Husband's 'Perfect' Murder Plot Unravels After Important Flaw is Exposed

[@LawAndCrime]

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[@AP12360]

The number of commercials in this video should be a crime! I’m not watching the entire video, and I’ll stop watching others because of the excessive interruptions with too many commercials. It’s ridiculous! WTH!

[@evoluna3056]

Subscribed 🤗

[@mayrinaidah5463]

When the baby girl said "it couldn't be dad cause who would take care of us"that statement broke me to pieces.

[@christyg3013]

Right? That just broke my heart😢

[@LisaFerguson-lw8il]

@@christyg3013 Poor little girl was terrified. Why don't those evil people give even a moment's thought for the children they leave behind? It must destroy their lives for ever.

[@caramileelliott1719]

Me too 😢😢😢

[@ifiwantyoutofeel]

💔😢

[@ds37215]

​@@LisaFerguson-lw8il he didn't care about the children at all and his plan was not to have them left behind, but to burn up. The only reason they lived is because the hitman decided for whatever reason not to set the place on fire.

[@angstbringer2992]

That small child saying she hugged her mum's leg when she saw her suffering... she wanted to help. That poor baby

[@divesaildivesss]

Kids should be taught to call 911.

[@NotGahruvey]

Affair with a minor, offing his wife, and attempting to have his child offed too…. What a waste of life.

[@racheltarentino3314]

An affair with a minor?

[@melissachoate6543]

@@racheltarentino3314 They mentioned a 15 year old that he “had an affair with.” At that age, it’s a least statutory r*** if not actual r***.

[@NatzTalk]

Say that!!!

[@Senorzilchnzero]

Alot of human beings are a waster of life..they dont kill but they're still a waste of life.

[@Al-Rudigor]

Usual suspects. Remember, we didn't start this trend. 😂

[@claymac7895]

Tried to burn his own children to death? For money? That man's soul is in trouble.

[@PlantLife2024]

That is the biggest understatement I have ever read.

[@susanalexander6721]

What soul?

[@cookiemonster1638]

He's heartless soulless and not a human being.

[@timcampbell4132]

You pray for "souls in trouble". You rebuke demons who have none.

[@doygazgar]

I was so happy to read that Kelley's sister and brother-in-law got custody of Kelley's children, ❤ brought a 💧 to my eyes 🙏

[@tsundoku3216]

I was wondering about the kids and I'm so glad I found this comment. Glad to know that they will continue to be loved. Thank you for the update

[@doygazgar]

@tsundoku3216 Yeah, I had to find out what happened to them, so I googled the case and found out that way 🙏

[@ltvanburen8555]

I’ll bet Kelly suffered domestic abuse long before this. Wonder how her family felt about him.

[@LeeoGoneWild]

So naive to think domestic abuse happens before a plot to murder, how cute!

[@o_m8717]

She did. It was mentioned at 0:58 - 1:04

[@soberreflection1773]

​@@LeeoGoneWild say what? Of course there's domestic abuse first.

[@ReneeLibby-cv8vf]

@@LeeoGoneWild these situations tend to escalate.

[@Abena1709]

So naive to be so naive. How stupid!​@@LeeoGoneWild

[@mariamabanora9702]

What a monster! Not only did he arange to have his wife murdered, he knowingly and willingly endangered the life of his own children to say the least, further he was unfaithful and got inimate with a minor. Pur scam.

[@Seashelle564]

He's lucky his daughter wasn't taken and he extorted for money.

[@Xava]

he wanted his kids dead. I can't imagine how horrible that would be to realize that when you're so young...

[@triamaria]

​@@XavaHe's the Devil himself! Fortunately her sister is raising them, if they stand a chance at a normal life under such horrible circumstances this seems to be their best hope. Such an awful case!

[@jessam4875]

He actually planned for the children to die as well. He wanted Michael to set the house on fire with everyone inside

[@antsy8994]

But just look at all the money he saved by not getting a divorce…

[@lisabrightly]

Thomas wanted the house burned down with his own children in it? Even the killer had a bigger heart than him. He didn't love his wife at all and I can't understand how she didn't see it.

[@paradisesunprincess]

He wanted a new life. The kids were baggage

[@Sonu_sonu23]

Narcissist and a manipulator

[@Vtarotttt]

Even if she had a feeling he didn’t love her there’s no way she could’ve thought he would’ve had her killed and attempt to burn the house down with their kids in it cmon man

[@RescueAlwaysOfficial]

She probably didn't want to get divorced. I'm sure he treated her like crap. Just started watching.

[@freddiegrace3770]

@@Sonu_sonu23 Also a complete psychopath!

[@Mz_riah91]

🥺 that poor baby being with her mom all bloody, sitting with her while she likely took her last breaths. That poor poor sweet girl. I want to hug her traumatized soul 😭

[@TheNinnyfee]

The worst thing is that she will be re-traumatized once she fully understands what her dad did as a teenager and adult. 😢 These traumas have layers. And I hope she now has stabile male role models because otherwise she could repeat history for herself. 😢😢😢

[@jessam4875]

What a disgusting ‘best friend’ sleeping with her husband

[@LifesPeachy321]

People like her are sickening!

[@colleenmiller1219]

Met a few in my day!

[@lyricsoftheart]

If this is true, she has blood on her hands too.

[@elizabethpayne53]

Agreed.

[@opheliadays5803]

@@lyricsoftheartfacts

[@AmorDivino-e5q]

He was an evil monster psycho with no feelings. Let him rot in jail where he belongs. Im sorry about the kids, they lost a beautiful loving mom .

[@chasehedges6775]

👍

[@Heyy-genesis]

Yes, he should rot in jail for what he did to his poor wife and her children.

[@godzillamanstreb524]

Thank goodness they have her sister 🌸

[@ef1404-GH]

The Possibility to marry your killer is rising nowadays, WOMEN & MEN be careful out there

[@chasehedges6775]

Just stay single for the rest of your life. That’s my plan.

[@thesinfulgypsy]

It is not rising. Just google the stats.

[@Michael-r3d]

Or simply don't marry broke women so you won't have to lose so much in a divorce

[@Cab1726]

It is definitely not rising. People just got away with it more, and it couldn’t be publicized as far and wide when it did happen. Use your critical thinking skills. You really think that back when freak accidents were more prevalent, people were more likely to die from a stomach ailment, and spousal abuse was not a crime, murdering your partner was LESS prevalent? Back when it was shameful to divorce, and so many people just tried to move towns and engage in bigamy? Back when it was so much more difficult to prevent pregnancy, and women were property? No.

[@ef1404-GH]

@@Cab1726 I agree I agree

[@20vannesa]

Why don’t these people stay single if they are going to mess around and cheat? Like I will never understand!

[@truenorth7949]

Selfishness period. They want to have their cake and eat it too, it's always about them and meeting their own selfish needs.

[@SkipperPond]

Brilliantly said.

[@JustAnAverageWoman69]

They want a hot side piece to keep things exciting while their spouse is there to support them in other ways. They get to have it all.

[@barefootkid592.0]

​@@truenorth7949 woman are no better.

[@robinsavard84]

This happened right up the road from my office. Her family attended our church. It was such a horrible tragedy and they fought for justice for her!

[@Carab3671]

Seeing this little girl say these things, knowing that she had to experience, this is so heartbreaking

[@snsn7251]

Poor child. They always give themselves away with these 911 calls

[@jacquelinehembrey4825]

Apparently no one taught her to use 911. She poked her mum with a stick and hugged her leg while she died. The "dad" called 911 when he got home

[@clarissa8477]

@@jacquelinehembrey4825I think those sentences were two separate thoughts.

[@lizb8850]

I hope the kids never reconcile with this monster who took their mom away from them and wanted to burn them alive. Just freaking pure evil

[@ballistic350]

I doubt he'll ever speak to them again, prison is better than divorce

[@SkipperPond]

So true.

[@nobodybutme2]

She was so pretty, with darling children, what a psycho.

[@Txbasketball680]

“Help me….help me”subconsciously he knew he was done.

[@godzillamanstreb524]

Probably

[@rebeccahansen1786]

That was the most woodenly delivered 911 call ever.

[@jessicathomas73]

Who did the robber look like? My Dad. How utterly horrifying for this young child.

[@lawrenceeverett9661]

What a despicable creep.

[@kathyvick2710]

This case was really sad. This guy had A LOT going for him and he threw it all away. Beautiful wife, adorable children, etc. What a waste of space! I hope Kelly’s parents, sibling, or other family member has the kids. 🙏

[@godzillamanstreb524]

Her sister raised them

[@claymac7895]

The little girl could sense what happened. She knew her father was responsible, she just didn't know how she knew.

[@chichi9851]

That "help me help me" was ridiculous. Terrible acting.

[@magdelinem6962]

Bad acting I cannot 🙈🙄

[@snowbrry]

I live a few towns over from where this happened. This story is so sad I hope the daughter is doing okay

[@hernandezb2178]

Senseless loss. Why some men do that? And women too? Just divorce and start your solo life, others don’t need to pay for your greedy self

[@IonaPlumly-kl9sl]

The poor children. Their father was a lying snake. Enjoy your prison sentence.

[@tanyaball1220]

Thanks for introducing us to Decoder! Definitely going check out their other stuff once I finish this one. RIP to Kelley!

[@Seashelle564]

Agree! I like the narrator's voice and the fact it isn't AI.

[@akissunderthemoon]

This happened less than a mile from my parents home. Ill never forget those lights and sirens flying by...

[@ardentremnant1924]

Me too, I'm right around the corner from Ginnan Rd. None of us will forget this

[@doygazgar]

I was so relieved they didn't show the little girl saying, "It couldn't have been my dad because who would look after us" 😢😢 heartbreaking 😢

[@chasehedges6775]

We are soooo messed up as a species. There’s no other way to put it. It’s just saddening.

[@ellisar94]

Agreed.

[@autisticlybrē]

Sure are

[@chasehedges6775]

👍🙏.

[@chasehedges6775]

Agreed as well

[@anonomas6126]

Look at dolphin society.

[@alishaoverbay]

I think he should have got charged for trying to kill his kids too

[@jessicalubien5424]

Yikes. His ego got so big, he thought he could have anything.

[@racheltarentino3314]

Mens egos will be the death of us all

[@daydreamer4407]

9zyttty

[@Onedreamtolive]

The morbidly interesting and ironic thing about it is that the little girl was technically wrong. She did not see her dad beating her mom. However, in spirit, that is exactly what occurred.

[@MattSeconds]

Aww how thoughtful of you...

[@garycomerMusic]

I kinda read it as it was the dad, I think the hired guy didn't do it. I think the dad thought the hired guy would get blamed. i think the dad actually killed her.... thats how I read this video

[@triamaria]

​@@garycomerMusicThis was on a show like Dateline.....dad made sure he was at the porker party at the time but he borrowed the host cell phone and called the hitman which led LE to him and basically cracking the case.

[@Onedreamtolive]

@garycomerMusic I didn't read it that way. Even the part where they're talking about Michael potentially setting the house on fire, that is in reference to Michael and not to Thomas.

[@Onedreamtolive]

@MattSeconds I wasn't trying to be weird. It's actually a powerfully meaningful suggestion from that little girl that led to swift consequences for her wicked father.

[@kelseeyouinhell]

He is such a POS. “He was cheating with multiple women, one being a 15 year old.” Um. Girl was 15, that’s not a relationship nor should that have been brushed over so quickly with that terrible phrasing in the context of this video.

[@lordbyron3603]

“ He looked like my dad !” 🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣😂🤣😂

[@ZombieKiller115ish]

Took me out 😭😭😭

[@KaysWorld4]

Kids are something else.

[@queendygravy9437]

7:41 they have money to buy property but she has to wait tables??? Make it make sense

[@cob4467]

R.I.P, those poor little kids.

[@antsy8994]

So tell me Thomas, are you enjoying spending all the money you saved by not getting a divorce? How’s that working out for ya? Is your life now everything you’d dreamed it would be? 🙄

[@hazexnyc]

real sad for this little girl :(

[@samaraa.1746]

That poor baby, what a beautiful little girl, she looks just like her mom😢😢🥺🥺I can’t imagine the trauma she’ll have to endure having witnessed this, praying for her🤲🏻🤲🏻

[@luvbig41]

Desperate for $10,000.00 and commit murder for it? How did he believe he could get away with it? Murder is terrible and $10,000.00 is chump change. SMH!!!

[@JWB373]

Why do so many husbands think they’ll get away with it?! For sometime now the husband is the first suspect-except if he’s a police officer-think Drew Peterson.

[@zyxwvut3397]

You never been poor before huh

[@solastranded1744]

I hate my ex wife but I’d never traumatize my daughter like this or take her mother from her. Selfish.

[@amyholman354]

This comment is skewed. If you didn’t have a child, would you then consider murder? Surely not. Taking another person’s life is wrong.

[@solastranded1744]

@ absolutely not, but I’m factoring in the fact that it isn’t about just me or my feelings. There is a child involved. Even if I were to hurt her if we didn’t have a kid, the consequences wouldn’t blow back on anybody but me. If I would do something so horrible now then my actions trickle down to my daughter who doesn’t have any parents now. That’s my point.

[@planetocean]

@@solastranded1744 looks like you've just put on record the first piece of evidence against you if anything ever happens to your wife

[@TheStreetAngel]

This case has stuck with me indefinitely. It’s shocking to my system that a woman can think everything is fine and perfect, a family can appear perfect and happy, and couple can look like a dream couple, and the woman can be completely oblivious that her man, her husband, the father of her children wants her dead.

[@damarissanchez7678]

He allowed his his baby girl to be left there to watch her mommy die. What absolute monsters. That takes a level of evil i can't even fathom.

[@BillieStacy-rf1gx]

Why is Brad Wingnut Wingfield even part of this story? Or did I miss something?

[@iamme7664]

I was so confused 😂

[@reginamushi6582]

Am still dying from that Name!

[@njambizzy]

I thought they would say that the husband had gotten him to do it, which is why the little girl thought she saw her dad. Clearly, I overthought it.

[@sashinkaroseman1512]

​@@njambizzy Same

[@amylynn227]

That poor little girl.... this breaks your heart in so many ways

[@doreenchindezwa6319]

What about his daughter saying the robber looked like her dad. So prosecutors didn't bother follow that line to the end. The daughter told them who done it and both men dont even look alike.

[@cabanabooks6854]

Poker night with the boys, the phone call, house key.... Sounds like someone took inspiration from the movie "The perfect murder"!

[@JWB373]

Poker game with the neighbors-as revealed in pictures of the event women were present.

[@saraho9568]

If the daughter saw the intruder who looked like her father, how did the other guy get convinced? They don't look anything like each other. Very strange.

[@lesley-anngilmore7524]

Behaviour she had seen before. Children view things through filters- that affects their own behaviour and response to things. It's why childhood trauma is so difficult to overcome.

[@LaSharaQuinn]

And didn't they say the murderer had also been hired to watch the kids/baby sit the kids also.

[@kaj73]

That poor little girl, she is so sweet.

[@TTXX455]

The ‘help me help me’ line alone is suspect.

[@user-kb9cu4rl9z]

How do investigators know if "nothing had been stolen"? They say that a lot. Who would know what jewelry, money, firearms, etc. were there in the firstplace?

[@robyn874]

Another horrific crime for greed, this sleaze of a dad, wasn't worried about his vulnerable precious children. To suggest to the hired killer to burn the house down! OMG This dad is a despicable individual

[@finallyanime]

ill never understand how these people just happen to find these random people to help off someone. And it's always someone they already know or meet after they decide to do something like this.

[@snobbybeauty2210]

This man is EVIL !!! Lock him up 4ever. Im DISGUSTED

[@SkipperPond]

Brilliantly said.

[@RescueAlwaysOfficial]

Get a divorce! This is getting old.

[@rachelfan121]

What a monster he's not a father or a husband

[@Linzig53]

Poor child will be traumatised for life 😢

[@godzillamanstreb524]

Absolutely egregious crime…..RIP Kelley🩷🌸💛🌸🩷

[@rissspieces8061]

Thing is… a divorce would have been a lot more cheaper than all the legal fees 😭

[@kcourtney6826]

I've seen this case a few times what stands out to me I don't think this man was interested in settling down with family, I think he wanted to be a player.

[@jessam4875]

The husband is scum. I hope her ‘best friend’ lives an unsettled life knowing she betrayed kellie by having an affair

[@abeleyob8311]

Who thought Brad killed Kelley at first?

[@rogerjoned9924]

What evil looks like my condolences to the kids.

[@XiaoFury]

Am I the only one turned off at how exuberant the narrator is - considering that this is a horrific murder story?

[@nr7645]

It's AI

[@pfffetc6149]

How is it possible that you can so easily open a life insurance policy for someone else in the USA? Shouldn't the person do that themselves? Or at least be notified?

[@pattiscipione8519]

I always wonder what happens to the precious children😢

[@kbc1883]

People who take the other parent from their children are monsters, but this guy is next-level evil. That poor daughter.

[@keenahockey9682]

Dont they think thats someone's daughter ffs

[@ds37215]

He ordered the hitman to burn the house down so that the life of his own daughter and son would be taken, so the "she's someone's daughter" argument wouldn't have persuaded him from taking his wife's life. People who commit such acts don't care about those things.

[@Bri-nc8yp]

@@ds37215why even bother getting married. Stay single…. But YOU ask this woman to marry you … YOU get on one knee with a ring …have the ceremony…if you know you are not the family type then don’t get married or have kids. I don’t get men like this.

[@zyxwvut3397]

No. Who cares. Life's temporary anyhow

[@jimmyzhao2673]

Brad & Thomas gave me _Brokeback Mountain_ vibes.

[@jamesl9371]

I’m Canadian and I loved hockey as a kid but the fighting ruined it for me. Now I don’t even watch it. I like watching soccer where they don’t allow fights and skill on the field is what is important

[@alishaparker315]

Poor baby having to be wrapped up on all tht. Couldn’t image having to interrogate a child and just being there during such a tragic time💔I just want to hug them all

[@Real-comment-unreal-name]

This is so sad.. feel terrible for the kids

[@dunravin]

What a scumbag. He was willing to kill his own two beautiful children in a fire as well!

[@danielcastro4042]

The killer literally said, “It wasn’t me” after the confession and evidence presented

[@luvbig41]

The daughter said that the "robber" looked like daddy. So Michael's story of backing out might be plausible.

[@JWB373]

Michael didn’t do the killing-it’s baffling to figure out his role but for sure he was played for a patsy.

[@tam6650]

He was set up. His fingerprints would be in the house.

[@chizusakuraa]

“Help me! Help me! My wife’s dead!” From years of watching these type of shows, his tone alone gave him away. So devastating for her and her children.

[@caramileelliott1719]

What an evil man to take the mother of his child. 😢😢

[@emogeane]

I can't help but feel sad for Michael. He decided not to go through with arson because I'm sure he saw the children there...and saw this guy that'd hired him had set him up as well. He was in a desperate situation financially but still didn't go through with arson.

[@AnaSky-d2r]

No he went thru with the brutal murder of a mother with her children in the house! I don’t feel sorry him at all!

[@pfffetc6149]

NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@karenk3458]

RIP! It's crazy to need money so badly you'd agree to take a life😢😢😮!

[@Meela234]

Especially for 10k. How long was that going to last?

[@maddyinc933]

@@Meela234 Michael isn't the killer. he was set up by Thomas.

[@gloriawolfe8322]

My ex tried to poison me many times but for some reason nothing killed me,,I did end up in the hospital many times, he was verbally abusive, drank had affairs and finally I told him to leave. He has stalked me and threat ened me on Facebook and in person. I had to tell him I had to move to my Daughter s for health reasons which I did for a while. I'm back home but left my car at my Daughter's. Still I don't feel safe but couldn't continue to live at my Daughter's because it was affecting her marriage.

[@paulb2092]

When one spouse comes home late to discover their partner dead at home, they are almost always the guilty party. They've got to plan for being suspect number one from the start.

[@goose7574]

As a survivor of DV, this truly terrifies me... hence why I got my CWP. A piece of paper doesn't do much.

[@KaysWorld4]

The scariest thing about this is, he wasn’t abusing her so I doubt it ever crossed her mind that he would kill her.

[@goose7574]

@@KaysWorld4 Do you think that infidelity is a form of abuse?

[@tam6650]

@@KaysWorld4 How do you know? There are different kinds of abuse. Cheating is one of them.

[@girlwhomustnotbenamed4139]

​@@KaysWorld4 He definitely abused her. Violent predators like this POS always do. It's just that many forms and degrees of abuse are totally normalised.

[@brendadickson9583]

How do a husband n father do this evil to his family 😢😢😢😢

[@moonchildluvsbobcrane]

If the killer looked like her dad it couldn't have been the guy he hired so maybe he did try to frame him 🤷‍♀️

[@JWB373]

Totally-he played the patsy.

[@RehanKhan-iv6gc]

Kids are the biggest losers in this case. They lost both parents.

[@KhadijahAli-pg9vu]

So, He was willing to kill his children in a house 🔥 📛 👨‍🚒 🚒 🧯??? The fact that he had his wife killed is bad enough!!! He totally ruined his family, and thus his life in the process. 😢😢😢

[@gomez3126-f4n]

Well the killer won't have to worry about money anymore. He'll have free room and board.

[@jonstewart6860]

3-6 years for lookout in a planned crime of that magnitude? Wow.

[@mpalmer7800]

What a siko !!!The weasel lookout deserves no less than 25 years!! Where’s the justice for this woman and her children? He sat in a car watching and waiting for her to be murdered? He’s a demon

[@hirainawhaanga6253]

I think Thomas did try to set up Michael because the daughter said that the perp looked like her father...

[@BrockEllery]

Hold on, they worked for Servepro? They must've missed the "like it never even happened" seminar. 🤦

[@mellyemerson479]

Does he think he is Michael Douglas ??

[@bettyprice7428]

So, so,sad. I cannot imagine the evil.

[@t.e.8084]

A kid can't mistake her dad.

[@ariccua6101]

Me, a hockey fan: What?!

[@kimdavis2508]

This is exactly the same as the movie with Michael Douglas & Gwenithe Paltrow “The Perfect Murder”.

[@TheNinnyfee]

Who raises these awful spouses that build an entire life with someone, create children, and then destroy everything? And wreck trust in dating and finding love for everyone else? What is going on in their minds?

[@p3p3pepe]

If he did this, i cant imagine what he uas done throughout his life.