The Case of Mike Williams 

Brandon EV evil like these two always find each other

Man, I am right there with you after watching this. I cannot believe the person who actually fired the gun and killed a man in cold blood with all the premeditation in the world, having had every opportunity to stop and NOT to go through with it, got full immunity from murder. Holy sh*t.

Brandon EV with friends like that ...

I feel like he had remorse

Great, or sorry, greedy evil minds think alike.

It broke my heart ....

yeah. wont be forgetting that any time soon.

😢😢😢

Everyone deserves a mother like that. I hope she finds peace.

@Brion Song Several of Mikes videos have brought me to tears. Parents losing children is something I can't really face, and I'm as hard as they come but damn... if anything happened to my mini-me that would finish me off.

You and me both, Brother!!

This is 💯 true. I’ve obsessed over this story for years. The mom broke my heart.

...yes. AGREE 100 PERCENT. THAT IS HORRIBLY SAD. DAMN.

It's really depressing and sad really.

Briana Cunningham EXACTLY. They should've been begging for her forgiveness.Just pure shame.

@1onefix1 ehhh?! What now?

1onefix1 Okay brah. You went on a rampant wear and tear there. Let’s relax.

Sad that an old lady had to solve her own son's murder on top of the grief

@@worsethanjoerogan8061 exactly. That's just beyond words messed up.

made me cry when she spoke.

There's a point where you're all, "I was right, I told everyone so!" But then again, society made fun of her and mocked her. I'm surprised she didn't die of a heartattack right there knowing the turmoil she must have been going through.

true that

She is right. The police gaslight her yet she was right all along

I hope she learned to cope I really do

That part got me as well

Devastatingly sad isn't it? Xx

Poor mother. My heartbreak for her 😢

Mike's Mother - what an amazing and courageous woman!

No she's not. MY mother is the best mother of all time.

@@asimghaffar8148 NO MINE!

Snizel Ummm....No. MINE is!!!

There's something about the way she kept her hair in pigtails. Thinking about her waking up every day, putting her pigtails in and fighting her son. Powerful

I hope someone loves me that much at least once in my lifetime

Right. Ridiculous

Especially since she ended up divorcing the other guy? .. must’ve been about the money. Smh :’( gives me the chills.

Inge Anderson it’s so sad that there are people so ready to rob others of lives over money and also the fact that it was his best friend and wife... terrible

It's disturbingly common. Killers will object to something far more minor (like family eliminators who wanted to "spare" their families from poverty), but find it totally okay to kill someone. It's just them trying to justify their own sick selfishness.

the value of other people’s lives is purely subjective on how their existence benefits them. Sickening.

But they got justice - the worst justice .... they lived free and rich for years and were then caught and jailed. So they got to know what "the good life" was, before being able to benefit of their life imprisonment and regret the whole affair. justice was had. How on earth though can you not be charged for murder when you admit to murdering your best friend so you can live wife his wife ? I truly hope its found out in prison and Brian gets "sentenced" by his cell mates.... If not for murdering his best friend to live with that woman, at least because he chose to testomony against her and try and get off free.

Hahaha SONS OF ANARCHY 😆

@@team3383 I agree it's ridiculous that the prosecution gave Brian such a sweet deal. It's frustrating when the prosecution just focuses everything on flipping one person and going after the other, with no regard to who is more culpable. It's just lazy. It's the easiest way to get a conviction but at the cost of letting the killer off easy. Tbh I think the case against Denise sounds extremely weak. It's all based on Brian's testimony and his testimony is basically "I brought him out there, I shot him, I hid the body, but Denise told me to do it."

i feel bad for the mother, how the police had called her crazy, how strong she was to fight for her sons justice, where no one else did.

@@warron24 Except after Brian got locked up for the kidnapping Denise wanted his ex wife to get a message to Brian's father to let Brian know "I'm not talking". Well, she'd already told cops all about the kidnapping so what else could she be referring to?

But those detectives did not help the old almost 80yrs old solved detectives in their twenties and thirties could not solve bcos laziness,for more than twenty denise Williams has been poisoning her poor daughter heart towards mike mother cheryl

I've watched this video twice and the mother's statement made me tear up both times. Haunting.

I cried

@@tonyelsayed6420 same, her voice tone alone is devastating

Yeah, almost about as powerful as when that bus killer said that god told him to kill and cut that head off.

But what about stingrays?

JohnnySixString You got me there... 😢

How did that work out for him?

Daytona Says What?! He died doing what he loved: Participating in the conservation of animals. Steve Irwin is an Australian hero, and a gift to the entire world. He knew the risks associated with wild animals. Yet he chose to take that risk, driven by his love for them. He was selfless and loving. And a top bloke.

Anonymous I can only think of the norm McDonald comment about the guys death, “46? that’s a ripe old age for a crocodile hunter.” Lol.

Yeah, and for all his tears on the stand, he testified for full immunity instead of taking a just punishment for his actions. He'll be out in 20 years but he'll have to move far away to escape the judgement of his community.

@@nhmisnomer punk ass, no he wont

@@nhmisnomer He should have gotten a life sentence for what he did.

I'd be willing to bet Mike knew at the end why his friend was doing this. Moments like that can crystallize all those little clues that were fuzzy up until that point.

@Christian Milner the murder won't get him hit. It will be the snitch jacket that gets him. Inmates find out he's a snitch and it'll be hard on the tier for him

I CAN'T BELIEVE I JUST BASICALLY POSTED WHAT YOU SAID!! It's good to know I still have feelings and sympathy, I said also. Wow. This was a BRUTAL video to watch...the mother...sheesh

she probably thought she already get away from it ... getting too proud

"Florida woman goes to cops about Florida man..."

We're talking abut an idiot who thinks that murder is better than divorce. Doesn't look like she's good at making judgement calls.

She probably convinced herself that it was as she claimed and she’d sold it as such for so long it became truth to her. Also, she thought that puddy was better than it was and he wouldn’t talk.

Yeah that part completely baffles me. I can’t even begin to understand how her logic works.... except that she’s a Christian. Lol

Me too... I just couldn't hold my tears in. So hearttbreaking 😭

True 😔

Same! 💔

First time I cried in one of these stories. Listening to her made me so sad. I can only hope she finds any sort of comfort any way possible

same here that was intense ♥️

Money can't help a person who truly greives

1000% agree.. losing a child is the worst pain in the world. to be laughed at is unspeakable by ignorant shits. i hope they rot in hell :(

I agree, but she doesn't seem like the type who cares about money ... justice and a proper burial were probably the only things she wanted (sad to say that the only thing a mom wants is to bury her son, but yeah).

I just really dont believe the cops were laughing at her. She might have felt slighted at the time and she has every right too but I just feel like blatantly laughing at her is a stretch.

Mike's mother was a lot smarter than the police. It sounds like she came up with the reasons why the whole thing didn't make sense, but no one paid attention to her. The whole thing is so sad. Denise and Brian are pure evil.

felt so bad when she said they laughed at her.

exactly. its crazy no one is mentioning this

Oof

@AshleyNT Fitness ....you are ABSOLUTELY RIGHT ON THAT COUNT. SOUNDS GOOD. MESSED UP SITUATION...VERY. HOPE THE BIMBO ROTS.

AshleyNT Fitness she never knew her father and ended up with all the money... I doubt she would think it’s as “messed up” as everyone is making it out to be

Not just the mother . Dad's 'best friend' too . God save us from such partners and friends .

Denise Williams daughter might not be Mike’s. DNA test I would recommend.

Same, I'm sobbing... I am devastated for her even now.

Yeah that broke my heart.

i'm a hard person, but i could feel what she was going through in that moment.

The judge sounded like he was boohooing too when he was delivering his sentence.

I believe they will be together with God. Be Blessed!

Heartwrenching

Yes, it was heartbreaking to listen to her anguish. Poor woman.

So awful that the mom had to deal with all that, the murder, the insurance end and these shitty "friends". If it were not for her persistance through out, her son's death would have gone the wrong direction. That lady has nerves of steel and my heart goes out to her and her family.

It was so heartbreaking that it even seemed the judge was about to break down in tears.

@@misao6397 I noticed that, too. 😭

Agreed.

I agree that poor mum 😢

Yessss

Wow. I absolutely agree with you

The woman playing the Mom would have to be incredible. That speech she gives at the end is gut-wrenching.

Good? All 3 are scheming and evil. The woman is a cold and callous bitch, and both men got kicks out of blasting innocent ducks to death.

Well said 👍

❤🫂🙏🏾

They couldn't look into it further coz they have a job to do. They can't go off hunches for every case otherwise they will never get any work done. They work on evidence and there wasn't much to support murder

@@mistert4533 so? It’s still a missing persons case the mother came with varying information and evidence that he wasn’t eaten by gators stop defending lazy ass police work

@@cptfreeman8966 She came in with circumstancial evidence about the feeding habits of gators. Thats not hard evidence. Police have a law to follow and cant go by circumstancial evidence. Wake up to the real world

@@mistert4533The alligators not eating in cold water was circumstantial yes but what about the boat? Full tank of gas and in the wrong direction. His clothes being found months later without much water damage and not being ripped to shit? That should also have raised red flags. Gators feed by literally twisting pieces off a corpse. Face it bud they didn't give a shit and were lazy in doing what they are paid to do. The mom did a far better job than these so called professionals.

@@mistert4533 no the entire scene was suspcious af... boat ditched in the middle of some random place...tank full of gas... made zero sense...

A mother's love knows no bounds.

Poor lady... Amazing woman. There is no instinct like a mothers instinct.

God you look like my sister lol . It's almost creepy

She never gave up on attaining justice and truth. Hat's off to her and her family. I am sickened by the way people can so easily prove to backstabber's and killer';s of their alleged best friend's. I to had to learn to not have blind faith in blood family, the hard way. These lesson's can cut like a knife. God bless.

Absolutely. She must of been an amazing mother.

How can you be anything else as a mother to your child

@@00Discourse00 Very very true .

Listening to her at the end of the video, that choked me up. I feel so bad for her. I am glad that her son got the justice he deserved.

Thanks for mentioning the victim himself. People here only talk about the mother. Almost seems like they don't care about that poor guy... Any way. Strong mom, poor guy...

Was going to post a comment, but yours says it all perfectly.

Margaret Warwick ...ditto on above and for mentioning the daughter, the other victim. I would go easy on the other commenters though as I think the mother’s pain is so spoken, palpable, and easy to empathize with that it does crowd out the other victims who are silent.

Margaret Warwick I know like stop caring about your image and start caring about how much of a shitty person you are . Sooo selfish

Adultery and murder ok; divorce not ok.

Most definitely

Facts. So sad... Reminds me of my mother. Just heartbreaking.

@@kck08bro30 Same. Wasn't able to hold back the tears when she spoke at the end.

I remember her from the news throughout the years. What a precious woman. Mike seemed like such a nice guy. That murderous hag of a wife didn’t deserve him. The poor daughter- she lost all of her parents.

@@kelligray1848 Poor daughter because she lost her father. On the other hand she's very lucky she didn't have to grow up with a monster of a mother.

I have something in my eye. Both eyes.

God honestly that hurt to listen to. You could tell that he was everything to her. Awful.

I couldn’t help myself from crying. That poor woman just wanted help, and she was right all along.

heartbreaking listening to her speak :(

Her statement at the end was really, really hard to listen to. Heartbreaking.

Same here 😭poor mother bless her heart ❤️

I just got to that part, it ripped me apart so much when she was sobbing, saying “I wasn’t there to help him”. God, that just kills me.

@@clairerose6907 It's heartbreaking. No words to describe. I wish there was a way to make her feel better, punish the authorities that ridiculed her. What they did to her would make any parent go totally insane. At least she received some justice with those evil people going to prison and the fact she never gave up may have helped in the end.

It is heartbreaking, but also I'm glad she got to say in court that they ridiculed her. We've all been there, but at least she got a chance to speak her truth plus when it was unequivocally proven SHE WAS RIGHT!!! (And on a lighter note, I love her little ponytails. Sometimes I think I'm too old for ponytails but she is rockin' it. Inspirational for her strength AND fashion. ☺ Lovely woman. 💞)

Prison's too good for them

Imagine having your best friend betray you and in your final moments before your killed all the pieces start fitting together and you realize what had been happening for years. He had suspicion that his wife was having an affair but I doubt he believed it was his best friend. Until he was in the water.

Possibly Money Bribed to cops & people of law System. Afterwards that evil woman ( mike's wife ) had 2.5 million dollors.

Oh, they’re gonna rot. They better be praying for forgiveness and just hoping there isn’t a hell

This is why IDGAF about how long I've known someone. If you say and do something that makes me side eye you, I'll cut it off and learn to forget you. There's so many people in this world who aren't loyal and are extremely selfish. You never know, and there's way too many people on earth to stress over a few.

She was amazing piecing together those 4 pertinent facts about the location of the boat after the storm, how it was full of gas, that gaters don't eat in the winter ECT. Because I forgot the 4th point.

My grandmother wears pigtails like that so I am crying forever now.

@@spiritwalker9903 That he knew not to wear waders on the lake. Poor guy.

God bless her soul. What a story.

Yes she is god bless her

Me too. It hurt so much... I feel so bad for her...

lavender fields Excellent point. I love this comment. ❤️

As she spoke I almost cried, so I imagined myself leaving my body and cradling her with love because it reminded me so much of what my mother would do in the same situation. I hope she felt all the love I and others have sent. She needs it for what she’s been through.

Mermaid Makes What a beautiful thought. This poor mama has been tormented for too long. And you’re right, Mike was there with her through it all, giving her the strength to get through it. Even if it felt like she couldn’t go on another day. She did. And she made it to the day where Mike’s death was finally vindicated and the perpetrators were FINALLY caught and punished. And it was all due to his mother fighting for years to uncover the truth. She never gave up. What a good mother. ❤️

That hit me pretty hard as well. Usually doesn't happen but that was painful to hear.

Nothing at all. Not even a father's love . And I'm a father.

@@jarretjordan3837 - a shitty father, then.

It is truly the purest form of unconditional love.

N O T H I N G !!!

I wouldn’t know. My parents didn’t want me. So, I’ll have to respectfully disagree.

THERE ARE FAR TO MANY STORIES IN WHICH THE POLICE LOOK DOWN ON US AS BEING UNWORTHY OF THEIR HELP. THE TIMES THAT THEY SAY A GIRL IS A RUN AWAY ONLY TO FIND HER DEAD. EXCUSES NOT TO HELP.

All about the public image

Can't divorce first husband but your second husband you can divorce no worries...

sbluewoody and vice versa! He was quick to divorce his first wife for her after killing his best friend but couldnt IMAGINE divorcing his co-conspirator. And though he says it, it definitely wasnt just in fear of her saying something. He was ready to kill her too

@@verucababy Also I'm guessing the stigma around divorce was greater in 2000 than in 2016

And adultery

True that. She never gave up and achieved her goal.

Benches like 350

She is amazing. She should be made a detective with all the research she did.

Yeah, some people should just cease to exist

While it is wrong and i dont condone what was done to her,What you are saying is one if not the most idiotic things ive ever read. Good thing your not a judge or a lawmaker

Who is to say they felt proud of this moment when the truth came out. Easy to judge in hindsight but if I were that chief in charge then, I'd be heart broken knowing I failed the people.

Juan S agreed.

Juan S he didn’t say anything about what he thought it should be, just the very vague “held accountable”. if everything that women said is true, about it being impossible alligators could’ve eaten him and them laughing at her and calling her crazy then i agree they should be held accountable in some way even if it’s minor. don’t be so hyperbolic.

Wow that's so sad. It puts it in perspective I was a little kid then all that time she has known this and been heartbroken about loosing her son.

Poor woman...doing everything she could to bring her son home...

WOW!! I am so heartbroken for this mother she will never see her sweet boy, but she was able to get him justice.

2002 I was 6 years old. Crazy.

@@Thragg__ Same, i was 6 years old on 5th December! i was born in 1995.

or maybe just don't kill people

Sign of a true narcissist.

@@0xsergy right!!!!

Right 😂 what an idiot

No doubt you better go ahead and stay with that person for life. I would say a murder pact is a little more serious than your traditional wedding vowels. Dumb as broad what did she think he was going to do just take it like a bitch after you ratted him out to the police.

Huh? The police did let this go. The reason this was solved was bc the man who did it used it as a bargaining tool when he was arrested for kidnapping.

Thats why you should hire a PI if your family member ever goes missing. Cops don't give a shit. They are guard dogs for capital and nothing else.

Only about 30% of murders are ever solved

LIVE And LET LIVE: most definitely all the bloody time!!

They did let it go. Had it not been for this divorce and the wife running to the cops for the 2nd husband, the mother would’ve died without seeing justice for her son. This was a stroke of luck that was necessary.

So true

I like that interpretation.

I know right? I thought it was weird too

It's likely he got immunity due to two factors: Immediately turning on Denise after being arrested and the fact you can practically hear his voice breaking as he recounts the story, dude didn't want to murder his best friend.

@@theadorabletk Yeah, except he still shot that best friend in the face with a shotgun, buried his body elsewhere, planted the jacket 6 months later. Oh, and kidnapped someone at gunpoint (which he's only serving time for this. Showing he's still dangerous 18-ish years later.) No amount of a shaky voice, turning on the co-conspirator, or any remorse should get you off for a murder charge. Manslaughter at the least.

Plus he had the trump card: he knew where the body was buried. That was Walt's last gift to Skylar

@@McTimTams yeah he got immunity for location of the body. Without the body.. they couldn't get her. And he's gonna do the full 20 and die in prison. Because they'll never parole him.

Same

Xiomara and then you remember it's a video about a true murder...

I noticed that too. I don't blame him. Also, we share the same first name.

I thought so too, but if you check out the Dan Markel case you'll see that same judge. He just talks like that.

I sure was...heart wrenching. I couldn't imagine that kind of pain.

@@deepsleepoperative9055 I noticed that too....Is that a condition of some sort, or just the way he talks?

Although it sounds like crying, it’s actually a speaking/vocal disorder that certain individual suffering from it sounds like it. Just like stuttering.

Aww how sweet... Thank You🌹

Sherlock Moms. Awesome.

@James L. spoken indeed like a teenager with a joker pic as an avatar lmao

Mama knows

CaptainLog That line made me chuckle too!

As an Arkansan with a family full of duck hunters, Mike's phrase is by far the most accurate and hilarious phrase for duck hunting ever. I'm going to have to show that portion of the video to my father.

One of my all time favourite Mike-isms!!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@lana lake They use specific shot shells for birds. Shotguns fire shells that have different loads in them. Birdshot is a ton of tiny little BBs, almost like fine gravel. A deer shot shell? That has nine big ball bearings in it. Then there are slugs, just one big projectile that can go through armor. The ducks get the super fine shot as to not ruin the meat.