why was todd prescribed meds for his shaky leg problems. Is the mental health system that poor in MN? Didn't his family notice his obvious undiagnosed mental issues seen throughout all of this? This was only mentioned in passing by the judge during sentencing. I bet he will finally get mental health help in prison when he should have gotten help and diagnosed for his issues many years ago - So very. Sad
Why didn’t her best friend ask Tod about how her best friend sustained those injuries??? Doesn’t sound much like a best friend to me. Best friends want to know the truth.
So no one even wonders why she would have been late to work and didn’t call that morning!? And is it just me who thinks it’s odd that the whole family LOVES to hang out with Todd (which I can see I’d find extremely annoying to be around) but people at work don’t?
All these family and friends completely defend Todd. It's super weird to me that they all claim they had this perfect marriage and never argued and everything just seemed like a fairytale when we all know that can't be true. All couples fight and argue. And their kids and spouses and Friends acting as if there's no possible way he could have murdered her is just not right. There is something very strange about these people.
I totally agree with you. These people are lying for this murderer. It's a natural thing for spouses to have arguments/disagreements. It's not natural to do EVERYTHING TOGETHER. That would drive normal people absolutely bunkers aka batshit crazy. Barbara probably was sick of the mealy mouse piece of #!&* who would down to pee. RIP Barb.
I’ve been married 28 years. We sure had some doozies in the first decade but our family and friends would feel exactly the same. Of course I don’t have a pipe impaled in me, that changes things up a bit.
I think a lot of info comes out during trials that aren’t generally known . I bet some of his defenders had their eyes opened . At least , I hope so. I recently watched the murder trial for Nancy Brophy. She also had a marriage that was perfect , according to family , friends and co-workers. She was found guilty.
So I live near this town, a bit to the North. This whole scene is very old school western Wisconsin. I mean, have you ever known ANYONE who has gone 25 years and NEVER fought?? Well there is no one who has done that....these people are the definition of close knit. You don’t say anything. They will never say anything. You can bet in private they are talking.
sorry but i have been with my husband for 27 years and we have had arguments but NEVER hit each other or left each other at anypoint.... there are rare couples out there like me and my husband that are true soulmates.... 💖 but i do think he is guilty to many things wrong with his story, and i don't think that a pipe can grow hands and strangle her... 🖐🖐
My parents were married 47 years and never fought or argued, my grandparents were married 75 yrs and never fought or argued. Lots of families are very close and spen lots of time together. It seems you are judging all families by your family.
My husband and I have been married for 17 years, and without a word of a lie we have never argued, nor raised our voices at each other. This doesn't mean we don't get angry at times, but we wait until we calm down, sit with a cup of coffee and talk to each other about the issue.
I’d love to know what the family thought about the situation after sitting in on all the testimonies. Their unwavering commitment to Todd is so apparent at trial.
All of them are full of crap. Sorry but none of them asked him a single question about the inconsistencies and didn't even want to? Ridiculous! Barb deserved a better family and friends. Apparently they all cared about him more than her.
My theory is that some of them do believe or realize his story doesn't make sense and do question things internally or even know he is guilty. However, those who fear or believe he is guilty probably say to themselves, "Even if something did go terribly wrong and he did something he shouldn't what good will it do to send Todd to jail? It will just rip up the family more and won't help anything. It won't bring Barb back." They are obviously a very tight family--almost too tight for health in my opinion--and don't socialize much with people outside their little tribe. So they rationalize that it's better not to know the whole truth.
Bizarre things happen every day. His story is bizarre. But that does not make him a murderer. I'd be open to anyone showing evidence they had trouble or he had motive to murder her. I have not seen it and the prosecutors here certain did not show it.
To me though that doesn't make sense, that questioning or even knowing he's guilty would stew and eventually break them further apart if he got away scott free, you have to consider the tight family unit has already been severely fractured without Barb
I think youre right, I think thats how they have survived each other and been a tight group, forgive and FORGET...they certainly have a "I dont remember" gene in the blood family. I just feel so very sorry for Barb, she would not of know it was coming and she lost her life at Todds hands no doubt. (snapped is all, after years of holding everything in)
Our USA culture is such that families that do nothing but productive things, hunting, festival, camping, rehabbing, helping each other is considered unhealthy....to close,..weird?
Omg come on people. The police are allowed to lie in an interrogation to get to the truth, it's not that hard to understand.🤦 There's also no particular amount of time an interrogation can last. It can be 10 minutes or 13 hours. He was also aware that he could leave at any time, but he didn't. A motive is not required. The police did nothing wrong.
This is the most confusing case I’ve followed in a while. By all accounts, they had a loving relationship and their lives revolved around each other. Why? Why would he kill her?
Just the fact that no one, not even their children, ever saw them fight, argue, or get mad at each other tells you you that all was not right in their life. No married couple on this planet has that perfect of a relationship!
You never know what happens when people are alone together. It could also be that they really didn't fight and holding all that resentment and anger in led to him snapping. Its not healthy to hold all your feelings in. That's why even the happiest couples will tell you they do get into arguments.
10:11 None of them ever got a strange, uncomfortable twinge of intuition that something was a little too perfect: no alarm bells at all! That Barb never, not once, complained about Todd, is not a normal relationship, that's fear and control, denial and embarrassment.
I have nothing but wonderful things to say about my hubby. 23 years and we take walks together, go everywhere together. I tend to think other couples aren’t as close as me and my husband and I feel sad they haven’t ever really had true love. They seem to think is not normal to want to be with your spouse and prefer their company to any one else’s. That to me is weird. My hubby and I never want to be apart. And it’s exhausting having to hear my friends’ always complain about their men. I truly understand what Barb and Todd had. If this happened to me and they put me in jail thinking I killed my husband, then I wouldn’t really care. I’d rather be in jail than to have to live me life without my baby. If it didn’t kill me first that is.
You have to understand what a crime of passion truly is before you can understand why he is guilty.It had nothing to do with his character, by all standards, he was an ok guy, but nobodies perfect.It was a moment in time where he couldnt control the rage he built inside by being this "perfect man". He knew that he had to tell her that he worked that night after knowing for two months. He was mad because he knew she would go off, and he snapped
My theory: I think she started nagging on the way to her work, complaining about the windshield, and he said "OK you want the windshield gone, let's go look for the truck right now" (knowing perfectly well he had made no arrangements with anyone) then she got even more mad as he drove in that direction, they started getting physical, he punched her with his right fist as he drove, he got off the main road to avoid getting into an accident, she pulled the steering wheel to make him stop, he tried to park but put it in reverse instead, she might have used her legs to kick him while in the car (that's how one shoe came off and how she got bruises on her legs), then eventually escaped the vehicle but he caught up with her and finished the beating outside on the passenger side hidden from view from vehicles coming in the same direction and by the grass. He might have tried to fake an accident hitting the windshield with the Bubba mug, then decided to use the pipe that was in his trunk instead. First blow didn't work but the second one did, he pulled it right away and threw it out... They did accident reconstruction scenarios where they showed the pipe (same weight and length) would fall pretty much straight down, by the time it reaches the passenger side of the upcoming lane it's pretty much ground level
Love you explanations .... there were so many other thing going with him too, job, bills, helping everyone every minute of his life, and didn't someone close die, PLUS let's not forget she had OCD. That is a sever mental illness...living with someone with OCD is incredibly difficult!!!!!
@@sergebreton6776 actually I am the Bubba mug. I've been locked in the evidence room for years but now that the evidence has been released I'm able to tell my side of the story
I think when people are sworn in there should be a big x button like on x factor that when they say so help you God. When they are lying, God should be able to be like X nope sit down.
I believe I have watched almost all of the proceedings surrounding this case but I haven't seen anything from the prosecution regarding "motive for the crime" or anything surrounding the "pipe" as in if it was the defendants weapon could they show that it was his or that it or other pieces of pipe came from his home or were in his possession before the incident?
@@amaliag5877 they dont have any of that. all they have is his jibberish, he would've done himself well to stay quiet, and her injuries. I will say some injuries do seem strange. like the injuries to the back of the head. although I could see some if she was hit hard from front it wouldve knocked her head back real hard. but all injuries don't coincide with what he says happened. I really really tried to be on his side but some things he said and those injuries are just not right
ozmid40scouple yes and what about the lady on the stand who said she drove on that road a different day and there was a pipe partially on the road? Nothing more was mentioned about that.
They could not show a motive. All the motives that the cops tried to pin on him (by lying to him in the interviews) turned out to be false. No motive and no opportunity -- he would have had to stage this scene (after one day just snapping and beating his wife for the first time ever while driving) in about 4 minutes. They claim it was a "secret motive that only Kendhammer knows." Strange standard for prosecution in a murder case in WI. They also did not show how he got the pipe. They did not show any evidence it came from the trunk. They also did not show a single mark on her that excluded everything but a beating -- for instance no fist mark, or finger, or claw mark, etc. Nothing that said conclusively, "These injuries were definitely from a fight."
It’s the same pattern as Chris Watts and Scott Peterson. Everyone thought it was perfect, including Shannan and Lacy, until it wasn’t. It’s a facade, it isn’t real with with these covert narcissists.
Nobody will talk about what happened the night before the "accident". They can tell you what they are for breakfast but nobody remembers what they did the night before! There is a reason why! He flipped out over something and he beat the life out of her! Sure he is crying crocodile tears over it now because there isn't anyone to cook him big meals every night but there has to be punishment handed out even when its an OOPS!!!!!
Really blew my mind that she didn't even ask todd about the inconsistencies in his story. Everyone just blindly believed him without even asking any questions. Poor barb, maybe that's why she never spoke up to anyone about their issues.
before i start i think he is guilty... BUT to answer WISCO NORGE ⬇⬇ THAT'S NOT TRUE I have been with my husband for 27 years and we have had 3 MAYBE 4 big arguments within that time... ( we have never left each other for even a day.. we ALWAYS kiss each other before bed even after the ''arguments'' ) i know aaaahhhhhhh LOL not ONCE have we EVER hit one another.... on very rare occasion you can find your soulmate as i have.... 😍😘🥰💖💝💘
Diamond: I agree that it’s true - lifelong love can and does happen, but I don’t believe for a moment that ANY couple can be “perfect.” Arguments are inevitable, even if they are only for a minute, for a day, or even for a week (or more! ). I think that anybody that calls their relationship “PERFECT,” is either hiding something or in denial. I even believe that they have been described as “perfect” by family and/or friends - people (and families) tend to avoid “airing their dirty laundry.” Especially abusive ones.
@@catd.d.7854 ohhh i totally agree.. we do have spats lol but as for massive arguments only extremely rarely.. like i said 3 maybe 4 massive ones in 27 years we never left each other though... no relationship is PERFECT we have just got to give and take - kiss and make up and tomorrow is a new day attitude... 💖
absolutely agree with u. there are many many couples who dont argue and damn sure arent volatile. My husband and I are the same. we may spat, but are over it within an hour or two. we don't yell, fight or play stupid games. although with this particular situation I feel the constant being together could possibly be him controlling. the example of him leaving deercamp to go home to "be with her" may be him keeping tabs on her. Ive known men who cannot stand for their woman to ever do anything without them, to be away from them, she can never be alone without him. idk for sure if thats the situation here but could possibly be. its hard ti think they really had this great relationship and then he snapped out of nowhere. He is very very believable with his emotions. I feel like hes a master manipulator and had everyone fooled. bc he did love her, but he loved her ti the point of it being sick. and he knew how to hide it from everyone. idk. I wanted to believe he was innocent but I really started listening to him, the things he said, and the evidence and something doesnt add up
@@jennifers.3818 i think you're absolutely right i think he was very controlling, obsessive and jealous man. they learn to be manipulative and can faux there emotions very well and cry on the spot for your forgiveness as soon as they hit you, so you will feel guilty and forgive them.
WOw, they had an "advanced scout" that would go to Warrens two weeks in advance of the cran-fest. i believe Barb's brother probably has had to come to the realization that Todd wasn't such a good guy post verdict, even though Todd was an excellent handy-man and jack of most trades plumber and was smarter than Todd's son-in-law when it came to plumbing.
hard to believe the son-in-law would openly text message his father in-law. that's a no-no. and does he have a Jim Carey Dumb-N-dumber haircut for a reason? Any idea how he was making personal calls while he was on a job in LaCrosse, Wisconsin? WOW!!! I hope his employer isn't watching this.
Me and my husband live in the country in Tennessee and in the south our families are just like this family. The world needs more just like us and many more! There are families that don't live on phones and tvs and all these social media sites. We actually are extremely close and spend time together and are teaching our kids to do the same! He didn't kill his wife. Haven't yall heard of freak accidents? Sounds like everyone has damned him quilty instead of hearing the facts. Never heard any proof from the prosecution...they just tried to make all the family cry on stand. HE'S INNOCENT. GOD EDD THIS FAMILY AND THEIR LOSS. TODD IS TOTALLY HEART BROKEN ❤️ 💙 💜
Son in law. Perfect really just like him and his wife not normal. Did everything together omg get a life controlling . Chose their furniture etc Todd so controlling unreal even with his own daughter
There hasn’t been one thing said about their marriage that was bad. Finances in order, genuinely in love. Then there was that lady who said there was a steel pole in that same road. I just don’t believe Todd killed his wife.
Where have you been? He snapped and killed her. She was a ball buster and he was seething just under the surface. He killed her. Try to use common sense.
@@augustwest6637 You mean the interrogation where the cops lied to a grieving man to drag him from his wife's wake then lied to him over and over and over? Claimed they had video of the suspect truck. Claimed he had financial trouble. Lie. Claimed she never called in sick. Lie. Claimed that she absolutely had to be at work at 8. Lie. Claimed they found blood in his garage. Lie. Claimed that they found blood and other damning forensics in the house. Lie. Claimed that the medical examiner said there was skin under her fingernails. Lie. Claimed that she was not wearing his Friday work clothes. Lie. Claimed that gravity determined the pipe would fall straight to the ground without moving under momentum toward the car. Lie. Lie after lie after lie.
No marriage is perfect, but to listen to all of the testimony apparently we have now found the most perfect marriage with the wife dead wirh extreme bruises like from a beating! Come on now .. nobody is this Perfect and Todd sounds very lazy as a human. Sounds like financially she carried the weight and maybe just sick of it
Well - this may be an unpopular statement but as a profiler and a therapist I believe that the accident was just that - I don’t believe at all that Todd hurt his wife.
Cool... Just explain a few things... How the pipe magically flew twice (there was a practice hit too on the windshield) even though laws of physics prove it was impossible. And how said pipe had rust on it that was also found in his trunk and the pipe had NO blood, tissue, DNA etc. of Barbara on it. Or that zero injuries match anything from the pipe per the M.E. Or that ALL of her injuries were from being punched and strangled. And why Todd has bloody knuckles which is what folks get after being in a fight and scratches on him which were defensive wounds from Barbara. Or why this day out of all others she was not taken to work and did not call in when she was so punctual her boss called her at 8:02 because he knew something was wrong. Or why Todd lies about almost everything to police and never did answer why he didn't take her to work or why they would aimlessly drive looking for a truck that might need a windshield a month ago.
OMG Shan'nanns house was crazy clean and organized. Heck if I disappeared and cops came in with cameras all of a sudden I'd be embarrassed... I bet she wasn't real fun to live with being that anal but dang it was impressive. The cops even couldn't believe their were little ones in the house.
