The Brutal & Disturbing Case of Velma West

[@heatherleonbruno6662]

Can’t believe this story was highlighted! I am related to the West family, who still own and operate a nursery here in town. The house Velma killed Eddie in is just down the street. We call it the Perry Murder Bungalow. Thanks for telling the story here! Also, Sheriff Rasmussen’s position is now held by my dad- Sheriff Leonbruno!

[@BriefCaseOfficial]

So interesting, thank you so much for your comment :)

[@Mandy-nt2cs]

Super neat! I mean.. it isn't neat that your ancestor/relative was brutally murdered of course... but it's always cool to see someone with ties to the story! Take care !

[@shorty4life247]

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[@vintagehippie3647]

Every now and then we get a reminder that it's a small world after all 🙂

[@melindat2155]

Sorry 😔 to hear that happened in Ur family line .. If she didn't confess she would have gotten away with it !! And it be a murder mystery ! 🤔 🤪

[@quietdignityandgrace]

Brief Case, nice to see you haven't changed your format. Don't let the bastards get you down, so to speak. Awesome as always.

[@knifethrower4u]

What happened Was KZbin mean?

[@jerricaleonard2123]

@@knifethrower4u Pretty much.

[@libbylib1819]

If she didn't believe that she had killed her husband or that he was dead, why did she go to the trouble of burning the dress she was wearing when she committed the murder? 🤔🤔

[@hkbabel]

An excellent question!

[@frankenstein9691]

Ah..but...why tie him up then? I wonder if the dress was torn or damaged during the attack... She may have wanted to wear it to wear the party. Burnt out of frustration. Just a guess.

[@libbylib1819]

@@frankenstein9691 Very good point! However, I'm wondering if she tied him up to make it look like a robbery or home invasion gone wrong. Listening to the story,it doesn't sound like she was very clever.Book smart, perhaps,but not cunning or clever. Didn't even take her long to confess.

[@acatperson21]

May be it was just an expression as probably she might be in shock what she has done and was not ready to admit.

[@libbylib1819]

@@acatperson21 Very true.

[@DenitaArnold]

Sad case, really. Definitely a mismatch. She could have divorced him, though.

[@Miniver765]

@Sheila Gravely True, but she clearly didn't care what people thought of her given her smoking and love of frequenting bars and dance clubs. It's not as though a divorce would have made her an instant social pariah. Sounds as though she did whatever she wanted all the same, regardless of the consequences.

[@Miniver765]

@Sheila Gravely No worries. You are right. At that time, being divorced did still carry a social stigma with it. Especially if you were from a middle class background.

[@Kindred04]

@Sheila Gravely - That "beg pardon" is one of the nicest comments I've ever seen on KZbin. People are often so unnecessarily mean to each other on here, I just found this very endearing. You must have a kind heart.

[@Digitalhunny]

Back then, divorce was frowned upon, _extremely_ expensive & hard to get approval for for women especially.

[@arlietalks6980]

Thank you for expressing your opinion without being nasty or a troll it is so unfortunate that that is too often the case

[@CoffeeCakeCrumble]

It's interesting to see both women and men, for centuries, just don't learn and marry someone they don't know and become victims of their bad decisions. Hollywood, tv, music, all blamed today for these crimes, but nobody can explain the same behavior from the 1700 and 1800s. It's called fear, selfishness and greed.

[@Digitalhunny]

Or they're forced to marry someone they don't know at _all_ in order to _please_ their family or for family honour! Marriage is BS anyway. It's a contract th hat should have nothing at all to do with government in _anyway_ whatsoever!

[@freedmm3122]

Shelley Neumann and ignorance

[@Uchihasasuk5]

There was a lot of social pressure for people to do that. There were also many reasons outside of love for why people would marry, such as securing financial stability which women could only do through marriage back then. If you looked at the context in which things happened in, it becomes harder to blame the individual so quickly.

[@susellis493]

@@Uchihasasuk5 Well said. Misplaced trust, hope, and believing the best in people can also be to blame, and still are today.

[@kevinrice4909]

Started in Rome

[@meemurthelemur4811]

How many people half expected to hear "All That Jazz" start playing?

[@thejudgmentalcat]

"He Had It Coming"

[@meemurthelemur4811]

@@thejudgmentalcat Yes! Although in this case it seems as if Eddie really didn't have it coming....

[@MichaelaH2059]

According to this, he didn't have it comin'

[@LucienSabre]

A Meemur More “Cell Block Tango”, but I get what you mean....though I dare say her husband did _not_ have it coming. :)

[@mariavilmaestrellado9738]

Come on, babe, why don’t we paint the town...

[@renee1961]

Eddie had his Life Stolen, for being a nice Man, and a Good Husband!💔💔💔🙏🙏🙏 Why didn't she just walk away? I don't feel she actually "snapped". It appears she was fed up. She just drove away, & continued with her plans. It also sounds like, in her later years, she became so used to being in prison, she stayed.

[@Melody-mu6nk]

I'm surprised she actually admitted killing her husband! She probably would have got away with it! All because she "wanted to go out" 😒

[@ThePhantomSafetyPin]

I feel like maybe she actually didn't believe she killed him, she just snapped, hit him in just the right way in the brawl, and he fell down dead when she thought she'd just conked him enough to knock him out. Then when she realized he *was* dead, she panicked and tried to cover the evidence. When the police took her in, she cracked under the pressure and figured, "shit, I better tell them, they probably already know..."

[@Melody-mu6nk]

@@ThePhantomSafetyPin 👍

[@NelsonStJames]

If it's one thing I've learned from Brief Case, it's that a bad marriage can literally kill you.

[@weerobot]

When Playing Bridge was a Great Night Out...

[@lazyhomebody1356]

It would be for me! But Bridge is too hard

[@lazyhomebody1356]

@Andrew Becker I tried! (sob!)

[@chicagogyrl4846]

Not to her!

[@chicagogyrl4846]

Andrew Becker 😆😂

[@derby1884]

It is!!

[@kristinebailey2804]

"I want you to bring me............. a shrubbery!"

[@elizabethspedding1975]

I think she showed remorse for her crime , even if she was trapped in her marriage there was no excuse for murder.

[@nozoto]

Her relationship was doomed to fail. A homebird village salaryman and a swinging femme du monde just live on different worlds. I don't think she'd have had a happy wedding at all; when you so regularly dedicate your time to socialite lifestyle, 300 miles away of your house, you barely have any left to enliven your conjugal life. Hell, even if her husband was from Cleveland, he'd have grown eventually sick of being neglected in profit of night life entertainment.

[@aaronbradley3232]

@@nozoto duh... Wtf is wrong with your brain

[@nozoto]

@@aaronbradley3232 Talk for yourself, if you are too much of a halfwit to understand what I wrote.

[@frankenstein9691]

Aaron is a troll...don't feed him. And I think it was 30 miles distant, not 300 :)

[@barrymichlowitz1071]

I don't think she showed remorse. She changed out of the dress she wore while bludgeoning her husband. It must have been splattered with blood. How could she not believe that she had killed her husband rather than "knocking him unconscious" as she claimed?

[@Pancakes4dindin]

Her husband seemed like a genuinely good person

[@JH-ij2nm]

Honestly so did she except for the one mistake

[@susellis493]

But a poor match with Velma. Dominating your wife by refusing to let her use the car to go to a bridge game is not part of a functional marriage.

[@erikpaaske1069]

YOU seem like a genuinely good person

[@blacklight310]

@@susellis493 back in the day it was more normal to do whatever your husband said be a good girl and stay home. I doubt she would’ve ever found someone who let her be herself during that time anyway

[@uppercutgrandma4425]

@@susellis493 that's inaccurate. Her type of ongoing violence is even acceptable to this day, luckily with less fatalities. Her being surprised her strike killing seems reasonable that she had struck him before, whose to say how often. Also even if you were raised by a single parent or are a gender studies cultist. Couples fight and it's built up by both but, violence only seems to get attention from one direction.

[@anonymousbosch9035]

I certainly don't condone murder, but good for her for coming clean, I guess? Another fine start to a Monday morning, cheers, BC! Hope everyone has a great week! 😁

[@BriefCaseOfficial]

Thankyou :)

[@elijahf8]

Yeah, she definitely never tried to escape responsibility... Unless U count the escape as that...

[@smsabala6668]

It 13:21 in South Africa, jst introduced my friend to your chanel, you've got a new subscriber, amazing work as always 💙

[@BriefCaseOfficial]

Thankyou so much :)

[@quanbrooklynkid7776]

U cute

[@GodfriedFritz]

Lots of subscribers here from South Africa!

[@zuleigahanslip7200]

@@GodfriedFritz me too! I love this channel

[@missjones54]

Velma: I thought he was unconscious so i struck him several more times to make sure. 🤷 😒Cops:...really Velma? You have the right to remain silent........

[@cindylaforce4636]

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[@billdeblaey6078]

I don't think Miranda rights came about until the late 1960's.

[@bisexualichigo4227]

2:53 Eddie looks like his gonna kill someone. 😵 But poor Eddie, but he was nice.

[@grapeshot]

Just walked right out of prison. But back then I don't believe the Ohio Reformatory for Women even had a fence around it. But that's definitely change nowadays.

[@jasondismuke4837]

The ORW prison near Marysville definitely has a fence.

[@lisa_of_the_valleys]

There is a prison for men near me with not even a fence around it. It's called the county Honor Farm. Low risk, non violent convictions. Every once in a while one or two escape (walk away). Nobody is scared.

[@chriswaugh1467]

ORW did not have a fence around it until the early 1990 or late 1980. Up til then when you drove by it it looked like a college campus and you wouldn't have known it was a prison.

[@cortneiking2622]

Anyone else think it would be interesting to see inside women prisons in this era. I imagine it would be very intriguing.

[@nancychisholm5399]

"I don't like Mondays, I don't like Mondays " no longer applies since I subscribed to Brief Case!

[@BriefCaseOfficial]

Thankyou so much :)

[@jcneverquits]

Not everyone will catch that.. 😁

[@nancychisholm5399]

@@jcneverquits the cool ones will LOL

[@geraldfriend256]

Hey..now that you mention it..the school shooter that Boomtown Rats song refers to would be an EXCELLENT.Brief Case.Make it so magic KZbin channel.

[@carolball5764]

Tell me why?

[@ibelieveinyourgalaxy]

Basically a selfish brat who refused to mature up, at the very least she could have divorced him, instead she took a persons life, deplorable action.

[@elmin82]

they had nothing in common and they got married , didn't understand such things

[@elmin82]

@Plamen i prefer remain alone that stay with someone that i didn't really loved

[@austriaco4132]

She first was engaged to a man 39years older than her ... maybe the young fellow had certain qualities that convinced her for a short time. Very sad that he had to die because she simply wanted to go out ... one evening with bridge and Christmas shopping with her mother were her last "events"

[@elizabethtorres6069]

Velma, "Yeah, I did it!" Velma's days of hanging out was definitely over! You hit someone's head with a hammer, and you think he's still alive? Didn't check his pulse or breathing, just throw a sheet over him...🤔Hmm?? Just remembered, she killed him, and he bleed. Remember she said after hitting him, she changed her clothing, and burned the dress she was wearing. WHY! Did the red stains not match the party shoes? Funny, how she escaped, probably wanting to hang out. She should had cut and dyed her hair. Passed herself as a young man for a while. Quick confession, love it.

[@cortneiking2622]

Hands down my favorite channel, I look forward to every upload. Such well as researched and articulated stories. Hope you have a great week!

[@BriefCaseOfficial]

Thankyou so much, I had a favourite channel called History Profiles but the channel stopped loading videos about 2 yeasr ago but I have heard they are coming back to YT - I am quite excited :)

[@lazyhomebody1356]

@@BriefCaseOfficial Great! It's funny to think of our favorite having a favorite

[@cottontails9003]

What a sad and nasty story Thank You Brief Case

[@juneroberts5305]

Sad story no matter how one looks at it. Another great case - thanks, Mr BC! 😀

[@BriefCaseOfficial]

Thanks for listening :)

[@pimpozza]

Wow, what a tale! Weird how Velma suddenly confessed, otherwise she might have got away with it. She was young, bright, popular and talented yet capable of killing a man in cold blood! Thanks, BC for another interesting story 😱👍

[@debmoadd]

One of the best aspects of your stories is that you put the crimes/criminals in the context of their times, so each narrative becomes a little history lesson. Marvelous videos!

[@BriefCaseOfficial]

Thankyou so much :)

[@brendaizzie]

I think this is the first time I've heard of someone asking to stay in

[@meemurthelemur4811]

It made me think of Morgan Freeman's monologue in Shawshank Redemption when they talk about Brooks' suicide. Being afraid to leave and unable to adjust to life on the outside because of institutionalization. She knew where she fit in and she had a purpose there. I imagine it would be very hard for a woman in her 50's, a former party girl to try to reestablish her life on the outside with no family or friends to support her.

[@brendaizzie]

@@meemurthelemur4811 definitely, that movie is a masterpiece and I thought about it as well, she was institutionalized.

[@sweeneytodd011]

Agreed, just like Brooks in Shawshank she had a social position in jail, she was somebody and had purpose not to mention no doubt friends, a social circle along with a roof over her head and three meals a day. Walking out of there at her age in those days with no money and no doubt little chance of steady employment life inside probably looked better than struggling outside.

[@jenniferryersejones9876]

After looking at the pics of the husband's body, I really don't believe she didn't realize she'd killed him. Quite a bit of blood to think "Eh, he'll be fine." Can't feel a bit sorry for her. Thanks for a great episode, BC!

[@tricivenola8164]

She sounds like she just had too much life for any of them. That nice husband wanted to keep her in a box, plain and safe. If she'd stayed with him, she'd probably have turned into a real wren, and she was clearly a peacock. And she confessed, she didn't need to. And she became a real light in that prison.

[@dfhdghdgcfg]

She was murdering hedonistic trash that only thought of herself. She decided to stay in prison because she was too old and sick to be the party girl anymore. She knew she was going to live in a small farm town. Did she think they spent all their time partying and blowing every dime they had. Had she grown up before she went to prison instead of after, she might have had a nice life and family. Her parents knew this, but she didn't care what they thought.

[@swedishpiggi]

Why did people married so fast? They often didnt knew who they married for God sake. Much good case as always BC :) Hugs from Sweden

[@mildredpierce4506]

People want to start families right away while still young. Not smart but that's what they did.

[@samanthamorris5340]

Right? I've been researching silent film stars for a project and they're all getting married after a week or so and then divorcing like it's not even a thing. At that time in Cali, it was the law that from filing to finalizing there was a year for the couple to make it work. So, many just hopped to Mexico and divorced. This is also ironic since Mexico, as it is now, was a Catholic nation and opposed to divorce. But...why marry so quickly just for all that heartache and waiting around to divorce? It's all so strange.

[@jaygreider4753]

I married a Swedish girl 5 months after meeting her. We have been together for 22 years. Sometimes it's just fate.

[@swedishpiggi]

@@jaygreider4753 Aww thats just so sweet, Im very happy for you :)

[@moominmay]

piggi nilsson I always thought it was because the age of death came a lot earlier so you had to get on with it! Thereafter when medical science advanced I guess it was a cultural thing burden with social expectations where an unmarried woman beyond her mid 20s was probably seen as an oddity and someone not to be trusted.

[@priyokabi]

If her parents didn't send her back to her husband, may be she would just get a divorce and dance her life away... Time was different then & the society had lot of unnecessary controls over people.

[@LostCase]

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[@BriefCaseOfficial]

Thankyou so much, I watched some of your videos, really good channel :)

[@LostCase]

@@BriefCaseOfficial Thanks so much Brief Case. That means a lot to me. It would be an absolute honour to have you on my channel one day if you are ever up for it. Cheers mate 🍻 😁👍

[@BriefCaseOfficial]

Please keep in touch, probably best to email me :)

[@LostCase]

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[@tamaracalderon3184]

Coffee & Brief Case... Monday's aren't so bad now.. 😆

[@heidinolen873]

This channel is the best thing about Mondays. Thank you!

[@BriefCaseOfficial]

Thankyou so much :)

[@meemurthelemur4811]

Here! Here!👏👏

[@CaseyHarrisSr]

Searched for you as the usual email notification never arrived. Thank you for being a common bond gliding thru the world. Great shared story!

[@diyimprover6887]

Cop: "I'm sorry for your loss, but I need to ask you a few questions." Velma: "OK." Cop: "Where were you last night?" Velma: "I was in Cleveland at a bridge party." Cop: "I see. We're pretty certain a large intruder entered your house and attacked your ....." Velma: "I killed him." Cop: "Wait. What?" Velma: Cop: "But you said you were 35 miles away, in Cleveland. You couldn't have done it." Velma: "I hit him before I left. I didn't think he was dead." Cop: "I just don't see how such a purty little girl like you could have over-powered a big athletic man like your husband." Velma: "I got the drop on him with a hammer when he said I couldn't use the car to go to Cleveland." Cop: "I'm sorry, but your story just doesn't add up." Velma: "It's so *BORING* here!" Cop: "Well, I guess you're under arrest then." Velma: "Wait. What?" Cop: ".... " _Those were simpler times._

[@yourroyalhighness7662]

Greetings, BC. Yet another excellent presentation on your part. I will have to listen to it again as the events of the day keep creeping into my mind, no matter how hard I try to hold them at bay. In the meantime, stay healthy and happy and I look forward to hearing from you again next week!

[@BriefCaseOfficial]

Thankyou so much :)

[@ssioptho7427]

BTW,,she died of TB

[@tinaharris5217]

Usually when a perpetrator kills a someone they know or have a close bond they cover their body and faces. Guilt perhaps. Oh, she knew he was good & dead when she went out that door! Good job B.C. on bringing us more unheard cases.

[@lmboh8585]

You had me at Cleveland :) My hometown. Thank you for a local story to start the week!

[@lisamh9037]

Exciting to be hearing a story from here! (even if it didn't work out so well for Eddie...)

[@gryphonshire]

I love these well researched & clearly narrated stories of cases I knew nothing about. Thank you, Brief Case, for having such a fascinating channel.

[@BriefCaseOfficial]

Thankyou :)

[@brendaholliday6866]

This story about Velma West killing her husband should have been avoided on all counts. First, of all they should have never married each other because they were as different as day and night. Eddie wanted a traditional wife but Velma was a "party" girl, period! It's interesting that when she could have gotten paroled she chose not to take it. Enjoyed this storyline.

[@littlereddstar5264]

William Chapman: Established older man but he was too old for having fun. Eddie West : Young “rich” man (aka his FAMILY is rich not he himself) but all he wants is a simple life working and staying in with his wife. The problem: Velma didn’t want a “quiet married life” but progressive as she was, she also didn’t want to work and be on her own to live the life she wanted.

[@drew2fast489]

Progressive? I think you mean immature...

[@auroraboobiealice6352]

If she tied his hands behind his back after striking her husband's head with a hammer, obviously Velma thought he was still alive.

[@lanacampbell-moore6686]

I love your channel & thank you for sharing😊

[@BriefCaseOfficial]

Thankyou so much :)

[@2wolfmom981]

As always love these and get excited when I get a notice that you have brought me a new one❣️❣️❣️

[@BriefCaseOfficial]

Thankyou :)

[@sherrihinton8567]

I feel the same way. Oh great. We need have a new one

[@meemurthelemur4811]

I'll admit, I'm addicted.... but I can quit any time I want..... I just don't want to ;)

[@vanessathomas7437]

I was looking forward to this Case! Awesome work, as usual!

[@BriefCaseOfficial]

Thankyou so much :)

[@huchlvr]

I'm from Cleveland, and I know this crime very well. The bridge party was actually in Parma, a suburb of Cleveland. There is speculation that Velma only became engaged to William (who was heartbroken) and Eddie to cover the fact that she was lesbian. She preferred pants and short hair, and apparently made overtures to Mabel Young - who only saw Velma as a platonic friend. The matron of the Marysville prison had notes that she disapproved of the way Velma dressed and carried herself. There are many pictures of her during this time and she definitely looks more masculine.

[@alliekingsley7919]

Find out what goals you and your prospective partner have for the future. Discuss them before you say I do, and if they're incompatible and compromise won't work, DON'T GET MARRIED. It sounds like she and her husband loved each other but were NOT at all compatible, from the start. Don't go into a marriage expecting to change someone!

[@jessicafletcher5923]

Sweet!! It’s a very dark and rainy morning here in northern Wisconsin. It was absolutely wonderful to get a notification of a video ready from BC ❤️ Thank you!

[@jenniferryersejones9876]

Could you please send that rain on to South-Western Ontario, Canada?! We're soooo dry!

[@jessicafletcher5923]

I will sure try, eh! :)

[@jenniferryersejones9876]

@@jessicafletcher5923 Thanks, eh!

[@priscillamccain2301]

Jessica Fletcher Jessica Fletchers “Murder She Wrote?”

[@jessicafletcher5923]

Yes, I’m so lucky! I grew up watching it every week with my grandmother, and it will always be my favorite show. ;)

[@TheRetirednavy92]

If I was her husband, I would gladly have let her go.

[@peaceofclay890]

I now know for sure the musical Chicago is loosely based on true events. Thanks, BC

[@aprilhaney4969]

That's was one hell of a temper tantrum.

[@bunnymad5049]

Seeing the pic of her hubby - she knew he was dead. There is no way a person is that much of a mess - and it wasn't just one blow. eep! She was dangerous. She wanted what she wanted. Thanks!

[@carolynross1248]

You are the best part of my Monday! I look so forward to hearing you I feel like I would panic if you hadn’t posted. I had not heard of this case at all so sad for her husband’s family what a selfish person she was! Thank you for all you do from your self proclaimed biggest fan!🤗😘

[@BriefCaseOfficial]

Thankyou so much Carolyn :)

[@carolynross1248]

Brief Case thank you more than you know for giving me something to look forward to!!🤗

[@geminijohnson4019]

What is it with people who aren't happy with a good man who works and likes to stay at home

[@allisonconnor3310]

2020 has been such a crazy year. With all the tension and unrest, your channel has been a true godsend. Would love to see you do a video on Walburga "Dolly" Oesterreich. Her case is interesting, unique, and rather funny. You are always so well informed; it's clear that you do your homework. It would be great to see your take on it. But either way, I'll be watching!

[@BriefCaseOfficial]

Yes its on my list, she was a character - Thanks :)

[@andyle1720]

She could've just divorced him if she felt stuck. Another great video sir BC!

[@BriefCaseOfficial]

Thanks :)

[@qrufus]

How does someone just "casually" walk out of prison? It makes it look like the guards probably saw them leave, but couldn't be bothered to stop them.

[@paulinefairbrother6647]

That was different and interesting as usual. Still totally astonished why anyone would rather end up in prison, rather than just get divorced!!

[@oliviagreen7423]

Sad case. Don't remember hearing of this one before, thanks for digging it up BC, and keep up the great work and channel☺👍

[@BriefCaseOfficial]

Thanks for listening :)

[@fadeblac5633]

🤔.. I don't know why. I kinda felt for Velma..But, she had no business getting married to Eddie. She was engaged before him to a man that had a business in the city. She could have married him worked with him in the Restaurant. And, party at night. Its funny how most think now. Getting married at 21 is just to young. And, back then it was excepted. If Eddie was well off he still would have been killed. She loved the night life. More than him. 👍🏻..Good one😷

[@barbarat5729]

Too young to get married depends on the people involved. And yes, it was accepted and expected in those days. Not sure which you meant.

[@pennyfields8639]

Love your channel...always something new and interesting to enjoy.

[@BriefCaseOfficial]

Thankyou so much :)

[@blazinvenus3914]

Always happy to wake up to a new brief case! Excellent channel thank you and have a great week!😊😊

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Thankyou :)

[@sparkswillfly007]

I'm having a Brief Case binge day! Keep up the good work!!

[@BriefCaseOfficial]

Thankyou :)

[@sparkswillfly007]

Thank you back!

[@trishpipkins]

After a hard day at work this was great to watch. This is one of the only good things about Mondays. Awesome case and told superbly as always.

[@BriefCaseOfficial]

Thankyou :)

[@thankfulgrateful9623]

I am always excited to hear where the story is coming from!!..Thank you for such great work 😀

[@ELKE-]

Thank you BCase! Stunning narration, and great work on this story, as always!

[@BriefCaseOfficial]

Thankyou so much :)

[@ELKE-]

@@BriefCaseOfficial My pleasure! Going to listen others of your videos now. Sorry i had to change my photo, too much bullyings i had.. Thank you Btw: it is me Elke

[@BriefCaseOfficial]

Wow you get grief about your photo, I thought it was just us creators that got all the neagative comments, Well don't let the them get you down and stay positive :)

[@ELKE-]

@@BriefCaseOfficial Thank you for your kind words! I know, i have seen many people saying horrible things about the creators too;"they are everywhere, the haters! I'll try my best to ignore them, and stay positive. Thank you Sir. Good night

[@rebekahlikesmusic2723]

Thank you for this interesting story from Cleveland! I'm staying in the Cleveland area with my fiance. I'm a native Texan, only been here a few months now. My fiance is Cleveland OH born & raised. Love your channel! I've been binging every video since i found this channel and subscribed not long ago💚🤘 Peace &love to all my fellow true crime fans out there!✌💚

[@marcm9999]

Brilliant presentation. Thank you for sharing this.

[@BriefCaseOfficial]

Thankyou :)

[@kaylacolgan]

Ooooh! A story from Cleveland, OH.

[@DarhaLB]

Figures right??? Unfortunately all the people I’ve experienced from there are horrible people. I know not the whole state is but the vast majority appears to be off the rocker in one way or another

[@ezragonzalez8936]

yup yup lived in Cincinnati and Cleveland in the late 90s oh what fun it was lol Cleveland Rocks Ohio!!! lol

[@renee1961]

It's amazing what singing "If I Had A Hammer" accomplishes!

[@meemurthelemur4811]

To the tune of If I Were a Rich Man?😂😂

[@renee1961]

@@meemurthelemur4811 you are so funny! Have a 😊🌞😂😂day!

[@meemurthelemur4811]

@@renee1961 okay, it's been 3hrs and I can't get that song out of my head 😂 complete with new lyrics! "All day long I'd hammer on my phone..." Gee, thanks Renee!😂😂😂

[@renee1961]

@@meemurthelemur4811 😂😂😂 i know what you mean! 🌞🌞🌞

[@renee1961]

@@meemurthelemur4811 my channel has lits of songs. And suprise! Brief Case, & Crime Reel!🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟alright, maybe not such a suprise.😂😂

[@lapacker]

Brief Case = my favorite true crime narrator. Your presentations are always concise, elegant, and comprehensive. Hats off!!

[@BriefCaseOfficial]

Thankyou :)

[@Pulsatyr]

I just discovered your channel and am most impressed. I live midway between Cleveland and Akron, Ohio; so, this case is of great interest. My Grandmother was a nurse and actually worked with Sam Sheppard for a brief time. She believed him innocent of his wife's murder to her last breath. The 1920s and 1930s were wild times in Cleveland, with so many homicides that famous lawmen, like Elliott Ness, were brought in to head the police department. Only the infamy of bloody Chicago over shadowed the crime in that city.

[@BriefCaseOfficial]

Thankyou so much for your comment, my mum used to live in Canton, Ohio so when I started researching cases from the USA I was surprised at how many were from Ohio but that may be because the state was very good at recording everything :)

[@Pulsatyr]

@@BriefCaseOfficial Canton is my second home! I served as Grand Master of Cryptic Masons a few years back, and spent a lot of time with the guys from Canton. In the 1990s, I followed their Minor League Baseball team and frequented their dart shops. You are correct about the documentation. The state has been a breeding ground for journalists since the mid 1800s. Because of the geography of Ohio, it has become both an agricultural and industrial hub of the U.S., attracting all kinds of people. John Brown, a major nut in our nation's history, was an officer in my Lodge. From the brilliant to the kooks, we have it all.

[@BriefCaseOfficial]

Thankyou that is so Interesting, When I was younger I drove from Denver to Toronto and we passed Cleveland, I wanted to stop but we were on a time limit so didn't :( I was intrigued as to why so many 19th and early 20th crimes were from there and now understand that it is the 7th biggest State in the USA in population and always been very good and documenting its history :)

[@eleanordennehy5868]

Love this channel 👍 thanks so much for all your uploads, can't wait for the next xx 😍

[@BriefCaseOfficial]

Thankyou :)

[@pain-killeryates5448]

I get so excited when I see new cases from you BC!

[@BriefCaseOfficial]

Thankyou :)

[@clarangakoana2634]

I hv been looking for this kind of channel for some time ,thank u so much all the way from south Africa

[@BriefCaseOfficial]

Thankyou so much for listening to the cases :)

[@TaffyGreeZay]

I love your channel!! Listening to you is an experience, not just entertainment. TY!!😀

[@BriefCaseOfficial]

Thankyou :)

[@benson5468]

So interesting leaves you wanting more thanks for posting bren

[@karenthomas4849]

Velma and Eddie were OBVIOUSLY not compatible at all. Maybe she thought he made a lot of money like his dad. She was a free spirit, she should have married the much older restaurant owner.

[@prismstudios001]

Wee,your Honor......He did have that nail in his forehead.”

[@xXspedXx]

Love these! I love how you break things down and your story telling style. Does he have a Podcast?

[@BriefCaseOfficial]

Thankyou :)

[@chab1rd155]

Thanks again BC for all of your dedication and hard work!!! 😘💙

[@BriefCaseOfficial]

Thankyou for watching :)

[@Flamsterette]

Thanks for the upload!

[@sherritilley1274]

I love this channel. Makes me actually look forward to Monday mornings!

[@BriefCaseOfficial]

Thankyou :)

[@kathypappas6867]

I'm not sure why but I feel a bit sad for her . God knows it's wrong to kill your husband, or anyone , but when she said she'd rather not be paroled it seemed sad . Also saying she didn't want to be a burden . 😔

[@mlpugh1]

My husband and I look forward to new cases. Thank you for the awesome research!

[@BriefCaseOfficial]

Thankyou so much :)

[@Sayerdify]

Aloha Brief Case. Mahalo for your work to keep us entertained.

[@renee1961]

Thank You, my Friend! EXCELLENT, ALWAYS!👏👏👏👏👏

[@my-mysknitsaloon]

When you best Brief Case air ...I feel alive...though your cases giving me chill thrills .😚🤩🤗

[@anthonyarcanumsanctumregnu9551]

She just wanted to party sounds like my ex

[@tommymorgan4677]

Know what you mean lol

[@cadillacdeville5828]

I'm 20 minutes late , but wouldn't DARE miss this . Thanks ☺️ BC, good morning family 🌞. How's everything going?

[@meemurthelemur4811]

Good morning Caddy!🌞👋🌞

[@bringthepayne7561]

Back at you 'Lac from Gainesville,Fl😎

[@tangenty6987]

Happy knitting a hat.

[@alfredbonnabel7022]

So sad... why did she marry him when she knew that her life would be in the country, not the city.

[@katatarot597]

Oh Velma Velma, you've killed your hubby and then just played piano??

[@samuelhelderman]

She looked so attractive in her mugshot.

[@naomiholliday3863]

Thank you Brief Cade for another well done story. Sad as it was. Well researched and narrated. Have a blessed day.

[@BriefCaseOfficial]

Thanks for listening :)

[@rosewater3]

Another crazy case! Thank you, BC for making Mondays better! ✌️💙✨

[@BriefCaseOfficial]

Thankyou :)

[@butchmawyer8583]

As always well documented. Good case