Alisa Mathewson's Night Terrors | Full Episode

A woman is attacked in her sleep and kidnapped by her estranged husband. The dramatic story of her captivity and rescue. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports. Watch more full episodes of "48 Hours" on Pluto TV.
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[@delphinefulljoy6810]

😊

[@leelawood655]

Llll

[@christopherwillams5408]

You'll see..or.maybe you won't probably not...

[@christopherwillams5408]

I see white and pink , thats I what see and that's what I want thats what she is and that's what she want [ Blue babe County Fair] [)](] " two.peas in the pot " and blue what is the meaning ro Life or more meaning to Life [ she do, can i] collateral beauty " some of you standing here today want see death' ; impart ( and the tombs were openedand many of the bodies of the holy ones were raised up ) she was a. Believer and you still are.

[@christopherwillams5408]

You built and designed and accepted a resistance and slander won't win ..I took your slander your disposition like she did she try to help despite his slanderous abuse. I read also and your not this is your building your occupation so that the Expanse for having some meaning here but this is her deliverance and ours the children of God , you know the surroundings See ugly poses in the phone when I leave the screen your mom and you are a declaration not just because of the crime allow me to witness.

[@shirleytyree276]

Man I hope that Walgreens employee sees this and realizes that he saved her life!

[@golden2534gmailcom]

Barely

[@janerohr8055]

Me to

[@turtle19dad]

Employee of the year for Walgreens!!!!

[@shirleythompson8251]

I agree 👏👏👏

[@lauritamburrino5179]

See something say something

[@oblivion85]

Even though the daughter was manipulated, I don’t think I would’ve easily forgiven or be able to trust her again.

[@Long_live_Da_Bully]

Couldn't know where I lived.

[@oblivion85]

@@Long_live_Da_Bully even at 14 years old some common sense should’ve kicked in..what threw me off was how she didn’t acknowledge her mother as she was tied and being put in the car.

[@ND_1997]

I was thinking the same thing. She had to of at least loved her mother enough that instincts kicked it to help. It would be hard for me also to trust her again.

[@cocksure8430]

Have you considered she knows more about the mother than you do? Look at the way she enjoys telling the story, she is loving every bit of attention.....imagine living with that? Im not excusing his actions, but lets not imagine her to be some gentle flower that just wanted peace... Shes acting out this story like a play, shes loving it.... Weird.

[@LilyRose8959]

Same.

[@russellst.martin4255]

It amazes me that you can write out a confession, videotape yourself describing your crimes, and admit everything to law enforcement, yet still plead not guilty.

[@admirallily]

Always remember that to allow adequate defense opportunity for the innocent in court you have to allow the same for the guilty to protect that right for the innocent.

[@pauld4355]

she had a restraining order but they are trying to argue that she consented? this is disgraceful. this woman is incredibly courageous. shame on that court for letting him cross examine

[@thelittleredhairedgirlfrom6527]

My guy the court didn’t “let” him cross examine, they legally can’t prevent him from representing himself.

[@tankthearc9875]

she never said no

[@joanhartsree7812]

Now that's what you call justice

[@mihirengg19]

she CLEARLY agreed by not saying NO. this woman has very flexible definitions of rape. he also had a restraining order against her. it's one's word against the other. A woman can manipulate an entire judiciary to believe in an offence that did not happen. The truth, slightly twisted in narrative during testimony, can convince even a judge of rape.

[@mortimerbrewster3671]

@@mihirengg19 As the lawyer stated, there is a difference between consent and coercion. A man who has a restraining order against him, sneaks into the house in the middle of the night waking a woman up from a dead sleep and has a history of mental/emotional abuse can not be considered consent. His very presence at the hour in that manner was a threat and it was smart of her not to enrage him by saying no. Abusers take out restraining orders all the time as part of the abuse - making the victim look like the bad person. She wasn't the one that broke through the restraining order. If you want to know who to believe, you don't trust the person who broke the restraining order and then went on to tie up the victim and inflict terror.

[@longlivebeans]

It’s bad enough dealing with an abusive spouse but to have your own child turned on you like that. Scary stuff.

[@Vgs183]

I’d have trouble ever trusting her again honestly.

[@meagain6008]

!!!!!! Unimaginable!

[@tikatikatikatika3066]

Very scary

[@kimberlyjones8069]

I’d have to find that daughter another place to live. Yes she was manipulated but could it happen again? I’d never trust her again.

[@michellep5933]

Yeah 😞 kids can ruin your life sometimes.

[@gabriellazych730]

the daughter was old enough to understand what a restraining order is and what a shelter for battered woman is. waiting until mom was asleep, sneaking her dad in through the window, ignoring her mothers pleas? she should be on that stand too. minors have been tried for lesser crimes than her and still been convicted. she definitely aided her father and she knew full well it was wrong.

[@McPierogiPazza]

It's not that simple. Her father focused on messing with her thinking and succeeded at getting her divorced from reality. I dealt with getting pulled back and forth between parents even though Dad was the abusive one. Parents have a lot of power

[@maureenstevens6824]

Absolutely 💯%!!!!!

[@hotellady4033]

Her father is a mental abuser to his child at this point! He had a moral duty to not get her involved in his diabolical behaviors!

[@jessicabreen2961]

He manipulated Arden to the MAX! He likely had told Arden it was a prank, he could had told her the PPO had been resolved by the courts, etc! Victim shaming is NOT a good look and those children are very much victims in this scenario just as much as Alissa is!

[@daniellemorgan2059]

@@McPierogiPazza I agree. Been in a similar sort of position as a young teen. Very confusing for a child to go through. Thankfully, it never escalated to this.

[@ronitknight3078]

How appalling to have a manipulator and abuser to cross examine the persons he's accused of manipulating and abusing.

[@JuiceForgetting5]

We need to change the law for unique situations like this. A person has the right to defend themselves in court, but this should be mandatory appointed or hired counsel.

[@pinkkfloydd]

@@JuiceForgetting5You can't make special cases. Your right to defend yourself is eternal, no matter for how sick the crime is. I don't want the government deciding when I can or can't defend myself. That is a slippery slope.

[@PassionDCGL11]

Yeah how the hell was that allowed?!?🤯 this case is insane.

[@debbiebethell2679]

What is wrong with the system. What an arse and trying to control the situation still even in court. 😡

[@tsbuty]

that little stunt got him 3 life sentences plus 250 years, I guarantee it wouldn’t have been that he he stfu

[@ViciousVixenBaybee]

That girl doesn’t even seem remorseful

[@Pauly421]

Yeah seriously

[@slimwalk708]

To leave a 3-year old home alone for hours then make a 13-year old drive her younger siblings in the dead of night - That alone deserves a life sentence. Kudos to the judge for giving this madman a 224- year sentence.

[@kaylawright]

‼️‼️‼️

[@trishg5820]

He got 2 life sentences plus 224 yrs. Way to go judge!!! Oops...3 life trrms.

[@jamesplymire5342]

I watched the trial. It was beyond crazy.

[@seangreyson5486]

​@@trishg5820 3 life terms plus 224 years!

[@trishg5820]

​@@seangreyson5486 Sorry. It's a typo as I'm blind in one eye.

[@aliceafonso4679]

It's not normal for a teenage girl to simply burst into her mom's house and vandalize it, writing a lot of insults on the walls, even if it's under the argument of being "manipulated". Arden didn't act as if she felt any empathy for her mother. I would fear her if I was Alisa. Arden speaks about it all even giggling a few times, totally creepy.

[@crishuez]

There is something very wrong with her. The judge also didn't help by saying she shouldn't feel remorse.

[@avastrawberry8519]

no, it's indeed not normal because it's not normal to be abused by your dad and be made to believe your mom is a horrible person. first off, she *was* manipulated, so no need for quotation marks. traumatized people often separate themselves from their feelings about these events in order to be able to cope. she said she felt a lot of guilt for many years. additionally, laughing or smiling at inappropriate times is also well-known to be a coping mechanism for some people when they are highly uncomfortable. please have some empathy instead of judging people by a TV very limited interview. her mom has forgiven her.

[@wynnhorton1208]

We don't know how nutty Arden's mom is. It is not normal for a child to turn on her mom, so I suspect her mom had a dark side, too. I thought the mom was overly-dramatic and loved the attention she was getting. I have no doubt that her husband was a nut and a criminal, though. Also, a child is half her father's and her mother's genes and a child doesn't choose her own genes.

[@realtalkwithLorin]

She's so creepy! I would ever be alone with her.

[@LylaRose485]

@@wynnhorton1208 TOTALLY AGREE!!!!!!!!!

[@jullietmburu9672]

😳 when your own children betray tou, and participate in your abuse... I honestly feel for Alyssa. I can't imagine dealing with that kind of pain 😢

[@StofStuiver]

She got her kids, doesnt she?

[@truth1844]

It is his children too.

[@zaneta3880]

It's just brainwashing. The girl was a victim too... It wants betrayal tbf😮

[@juniorousk2332]

Definitely painful 😢

[@tarantulamum4322]

I feel for ALISA too

[@danni1993]

The best part for me, was when the Detective said "You didn't have surgery...you got stitches" 😂

[@lowee333able]

The oldest daughter doesn't even seem sorry for what she did

[@McPierogiPazza]

You watched a TV show. That doesn't mean you know anything much. I can't believe all the women attacking this girl for not showing emotions the way they seem correct. Y'all would have contributed that Australian woman whose baby was killed by a feral dog. Everyone decided she didn't look grief stricken

[@joeking433]

She said she blamed herself! WTF do you want from her, a suicide attempt???

[@sunfollower5623]

The oldest child seems like the golden child. All narcissist parents have one.

[@user-rp8gk3un5o]

@@McPierogiPazza Huh? that woman was innocent. This girl was totally guilty in this. Are you the daughter pretending to be someone else? Of course you are. Shame on you.

[@user-rp8gk3un5o]

@@joeking433 No,, a true sense of remorse. Duh.

[@plantgirl146]

It never ceases to amaze me, how these controlling, abusive, narcissistic men treat their significant others so horribly, then go crazy when their partners finally try to leave them. And they NEVER change! She is VERY lucky to have survived.

[@MartaRC32]

What amazes me the most is that those men usually show who they are right off the bat. On a first date, you probably can tell the guy is psycho, but to this day, many women think they can change their men by great great wives and mothers with a lot of kids. It´s almost like this story has been played many many many times in these shows and still happens... so sad...

[@sfletch3042]

​@MartaRC Umm no. They do not. They hide it well until its too late. Once the mask is taken off you're in deep. Unless you've been in a narcissisticly abusive relationship you don't know what you're talking about.

[@HobbyOrganist]

Even more amazing is how he just "changed", though mom always told me people are like chapters in a book, about every 10 years you change

[@chloeuntrau4588]

It never ceases to amaze me that women do not see the signs and blindly are making a bunch of kids with an idiot!

[@kathymoney293]

​@@MartaRC32 😅

[@danielholt6741]

I hope every woman sees this video and carries protection.

[@jakelineychavez]

I hope every man sees this too and remembers to not be a psychopath

[@kinshasaharris4758]

I'd never let that daughter near me and her siblings or in my house ever again with protection. That girl has seen first hand the evil her father was doing to her mom and still let the man in. I'd have to get a restraining order the more I'm thinking about this.

[@pinkkfloydd]

So someone doesn't understand manipulation and brainwashing, got it.

[@kacieeichinger965]

I agree. I thought it a little insane that she made comments like "what happened to my family that night" um no what happened to your mother and you know you played a part in the torture or your mother.

[@rada9748]

This poor woman. That a justice system allows the perpetrator to question and torment his victim for four hours in court. Reprehensible.

[@timecode37]

Well, he really dug himself in even more and showed everyone in the courtroom that there isn't any doubt about who's the abuser here. Hopefully she can at least partly heal from the damage he caused her.

[@Amanda---]

I know it seems unjust but it truly is justice to allow the accused to represent themselves. It worked outing her favor at the end;.

[@ST-LEO]

Part of not being in a totalitarian country means rights for all humans. You can certainly get those rights taken away with bad behavior. It's upsetting to see, but sometimes you gotta let the accused bury themselves.

[@limboart9361]

This shouldn’t even have been allowed it’s disgusting. The narcissism, if he’s going to be allowed to cross examine her, he should be required to testify.

[@TruckerDave215]

This is so freaking crazy how they even let this go that far

[@jeanroeder5534]

In my opinion, Arden needs to have her behavior on record because if she is capable of this kind of behavior being manipulated by her dad she needs serious counseling to prevent this kind of behavior in the future.

[@McPierogiPazza]

No one else will have that kind of power over her (parents are supposed to be your protectors and seem larger than life to a kid), and she'll never have 14 year old brain development again. I'm more worried about the cruel commenters here

[@joeking433]

It could happen to your kids. Kids love their parents and are easily manipulated.

[@kuromyou7969]

​@@McPierogiPazza one doesn't need to have 14 yr old brain development to be manipulated.

[@eleanoraquitaine2966]

Not all children are that easily fooled. ​@@joeking433

[@Marlaina]

Do 14 year olds not have a conscience? Not know right from wrong and not to hurt others, never mind your own mother?

[@seany2754]

Arden's devil horn nose ring suits her... Manipulation or not. To see your mom getting abused and walk by them like they're not there. Sickening.

[@samanthaamir6096]

Well said

[@bluecollarlit]

And going on private dinner dates - with her dad? Yikes.

[@kayakazi7765]

Ja like father like daughter.....

[@pinkkfloydd]

So someone doesn't understand manipulation and brainwashing, got it.

[@pandamandimax]

Maybe just like Trump and his daughter but normal fathers and daughters don't talk about going on dates

[@fuckyzeit]

This lady is so brave. I can't believe what she went through.

[@nickh5021]

Being manipulated by her father is sad, but she embraces it after these years and seems proud of it and the things she's done. I feel so sorry for the mother.

[@McPierogiPazza]

You didn't watch the whole video, I take it

[@kittykat8177]

absolutely, when I was 14, I was strong and stubborn being born and grown up in childhood DV expanding to early 20s, NOBODY could manipulate me. I had my own mind, was strict vegetarian since age 8, nobody else in that house was, as example. To this day I do not listen to gossip/BS about soemone, I make up my OWN mind. Too many sh*t ppl in the world.

[@uhsaywhatnow]

The oldest daughter came across as cold…maybe she wasn’t keen on being interviewed for tv? 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@Vgs183]

@@McPierogiPazza I watched it from start to finish and agree with the original comment, Arden was 100% old enough to know when they see their mother held hostage that maybe this isnt ok, but nah she just ignored her. Strange kid.

[@irinasofia_sm]

​@@kittykat8177EVERYONE can be manipulated & was at a point in their lives. It's has nothing to do with being strong or not. I think you should inform yourself about this subject before commenting.

[@seyimajek]

This woman is so incredibly strong not only for surviving such an attack from her crazy ex-husband but for forgiving her oldest daughter who took part in the situation. I hope nothing but healing for her and her children💕

[@eleanoraquitaine2966]

I could never trust my daughter again. Never.

[@CB-kj8ed]

She is incredibly strong and a mother’s love sometimes overrides what others may seem as scary or irrational.

[@SomeGuyFromOK]

I’m sorry, but him being able to question her himself should’ve never happened. If there’s not a law against that, there should be. She’s a sexual assault victim for God’s sake. That’s absolutely ridiculous.

[@antshonor]

The legal system gives everyone the right to face their accuser and represent themselves. Although I deffinatly think that sometimes that shouldn't be allowed but it's a slippery slope to start restricting those kinds of things. A very complicated and intresting issue the US Legal system faces.

[@spookysnow88]

well with a sentence like that im sure it won't happen again for another 100 years.

[@jamescook1960]

Although arden was manipulated, but she certainly did not show any remorse or emotion while speaking about the terrible ordeal she put her mither through. It will be difficult for any mother to reconcile with such a daughter.

[@WNT2BLV]

She has most likely inherited her father’s sociopathic traits. Sadly she’ll probably grow up to be just like her father.

[@arturovaldemar]

Couldn't agree more. She'll probably develop behaviors similar to her father.

[@Treeofwysdm]

I really hate ignorant comments like this. You have NO idea how trauma works, and you have NO idea what that young girl went through or the impact it's having on her now. She was a CHILD. And I don't know what you were watching but the pain, guilt, and shame were clearly evident in her victim impact statement and in her interview with 48hrs when she recounted her part in it. So save your judgement and shaming for the psychopathic malignant narcissist who put his own child in that position in the first place!

[@Dhruv_Dogra]

She didn't really know him as a person all these years. She sounds shocked. He is not just cruel and dumb but clearly a sociopath. Imagine thinking of sex in such circumstances and doing it 4 times . ..

[@robertjackson3819]

Well said, @@Treeofwysdm

[@jaydeekaybee]

What tears me apart is the daughter that helped her father break into the house after witnessing the abuse he submitted her mom to. She was so heavily manipulated, and states it so matter-of-factly that she helped her father by leaving a window open, even years later, with no ounce of remorse of what she took part in.

[@lilacmile]

It clearly wasn’t a happy family, this is an example of how it isn’t a good thing to keep children completely ignorant of the realities of life. People are sold on these ideas of picture perfect families, even adults but especially children are susceptible, believing that’s the only way to happiness can lead to all kinds of tragedies.

[@eternity7477]

You are wrong. At the trial she stated how she felt responsible for what happened to her mom. The judge even mentioned her in his ruling and told her she was not to blame. She had to go for counselling to move past the guilt. I am so happy that she managed to move past it.

[@Lmcv82]

It wasn't her fault, she was being manipulated by her father.

[@Sabishii-Sensei]

Just because she's speaking matter of factly doesn't mean she doesn't feel remorse over what happened. t's been 5 years since then. Time for loads of therapy and forgiveness of herself. She was heavily manipulated with the hope of mommy and daddy getting back together. As someone who is also traumatized by childhood events... I also speak about trauma in a matter of fact way. It's easier to talk about when you disassociate. The regret and remorse comes later.

[@tikatikatikatika3066]

Yes that is what took me also 💔

[@amybostic1439]

I am absolutely DISGUSTED the judge allowed him to cross exam the victim and the children 😡

[@zxy78267]

He can't do anything about it, since it's a legal right. Look at the Daryl Brooks case.

[@sirralton]

The law in the US (or some states I suppose) seems so wild to me as a South African. I was confused the entire time and thinking damn this is horrendous. Would be my worst nightmare.

[@loralieisa]

The Judge if he didn't allow him to defend himself "pro se" would have jeopardized the trial. The wacko husband could have walked away.

[@jamrockingston]

Why? He has a right to face his accuser.

[@redwatch.]

It is his right to represent himself. Listening to this pathetic manipulator showed what a psycho he is and helped get him put away for life.

[@jacquelineredstone4487]

Alisa is so amazing and so beautiful and SO STRONG!! I'm an awe of her as a survivor. And I'm sooo happy she's found real love.

[@hartofcrochetbysheryl]

This was one of the first trials I watched here on YT. When Alisa got on that stand and Trevor started questioning her I was amazed at her courage and determination to get the truth told. Because of her and her story I began opening up more about mine in my first marriage. I have had the honor of being able to thank Alisa through a message for being a voice for the voiceless. If you are in an abusive relationship physical or emotional please open up to someone trustworthy and get help. I wish I would have done that and gotten out sooner. But I’m in a better place now just dealing with the baggage. Thank you Alisa for telling your story. I’m so happy for you and the family.♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@ashlimaribcu]

The daughter isn't as gullible as shes trying to portray. She's seen how crazy her Dad is and put her siblings lives at risk by letting him through the window.

[@McPierogiPazza]

Nothing to do with gullible. She was emotionally abused by a father so committed to his BS he portrayed himself as a victim in court. That's the level of crazy he used on her young self

[@monapierson5050]

When it comes to Arden and Trevor, the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree.

[@ExiledStardust]

@@McPierogiPazza Abuse is no excuse. When the "abused" becomes a perpetrator and co-conspirator, I have zero sympathy for them.

[@pinkkfloydd]

So someone doesn't understand manipulation and brainwashing, got it.

[@pinkkfloydd]

@@ExiledStardustSo someone doesn't understand manipulation and brainwashing, got it.

[@unicornsstars3614]

The daughter is now 20 but while she’s talking about what happen, it seems as she’s proud of what her and her dad did.

[@MissingInAmericaThe1st24Hours]

Agreed

[@dogjeepmeat]

I would agree except I think it's actually a form of PTSD she's experiencing but you never know people's true intentions. I hope she learns from the experience, I bet she's still processing it.

[@berkeleygirllaserbeam]

@@dogjeepmeat That was a very kind response. I’m having conflicted feelings about the daughter and aspiring to be more understanding, with her and in general. I’ve got both personal and professional experience with domestic abuse, unfortunately, and have PTSD and CPTSD from lots of different trauma that happened to me as a child and adult. The results of trauma can be manifested in so many different ways. Every day I just try to be a better person and feel compassion for everyone, because we never know what someone else is dealing with.

[@HT-rq6om]

Not proud but very nonchalant, I would say.

[@theejaydoubleyew]

Indeed. She was no victim in this; she was a co-perpetrator.

[@DocBree13]

I don’t believe for a second that Arden thought he was breaking in to reconcile!

[@lovelyshirl]

Me neither!! Not for ONE second!

[@ddinottia39]

She's just as bad as her father

[@ameliacoburn4787]

You don't know anything about manipulation or abuse.... this happens a lot.

[@angelabeck3707]

All these people are defending her because of her age and manipulation and abuse but nobody told her to write what she wrote on the walls and vandialise her mothers house! I totally agree! And a 14 year old knows right and wrong! The daughter was more like his wing man aiding and abbeding her father!

[@jenniferjamison4912]

@@ameliacoburn4787I was raised by a diagnosed narcissistic mother. Arden may have been manipulated, but she became evil

[@AbcDef-iq4no]

The daughter with the irksome horse bridle nose ring should be held accountable for conspiring with her father due to her letting him in the house through a window. I find it incredibly hard to believe this daughter thought this was for the purpose of a reconciliation.

[@shelteredsparrow2736]

I am married to a narcissist sociopath. Even though there was clear evidence of his wrongs they are incredible manipulators. I actually wrote a a book called “the narcissist trap. Finding hope in the scorpions nest”. I have not tried to publish it because the people I have forgiven and let me down are people I am now working on building a good relationship with. It is amazing how these monsters can make wrong sound right.

[@utubegirl00]

She was a child who was manipulated… news flash narcissists often manipulate their own children against the other spouse. They use them as pawns. A child is a child and loves their parents and sees the best in them. Even at their own expense.

[@AbcDef-iq4no]

@@utubegirl00News flash: that young woman was old enough to know the difference between right and wrong.

[@mwahha6965]

It’s not clear if she could be held accountable for anything, esp if she was a young teen at the time

[@ExiledStardust]

Yes, same. She wanted her mother gone so she could have daddy all to herself. Freud would have had a field day with this family.

[@mercedeswestbrook4356]

A 14 year old seeing your mother hurt, tied up and kidnapped... writing insults on the wall, calling her trash and trashing her bed... sounds like a chip off the shoulder of the narcissistic father... I think the only reason she isn't with her father is that he is locked up in prison otherwise that's whose side she would be by. Unacceptable behaviour whatever way you try and swing it. She wrote 'traitor' on the wall yet she is the one her betrayed her own mother who gave birth to her. Its outrageous! This would never have happened if it weren't for her actions... I would never trust her again.

[@pattygravs6354]

I completely agree with u!

[@metalhead9849]

I have problems with her as well. I agree, there should have been a serious slap for her too. Not jail per se, but probation at the least.

[@skatergirl8019]

I disagree. She was 14 years old being severely manipulated by a narcissistic parent. As adults, we cannot judge a child’s rationale or decision making in this kind of circumstance through our own mature rationale and lived experiences. A child does not have the same brain development and understanding that adults do. Abuse, especially narcissistic abuse from a parent to a child, causes people to act and live in survival mode. Their behavior may appear very one sided, but that’s from the manipulation, power, and control their parent has over them. Once they are free from that, they are able to think more clearly. I believe it was very apparent that Arden was very remorseful for her actions, despite the judge and everyone else telling her it wasn’t her fault. Arden was a child under the control of an abusive parent. My heart breaks for that whole family. Glad they are in a better place now.

[@arthurlove7857]

@@skatergirl8019 Exactly, she was just 4 years away from being an adult, so that child bs is kinda irrelevant. I’ve seen a 12 and a 13 year-old get tried and sentenced as adults for killing someone because they were abused and nothing of the sort happened to Arden. This was a premeditated plot that deserved some form of punishment because she should never think trashing her moms house and getting her kidnapped, and physically assaulted and SA’ed without calling the authorities was okay. I think that what you’re saying is every easy to say as a third party looking in but if something like that happened to you, you’d probably be the first to turn your back on this person. The saying goes fool me one shame of you, but fool me twice…

[@arthurlove7857]

Could not have said it better

[@jenniferwilling1193]

I teared up when the judge sentenced him. Thank you, Judge!

[@PianoGesang]

I think the sentence is exaggerated and he has grounds for appeal but then again he had had earlier convictions.

[@johannaliceaga5936]

She seems to have such a positive energy even after all she’s been through.

[@dianawright8334]

The Trial was very interesting. How this malignant narcissist fired his attorney and represented himself ( he studied a lot for this day) just at the time he could cross examine his ex wife. It was very calculated. He gaslighted all of his children since they were born, but really pushed Arden to cross that Morality Line… choose between me and your mother. Parental Alienation at its best. Alexa is a very strong woman. Very strong.

[@stephanieshelton679]

Yes! Her strength and level head through those horrors is amazing 👏 God bless her forever 🙏

[@nebabraitis9825]

I find myself feeling a bit incredulous as I watch this. That fact that he can explain himself as being vulnerable and taken advantage of while being in a hospital bed that he caused himself to be in, and yet when he broke into his estranged wife's house/bedroom, while she was asleep, tied her up, attempted to smother her, attempted to choke her and yet in his head he truly saw himself as the victim

[@mariashelley7068]

I think he was crazy

[@karyn19]

That's how a narcissist works...

[@joeking433]

It's called demon possession.

[@kittykat8177]

@@joeking433 nope, that is simply a human being, stop trying tp blame non-existent entities for the action of a man

[@OrangeCat1992]

@@joeking433never underestimate the inhumanity of humanity.

[@YourGoodKarma]

I am sorry, the way I wouldn’t ever trust my own child again after she let him in. Understand she was manipulated but still. Our relationship would never be the same. Ever. This mom is so lucky to be alive!

[@oblivion85]

Me neither, and I have a daughter that I would die for.

[@tammywallace5928]

Right I just commented on this. How is she still like she did nothing wrong knowing her dad was not there to reconcile! She need's to hve the guilt if she doesn't that's just horrific but does she even feel remorse she certainly doesn't seem like she has an ounce!!!

[@terryellis7692]

Yup. Parental alienation at its finest.

[@authority1883]

When you are 14 years old, you can easily be manipulated into thinking that. Stop the victim blaming, its really really uncalled for.

[@LindseyMoon_]

It’s absolutely parental alienation, but mannnn…. I would always love my child an they would always be in my life etc an everything of course but I really don’t think I just could ever fully trust them. However IF knew they were coerced.. but still there idk just no matter how I look at it.. there’s just a tiny sliver that I just don’t feel I could ever get back. 😢

[@nbarnes6225]

The unbelievable GALL of him saying "I was captive" and that he was vulnerable and "possibly coerced" by the police. I'm screaming in rage!

[@sierradavis562]

hearing the rescue made me cry. thank god for the walgreens workers and the police got acting so quickly

[@OkayImLisa]

I was in shock, as I watched this trial. He played so many games with the court. But the worst was when he decided to represent himself. Just so he could cross examine his own victim.😢 Alisa was amazing, absolutely amazing, on the stand. He never shook her. I hope they all live their best lives from here on.... except Trevor, of course.😊

[@doglife3543]

I watched the trial too. I loved the Judge's comments about the defendant's timing to represent himself so he could question Alisa as evil.

[@OkayImLisa]

@@doglife3543 yes! That judge is terrific. I've watched some of the other cases he's presided over. He's always fair and cares about victims.

[@kellicaudill856]

No remorse from the daughter

[@OkayImLisa]

@@kellicaudill856 nah, Kelli, I've been following this for a while. The daughter really went downhill for a couple of years. She was being consumed with guilt, despite the judge's kind words. There are pictures of her from back then.😞 I'm so glad to see she's recovered from that trauma.

[@WILMA_]

@@OkayImLisa - I really don’t think I could care. She almost got her mom killed by being an accomplice!!!!!!

[@lifewithceecee9035]

Is it me or the daughter that let her dad into the house isn't remorseful 😢

[@jimwerther]

It's you

[@Mtmg11]

She’s a scary little thing for sure

[@valerieveltri7185]

I agree with you. Que everyone saying how abused she was...

[@addd345]

she def not

[@aruglaempire2518]

@@jimwerther Wrong. No remorse.

[@Survivor-mf1nm]

Can't believe the daughter Arden has the nerve to be on camera, after betraying her mom like that and putting her and the other children in extreme danger and the SA abuse she endured. I could never forgive that.

[@ericvansteenlandt7888]

For me, .... the tattoos, the ring in the nose, father's girl .... that says enough ; More words are unnecessary .....

[@shelteredsparrow2736]

I hear you but it is hard to understand how good Narcissistic sociopaths and Narcissist psychopaths are at lying and manipulating the situation. I am married to a narcissist sociopath. Even though there is clear evidence that he is in the wrong I watched him manipulate people.

[@pinkkfloydd]

So you don't know how being brainwashed and manipulated for years works, got it.

[@PianoGesang]

@@ericvansteenlandt7888 Thank you for your truth. I think just like you.

[@jasmine_167]

Oh my God.. She and I went through the same thing in 2017.. My ex was also prosecuted in Hillsborough County. I'm so glad you got justice, Alisa ❤

[@PianoGesang]

How about you?

[@PineBaskets]

We need new laws that have a stand in attorney question victims when the accused represents themselves.

[@WideAwakeHuman]

You mean a constitutional amendment?

[@jamiedecker7853]

I agree!! Or maybe certain charges deem one unable to represent themselves

[@supriseimblack]

It's called the Constitution. That notion violates the heart of the Constitution. That's why it's called the ‘confrontation clause’ you're confronting the people that are saying you need to go to prison..

[@gaillessard2786]

​@Schock Therapy not confronting, intimidating!

[@teresathayn5170]

True because they're being traumatized all over again and that's so wrong! The perpetrator shouldn't have more rights than the victim!!!

[@oyekunbiadams8742]

Nah, that daughter is disowned and out of my will. Could never trust her with anything. Not even her younger siblings.

[@jimwerther]

The comments here attacking Arden are insane. Did any of you watch the end of the video??

[@Long_live_Da_Bully]

Yes I agree she's just like her paw. And so matter of fact.

[@Long_live_Da_Bully]

​@Jim Werther we watched that demon seed.

[@Kat.Evangeline]

Septum piercing ! Lmao

[@Kat.Evangeline]

​@@Long_live_Da_Bully agreed

[@carmenbalcomb4106]

What is so tragic about this,is that because Arden has grown up seeing her Mum controlled,she has also been gas-lighted,betraying her Mum like that,knowing what her Dad has done.😢

[@klarahvar746]

Sickening psycho! Fortunately, Alisa is a strong woman who continues to build her life, and he had a sentence that fits him .

[@sfletch3042]

I'd watch my back around that oldest daughter. She seems to have inherited dad's narcissism. This is so horrendous and disturbing on so many levels.

[@avastrawberry8519]

Just because someone doesn't express much emotion outwardly does not mean they are a narcissist. She was literally abused and manipulated by her father, who she trusted and she felt extremely guilty for years, which you would've noticed if you watched the whole video

[@Love-More-Laugh-More-Live-More]

Don’t judge that child. She judges herself enough when she shouldn’t and it is the last thing her Mom would want.

[@JaneSmith0709]

I completely agree!

[@wherethewildflowersare]

She has that smirk on her face!

[@staceychapman6855]

I was basically going to write the same thing. No regret emotion coming from her at all

[@Vgs183]

I’m sorry but Arden was old enough to know better.

[@jimwerther]

No, she wasn't. At 15, she was manipulated by her father.

[@TawnyC_]

Yes, she was old enough. And she was 14.

[@jimwerther]

@@Bobzt2 Your comment is 100%, patently, completely false. I have no idea why you would spread falsehoods here about someone you presumably don't know. Does it make you feel good? Anyone who watched the last few minutes of the video and/or followed the trial knows that your claims are the opposite of the truth.

[@carolitoffana]

If she wasn't then, she is now but she still feels proud of herself for helping, kinda? weird girl, I would never ever ever trust her

[@christopherback2103]

If that was a boy, he'd be on trial with his father. Just sayin

[@chevypreps6417]

Lady I cant believe your survived that attack. I hope you are blessed with a long happy life.

[@lisascheunert7688]

Alisa is a strong woman. I am so impressed by her strength and love for her family. Congratulations for your marriage and the beginning of a new life for you and your family. 😊❤

[@mandyylolo]

That daughter does not only seem happy about what she did to her mother. Shes far too old to play this “stupid” act…. she knew exactly what the plan was and was ready for it.. She should be on the stand too.

[@avastrawberry8519]

that is a horrific thing to say about a child who was manipulated and abused by her own father, who she loved and trusted. you don't know how she feels inside but she said she felt very guilty for years. people learn to suppress emotions in order to cope with trauma, and it was a TV interview.

[@DocBree13]

Agree!

[@Talk2WandaVision]

i agree

[@wynnhorton1208]

so a minor is an adult when she sides with and obeys a parent, but is she a minor is that same parent rapes her? Let's try to be consistent about who is an adult and therefore responsible and who is not. Arden was too young to vote, marry, consent to sex with an adult, join the army, have a bank account on her own, own a home or a car, have a job without a parent's signature...

[@bonniejosavland3227]

Human’s brains don’t fully mature until 25 so she hasn’t grown up yet.😢

[@Sua_sponte_is_weak]

Can we thank 48hours for posting the full episodes?! 🙏🏻

[@FutureCivilWarHero]

I've binge watched these 48 videos & this one by far is the craziest/ creepiest/edge of your seat story! I'm amazed this woman made it thru alive. Surprised this doesn't have millions of views.

[@timeforchange6818]

She's so lucky to be alive. It's so wonderful the family is doing so well.

[@sirmadam8183]

Oldest daughter: something is off with her. She might have inherited her father's bad genes. Her mind is not quite right. She still does not grasp how demented her father is.

[@user-rp8gk3un5o]

Yup, she's a sociopath just like daddy.

[@avastrawberry8519]

she was abused, yes, that's what seems wrong with her. she obviously felt a lot of guilt for what happened, and she may just be closed off.

[@imjustaturtle641]

When you grow up in an abusive household, you learn to adapt to survive. It affects your development, it is easy to think someone is “callous” or “sociopathic” when they can explain certain abusive situations with a lack of emotion. Because it doesn’t seem shocking, it’s just another day. For those of you so easily passing judgement, I am genuinely happy that you don’t understand what it is like.

[@nicatsein4681]

Yes! Correct. Something's 10:06 really wrong with her.

[@aprilrains3163]

I agree that she's too easily manipulated. That little girl needs help before she is so easily filled into whatever the person she's with persuades her

[@rooroo1704]

How the US laws allow an accused to represent themsleves AND question their alleged victims is beyond a joke.

[@kathconserv]

It makes the dependent look worse.

[@mom4life513]

Yes definitely a joke

[@limehouseblues]

you have a right to confront your accuser. this is foundational us law...even if it looks/feels distasteful

[@rooroo1704]

@@limehouseblues Yeah that's the joke part 😂🤷‍♀️

[@DocBree13]

Then you think the Constitution is a joke, because that’s where that right comes from.

[@DR-mq1vn]

Arden never mentions what her Mom went through. She talks all about herself.

[@ameliacoburn4787]

they only showed part of the interview.... don't assume so much.

[@noteworthyinsignificance]

I love that in his closing arguments, he says his interview shouldn't count because he was held captive and coerced. How ironic! 🤦‍♂️

[@jle5734]

The daughter seems proud of her actions against her mom, like the writing on the wall that was “her idea”

[@avastrawberry8519]

watch until the end. she feels a lot of guilt, just because she didn't express it outwardly doesn't mean she is proud of what she did. she was a child and she was manipulated by her own father, who she trusted and loved.

[@randomgame554]

"Was my idea 🤡" ....congratulations here's a fking 🍪🍪🍪

[@itsmelive]

It sounds more like she was trying to take responsibility for what she did. She’s probably been in a lot of counseling not to mention the legal necessity of telling the story dozens of times. They likely asked her over and over whose idea the writing was since it’s clearly in her handwriting.

[@aeonfluxcapacitor77]

I think she and her mom are a lot alike. They seem unaffected and almost but not quite happy.

[@12thDecember]

Just goes to show how easily children can be brainwashed by a family member they trust.

[@fckingcute]

I've always hated this case because the daughter is awful and she knew what she was doing

[@lifesajoke6965]

Yep its all the kids fault, zero blame on the mother for allowing a monster to isolate and manipulate her daughter for 14 years.

[@Ana-jv7zl]

@@lifesajoke6965 yeah let the mom not let her daughter see the dad on his visits and get more in trouble…. Also 14 years old are not stupid! You see someone beating your mom up and still help the abuser get her??

[@lifesajoke6965]

@@Ana-jv7zl A 14 year old that has been isolated for their entire life, never attended public school, never stayed in one place for any significant period of time, is not your average 14 year-old. She had no idea of what a healthy marriage and family looked like.

[@McPierogiPazza]

And I find these attacks by adults, who should know better, just shameful

[@joeking433]

Shame on you!

[@silverman169]

Wow Alisa is a true survivor and the courage she showed during her ordeal and during the trial is truly unbelievable. Really hope their family can heal and move on from this. The Walgreens employee is a lifesaver and it was amazing he acted fast to call the police and provide details.

[@Surannhealz]

That judge threw all the books at him 😂😂😂

[@christopherback2103]

The story the daughter told is bizzare.... she was "helping" by letting the father SNEAK IN?!?! If he was there to "fix" anything why would he need to sneak in?? At this point he had already attacked her once and there were restraining orders. Surely she knew this. WTF was she doing? Not only that, but she happily admits to vandalizing the mothers home previously!! Very bad, she should have been held accountable.

[@joeking433]

Kids don't think clearly when they're trying to please their dad.

[@Analysis_Paralysis]

She was manipulated, she was a CHILD. She thought she was doing them a favor by helping them get together.

[@DocBree13]

I agree completely - she knew he was there to do something bad to her mother - she’s manipulative and a liar - just like her dad.

[@joeking433]

@@DocBree13 Leave the kid alone! She was in a terrible situation and like any kid was trying to please her dad. Smh.

[@Love-More-Laugh-More-Live-More]

Don’t judge that child. She judges herself enough when she shouldn’t and it is the last thing her Mom would want.

[@alainaevans9683]

I'm so happy she survived as many people in these unfortunate situations do not. ❤🙏

[@AACE73]

The hero of this story is the cigarette break guy! He ought to be in everyone's prayers for doing what so many people wouldn't/don't do! 🙏🏻👏🏻🙌🏻 Thank you Mr Walgreen's Employee & Neighbourhood Hero of the Century! If not for your actions, this dear lady may have left this earth in a hideously violent & cruel manner!!!🙏🏻👏🏻🙌🏻🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@valleyolillies2338]

I think the new husband seems awesome. What a hero to take on 5 kids and show them real love of a father

[@Miss59Pat]

I worked at DV shelter for many years. The last thing an abused woman needs is another man waiting in the wings, even before she is !legally free from the abuser. So many women think they NEED a man. Don't get me wrong, I hope her new relationship is safe and non abusive. But,it often doesn't work out that way.

[@speculizer1971]

@@Miss59Pat For the most part I agree…. But there are some fantastic MEN out there who would love to take on that responsibility with his whole heart. Hopefully the new man is that guy!

[@Heidi-Beth]

Yes and only if I could happen upon someone like that. ❤

[@regularguy2391]

@@Miss59Pat why she needed another man, can’t live without a man?

[@kittykat8177]

@@speculizer1971 been wishing for that my whole life, and I don't even have kids. I have not seen a handful of fantastic men. I hope her remains good to them too though

[@stephaniesanders3636]

Something isnt right about the oldest daughter. She seems almost proud of what she did.

[@pinkkfloydd]

So someone doesn't understand manipulation and brainwashing, got it.

[@AnnaInWonderTube]

Alisa is so lucky to survive this man. She must have been very strong to endure all of this and play along to stay alive

[@BeautyIsMyCulture]

Her daughter is horrible. Helping her father victimize her mother??!She seems to have no problem with how she and her father treated her mother; she speaks so matter-of-factly about it all. This is insane.

[@shelteredsparrow2736]

That is not fair. This is a 50 minute interview. Obviously the judge was concerned about her or he would have judged her too. I am married to a narcissist sociopath. Even though he confessed and there were witnesses I was shocked by how he was able to manipulate people and the situation. I actually wrote something called “THE NARCISSIST TRAP. Finding hope in the scorpions nest”. I have not tried to publish it because these are now people I have forgiven and want to build a life with. I understand how they were manipulated

[@ceramicvases]

The whole family seems weird, but that daughter, I would always feel resentment towards her.

[@jimwerther]

The comments here attacking Arden are insane. Did any of you watch the end of the video??

[@WideAwakeHuman]

Facts right there - he ruined her for life

[@bethbooth6469]

I get what you mean but she was only 14 at the time and it was her father. She probably trusted him and was manipulated by him, she was only a child after all

[@morganablackwater2017]

@@bethbooth6469 14 is old enough to know what she was doing - she was selfish brat that decided to sacrifice her mum wellbeing and right to live life without abuse cause SHE WANTED them to get back together. I wouldn't keep her.

[@oblivion85]

@@bethbooth6469 but at 14? Some common sense should’ve kicked in.

[@mamarobyn]

The fact that this woman can find love again is quite amazing. I am so closed off and I haven't had anything like this horrendous situation happen to me....

[@martharunstheworld]

She's looking for someone to save her, typical distressed damsel stuff. She's not allowing herself to heal, which isn't healthy, tbh.

[@lovelyshirl]

I feel the same way... 😐😐😐

[@ronitknight3078]

What a deeply sick system we have, that allows ABUSERS to torment and further abuse their victims IN COURT. This judge should be yanked off the bench forever. 😡😡😡

[@stephf2053]

Maybe I've just reached my limit of crime shows today while sick, but in this one, everyone seemed crazy.

[@ariasclark6408]

This mother is such a strong woman. Not only was she betrayed by a pos, but her daughter as well. It seems as though the daughter wants to make it seem like her dad told her to do these things. While I will say her dad manipulated her, I feel like some of the things she did she wanted to do (ex. writing on her mother's walls). Glad she survived and is happily married now, but if I was her, I'd be careful around the daughter.

[@ameliacoburn4787]

It's amazing what a good manipulator can get people to do....

[@julietteandrews9918]

Just hope that the daughter some day realizes what pain and betrayal she has done to her mother.

[@jamesr.vanpattenjr.8963]

​@Joseph King I agree. I don't blame the child at all!! She just wanted her family back.

[@critterwhisperer5821]

I doubt she will. She sounds like a female version of her father. Hope they keep an eye on her

[@avastrawberry8519]

just watch the whole video, please. she clearly does and felt an immense amount of guilt. she was a child who was manipulated by someone she trusted.

[@HaHaInc]

I doubt she ever will. Rotten egg does not get better.

[@Love-More-Laugh-More-Live-More]

Don’t judge that child. She judges herself enough when she shouldn’t and it is the last thing her Mom would want.

[@kathydavenport4422]

Wow this is the first time I have heard or seem something right I don’t understand but I’ve never been treated nicely by anyone in Walgreens. Thank you sir for helping this woman she would not have made it without you

[@gabnaose]

She is incredibly courageous and her kids as well. May God heal them

[@riostampede9033]

Wow the daughters betrayal was pretty deep. If I were her mother with time I would have forgiven but never forgotten.

[@pako6439]

Same I would never see her the same. Like never

[@pinkkfloydd]

So someone doesn't understand manipulation and brainwashing, got it.

[@thecatatemyhomework]

This reminds me of the incident where the daughter participated with the father in murdering the mother. During this daughter's interview I get really bad vibes off of her. She shouldn't be trusted.

[@McPierogiPazza]

Getting bad vibes from someone you see briefly on a TV show? You haven't even met her, and even if you worked with her, there's a lot you'd never know about her personal life and her character.

[@joeking433]

@@McPierogiPazza Yeah, she's a dingbat.

[@robinlee9272]

I remember watching the trial and could not believe the trauma she had to relive having to be questioned by her attacker. When she called it for what it was “rape” in court as I watched Live, I just felt such an impact. I’m so happy to see this episode and her new found happiness. This is a an emotionally strong woman and I pray God Blesses her and keeps her well all her life as well as her family.

[@user-cz5ny3tn9t]

The daughter knew exactly what she was doing and she knew that her father was going to kidnap the mother she helped her father is her fault I think the daughter should be in jail too

[@rubyredlopez4]

Me:I'm a daddy's girl, but the moment my father started to mistreat my mother when I was 10 years old, I was not having that no way. The daughter Are you kidding me why did she leave a window open after knowing everything they are going through to get away from him. The daughter VANDALIZED her Mother's house Look at the things SHE WROTE on THE WALLS,...😮 *Soooo in her Brain this is a nice gesture to her mother to help get the family Back together,😮 right!!!!*****

[@joeking433]

Give it a rest. The daughter was a victim of her narcissist dad.

[@DocBree13]

💯

[@lesley_lezley]

I’m sorry but I can’t get over how the daughter comes across as not having any remorse. This poor lady gave birth to another narcissist, just like her father.

[@ForestFairy_9]

@Lee_M 💯 my exact thoughts. These people all blind, enabling that psycho daughter. Watching her giving the interview was disturbing, she literally shows no remorse and tried to make it about herself, when was an accomplice in the whole thing.

[@lawrencedardin9046]

She was only 14 and poisoned by her Dad. Did you watch until the end? She definitely felt remorse.

[@natalijaasbjornsen8827]

She was a naive girl. She thought that her dad will manage to talk the mom back to the family.

[@joeking433]

@@natalijaasbjornsen8827 Kids want the best and can be easily manipulated.

[@joeking433]

@@lawrencedardin9046 Something wrong with these demented people jumping on a young kid trying to please her dad! Seriously sick puppies!

[@ksharpe8137]

She is an incredible strong woman! Hopefully she is loving her best life now! ❤

[@starzintheskyz4477]

Omg, I can't even imagine everything she's been through. It's clear he is the worst type of narcissist in existence. That man is definitely a psychopath. She's so lucky to be alive. She's known him since high school. Just when you think you know someone for so many years, you NEVER know what they're capable of.

[@helenagreenwood2305]

When he said he was 'captive and coerced while being spoken to by the police in hospital ' I nearly choked lol that's exactly what he did to his Mrs - what a hypocrite 🙄

[@tessaducek5601]

I noticed when assailants of all types accuse others about their actions or treatment of themselves. They are describing themselves. The irony is apparently lost on them.

[@McPierogiPazza]

Pretty rich, huh?

[@zxy78267]

Right? Ugh! I wanted to tell at him through the phone, haha.

[@tessaducek5601]

@@zxy78267 I do that... 😅👍👍

[@4WingedAngels]

It still infuriates me that those on trial for serious crimes like these are allowed to question their victims during their own trial. This woman was an absolute rock star for surviving, and more so for being strong enough to stand up to him in court.

[@martharunstheworld]

It's called the Constitution, perhaps you've heard of it. No one "allowed" him to do it. Our country is founded on the right of the accused to stand up to their accuser.

[@passionateforjesus4019]

This woman was lucky to survive. Thanks to the worker who called 911

[@marshamarsha5204]

That dude firing his lawyer, so he could cross examine the ex wife, to further torment her..... That should not be allowed.

[@arimax888]

I remember watching their court case, its sickening watching him try to intimidate & coerce her one last time in full view of everyone! I am so glad she survived this. I hope her daughter is getting mental help to counter the psychological manipulation she's put through.

[@rada9748]

That’s just it, in full view in front of everyone. If he can do that in front of everyone. What he’s capable of in secret.

[@sunfollower5623]

I was thinking the same, what they all went through is so traumatizing, they all need mental health therapy for many years. And then they bring a new dad into the picture which also creates years and years of getting to know each other, trusting one another before you get to loving one another. It is not like, we got married and now everything is wonderful, life is not like that.

[@DanielSchmidt-yt7yc]

So proud of you!!! You deserve so much goodness in your life. Stay blessed.

[@clancycreations]

The judge said it all perfectly! Just Wow!!! 👍

[@tracyd693]

Hes so gross. Uck. And the oldest daughter is off. I don't know how I would feel about her after such betrayal. She seems to have more of dad than mom in her.

[@McPierogiPazza]

I hope you never endure abusive manipulation and then get judged by strangers on the internet. She was a kid, so you'll have it easier no matter what

[@McPierogiPazza]

You also don't really know the mother either. You watched a heavily edited television show.

[@tracyd693]

@@McPierogiPazza are you going to tell all of the many others, who commented something similar to me, how they should feel as well? You better block off a decent amount of time.

[@sfletch3042]

​@@McPierogiPazza It's funny that you're accusing her of being judgmental yet you're judging the mother based on nothing.

[@nolagirl2458]

I watched this creep questioning her on the stand! He’s disgusting!! How dare he get to victimize her again!! These laws need to change about representing yourself!

[@McPierogiPazza]

I agree that this is more abuse, but I'm not sure how to fix this. It would require a change to the Constitution.

[@maureenstevens6824]

​@@McPierogiPazza Pass an amendment .

[@DocBree13]

Never going to happen - it’s in the Constitution

[@bichitenshi6696]

@@DocBree13 God I wish we could just throw those outdated laws out 😤

[@nicolemartin914]

My ex did this to me at our divorce as well. He was able to intimidate me on the stand and the judge allowed it. He was abusive mentally and physically. I was shaking. It was very traumatic. I still fear for him coming after me and our kids every day, he's in jail and I check to make sure he's still locked up several times a day

[@CarolAnn-gh9fl]

I can’t believe the daughter still seems to justify her actions.

[@faaututavale5287]

Thank God she's okay, prayers for her and her children♥️

[@Julienna]

The saddest thing about this is, that the daughter who helped her father abuse/abduct her mother, is now a predator herself. She lacks empathy. She smirks throughout the whole interview, laughs at times or is overly nonchalant about this tragic story. She is uncurable and will abuse all her boyfriends, later her kids. She is ok with violence. She means danger to anybody, who will come close to her. She will probably end up in prison too, for violence... She already acts like a predator. Her body languages scream - I am superior to you, interviewer, and I love the attention. I am self-important and proud of my part in the story! It is sad that the family dynamic created her. She was a golden child for the manipulative father, cause she was obedient to him, easily manipulated, and now there is no going back. Once a human looses empathy, it is gone. For good. That is how human brain works. Look at her poor mom. Her saying, when she realized that her daughter will no save her. She is traumatized, and you can see it in her face, showing a lot of emotions, when recollecting about, what happened. The daughter keeps her smirk / superiority grimace all the time. She is sad only, when it is about how this whole thing affected her. This mom should go low or no contact with the daughter, she is not safe around her. Her daughter has always resented her. She even said that she could not look even at her mother, she sprayed her walls with horrible texts, calling her names and she played an important role in father’s attack at her mother. Only a cold-hearted person can do that. Her mom would be dead now, if it was not for A STRANGER, who called the police and her brave mom, who fought for her life.

[@luxeternal1258]

Good to know she has Dr. Juilienna SK to diagnose and treat her!

[@elizabeth537]

I agree 💯

[@HaHaInc]

Totally agree with you! Bravo!

[@Love-More-Laugh-More-Live-More]

Don’t judge that child. She judges herself enough when she shouldn’t and it is the last thing her Mom would want.

[@PrinceIsMyReligon]

You are correct on every count.