You never know how much a human being can take until they are pushed to their limit. He probably was worked to the point of exhaustion and just lost it. May he R.I.P.
He might have been pushed to his limits but he did the right thing for his stepsister. He must of felt that if he did nothing that she to would suffer and maybe worse being female
I can understand his frustration. Abandoned by his mom. Betrayed by his dad. Mistreated by his dad's narcissist wife. Forced labor, poor kid never got a break.
@@rad4579none of what is true? This was clearly a documented case that this man did an excellent job of narrating. So if you have anything to prove your case of it being false let’s hear it so the narrator can clear it up
He was a brave kid. Even after killing his parents he still wanted the best for his sister taking her to the neighbours when he knew there be a chance he would be charged with murder. He was certainly a good brother to her. Who knows how the father might of treated her if he had not of killed him
His grave - Name, Birth Year and Death Year. So common, and yet there is an amazing story and person under that headstone. Thank you for sharing that bit of history with all of us.
We can't judge the guy when we never lived his existence. I'm glad he got out and chose the path of a peaceful life. Something he probably was before being horribly mistreated.
Yes, and kids at that age aren’t mature enough to think things through, but are just so desperate to get out of the horrible situation they are in. Sad that he was incarcerated with adults, must have been scary for him. He really went on to become a decent man who lived a quiet and decent life.
@@naomisgram1if he was put with kids his age it might of made him a worse person as he would of learnt from them. These adults seem to of helped him they would have told him who to write letters to. They certainly didn’t mistreat him in anyway
A truly heartbreaking story. Glad he was able to get his life back together and become a productive member of society again. That takes real resilience.
Thanks for sharing this fascinating story, Ron. Young John was probably relieved to be in prison after the terrible abuse he had suffered. Glad he was pardoned and turned his life around. Protected his baby sister from parental abuse as well.
My husband's grandfather ... after his mom passed, his dad gave him up for adoption...he arrived on the orphan train in Pike County ,IL was hired in as a farm hand ,they eventually adopted him... but I think it was a horrible violent childhood as my mother in law and her sisters endured severe physical and mental abuse.So sad on what kids go through.
Thankyou Ron good to see you. I was abused by my mom know one would help me, until finally my step father took cusity and he didn't have to do that but I call him dad now when I talk about it. Lost him in 2006 from cancer. I was blessed to have him in my life we had fun. 😢😢😢🎉🎉🎉🎉❤
Murder is not acceptable, but abuse isn't either. Poor little fella couldn't see a way out of his situation. Glad he was able to grow up to create a better life for himself. RIP John. Pam Miller
Once you get out on your own your life changes. Why my parents married at 17 and 18. I left my parents home at 17. If your parents have issues you leave early
It wasn’t just his life but that of his stepsister he helped to improve even if he had been killed she would have been taken care of. He was certainly a real brother to her
What a deprived, angry and hurt child, John was and he took the only action he thought possible to escape from all the humiliation and pain he was suffering from. At least he was paroled and then granted freedom so he could restart his real life. RIP John. Thank you for telling us this sad story Ron, stay safe and keep well. Zora in Australia.
He saved his sister from years of abuse. This poor child was not a murderer or a cold blooded killer but a very damaged and broken child who could only see one way out. May you Rest in Eternal Peace John alongside your baby sister.
What a fine young man, who obviously had plenty of inner strength and character to get him through those aweful times. Many others wouldn't have got as far.
So sad, can't even imagine how hard it was to grow up in prison. He shouldn't have murdered his parents but they shouldn't have treated him so badly either. Keep yourself safe out there Ron.🙂💟
I don’t doubt that jail was rough but I think the inmates looked out for him and considered that he was pushed into killing his parents his life on the inside had to of been better plus the books gave him a chance to read and learn rather than being abused by his parents
I think it’s really only in recent times that kids have been allowed to be kids. Though the US needs to change its laws on allowing girls to wed at 14 with parents consent for a country that claims to be 1st world it has 3rd beliefs. I recall my ex wanting to marry my two daughters to his friends sons. Notice ex and we are safe in Scotland now even if I have to fight the US courts my kids are not going there.
You never know how many tear's a person can cry, and never can imagine how much they can take. I bet he was a good kid but no outlet! So glad to know that he actually got a second chance at life and made the best of it. Went to college and had a successful job. He actually got to experience life. RIP John Elkins
As a child who grew up in an abusive family in the 1970s I can understand this boys situation. I never did anything like he did but I can understand why he did what he did. Killing like this is ethically and morally wrong but he had enough and probably knew no other way out of his situation than this.
Thanks for all of your stories. You are a wonderful researcher and storyteller. I live in Nevada and have visited several cemeteries here. You can see trends such as how many children died at a young age, when large-scale illnesses were going around and when many people died at once in a mine disaster. All of these tombstones mark the burial place of someone whose life was a story just as those you describe. These tales are fascinating.
Vaya,vaya! Qué historia tan impactante, creo que el maltrato lo llevó a su límite y no encontró otra manera de librarse de eso mas que matando, pero respetó la vida de la bebé. Muy buena narración, como siempre. Gracias señor Ron. Saludos
He got off easy compared to the following case: The youngest girl ever to be executed in the United States was Hannah Ocuish, a half-Native American girl who was hung for the murder of Eunice Bolles in Connecticut in 1786. Today, the Innocence Project are investigating whether her execution was itself a crime born of racism and the need to find someone culpable for the death of Eunice, a young daughter of an influential local farmer. Hannah was twelve years old.
Truly, what's the point of digging up bones? There are people alive today who could use that help, but they're busy with virtue signaling nonsense. They can't "prove" anything 238 yrs later.
@@naelyneurkopfen9741 By your "logic" digging up bones is pointless? So we should just discard all work of paleontologists...after all, they are just digging up fossilized bones. I can prove one thing today. You have not been trained in the intricacies of logic therefore your comment is worthless.
I personally would go with the race card going by the date. The indigenous people of America were treated like animals. Even today they have no land. Great Britain gave up her colonies yet America will not give back what it stole
The atrocities that have been thrusted upon children since there have been children by their parents or step parents are terrible. Thank you Ron, this type of story is one thta makes us all re-evaluate ourselves and our parents. From John's view point they were the aggressors and he wanted the torture to stop. And, he took on that task with an horrific outcome. Be safe on your travels.
Not only was he a mere child, he had committed a violent murder against his parents, and saved his sister. Most of the grown men in that prison had probably gone through similar abuse or worse as children. I'm pretty sure they related to him, and saw themselves in him, and protected him. For him to come away from that adult male prison a completely normal person with dreams and goals, says ALOT about how he was treated. Imo, he was VERY MUCH protected, and was also apparently educated in prison...probably by inmates...and worked in the library where he had access to books and learning material... Taught to read and write. Nothing in the story suggested he was ever in school before the murders.
My Dad is 80. 10 children, 5 boys Dad had a farm. He worked. Whether he liked it or not. My grandfather was born to a tobacco farmer in KY. All the kids worked. When he was 3 he got side tracked and was whacked on the back by his Fathers cane. It was so hard he sprawled out face first in the dirt. Regardless how you are treated killing your parents you have a mental illness. Kids love unconditionally and they think all kids are treated like they are.
Maybe in the US it’s a mental illness. In England we would call it the survival instinct. That boy showed them the same unconditional love that his parents had shown him. I guess he followed their example
I finally get to watch some of these new episodes , you put the other day .i remember that episode about who wouldnt lie .Its terrible what went on back then with children . they make joan Crawford a saint so sad 😢 i hope the boy got to live his second half of his life in peace an was much better .Thank you Ron .i hope to get to met you someday . It would have been awesome to meet you . I actually had to go out to the EAA last night with work a couple s car wouldn't start so we had to take it to a shop Thank you for sharing another great story.
Right on, hope to meet you too someday. Sounds like I’ll be not far from you in Oshkosh there. Hope the weather is good for this Saturday. I think it’s going to be.
@@FacesoftheForgotten it supposed to be great weather Saturday .I told my cousin I need to get a more normal hour job .This is catching up to me I caught the the tail end of the Italian jets that were in the air show yesterday. That would be cool Ron .The weather is comfortable today..
Just the beginning John 5:28 & 29.Also the" meek WILL inherit the earth" when God's will be done on earth as in heaven. Praise OUR righteous Judge,Jehovah God!
Hey ron . Its ron in knox Indiana. Missed the starting about a hour. Good to see your sho again . Been sick with copd. Lungs are bad off. I just turned 60 on the 17th ov this month. And ill most likely be with my family in heaven ,and thers around 11 gone now . Reast there soles.✝️🙏😊
Such a horrific story Ron that poor little boy should have never been treated so badly Murder isn't right but neither is child abuse 😢thanks for sharing the story Ron
Thankfully he didn't spend his entire life behind bars, and was given the pardon to start a new life of which he did. I at first from the thumbnail caption that he spent from age 11 till he died behind bars. I'm glad he was released and able to live out his life. Thanks Ron for bringing this story to life so he will never be forgotten.
That is a very sad story but thankfully he did better later in life. Thank you for sharing this video 📹 have a wonderful day from Marie in Northern British Columbia Canada 🇨🇦
Since you're in California you're not from Apple Valley CA. The story about Duke Flores who's mother and aunt murdered him never found his body I'm sure you can find out more . He was 6yrs old and had autism
I guess he had all he could take and snapped. 😢 I am so glad he bettered himself in prison and when he got out he made a completely different life for himself. It doesn't happen that way for alot of people 😕 Great story Ron! Thanks my friend ❤️
U would have to wonder actually if he hadn't committed that crime and got out of the abuse, how badly his life might have turned out. Cause if the story, that was only thing he felt wasn't right in his life. It's though a very sad, horrible way to get out of a situation. Wonderful story..
That was interesting and had a good ending! It's great to see people redeem themselves. That was such a good idea the governor had to have him write letters regularly describing what he was doing.
