A Monstrous Crime: The Case Of Maddy Middleton

July 26th, 2015.
6:08pm
A panicked 911 call comes in from an apartment complex in Santa Cruz, California. A young girl is missing and her mum is beside herself. She had last been riding her scooter around the complex and she had not been seen since just after 5pm.
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[@TrulyCriminal]

Every case we cover is upsetting but this one was particularly tough to work on and really broke our hearts. Let us know your thoughts. Apologies for the congested narration. Covid lasted a long time and Alice’s voice was off for longer than we thought, but because we record so far in advance we couldn’t really take the time off. Back to normal next week 🖤

[@jbmaitre5758]

Sorry to hear about Alice getting covid - I hope you are feeling must better now, and thank you both for working so hard we truly appreciate all that you do... Keep safe & take care xxx

[@misska7535]

Take all the time you need ladies. I had Covid it's awful. I'm going to keep you & everyone in my prayers. Great job telling this tragic story. Smh. So awful. 💔💔💔 God bless 👑🙏🏻🕊👍🏻🥰❤❤🍁🍁🍂🍂

[@kimmyfreak200]

i knew the first minute she was sick...get well soon!!

[@mouse9665]

I do know I've going on week 3 with covid. Feel better soon. Ty for thus sad case.

[@tenzing2090]

I'm disgusted this monster got only 4 years in jail. He should have been given the death sentence or life in jail.

[@Frazzled_Chameleon]

I’m so sick of the whole “They had a tough childhood. They were abused. THAT’S why they did this.” NO. They did it because they WANTED to. I had a tough childhood. I was physically, verbally, and emotionally abused by my mother. I have managed to go through life without raping/killing a single person.

[@rileyd1062]

We shouldn’t use traumatic childhoods to say “that’s why” as an excuse but as an explanation. Everyone handles trauma differently. Our brains and psyches are each different. Congrats to the both of you for rising above the trauma but not everyone is capable of that. We should take these factors into consideration of why a person commits crimes to weigh the possibility of rehabilitation and also as proof to use to help prevent future people from being so broken they hurt others.

[@ThePlutonicWay]

True dat!

[@ultimatewitcherfan6677]

I agree! We shouldn’t use the “they were abused as a child” bs as an excuse! Sure, it could explain why they did what they did, but it’s NOT AN EXCUSE! It’s not a “get out of jail” card, it’s not a “give him/her a lighter sentence” card! It should only be used as an explanation! Stop using this childhood trauma/abuse bs as an excuse!! I’m so sick of it!!

[@mael2039]

tbh I think it is worth mentioning when doing a deep dive on crimes because the past and the lives of the perpetrators is interesting, but it's neither an excuse nor an explanation. I don't even like the explanation angle. Sadly, millions of kids get horribly abused, and most don't end up ever harming anyone but maybe themselves. It's not an explanation. It does impact who we grow up to be, but not significantly enough to explain becoming a pedophile murderer. Also, there's been this assumption for years that people who get sexually abused as children are more likely to become pedophiles, but nowadays the believe is much more that sadly, it happens to so many children, that it's not a surprise there's many pedophiles who were victims, but it has absolutely nothing to do with becoming that. If every fourth child experiences abuse, then it's not surprising that in a big group of pedohiles, there would be a lot of them who experienced it as children, the exact same as in any big group of people no matter what. There is absolutely no evidence supporting that it is related.

[@bennieseverino2595]

he looks more like a privileged guy to me compared to what i went through...there were times i thought about ending my own life but never hurting anyone else.

[@Luna-ii4mx]

I physically gasped and had my mouth open for atleast 10 seconds in shock when you said he would be released in only 4 years. What an absolute disgrace! That poor girl suffered more than most murder victims in the hands on adults! This world is hell

[@Mossyz.]

I was shocked also ...4 years pff ...The public now knows his face and i'm sure one day someone will get him !!

[@tkdb317]

Don't worry... people know his name and his face now 😈. Community justice can always pick up where the ridiculous formal "justice" system left off.

[@dawnatkinson7704]

What are you talking about? He's being released in a few months..?

[@UgetTheMemo]

I can personally vouch for the fact that Cali is the LAST state you want to live in if you are the victim of a violent/sexual crime. They don't give a crap about victims. All the legislation they have passed in the last ten years has been solely about protecting dangerous criminals and it's just unfathomable.

[@saeikokumori8777]

​@@tkdb317he'll be released October this year

[@zoefree3950]

This is horrendous….we warn our children of stranger danger and yet 98% of these crimes are committed by someone they know 😢

[@NinaDuffy]

This comment is alarmingly true...

[@sashalawrence4786]

As an ex probation officer it always surprises me that this isn’t more widely known. The thing is when we who work in this field try to warn others, there’s a huge wall of Denial…until it happens to them. Rehabilitation of someone like this is unlikely he should be on a life licence one step out of line liCence revoked.This crime has been in the making incrementally hes done other stuff never got caught.

[@Terri_Hugs]

You are exactly correct! We teach our children "Stranger Danger" but how do we teach our children be afraid of the neighbor 2 doors down!? We have to teach our children to trust their instincts...if they feel threatened or uncomfortable inside get away or to always use the buddy system...it really is an impossible task for parents!🤯

[@lesterine77]

Stranger danger was easily one of the most harmful things for children safety. Ever.

[@zoefree3950]

@@Terri_Hugs I told my daughter to run to the nearest house where she knew the people if she felt threatened but not to go in but chat at the door and ask them to call me or the police

[@anguskramer8660]

She was a really good friend of mine when I was little. I looked her up just to see what would pop up…I’m glad people still care enough to talk about her. She was awesome

[@mommyshark1124]

I'm sorry for the loss of your friend.

[@pretty2_8]

she was my cousin, im so sorry you had to lose your friend. Im grateful you think she was awesome, I was a little younger when she went missing, it’s a lesson I’m told every year. it’s smth everyone should learn. stranger danger is something I was taught since I was born. maddy was so beautiful and a even more beautiful person in general. she’s still with us everyday no matter what .

[@DawnYarnDoll]

🙏 ❤

[@ydoicare2000]

At 8 How old were u

[@ydoicare2000]

@@pretty2_8at that age totes the parents fault

[@jpeg42069]

The fact that someone stole her ashes… that’s the part that got me. Her poor parents. Whoever stole her ashes is just trying to deepen the parents’ pain and prolong their mourning. Terrible.

[@Adelicows]

More likely they thought it was something monetarily valuable. I doubt they knew it was her ashes.

[@cdmurphy949]

@@Adelicows Surely they would have seen it on the news.

[@traciemarsh1611]

accept her dad. he forgave the low life for killing his daughter...he gets no sympathy end of

[@Ultra-Collector]

His mother,for some sanitaria ,witch stuff. The ashes are used in Mexican rituals.

[@cristinaraluca5380]

Even if the thief didn’t know, they sure must’ve find out from tv. Just return them, Geeezz!

[@jamesfahey4508]

Spot on with the Ed Kemper reference. Kemper killed his grandparents at age 15 (and 8 months) in 1964. Released at 21, within 5 years his body count had risen from 2 to 10. Also in California.

[@AgeUgeMuumi]

Right? My heart breaks for that whole community, especially the two mothers. It's so scary just feeling the time tick by, and getting closer to the day that this rapist is released. And there's nothing they can do. But I'm 100% certain this won't be the last time we hear of him, sadly :/

[@aliciajefferson5177]

Also in Santa Cruz

[@ReginaMwikali-eo8me]

Including his own mum😢😢😢

[@marirothbauer5407]

How the hell did he get released. Unbelievable these people are sick they never change hooe the families sued the state for neglect.

[@brucej.willson4764]

​@@marirothbauer5407Commiefornia for ya!

[@AuthenticallyAlvarez]

I find it speaks volumes about her character and heart, that Maddy's mom sat with the killers mom and assured her that it wasn't her fault, and understood that they both lost a child that day, although in different ways. It takes a strong will and deep compassion not to be bitter and want to place blame! I feel for both families. To lose a child is already awful, but to lose one in such a tragic way is unimaginable. So sad💔

[@brianalaundrie6192]

Ajs mom should be given the same treatment Maddy got

[@belmum1689]

@@brianalaundrie6192 STFU No one deserves to be murdered like Maddie was.

[@Clingan5]

@@brianalaundrie6192 yeah okay psycho 🤨

[@jokuihmehyyppa]

@@brianalaundrie6192 No. Even great parents can raise monsters. We're not in North Korea. Generational punishments aren't a thing here and rightfully so. The only situation where she should be punished is if she participated in the crime.

[@marilynwillett804]

THAT'S BECAUSE THE FINALITY, THE SHOCK HASN'T SET IN YET, wait for weeks when Maddie isn't at the table any longer, isn't in her room any longer, WHEN she thinks she hears Maddie's voice but there's no one there, when her birthday comes along or she sees other little girls.

[@sarthakshingre2011]

Not only she was raped and stabbed in the neck, but she also died from positional asphyxiation. Usually a term you come across when people die in cramped up places in underground caves and such. She suffered a lot in her lost moments, something no innocent person should ever go through.

[@ALH535]

That last sentence from her artist mother broke me: "She was the best thing I ever made." 💔

[@EllaJaneBinks]

I struggled trying to not cry the whole video but that last sentence got me 😭😭😭

[@hazelhadley-britt6396]

They made. Excluded the father from that. Very sad.

[@pascalswager9100]

Same, that one broke the flood gates for Me too.

[@marilynwillett804]

God made. If she made her I'd like to ask how she made the fingernails, the hair, the feet, etc.

[@elly-louisereeves7001]

@@marilynwillett804 oh shut up have some respect

[@tinaharris4082]

How could someone steal a little girl's ashes that was so tragically taken from the world out of her father's car and not have an ounce of empathy to either return them or even anonymously turn them in. RIP Maddy.

[@trevgauntletneu_gaming]

Simple, money, some peoples' greed will make them do disgusting things

[@_HimToo]

@@trevgauntletneu_gaming money? What money are they gonna get. Unless they demand a reward or the urn was golden they're not getting anything but bad karma

[@czarinacourtneyal-marmont4699]

Right?! Line how much more can pelele tske?! About a child! Not a serial killer!

[@trevgauntletneu_gaming]

@@_HimToo they could've dumped the ashes and sell the urn. Why would they break into the car and steal it? Unless you have a better answer.

[@nemoxeno8112]

Killer paraphernalia. Unfortunately there is a large market of things they can legally sell: like letters, medical reports, prison id's etc; so I'm sure there is a black market for things they aren't supposed to.

[@sythiadawn]

I have a 15 yr old grandchild. At 15 they absolutely know right from wrong! This crime was planned and absolutely should have been tried in adult court. Do an adult's crime? Do an adult's time!

[@tonyprice2256]

When i was 15 i was stronger than most of the adult men in my life, and yes, knew right from wrong and would have never done such a thing.

[@bittersweet82]

What makes murder an adult crime? Surely, an adult with a fully developed brain knows the implications of said crime, has the emotional capability to understand the impact and has real life experience in the adult world to know. A child on the other hand does not, so murder in a sense is an immature act of carelessness. Why should a child be treated like an adult? we need to protect children, the good and the bad. I am glad this kid got a second chance, it's a tragic case all round. An adult that kills a child is worse in my opinion.

[@katywuste9054]

@@bittersweet82 I don’t think you would be saying this if it were your child who had been killed. Yes 15 year old brains are still developing but you know right from wrong at 15. He knew that raping an 8 year old was wrong. He knew killing her was also wrong. If he thought all that was okay then why hide her body? He is a sociopath and will reoffend when released but just be more clever about how he does it

[@bittersweet82]

@@katywuste9054 My response was to this being an adult crime and children shouldn't be treated like adults, whether they knew right from wrong or not. Emotions shouldn't decide law and punishment. If this was my child, I wouldn't be in the right frame of mind to suggest anything.

[@finley3273]

@@bittersweet82 keep up to date with him when he is released. He will do this again.

[@crystalschultz5909]

Four years is an absolutely disgusting sentence; louring, rape, and murder… astonishing. The trauma she endured before ultimately being murdered is so disturbing. May she rest peacefully ❤

[@Cagebreaker]

Yep and the luring indicates planning and premeditation. When released in 2024, this baby-killer is going to be a threat.

[@yellowmoon4564]

I hope someone .. takes care of him@@Cagebreaker

[@michelledaniels-qj6gj]

People get 4 years for stealing a bike 🤬

[@michelledaniels-qj6gj]

The solicitors should feel ashamed of themselves 🤬

[@michelledaniels-qj6gj]

BS 😡

[@confusedDruid]

Her mom saying "she was the best thing I ever made" broke my heart, especially coming from an artist because artists know the time and love and passion needed to be put into every piece. It's so sad mom is never gonna get to see her best work finished and all grown up

[@TheToolnut]

She should have said, "the best thing WE ever made"

[@debbiepurkiss355]

Broke my heart too, this case was particularly hard to listen to. My heart goes out to her parents, so so sad ❤

[@seraphik]

​@@TheToolnut really? you feel that this is the time to die on your little men's rights anthill?

[@IWillHaveThePastaThanks]

@@TheToolnut ?

[@Starforme-xr6sb]

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[@rinlo1424]

This happened in my town. Hundreds of us went out looking for her, in cars, on bikes and on foot. We had so much hope so when she was found, Santa Cruz's collective heart was broken. The horror of what happened still shakes us. Maddy is remembered by our town every year on her birthday and we'll never stop loving her.

[@catherinegrace2366]

I know when crimes like this are committed it effects the entire community. I’m so sorry for the loss of this child.

[@josephinetracy1485]

I don't think she will be remembered. How do I know this? Because he's going to be released next year, and nobody cares. So I think it was mostly all just an act they put on for a little awhile.

[@molliesorensen]

I live in Santa Cruz also It was indeed such a tragedy I was wondering if there would be any videos on it. RIP Maddy.

[@TheCountryfairy]

Show up and petition the court when his release date comes around. Protect the little ones.

[@angelang222]

@@josephinetracy1485 people do care and she will be remembered.

[@JonasC22]

The people who tirelessly fought to keep this criminal out of adult court are disgusting.

[@HVAC356]

Those are the ones really responsible for his future crimes. Lawyers for money sell their souls their everything. If this happens to the lawyers family i wouldn't be surprised

[@yaricontreras3063]

That’s right they should be punished to 😤

[@serenaspry-xx4ik]

So true name and shame them. Doesn't matter there age if they do something like this you should be charged like an adult and go to adult court and do an adult's time. You want to act like an adult you get what an adult gets. Stop making up excuses for these scumbags bugger them they didn't think about anyone else but themselves, I hope someone does the same back to them.

[@truth-uncensored2426]

You guys are so damaged and bitter, people should be punished with proportionality in relation to their crimes and not just to have fulfill a revenge fantasy.

[@lumpchunker5516]

You mean the defense attorneys who did their jobs correctly and are essential in allowing our judicial system to function properly? Those people?

[@ugarteg8563]

This is by far the most unbelievable case I have seen. 4 years is a slap to Maddy's parents.

[@Lenergyiskey358]

Technically it was 10 years but he had already served the rest. Maybe they will keep him in.

[@sammiej.5526]

The fact that someone broke into the dad’s car stealing his daughters ashes. So sick.

[@kelsikustelski3100]

That poor child went through hell. I can’t believe anyone could do that to someone especially a helpless innocent child throw away like trash. That is devastating and tragic. And then to have her ashes stolen. People are disgusting. Thank you for your great coverage of this story.

[@verabolton]

She was basically buried alive. Imagine waking up in a confined place with a painful stab wound, just having been raped and survived a strangulation. 8 year old! 😢 This monster strangled a little girl with his own hands (it takes minutes to strangle someone!) purely for sexual pleasure. If this isn't an adult crime, then what is? His sexual deviances will not change. He'll surely kill again. The 4 year sentence is CRIMINAL. What a message is it for the violent 14-15 year olds?!

[@joannesugars882]

I also feel for the convicted teens mother as she is also a victom like mad'ys family. Nobody has children expecting that one day they might be a killer. This mother did her best and that just didn't work which is tragic for everyone

[@verabolton]

​@@joannesugars882 This is the reason why alleged troubled childhood should not be a mitigating factor in court. Every criminal invent a troubled childhood for themselves.

[@dm3144]

Hi Kelsey, please read my comments. Right above yours a few comments and you will understand…✌️

[@robertcracker7058]

@@joannesugars882At the end of the day it’s gonna be her fault and she will be blamed for the actions of her son that’s how it work if the kid does wrong blame their parents first his mom and dad were not the best of parents which had a little bit of role to play in this

[@m.y.o.b.724]

I'm so disgusted by this entire case. To top it off, someone stole Maddy's ashes out of her dad's car? Humans can be heartless monsters.

[@CJLOVE23]

I audibly gasped at the sentence. I have no words. We will hear about him again one day

[@mainanawacho5322]

you're right unfortunately 😔

[@sheribrougham4863]

Hes a predator. Hes a sociopath. He will never be reformed he will just learn how to blend in better and will get better at doing what he does. Best thing that could happen is he is eradicated the day he steps out of juvie. The horrendous pain and terror she would have gone through would be unimaginable. Kids that have those psychological reports and commit those crimes should be charged in adult court.

[@JuCarlos-ex8ip]

I agree with you 💯 👍

[@suzannep8371]

He abused his dog, his Father was violent and his Mother had issues, he saw something good and pure and his compulsion was to have and ruin it. He will never change inside, the damage has already been done. God bless this little girl and her family.

[@victoriawilliams2786]

I agree with you. And the professionals. The damage has been done and he will always be broken.

[@dollinterrupted]

She was a person not a thing

[@victoriawilliams2786]

@@dollinterrupted We know that she was a person and not a thing. The murderer treated her like a thing.

[@suzannep8371]

@@dollinterrupted exactly

[@lorimiller4301]

He should've gotten help after abusing his dog. Whoever knew about that and didn't tell the authorities has blood on their hands. He should've been put away. Dogs are just as innocent victims as anyone else.

[@LeLiuOfficial]

I am from the Bay Area and remember her story being all over the news when she went missing. Since he got tried and convicted as a juvenile, they could only sentence him up to 10 years, which means he will be due for release in 2025. He will be 25 years old by then and still a danger to society. The type of crime he committed, there is no rehabilitation for. There is no cure for someone who rapes and kills little children. It's cases like these that make me completely ashamed of our "justice" system.

[@barneyronnie]

Somebody needs to ' take care ' of him upon his release. I'm praying that someone has the balls to end this waste of oxygen.

[@rosie.opossum]

@@barneyronnie he’s required to be registered as a sex offender for life, and his name is out here, everyone in Santa Cruz knows what he did. My bets are someone will. Hopefully he goes through as much pain as he put that girl through.

[@barneyronnie]

@@rosie.opossum Amen. A lot of these creeps get inmate justice, but unfortunately, not enough. We need more AVENGERS!!

[@rosie.opossum]

@@barneyronnie I grew up in Santa Cruz, and I’ve literally met him.. Also know family members of Maddy, my younger brothers went to school with her.. I saw the pain it caused firsthand. The fact that he’s being released soon terrifies me, and the people close to her deserve better. I’m not usually in favor of the death penalty, but in cases like this I’d make an exception.

[@barneyronnie]

@@rosie.opossum I am so sorry for what this beast did to an innocent, shining soul. Somebody needs to destroy this trash!!

[@cheyennemiddleton4372]

Thank you for doing this video. Maddy is a relative of mine. She is my cousin's daughter. I can't believe the state believes there is any chance in hell that a murderous sexual deviant can be reformed. There's a reason sex offenders register for life. The blood of his next victim is already on their hands. And if the person who has her ashes sees this, please just return them please. Her dad's been through enough just please return the ashes.

[@miikaura]

im so sorry for your family's loss. ❤️

[@paulkenny340]

Eight years today. God rest Maddy, the little angel.

[@mamatwitch3982]

@@lanadelaenscumbag

[@janisemccollum]

Sending prayers to your family!!

[@TangelaThomas-jf4wc]

​@@miikaurame too 😢

[@Tigglytoot]

Sigh. This is why I NEVER let my kids out of my sight- not even for a minute. If I need to do something out of their reach they come with me. I don’t trust people and it’s as simple as that. When people say things like “you’re too protective” it makes me mad because how can I as a parent protect my child too much? I can’t. Protecting my children means my primal instincts will always be trusted and I will always be on high alert.

[@pussygalore7240]

O my life, lm completely with you on your point, my youngest died in 1998 and in 2017 my only child got leukemia, very ill. She's now 6yrs post transplant and she's 29 but lm so damn protective you wouldn't believe. She lives with her fiance but l message or facetime every day, her dad once said lm too protective, my lil one said ' dad l don't want mumma to stop being mumma ', l couldn't if l tried, l don't trust people in general, and l know that's sad but it is what it is . God bless you and your family

[@RebeccaFuji]

I agree with you as a protective parent. I been a mom for nearly ten years to a sweet wonderful loving boy. He’s very kind and friendly too, my biggest fear with my boy is if he approaches the wrong people. They say I shouldn’t worry, but I do because my boy is my biggest accomplishments, and just such a wonderful son. I’ll lose it if anything happens to him, seriously I’ll go crazy, emotionally crazy screaming top of my lungs. Rest in peace and God bless Maddy, she’s in heaven with the angels 👼.

[@automotive.project]

And who tells you this because you should be aware of them

[@razercp9322]

Why I’m not having kids went through so much stuff wouldn’t want to risk letting someone else experience what I did

[@lisamareepritchard6375]

So heartbreaking that children cannot play outside safety. My cousin was abducted by a neighbour, someone she knew, walking home from school at the age of 8. She got in his car, he assaulted her & buried her alive. Luckily she survived & clawed her way out but the mental scars of her experience remain to this day 😢

[@carlturner6625]

I hope your Cousin is Well ? My love to you and her ❤️🌹🙏🕊

[@catwomanh3603]

OMG 😲 that's shocking. So sorry for your cousin. God bless her xxx😘🙏🙏sending my love from Christine in England 🇬🇧 xx

[@morganablackwater2017]

And I bet the asshole didn't even got proper sentence

[@jasonmuller1199]

That story doesn't sound made up at all

[@karenkazbah6246]

@@jasonmuller1199 Yes I think so 🤦‍♀️

[@elizabethmcglothlin5406]

Such a difficult case. Yes, he was a minor, but the time he spent with young children also sounds like grooming and selection. If released, I'm afraid we will hear more about him in the future.

[@verabolton]

I'm afraid it wasn't his first case of rape. The 4 year sentence is criminal. It's an encouragement for violent 14-15 year olds.

[@Terri_Hugs]

That's why I said this boy should never walk amongst Civilized Humans again, he is a depraved human! She suffered terribly!

[@Terri_Hugs]

He "took the time to apologize" are you Fk'n kidding me!? But sometimes we just have to step back and trust that God will take care of this abomination of parading as a human!

[@cattinkerbell4946]

Thank "Democrats" and their "laws".

[@KathyAnne28]

Like Kemper.

[@kyliejones8827]

HATE it when despicable murderers ask families for forgiveness. How dare they! Poor Maddy. My heart hurts for her and for her parents. 😢

[@juicyjules7409]

Yes indeed

[@kathrynshields8221]

THEY DONT DESERVE ANY FORGIVENESS,....ROTTEN MONSTERS.

[@marilynwillett804]

then they go to God for fire insurance but if they weren't caught they'd never repent never surrender,

[@kyliejones8827]

@@marilynwillett804 Agree that if these criminals weren't caught they'd not hand themselves in and that they're more distressed about being caught than feeling remorseful for their actions. I didn't understand your first point about God and fire insurance...??? 🤔

[@Joanla1954]

@@kathrynshields8221 Then you don't deserve any forgiveness either. I don't or any human every born either. Your not forgiving is no different than this young mans murder of a child. He can be saved and forgiven by God if he but asks in a true spirit of remorse. His crime of murder is awful! And the weak State of California won't do what they should and put him to death. A life fore a life but not a sin that can not be forgiven.

[@jivalucia3916]

I’m from Santa Cruz and Maddy’s case shook our town to the core. We wanted her to be found alive so badly. After she was found I had nightmares of her being attacked and would wake up screaming her name in a cold sweat. It was so traumatic to our town but my heart breaks for her parents and I hope they find the peace they deserve in life. RIP Maddy we’ll never forget you.

[@nelsonli7556]

no, you should be fighting for real justice, vote them all out

[@gram5963]

It’s always even more terrifying when a child does something so disgusting and brutal.

[@gram5963]

@@tinygrim it’s obviously all bad. I just find it even worse when kids are involved…whether they’re the victim or the perpetrator.

[@dollinterrupted]

@@gram5963 why?

[@stephdaigle2900]

@@dollinterrupted What kind of question is that ?? I mean it’s pretty Obvious … They are KIDS !!! They can’t defend themselves! It’s Traumatizing !!!

[@gram5963]

@@stephdaigle2900 exactly! Thank you. I didn’t think it was that hard of a concept to grasp…? I know that everyone’s mind doesn’t function the same way but I’d at least think people would understand THAT. Also, a murderer who is a child is just too much for me to wrap my head around.

[@db7084]

@@gram5963 People need to stop romanticising children. It is well known that children can be incredibly cruel - you only have to look at the bullying statistics. Children are not 'innocent little beings'. They are ignorant, not innocent. Once they 'know' about things, they are just as capable of perpetrating those atrocities as an adult. Especially considering their brains aren't fully developed yet; they lack compassion, empathy, impulse control, and aren't fully cognisant of the consequences of their actions. For instance, if young boys had a fully functioning sex drive, and knew about sex, the sexu@l assault statistics in kindergarten and elementary schools would probably exceed that of grown men. They would be cornering little girls (and boys) all over the place, because they haven't learnt restraint or right and wrong yet. Children are not 'good' because they are 'innocent' - it's that they don't know about things yet, and their behaviour is constantly corralled and curbed by parents, teachers etc. Take that away, give them knowledge, and they would be monsters to rival, if not exceed, any grown adult.

[@12thDecember]

When deciding whether to try someone as an adult, there should be only one question: Did he know what he was doing? Adrian knew exactly what he was doing when he betrayed Madyson in the most evil way. He even went so far as to _stab her in the neck_ when he noticed she was still breathing. Adrian made adult decisions; he should pay an adult price. There is no forgiveness in my heart for him killing that innocent 8-year-old child.

[@faridaaminy9734]

I agree with you 100%

[@1man_crowd]

Well, how young must a child be - AND know what he or she is doing - to be judged as a child? 10? 8?

[@zixenvernon1643]

Actually, the only thing that should be considered when trying someone as an adult is... IF THEY ARE AN ADULT ... OR NOT. Why do we have juvenal court if we try every teen/ child as an adult anyway?

[@Oliver-Closeoff]

I like how it could only be a he. Smh

[@gameralove6418]

@@zixenvernon1643 most teenagers think they will get light sentences that's why they dare to do it. there is even a record of the teen criminal talking about this to his friends, or parents. do you think kids don't watch tv? they don't know the law at all? this is not 50 years ago

[@carriemclaren-jones159]

Brought tears to my eyes when her artist mother said "She was the best thing I ever made."😢

[@msay4596]

Even IF he did have a tough childhood, a person Who makes the decision to kill a child in this way, needs to be locked away for life. They aren't for society.

[@Arkanaax]

Of all the ways I imagined this case would develop, I never expected her tragic passing to be at the hands of a fifteen-year-old monster.

[@blondie8167]

Neither did we. We all assumed it was the shelter located near by. This case showed us we are still fighters.

[@ashengpumc]

More unbelievable, he will walk free soon

[@pricklypear7516]

Then you haven't been paying attention.

[@Bubba__Sawyer]

@@blondie8167 How often do transients commit crimes like this? Why would you or anybody possibly think that?

[@blondie8167]

@@Bubba__Sawyer lol your kidding right ?

[@anhedonianepiphany5588]

Regardless of the age of the offender, we must be realistic about those who exhibit sociopathic/psychopathic traits. There is currently no way to rehabilitate or successfully treat such individuals, and there won’t be for the foreseeable future. I’m not suggesting that they be thrown into adult prisons as minors, but they simply cannot be released back into society.

[@tessforbes8687]

Hopefully, there will be the right person or persons making the diagnosis and then the decision about his release.

[@gerryattrik4410]

Why not throw this scumbag into adult prison? Why protect him? He lured a little girl with ice cream. If he gets skinned alive it’s too good for him.

[@thecherryblossompie]

There are sociopathic people who don’t kill others/inflict pain even though they don’t feel the same empathy as most, and I don’t believe that someone diagnosed with sociopathy but has otherwise never harmed/showed signs of harming anyone should be locked away. Plenty of people are capable of murder under the right circumstances, and we shouldn’t consider them guilty of it prior. But once they have crossed the line into hurting other people, there is no rehabilitation, because they won’t regret it. This case had no gray area. The rape and murder of a child is not a “mistake” someone can come back from. Appalling that the law was unable to bring justice.

[@josephinetracy1485]

@@tessforbes8687 He's due to be released next year.

[@hg8droid229]

​@@tessforbes8687Democrats will decide his fate. You already know the outcome...

[@Harmeetsingh-om8sv]

4 years only. That is such a shame. Imagine the parents of Maddy seeing her killer out on loose. How will they even sleep? Some justice systems just can't be explained.

[@dejuhvu1793]

I cannot blame parents who take justice into their own hands when it comes to cases like this.

[@tessforbes8687]

He had already been in custody for over five years, with all the legal wrangling, so it’s a ten year sentence. He may be released at 25 years old.

[@tonyprice2256]

@@tessforbes8687 When will Maddy be free again?

[@Oliver-Closeoff]

Where's all that smoke for when females get less than that? Case in point...the girl who stabbed her boyfriends in the chest and the judge didn't want to charge her because she was in college to be a doctor?

[@tessforbes8687]

@@tonyprice2256 I was only telling @Harmeet singh the actual sentence, and not an opinion about it.

[@Quizack]

I’m sorry, but whoever is asking those dumb questions at 4:35 needs to be fired. Like yeah buddy, a mother with a missing child hasn’t asked her friends or neighbours, or thought of every possible scenario already. And yes you know how she’s feeling. Use your time to ask important questions like what people can do to help, how to join a search party, what to look out for, etc.

[@rodmadder]

It made my stomach turn when Adrian's attorney said kids can get treatment "and not just thrown away" after that pos did exactly that when he tossed that little girl in a dumpster when he was done with her.

[@GreedyPuppy7]

It seems they care more about the criminal than the victims. Well that´s how it is in German, care and help for the murderer and the victims can just suffer in silence.

[@debbieschultz9768]

There isn’t any treatment for this POS

[@ericaamato5010]

Right.. throw that boy out. Who cares. He's like dog poop you scrape off your shoe, no need to keep it

[@truth-uncensored2426]

He's right, everyone deserves a second chance.

[@rodmadder]

@@truth-uncensored2426 No, they don’t.

[@miawallace2306]

I guarantee you, Maddie was not his 1st victim. Rapists/Killers don’t just automatically and suddenly beat, rape and kill all at once. They start with smaller, more secretive crimes against victims. Likely, there were other children who were too young to understand what he had done to them behind closed doors and therefore never came forward. To release this monster in a few years is nothing short of willfully endangering every single person that crosses his path in the future.

[@hayleyferguson3346]

I thought same thing, this wasn't his first crime. Too carefully planned and meticulously hidden for an amateur.

[@stopgotdamndeletingmycomme8642]

They said he ab used his dog. So wouldnt be suprised if theres a list s animals n children prior to this

[@foxyauragems6146]

His dog was his first victim as they usually start with animals but no one cares to prosecute animal abuse even tho it’s. A felony so there you have it

[@heyysimone]

She was probably his first human victim. People always say 'people sont just start doing this" except they do. A criminal has to start somewhere in order to be a criminal. Not all k-llers start out as physical ab-sers. not all r-ists start out as peeping toms. Some of them just do the crime straight off.

[@Vikingsroar]

He would definitely k*ll again when he is released...it will be too late when another young life get snubbed out under his vile hands 😢

[@LeslieKnope4Pres]

This is hands down the best true crime channel for narration and respect of victims - zero fluff and opinion, just pure facts and retelling of cases. You do an incredible job! Much love from Georgia, USA.

[@maritfaye212]

Agree 💯

[@heartbeatsdrum]

True story. This and The Crime Reel are the only ones I can stand after JCS stopped.

[@Bee-ly4gx]

I agree

[@ellena.8369]

@@heartbeatsdrum The crime reel is my fave especially his ending "guh'bye!"

[@MalcH]

This channel, Dave’s Lemonade, and This is Monsters are the most respectful and well researched true crime channels!

[@aislebasile]

A fifteen year old boy murdered my 5 year old kindergarten classmate and also threw her in a dumpster. This case is so similar, and so so heartbreaking. I feel for Madison's family.

[@fakeitmunky5619]

Groomed , lured, raped, beat and murdered a child. The sentence is insane and I hope the lawyers, who fought to get him moved back to youth court know and accept that they will most likely have blood on their hands , when that monster is released ....No idea how they sleep at night!!

[@addicted367]

The lawyers are just as bad. Disgusting scumbags driven by money and greed.

[@pricklypear7516]

Legal defenses that depend upon the "difficult upbringing of a juvenile offender" are a slap in the face to the MILLIONS of young people who have overcome their wretched origins (often MUCH worse than AJ's) and become healthy, functioning members of society. I am SO tired of lame-ass excuses for sickos.

[@jenniferhamels1176]

@@pricklypear7516 Part of the blame is on California politicians for creating and approving the bill. Democrats sponsored that Bill, Gavin Newsom approved of that Bill. The legal defense used the existence of that Bill to move it back to juvenile. The legal defense still has to do their job whether if they believe the kid deserves more punishment.

[@Unbreakable245]

They were just doing their job

[@valeriebravo1467]

I know a guy who got a rape charge as a minor, later in life he did a lot of prison time as an adult. He said because of his rape charge his time incarcerated was brutal and oddly enough he said it was worse while in the juvenile department as opposed to the adult prison. Kids are ruthless and they showed him just how ruthless in juvenile detention. That's the only positive I can hope for in this case.

[@willowgarrison]

my stomach dropped the second they said only 4 years...how DARE they. rest in peace maddy, you weren't given justice...

[@brucej.willson4764]

And yet tax evaders get like 30 years lol. Judicial System is a business. And they only go hard on crimes that involve financial gain and avoidance of Uncle Sammy.

[@breannahogeland-sg3kp]

There shouldn’t be a “ juvenile “ court if you’re sick enough to do something like this you should face the full consequences child or not !! They should receive life just like anyone else !!

[@ChrisAndCats]

Possibly for petty stuff, but this is a different thing entirely.

[@thepsychnurse4406]

I can't believe someone would take her ashes. That was someone who knew they were in there and just wanted to be cruel. How heartless. This tragedy is just so sad. RIP little Maddy, fly high angel.

[@Cienfuego1989]

So f up poor little girl 😭😔😭

[@_LilacRoses]

This is so upsetting. I have an 8 year son and unable to fathom the immense pain, fear and grief the mother of that poor child must feel.

[@Ali-kb8gr]

Same. I have an 8 year old who like Maddy is a chatty social butterfly. His head is resting on my lap amd I'm just soaking it in and feeling so much sadness Maddy's family. 😔

[@PilotHardy]

When it was revealed how she died after autopsy, I audibly gasped. Truly disturbing how she was literally tortured. I am physically ill.

[@verabolton]

He buried her alive. Four year is criminal.

[@marilynwillett804]

she died after autopsy?

[@chrishandsome4267]

@@marilynwillett804 no

[@verabolton]

​@@marilynwillett804 😂

[@englishrose8013]

Who the hell breaks into a car to steal a childs ashes!! That had to have been someone's close to them to even know they were there!! Just as bad as the sicko that took her life!!!

[@sauce1232]

Who the hell drive his car around with his daughter ashes in California where breaking into cars is a national sport? Ashes are meant to rest in a peaceful place, not on a freaking car seat.

[@nigelbond4056]

It’s scarcely believable that AJ received such a light sentence considering the degree of trauma he inflicted on Maddy and her family. That he’s likely to be freed by the age of 25, walk the streets, carry a weapon and encounter vulnerable women and children is a travesty of justice. Sadly, I fear this won’t be the last time we hear of this evil thug.

[@iamsherlocked345]

Yep someone how has done that at his age is dangerous and should never be released

[@narelle-creative-arts]

When they said he told his friend that he wanted to jump off a roof in the past…I thought it’s a shame he didn’t 😡

[@kimbattles2399]

Yes, and at just 25 he will be at his strongest, physically, Absolutely TERRIFYING, DANGEROUS.

[@iamsherlocked345]

@@kimbattles2399 he’s as dangerous as Phillip Chism.. why this kid wasn’t charged as an adult is exactly why he’ll reoffend again

[@LightningFox7]

Didn't the kids who killed a 3 year old boy are free now. With new identities.

[@alial4122]

As a father who lost a three years old daughter in 2011 in Australia car accident.i feel very sorry for this little girl and her family who have to handle this life without her.we all know sorry is emotion and polite but doesn't bring our Lovley beautiful ❤️ young children back.rest in peace.🖤💔😭🌹

[@aminatafolabi1352]

Sorry for your loss

[@alial4122]

@@aminatafolabi1352 🙏🙏🙏

[@tarasherman2714]

Sending love to you. Sorry for your loss 🙏 ❤

[@oliviaperryman8622]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@alial4122]

@@tarasherman2714 thank you.god bless you.🙏🙏🙏🌹🌹🌹

[@katemaloney4296]

How does a missing child not meet "certain requirements" for an Amber Alert?! Then WTF do we have an Amber Alert for?! I hope that Police Chief lives with the knowledge that she treated an abducted child as a missing person's case. I hope those two words haunt her for the rest of her cold and callous life. As for the murderer's mother having a meltdown: Girl, the time to raise your son properly is BEFORE, not after, he kills a child.

[@milacruz3970]

Ik, it's like they want the criminal to come and say hey I kidnapped a kid for them to be like oh ok now we can put an amber alert.

[@foxyauragems6146]

She didn’t do anything when he abused his dog.

[@gotopinions9087]

As someone who’s childhood best friend is in jail right now for first degree murder - blaming the parent is ignorant. Watching my mothers best friend crumble and drown herself in alcohol because she blames herself is heart breaking. She is an amazing person and it is not her fault that her son has schizophrenia and is sick. Some people are just sick. Frontal lobe sickness.

[@IWillHaveThePastaThanks]

What a crass, ill-informed assumption about the killer’s mother. To all mothers and fathers whose children have blindsided them by committing crimes: it is not always your fault. Please don’t think that it MUST be, because of judgements many people automatically make. It is too easy to “go to the source” when it comes to blame. I can imagine the horror I would feel if a child of mine did this. And to Maddy’s mother, father, extended family and friends: I’m so sorry about the devastating loss of your daughter. I can barely imagine what you went through, not just at the time, but what you are still going through now.

[@joshhickeysmoviereviews]

Oh, California. You never fail to disappoint with your justice system.

[@teddyj5187]

As a dad I would be waiting for his release in 2025.

[@LisleVonRhuman]

He’s too busy “forgiving him”, remember?

[@jae.f]

yeah, i doubt the dad will try.. he’s already forgiven him and he’s “at peace” now.

[@teddyj5187]

@@jae.f then he's not a real parent

[@TPWM]

“Forgiveness” in this case is the equivalent of saying “it is what it is”…..a real man would mark down this wet****’s exact release date and time on their calendar.

[@rayanmarianelli1371]

I'd be there with you brother!

[@jumpscare1530]

Absolutely insane that he may be out at 25!!! So so heartbreaking, what a monster

[@tonyprice2256]

Someone needs to be waiting in the parking lot when this creep is released in 2024 to bring him straight to Hell.

[@punns643]

hopefully, he will

[@Bubba__Sawyer]

Commifornia wants it this way.

[@jy7869]

@@Bubba__Sawyer Cant wait till the unjust system burns!!

[@blessedbeauty3989]

This entire case is absolutely devastating. The pain this poor baby girl went through and the pain her parents are still going through. They are two of the strongest parents out there, not only forgiving the boy who did this, but also comforting his mother when so many people tend to blame parents for what their children do, especially in a case like this. I hope they heal and have some sort of comfort in the memories of their precious daughter. God rest her soul.

[@user-sd1zc8us9v]

So frustrating that they were so adamant in the beginning about it be "a missing person's case" not an abduction. What the hell else could it be? Little girls dont just vanish. She was obviously abducted.... so frustrating

[@Jenni208]

The Tannery does back up to the river, and one of the search dogs hit on her scent by the river, so they focused their efforts there at first, if I remember correctly. I was at the beach with my daughters that day and we saw helicopters circling the area. We didn't know they were searching for Maddy until we came home and looked it up. She was found on my daughter's 9th birthday. We didn't know Maddy, but she was a friend of a friend/former neighbor.

[@luleoni1715]

You can’t tell me that someone who has committed such a horrible crime can be rehabilitated. He should have gotten a life sentence. I hope this doesn’t happen again… We see time and time again that these people get out and commit the same crime again, i hope this isn’t the case RIP Maddy, you deserved much better

[@happytrails699]

So AGREE!

[@iamV10010]

You are correct. These people have been studied and analyzed enough by professionals over the years for it to be a concrete conclusion that these offenders can NOT be cured. They will never get better or stop having these violent sexual urges twords children. I can't think of a better candidate to be put to death.

[@ballerman22345]

sadly the bleeding hearts who fall for the rehab of these monsters is ridiculous. the system protects the criminals.

[@vandel939]

You are very incorrect. He could be reacting to rehabilitation really well, yet people just decide to throw them away out of disgust. I may not have committed murder, but I did have to rehabilitation in a maximum security juvenile detention facility for 3 years and it really helped a lot.

[@BasedOkie]

I agree except for the “life in prison” part.

[@marciam6224]

I HATE reporters who ask the stupid question "How are you feeling right now?" or "How did you feel when you couldn't find her?" Laws need to be changed and be prosecuted on a case by case basis. They keep referring to Adrian as a "child" when he did this but if you are old enough to commit rape and/or murder, you are NOT A CHILD!! R.I.P. Maddy. Fly with the angels.

[@Unbreakable245]

Case by case? So a 9 year old should be eligible to be tried as an adult? Hell no! I think children under the age of 15 should not be held criminally responsible.

[@Lizzybaby30500]

​@@Unbreakable24515 is old enough to know better bro if it was your kid murdered and raped you would think differently

[@אילייןלוי]

😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😅😢😢😢😢😮😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢madeleinemccann

[@darthphilfy]

I don't understand why people feel that forgiveness helps bring you peace. If someone murdered one of my family members removing them from this world would be how I make peace with what happened.

[@LisleVonRhuman]

And to top it off, full justice was never achieved. To even attempt to form a thought of even a tiny bit of forgiveness, there would at least need to be full justice. But now he has the father’s forgiveness as well as his freedom soon. He played himself (the father).

[@JOAT_AMOS]

Fact. 💯

[@NESHAMA73]

We need to reward fellow inmates for removing these threats from society permanently.

[@pinkpixie6917]

💯 it’s just revolting how that beautiful little girl suffered & 4 years is a bloody sick joke let’s pray that bastard gets a rough time in prison 🤕

[@markymark443]

facts

[@markymark443]

@@pinkpixie6917 oh trust me, he will. people who do things like that to someone as young as her are (rightfully) the most despised thing in prison (even more than cops)

[@pinkpixie6917]

That’s exactly what I wanted 2 hear but these evil monsters get 24/7 protection so do the pris

[@pinkpixie6917]

Ooopz sent half a reply anyway when he gets wrapped up in cotton wool 24/7 I take it the prison guards forget 2 lock his door accidentally on purpose 😉

[@Abbie-UK]

This made me cry, how can you go on living after something like this ? RIP darlin x

[@Areniapixie]

When he’s 25?! You have got to be kidding me 🤬🤬 I’m so angry right now

[@rullmourn1142]

He will get a life sentence after he's released, and murders another child.😡

[@kimmyfreak200]

trust me california sucks...they protect sex offenders here

[@Areniapixie]

@@rullmourn1142 Sadly I agree, but hope we are wrong. It’s so frustrating that that’s what it’s going to take 😤

[@JR-sp4co]

Mom is a very strong woman. I don't think I could handle losing a child. I hope she receives all the support she needs to move forward.

[@jjjks5]

I rarely cry when watching true crime… this one broke me. I cried hard. What this poor angel went through…and no real justice was served. The justice system can be disgusting. Shame on you.

[@dcarstein]

I am appalled that he could be free in 2 years from now (2022). That crime was horrific. He should never be free, I hope this mistake doesn't cost someone else their life.

[@videohut4445]

Very sad story. RIP Maddy. Thoughts and prayers are with her parents and friends.

[@deedeearias9906]

there's no justification but that teen had severe displaced anger starting with abusing his own dog WHICH IS A HUGE RED FLAG AND CRY FOR HELP!

[@Sirie7206]

I admire people who can speak about their murdered loved ones and not cry. That’s strength. I just don’t think I’d ever be able to do that. I’m such a weakling.

[@TheQueenOfSheba]

His defense was legit “he’s socially awkward” wow. That’s just… pathetic.

[@tonyprice2256]

I know right? Something tells me that there may be a lot of socially awkward people out there who have not raped, tortured and murdered eight year old children.

[@Phoenix8Rising]

How is that even a defence? California is really in the toilet concerning keeping kids safe.

[@justicewillprevail1106]

It’s been proven again and again and again. Murderers don’t change no matter how many years of prison time. They will come and repeatly committ heinous crimes against innocent children , women and elderly. I don’t know how the officials can keep letting these back out onto our streets. It’s sick. Absolutely sick.

[@vatoloco2116]

Repeatedly*

[@dillonhillier]

It's interesting you mention children, women, and the elderly. The overwhelming majority of people murdered are men. The overwhelming majority of men murdered are young men between 21 and 25. The next highest is 26 to 30.

[@myCaligirlFly]

@@dillonhillierthey said heinous crimes against children women and elderly, in that statement. Heinous usually implies sexual in nature. And those types of crimes are mostly done by men. Those statistics are irrefutable. Men also commit crimes on other men. And men are more often k1lled. While women, children, and elderly are kept alive more often for continuous abuse. Just because more men are mrdred, doesn’t mean less crime happens to women, children, and elderly.

[@dillonhillier]

@myCaligirlFly they were talking about murderers, and that isn't what heinous means. Yes, far less crime happens against women than men. The stats are irrefutable.

[@kingsdaughter9849]

This unfortunately is by design. The Satanic system desires pain and suffering on the masses. They have created thousands of these monsters...research MK Ultra mind control and satanic ritual abuse. The CIA involved in Operation Paperclip and Operation Monarch. There are many reasons...ultimately, abused humans make better slaves

[@leese.23]

What a travesty. I'm in the belief that if someone's mature enough to commit an adult crime, they need to be tried as an adult.

[@tessaducek5601]

Especially today. More teens are committing heinous crimes and counting on being viewed as a child. Only man determined that teens are adults at eighteen. Some countries younger, some older. That does not take into account how each has developed mentally.

[@DaniHMcV]

A man’s crime should charge a man’s price

[@san3182]

You put that very well. I was thinking about it in much more brutal terms.

[@karlkrause2265]

Read my comment

[@Oliver-Closeoff]

@@DaniHMcV As long as that same energy is kept when a woman commits a crime as well. But all I ever see is women getting a slap on the wrist or nothing at all. Even for horrendously crimes.

[@jakes3873]

I can’t believe someone stole her ashes and didn’t just leave them somewhere that they could be found. People can be such cruel, selfish, heartless monsters.

[@aboleary698]

This is so scary, he will be out at 25, stronger and more terrifying

[@tonyprice2256]

Someone needs to be waiting in the parking lot when this creep is released in 2024 to bring him straight to Hell.

[@briannnaaX]

I've watched so much true crime content, but this case made me break down and cry. That monster got off way too easy. May her soul rest in paradise.

[@tammykelsey7877]

This beautiful child would have been an AMAZING adult one day! I feel like the world lost someone VERY special that day! And to top it off, it was gut wrenching to hear that her ashes were stolen! RIP Maddy! ❤️🙏✌🏻

[@davinaquitevis3118]

This is in my hometown and right now there’s a hearing happening to potentially release him because he turns 25 this October. It’s sick. He needs to be locked up and never let out! We are all hoping the judge makes the right choice and denies him being released !

[@seanprice2990]

Imagine being a defence lawyer whose sole purpose is getting animals like this out of jail early. They must have no conscience seriously

[@Scipio_Americanus]

Imagine believing in the morality of a system where there are only prosecutors and no defense attorneys.

[@roseld1438]

Would that defense attorney have felt that way, had it been his child that was murdered?

[@candicesmith3347]

Exactly only innocent people deserve defense. Not these monsters

[@PplePOWER]

Firstly, thank you for your amazing work. I listen to your channel everyday. This case brought tears. This was a tough one. Watching communities unite and the beauty in people come out under devastating circumstances is certainly bitter-sweet. And deeply inspiring. Thank you, Maddy, for the light you brought to this world. Rest in Paradise.

[@clairewalton2275]

Absolutely disgusting, I would not want to live amongst him if released!!! Evil!! RIP Maddy ❤️ my thoughts are with maddy’s family. Truely devastating 😢

[@cherylstevens4717]

Maddy was robbed of the chance to get married, have children, and a boyfriend, a sparkly career with a great job and also to go to college and graduate from university. That animal robbed all of that from poor little maddy. 😢😢😢😢

[@professionaltrollgirl2682]

I hope he gets what he deserves when he gets out of prison...if you know what I mean. Vigilante justice

[@cherylstevens4717]

@@professionaltrollgirl2682 Let's hope he never gets out

[@CarolAbernethy]

My heart breaks 💔😭💔 for the mother especially. My condolences to the family and friends.❤

[@krissanchez1692]

The fact that somebody stole this child's ashes has me enraged.....This innocent child was given a HORRIBLE death and now can't even rest in peace with her family. I'm beside myself right now...

[@verabolton]

Agree. But why did they not let her rest in peace? Carrying her in a car?! I mean... sorry, but it sounds horrible to me. He could have taken some of her ashes and wear it on a chain around his neck if he was so desperate to have her near. But this girl deserved a resting place. Why did they not bury her?

[@krissanchez1692]

@@verabolton I am a bereaved parent. My daughter has been gone a few years now. We had her cremated because we could always have her with us instead of in the ground alone. She's next to my bed. The pain of losing a child is basically you going to hell but you haven't died. I understand him keeping her with him in the car. It's the only way you can have them with you in some way

[@PK-bh1ww]

He will no doubt do it again. But the next times he'll hide it better so he doesn't get caught. People like this don't get better, they get worse. They have no conscience.

[@tonyprice2256]

Someone needs to be waiting in the parking lot when this creep is released in 2024 to bring him straight to Hell.

[@janetspell1396]

It doesn’t matter what kind of neighborhood you live in and how safe you think it is,.. you can never be safe enough it seems.💔

[@lvie0]

i used to live in santa cruz. i knew and grew up with maddy, we went to the same school and liked a lot of the same things, we were close friends during the third grade. i remember trading littlest pet shops and drawing, simple childish things. there isn’t a day that goes by that i don’t think about her. october 5th would’ve been her 17th birthday, a little less than a month after mine. i miss her smile and her laugh, he presence that warmed hearts and brightened rooms. i miss the days spent on playgrounds with her. it both infuriates and disgusts me that someone would ever extinguish her light, let alone think to. regardless of her untimely murder, her memory lives on in the hearts of those who had the pleasure of knowing her. i love and miss u maddy, keep sparkling

[@suzannemiele522]

❤

[@northerngirl4666]

How and why was such a law pass? Once a sex offender, always a sex offender. It is a fact that you can’t cure a psychopath.

[@Little_Red_Riding_Hoodlum]

Maddy's mother is a better human being than I can ever hope to be. There's zero chance that I could be as caring towards Adrian's mother.

[@DinoCism]

Nor should you be. Forgiveness is not always a virtue.

[@illy1581]

why? his mother did nothing wrong and seemed just as distraught over what he did as everyone else.

[@vampiraJ]

I don’t see how his mom went into that apartment, and didn’t know something bad had happened. He cleaned up that well? Idk but that part seems off to me.

[@SaintCharbelMiracleworker]

@@illy1581 She was a drug addict during his most formative years in childhood and his father was violent. They both damaged him by their behavior. It was too late by the time he raped his dog did the mom know he did that? After that it was just going to evolve from there. Doesn't excuse what he did but it explains the root cause of his psychopathy.

[@lauradees4625]

As long as his mother called him a filthy monster which he was and is.... I could treat her as his second victim. But if she wept and cried for him then we would be done.

[@jacquelineheath3819]

When he's released let him go and live with his defense team and their families. Let's see how much trust they have in him in then. They should be ashamed of themselves. RIP Maddy.

[@TheWeaversTheWovenOnes]

This is a brilliant idea! Though I’d much rather him hang himself.

[@Na-lp7vy]

They know they will never have that chance that's why they do it

[@Keri61993]

That's a terrible thing to say. Defense attorneys are just doing their jobs, and even the most despicable human deserves proper legal representation.

[@Bubba__Sawyer]

@@Keri61993 How is it disgusting? If he's truly reformed and deemed safe to re-enter society then surely those defense attorney's would have nothing to fear having him stay with them.

[@consistentlystupid4726]

@@Bubba__Sawyer Why would you punish the defense attorney from doing their job? Defense attorney's provide a valuable service. Do you think the defense attorney's should just go "Well my client's guilty so do whatever you want!"? I sure as hell don't want defense attorney's just phoning it in, because they also defend innocent people as well.

[@twitchisastar]

I've been binging true crime for 25 years. I've watched ALOT. Few cases have pissed me off as much as this one. That boy and everyone who fought to keep him out of prison deserve nothing but slow drawn out agony. It's unfathomable that what he did got him less time in prison than that little girl spent alive on earth. I'm so angry.

[@A.Girl.Has.No.Name.]

My heart hurts for Maddy's family at losing her... twice.

[@DebsMcC69]

🤍

[@kylieh123]

This was devastating to watch, I cried. Maddy's mother's prediction he's the next Ed Kemper is probably right.

[@marytygett4189]

Exactly!! That’s disturbing

[@iam_shen]

Cried with you. 😢😢😢 Can't help my tears just falling down.

[@mach2262]

Committing adult crimes deserves adult time. Sometimes love does not fix everything. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@dreamer49494]

Age shouldn't matter; if you're a child or adult missing you BOTH should be looked for and if the attacker is a child/adult BOTH should get the same consequences

[@SecretSquirrelFun]

What “worse habits” could he possibly learn that would be “worse” that what he already did? What a ridiculous, insensitive and thoughtless statement. That man really REALLY did NOT think that through did he. Unbelievably insensitive. 😳 Just imagine the testosterone levels when he gets out at 25, this is terrifying. I’m fearful for any community that he could live in. 🙂🐿❤️🌈

[@LeLiuOfficial]

Yup it's horrifying that someone capable of committing this type of crime can be free after several years just cuz they did it as a minor. Makes me completely ashamed to be from California.

[@sharonbland3843]

You find this with some serial killers, the neughbours will say that he was a nice guy, who helped in the community. How everyone is shocked, they can't believe the guy could do such a thing. It seems the same case here. A young boy helping within his community, seemingly liked by everyone, this is what is so scary. These individuals are wolves in sheep's clothing, Such a tragic case.

[@PS-Straya_M8]

Once again the justice system protecting the perpetrator rather than the victim!?

[@HVAC356]

Fortunately there are some decent criminals in jail who absolutely hate child killers. He will hopefully meet one of them

[@aqua-mina]

Released when he turns 25!!!! No way… wow, this is terrible. He is sick, he needs to stay in. 😮

[@alisonmaddox7080]

If it was my daughter, he would be MUCH safer locked up.

[@silverdoe9477]

I still can’t understand how law enforcement DON’T KNOW how those first minutes/hours are KEY to finding a child alive! An eight year old happy girl don’t just run away. She’s either badly injured or kidnapped. Either way that should’ve been an Amber alert from the first second she was reported missing. Law enforcement should also be held responsible.

[@Scipio_Americanus]

You obviously don't understand how Amber Alerts work.