The Alarming Abduction Of Carlie Brucia

Super Bowl Sunday, 2004. As millions gathered around their televisions to watch one of the world’s biggest sporting events, in Sarasota, Florida, panic began to set in. An 11-year-old girl had failed to make it home from a friend’s house and searches had turned up nothing. It would be grainy footage from the back of a car wash that would blow the case wide open and leave detectives in a race against time to find her.
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[@tianthee]

No sexual / violent offender should EVER be allowed the privilege of early release.

[@alicemesa9436]

IF THE LAW WAS ENFORCED IT WOULD SAVE MANY MANY LIVES.

[@ashleighgibson3960]

or released at all!

[@Bubba__Sawyer]

@@alicemesa9436 Typing in all-caps to emphasize your point is really lame. What you have to say isn't any more important than what other people have to say.

[@deannalosoya813]

@@alicemesa9436yes!

[@roseblaylock2827]

​@@alicemesa9436😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@justjonni9330]

His mother saying try to tell them it was an accident was just sickening to hear! He accidentally pulled her off, shoved her in a car, accidentally rapes her, then accidentally hides what he did!!! Sickening!!! 🤢

[@simonw1313]

She was nauseating. No doubt she's been doing that for him all his life - trying to protecting him from consequences for his own actions.

[@amityislandchum]

She's referring to the murder only. Only takes a couple brain cells to understand that.

[@mariolab2891]

@@amityislandchum you must be family of his cause you keep justifying his actions and insulting commenters

[@deddyson]

Now we know where he hot his evil genes from

[@liliesrnice]

​@@amityislandchumstop it. Do you need to borrow a few brain cells to do that? I can give you some of mine if it means you keep quiet.

[@mariolab2891]

The fact that his mother said “try and explain that it was an accident” made me so so angry! You don’t brutally r*pe a CHILD by accident.

[@amityislandchum]

She was obviously referring to the murder. Try to find a couple brain cells to use.

[@funk_dust33]

​@@amityislandchum Joe is that you?

[@liliesrnice]

​@@amityislandchumyou keep saying this on so many comments. Are you actually the mom? Seek help.

[@Carlychillvibes]

​@@amityislandchumhave u used this line in all comments u are a troll buddy

[@bellamia8867]

@@amityislandchum she was strangled…..it takes MINUTES (upwards of 5-6) of sustained strangulation to kill someone. That is not an accident. He deliberately kidnapped, raped and murdered a child, attempted to cover his tracks, never fully confessed and never showed remorse. He said he was high and couldn’t remember most of that day but was able to tell police exactly where she was. He was nothing but a monster. Not ONE PART of this case was accidental.

[@Yogachic1971]

This vile creature is getting more chances to save his life than he gave Carlie.

[@lipsticksnlattesx3504]

It’s like how is this okay ? Certain rules need to be forfeited when a person does this horrible of a crime.

[@AmonAnon-vw3hr]

@lipsticksnlattesx3504 because you've got an obsession with the 0.00001% chance that they might be "innocent"

[@lipsticksnlattesx3504]

@@AmonAnon-vw3hr I don’t have an obsession. You mean the government does.

[@oi2715]

@@AmonAnon-vw3hrThere are a lot of innocents on death row

[@redmanish]

@@AmonAnon-vw3hrit’s easy to be dismissive of this until it’s YOUR innocent loved one on death row. Our justice system is fallible - that’s clear by how many inmates have been exonerated by advances in DNA evidence and other technologies.

[@melissa06660]

I get tired of murderers asking for mercy and pity for them and their families. Yet they didn’t show and for the family of the loved one they killed. It’s sickening.

[@Sas_b821]

I

[@cewe2003]

Did that man really ask the judge to spare his life for the sake of his family? I mean, did he think about that poor little girls family when he did what he did to her? Smh.

[@satob7690]

Right, it was fuck her family. He didn't spare any of them when he murdered her.

[@Too753]

Absolutely the audacity of this GOOFY

[@mom2babygkaterad946]

Exactly!!

[@mimimcgee5512]

Plus he has an awful family, so who cares about them. That mother and brother are awful too.

[@pale_saint]

He has dirtbag family

[@loriegosnell9355]

So it’s not to expensive to house disgusting violent repeat offenders, but it’s too expensive to pass a law to protect Children from them?

[@kuroe-chan5190]

When I heard that sorry excuse…my stomach turned. What is wrong with society!

[@VictoriaMarch13]

It's because a lot of the ones who pass the laws are also sickos.

[@bellagiancola4952]

This man not only killed a loved and beautiful girl, but destroyed the lives of people who loved her. What's infuriating is that the criminal justice system keeps coddling these criminals. Their failure has cost so many innocent lives. The society deserves better.

[@Jessica-wo6px]

RIP sweet Carlie💜

[@dianet2702]

They are coddled by those alike . Anneke Lucas is one of those who knows exactly why such abominations happen.

[@wayneallen6321]

Absolutely right

[@SKNZ2727]

That's what stood out to me, the amount of people hurt from this one man's act. The mother is a piece of work too, the fact that the other brother is a degenerate says a lot to their parents and upbringing. The whole story makes me feel sick!!!!

[@DanHowsen]

I felt so awful hearing about Carlie's mother turning to drugs to numb the pain, and then turning to prostitution to fund the addiction. Other than Carlie, no one suffered even as close to as much as her. Rest in peace to her as well.

[@8213apice]

Joe’s mother is problematic.

[@simonw1313]

Joe or Joseph (the perpetrator)?

[@YoutubeISPROPAGANDA]

Problematic is the new buzzword everyone loves to use now 😂 like “toxic” and “gaslighting” and you used it in such a weird way lmao

[@ElizabethGrindon]

Agree about the mother. How do you accidentally rape and strangle someone to death? Not holding her baby boy accountable for anything.

[@yomama9567]

​@@simonw1313?

[@Ruth78620]

​@@ElizabethGrindonthat's why he's a monster.

[@jannamcintosh8830]

My daughter is 11 years old. It breaks my heart to think of what Carlie went through. How terrified she must have been. The brother and mother are scum too.

[@jayakeshavan8047]

They are not scum but they are filthiest of filth.

[@Danica.Powell]

No parent should have to even watch this let alone go through it. I am sure you already do but hug your baby. I don't know how people cope knowing that there are people out there that would do this to their children. What a world we live in. I'm glad that your daughter has you 🙏

[@Sc-dd6hb]

Can we please acknowledge the amazing work of the bloodhound that tracked Carlie’s scent to the car wash?! Without the work of that amazing dog Joe would have likely escaped justice and would have very likely committed more horrendous crimes.

[@pinkrebellionxyz1567]

Ruby is a very good girl

[@brucej.willson4764]

We are the only species relying on technology and other lifeforms.Think of that.

[@just_some_internet_guy]

Very true!! Animals have such an indelible impact on our lives.

[@lionelluva]

Joseph not only took Carlie’s life but the lives of her family members because of a sick individual. For him to ask to spare his life for the sake of his family is a slap in the face. He didn’t spare Carlie’s life so his sentence is just.

[@sayitloudblcknproud]

It’s so sad her uncle committed suicide. 😢

[@TheQueenOfSheba]

It’s sickening that someone just lurks and waits to attack and take a child’s life… for no reason. Just a fúcking monster.

[@houseofsolomon2440]

fûck

[@mikahperez3480]

Wow. He quite literally destroyed that little girls entire family. Rest in heaven sweet girl 😢

[@8213apice]

How in the world could that be an accident? His mother was delusional.

[@Dreas_Diaz88]

I think his mother knew and try to help cover it up my opinion

[@CJLOVE23]

Agreed! HOW TF are they saying it was “an accident???” How do you accidentally kidnap, rape, and kill a little girl? An accident is biting your tongue while eating, or burning yourself on the stove. You don’t get to end someone’s life in the most brutal way possible and get to say, “Oops”

[@cdes1776]

They often are.

[@julieanne8906]

Because a mothers love is unconditional it blurs shit

[@JanieBgrand]

THEIR mother did a wonderful job with those two. That, or she was cursed.

[@eddo1983]

Him claiming he did it because he was high on drugs is BS.

[@mynameisworld]

Ah, I see. Drugs don't have a dangerous effect on people's brains after all. Well, that must be true since "eddo" with a lowercase e says it is.

[@eddo1983]

@@mynameisworld believe whoever you want. Dude would have kidnapped her totally sober.

[@loveforeignaccents]

@@mynameisworld Are you always this moronic?

[@rebeccaandrews8834]

@@mynameisworld Eddo isnt denying that drugs affect the brain, hes saying the raping, paedo murderer is a big fat liar. The evidence shows what he did was calculated he drove around saw her walked up to her spoke to her and grabbed her, raped her, killed her and tried to cover it up. Those are not something someone does so easily on an overdose, or on "bad coke". Also, you have to be a POS prior to injesting the drugs, to go do that regardless of the level of coherency. Decent people dont do that stuff on a 'bad trip'. Hes a violent evil lying narcissist who refuses to take full responsibility.

[@bellamia8867]

@@mynameisworld claiming he’s high, claiming he doesn’t even remember most of the day because of said high but was lucid enough to borrow someone else’s car, go hunting for a victim, over power and violently assault her, take the minutes it requires to strangle her to death, hide the body, actively cover his tracks by spreading her belongings in different bins, deny deny deny until backed into a corner, admitted to his brother IN CODE that he remembered the event, showed zero remorse for an act “he couldn’t control” and despite his “fuzzy memory” was able to tell the police exactly where she was. The drugs had nothing to do with it. He was a psychopathic murderer who probably had multiple other victims judging by his calculated actions it was likely not his first or even second kill.

[@D-me-dream-smp]

This was such a horrific crime. A young girl should be entitled to freely walk a short distance home in broad daylight safely. Her mother’s voice is so heartbreaking to listen to. It’s crazy he tried to claim it was all an accident- he truly expects ppl to believe that day he somehow “accidentally” . It’s ridiculous he tried to claim it was somehow all an accident- did he truly think ppl would believe he “accidentally” borrowed a different car, parked it out of sight, quickly got out and grabbed a young girl off the street, severely assaulted and then strangled her, afterwards going to significant effort to hide the evidence. The letter to his brother confirmed he felt no remorse. Pleading to avoid the death penalty to “spare his family” seems outrageous when you consider the endless torment he has inflicted upon poor Carlie’s family and loved ones - their memories of her forever tainted with the knowledge of how horrific and terrifying her final moments must have been. Constantly being reminded of the many amazing life experiences they had been robbed of.

[@VioletJoy]

It's just not worth the risk. We don't live in a utopia, so it's critical to follow appropriate safety measures.

[@yomama9567]

​@@VioletJoyAsshole

[@liliesrnice]

​@@VioletJoyCalie did nothing wrong.

[@Abcd-ht8df]

the fact he was happy after. shows he got his nut. its all he wanted what a sicko. taking a whole life just for your nut. selfish and a waste of human life

[@ginaverdi6101]

Well said! It's just so sad! Makes you sick to your stomach 😢😢

[@ciro8861]

Vandalizing a memorial to an 11 year old murder victim....so vile

[@Alaryicjude]

Par for the course in Floriduh... It's not hyperbole when I say I escaped.

[@Marlaina]

​@@Alaryicjudememorials are vandalized no matter the state or country. Humans aren't much different no matter where you go.

[@i-work-at-enron]

Wouldn't be surprised if the mom did it.

[@generalideer6421]

Case highlights the victims beyond the person who is murdered. The grandmother that died brokenhearted. The uncle who died in the vehicle accident. The road her mother took after the girls death and her own demise. Very well presented as always.

[@mom2babygkaterad946]

Exactly!!

[@bjbrown]

Thankfully the car wash had cameras. I remember this and it makes me sick in my heart what happened to her. This was horrible.

[@Sc-dd6hb]

Hey, everyone is forgetting to thank the DOG, the bloodhound, that followed her scent to the car wash! As well as leading to Joe’s apprehension, this dog’s great work also likely prevented numerous future crimes of this monster.

[@Andy_0L]

I don't understand how laws can retroactively be applied when it's to benefit criminals, but not to punish them, it's awful.

[@ClareFlack]

How dare he say it was an accident, how on earth can what he did be an accident. That poor family and i cant imagine what that poor girl went through 😢

[@cdes1776]

As usual the monster has more rights than the victim. The system *almost* grants permission of the crime. That poor family has been through hell multiple times. 💔

[@Quizack]

It's extremely important that an offender's rights are not violated, otherwise they can have their case collapse. The most important part about rights, is that they're afforded to absolutely everyone. That way you can be sure they'll apply to you too, no matter what you're ever accused of. It may seem wrong when a court pushes to abide by their rights, but you don't want a higher court to throw out a case because the state violated his rights.

[@cdes1776]

@@Quizack There is truth in your comment. You need a solid case to prove guilt/innocence. It's the amount of appeals that waste time and resources. It's about money. Yes, there are exceptions especially if there is new evidence but appeals every few years ad infinitum is ridiculous Wanting out of your sentence when it was proven beyond a shadow of doubt, like a spree or mass assaults and worse should be out of the question. Not to mention what it does to the loved ones. That's a nightmare scenario.

[@ghosty8210]

You should already know that from your people history 😂😂😂😂

[@mymagiclieswithin]

@@Quizack it is true. My husband was murdered and the monster was caught. I remember the prosecuting attorney telling me that we had to allow this creature his right to ask for a lie detector test (he failed) which delayed the trial by 4 weeks. We had to allow him his rights because the defense could use it later if any were violated. Doesn't seem fair, but in the long run he was found guilty, even after all his tricks, and sentenced to life without possibility of parole.

[@Quizack]

@@mymagiclieswithin I'm so sorry to hear that. You should never have had to live without him by your side. It's so unfair. Sometimes it's hard to see the intent for why they try so hard to make sure their rights are not violated. But when someone is convicted, at least we all know they were convicted fairly, and it's very unlikely to be thrown out on appeal. It results in a system that's much fairer for all

[@Mindymcdee]

How many times is too many to let a monster like this out of jail? 13 arrests, countless probation violations and still free to roam? I think he learned that it almost didn’t matter what he did because the law was going to keep giving him more chances. It’s quite possible that if he served the appropriate amount of jail/prison time, he would never have encountered this little girl. 😡

[@lavanderhaze]

I'm from the Tampa Bay area and was a teenager back in 2004 and I will never forget this case.

[@lilmisskiss692003]

turned 19 November 18th 2005 😔 I had no idea about this. Katrina was more "bigger" 😒

[@mahdialabdulsalam9590]

Her poor mother was completely heartbroken and devastated. I can see the sadness in her voice 😢

[@hellotitty92]

For real! I can't even imagine the pain

[@Blocks2Blocks3]

I know right. I can't believe it😱

[@RuminatingWizard]

*hear

[@shakaylasimmons8838]

I don’t believe this the first crime she covered for him on they need to look into unsliced murders and rapes

[@ginaverdi6101]

Unbearable pain😢I have a daughter and can't even imagine! God Bless this family .May Carlie rest in Eternal Peace in Heaven

[@SazB]

Carlie must have been so scared and to have her life cut so short is so devastating. Rest in peace

[@kofibabone725]

Duh, no I'm sure she was solid as a rock....

[@menam47]

She's in heaven now, God bless her pure innocent soul ❤❤

[@Dacheat]

Dang that's great surveillance footage at the Carwash for 2004. 😶

[@Marlaina]

Considering it was in the dark ages 😆

[@kristenlawrence4657]

Blaming drugs is most definitely making excuses!

[@Marie.b]

I do think a person can give a reason without trying to excuse it. It is drugs. Many crimes would not be committed if it wasn't for drugs and that goes for every drug. Anyone involved in illegal drugs is to blame for all the crime related to it. Drugs are mind altering, mood changing , addictive, body destroying, soul destroying substances..why on earth would anyone willingly take that into themselves?

[@s.jackson6885]

I was also 11 years old at the time Carlie disappeared and l live about 15 minutes away from where this happened. I'll never forget this case.

[@chelseastacy6782]

I was 16 and lived a quarter mile from the car wash. It was awful. Even worse were the rumors we heard at school.....

[@beththompson2188]

A death sentence is rarely a death sentence. 🙄

[@amylimmayling3732]

It is so tragic. One man's brutal act let the whole family down. Very sad. May Carlie rest in peace

[@mariapitman313]

How can this disgusting person say spare him because he has a family? This beautiful innocent little girl has a family, did he thought of her (just like his kids) and her family?

[@SweetTooth8989]

These sick bastards should not have the right to continue living after what they've done. Carlie only got 11 years on earth because of this monster, so how in the hell should be be allowed to live out the rest of his natural life in prison? And that goes for anyone else that's taken a life intentionally imo. The irony of him claiming to "take full responsibility of his actions" when they first announced his death sentence only to directly go on to try and appeal it. I guess he takes full responsibility for his actions but not his consequences though. Shocker...

[@V1124az]

Carlie Mother died in 2017 due to a Heroin Overdose. 😢

[@shannalynn7]

I bet her uncle committed suicide as well 😭

[@sheffieldamanda]

So tragic 😢

[@CJLOVE23]

Sooo sad. I cannot even judge a mother that grieves their small child, when they died in the most brutal way possible. She must’ve felt pain that is unimaginable. I don’t blame her for trying to escape that pain

[@Whatisthiseh]

You should never judge ppl who use drugs anyway...the majority of the time they are using to kill some kind of awful pain like that poor woman :(​@@CJLOVE23

[@JulieRushworth]

Poor lady 😢

[@donnacrozier2003]

As adults, we are supposed to protect our children, not abuse them, rape them and murder them! Shameful! R.l.P. Carlie. Sooo sorry for the parents, friends & community!

[@mrflauschig5440]

His brother is shady too. It's good that he gave the cops their initial confirmation. But he hid information multiple times. And then more than a decade later, he lets the second victim slip & says "I'm glad authorities are finally doing something about her". Well why didn't you mention this years earlier. You clearly knew he did her too. That guy knew a lot more than he was saying.

[@theirbrotherhoodandfriends6101]

Exactly. His brother should've reported right away about Ms.Tara's case if he actually did knew something. He even knew about Carlie but it took him long before reporting.

[@kyriewestkanyeirving390]

My favourite true crime narrator 🇿🇦

[@winterblommetjie]

Hey fellow South African 🇿🇦🎉❤

[@Blocks2Blocks3]

​@@JustAGirlThatLikesPurplevery dangerous. Many snakes and kangeroos

[@ZuluGal77]

​Very dangerous and yes its true we still carry our bow and arrow and hunt for our lunch too😂😂😂😂​@@JustAGirlThatLikesPurple

[@winterblommetjie]

So bad just last night a troop of baboons came down the mountain slope my family and I tried to flee but the baboons overwhelmed our village they pillaged our pantries and placed detonators taking out our Wi-Fi and other equipment send HELP!! Please I beg of you😭

[@winterblommetjie]

@@Blocks2Blocks3 the kangaroos and the koalas are just evil 😭

[@smolCharlotte]

How do mothers claim to love their sons then try to excuse them committing a murder?! Revolting people.

[@Dee-cu8yr]

Most women are conditioned to over value men!! Even though ALL women can see what men do to the world and women

[@rdred8693]

A good mother would still condemn her son crimes

[@Marlaina]

​@@rdred8693Uhh no. That's a morally bankrupt mother. I have sons and if they did this shit I would bury them under the jail.

[@iJSabelle007]

Dark hearts run in the family! How could the mother even suggested that it was an accident even when Joe said it wasn't!!! Shame shame on her.

[@kylieh123]

I'm not defending her but I think she may have been saying that to goad a confession out of him. People are more likely to confess if there's a way that makes them not look so bad. Like in interrogations where the police say something like I know you did it in the heat of the moment, you'd never mean to do it even though they know it's not true.

[@liliesrnice]

​@@kylieh123No.

[@iJSabelle007]

@kylieh123 Maybe true to some cases, but definitely not this one.

[@hennylo68]

​@@liliesrniceTry to keep an open mind.

[@Jessica-wo6px]

Just sick!!😡😡

[@carlsmyth7198]

Those responsabile for him being out of prison , should do time.

[@Dreas_Diaz88]

It’s crazy that two other people did look like him …

[@simonw1313]

Definitely very weird.

[@8213apice]

How can judges tell grieving families not to show any emotions when verdicts are read? I don’t understand when they do that. I don’t care if it’s a courtroom.

[@Ariana58216]

Agreed! Some courts allow victims and survivors to show their emotions, as well as to address defendants directly in their victim impact statements. Some don't. Like you do...I think that victims and survivors have earned the right.

[@annoyedkitten4964]

I feel there's a difference between showing emotion during sentencing, which is totally allowed, as you can see her mom crying and she was not thrown out, and screaming and shouting, which is disruptive. Everyone needs to be able to hear what's going on, that's simply a fact of procedure.

[@dontbewoke]

They should show it anyway. Wtfs the judge gonna do?

[@VioletJoy]

​@@annoyedkitten4964💯

[@jamesplymire5342]

​@@dontbewokeRemove them.

[@dutzudutzu5980]

you can see why he turn out like this with a mom like that

[@cathyprosser1050]

👍

[@ivydickson7596]

Oh yeah, always blame the woman. It's never a man's fault. Lots of us have tough upbringing but don't do this.

[@theresarasche3173]

And his brother!!! Both POS’s !😡 Drugs are also not an excuse!

[@AwsomeEnforcer]

The brother saying he was going to sell photo's to the media too! What a top notch piece of crap entire family.

[@jamesplymire5342]

​@@ivydickson7596Lots of horrible mothers create monsters. Watch enough of these videos and you will see.

[@tanyaball1220]

How awful for Carlie!! And her poor family!! They’ve gone through hell since the day Carlie walked by the car wash. Thanks for the tip-tier video as always!!

[@taylorinvancouver2017]

Wow 20 years this year🥺

[@CJLOVE23]

Carlie should be living a beautiful life in her 30’s 😢

[@taylorinvancouver2017]

I HATE when ppl call evil disgusting vile ppl animals..poor animals, I don’t think I’ve ever seen or heard an animal kidnap and rape an 11 y/o. I feel like now days ppl are starting to realize how wrong that comparison is and ppl don’t say it as much now. She was a beautiful lil girl!

[@TenaciousTD]

This is my thought exactly. Animals don't behave like this. That's why we choose the bear.

[@Ariana58216]

Agree!! These predators are monsters. Animals are the most innocent amongst us, becoming violent only to protect themselves or their young, or from instinct.

[@CJLOVE23]

@@TenaciousTDI’d always choose the bear

[@thedappercook]

Lol calm down.

[@Gonkygong]

Killing babies and doing sexual things to them is prolific in the animal world (dolphins and chimpanzees are famous for doing awful things to babies of their own and other species of animals) . We need to stop comparing these people to animals because they don't have the same human morale as us. We shouldn't dehumanise these bastards by comparing them to animals who don't have the moral compass we do.

[@charlesburroughs9770]

There is No Way in HELL that he should have died of Natural Causes 17 years later...He should have been toast years earlier!!!

[@taylorinvancouver2017]

😡😡😡this makes me so fucking angry..ppl that are clearly guilty of this kind of crimes should receive way worse punishment than just jail🤦‍♀️

[@serendavies7375]

Me too!

[@cnnothingburgerletsgobrand6381]

cctv

[@serendavies7375]

@@cnnothingburgerletsgobrand6381 yeah

[@jamesplymire5342]

Lots of these monsters get taken care of in prison. 🙏

[@candycakes3886]

AMEN, AMEN, & AMEN! This one was EXTREMELY hard because it destroyed her life AND her MOTHER'S....47 is young. I'm a Mother to 3 beautiful girls that are adults now but, I couldn't fathom ANYTHING like this happening to one of them. I'd lose my EVERYTHING. God bless US ALL🙏🏾💯❤️

[@sanseverything900]

A memorial garden was placed on the spot where her body was found behind the church. Volunteers used to maintain and clean it but over the years it became neglected, overgrown with weeds and even vandalized.

[@foxywhitetip7387]

Floriduh

[@alanawarren4492]

Rip beautiful girl your memory will live on. You are with your mum. Now

[@BrandiBee.]

Thank you for another well researched, compassionately presented case! 🙏🏻💖

[@ma53jg]

Such a devastating story. You did a wonderful job honoring Carlie's memory.

[@S.L.O.P.]

His birth was "an accident"!

[@konniej8657]

What a horrific story. The poor girl and her family. All the suffering.

[@Laceycrochet]

Thank you as always. Love and light from North Yorkshire 💜🇬🇧

[@ninalamont8488]

An accident? his mother is a monster as well

[@CandiceVidito]

R.I.P Carlie Brucia

[@seantang9591]

And this case was tried in Florida. Not New York or California. I understand the need to protect the rights of everyone, even criminals. But this trend towards giving second chances benefits the criminal. Not the normal citizen.

[@Him_He_Me]

The law does very little to protect its law abiding citizens. There will be a time when ppl will be asking themselves whats the point of following the law.

[@dermaspaceSC]

​@Him_He_Me the police isn't set up to protect people. They are set up to protect property.

[@Angel_1394]

My heart breaks for this baby. We were the same age, would be the same age today. I couldn't imagine what she went through. She had her whole life ahead of her. RIP Carlie.

[@dominicmcfeeley4142]

I’m in Sarasota. I remember when this happened in real time it was devastating to the whole community. I was living only 3 miles from where it happened. My daughter was just a year old. I could not imagine something like that happening to her . Evil is real.

[@sarahcullis1464]

I had personal & prolonged experience of the same drugs & more. Not once in 20 + yrs have I ever not remembered what I did. I might have not wanted to remember, but that is a totally bogus excuse.

[@chiakastewart719]

Accountability. GOD BLESS YOU ❤

[@mommyshark1124]

I wonder how his children feel, knowing that their father is a monster.

[@LaraCroftEyes1]

I have heard Joesph wife kick him out and file for a restraining order for her and their children before Joseph kidnapped Carlie.

[@verukasault9065]

He's a monster not an animal. And that mother failed miserably raising her despicable sons Joe and John. Complete failure. RIP Carlie. So sad about her family, too.

[@nunyabusiness5790]

The judicial system is stupid. How the fuck is it up to a jury to decide a sentence? That should be up to the judge.

[@MamaPinks]

I remember this. I used this case to teach my daughters to NEVER comply; yell, scream, holler, scratch, and kick. This broke my heart then and still does now. 😢

[@nimue4325]

Big difference from when cops used to tell victims to comply and not fight back. To walk a mile alone was very dangerous. The parent from the overnight should have delivered her to her family or waited for the pick up.

[@ajdarko8531]

The brother is just as much of a POS. If my brother did what that man did, no way in hell would i be communicating with him in prison, much less coming up with a secret code to communicate with him. Hearing the enabling mother made me sick too. No wonder her sons turned out that way.

[@74Rockme]

So sad that Carlie's Mother died of a suspected drug overdose, she was heartbroken by the loss of her daughter😢

[@kathyhayden2499]

Omg how terrifying poor girl my heart goes out to her family❤

[@stacyb6461]

My heart breaks for the family because the aftermath destroyed them. Family died, the mom took to drugs and prostitution 😢 The chain of events is just heartbreaking. And that mother calling it an accident- she is part of the problem. Coddling your monster son!!!!!

[@Too753]

That part 🗣

[@seanprice2990]

I love your channel but found this episode very hard to watch. Crimes against innocent kids are the worst society have to endure, I can't imagine what her friends and family have gone through. Fly high little Angel, you're with God now 💕🕊

[@winterblommetjie]

Thank you for the upload. This is one of those cases thats impossible to forget. I will never forget that cctv footage of her. I haven't watched this episode finished yet but I know you'll show it. RIP Carlie 🙏

[@TheTaurean]

THIS is how you do a story that’s been told before in true crime. Provide updates. I would’ve never known he was still appealing and getting things overturned recently. Great job. 👏🏾

[@khairunisasheik1773]

Evening my truly criminal family. Hope everyone is well. Much love from South Africa ❤

[@bjbrown]

Greetings from Tampa Bay Florida.

[@ruthmenchaca6688]

An accident? Her arms were bound. Did he think she tied herself? Rest In Peace sweet Carlie❤

[@cinthiaizaguirre7115]

Thank you for sharing I love your channel ❤❤❤ may god bless you and your family and may she rest in peace and rest in paradise and may her family find peace and closure 😢 God bless them always

[@ProScouseGriffo]

to get nasa to jump on the case is huge

[@MisplacedTexan]

That was amazing!!!

[@Blocks2Blocks3]

Space is fake.

[@josephinebos8325]

What about the no fly zone ?

[@kofibabone725]

Not really.... she's white, of course they'll jump on it. Show me one when they'll jump on a ninja girl, then be impressed.....

[@Niks_Lil_Nook]

That judge telling them to “slow down”….🤡🤮

[@jimcanty2331]

He's sorry because he was caught

[@saddletramp5000]

I absolutely adore your narration. Your empathy for the victims and the victims loved ones and friends who are left without the answers, missing a very important person for the rest of their lives. You show each and every one of them so much respect, and I respect you so much for that.

[@LinDuhLou]

One of my favorite channels! Thank you, TC

[@YourNightmare4u2c]

How is this child's memorial "abandoned "? The entire city should be ashamed of themselves!!

[@bongiwelanga1706]

My heart breaks for her. She had her whole life ahead of her. I’m praying that she’s resting in peace ❤

[@aliasme-cc2qb]

Good grief, poor girl. Poor family. Horrific.

[@sarahewson3607]

What an outstanding tribute to Carlie! Wow, this was so detailed and thoughtful. Thank you so much! I live about two hours away from Sarasota and I have never forgotten how devastating this story was. Then, in February 2005 another young girl was abducted here in Florida. Her name was Jessica Lunsford, and she was taken from her home by a repeat offender. It’s a horrible case, but I would like to see it covered.

[@ruthsimpson8436]

Her murderer died in prison of liver cancer in 2021. They need to stop releasing sex offenders from prison, as the system does a horrible job keeping track of them once there out.

[@anthonybrown2200]

Thank you from your biggest fan in Seattle🙏🏿

[@janem5900]

Carlie's friend's mother must feel shocking having let the young girl walk towards home against her mother's wishes.

[@paddy160160]

Videos done with such care,thank you

[@ericastapleton7042]

RIP Carlie. Thank you Truly Criminal 💠

[@mohanmansi]

11 year old … let that sit in …

[@kofibabone725]

I've heard every age getting r@93ed...... just recently I heard a 6 month old.....let that sink in.....

[@mitsuomits9077]

The mom holding the kitty while talking to the press eas heart breaking. It might be her daughter's little cat.

[@Flip86x]

The family that let her walk home alone should be charged with criminal negligence.

[@wenb9270]

This is why we say the Bear. So many men are capable of randomly stealing women off the street. Sonetimes men have no priors and still do it.

[@laurenleeonethree]

I can usually get through these videos without crying... But thinking of all of the people affected by her murder and thinking of the pain that this poor little girl went through for no reason just shatters my heart... And for her memorial caretaker to be so affected because he lost his own daughter to murder... It just breaks me 😔

[@davidmetzler6670]

Perhaps consider taking a step back from true crime if it's affecting you like this.

[@kimmymarshall4257]

He took an 11 year old girl's life bt begging for his, SMH and his mother is just as BAD

[@carolynslist6118]

Always new cases. Love this channel so much

[@lucikazmar13]

I'm sick of addicts using their addiction as an excuse for committing horrendous crimes, especially towards children. As if he'd never would've done that if he'd been sober..smh. BS. He obviously already had those disgusting thoughts in his head and this time he decided to act on it. 😡

[@shannalynn7]

I love the female narrator’s voice so much 😭❤️

[@prom3thazine]

right? i wish she could put me to sleep every night lol

[@mattyvickery2604]

@trulycriminal thanks for uploading yet another well researched, perfectly narrated and articulated case. Love goes to her poor soul and her friends and family. Your channel is so interesting and educational to these disgusting and disturbing cases. Appreciate both you ladies and the hard work you put in ❤