6-Year-Old's Horrific Death Sends Mom to Trial for Murder

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[@gaylegoodman9097]

I’m glad Ava was able to help identify William, but I am surprised that neither Ava or his Grandmother didn’t contact CPS. If nothing else, they could have done it anonymously. 😢

[@1nicko29]

for 20 years not seeing your grandchild? wtf? not a word to authorities or any attempt to find him. thats also neglect.

[@Chantililace]

Because these adults constantly prove to put adults over children when children are the ones without autonomy and are innocent.

[@mulvaney04]

The pain in that sweet womans voice as she testifies against an old friend and also mourns a little boy she loved and tried to take care of. I cried as you spoke Ava. Bless your heart.

[@awhitney7414]

Yes my friend, Amen💔🙏❤️

[@PeachesMilktea]

How the heck does she sleep at night knowing that she did this?

[@Dontsay-i5b]

she don’t give a damn she probably had more after him

[@tammyslade1375]

Staying Drugged out of her complete mind ! 💯

[@SpammytheHedgehog]

Not every person deserves kids.

[@1nicko29]

the word "deserve" means nothing in our world! wake up man.

[@AlbertoThecheater]

What a lazy unoriginal comment

[@daCubanaqt]

Having children is not about being deserving. Procreation is a biological function; however, not all humans are able to have children, but that has nothing to do with being worthy of them. It’s just biology.

[@TTvchannel11]

Nope not all

[@kenethacabiness4045]

Amen

[@RLFinTX]

This was such an awful injustice to this precious child!! 😢

[@hollymiranda0826]

@@RLFinTX Couldn’t agree more!!!

[@tracysires2234]

I remember this trial... I appreciate that it may have been hard for the jury to determine HOW William died; there was enough reasonable doubt, but she STILL left him there, in a field, and told NO ONE, and probably never would have had he not been identified. IMO, that shows consciousness of guilt.

[@kellshorn]

No it doesn't. She made a poor choice leaving him out there deceased. She didn't intentionally murder her child. She has guilt, but murder isn't it.

[@tracysires2234]

@@kellshorn You are entitled to your opinion. It does not make me wrong and more than it makes you right. She is the only one who knows the truth.

[@brsu184]

I believe that poor little boy suffered and died from child abuse & she'll just end up getting less time because no one knows how this child really died but his mother

[@1nicko29]

child neglect i would call this and 9 times out of 10 the reason for this is drug or substance abuse.

[@shahulhameed401]

Her defence was she was young and did not had any support. she went to new city for opportunities. But she neglected child care not provided medical care when needed. She never told anyone about the boy after she left him in-the wood. Went on and had one more child from her new partner. Finally someone followed up the case and they arrested her.

[@TimeSkip-Chapters]

⏱️ Timestamps by TimeSkip ⏱️ 00:00:00 - Introduction to William's Case 00:02:18 - Identifying William Deshawn Hamilton 00:03:35 - Prosecution's Opening Statements 00:06:21 - Details of William's Death 00:07:38 - Medical Evidence and Toxicology 00:09:40 - Defense's Argument 00:14:29 - Witness Testimonies Overview 00:18:44 - Concerns About William's Care 00:20:03 - William's Return to Teresa 00:21:54 - Changes in William's Demeanor 00:25:54 - Toxicologist's Findings 00:32:05 - Potential Causes of Death 00:35:28 - Animal Scavenging Evidence 00:39:48 - Closing Arguments Overview 00:41:10 - Overmedication and Criminal Intent 00:44:21 - Defense's Argument on Neglect 00:46:18 - Jury's Verdict and Acquittal 00:47:20 - Final Thoughts on the Case

[@Mmmkayla812]

👑👑👑

[@shayyman]

Thank you

[@christinegarcia3586]

Neglect is abuse. That poor baby

[@psweeneyville]

This was a horrible outcome! The mother should have been found guilty for deposing of a corpse.

[@ElizabethAnneHoward-Illston]

*disposing.

[@energeticpets]

As a grandma I would have demanded my daughter tell me where he was 😢 not letting 30 yrs ago by 😮

[@JulieBirTV]

No matter what, there was child neglect. He was murdered. Hope she’s behind bars. No one took action. That child didn’t need to die.

[@hollymiranda0826]

She was only guilty for concealing his death?!! That poor child didn’t get justice….

[@shahulhameed401]

Yes. This incident happened long back. State had not enough evidence against her. She found guilty in one charge and sentenced 10 year in prison. Some kind of justice to the boy.

[@donnamills79]

💯

[@Elzie-Nou]

I understand your outrage in this case but overall- we don’t want a legal system that permits judgements on facts not proven.

[@phyllisreese6476]

No he didn't 😢😢

[@mikalatrice7962]

If she was found out back when it happened then she would be locked up for murder but yet it was a confession of murder so im kind of confused

[@shahulhameed401]

I have watched entire trail it was heartbreaking seeing the photos of the child left behind in the woods. She was completely unbothered about her involvement negligence in the incident. no tears no remorse she just sat like a zombie. She found guilty one charge. RIP little buddy.

[@chinawade2784]

The fact that she didn't report him missing was an admission!😔🙏🕊

[@DeborahHambleton-cy2vs]

That poor baby got no justice! These jurors should be ashamed of themselves.

[@razztazz1982]

It takes a monster mentality to kill your own little child. Pure evil.

[@cattinkerbell4946]

Poor boy. No justice for him.

[@yayaminah7908]

Whattttttttt? Not guilt for 5 of the charges? Wow

[@sandraconnor4019]

Poor little boy, if she has nothing to hide she should have called an ambulance and gave this little boy a decent chance of survival, or a decent burial !! bad mother !!

[@sinead187]

I can't think of a better title for her, and it's not mom.

[@TwoLilHomies]

@@sinead187 you could call them absolutely braindead

[@rubyferrante101]

Thank you for the information.

[@MaiMai-ys4yg]

What is with all this pity for this lady? She killed her child!!!! And never even once in all of these years want to make things right until she was forced to? You were struggling? Who told you to get pregnant? And if it was so bad give him up to family or adoption? You don’t want to? Then go to a shelter with him like my mom did with us. And get on your feet. No excuse for this trash of a woman .

[@barbaramay1866]

Stop having recreational children you don’t want, are unable to support or care for. Just stop.

[@thatDarnnShay]

After all the time that passed, she probably thought she got away with it too!!!

[@MaiMai-ys4yg]

@@barbaramay1866exactly! I’m confused! How is she the victim? And get this sympathy from People

[@MaiMai-ys4yg]

@@thatDarnnShayexactly

[@phyllisreese6476]

That Part Right There....The pity for her...Is just Sooo disgusting 😢😢

[@cindystarr7043]

The prosecutor is right. I agree and her leaving him in the woods, so 😢!!

[@stephanieblahbiddyblah]

2:46 she cries for herself 💔😠

[@chelleme1]

These videos would be greatly improved if police interviews & court proceedings were transcribed.

[@mrgoodcat899]

I think these so called investigators need to find a new career.

[@edwinacaparelli9911]

I think the verdict was technical and it was correct. But the little guy got no justice and it's not fair.

[@shawnmaria9064]

What was the point of asking that “expert” to describe what wild animals do when they find a deceased body?!! I understand to a certain point but to me it felt like they went on a little too long and basically doing anything to steer away from what the actual killer did to such an innocent victim!!

[@RLFinTX]

You are exactly right, and it’s called, Deflection! This person found her own child to be a burden and in turn, she did away with him. It’s a shame that the exact form of justice was not given to her. 😢

[@Cynthia-Landers]

The defense is trying to show the scavenging of animals could have caused the skull fracture, don't you get it

[@brsu184]

Well at least she got ten years that let's her know that she was a bad mother and none of this had to happen even though I strongly believe she got away with murder or manslaughter at best at the end of the day she will have to live with what she did to her child...✌️✌️✌️

[@sjohnson65456]

Seems like she was living with it just fine, and would have continued doing so had she not been caught.

[@phyllisreese6476]

Yesss, you are right...And now the world knows, what she did..😢😢 She's Nothing

[@stephanieblahbiddyblah]

9:40 a tragic death that she had 20 years she could have said something 💔

[@gennaCarr10]

ALWAYS someone coughing! Take a cough pill before court!

[@jewelsmall910]

I pass that street the little boy was found several times a year, I can't help but tear up each time I drive by. Rest in paradise son.

[@upsidedowngrief]

Law makers , the legal system and Judges real place no value in children. We see this case after case. Time to change that.

[@joeymatthysen5105]

If you think you will getaway with murder!!! Think again!!!

[@kellshorn]

Never should have tried her for murder. This is a weak case. Poor hygiene isn't equal to murder.

[@donnamills79]

I lost both my sons who were born conjoined in 1999 what I wouldn’t give to have them in my life from Donna in Sydney Australia 🇦🇺

[@ElizabethAnneHoward-Illston]

❤❤🇬🇧

[@rowsieiacono92]

My deepest condolences to you xo Sending you love and healing xo ❤

[@murphyville]

She could have gave custody of him to CPS or family!

[@anniehoon]

State did not prove its case. Glad William was identified and laid to rest in a fitting way

[@EllBell322]

30. so sad :(

[@RLFinTX]

30 what?

[@suzyq555]

That medical examiner is a piece of work! 🤮

[@Aliciaw867]

This is unbelievable. Like how is there even a trial. She murdered her son or left him for dead! Like what’s so hard to prove.

[@tamaracardon-smith9230]

These women are monsters.

[@RLFinTX]

Absolutely!!

[@TTvchannel11]

Exactly

[@donnamills79]

She is nothing but a monster shame on you

[@dididinah826]

Omg......shameful

[@cinthiajaime2762]

Ya need to add subtitles

[@kristinlazaridis8224]

I have subtitles? Click on the cc

[@RLFinTX]

CC is always available. Who don’t you understand?

[@6AlphaMikeCharlie9]

Why is Justin Trudeau representing her in court ?

[@sjohnson65456]

??

[@Ania-cd2sh]

I mean legally the state didn’t prove their case….they couldn’t prove she murdered him, I wouldn’t be able to say she did murder him intentionally if I was on the jury but morally as a mother I could not imagine letting my child suffer or not “wake up” without calling for help and just leaving …that certainly seems like murder, morally. Maybe he could have been saved? Maybe not but at least he would have a proper burial. The jury got it right according to the law but I feel like justice for that baby wasn’t served.

[@sistahspeaks9816]

10:45 please this monster left her child like a dog and never looked back started a new life and said screw my child,she left him like garbage after busting his head open. GUILTY,GUILTY,GUILTY!!!

[@kaydotz]

While y'all might be outraged by the outcome... because the cause of death could not be determined, there was no way she'd be found guilty of murder. Not reporting a death is the only thing that could be proven beyond a reasonable doubt

[@Dannyboy11490YT]

How did she afford that amazing defense team ????

[@RLFinTX]

Those are public defenders, free of charge, paid for by the state.

[@sjohnson65456]

She got lucky with what appeared to be a younger public defender actually doing his job.

[@sjohnson65456]

I understand how you assumed they were paid for.

[@LadyAngela678]

Im certain she murdered that boy, ashame they didn’t prove it.

[@phyllisreese6476]

I am certain too...Just was no proof..If only there was proof..

[@edwinacaparelli9911]

The cough medicine is not even supposed to be administered until a child is like I think 12 years old. At least in Canada

[@BrittanyYounggg]

It was 1999

[@estherryan4318]

So sad for this baby boy 😢

[@kimcoldren9566]

You have almost 6.5 million subs and you still have to have ads every two minutes???? WTH?!?

[@joshuadugan9093]

very professional for an expert witness to chew gum on the stand..

[@StijnmirrorfoxG59-kryptic]

See he says always later what i was thinking.

[@arizonaexplorations4013]

Why was this brought to trial? The state has zero case. Their own people categorically state it wasn’t homicide. Ten years is also completely insane.

[@guest4796]

Every time they're giving their closing statements its always that one coughing in the background 🙄

[@QueenE31]

Wow! What a travesty of justice. The outcome of this was sooooooooo wrong. She’s guilty of neglect and not rendering aid to her child which caused his death.

[@oneshot2g]

The prosecution brought the wrong charges. They are lucky the judge gave the maximum on concealing the death

[@capnstems5026]

Yikes

[@sistahspeaks9816]

31:38 I don’t like his testimony he acts like this child death was a big joke

[@murphyville]

She got off for sure!!!! Shocking!!!!

[@emmilynschmitt3501]

I need more information with this I can’t make a decision

[@DeborahKerr-gi5ht]

Wee boy was failed.Hope your in a better place

[@religiohominilupus5259]

The state filed the wrong charges, imo. No reasonable jury could've convicted her of murder with this lack of evidence. I'm surprised they let her off on child cruelty, but I'm not familiar with the legal definition in Georgia.

[@Johnny23kilroy]

BRONX COURT SYSTEM.... BRONX JURY ...

[@stephanieblahbiddyblah]

A lot of people hate criminal defense lawyers, but for full justice to be served, the defendant needs to have a fair trial

[@1nicko29]

this defense lawyer came across fair, logic and decent but in this case the state prosecutor came across a bit weird and out of touch.

[@cherylsabol387]

DISGUSTING…

[@Fayw2023]

So interesting

[@Brooklyn79h]

I’m so tired of the law office ads

[@mikalatrice7962]

My thing is how did she just live herself after her kid was missing and found murdered and you the one who did it like what ?

[@ElizabethAnneHoward-Illston]

I don't think anyone,on this comments section,would have been able to find her guilty,if they were on the jury There was just no evidence to say she killed him.

[@Mary-f5s9k]

She did murder him 😮 she is 😈 and should be in jail

[@890Gorgeous]

Sad all around but I agree with the jury. There was no beyond reasonable doubt to convict her of murder.

[@rxshelle]

Hope she never had kids again or was around them

[@JaneOtterbur]

The sound quality is so bad l stopped watching.......

[@malikarao3520]

I don’t believe her

[@ariealjackson7037]

Too many what ifs

[@patriciaplan420]

Je ne pense pas qu'elle est voulue le tuer mais elle aurait pu appeler le 911. La grand mère est aussi responsable de rétention d' informations. Merci pour les sous titres.

[@latoyapeterson7109]

She could’ve taken baby boy to the Fire Station or police station,a church, If the grandmother had issues with how baby boy smelled or how he would act when the mom came around why didn’t she go to court to get custody of him

[@mikalatrice7962]

Why he looks like joe from the series "you"

[@Carolina_Panthers145]

It's obvious the system failed but i do believe the mother was set up.

[@sjohnson65456]

TF are you talking about? Where did you get a possible set up from anywhere in this case?!

[@phyllisreese6476]

​@@sjohnson65456RIGHT RIGHT

[@TonyaLambert-zz6te]

if they let her walk they should let p .Diddy walk to and he didn't kill no kids . So what does justice mean ? 👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Ittybitty733]

Not to be disrespectful, but I hate P. Diddy . I believe in the dp and it should be in every state for ppl like this women and P. Diddy. I know a lot of Lambert in my area. It's like a small world with that last name 😂

[@halleyevans1980]

You dont know if he didnt kill any kids? Hurting a child in any way is wrong period!

[@sara_c907]

You are completely delusional if you think your boy Diddy is getting out. He is cooked. Rightfully so. 😂

[@RLFinTX]

She didn’t walk, she got ten years. To compare this case to Diddy’s is laughable and further to even mention that he should walk as well, says a lot about you. Do better.

[@StijnmirrorfoxG59-kryptic]

Ow my parents are guilty 😅

[@RLFinTX]

Huh?

[@StijnmirrorfoxG59-kryptic]

@RLFinTX neglect

[@italscientist4858]

👉The devil on earth got away with murder.🪠🪠🚽🪠🚽🪠

[@donnamills79]

She is nothing but a monster shame on you

[@EllBell322]

30. so sad :(