Forensic Files - Season 8, Episode 23 - Sphere of Influence - Full Episode

When an 11-year-old girl disappeared from a small town in a remote area of Alaska, investigators wondered if she'd been attacked by a bear or become lost in the dense woods. It turned out neither was true.
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[@abbychristynjeri5002]

The mother defending him and confirming his fake alibi is sick. 😭

[@muffs55mercury61]

She was likely one of those who felt her boy could do no wrong. The world is full of parents like that.

[@derek04151]

Or maybe she's equally as despicable as he is. 🤔

[@dartdude4084]

Sadly to common

[@elizabethantoine9652]

@abbychristynjeri5002 She is a criminal just like her son ! Who lies to the police about stuff like this ? Terrible people . God bless the family that lost little mandi

[@danielagatt3947]

@@muffs55mercury61qqq

[@angelineshalyn397]

Mandy's father is such wonderful, loving man. Me and my husband know him personally and it been 32 years since his daughter passed away but you can tell his grief and pain is still very much there. He speaks his testimony at church and preaches all over the United States now. He's been very strong after all he went through

[@muffs55mercury61]

Losing a child in any manner is a permanent scar. I know a few parents who have. Same goes for elderly parents. My grandmother outlived my aunt ( her eldest child) in 1984 and would ask us "why couldn't have been me??".

[@stephaniemartinez9784]

May God bless him with strength and peace knowing he will see her again in heaven

[@carolapizarro5360]

God give strength.

[@RedRobin6543]

Fact: Mandy is short of Amanda

[@price-singspuccini6124]

I don’t know who is more despicable. The mother or son. Imagine lying for the monster with a history of abusing his own daughters.

[@capacola262743]

the mother because she made him the way he was.

[@peacedove1182]

Denial is powerful!

[@capacola262743]

@@peacedove1182 what is that supposed to mean?

[@peacedove1182]

@@capacola262743 the mum is in denial. Dispute the overwhelming evidence. She thinks someone else did it. He even molested his own kids … her grand babies and she’s in denial that her son is a bad guy.

[@marthagabrielarivera5021]

A real mother would never allow her offsrping to hurt someone in such manner

[@XavierIsraelMatamoros]

That poor father's grief for the loss of his daughter breaks my heart.

[@nathandevine437]

This father after many years still had no closure. Even after convicted Mandy's father never got his closure. Very 😢 Sad. May Mandy R.I.P.

[@SkittlesGirl65]

The dad reminds me of a father that lost his adult daughter killed by a police officer. Her name was Kara knot.He never recovered.

[@Rara-pr9wg]

Devastating.... Child predators are absolutely disgusting

[@derekbaker777]

You just described the liberal half of America where Democrats can't even define what a man or woman is, and think that boys can actually become pregnant and give birth to babies and teach kids that they can become the opposite gender from which they were biologically born, and brainwashing the minds/emotions of innocent children, which is predatory behavior.

[@inglomi]

The defendant has some nerve for his attitude in court. He deserves such a lengthy sentence.

[@muffs55mercury61]

He won a new trial a few years later but then died of lung cancer. Karma.

[@cikosphysicaltherapist6017]

He was playing the part of innocent. But in fairness to him, 20 months in pretrial detention is a long time. The Constitution, says even a monster like him , is entitled to a fair speedy trial

[@belindasmith8735]

Well the mother was a liar..and he is a entitled psychopath

[@dallasbrubaker6054]

@@cikosphysicaltherapist6017Well the Constitution doesn't specify just what is considered a "fair and speedy trial."

[@dallasbrubaker6054]

​@@muffs55mercury61Good. I hope the bastard suffered an unspeakable amount of pain.

[@lifewithcamille517]

His mother is also a monster. She knew her son. I’m sure she may have know about him SA his children as well. She enabled his perversion. He received what he deserved

[@maricamaas2326]

Yes, that is if his history of molestation was common knowledge within their family; then she would have known what was really happening while grooming those children by being so nice, fixing their bikes, and giving them candy.

[@trollermcgeetv]

It's nice to know that lung cancer helped in this case to get rid of this monster for once and for all.

[@muffs55mercury61]

A good guess is the old man was likely already sick when he committed this crime and felt he had nothing to lose. People can live with cancer for many years.

[@quamainedbrooks]

What kind of response is that to say??? I have had many of a Family that had Cancer and they did not Live long NOR did or would even think about anything this Guy is allegedly accused of doing. My Grandmother passed of Bone Cancer, My Father Lung Cancer, My Grandfather Leukemia and so-on. I don't wish Death on noone period, because the same thing you say about or wish on people, could happen to You or one of your Family like Cancer unintentionally.

[@jbrumundsmith]

If I'm ever arrested for a crime and I find out the prosecution hired Skip Palenik, I'm just gonna confess.

[@rosekeyes3189]

Or Tom Bevel.

[@user-np9ev7bj3e]

Or Henry lee

[@imagod7244]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@maleselamampshika7739]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Aspectus]

Even if you didn't do it. 😂 "If Skip says I did it...then I guess I did." 😂

[@Rara-pr9wg]

Him lying in court made me sick

[@johnnythewalrus]

Same. I was like "shut up, ya damn liar."

[@DocBree13]

Hearing she was still alive and struggled to clamber out of the wash made this even more heartbreaking to me. I can’t imagine what her parents suffered and still suffer. RIP little angel.

[@ansiesmit2093]

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[@margaretnish6971]

@@ansiesmit2093 ¹1

[@DigitalViscosity]

@@margaretnish6971 ²2

[@natsarimthings3147]

Mandy's Dad made me cry.. He really loves his only daughter. 😭😭

[@RedRobin6543]

Fact: Mandy is short of Amanda

[@jackquackenbush6202]

Pure evil . This monster got off light with lung cancer . I am sickened by people that hurt kids . Yes mommy was a real winner .

[@pknewzealand]

can feel Mandy’s papa’s pain when he speaks to the interviewer. god bless you and your family, sir.

[@davidandadamplaygamesphelp3601]

4:49 my answer, as a stone cold dad, would have been "We could've been searching for two bodies"... Her tripping at that exact moment could have been the one factor that saved HER life that day. Who can really know for sure, though?

[@stanclark8824]

He would have killed someone else that's for sure. If she would have stayed with her friend that tripped then they would be alive, but another girl would have been dead and back to this situation except both girls would be alive.

[@samanthaeduardamoreira1630]

Speechless, despicable men. Abusing little girls his whole useless life. Ugh

[@thewillofabeast9079]

This case is one of those cases that stuck with me after I first watched it. Mandy's father's last bit of dialogue had tugged at my heartstrings. I hope that he knows that Mandy wouldn't want her family to be sad but to keep on living a happy life. I just pray that the Lemaire's are alright today, knowing that the man who was responsible was convicted, and died. I hope Mandy is at peace, and I wish to apologize to her and her family for all the trauma they endured when my time is up. R.I.P Mandy Lemaire, others who knew her that passed, and Peter Thomas

[@managingmonasmoula9811]

What a disgusting monster he was. Pure evil! My heart goes out to Mandy's family

[@archipiphanyworkshop860]

You know your a Forensic Files fan when you know resources, techniques, instruments and scientists. Skip Palenik is a common name in my mind when I think about the brilliant professionals who solve cases.

[@muffs55mercury61]

Yes his work was featured in several other episodes.

[@johnnythewalrus]

When I saw his face, I was like "Skip Palenik!" before they even said his name.

[@MizzMetallikat76]

​@@johnnythewalrusyasss lol

[@adotintheshark4848]

I can't even pronounce some of the equipment used to analyze materials that they use.

[@Scorpio_Rose1980]

Him and Henry Lee are top names in my FF world. 😂😂😂

[@johnnythewalrus]

He may have avoided answering to the judge but he didn't avoid answering to The Judge. 🙏

[@theravenhaslanded321]

Lmao yeah and Harry Potter blesses you, cupcake 😂

[@mohammaddavoudian7897]

The criminal such as this one goes into a denial mode in the court denying his crime. The reason being he's scared to death of what will happen to him in prison. I can't understand why his mother wasn't jailed too! Isn't what she did perverting the course of justice?

[@gib59er56]

I was thinking the same thing. But maybe she just did not know that her son ever left the house when she ran to the store. Who knows? Only one person knows. The killer.

[@archipiphanyworkshop860]

Is it bad that I find comfort and excitement in Peter Thomas’ voice? Voice of gold.

[@shamaignesingh8969]

My heart goes out to the grieving father.

[@RawOlympia]

Prayers to Mandy's family and loved ones. I was thinking of Skip tonight, I really was! Skip is a national treasure. I understand what that father feels.

[@liquidpuffin5267]

Skip Palenik is the forensic Chuck Norris.

[@muffs55mercury61]

Yep when he in on the investigation the problems will be solved, guaranteed.

[@Angel-Kitten]

This is what silence about domestic violence leads to.

[@Kelvinllovejr]

Aww so sweet of his mom to corroborate his alibi. That means he must be innocent😡

[@Tenamf]

My heart breaks for the father and Mandy’s best friend and the rest of the family ❤️🙏🏼 And rapped his own daughter 😢😢

[@MsBrooklyn62]

raped-sp

[@doinalright4552]

Like mother like son

[@zuzellogan5613]

Skip Palenick is an excellent forensic microscopist, and when he is working on a case, the criminal will get convicted, that’s how good he is. Love Mr. Palenick, he is absolutely outstanding. 👍👏

[@muffs55mercury61]

Yep. When you have a forensic problem then call him as he will get to the bottom of it.

[@johnnythewalrus]

Don't get me wrong, Henry Lee is great, but Skip Palenik the goat.

[@justjonni9330]

This is why I feel once a person kills, ( especially) a child… they should have ( if not death ) life until they die, because seeing & listening to Mandy's father many years after her death, it's clearly noticeable how her death is still beyond painful for him!

[@unamilan2978]

I can see how much Mr. David Lamaire is suffering and full of emotions. I wonder how he is not want to kill this piece of garbage that hurt so many people including his own daughters. I wish I could take their pain away somehow. R.I.P. Little angel even today after 32 years we still read and love you.

[@satmtca]

I don’t think Mandy got in the truck if her free will because she wanted to play with her friend and would have waited there for her.

[@Magdamk777]

Exactly! He forced her into his car. I just can’t picture this moment, how far away was she from her friend or any buildings that nobody saw this happened? I am sure she screamed or she was so quickly struck by this piece of garbage that it was impossible for anyone to witness it😢

[@NoShepardWithoutHawke]

"God knows he didn't do it." God knows he did, and he knows you lie.

[@johnnythewalrus]

Amen

[@OutlawJoseyWales71]

Skip Pallinek has one thing in common with Tom Bevil- when either of them get put on a case, you know the perp is toast.

[@nathalie_desrosiers]

Tom Bevel. p.s. I'm correcting you just so people that Google Tom fall on the right one, not the attorney/politician guy. Otherwise I agree with you.

[@johnnabuzby6103]

Skip Palenik *

[@quashawnmurphy1456]

"I often wondered, "what would've happened if I didn't trip?" Oh, baby...then there probably would have been TWO bodies found in the woods. Tripping was your blessing in disguise. May Mandy continue to rest eternally in God's loving arms.

[@JudeNance]

My heart goes out to her family. My daughter was raped and she was never OK after that.

[@virginiabalch6274]

Mine too as a ,3 yr old by a sitters ,15 yr old brother.

[@darkwillow57]

I'm sorry that happened to her. Rapists should have their ding-a-lings cut off and get a forehead tattoo that says "rapist".

[@DocBree13]

I’m very sorry

[@nicholaskimani7171]

I pray that God strengthens you & your daughter.

[@geemazande3855]

im very sorry i hope you took her for counseling

[@JudeNance]

His daughters should have testified against him.

[@gillianmurphy2111]

She should have been locked up for lying to police and allowing her son to get away with molesting kids.

[@debrasimaloi8429]

true

[@connormccann5172]

Problem is you can't prove their accounts are true so that could contaminate the jury with bias

[@dontdiscriminatehateeveryo9263]

Race doesn't matter in this case bc anyone who does things like this is a demon who needs to be sent to hell where he belongs. When a child is violated in the worst way why are we discussing race? Can't we all come together and agree these people need to be eliminated?

[@Feliososarky]

Known 2 other stories one where the native community defended a man where he was convicted of a killing and accused of another and he hinted he did it. Their only basis was that he was a charming person and well liked. 400 of them came out to his funeral. its crazy.

[@connormccann5172]

I think it's just because of the racial split mentioned at the end

[@marshamarsha5204]

I can agree they need to be eliminated. I don't agree that they are demons, or possessed of a demon..... because that relieves them of the responsibility of their actions. Is it evil? Absolutely! But it is an evil that they chose.

[@NordicaTundra]

Agree wholeheartedly

[@davemoss9505]

Those tri-lobal fibers will get you every time.

[@kitkatpattie15]

Yall are my people lol

[@quashawnmurphy1456]

Every. Damn. Time. 😂😂😂

[@gild2604]

I understand that mothers defand their children.but in case of murder if they lies they should go to prison for fulse testimony & temperance of investigation!!

[@antonioacevedo5200]

He may have never been caught if his mother's alibi had not been discredited.

[@RMokros]

What country are you from?

[@patriciastrang8747]

mandatory death penalty in every case of murder especially children

[@romans325kjb]

Blessings to you David. You'll see her again and those hurtful memories will be gone, forever.

[@jophoenix3919]

My heart goes out for thw family .

[@sheinacristerbagiwa8518]

Forensic Science is very great,RIP little angel🥺,my condolences to her family🥺🥺

[@MrsSumangaVlog]

May the sentencing in this crime be given to all the same crime that has been committed. No possibility of parole. Period.!

[@genniferkelly]

So sad My heart goes out to that poor father. Can't imagine what theses poor people had to go through with the loss of their beautiful daughter 😢💔🙏 He's Evil .. pure evil People are so disgusting!!

[@dianebutler5096]

What an evil child sexual predator. He sexually assaulted mandy and then shot her to death. Charles mother lied for her dispicable. She was as evil as he was. Great forensic work by amazing skip palenik. Condolences to mandys parents her best friend april and mandys siblings. My heart goes out for your loss. I feel your pain. I lost my youngest daughter over 20 years ago to cancer. The only way i accept this loss is that i know brooke was a gift from god and was lent to me for a short while. Rest in peace mandy.

[@RobJD]

that thing at the end was deep

[@adotintheshark4848]

Smithart's conviction was overturned on a technicality (surprise!) in 1999, and before he was retried he died of lung cancer in 2000. Since he died, the charges were dropped.

[@muffs55mercury61]

At least after he was arrested he was never free again. Not much consolation.

[@Kira36k]

Good bless this family

[@leonardslack6719]

I completely understand your feelings my guy. I really do.

[@Darknlovelyone85]

🤗❤️

[@Bettinasisrg]

There was no new evidence, He got a retrial because supposibly there was another guy the police that might be obsessed that was never explored in court. He did it, there was a lot more evidence the show didn't talk about.

[@emiliemaltais1309]

I hope so because that was kind of weak ? No alibi and 1 material evidence she could have picked going into his shop. He looks good for it but that doesn't make him guilty.

[@stanclark8824]

@@emiliemaltais1309 and even though the evidence led to the old guy, there is always a chance that it could have been another person. They always go with the more guilty person and additional evidence is always left out that could change things because judge said so or because the law or because it came in late.

[@Yui789esss]

@@emiliemaltais1309 so the police had kept secret that Mandy body was found without clothes, Charles suggested to the police they should look for her clothes…. Also, Mandy hair was found in his truck,,,, and Charles also was alleged to try to kidnap other kids prior to mindy …. So there is a 99.99% chance he did it

[@nathalie_desrosiers]

Does not matter. Jail was the right place for him, since he molested ALL his daughters.

[@davidandadamplaygamesphelp3601]

17:23 whoo whee. them men were ready to hop on him. . .

[@JaylenPotts-zs2qw]

So sad that girl reminds me of my mom Ms.Shirley Potts an innocent girl being victim of a horrible Crime. Growing up in Albany Ga she has told me a lot of crime stories.

[@Mandy-nt2cs]

I don't know, I'm seeing a lot of people in prison for crimes they did not commit.. Back before forensic testing and everything,I'm half certain 2/3 of convicts weren't guilty at this point.

[@evelynsinnett4843]

Breaks my heart too !!

[@Revikra]

18:44 without looking into it, I'm confident it hasn't happened again in Tazlina, Alaska. Call it a hunch.

[@DocBree13]

Lucille is evil.

[@Nkomazi]

114 years 🤣 in prison. Who lives that long? Why not just say life in jail.

[@stanclark8824]

Very few people. But they are at that age by birth, not by prison sentence hahaha they love using big numbers knowing that person won't be alive by the end of it.

[@Nkomazi]

@@stanclark8824 😂😂😂😂😂

[@ShyGreenBean]

Life sentences sometimes only mean 25 years!

[@maricamaas2326]

Not easy, and traumatic in itself, for children to - as adults - publicly expose a parent who had molested them while growing up. It could be instrumental though, in protecting and even saving the lives of others. Wondering about circumstances surrounding the culprit's two divorces, and if his elderly mother was aware of his SA history.

[@user-hi6ou1gm6f]

20:08 😢 that was beautiful ❤️

[@robertmiller3810]

I wonder if anyone checked the actual time on the cash register to make sure it was correct?

[@Kkayoodle]

Thank God

[@91rummy]

Losing a child is the worst kind of punishment..

[@liljo911xxx]

This is sad…her life was cut short by this monster…

[@ericerto8250]

You look at your children and you think it could never happen to you. These people thought the same exact thing can you imagine the horror finding your child murdered all for sexual gratification. My heart just goes out to these parents I just can't imagine the pain and suffering of losing their baby. It just makes me furious that these murderers do this just for sexual gratification and they don't want to get caught so child has to die it's not fair. Beneath offenders that get put in jail they get out real quick and then they always reoffend how many unsolved murders are out there. And the police know who did it but just can't prove it it's sickening and frustrating

[@susansage7218]

I don’t care what the mother’s excuse was - she adamantly lied that it was her son. “Her perfect child wouldn’t do that.”

[@hieveryone.8508]

I am glad that sick twisted psychopath was caught and sent to jail. But his mother should also have gotten jail time.

[@bladeeshotgf5500]

The mother needed to be charged for something… I hope she lived a miserable life

[@debbiedecosta2402]

Do you know that some ppl dont believe that fibers can connect them he is a bold face liar you didn't see me its not me just like the Atlantic killer with the young boy...yes it can..good job guys

[@tasheenasmith5616]

she lives in her old house and her son sleeps in her old bedroom. That's weird

[@enigmariddle8222]

HIS STRAIGHT ILLETRATE,IGNORANCE, NARCISSIST MOM SHOULD BE IN JAIL TO !!!

[@jennylynfujioka]

How can you killed a 11year old girl😢 Rip Sending love 💗

[@msannthrope1863]

Her poor, dear father 💔

[@armiyojackson4284]

Sick man roaming the streets freely? Sick people all around at all time.

[@mariaferreras4369]

Beast!

[@user-yi2sd6mh9w]

Sad😢😢

[@Vlad-dc2jz]

I cannot watch these episodes that involve poor innocent kids. They should have different procedures and different punishment for people who commit crimes against children.

[@rosekeyes3189]

Im sure if the victim's family had one wish, they would not wish that the perpetrator of the crime was a different race. They would wish it never happened in the first place.

[@thamnosma]

At least the spirits removed him before the family had to endure another trial due to a twisted judge.

[@KimberlyBishh]

Trilobal ...infrared spectrometer .....microscopy...ahhhh....🥰

[@petesmith9608]

21:30 What's Francis Ford Coppola being convicted for?

[@damiensolomon9868]

If this guy a native then I'm a alien from Jupiter

[@nathalie_desrosiers]

We have natives here in Quebec that has blond hair & blue eyes. I even had a student with the reddest hair you can get, while both his parents are very native looking. Probably has some viking blood.

[@connormccann5172]

@@nathalie_desrosiers I was watching Amazing Race Canada 8 last summer, they had two Natives who until I was told I thought they were white. One even had blonde hair This is what we call in the world of science convergent evolution, due to having similar selective pressures (cold areas with less sunlight) so they take on similar features such as lighter skin tone The scientific explanation is you get your vitamin D from sunlight and lighter skin requires less vitamin D so it made for better fitness to the environment

[@coolmool237]

She was my uncle’s wife’s sister’s daughter.

[@kyralopez2083]

I’m sorry, would someone tell me what a “wash” is? I’m not familiar with the term

[@MissysDomain]

I believe that in terms of this episode, the water helped remove trace evidence that may have been present on her body, left by the killer, and / or fibers from his vehicle. It was odd to hear the investigator refer to where she was found as 'down in that wash'. It sounds like it's a slang term for creek or river. That's my take on it.

[@Nebakrik88]

Even though his own daughters said he was a child molester. His “community” stood behind him just like during the O.J. Simpson trial.

[@rafaljagielski7559]

Damn right!😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@cabdirizaaqaxmed9701]

60year miyaa wax kufsanaya arinkan ilma aha

[@AllSven]

Actually his conviction was overturned.

[@newtonphillips8888]

RETRIAL WITH ALL THE EVIDENCE, THE LORD KNEW HE WAS GUILTY AND NOW AN ETERNITY IN HELL. HOW SAD FOR ALL THAT GO THERE. RHONDA

[@draco2xx]

wrong thumbnail for this episode

[@crystaljordan1632]

If that _MURDERER_ don't get out of there & go do his time✌🏾 gone on now, Bubba is waiting for youuuuuuu 🙄🙄🙄

[@jeannineroberton4019]

God help him now.

[@bryan2058]

If the mother had condoned her son’s actions for so long then it makes sense his this delusional and evil. In his world he did nothing wrong

[@jt414]

He's in Hell now -- glad no retrial.

[@Top5DeadOrAlive]

17:03

[@MichaelSeaBelA]

17:04 - Such a crybaby

[@KingKool2099]

At the start: Investigators were unsure if her disappearance was a grizzly bear, or an abduction. Later: She had been shot to death. I think we can rule out bears.