Right?! Edit: let me clarify this comment for the 2 morons who can't understand. I am AGREEING with OP that the prosecutor was awesome. I'm saying "right?!" As in "I know right?" It's sad I had to spell this out.
I feel like that made her kind of dislikable and gave the defendant an opportunity to seem composed while she didn't. More focus on him confessing on surveillance and less focus on him saying his burn hurt.
@@jsfields00 lol for real dude? So... They sat on a taped confession for a decade and waited for him to choke another girl, kill two kittens, and kill another woman just to own the libs?
@@NyxyPixie um did I say that? The point is...the left wants to defund the police.....defunding leads to exactly that....defunded. While defunded you have less police and less money to put your full effort into solving cold cases. If the police had more money, than the case would have been solved quicker! Fund the police!! After all, they are the first person any of you call when a crime is committed. They deserve more than your nonbinary social studies degree.
I live in Belton. The worst part of this case is that EVERYBODY knew he killed Kara. Not one person had any doubt. He confessed, had no alibi, and violated the PPO. He was able to kill 2 women before the Belton Police decided to maybe do something about it. The most heartbreaking part of this story, in my opinion, is that Kara's mom paid her cellphone bill the whole time she was missing in case she would ever call. She never called.
Agreed. It was all over cass county. All over the place on 58 highway. Seemingly every bumper. If there’s one good thing to come of this is seeing the entire community come together.
This happened in my hometown of Belton, and it was infuriating because we all knew Yust did it but the police did absolutely nothing. I actually worked at the place Jessica used to work at and I worked with her boyfriend and it was heartbreaking to hear him talk about Jessica and he would always say “I don’t know why she left with Kylr that night but it’s my biggest regret letting her”. Jessica’s death was a 100% preventable but the police were incompetent as always.
@@kevinmeeks5169 Kara left the school with him and was later killed in 2007. In 2016, he killed Jessica. If the police did their job, Jessica would be alive. Yust was not some genius mastermind, he confessed about 7 times to different people that he killed Kara. If the police were competent he should have been in jail long before he had the opportunity to kill another person. They had 9 years to figure it out.
The second girl's death was so preventable. This police force is absolutely despicable. Every officer that was reported to should have been fired. These poor families.
@@christopherbertoli7322 facts. Belton Police are seriously a joke. Along with Raymore. They literally have tried everything in their power to lock me up knowing I have commented about them mishandling this case. They disrespect everything law enforcement stands for.
I understand the sentiment but in reality it isn't so simple. The fact that there was no physical evidence, and at the time, not even a body- that speaks volumes for the decisions that the Belton law enforcement made. You want to be sure before trying to arrest and convict a person on such an important case. Could they have taken the witnesses' accusations more seriously? Absolutely. Should they have, legally speaking? I'm not so sure. You have people who falsely claim to be responsible for a number of atrocities, and I'm sure, have many more who claim someone they know has claimed that responsibility. No body, no proof- just heresay. I think ppl should give a bit more slack to the police involved is my point. They're playing chess, not checkers, and hindsight is 20/20.
@@richt7525 do you possibly think that the fact the FBI flew somebody in, in 2011 to wear a wire on Yust and got a statement used to file the charges was proof? There are tons of case tried and convicted without a body. Especially cold cases.
@@adamsilkwood4850 In each of those I'm sure there was something tangible, however small. Most of the time, (sadly not always) convictions are secured by removing reasonable doubt from the jury. This guy had that in spades- all he had were, at the time, words. Even when admitting to a crime you have to display some strong af inside knowledge or back up something they already have on the case. I think their hands were tied tbh. Sad but true.
So it’d be the individual officers fault? not the investigators or prosecutors whose job it is to put evidence to use? You prolly tweeted ACAB last summer, this is why you don’t get to decide who gets fired.
Right? Duhhhhhhhh, sorry but that’s one of the dumbest answers I’ve heard. Hellooooo, the whole world is watching. Please remember to do your job well as only not only is the world seeing what’s said but your children too. Do what would make your children proud and not make them cringe and feel horrible at what you’re saying.
And there were 6 of them. I get that you might not perhaps believe one of them. I get that someone might confess to someone they think want to here it (See the Rachel Nickell murder), but 6 seems like half a jury to me!
Unfortunately the Supreme Court declared that police have implied immunity and cannot be sued. The adage is "protect and serve", but it's a misnomer. They have no duty to intervene or protect you. We need to think about how much faith we put in the police.🙄
@@RowanWarren78 they can sue the city I think the immunity is just for the individual cops. The way it’s set up tax payers pay for the settlements when cops mess up.
So, I am from the Kansas City area and lived in Belton as a child. When Kara went missing in 07, I was getting ready to leave for Army Basic training. I was in the Army until 2013, when I moved back to the area. In late 2014 I bought a house in Cleveland, Missouri (rural Cass County). Kara and Jessica’s remains were found not far from where we lived. The search was massive and I remember it like it was yesterday. I had never heard the story laid out like this, great work.
It's so often mushroom foragers that find dead bodies. It's a hobby of mine so it's always in the back of my mind when I'm deep in the forest somewhere...
The 2nd girlfriend who went straight to the police when he told her and then knowingly put herself in serious danger to get that recorded confession is a fucking hero. I don’t know if I’d have the guts to do what she did or keep calm like she did. But she pulled it off like a badass pro and all for police to then not immediately charge him. So infuriating.
@@MA__ Except the tapes facilitate probable cause to bring him in for questioning. Under good interrogation, even the worst narcissists break down somehow.
multiple people: "hey, this guy totally did it, he told me and everything." police: "damn bro that's crazy, but i missed the part where that's our problem"
@Jordan France uh? pretty sure that multiple reports of confession AND an actual recording of him confessing is enough evidence to at least investigate the dude...
@@evie5375 Yes, but small town law enforcement is lazy. If it's not an open-and-shut case then there's a depressing amount of PDs that won't "waste the resources" to investigate. It's BS but I can see it from the local PD's perspective as well. We need a way to earmark tax money to go *specifically* toward law enforcement *investigations* instead of toward law enforcement in general.
Ikr that girl went into the woods with him where he told her he dumped a body to record a feckin confession. Risked her goddamn life and they did NOTHING
Ahaha hilarious. It’s a sad story because the dumbasses who investigated this guy basically let this guy kill again before locking him up. But your comment had me dying!
@Almira Izumchensky I agree, the audacity of that creep to sit there and say those things! She totally roasted him on the stand, his face when she talked about him peeing his pants was priceless 😂
This case is a prime example: if your friends and family are united in their dislike of your significant other and they beg you to leave that person, LISTEN TO THEM.
I have a daughter that is getting married for the 4th time. Nobody likes the guy. He's already cheated on her with his ex wife. We haven't spoke to her in 6 months. But, she has sent us an invitation to her wedding! She kick out a mentally disabled son and is living with us... we are done.....
I remember seeing this story on crime watch daily. The two mothers of the girls searched for their daughters constantly all those years and kept their stories in the media. They became best friends. It’s a pretty touching story, they never gave up. Thankfully they finally got some sense of justice and brought their daughters home..
@@Scorch428 I really can’t remember how far. I feel like it wasn’t far from where they found the one girls car burnt up. Pretty sure it took so long because of the police not doing a very good job. The mothers had many issues with law enforcement. I mean how many people told them he killed the first missing girl and they still did nothing? They even had him on a recording admitting to killing her and they still did nothing for many years later, and only then after he killed again and his brother told on him. There’s all kinds of wtf issues with the police in this case. Have to watch the video again to be certain about where exactly they were found...
Remember, you poor mothers of these poor daughters, you each have all the love, support, and appreciation from those of us you've never met, so try and remember that the next person you meet could very well know or will have know your stories. It's not about being ridiculous or unrealistic but exercising HOPE for where there's HOPE. there's PEACE and both wouldn't have lasted without the everlasting!
What does where he put the body have to do with it? First degree means a murder was pre-planned. For example, if a killer brought a knife and tape and waited in the dark to ambush their victim. Second degree is for spontaneous crimes. From the information we got from the video, this seems like one of those. He saw an opportunity to feed his sick desires and he took it. I agree that he should have gotten a worse sentence (at least life in prison without the possibility of parole), and personally, I don't understand why second-degree murders have a lesser sentence to begin with, just because someone murders another person on an impulse rather than planning it that doesn't make the victim any less dead, but that's beside the point. From the video, there doesn't seem to be any evidence that he went to the party with the intent to kill Jessica, therefor the murder was second-degree.
If someone served only15 years for killing my daughter, I would be waiting in the parking lot the day he was released. He'd wish he was back in prison.
@@CLBellamey I agree. I’ve been following this case since Kara went missing. The reason he was charged with manslaughter was most likely because of credibility issues with some of those he confessed to. And although everyone knew he did it since day one, there was no forensic proof. Therefore, the manslaughter charge would be easier to attain than a 2nd or 3rd degree murder, rather get something than nothing. But they also knew they had him dead to rights on Jessica’s death. I’m sure Karas family was filled in on that and had some say. Prosecutors usually do get input from a victim’s family.
So murdering girl and attempting to murder another, with a confession of murdering the first girl, Plus killing some poor kitties, doesn't meter to police. But the second they see him touch drugs. All of a sudden they jail him. Way to go police, show the euros exactly what your priorities are.
And their reason for it is essentially, “We don’t want to rush charging him in case he is acquitted.” When there were so many confessions to witnesses, even one recorded.
Its definitely a suspicious "investigation", for lack of a better term. I've heard of people being arrested and convicted on far less evidence. So sad for those poor girls.
I live in Kansas City, MO and this case was all over the news until the following month of June 2007. A young woman named Kelsey Smith was abducted from a local Target and soon found murdered. She was the daughter of a police officer and her case took over the local news and Kara was almost forgotten - even after Kelsey's case was solved within a few weeks.
@@moebetta4224 I mean animals can't defend themselves. All I mean like baby kittens can't defend themselves. I mean I get people's frustration if people love animals more than people but I love animals more than people a lot of times it's harder for me to see animals die. It's not that I'm not sympathetic with people it's not that I don't care about people I was bullied most of my life so I really don't have connections to people like I do with animals.
Hearing something is not factual evidence. It also depends on the persons character who reported it as they can be shot down in court and become a problem not a solution.
@@evelghostrider he admitted it on fucking camera! The police in this case as per fucking usual just sat on their thumbs and did nothing, resulting in another persons death!
Even though he is a scumbag I kinda giggled watching the exchange. And just because those reporters are so obnoxiously idiotic. Like, sure,he’s going to confess to you that he is the murderer 🤪! But still, they “have” to ask.
Your comment made me 😂😂😂 thats exactly what the police did. I wonder if Kylr was related to a sherif or something? I'm sure I've watched something about a really corrupt police department in missouri and am now wondering if its this one!
@@fredajordan5704 its just so suspicious. They have him on tape confessing to murder i mean what more evidence do you need? And the fact he felt safe enough to put Jessica's body not to Kara that's pretty ballsy when you already know you're being "investigated" or maybe he knew he wasn't being involved. I'd look very closely at who retired or left the sherif and police departments before this case got its second wind maybe thats why he peed his pants when he was involved in a traffic stop, because he knew he didn't have that protection anymore. I'd be very interested to know.
@Reno Thomas In this video, one of the cops said, briefly, that it wasn't taken seriously bc the people reporting Kylr didn't seem credible. While that sucks & is basically a form of profiling in my opinion, you're absolutely right :)
Yeah, we should totally start believing drunken people who sing in death metal bands about their personal involvement with death. If you compare it to small towns where when someone dies, suddenly everyone is their best friend I'm sure we will see that wrongfully imprisoning people is the best solution to a missing persons case...
@@jloren4647 but there have been thousands of other cases where people are convicted from witness statements alone as long as there’s enough of them, so plural definitely makes a difference
From someone who’s been living in belton mo for a while, no there is no Popeyes anymore Second: I remember when this case started, and ended, Belton PD did lose a lot of rep for this investigation quickly. Lots of things about this case were strange to say the least, it’s a haunting story that no local of Belton will forget. Keep up the good work chapter thank you for covering a story that hits (too close) to home to me
@@river8760 you have a silent "ne" in your first name and a silent "gh" in your last name. Not sure you should be making fun of how people spell their names.
if you think thats bad, there are comments surfacing that say they saw him kill animals, 1 in particular i reported a stevie M, is saying they knew the whole time, and there whole channel is nothing but serial killer uploads from tv .....which is disturbing to say the least.
@@bladoodyscabloody1143 killing animals is as normal as breathing air in this reality.. What's your problem? Ever heard of slaughter houses? Do you think those animals don't suffer before they get murdered..
The police should be sued for that. The only benefit of the doubt I would give them if his friends and ex were as untrustworthy as his brother as witnesses.
You can point a finger right at the cops on that one. I can't believe they did that. WTF? How they sleep at night knowing that another young woman had to die before they got off their fat asses is so disgusting.
@@robertm3951 - Well they did give the cops a jump off point. Kara was in the woods. So bring in cadaver dogs, and start working thru the surrounding woods. They also have her restraining order, and his killing of cats. The cops should have went balls to the wall in getting this guy behind bars! Jessica didn't have to die.
I have literally watched EVERY SINGLE ONE of your videos over the past year and IMHO you are THE BEST vid dispenser. Because you 1) are adorbs 2) have a sense of humor 3) have cool guitar strum intro music and 3) are a concise editor of vid. Looks like Jessup had a run-in with the Meth Train. Blessed are the mushroom hunters....
Justice cant be too late... Even if it was 44yrs later, as long as the disgusting dickhead is caught and has to rot in prison... Thats all that matters!!!
They are partially responsible for the death of Jessica because they didn't do anything about kara. The amount of anger I feel is on a scale that can't be measured.
And the detective blamed the witnesses that came forward, stating they were not credible. Bullshit. Follow every lead. At the very least, at two separate people coming forward was enough to look into it further. Plus he is a convicted animal abuser? Hello! Serial killer 101. Those guys should be forced to give up their pensions to the mothers of the young ladies who were murdered.
The old "I didn't do it either time, they just happened to disappear directly after leaving with me and I guess I must have dumped them at my brother's house and while I was pooping he murdered them and I just figured they left on foot, possibly after setting their own cars on fire." defense.
@@gaylebynumcardosa7034 to me, his willingness to betray his dead family members to take the fall for him speaks to something within his heart that is so sinister, and explains why he is willing to kill. If we look at Confucius and his concept of filial piety, and its necessity for all of human flourishing, we see this young man has abandoned that, and can help explain his ability to take human life.
Hey, you forgot to say love ya🤗 Thank you for your channel, even though the cases are heart broken and horrible, some how your delivery gives them a sense of justice. Thank you.
Yeah, I suspected early on I might want to scroll through first, see if there's any mention of animal cruelty so comments like yours are helpful to those who may want to pass, thanks...I sure like Mike though!😊
That was just bait for that freak to do it again. Judge should have said, you get caught, and you will, doing anything suspicious, you go straight to jail, and fined 5,000.
Every time that you said his name, I couldn't stop thinking of the Beavis and Butthead episode where they hang out with an escaped convicted murderer with the word *Killer* tattooed to his forehead. But they keep calling him *Kyler* because they're idiots.
OMG! 🤣🤣 I'd put money that his parents watched that show while they were smoking their crack pipe and thought it'd be cool to name their kid that. Like, no one will know but us, haha. ( I know nothing don't sue me.) I never did crack, but my ex and I one drunken night, decided that if I had a boy we were going to name him Cordell after Walker Texas Ranger's, Chuck Norris. 😆 I'm grateful we had a girl!
I love the way Mike talks about the victims like they are old friends and rips the piss out of the fragile egos of the pathetic perpetrators. He genuinely cares about the people who fall pray to these fuckers, you can tell. It's just a different, far more personal way of doing true crime and I dig it.
Don't kid yourself, I appreciate him covering these crime stories, but he's still running ads, making money from someone else's tragedy, in a way, giving attention to the murderers, and encouraging future murderers that one day they may get the same attention, negative or not.
I’ll never understand how someone convicted of first or second degree murder could ever be eligible for parole. I mean it just makes no sense at all. It should be completely off the table for these monsters.
Our legal system was founded on the idea that the relationship between the suspect and victim should determine the punishment. So if someone kills their spouse or child they don't serve as much time as the person who kills a stranger. It is assumed you are more evil for a stranger than your child.
@@debbyhutchinson6984 i would guess it’s because if you’re killing a stranger you have no motive (other than maybe in the case of a robbery gone bad or something) and are doing it just for the sake of doing it, but i think they’re both equally evil, just different types of evil.
It's based on the idea that people can be remorseful for their actions. It's assumed that someone who feels bad for what they did will not do it again. While I prefer remorse over nothing a remorseful person would accept the due punishment, and I think once you are convicted of first or second degree murder life in prison is the appropriate punishment. A murderer may very well feel remorse but that doesn't mean they aren't still a danger to society and it doesn't mean they won't do it again. We rehabilitate addicts and robbers, not murderers.
I am about an hour from there and this was so horrible the way it was handled. It always seemed like everyone knew what happened and no matter what the police just would not listen and would say they did not want to act too quickly just to have him let go and mess up their chance to get him for sure.
I live in Raymore, Mo less than a mile from Belton and have been following this case for years! Last week was a great week when Kylr was found guilty! I live right across the street from Jamie Runions (Jessica's mom) and my son is best friend with Jessica's youngest sister! Thank you so much for covering this case!!!!!
I'm from Peculiar but currently live in Raymore. I'm gonna be the turnkey for him when he comes to state. Odds are that at least the first 5 years of his sentence will be in isolation due to the publicity.
@@Psyopcyclops One person saying it? Okay, fine, benefit of the doubt. But they had him on drug trafficking, strangling his gf and killing animals while getting several people saying he was bragging about it. These fucking cops are the most braindead losers if they couldn't put two and two together.
@@biggiewiggie5557 There's a big difference between the police knowing who they believe murdered the girls and having any physical evidence that would stand up in court. False confessions are common, as people brag and want to claim "credit" for crimes already committed. Goth life style would be a factor there.
@@victoriajohnson4420 He had a well documented history of violence by then, and it's VERY clear that the cops were dragging their fucking feet considering they didn't even make an attempt to search with cadaver dogs ANYWHERE. Shit cops, through and through.
I love how the police were saying they couldn't go after every accusation without checking its credibility... but when multiple people over the span of 15 years came forward to say "hey this guy killed people" they just shrug and go on their day
He killed one of my closest girl friends' beloved cat while she was living with a guy who was "friends" with Kylr. Even his friend had to admit that Kylr was nuts when they found the dead cat and upon confrontation, Kylr said he did it because he thought it was just hilarious to watch animals die. He was always lighting animals on fire and swinging them around by their tails. He killed helpless animals and started fires for shits and giggles. I have several people that I care about who met him and immediately got goosebumps the second they looked into his dead eyes. Their intuition spoke to them and they are alive because of it. He bragged openly at parties about murdering Kara to so many people, always thinking he was smarter than anyone in the room. I can't believe the genius plan to blame his brother (who committed suicide, and couldn't defend himself) for these murders didn't work. Have fun in your retirement home, Kylr - believe me when I say, no one will miss you. I just wish someone would have sat down with Jessica and warned her or she'd still be alive today. At least the families now have some peace. I do feel bad for his Grandpa, this is a situation where no one comes out a winner. I'm glad I never have to think about him being out there in society ever again. Healing vibes to everyone who was affected by this creep.
Man makes you wonder if hes the one that lit the house on fire and framed jesub or however you spell it to blame all this on him and that's why he killed himself.... the damn fbi having those recording and doing nothing should do their best to decode that letter he left!!!
The police investigating Kara's death should be charged with negligent homicide in the death of Jessica. They repeatedly ignored witnesses pointing to Kylr as a murderer and yet they left him on the streets to kill again.
Exactly because what does it hurt anyone to investigate something if it turns out to not be true....yet so very many that it does/has hurt when they don't bother to look into things because they don't want to "harass" some "poor little boy"
@@SoManyRandomRamblings exactly... Also I thought most detectives ( well good ones) usually say they follow any lead even if it doesn't seem any good... U need to follow everything all of them... But it's messed up bc ( if these witnesses are liable) so many ppl told the police that they had him confess to them is a big FAIL... To me seems like they dropped the ball all over & could've prevented another young lady being murdered such a shame... I bet the police are so corrupt there I heard bout that somewhere and he may even knew ppl high up who knows but I think they should get in trouble but hard to do it to the police dept bc they stand up foelr their brothers ( in blue) even if they are murderers seen it on a lot of crime stuff!! Anyways stay safe out there & have a great day!!
Thank you for doing this story. I've never seen anyone else talk about it. I grew up in the town next to Belton and remember seeing the missing posters for Kara Kopetsky when I was in high school. I'm glad this scum bag faced justice.
Yeah I just don’t get it they have him on tape confessing like how did he not go right to jail, add to that 6 other people telling the same story just wtf.
Excuse me officer a man with the username FeignRaven committed 1.6 million murders, I have no evidence for this but my word, but I'm sure that's enough for a conviction. Enjoy prison.
If I kill you and leave no evidence and then say to one of my friends I killed feignraven and buried them in the woods, if my friends can’t tell the cops were the body is and they have no other evidence they don’t have a case even if they record me saying I killed you. I can claim I was just talking myself up to my friends to seem like a bad ass and there is no evidence to prove other wise. It would be very hard for them to get a jury to convict me.
You're right guys, if 100 people say I killed somebody it doesn't mean a damn thing. Not until my moron, shady, dipshit brother says I did it, then I'm screwed!
Witness: Kylr confessed to murder. Cops: ok. Witness 2: Kylr confessed to murder. Cops: ok Witness 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7: Kylr confessed to murder. Cops: ok. Witness: Kylr has drugs Cops: ARREST HIM NOW!!
I thought this to Maybe they think its 2 many people out there n we can use less Maybe the cops are lazy Maybe he was a narc Informants are alwasys let go Who knows
Witnesses are hearsay if there is no evidence and if he has drugs he definitely can be arrested and then that's when they usually would question about the murders or try to hold as long as possible until they get physical evidence
If Kylr sent them to heaven, shouldn't he be rewarded? Isn't heaven a better place to be than Missouri? Did God use Kylr as his agent to send the girls to their forever home? For that matter, if they have immortal souls, they were not really killed, were they? They still exist.
@@dieSpinnt yea, Star Trek isn’t real. Unless you have proof God doesn’t exist and can prove the Big Bang theory then you have just as much of a chance of being wrong as the people who do believe in God.
The police need to arrest themselves as an accomplice for the second girl. After the 3rd person heard the confession there's no way that the jury wouldn't convict him.
You can't convict based on "he told me he did it!" but not a spec of physical evidence, and most importantly, no body. Would you accept the verdict if your brother or father was convicted with only someone's say-so? Even with skeletal remains (finally, and I followed thiese cases for years), the jury gave him a slap on the wrist for Kara's murder -- 10 years for manslaughter. Jessica's case got him a few more years in jail, but he'll still be out on mandatory minimum, pissed, inked, and ready for more. God help us because the jury did not, in the end.
Not without physical evidence. Most likely he would have been acquitted. It really took those burn marks to really have enough physical evidence to show he is a killer.
Damn... this is good! What a missed opportunity from Mike...: "Out in Misery-- I mean missouri-- there's a man who goes by 'you's the killer'-- I mean yust, kylr--... "
Lawyer: “You peed your pants.” KylR: “You reiterated that several time to the jury remembers.” Lawyer: “Well they should, because you peed your pants!” 🤣🤣🤣
The investigating officers really did a great job on this... Real police work waiting until the case "gets better" by waiting until he kills another poor girl. Sickening....
The prosecuting attorney wasn't playing. She's feisty. I like her. Both of these girls were horribly failed, time and again. I pray they are at peace now. 🙏🏽
@@IJamesCordenLoveMyWife the judicial system was unproffesional. They left a murderer run loose after kyler confessed to 7 different people. Thats beyond unprofessional.
@@Deeone282 agreed she/her office was also unprofessional in not bringing a case forward earlier. She thinks she can make up for the guffaw with enough sass, ppl will “yass keen” her instead of remembering
A man, Shane Nguyen, was just dismembered in my hometown of Fort Wayne, Indiana this last week. He owned and operated a food truck that used to travel to local business everyday for lunch. Was one of the most energetic, delightful people I’ve ever met! Hope you can cover his story at some point. Love your work!
That's horrible, I'm sorry for your loss. Even when people aren't close friends or family it still shakes you up when this kind of thing happens. Did they catch the murderer?
RIP Mr. Nguyen. Sad part of life is we're all going to die and die soon. Furthermore, the people who die are the lucky ones because it's the people left behind who have to deal with the immense grief.
You knew him personally? I'm gutted if you did but I'm hoping some good will come out of highlighting this case. If their isn't much information then Kendall Rae will cover stories with the family of the deceased.
Secondhand confessions aren't going to be enough to convict in court, but they are a hell of a jumping-off point for police to direct their investigation. Seems like the police literally say around and did nothing for 10 years.
I worked with Kara Kopetsky’s aunt for a few years and I remember her talking about Kara often. Kara will always be beautiful, inside and out, regardless of what this monster did. Rest in everlasting peace, Kara. ♥️
I hope Kara and Jessica's families have some comfort in being able to lay their daughter's to rest in peace, and knowing that finally this monster will never hurt another woman or animal again. Bless these precious girl's and their families 💕
I swear I heard about a study about the impact a weird name or spelling of a name can have on a child, linking with higher incidence of behavioral issues and adult outcomes. But I'm too tired to find the actual study
what I found astounding about this is that Jessicas murder could have been prevented if the police had taken the confession seriously at the beginning.
Exactly. Why does that not count??? It makes no sense. Just to play devil's advocate, let's pretend in a different situation with someone pretending they killed someone....It should still be treated as serious because even if made up that person needs psychiatric help regardless....so authorities not taking things seriously is beyond negligent. No matter what they claim is their "reason" for not doing things properly.
This fact is what really twists my brain like if they second girl wasn’t killed then the parents of the first girl wouldn’t have their daughters body like they must have felt a bit guilty at the burial services like non of that would be happening they’d still be wondering if she ran any or was snatched idk just sad that another females death pretty much gave another family closer. And that’s fucked up ya know rip to those girls what an ahole hope he gets beat up in jail with his smug rat face
Sad part is, if Kylr had been a short fat ugly guy, he would never have been able to hurt and kill so many of his girlfriends and get away with it. Both men and women give far too much importance to looks and not enough to what's on the inside.
The defense attorney is just doing her job. It's the best defense he could have gotten. Good defense keeps innocent people out of jail hopefully... But this guy was so obviously guilty that the defense stood no chance.
@@braetonwilson4296 Sure, if he was far less attractive and didn't have the pure narcissism plus lack of social inhibition giving him a confidence many find alluring, he likely wouldn't have dated Kara - that's realistic. However, his looks have nothing to do with the police not investigating his _obvious_ first murder. Any good homicide investigator would've homed right in on the call discrepancy right off the bat, and any good PD wouldn't shrug off _several_ reports of confessions, including a _recorded_ one.
I'm watching this for the 2nd time. Mike, you have the ability to Crack me up right in the middle of a traffic story! The licking of the eyebrows? Kudos! I wanna give Jessup a big hug. 😔 🫂
Did that happen during the trial? I saw the part in this video where the woman kept saying he peed himself but none of what you mentioned. She certainly didn't do anything special. I'm actually surprised how well he played it on the stand, only a true sociopath can put on a performance like that when they've murdered two innocent women. Reminds me of how convincing Bundy could sometimes be in court.
Prosecutors don't interrogate. Interrogation is when a case is being built. The case was already built and the prosecutor is trying to secure a guilty verdict based on the collected evidence.
This case, along with one other, were the last criminal cases I ever worked on. I still lose sleep, about things I mostly can never speak about. I've been trolling your videos for months, because you’re such a great story teller, but almost hit ptsd when I saw you did this case. This guy was shit.. and the second girl never should have happened. -KC Misery Paralegal
The 2nd girl was my best friend. I went to the trial, that was one of the hardest things I've ever sat thru. I miss her everyday. She should have never been murdered if the police did their job.
Your witty personality is the only thing that keeps me from crying hysterically for the victims. I feel the need to thank you. And thank you for making the victims more important than the the perpetrators.💞🦋
I remember kara from disappeared on ID although it’s so sad what happened I’m relieved her murder was solved, it really affected me at the time esp since it was only a few miles away from where kelsey smith was kidnapped and later murdered in the same year. That high school footage haunted me. RIP Kara and Jessica 🙏🏼💔
As a father of a little girl, I question myself every day on whether or not I'm too protective of her. Then I see things like this and my answer is clear... a resounding NO
as a woman i suggest you to teach her to never accept trashy men in her life, she should always put herself, her health and safety first. that way she will make much better decisions
So the parents file a restraining order on Kylr, and Kara disappears the next day... then he strangles the next girl, and they're worried about her cats. With 8 people telling the cops of his confession, and the tape recording, I think they could have pressed him harder than they did. If they would have followed up on these calls, Jessica may have been alive today.
Yes but what you forget is, reporters, particularly television reporters, are all bubble-headed morons operating a fear channel designed to sell advertising.
Assembled🤗🤗🤗🤓.was late to click the videos for a while(stucked with the dc trail)but nice to see you again...hope you're ok and doing well🤘....stay safe and healthy . ------------------------ Oh and hi Mike,thank you Mike and byeeeeeeeee Mike.
No body, no crime. He could have just been posturing. After all, chicks dig bad boys, right? Seriously though, it’s damned difficult to convict on a murder charge without physical evidence that a murder has actually occurred. An uncorroborated confession isn’t enough.
I'm from the area and EVERYONE (except police clearly) knew he did it! Then came Jessica Runion and his name came back and everybody again said: REALLY?! 🤬 then imagine our shock when he finally....FINALLY got put in jail for Jessica.
If you're sincere in this, then there are ways to use those emotions to do something positive for victims of violent crime. Whether it be volunteering with a victim support organisation, or pushing for better policing, or I'm sure there's several other approaches, then do it.
It’s infuriating that so many people told the cops that he had confessed to them, yet NOTHING was done. I can’t even imagine how Kara’s family felt for all those years. Who did Kylr know in the police dept?
A confession isn't the best evidence tho, you'll never get anyone in prison on confessions alone. Especially young metal heads who lawyers could rip apart in court. Evidence is the best evidence. However, I wonder if they attempted to even search for the bodies tho...
@@oculusriftgameplay191 we don't know that to be fair. The limitations to Mike's videos is he often doesn't dicuss the investigation in detail. He may have been. However it seems extremely off that even after his confession they didn't go from zero to 100 to hunt down evidence. Sucks that their alleged lack of action was the difference between another woman being dead or alive.
i actually live in cass county, lots of people got a lot to say about how hard people tried to push police to do something. took all the way till now for them to finally be heard.
I agree... And they couldve prevented another young lady from being another victim... They will take up for their brothers ( in blue) even if they murder someone... Also they were told so many times by witnesses that he confessed and other evidence what more they need? Anyways stay safe out there & have a wonderful day!!
Police: Ugh where's our guy? Why doesn't he turn himself in? Kylr: That's me, I'm guilty of murder, you have me on tape Police: No, not you, someone else
@CannibalCupcake it’s always nice to try to believe that someone had their hands on the wheel.. but sometimes people in these places are just not prepared or equipped for shit like this, so they botch it. It’s sad.
Mike I LOVE the way you do your videos. I also really like reading the comments of your viewers, they are funny sarcastic, empathetic, and brilliant. Keep up the good work everyone!!
In many cases, its not what the actual offense was, but what can be proven in court with as little risk as possible AND what a jury will likely convict on. This is extremely important in that if, as a prosecutor, you could not prove ALL elements of a specific crime - e.g. First Degree Murder, then a defense attorney would have no issue in explaining to the jury that the elements to said crime were ultimately unproven and as such, they should not convict. Many times, they don’t. Plus, prosecutors understandably want to win.
Same here. Sounds like my abusive high school boyfriend. He was nuts. Would show up everywhere I went & if I wouldn't leave w/ him immediately, he would threaten to go kill my dog!!! He played football & would quiz me after the games to make sure I watched him the whole time & not off talking to any guys.Then he would just accuse me anyways & knock me around. Thank GOD I got away from him & married a real!!! man.
Honestly the drowning and smashing of kittens makes me the most sad. I have been so desensitized when it comes to human death but any time I think of helpless animals I just wanna cry.
That prosecutor not letting anyone forget he pissed his pants is my hero, shoutout to her family
😂🤣😂
Right?! Edit: let me clarify this comment for the 2 morons who can't understand. I am AGREEING with OP that the prosecutor was awesome. I'm saying "right?!" As in "I know right?" It's sad I had to spell this out.
@@ammiller3911 x amount of POlice let him go tho. WTFFF??!
@@bechmam4750 hey I agree! The police really dropped the ball.
I feel like that made her kind of dislikable and gave the defendant an opportunity to seem composed while she didn't.
More focus on him confessing on surveillance and less focus on him saying his burn hurt.
Police should be investigated for incompetence and mishandling of these cases. Unbelievable
This is what happens when the ignorant left wants to defund the police
@@jsfields00 lol for real dude? So... They sat on a taped confession for a decade and waited for him to choke another girl, kill two kittens, and kill another woman just to own the libs?
@@jsfields00 🙄
And the fact that there were 2! Smh so sad!
@@NyxyPixie um did I say that? The point is...the left wants to defund the police.....defunding leads to exactly that....defunded. While defunded you have less police and less money to put your full effort into solving cold cases. If the police had more money, than the case would have been solved quicker! Fund the police!! After all, they are the first person any of you call when a crime is committed. They deserve more than your nonbinary social studies degree.
I live in Belton. The worst part of this case is that EVERYBODY knew he killed Kara. Not one person had any doubt. He confessed, had no alibi, and violated the PPO. He was able to kill 2 women before the Belton Police decided to maybe do something about it. The most heartbreaking part of this story, in my opinion, is that Kara's mom paid her cellphone bill the whole time she was missing in case she would ever call. She never called.
Mho I feel like every one in around the area who knew about the case knew there was something about Kylr that screamed killer
Agreed. It was all over cass county. All over the place on 58 highway. Seemingly every bumper.
If there’s one good thing to come of this is seeing the entire community come together.
Except it wasn't Kyler that killed them, or burnt the Equinox
This happened in my hometown of Belton, and it was infuriating because we all knew Yust did it but the police did absolutely nothing. I actually worked at the place Jessica used to work at and I worked with her boyfriend and it was heartbreaking to hear him talk about Jessica and he would always say “I don’t know why she left with Kylr that night but it’s my biggest regret letting her”. Jessica’s death was a 100% preventable but the police were incompetent as always.
@@ashleyhilliard8093they didnt
Riiiiiiiiiight.And I knew Jessica Onions too.
Missouri police really don't care, they turn a blind eye so often
The police were incompetent when she left with him? How could they have stopped her from leaving school?
@@kevinmeeks5169 Kara left the school with him and was later killed in 2007. In 2016, he killed Jessica. If the police did their job, Jessica would be alive. Yust was not some genius mastermind, he confessed about 7 times to different people that he killed Kara. If the police were competent he should have been in jail long before he had the opportunity to kill another person. They had 9 years to figure it out.
The second girl's death was so preventable. This police force is absolutely despicable. Every officer that was reported to should have been fired. These poor families.
@@christopherbertoli7322 facts. Belton Police are seriously a joke. Along with Raymore. They literally have tried everything in their power to lock me up knowing I have commented about them mishandling this case. They disrespect everything law enforcement stands for.
I understand the sentiment but in reality it isn't so simple. The fact that there was no physical evidence, and at the time, not even a body- that speaks volumes for the decisions that the Belton law enforcement made. You want to be sure before trying to arrest and convict a person on such an important case. Could they have taken the witnesses' accusations more seriously? Absolutely. Should they have, legally speaking? I'm not so sure. You have people who falsely claim to be responsible for a number of atrocities, and I'm sure, have many more who claim someone they know has claimed that responsibility. No body, no proof- just heresay. I think ppl should give a bit more slack to the police involved is my point. They're playing chess, not checkers, and hindsight is 20/20.
@@richt7525 do you possibly think that the fact the FBI flew somebody in, in 2011 to wear a wire on Yust and got a statement used to file the charges was proof? There are tons of case tried and convicted without a body. Especially cold cases.
@@adamsilkwood4850 In each of those I'm sure there was something tangible, however small. Most of the time, (sadly not always) convictions are secured by removing reasonable doubt from the jury. This guy had that in spades- all he had were, at the time, words. Even when admitting to a crime you have to display some strong af inside knowledge or back up something they already have on the case. I think their hands were tied tbh. Sad but true.
So it’d be the individual officers fault? not the investigators or prosecutors whose job it is to put evidence to use? You prolly tweeted ACAB last summer, this is why you don’t get to decide who gets fired.
"its hard to tell when a witness is credible", SHE RECORDED HIS CONFESSION !?
Right? Duhhhhhhhh, sorry but that’s one of the dumbest answers I’ve heard. Hellooooo, the whole world is watching. Please remember to do your job well as only not only is the world seeing what’s said but your children too. Do what would make your children proud and not make them cringe and feel horrible at what you’re saying.
And there were 6 of them. I get that you might not perhaps believe one of them. I get that someone might confess to someone they think want to here it (See the Rachel Nickell murder), but 6 seems like half a jury to me!
But without physical evidence as well it might not get a conviction. At least they shot have followed him.
But it could be that he confessed to show off to his girlfriend the defence will use anything to let him get away with murder.
How did they not search the field for her body. They said it was the same field that he had shown her.
The family of the victim should file a lawsuit against the police there... That was just absurd..
Unfortunately the Supreme Court declared that police have implied immunity and cannot be sued. The adage is "protect and serve", but it's a misnomer. They have no duty to intervene or protect you. We need to think about how much faith we put in the police.🙄
@@RowanWarren78 they can sue the city I think the immunity is just for the individual cops. The way it’s set up tax payers pay for the settlements when cops mess up.
@@RowanWarren78 no, you can sue the city.
So, I am from the Kansas City area and lived in Belton as a child. When Kara went missing in 07, I was getting ready to leave for Army Basic training. I was in the Army until 2013, when I moved back to the area. In late 2014 I bought a house in Cleveland, Missouri (rural Cass County). Kara and Jessica’s remains were found not far from where we lived. The search was massive and I remember it like it was yesterday. I had never heard the story laid out like this, great work.
Shout outs to that mushroom hunter for minding his own business and still doing way more work than the police
For real. Plus no local search parties. People just waited for things to happen
It's crazy how many mushroom hunters find dead bodies.
Magic mushroom is all that come to mind
@@Eyelovebirdies maybe I need to take up a new hobby to help solve cold cases
It's so often mushroom foragers that find dead bodies. It's a hobby of mine so it's always in the back of my mind when I'm deep in the forest somewhere...
The 2nd girlfriend who went straight to the police when he told her and then knowingly put herself in serious danger to get that recorded confession is a fucking hero. I don’t know if I’d have the guts to do what she did or keep calm like she did. But she pulled it off like a badass pro and all for police to then not immediately charge him. So infuriating.
Women having terrible taste in men, what else is new.
Never forget, scores of women lined up for conjugal visits with ted bundy knowing he brutally killed a child.
underrated comment
@@BalboaBaggins anyone can fall prey to manipulation
No she's not. You're delusional.
"The spelling makes me dislike him already."
I totally get this 😂😂
Worst/best I've seen so far? Cviiilyn
@@katc6880
That should count as child abuse!
@@mypillowguy445 agreed
Kylr.. It's not pronounced Kyler it's pronounced Killer
His parents named him Kyle but someone made a typo
I was engrossed in the video…When you said “change in diet” I burst out laughing 😂 the sarcasm…while still showing respect to the dead is spot on
I will NEVER understand why the recordings that Katelynn got while wired was not enough for an arrest... Kylr admitted to it repeatedly...
Cuz there's reasonable doubt he could just be trying to sound cool or mess with her
She risked her life
@@MA__ Except the tapes facilitate probable cause to bring him in for questioning. Under good interrogation, even the worst narcissists break down somehow.
@@SrslyAnnoyed exactly!!
The police generally don't seem to like doing their jobs.
multiple people: "hey, this guy totally did it, he told me and everything."
police: "damn bro that's crazy, but i missed the part where that's our problem"
@Jordan France uh? pretty sure that multiple reports of confession AND an actual recording of him confessing is enough evidence to at least investigate the dude...
@Y0uTubeDeletesComments AboutWomen&LeftWingPolitics Confessing is a thing
@@evie5375 Yes, but small town law enforcement is lazy. If it's not an open-and-shut case then there's a depressing amount of PDs that won't "waste the resources" to investigate. It's BS but I can see it from the local PD's perspective as well. We need a way to earmark tax money to go *specifically* toward law enforcement *investigations* instead of toward law enforcement in general.
Ikr that girl went into the woods with him where he told her he dumped a body to record a feckin confession. Risked her goddamn life and they did NOTHING
Ahaha hilarious. It’s a sad story because the dumbasses who investigated this guy basically let this guy kill again before locking him up. But your comment had me dying!
Damn the woman prosecutor should have been charged as well, she straight up murdered him on the stand lol.
@Almira Izumchensky I agree, the audacity of that creep to sit there and say those things!
She totally roasted him on the stand, his face when she talked about him peeing his pants was priceless 😂
The commentator is clearly on the prosecutors side you guys... haha
Good for her!!!!!!!
😂😂😂
She sucked. Amazing she didn't blow the whole case with her weak examination
This case is a prime example: if your friends and family are united in their dislike of your significant other and they beg you to leave that person, LISTEN TO THEM.
I have a daughter that is getting married for the 4th time. Nobody likes the guy. He's already cheated on her with his ex wife. We haven't spoke to her in 6 months. But, she has sent us an invitation to her wedding! She kick out a mentally disabled son and is living with us... we are done.....
@@danielholt6741 sounds like she needs a huge dose of reality.
Unfortunately, teens dont listen
I remember seeing this story on crime watch daily. The two mothers of the girls searched for their daughters constantly all those years and kept their stories in the media. They became best friends. It’s a pretty touching story, they never gave up. Thankfully they finally got some sense of justice and brought their daughters home..
Im surprised it took that long to find them. How far away were they?
@@Scorch428 I really can’t remember how far. I feel like it wasn’t far from where they found the one girls car burnt up. Pretty sure it took so long because of the police not doing a very good job. The mothers had many issues with law enforcement. I mean how many people told them he killed the first missing girl and they still did nothing? They even had him on a recording admitting to killing her and they still did nothing for many years later, and only then after he killed again and his brother told on him. There’s all kinds of wtf issues with the police in this case. Have to watch the video again to be certain about where exactly they were found...
Remember, you poor mothers of these poor daughters, you each have all the love, support, and appreciation from those of us you've never met, so try and remember that the next person you meet could very well know or will have know your stories. It's not about being ridiculous or unrealistic but exercising HOPE for where there's HOPE. there's PEACE and both wouldn't have lasted without the everlasting!
Thank you for saying "some sense of justice" instead of the non-existent "closure."
It's just sickening that the police failed their families so completely.
What a slap in the face to Jessica’s family! There’s no way her murder was second degree. He deliberately put her body near Kara’s
What does where he put the body have to do with it? First degree means a murder was pre-planned. For example, if a killer brought a knife and tape and waited in the dark to ambush their victim. Second degree is for spontaneous crimes. From the information we got from the video, this seems like one of those. He saw an opportunity to feed his sick desires and he took it. I agree that he should have gotten a worse sentence (at least life in prison without the possibility of parole), and personally, I don't understand why second-degree murders have a lesser sentence to begin with, just because someone murders another person on an impulse rather than planning it that doesn't make the victim any less dead, but that's beside the point. From the video, there doesn't seem to be any evidence that he went to the party with the intent to kill Jessica, therefor the murder was second-degree.
I thought it was more a slap in the face that he only got charged with manslaughter for Kara... I mean wtf
If someone served only15 years for killing my daughter, I would be waiting in the parking lot the day he was released. He'd wish he was back in prison.
@@chesterwilberforce9832 word.
@@CLBellamey I agree. I’ve been following this case since Kara went missing. The reason he was charged with manslaughter was most likely because of credibility issues with some of those he confessed to. And although everyone knew he did it since day one, there was no forensic proof. Therefore, the manslaughter charge would be easier to attain than a 2nd or 3rd degree murder, rather get something than nothing. But they also knew they had him dead to rights on Jessica’s death. I’m sure Karas family was filled in on that and had some say. Prosecutors usually do get input from a victim’s family.
So murdering girl and attempting to murder another, with a confession of murdering the first girl, Plus killing some poor kitties, doesn't meter to police. But the second they see him touch drugs. All of a sudden they jail him. Way to go police, show the euros exactly what your priorities are.
@Shanna Sweger Missouri isn't in the south......
And their reason for it is essentially, “We don’t want to rush charging him in case he is acquitted.” When there were so many confessions to witnesses, even one recorded.
Its definitely a suspicious "investigation", for lack of a better term. I've heard of people being arrested and convicted on far less evidence. So sad for those poor girls.
@@nogoodguitars5497 Yes it is. Head on down to the Ozarks and tell me you aren't in the south.
I live in Kansas City, MO and this case was all over the news until the following month of June 2007. A young woman named Kelsey Smith was abducted from a local Target and soon found murdered. She was the daughter of a police officer and her case took over the local news and Kara was almost forgotten - even after Kelsey's case was solved within a few weeks.
that sounds extremely on brand for police out here
If they had arrested him when they should have, the kittens would be alive and his girlfriends would have been safe.
They are responsible for those deaths.
Interesting that you mentioned the cats first.
@@moebetta4224 I mean animals can't defend themselves. All I mean like baby kittens can't defend themselves.
I mean I get people's frustration if people love animals more than people but I love animals more than people a lot of times it's harder for me to see animals die.
It's not that I'm not sympathetic with people it's not that I don't care about people I was bullied most of my life so I really don't have connections to people like I do with animals.
@@moebetta4224 You're over-interpreting this.
Women having terrible taste in men, what else is new.
'Kylr told me he killed Kara!'
'I'm sorry m'aam, we need to hear it from at least ten people before we're obligated to investigate!'
Hearing something is not factual evidence. It also depends on the persons character who reported it as they can be shot down in court and become a problem not a solution.
@@evelghostrider sure but 7 people? seven. That's a lot of people all saying the same thing
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@@evelghostrider he admitted it on fucking camera! The police in this case as per fucking usual just sat on their thumbs and did nothing, resulting in another persons death!
What a disastrous group of worthless l.e. 😣
“Did you kill Kara?”
“Did you?” He replies looking so smug and clever in prison orange and handcuffs.
What a total asshole.
He probably thought it was a slam dunk. Morons like him do.
I'd have replied with 'I'm not the bellend in handcuffs, am I'...............
@@Mark-pz9xw 👍
He has NPD - my mother and father both did, and yes, they are easily capable of murdering people.
Even though he is a scumbag I kinda giggled watching the exchange. And just because those reporters are so obnoxiously idiotic. Like, sure,he’s going to confess to you that he is the murderer 🤪! But still, they “have” to ask.
The police totally have Jessica’s murder on their hands. Imagine having several people report it and doing absolutely nothing. How incompetent.
* multiple people come forward stating Kylr confessed to murder *
The police: okay thanks for sharing xoxox
Your comment made me 😂😂😂 thats exactly what the police did. I wonder if Kylr was related to a sherif or something? I'm sure I've watched something about a really corrupt police department in missouri and am now wondering if its this one!
@@Ruth78620 Absolutely a good point. I feel the same way.
@@fredajordan5704 its just so suspicious. They have him on tape confessing to murder i mean what more evidence do you need? And the fact he felt safe enough to put Jessica's body not to Kara that's pretty ballsy when you already know you're being "investigated" or maybe he knew he wasn't being involved. I'd look very closely at who retired or left the sherif and police departments before this case got its second wind maybe thats why he peed his pants when he was involved in a traffic stop, because he knew he didn't have that protection anymore. I'd be very interested to know.
Yeah bit concerning .......
@Reno Thomas In this video, one of the cops said, briefly, that it wasn't taken seriously bc the people reporting Kylr didn't seem credible. While that sucks & is basically a form of profiling in my opinion, you're absolutely right :)
"You know what else hurts? Having the life strangled out of you."
I absolutely _love_ that woman. 22:30
AND the fact that she repeatedly brought up him pissing himself in front of police to take tiny jabs at his ego? COMEDY GOLD.
She is FANTASTIC
She's a savage!
She was cracking me up!
"This has been _so_ hard for you, hasn't it, Kylr"
I can only DREAM to achieve that level of subtle sarcasm!
Jessica would still be alive if he would have been arrested after his multiple confessions of karas murder. So sad.
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Yeah, we should totally start believing drunken people who sing in death metal bands about their personal involvement with death. If you compare it to small towns where when someone dies, suddenly everyone is their best friend I'm sure we will see that wrongfully imprisoning people is the best solution to a missing persons case...
@@jloren4647 I agree if one or two people said he confessed, then this could be an argument. But 7?? Over multiple years??? That’s a pattern
@@laurieawesomeness7221 The plural of anecdotes is not evidence. Otherwise pop-rocks and soda would have killed billions.
@@jloren4647 but there have been thousands of other cases where people are convicted from witness statements alone as long as there’s enough of them, so plural definitely makes a difference
From someone who’s been living in belton mo for a while, no there is no Popeyes anymore
Second: I remember when this case started, and ended, Belton PD did lose a lot of rep for this investigation quickly. Lots of things about this case were strange to say the least, it’s a haunting story that no local of Belton will forget. Keep up the good work chapter thank you for covering a story that hits (too close) to home to me
there is absolutely no one who looks more like the physical embodiment of their name than kylr
that's odd. he looks rather unremarkable to me
@@river8760 you have a silent "ne" in your first name and a silent "gh" in your last name. Not sure you should be making fun of how people spell their names.
@@flightlessbird2281 overthinking a bit there hey? Thanks for the analysis though, very in depth.
@@river8760 why did you delete your post??
@@flightlessbird2281 They let you on FB in the pen Kylr? What kind of bird don't fly?
It's sad that Cara's life was taken so early but had the cops locked him up Jessica wouldn't have met that monster.
if you think thats bad, there are comments surfacing that say they saw him kill animals, 1 in particular i reported a stevie M, is saying they knew the whole time, and there whole channel is nothing but serial killer uploads from tv .....which is disturbing to say the least.
@@bladoodyscabloody1143 whose channel? Kylr had a youtube channel, or??
@@talloncusack no, someone who commented on this and is claiming to have known him, but I think she's just looking for attention.
@@bladoodyscabloody1143 killing animals is as normal as breathing air in this reality.. What's your problem? Ever heard of slaughter houses? Do you think those animals don't suffer before they get murdered..
They should all be fired. The lot of them. Absolute negligence.
Absolute monster. Just awful he was basically allowed to kill again 😭
The police should be sued for that.
The only benefit of the doubt I would give them if his friends and ex were as untrustworthy as his brother as witnesses.
You can point a finger right at the cops on that one. I can't believe they did that. WTF? How they sleep at night knowing that another young woman had to die before they got off their fat asses is so disgusting.
@@robertm3951 - Well they did give the cops a jump off point. Kara was in the woods. So bring in cadaver dogs, and start working thru the surrounding woods.
They also have her restraining order, and his killing of cats.
The cops should have went balls to the wall in getting this guy behind bars!
Jessica didn't have to die.
Kylr was rightfully released, he is innocent, not sure why everyone hates him so much
Remember, it's not what you think or hear happened. It's what you can prove happened without a doubt in court.
I have literally watched EVERY SINGLE ONE of your videos over the past year and IMHO you are THE BEST vid dispenser. Because you 1) are adorbs 2) have a sense of humor 3) have cool guitar strum intro music and 3) are a concise editor of vid. Looks like Jessup had a run-in with the Meth Train. Blessed are the mushroom hunters....
As someone who knew and was classmates with Kara it is nice to finally see some justice for her even if it was 14 years too late.
I an sorry for your loss
So sorry for your loss 🙏🏾😢💖
So sorry for your loss...its awful to think what she went thru and i hope her family is well. 🙏 prayers from my family to your family and hers.
Justice cant be too late... Even if it was 44yrs later, as long as the disgusting dickhead is caught and has to rot in prison... Thats all that matters!!!
So sorry for you and the family's loss.
The detectives should have been fired for this case. They had 7 confessions and phone records plus being seen last together leaving the party. Smh
They are partially responsible for the death of Jessica because they didn't do anything about kara. The amount of anger I feel is on a scale that can't be measured.
And the detective blamed the witnesses that came forward, stating they were not credible. Bullshit. Follow every lead. At the very least, at two separate people coming forward was enough to look into it further. Plus he is a convicted animal abuser? Hello! Serial killer 101. Those guys should be forced to give up their pensions to the mothers of the young ladies who were murdered.
And a recording of an admission.
The old "I didn't do it either time, they just happened to disappear directly after leaving with me and I guess I must have dumped them at my brother's house and while I was pooping he murdered them and I just figured they left on foot, possibly after setting their own cars on fire." defense.
Hope Kara's parents sue the police department! Shocking police work (or lack of)
What bothers me the most about this case is that he tries to blame his dead brother for murders he committed. That is like next level betrayal.
Just wait... Lori Vallo (doomsday mom) is about to throw her dead brother under the bus to save herself
I call it the Chris Watts defense. Blame the crime on deceased people because they can't defend themselves anymore.
This tho
That's what bothers you the MOST? Not the killing?
@@gaylebynumcardosa7034 to me, his willingness to betray his dead family members to take the fall for him speaks to something within his heart that is so sinister, and explains why he is willing to kill. If we look at Confucius and his concept of filial piety, and its necessity for all of human flourishing, we see this young man has abandoned that, and can help explain his ability to take human life.
Hey, you forgot to say love ya🤗
Thank you for your channel, even though the cases are heart broken and horrible, some how your delivery gives them a sense of justice.
Thank you.
"The judge specifically said don't kill any more cats."
W T F
Yeah, I suspected early on I might want to scroll through first, see if there's any mention of animal cruelty so comments like yours are helpful to those who may want to pass, thanks...I sure like Mike though!😊
well... he shouldn't kill any more cats!
Ikr
That was just bait for that freak to do it again. Judge should have said, you get caught, and you will, doing anything suspicious, you go straight to jail, and fined 5,000.
He was really grasping at straws there
Every time that you said his name, I couldn't stop thinking of the Beavis and Butthead episode where they hang out with an escaped convicted murderer with the word *Killer* tattooed to his forehead. But they keep calling him *Kyler* because they're idiots.
🤣
Lmao yes
😂😂😂
HAHAHAHA this is so true! I can see this image in my head so clearly.
OMG! 🤣🤣 I'd put money that his parents watched that show while they were smoking their crack pipe and thought it'd be cool to name their kid that. Like, no one will know but us, haha. ( I know nothing don't sue me.) I never did crack, but my ex and I one drunken night, decided that if I had a boy we were going to name him Cordell after Walker Texas Ranger's, Chuck Norris. 😆 I'm grateful we had a girl!
Please don’t ever change the music formatting you’ve put together. It’s synonymous with your channel and it works so fucking well.
Yasss, agree!!
LITERALLY, it’s genuinely a comfort for me
@@sqwuishslay yes. Definitely.
@Angel Ballas agreed. It gives me a small ritual and small comfort at work.
Language!
I'm in love with that attorney calling kylr out so many times! She's brilliant!!
I love the way Mike talks about the victims like they are old friends and rips the piss out of the fragile egos of the pathetic perpetrators. He genuinely cares about the people who fall pray to these fuckers, you can tell. It's just a different, far more personal way of doing true crime and I dig it.
Same
Yes!
Don't kid yourself, I appreciate him covering these crime stories, but he's still running ads, making money from someone else's tragedy, in a way, giving attention to the murderers, and encouraging future murderers that one day they may get the same attention, negative or not.
Mike is the best!
me too!
I’ll never understand how someone convicted of first or second degree murder could ever be eligible for parole. I mean it just makes no sense at all. It should be completely off the table for these monsters.
Our legal system was founded on the idea that the relationship between the suspect and victim should determine the punishment. So if someone kills their spouse or child they don't serve as much time as the person who kills a stranger. It is assumed you are more evil for a stranger than your child.
@@jessicabarczewski1910 wow! That seems backwards to me but I'm an American and we are not known for our logic lol
@@debbyhutchinson6984 i would guess it’s because if you’re killing a stranger you have no motive (other than maybe in the case of a robbery gone bad or something) and are doing it just for the sake of doing it, but i think they’re both equally evil, just different types of evil.
@@jessicabarczewski1910 thats just fuking stupid just like much of the U.S.A in general
It's based on the idea that people can be remorseful for their actions. It's assumed that someone who feels bad for what they did will not do it again. While I prefer remorse over nothing a remorseful person would accept the due punishment, and I think once you are convicted of first or second degree murder life in prison is the appropriate punishment. A murderer may very well feel remorse but that doesn't mean they aren't still a danger to society and it doesn't mean they won't do it again. We rehabilitate addicts and robbers, not murderers.
“Kylr” is what happens when a Mountain Dew and a Redbull love each other very much.
His parents couldnt decide on Kyle or Tyler and they decided to do both.
@@TheMessiahOfPoo I thought Kyle and skyler lol
😆😅😂💯💯💯 love it!
Agreed, what a stupid name.
Kylo Ren wannabe.
I am about an hour from there and this was so horrible the way it was handled. It always seemed like everyone knew what happened and no matter what the police just would not listen and would say they did not want to act too quickly just to have him let go and mess up their chance to get him for sure.
I live in Raymore, Mo less than a mile from Belton and have been following this case for years! Last week was a great week when Kylr was found guilty! I live right across the street from Jamie Runions (Jessica's mom) and my son is best friend with Jessica's youngest sister! Thank you so much for covering this case!!!!!
I'm from Peculiar but currently live in Raymore. I'm gonna be the turnkey for him when he comes to state. Odds are that at least the first 5 years of his sentence will be in isolation due to the publicity.
yay tha slow gears of justice
Bless you kind hearted woman.
@@SCIFIguy64 I am in Silverlake subdivision.
@@SCIFIguy64 it’d sure be a shame if ground up glass ended up in his prison food, just sayin
"i didn't threaten to slit her throat that happened before"
Yeah that saves it
Say what !!
10 years, 10 years to arrest a dude that told all his friends how "badass" he was for killing a girl......omg
Second hand stories aren’t enough to arrest someone for murder. Without actual evidence they’re just stories
@@Psyopcyclops One person saying it? Okay, fine, benefit of the doubt. But they had him on drug trafficking, strangling his gf and killing animals while getting several people saying he was bragging about it. These fucking cops are the most braindead losers if they couldn't put two and two together.
Yesssss! I love how he was suuuuuch a "badass" right up until he got pulled over and pissed his pants. Ha
@@biggiewiggie5557 There's a big difference between the police knowing who they believe murdered the girls and having any physical evidence that would stand up in court. False confessions are common, as people brag and want to claim "credit" for crimes already committed. Goth life style would be a factor there.
@@victoriajohnson4420 He had a well documented history of violence by then, and it's VERY clear that the cops were dragging their fucking feet considering they didn't even make an attempt to search with cadaver dogs ANYWHERE. Shit cops, through and through.
I love how the police were saying they couldn't go after every accusation without checking its credibility... but when multiple people over the span of 15 years came forward to say "hey this guy killed people" they just shrug and go on their day
He killed one of my closest girl friends' beloved cat while she was living with a guy who was "friends" with Kylr. Even his friend had to admit that Kylr was nuts when they found the dead cat and upon confrontation, Kylr said he did it because he thought it was just hilarious to watch animals die. He was always lighting animals on fire and swinging them around by their tails. He killed helpless animals and started fires for shits and giggles. I have several people that I care about who met him and immediately got goosebumps the second they looked into his dead eyes. Their intuition spoke to them and they are alive because of it. He bragged openly at parties about murdering Kara to so many people, always thinking he was smarter than anyone in the room. I can't believe the genius plan to blame his brother (who committed suicide, and couldn't defend himself) for these murders didn't work. Have fun in your retirement home, Kylr - believe me when I say, no one will miss you. I just wish someone would have sat down with Jessica and warned her or she'd still be alive today. At least the families now have some peace. I do feel bad for his Grandpa, this is a situation where no one comes out a winner. I'm glad I never have to think about him being out there in society ever again. Healing vibes to everyone who was affected by this creep.
Man makes you wonder if hes the one that lit the house on fire and framed jesub or however you spell it to blame all this on him and that's why he killed himself.... the damn fbi having those recording and doing nothing should do their best to decode that letter he left!!!
@@AndrewPureMI Exactly my thoughts, Jenee!
So sorry! Condolences 💐☹️😡
People who torture animals deserve death
@@thomism1016 I never actually met him, just had lots of girls in my social circle warning me about this guy. (Thankfully!)
"what happened to your face?"
"what happened to YOUR face?"
i was really hoping for something like, "sick burn bro" from the reporter.
That would have been fuckin hysterical.
Should have said I'm asking about yours and not the burn.
Bruh
The police investigating Kara's death should be charged with negligent homicide in the death of Jessica.
They repeatedly ignored witnesses pointing to Kylr as a murderer and yet they left him on the streets to kill again.
Exactly because what does it hurt anyone to investigate something if it turns out to not be true....yet so very many that it does/has hurt when they don't bother to look into things because they don't want to "harass" some "poor little boy"
@@SoManyRandomRamblings exactly... Also I thought most detectives ( well good ones) usually say they follow any lead even if it doesn't seem any good... U need to follow everything all of them... But it's messed up bc ( if these witnesses are liable) so many ppl told the police that they had him confess to them is a big FAIL... To me seems like they dropped the ball all over & could've prevented another young lady being murdered such a shame... I bet the police are so corrupt there I heard bout that somewhere and he may even knew ppl high up who knows but I think they should get in trouble but hard to do it to the police dept bc they stand up foelr their brothers ( in blue) even if they are murderers seen it on a lot of crime stuff!! Anyways stay safe out there & have a great day!!
Yall best watch yor step around these parts cause we too ignant to do shit
"Ignant"???Lmao
Women having terrible taste in men, what else is new.
Thank you for doing this story. I've never seen anyone else talk about it. I grew up in the town next to Belton and remember seeing the missing posters for Kara Kopetsky when I was in high school. I'm glad this scum bag faced justice.
Unbelievable. The girl that had a recorded confession and went to the woods, how did they not follow up and start looking there!?!
the poor girl risked her life to get that confession and the police didn't even care
Incompetent
Because man, the woods are scary
incompetence = cops
Yeah I just don’t get it they have him on tape confessing like how did he not go right to jail, add to that 6 other people telling the same story just wtf.
So. if they had locked him up when he admitted to Killing Cara, then Jessica would. be alive today.. SMDH!
Yes! This case really got under my skin. The police should be be prosecuted
Typical American law enforcement, unfortunately
Yeah that part really pisses me off. They had him on a silver platter but didn't do a damn thing.
Basically.......yes
@@CTajuara You know the comments are going to really come for you and attempt to drag you for that....right? 🤣🤣🤣
You know the cops were like, "Another person said he confessed? Man...murder investigations are so much work!"
"All these confessions are distracting us from the murder investigation people."
Excuse me officer a man with the username FeignRaven committed 1.6 million murders, I have no evidence for this but my word, but I'm sure that's enough for a conviction.
Enjoy prison.
If I kill you and leave no evidence and then say to one of my friends I killed feignraven and buried them in the woods, if my friends can’t tell the cops were the body is and they have no other evidence they don’t have a case even if they record me saying I killed you. I can claim I was just talking myself up to my friends to seem like a bad ass and there is no evidence to prove other wise. It would be very hard for them to get a jury to convict me.
You're right guys, if 100 people say I killed somebody it doesn't mean a damn thing. Not until my moron, shady, dipshit brother says I did it, then I'm screwed!
@@i-vlog1994 I don't know about these second hand confessions, but I'm really scared of this FeignRaven guy, now! 😳
Here from KC. Thanks for covering this. It haunts a lot of us…
If Kylr confessed a murder to you, please call our Kylr hotline...
Mailbox is full.
LOL
That was a kylr comment dude!! Funny bastard! 😊
Women having terrible taste in men, what else is new.
😂😂
Brilliant. Best comment
Witness: Kylr confessed to murder.
Cops: ok.
Witness 2: Kylr confessed to murder.
Cops: ok
Witness 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7: Kylr confessed to murder.
Cops: ok.
Witness: Kylr has drugs
Cops: ARREST HIM NOW!!
I thought this to
Maybe they think its 2 many people out there n we can use less
Maybe the cops are lazy
Maybe he was a narc
Informants are alwasys let go
Who knows
It was the DA's office that decides whether or not to charge someone, not the police.
@@kassiopiajudkins2722 it's police's jobs to convince the DA.
You think they handed the DA the paperwork, DA said nah. Police said ok? Lmao.
Friggin cops just stupid stupidy at it's worst how dumb
Witnesses are hearsay if there is no evidence and if he has drugs he definitely can be arrested and then that's when they usually would question about the murders or try to hold as long as possible until they get physical evidence
He is a danger to the public. He should not be granted parole ever. Rest in heaven Kara and Jessica 🙏
+jelly bean
How do you even know that they're even Saved?
If Kylr sent them to heaven, shouldn't he be rewarded? Isn't heaven a better place to be than Missouri? Did God use Kylr as his agent to send the girls to their forever home? For that matter, if they have immortal souls, they were not really killed, were they? They still exist.
@@victoriajohnson4420 That's why I love Klingons.
They destroyed their gods!
Wait, that is Fantasy. Just like Jelly Bean **g**
Smartass like that probably wont be making friends in there.. They wont put up with a young girl killer
@@dieSpinnt yea, Star Trek isn’t real. Unless you have proof God doesn’t exist and can prove the Big Bang theory then you have just as much of a chance of being wrong as the people who do believe in God.
I remember the Kara true story on tv. I'm glad to hear they found the person that did this. I'm sorry for the families losses.
The police need to arrest themselves as an accomplice for the second girl. After the 3rd person heard the confession there's no way that the jury wouldn't convict him.
Thats 100% on the district attorney.
You can't convict based on "he told me he did it!" but not a spec of physical evidence, and most importantly, no body. Would you accept the verdict if your brother or father was convicted with only someone's say-so? Even with skeletal remains (finally, and I followed thiese cases for years), the jury gave him a slap on the wrist for Kara's murder -- 10 years for manslaughter. Jessica's case got him a few more years in jail, but he'll still be out on mandatory minimum, pissed, inked, and ready for more. God help us because the jury did not, in the end.
Not without physical evidence. Most likely he would have been acquitted. It really took those burn marks to really have enough physical evidence to show he is a killer.
People do life for shooting someone WHO BROKE INTO THEIR HOUSE. so yeah. Uhm. Anything is possible .
Mate you can't just convict people of murder based on hearsay.
his parents were split between "Kylr" and "Raypst", they ended up being right.
Damn... this is good! What a missed opportunity from Mike...: "Out in Misery-- I mean missouri-- there's a man who goes by 'you's the killer'-- I mean yust, kylr--... "
Amazing comment haha!
Bro, nailed it!
Yeah good call
My cousins name is Kylr and he thinks this comment is hilarious xD
Lawyer: “You peed your pants.”
KylR: “You reiterated that several time to the jury remembers.”
Lawyer: “Well they should, because you peed your pants!” 🤣🤣🤣
22:06
@@archlich4489 about 21:58
@@archlich4489 watch the goddamn video!!!!
Savage 🤣
@@jltaco85 😂🤭
The investigating officers really did a great job on this... Real police work waiting until the case "gets better" by waiting until he kills another poor girl. Sickening....
“In fact she’s doing my case for free because she believes in my innocence.”
“How thoughtful of her” 💀💀💀
Yessssss lmao. It was the “sures” and the sarcasm for me🥴
“sure Jan” energy the entire examination 💀
She's doing it for free because you have no money to pay.
@@mildredpierce4506 "If you cannot afford an attorney, the Court will appoint one for you..."
Its called pro bono..all private law firms do this for a certain number of cases
The prosecuting attorney wasn't playing. She's feisty. I like her. Both of these girls were horribly failed, time and again. I pray they are at peace now. 🙏🏽
She was unprofessional
@@IJamesCordenLoveMyWife the judicial system was unproffesional. They left a murderer run loose after kyler confessed to 7 different people. Thats beyond unprofessional.
Well said.
@@Deeone282 agreed she/her office was also unprofessional in not bringing a case forward earlier. She thinks she can make up for the guffaw with enough sass, ppl will “yass keen” her instead of remembering
@@IJamesCordenLoveMyWife so that's the hill ur gonna die on? is that you kylr?
A man, Shane Nguyen, was just dismembered in my hometown of Fort Wayne, Indiana this last week. He owned and operated a food truck that used to travel to local business everyday for lunch. Was one of the most energetic, delightful people I’ve ever met! Hope you can cover his story at some point. Love your work!
So very sad to read this. R I.P Shane. Yes please do cover this story. Thank you.
That's horrible, I'm sorry for your loss. Even when people aren't close friends or family it still shakes you up when this kind of thing happens. Did they catch the murderer?
RIP Mr. Nguyen. Sad part of life is we're all going to die and die soon. Furthermore, the people who die are the lucky ones because it's the people left behind who have to deal with the immense grief.
You knew him personally? I'm gutted if you did but I'm hoping some good will come out of highlighting this case.
If their isn't much information then Kendall Rae will cover stories with the family of the deceased.
First person the cops should interview is you.🤔
Thank you for covering this story. Ice asked so many people to look in to it.
"Is that person credible?"
PEOPLE. Are those PEOPLE credible. There were like a dozen of em.
And none had any ties to eachother previously. But cops will be cops and not do their job if they cant kill someone themselves. Acab.
Exactomon!!!!
Also a wire and camera, which literally can't lie.
Secondhand confessions aren't going to be enough to convict in court, but they are a hell of a jumping-off point for police to direct their investigation. Seems like the police literally say around and did nothing for 10 years.
I feel the rage and frustration in this comment BECAUSE IS IS SEEPING OUT OF MY PORES 😡😡😡
I worked with Kara Kopetsky’s aunt for a few years and I remember her talking about Kara often. Kara will always be beautiful, inside and out, regardless of what this monster did. Rest in everlasting peace, Kara. ♥️
I hope Kara and Jessica's families have some comfort in being able to lay their daughter's to rest in peace, and knowing that finally this monster will never hurt another woman or animal again. Bless these precious girl's and their families 💕
I think the most important lesson that we can all take from this tragedy is never, ever name your children "Kylr".
It sounds like his momma had the intention to call him Tyler, got smashed with Jim Bean, momentarily forgot and then misremembered it as such
@@littlebear1771 i see what you did there...😆
I swear I heard about a study about the impact a weird name or spelling of a name can have on a child, linking with higher incidence of behavioral issues and adult outcomes. But I'm too tired to find the actual study
"Killer"
@@sharonc.2207 You took the words right out of my mouth!!!!
Cops repeatedly make huge mistakes and get away with it, absolutely sickening they should be held accountable. Love your work T.C.
Dude, Mushroom Hunters have saved the day in a few cases on this channel. S/O to shrooms!
Isn’t that right!?
I had no idea that was even a thing
✌️💚🍄
😆
what I found astounding about this is that Jessicas murder could have been prevented if the police had taken the confession seriously at the beginning.
Exactly. Why does that not count??? It makes no sense. Just to play devil's advocate, let's pretend in a different situation with someone pretending they killed someone....It should still be treated as serious because even if made up that person needs psychiatric help regardless....so authorities not taking things seriously is beyond negligent. No matter what they claim is their "reason" for not doing things properly.
That is true...their negligence lead to her death.
This fact is what really twists my brain like if they second girl wasn’t killed then the parents of the first girl wouldn’t have their daughters body like they must have felt a bit guilty at the burial services like non of that would be happening they’d still be wondering if she ran any or was snatched idk just sad that another females death pretty much gave another family closer. And that’s fucked up ya know rip to those girls what an ahole hope he gets beat up in jail with his smug rat face
are we surprised 😪 i can’t believe the amount of cases where the police don’t take the situation seriously...
Attorney: 'There's not one shred of physical evidence'
Everyone: 'Guess he should stop telling people he murdered her if he can't prove it'
Sad part is, if Kylr had been a short fat ugly guy, he would never have been able to hurt and kill so many of his girlfriends and get away with it. Both men and women give far too much importance to looks and not enough to what's on the inside.
The defense attorney is just doing her job. It's the best defense he could have gotten. Good defense keeps innocent people out of jail hopefully... But this guy was so obviously guilty that the defense stood no chance.
@@braetonwilson4296 Sure, if he was far less attractive and didn't have the pure narcissism plus lack of social inhibition giving him a confidence many find alluring, he likely wouldn't have dated Kara - that's realistic. However, his looks have nothing to do with the police not investigating his _obvious_ first murder. Any good homicide investigator would've homed right in on the call discrepancy right off the bat, and any good PD wouldn't shrug off _several_ reports of confessions, including a _recorded_ one.
lmfao
Ikr!
I'm watching this for the 2nd time. Mike, you have the ability to Crack me up right in the middle of a traffic story! The licking of the eyebrows? Kudos!
I wanna give Jessup a big hug. 😔 🫂
Shit gets real when a fast food employee doesn’t pick up their paycheck.
Real talk they work hard for that shmoney
Honestly they deserve every penny of it due to the way people treat them
Nooooo shit! Lol!
@@josebravo3979 thats why hes saying you know somethings wrong when they dont pick it up.
Good point
A meth addiction described as a change in diet is the greatest thing I’ve ever heard 😂😂
Yeah he was eating dog food 😂
Ikr!
🤣🤣🤣🤣 that was hilarious 🤣😂😄😭
I thought it was called the Bobby b. ,diet. Oh never mind didn't turn out well for first famous client ?
@@francesjolly5106 LMAO 🤣
That prosecutor using the fact that he peed himself to get him to break while on the stand was some fucking genius level interrogation. She's badass!
Did that happen during the trial? I saw the part in this video where the woman kept saying he peed himself but none of what you mentioned. She certainly didn't do anything special. I'm actually surprised how well he played it on the stand, only a true sociopath can put on a performance like that when they've murdered two innocent women. Reminds me of how convincing Bundy could sometimes be in court.
Prosecutors don't interrogate. Interrogation is when a case is being built. The case was already built and the prosecutor is trying to secure a guilty verdict based on the collected evidence.
@@a-roh5039 I meant cross-examine, apologies.
@@janey783 they know what you meant, no need to apologize to em
Nothing will humiliate a man than a female saying and that’s why you pissed yourself
This case, along with one other, were the last criminal cases I ever worked on. I still lose sleep, about things I mostly can never speak about. I've been trolling your videos for months, because you’re such a great story teller, but almost hit ptsd when I saw you did this case.
This guy was shit.. and the second girl never should have happened.
-KC Misery Paralegal
sry mate thats horrific, hope you have better times on the way
The 2nd girl was my best friend. I went to the trial, that was one of the hardest things I've ever sat thru. I miss her everyday. She should have never been murdered if the police did their job.
Oh goodness, Kylr looks like a love child of Shane Dawson and Onision. Acts like one too
RIGHT! Was thinking the same thing
I thought the same as soon as I saw the first clip lol
🤣🤣🤣
LOL good pull ... Shane should be with him in prison.
same thought omg
I've never been more angry at a handling of a confession let alone SEVEN
@Borat Borat please pay for it, thank you 😊
@Borat Borat You are a terrible person. Your humor is lame af and your heart is black, No surgery on earth for that. YOU'RE welcome!
Hearsay isn’t admissible, but it can point them where to focus to find incriminating evidence. Like lie detector tests.
@@imaDUCKIE11 Do you get shit like this pretty often? lmao
@Borat Borat This is obviously Kylr. She's gorgeous.
Your witty personality is the only thing that keeps me from crying hysterically for the victims. I feel the need to thank you. And thank you for making the victims more important than the the perpetrators.💞🦋
Sometimes I feel a bit guilty when I chuckle.. but yes it’s a nice little antidote for something that’s so horrifically tragic!
Perhaps true crime isn't for you then.
I remember kara from disappeared on ID although it’s so sad what happened I’m relieved her murder was solved, it really affected me at the time esp since it was only a few miles away from where kelsey smith was kidnapped and later murdered in the same year. That high school footage haunted me. RIP Kara and Jessica 🙏🏼💔
As a father of a little girl, I question myself every day on whether or not I'm too protective of her. Then I see things like this and my answer is clear... a resounding NO
Same here.
Same
as a woman i suggest you to teach her to never accept trashy men in her life, she should always put herself, her health and safety first. that way she will make much better decisions
I used to worry myself sick about my daughter.. now I worry about my granddaughter too. 👎🏻
@@camila8031 im working on that everyday! I try to set the bar with how I treat her mother, and she should never settle for anything or anyone less
So the parents file a restraining order on Kylr, and Kara disappears the next day... then he strangles the next girl, and they're worried about her cats. With 8 people telling the cops of his confession, and the tape recording, I think they could have pressed him harder than they did. If they would have followed up on these calls, Jessica may have been alive today.
After all...this happened in misery...
Being concerned about animals is correct
Yes but what you forget is, reporters, particularly television reporters, are all bubble-headed morons operating a fear channel designed to sell advertising.
@@bobbymenon4057 being concerned about animals in the middle of a murder case is inhumane. Like, Nazi-level disregard for human life.
100%
Thank you for covering this case. No one has. This is my home town. Karas case haunted us forever.
"Noone" is not a word.
Are barely famous white boys allowed to kill atleast two girls before they half heartedly catch them in Missouri?
I live in Johannesburg, South Africa and I have a friend named Jessica Hudson. What's good homie?
@@bentramer4281 wow 🤣
It is Really wonderful to find new /old videos, because I'm watching 6 month now every day. Thanks Mike
Been looking forward to this ALL day! The "goo", the gags, the craic...maybe even THE dance?!! So appreciated!!! Goo crew?????!!!Assemble!!!!!! xx
I'll totally be on the "Goo Crew!"...lmao!
@@maureenstrelau8851 glad to have you with us x
It's Kat! Hope you're well!! ❤
@@janej6184 I'm good thanks. Hope you are too x
Assembled🤗🤗🤗🤓.was late to click the videos for a while(stucked with the dc trail)but nice to see you again...hope you're ok and doing well🤘....stay safe and healthy .
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Oh and hi Mike,thank you Mike and byeeeeeeeee Mike.
He confessed on tape and the cops still didn't arrest this monster? WHAT?!?!
TV cops and real cops aren't the same cops.
No body, no crime. He could have just been posturing. After all, chicks dig bad boys, right?
Seriously though, it’s damned difficult to convict on a murder charge without physical evidence that a murder has actually occurred. An uncorroborated confession isn’t enough.
Confessions are coerced all the time
He has the complexion for the protection. They didn’t care if he was killing my people
I'm from the area and EVERYONE (except police clearly) knew he did it! Then came Jessica Runion and his name came back and everybody again said: REALLY?! 🤬
then imagine our shock when he finally....FINALLY got put in jail for Jessica.
These stories are always fascinating but man I can't help thinking about the victims and what they went through. It just eats me up
If you're sincere in this, then there are ways to use those emotions to do something positive for victims of violent crime. Whether it be volunteering with a victim support organisation, or pushing for better policing, or I'm sure there's several other approaches, then do it.
I'm about 3/4th through TC videos
This is the video that had me fall in love with Mike's sense of humor. Keep up the good work people
It’s infuriating that so many people told the cops that he had confessed to them, yet NOTHING was done. I can’t even imagine how Kara’s family felt for all those years. Who did Kylr know in the police dept?
A confession isn't the best evidence tho, you'll never get anyone in prison on confessions alone. Especially young metal heads who lawyers could rip apart in court. Evidence is the best evidence. However, I wonder if they attempted to even search for the bodies tho...
Had the police took action after Kara's murder, Jessica would still be alive.
It’s almost like police in america don’t do their jobs and can’t be trusted or something.
@@katenz100 he should had been under a close watch at least, Jess would be alive
@@oculusriftgameplay191 we don't know that to be fair. The limitations to Mike's videos is he often doesn't dicuss the investigation in detail. He may have been. However it seems extremely off that even after his confession they didn't go from zero to 100 to hunt down evidence. Sucks that their alleged lack of action was the difference between another woman being dead or alive.
i actually live in cass county, lots of people got a lot to say about how hard people tried to push police to do something. took all the way till now for them to finally be heard.
Those poor people. The police in this case were an absolute joke. With cops like that, who needs criminals?
Honestly he deserved mob justice, not a prison cell.
If I were you I'd move the hell out of Cass county because those are some incompetent boobs in your Police department.
I agree... And they couldve prevented another young lady from being another victim... They will take up for their brothers ( in blue) even if they murder someone... Also they were told so many times by witnesses that he confessed and other evidence what more they need? Anyways stay safe out there & have a wonderful day!!
the police's excuse for not arresting him earlier was "We needed him to kill again just to make sure we had the right guy".
Police: Ugh where's our guy? Why doesn't he turn himself in?
Kylr: That's me, I'm guilty of murder, you have me on tape
Police: No, not you, someone else
Spot on.
Lol smh
@CannibalCupcake Seriously?
@CannibalCupcake it’s always nice to try to believe that someone had their hands on the wheel.. but sometimes people in these places are just not prepared or equipped for shit like this, so they botch it. It’s sad.
Bizarre
Mike I LOVE the way you do your videos. I also really like reading the comments of your viewers, they are funny sarcastic, empathetic, and brilliant. Keep up the good work everyone!!
Love the prosecutor though “oh how thoughtful of her” 👩🏼⚖️
I'VE NEVER UNDERSTOOD HOW STRANGLING SOMEONE TO DEATH WITH YOUR BARE HANDS COULD EVER BE SECOND DEGREE MURDER
Exactly.....that's 3-5 minutes of thinking about what you are doing.
@@SoManyRandomRamblings And the rest. Strangulation can take up to 30 mins.
In many cases, its not what the actual offense was, but what can be proven in court with as little risk as possible AND what a jury will likely convict on. This is extremely important in that if, as a prosecutor, you could not prove ALL elements of a specific crime - e.g. First Degree Murder, then a defense attorney would have no issue in explaining to the jury that the elements to said crime were ultimately unproven and as such, they should not convict. Many times, they don’t. Plus, prosecutors understandably want to win.
I mean of course it possible though... unlikely? Yes but not impossible.
@teflontelefon exactly... to get first degree it has to be proven that it was premeditated which is incredibly hard to prove.
Holy fudge this sounds like my abusive ex( the immaturity and possessiveness). I’m glad that I got out alive, seriously.
I'm glad you did too. 💕
Glad you did, really. 💞
Good on ya!
@Artemas Ward your reaction is suspicious AF.
Same here. Sounds like my abusive high school boyfriend. He was nuts. Would show up everywhere I went & if I wouldn't leave w/ him immediately, he would threaten to go kill my dog!!! He played football & would quiz me after the games to make sure I watched him the whole time & not off talking to any guys.Then he would just accuse me anyways & knock me around. Thank GOD I got away from him & married a real!!! man.
Honestly the drowning and smashing of kittens makes me the most sad. I have been so desensitized when it comes to human death but any time I think of helpless animals I just wanna cry.
Me too😢