Danielle Redlick Details the Day She Fatally Stabbed Her Husband

[@TXtoTN]

For anyone saying “why didn’t she just leave?”l…it’s obvious you’ve never been in that situation. I was a child in the situation. My mother took years to leave my father because she had to come up with an elaborate plan that took a long time to execute and after that he tried to run her off the road and kill her. Also, you have to leave during a time of peace when they don’t expect it, not when things are at their worst. So many end up dead when they try to “just leave”….it’s not that simple at all.

[@AtonalApple]

Exactly! So many women end up murdered or missing when they “just leave”. My mom had us four kids and none of the DV shelters would let my brothers come. People that say “just leave” have obviously never experienced DV and are just blindly throwing out their ignorant opinion.

[@chrisdahl7275]

💯👍

[@Joyjoy-ih1ie]

so true

[@littlemisssunshine3267]

Like what Tina Turner did with Ike .

[@Arizona_lilly]

Especially w kids

[@ayesha4600]

Televising cases like this is an eye opener. Much more clearer than reading about it or watching it on the news.

[@DarkGiratinaGirl666]

@@henrysawson2165 Thank you!

[@Goneinsane616]

@@henrysawson2165 go away!

[@barbiemarsh2212]

@@Goneinsane616 go all the way a wayyyyy lol

[@marac9087]

Right? Media just literally lie about everything.

[@hid9072]

Agreed Ayesha. Definitely eye opening.

[@jac5450]

She owns and introduces any minor bad she’s done without excuses “I threw eggs at his car” “why” “I wanted my phone back.” I’m glad she was acquitted

[@kristentrep5038]

Me too!

[@spongemonkeysooz]

If all cases were televised outcomes would surely be different. I was amazed to see the Johnny Depp case in real time then see how it was covered by the MSM, the believe all women all the time crowd was enlightening. The evidence didn't matter to them but this time we were watching all of it, too.

[@libbykline3049]

This is the difference between Amber Heard and a real victim of domestic violence. There are no flowery details, no fake tears, no dramatics, no turning toward the jury every 5 seconds to cry, then turning back ice cold. You can see the way she is sitting, a bit hunched, meek, almost like Johnny Depp during his trial. You can't fake domestic violence the way that Amber thought she could. All of her theater revealed her lies. I am so glad that she was acquitted. This woman is telling the truth.

[@sunray8136]

Plus those people claiming the Johnny Depp trial verdict will make it hard for women of domestic violence be taken seriously....well the general public has their intuition and intelligence more intact than these doubters give us credit for. This woman got a not guilty verdict.

[@LezahTX]

I'm glad someone made the comparison

[@sandycoonan2958]

Exactly.

[@melissaosborne3437]

Well Said ..

[@viviantanya573]

Have been looking for this comment.Well said Libby☺️

[@LezahTX]

I think prosecution underestimated how intelligent and relatable she was going to be on stand. 5 minutes into her testimony and I'm already empathetic toward her because of how understandably well & calmly she can recount things

[@Banks040]

I agree I believe her

[@amandaaderholt3058]

I believe her because I could tell you everything that has happened to me when my ex husband put a knife to my throat and tried to kill me I still remember it like it was yesterday and it happened 25 years ago

[@exitscreaming4637]

Why did she not call 911 till the next day , after she tried to clean up the crime scene and after going on dating apps ?

[@sonny9161]

@@amandaaderholt3058 The memories of near death experiences, due to domestic violence, never leave you. I hope you're having a great life now, you deserve it.

[@analeahfeliciano1354]

N N abu is eye o👁 I msbg get to o

[@forasec]

34 minutes in she seems completely believeable to me. This isnt Amber Heard afterall

[@lynnsmith4]

I thought so too until at around 50 minutes in she didn't dial 911.

[@lisapully9274]

@REAL CRAZY CRITIC no, no she isn't. When Johnny was holding her hands/arms down to stop her from hitting him, she slammed her head into his.

[@gotemlookin20]

Lisa don’t listen to the “relaturds” they are still fighting a fight that they already lost monumentally. It’s as if they haven’t seen her testimony or her interviews Or…. Wait for it…. The evidence 😯

[@darkdirtyalfa]

@REAL CRAZY CRITIC “a young girl” dude she was in her late 20’s she was not at all a ‘young girl’. And he was restraining her, cause she wanted to hit him. Shame on you for not listening to the whole audio.

[@iagreewithyou3478]

@REAL CRAZY CRITIC Selective memory much?

[@TheVioletWolf]

when she describes the altercations, she positions herself as she is experiencing it, not as she is enacting it, which really puts you into her position while being attacked... I'm relieved she was acquitted.

[@cherylween4973]

What's the difference?

[@TheVioletWolf]

@@cherylween4973 generally, when people are explaining incidents like this, if they aren't being forthcoming, they will actually take on the opposite movements... lending credence to the adage "actions speak louder than words".

[@samanthaorologio6866]

Omg she was already acquitted?!! I’m barely trying to catch up here. Tell me everything! 😂 jk I know that’s not your job, but I too am relieved if this is true.

[@samanthaorologio6866]

@@TheVioletWolf yes like Amber heard did. Always motioning to the wrong side of was reportedly happened to her, for one single example, and Johnny depp seemed to genuinely be reliving it There and then. If y’all watched all that, idk

[@cherylween4973]

@@TheVioletWolf I still don't understand.

[@SSR00000]

When I hear of events like these I think of the frightened and traumatized kids and pets hiding somewhere in the house...hearing the fighting and screaming and violence. What a fucktup world we live in.

[@peaceandlove7824]

The children were not scared of dad, they were scared of mom.

[@louiserawle8999]

Indeed we do!

[@leilani_808]

I know, I used to be that 7 y.o. sibling who took my two youngest siblings in the shower and sang to them so they couldn’t hear dad beating mom. I swore to myself that I would never argue with my husband in front of my kids - it is traumatizing!!

[@hid9072]

@@leilani_808 my heart breaks that you and your siblings had to go through this!

[@LeahSugarB]

@@leilani_808 I'm afraid there are many like us. At 6 years old, I was responsible for getting my younger brother and myself out of the house ASAP when the fighting started. We went to our neighbor's house if it wasn't too late at night. Otherwise, we hid behind the bushes in front of our house until my grandparents (my mother's parents) arrived. My 9 year old sister always stayed inside with my Mom. I'm a grown woman myself now and, although I would never ever put up with that out of any man, I still tend to run away from bad situations whereas my sister faces things head on. Hard to change what's been drilled into your mind at such a young age.

[@kristaw2686]

It's so sad that her kids lost her for the years she's been locked up awaiting trial. I hope she and her children heal and are able to be happy.

[@5857612]

Base on her daughter statement, she is a liar and want nothing to do with her.

[@capecodkwassakwassa.6434]

This poor woman. I can still see the fear in her mannerisms. She isnt histrionic or overly dramatic but seems genuinely fearful and defeated.

[@openlightstudioproductions]

@Christian Toth Walk in her shoes.

[@peacetruth4802]

@Christian Tothlets rely on Evidence. Not how ppl sound like

[@sandycoonan2958]

Agree. And it's how people like us could see that AH is a total liar.

[@sandycoonan2958]

@Christian Toth why?

[@madikiestherkhiangte9884]

You already use histrionic no need to repeat it again you know.. yep i'm on her side definitely.

[@belami_irl8543]

When I first saw this woman I thought she probably just snapped and killed her husband but after listening to her testimony of the stabbing I totally changed my opinion. She is absolutely believable. What a scary think to go through. I hope the jury does the right thing.

[@Zubair11230]

Yeah watch the police interview and her neighbors testimony You might change your mind

[@Loarnold]

Not believe able in any way

[@nw5767]

The only honest part she said was when she talked about egging the vehicle......... he can never say his side

[@larryfair752]

@Scooby Doo really wow.

[@trumpprez7252]

I agree

[@EuphoricLabyrinth]

Can’t lie, I am NOT getting any AH vibes. She seems pretty credible all the way around, not to mention she only stabs him once. She just made some terrible decisions after the fact.

[@8thhousealchemist600]

Yeah AH is the baseline for all women. STFU

[@newworldgrover8588]

She lied he was stabbed multiple times watch cross examination

[@notinterested8452]

She's smooth.

[@andreasseider4946]

Lol, she had 3 years to rehearse a good testimony… and surprise surprise she changed her story a lot like first she said he stabbed himself to literally everyone, saying it didn’t seem right to tell the truth at hat moment and that was after when she was clear headed. She says she constantly thought about her kids but then decides it’s best for the kids she kills herself so they lose both parents, lmao right

[@angelwings7930]

Well that’s putting it lightly. She seems bizarre and detached too. She’s guilty.

[@Nailsbyjo]

He took advantage of her , she was 22/24 yrs old , she was young she lost her mother and she was the only support for her siblings, he knew exactly what he was doing! 🤢

[@aHavenForTheLost]

Exactly what I feel. She came to visit him and he bought them a house. So then she pretty much had to move there with him. Groomed her even though she was over 18.

[@HoneySun16]

Some people say that she’s too old at that point to be groomed. But now that I’m 30 and look back at my life. It is totally possible.

[@78LedHead]

It's awful that a man can't just be kind to someone just to be kind and not want something creepy in return.

[@courtneyr6645]

@@HoneySun16 Totally. It has a lot to do with how one is raised. Some very sheltered people in their 20’s aren’t always as worldly and street-smart as a 17 year old with a tough upbringing.

[@truditrudi753]

@@HoneySun16 Absolutely, anyone at any age can be groomed and coerced into situations they don't see coming.

[@rubyh1706]

Having experienced a chaotic home life as a child, I find her to be believable.

[@rachaddle6581]

She's very credible. Definitely believable

[@r-oxra]

Once hearing he was her stepfather before becoming her husband... I believe her.

[@BlackguynamedMason]

She obviously lied

[@Adrian-cw8yu]

@@r-oxra Says a lot about her too.. She got with her mother's boyfriend, she has no morals at all

[@truditrudi753]

@@r-oxra I've heard others saying why would she get with her stepfather, has she no values, morals. She could have been groomed, coerced. And as he was in the role of a 'father figure', he should have known not to get with his stepdaughter which does come across a bit creepy.

[@hilary729]

Sounds like the husband got exactly what he deserved. This is REAL domestic violence. This poor woman has emotionally detached herself from the situation. I hope she can go on to have a more peaceful life with her children.

[@scooopable]

It seems that you people forget that this wasn't about paying him back. It was a matter of defending herself from a dangerous situation.

[@SquishyOfCinder]

@@grandmaida7819 her defense adds up very well, he was abusive and she wanted to get away.

[@WayraRose]

@@grandmaida7819 I get it, but DV is not always neat with only one party being victimized. They could have treated each other like dirt, but in the moment of the altercation, she was afraid and trying to get away.

[@imaginempress3408]

@@grandmaida7819 this comment is absurd. She kicked him out and he liked being out bc she was raising the kids and he was screwing around in his condo.

[@MonkeyDLuffy-gd6se]

So from my understanding, she first said he had a heart attack. And she says she tried to give him CPR until she collapsed and fell asleep from exhaustion. Then, she says he actually stabbed himself. Her third story is that it was self defense, but she had the knife hidden in the bathroom with her. And the final story was that it was self defense and she stabbed him in the kitchen. And there is no doubt that she attempted to clean up the crime scene. Why would she do that if it was just self defense? And how can you believe the only survivor's story, when it keeps changing?

[@beijingfringetheatreInt]

29:44 this is the first time (and only time during the entire session) that she answers a question with distinct clarity and relief. It is almost as though she felt the freedom even in that moment that she relived it. My heart goes out to anyone being subjected to, and living daily with such atrocities

[@peaceandlove7824]

Get the facts! Listen to her daughter’s testimony and all the lies she has said, she is not able to organize her lies 😂

[@rilenixx]

@32:20 So did she run away from him immediately after stabbing him, thinking he was still coming after her, which would mean her back was to him and she couldn't see him moving back from her after being stabbed. Or did she see him take a step back after she stabbed him, meaning she was watching his reaction to being stabbed at that point and couldn't be running away from him thinking he was still coming after her. It can't be both ways.

[@ArtZen111]

For anyone trying to compare this woman to Amber Heard, or claims she's just like Amber, y'all are definitely..and absolutely full blown nuts

[@codreaming9304]

Your user name is hilarious 😆

[@GavynGageHudsynGentry]

Actually I wish people wouldn’t compare at all your just giving fuel to their narrative her loosing will make it harder for victims to be believed. Just don’t compare at all.

[@ArtZen111]

@@GavynGageHudsynGentry they all were and I'm not

[@ArtZen111]

@@GavynGageHudsynGentry and so are you

[@GinaWelsh]

And you’re a misogynist. Congratulations.

[@rhonda5780]

She is believable. Mannerisms and body language reveals her fear when recapping events. Domestic violence isn't easy to discuss without reliving it. It's sad that domestic violence flows over other family members. Children and animals eventually get caught in the cross-fire and get injured.

[@pheeqzie]

She’s just being herself and not pretending and trying to sell a narrative.

[@H_A_L_7]

Quite a contrast to a false DV victim in a recent case.

[@ebogar42]

Yeah, I believe her. She's still a murderer though. At no point was her life in danger. She had been beat many times before and nobody got killed.

[@AtonalApple]

@@ebogar42 That makes no sense. You hear of abusive men that beat their wives and girlfriends hundreds of times and then they end up killing her.

[@marlenefannon]

@@ebogar42 so you believe that whenever there is DV and someone is killed that it is the first instance of DV in that relationship? Because if there had been beatings before but no one died, then no one can ever die from DV in that relationship? You really do not understand DV at all, so maybe you shouldn't comment on it unless you do a little research on the subject first.

[@tonigish1549]

She is 100% not guilty; she’s telling the truth. This is self defense.

[@FBI-ix6or]

and why's that because she's a woman. she is a murderer

[@clbaird40]

Completely believable. Thank God she received justice.

[@janetdoe6726]

So from my understanding, she first said he had a heart attack. And she says she tried to give him CPR until she collapsed and fell asleep from exhaustion. Then, she says he actually stabbed himself. Her third story is that it was self defense, but she had the knife hidden in the bathroom with her. And the final story was that it was self defense and she stabbed him in the kitchen. And there is no doubt that she attempted to clean up the crime scene. Why would she do that if it was just self defense? And how can you believe the only survivor's story, when it keeps changing?

[@imaginempress3408]

@@janetdoe6726 maybe she panicked thinking ppl wouldn't believe she acted in self defense.

[@kellygilbert6070]

Exactly xx

[@curiousme113]

AH needs to see this. To see how a real victim responds during questioning and AND to see that victims that are believable are taken seriously and not silenced

[@poponachtschnecke]

I think Amber must've watched Chicago a hundred times to prep for her testimony.

[@taracamille8849]

I was thinking about this as well. This has got to be a slap in her face, this lady stabbed her husband and got acquitted - because she told the TRUTH!!!!! She had no proof of her other DV her husband did to her and it didn’t matter. The jury knew truth.

[@smirnadeoleo4708]

Doesnt mean that she wasn’t battered at some point. They both admitted to battering one another.

[@svtcarat6386]

@@smirnadeoleo4708 if you watched the whole trial you wouldn’t say this. The only thing he “did” was get frustrated with her and rant to his friends. While she went lengths to torture him. It’s not equal at all.

[@poponachtschnecke]

@@smirnadeoleo4708 i think they admitted to verbally attacking one another

[@Sarah-lb8cs]

I’ve been in a situation like this. Having a man physically harming you, holding you down etc when you know he is way stronger than you, you then start to panic and you switch to flight or fight. After you have tried to get away and expend your energy and when you realize you can’t flee, you do start having thoughts about trying to get something…anything….to help you get away from him.

[@steveschiller5496]

Well said

[@Zubair11230]

And not report for 11 hours And let him die slowly Maybe stabbing was defensive But later part screms murderer She wanted him to die slowly

[@peaceandlove7824]

Leave! Killing is not the solution to any problem. The husband was not the agresor, it was her, according to her daughter’s testimony.

[@taral2]

@@sizzurp8820 Sure you can, it's called self defence.

[@flowersfromh-evanlakshmi7577]

It is a horrible feeling. I have too with 2 brothers and a husband and it is a horrible feeling. My brother was choking me once because I kicked him out of my home and I scratched all his arms. I called the cops and he showed them the scratches I did to him. The cops said that due to the fact that he had visible scratches they should arrest me but they did believe me and they had him pack his stuff and told him not to be free loading especially because I was a single parent.

[@tonis2922]

Don’t know much about this case but she seems quite believable. It sounded like an awful life.

[@Agathanagatha]

Him being your step dad should tell you it’s wrong

[@judy-9999]

@@Agathanagatha In your comment, why are you not specific about who & what you mean by “Him”, “your” & “you”? Why are you being so vague?

[@Agathanagatha]

@@judy-9999how is it vague when only Danielle is on the stand accused of stabbing her husband to death unless there’s going to be a guest appearance

[@Agathanagatha]

@@judy-9999 are we not watching the same trial of Danielle Redlick??

[@tonis2922]

I’m happy she was acquitted. I don’t understand why the judge put her back in jail until August but seems like she didn’t believe her. IMO

[@lovingnaturehippielife8373]

She is so spontaneous and I think she did not want to kill him at all, she was scared of her life, once she was hitten by him. She was in shock after and she did not want this to happen but he could have killed her. Terrible situation to be in, you have to defend yourself not to die and that was the only way to survive... I cannot imagine the shock plus sense of guilt even if he was the one trying to kill her

[@slumdogg1613]

She not only put herself in that position but her actions kept antagonizing and provoking the situation to become worse and worse

[@chris2costacosta264]

Her only concern were her children 👶 as 99% of women are against bully husbands who drive them to the edge..however whilst not condoning her behaviour of killing her husband ,she could have taken out a restraining order against him with 500 meters space between conflict ,so that’s going to go against her case hindsight is a wonderful tool not always producing the correct outcomes.!

[@slaphappyduplenty2436]

Even if he didn’t try to kill her, but merely to bruise or whatever, a lethal response was justified.

[@JSolar590]

@@slaphappyduplenty2436 Wrong

[@imaginempress3408]

@@chris2costacosta264 have you looked up the statistics of how many women are killed by their intimate partner WITH a restraining order in place?

[@barbie1216]

Her story mirrors mind almost exactly. His constant baiting and bullying tactics were identical to my ex husband's behaviors. Only difference was he pinned me down with an H and K automatic rifle on Christmas eve. I managed to get loose from his grip. I begged my children to call 911 but no one did. They just told me that if i was good, daddy would stop. I ran away barefoot to a neighbors house. She called 911. The police came but did nothing . I was the one ordered to leave. I did. I went back to our apartment in Manhattan while he got the kids and the house. Yes i went back. He would pull a gun on me at least 2 more times. I saw no way out. I finally just told him to be a good dad to my kids whom i lived more than life itself and I left and never came back. I lost evetything but i am alive today to tell my story. The law never helps you. The judge was mean and flippant. He even chastized me for staying as long as I did. I had nowhere else to go. He did nothing to protect me from this monster. . I was homeless for 2 years. I finally graduated from nursing school and got my life back. I am now remarried to the most amazing man in the world. He treats me like a queen always trying to make up for all that I suffered at the hands of this monster. But God is good. This monster has shut himself up in his little apartment building like a hermit. He never goes out and he is a prisoner of his own sick mind. I live in sunshine and have traveled and done so much after leaving him with just the clothes on my back almost 30 years ago. But this reminds me of like it was yesterday.

[@redpinkynail]

You're a survivor. I hope that today your children understand why you had to leave. It must have been the hardest decision in your life.

[@ChillinwithJanel]

What about your kids? Did they end up back with you?

[@tiffanyingram3444]

I hope he didn't take anger out on your kids

[@EricUngerMusic]

Thank you for sharing your story. Happy to hear you survived and are thriving! Good for you!

[@imw2902]

So sorry you had to go through so much

[@GodsOath_com]

A guy once tried to crush my rib cage on a counter. I could feel my ribs bending and I was having trouble breathing and became afraid, I was lucky he stopped. When you’re in that situation, you’ll do anything to defend yourself, anything.

[@Moises-kf1hg]

Natural instinct/survival can bring out the deepest courage, people never knew was in them, but it can also paralyze others in complete fear. Speaking in exclusives is silly. Everyone reacts to things/situations differently. So what was the ‘anything’ you did to defend yourself in that situation?

[@DogeSpeaks]

But choosing not to leave the house or call the police while claiming she thought she would be murdered?

[@oldeskoolnana7543]

Her story hasn't changed once. The truth is always the same. She's telling the truth. Even her body language proves it. Good for her.✌🌻🌻

[@glee_again2594]

Well other than the original 911 call. I’m still catching up on the trial & I do believe in this video she was telling the truth.

[@wiredforstereo]

I am tending to agree. She's not tense switching. Her baseline is pretty consistent. Voice tone and range is pretty consistent. She pretty consistently refers to him as "my husband." Turning the chair back and forth is pretty consistent.

[@HandbagDiva]

What? She told 3 different stories!

[@Optics2024]

Lol apart from he stabbed himself story… yeah never once 🤣🤣🤣

[@Ena48145]

@@HandbagDiva Yes, but she panicked. She saw her entire life end right before her eyes. She stabbed him one time in a place that no normal person would believe could be fatal. This was self defense

[@charlynnglover6081]

I've been in this position. And I tremble listening to this. I almost died before. I am so glad she got justice.

[@nanettealegado6190]

Poor woman. She’s free soon. She deserves all the healing and blessings. I think based on how she describes in court, she’s a lovely mother to her children. She has no intention to kill the husband.

[@shawnaadams1]

She definitely was living in fear. There is so much domestic violence that happens and continues without punishment or safety. I am a victim and have been unable to have a protective order granted. At least I was able to pick up and leave the situation but it was not easy and I lost a lot of my belongings due to cutting my losses for safety

[@sharonc6602]

I was always told by my abuser that a protective order would not prevent him from knocking my teeth out. Glad you got out too. 💕

[@inaminute2312]

Ditto

[@lynnegackstetter2779]

I was in the same situation and left my belongings as I figured I was at Least alive. I eventually got some things but had the cops sitting outside and a friend helping me. He had taken every thing of value told me that I could get it if I came alone. It wasn't worth it things could be replaced but I assumed that he would kill me. He followed me and my young daughter to two states. Not sure who told him where were. Finally moved to Ann Arbor Michigan and never saw him again. I would have killed him if I was able. He had a girlfriend that he pushed off the porch when she was 8 months pregnant. She had told me that herself. She did have the baby but left his name off the birth certificate putting father unknown and also moved far away.

[@justice4victims569]

Same I had to start over even my kids

[@DM-sd1fg]

I left as well, I planned ahead and squirrelled away some money (difficult to do when you have to account for every penny. I bought items, paying cash and once my husband had recorded the expense, I returned the items and hid the money). I was able to slowly remove some items from the house by hiding them in my sister's place and finally I had my mother show up in a pickup truck, loaded my son's bed, some toys and our clothes and my son and I left. Two months later my abusive husband refused to return our son to me after visitation and I was told I wouks never aee him again if I didnt sign off on house, vehicles, business etc so I did. He still wouldnt give me our son. Thank god the courts ordered him to give him to me and our son was returned safe. The police surrounded our house and he agreed to give our son back. Eventually the father was denied any rights by the courts.

[@kazshaw3945]

This is how it's supposed to look Amber ,when your telling the truth !

[@chris2costacosta264]

I’ve been there as a child witnessing violence from my father on my mother Me and my elder sister were shaking with fear hiding In our garage I was 7 my sister was 9 we witnessed my father pulverising my mothers face with strategic accuracy, it only ever happened once but I never forgot that night for many years to come just so grateful my big sis was their to take care for me.

[@william844]

What a shame! The men’s always the one with highest domestic violence

[@suehinze1566]

I'm sorry you and your sister had to witness that. I hope life is better for you now.

[@sonny9161]

I was 4 yrs old when i first witnessed my mum being beaten to a pulp by her boyfriend. Unfortunately these beatings became very frequent to the point it was every other day. She finally got rid of him after 18 yrs thank god. She is now, thankfully, doing well. Unfortunately, to this day i still re-live those horrendous childhood memories.

[@william844]

@@sonny9161 didn’t she file him for assault to police

[@patsywilliams5570]

I know the feeling! I am 84 and you never forget!

[@BrandiZaster]

My ex-husband did the same thing to me. This was very hard to listen to.

[@beckybutters5669]

Same

[@claireflores67]

Glad you got out ok…

[@tamaraprentice9280]

Did you kill him?

[@peaceandlove7824]

That is what she says, her daughter says otherwise.

[@littlefox8352]

Her husband called 911 he was freaked out that she had a knife!

[@ukiyeo_]

as soon as i heard he was her stepdad turned husband, i already knew my answer. she was groomed by her own parental figure, that tells me what kind of man he was.

[@JYgaming-yl2yt]

She was 22 years old at that time. I wouldn’t call it grooming. I think she was just in a very vulnerable state after losing her mother.

[@ukiyeo_]

@@JYgaming-yl2yt fair point. either way, he exploited her

[@genevieve91]

The man exploited her. She deserve her freedom

[@dragonsky799]

@@JYgaming-yl2yt You're brain isn't even fully developed at 22. Just because she was legally an adult, doesn't mean she wasn't still suceptable to his manipulation and yes, grooming.

[@JYgaming-yl2yt]

@@dragonsky799 You are correct but When I think about grooming I think of a young girl between the ages of like 10 to 18. When they actually started seeing each other she was 25. So definitely don’t think she was groomed. And at 25 she was smarter than she was at 18. Her brain still wasn’t developed fully BUT she knew what she was doing was wrong which is why she kept it from her friends and family.. I think she was vulnerable and he wooed her. He had a lot of connections and was worldly and showed her a lifestyle that she could be comfortable living. I mean he bought her a whole house. Still at that age she should have known good and well that it was wrong what she was doing. I mean her mother was dead and she was sleeping with her husband I don’t know about you but that’s dirty. He didn’t have to groom her because she was willing. You can be a victim of grooming at any age I understand that but when I think of grooming I think of a young girl that has an experienced life yet and is very susceptible to what the groomer is telling them.

[@msannthrope1863]

Take note: this is what you go through when you’re involved with a narcissist. It can happen to any of us. Her husband was a narcissist. Good riddance.

[@keaoshamctier1332]

Definitely agree hun.... Sad

[@dollypeg9096]

The husband was a psychopath. Psychopaths are extreme narcissists anyway so you're right. But only a psychopath acts in such a way.

[@joycelynszasz5102]

Straight up. The man was a narcissist.

[@forestrunner8922]

she's so honest not over-dramatized just honest

[@bamamom0298]

She seems exhausted….it feels like she’s just going to put it out there and hope for the best. I don’t feel an intention to lie or to even save herself by TRYING…..probably because she’s telling the truth. U feel like she is.

[@vin-xg2gv]

True

[@MicrowaveCheese33]

She found her phone after he took it. He had his phone and here's he supposedly places her phone on the couch. But never calls for help whilst hes actually dying. Ok! Was his phone eventually placed/found on his person. If so. 2 phones and didn't call for help. INTERESTING. Whilst she's thinking of her kids. Not sure how what she was thinking but I'm sure it didn't help her kids.

[@mariee.5912]

she looks truthful, but wait for evidence people.

[@mcw8900]

@@ketty-x7t These people commenting are insane!

[@emmakirby7402]

I'm with you lady 🙏 you have survived a very nasty man and now find yourself in a room full of men questioning you must be awful and they just don't care or understand. This is why the first time a man or woman in a relationship starts being harsh towards you, lays a hand on you, you need to just get the fk out of their even if you find yourself alone. I hope the justice system does what is right.

[@socorrojimenez2955]

Omg what a toxic relationship of husband and wife! It’s so sad especially when kid’s are grown up! Divorce would have been the best thing! As soon as first fight’s!

[@Goneinsane616]

Question? Is this from watching just her talk about it? Or have you been watching the whole thing?

[@sambyrne7542]

Room full of men and women

[@Goneinsane616]

Just watch the cross when you get the chance, and listen to the facts and evidence of the case: and see if they line out, I’m not gonna sit here and tell you. What I’ve seen. Cuz I don’t want your opinions based of what I said. I would rather you watch for your self. And then come with your own decision. But I don’t highly recommend that you watch it in full,

[@emmakirby7402]

@@Goneinsane616 I will watch it properly like I know I should of done before judging... and thank you for your kindness

[@lildindin15]

Coming out of an abusive relationship myself that sounds similar to this one, I feel her words are genuine, that man pushed her to her breaking point. If someone was about to smother you to death, how would you react? She stabbed him one time in the shoulder to get him off of her, im sure her intention was not to kill him, pure self defense.

[@Zubair11230]

Oh yeah why she was on probation for domestic violence

[@averyshenan958]

Don’t buy a word she is saying

[@wit2pz]

Diana, not victim-blaming, but think about how you just said you're "coming out of an abusive relationship." That means you made decisions to get away and stay away. Tough to do, but you took that opportunity and got out. I've made decisions to get and stay out of abusive relationships, too. My first abusive relationship almost cost me my life. My last abusive relationship cost me nothing but a little time because when I saw it, brought it to her attention, and saw no effort in her to work on herself, I ended it, and that was WAY before it had a chance to become physical. This person was faced with the decision to get out and stay out time and time again. Her "breaking point" was passed a long time ago. Stabbing him during a physical altercation was completely avoidable. Knowing he had a history of putting his hands on her should have prompted her to call the police, stayed away from home, locked herself in a safe space, or do countless other things aside from be in the place she was in at the time the last physical confrontation took place. He came in, took her phone, took her sandwich, and all that took place. I feel for her, but she was capable of getting away and staying away.

[@candilease938]

@@grandmaida7819 actually the way she described the physical altercation and turning toward him the knife would go directly into him the way it did. It has been replayed multiple times. And when you stab someone once in the shoulder you don’t presume that would kill them…..this was clearly a self defense stab wound.

[@claudiapank9762]

@@grandmaida7819 he also had a stitch in the eye and underarm.

[@CBrown86]

This poor woman. Let her go, she didnt kill a man, she killed a demon

[@Imawhiteboard]

Amen

[@molls0922]

Well said!

[@normacolon9618]

If she was so scared why was she texting a boyfriend or having a boyfriend..tit for that. She sounds like the not scared to me.

[@forgiven5919]

Yes

[@mistiblu9133]

People would be surprised how many women goes through this every single day... Finally Justice for women!

[@ryozaki96]

The other way around too, she could divorce maybe?

[@Cervantinos1]

She is being so honest! She is saying exactly what happened. There is no hesitation, she just sounds like she is telling the truth!

[@kkr5428]

I agree. I believe her - she is not appearing to embellish or exaggerate. Not dramatic…and the situation could’ve warranted it, to be honest. Yikes.

[@mariee.5912]

She sounds truthful, and some evidence align with her testimony, but there are a lot of evidence that don't. I have to keep watching.

[@lynnetmb4706]

and she is using her body language as well. You can tell by her eyes that she is actually picturing what happened in her mind. Liars don’t do that.

[@mariee.5912]

@@ketty-x7t well, I tend to follow evidence instead of emotions. Many people already found her guilty or innocent. I wait for cross and I have the right to do so.

[@mariee.5912]

@@ketty-x7t she sounds truthful that's my opinion. The evidence will be match during cross examination. It might be possible that I still have conflicting points of view until deliveration or after the trial. I am not a juror.

[@gregoryashton]

Just watched the whole video: She is absolutely truthful in how she talks and her story appears very credible. She is not guilty at all. I hope the families involved find peace and come to terms with what has happened. I hope she walks free after this and isn't subject to any punishments.

[@76482]

So... fast forward to today and cross examination. What's your opinion now that she admitted to repeatedly LYING to the 911 operator?

[@gregoryashton]

@@76482 That's a fair question. I watched that too. Don't get me wrong, I'm not one of those people that blindly believe something regardless of the evidence presented. It is very damning for her case, but when taken into account the past that she experienced at the hands of an aggressive domestic abuser, it would be difficult for one to know how you'd react in the same circumstances. There's so much to unpack in this case, but when I watch how she talks and explains herself, I feel that she is very honest albeit 'matter-of-fact' about the situation. She absolutely should have called 911 immediately, but when I think of just some of the things that were running through her mind, like stopping your aggressor, the overwhelming emotional feeling must have come to her as it sinks in that she just killed her husband... it's not outside the realms of possibility that one would begin to clean up a bit either, even if they were innocent. I believe she began to lie due to the intense feeling of the weight of the justice system bearing down on her as the reality sinks in. But there is more to be seen, so no one can say at this stage.

[@wit2pz]

​@@gregoryashton saying she is "not guilty at all" is a stretch. This person was faced with the decision to get out and stay out time and time again. Her abuser and his aggressiveness was evident a long time ago. His growing aggressiveness in the time leading up to the moment was not surprising to her. Stabbing him during that physical altercation was completely avoidable. Knowing he had a history of putting his hands on her should have prompted her to call the police, stayed away from home, locked herself in a safe space, or do countless other things aside from be in the place she was in at the time the last physical confrontation took place. He came in, took her phone, took her sandwich, and all that took place. I feel for her, but she was capable of getting away and staying away. Now she's faced with the reality of her decisions and actions and the consequences of it all. Sad situation all around, and unfortunately, his ending was determined that night, so now it's on her.

[@Tismesue]

I watched the whole Depp vs Heard trial and was not triggered once. I watched this and I'm in floods of tears at her experience and also remembering how I felt more than 20 years ago. I also thought I was going to die on more than one occasion, at the hands of my abuser. Amber Heard's testimony did not seem to be the testimony of someone who has suffered any domestic violence, in my opinion which is formed from my own experiences.

[@allisonhaskell5440]

Same

[@sandycoonan2958]

Same, girl...

[@sstacyss]

Really? She seems so off and Johnny I felt the empathy for him.

[@lisanelson302]

The phone calls between the two were triggering for me the way amber would rant and rave and bully johnny. Those phone conversations were all I needed to hear to know who the abuser was.

[@Tismesue]

@@sstacyss I felt an enormous amount of empathy for Johnny. What I'm talking about is the domestic violence issue. What this woman describes and the way she describes it, is so similar to what I went through, that it brought the memories flooding back. That's what I mean by triggered. In the domestic violence sense.

[@WayraRose]

I'm watching this for the first time, and I find her to be very believable, but maybe I'm seeing something some others are not. There is not overracting and convenient blackouts like in the Jodi Arias trial here. She is very truthful about her actions and does not seek to paint herself as pitiful. It just feels very authentic.

[@ThatonegirlMELLY]

Overreacting and lies like amber heard

[@lisahunt9391]

I am the same I just listened to this and the cross examination she is believable from what I have seen

[@lisapully9274]

Before I had heard her story, I had thought, now why would a person not call for help? I listened to her story, JUST before she said it, I thought, "she's in shock" she then said it. .... I too have been in a high, a VERY HIGH traumatic situation. I understand what happened. She's not thinking clearly at all, she is in shock, then she says what I believed.

[@anaelena2104]

@@grandmaida7819 Shock may freeze the person, but the adrenaline is so high it might also activate your brain to the point you might come up with a plan but precisely what sustains her shock is the plan is a failed one, a very foolish one. Been there done that.

[@sammyn549]

@@anaelena2104 ❤️

[@ronaldhall9701]

Being 8n shock don't make you innocent or guilty

[@Goneinsane616]

Did you not see anything else before this?

[@margaretmcpherson941]

Lisa Pully l totally agree with you she is shock… she more than likely has had a breakdown she seems so withdrawn and depressed,no one know better than those who have been there,traumatised to the max,almost as if in a bubble.

[@DDR248]

She did not want to kill him. Even the contradictions on that day when it happened to the police officers speak for me of absolute confusion. She had 11 hours to clean the crime scene and in the end she didn't do it. Seems very torn to me. You don't want to kill, all of a sudden someone is dead. And then the thoughts circle. She is very calm, but she doesn't seem emotionless to me. She thinks, tries to remember, reacts very spontaneously, keeps eye contact even with the lawyer who is supposed to convict her and who frankly looks quite disgusting and try to confuse her.

[@gotemlookin20]

That’s her lawyer…

[@DDR248]

@@gotemlookin20 Not the lawyer who asked the questions. The one who sits behind her Lawyer. You see how she look at him often Times.

[@DDR248]

@@grandmaida7819 It only needs two hands for that. You have a hard time to follow her and visualize the situation....

[@nancythorndike391]

@@grandmaida7819 l

[@vibhanaik6282]

i think she seems tired same time relieved that that messy life she had is over also is scared whats gonna happen in this trial . so far thats what it looks like to me.

[@jasminemarie9968]

So she only stabbed him once? Seems more believable of self defense then if he had multiple stab wounds. Kind of like she stabbed him to get away and did rather than her being in rage and just continuously stabbing him

[@lloyddlocks3605]

My goodness … 😥 This poor lady is a victim of DV and I think she comes across as decent and genuine ….

[@cherylb_88]

Exactly her saying his comments were sarcastic when I was definitely say abusive and mean/belittling. This is exactly what dv is and how it goes. My parents were exactly like this and I’ve dealt with this myself. The way this was played out before the trial I thought she just snapped and killed him. Listening to this I feel 100% differently and if I was on the jury it would be a not guilty verdict.

[@cherylb_88]

Exactly her saying his comments were sarcastic when I was definitely say abusive and mean/belittling. This is exactly what dv is and how it goes. My parents were exactly like this and I’ve dealt with this myself. The way this was played out before the trial I thought she just snapped and killed him. Listening to this I feel 100% differently and if I was on the jury it would be a not guilty verdict.

[@user-lj2gx2bh8p]

@@cherylb_88 That’s an excellent point. How she brushes them off as “sarcastic”

[@libralillyknits]

I don't know much about this case but this woman seems truthful

[@peaceandlove7824]

That means you haven’t watch it. She has lied too much, she get confused with her lies. In other words, this is another AH.

[@traceyrice9359]

Everything she describes appears to be very credible. I believe her series of events are exactly what happened.

[@alexgomezkolar2097]

@@grandmaida7819 have you ever been attacked and smothered? It’s a very crazy situation, she remembered and explained it very clearly considering the situation. What do you think happened, she just stabbed him in the shoulder out of nowhere to try to kill him just for the fun of it? What she says makes sense

[@newworldgrover8588]

@@alexgomezkolar2097 actually it doesn’t the conversation appears true but out of context she lied about the stabbing and claimed he fell then she texted her boyfriend. So no her story is contrived.

[@jordanzinger3066]

*JOHNNY DEPP: were u there?*

[@jordanzinger3066]

*ON THE GROUNDS OF JOHNNY DEPP….i’d like the MANS SIDE OF THE STORY. BEFORE I CAN MAKE A DECISION. So until then HER SYMPATHY CARD IS WITHHELD. 911 call shows whos the drunk, aggressive, jealous and aggressive one. AND IT WASNT HIM*

[@officialjulienlaplante]

@@misskathleen490 Emotions mean nothing compared to facts, when you live through trauma and you have as much time alone as she has had and the countless other times she has had to tell the story over and over to different people, it is normal for someone to become less emotional about it. Just something to keep in mind

[@PlAiNJaNe521]

I've had so many days just like the one she described the day of her sons football game. Down to the feeling of a lil bit of relief to receive a simple text saying you can come to the game. The feeling of not wanting to be home alone with them. The feeling of watching them start to drink and know what follows whenever he drinks. I can feel it now as I type this. I can't count how many times I've heard "who's that your boyfriend" " your boyfriends calling you" "where have you been, with your boyfriend"..

[@dragonclaws9367]

It's so annoying. It's like-IF I had a loving man, I wouldn't be here listening to your garbage lol you must think I enjoy misery.

[@larawoodham4485]

Agreed... abusers are not very creative... they all seem to share a certain repertoir... I hope that plays to her benefit. She's obviously not making it up...

[@larawoodham4485]

@@ketty-x7t please don't take this as I am actually engaging you... but u are obviously so bored and desperate to practice your english and I'm feeling gracious tonight. I'm not an aspiring Internet prosecutor like yourself, and I was simply commenting on the very COMMON tactics of abusers... only if you have experienced this would you truly understand my comment. I have a feeling that the only criminal element here may be her husbands lack of origionality, but to answer your very aggregious question, no I have no proof but I was not commenting to her guilt or innocence.

[@cortneyrens]

DD: agreed lol, so glad there’s people who actually looked at the facts and evidence, not just “she seems believable from this video and it seems like she really IS a victim of domestic violence (?) so I believe her”

[@notinterested8452]

Little bit of sickness in the so called culture.

[@rebekahkissel7629]

There is something so different about this situation and it's because I can see how she very well may have just started fighting back because of being humiliated over and over again and then traumatized by the man that was doing that to her. I have a different feeling about this woman.

[@kellyfinleybrown9313]

She should have stopped engaging with him like adults should do in this kind of confrontation. If her version is true, she kept antagonizing him making this situation deadly.

[@janeclarkson8471]

@@kellyfinleybrown9313 I agree with you!

[@Bbelblelo]

same.

[@dragonsky799]

Antagonizing him...really? No man should ever behave this way towards anyone. Your comments are gross.

[@kayc8088]

I believe this lady!!!! I don’t feel as she’s making up stuff she says what her reaction is and she’s saying what she would he would do!!! I believe her.

[@chillaxing-_-1312]

@@charliekane135 were all entitled to our opinion you agree with her testimony i don't. I need more evidence & her being a female isn't enough evidence for me.

[@chillaxing-_-1312]

@@elephantintheroom5678 you just don't like what your hearing 😂 it's facts though so whine to someone else.

[@chillaxing-_-1312]

@@elephantintheroom5678 typical sexist female thing to say.

[@lisettegarcia]

when she described killing time at the dog groomers it just reminded me that we really never know what someone is going through at any given time 😢

[@insilence6156]

First he was her step after, then her husband after mother died…..somehow I just cannot get a grip on that being any kind of normal. Makes me cringe.

[@claire6838]

Wait…what? Idk anything abt this case. Just started watching this. I’m going to have to get caught up.

[@sayram5903]

@@claire6838 it was her mother’s boyfriend her mom died and she married him but from what I get it feels like he took advantage of her innocence when she was younger

[@dinasilva3271]

Omg what! I just came across this video and haven’t looked into the case, yikes. I wonder if he was abusive to her mom as well.

[@Laurie-lh1gx]

@@dinasilva3271 After her mother died he visited her at the bar she worked at for two years. She believed they were just friends. He was grooming her.

[@sandrad8291]

Narcissist will never leave you, let you leave, have friends or let you get a job!

[@sandrad8291]

@@AlmondBrown steroids shots,alcohol and adrenaline can you imagine? His “trigger” was her saying “maybe I will go out with Cesar” I knew, that was it!

[@Zubair11230]

@@AlmondBrown Why she. Needed a bf when she is married?

[@tamaraprentice9280]

Yes he sounded abusive, and terrifying at the same time!

[@tamaraprentice9280]

@@Zubair11230 I know! Getting another man? Would be the last thing I’d be looking for.

[@tamaraprentice9280]

@@Zubair11230 sometimes people do irrational things when they are scared. She may have thought he would rescue her.

[@bamamom0298]

35:35 when he asked “when” and she had to shake her head like “which time” and then she literally had to ask “the last time”? (As if he should be asking how MANY times had he broken down a door). when he asked her when he did it…..wow. That was pretty telling. That was NOT a lie.

[@Homemaker-eg2he]

I just came across this case.... My ex was abusive on occasion.... He was very controlling it's hard to be with someone like that he always told me if I ever left him there would be nowhere I could go he couldn't find me.... Well I did leave him and I went back to family and he never came for me he just threatened my life and my mom's but because he grew up with the judge the judge wouldnt give me time to find where he was to have him served with a restraining order I was 8 mos pregnant with our second child... Speaking as someone from that situation I believe she is telling the truth

[@mandeemckenzie537]

@@grandmaida7819 hey Grandma Ida7 go play in the garden...useless comment !!!

[@TribalKatz]

I’d say she freaked out after seeing her dead husband, and basically went into shock. It’s hard to think straight after a situation like that. Not saying it was right not to call 911 right away, but at least the stab seems like clear-cut self defense.

[@cynthiaconway2114]

For 11 hours?

[@rilenixx]

@32:20 So did she run away from him immediately after stabbing him, thinking he was still coming after her, which would mean her back was to him and she couldn't see him moving back from her after being stabbed. Or did she see him take a step back after she stabbed him, meaning she was watching his reaction to being stabbed at that point and couldn't be running away from him thinking he was still coming after her. It can't be both ways.

[@teresalouisee]

@@rilenixx he was in front of her pinning her down. He took a step back and she saw him because they were facing eachother. After he took a step back and she could move her body because she was no longer pinned, she then immediately ran away. Because of the history of violence she still thought he could be coming after her even though she saw him take that step back. Someone can still come after you even if they take a backwards step first.

[@rilenixx]

@@teresalouisee Thank you for taking the time to respond and share your thoughts regarding my comment. That is very well thought out explanation and answer to my post. I am extremely grateful. It is few and far between these days on social media where two people can have a civil and respectful discussion, and/or debate regarding any topic, and especially a serious one for that matter. So thank you.

[@karencreighton7939]

I left my abuser because I was certain if I stayed it would end up with me in the hospital or one of us dead. I feel for her.

[@zelda4lifeschramm]

Glad your here today.I too suffered physical,verbal and mental domestic violence

[@louiserawle8999]

Ditto

[@margaretmcpherson941]

totally get it… same here,just get out! she is traumatised this guy was married to her mum,he has groomed her she was 13 years old lost her mother and clung to him I feel for her I really do god knows hope she gets out and home to her kids .

[@m201460]

Ok Karen

[@tamaraprentice9280]

@@m201460 ok Karen? He was married to her mom until she passed away. He married his step daughter. You don’t find that a little weird?

[@SS11660]

Still doesn't justify stabbing him and waiting till he dies before calling 911.

[@jamesrichardson-king9359]

Yes it does.

[@CC-fo7tr]

Not too remorseful

[@cortneyrens]

Joan: thank you, plus the fact she went on her dating profile instead of calling 911, the fact her daughter testified that she was the abusive one, was on probation for domestic, too many things to list lol

[@ItsFreshItsAnne]

Scared of a SERIOUSLY abusive husband who made you fear so much all the time? You wouldn't think to hesitate? I'm honesty asking. With all these, I try to understand where they may be coming from. Of course, even give those facts, doesn't exactly justify his murder. I just wonder these things, you know?

[@ItsFreshItsAnne]

@@cortneyrens I'm just barely coming into this case...Where could I find info on proof of this part? It'd be very telling!

[@ruthcornelsen8939]

I believe this woman she's clearly honest in what she says. I feel the fear in her voice.

[@laurabealmear9293]

I totally agree, my mom had an abusive partner, we weren’t very old, but we knew what was going on, even when my mom tried to get away he snuck back in the window to hurt her, cops came and arrested him, he spent a few years in prison, we moved from California to Wyoming! She was afraid but she did the right thing 55 yrs ago! This lady is t lying

[@kellycismoski5098]

The fear in her voice gives me goosebumps

[@checkitoutwithlita2501]

Fear?! She has a monotone voice like she's bored and she's twirling on her chair like she's at a park chilling, when she's on trial for murder. She's another Amber Heard. She was cheating on her sugar step-daddy with a younger man and when he threatened to text her lover, she lost it and stabbed him and then let him bleed out. She just wanted to get rid of him to be with her young lover. He may have Insulted her or gotten crazy angry cause he's jealous! But he was just threataning to text her lover. She didn't need to stab him to get rid of him, she just needed to divorce him.

[@hollystiener16]

I don't hear any fear in her voice. In fact, there is no emotion.

[@scottanonymous798]

It’s funny how your mind can change on a case during trial, going into it and during open statements I thought she was guilty, she was just painted as unstable, violent and a cheat. But watching her testimony has swayed me she seems like any wife with kids who had trouble In the marriage but they’ve also shown her husband to be controlling and for me it’s damning how he had a romantic relationship with both her mum then her. Just surprised at the change of view

[@psychedforlife7176]

Can you imagine if she didn't take the stand? I probably would've found her guilty but her testimony and the autopsy evidence of only one stab wound swayed me to believe she was not guilty.

[@ChrisinChicago]

Her lawyer is speaking WAY too fast. He's rushing her. Maybe making her pause for a moment before she answers due to her putting the speed sentence from him together. This isn't a good look for her to a jury in my opinion.

[@pattydonohue5452]

Agreed. He is really bugging me, so I can only imagine the feelings of the jury in the room.

[@mariee.5912]

I couldn't notice, I am listening to 1.50 speed.

[@simonel2928]

Yes I agree with you sweetheart...

[@jadealyx8039]

This really saddens me. What she went through. The keeping quiet and taking it for so long until she had to defend her own life.

[@larryfair752]

watch her cross and then try and say that lol she is lying

[@uzaktakikedi]

@@larryfair752 were you with her at the time?

[@slumdogg1613]

@@uzaktakikedi were you there?! From her statement alone She not only put herself in that position but her actions kept antagonizing and provoking the situation to become worse and worse

[@seahorsingaround]

@@slumdogg1613 How many comments are you going to post this nonsense on? Absolute dumbest take from this.

[@slumdogg1613]

@@seahorsingaround as many as I feel necessary

[@DW-kr6iw]

I think after she found him, she was in a state of shock and had difficulty processing the events and what to do next. I think she’s being honest.

[@Agathanagatha]

She didn’t find him she knew he was mortally stabbed and decided to wait 11/12 hrs come on

[@Agathanagatha]

All while chatting on dating sites

[@tonigish1549]

Agree she was in shock and thought he’s was coming for her after

[@hellyeaitsme]

I lost it at "What're you gunna do, stab me?" 😅 Famous last words.

[@notinterested8452]

Sounds like a movie and is probably a lie.

[@AlexAndra-iy5zu]

Like Amber, what are you going to do sue me? 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@ArtZen111]

@@AlexAndra-iy5zu this woman is nothing like Amber Amber was a cyclone this woman is like a rice field worker two totally different creatures.

[@AlexAndra-iy5zu]

@@ArtZen111You ok? I’m general asking.

[@ArtZen111]

@@AlexAndra-iy5zu something is wrong w you .. antagonizer

[@autogirl53208]

What a monster...glad she was able to fight back...bless her heart and hope that she is able to over come this tragic episode.

[@MarkBrown5150]

She should never have been charged with Murder, sure it was, by definition, a homicide, but there are several classifications of homicide. I think the appropriate determination should have been justifiable or invol manslaughter at most. Yet, here in my state, they are literally releasing convicted murderers from prison. I am talking about seriously bad people.

[@mcw8900]

Tragic episode? Oh you mean the brutal Murder of her husband

[@paintitblack6728]

@@mcw8900 Shut UP ! He WAS NOT INNOCENT, SHE DEFENDED HERSELF Imbicile

[@sarac1118]

@@mcw8900 huh? She stabbed him once while he was attacking her. Once. She didn’t stab multiple times, dismember him etc. let’s not be dramatic

[@jordanzinger3066]

*JOHNNY DEPP: were u there? ON THE GROUNDS OF JOHNNY DEPP….i’d like the MANS SIDE OF THE STORY. BEFORE I CAN MAKE A DECISION. So until then HER SYMPATHY CARD IS WITHHELD. 911 call shows whos the drunk, aggressive, jealous and aggressive one. AND IT WASNT HIM*

[@FaithfulandTrue949]

Shannan Watts was smothered to death by her husband along with their innocent children. Would you rather her abusive husband be on trial for her murder... it was self defence all the way. Unless you've survived domestic terrorism and their diabolical mind games, please do not judge. Credible, regretful woman and surviver/victim. I'm sorry there was any death.

[@shellyhunt4910]

I understand but she didn’t have to kill him! She could have left with the kids murder is no excuse

[@mariahewitt9787]

@@shellyhunt4910 Yes, she should have just left with their children. But obviously, her lifestyle would have changed, dramatically. And she wasn't about to let that happen.

[@cookie_dough_hangover]

​@@shellyhunt4910 It's really not that easy.

[@jjanel1984]

@@shellyhunt4910 clearly you have never been in this situation. Do you really think you can just take the kids and leave, with a person like this??

[@samanthawhang7498]

@@shellyhunt4910 You think he would allow that? He could have easily cut her off financially and taken the kids from her and kept her tied up in the legal system until the kids became adults. I’m sure he’s straight up told her how miserable he would make her life, and all the concrete ways he would do it, if she even thought about taking his kids from him.

[@AndreaAlorah]

I feel bad at the things the kids had to witness and arguments they had to hear

[@mercedeswestbrook4356]

So damaging

[@ninacal026]

Yes it feels like a tornado. You close your eyes and pray for it to be over. It’s so scary for a child.

[@ShanLuvsMystery]

She seems to be super believable and I think she is 💯 percent honest. I would never arrest nor convict her

[@gitadasgupta7488]

Comparing her testimony with what amber h was doing, I feel her agony and hurt. This is a domestic violence victim

[@bw0963]

After hearing her testimony, I feel sorry for her. It sounds like he was very controlling and abusive at times. Maybe she just snapped, it does happen. Especially if he has been abusive. Sad hearing texts from the kids. I side with her and believe her. I hope she get off

[@Moises-kf1hg]

I feel sorry for her too. Just imagine having a significant other that throws eggs at your car when she gets upset, throws your clothes all over the law. What a poor little victim someone must be to do these things. Think about the rage someone goes through to behave like this. This is an antagonizer. This is no different than AH instigating things with JD. Amber is a precessional, so she used those skills to try and sell the jury. This lady simply lacks emotion and is using that energy to sell her story. This lady is toxic in every sense of the word. But she’s smart, so she’s calculated and angled this to give her the best shot at self defense.

[@Moises-kf1hg]

@lovekaaay it’s a pattern. She’s toxic. She’s antagonistic. She stabbed him and allowed him to die before she called authorities. She deleted the phone history on both their phones after she killed him. This is not the action of someone who’s not trying to hide nothing. Reasonable people use logic to make judgment, not emotion. There is no explanation that explains some of her actions

[@EDITMODE]

@@Moises-kf1hg records of texts can still be found after deleting phone history. It only deletes it from their phones, not from the log.

[@Moises-kf1hg]

@@EDITMODE Not entirely true, it depends on the carrier. But that still wouldn’t recover other things on her phone.

[@marybeck8257]

You can't just stab someone and take their life and walk away from it.... Even if you snap or do it by accident or something...you still killed someone and are responsible

[@Imawhiteboard]

this women is calm and educated. seemed she tried to desculate and her huaband. He was too mean to Care. i mean you can only deal with that for so long before you defend yourself my goodness I'm praying for you

[@slumdogg1613]

Wtf are you talking about she not only put herself in that position but her actions kept antagonizing and provoking the situation to become worse and worse

[@Imawhiteboard]

@@slumdogg1613 no she didn't in fact she did THE BE OPPOSITE. You should Ask yourself wtf you watched?

[@Imawhiteboard]

@MLAustin5 well she was aquitted 😂

[@sorayah248]

Ladies, if your husband spits food on your face. Don't say "I think I am going to go out with Cesar." Run away to your car (or neighbor's, or a bedroom if you don't have time ), drive away to a place you can stop to call the police. Killing him is not worth it. The best revenge is having your children and your freedom to live a good life without him.

[@paulaellis6242]

You said it!111 Agree!!!!

[@bari2883]

Unfortunately men like him never give you freedom. I’ve lived 27 yrs of DV and I finally got away 3 yrs ago but he still haunts me. Rocks up to my house unannounced etc.

[@dragon-fm5pc]

😂😂😂😂

[@Sarablueunicorn]

I don't know how it is in USA. But in my country when a woman leaves the relationship he goes after her and ends the deal. Sometimes kills the kids too.

[@elsedutch4972]

You are so very right!!!

[@justafanmiller7486]

Anyone out there who married your stepfather and it actually worked out? Scenario sounds troubling from the get go.

[@Crosstracy]

Not me

[@ByrdHouseFilmz]

Its just weird

[@louiserawle8999]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤯🤯🤯

[@SuzanneGoins1981]

Definitely imo This Was self defense. She didn't hesitate she was forthcoming and she didn't stumble across her words. I pray the jury notices this and spares her.

[@Zubair11230]

Lmao So why did she let him bleed and probably didn't let him getup so he can get help And not report it for 11 hours

[@spitfirerat]

She had 3 years to prepare for this trial, you should also watch every other video of this case because she's not innocent. You're probably new to the true-crime community so here's a tip, just because she doesn't hesitate or stutter doesn't mean she's telling the truth.

[@SuzanneGoins1981]

@@spitfirerat I'm far from New to the true crime community. I'm a DV survivor and I know what it's like and unless anyone has been there you just want it it all to end and you become numb to that person and you start not caring what happens to them. Idk though I do think on one hand she was fed up and on another I do have my doubts.

[@SuzanneGoins1981]

@@spitfirerat That's why I said imo it was self defense. I could be wrong.

[@peaceandlove7824]

I think you didn’t see the mountain of lies she has said. Too many to tell you all, I would have to give a list, the worse one is that she lied to her daughter!

[@ThatGirlT77]

Now THIS is what a real victim looks like. Not like Amber Heard. There's no acting, no trying to be a saint, no fake tears, she motions the way she remembers it and that's the HUGE difference. She takes accountability for her actions and it's extremely believable. This is what it looks like. REAL victims don't need to act, they just recall things that make sense, the way they actually happened. I'm glad she was acquitted.

[@Aertistic]

Stop it. Stop spreading this dangerous lie that only "real" victims act a certain way. People respond to trauma/stress differently and victims don't all have the same personality.

[@ThatGirlT77]

@@Aertistic My point is her testimony and AH's are a drastic difference. Stop trying to silence me. I can give whatever opinion I want. I call it like I see it and while you're right, people do respond differently, they also respond truthfully.

[@jh7456]

@@ThatGirlT77 disagreeing with you is not silencing you. Amber could have a personality disorder that includes dramatic speech and behavior for all you know. Dramatic people can be victims of DV, too. Psychopaths present calm, cool, and collected like this lady, so how do you know she's telling the truth? The deceased isn't here to give his side of the story. And Amber is an actress for a living so maybe she channeled that in order to cope with the trial. Who knows?

[@ThatGirlT77]

@@jh7456 You're doing the exact same thing I am... giving an opinion. What makes what you're saying any more right than what I'm saying? The person above told me to stop saying what I want to just because they don't agree. That's silencing. Many in this comment section are saying the same thing, are you going to comment on everyone's opinion that's different from yours? All I'm saying is what I notice.

[@mothermadness3586]

i grew up in an abusive home and ended up in an abusive relationship later myself. she‘s believable. she behaves like a victim, no emotions, kind voice, not too much information but only answers what she‘s asked, thats a trained behavior in order to avoid ANYTHING to make him angry. you behave like an emotionless doll and you watch every step because he could get angry

[@heatherbowlan1961]

God Bless you Mother madness I was also in a terrifying relationship also for 6 year , after I left it took 3 year of him kicking in my doors beating anyone who was visiting at the time , I had a beach house he would never approach with all my family’s everywhere , I’m so happy you are a survivor both of us ! May God be with you and your family .do you find listening to this lady your remember it some of the same thing he did to her are you remember feeling it yourself ? I’m just shacking , while having flash backs ..

[@josepeniche367]

Why didn’t you just leave him

[@jeanhess8950]

@@josepeniche367 Fear!!

[@21MC1]

Amber should watch this trial and realize her mistakes in acting and learn from it!! This is how a real victim sounds and behaves.

[@stevenbristol7832]

careful what you wish for. we should want bad liars to remain bad liars. They never become honest, but some become good liars.

[@svtcarat6386]

@@stevenbristol7832 she’ll never bcuz she was never a victim.

[@billyJasonMichael]

Dropping the knife after stabbing him shows she was afraid for her life, for sure. This feels justifiable very definition. Plus she seems incredibly sincere. She did not enjoy what happened but is being very well spoken. Being through a similar situation, I couldnt help but cry when describing events.

[@caramason4763]

I agree that she being truthful and was was afraid to call police because of his Reputation and intelligent enough and afraid to know what to do!

[@billyJasonMichael]

@John Hooper after a traumatic experience people do weird things. after my experience, i got incredibly violent. i turned on people who actually saved my life because i thought i was still fighting for my life. i didnt kill someone though, so i cant describe how my brain would react in that situation. it sounds like she almost faced a state of deniable, going after the towels. It's a really hard situation to empathize with, but the therapy and professionals that have talked with me over the years, we all react different in moments of massive trauma...

[@SS11660]

@@caramason4763 She said she was afraid to call police because she was on probation for domestic violence. !

[@ronaldhall9701]

I remember when my wife stabbed me a few years ago she dropped the knife started crying and drove me to the hospital and I still after about 25 years can't say if she meant to or not

[@moriahlyn]

if i was afraid for my life i would keep ahold of the knife.

[@Maria-bd4ij]

The moment when he follows her around the house telling her he'll take the house and leave her where he found her is just like seeing my parents.

[@peaceandlove7824]

That is what she says, he can’t testify.

[@delphi-moochymaker62]

@@peaceandlove7824 True, it's disturbing for people to refer to her testimony like it is gospel truth. It's just her version of events, that's all.

[@magaroo7349]

My parents too!

[@Tatianariddick]

This testimony seems genuine she’s not calling her abusive relationship magical or mixed or beautiful she’s not over dramatic she seems genuine not like she is acting she’s not staring the jury down she’s just answering questions truthfully in my opinion she not adding elaborate lies to make him seem like more or a monster she’s just answering the questions I could be wrong but she’s seems genuine idk about the part of the online app while her husband died that idk about but have to see how she talks about it to understand more

[@eyanmartin-snyder3435]

what about the 11 hours she had to report the crime?

[@millieo7155]

Her volume doesn’t change. No drama. Straightforward. Simple.

[@jenns.5791]

just because she's not acting like Amber Heard, that doesn't necessarily mean she's being 100% honest. we're all individuals with our own individual behavioral and body language baselines. so when looking for signs of deception, we're not looking for a comparison to someone else who's been on the stand. we're looking for deviations from HER baseline. I'll leave it at that.

[@millieo7155]

@@eyanmartin-snyder3435 He was dead, the time for calling 911 this time or that time wouldn’t matter.

[@cortneyrens]

Eyan: exactly, so many things don’t add up, also why would she think he had a “hear attack “ when she stabbed him with blood everywhere….. and saying she supposedly couldn’t find her phone, etc etc

[@jenniealarid1421]

And just to make it perfectly clear to all the ladies out there: not only is it hard to keep away abusers and have stalking taken seriously but if there’s ever a case where you have to defend yourself like this woman, and the man dies, well.. you’re gonna spend three years in prison defending yourself before you can go to trail, and then if your acquitted but are found guilty of a misdemeanor during the process, you get to wait in jail another two months to await sentencing on something you’ll probably just get community service for. That is our legal system

[@delmahnori1582]

The legal system is not always fair to victims. Its suck!

[@johnandevefoster3816]

even if she stabbed him I believe she did it for protection and then hid. I do not believe she did it purposefully. .meaning trying to commit murder. The DA doesn't really care about the truth. they just take the case before them and look to see if there is a way to spin it as murder... not in all cut and dry cases , but surely in these.

[@enollis1829]

Well usually it's mostly depending on how he was killed. Was it murder? Was it in affect (sudden action idk if it's the right word)? Was it self-defence? I guess in her case which idk much about, it sounds more like self-defence.

[@originalkitten]

@@enollis1829 in the Uk murder is when it’s pre-meditated. Manslaughter is when it’s spontaneous or accidental. ( I know this is USA. Just explaining how we define differences)

[@Zubair11230]

But multiple times

[@DaveHarris75]

If I’m a juror, Danielle’s testimony has me thinking that she defended herself and became more scared after the stabbing - scared to the point of being unable to think logically and rationally. I honestly do not believe she intended to murder Michael.

[@grumpee8432]

Didn’t she log in to a dating app after the fact?

[@mariee.5912]

​@@grumpee8432 yes she did

[@wwfera00]

Why would she log in to her dating site afterwards and not call 911 immediately? That's what gets me questioning 🤔

[@leahcasell1487]

@@wwfera00 11 hours she had to call 911. Well she was on a dating site

[@bamamom0298]

@@wwfera00 shock. She wasn’t thinking. She picked up her phone and scrolled. I’d wager a guess she may have already been a member of that site. Some people browse that thing like they would browse Twitter. The question I have is >> did she reach out to anyone.

[@AirQuotes848]

I believe her,because she had to sneak into her home at night ,also her kids witnessed the abuser doing that. Her children were concerned for her. She did the stabbing in self defense. I do hope she is set free. 😔

[@alnoiseplaysmc]

We need more cases like these publicized. Transparency to the public is key in cases like this. Let the public form their own opinions on the matter. Doing it behind closed doors just invites more reasons to be skeptical.

[@joincoffee9383]

Cases not like these should be publicized too. Bright light kills germs.

[@heatherc.5760]

I believe her us women know detail n remember everything said to us. She sounds very very genuine.

[@ashleyann220]

This poor lady had to sit and wait years in jail to prove she was acting in self defense against a psychotic drunk husband.. shame

[@hildy208]

It’s awful growing up with parents like this. I hope the kids can heal.

[@CC12398]

It is so ridiculous how she was portrayed so negatively leading up to this. Sounds like it was a fight to the end and I'm glad she won.

[@Zubair11230]

She is a cold murderer That is not defensive when you stab someone and then not contact emergency for 11 hours. Try to clean crime scene. She was also on probation for domestic violence and that was her reason to not call cops for 11 hours. And she also opened dating sites and sat infront of him to show him she will date these new guys, and let him bleed to death slowly for hours, Also I think he tried to get up but she didn't let him We can see his hands on walls trying to getup She wanted him to die very slowly. She is no victim She is a stone cold murderer.

[@CC12398]

@@Zubair11230 wow, I did not know that.. also either way she needs sentencing. It also sounded like both were not good to each other, but none deserves to die. Ty for the details

[@Zubair11230]

@@CC12398 One thing i wrote was wrong she stabbed him near or on shouder Not sure multiple times But he had other injuries too. But for sure she didn't call emergency or tried to help him Or let him move or get up so he can get help himslef And that was for 11 hours she surely wanted to see him bleed slowly to death.

[@CC12398]

@@Zubair11230 that is bad I guess it really bothers me that she was his stepdaughter also. But like I said I don't even believe in the death penalty so ,yeah

[@tesseoul]

She seems credible. You know when someone is lying. She knows what she is saying.

[@Zubair11230]

Watch full trial might change your opinion She is very calm and cold

[@marthawatkins7184]

Ugh, the things she says about her husband reminds me of someone!! Yes she took a life but I hope she doesn't get punished too harshly.

[@bossman1905]

Should be a life for a life

[@krystalbrown5282]

She was acquitted of murder but found guilty of tampering.

[@theroosterdiaries9922]

I’m not as convinced as most of you seem to be. The lack of injuries and corroborative evidence adding to my suspicions.

[@jannetteortiz5508]

The "objection your honor" the prosecutor screamed made me jump out of my seat. I'm just beginning to listen to this case.

[@user-lj2gx2bh8p]

Thank you for warning me. Lol

[@canadiankiss5901]

She tried SO HARD to avoid her husband that day! A person can only take so much!

[@ruthjocaccivajjio274]

She’s very believable and not making this up. UNLIKE AH

[@teriyaki21]

We're never going to know both sides of the story.. Only her side. All speculation, she's speaking for her husband. The fact that she didn't call 911 right away is fishy.

[@alexgomezkolar2097]

She did though, twice

[@the3singers114]

Guilty

[@Lilithskills]

I've not been listening and have so much to get caught up on with this case, but I'm really interested in more of her mental state. Specifically the impact and effects of marrying her stepfather....I've got so many questions. Listening to this testimony, albeit whether on sedatives or not, cognitively, the recall is flowing without having to show fabrication on the stand. Well rehearsed? Possibly. But depending on psychiatric medications and dose - especially if one IS a sedative and seeing her struggle to stay awake - she is definitely coming across as genuine with regard to this line of questioning.

[@ceilconstante640]

She said in testimony she's not taking any medications. Women have a difficult enough time with hormones as they age which isn't helped by poor quality jail food and not able to get quality sleep. The lights are always on and there's a lot of noise and discomfort in jail. That would make anyone fatigued on top of going to court everyday for trial.

[@ren2871]

Her "step father" married her mom just so she could get on his health insurance plan to treat her cancer. It was not a romantic relationship. Who stabs their husband and then spends the next few hours on Tinder before deciding to call authorities?

[@Lilithskills]

@@ceilconstante640 100% agreed. I mentioned sedatives because I had read elsewhere she was on them. That's why I didn't want to commit to whether she is or not in what I said - not knowing with absolute certainty the source or legitimacy of that information.

[@ceilconstante640]

@@Lilithskills makes sense that she was on them for a while.

[@LVThN_von_Ach]

No meds, but she talked about alcohol.

[@diego5125]

This is the right way to explain DA. No crying or dramatizing things like someone I know did.

[@moselleconger4156]

Her lawyer cuts her off and then asks a question just to get the same thing she was already saying and previously I’d be like that’s rude and not helpful but what I’ve learned from the JD vs. AH trial is the other side will object on the grounds of her being non-responsive to the question he asked and now just speaking on a tangent so he quickly cuts her off and adds his question so she doesn’t get an objection and can continue on. He’s still speaking and moving on very quickly! Slow down!!

[@youarenotalone2129]

I agree! Kept thinking stop cutting her off!

[@alexgomezkolar2097]

That’s a good practice because if her answer isn’t exactly answering the question asked, it can be objected to and stricken from the record.