People don’t call for a lot of things. There was a bad crash in front of my house where a man was ejected through his windshield. I ran down to help and multiple people were standing around gawking. I was busy trying to keep him from moving because he was in shock and trying to stand but he had a bad compound fracture in his left leg. Figured none of them thought to call 911 and I was right. I was the first call. The FIRST after multiple people had stopped and watched. It’s scary to think the innocent people who could be hurting and nobody does anything. They all assume someone else will. Well guess what? Who cares if you called after someone else already did. They won’t mind, they’ll just tell you they’ve already got someone on the way. And if the cops act like shitheads bc it turns out to be a false alarm? Forget them, it could’ve been serious. People shouldn’t feel so afraid to bother the police
Most people don't call the police over everything. If they knew something terrible had happened they would have called the police. Don't try and blame the neighbors...
@@intellectic9155 if this had been you or your relative won’t you have wanted the neighbors to call if they heard screams? Better safe than sorry. Maybe you were one of those neighbors 🤔
Agreed, and it also angers me when the police do not challenge people with this attitude. There is no good reason why the police should not respond with "is that how you would want somebody to respond if it were you or somebody you care about was in the same situation?" I think the police care more about offending somebody who is entirely too sensitive.
You hear someone screaming no, it hurts, CALL THE POLICE! I once heard a woman moaning for help outside my condo at 3am and called the non-emergency police line and they sent a cop car out to look around. No harm.
It’s always extra sad to me when a family member is guilty of a crime against their own family, and the remaining family members are in such strong denial that they can’t see it.
Agreed, it makes a horrible situation so much worse. The evidence doesn't change because a person refuses to "believe" it. Her answers are bizarre, not using words, many times answering with "hmm" and "uh-huh". Not very serious.
As someone who heard my mother suffer and die at the hands of another, I have no tolerance for people who don't step up when they hear or see something. Shame on that woman! A little girl may not have lost her mother if that woman had called 911...
I've watched so many videos where someone is screaming for help and no one cares to simply call 911. They remember hearing something the next day, when it's too late. Smh
@@S.H.A.D.O.999 That wasn't a "social psychology study", that was a real case, and is the case that the 911 system spawned out of, but I understand what you're trying to say. I'm just clarifying. And I believe (iirc) the term that was coined after the subsequent study that you're speaking of is called the "bystander effect" (or possibly "affect").
I’ve called more than once when I heard screams in more than one place I lived. Every time it was domestic violence. If you hear something, if you see something say something
That's called accountability, you have your adult life and plenty of warnings to figure it out. I was abused in every way imaginable growing up AND I have high functioning autism. Prisons aren't full of broken children, they're full of criminals who broke the law.
I dont think his sister really understands her brother's diagnosis. And I feel for her , pushing aside her own needs to protect her brother and be respectful and honor their mom and dad! 😢 Prayers for her 🙏 She needs to step back and see the reality.
Maybe deep down she does--at the end it's written that Brandon has written to her from jail proclaiming his innocence, and she says she's never responded.
People Scream bcuz they need help & are hoping someone will come to their aid! It’s always Better to be safe than sorry If you hear an Adult screaming then just call the authorities. Children on the other hand do scream while they’re just playing but you can usually tell the difference in life threatening & play…but if you’re not sure then again it’s better to be safe & call than sorry for not.
I know! That neighbor is the worst!! You hear a scream and do nothing?? Gretchen could have been saved! That truly infuriated me! RIP sweet Gretchen! ❤️🩹❤️🩹🙏🏾🙏🏾
True. People do not care about one another any more.What happened to love thy neighbour, being a brother’keeper? Yes!Adults do not just scream for the love of it! Someone cleaning !And you dot report?
Hear blood curl.... screaming and the word help or that hurts but didn't call for help!! I hope I never have a neighbor like that if I'm being hurt 🤕 😭😢😢 I mean to me it's common sense or in my nature to want to help if I seen someone in pain and if I hear fighting or distress I'm calling for help and have been put in that position before
That’s chilling that such a potentially helpful electronic presence“ or “application“ as Alexa was sadly not set up to meet the crucial need of a violent crime victim . . .
Maybe, maybe not. I’m autistic (they don’t use the term Asperger’s anymore). I went through, and still go through problems with emotional regulation. However, I haven’t committed any murders. Do I think people might misread my responses and falsely accuse me? Hell yes.
Ikr ... and it was so easy to see that the guy Ferreira was guilty. I knew he was guilty before they even mentioned he was part of it. He couldn't even get his words right in the 1st interview when the wife said he couldn't hurt a fly. Sickening human being! I despise knowing he's walking in public
The last story of John McCabe is so very sad, the fact that her husband died not hearing the guilty verdict. They are all upsetting and may they ALL RIP 💖🕯️
Glad Brandon got what he deserved. Terrible crime… and that old high school friend is a creep for trying to get in on money and gifts Brandon promised her.
@@katiacunill9057 Exactly. She's shameless to go on 48 Hours like this, but of course she can't pass up being 'famous'. Just like "but who doesn't want to live in a million dollar house" lol. She knew damn well what Brandon wanted from her, and of course she didn't actually have feelings for him, but she pursued it and led him on because she thought she hooked an easy one to take to the cleaners. She could have stopped talking to him, but 🥇-diggers gonna 🥇-dig lol.
*Had that neighbor call the Police after hearing those blood curdling screams, Gretchen would probably be still alive and something could have been done right away about the situation.*
@@j68715he was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison but the possibility of parole in 15 years. Pathetic! He should have gotten life without parole
You can't carry keys on a key ring inside a wallet. And the brother SAID he gave him the keys, AND sent him there to 'scare' his parents. 100% guilty, no doubt.
I have one key, it detaches from my large phone wallet. Just sayin..;) being an ICU nurse down here in South Florida we used to take minimal amount of stuff back and forth from work. And I can tell you there is no whatever Medical Center they're talking about ,or, special CDC facility during covid down here
1 night of torture for a sweet little boy-43 years of torture for a dad and mom. DISGUSTING! I'm so sorry for all of the victims and their families. But that last, innocent little boy and his sweet, sweet parents just tears my heart out.
"We have enough regulations" - Capitalism and appointed family member with zero qualifications Special Advisor by and to former President Trump, Ivanka Trump.
I have a son with Asperger’s and the way this young man was interviewed was not appropriate or fair. I think detectives need to be coached trained on how to conduct this type of interviews with people that have mental disabilities.🤷♀️ Autistic people sometimes they say yes ,to whatever you may say to them to get you off their back , they don’t like confrontation it gives them anxiety , , they also say random sh** without meaning what they say. I think he was manipulated by his guy friend, and he fell for it, now he has to pay the price of his mistakes.😐Prayers for his sister may God give her the strength and acceptance to move forward in life🙏🏻✨so 😞
Imagine a parent they say they have Covid and all you reply as a child “ok hope you get better”💀😭 omg where’s love so distant from me it’d be the same second phone call back
Right! Holy Scripture tells us that people will not have natural affection. It's happening especially in the past 40+ years. Getting much worse since the interweb. Mothers murdering babies in the womb. Feminism. Narcissism. Divorce. Broken relationships between parents and children...generations. Lord. Have. Mercy. If she were my Mom, I would have called until I spoke directly to her. Having not been able to reach her, I'm going to the police.
Though I normally would agree, when my dad had Covid he texted us and told us he was so sick he couldn’t talk or get out of bed. So we didn’t really get a chance to talk to him until after a few days. But we did keep checking in through text. I guess it could have been a situation where his wife killed him and kept his phone but thankfully it was covid (from which he recovered, thankfully)
That's pretty much what I said when my mom texted me that she was going to the hospital with COVID. There were circumstances, and I have no regrets about how I handled it. But I'm glad you have a close, loving and supportive relationship with your parents!
@@ladvita32 yeah it’s pretty common in America to say here things like “have a good day” or “hope you’re okay” haha it’s just not the type of love you’d die for and easily give your life for them haha
Please have guts to call 911 when something seems abnormal. You could be saving lives. Heck, you could be saving your own life. Christ, this world is sad.
Ive seen where people literally saw an intruder and just locked their bedroom door and didn't call police for their own house knowing someone was in there and they had roommates 😭😔😔 wat is going on
Yes 😢😢😢 His Mom and Dad having to go through all those years of never ending painful grief. And the purest love in his Mother's eyes as she talked about her "JJ". My heart ached for John's parents. 😢
As a woman with 2 autistic brothers, Brandon’s behavior is extremely similar to that of one of my brothers. He makes up fantastical stories/lies that he thinks people want to hear, or sometimes for no reason at all. Emotionally, he doesn’t respond like a “normal” person. I’m not defending Brandon, but his conviction with no hard evidence sort of shocks me….I sympathize with Lauren, and the entire thing is a tragedy no matter who might’ve been at fault 😞 just awful….
I feel so sorry for the daughter of the parents that were killed. She's lost everything, but I so hope she finds happiness with a family of her own someday.
Spot on. I said the same thing. And she's extra shameless for coming on 48 Hours like this. She thought she had an easy one to take to the cleaners (well she would have if he got away with it). It's gross that 48 Hours kind of portrays her as a victim. I wouldn't be surprised at all if she knew about, or even instigated Brandon's actions. *[EDIT]:* For some reason "Sarah" tends to be a common golddigger name lol. (Apologies to all the non-goldigger Sarah's lol)
As much as in this case Brandon seems like a good suspect, having autism, and therefore, come across emotionless, is by not means a sign that someone is automatically guilty. I have worked with people with autism for over 15 years and the way that he is acting is totally normal. Again, Brandon could have done it, I don’t know, but law enforcement needs more training and assistance on how to handle people with disabilities. It boils my blood that because he didn’t show empathy he was immediately considered a suspect without any proof just yet.
Challenging to prosecute? Lady is missing and disappeared, you have the guy ripping down a camera,, ambushing her at her home, blood curdling screams, and he has her phone. Case closed. Sad.
Such an evil world we live in. Being single never felt better. You just don't know who someone really is . This Demon Anthony went as far as to change his name, so his past wouldn't be easily found. Didn't have enough decency to tell what really happened 😕 RIP to all those lost in the most brutal ways.
1st case: So they basically took away life in prison so they could get her body back? So if he gets out and kills someone else, it's because her family was selfish? ffs... WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU?!
I will never understand why people don’t call 911 when they hear someone scream “stop it.” “You r hurting me” “help”. After all these 48, so many women and children could’ve been saved if only the one who heard the cries for help called 911.
Of course Michael was guilty! Even his ex wife said he was a horribly abusive, jealous husband!! Just because Brown can't remember every detail after so many years, is understandable. It's too bad the jury couldn't see that.
Imagine having to spend the rest of your life knowing that you could have done something to likely prevent a tragedy, but in the moment chose not to call 911 and as a result, someone payed the ultimate price. I don't think I could live with that kind of guilt and shame. But perhaps that's just me.
That woman who heard "serious" screams killed her too. Shameful. She is so descriptive later but doesn't do anything when it counted. She was probably doing something she should not at the same time. Maybe she was with her forbidden lover or all drugged up.
What a monster- a shame he has a chance to get out at all!!!- I understand the family wanted her home- condolences to the family/friends & whole community 💔🥀 Love ya Dave Aronberg!!!💙
Years ago I was alone with the kids in a new home.Someone parked across the street and it just looked suspicious so I called.Many years later that logged police call as they had come out helped convict a man accused of R that night in my town because it confirmed he was there that night and had hid his car on the other side of town across from my house 😐
What’s wrong with you? Self-absorbed & entitled much? It isn’t new to YOU!, but it is to the rest of us. You could simply have skipped it, but nooo…. Had to go into the comments & whine..
@@AidaShawJ.D. Yet you're the one whining about the comment. OP wrote three words, but you're so triggered about that that you write an entire scathing, self projection of a paragraph. Quit projecting, and look inward at yourself for once. Also, maybe follow your own advice, and stay out of the comments if you're so "self-absorbed & entitled" to think that others should have the foreknowledge to stay silent & not comment on the off chance that _you_ (a complete stranger) are in the comments, and don't like what they have to say, just so you don't have full-on meltdowns at the most simple, non-offensive things. 🤣 That's a *_you_* problem. It's not them. The comments aren't your "safe space".
