That sounds like a bias possibly prejudicial ignorant Statement that none of you could possibly know. I'm sure it could be the way she said, close to what she said or just lying completely and why is it a miracle?? Traffickers earn by trafficking not killing. If someone is murdered it's either a John or an investigation coming down. Maybe she met one man willingly then lead to the rest. One thing for sure she didn't deserve it if there's any force or fear!!!
@@eddiebingbong7977yes she did. And makes me wonder if she may have even planned it and didn’t know how to explain she went to have fun. Police don’t say or think run away for no reason, clearly she’s know to the police. These parents making it out like police just didn’t want to look. Narrr not buying this story. And no one even asked the mother or father why is your 15 year old doing drugs. How long. Do you even have any control. These are the women that grow up and have the level of entitlement that the world is just bloody sick off. And she literally ran away before. Makes me wonder what the mother and father have done to her.
Epsteins enabler: woman. Diddys alleged enabler: woman. It doesn't surprise me, and it's getting less surprising with the number of women featured on this very channel who have been assaulting their students
Dallas Grand jury decided to release the guy the dealer? Wonder why was he released? 🤔🤔🤔 That guy is a danger to society if you kidnapped and take her to another State.
It's not that they didn't take it seriously. They have to prioritize calls for service. Believe it or not, PD's have a lot more going on than locating teens who ditch their parents to find drugs. There are murd3r$, infant abductions, domestic violence calls, severe auto accidents, acts of arson....all much more pressing than being the deputized nanny for aloof parents.
I have so much respect for these two parents for speaking up, getting these criminals arrested, and not giving up on getting their child back. All the best wishes and lots of love to Natalie❤️
Yea..They still minimized stuff and pulled more focus on them. It's clear they're dysfunctional but hopefully they ALL grow from this. That poor girl 💔 she needs understanding and support rn, not to be brushed off as "typical 18 yr old" w.e.(paraphrasing) nothing she's experiencing RN is "normal"
@@MrsPixie-ni4lbagreed I think they minimized the fact they let a 15 year old just wander alone but obviously they couldn’t have thought this would happen..
No judgement here. This beautiful girl has been traumatized way more than enough already. The fact that she was able to be rescued in such a short amount of time was a true blessing. Considering how so many girls go missing for years on end & how so many are never heard from again.
Why would you go with a stranger to smoke? I remember two of my girl friends did this when we were younger and they came back saying they felt the creepiest vibe and the guy changed all the sudden. Teach your daughters guys, its dangerous everywhere.
dad probably wasnt active in her life. my pops always told us never to speak with strangers and always keep your guard up. kids are too sheltered and too trusting
It all makes sense because a 15year old is old enough to know you shouldn’t just go with a stranger to there car for drugs because that literally is a kid and a candy van. My opinion I think she knew him but he tricked her into believing it was “a normal conversation”
@@martorres4487 her having been in contact with him prior, probably is part of the reason he got off. (Granted HE SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN RELEASED!). Though he may have lied that he didn't SE her, but showed text messages from her etc etc, probably told LE that they were going to meet up with people in parking garage, and since he didn't leave with the demons for Oklahoma, etc etc,
Typically, but a 15yr old stoned out of her mind? Probably just gonna lay there half asleep. Kids in college who smoked too much would be comatose so nevermind the fact she was a teenager. But the pics of her walking around, she doesn't seem distressed. I never understand these stories where this or that happens and the person literally does everything wrong and has the ability to run away. So perhaps runaway partying gone wrong? We've seen it before. Its hard to say.
The whole story is not being told. I believe the daughter found a guy online to meet up with an used the event to sneak away from her dad and she ended up with more than she bargained for.
You are right it is an epidemic, just miles from there home in North Richland Hills, Texas another trafficking ring was arrested, but not the ring itself just the “John’s”, the hotels off north Beach and 820 , with the biggest the Hilton have been hosting trafficking and prostitution for years, the police are on the take.
Just like any business, they have to facilitate marketing, accounting, a physical market place. This is only possible with the help of law enforcement, lawyers, businessmen/buisnesswomen. Yet the authorities act as though they are clueless, and protect these sick criminals while trampling on our civil liberties. Only a group of Citizens were able to bring her back , don’t forget that.
This makes more sense, cause risking it all for weed and then claiming that weed kept you in such a fog that you could remember nothing for days just does not make sense. It sounds more like she’s actually never smoked before.
@@LarryBeenFishin nope, I pay enough in taxes as it is. this literally would have never happened to her if she wasn’t wondering around for drugs. If you can’t comprehend how dangerous that is then I don’t have any hope for you
@@MeBihhhhshe was groomed and targeted online. She is a child. Just because she is female doesn't mean she makes decisions like an adult woman who is used to a dangerous world.
@@donut_life12 literally nobody said anything about her being a female 😂 I 100% blame the parents. let’s be clear, she was a rebellious kid with crap parents and had a history of running away. This grooming mess is just trying to take the blame off the parents
@@StonedBarbiee I mean she chose to leave and disobey her father to go out for a smoke.. she didn’t get “kidnapped” she made a choice and take a chance to leave cause she wanted to get away from her parents. Not saying the adults are right but she wasn’t exactly innocent if she was already smoking behind her parents back to point she had an ADDICTION to fake going to washroom and be so hungry to smoke she had the confidence to approach grown random men.. she went for a life she wanted and probably didn’t really wanna get caught
Extended stay America in OKC. I was in in Oklahoma City hotel one night and had a strange man come up to me and start talking to me - trying to get me away from the entrance. Valet did nothing, I had to call my partner to come walk me back into the hotel bc I was so scared. This was at one of the hotels in bricktown.
These parents are off to me. This poor girl and everything that happened to her and I am sorry for everything that this family has gone through but there is more emotion in the host asking the questions than the parents and how they talk about their daughter and what was done to her. It's just weird. It should still be making them emotional and choked up.
... yeah... how long ago did this happen? Because they seem so nonchalant and the comment about "we've been dealing with normal 18 year old stuff, so this is a change" was so callous from the dad... like, where is his rage? Where is his masculinity? His desire to protect his child... but everyone handles trauma differently... it does seem bizarre though
@@lauraw3338 It has been 3 years and their daughter is *alive* and safe-expecting them to break down in this interview is strange. They were lucky to get her back.
1:39 thank you. THANK YOU. I escaped my situation when I was 19. I ended up with my abuser when I was a 14 year old runaway. It took me 4.5 years to get away and I had to flee across the country just to make that happen. It’s been 20 years since my escape and I’m barely now speaking out about it. I pretended like it never happened. She is SO BRAVE to speak out. Thank you for your bravery! You are a WARRIOR!!!
@@JhonnyStone100Really?? That’s what you take out of this?? Not that they escaped and are scarred for life but because they ran away from home. That home could’ve been a terrible place which is why they ran away. People who run away from home usually have a reason. I hope you will look at other people’s perspectives before you comment something like this.
Let’s blame the police, the hotel, the stadium.. but not the parents who didn’t give her a better moral compass to not run away and get high with strangers.
I’m so happy I’ve seen this update and she’s home safe with her loving parents.we live in a sickening , sad world atm . Praying for her ❤ From Australia 🇦🇺
Some parents don’t tell them that at all. Also a lot of parents back in my day never said it. We were allowed to just ride bikes everywhere, say hi to people, wave and smile. Nobody was really a “stranger” and some parents still have that mentality.
@Mrslckygrl77 It's common sense, but i guess if you need to be told not to talk to strangers, her parents should of did better at letting her know the dangers.
That’s my question, even if you have a runaway child, don’t you still look for them? They’re still underage, so I’m a little confused why it’s brushed off
I don’t trust these parents. Troubled teens don’t become this way over night. She ran away before and she left willingly with a strange man to buy/smoke weed after asking to go to the restroom? This girl is going to need a lot of therapy to overcome the trafficking and whatever else she went through with her parents prior to that.
@PatyM00N there are plenty of hardships that happen to people that have nothing to do with their parents. I have seen plenty of kids have loving a family and try to run the streets and l have seen people have terrible childhoods and grow up to be exceptional people. Like I said it's not always the parents.
@ Children are resilient and some do overcome trauma or any other adversity. In this case, it’s evident that the parents are narcissistic and hiding more than what they have shown, especially the mom. Their story has raised many red flags for a reason. The chances of children, who are raised without trauma, developing any sort of neurosis or mental disorder that affects their future is very, very slim. I doubt that is the case here, considering this girl ran away from her own home and essentially from her parents.
"Shes 15 shes going to make mistakes". Yeah when I was 15 my mistakes were missing homeworks and forgetting to do chores, and calling out of work because I wanted to play games. Smoking weed, and doing so with strangers, isn't a mistake. It's gross incompetence both from her and her parents. Too much tiktok and too much brain rot content. I know 12 year olds who are smoking. I grew up in Jamaica where marijuana has been prevalent...yet none of me or my friends smoked at such a young age. We moving into a new era where things like this will be so common. Weird society we live in now.
14 year old Jamaican here, I absolutely agree, she was out of control her parents should have done better, she should have known better. Yes, she was a victim, I do feel for her for that, but she needed serious help and discipline.
I was born n raised in Cali. I started smoking weed when I was in jr high around 15. Weed is not a drug it's a plant it doesn't alter your mind to the same extent drugs do. I was a very rebellious teenager I might have chatted online with people (others have said she knew chatted with this man prior to meeting him at the stadium) but still at 15 I would have NEVER left anywhere with a stranger especially a male.
😂 . . . " weed doesn't alter your mind , is not a drug " Then , Why so many people that are Addicted to It , skip their responsibilities ( job , school ) and constantly want to smoke it , stealing others to buy it , became Diabetic ?
Wow. That is a snapshot of some unattractive, demon possessed creeps in that arrest photo. I feel sorry for anyone who actually knows any of these disgusting humans.
The actual demon is the DA that let him walk free and the others. Those are the demons. The demons are the Soros types who have implanted these other demons. The real demons are the W0k3 Democrats who have all been compromised. How could you possibly let this dude walk free
@@PeaceBeeWithYou I'm tired of you people acting like at 15 years old their brains are completely turned off and have 0 awareness of what they're doing. Everybody knows what they're doing when they're 15, there's no automatic switch that goes off and you start becoming conscious at the very second you hit 18. Get out of here.
I'm sorry for what happened to that child but here are some truths from a parent and SA survivor. It's not the police's job to protect your children. It's yours. Never in a million years would I let my kid go off in a public place by themselves. I wish her and her family all the best.
@Tamara-id1pe not in a stadium that big no. Her dad should have walked with her, my kids are grown, I NEVER would have let them walk alone somewhere with that many people!
she was looking to get high and left with strangers, say no to drugs kids.....had access to phone to call for help but never did. My son is 9 and knows better to not go with a stranger, or even talk to a stranger.
For starters, it's been years. Secondly, their child was trafficked. They're obviously incredibly thankful to have gotten her back. Why are you stirring up nonsense?
What does this even mean? Like crying, yelling wailing? U didn't see them whilst their daughter was missing how the heck do you know how "sickened" they were? Please sit down
@@JavierSoto-t6z Actually she didn't. A teenager's brain isn't developed to fully comprehend risk and accountability. Which is why traffickers approach teenagers and not adults. You would never write that about a teenage boy. Stop blaming girls for being girls.
So many of these teenage girls have been missing even in Buffalo New York and the parents don't even know what to do, use. Parents were amazing Prayers for all these teenagers 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻😔💔
Yeah... I actually had the same thought. They seem a bit detached, not to judge them bc maybe they took a Xanax to go on tv who knows. But it reads weird to me nonetheless
It’s been 3.5 years as well, they’ve been to therapy, and they have told the info many times considering they’ve started a foundation. I don’t think anyone would be frantic or hysterical this long afterwards.
We should be checking the way he groomed her online. I bet there is evidence as to how he works. These investigators need to get looking in her history
@@mmarialexx it’s your opinion that it’s not enough but that is evidence. It’s evidence that shouldn’t allowed the charges to be dropped. Whether he would be found guilty or not is up to the jury. And yes I’d trust a jury if I was wronged
She definitely ran away (the time she did) because of her Mother. It’s bizarre how much she’s laughing and smiling explaining the most horrific experience.
Mother seems to excited and happy after just having their daughter kidnapped and sold around town their excuses is still trying to protect their image as parents who failed their daughter the trauma and recovery process for her will be alot and will take a lifetime to get through it all.
Mom wants that money! That is a large hotel. Too happy for that event. It honestly was a horrible choice this girl made going with someone for she didn't know for a smoke.
I am reading Jesse Webbers mind and knowing exactly the frustration and how crazy situation these parents are dealt with and finally the happy resolve is my same feeling. Crazy times keep your FAMILY close. Family is important.
My exact thought. Even though this incident happened years ago, how could any parent smile!?! My heart would still be broken knowing what my child went through 😢
If I was a human trafficking victim I’m not sure how I would feel about my parents happily doing an interview for some online crime channel about the most traumatic time of my life. I really hope she was consulted about this.
@@tonyaTx777The point is it’s the daughter’s story to tell, not the parents. The commenter was just worried about the daughter being talked to prior. As the comment clearly stated.
Children are expected to be naive and innocent. Our society is evil for supporting abusers more than their broken victims who get attacked more by ignorant and arrogant people like you.
I worked here at the AAC during this time and she left on her accord. Her father who she was with on the upper levels said this wasn’t the first time she had done this. We interviewed the father that night at the MAVS game. Reviewed footage of her claiming to go to the restroom to meet the first suspect then meeting another right outside in the courtyard.
Yeah .. she did leave on her own accord TO BEGIN WITH. But like she said - it’s all okay until it’s not. Have a seat dude. This is a disgusting comment.
I’m glad she was found. At her age she should have know better than to go off with a stranger. Lied about going to the bathroom to go smoke and walked into a nightmare. She also previously ran away. ..Lucky to be alive to share her story.
I hate to be that person, but the details in this story have changed… Originally, Natalee said she was going to the bathroom and this man randomly struck up a conversation with her and asked her to hang out. She then said she was forcefully lured into the parking garage. **She also ran away from a rehab after this incident
@@dominiquetrueman9363 well being forced into a parking garage by a stranger is quite different than her approaching that stranger and willingly walking with him to the parking garage…
She looked absolutely traumatized in that photo. How heartbreaking. It’s a miracle she was rescued and found alive! I wish her and her family the best.
I guess the only person here not taking ANY responsibility is the parents who let their 15 year old daughter go walking through a stadium packed with strangers alone.
letting a 15 year old with a cellphone go to the bathroom alone isn't weird man she is 15, not 5. If she wasn't looking for weed this literally never would've happened lol the parents are not at fault here
@DoUEvenLift This isn't a convenient store. It is a stadium. With thousands and thousands of people. It is not normal. I don't even let my girl walk alone in places like that.
The war on drugs makes people who want or need to do a drug meet shady people and possibly unknowingly recieve potentially deadly doses and poisinous ingredients in the drugs, not to mention increases cartels and causes people who get caught with any go to prison, often for most of their lives. That's why alcohol prohibition was ended.
@@lucasmoore8801 Yeah, that’s what they said about tobacco. It’s natural right? Before you condemn me as a boomer, yeah I tried it, my 3 brothers died gasping like fish from just “weed”. Maybe it ain’t exactly a gateway drug, but when it’s adulterated it’s ☠️
She wanted to get stoned with a stranger, but instead got trafficked. Bad decisions lead to bad consequences, and don't give me this b.s. about her only being 14 and not knowing.
The PI is a hero. ❤ sending Natalie all of the love and mom hugs. Heal baby, you deserve to feel peace. We’re rooting for you! Edit ✍️ around 29:00 I’m like 👀 something’s off with these two parents.
Back in the 90s, our Sheriff or Local Municipal law enforcement here would not, would NOT run a missing children report until a child was missing 48 hours. Finally the law has changed!
I feel like the daughter had a much bigger addiction of some kind they weren't aware of, I don't think she knew the extent of what was going to happen to her, but she seemed pretty confident walking out with that rough guy for something...
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happy ending? You insane?
Always gotta shilling? Jesse is such a greedy little c u k
The fact that she's here to tell her story is a miracle in itself.
She’s not telling her story. The parents are. This is what she’s feeding to her parents. I don’t think this girl was being honest about what happened.
Why so? @@fendigabrielle
That sounds like a bias possibly prejudicial ignorant Statement that none of you could possibly know. I'm sure it could be the way she said, close to what she said or just lying completely and why is it a miracle?? Traffickers earn by trafficking not killing. If someone is murdered it's either a John or an investigation coming down. Maybe she met one man willingly then lead to the rest. One thing for sure she didn't deserve it if there's any force or fear!!!
@@patrickstotler1201 begging for it mate!!
@@eddiebingbong7977yes she did. And makes me wonder if she may have even planned it and didn’t know how to explain she went to have fun. Police don’t say or think run away for no reason, clearly she’s know to the police. These parents making it out like police just didn’t want to look. Narrr not buying this story. And no one even asked the mother or father why is your 15 year old doing drugs. How long. Do you even have any control. These are the women that grow up and have the level of entitlement that the world is just bloody sick off. And she literally ran away before. Makes me wonder what the mother and father have done to her.
8 people arrested in connection with trafficking this young girl and 6 out of the 8 were WOMEN!!
Equality
Believe all women. Lol
I bet they were controlled too. They were most likely prostitutes with addictions. 😢 💔.
Epsteins enabler: woman. Diddys alleged enabler: woman. It doesn't surprise me, and it's getting less surprising with the number of women featured on this very channel who have been assaulting their students
You didn’t watch the movie ‘the sound of freedom’?
The group who located the online ads was the Texas Counter-Trafficking Initiative. They were the critical piece of this rescue that you left out.
They mentioned this
@@TheSarahhhzz not by name, and I think they deserve the recognition!
@@shannonshackelford7253 I did hear them say their name. They mentioned that they were the ones thst found her and not the police.
2:10 not by the full name
@@shannonshackelford7253 they literally did re watch it
That man is free to walk around....just remember that.
Because she left willingly with him , she asked him if he had weed , and that she wanted to leave and smoke with him
She was pressing an old dude for weed remember that…. She new the dangers and if she didn’t she’s dmb af
Disgusting
@@CAC6363says the person who doesn’t know the difference between new and knew.
Dallas Grand jury decided to release the guy the dealer? Wonder why was he released? 🤔🤔🤔 That guy is a danger to society if you kidnapped and take her to another State.
Police not taking a minor disappearance seriously cause they’re labeled a runaway is unacceptable.
Absolutely! I thought LE had moved beyond that ignorant viewpoint.
@@brendatomlinson Many departments get a cut of the money from drug and human trafficking.
Yeah, I don't know about the police officer ethics code but they shouldn't have bias.
@@InfiniteBoxworks You’re probably right but that’s so disgusting.
It's not that they didn't take it seriously. They have to prioritize calls for service. Believe it or not, PD's have a lot more going on than locating teens who ditch their parents to find drugs. There are murd3r$, infant abductions, domestic violence calls, severe auto accidents, acts of arson....all much more pressing than being the deputized nanny for aloof parents.
Why do they always say the victim is OK or fine? No one who went through something like that would be OK.
It’s been 42 years and I still think about it everyday
I agree with you but I think they just mean she was found alive
@@melissahatfield4773 I’m sorry
In the world of news reporting there is dead and there is ok/fine. Nothing between
Ok means ALIVE.
Pretty sure there are many hotel chains that ignore the apparent trafficking
Facts
As someone who was trafficked- they do.
Call them what they are, foreign owned…
@@jthartman9639 Yeah, they do anything for money.
Diddy and Cassie video case in point.
Those 8 traffickers look like something out of "the hills have eyes"
Accurate!
So true. They all look like they have demons in them
So diverse though
That sounds scary, I’ll have to search for it
Most were women. Sad
Why do we treat underage “run aways” differently than a missing child? She’s underage! Needs to be taken seriously.
runaway=implies its their fault
missing child=implies there was no consent
I have so much respect for these two parents for speaking up, getting these criminals arrested, and not giving up on getting their child back. All the best wishes and lots of love to Natalie❤️
Yea..They still minimized stuff and pulled more focus on them. It's clear they're dysfunctional but hopefully they ALL grow from this. That poor girl 💔 she needs understanding and support rn, not to be brushed off as "typical 18 yr old" w.e.(paraphrasing)
nothing she's experiencing RN is "normal"
@@MrsPixie-ni4lbagreed I think they minimized the fact they let a 15 year old just wander alone but obviously they couldn’t have thought this would happen..
So thankful you got your baby home. 🙏🏼 Praying for complete healing for all she went through. 🙏🏼
Amen! 🙏🏿🙏🏿🙏🏿
No judgement here.
This beautiful girl has been traumatized way more than enough already.
The fact that she was able to be rescued in such a short amount of time was a true blessing. Considering how so many girls go missing for years on end & how so many are never heard from again.
🖐 JUDGEMENT here!!!
@@jayr3635 Why?! Gross!!!
@@ElfInTheFlowers I agree with you that's so gross! Like wow what's wrong with people!?! Love your name by way lol 🌼🌼🌼🌼
Judgment here indeed. PREDATORS TOOK THIS CHILD. HORRIFIC ABUSE AND SELLING.
Oh my, that picture of her at the beginning after they found her is something else. She looks 15 years older
@mkxv that's the picture of her frowning in the back seat with the aqua blue 💙🔵💙🔵💙🔵💙🔵 shirt on right
she looks like shes been on something , look at her skin 😢
Not really
@@twinbutterfyeyeah that's not pot. That's meth.
@@LilyFlowers-hh3sc i know it’s methed up, shes trynna blame the pot !
Why would you go with a stranger to smoke? I remember two of my girl friends did this when we were younger and they came back saying they felt the creepiest vibe and the guy changed all the sudden. Teach your daughters guys, its dangerous everywhere.
She was fifteen and had been rebellious in the past. Unfortunately she had to learn the hard way.
Because you're a minor who doesn't fully appreciate the gravity of risky behavior. She's the VICTIM here.
dad probably wasnt active in her life. my pops always told us never to speak with strangers and always keep your guard up. kids are too sheltered and too trusting
@@CIONAODMcGRATHSTRANGER DANGER! We’ve known this since kindergarten
Teach your BOYS to keep their hands off girl!!! 🤬
Thank you for sharing your daughters story and becoming an advocate. Prayers and strength for the parents and their beautiful Natalie
Every father’s worst nightmare. This is sickening.
2:32 everyone booked looks 15 years older. demon faces
A mother’s worse nightmare!
EVERYONE’S worst nightmare
Every woman’s nightmare to be subjected to this kind of abuse.
Not every father lol
This is leaving off information. She didn't just meet this person at the game, she had been in communication w/him prior.
It all makes sense because a 15year old is old enough to know you shouldn’t just go with a stranger to there car for drugs because that literally is a kid and a candy van.
My opinion I think she knew him but he tricked her into believing it was “a normal conversation”
@@TheAstrofromspacego away. You're a sicko. 🤬🤢
@@martorres4487 her having been in contact with him prior, probably is part of the reason he got off. (Granted HE SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN RELEASED!). Though he may have lied that he didn't SE her, but showed text messages from her etc etc, probably told LE that they were going to meet up with people in parking garage, and since he didn't leave with the demons for Oklahoma, etc etc,
Either way she was still trafficked 😢
This makes more sense actually
Wow. Her spark in her eyes had completely vanished. She went through so much. Glad she was rescued because so many don't make it back home 😢
Praying for her health and healing 🙏🏾
Human trafficking is so common at airports and malls
Is getting high that worth it to get taped 10 times by gremlins and stds.
...duh?
Im sorry but they didnt keep her under control by "continually giving her marijauna". That is the dumbest thing ive ever heard
moral of the story is ask and you receive. demons might answer tho.
@JJones 😂😂😂😂I agree with you
Typically, but a 15yr old stoned out of her mind? Probably just gonna lay there half asleep. Kids in college who smoked too much would be comatose so nevermind the fact she was a teenager. But the pics of her walking around, she doesn't seem distressed. I never understand these stories where this or that happens and the person literally does everything wrong and has the ability to run away. So perhaps runaway partying gone wrong? We've seen it before. Its hard to say.
She was a junkie
@@Monsterr713 it really takes one to know one
The whole story is not being told. I believe the daughter found a guy online to meet up with an used the event to sneak away from her dad and she ended up with more than she bargained for.
That sounds absolutely plausible. Especially after I saw the guy she left with wasn’t charged how the parents wanted. I knew something was up
You are right it is an epidemic, just miles from there home in North Richland Hills, Texas another trafficking ring was arrested, but not the ring itself just the “John’s”, the hotels off north Beach and 820 , with the biggest the Hilton have been hosting trafficking and prostitution for years, the police are on the take.
Just like any business, they have to facilitate marketing, accounting, a physical market place. This is only possible with the help of law enforcement, lawyers, businessmen/buisnesswomen. Yet the authorities act as though they are clueless, and protect these sick criminals while trampling on our civil liberties. Only a group of Citizens were able to bring her back , don’t forget that.
I have the same feeling. Marijuana doesn't make you "forget" anything, found that bit weird lol
This makes more sense, cause risking it all for weed and then claiming that weed kept you in such a fog that you could remember nothing for days just does not make sense. It sounds more like she’s actually never smoked before.
Heartbreaking story. I'm so thankful she was found and now safe.
this is why hardened criminals should remain in jail
Or….dont go asking random people for drugs 😂
@@MeBihhhhor…don’t let these people back out?
@@LarryBeenFishin nope, I pay enough in taxes as it is. this literally would have never happened to her if she wasn’t wondering around for drugs. If you can’t comprehend how dangerous that is then I don’t have any hope for you
@@MeBihhhhshe was groomed and targeted online. She is a child. Just because she is female doesn't mean she makes decisions like an adult woman who is used to a dangerous world.
@@donut_life12 literally nobody said anything about her being a female 😂 I 100% blame the parents. let’s be clear, she was a rebellious kid with crap parents and had a history of running away. This grooming mess is just trying to take the blame off the parents
Convictedsex offenders need to remain locked up and the key thrown away. Why do they keep getting out and doing it again?
Because of democrats.
You're better off NOT knowing the answer, @ZombieGameZ. That's my thought, anyway!
Poor girl but she’s alive and rescued. I hope she heals from everything
@@StonedBarbiee I mean she chose to leave and disobey her father to go out for a smoke.. she didn’t get “kidnapped” she made a choice and take a chance to leave cause she wanted to get away from her parents. Not saying the adults are right but she wasn’t exactly innocent if she was already smoking behind her parents back to point she had an ADDICTION to fake going to washroom and be so hungry to smoke she had the confidence to approach grown random men.. she went for a life she wanted and probably didn’t really wanna get caught
The hotel KNEW!
Yup. I'm annoyed the hotel chain wasn't named.
Extended stay America in OKC. I was in in Oklahoma City hotel one night and had a strange man come up to me and start talking to me - trying to get me away from the entrance. Valet did nothing, I had to call my partner to come walk me back into the hotel bc I was so scared. This was at one of the hotels in bricktown.
They just want to fill their vacant rooms. I'd bet there are thousands of people being trafficked at Extended Stays nationwide.
Facts
@@pcbusby thats crazy. how were they getting you to move away from the entrance? just curious what to look for with their M.O.
That girl is scared for life, she will never be “ok” ever again
These parents are off to me. This poor girl and everything that happened to her and I am sorry for everything that this family has gone through but there is more emotion in the host asking the questions than the parents and how they talk about their daughter and what was done to her. It's just weird. It should still be making them emotional and choked up.
... yeah... how long ago did this happen? Because they seem so nonchalant and the comment about "we've been dealing with normal 18 year old stuff, so this is a change" was so callous from the dad... like, where is his rage? Where is his masculinity? His desire to protect his child... but everyone handles trauma differently... it does seem bizarre though
That seemed off to me as well.
I agree. If I was the mom I’d be a wreak. I certainly wouldn’t be laughing as I told the story of my daughter’s horrific trafficking experience.
@@lauraw3338came here to say this! Super weird
@@lauraw3338 It has been 3 years and their daughter is *alive* and safe-expecting them to break down in this interview is strange. They were lucky to get her back.
1:39 thank you. THANK YOU. I escaped my situation when I was 19. I ended up with my abuser when I was a 14 year old runaway. It took me 4.5 years to get away and I had to flee across the country just to make that happen. It’s been 20 years since my escape and I’m barely now speaking out about it. I pretended like it never happened. She is SO BRAVE to speak out. Thank you for your bravery! You are a WARRIOR!!!
sorry to hear that, when you were you your abuser.. you could reach out for help or call 911??
14 year old runaway? what’s wrong with you?
@@JhonnyStone100Really?? That’s what you take out of this?? Not that they escaped and are scarred for life but because they ran away from home. That home could’ve been a terrible place which is why they ran away. People who run away from home usually have a reason. I hope you will look at other people’s perspectives before you comment something like this.
@@JhonnyStone100 wtf? I ran away from my abusive home. What’s wrong with YOU?
@@PneumaNoose so sorry for that person’s comment. People are so disgusting and apathetic . So happy that you escaped and I hope you are thriving now 😊
Let’s blame the police, the hotel, the stadium.. but not the parents who didn’t give her a better moral compass to not run away and get high with strangers.
She ran away FOR A REASON!!
Her own fault and nobody elses
💯💯
I’m so happy I’ve seen this update and she’s home safe with her loving parents.we live in a sickening , sad world atm . Praying for her ❤
From Australia 🇦🇺
I'm glad she returned home safely
Well.. almost…
That ...gina....it ain't safe it's loose loose
she's pregnant to !
She’s back in the streets looking for strange dudes to smoke pot ok bye
How many times do you have to tell a child NOT TO GO WITH STRANGERS?
Stop victim blaming.
@@somewhat3339 at what point did I blame her? Let’s get a grip please.
Some parents don’t tell them that at all. Also a lot of parents back in my day never said it. We were allowed to just ride bikes everywhere, say hi to people, wave and smile. Nobody was really a “stranger” and some parents still have that mentality.
@Mrslckygrl77 It's common sense, but i guess if you need to be told not to talk to strangers, her parents should of did better at letting her know the dangers.
@@LanaRioss because you don’t know easily it is to groom
Those parents don't seem right, I hope they realize they're at fault for what happened also.
I remember when she was missing and then the absolute SHOCK of her rescue. Blew my mind.
It saddens me that law enforcement sometimes disregards a runaway teen when they are the most vulnerable.
There are simply too many. And they just run away again.
kids like that probably don't want help anyway. they probably think that they know everything and their parents are just lame.
@@scallopohare9431 this girl will be back out in the streets again it seems to be what she wants for her life
But they are children. We look after children because they're not ready to loom after themselves. @veronicabanales5255
That’s my question, even if you have a runaway child, don’t you still look for them? They’re still underage, so I’m a little confused why it’s brushed off
Something isn’t right about this story
I’m thinking she met the guy online and met up with him at the AA Center. There is more to this story.
Facts
Yeah I read another comment that said she knew him.
She doesn't say that to the CBS news reporter. She says it was a random guy.
So she was groomed online, she was 15 and didn't know what she was getting into - the adults knew what they were doing.
@@courtneyko1466 what else would she say? "I'm trying to run away again"? Because she ran away again from the rehab center
Parents are talking about this like it’s some fun family event adventure they went through…. Don’t get it
Yeah, they seem off...something about this whole ordeal seems very strange.
My exact thought
Their behviour is very strange.
There is probably a reason their child was running away and smoking weed. If theyre poorly raised they end up as easy victims for predators
They got their child BACK! Do you know how many parents don’t? But I’m curious, how exactly should they be talking?
I don’t trust these parents. Troubled teens don’t become this way over night. She ran away before and she left willingly with a strange man to buy/smoke weed after asking to go to the restroom? This girl is going to need a lot of therapy to overcome the trafficking and whatever else she went through with her parents prior to that.
Lots of girls come from healthy homes and run away. A lot of kids rebel against their parents for no reason.
@@djbobby224 Disagree. There is ALWAYS a reason. ALWAYS.
@@djbobby224There is always a reason. Children aren’t born broken.
@PatyM00N there are plenty of hardships that happen to people that have nothing to do with their parents. I have seen plenty of kids have loving a family and try to run the streets and l have seen people have terrible childhoods and grow up to be exceptional people. Like I said it's not always the parents.
@ Children are resilient and some do overcome trauma or any other adversity. In this case, it’s evident that the parents are narcissistic and hiding more than what they have shown, especially the mom. Their story has raised many red flags for a reason.
The chances of children, who are raised without trauma, developing any sort of neurosis or mental disorder that affects their future is very, very slim. I doubt that is the case here, considering this girl ran away from her own home and essentially from her parents.
"Shes 15 shes going to make mistakes". Yeah when I was 15 my mistakes were missing homeworks and forgetting to do chores, and calling out of work because I wanted to play games. Smoking weed, and doing so with strangers, isn't a mistake. It's gross incompetence both from her and her parents.
Too much tiktok and too much brain rot content. I know 12 year olds who are smoking. I grew up in Jamaica where marijuana has been prevalent...yet none of me or my friends smoked at such a young age.
We moving into a new era where things like this will be so common. Weird society we live in now.
14 year old Jamaican here, I absolutely agree, she was out of control her parents should have done better, she should have known better. Yes, she was a victim, I do feel for her for that, but she needed serious help and discipline.
I'm reading people saying she made a mistake. Like normal choices for 15 year old girls are to sneak and lie and go away with strange men, for drugs.
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I was born n raised in Cali. I started smoking weed when I was in jr high around 15. Weed is not a drug it's a plant it doesn't alter your mind to the same extent drugs do. I was a very rebellious teenager I might have chatted online with people (others have said she knew chatted with this man prior to meeting him at the stadium) but still at 15 I would have NEVER left anywhere with a stranger especially a male.
😂 . . . " weed doesn't alter your mind , is not a drug "
Then , Why so many people that are Addicted to It , skip their responsibilities ( job , school ) and constantly want to smoke it , stealing others to buy it , became Diabetic ?
Kids, don't do drugs. Your chances of being abducted and trafficked will go down dramatically.
it's scary how a young girl like that is oblivious to how vulnerable of a situation she put herself in..
she didn’t put herself in anything. gross comment.
@@_xoxoanna Of course the suspects are the evil ones, BUT girls (and boys) should not wander off with strangers.
@@_xoxoanna What? The entire situation happened because of her lmao
If you really believe that after her backstory then you might be more naive than her
Why is Mom so smiley
After a child goes missing and comes back wont your demeanour change from the previous one
yeah i've watched a bunch of body language analyzes and her facial expressions don't align with the dark subject matter at all. weird.
It must be a nervous twitch
Exactly what I was thinking
@@gabcaves-ts7cy”body language analysis” is pseudoscience
Wow. That is a snapshot of some unattractive, demon possessed creeps in that arrest photo. I feel sorry for anyone who actually knows any of these disgusting humans.
The actual demon is the DA that let him walk free and the others. Those are the demons. The demons are the Soros types who have implanted these other demons. The real demons are the W0k3 Democrats who have all been compromised. How could you possibly let this dude walk free
Meth!!
why would u just go around looking for weed from sum random strangers knowing drugs r laced and very dangerous now
Because she was FIFTEEN!!
@@PeaceBeeWithYou I'm tired of you people acting like at 15 years old their brains are completely turned off and have 0 awareness of what they're doing. Everybody knows what they're doing when they're 15, there's no automatic switch that goes off and you start becoming conscious at the very second you hit 18. Get out of here.
@@PeaceBeeWithYou15 is not a newborn baby.
@@Joe-bs6hdthese same people would want a 15 year old in prison for committing a terrible crime.
She’s a kid 🤦♀️ Kids don’t think!
Wow this really could have been me when younger. I’m so lucky, I pray for my daughter daily that the world does not swallow her. 🙏
So glad she was found and is back home! That's such a blessing for her and her family 🙏💙
I'm sorry for what happened to that child but here are some truths from a parent and SA survivor. It's not the police's job to protect your children. It's yours. Never in a million years would I let my kid go off in a public place by themselves. I wish her and her family all the best.
the kid should know better as well.
You would never allow your 15 year old to be in a public place alone? How old are your children?
@Tamara-id1pe not in a stadium that big no. Her dad should have walked with her, my kids are grown, I NEVER would have let them walk alone somewhere with that many people!
Agree!!!
she was looking to get high and left with strangers, say no to drugs kids.....had access to phone to call for help but never did. My son is 9 and knows better to not go with a stranger, or even talk to a stranger.
Parents don’t care about her. They’re just happy getting their 5 mins of fame and ready to spend expected settlement money already.
I'm so sorry for this beautiful young lady. I'm praying for her healing, health, and safety. May she get through this ❤❤❤.
Isn’t it interesting how hideous people on the inside often look so hideous on the outside? That lineup 😵💫
I’m so glad the family has reunited. Sending prayers of healing their way❤️
A little confused, was expecting her parents to be more sickened about what happened to her.
Right??
For starters, it's been years. Secondly, their child was trafficked. They're obviously incredibly thankful to have gotten her back. Why are you stirring up nonsense?
@@emloufoxbecause they’re miserable in their own lives so they just want to drag others down with them.
What does this even mean? Like crying, yelling wailing? U didn't see them whilst their daughter was missing how the heck do you know how "sickened" they were? Please sit down
It wasn't her first rodeo she was known to escape her parents custody multiple times to meet strange groups of men for days at a time
Moral of the story, don’t sneak away to smoke weed with random people.
And lie to your father
Low key victim blaming like she's soooooo bad for sneaking away as a teenager to smoke.
@@brittanyleblanc don’t be next sweetheart, please stay safe.
@@brittanyleblancit’s called accountability. She was old enough to know better
@@JavierSoto-t6z Actually she didn't. A teenager's brain isn't developed to fully comprehend risk and accountability. Which is why traffickers approach teenagers and not adults. You would never write that about a teenage boy. Stop blaming girls for being girls.
How did she start doing drugs? She learnt it from somewhere?
Peers. Millions of "addicts" have parents who never did drugs.
@@rainwhenidie666weak character
I smoked pot, none of my parents smoke. One has horrible horrible asthma and never smoked.
Every teen knows about drugs and there isn’t a school that doesn’t have them.
Her friends duhhh!!!!
So many of these teenage girls have been missing even in Buffalo New York and the parents don't even know what to do, use. Parents were amazing Prayers for all these teenagers 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻😔💔
Parents seem a little too chill for me
Yeah... I actually had the same thought. They seem a bit detached, not to judge them bc maybe they took a Xanax to go on tv who knows. But it reads weird to me nonetheless
Looks like they ready for a money grab
It’s been 3.5 years as well, they’ve been to therapy, and they have told the info many times considering they’ve started a foundation. I don’t think anyone would be frantic or hysterical this long afterwards.
I thought so too, but hadn't realize this was more than 3 years ago, so they've definitely moved on and hopefully live a normal life.
Ah so you'd rather see them crying and in grief.
What's wrong with you?
I’m sorry this sounds ridiculous
That’s so disappointing that charges were dropped on the guy that first assaulted her!! Her testimony is evidence enough!
Testimony is not enough. What if someone testified you assaulted them?
We should be checking the way he groomed her online. I bet there is evidence as to how he works. These investigators need to get looking in her history
@@mmarialexx it’s your opinion that it’s not enough but that is evidence. It’s evidence that shouldn’t allowed the charges to be dropped. Whether he would be found guilty or not is up to the jury. And yes I’d trust a jury if I was wronged
She probably consented with him but not the rest
@@Charles-3900 she’s 15 so she can’t consent
She definitely ran away (the time she did) because of her Mother. It’s bizarre how much she’s laughing and smiling explaining the most horrific experience.
Mother seems to excited and happy after just having their daughter kidnapped and sold around town their excuses is still trying to protect their image as parents who failed their daughter the trauma and recovery process for her will be alot and will take a lifetime to get through it all.
I think mom wants a lifetime movie
Sadly this is what it took for the daughter to change her ways. But they're definitely too happy 😂
Mom wants that money! That is a large hotel. Too happy for that event.
It honestly was a horrible choice this girl made going with someone for she didn't know for a smoke.
This happened years ago. You get that. right? You all want to watch traumatised people and get angry when they are in recovery. Stop being weird.
She’s happy to have her daughter back
STOP VICTIM BLAMING
15 year old girl in search for marijuana by herself ? she clearly doesn't have common sense she never got the concept about not talking to strangers.
I am reading Jesse Webbers mind and knowing exactly the frustration and how crazy situation these parents are dealt with and finally the happy resolve is my same feeling. Crazy times keep your FAMILY close. Family is important.
Why is this mom smiling the whole time ? Weird
Probably thinking they bout to get paid smh
Maybe she smoked weed, that’s why she smiled all the time
My exact thought. Even though this incident happened years ago, how could any parent smile!?! My heart would still be broken knowing what my child went through 😢
She sounds too charismatic for being such a traumatic event.
Perhaps...Because her child survived this ordeal? Criticizing the victim's Mom for putting on a brave face? Weird.
Jesse is always so kind to his guests
Only 25 years for murdering the soul of a 15 year old. No wonder this keeps happening. These sentences are too light.
If I was a human trafficking victim I’m not sure how I would feel about my parents happily doing an interview for some online crime channel about the most traumatic time of my life. I really hope she was consulted about this.
It's done foe awareness, so it doesn't happen to others. Feelings have nothing to do with it. They are sharing TRUTH and AWARENESS.
I saw an interview with her too, so maybe she is ok with it
@@tonyaTx777The point is it’s the daughter’s story to tell, not the parents. The commenter was just worried about the daughter being talked to prior. As the comment clearly stated.
@@tonyaTx777perfect answer!
It’s helpful!!! You don’t expect kids to be kidnapped from a basketball arena.
Absolutely poor decision making from the very beginning.
Children are known for bad judgment
Children are naive and make mistakes. You defending the person who attacked her by blaming her poor decisions is disgusting and says a lot about you.
How is he "defending" the perpetrator? He's stating the obvious! She should have kept her behind seated next to her father!! End of story!
Children are expected to be naive and innocent. Our society is evil for supporting abusers more than their broken victims who get attacked more by ignorant and arrogant people like you.
@@Judgmental_Cat 15 is not a child. You literally start to grow tf up sooner hopefully.
I worked here at the AAC during this time and she left on her accord.
Her father who she was with on the upper levels said this wasn’t the first time she had done this.
We interviewed the father that night at the MAVS game.
Reviewed footage of her claiming to go to the restroom to meet the first suspect then meeting another right outside in the courtyard.
Hmmmmmm
Yeah .. she did leave on her own accord TO BEGIN WITH. But like she said - it’s all okay until it’s not. Have a seat dude. This is a disgusting comment.
yeah i don't like this family. they seem like a pack of shameless grifters.
@@samanthabraddy4422 and that's why you don't meet randoms and think everybody is cool
@@samanthabraddy4422the truth/facts is disgusting..?
I’m glad she was found. At her age she should have know better than to go off with a stranger. Lied about going to the bathroom to go smoke and walked into a nightmare. She also previously ran away. ..Lucky to be alive to share her story.
She ‘knew’ him. They communicated online and he went to the stadium to meet up and see each other.
I hate to be that person, but the details in this story have changed…
Originally, Natalee said she was going to the bathroom and this man randomly struck up a conversation with her and asked her to hang out. She then said she was forcefully lured into the parking garage.
**She also ran away from a rehab after this incident
@@laurennnelizabethhh Whether or not her story changed, something awful has gone down, and 8 people were arrested.
@@dominiquetrueman9363 well being forced into a parking garage by a stranger is quite different than her approaching that stranger and willingly walking with him to the parking garage…
She lied
Wow it’s almost as if severe trauma makes you participate in irrational and erratic behavior
@@mina_rose8965 She participated in irrational and erratic behavior before any trauma even happened lol
It shouldn't matter if a teen is considered a runaway, they're children and need to come home. I was so happy when she was found safe and sound.
That woman can‘t let her husband talk.
Lots of bullet holes in this story.
She was addicted to marijuana? And doesn’t remember what happened? Because of marijuana?
So many and I hate to say it.
@@tallblonde1976well it probably wasn't just weed she was given :( or it was definitely laced with something
@@tallblonde1976It could have been laced with something to make her more compliant.
Yall hate imperfect victims and it shows. No wonder more don’t come forward
She looked absolutely traumatized in that photo. How heartbreaking. It’s a miracle she was rescued and found alive! I wish her and her family the best.
Omg this is so scary!! I tell my babies sadly NO BODY IS SAFE😩💔💯 I’m so glad she is okay and safe!!! ❤
She left willingly to get high and “have fun”
This was easily preventable wdym?…. Your babies get faded with old strange dudes?
@@CAC6363you obv don’t know what your talking about 🤣
@@TerryNiebrugge so tell me…..
@@CAC6363 not your business to know she has news report go look at them yourself lmao
Ummm... it is **exactly** like a man with candy in a van, except her candy was marijuana. What??
It’s more likely she met a guy online and left w him. They aren’t telling the full story and it shows.
What would have happened if they couldn't have afforded a private investigator? I'll tell you... NOTHING!!!
Or AA
So glad she is safe
I remember hearing about this! Happy to hear she's been found🙏🏾
Me too 😢
It difficult for young girls and grown women to understand the extreme dangers because they alway think it will never happen to them
Why does her mom look so happy talking about her daughter being assaulted 🤯
WAIT I THOUGHT THE SAME THING
She’s talking about it with absolutely no grief or anything
@ValerieChing865 right so weird and uncomfortable 😂
Clout
She was not abducted she made a choice.
I guess the only person here not taking ANY responsibility is the parents who let their 15 year old daughter go walking through a stadium packed with strangers alone.
letting a 15 year old with a cellphone go to the bathroom alone isn't weird man she is 15, not 5. If she wasn't looking for weed this literally never would've happened lol the parents are not at fault here
@DoUEvenLift This isn't a convenient store. It is a stadium. With thousands and thousands of people. It is not normal. I don't even let my girl walk alone in places like that.
This is the second major danger with clandestine drug use. It puts you in contact with the worst people on the planet.
The war on drugs makes people who want or need to do a drug meet shady people and possibly unknowingly recieve potentially deadly doses and poisinous ingredients in the drugs, not to mention increases cartels and causes people who get caught with any go to prison, often for most of their lives.
That's why alcohol prohibition was ended.
And so sad it nowadays begins as early as elementary school age.
The worst people on the planet? A lot of very nice people smoke Marijuana in places where it's illegal
😂😂😂 drug use. It's weed. 😂💀🤡
@@lucasmoore8801 Yeah, that’s what they said about tobacco. It’s natural right? Before you condemn me as a boomer, yeah I tried it, my 3 brothers died gasping like fish from just “weed”.
Maybe it ain’t exactly a gateway drug, but when it’s adulterated it’s ☠️
Crazy that people are finding a way to blame the victim. The kind of people that do this have a lot of practice and know exactly how to target people.
I’m sure there was some grooming involved.
Mom..She was 15 for goodness sake. Speak no negativity..Pathetic parenting. So naive.
The parent should sue themselves next
They've got a used up snow-bunny for a daughter now... I'm sure that's damage enough...
@ryshellso526 wow lol...what a disgusting comment..
@@ryshellso526you are disgusting for talking about a young women like that
EXACTLY,the mom smiling the whole interview.Ain’t nothing to smile about
@@ryshellso526wow, you need professional mental help.
She wanted to get stoned with a stranger, but instead got trafficked. Bad decisions lead to bad consequences, and don't give me this b.s. about her only being 14 and not knowing.
Yep! *15
So WHY WAS WIFEY OUTTA TOWN 🤌🏼
The parents want everyone else to be held accountable but they refuse to take accountability for their failed parenting.
This is horrifying! We need harsher punishments for trafficking
The PI is a hero. ❤ sending Natalie all of the love and mom hugs. Heal baby, you deserve to feel peace. We’re rooting for you!
Edit ✍️ around 29:00 I’m like 👀 something’s off with these two parents.
Back in the 90s, our Sheriff or Local Municipal law enforcement here would not, would NOT run a missing children report until a child was missing 48 hours. Finally the law has changed!
Made it to 16:54 with 12 ads… I thought YT had claimed that it was difficult to find advertisers for this subject matter….
🤔
What a weird story
Because its fake. Their kid was a delinquent and ran away
I'm glad I'm not the only one who feels like something is weird. I just made the same comment
@@EmperorOfMan Now you're saying its fake gfys
I feel like the daughter had a much bigger addiction of some kind they weren't aware of, I don't think she knew the extent of what was going to happen to her, but she seemed pretty confident walking out with that rough guy for something...
@@EmperorOfMangiving