Parachute Sabotage Attempted Murder | Emile and Victoria Cilliers Case Analysis 

In all seriousness, why would ANYONE answer positively to “which one of you wants me?”

People underestimate denial as a strong motivator. In this case, it means admitting to yourself that you were married to a psychopath, gave birth to his kids, and that you meant so little to this person that he was willing to kill you and your kids (the attempted gas explosion would have been when kids were in the house). That’s a lot of shame, humiliation, and terror to suddenly open the floodgates to. That is part of what is so insidious and grotesque about narcissism and domestic violence; it warps the partner into conspiring against their own self.

Victoria wrote a book called "I Survived". It was released August 2020. She is in a new relationship now. She no longer has any contact with him in prison. Seems she has decided he was guilty as charged after all.

Just a reminder I'm not diagnosing anybody in this video; only speculating about what could be happening when a parachute fails to open like this.

The original jump was supposed to be in front of her friends and family, meaning he intended to have her die horribly in front of them. What a monster

This is hardly a comparison, but my ex tried to take out a life insurance policy on me out of nowhere. I was suspicious, and looked at his phone one night and found out he had been cheating on me for years. I feel lucky to this day that I looked at his phone. He was, and still is a narcissistic gaslighter.

This is one of those strangely familiar stories of a malignant narcissist who is willing to go to the next level to get thrills and validations at any costs. Everything and everyone is either a tool for gratification or an obstacle to be avoided, discarded or worse, destroyed. Horrific at all levels. 🤮

The things people do to each other will never cease to amaze me ....I can't imagine doing that to somebody

Not sure what shocks more, a woman surviving a 60 mph slam into a freshly plowed field or the same woman blindly lying for her obviously psychotic husband.

"Sex motivated multi-tasking", this has to be an entry into either the Oxford English or a urban slang dictionary. 🤣

I don't jump anymore, but when I did I was always very careful about packing my own parachute and never letting it out of my sight. Paranoid? Maybe. I didn't think anyone was out to get me, I just wanted to make sure no stupid accidents happened.

What kind of hold did he have on his wife to get her to agree to jump out of a plane 5 weeks after giving birth? Hell no!

Boy, this guy, Emile, is a real prize.

She has a Horrible Case of Denial!! Everything points to him!! Maybe Therapy would help her!

I honestly don't understand people that can do things like this and just live with themselves and look in the mirror after. I'm glad that Victoria survived. I just don't understand how someone can kill their spouse for money or for ANY reason. No amount of money is more valuable than a loved one's life. If you don't want to be with someone THEN JUST LEAVE THEM.

Victoria was so manipulated, that he managed to persuade her to believe HIM!! She had just had a baby for christ sake!!!! What a monster he is!! I remember this case! The parachute club had a lot to do with the evidence - the way he acted and did things that day, taking the parachute into a toilet stall and then putting it into her locker, when the jump could not be done that day... Is a HUGE indicator that he was determined that she was the only one to use that parachute. Maybe she got a brain injury too!!! Because you need to be beyond stupid to stand up for someone who tried to kill you TWICE!!

What has this man got that keeps women coming back to him? It’s not looks, honesty, or money

We can never underestimate the power of manipulation. Falling in love puts people in a fairly vulnerable position for manipulation. Regardless of intelligence, it can happen to anyone given the right circumstances. Dr. Grande, I hope you have a fantastic weekend! Who knows you will post one video instead of two this weekend?😁 I keep waiting for the day when you will give yourself a tiny break, at least on the weekends.😉 Lovely video as usual.❤️

What's with these sex-addicted people? Can't they just get involved in positive hobbies or a part time job?

I truly don’t how these women can live in denial even if it ends up killing them.

"If a husband trying to murder his wife twice isnt enough to kill the romance...." wtf? LOVE your straightforward, measured delivery, Dr. Grande! I find it incredibly comforting.

I was a skydiver some years ago when my ex-wife filed for divorce. Even though I had already packed my chute for my next jump I unpacked it and checked it carefully. I also had my reserve repacked before I made my next jump. I wasn't taking any chances!

He sounds like a vile, disgusting person to me as an outsider. But these types of men can be so seductive and manipulative towards their partners that unfortunately some women cannot see the danger or choose to accept him rather than lose him. These are very complicated dynamics that most people cannot understand unless they have been intimately involved with a psychopath or malignant narcissist.

It is hard to believe that Victoria would defend him.

I've never heard of this case, but I was sooo glad to hear that that narcissistic monster was convicted!! He actually tried to find a nursing mother for their baby before his wife's jump.... I don't understand why she would try to protect him? Another incredible video, Dr. Grande! I hope you have a great weekend! ♡

He got the outcome he deserved. The jury did not find her testimony credible. You are right about the crushing end. Glad the Crown recognized what he was. Thank you for another excellent analysis. ❤️

He was a creepy person. There’s a documentary on this case. Thanks Dr.Grande.

Stuck at the hospital, so glad this just got posted! Now I have something great to watch and pass the time

What a cruel way to try to kill someone! The person would have time in the air to contemplate their death and I imagine it's painful. Ice cold 🥺 mind blowing she survived that!! Some men are so entitled.. basically tried to kill her because he didn't get enough sex?! Wow. Just wow...

Two universal truths: love is blind and gravity has a 100% success rate%. Thank you for the intriguing speculation on what could have happened in this case. As always, your hard word is greatly appreciated.

How about a speculative analysis on the 1984 kidnapping of Jody Plauche by Jeffery Doucett? What made the case famous is the reaction of Jody’s father, Gary Plauche. Very interesting and chock full of potential mental health factors. Either way please keep us the amazing work you are doing. We all enjoy your videos regardless of the topics you choose.

There may not have been direct physical evidence of the fact that he sabotaged the parachutes but there was direct evidence that both parachutes were sabotaged which contradicts her testimony. And there was direct evidence that he was the one who caused the gas leak. There was overwhelming circumstantial evidence, of course, as well.

OMG, you are so right. My ex even try to tell me what to say in court at my divorce hearing.

I’m a scuba diver. My former husband removed weight from my rig at depth. Being under weighted, I started to rise to the surface. An uncontrolled ascent can result in depth. Luckily, I kept my wits about me and slowed my ascent. I yelled at him when we surfaced and silently vowed never to get back in the water with him. I still don’t know whether removing weight from my rig was an irresponsible, bone headed mistake or a murder attempt. It’s really hard to deal with evidence that someone you loved and trusted with your life would do something so horrible.

I'd like to see your analysis of how Ian Watkins, lead singer of Lost Prophets manipulated his partners into colluding with him in the abuse of their own children.

Churning out a ton of content!! Always appreciated ☺️

I'm an FAA senior parachute rigger and this is horrifying. Parachute sabotage is extremely rare, probably a few cases per decade worldwide. In rare cases when a jumper commits suicide, they either fail to deploy either chute, or remove the rig in free fall - they never sabotage their own. Reserve parachutes are sealed with tamper evident thread and a lead seal which bears the rigger's 3 digit code. It is not possible to pack a reserve with two soft links missing; this is the same as slicing half of the suspension lines. Sabotaging both parachutes in 10 minutes would require extensive planning and research for a non skydiver. The tampering described here would be obvious during the gear check we are supposed to do before every jump. Such a blatant disregard for human life, and with no effort to avoid discovery, is beyond words.

And here, Victoria shows us multiple ways to take the fall for it. 😖 Thank you for continuing to help others identify narcissistic manipulation, Dr. G. It’s far too common a circumstance and only seems to get worse and farther-reaching as a narcissist proceeds through life unchallenged. Have a wonderful weekend! 🤗

It's interesting how parasitic people can find partners that let them do that kind of harm and then defend them. It's a shame that wife couldn't be put in an intervention. If Emile could harm her so easily, their children could be at the same risk.

Dr. Grande - I was surprised not to find an analysis of Leonard Lake and Charles Ng. I’m fascinated by serial killer teams and would love to get your take on their crimes and on serial killer pairs in general. Thanks!

I think if your “significant other” has to say: “Which of you want me?” The correct answer from both women is: “Not me.”

Huh, this case makes the goose bombs run down my spine. I was once married to such a psycho.... Some people we meet during our lives, we simply have to turn out back and, never look back and, do so before it's too late..

Heard Victoria being interviewed on Women's Hour, BBC radio 4 not long ago, she now acknowledges his guilt and that she was under his spell....

I’m a grad student and I happened to be watching one of your statistics analysis videos as an aid w/my project, only to realize I was also listening to your true crime review on auto play. Love your videos! 😅

Thanks for covering this. I remember when this case happened as it got a lot of coverage here in the UK. You filled in some missing gaps that weren't really explained at the time, rather just the facts were covered. Doing some further research Victoria now realises what this guy did. Must have been devastating for her. She is now rebuilding her life. These were her words taken from a newspaper interview freely available on the web "It took a lot for me to finally recognise that he must have done it. How could someone I'd married, loved and had children with have done something that despicable".

Thanks, Dr. Grande. I've never heard of this case before. Happy Friday! I hope you have a lovely weekend!!! 💙💙💙💙

Yes, great case study, thank you. From personal experience, when under the control of an abusive narcissist for some time, it's extremely difficult to come to terms with the reality that one must "betray" their narcissistic, extremely dangerous partner and expose the truth. The loss of sense of self and the fear of exposure and then not actually being believed, combined with the fact that the stronghold is so great that all personal decisions are second guessed, and the reality that this would forever change what has been the norm, despite it not being healthy or safe, all of this control makes leaving and exposing the narcissist so challenging. Necessary all the same, but the moving forward part is brutal.

I remember this case. Poor deluded Victoria, in thrall to a worthless predator. Glad to see you back in pink Dr Grande! 🇬🇧

Great timing! I'm just wearing my new Dr Grande T shirt! I'm the envy of everyone I meet! Huzzah! Happy Weekend Dr G and everyone.😊

You certainly have done a lot of research on this case, Dr. Grande. Lots of details and info. Very well presented.

I'm happy you called him a narcissist, even though you are not diagnosing anyone. Interesting commentary on "the crown", thank God we still over in a world of free thoughts. Love your channel. Thanks Dr. G

Thanks for the continuously reasonable content!

Brilliant word play, Dr.!

What a quote Dr. Grande! Their toxic relationship. It will be an exciting ride but the result will definitely have a definitive and crushing end.😆😭

Today, Todd, I found your amylases of this case very helpful to myself. Thank you for that.

Tell me you attempted to kill your wife without telling us you attempted to kill your wife. “I have a high sex drive and Victoria has a low sex drive.”

Great presentation Dr G

There’s a difference between a “high sex drive” and just being downright addicted to it and having commitment issues. That’s not a healthy level of enjoyment.

Excellent analysis, Dr. Grande! I completely agree with you about reasonable doubt in this case. ❤️

We are quite lucky doctor to have your commentary your thoughts and your break down these videos are wonderful keep them coming so far I've agreed with everything you said and I've watched a lot of these Bravo dr. Todd straight to the truth

Thank you for your excellent commentary, Dr. Grande! Here for Dr. Grande, commenting for the algorithm. ✌🏻💜😇

Thanks for being a constant we can all count on, Dr. Grande. 😊

Wow. Great analysis!

wow, that's a wonderful and almost poetic ending.

In the military (I was a US Army Airborne Combat Military Police Officer) we call parachutes "Aerial Delivery System".

As always excellent Dr. Grande 👍🤩😍🌵

Thank you Dr Grande, for the great content you upload daily, it never fails to make my day.

What a piece of work!

The things people do to people they have claimed to love is beyond me. I will wake up, decide I've had enough for whatever is going on and I'll walk away. This is why I don't have children, the things people will do in the name of their children are abhorrent.

More and more, I'm glad I live alone. People are getting crazy. Always interesting. Thank you. Peace 💕🇺🇲

Good afternoon Dr G,have a awesome weekend!!

Excellent Analysis.

Love your videos. Would love to hear your opinion on why some victims not only fall prey to narcissits, but why some display such an exteme amount of denial when doing so.

How can a guy have 6 children from three women and one on the way and not care about their well-being 🥴 It is just mind-boggling.

Good afternoon Dr. Grande 🌊🌊🌊🏄‍♀️!!!

Dr. Grande is brilliant.

If there was nothing wrong with her main chute, as she later claimed, then why cut it away? An error in judgment? No, she was far too experienced to make that mistake. If she wanted to protect her husband, she could have just claimed that she wanted to end her own life -- but she didn't say that, did she?

Another great analysis Dr Grande. You are seriously educating me. I haven't got much formal education and had not heard of narcissism until recently except in the context of Narcissi, the Greek God (I think 🤔) who fell in love with his own reflection in a pool. There are so many facets to a personality - who knew 🤔! I seem to have found an unwelcome diagnosis for myself amongst them all. I think I am a bit of an avoidant personality type. People are downright scarey 😱!!

My grandmother liked to say "Always pack your own parachute". Good advice. Literally, and as a metaphor. The first thing I notice is the shirt you are wearing, Dr. Grande. And I love that color on you!

I was wondering when someone would talk about this!!! How horrific!!!! Ps always nice to see my favorite Doc!

Dr Todd channels getting bigger and I'm not surprised 👍

Lovely, a Dr Grande video to chill to before sleeping. Thank for your hard work and first class videos. What a charmer Emile was - not. Imagine attempting murdering his wife to be with his mistress, the mistress he was cheating on with a string of other women. Of course he wouldn't just leave his wife because he'd have had to pay child support and probably alimony too. And after all that, Victoria tried to protect him. Unbelievable.

Forensic files, Cold Case files unsolved mysteries and Dr Grande's channel.. you definitely get it impressed in your conscience that you cannot trust a damn soul.......... Excuse me if I may be so BOLD!!!!!!

A perfect way to end Friday night!

Fascinating case and thank you so much for your in depth analysis. I've been reading a lot about Larry Ray and 'The stolen kids of Sarah Lawrence' ~ a terrifying cult leader who is currently on trial and would love to hear your analysis Dr Grande. Thanks!

Just cannot get people who defend their abusers.

very interesting content !! as always .....please cover the Kimberly Proctor"s case from langford ...it is a very sad case ..with two horrible teens that murdered her for really no reason ..it touches on so many things that teens deal with and shows what happens when two psychopaths get together ...

The contrast in comment content on this site with most every other I browse restores hope and a smile. The high cortical thought coupled with grammar, syntax and punctuation expressed on Dr. Grande's page is refreshing and alluring. I gave spelling a pass.

Dr Grande…are very witty and skilled. Victoria obviously has her own issues. Even after finding out everything in court she still contacted him in jail. Wow. She fell for him big time, and was walking on air…….literally. Wow……..

If Victoria states SHE tampered with the gas, wouldn’t that pose a risk to her children? In that case, why was she allowed to keep her children. Why wasn’t a child protective agency not asked to evaluate both parents fitness to parent their children? I wonder if she would have continued to cover up the truth of the events if custody of her children was at stake. The big fail isn’t so much that she stopped cooperating to the point that she was helping him, but that certain actions weren’t taken to review the children’s home environment and safety.

His poor deluded wife Victoria. I hope he never gets out of prison. If he does, and if he has this high level of manipulative skills, he's going to be a danger to others.

Dr. Grande very appreciated your videos 📹 👏. How do you do to have so many shirts 👕?

I agree. The entire case revolved around his personality until it eventually convicted him, going to prove just how easy it is to manipulate the manipulator.

"Which one of you wants me, ladies?" 😂🤣

As Norm Macdonald would say: “this guy is a real jerk!“

If I ever go skydiving, I am going to check my parachute a lot. Thank you for the video, very interesting case.

Why is it always these gross looking guys that do this? Good Lord, it's not worth it!

Not anything to do with this story, (although there was a parachute involved!) but quite funny! Around 20 years ago, a man went up in a glider as a birthday present and after a while, the glider was hit by an unusually powerful bolt of lightning and the wing exploded! He got out OK and said afterwards, "I've always wanted to go on a trip in a glider and do a parachute jump, but not necessarily on the same day!

I’m coincidently listening to this on Easter. It was in my recommendations.

I like your methodical analysis and consideration of facts on both sides. It's shocking how much he manipulated women, and how many. Any man who charms that many women has red flags all over him.