YouTuber Faked A LiveStream To Allegedly Create An Alibi For Murder- Case of Stephen McCullagh 

I was pushed down the stairs at 7 months pregnant by the father. Thank god my daughter will be 23 this year

When I was pregnant with my daughter, my own father has beaten me very badly and even kicked me multiple times in my stomach, crying to “get rid” of the child because I wasn’t married to my boyfriend… then I walked home, beaten and barely able to move to my boyfriend… who has only asked me “what have you done to piss him off so much!”… he also started to secretly drug me with strong codeine based medication (placed it in my food and drink multiple times) also trying to get rid of this child…. This was all over 5 years ago, I since has started a new life, far away from my dad and ex, building a new life steadily with my new partner and my 4 years old happy, healthy, strong and smart daughter who has just started her first school year this September. Ladies just remember: be careful whom you trust and be prepared to jump the boat on the first sign of red flags. It’s scary and hard, but handling life and hardships alone is better than being abused or killed. And always put your child’s safety and health first… Stay safe and strong everyone 🙏

that clip of her brother's statement completely shattered my heart... I'm so done with women being treated like they're below men, we deserve to be able to freely walk on this world as fearless as men do but yet here we are, fearing for our lives every single day I hope justice is served

Honestly I was so shocked that you covered this, in Northern Ireland we just feel so small I was almost surprised that you had even heard of it. But I’m so insanely glad that this case was able to get more publicity, because Natalie sounded absolutely amazing and her family are such kind and lovely people. My friend Odhran who lives around the corner from Natalie also passed away tragically on the 17th of December 2022. Odhrans parents and Natalie’s parents have become really close, supporting each other through their shared pain. I met Natalie’s parents when we had a celebration for odhrans birthday, and they said “the two of them are in paradise now, they are in a beautiful place now”. I thought this was so beautiful for them to say. Natalie’s parents were so brave and spoke so openly about her and what happened, and they were so kind and friendly through all of the pain they must have been feeling. You could tell how loving their family is and how amazing and independent Natalie was. Stephen has a special place in hell waiting for him. Thank you for always covering your cases with such respect.

I don't care if Natalie slept with the whole local football team and was pregnant with one of their kids. Maybe a reason to walk away from a relationship, but not an excuse for murder.

When my mom was pregnant with me, a woman tried to hit her with her car. My aunt was there luckily and pulled they women out of the car and handled the situation, my aunt went to jail that day haha but people are crazy and as someone who was recently pregnant, I am constantly looking over my shoulder when my and my daughter are in public. Thank you for covering this case love you steph

I absolutely agree. I felt so dumb while I was pregnant with my baby because I realized sooooo many red flags during pregnancy. And my thread of tolerance for BS was getting thinner and thinner. And my ex partner verbally said that he hated that I was not submissive anymore. That is why I tell my sister and nieces of possible red flags with men and boys. I absolutely do not want them to experience what I did.

RIP Natalie, another absolutely heart breaking case. The clip of Natalie’s brother speaking towards the end is so sad, that poor family. I hope Natalie and her baby get the justice that they deserve. Those statistics are terrifying.

The clips of the live infuriated me. The way he’s so nonchalant while talking about the future crime he would commit is bone-chilling. I hope Natalie gets the rest she deserves and I hope that her family can heal. 💕💕

There was a similar case in France, the murder of Alexia Daval. Her husband declared her missing after she didn't come back from a run. Police found her body some time later in a forest. The murderer had tried to cremate her to make evidence disappear. The husband was crying in his in-laws arms in every public appearance from her disappearance to her burial, and the whole country was supporting him and painting him as this poor man whose soulmate had been murdered by a creep. Only for him to be the murderer.

I like how you focus more on victims in your videos. A lot of true crime channels tend to give a lot of time to the other side and forget what this is truly about - the crime and giving a tribute to life of the ones who have been hurt. So thank you Stephanie, that you give spotlight to the ones that matter.

September 2023: - In March it came out that Stephen researched “most painful ways to die” weeks before the murder - The most recent date I’ve seen news mention is August 11. Hopefully that means the trial is soon

Wow.. This episode hits me different... I had a Partner for 9 Years before we both agreed to make a baby that we always wanted. The Time seemed right. Soon after that, i got pregnant. But everything in my Relationship changed. My Partner started to be Physical. 9 Years he never layd a Hand on me - ofc we had fights before , like every couple has, but nothing like this. He told me constantly how it was my fault bcs of my hormones and that i am the crazy one etc... After my Baby got born, it went worse and worse. There was one night where i thought he would kill me - infront of my child. After that i decidet to leave him. Best decision of my life! To this day i dont know what happend. I asked myself all these years what went wrong. Didnt ever get an answer - not sure if i ever will. But your explanation showed me that it looks like more people are affected by that then just me. For whatever reason. To everybody - no matter how long you where in a relationship - no matter if you are Married - if your Male Partner starts to get like that while you are pregnant, let me tell you: It will not stop once you have the Baby, nor will it stay like this. Its not your fault - no matter what your partner is telling you. And it will get worse. So Leave, as soon as you can and tell people in your Life. I know the thought of beeing a single mother is scary - it scared the shit out of me too. But you can do this! And you can do it so much better alone then with an abusive Partner. Stay safe

The people that are saying he killed her because she was pregnant my someone else doesn’t mean he should’ve murdered her and her son that is so fucking disgusting

This was really heartbreaking. These domestic cases are so hard. If they don't want the relationship or the pregnancy just leave dude. Nobody's forcing you to stay. I'm sure Natalie would've been able to handle life and motherhood without that idiot being involved. RIP Natalie 😢❤❤

This guy was a big part of my teenage years when I really got into Doctor Who, to hear this is why he disappeared after that really weird live stream is haunting. She definitely deserved better my heart goes out to her family

My abusive ex husband got so bad during FIVE of my pregnancies. I lost every one of those babies. And then it was like a sick game. Some men are just evil.

I love this channel so much. The storytelling is so informative without treating the victim as just a case to be studied.

We live in such a scary world. Can you talk about the kidnapping of Alexandra Măceșanu and Luiza Melencu. It's such a sad case. The police failed Alexandra. She called the police 3 times but it took them 19 hours to do something. It was too late. Her calls are heartbreaking. UPDATE: 30.05.2023 Four years after the disappearing of the girls. He was sentenced to just 30 years for kidnapping, rape and murder... This is so so sad.. Alexandra was just 15 years old.

One of my biggest fear in life is ending up with a man like that.

Update as of 1st February 2024 Stephen McCullagh has plead not guilty to Natalie’s murder. The trial is provisionally set for September 2024 and the case will be reviewed again in March 2024. The courts recognised that this may not seem very fast at all for the friends and family of Ms McNally or for the defendant. "It is now over a year since Ms McNally's death but a trial in September 2024 is as fast as we can arrange," the judge said.

As someone who had a baby’s a year ago, the increase in violence around pregnant women is 100% true, and it only gets worse when they come out. I got out thank god but it scares to think about “what if I hadn’t?”

I'm shocked to see better help on here. Haven't you seen how horrible they actually are? Selling people's info, hooking you up with non licensed "therapists" that might honestly answer your call while they're sitting on the toilet. People, mental health care matters but better help is not the answer.

Can we appreciate Stephanie doing this right after her teeth extraction, your commitment is insane, Thanks for the episode!🥰

I love how you always introduce the victims, and dig in to their lives more because other youtubers would usually describe the lives of the murderers. ❤️

This is a tragedy that is experienced so much and goes unheard. Myself having been very close to reaching that statistic of murdered while pregnant by my at the time bf. He was already abusive. For years. He had relocated me far from family & friends. I found out I was pregnant and I was terrified to tell him bc I got the exact reaction I expected. The abuse ramped up. The demands increased. I was on bedrest from day one basically. As much as he didn’t want to be a dad, he refused to let me just leave him and that I’d never bother him for any coparenting needs. But he much rather have the control. Told me if I left him he would see id never have custody or he’d kill me. He’s tried multiple times to take her but thank god the judge knew better. Violence against women must stop. Men who abuse women should be held at a much higher charge. It should be at least doubled when the woman is pregnant. I want to fight and fight and fight until change is made. My child is now 6. We’re living safe and happy together. But despite all he’s done … he still get weekends with her that leave me in paralyzed fear until she returns. I’ve been forced to share my child with a maniac narcissist with severe control issues and abusive history. Because the courts somehow find that better for the child. It’s something I can’t accept. For those of us who make it out the relationship alive, it doesn’t mean it’s over. It doesn’t mean the trauma goes away. Healing is a process I have to start over every day bc ptsd won’t let me sleep The fact I have pure fear bc the court forces children to be in the career of domestic abusers, with history of drug use and untreated psychological disorders is unacceptable. I ask you all for support for these women and children. Do what you can. At the very least raises the voices of those fighting for activism and give your empathy. There’s never enough support for victims like this case and their families. Demand justice ! Sorry for my tangent. These type of cases always hit so close to home.

Your story telling is immaculate. I have a big test tomorrow and i’m studying right now and you really have calmed my nerves by taking my mom off of this test a little bit. Love you stephanie ❤️

This case deeply effected people of N.Ireland, because we are such a small country a lot of us are connected to the people in this case somehow , like My sisters bf went to school with Stephen, and my ex bf used to play COD with him, So I was genuinely so shocked that someone could do something so evil especially someone I’ve personally spoken to on many occasions through Xbox live chat with my ex. My heart breaks for Natalie and her family, I didn’t know her but from the things I’ve seen across social media from the people who did, she sounds like such a sweet loving caring person and it saddens me so much that such a lovely person could be just taken away.

They should invest more to have good CCTV cameras.. the clear ones . Also this is really disturbing.. that poor girl and her baby .. both of you rest in peace.

I was at the live stream at the time, and at the time I didn't notice the signs. But when I saw big youtubers talking about him and what he did, I couldn't believe it. Until I looked deeper to see the evidence myself. And now, I feel completely uncomfortable about this man that I loved watching semi regularly for seven years at that point in time. I hope the family will get justice for what he did.

I’ve seen TikToks about this case but watching you go into detail it’s scary how far he went to cover his horrible actions. I got the chills watching his stream. May Natalie rest in peace she didn’t deserve this. Thank you for covering this story.

The statistics of dying from labor complications is scary high. So, it's terrifying it's even higher to die due to intimate partner violence.

Dude is fucked up, it sounds like he was having a ton of fun making this alibi. That's so sickening.

Infidelity is never an excuse for murder, ever!!! 🤬

I appreciate how you cover this story so delicately. I’m currently 6months pregnant and feeling super vulnerable, my heart aches for this beautiful woman, her precious baby and loving family.

this case was so sad ☹️ i can’t imagine how sad and heartbroken natalie’s family was.

watching this on Mother’s Day hits harder. Justice for Natalie and for all the women struggling ❤

the instances of abuse going up when a partner is pregnant is WILD, it's so sick, it makes me think also of how it's something like 5 times more dangerous when you (try to) LEAVE an abusive partner, most DV-related homicides happen after the victim tries to get out, or takes measures like calling the police or filing a protection order.

I’ve been listening to your podcasts for the past 6 months and I have been forever hooked! I am a senior nursing student and I commute between home and school quite often. My drive either way is an hour and a half, which is conveniently the average length of your episodes 🤭 Your passion for these stories is incredible and I can always hear how deeply you felt for the victims. You have gotten me through this last semester of school, truly!! I love that I get see physical evidence now, it really was emphasizes the impact of these cases. Thank you for everything Stephanie 💕

I had been a long time viewer of Stephen McCullagh and he made up a lot of my childhood reviewing Doctor Who toys. Never in my wildest dreams will I ever hear that he’ll be this absolute monster that will not only take away a life of a Mother, but also rob her from her child. I don’t care if its alleged that he committed the murder, all the evidence points directly at him and if he’s found guilty, I hope absolute hell for the entirety of his life. I hope justice is serve for Natalie and her unborn baby, and I hope all women does not have to fear for both their lives and baby all for the satisfaction of male degeneracy.

Dear Rotton Mango Thank you for speaking on behalf of the many victims who can not speak for themselves. What you do means so much to so many.

why are so many men so violent to especially pregnant woman? it‘s actually unbelievable.

bringing up the point that if you listen to stories like this that you should try to make a change is so so important. i love that this channel discusses that and gives places to donate to, but also that its so victim focused. not a lot of pages are like that at all. sending all the love and healing to Natalie's family and anyone going through something similar.

They should have tape recorded those 20 minutes he had alone with her. What a sick sadistic evil dude. She knew him for so short a time. He would have been on my radar as guilty.....ALLEGEDLY!

Thank you Stephanie for covering this case. It hits super close to home because a month ago my cousin who was three months pregnant got murdered by the person who impregnated her. My family is grieving and at a loss of words and it’s a really sad time in general for me. I love watching your video and it brings a little light on my bad days. I hope you are doing well ❤ I love you biss

I can imagine how they feel. My big sister is pregnant rn and she will give birth next month. This is the second grandchild of our family and my first niece and I would be obsolutley devastated if this happened to her. Thank u for covering this story.

The cryptic messages in his video really creep me out. This guy planned it all in his head and has 0 remorse. What a freaking monster, it drives me so mad!! Natalie, her child, and the family didn't deserve to meet this horrible fate ... 😞 My mother was 20 years in a DV marriage and when me and my siblings grew older, we helped her to dump my loser father. Today she lives a peaceful life and we take good care of her. So, please if you suffer from DV, PLEASE reach out for help and leave this toxic person, stay safe ♥

Just looked into this and the trial isn’t even until September of this year..justice for Natalie

This is crazy! How do you think of something like this, people are sick. I’m so glad you do stories like this I haven’t heard or seen of this case at all. I hope the family gets justice ❤

I absolutely love how you tell the story from the point of view that makes you there. My grandmother a native Cherokee story teller would have loved to hear you.😊

Violence towards pregnant women is definitely rampant. My mother was beaten so bad by her partner, that the baby was born with an eye missing! In those days, nothing was done.

Usually the significant other in the US will always be the first suspect and most of the time it’s them. It’s scary to think about someone you think you’re so in love with would hurt you. It’s sickening Edit: btw that little clip you showed of him streaming in the beginning was so odd to me how he described the blood

How do you manage to make me cry on every episode of Rotten Mango?😭 This channel is excellent.

I live in the area. I’ve never felt quite as disturbed as when my mum pointed to the street where he lived. I’ve driven by there a thousand times, it’s only a five minutes away from my own house. It’s chilling realising how close evil can be

This is amazing to see you cover something so close to home as it was such a shock for the whole of N. Ireland when this happened I remember the morning it was released on the radio as I was driving to a hospital appointment in Belfast it was so sad.. Been a fan and watched you over 6 years 🙃😊

He planned it out to the point where the "time to die" poster was prerecorded to appear right as she was killed. This was quite literally as premeditated and planned as someone can get. He might as well have told the judge and jury "yeah I was planning this for so long that I perfectly calculated the exact time it would take for me to get to her house and kill her and even planned an inside joke on the fake livestream just for my entertainment where I even talk about how I got big plans this Christmas... but this was just a mistake and I deserve forgiveness"

This entire case is such a horrible tragedy, but I'm glad you included the statistics. Did y'all know 1/3 of ALL USA crimes are women being hurt by men in some way? Let me repeat that. ONE THIRD OF ALL CRIME IN THE ENTIRE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, is a women somewhere out there being hurt in a variety of ways by a man. It is a disgusting statistic that is on the rise, and it's time we stop it. Ladies, be safe. Don't just be aware at night, don't just carry pepper spray and learn self defense, it's sad and I don't want to say it, don't trust any man around you. Research your male family members, ESPECIALLY research your new partners, don't go anywhere without telling someone you trust EXACTLY where you are going, EXACTLY who you're with, full name and all, and EXACTLY what time you'll be there and when you'll be home. If you get a bad vibe, ALWAYS trust your gut. Stay safe and rest in peace to Natalie and the baby 🕊️

RIP Natalie. Ireland is a small community and generally neighbors still knows each other. Cases like this hits home and unfortunately cases involving woman violence keeps happening.

I’ve never been more scared for my life than when I was pregnant and the first year or two of my child’s life. First time ever going through a DV situation, I left and it only escalated. This was someone who love bombed and pretended to be a totally different guy.

Listening to this case, I remembered an open case in Chile, Antonia Barra and her attacker Martin Pradenas. The amount of rage this chilean case makes me feel is so big, and the victim suffered so much and was blamed many times for what happened to her... so sad. I wish you could cover it. I can help with translations, since I am a chilean citizen myself. as always, thank you for covering cases and trying to get some justice for the vitcims.

Being 18 and 14 weeks pregnant, this is absolutely terrifying.

Told my friends this case today and he said he knew Steven but they were never friends. He just hung out with ppl who Steven also hung out with. One of his friends hated Steven so much that he even set up a group chat composed of ppl who also hate Steven. And they would be leaving hate comments on Steven’s videos on RU-vid. He said Steven was a freak and he’s even controlling around friends. He dated another girl before Natalie and he was quite abusive towards her both verbally and physically, which led to her breaking up with him in the end. So he hadn’t heard anything about Steven for 5 yrs until one day one of friends in England suddenly rang him in jan this year, telling him that Steven was arrested for murdering his girlfriend.

It’s always so painful to see how a family suffers after their loved one is taken

Narcissists love to give subtle clues about what they really are.. they can't help themselves.

Question. How could the motive be what he found on her phone the night before the murders on the 18th when he prerecorded the live stream as an alibi on the 15th? Wouldn't that mean he found it on the 17th, which was two days after recording the fake livestream?

The problem is unless the police have DNA evidence they’re not telling people about, there’s nothing placing him at the scene of the crime. All they have are assumptions and vague CCTV footage that doesn’t show his face. That’s a problem. Legally speaking, picking apart someone’s words on livestream doesn’t prove anything either unfortunately. Hopefully the cops have something solid.

it is so devastating and scary to see my mum being abused as well as controlled during her pregnancy. he cheated on her bc she was pregnant. she was already older to have another baby and he just completely destroyed her. it’s a serious disgusting rising issue that people turn a blind eye to. how can someone cause so much sorrow and express so much selfishness. it needs to fucking stop.

i noticed that being able to see pictures and videos makes these cases so real.

I’ve heard of this case in one of those collection of murder story videos, so I never knew the depth of how utterly tragic this story was. It’s so incredibly disgusting to know such a full-hearted woman with such a wonderful family that loved her so fiercely was taken, along with her unborn son, by someone who was only in it for such a short amount of time. It’s so despicable that this man seems to be wholly uninterested in the path that was set for him and instead of just stepping away from it or saying it was too much (because clearly his life wasn’t all sunshine and roses) he decided to make it worse. May the victims and their family find peace.

I love you content. You're one of the few "true crime" channels i don't find to be super unethical. So it really bums me out that you're endorsing better help. I'm really happy you've had a good experience with them but they are known for shady practices and have done real harm to voulerable people reaching out for help. I work in the mental health field and worry that better help often does more harm than good along with discouraging people from getting help in the future. 😢

Rest in Peace Natalie. I really appreciate the emotions you showed at the end of this video because it reflects how so many women are feeling. We need for this violence to come to an end. I don't know how to do it, but I know people with a platform, speaking as passionately as you just did, is a really good place to start. Sending love to you and of course to Natalie's family.

We wanted to see if our dog would do anything so hubby "threw me around" and she actually bit him! Even though he's her favorite parent. The next week we attempted the reverse and no matter how many times I "threw him around" she didn't move, she complained loudly but she didn't lift a paw. Maybe it's because I'm the one who trained her or maybe she's just smart enough to know I literally couldn't win the fight if I tried.

I’m so proud of your growth ❤️ I love this channel just as much!! The intro is so good omgg 😮‍💨

Your voice is so calming! I love your podcasts i started listening to on spotify. You are so gentle and empathetic and you do so detailed reviews its like gossiping and discussing stories with a best friend! thanks for being!! keep going

I find it so weird that people murder others they once loved without communicating the things that made them WANT to commit these acts in the first place. I love watching these videos to remind me not to trust ANYONE except for myself. Not even family

Side note: this was recent, why are we still releasing balloons in memory of anyone? I would haunt someone into a mental break down if they released balloons in my memory. What goes up, must come down. These balloons, at the least, pollute the environment. At the most, kill animals. Also, helium is a finite resource that we have almost depleted. Helium has many medical uses, like in MRI machines. I'm not saying not to ever use balloons or not to hold ceremonies to remember someone, but be responsible! Most people don't want their memory tainted with pollution and animal killing.

Stephanie how are you not dying with all these videos you’re constantly having to research, and make! as much as we LOVE the vids, I hope you know that you can slow down so that you’re not overwhelmed

I'm glad the guy was dumb enough to make his crime SO OBVIOUS- if I didn't know better I'd say he's trying to get caught, it's amazing they didn't catch him sooner.

I adore Stephanie’s delivery of this case. It feels like she’s talking to me about this- not to an audience, but that we’re sitting together and she’s sharing this case with me that she’s so passionate about.

This story broke my heart so much. I hope more people get to see this, thank you for doing a great job in coming up with this material. Rest in peace Natalie & Dean and all the love to their family and loved ones.

From NI and this is far far too close to home. Makes me sick and seething for Natalie.

Girl, it's hard for me to watch other true crime channels now that I've been listening to you. Your sweet voice and effortlessly charismatic delivery just makes the stories seem less horrific...gives me less heeby jeebies. Thank you for supporting the causes that you do and for bringing awareness to issues like violence against women. You're amazing

Justice for Natalie! Stop the violence against women! This is very sad story. How vicious this man is.... poor girl fell victim of his sick games. RIP Natalie ❤

i was a premature baby (approx. 2 months early) bc my now deceased father kicked my mom down the stairs :‘) the doctors thought i would have down syndrome - he didnt want to take care of me. well i dont have any type of syndrome and hes dead now how the tables have turned ig

this story made my skin crawl. The way he acted like he was grieving, it just made me sick. Rest in peace Natalie, you will always be remembered 💕🕊️

She had promised to pop into his livestream, so she'd have seen the comments, the 'accidental' James Bond pop up, etc. Curious. Like he was indirectly taunting HER.

I experienced violence first hand when my daughter was a year old. The threat to new mothers is so real. I thankfully got out of that situation but took years for me to fully recover from it emotionally and mentally.

I love listening to true crime podcasts and videos.. I wanted to say you did such a phenomenal job celebrating Natalie and sharing who she was as a person.

I used to watch this guy growing up. I loved his content. I was even thinking of going back and watching some of his stuff recently. Now he's ruined it all. I am genuinely shaking after learning all this

As always, discussing what Natalie might have "done to provoke" steven is not about finding fault in her, but motivation in him. Whether or not she cheated, whether or not she was talking to her ex, none of that justifies murder. But it can speak to motive for him.

My baby daddy was extremely abusive during my first pregnancy. He’d choke and throw me against walls even up to 8 months. I’m so glad my bf now and I are having a great pregnancy currently and he takes extra care of me and runs to get every craving of mine ❤

The way Stephanie still works hard af to put up videos and content when she just got her teeth removed 🤧 thank you for your hard work queen

I seen your video thumbnails before but never watched one until recently and I love your content! You're a good, detailed story teller🤘

Thanks you for your hard work as always Stephanie❤

Natalie didn’t deserve any of this. She was such a kind soul that deserved to live on and be an amazing mom, this entire case just makes me so sad

There is literally paperwork tthat can be submitted to courts to remove parental obligations; both financial and legal. So why is this happening 😭😩

i don’t know what i’d do without your videos you are such a huge part of my life 💕 ily i’m so so happy for you and stephiance and the wedding ❤

hi steph! i just wanna say that ur vids make my day and i’m so glad you are covering this case! ❤❤

Love how you look so connected to the families and victims. You're such a great person.

The most chilling part in my opinion, is that the fake stream was named "violent night christmas" and on that very night, he murdered his pregnant girlfriend. the title of the stream kinda foreshadowed his plan to murder his late gf. That sick man also left some hints during his commentary in his fake stream and this will forever send chills on my body. Condolences to Natalie's family and I hope her soul will rest in peace :(