The Bloody Lester Street Massacre 

Yes to the life insurance merchandise! 🙌🙌

Do Brittney Drexel plz for the 100th time

Ha ha the life insurance hoody is ace. I’m gonna get one soon 😁

I just ordered a tshirt and coffee cup with the " Lets give it a goo" logo..got my shirt, just waiting for the cup..so happy i am😀

I love to have a gooooo.

"Who put a knife in your head?" "My Uncle" "Hmmmm.. that's just an opinion. Like: Strawberry is the best milkshake flavor. Just an opinion."

@@lococomrade3488 "That's like, your opinion man," the Defense Attorney (probably).

It wasn't admissible in court sadly. What the child said was obtained without a lawyer present. So it was ommitted.

@@michaelross1452 O-M-G!!

@@michaelross1452 At a later date, the lawyer can be present and the child can repeat in front of him the same thing. Is the US law different than the European one? If it is, then that must be changed immediately as there is no sense.

He wasn't just enraged, he had to kill the kids to get away with murder.

Stabbed a child in the head!

great virtue to signal......

Especially a 2yr old! What they gonna witness and tell that anyone could make sense of apart from the parents who are deceased anyway. Desperate and heartless!

@@anonamous365 so now it's virtue signaling if you say you couldn't comprehend killing kids? How?

Isn’t it amazing where you can find outside strength and ways to get through the days when you’re stuck in hospitals? I don’t know you, but I hope you’re doing better now. I also know the feeling of being stuck. I spent over a year in hospital and while I didn’t turn to social media, RU-vid or anything online because my brain was too agitated constantly and my depression was too severe and crippling, the nurses, doctors, psychiatrists and OTs/physios etc, didn’t offer me ANY support- the psychs continuously just tried to increase my medications, instead of trying to offer any kind of mental or emotional support. 😔. Only one nurse cared about me enough that she actually organised for former patients whom had gone through exactly what I did, to come visit me. She was such a wonderful person 😊

Keep your head up you got this soldier keep fighting.

Hope you’re doing well now🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

Been where you are . And im up now! Keep being strong,focus on something outside what is happening to you body. It will help you. I did the same. Still doing it,even now,when i am much better. So, i got you, i share your love for Mike ! Im sending you good thoughts , keep getting stong and healthy 🙏🏿 Hi from Norway 🇧🇻

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Do you have the link for the Go Fund Me?

Terrible situation

I saw an article the poor grandmother don't have enough room for them to have their own rooms other than that they're definitely thriving strong beautiful children i know the site they receive money through says its going towards their college funds It would be nice if someone was able to help the grandmother get a bigger house for those children. The oldest wants to be in the military he should be around 23 right now I hope more updates come out.

@@violetsrayreikishop2 have you watched the first 48 episode and the trial

Could you share where we can go watch it too?? Thank you....🙏🏼

Hugs

Bs

@Just Dad Drums Horrible. Sorry you saw such a scene. Try to let that memory float on away. Goodness, I can't imagine.

That’s horrible. Is your child ok btw?

@@magpie6043 Yeah. Thanks for asking. He was one at the time and had rotavirus. He's a happy thriving 15-year-old young man today.

Its beyond me that you can kill someone and still see the light of day.

The worst thing was that he killed those kids too and tried to kill the others.He really is a monster.

I seen his eyes change from trying to portray an innocent mad man, to a COMPLETELY enraged madman... 😬

If his IQ is 60 I’d be very surprised.

Did his mother threaten him too? hmmm

Oh no please don’t tell us this …. It’s making me die a little 😢

Yes it was I remembered as soon as he started talking about it and he even used snapshots from first 48

@@marion5810 it's horrible what those innocent children endured they even told the monster they loved him before he brutally attacked them I can't imagine the extreme fear of those kids seeing their siblings being attacked knowing they'll be next and what he did to that 2 month old baby showed everyone he was lying when he said he did it cause they witnessed what he did to the adults, that monster hated his brother and was jealous of him so wanted to wipe out anyone connected to his brother sad and disgusting haunting crime.

@@marion5810 a nightmare!!!

@@violetsrayreikishop2 you got that right!!!

It's all coached ahead of time.

I can't stop thinking about the little boy lying there with a knife in his head for hours. Horrific. This case really f'd me up.

Not A family, HIS family. The word "monster" barely starts to cover that.

But I can’t dress up as him for Halloween.

@@deathbywords same, i am shook to the core 😓😔

okay but how do you know he did it foreal?

spoiler alert. alter boy wasent lyin.

@@ixlr8677 You think he was innocent? 😂

@@ixlr8677 no shit and when he told his mom he was guilty she believed him cause she was terrified of him herself he always been violent.

He was coerced

@@TheUndeadMew so who did it

He was showing how the cop was acting that made him scared, not getting angry.

That’s 100% uncontrollable anger dude; fear doesn’t manifest in that manner.

Were you not paying attention? He was DEMONSTRATING how the cop in the interrogation treated him.

@@pugachevskobra5636 Were you not paying attention? He was DEMONSTRATING how the cop in the interrogation treated him.

Can you link the interview here?

@@idab6864 if u search for Lester Street murder it comes up I believe. I’ll try to find it agin tho.

If u search Lester Street survivors, there’s a few videos about the kids. But that’s the interview I was talking about. It’s the very first search result. Kids name is CJ.

@@idab6864 get

I found it. Wow so sad

Yeah, I just don't see how anyone can kill a child. There is a guy here in Tennessee that killed his wife and 2 children with a shotgun. 9 spent rounds between 3 people. He shot the 9 month old in the crib at pretty much point blank range. 11 deputies had to be relieved from the case because they couldn't handle the situation dealing with the small children. And he said he did it because they had financial problems and wanted a new start. He definitely got a new start in prison! It even took them a year to find him competent to stand trial.

@@geofreak75 I’ll never understand anyone that outright murders a child let alone harms them. The lowest acts one can commit. They didn’t ask to be brought into the world, they’re not even grown to understand it. Children involved in cases like this is solely why I couldn’t bring myself to ever go through with a career in investigations. As much as I am (morbidly) curious about these things and spend a lot of time learning about cases, how this happened, why that happened, etc. …. but anything involving children just gut punches me. I’m out, especially being a parent. No amount of mental training can prepare someone to see such and have to be in the thick of it, and I honestly see officers that are relieved from their duties due to mental toll it takes on them from seeing such things in a positive light - shows emotion and care despite it being their job to do such. Still major kudos to those who push through for justice, though. Something I could never do.

Leave the babies alone! Unless they aren’t born yet and then murder is OK but only if the mother wants to because it’s convenient

Not even STAIGHT up killers would kill babies and children Goes against God They May be murderers but they have morales when it comes to women and children Women keep these animals out of your child’s life PLEASE!!!!!

@@BikingVikingHH you can say that again

There’s some really sick individuals out there

@@jordanalandry1866 My parents were both drug addicts and dealers so I’ve always seen the bad out there but watching true crime just opened my eyes to how lucky I got that I never ran into some of these people.

Most of em are cap

@@shmittyfloors4870 all cap no brim 😅

Yes the 9 yr.old boy told Caroline Mason that his uncle Junior stabbed him and shot his father and the other people in the living room. I don't think he knew what happened to the other children or that 3 month old baby

Lt. Caroline Mason was and still is my very favorite detective on The First 48 lol!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🤷🏻‍♀️💕

@@lovelyjanuary I always liked her, Confessor Gonzalez, and almost all of the Tulsa homicide unit.

@@davidtoney8399 ok we are The First 48 bff’s now because those are exactly the same ones I love too! Lol

@@lovelyjanuary me too!

What season & episode please

Thanks Chris!

Same here. I’m always waiting on this notification

Same!

Bro me too!!! But I’m 5mins late today🙄 I forgot it was Friday

Immediately I swear 🤣🤣🤣🤣

He even tried to kill the baby

Spoiler alert ⚠️

Animals dont care

Evil SOB's will hurt anyone that they want to without remorse. After all, they are evil. Only their death will remove the threat of them killing again.

@@slamfreepoetry1845 he’s no animal I kno……..MONSTER YEH!!👹

I doubt. Brain damage is very serious.

Usual suspects at it again

"You can't stop people from having their opinions" Big Tech: "Oh really?"

I agree with you Paul

rage and low IQ n prefrontal cortex damaged = deadly mixture.

on cross examination you could tell how angry he was. totally different than his attitude when his lawyer was questioning him...

Thought the same thing.

Memphis is so creepy

He’s Irish grew up speaking English and was brought up on American TV on another note the girl who was killed with the strange surname “bobo” they blame a dude called Zachary well Zachary never did it ask the mother who did it or her brother who did nothing.

@@amazingsupergirl7125 Memphis is fine

Not just Memphis but surrounding areas...it was very hard. I know when it aired on first 48, I've never seen police officers so emotional the way they were. So sad

I lived in Mempho too when it happened. It seems like it was off Summer Av. Near the hoe stroll. Past National going towards downtown...

It definitely did and it still does.

Never heard of this prior, but it's one of those super shocking cases, reminds me of the Witchita Massacre.

I lived in northeast TN when this horrible incident happened . I was a court advocate for children at the time. It rocked everyone I knew. Those poor little babies. It still makes me so very sad for their surviving family members.

Me2

Annnnd this is how you find how many Memphians watch this channel. Ha ha.

Um surprised so many ppl from my city watch this channel.. small world..

I swear I thought the same thing how was he able kill them all like this shit!

Jesse starting shooting when Cecil put down the gun he had, only takes one bullet to kill, also those kids were young what was they supposed to do

It was one way in and one way out Also I’m sure it happened so fast they didn’t have time to react

@@bohkhuj9247 Damn I see what your saying I didn’t even know that it was a one way in and out makes sense.

@@tyishalashay1871 yes very sad situation

I did the same thing. Knowing they were there for 24 hours helpless and alone... it's definitely messing with my head

Yes! Such a tragedy 😢 💔

SAME. So sad.

Wow you're like the second coming of Sherlock Holmes you're so smart

I just posted pretty much the same thing. It's not that adult lives are worth less, but once I had 5 or 10 or even 15.....it just kills me. It's not that a 30 year old's life is worth less...I guess it's just our protective natures. If he had said the 2 year old, it would have killed me.

Yeah thank God the children were adopted! I head the parents and the family as a whole were alright but then the babysitters proper screwed up the kids and the family

@@frankiemalkin6506 tell me more about the babysitters...

Were you not paying attention? He was DEMONSTRATING how the cop in the interrogation treated him. He was making a point of exactly HOW the police reacted to him allegedly.

@@Emma88178 ummm did you read my comment?? I know what he was TRYING TO DO, but it backfired because it showed how angry he can get, that's exactly why they asked him to demonstrate and he fell for it, and by the looks it looks like you would've fell for it too 😂😂, if he was in a courtroom and did that in front of a jury he would've been cooked.. No way would his lawyer ever suggest he "demonstrate" anger, That "demonstration" was an epic fail.. hopefully I dumbed it down for you enough this time.. Peace ✌🏿

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​@@Emma88178And how did that work out for him? Also, I doubt his lawyer would have instructed for him to do that. You can recount a situation without screaming.

They were strangers to him, not that it mattered, but he was locked up before they were born, they meant less to him than his brother did and obviously, his brother didn't mean much.

What birthdays and time? He was only out for seven months, he had been in prison for 13 years and his main complaint was that they did not visit him there. That does not justify his actions though. You can only do stuff like that to children and a baby if you are a monster. Some people only care about themselves and its ironic that they still can't stand that others can be self centered too, maybe they think the whole world should revolve around them.

Only a monster could stab a little child in the head & leave him for 24 hours to suffer (not to mention the other surviving children).

Ugh...this monster is yelling "how many times do I have to TELL you ?!? I was threatened !!" Yeah, right. You were so afraid of a police officer that you made up a horrific story....yeah.....suuuuurrrre

Came here to say this. I pray the children can heal and live a beautiful life 🙏🏼

I thought the same thing about the mugshots.

That’s Democrat run inner cities for ya. Democrats are so busy trying to continue to tear down the middle class, protect the high class such as they and just let the low class kill each other while on government assistance to keep them voting Democrat. Why else are they so adamant about taking guns from law abiding citizens but not gangs and thugs? Now Biden is pushing America into a Democrat created recession to force America to join the global reset. The New World Order. When you hear Biden mention things regarding a global reset in so many words… just remember this is BAD FOR AMERICA. VERY BAD. VOTE AGAINST ALL DEMOCRATS IF AMERICA HAS ANY HOPE OF AVOIDING A COLLAPSE THAT BRINGS IN WORLD DOMINANCE OVER WHAT USED TO BE AMERICA MEANING AMERICA IS NO MORE A FREE REPUBLIC. IT’S PART OF A NEW WORLD ORDER WHERE ELITES ARE THE ONLY CLASS AND THEY CONTROL THE LOWER CLASS WHICH IS THE ONLY CLASS BECAUSE EVERYONE THAT IS NOT AN ELITE HAS NOTHING.

Their black of course they show the victims mugshots, but a white person can shoot a mass group of ppl and it’s their ID picture or a white msn kills his family and they show family pictures

That should have been grounds to have the charges dropped. The jury at that point was already influenced by a broadcast and public views. This video is a prime example of how lazy our laws are carried out and how they can lock you up without reasonable doubt.

@@thatonedudewiththeface2948 There's no way they would have dropped those charges. They would have made a particular effort to find jurors who had not seen the footage on TV and who hopefully would be open minded enough to discard any influences outside of the evidence presented in court.

Some people are just evil

Momma will always get the truth from her babies. I could only imagine how she felt.

Even then his nephew named him, and then there were the calls within the house 😞😞 hope the kids are doing ok

There is a video of the son CJ on RU-vid talking about it and his life. He went into faaaar more detail. He said his uncle planned to kill the family while he was in prison.

@@Cheeky.Cheeks Unfortunately, that is not always true. I have seen in so many instances and countless times, the mothers literally arguing with the Judges presiding over their sons/daughters court hearing telling the Judge how she 100% believes her child’s story regardless of the witnesses in-which they always say the witnesses are lying, all the DNA found at the scene as they believe someone is trying to frame their child and planted the hair, fingerprints and other items at the scene and even though he was the last person to see the victim alive when he left at blah-blah-bullshite o’clock, he did not kill them even though his story changed multiple times. I have seen these countless mothers coddle, clean up their grown adult child’s mess (as some mothers have being arrested for evidence tampering, hiding a fugitive, etc.). Those particular cases, the mothers have and still do, convinced themselves that their dear, innocent, terrible luck child, wouldn’t hurt nobody, tender, positive and an honor roll student 5,000 years ago, that their child is not lying to them because they cannot fathom that someone they have loved unconditionally would EVER lie and lie on a subject that is so horrific, let alone the child they raised. I believe some do that because as a society, they always blame the parents for not raising them right, they must be sick too, etc. because then those mothers would have to face the music and facts which will make them look like horrible parents and what parent honestly wants to be blamed for being a bad mommy.

@@Cheeky.Cheeks Oofh! Sorry that my first comment is so long. I did not know I wrote so much until I posted it 🥴😂 My apologizes for my thesis paper of as a comment.

Nobody on the 4th floor could be more violent than this maniac.

Yeah you would think; he definitely got off pretty light in consideration of what he did and the lack of remorse is pretty troubling I’ll tell you this though God don’t forget someone’s keeping tally of rights and wrongs and at the end of the day he’s going to pay dearly for what he did more than any justice or court on gods green earth could ever give. He might think he’s gotten off easy now he might think he can deny it till the day he dies but we all face judgment at some point And everybody will answer for their sins he’s no different. It’s just unfortunate that he was able to hurt so many people and affect their lives negatively you know but they’ll get their reward to you know I firmly believe that

Seriously! Even most of the “worst of the worst” criminals hate child killers and ChoMos… So unless they’ve been keeping him segregated-I have no clue how he’s still alive!!

Well now he’s just like one of them. A violent murderer and nothing to lose.

@@sarahrodriguez29 not really. Because without his gun, he's a weak azz biatch. That's why they keep him in Solitary now. He's not in GP, because if he was he would've been dead. They threw him in GP one time, and it wasnt even a week, he ended up in the infirmary. This was at a diff prison, not the 201 jail. His brother was gang affiliated and had a little bit of rank. Soon as they would've thrown him on the 4th floor, he would've been shanked within 24 hours at 201. And they would've made sure he took his last breath before they would call a guard for help.

Me too. Mike always make me laugh out of nowhere 😂

I hope they get paid really well!

@@user-rd6dh4hq1j it's somewhere around 40k a year

Sorry you had to experience that. Must have been tough.

Imagine if they weren't discovered for a couple of days later when purification is at it's peak.

Kinda smells like that John Wayne Gacey case. Eeshhh 33 bodies 🫠

not to mention posing the bodies wtf was that all about?

Yeah you’re right it’s just so sick

@@DiscoStfu An incredibly stupid attempt to make it look gang related. Truth be told, if he had successfully killed the children and then just left, it might have actually been assumed to be what he wanted people to think, the rumors would have floated it. Not a very bright individual- he tried to kill an infant 'witness'. I have to assume that he had a family vendetta, which may have been part of why he was threatening his sister. Trying to support someone in prison is taxing and expensive- most don't. Not for long. I've known some folk who've done hard time, and the ones who refuse to own up to their responsibility invariably feel jilted by those on the outside who don't let their lives revolve around their bs. It would be funny if it weren't so sad. Pretty common phenomenon, although killing ppl over it isn't.

I do hate to be a contrarian, but kids do lie about these things. Admittedly not in a vacuum, so normally with prior coaching, or some treat the situation as a game. He was also stabbed in the head, so confusion is technically possible. With that out of the way, all benefit of doubt given to officers, they still were clearly blinded by bias in the situation, whether prior experience or whatever, it's ridiculous they did not take his statement seriously and pull the uncle in.

@@theknifaholic Kids lie to avoid getting in trouble or to protect others. He lost his whole family and wasn't going to be punished for it. A child who witnesses that sort of hell done by someone they know is not going to lie about it.

If something is free, YOU are the product.

I agree. My husband and I love him. We can't wait for Tuesdays and Fridays. Love you Mike out!!!🥰🥰🥰

@@bungalowfeuhler1541 chill

@@frigmasterxd697 LMAO

I came here to say just this. Lol. "That Chapter" is such a breathe of fresh air and is without a doubt my favorite RU-vid channel for true crime stories. I wish they had a bedside version of Mike to listen to as you fall asleep.

Even crazier that with so little physical evidence if he hadn't pulled through this asshole may never have been caught.

no dna on the scene? idk about this guilty verdict. only proof they have is confessions from toddlers which they could have manipulated

He had a TREMENDOUS AMOUNT of animosity against his family because they never came to see him the entire time he was in prison. He felt abandoned by his family most especially his brother

Stabbing someone would be sooo gross I think I’d throw up. But stabbing your own family and little children? How is it even possible?!

Probably shouldn’t have been a murderer then. Racial separation now.

@@amazingsupergirl7125. It's possible because he is an animal, literally and figuratively. He hasn't evolved like most of us, therefore, he lives as an animal does, solely to survive. He eats, sleeps, procreates, and kills anything that threatens him. Unfortunately, there are millions of them just like him, mainly in Chicago, Detroit, Compton, etc etc.

I watched the First 48 episode on this. It was heartbreaking.

Same

I know, right?!

Does he call his viewer's dog?

I say “hey you” randomly all the time

You're most welcome to have it all to yourself!

We had our car broken into while visiting Memphis. Learned a good lesson that day: don't leave my purse on the front seat, lol. Luckily, the thieves missed the handgun in the glove box.

Me too

Me too. Had Me shook.

I’m a First 48 junkie and I recognized the interrogation room in the thumbnail right away. Lt. Armstrong and Sgt. Mason are gonna tear his ass up.

all he had to say was "Lester Street" and I immediately knew what this was. This episode really affected me. I literally cried while watching this on First 48. I love that Mike is doing his take on it! This is a story that needs to be told and re-told. It's truly unbelievable.

@@nancyp3949 Sgt Mason was the best!

no thats how she feels when he chokes her.

you think that lyin pos holds anythimg sacred?

The first 48 is a damn good show, made me realize as a young buck that there are truly horrible people out there, and I taught me empathy, especially when officers had to tell a family that a loved one had been found dead.

@@killjoi8762 Agreed. I can watch that show for hours!!! It's amazing to see how far people will go and the evil things they are capable of. It's even more amazing to see that most of those things happen over the smallest and/or dumbest reasons. A good look into what the "real world" is like for many.

Same. I saw the episode many years ago. This episode gave me nightmares.”Lester St” I will forever think of this horrific case.

@@amandar6680 it’s usually over a dumb disagreement, like I don’t advocate violence but it’s something that could be settled with a fight not gunning someone down when they’re out an about, and it sad that it’s become more and more common

This was probably the best first 48 hours episode ever. It was insaneeeee!!

yea im an ole guy from nashville an when i hear mentioned "in the field behind krispy cream" im saddend an my blood boils.

That is beautiful

I'd worry about my child if he did that happened. Shouldn't your son be playing sports or computer or something.

@@wesleylamb7782 lol geez

@@wesleylamb7782 I had the same thought. The comment above saying 'That's beautiful' sent chills down my back too.

My daughters love Mike too💖💖

I didn't see any change in his eyes or demeanor. Others have said the same thing you have, but I'm just not seeing it. Can someone explain to me what the hell I'm missing?

@@looking4therealrepairmanjack Go to the very end of the video when the reporter is asking him questions. He suddenly, like a light switch, flips out. His eyes look crazy, like you just kicked him in the head or stole his last pudding cup or something. Look at his right eye (which is on the left, as you look at the screen) at 21:18 and then look at that same eye at 21:23. He looks normal in the first time point and crazed in the second, literally five seconds later. (The crazy eyes show up on the phrase "tellin' you" in the video, but probably showed up a couple seconds before, but his head is down so we can not see the change happen.) I'd be glad there was a partition between he and I if it were me asking him that question, as I am sure that reporter was. Hope this helps.

Yep. As Mike says, he's got a major set of 'Manson lamps'!

@@lisahinton9682 sorry I don't see it

Absolutely...

It's seriously one of my favorite things

I think since he confessed to his mother, even though he took it back, she knows he did it. She knows he would have not told her that under any circumstances. I'd hope not anyway.

@@thesedays99 oh absolutely!!! I 100% believe that she knows!

Get well soon

Omg now I know where I remember the case from 😥 the little boy stuck out for me. I never watched first 48 much because of the images.

Hope his new buds in the pokey think so too.

They all do the same thing... it's amazing how you could admit to such a heinous, disgusting crime because you were afraid... ummmmm no!!!

@@mikejones6791 and dear old mum apparently kept, er, mum.

Yes, he tried that after the fact once he got an attorney. During the interrogation, his mother came in and the officers left the room but of course kept recording. His mom whispered to him, "why the babies?" He whispered to her," they saw me". And she cried and hugged him, told him he was wrong but she loved him.

I STILL feel like he doesn't deserve the death penetaly

There is a RU-vid video of Cj where he tells what happened that night. He is 22 now and has a son of his own. It is clear that he suffers with PTSD and sadly he smokes weed to cope.

@@rucianapollard7098 Well, I am on the fence about him smoking marijuana to cope with his feelings. He did struggle with the damage of his family, but of course he does suffer greatly and I do pray he makes a better habit of acknowledging God more and having Him fulfill his life more.

Its the one that stuck to me aswell from first 48

One of the best episodes. The detective was so passionate during the interrogation.

Same here..sad

My father died last November and I miss him every day. I feel lost without him because he lived next door with my mom but I don't have him here to ask questions like how do I do this and what's the best way to do that. You will come to accept that he is t here anymore but you will forever miss him. Best wishes, from Florida USA ❤️

Sorry for your loss.

I'm so sorry, that's brutal. Try to take it one day at a time. Really feel for you my lovely 💕

Prayers to you and yours