Boy Tortured to Death by His Own Mom and Brother

[@lgracie33]

Why doesn’t CPS ever get punished for their neglect? 😡

[@jessicakeeney2343]

It's really getting old hu?!

[@IIcute24]

FACTS! They fail and kids get murdered they should go to jail too. Like in the Daniel Groves case. CPS failed the baby. CPS fails more then they should. And they need to be help accountable too

[@kristinanotputtingmynameonhere]

Agree! There needs to be a move to disbar and prosecute judges who award custody back to parents who have this level of abuse history. The truth is that even with the CPS neglect, ultimately a judge decides whether the parent regains custody or not. I think they should be held just as responsible as neglectful CPS workers.

[@tdoran]

They didn't know where she was I think; more importantly, why wasn't the father charged for giving her Timothy? disgusting, he's partially at fault.

[@ajromero3692]

Because they're a government organization and government employees/agents hardly ever get held accountable for their malfeasance. The only time they do is when public pressure grows to a point where they have no choice but to do so. It really sickens me how often cops, judges, politicians, social workers, etc. get away with breaking the law.

[@sarah69420]

From everything I've seen of this case I have to point out, Timothy was only mildly autistic. He was not nonverbal like his abusers claim. He was a totally normal kid who was cognizant of his abuse. He was aware of the abuse. He was aware of his starvation. He was aware of his torture. He WAS NOT as disabled as his killer would have you believe.

[@tyrone1544]

Ok dork. No one reads paragraphs Ioser. Get a brain.

[@harlieschmidt5945]

He was also said to have a sensory disorder along with ADHD.

[@snowbork252]

Every autistic person is cognizant of abuse. Many cannot express themselves. Everyone assumes they are emotionless and cold.

[@michaelriley5857]

Even if someone is non verbal etc, that doesn't mean they are not capable of understanding their situation.

[@Lava_Girl-]

I understand what you're saying.

[@sinead187]

That's not a mother.. Its a demon.

[@TonyJames.]

She totally looks like a demon fr

[@thatgirl9532]

And there’s many more out there 😢

[@alexisprice5335]

Stop

[@seanoconnor1478]

And we tell kids monsters aren't real...

[@amostlyreasonableguy]

Nah I tell kids monsters are real because I’ve known them.

[@PaintingandExercise]

I have watched many videos about Timothy and his abusive/murdering brother and "mother" and not once have I seen a photo of Timothy. Thank you for putting up photos of Timothy so that he will be remembered as someone more than just a name.

[@homunculus7]

this isnt a brother hes just a killer too. I had a step brother with adhd and behavioral issues who annoyed me to no end and I still would defend him with my life if I had to, i took care of him, when he was punished sneak him food so he wouldnt go to bed with no dinner and I love him to bits till this day when were both distant adults. I annoyed my younger brother every day of our lives cause i would go out of my way during school lunch to make sure he went to eat cause he had a habit not to eat. After school I cooked for him to make sure he was fed while my parents were out working and we were 9 and 8. I would die for my brothers and my half sister What this kid did is horrifying and you know he enjoyed being allowed to administer punishment

[@sarty88]

I’ve never understood why any parent would withhold food from a child as a punishment?? Even prisoners get fed.

[@ettajfan5882]

You are a wonderful human!

[@Virgohorrorqueen1980]

Exactly! I look at my own children and they fight with one another frequently, however, if anyone tried to harm one of them, the others will quite literally build a wall and dare you to cross it.

[@nixwestlake9196]

Pure evil.

[@dianekay8771]

PUNISHMENT FOR WHAT???? For him wanting to eat or sleep in a bed where he could stretch out, instead of a 4x4 closet. Initially I felt Paul was afraid of his mom and that is why he did what he did to his brother. He should have helped him instead of abusing him along with his mother. He said she wanted the best for them, seriously???? Even if he snuck him some food. He worked at a restaurant, if he was afraid of his mom, he could have brought food home for him. Paul knew what they were doing was wrong. Paul’s comment, we loved him……if that is love, I certainly don’t want to know what hate looked like. NOTE…..I have never been in a situation like this, so I don’t know for sure what I would do, but I would hope that I would have chosen to help him, given the chance. RIP, Timothy.❤❤

[@TheElusiveReality]

why are we hyperfocused on the brother when the mother clearly orchestrated everything and raised the brother to think his behavior was right and ignored when he said they need to feed him more? the brother was her child too, and she clearly also abused him even if not physically, psychologically enough for her to lose custody, but they BOTH were handed back to her? completely unsupervised?

[@judithwilliams3147]

I agree. I felt some sympathy for him. His mother was a monster.

[@k_perry]

People will purposely not understand this comment and attack you for calling out a fact! Yes, the brother did it but what else does he know aside from what he was taught? Hold him accountable but the blame is not all on him! SN: I think everyone is focused on the brother because his interview was the one that's highlighted in the video.

[@YY-qe7km]

also he as well show autistic traits.

[@Sadashlynn]

The brother was a legal adult and knows right from wrong. I don’t fully believe that he has no responsibility. He could have spoken up. I could never have a hand at torturing my little sister to death. Horrible man, he deserves prison time.

[@britneyaikman6971]

It seems that the brother has Autism too. Autism and abuse as a child, plus potential current abuse, this could lead to him not completely understanding right from wrong in this scenario and/or not knowing how or feeling incapable of communicating what he was experienced. The lack of emotion, a very Autistic trait and references to 'we' and always referring to Mumma not being a bad person sounds like a response someone would give if they were abused. I'm not saying that this is the case here but I wouldn't be placing judgement on the brother just from what I see in this interview. I do feel like he is a potential victim in this too.

[@MrJC-pl8mf]

This is right up there with the most distressing cases I’ve heard of. That poor boy.

[@SarahAndrews24]

This case truly broke my heart , i cried so much for Timothy. Both his mother and brother enjoyed torturing and tormenting him, it seemed as if their every waking moment was consumed by inflicting pain on that poor helpless boy. At least Timothy is free now and these two monsters will rot in prison forever.

[@76ToneCrome]

I could only listen for four minutes. Shame on me.

[@Nathan-ht9sc]

That's why I went vegan. Respect for animals and people.

[@xhilaJ]

hes dead

[@pennylan6466]

Animals eat animals. Look up the actual nutrients. Look up carnivore diet. Read the comments … literally saves peoples lives from chronic illness and pain. Are you selective on which animals you kill because millions of animals and insects and rodents are killed every year because of veganism.

[@courdferguson7225]

@@xhilaJAs someone who used to believe we were worm dirt (and was totally fine with that): At least try to give some semblance of educating yourself on it.

[@LetItBeSummer-1]

What a beautiful little boy, the story makes me sick to my stomach. She is such an evil B and should never ever get out of prison ever. “Trying options for punishment”. You don’t punish someone with autism! Boy, was he brainwashed by his mom. I believe he’s probably beyond repair himself this young man.

[@leileiholloman850]

💯💯💔💔

[@jule3480]

I can’t watch things with kids in it involving crimes. The headline was horrific enough.

[@Splat-25]

I watched her whole trial and I cried so much. The things that boy had to endure in his short existence is enough to make your blood boil.

[@BELLADDiction-kd3vq]

There is a lot of misinformation here. Shanda never got custody of Timothy again. His father and stepmother sent him to live with her when he was 15. Paul was over 18 when he moved in with her and Gabriel is the biological son of hers and her second husband.

[@VictoriaMarch13]

Yeah there's a lot wrong in this one. Paul wasn't Tim's only brother either.

[@MichelleWhite-rb9hn]

This is absolutely heart beaking..Where was the boys father,where was there extended families where was anyone. Noone knew how. Why not,he must of seen doctors before the abuse started for his autism,a pediatrician,ect everyone failed Timothy.

[@VictoriaMarch13]

His father sent him to live with those monsters even though Shanda wasn't allowed to have custody of Timothy. He knew Paul was the biggest bully Timothy had and still sent him to live with them.

[@MichelleWhite-rb9hn]

@@VictoriaMarch13 the father should be in jail to if that's the case

[@ettajfan5882]

I wondered that too, where the father was. Poor child, he was failed by literally everyone in his life. RIP.

[@dyawr]

Bro, I can't stand the frequency of ads on Yt now. It's becoming unwatchable.

[@emilylandreth3098]

i also get like 90+ minute ones and its sooo annoying when im trying to get my kid down and i listen to youtube vids w my airpods

[@emilylandreth3098]

i also get like 90+ minute ones and its sooo annoying when im trying to get my kid down and i listen to youtube vids w my airpods

[@dyawr]

@@emilylandreth3098 I just got an ad of 2.5 hours of satsang with Satguru... Like, not even an ad, it was the whole session, lol.

[@emilylandreth3098]

@@dyawr i genuinely wonder how many nights ive listened to podcasts unwillingly in my sleep bc of youtube

[@dyawr]

@@emilylandreth3098 It's happened to me a few times that I woke up with my batery drained. 😂 But I was actually listening to a livestream.

[@SadPelosi]

This video barely scratches the surface of the abuse. The prisoner of war postures and alarms strapped to his body for example. I would recommend Dave's Lemonade's channel for a more thorough analysis of the case and trial.

[@gg-cm8ob]

3hrs 40+ minutes that’s longer then LOTR no thanks

[@Shannon-vv6rr]

​@@gg-cm8obit's worth it to hear Timothy's story? He was a child with no voice, someone has to tell his life story of what he suffered? A few hours is not that much to encapsulate a child's life who was snuffed.

[@VictoriaMarch13]

Small correction- Paul wasn't Timothy's only brother. He also has another older brother and a younger brother.

[@amostlyreasonableguy]

It said she had 3 kids in the video, including another younger son named Gabriel.

Don't ignore the CPS agent and the judge that gave her custody, I'm sure both are eating well today.

[@Daytue]

I don’t think she was given custody, the father just gave him to her. She was actually stripped of custody of all four of her children, even Paul only went to live with her after he turned 18.

[@LB-kh4jd]

So sad, poor baby RIP - no more pain for you sweet angel 🥺

[@jessicakeeney2343]

This case is so heavy on my heart! Theses people have effected everyone!!!!

[@conniemaciag4513]

Pure evil!

[@Vale0x3]

Why did you use a question mark?

[@conniemaciag4513]

@@Vale0x3 It was a typo accident. I corrected it. Is that better for you?

[@cesarp9396]

@@Vale0x3relax

[@cctubie]

💔that poem. Thank you for sharing it and for your husband's input on this case.

[@DianaBenson-yg4wj]

The saddest thing is that he probably thought he deserved it. The poor kid just accepted it without any resistance whatsoever. That baby died thinking nobody loved him. I can't even imagine just how alone he must've felt.

[@leventemakkay5052]

Technically the mom would be charged with 1st or 2nd degree murder, child abuse and Torture under Michigan law, which would be 3 life sentences without the possibility of parole.

[@IAmSuzyQ]

Saying, "We never wanted any of this.", "She never wanted any of this.", and "I never wanted any of this." doesn't help your case...no matter how many times you repeat it.

[@8XSaintX8]

Imagine how many of these cases that don't necessarily end up in death are being carried out behind dark curtains. Please check on those children that taken to church

[@off-gridsimplyhappyrodriguez]

We will never forget you Timothy Rest peacefully baby boy ❤

[@leileiholloman850]

😢❤🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@nixwestlake9196]

Why don’t they give him up for adoption if he was too much trouble? No need to torture the boy 😢

[@tiffanysadlertlc]

Timothy I’m so sorry for the way you were treated and ultimately murdered by the people who were supposed to love and protect you. I wish I had known you and could have done something to save you. As an autism behavioral specialist I really appreciate the explanation of autism and how its effects are often seen as behavioral issues. Thank you for giving Timothy a voice.

[@punchpaint7]

“In a dimly lit interrogation room” lol

[@annabethsmith-kingsley2079]

well, it's pretty clear she had *two* disabled kids because this guy is not the sharpest tool in the shed.

[@milssss444]

these monsters really starved this poor little boy with autism as a punishment. Disgusting

[@hadley407]

If he was my sibling and I had to not eat so I could sneak him food without my parent finding out, I would do it! The way they treated this young boy is unacceptable. I don’t understand how nobody saved him!! 💔

[@cencension]

Do you have to make this story about you in order to get likes?

[@hadley407]

@@cencension I don’t care about getting likes. I’m just saying what I would’ve done for my siblings in that situation if I wasn’t able to stand up to my mom. If I could disable “likes”, I would. They aren’t important to me.

[@mayamohamed9847]

​@@hadley407whether true or not. Your concern and sympathy is so beautiful to read and feel that kind people like you exist.. ❤

[@joyceyagoda4207]

Momma is sure evil!

[@ellamarsters8791]

And brother isn’t any better.

[@TPF443]

@@joyceyagoda4207 so is he

[@leileiholloman850]

💯💔

[@Gokusansolo]

RIP Angel you deserved a better family 🙏

[@Mrgolden1174]

The brother got 30 years

[@jann4sundown]

Totally preventable. :(

[@sadie-j6y]

I mean look at the brother he’s emaciated to

[@sd_justice_duty9564]

Some people are not meant to be parents; others are not meant to be siblings.

[@georgiakatrivessis1228]

This brother looks a little malnutrition too

[@Pnut4206]

Damn the lineage of evil is wild not even thier own kids are safe smh

[@account01289]

Wow... Such a blatant act from that brother. Don't believe a word of it

[@TheMarcyFran]

Horrific. Mother primarily responsible. Older son/brother demented. Abuse all the way around. Insanity. So incredibly sad. 😢

[@Em-me3]

It’s really not ok to say that someone “suffered from autism”. He may here have suffered as a result of symptoms of his autism, but autism is not a disease one suffers from. It’s a different neurotype. Just an important note here about your introduction- it’s really not ok to phrase it like that

[@kellysheridan3149]

Heart breaking rip beautiful boy ❤

[@leileiholloman850]

❤❤😢

[@RuiR.]

Monsters are real

[@juliaday2974]

Tragic. They are evil.

[@mq12891]

The brother could of told someone that could help but instead he joined in the torture of that poor boy.

[@Millae6]

There is a case that is identical to this in West Haven, Utah. Simply awful

[@caterinadelgalles8783]

Hard watch.

[@VeganTrove]

Why are there mostly child murd3r and sad1st1c child abuse cases in L&C network? It's a horror show what is happening to kids in the US

[@thatgirl9532]

Typical brothers & mothers protecting each other … I know the feeling 😪

[@DeidresStuff]

This guy doesn't sound like he's 100% there himself. Did she torture him when he was younger, too?

[@Jinsyl-xi4by]

OMG< OMG! Many couples whose wives/women can't bear children would have felt so blessed to adopt Timothy. I worked in a mentally challenged institute where love and care is provided for each of them. How is It possible that Timothy's condition wasn't checked properly by the adequate medical authority? Am truly shocked at this unspeakable tragedy! RIP Timothy, real angels are with you now and Divine Love surrounds you forever. You did not deserve this!🙏🙏🙏

[@giselbelle3845]

Why does he sit like that in the interrogation room?

[@jessieweigner4551]

Where were these two when all this was happening????

[@totalvamp792]

Where was the Dad who was supposed to have custody?

[@leileiholloman850]

He had a stroke

[@DOLfirst]

This young man also looks emaciated.

[@ellamarsters8791]

He isn’t. Paul had full access to food, what he wanted whenever he wanted it. He’s made other comments in his jail calls that he’s just always been lanky.

[@gomogomez7300]

Where was the stepfather all this time? What about his biological father? Why are they not acused also!? Poor little boy... RIP🌈

[@VictoriaMarch13]

The abuse started after the step father moved out. He had health problems when Shanda married him and then he had a stroke so he moved in with his parents. That's when the abuse allegedly started. His dad on the other hand should be charged. He sent Timothy to live with them knowing Shanda wasn't supposed to have custody or be around Timothy.

[@kellysheridan3149]

Why is hot sauce a very common thing 😢

[@barb108]

It's a punishment frequently used by evangelical "spare the rod" so-called Christians, along with cold baths and food deprivation. They like these types of punishments because they don't leave obvious bruises and marks. These people also tend to home school their children, as Shanda Vander Ark did with Timothy.

[@shelleenwheeldon5968]

They are both to blame

[@KathyRaney-p4z]

CPS let that poor child down and they still do it to today so 😔

[@MaxTheCanadianGSD]

They Once Had a Dog That Expected Food Too... I Obviously Don't Need To Say What Happened To It.

[@ValXB70]

I have that hot sauce. It's really brutal. My heart breaks for that poor kid

[@ymimad49]

that mother is a psychopath. hideous beyond words. she kept video on timothy so she could watch him from work and see his suffering face. she wanted the video on his face so she could see his suffering! i cant even imagine being that evil.

[@madzangels]

I actually can't listen to anymore of this

[@godjesus2107]

Where’s the father???!

[@eve1972]

It seems to me that the older brother was brained washed by his mother, she conditioned him into believing what they were doing was ok. He may of been afraid that his mother would do the same to him if he didn't do as she said. She's an evil monster who should be on death row, the older brother yes deserves punishment, but I feel he did feel concerned. It's a sad situation and Timmy never deserved any of this. :(

[@My2CentsYall]

Listening to what happen to him was sad...his brother hated him so much he wanted him dead and for what.

[@judithwilliams3147]

His mother hated him. Paul did abuse him . But he was abused, too. She was the instigator.

[@IIcute24]

Heartbreaking no child deserves this. Not a single child on this planet. This is so disturbing. That poor baby.

[@kygal]

I’m not excusing the brother in any way, but I do believe he has some sort of undiagnosed mental delay as well.

[@VictoriaMarch13]

I wonder if Paul and BB Girl are still together? 😂 IYKYK

[@koala_duck]

Hold on. I know this is an horiffice case and all but. As a person with asd (autism). We do not "suffer from autism" we just have it. He suffered not because his autism but because his "family" and i say it in quotes because what kind of family does this

[@LucyValean]

Shameeeeeeee

[@DianaBenson-yg4wj]

Every time I watch this interrogation or any clip with this detective I have to point out how much he sounds like Mark Wahlberg. If you close your eyes and listen it's eerily similar.

[@micoksb2080]

I don't think you're so starved for content that you need to use AI

[@TheFutureFlash2023]

Usual suspects

[@dayveda3736]

Satans smiles on the mother and brother.

[@-MattMcCauley-]

Another divorced/single mother parenting SUCCESS story! THANKS, mother-favoring family courts!!

[@Strawberrycrumble]

@@-MattMcCauley- In Germany it's the same! I am a woman and I say that because I see it two times with my own eyes. It's absolutely frustrating 😭

[@ellamarsters8791]

Actually, in this case, the father WAS the one who had custody. He just didn’t want to deal with Timothy’s special needs anymore so he shipped his son off knowing full well she wasn’t supposed to have him at all. Father is just as guilty.

[@kulentarian55]

​​the mother chose the loser and bred with him it all goes back to her

[@-MattMcCauley-]

@@ellamarsters8791 The fact is: Mothers are overwhelmingly favored for custody even thought kids who do not live in the same house as their real dad are 40 TIMES more likely to suffer abuse or fall victim to homicide. The system is stacked against kids for the sole benefit of women. None of the cope you wrote changes that fact. No fault divorced and the mother-favoring family courts were early feminist political victories, originally divorce was rare and dads were favored because they do a much better job providing for and protecting their kids. You miss the point entirely, smhd.

[@-MattMcCauley-]

@@kulentarian55 Yes, exactly, it always does, too. The notion of there being consequences to bad choices is lost on divorced/single mothers, smh.

[@ryanfoxley6756]

These two are innocent see the proof

[@unforgiven642]

so nobbody else sees his twitches? his brother wasmt the only one with autiism. the , the mother played them both

[@babylaylacottoharris9860]

The mother and the brother is sick for abusing this innocent little boy

[@keiganauld5787]

Normative Male Alexithymia, BPD, Autism, PTSD.... children born of alcoholic parents in rural communities with limited social resources. parents with a survival mindset have children born in survival mode.

[@judithwilliams3147]

The mother was well educated and a lawyer or something like that. They were not yokels.

[@VictoriaMarch13]

What? This has literally nothing to do with rural communities. And she wasn't an alcoholic. A POS, yes, but nothing has been said about alcoholism. I'm not sure why people have these false ideas about people who live in rural communities, but it's complete BS. Born in survival mode? Just because people live outside of city limits does not mean they don't have resources. I think you meant people born into poverty. There's a huge difference.

[@AndreVasque-s6v]

It's the water, the microplastics or something rhats making people do this

[@Mizarriz]

I doubt there would be so much poison in our air, water, and bodies if the seeds of this contempt for others did not already exist within so many people

[@PeetHobby]

No, sometimes people are just evil, and evil has always existed.

[@Soooooooooooonicable]

Evil is an inherent trait of humanity. If you were raised by kind, loving parents - consider yourself very lucky. Countless people are born into a pre-existing cycle of abuse and cruelty.

[@TheGoodMMADog]

What a low IQ take.

[@davidmychajlsyzn4857]

Evil

[@StruggleTubeTV]

A Child Called "It"

[@tyrone1544]

Too much narrative lady. We’re not imbeciles…let us watch and in peace.

[@annabethsmith-kingsley2079]

0:50 the phrase is *"at* the hands of", not, "by the hands of".