No one knew I was mistreated, and when I finally said something, the school counselor just called and told my parent. Why don’t kids tell? They scared, for one. What happens if you tell and they find out, but no one does anything to help? You might imagine it does NOT improve things.
Yeah, no one believed me, so I quickly stopped complaining. When I was old enough to realize that even if someone DID believe me that I would be put into the foster system and probably just end up in another terrible situation, I was relieved that I had; at least I knew how to keep myself intact in the situation I'd become accustomed to.
I didn't find out until I started my YT channel 6 yrs ago & told stories about the abuse I suffered in childhood. All my friends & even other family members (older brother & sisters) all thought I had a perfect childhood & my parents were wonderful people. Now they know the truth
When it’s your parents who are the ones mistreating you, you truly have nowhere to go. Abusers will never call themselves abusers. Ever. And if their child “rats” on them, that child is in for a world of hurt.
I’m sorry you had to endure that but I don’t think that’s what happened here. Corey was examined at least twice and no evidence of abuse was found. You can’t convict someone without evidence especially considering Corey’s credibility.
@@garrysekelli6776 if I am not mistaken Grande is Italian for big, I am Italian and Italian is my first language. So Dr Grande are you of hispanic descent or Italian to clear it
Odd statement. Do you think they're cheap or something because it's really not. Look into the cost of the land, the well, electric, pipping, sewage, electric pols having Internet, clearing the land. It's expensive to buy one and do the rest of the work. My mother has one on the lake that is quadruple wide. They don't make them anymore, it looks identical to a house. Crazy expensive to put it in next to my five bedroom. Can't tell the difference. 😂 Good one. However.
@@bluntlybold5962I like how you yapped all that but didn’t say the price. A double wide trailer home costs about 30k. Which is 10x cheaper than the median house. So yes they are cheap
@@bluntlybold5962you have no idea what you're talking about. Trailers are some of the cheapest housing available. Even clearing the land and places the trailer is cheaper than a normal two bedroom house is. Do your research.
My siblings and I were severely abused as children by an adict alcoholic parent. Everyone knew, friends, family, neighbors, school teachers. One of my teachers actually bought me a pair of shoes! No one did a thing! No one cared, despite the black eyes, bruises, busted lips, etc. In our case there was no need to tell because everyone already knew! Because of the way we were treated at home even our classmates abused us!
Some people smell blood and go after that. My biggest bully was one of my teachers, and I think she was so mean to me because she knew I had no one to tell or who would give a damn. She was so pathetic she was hardly going to go after someone who had caring parents. Mrs Walker, you must be proud.
It's 4.10 a.m. here on Penang Island, Malaysia. Thank you for doing what you do. The cases might be shocking but your style is soothing. Happy holidays and blessed Christmas to you and the lady of the house. 🙏🏾❤️
2/19/24 Imo, Corey was telling truth about Judith. Most people never know when a child is being abused! Corey, had no reason to blame her yrs after the crime. Robert, rip
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No one actually gets away with their evil actions, sometimes it takes a minute for them to reap what they've sown. Thank you, Dr Grande! I hope you and your sweetheart have a very merry Christmas and a blessed New Year! ❤🙏🎄
That’s reasonable but the problem is no one really stops or cares to think about WHY such a kid lies so much. Could they be lying because their life is crap and they have to lie to themselves/others to appear functional? Could they be lying because they have abusive parents and are forced to pretend that everything is fine/they aren’t being abused out of fear of being further harmed by their parents? Could it be part of a broader mental/behavioral problem? Could it be that they have 1 or both parents who are sociopaths and/or pathological liars, and the kid lying is a direct result of their social environment and negative parental reinforcement? Multiple things need to be taken into account before one just ignores something a kid says that seems improbable or unlikely.
I remember seeing the boy on Evil Lives here. She is Guilty as hell! He already got away with the shooting, and had nothing to gain by confessing to what really happened. She is evil to the core. I can't believe she is free today.
Unless he wanted attention or some kind of revenge. It's unfortunate, but some people don't want to get away with their crimes, they want attention for them.
whattt?!!!!! children are the most abused and taken advantage of!! of course he was familiar with all kinds of crap!! I believe him ! have you not watch 8 passengers mom and her devil friend trial ?
Trust me no one truly knows what goes on inside someone else's house. So he could have been abused but with all his lies it's hard to believe what is true or not maybe he should have been arrested to and sent too a juvenile detention center.
The topics are deeply disturbing..also interesting completely intriguing..but his voice is so calming that I struggle to stay awake until the end truth be told!❤
About halfway through this I was convinced Judith did it, but after listening to all the evidence Corey sounds like a pathological liar. He may have had it in for Judith simply because she was his stepmother and wanted to frame her in the crime. He sounds like a diabolical kid without a conscience.🧚♀
" inadequate skepticism about what is said by a mental health professional" is a good observation. In fact lack of skepticism about what is said by politicians and especially the Media, is woefully inadequate. The Founders of America were very skeptical about Governments with good reason.
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Thank you Doctor for all the good documentaries you have, and how you explain it also, thank you for making me laugh with some of those wise cracks unique you are truly awesome
Dr. Grande, Could you do a video addressing gerontophilia? There is very little on this topic. Specifically I am interested in men attracted to older women.
Very sad for her children that their mother was found guilty of murder on only the words of the shooter. She most probably took the Alford plea just to get court cases over with and move on with her life. I'd like to have heard more about the father son relationship.
@@TheBOG3 Judith had a daughter from her previous marriage to Scott prior to their divorce. Robert and his ex-wife had Corey before they got divorced. Judith married Robert and adopted Corey before they had another son together and Robert was murdered. So, technically, Corey had an older step/adoptive sister and he had a younger half brother.
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Some blame should go to the school for stocking that provocative book in its library. It was entirely inappropriate for children of that age who often do not fully comprehend the gravity of their acts but are coming to an age when they begin to form resentments due to discipline, curtailment of freedom and other things. That book probably lit the fuse.
Dr. I really appreciate what you said towards the end of this video, “ Juries often do not have enough skepticism re: the testimony of mental health professionals.” Alot of people in your profession cannot and would not put their perceived status and credentials aside, and would scoff at the idea of anyone questioning their opinions and statements. This is just another example I noticed as to how you separate yourself from many of your colleagues . You are always willing to challenge the status quo within your own profession and do not consider yourself untouchable based upon credentials alone. You’re willing to explain your beliefs and don’t just coast on your professional title. That’s noticed and appreciated by the public, it shows a humility and lack of ego and speaks to your character. Ideally authority figures in the appropriate setting should be willing to stand up to scrutiny
I think it's highly unlikely that Judith actually told him to do it, like the probability is near zero. It appears the child has a deep resentment towards her for whatever reason, & used her as an easy scapegoat.
I think if it were Corey's idea to kill someone it would have been his stepmother, not his father. But that heartless woman had 500k reasons to want her husband dead.
@@TheAllAmericanSocialistMTR1000 Right, a ten year old on his own decided to seize an "opportunity". Now there is a small chance it was an accident. An adult who is the beneficiary of a life insurance policy is hands down the strongest suspect from a motive standpoint, both statistically and just plain common sense (!).
Another compelling video; thanks, as always, Dr. Grande. Human nature being so strange and complicated, you'll never run out of stories to tell. And indeed (and if you haven't already), if you ever do a video on Dave Pelzer (author of A Child Called It), I'd be interested.
Dr. very nicely played with our emotions and thereby made a great point. 2/3 through I was totally sold on poor boy/evil mom. Then you make me rethink everything.
Considering the time, location, and circumstances of the shooting, I feel like the chances of it being an accident are very slim. The question is just whether or not mom was involved, and I agree that unfortunately we probably just don't have enough evidence to know.
0:37 0:42 0:50 in NewZealand all guns have to be stored unloaded in a metal cabinet bolted to the wall or floor.the ammunition must be stored in a separate locked cabinet. All gun licenses are administered and controlled by the police
I'm American, and these are the rules on my property. I would absolutely love to see those laws implemented here, but goodness knows that that will never happen. I'm envious every day of the logic of other first world counties' governments.
Wow- I was pretty sure she was guilty, according to the law, before you spoke about the exculpatory evidence! This is a pretty interesting case! I’m gonna have to look into it more.
I know an 11-year-old who lied about physical abuse successfully. DHS would not listen to the parents, and there was no evidence. Hard to believe but that kid got put in foster care for about a year because COVID made the process slow. Everyone believed her, without evidence. She was enabled and emboldened. Her parents don't know what to do because they are afraid if they don't give her everything she wants, she might run away and claim abuse again. The system is so messed up.
@@oldoakenbucket2025 giving into a child's every whim because your afraid of her is not love letting a child learn that actions have consequences is the best way you can show u kids you love them
Tell them to put hidden cameras in the home (not in her bedroom or bathroom obviously). I would never suggest this normally but if they are telling the truth....
I've seen several documentaries regarding this case! The cop that was on scene afterwards comforted Cory and he always felt something was off! The stepmom was behind this because Cory thought if he followed through with what his stepmom ordered him to do, she would lay off abusing him! She was trying to get Cory to do this several times before it actually happened!
Hello Dr Grande. Love your videos. I just saw this case. Oh My God. Beyond horrific. I mean who in the right mind would pressure a kid to kill his own parent. Which also sparks the importance of the right type of parenting. No right parents would dare pull a stunt like this. Also I have a recommendation. Please do a case about Lou Pearlman. I feel that case will be very interesting and a huge lesson for us to be careful of people we trust.
Mary surat was found guilty in the Lincoln assassination and hanged in large part because she was an unlikeable person. (She personally mistreated slaves etc). Her descendants are still trying to have her pardoned posthumously. Dr grande please consider doing an episode on Mary surat
I agree with Dr G that there is (effectively) significant suspicion that she incited Corey to shoot the father but that this cannot reach conviction threshold. Her apparent cold, indifferent behaviour at the death scene and the astonishingly callous seeking to 'cash-in' the day after such a traumatic tragedy is jaw-dropping and consistent with C's claim. They seem to've been relatively poor: did she need the money? He wouldn't be the first child a parent has insighted to kill an adult. But none of this amounts to reasonable conviction. His demonstrable unreliability fatally compromises his testimony. Of course his claims of abuse are quite distinct from his allegation of incitement... but consistent with hatred. We simply cannot know whether the impetus to shoot was his own, was an accident (less plausible given specifics), or incited by her. How did a boy access the gun: was it carelessly stored or did she enable it? But her deeply discordant behaviour after what would be a grave tragedy to a normal bereaved family must be suspicious.
Corey already got away with the accidental shooting. He had zero to gain by confessing to a story about his stepmother. I watched him on evil lives here and she is evil to the core and was guilty without a shadow of a doubt to me.
Save it for the defense team Dr grande. The fact is this woman should have been charged with first-degree premeditated murder and conspiracy to commit murder due to the life insurance policy. I don't care if she set the policy up or not it doesn't mean that she didn't see an opportunity and take advantage of it... If the kid committed murder on his own and got away with it then why would he bring it up after he already got away with it? That only adds credibility to his story in my opinion and who benefited more from the death of his father the boy or the mom?
Well you answer this question yourself with your last sentence. The adoptive mother did. That could be the reason why the boy (or rather grown man at that point) after 10 years accused her of manipulating him. He wanted his part of the insurance.
@@altaisrs2857 GTFO with that BS! A little kid ain't thinking like that, on that level he's thinking about cartoons and video games so he ain't doing it without manipulation again putting culpability on the mother...
@@bryantnonya8704 Firstly: I do what I want. Secondly: learn to read. I just said that he as a GROWN MAN, the 10 YEARS LATER, when he wasn't a child anymore, could have decided that he wants the insurance, and hence, he came out with the accusations 10 YEARS LATER.
Can you make a video about video games? Why are we attracted to them, and how are we vulnerable to them, also the nature of video games too(the most important subject) , and also other possible branches of this topic. A lot of people including myself would find this topic interesting and eager to learn more about it.
The worst thing I did at 10 was get mad at my dad after we argued and walk out of the house slamming the front door...and breaking a decorative pane of glass in it. I thought OK, I can go right back inside and catch hell, or go for a walk then go back inside and catch hell. Luckily Dad and I both had quick tempers but cooled down quickly so by the time I got back we didn’t fight. Bur he never found the right glass so every time l looked at it it reminded me not to slam doors with decorative panes of glass in them 😊
I remember the time when I was about 10 years old and we kids would always run out of the house letting the screen door slam behind us. My dad happened to be home one day, and I let the screen door slam behind me. My punishment was I had to open and shut the screen door 100 times without banging it. I had pretty good parents so I never shot them. 😂😂😂😂😂
@@Urlocalgrandmaa my dad was surprisingly mellow about the door pane. Actually the only times he ever got really upset with me is if I mouthed off to my mom.
@@Urlocalgrandmaahaha, actually thats pretty smart. He knew it would get in your subconcious and youd stop and think first when you were about to do it. Or maybe not!! 😊
My door experience was later when my ex and me were arguing. It got pretty intense instead of just stepping out for a bit, maybe going for a walk, i kicked the screen door open with my bare foot. The door was fine but my foot not so much
Thank you, Dr. Grande. I read Dave Pelzer's book "A Child Called It," and I resonated with his experience... sounded familiar to me, unfortunately. I think this little psycho and his stepmom colluded. Half a mil will get you out of that life without having to earn it. And 10 years old is old enough to be diagnosed as a "Bad Seed", not speculated, in my humble layperson (not professional) experience 😮.
Funny I just thought about that book, I saw the trial of that animal woman Who killed and tortured her disabled son.. I wonder how the author of that book is doing :(
I believe people have a tendency to forget being ten. 😂They have zero concept for money, typically do what they’re told because critical thinking isn’t prevalent, and have no awareness of dangers. He was manipulated…an innocent child cannot conceive of life insurance or even the ‘value’ of life. 😅
@sarah69420 I understand why you say this; it's hard to believe a mother can do that. But here we are on Dr. Gs channel. We know they do worse. His experience is eerily similar to mine, and some of my siblings deny it to this day.
I can imagine from context what "cycled the action" means, but I find the general availability and accessibility to children of firearms barely credible.
did doc do one on AJ armstrong? im interested on his pov , many jumped to conclusions without hard physical evidence and how he acted as if everyone acts the same
Hey Dr. Grande, this is one of your Patreon subscribers. I'm not sure how you take requests for video topics, but I'm wondering if you can answer the question: "Can you analyze the case of Paolo Macchiarini?" I think everyone subscribed to your channel would love to see your analysis. Let us know, thanks and merry Christmas!
The original trial should had lots of objections from defense attorney. Either the defense attorney was sleeping or he/she was completely incompetent. Either way, it is good that Judith's appeal was successful. Jury uses evidence allowed in trial. Had the three witnesses that provided the most damning evidence been pointed out as incompetent witnesses by defense attorney the jury would most likely have acquitted or there would have been a directed verdict of not guilty based on insufficiency of the evidence. Thanks, Dr Todd, for your excellent "not diagnosis" of this matter.
I'm curious as to why you describe their home as "a double-wide trailer". The home pictured is a "manufactured home" which, although trailered to the home site, is placed on a foundation just as a site-built home is. Referring to the home as a trailer sounds condescending.
I read the book and I cannot believe this would be available to middle-schoolers! It was horrific to read as an adult. His follow up books showing his survival may have been better suited to this age group.
Hey Dr. Grande; I appreciate all of your videos as a psychology lover they have taught me a lot. Cheers from México! 🇲🇽 you got a viewer on Mexico City. Keep it up!
Meeting her step-son after he got off the bus and hugging him was unusual and out of character for her. His crying after the murder was apparent remorse, which she obviously did not care about when she told him to shut up, while seeing dollar signs. I do not think her step-son would have allowed her to touch him if she was physically abusing him. So, his track record of lying is problematic. I think Dr. Grande nailed it again.
It’s shocking that she was found guilty with no evidence. The kid went into denial about what he had done and decided to shift the blame onto someone else. He didn’t want to be a murderer.
Let me ask you, do you matter of factly know the insides of this case and can you yourself provide all the information? How bold of you to just accept the words that this RU-vidr says without question. It seems to me that your opinion in the matter is based on what this man is saying. It doesn’t make sense to you that a step-mother could manipulate a little boy at such a young age does it? It goes to show haw much influence a RU-vid storyteller has on his followers. Don’t always believe what you’re being fed by another mouth. Before making accusations, do your research on the case, one detail at a time.
Long before the story ended I had my doubts about the stepmother's guilt. Too convenient to blame the "wicked" stepmother of fairy tales for one's crimes. I definitely agree that the jury should have been more skeptical of the boy's tall tales.
Another amazing vidoe. Thank you, Todd ❤ Could you please do the case of someone over here in the UK? British nurse, Lucy Letby. It's a faily unique case that I believe you would also find extremely interesting. Many thanks and keep up with your great work. Alex
If I committed a crime I would want a jury trial. If I was accused of a crime I didn't commit I would be scared to death of a jury. I think it's time to consider professional juries who have education in forensic science, genetics, statistics, and probability.
You don't always show bruises, as a kid I once was hit so hard it ruptured my eardrum but no swelling or bruising, but have had my entire upper arm blue just from grabbing and shaking
Makes sense if he used the storyline from that book, he was probably looking for a reliable model for his stories. Those sound like toxic relationships that could have resulted in total chaos at any time. In the past, kids would have supportive roles where they would be valuable members of families, a family model that is almost completely nonexistant today.
Who knows, maybe he was a lying sociopath 🤷♀️ But honestly, I lied all the time as a kid because I didn’t know how to handle situations better, and they weren’t even high stakes situations. So while his inconsistent sorries make it difficult to know which story, if any, is the truth, that doesn’t mean that the mom was innocent. It just means that a kid doesn’t know how to handle a terrible situation well in the eyes of a court of law (which, what child does). If I needed to get away from a dangerous adult and didn’t think my truth would be believed or taken seriously, I can imagine thinking it could only help your case to embellish. It’s unfortunate that bruises aren’t always visible or documented, but the teachers did see some, so something was going on! Like, of course this child didn’t have a tidy line up of evidence. How could they?… I don’t get what we expect of child abuse victims. We put so much of the burden of proof on them, but that’s also extremely unrealistic.
Also, why weren’t the other children used as witnesses? Surely they could attest to at least some mistreatment, even if it didn’t all happen in front of them.
