her face! like wow. perfect
For those who don’t understand life in small towns,
Yes. It would not be surprising that someone could be caught in a murder for hire investigation and not face any charges if that person hangs out with the wealthy and powerful of said small town.
That's seriously f*cked up.
Is this why there is no #Justice for Mica”?
Love this channel and love the clear content so perfectly done thank you ❤