Witness Testifies to Hearing Brenda Powell's Murder 

She isn’t schizophrenic, she is a habitual liar.

If she were willing to go as far as killing her own mother in order to hide her failure and keep it from being exposed, one can only imagine the extent of harm she could inflict upon a stranger. Without a doubt, she poses a significant threat to both the public and society as a whole.

Amazing how her manic episode of schizophrenia kicked in right at the exact time her mother was being told her daughter was suspended

IF she can snap that quickly on her own mother than she ABSOLUTELY could snap on ANYBODY else ANYTIME. She is dangerous.

She is not crazy...I liken this case to the Chandler "Chaz" Halderson case, where he was living a lie and when his lie was about to be exposed, he murdered his parents. This is exactly what she did. To say she is schizophrenic or suffers some mental health issue is disrespectful to those that truly suffer from psychosis

If you notice when a witness is about to answer a question, that she knows is going to sound bad for her case, she begins to cry. She’s a trip! Spoiled manipulator!

Her lawyers should tell her the crying with no tears and face wiping makes it so much worse

What??? She killed her mother when the school called???!!!! Shes a complete psycho! She needs off the streets!

Horrific crime. Hope she goes away for life.

She's an actress... she's pretending to hurt and cry but no tears ever comes out

Someone should tell her SHE'S NOT FOOLING ANYBODY BUT HER POOR DAD

As a juror I would ask: if she is not stable enough to sit through trial, how can she be stable enough to be out in society?

She is soo embarrased people have to hear about her messed up school situation. She doesn't care about her mom

My sister was diagnosed with schizaphrenia (sp?) She battled bravely with it, from late teens until her death at 55 and I do not believe this girl was suffering from a mental breakdown, she shows no evidence of previous mental illness and her actions at the scene should evidence of guilt by making up a story about a break-in.

This is an act of her realizing and being reminded of what led to her murdering her mom. It’s her hearing it in real time and knowing everyone including her dad is going to know the truth.

She’s the only person I’ve ever seen who can cry for hours and her nose and eyes never turn red 🤷‍♀️

Sydney puts me in mind of a mixture of Chandler Halderson for the double life and Jodie Arias for the way she’s looking through her fingers to see if anyone is seeing her supposedly crying

The very notion of striking my own mother with a cast iron skillet is appalling.

I first went to college in '76. My first semester sucked. Grades were sent to parents(no privacy "rights"). Yeah, I was anxious about my probation, but NEVER thought of any violence. I returned and made the Dean's list until I graduated. NO EXCUSE! RIP BRENDA!❤

The defendant keeps acting like she's the victim. It's disgusting. Max sentence 🙏🙏

Ms Gaffney is a superb witness. 🙏🏻 RIP Brenda. I’m so sorry for your loss. 💔

When she refused to move out of the dorm, instead of being coddled and enabled she should have been warned once and then arrested and made to leave. And the arresting officer could then decide whether to have a mental evaluation done on her. It might have saved her mother's life. For the parents to be left out of the communication loop with the school, particularly when their daughter clearly exhibited abnormal behavior, after paying for her education, is terrible. And it was neither fair to nor safe for the other students to have someone living in the dorm whose presence was unauthorized.

I too am a severe bi polar. And i never ever want to harm anyone. Mental disease DOES NOT EQUAL VIOLENCE. makes me very upset. Prayers for your daughter. Can be very challenging

If she was so close to her mother, why didn’t she talk to her mother about what was going on with her?

I guess she thinks crying will help her case . Wicked and evil girl .

It's amazing how Sydney is continuously Crying Without TEARS. It's all for show.

Ms Gaffney seems like a really understanding lady. She asked multiple times if she needed help talking to her parents. Also, getting suspended wasn’t a done deal. She could go back and redo classes. I wish she would have taken Ms. Gaffney’s help and advice. She wouldn’t be in this mess. She should have just pleaded guilty if she is truly remorseful.

I'm outraged on so many levels! The audacity of the family is beyond comprehension! Asking she not be punished. Wtf?!? She is an adult. She committed an egregious crime with No mitagating circumstances. There's no reasonable doubt either. Put her in prison and throw away the key.

This lady is a PERFECT witness!

I feel sorry for the poor Dean! Imagine being on the phone with someone who is being murdered.

Another brat who murdered a parent cause they didn't get their own way. Off to prison with her, lets see her get her own way in there.

Funny how she didn't start attacking her mom until she was on the phone with the school. That proves to me she wasn't legally insane at the time.

Narc crying because her failure in school is being exposed in detail to the world.

How the heck does she do all that crying without shedding one single tear and her eyes NEVER getting red....AMAZING.

Mental illness diagnosis is not an excuse for criminal behavior.

WHY all the preferential treatment ?! Disgusting ! This freak isn’t in jail. She was allowed to stay out of the courtroom today as well ! So she wouldn’t get upset ?! WTF ? It’s still being debated that’s she’s even truly “schizophrenic”. But she’s being treated like a small child. No jail. Allowed to take time out from the courtroom. Treated like a #%^* baby. She slaughtered her own mother. Why is she allowed all this special treatment ? Give me a break. 👺

She spent her entire life crying. The body cam footage of when her father showed up on the scene, shows a young child pleading with her father to get out of a lie. It was practiced her entire life. Kids do what works. Sadly a child who learns how to manipulate her parents will continue to do so into adulthood, and have child-like tantrums when it doesn’t work. Child-like tantrums by adults are often very violent. I’m so sorry for her dad who is now without his partner, his love. And for the college administrators who had to listen to the the murder of Brenda Powell and forever have the memory of those sounds.

This girl definitely has a problem with the reality of the consequences of her mistakes. She thinks if she covers her ears or cries that it will go away. She seems very immature. So sad.....

I don’t feel sympathy for this mother’s killer. She actually annoys me. Her childish, immature and egocentric attitude just tell me that she doesn’t feel any kind of remorse of what she had done to her entire family.

Oh my Lord covering her ears - like a 3 year old being scolded!

I've been through literally the same self inflicted, shameful (my perspective) experience, and was terrified to tell my parents. But not ONCE did I ever think about murdering them. I mean, I literally did all the same things trying to hide my school status. I understand the pressure 1000%, but it's still no excuse to commit such a crime. 😢

Even if someone is genuinely remorseful, the "tears" would have run out by now. Not because a person doesn't care, but because they would be emotionally tapped out/mentally exhausted. So her attempts of trying to make herself cry aren't helping, in my opinion, and probably aren't winning over the jury.

I don't feel a bit sorry for her. I feel sorry for her mother. It makes my blood boil she mrdrd her mother with a skillet her mother used to cook her meals, nuture her to adulthood. She's a narcissistic sociopath hell no she's not schizophrenic. Have you ever worked with schizophrenic patients? Her behavior is much too deliberate. And I know from working years in psychiatry you can go to 5 different mental health professionals and get 5 different diagnoses.. Especially when you're selling your services as expert witness for big bucks from defense lawyers.

Grow up. You did this. Covering your ears. Gimme me a break

Doesnt matter why she attacked& stabbed her mother..she is 100% guilty.

This wasn't done solely to cover up her lies. This was punishment. She thought her parents should accept whatever lie she told and when they didn't there was gonna be hell to pay.

Just because the girl is paranoid about her parents finding about her failures doesn’t make her schizophrenic!!!! I think that is a farse defense. I hate psyche docs who go into trials with a agenda to fit the crime and really are not accurate! I don’t feel this girl is crazy. The child may be coddled too much and put on pedestal to succeed and fear of failure was big because of her parents high expectation. I don’t believe her mom was a best friend either! It’s a mom she feared disciplinary from if she told the truth! I am curious if this girl just has a personality disorder instead like Borderline or bi-polar with anti-social disorder too.

Wow. It sounds like this girl had all the help and support available to her that she could have wanted/needed. Too bad she chose not to take advantage of it. What a way to ruin your life and the lives of so many others. Total waste. Lock her up and give her Chandler's contact info. They're perfect for one another.

She lied and manipulate everyone on campus, at home. She was offered help at multiple time to tell her parents the truth but chose to keep lying. Very truth worthy witness, by the way, unlike the defendant! I'm very curious to hear the testimonies about her psychosis because until now, everything says: guilty.

I bet she doesn't cry outside of the courtroom, where are the tears

Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive.

Mrs Gaffney looked so emotional when she was glancing at Sydney in that brief moment of silence, you can tell Gaffney is genuinely a kind and caring person

Narcissists hate being exposed and abandoned. When she realised she was going to be exposed and possibly abandoned by her parents, she ensured to stop it. Her poor mother never saw it coming.

She could have mental illness, but that will never be an excuse for murder

Whenever someone of authority is on the stand who know this scheming/ devious killer, she cries, because she knows they can see through her LIES

Anyone that kills a family member especially anyone of your parents needs to go to jail without parole. If you could kill your flesh and blood you will kill anyone that comes in front of you. She will kill again for sure

Every single hour of every day I miss my mother, can't imagine the sheer hatred this girl displayed towards the one who gave her life...😢

Sydney what were you thinking was going to happen, girl? Now she’s crying for herself!

The police asked her dad at the scene if she had any mental issues and he said no no so she is screwed with her lying now

When people cry, their nose begins to run and most likely one will blow their nose. I haven't seen her do this at all. One cant control this action of the nose to begin to run. Shes not even wiping her nose.

This girl is too much. Crying when they present the suspension letter? Really? She is too over the top! This seems more like manipulation versus true emotion.

She’s only pretending she’s crying and covering her ears hoping the jury has pity on her…she’s not sorry one bit about what she did.

Oh my gosh… the way she waits for the camera to pan towards her to start her “act” of crying 😡

Is that spoiled defendant plugging her ears? Make her listen to the witness.

Sydneys sneering at this lady at 5:39 for about 10 seconds. Disgusting.

Fake upset, she is putting it on.

Oh so now ur regretting your crime?

Oh, she can hide and pout when it suited her, but she did go to Sorority meetings…. Smh

Flunking out of college is not a life or death situation. Why did Sydney feel so desperate & crazed when her mom found out she was flunked? This case makes no sense ! I hope the family can somehow recover from this tragedy. 💔

Does anyone else notice when Sydney glances in the other direction the look of sheer evil on her face? Dark, evil eyes. I can’t even look at her. 🤮 Makes me sick, and it’s unacceptable how they are allowing this vile creature to be babied and enabled. She is not fooling ANYONE. She is spoiled, entitled, evil and heartless. You can see absolutely zero remorse in her eyes, and nothing but dramatic, failed attempts at pretending to cry and be a poor little victim. I am sure her attorneys told her to dress the way she did. She is attempting to play the role of the sweet little innocent victim. The colors she chose….the ribbon in her hair. The fake crying. This is all just further manipulation tactics. May she rot in prison and never have peace.

Here we go again, all these bouts of crying, tissues and not a tear in sight!

I can't imagine hearing a brutal murder taking place. I would be scarred for life.

A murderer outside jail/prison? Wow!

You can see how much emotional stress Ms Gaffney was under, yet she maintained her composure in spite of the fact she had been ear witness to a brutal murder. Anyone who was involved in this, or had been in proximity to this killer, had to know they too could have been blitz attacked. What a horrible thing to have to deal with. Sydney is playing the victim role because she was caught, and to gain sympathy. It will be interesting to see what all the body language experts have to say about her. It is hard to believe she had such a massive tantrum over a phone call about her college suspension. Imagine if she ever had to deal with a far more serious issue? Tons of kids drop out of college. She was given all kinds of support. Her parents might have been angry for a few days, and told her to work, and then re-evaluate for the next semester. So what? The crocodile is crying crocodile tears.

My Daughter has Bipolar and is an Angel caring and loving we live together as a happy family. No excuse for murdering your parents using Mental illness it’s happening more and more. Heartbreaking for the family left behind to cope with. 💔

Sounds like she must have known for months prior to her suspension.

CATCH UP ON THIS CASE: www.courttv.com/news/oh-v-sydney-powell-mother-stabbed-murder-trial/?

I don't see any tears.

Mom disciplined....,Daddy spoiled....this is why she was whining I want my dad when arrested

Parents should know their child’s grades!!! The parents are paying $$$$ for their educations & need to know. It’s an indication of how their child may be doing mentally, as well… if the child pays for the college, then they don’t need to share the grades… this rule needs to change!!!

Not one tear. My goodness this young lady must pay for the life she deliberately took from her mother.

Love that Syndey had no trouble showing up for sorority meetings and pretending she's a student... but when it came down to actually taking responsibility and doing the work college requires, she's suffering and being picked on. This is coming from someone who earned 2 college degrees AND experienced academic suspension and was a student athlete (swimmer). It's not a surprise when you get kicked out. You're given a bunch of warnings, you know the time and quality of work you're putting in. College is incredibly transparent. The school and your professors offer tons and tons of help, THEY WANT THEIR STUDENTS TO SUCCEED! College is more than fun and parties. It's an adult choice that requires an adult level maturity. I didn't get it when I was 19-20 and I wasn't mature enough so I quit and worked. When I went back, I made the choice to try and I still wasn't ready and I flunked out. Was it embarrassing? Yes. Did I want to die rather than telling my parents? Yes. But again, MOST parents want their child to be successful and I can tell Syndey's parents would have done anything to help her get on her feet. And so did my parents! Were they mad and disappointed? Of course! But they did everything they could to help support me get back into school and succeed? Again, yes! Sydney Powell and Chandler Halderson and the like never gave their parents a chance to help them! They decided for them and ended their lives. Absolutely sickening and maddening.

Oh my God. I had no idea they were on the phone live and heard the murder. These people must be traumatized as well

Who is that little girl giving dirty looks too. 🤔 Kids having tantrums murdering a parent bc things dont go "his/her" way. Look at the case girl poured draino on her father bc he didnt give her money for her bday party. Disgusting..when will justice change charge them with a harsher punishment.

The lady sitting next to this murderer looks like she is sick of her crying antics.

wow, she does a LOT of "visual" sadness but then I see no "water" actually falling from the eyes. Rub your eyes so they "look" like you've been crying. WOW

My daughter had to repeat a year at uni, she was messing around not doing what she should but she talked to me and I sorted it out easily and trust me I'm no pushover, this little madam is pure evil 😈

Crying so the jury's fell sorry for her she lied lied lied went in to the kitchen got pan and killed her mum WTF.

Why doesn’t she want to hear what the witness has to say? The defendant was involved in the incident.

Totally unhinged and pure evil. The nervous energy escaping as she sits and is shaken to the core, constantly. Lock her up forever, she has no worth, absolutely none and society doesn’t need her.

Surprised this trial isn't being broadcast live.

I flunked out my first year of college and it caused me a lot of anxiety about telling my parents. But I eventually did and went back to school much later in life when I was way more mature.

She's just trying to blame it on mental health. So that she doesn't have to spend the rest of her life in prison for stabbing her mother's 27 times. a person who's insane does not do all this. she knew what she was doing she knew right from wrong, she's knew that she could have stopped at any moment. or she knew that she didn't have to do this. she could have called the therapist, went to a hospital, and talked to somebody about how she felt. she killed her mother because she was angry she's a cold-blooded killer. I hope the jury finds her guilty on all counts..

She's trying so hard to get tears going: press fingers on eyes, look into a bright light, stick kleenex in her eyes, rub some more. There's no water flowing in this video. The tear-fakery is a very bad look.

This daughter is so mad because all her lies are being exposed. Shes not upset that she murdered her own mom the person who gave her life an loved her. But shes upset about her lies coming to light. That's just sad.

enough with the fake sobbiing

I’m so sorry you had to go through that. There’s no way that doesn’t replay in your mind over and over again.

She was lying to everyone 🤮

I don't know how Miss Gaffney stayed so poised. You can just see on her face toward the end of her testimony how hard she's trying to hold it together. What an awful situation. I kept thinking the whole time ... Sydney could have done this to another student. It's bone chilling to think about how long she was just hanging around on campus.

A word to any parent who is helping with college expenses. Tie those expense helps to the right to see all grades at any time. Get it is writing with a witness signature.