Heartless Crime: Conmen Buries Child Alive | World’s Most Evil Killers | Real Crime

Christopher Hightower was a killer conman who masqueraded as a church leader and duped people out of thousands of dollars. In 1991, the commodities trader slaughtered a family of three after his friend Ernest Brendel lodged a complaint against him.
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[@bnhietala]

As far as I'm conserned, if someone is capable of murdering three people, one of whom being a child they've buried alive, they don't qualify as human. That poor family.

[@kimbaker3194]

Those eyes of his.. .terrifying. The poor family just heartbreaking .so cruel how that little girl died. He's a monster.

[@r.a.c.h6172]

😔

[@samdoors5132]

Godzilla and King Kong come from monster island so does Mothra there’s a Lotta other monsters that come from that island. The coward that did this to this family is called evil wicked according to the Lord‘s word . He killed a child and according to God‘s word that’s the worst thing you can do and God‘s wrath is going to come down on him on judgment day

[@patsy9605]

😢😢

[@StopCrying17]

All living things matter

[@BrianCarnevaleB26]

I have grown tired of true crime after 40 years. I read Helter Skelter in 1980. My defining moment I realized my hunger for these stories Had enough of these freaks that pretend to be humans

[@kimwalsh]

No conscience at all, no heart, no regards for anyone. Totally despicable, all for the love of power and money.

[@karmayt8956]

Step Dad and Mom mislead him about his legitimacy to spare him from being labeled a bastard. Oh the unbearable abuse!

[@mattvaldez6111]

Lmbo

[@DeniseCoelhoEnglishForLife]

clearly, you dont get how traumatic it can be to find out the very basics of your identity, origins was a lie, not to mention having those closest to you and that were the ones to teach you about the world were the ones who lied to you. Not only is it traumatic, it screws with one's sense of what is real, what is right or wrong, what can be trusted... It doesnt excuse his actions nor explains them, more often than not, these types are already born with some brain differences or genetic predisposition and they meet a perfect storm but this is definitely one of the many factors building up that storm and your dismissal of the seriousness of this type of thing is not only ignorant, but also dangerous and hurtful. Dangerous, because it fails to learn from these events and to realize, as a society that the bastard label and the srigma are idiotic and problematic things and that the group's acceptance and parents not lying like that to their children is something to aspire to. Not addressing these social issues favors that we spaen more of them. Hurtful, because a lot of people who suffered similar trauma cone to these contents and the feeling of having these trauama being invalidaded hurts them further. And this adds up, maybe making someone self harm, commit suicide or become homicidal. It is not a coincidence that this same event happened in the lives of more than one psychopathic killer. It does have a significant impact

[@karmayt8956]

How many bastards do you think the world has? And of them, how many know they are as good as anyone else?

[@nefariousdevile]

@Clarry no, she's being insightful like most people who are criminologist or just have an interest in true crime. It's never about excusing them, it's about trying to figure out why they act the way they do, and it's shocking how many of the worlds most evil killers have been lied to about their parents or whatever in childhood, it's mystery why it sticks with them and is traumatic, when many others can move on and live with it. It's the same with abuse, most killers have an abusive past where they are the victim, but many unfortunately suffer abuse and they don't turn out that way, so that's where Denise thought process comes in, it's not about excusing, it's about find out why for many reasons, but one of the main is to prevent similar actions in the future

[@sianlawson-blake3109]

Does anyone notice how similar he looks to BTK? Eerie.

[@kabanna]

He was another church going madman

[@StraightouttaBristol]

I literally just posted the same comment... SPOOKY

[@Beloved2404]

Yes, it’s the first thing I said when I seen his pic. Every time they show it, that’s who I think of.

[@kimberlyarrington5721]

Yes that who I thought it was in the Thumbnail Lol

[@Danny-sv4xu]

Those eyes.. pure evil

[@hmac163]

Thank you for these documentaries!

[@MagdaleneDivine]

If i found out someone was my step parent either mother or father I would've said thank you for stepping in. That was kind of you for providing all this parenting on my behalf

[@jaqueitch]

42?!? He looks 64!

[@mikefoehr235]

Some have an INFINITE BLACK HOLE where a heart ❤️ should be.

[@87aggietim]

It is a God sized hole that needs to be filled. I agree.

[@peterigwilopi]

Utterly disturbing on many levels! Evil that lives among us

[@andrechristiansen4977]

This guy is pure evil !!!

[@wyzasukitan]

This woman ‘expert’ is a quack. She never contributes anything to these episodes, just blathers about ‘narcissism’ and ‘he’s a psychopath’. It’s downright disrespectful to the victims. She characterizes every single one of these murderers in precisely the same way and has no insight into any of these cases. I wish they’d get rid of her and just rely on the personal testimony of those directly involved RIP to this beautiful family

[@B1TKZH47]

His evil crime plus his stupidity - in leaving a trail of evidence - is unbelievable.

[@Resentvuls]

i use to be scared of monsters living underneath my bed when i was younger, its sick how the monsters are actually walking this earth with me. we must protect others and ourselfs.. everyone stay safe out there honestly. this american dream we painted for ourselfs is really an american nightmare

[@lindamaemullins5151]

It’s not a nightmare just got of nightmare creatures in it🤔🤨

[@Liberated_from_Religion]

I will never understand why this "criminologist" Elizabeth Yardley keeps getting hired by this show. She says NOTHING of importance. Boring.

[@Wandering_Nowhere]

Elizabeth "Literally" Yardley

[@Wanda711]

I read his wife's book. He was such a creep - he was always putting her down for her education, which was so inferior to his own. Turns out he failed his college exams, and just lied about it! She actually had a higher level of education than he did, because she completed her degree!

[@ArmyCop]

Thought he was Dennis Rader (BTK killer) at first glance.

[@professornadinelima1783]

I remember this case clearly as I lived nearby at the time. Horrible on so many levels…

[@megansavage7152]

A Liar to the end

[@declamatory]

It's either "conman buries" or "conmen bury", but it is NOT "conmen buries".

[@carlstanton2550]

Yeah I was about to comment the same thing, and then saw you beat me to it! 😂

[@MichaelYoder1961]

yep - says yet another grammar nazi

[@ivannovotny4552]

Lyle: Good catch.

[@pauladenisecoutinho2203]

Woah!

[@anthonysmith7754]

I'm driving through New Hampshire as we speak and I live in Massachusetts so the fact that all this is happening that close to me is creepy

[@alison4316]

I'm only seven minutes in but had to throw an off-topic PSA out there..... no one should have to sell their home to pay for a college education.

[@Will21st]

he has got to be in segregation... the mob doesn't appreciate being talked about, or being made out to be child murderers! Not to mention the fact that they would not leave him as the sole witness... this guy is so full of himself, ridiculous.

[@Ceerads]

I hope he’s not in segregation. He’s a waste of energy, food, and shelter.

[@meyergaelle8108]

Evil pure A teacher unbelievable

[@atalanta_1371]

his evil eys the poor family heartbreaking 😢

[@alyssabaker3936]

I watch true crime all of the time and I was so shocked to hear both of my home towns as being the center of such a brutal crime! so sad.

[@black4pienus]

It's hard to take law enforcement serious when they say they asked mediums for help. lol

[@ccorleans3063]

Thank You❣️💜🫶🏻♥️

[@Lisa1111]

Even satan can quote The Scripture.

[@lynnwilhoite6194]

Yep, he knows the Bible backwards and forwards.

[@gothqueen8397]

C u next tuesday

[@StraightouttaBristol]

Hightower is a carbon copy of..... B.T.K

[@lesleyallinson8738]

Thank God

[@bertbccfu9564]

I remember all this this was crazy the murders happened about two miles from my house that Poor family and that little girl

[@alwaystired2261]

This narrator sounds like Fred dinenage?

[@kabanna]

It is

[@alwaystired2261]

@@kabanna That's why then 😂😂

[@kabanna]

@@alwaystired2261 I love Fred ever since the how 2 days

[@alwaystired2261]

@@kabanna Yes, I loved that show.

[@Fray-Bentos]

my god that's a moon face and a half

[@robertvassallo1776]

I would pay money to be locked up with this wicked creature for fifteen minutes.

[@BackSeatHump]

Listening to the detective (Gary Palumbo) tell the story I understand fully why Brendel's sister and her husband contacted the FBI rather than the local police. That cop must be a kindergarten dropout.

[@auzieblo]

Time stamp please, which guy is this? I'm going through the entire video, stopping every 20 seconds, but still can't find which Mr. Palumbo 😝

[@BackSeatHump]

@@auzieblo More than once. Example 20:20 and 32:08

[@auzieblo]

@@BackSeatHump thank you!

[@gracefullikeagazelle]

@@BackSeatHump How petty is that comment. Not everyone is cut out for the camera. The detective sounds emotional as opposed to an intellectually challenged adult.

[@BackSeatHump]

@@gracefullikeagazelle That cop is an uneducated buffoon and "pettiness" is in the eye of the beholder.

[@Fray-Bentos]

What is going on with her face? is she in control of it?

[@TommieLjungberg]

we need more people like him, already seen every murder documentary there is... :)

[@jonkline709]

I’d really like to know how is prison life treating him?

[@alysononoahu8702]

Another good "Christian"🥺

[@justiceseeker]

Aren't they all.!!!!!

[@lorainechuckry1975]

he was not a christian in any sense of the word. Don't go comparing good christian people out there with this monster

[@victorbaird8220]

My true love is back

[@yolanda6778]

"Church-going" are the WORSE ones!

[@jamesconnerty9581]

Ffs adverts every minute

[@kimwalsh]

Not up to the channel it is You Tube that does it

[@aravenlunatic9028]

@@kimwalsh Too right. It's all about money for KZbin and demonetizing content creators according to KZbin's fluctuating definition of censorship, especially the true crime content creators. Stay safe and be well.

[@kimwalsh]

@@aravenlunatic9028 Thank you. You as well be safe, be healthy, be happy

[@Ceerads]

I saw almost no ads.

[@MrHusang23]

I've missed the guy with the curly hair and 3 names who always tells about sexual deviance.

[@MelbyDK]

Elizabet Yardley ruining this program

[@krissanchez1692]

So every Hightower is bad news

[@alysononoahu8702]

They're NOT buried THERE..!!! 🤣oops

[@ChopBassMan]

Why didn't someone producing this show tell the Boston detective that "it's blood SPATTER, not SPLATTER"?! That particular faux pas drives me nuts 🥀💀☠️💀🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

[@ann-mariepaliukenas19]

You must get irritated easily.

[@davidjulesarseneau6364]

Believe it or not but you can actually use both… Spatter is used for small particles of liquid. Splatter for large messes.

[@Blackcrow2077]

It's the same thing, either works.

[@ebonimom6964]

either is fine

[@saciji]

Only to have such problems under here circumstances!

[@karmayt8956]

If I had a dollar for every time someone told me they were mob connected; especially Irish, Italians, and Jews.

[@samdoors5132]

A few years back I worked for a general contractor and he had posters all over the walls of the Godfather and he used to tell us workers he was connected with the mob and since him being Italian I guess he thought he was at least in his brain he did

[@LindaCasey]

Well, that explains it then .. he was a church going devout Christian .. okay

[@notjustanothergirl]

I mean same as BTK! It's a crutch

[@nickymolloy444]

I totally agree and my mum and dad got me christened when I was a baby but I've never followed the religion. Nothing but bad comes from churches and the people in them

[@tapoemt3995]

@@nickymolloy444 You're right, everyone who follows the Church and their teachings, do nothing but harm. It's all religions fault...

[@declamatory]

Just because an atheist "goes to church" doesn't make it a "devout Christian".

[@declamatory]

Obviously, you "shabbos Goys" are pretending to know nothing about "Talmudism".

[@missrangel1070]

Nope to narrating voice

[@CarriedAwayChannel]

Did she say she doesn’t believe in souls? That must be a horrifying place to be. Poor thing!

[@SpeccyMan]

Hardly. The concept of Hell is far more horrifying. My sympathy lies with those foolish enough to believe in such a place. "Religion began on the day the first scoundrel met the first fool."

[@lorainechuckry1975]

yes she did and i feel sorry for people who do not believe there is one god named Jesus or in heaven or in hell. Unfortunately those people will find out the hard way and it will be too late

[@Ceerads]

@@lorainechuckry1975 I guess you’re very smug about having been brought up in the One True Religion. Guess what? There’s a world filled with people who don’t think Jesus is a god. There are even people who - gasp! - believe God is an imaginary creation of human beings. And that once we die, that’s the end: no “soul,” no afterlife.

[@Ceerads]

I love what Christine said about that! She’s one intellect and well-educated woman.