Eight Year Old Vanished?! | What Happened To Relisha Rudd

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[@KE-ow2jg]

Her mother needs to do some damn time. This is sick. A grown man showing this much interest in a child is literally red flags galore.

[@annerison]

Yes, fucking sick. I believe that her mother sold her into human trafficking. She may be dead, she may not be, either way, she's likely gone for good :(

[@jdlt6273]

I’m confused if the mom ever got charged with anything....?

[@heighton7206]

Yes!!! She knew exactly what was going on. Guarante it

[@wintersskye2527]

@@jdlt6273 I don't think she ever was charged with anything. I think a grand jury didn't prosecute and simple said "nope". She SHOULD serve time for misleading police in her own daughter's dissapearance. She's hiding something...something big. IMO

[@aliciarae4635]

@@annerison I think so too. My cousins had a similar childhood and their mother sold the eldest into sex trafficing for drugs. Luckily she was found within a few days and is too young to remember any of it 😬😬

[@janellemccann93]

As an aunt, there is NO WAY I’m letting them go anywhere with anyone I haven’t met. idc what the parent says. Disney on ice? I’ll be there. Sleepover? Cool ..I’ll bring the snacks. I trust no one when it comes to children.

[@pavithraparameswaran8518]

Yes, I totally feel you. I have two nieces and I am not letting them hangout alone with some older guy whom I have never met, no matter how charming he is said to be.

[@mylittlesuperhero581]

I felt the same way. My niece is with us week on week off. And my other niece comes whenever she wants. They are never going with anyone they do not know. This story broke me. So many people failed her including her own mother. 😢💔😭

[@lighttheway5088]

They are so blessed to have you as their Aunt.🙏🏻

[@MKMK11114]

Absolutely my Queen. As an uncle to an 8 year old and a 6 year old, ain’t nobody coming close to my babies. The only people I will trust with my own kids (when I have my own) will be my parents and siblings, I ain’t trusting none of my cousins either. We need to protect our children.

[@simplymqya6020]

Literally, I was listening to this video with my aunt this morning and she thought they were crazy for that

[@megan7506]

Every child deserves a parent but not every parent deserves a child 💔

[@Puff_Puff_Packs]

absolutely

[@Poppyseedmuffin14]

So so true 😢

[@ridinwithjake]

Wow - simple but profound at the same time.

[@MsDee409]

Amen

[@LoonZoomBoo]

My friend used to say that you need a licence to own a dog but any sicko can have a child.

[@KaiKatasukii]

"that's my baby, that's my heart" well, ma'am, you sure haven't acted like you do.

[@eli-yk7hq]

exactly

[@erinpreayer1878]

Her mother did not care about her, so sad but true

[@MarieTheOstrich]

" shes my baby, i want her home" - im sorry but this mother should get all her children taken away and serve jail time. im furious

[@summerivy1548]

the AUDACITY out of her. I was so pissed when I heard her say that, like lady YOU'RE THE REASON YOUR 'BABY' IS GONE!!!!

[@scottcharney1091]

@@summerivy1548 True, but stop shouting.

[@scottcharney1091]

Why apologize?

[@PrincessPeyten]

MarieTheOstrich Now that she’s caught she wants her home she’s so stupid🙄🙄🙄

[@NattieD911]

I know I got mad when I heard her say that

[@alliechaffee550]

I feel like Relisha’s teachers were the only people who cared and wanted to protect her. Everyone else failed this little girl.

[@codenamechanel]

Same !!!

[@_jinxi]

was just about to comment this

[@lizmore3915]

Yes indeed

[@Dahliasaura]

I agree! For once the teachers didn’t just turn a blind eye to what was happening.

[@pjxjazzyxjacoby9872]

And her cheer coach

[@ElisabethReese]

The fact that she would stay at school for hours for her safety, knowing that home wasn’t peaceful. That poor baby had to see too much.

[@user-mb3dx5fl9f]

Yeah it's honestly crazy school either didn't want to take actions on that or didn't have any means to do so. Cause I live in Europe and here if like teachers or school admin sees that kids don't wanna go home and there are major problems at home they will involve the social services and police pretty much immediately.

[@purplelove2863]

Not just see to much, Went through too much!!!

[@terector1]

@@user-mb3dx5fl9f The teachers reported it, they helped the little girl as much as they could,, social services are the ones that took a while to investigate.

[@user-mb3dx5fl9f]

@@terector1 Nah. Teachers reported only when she started missing the school. That they did. Though in theory they should have notified the soc services kinda immediately after it was clear that the kid doesnt wanna go back home and tries to stay at school as much as possible. And that started going on like years before the actual active phase of this tragedy, as I understand

[@rathole36]

EXACTLY :(

[@corrinecanada1953]

The mother and Tatum both had something to do with it. He was grooming her and probably giving her mother some type of allowance or drugs. Which leads to why he killed his wife and himself!

[@nohely3325]

That "homeless shelter" is probably tied to human trafficking or something honestly, its too sketchy.

[@parispadgett3790]

YES! I thought the same thing! It seems wayyyy too fishy!

[@blessedbythebest1003]

Ughhhhh😫😖😫 the one topic people hide. Smh

[@KT06]

Yea rly makes u wonder. 😔

[@nohely3325]

@@blessedbythebest1003 omg I know!! I hate how human trafficking or child prostitution isn’t getting as much attention as it should be!

[@blessedbythebest1003]

@@nohely3325 tell me about it. I’m from Houston area which was mind blowing when I found out that this was a very hot spot for it. 😖 Last October I joined a awareness event and it was amazing. When I left I realized not many know about it at all.

[@elizabethvenegas7879]

I honestly think the mom should have been charged for neglecting her own child.

[@natashaashmore602]

She should be locked up

[@taylormoore5064]

She deserves at least 20 years.

[@fiafia5802]

Understatement

[@lalyacroff2945]

@@taylormoore5064 I agree

[@KarinaPerez-yl5sp]

For lack of a better word, abuse

[@lilypavlik7095]

the fact that her half brothers’ dad was more concerned about her than her own mother is so disgusting. hell, everybody is more concerned than the mother. i hope the mother does time because she clearly knows something and is hiding things.

[@corbinbleu444]

step dad

[@numbernine3436]

She was pimping her daughter out. She was benefiting monetarily or being supplied drugs.

[@lilypavlik7095]

@@corbinbleu444 i didn’t think they ever got married

[@AdorzAaliyahSince94]

@@numbernine3436 I kind of felt that way, too... Poor baby! She deserved so much more.

[@bigmona2741]

She was selling her daughter

[@amandapurcell8564]

The fact that they went on TV and we’re literally ONLY worried about their own reputation is sickening. That poor baby had no one that had her back.

[@janetcampbell9286]

That's a sign of a narsasist & a pschoiopath, they are only worried about their own public image.

[@sheashayx]

38:46

[@keyonamcbride9853]

No one!😢

[@airyowo9971]

Ugh, this is such a sad case. Relisha’s mother needs to be locked up. She neglected, abused and essentially allowed her daughter to be groomed by a predator and likely abducted/sold. It’s absolutely disgusting. She completely failed her daughter. I feel sympathy for her struggling with systemic poverty and likely abuse herself but that doesn’t justify what happened here.

[@babycakesface27]

Absolutely. I’m so furious. Where is this little girl? She suffered enough. They failed her.

[@RochelleLong924]

Right if ANYTHING wouldn’t that make you more protective!?

[@deriale6015]

Yeah it's sad for her mother to a point, but I'm so glad that Kendall doesn't go overboard with that. Giving people like this any kind of pass just takes away from parents who do everything possible to give their children a better life. Her mom had a choice with her condition in life, at least to a point, but this baby had no options.

[@lizadoesray]

I agree totally. The mother also didn’t have a chance. Poverty. Lack of education. This vicious cycle will just continue in America.

[@theroxygirl731]

She gave her "baby, her heart" to a monster, an evil monster. That poor baby.

[@MelancholyArmy]

I am a black woman that has been watching Kendall before she started doing true crimes while she was in college doing storytimes. I appreciate how she includes cases with people of color in a respectful manner (even though they often receive less views than her average). I see her as an amazing ally to the black community and a genuine person.

[@themomotocoryxkenshinsbonnet]

Agreed

[@MelancholyArmy]

@@seaofgeese thank you! 😄

[@princess_pm4033]

Yes. It’s so important

[@cringeydramaaccount8390]

I love this comment...sometimes I'm afraid her videos might come off as pandering, but I'm glad that's not how they're being seen as by you.

[@patsyhodge9071]

@@cringeydramaaccount8390 Kendall seems to be blaming everyone except Relishas mother. I dont agree with that.

[@lookatkyia]

Thank you Kendall for pointing out how young black girls are unprotected by the system and the media. You are such an incredible being. I feel so bad for Relisha

[@Xforeverlove21]

I've actually seen this case but more recently and it was only though a YT video. I doubt this case got much coverage/exposure when she first went missing considering how we are all just hearing it, 7 years later (it was probably brought into Kendall's attention more recently too, otherwise she would've covered it years ago). Who knows, if Relisha was sold to sex traffickers maybe she could've been saved right away. The media def needs to start covering POC cases because it's sad when YT videos are doing the ONLY service to missing POC. I'm so tired of this missing white woman syndrome.

[@chloz222]

the case has just recently been brought back so social media. she has covered many poc and lgbtq cases if you look at her page !

[@affettatoprosciutto7139]

@@chloz222 wait I thought everyone under this comment knew that

[@affettatoprosciutto7139]

@@chloz222 (genuine confusion no disrespect)

[@brahmabkitty03]

@@Xforeverlove21 the Today show covered this story

[@djhannnah]

I hate everyone involved in this case. I hate every one of her family members, I hate anyone involved from CPS who absolutely failed this little girl, knowing full well she was in significant danger. This is one of the most infuriating cases I've ever heard. It's not about simple neglect, it's not about poverty, it's not about cyclical abuse. This was malice and evil at work.

[@mikesanders8621]

Welcome to America, land of the three fifths compromise.

[@dyamondcrawford2162]

I definitely agree!! I hate everyone being involved in her case too! I also hate every one of her family members, the cops, CPS, every single person that absolutely failed that little girl 😡 they knew damn well she was in danger and she needed to be in a safe stable place and she needed love and care!!!

[@nana-th2pr]

her mom literally sold her. no child has to go through that, she was supposed to trust her mom and be nurtured but at the end she gets this in return. this breaks my heart. :(

[@Emmanuel-3.16]

;(

[@kyleechristensen2217]

To varying degrees, I think this happens a lot. It's really terrible and shouldn't exist. It shouldn't even be a possibility. Grown men (or anyone, really) should not be attracted to children... their minds shouldn't work that way. It's just disgusting.

[@nana-th2pr]

@@kyleechristensen2217 i definitely agree, they are children who shouldn't go through this or even know about this but for her case, to be exposed to this things when she had a bright future up ahead breaks my heart. everyone failed her, they should've taken the children away sooner

[@LipciousBeautyCo]

she gve her to the janitor who is Khalil. he killed her , then his wife and then his self.

[@nana-th2pr]

@@LipciousBeautyCo yes, i definitely believe that is what happened, i just hope now that they find her body which is sad to say

[@Jasmyne241]

When she said that man was coming to get her I automatically thought that the Mom was pimping Relisha out

[@liveinthemoment3855]

That was my first thought as well 😞

[@lizdeanes6565]

Same.

[@ashleyoreilly5327]

This is exactly what I was thinking.

[@dollydexter9473]

@@ashleyoreilly5327 I agree. He was either paying (Relisha’s mum) or supplying her with drugs, probably a bit of both. I know that her mum is said to have mild learning difficulties, but surely she knows the difference between right and wrong. And letting her baby girl go off with this vile man to HOTELS?!! She may not be the person who killed that poor child, but she has her daughters blood on her hands, same as her grandmother. I hope ALL her other kids have been removed from her “care”, as clearly she can’t look after herself, let alone her kids. Poor Relisha, lessons need to be learned from this awful story...

[@ashleyoreilly5327]

@@dollydexter9473 there have been so many stories lately about strung out junkies pimping out their kids. I have a feeling that's what happened too.

[@samnicotera1109]

what breaks my heart the most is Relisha probably enjoyed spending time with him and first because he was the first adult in her life giving her attention and spending time with her. so many people failed her.

[@kaylaloveslilpeepforever6825]

Damn,that hurts to think about

[@clarapayne05]

I agree with this so much. He spent time with her, took her to do things. She was probably happier with him more then anyone... and he knew it, he took advantage of that trust. Ih makes my heart hurt so much. That poor baby.

[@lynne1517]

She was so vulnerable. Exactly who a predator will target x

[@kamrynwhitworth7283]

So true... like in a way it was such a manipulative bribe. This poor girl loved being with him for a reason but obviously he wasn’t responsible enough to take healthy care of her.

[@rupatiwari5923]

Agree

[@simplyboppingK]

Can we talk about how her teachers actually cared enough to make sure that she was cared for and loved? If she hadn't died, could you imagine how much of an impact that could have made on her? Her teacher might have been one of the only people that cared enough to make sure that she was okay aside from her grandma and her sister's aunt. Such a sad story.

[@userrrrso300]

This case has always frustrated me ... I will always wonder why her mother just let her go with that man like that

[@Slowstangs4.6]

$$$$$....... people are sick

[@elizabeth-qy6mm]

Off topic but I love ur pfp

[@sweetlotusrain]

@@elizabeth-qy6mm what’s pfp?

[@casmatori]

Dumb as rocks. That's why she named her daughter Relish FFS

[@lisalarsen2384]

She sold her

[@evildevilcute4131]

I am from Washington DC and I CAN NOT THANK YOU ENOUGH for featuring Relisha Rudd today. She does not get enough coverage and my heart breaks for her every day. I’ve been following the story since the day she was announced missing and I am praying that someone somewhere will come with an answer. Thank you thank you 🙏🏽 from the bottom of my heart for giving this beautiful little black girl a voice.

[@natasiah.1362]

I echo your sentiments. Also in the dmv area and have been praying since this news broke.

[@foreverblondesxo]

I have the most hard core chills I’ve ever experienced reading this.... very strange considering the things that usually trigger chills for me. Praying for this little girl

[@LipciousBeautyCo]

im frm DC too ive always thought and knew that Khalil who is the janitor took her killed his wife her and then himself. she sold her to the janitor smdh

[@tessheavner5776]

I'm from right outside of dc and I barely remember this case it should have and still get so much more attention

[@princess_pm4033]

♥️♥️♥️

[@BigMama92-r2m]

As a mother Relisha’s mother’s lack of care and concern boggles me. I hope that justice is served for this poor baby.

[@hotdyme86]

I teach in such places. It's ridiculously common.

[@nelsonkaiowa4347]

She didn´t get a proper upbringing, so she has no idea what good parenthood is like. If you didn´t have a normal childhood and life, you tend to not care about anything, really, you go numb.It´s a defense system. Also, this guy was totally grooming them and everybody falls for that because it is careful manipulation.

[@missbrooke9458]

Oh it’s not her fault. It’s the cycle right? 😤 I have 5 kids. I’m not perfect but I can’t understand why these red flags were ignored.

[@peytonhendricks5520]

Off topic - you’re GORGEOUS

[@annisa8863]

@@peytonhendricks5520 I was thinking the same thing and had to check comments to see if anyone else said it already

[@Peachiebun]

Oh yea, her mama definitely sold her off! The biggest clue was that “Dr.Tatum” was the janitor and the mama had to have known or seen him at the shelter. Disgusting parents 🤢

[@imanimercedes9139]

Every single adult in this case failed Relisha. Everyone.

[@imanamatullah2378]

No, not everyone failed Relisha. At least Relisha’s teachers were concerned and tried their best to intervene, but their hands were tied.

[@imanimercedes9139]

@@imanamatullah2378 that is true. I was mainly referring to the adults in her family. Specifically her mother who basically handed her off to someone she barely knew.

[@lizziebarrie]

yes and it’s so heartbreaking 😞

[@monetmonroe4644]

Yea they did

[@iammar1159]

@@imanamatullah2378 The teachers restored some of my faith in humanity 🙏🏾

[@Dylan-bj3zy]

Faking an asthma attack just to avoid going back...That absolutely shatters my heart. 😢

[@Spark_Grace]

Me too 💔

[@dejaporter7338]

😔

[@avamarie159]

I wish I could adopt her myself 😓

[@lisah9709]

She probably was having a real asthma attack but it was from the stress!

[@Dylan-bj3zy]

@@lisah9709 no. It literally said she faked an asthma attack to avoid going back.

[@Peachy019]

I think Tatum was paying the mom to gained access to her daughter... I think the mom was just happy to not worry about Relisha anymore. I’m convinced that the mother is involved because she went along with the “Doctor’s excuse” and she would know that Tatum was the janitor at the homeless shelter to begin with.

[@emilysansone1861]

Agree completely

[@Orophile_303]

Yeah, like selling her child.

[@salmashaikho9888]

100% agree

[@christiegreason3036]

I find it so interesting that when Casey Anthony did not report her daughter missing for 31 days she becomes the subject of a national media frenzy, but when Shamika Young (Relisha's mother) never reports Relisha missing even after she was missing for more than 20 days and yet nobody knows about Shamika and the woman was never even named a suspect.

[@Krystal_Clearr]

Fr!!!

[@mitchlamping530]

The news kinda cherry picks what stories to cover it’s still fucked up how both relishas mom and Casey Anthony walk free like at least give them 5 years or something fuck

[@capcutfc291]

She was an attractive mom and they had pictures of her doing a hot body contest. That's why imo. The media sucks.

[@detreshaclayton4532]

Wow and both of the mothers are working free today they both need to be locked up

[@KRL1999]

CORRECTION: Casey Anthony NEVER reported her daughter missing. It was Casey's Mom, Cindy, who called the police after tracking Casey down at her boyfriend's house. When she finally found Casey and realized Caylee wasn't with her, she basically dragged Casey out to the car and called 911. She forced Casey to talk to the operator, and Casey lied about everything and seemed very annoyed and uninterested in talking with them.

[@SarahMacDani]

This is how groomers work. They don't just attack straight out, they don't just groom the children, they work slowly and over time to create a trusting relationship with the family to get what they want.

[@mightyea]

And the tunnels remind me of human trafficking. Human trafficking groomers show off money on social media!

[@wandering4786]

Man it breaks my heart for Relisha. He was somebody in her life, that she thought really cared about her. Imagine how scared and betrayed she probably felt when that all came to an end :(

[@ashleyhill8737]

Thank you, it's so true. Especially with there being mild mental illness, those are are the very people that would not know they were being groomed. They don't have the social skills to catch or react to that type of person.

[@RiceSteph]

Yuppp

[@tunisianleila286]

Her mum 1000% knew what was going on

[@Tobi-qm3uf]

The second she said "bought her gifts" my heart sank

[@sam-ld4rg]

literally same

[@akcj1]

The “mother” sold her. To hell with her and the rest of the adults that failed her. This story always makes me so sad for this baby girl. She had the potential not to be a loser like the rest of her adult family.

[@KalvinGarrah]

I think it’s a little more complex than that (not to say the mother did anything right at all lol) intergenerational poverty played a huge role here I don’t think all the members of her adult family are losers, especially not Antonio and Melissa. They were literally born into a cycle of poverty which is nearly impossible to end....

[@akcj1]

@@KalvinGarrah just because you’re poor doesn’t mean you have to be a horrible person. I know poor people who are still good parents. I even know drug addicts who are still protective of their children.

[@dainelletaylor82]

To further Queen A's point, a lot of the time abuse is apparent in poverty stricken communities but the mothers, the aunts, the grandmothers (and a lot of the men too) have experienced it so they are that much more protective of kids being around shady characters... good people, no matter their "class" protect children, period.

[@jabellatv3240]

Exactly she didn't even want to be around them she probably rather be around a man who was most likely grooming her and or abusing her than to be with her family smfh

[@gibea101]

“no proof of abuse” THE INJURIES RIGHT THERE!!! so many babies that could be saved oh my goodness

[@kuru280]

I feel so bad for teachers when they clearly know a child is experiencing neglect/abuse but can’t do much about it

[@kristinamarie111]

My mom works as a teachers aid and she goes through this same thing every day. It’s really sad

[@sabinadallmeyer9768]

It's so hard.

[@stevephillips4715]

It's def so hard. We try our best with providing food clothes education where help can be given. But ultimately unfortunately a lot of the time those things are up to parents 😕 reporting neglect/abuse is anther difficult situation. You can report

[@LT-Kwe]

They should have reported it

[@rebaknox5892]

@@LT-Kwe The Teacher did... That's how DFACS got involved in the first place. She said the caseworker was the one who reported it to the police

[@LexieJay00]

I just keep thinking about what these teachers must see in this area. They are the only ones protecting some of these children. 🥺

[@MH-ds8cb]

100%...I’m a teacher in a large city and it breaks my heart to have all these children “distance learning” in the name of Covid. Teachers report abuse. Who is protecting many of our children right now? 🙏🏼

[@emmalarson6060]

My grandma is a teacher at a low income school in my town, and she has these two kids in her class that she bathes every day, washes their clothes, and brings them a packed lunch. These kids live in a meth house, and that was confirmed.. my grandma is the only hope these kids have and it’s so sad.

[@symonelop3z]

@@emmalarson6060 and child services knows all this ??? America is so backwards ... this system only cares once that child is harmed severely or worse.. killed. And they don’t take anything into accountability

[@emmalarson6060]

@@symonelop3z they do know. It’s so sad

[@duhnay]

@@symonelop3z you have to cut the social workers at child services a little slack. They care A LOT but they have to meet GOVERNMENT qualifications and standards to take children away from parents. If you want to be mad at anyone, be mad at the people who are in control of the standards that need to be met to protect children. Kendall Rae even said the social worker DID report a lot of the things that happened, but there wasn't enough proof to legally do anything about it :(

[@HanHanMC]

What a horrible mother. Hard to justify her actions for any reason, really. There are plenty of poor people who are still good parents and protective of their children. She clearly just didn’t care about her daughter.

[@rhiannongreen2642]

I briefly thought perhaps the mother wanted her daughter to have things she couldn't give her (the nails, food, gifts) and time away from the shelter but its the lying about who he was (the doctor and neurology stuff) that makes it clear she knew something was wrong and she shouldn't have been allowing her to go with him. That and not going to pick the kids up from school show a lack of care.

[@kaitlynmaria751]

I agree! Just because someone may not be in an ideal circumstance when they have kids doesn’t mean they can’t be great parents. There’s no excuse for relishas mother at all and there is no justification for this woman’s actions. She definitely didn’t care about her poor daughter 💔

[@KalvinGarrah]

@@humannamedhannah Kendall isn’t trying to make excuses she’s pointing out that if you want to hold the mother responsible you have to acknowledge WHY she allowed it to happen. The mother is a victim of intergenerational poverty herself. She is a homeless, intellectually disabled, woman of color living in a country which systematically oppresses minorities and provides little help to poor people (which is how the generational poverty cycle continues). Sure, the mother did EVERYTHING wrong, but we also have to hold other people accountable; the cps workers who continuously allowed the mother to have custody, shelter employees who did not uphold the no fraternizing rule and turned a blind eye to Khalil’s relationship with Relisha, the school employees who did little investigating into a month of absence and strange doctor’s notes.... EVERYONE failed this little girl. Not just 1 person

[@jessicaaustin2556]

The mother knew and there is no excuse that can be made for her. Yes she had a rough life but there are so many who have hard lives and there are many who suffer from mental health problems but they don’t sell their kids!!!!! Yes EVERYONE failed her this I agree with. I would like to ask though has anyone heard the term “it starts at home” ? The one most responsible for keeping this beautiful young lady safe was her mother! She neglected her plain and simple then the other adults tried to step in and care for her and some may have called cps however you can’t always rely on them to step up and do their jobs to protect the innocent. Therefore this little girl was either sold or lost her life due to negligence of the ones who should have kept her safe. HER MOTHER and CPS. So while yes the predator is to blame he is NOT the only one.

[@heatherdelias8168]

Exactly. Her egg donar was pure trash. I hope karma catches up with her fast.

[@laurenrathwell6184]

I’m sorry to her family but this is all on the mom. She neglected her and let her go with a guy who was obviously a predator. I just hope that Relisha gets the justice she deserves.

[@paigelarson9279]

Imo her grandmother and aunty failed her too

[@mfpr050799]

And the dad and stepfather too. Nobody talks about them, they are all blaming the mom (who is to blame) but everyone is forgetting that it takes two to create a child

[@edwinarahmaan1157]

@@mfpr050799 They stepdad tried to get all the kids . The system turned me down.

[@nicole4508]

@@edwinarahmaan1157 yeah but didn't he kill one of his kids?

[@RuminatingRaptor]

@@nicole4508 That was the bio dad who killed one of his own children. I think he tried for custody as well.

[@serrilouisa3340]

It sickens me that we still live in a world where children aren’t safe, scares me for the future

[@Iron678Maiden]

No one is safe

[@tbmdd]

Bruh you made this comment so fast lmao

[@rainydayinparis]

Children who are neglected and from broken homes have never been safe and are always the first to be targeted by predators

[@elizabeth-qy6mm]

The world is horrible.

[@haleythatgirl2141]

I cannot even imagine how heart broken I would be if anyone in my family went missing or died 😭

[@velvetdawson617]

we all felt our hearts drop when she said; "42 gallon size trash bags, a shovel, and a bag of lye"

[@scottcharney1091]

Lye

[@tinar328]

Actually it’s a bag on lime, not lye. Two difference substances.

[@shilohgoes5544]

Yes.

[@nataly4426]

yeah:((

[@dianasmith5641]

Bro... tears immediately fell 😞

[@kierstenknotts2900]

The fact that THE MOTHER refused a lie detector speaks volumes. Regardless is it’s admissible or not

[@paige3805]

nah. there are many things that are suspicious about her mother's behaviour but that's not one of them. she could've not wanted to participate in that part of the show because she had concerns that the lie detector would give false results for a number of reasons, including her addiction. afaik drug use can affect your heart rate and can make you twitchy which can really mess with polygraph test results, as can anxiety issues. refusing a polygraph =/= an admission of guilt and pushing the narrative that anyone who doesn't want to take one has something to hide can jeopardise cases. they're not admissible in court for good reason.

[@chilldragon4752]

@@paige3805 Thank you.

[@dejateamer5472]

A judge used his test in court 💯 i watched that episode & followed the case

[@mandypdx]

The family going on a trash talk show is what speaks volumes.

[@MuskanJ]

she is not her mother. she just gave birth to Relisha.

[@03debrah]

Agreed a mom loves and protects their babies

[@edwinarahmaan1157]

The whole family is on drug . Relisha mother, grandmother, auntie

[@notthesame8991]

Right!!👏

[@heatherdelias8168]

Exactly. She's just an egg donar

[@julieplummer8985]

Pretty sure that can be said for all the children that came out of her.

[@sweetblack1216]

I'm so angry with him. Before he decided to commit suicide he should have at the very least put in a note what happened to her and where she could be found.

[@ieshaanderson2498]

I think he was murdered

[@TalkingTiffany]

@@ieshaanderson2498 If that was my daughter he would have been. I'd serve my time with a smile on my face everyday.

[@EASJR1991]

@@ieshaanderson2498 There’s something kind of strange about the circumstances of his death. The police publicly stated that he died from an apparent suicide from A gunshot wound to the head. But when Shameka appeared on the Steve Wilkos show, she said that she doesn’t believe that Khalil‘s death was a suicide because according to her, you can’t shoot yourself two times in the head. The police never mentioned anything about there being two gunshot wound‘s. It’s pretty suspicious when somebody in a case knows information that the police didn’t publicly disclose. That’s often a sign that they could be a viable suspect. And incidentally, this is why people say that you should never speak to the police without first consulting with an attorney. Because you could end up accidentally saying stuff that could incriminate you.

[@ieshaanderson2498]

@@EASJR1991 I saw online, the exact same thing shamika mentioned. Some online articles say suicide and some do not.

[@EASJR1991]

@@ieshaanderson2498 I looked at a video of a case. The police chief who was chief of police at the time that Tatum was found dead, a new police chief has since taken over, stated that his death appeared to be a suicide. But they didn’t confirm at the time because of death.

[@MultiFantastical]

That guy absolutely killed Relisha. Lye, trash bags, and a shovel? Yeah. She's gone. More than that, it sounds like he confessed to his wife, who clearly didn't give the response he liked, because he killed her, too.

[@Jaker2123]

Lye

[@ellamayoxoxo9510]

@@Jaker2123 🙄

[@maewhee]

This is exactlyyyyy what I thought!!

[@thekendrashow]

Or he sold her to one of his creep friends and she’s still alive somewhere. I hope she isn’t dead.

[@chrisnichelle]

I remember when this story happened here in DC. Everybody knew the mother was guilty of something. Last I heard, she works in Oxon Hill right near the red roof inn, ironically. It's safe to say people around here can't stand her. I'm so glad you covered this story and I'm so so so grateful for you pointing out that her race does play a huge part in why this story did not go national. This sweet girl did not deserve this. Literally EVERYONE failed her. Her stepdad is still advocating for her to this day. It's incredibly heartbreaking

[@emilyann4054]

The fact that her mother was just okay with her hanging out with some 50-something dude is just so incredibly sad and wrong. There's no way to justify that at all. He took advantage of a little girl that nobody was looking out for, which is exactly what predators do. He bought her nice things and took her places and gained her trust. She didn't deserve what happened to her or the situation she was put in. I hope we get justice for her.

[@VividReality74]

He was probably paying her some money and she knew what was going on. He was grooming a child.

[@michelle_mana]

Why do I feel like this was the only was she felt she could he supplied with drugs

[@PinkParadox13]

on some crazy shit...my dad was the same way...no one wanted to talk aout all the gifts, food, clothes, i came home home with....shit distorts ur mentality as woman

[@idek7438]

@@VividReality74 There's no way an adult would be completely clueless in this scenario. Of course she was okay with it. She sold her daughter to this guy.

[@EFantasic]

God. Every adult in that child's life failed her. Poor girl.

[@isabelberger9441]

I know right. The only adults that seemed to care for her were her cheerleading coach and her teachers. 😭 But they were limited in what they could do...

[@katiewilson1734]

I feel like the aunt (Ashley) was the only family member who at least tried to do right by her. Those teachers are angels.

[@duhnay]

@@isabelberger9441 I truly think the social worker involved in her case cared about her. The social worker wrote in the report about what they saw, but they have to meet goverment standards to intervene and take a child out of a home. The social worker's hands were legally tied, and that's extremely unfortunate.

[@Firefly-pc1rk]

besides her teachers i think they did as much as they can

[@theboldandthebeautiful3729]

@@katiewilson1734 yes her auntie❤ did try, but im sure the mom/sister didn't make it easy for her and im sure she had her own kids and struggle.

[@Squidneysunn]

I definitely think she was trafficked. That man worked in a homeless shelter as a janitor with a bunch of money and expensive shoes?? He took advantage of where he worked finding families of poverty and neglect. Hoping she’s okay wherever she is..

[@foreverlibra93]

Its breaks my heart and it sickens me to say this but a homeless shelter full of minority children and young people is like the perfect breeding ground for predators or traffickers. No one’s going to sound the alarm if a homeless black/brown child goes missing from a homeless shelter , smh

[@sophiathe1st244]

I think the expensive shoes and money was posted by the moms boyfriend

[@saraelisabeth1007]

@@Delilah513 i feel like he was pimping her out and then maybe something went wrong and she died in the process :( poor baby

[@christifairgrieve242]

Or sold drugs

[@breakfastattiffanys741]

I like to imagine in an alternative universe, Relisha's young intelligence got attention and was actually swept away by secret services to begin her training and new secret life. But alas, nope.

[@yup5053]

i know it’s complicated and we don’t know all the details, but how in good faith could her aunt or grandma force her to go back home when she was clearly terrified of it

[@lorenallison5089]

"He picked me up and I didn't get a weird feeling", PLEASE REMEMBER: predators can often turn on the charm, and child predators infiltrate families to gain trust because as sad as it is, adults can be mislead by the suave and the charm, so that they feel comfortable with their child when under "normal" circumstances this would be a different story

[@foreverlibra93]

Even if he’s the most charming man on the face of the earth and she didn’t feel uncomfortable and , it really bothers me that no one in that family thought it was strange that he only took interest in Relisha. No one in that shelter thought it was strange that he only showed interest in the little girls and the teenage girls.

[@itsmekayla6566]

I didn’t here her say this in the video when did she say it

[@liz21304]

@@itsmekayla6566 15:10

[@mekeiawatson]

You're right. But what common sense adult is going to let their little girl go off with an adult man that's not related to them? Hell, I don't trust no uncles or cousins.

[@idek7438]

@@mekeiawatson The minute I heard this scenario I was like hell no. There's no way her family didn't realize what was going on. Her mother at least must have known and just didn't do shit

[@sylviacrafts6704]

"Homeless kids" should not be a thing, homelessness shouldn't be a thing period.🤨✌🏽💙

[@VividReality74]

Kids should not live in shelters with other adult unrelated to them.

[@janellemccann93]

@@VividReality74 thank you! I don’t understand why this isn’t talked about more

[@ToriandAnnaTheIdiots]

They just don’t care enough

[@PrincessPeyten]

Syliva Crafts Yes Yes Yes it should never be a thing😒😒😒

[@candy-ninja]

The fact that our government lets this happen shows how heartless and useless they are

[@Deebz9]

I never wanted kids of my own but it’s stories like this that make me want to buy a big mansion and take in children like this and give them the love and life they deserve. I haven’t even finished half the video and it already has me emotional. I wish I could go back and save this girl.

[@zb1haobin]

I totally agree with this.. children like these deserve so much better :(

[@zknight4481]

If there’s one thing I’ve noticed, it’s that a lot of people who don’t want kids of their own are the same people who would make incredible parents, and the people popping them out left and right are usually absolutely awful parents. I wish it was the other way around

[@curse4384]

@@zknight4481 mostly bc ppl who don’t want kids are usually more focused on their futures, this naturally would make them good parents as they are prepared and are for the future, meanwhile the ones “popping them out” are usually living in the moment, a terrible environment for the kids.

[@wandering4786]

I TOTALLY AGREE !!! There are so many neglected children that just need a guardian who cares and will protect them. It hurts my heart knowing that so many children have left this world without ever feeling safe or truly loved, and usually because the system just lets them fall through the cracks :(

[@Nonyah123]

That is a beautiful dream. I get miserable thinking about how much sickness there is in the world. I really hope you can do that one day, we need more good people to spread goodness into the world

[@deedeedee1995]

How did Relisha’s mom stay chill about not talking/seeing her child for three whole weeks?! She definitely had something to do with this. Poor baby deserved better 💔

[@sarahtorpos4285]

The mother is obviously hiding something. She might not have known everything Kahlil was planning on doing to her daughter, but she let Relisha go with a grown man who had a suspicious behavior. This is terrible !

[@jonistasiak7037]

He was paying her for access to her child!!

[@butterfly_esq]

It amazes and frustrates me that her “mother” isn’t locked away. Her grandmother and her aunt failed her too. Poor child had no chance.

[@imamuggle03]

I was wondering why the grandma/aunt couldn't take her in. And if not she and her siblings should have been taken into foster care. I know this video is about Relisha, but I hope her brothers are okay too, who knows what condition they're living in :(

[@downtherabbithole8325]

@@imamuggle03 they might not have wanted to get cps involved as it might restrict their ability to see the kids but could put all of the kids into foster system. Or given the many cracks in the system, it might never have been adressed

[@JazminDaneen]

He was literally dating a child... smh and no one said anything

[@samanthamunoz6874]

my thoughts exactly! It creeped me out when she said that he bought her clothes and took to the mall like she was his girlfriend! So gross!

[@olivia-px2wz]

right!

[@TacoTuesdayy]

I want everyone arrested! The shelter workers, social workers, her mom, her aunt. This makes me so sad smh

[@elizaramirez4952]

The mother is the main person responsible. She did not care for her little girl at all.

[@LaLaE23]

Can we all just take a minute to appreciate Kendall and how much effort, love, life and energy she puts into all of her projects.

[@amandateague8763]

Thank you Kendall!!!!💕💕💕🙌 Angels are among us

[@alyssaj2729]

Yesss🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼🙌🏼your amazing Kendall !! Keep doing ya thang!!

[@liveinthemoment3855]

🥂 Cheers to that!

[@diamondharper1539]

Thank you kendall! For spreading awareness and hope and love. This world is better because of beautiful souls like you. 💗

[@brunettely]

I can’t stop crying. This poor child needed SOMEONE. Shame on her parents. Poor Relisha. You are forever young, forever an angel.

[@angelikaperkone]

All she had was the teachers :((

[@sofia-qh3mj]

I’m out here crying too, this is so heartbreaking

[@cwise5090]

Yes! It reminded me of the Gabriel Fernandez case. These people don't do anything until it's way too late, especially with POC. It's so sad and they just do not care

[@2468whodoweappreciate]

You can’t shame the parents when they’ve been in generations of systematic poverty dumbass. You need to blame the gov for not raising the min wage and giving universal healthcare and childcare. Ask your senator, mayor for higher min wage. Look for ways to speak up on it. Start fighting when others cant.

[@brunettely]

@@2468whodoweappreciate As a dumbass, I will gladly shame parents who willingly let their daughter go alone with a strange man. That has nothing to do with “systematic poverty.” I usually don’t respond to ignorant comments but the government has absolutely nothing to do with this level of poor parenting and carelessness.

[@PRENTISSVAUGHNN]

Proud of Kendall for staying concrete when talking about Black Girls and People Of Color instead of fumbling around terminology like most youtubers - Kendall know wtf she's saying and how to say it to empower POC and be bold about it. Loudly talking about Black Girls not getting the same attention as white girls is so MF IMPORTANT and Kendall crushes it every time. Her representation is on point, and representation MATTERS.

[@beatsdontstop305]

💞💞💞💞

[@shan6283]

Yes!! Love this comment

[@underwirez]

hm its almost like she’s doing the bare minimum discussing about these cases and that this is something one should normally be doing anyway

[@yvettebowles9011]

I think that the mom sold her daughter. And this day and age, Amber Alerts should be nationwide. The system failed this child. I'm at a loss for words here. I don't understand how the mother hasn't been charged.

[@amenazamusica]

Yes! By the time the amber alerts are sent out they can be anywhere within 1500 miles from the place of the crime, it's horrible! Nation wide amber alerts get everybody on the clock, not a couple million people

[@jamelahadadd6545]

Ya am with u her mam sold her daughter

[@joeshmoe3839]

Grooming needs to be spoken about more. So many people think that predators are these outwardly monsterous people but it's the Tatum types that need to be spoken about more. The type that gain your trust and become apart of your life so much so that it's difficult to see them as predators at all.

[@blessedbythebest1003]

Facts

[@charlotteboyett-napper4780]

Very true. They are chameleons.

[@aliciamurray6080]

@@blessedbythebest1003 yyy

[@myriamh.2182]

Yeah he also acted like most groomers do. He selected a child that wasnt well protected by it s family. They also look for children who dont have anyone to turn to when the abuse happened. They also often select families who have financial problems so they can buy their way in. They often turn away when they see that the relationship with a parent or another adult is close.

[@janelle_111]

Yessss👆🏼✅

[@SacrificeTheVeggies]

If her mom wasn’t involved in her daughter’s disappearance, she would be doing everything she could to help the media and get exposure for this case. I feel so awful for this poor baby.

[@headlightfluid7965]

There’s no way her mother wasn’t in on this from the beginning.

[@alexbennet4195]

Not necessarily. She could just be such a shitty neglectful person that she simply doesn't care.

[@katelynthomas5177]

She gave her daughter away willingly. Maybe a trade for drugs or money or something

[@freshouttheoven]

Instead she goes on that show… what the hell!?

[@LukaGoink]

She was probly just glad to not have to worry about her anymore… out of sight out of mind. People like these should be made sterile

[@melissab8070]

Why wasn’t the mother further investigated, charged with child neglect or anything?!

[@robyndendy]

This case infuriates me. Bless her coach and teachers for being the only people in her life that cared. That poor baby girl was let down by all her family members. I can’t imagine a mother just not caring.

[@maialane6997]

When I was being abused I'd stay at every afterschool program and help at the church for as many hours as possible. I feel for that little girl and I know she was trying her best with what she had.

[@blessedbythebest1003]

Sorry to hear that girl. ♥️👑 Please remember The memories will always be there but it does NOT define you. Live!!😘

[@aiyshayounis2220]

❤️❤️❤️

[@rachelelsee5293]

Me too baby, i stayed away as much as possible

[@Pumpkinhead1993]

I’m sorry you went through that nobody deserves that 🥺💔

[@srushtikhandekar5803]

Hope you are fine ❤️

[@rilleygriffin]

Caring for my son, dressing him, taking care of his hair, helping with his homework is the best part of my day every day. I know it’s not this gratifying for everyone but I can’t fathom these people who neglect their babies. Like every instinct in your body should be to care for your child. Poor Relisha 💔

[@louisianabred616]

This is a beautiful comment. Your son was blessed with a beautiful mommy. 🙏🏽🙏🏽❤️❤️

[@rilleygriffin]

@@louisianabred616 thank you ❤️♥️

[@alyssac.209]

Yes! Nurturing and care taking is my favorite part of being a mom.

[@imalik4965]

I am so appreciate of your efforts and all the other mothers who do the same. I wish there were more of yall💛

[@rubyrhodes1135]

@@valenciasaintilus9573 Don't forget to take care of your needs as well ❤You cant fill another's cup if yours is empty.

[@babyanderson9501]

The mom basically sold her kid dude im so mad for this lil girl

[@jenettabrown6101]

That is my thoughts, she sold her daughter to that monster

[@kaela881]

This is so incredibly disturbing and makes me so upset that she just fell through SO many cracks! I hope we eventually get some answers on this case. Praying for Ralisha.

[@theavandenberg6876]

She was just eight. She needed love and protection and obviously she got none of it. It is completely heartbreaking.

[@SarahSmith-mu1wc]

As a mother, I cannot understand parents that don't protect and take care of their kids! Whatever socioeconomic background you have, it doesn't cost ANYTHING to love your child, to brush their hair, to wash their clothes, to spend time with them and make sure they're not left alone to fend for themselves in a world full of people who may take advantage of them. But when it's the parent that is victimizing their own child, that is a whole other level of evil that I will never be able to wrap my head and heart around. My heart breaks for this little girl. She never had a chance. 💔🙏💔

[@roseandrews8523]

There's a lot about this situation that I don't understand. I don't want to come across as judgmental or harsh given Relisha's disappearance, which is the focus of this video, and truly children from all walks of life vanish also.

[@SarahSmith-mu1wc]

@@roseandrews8523 Absolutely! It's not judgmental to say that parents should be the ones protecting and taking care of their own child! The world is full of predators and children disappear from every class, race, sex, socioeconomic background, etc. My heart breaks for any parent who has to suffer that heartache of not knowing where their child is. But I have no remorse for parents like this because she put her own child in harm's way! My heart breaks for Relisha. SHE is the victim.

[@kathleen5296]

As a non-mother, I will never understand “mothers” who neglect / abuse their kids. I never wanted children, for a myriad of reasons, and that’s just fine. However, I’ve had many babies and older children in my care (friends and family’s) and I cannot fathom turning any child over to someone potentially dangerous, or doing anything less than loving them. I never once let a child in my care out of my sight for a second. I also would never let a strange man (or women) cozy up to them. Shamika not only severely neglected her daughter and handed her straight into the arms of evil... but failed to simply love her. However, everyone else in the family, in my opinion, is just as horrid. That grandmother KNEW better... they all did! If anyone in my life treated their child this way, and I knew about it, even if I only slightly suspected, it would be up to me to follow through with necessary measures to ensure that child gets the love and protection they need. I would fight the most for a child like Relisha! The poor little girl didn’t even want to leave school, but had nowhere to go. Heartbreaking! I’m so beyond angry with the so-called “mother.” As a side note: Don’t these “mothers” ask themselves how would THEY feel if they were their own children and neglected / abused? Don’t they see their kids are helpless? Apparently they have brains they size of a pea, so they are incapable of such thought.. and hearts even smaller, on a microscopic level.

[@SarahSmith-mu1wc]

@@kathleen5296 well said. I couldn't agree more. Although you don't have children of your own, you get it, and I truly wish more parents thought like you. The world would be a better place. It's heartbreaking to even think what may have happened to or become of this child. Wherever Relisha is, I pray that she is at peace. ❤💔❤

[@mythribg3349]

Not to judge. But she was neglectful and also had three other kids. Why have kids if you don't want to care for them? Breaks my heart

[@MithrilMagic]

This is absolutely heartbreaking. I did social work for almost 15 years and saw so many cases like this. I ended up almost having a nervous breakdown and had to leave the work. I am infertile and seeing these children broke my heart. And it was SO FRUSTRATING because you could only go so far with the case. Just awful. Abuse, neglect, EVIL! Makes me ill.

[@rocalarue4144]

Totally understand you. I did social work with children and adolescents. Predominantly with underprivileged communities. I loved it, but 17 years later really took a toll on me. I had to give it up. I haven't been the same since. I myself developed anxiety. It really is tough out there. Thanks for your service. 👍

[@haleynicolewbu0704]

I will never understand how monsters like this always have perfectly healthy children, yet loving people that actually want kids and would take care of them can’t.

[@svetlana9369]

Idk which kind of cases break my heart more: those where the cps and the system fails the kids or the ones where they are doing all they possibly can but the parents are preventing kids from being helped...

[@ion4mar455]

I believe you and the overload of cases Social Services every year get has to stop. Either they have to hire more Social Workers or assistants to you all. The Justice system needs to take missing and neglected children more seriously.

[@MithrilMagic]

@@ion4mar455 Absolutely. I had such a heavy caseload and the people who could actually make a difference would ignore our reports. It was infuriating.

[@lanasinger2127]

So frustrating. I want to adopt a little girl and it’s nearly impossible while other people aren’t even taking care of theirs 😡

[@scorpiochelle]

Foster to adopt. It's cheap or sometimes free. You can choose age, sex and many other factors about which child(ren) you are willing or able to foster.

[@HobieInTheBox]

My theory: the mom was tired of having so many kids, that she decided to leave one behind with a stranger, a suspicious man at that, knowing he'd love to have her and hang around her. Little girls are easy bait and thus the daughter was the easiest one to get rid off, one less burden for the mom. Sorry for writing it in such a cynical way, but people are cruel like this sometimes.

[@Saekaichan]

this is exactly what i thought too. Free solution to her ''problem''. Poor excuse of a human, much less a mother.

[@LaLaE23]

I honestly feel it was more Sinister than this because yes I'm sure she was overwhelmed and when the opportunity presented itself she had no quarrels with straight up selling her child. I don't think she left her with someone because it would be easier on her, because then she's losing whatever benefits she probably got from that child! the only way she's going to make something out of it is if she straight-up sells her poor baby and makes a profit which it looks like she did😢

[@Imtrying_girl]

This happens a lot more than you realize.

[@TheHpnumber1fan]

I will never understand why people have children when they clearly don’t have the means to take care of them. Whether financial or otherwise. And more than one kid too?! Gtfo. People think having children is a game

[@Imtrying_girl]

@@TheHpnumber1fan More kids more money when you live off the system

[@joyridemew]

Why didn't the mother get arrested? This is putting the wrong idea out there that you can give your child to some random weird person, the child come up missing, and there will be no consequences towards the person responsible for the child. This is ridiculous.

[@ieshaanderson2498]

Because she mentioned that she's been knowing the janitor for awhile and there's no proof that she' let her child be with him, for the exchange of drugs or money. I'm just stating facts and how the law works. My instinct says that she sold her child to the janitor and other people feel this as well but the fact still remains that there's no actual proof that this took place

[@joyridemew]

@@ieshaanderson2498 it's just weird I can't wrap my head around it

[@Alyth85]

I’ve struggled with infertility for 5 years. It breaks my heart there are women out there like this who get to be moms. And that evidently a law was required for people to report their own child as missing.

[@paolitna28]

Its. Not about YOU

[@keepitfrankwithfentse]

You will get to be a mom. Keep that faith alive.

[@Alyth85]

@paoltina28 @dh H umm...my comment was about women like the one in this case?? But your empathy deficit is astounding. No need to troll and gaslight me!

[@KikiW89]

(I get what you're saying) Women who can have Kids Don't make good Mother's (Most) But Women can't have kids Will probably be Good Mother's I'm pray that you'll get your Blessings🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@bellavarga6158]

@@KikiW89 lmao what... being fertile makes you likely to be a bad mother? What does the capabilities of someone’s reproductive system have to do with if they’re a good mother?

[@headlightfluid7965]

I knew how this story was going to go as soon as Kendall started talking about the gifts and outings. That’s exactly what my step-father was like. I’m heartbroken and probably not going to sleep tonight.

[@just-be-nice]

So sorry.

[@despicabledavidshort3806]

I got gifts too. When I told my mother years later she said that's why he was always buying you things. Then she remarried him 😳

[@JiJi-yg9op]

I’m so sorry what you went through.

[@lilyrose8881]

I think its pretty much certain that the mom sold Relisha. I hate to think that but why else would see literally just not care about not hearing from her daughter for 3 weeks?

[@jiahui313]

scary thought but i think you're right.

[@thekendrashow]

“mY pHoNe wAS oFF sO i hAD nO cOnTaCt wItH mY dAuGhTer” so she couldn’t ask anyone in the shelter to use their phone?? She’s such a poor excuse of a mother

[@brttejacqueline5372]

Her mother sold her. Everyone failed poor relisha. This case breaks my heart

[@kianadyson]

Finally! This is exactly what I felt immediately. It felt obvious with the facts stated. No mother would allow her daughter to be with a strange person. I knew then, she was letting him butter her up so she would go with him willingly.

[@ellamayoxoxo9510]

I thought this as well. She sold her baby girl 😔😒😠 evil evil monster

[@youlextube]

Everyone except her wonderful teachers/school staff

[@sasha5294]

The Playtime Project made me tear up, I am so so glad there are organisations like that out there to help kids be able to live and grow.

[@hardyquinn9442]

it's absolutely dispicable how many people failed this poor little girl.

[@isitlina]

yeah, literally the only people who tried to protect her were her teachers and the system made them completely powerless...

[@elphaba4674]

How disgusting to go on a television show and exploit this situation. It all stinks..and the mother for sure knows a lot more.

[@shilohsanders4902]

I will never understand how a mother can let a man be alone with her child..

[@maliamichelle2059]

I would never!

[@laabellebeauty]

When Kendall said the man was “coming to get Relisha” I got so creeped out. That is just so strange and I wish her grandmother wouldn’t have let her go...

[@hannahcollings6358]

I don't understand how a mother can let their child be alone with anyone

[@Areyousayingidontknowmyname]

The magic word here is drugs.

[@Awooe111]

Mother also had fuck up childhood and i bet her mental health too, its where this careless coming from, she doesn’t know what is bad or good , abuse is fine for her

[@heatherdubya]

That poor baby’s whole life… I’m a teacher and my reason why is for babies like her. 😔 I wish I could just hug her and tell her she was loved.

[@LisaMariavanHarmelen]

“That’s my baby, that’s my heart” .... Should have treated your “heart” better. Poor girl. She didn’t deserve this 💔

[@neekwyd]

As a black woman from DC, thank you so much for covering this case.

[@Gemini61]

As a human from Rhode Island thank you for covering case

[@cherrywilson6267]

As a white woman from NY for coving this 🙄

[@neekwyd]

I’m not understanding why my comment is triggering any of you lmao. This case hit home and never got the awareness it needed. Something she stated in the video. Move around.

[@bria415]

@@neekwyd Good ol' white fragility. Your comment was necessary. I really appreciate Kendall for covering this case.

[@neekwyd]

Lore B. Yes. And this didn’t require input from any of you. As a black woman from the area this case took place in, I have an added interest in this case. This could have easily been my goddaughter or a member of my church. That’s it. It wasn’t a diss to whatever you identify as. Stop taking it that way. It says more about you all than me.

[@radqax]

like they say “all kids deserve parents, but not all people deserve kids”

[@Sara88890]

Why was the mom in foster care when the grandmother was still around, obviously that family has been dysfunctional for generations, no wonder the mom didn't know how to take care of her children, she probably wasn't taken care of as a child either and went on and continued that cycle. Even when Relisha had adults in her life that did care like her teachers and at herafter-school activities it wasn't enough, this problem runs deep.

[@laurenlinney]

khalil definitely killed relisha. and her mom was a horrible parent to just let her go with him like that.

[@BiiMesiah]

How hasn't the mother been arrested for neglect, for not seeing her child for three weeks, for not ensuring she goes to school (unexcused absences), for STILL claiming she was with "Dr. Tatum" knowing good and well that he was the janitor in the very same shelter, for pretending she was there during role call?.... Why? I'm so sorry Sweet Relisha, may the Lord be with you and guard you wherever you are.

[@CalmAfterTheStormPodcast]

There was an indictment and a grand jury voted on whether to hold the mother criminally responsible for misleading police.... grand jury voted no to indictment. Really makes you wonder what police know that we don’t 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@BiiMesiah]

@@CalmAfterTheStormPodcast oh my God!! Thank you so much for your reply

[@CalmAfterTheStormPodcast]

@@BiiMesiah No problem hope it helped!

[@kristaerykah]

I’ve been waiting for you to cover this one Kendall! Her mom wouldn’t take a polygraph test on Steve wilkos show and when Steve confronted her about her shadiness and Khalil’s “suicide”, her response was “my prints aren’t on anything”. I don’t trust the mother one bit.

[@itsMeUhDanii]

Whose Kenny

[@phoenixtimess]

@@itsMeUhDanii kendall rae

[@notanotherone1835]

@@itsMeUhDanii my neighbor

[@Lunarj]

@@maomi1852 dude - really? It’s called being social & casual and it’s just a nick name. I highly doubt Kendall cares. Stop making issues for people that aren’t issues.

[@greyLeicester]

@@maomi1852 agreed. I hate it when strangers take liberties to get chummy with you.

[@aa.j.024]

The fact the family thought the mother was a good mother is crazy. The entire system is disgusting on how they let this slip by. This poor child :( It's was clear as day he was grooming Relisha.. :/

[@cosmicjessica3201]

i'm really suspicious about the mother. there's almost no way she didn't straight up sell her daughter. why else would she refuse to take the lie detector test AND leave her daughter with a random man that wasn't even related to any of them?

[@melody5893]

Exactly, didn't report or bat an eye when her 8 year old daughter was missing for days/weeks at a time, she 100% knew what was going on.

[@strattical4532]

i agree other than the lie detector part. those get stuff wrong all the time and they're not admissible in court anyway. any good lawyer would have told her not to take it.

[@wICKEDeL1]

The mother should be doing time. How could she possibly let her be around a man she didn’t even know like that?!

[@l0vef00lish4]

Exactly what I was thinking

[@Xforeverlove21]

Tatum was also known for inappropriately fraternizing with shelter residents, and for paying particular attention to young girls.

[@theinvinciblejasmine]

I'm from Maryland and worked in SE, DC. Relisha's disappearance was headline news in my area when it first happened. The system truly failed her and I was hoping her case would get more national coverage. You actually uncovered so many details I hadn't previously heard. Thank you so much for covering this story, Kendall.

[@doeeyes_tv]

I'm in Maryland too. So 😥

[@gillianboyce8356]

@@doeeyes_tv no one cares keep address quiet

[@doeeyes_tv]

@@gillianboyce8356 reported.

[@shakiyagotdreams8563]

Well said. My thoughts exactly 🙌🏾💓

[@yenh1144]

Yeah if only she was a white girl ☹️

[@harrietjackson-day9313]

love that you make videos on 'unpopular' cases to bring awareness. Especially issues within society and the system, there is a huge lack of attention to cases involving basically anyone not white and wealthy. This reminds me a bit of the Gabriel Fernandez case, just a complete lack of motivation from the police and child protective services to do what they need to do.

[@laurenbreyer1938]

Please cover more missing cases of black children in DC. We need this pressure on the capital’s system. Heartbreaking case💖

[@eveee8815]

I totally agree with you

[@Danielle2Cats]

Agreed.

[@themomotocoryxkenshinsbonnet]

Fax

[@patsyhodge9071]

Put more pressure on the mothers you mean. To look after them and keep them safe. You can be poor and living in a shelter but thats not an excuse to not love, nurture and keep your child safe. Many other mothers do it everyday.

[@alexandradaus7665]

You mean the entire country.

[@Bhunniithadon]

I’m from DC and have been trying to get true crime activist to speak on this case for years. Thank you so much. DC might be the capital and shown nice and pretty on TV but behind the monuments the city is a crumbled up mess

[@fob4life85721]

You spoke my exact thoughts! I’m from Montgomery County and it’s upset me for years how the DMV has neglected this case. It feels like everyone here has completely forgotten about it and doesn’t care about it anymore.

[@candy-ninja]

This is the case with a lot of the bigger cities all over the country. Its all a facade

[@Bhunniithadon]

@@candy-ninja that’s the thing dc is small you could walk from one end to the other in a single day. Everyone knows everyone who knows everyone , If that makes sense. There’s no reason things should go unsolved. Especially in the NATIONS CAPITAL. the president lives here for crying out loud. But i guess that doesn’t matter when the world is corrupt

[@SoulKhepri]

Same I’m from here too and this case hasn’t stopped haunting me yet

[@tinachappelle3232]

Yup!!! I was born there. Not pretty. I feel so bad for this poor baby girl 😢😢💔💔

[@pennysue8849]

The school done more for her than anyone, if it wasn't for the school we probably wouldn't even known she went missing...like where is the help for these vulnerable children??! It takes a village but seems her whole family and village knew and turned a blind eye 💔😭

[@ccamp9812]

And her family totally obstructed investigation the fact her sister forged doctors notes too , this just is too much , the lack of care and love

[@patsyhodge9071]

@@ccamp9812 Absolutely. And then the blame game starts. Blame the police, blame social workers. No blame the pos mother.

[@nickyplaschka6295]

Absolutely disgusting that her "mother" just handed her over to a man she didnt even really know and they weren't related to. This beautiful child deserved so much more, so incredibly sad. I hope this case is solved and this sweet girl can be brought home.

[@chelseabrown339]

Drugs make you do terrible things…

[@julz3tt3]

It can be solved Tatum and the Mother can be arrested. Although he's dead but still A posthumous arrest for murder

[@skatergirl8019]

It would seem the mother “sold” her daughter to the janitor and I’m guessing for drug money. He either sold her or something happened and she died. Either way everyone failed this poor sweet girl and it’s so heartbreaking. This sweet baby deserved so much more!

[@Xforeverlove21]

The fact that he killed his wife and himself right after leads me to believe the worst case for Relisha, sadly. Also surprised the hotel footage didn't capture them leaving the room. Does anyone know what floor it was on? Because there's a good chance he may have left through a window. There's also a good chance he packed her up in his suitcase when he left. Disgusting man. He also had a felony record for burglary, larceny, and breaking-and-entering so he would know exactly how to sneak out.

[@meghanhenderson8417]

I don’t know how this specific Red Roof Inn is but I stayed at one in New Jersey and it was sketchy as hell. Crackhead city. I wouldn’t be surprised if the “cameras weren’t working”.

[@toridapolito4107]

@@meghanhenderson8417 same with the one in plant city FL

[@EASJR1991]

We don’t know for sure if there was any footage of them leaving the hotel room. The television series crimewatch daily did an episode about this case, and you can find it on KZbin, but when they interview the police chief, and ask her if there was any video footage of them leaving the room, they said that because the case is still open, they can’t confirm or deny the existence of any additional videos.

[@XYZ-kb3mm]

@@EASJR1991 but they officially ruled out the theory of human trafficking

[@EASJR1991]

@@XYZ-kb3mm Just because the human trafficking theory was ruled out doesn’t mean that the information about the hotel is not relevant. All we know is that this footage of the last known footage of relisha ride. The police won’t say if there’s any footage of her leaving the hotel room. So we don’t know for sure where she went after the hotel room. If she wasn’t human trafficked, she still went somewhere after the hotel room. But we can’t say that for sure.