In today's true crime documentary, we're covering the case of Kenneth Jones and analyzing it from an educational psychological and legal perspective. [Video] [Imagery] supplied by Getty Images.
My blood boils for you, I have 2 adult sons 26 and 24, I can not imagine any situation where one would cause the other such trauma (yes very gullible or rather I react first think later )
A minimum of SIX years?! THAT is also an unforgivable crime. Stephanie was worth only 6-15 years in prison? People can get more time for crimes where no one dies! 😡
Like my brother for example. He got caught for quite a few arm robberies and is now in prison for 20 years. And don't get me wrong. I really don't condone it. But he didn't kill anyone like your trying to say. But 20 years is pretty much a life sentence without taking a life.
We live in a world where you can kill someone, cover it up, get caught, and only face six years in prison. It’s no wonder so many people get murdered each year because even when caught you can still get away with it It’s absurd, injustice was served
I think they had to do a plea deal because they didnt have enough evidence to outright convict him of 1st degree murder. He got other charges on top of it as well tho so i think he will be in prison for longer than 6 years. Still doesn’t make it right.
You really think they’ve would’ve upgraded their equipment post 1980. All these cameras no matter the location have awful audio. Again you think if they planned to possibly use these in a court room that they would have good audio
It was nice to see the mom not babying him and trying to protect his lies, she knew and she wanted him to take responsibility for what he had done, thats a good parent
@@mattmatt6572 where do you get that? I did a lot of bad things when I was younger, I used to cook and sell meth, went to prison for a few years but in no way was that my mother's fault, I was a big boy, I knew the difference between right and wrong but I still made the decision to do what I did, just like this dude made the decision to do what he did, judging his mother's parenting over decisions he chose to make is just plain ignorant, she say right there and told him he needs to tell the truth, it's not like she was covering anything up, why don't you give everyone directions to perfect land so we all can join you
These cold case stories always make me wonder how many normal people I interact with who secretly cut up a body years ago- like it was an embarrassing one-night-stand in Vegas 😳
My uncle got 15 years for dealing drugs. It's crazy that someone can get such a light sentence for murder. Her hitting her head doesn't even match up with the evidence. I mean why was she bound if she hit her head and it killed her? Him talking in the car makes me believe that he attacked her in the bathroom, bound her and then killed her where he dumped her. With crimes and sentences like these I just pray that God will grant Stephanie true justice when Kenny is judged by the Maker one day.
@@siddiqsharif4061did you pull a gun out during the robbery? 15 years seems like you either had a weapon or presented harm to civilians. Just curious- you served your time so you paid for it.
No evidence, no conviction. Simple as that. I don't understand what is so crazy about this. Do you understand the concept of innocence until proven guilt?
It’s baffling that people, innocent and guilty, willingly talk to detectives without a lawyer present. If there’s one thing i’ve learned from these, it’s to ask for an attorney immediately. Great video 👏
It baffles me the amount of people that would not go to jail if they don't talk. Some people ask for one but they keep talking when there is no need for it. When you ask for a lawyer you stop talking and let the professional look out for your best interest.
Some of it is education. Some families are better at preparing their kids for the world than others. Some parents just do the bare minimum. Or they live in privilege and it doesn't occur to them they woud ever have to interact with the law. Some people just have zero sense of self preservation.
Big props to the team for popping out more analytical crime stories in such high detail. Even more props for surpsrisingly not having a single sponsor to break the immersion
@@tehjamerzThey provide the backstory, stitch together different interrogation videos and cut off all the unimportant parts. Even if you personally don't like the analysis, it doesn't make them overrated
6 to 15 years for murdering his brother's wife, the mother of his brother's baby? God forgive the prosecutors and judge who signed off on this travesty of justice. Poor Stephanie.
In this case, the mother and brother’s demeanor is the best (most helpful) I’ve ever seen. They came in calmly, letting him know they love him, but don’t understand why he’s lying. The way they handled it was great.
How disgusted I am to know he only had to do 6 years. Makes me wonder who I know and talk to that is this evil! Shame on the justice for this case, disgusting!
Imagine this dude gets out of prison and his brother has to coexist with him. No shot. Killed the mother of your children and lied about it for years. Don’t think this will end well if he returns to society
Do you ever end up missing half of the video because you were so interested in Reading the comments. I am literally having to go all the way back to like ten minutes in and was watching this for an hour
Shoot, I just had to go back to the beginning twice because I started reading the comments... and then I googled his name to read articles about the case 🤦🏾♀️
Just looked up his inmate info… he’s in minimum security and could be paroled in 2028. They take drug charges more seriously in Idaho than manslaughter.
Have you heard about the 4 college students murdered in Moscow, Idaho ? Most people believe the guy arrested for the murders, Bryan Kohlberger is innocent. He’s been sitting in jail for almost a year. Law enforcement is claiming he stabbed each victim over 50 times on different levels of the home and fought a guy in 9 minutes. But no blood in his car or apartment. Moscow law enforcement seems very shady. I’m always for justice but there’s something really off with this case.
@@bbe3034 There is compelling evidence placing him at the crime scene and a witnesss (the roommate) - watched him walk out and believes he fits the profile - you should check out the evidence - its actually quite incriminating
For as bloody the scene was wouldn't he have blood on him and in his car ? And when he was running out the door. The room mate didn't see his full face and shevjusy locked her door and went to bed and called all the friends in the am before calling the cops
Thank you for the info. As for Kohberger, he’s guilty as sin. This is smoke and mirrors just like the George Floyd case. Unfortunately diabolical people continue to deceive the gullible.
Have I not been paying attention, or did EWU just make a major upgrade to their already awesome panel of expert analysts? Love that you’ve now got a former hostage negotiation commander breaking down interrogation footage alongside top notch counselors, psychologists and criminal lawyers. That is an impressive and deep bench, EWU!
Their next video will have a certified Jedi master, a Gryffindor Hogwarts alumni, a cursed Black Pearl crewman, Triumph the insult comic dog and Kanye West. Stay tuned.
The children lost their mother, Michael lost his wife and brother, and the boys' mom lost her son and DIL. Tragic, I hope the world treats them better and they stay strong!
These gutless and out of touch with civility Prosecutors don't care as long as they win. Plea deals and short sentences are a slap in the face to us all.
as a german I find it so foreign for people to be shocked by the time he got. In germany that would be literally the most amount of jailtime he would have to expect
pardon me, it would be 10 years maximum for someone his age, not 15. 6 would actually be realistic, if he was a recent migrant he would definitely not get 10, but generally 10 years in prison would be the most likely punishment here although you never know in todays germany, just recently 8 gang-childgrapists were ALL given parole without a day in jail
For real. Always lawyer up, especially if you’re innocent! Also, why the hell anyone would take a polygraph test is beyond me. Those things are junk, inadmissible in court and only used to fish for confessions. Not taking one won’t affect your case and you can’t be compelled to take it. So don’t!
Well thank God for idiots that are actually guilty of a crime who don't adhere to bringing in a lawyer until it's to late. But I agree first words out of my mouth innocent or not is Lawyer!
He only openly admitted once there was a plea deal. Let's face it, that jail snitch was BS. When police have little evidence, they manufacture it with jail snitches. I hate it that he got off lightly, but fellow inmates should never allow to testify, specially if they are set to benefit themselves.
This is why we need to take it more seriously when people are cruel to animals. It’s not fair to the innocent animal to be tortured and those people go on to hurt people. This has been shown time and time again why don’t we do something about it?
Because almost all doctors are deluded into thinking everybody is good or will have a reason to become good. If doctors accepted that some people can't be rehabilitated, the world would be a little bit safer.
Thank you EWU, for always doing your research and covering lesser known cases. I can see the quality and knowledge that goes into each video. Definitely the best crime channel on RU-vid.
As a generally anxious, analytical person, I often worry about getting questioned by the detectives because even though if I were innocent I would exhibit the “strange” behavior like “fidgeting” or “having a lackluster response.”
Exactly. I think may truthful people would say thing that are flags. To me that is pretty normal responses especially if you are nervous about being investigated innocent or not.
They usually say it in the video but these "red flags" they are seeing are not surefire tells that someone is lying. A cluster of these behaviors may indicate a possibility that someone is being dishonest. It's more important to compare these behaviors to the person's normal behaviors, and many of these behaviors aren't necessarily "he's lying" but moreso "this indicates a lot of thinking is going on so it's a high possibility he's not telling the truth" Always lawyer up and know that you are telling your truth!
it kinda sucks that everyone knew he did it but he still somehow got away with it. even with the scratches how the hell did it take so long to find the body?
How did this ever become a cold case? Watching his first interrogation where they could not even confirm his alibi & his boss saying he wasn’t at work, he’s got scratches on his neck & eye, and he was left alone with her. Sooo what the hell?
You can know somebody committed a crime all you want. Unless you can prove it in court, it doesn't mean anything. And nothing that you just listed would convince a jury beyond a reasonable doubt.
@@jarrettpeeples9745 Exactly this. Police and prosecutors aren't going to attempt to convict someone when they have minimal or mostly circumstantial evidence because there is significant risk that a jury would not be able to find him guilty beyond a reasonable doubt...and if he's found not guilty, he can never be tried again because of double jeopardy. No matter what evidence was found later, or even if he flat out admitted it, he couldn't be tried again.
This channel promotes some questionable stuff. I think most this linguistics analysis is partially bullshit psuedoscience based off of broad brush stroke generalizations and absolutely doesn't take individual or socio-linguistic conditioning into account. And people should research the Reid Technique and how many times it was used to get convictions of people later absolutely proven to be innocent. Even the guy convicted in case that made Reid initially famous was later found innocent when someone else confessed.
This channel promotes some questionable stuff. I think most this linguistics analysis is partially bullshit psuedoscience based off of broad brush stroke generalizations and absolutely doesn't take individual or socio-linguistic conditioning into account. And people should research the Reid Technique and how many times it was used to get convictions of people later absolutely proven to be innocent. Even the guy convicted in case that made Reid initially famous was later found innocent when someone else confessed.
6 years?! He lied for a decade and only gets 6 years? That’s insane. He’s smiling and shit in his mugshot. Keep that dude behind bars. He will just lie his way out and pretend to be a model prisoner.
This happened in my town. That girl didn't deserve this. Luckily her one daughter has grown up and is thriving and has had lots of support. This was such a mess! Tragic. Very uncommon in our community.
What bothers me the most is that even though everything pointed at him, blood in the house, in his car, the hair, the tape, that he lied about his alibi and all his actions on that day, it still took police 13 years to put him in jail because he never admitted it...
What is this police work? An immediate near confession with evidence everywhere and they let him walk for years? Then he gets a plea deal where he doesn't explain things like the electrical tape around the victim's head to avoid further charges? Six years for murdering someone. Infuriating.
Yeah I was totally thrown off when the video just jumped to years later when they decide to interview him again upon finding the body... Like seriously they just let this guy walk and then he only gets 6 years? 😮
Weirdly enough, watching these has helped me speak more confidently. I realized I use a lot of qualifiers even when I’m telling the truth, a sign of my childhood trauma. So I do my best to notice it and not try to convince other people I’m right and instead just speak my truth and not worry if the other person believes me. ❤
Yes, often times the stories my close friend tells me over the many years of our friendship, beyond shock me. The evil that was done to her by her adoptive mother and adoptive brother, are unbelievable at times. It's hard to process but I know she is being honest, regardless of the depravity. I'm glad she reached out when she's tunneling into her mind and trauma via triggers. I love her like family. She lives with me now.
This was heartbreaking to watch. 6 years and being convicted of only manslaughter.. what a joke! My heart and prayers go out to her family because he literally just got away with her murder. Excellent video as always, EWU! Keep up the great work.
He was not convicted, he took a plea deal. Because they could not guarantee a conviction where he would have seen life. They had to make it a sweet deal, otherwise they would have to roll the dice and probably lost. 6 years is better than free.
You are an idiot if you want to make this about black n white. This Kenny need to be in prison for life he is just going to be a problem for society when he gets out. But it's deffinately not because he is white lol.
How was the case against him not considered strong enough when they had forensic DNA matching the hair in the trunk of his car to that found on the body? The fact that he only got 15 years with the possibility of being out in 6 sickens me.
I think at that time they didn't have her DNA and couldn't be sure it was her hair. When they found the body later, they took the DNA from the tooth and compared it to the DNA from the hair.
It's because her hair could have ended up in his car trunk by other means, eg, she may have previously borrowed his car and some of her hair fell into the trunk while loading the shopping bags.
They lived together, didn't they? That could be a possible explanation, especially as women's hairs get everywhere... not just the plugholes in the bath or shower 😂
Happens more then people want to admit sadly. Friends, family ect all in denial, police screwups, evidence gathering being botched and inadmisible, really careful planning or luck letting them bypass the first few rounds and so on. Sadly its not easy persay to get away with this kinda crap. But so much comes across the desks of the cops that its not at all hard to make sure you fall through the cracks for a time. The only question is for how long.
I mean we are looking at it with hindsight, but make no mistake it’s obvious that the detectives knew he was responsible but they just didn’t have enough evidence to bring it in court and try to make it stick. Other then his omission the only key evidence was the scratches on his neck. The inmates statements aren’t enough as the inmates have an insensitive to say he did kill her, the dirt on the cat isn’t even a big deal…dirt is common on cars and they went able to say the dirt 100% belonged to the dirt road in question but said it’s dirt “like” on the road in question. The weeds also aren’t enough
@@z-licious People have been convicted before on circumstantial evidence. His only defense was that she just disappeared in the time between him leaving and his mom and brother arriving. Who could possibly believe that? I wont list all the evidence against him but blood in the bathroom and in the car for starters. Scratches and endless lies.
6 YEARS for killing someone? Now imagine he killed YOUR child, judge. Would the punishment be the same? Does he deserve to live? You willingly give sentences like this, then wonder why people resort to vigilantism!
15 years with a minimum of 6 for killing his brother's girl? That's it? He's already had plenty of time out while we awaited justice. Then he gets a slap on the wrist because after all the years the state's case was still so flimsy - despite it being obvious to everyone who did it - that they were willing to give him a bargain plea deal. Disgusting! Hope he's in for several long nights of hard prison love; that old soapy jailhouse justice!
It's insane he can get out in 6 years though, even if he killed her by accident, concealing the crime and burdening the family with all this insecurity of what really happened for over 2 years, on top of the continuous lying in the following decade... Sentence is low imo.
Sometimes I watch these integration videos and think about how my husband reacted when, many years ago he thought he was the last person to speak to a man who was murdered. He kinda freaked out and thought for sure the police would think he was guilty and was already thinking of ways to get out of it. I could see an innocent person making up an false alibi and all that. It was less then an hour after the murder when we were called and we weren't given any information at first. As it turned out the guy managed to call 911 before he died. His ex mother in law walked in right after my husband left, probably watching until he was alone,and came in and shot him. If he hadn't survived long enough to call 911, I wonder if my husband would have gone through this. This is why evidence is so important and I'm glad they found enough to convict this guy.
@@aaronsinger it was hard on my family, even generationally. Unfortunately the man gets out in less than ten years and he has threatened to kill my family when he gets out so we are all planning on moving before then
Why didn't they do tests on the scratch marks on his neck? There might have been fibres or residue that pointed to where he was scratched? They seemed to have dismissed it. Poor policing. They were relying solely on a confession. They also found traces of blood all over the bathroom yet never mentioned them again. Shoddy work. People have been charged in the past even without a body .
@@patriciarobinson7751 This! Seemed to me they had a whole handful of circumstantial evidence on him! I’ve watched some where people get convicted with like one matching fiber …. Seems terribly unjust for this family to have not got better justice. I hope he shows the kind of animal he is while incarcerated and they keep him the whole 15 years! 💙
For 2.5 years she wasn't too far from her home, and possibly her kids. Those kids had to grow up without her, with this case looming over while Jones got to live freely. I hope they're okay.
The part where he complained to his boss about being called Killer Kenny shows what a psychotic narcissist he is. He murders his family member and HE is the victim. Sick.
Upon finding her remains, I’m having a tough time believing the level of decomp would have altered or removed his DNA from her fingernails. Verifying that evidence might’ve provided a real sentence.
What??? Fifteen years??? And a minimum of six? What the heck is wrong with our justice system? He killed someone! A mother of at least one. My gosh. I hurt for her family, and for the baby who is growing up not knowing his/her mom. Heartbreaking.
Plea deals need to stop. If a prosecutor is so worried about the validity of their case - build a better case. And...People here shocked he got a light sentence - it gets worse. If he's a really good boy he'll get out in a third of the time unless the judge specifies no parole chance for x number of years. And if no one goes to the parole hearing to give statements of impact he's out in first or second parole hearing.
Wow, I will never understand the sentencing procedures and laws. For taking someone's life he was given this lenient sentence? Many others receive a life sentence for such heinous crimes whereby they've taken someone's life. A truly shocking crime story and I'm surprised that Kenny's conscience didn't get the better of him sooner.
Don't give up on humanity please. I'm a loner because I like my time. But I do know that all of us are not evil. Being and empathetic and compassionate person does not give up on all.
Humanity has not gotten worse. But we perceive it's worse due to today's hypermedia. Go visit Nursing Home patients and reconnect with wonderful people.
I’ve backpacked dozens of countries as a solo female and it’s opened my eyes to the goodness and kindness in every inch of the globe. Everyday kindness doesn’t make the news or a viral RU-vid video. This stuff does. Don’t give up ;)
Me too. I'm a woman and every single male friend I've ever had eventually wanted sex from me and when I said no, they were not friends with me anymore. I've also been gang raped. Female friends have used and abused me in other ways. The only good person I've had in my life was the love of my life and he died. Nowadays I'm alone except for meeting family. Believe me, most people are evil and its better to be by yourself so they don't get a chance to hurt you, because if they can, they will. Stay strong maybe get a pet or go out and feed birds. Animals are kind and show real love.
Why get others sentenced to life for murder and he only gets 15 years of which he only has to do 6 years? That is no justice for his brothers wife and her children... Why are the laws so weak?
I’m sure I’ve said this under almost every video now but EWU Crew, you guys not only set the bar, but you exceed every single time!! Ive become a super fan & am not ashamed to admit my excitement when I see “EXPLORE WITH US” in my notifications 😭❤️ I also feel it should be recognized, the fact that you guys do an amazing job of analyzing cases that we haven’t heard of before. Its often im watching & my jaw drops open from what I’m hearing😅 It’s so easy to get footage & files on the most “infamous” killers but EWU does really well with demonstrating that evil is 100% a spectrum & there’s more of it out there than we may want to admit…Great job always keeping us on our toes! Love you guys!!! ❤️❤️❤️
@yup_its_ME.512 I did watch that the other day. It's like the SSSniperwolf of detectives. Saying the most basic shit with no actual substance. This channel blows most others like it out of the water.
I am still absolutely mind blown that everything they had wasn’t considered enough evidence. This is a failure of the justice system to me. There was more than enough evidence there to get a murder charge.
Because it's not really proof that he murdered her (or even that she was dead at all!! Given the lack of a body) even when the question is about if he murdered her. "Generally speaking, polygraph test results are inadmissible in court, as they are not scientifically reliable enough for use when the stakes are so high as in court. This is because it is well documented that certain people can pass the pass the test while lying and other who are telling the truth can fail the test." They basically cause the suspect to think they have more proof than they do for the sake of convincing them to confess. But most types of lies, like the alibi one, aren't enough to convict in court of what specifically did happen. A good lawyer could argue convincingly that he was afraid of getting in trouble for illegally purchasing pot which is why he lied, not murder, his own story he thought of on his own in this interrogation. For instance. There can be a lot of circumstantial evidence meaning it's likely he murdered her but we have high standards for conviction in criminal court for multiple reasons. It would be so awful for an innocent person to be sentenced, and if such a person were convicted the murderer would still be free anyway. So it's better a murderer go free until we're sure the person convicted is definitely beyond any reasonable doubt the murderer. But yes it's crazy that it seems so beyond a reasonable doubt already and they couldn't find a way to prove it for SO long. This case is surreal.
What a POS. I just hate when people cannot take responsibility for their actions!! I cannot imagine killing a family member and then looking at the other people in my family all the while knowing that I took that person. Of course he does not appear to take any accountability-even his confession is weak-doesn’t appear to hAve any empathy, he even said he was a compulsive liar, and has a lot of markers of psychopathy imo.
I found this channel 1 year ago maybe even more and to this day never skipped a video, every video is quality content and helping people be aware of sick and twisted people. I love this channel ❤❤❤
Have you checked out all their channels? Explore with us bodycam. Has footage from bodycams. Explore with us storytime has long cases like this but mostly the story about it. This channel has stories but mostly interrogations. They have hundreds of videos on their channels.
Exactly, but it's unclear if she was found immediately. I think she was just missing because the polygraph guy keeps asking him to "tell us where she is". That's all I can think.
I talk to myself fairly often, at least once a day. Usually practicing how I’m going to address something or helping myself to process and figure out a situation; I really don’t find it to be that odd. I see others talking to themselves all the time. When you have a busy schedule and 1,000 different things running through your head, planning for things and trying to problem solve, it helps to speak something out loud instead of trying to focus on your internal monologue that can jump to many different topics in a short time span.
Some people do not have an inner monologue/voice. In fact, a study done a few years ago concluded that most people do not possess an inner monologue. This is where the NPC meme originated from.
EWU Krew! You were not kidding about loads of content upcoming! The intro to this video already gut punched me in the soul and I cannot wait to see the full documentary. This is a billion times better than any other "large cable show" ever produced.
Notice when the mom comes in he say, "I wouldn't do that to you guys," which came off to my as if he was trying to deflect the responsibility of the victims death. Like, instead of saying her name he deflected to not have to specifically state he didn't do something to HER.
Yall... I know this is terrible, but these videos have helped me keep my home immaculate because I don't not want to be post-humously immortalized with empty cans, take out cups, and a sink of dishes. And if, God forbid, I'm murdered and they trash my house I am haunting them.
@Soo_Blessed Same. I also love how I can clean and it stays clean for HOURS and then my husband or son comes in for 5 minutes and leaves it in shambles. Lol
Idk if you will see this. But, I just have to say THANK YOU for the amount of time you put into these videos, the detail, the explanations, and all the editing! OH, and then your voice.
