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[@grace5806]

Petition for Eve to make this a series

[@ninatrpkovska7471]

🙌🏼🙌🏼

[@meganedwards194]

This is amazing, please more

[@mari-vh4so]

Yessss

[@jack_edwards]

In the words of Michelle Obama: Hey queen! Girl, you have done it again. Constantly raising the bar for us all and doing it flawlessly. I’d say I’m surprised but I know who you are. I’ve seen it up close and personal. Girl, you make me so prou-

[@EveCornwellChannel]

JACK !! 🥺

[@charlotteerika2455]

And that was just getting out of bed before 4 😏

[@rorysmith2639]

a concept: buzzfeed unsolved but featuring eve cornwell

[@sheeps_]

I wish Shane and Ryan weren’t leaving BUN so they can focus on their own channel so this could be a reality. I want to a cross over !

[@rorysmith2639]

@@sheeps_ it's not what humanity deserves, but it's what we NEED

[@adamlibre2908]

Please I concur that

[@theboybloom]

YES

[@sophieimm6321]

Rory Madden WE NEED IT

[@colbyandbrennen3543]

Shane Dawson is quaking with the level of production and research

[@angelikavrgs]

eve cornwell X shane dawson collaboration though 👀👀

[@alexascs2679]

What kind of Shit Comments are These?🤣and the amount of times U Lot are Using AF's!!!🤣🤣🤣

[@alexascs2679]

💩Comments though mates!🤣🤣🤣

[@angelikavrgs]

@@aratheropinionatedindividu3466 lmaoooooooo

[@conn1e813]

this didn’t age well

[@Ella-ib7fn]

Arguably, the fact that Reeva was standing behind a locked door and not sitting on the toilet when he shot kinda suggests that she was hiding/protecting herself from him...

[@mariamghaniii]

I DIDNT EVEN THINK OF THAT

[@bitchlasagna1]

Plus the fact that he knew where to shoot at suggests he knew the person was directly behind the door rather than just hearing some noises and knowing they were somewhere in there.

[@nicolem4027]

Exactly

[@klyy6222]

Olivia Young but he was aiming towards the lower portion of the body, so why not the possibility that he just wished to - oh no I forgot that word. As in he wanted to make the intruder fall, immobile and unable to Attack him if he were to open the door? He would predict the person to be, as he said, “attempting to escape”, and thus aimed towards the legs, “knowing exactly where to aim”

[@30secondstomarsMBH]

Ok, sorry, apologies for the length of this: There is that, but then again, there's inconclusive evidence to say that they were in a rocky relationship with regards to actual abuse. There were texts she sent to him, where she says she was "scared" of him, but maybe it's just me, and maybe it's because I can only look at this from a male perspective so I guess maybe in some ways I'm biased.....but the texts, whilst they DO read to a relationship that isn't totally love and joy and happiness, to me, they DON'T read DIRECTLY to abuse. Although it does make sense if viewed in hindsight with her death, they sound definitely like a couple that's had an argument and that at the least, the man has raised his voice (I'd assume it's him, coz it'd be weird for it to be her, but she's telling him she's scared.... Also, I'd be worried if she was scared and he hadn't at the LEAST, raised his voice). But that's all we have to go on, pretty much, which is why it doesn't suggest an abusive relationship that has existed for a long period as opposed to one that's just going through a particularly bad patch. Pistorius But my point is, that, considering there's no concrete evidence their relationship was what you could perceive as murderous levels of 'rocky', her behind the door doesn't suggest she was hiding. unperceivable So, whilst the context of the texts, the killing and the plausible reason of her hiding from him, suggests you're right, I doubt it would pass the 'reasonable doubt' test. And as someone has pointed out, he likely wouldn't have known she was directly behind the door, if the door wasn't see through and was locked, even if he WAS doing it purposefully. So, the fact that he pointed the gun towards the lower part of the body with his first shots, not towards where the upper body would be, which if you had trained with guns, from my general knowledge on this subject, you know is THE place they tell you to fire if you're shooting to kill or severely wound but you can't do a military style double tap to the head coz, y'know, you're just a normal person.....that doesn't suggest he was aiming to kill, especially as he trained with guns, he'd know, if he knew she was directly behind the door, that he was aiming roughly for her lower torso, not her heart, which if he was deliberately trying to kill her, is probably where he'd be aiming. Just my opinion, but I think what you said, is a bit of a leap too far, if you're looking objectively at the case.

[@gracewaine8977]

no one: eve: in the early hours of the morning on the 14th of february 2013

[@EveCornwellChannel]

HAHAHAHA

[@riiroiro]

THE BLOODY DEDICATION TO RECREATE THE WHOLE LAYOUT. EVE YOU'VE ONCE AGAIN BLOWN ME AWAY WITH THE QUALITY OF YOUR VIDEO.

[@surajs3243]

When she went full Shane Dawson but had a law degree to back it up 👏🏽

[@annalangston6567]

Best comment 👏

[@isyklein]

You should look into the Lindy Chamberlain case from Australia! It's the infamous 'dingo stole my baby' story that's actually a very dark part of Australian history, involving weak circumstantial evidence, a wrongful conviction, appeals to Australia's highest courts, and loooooong ongoing inquests. Super interesting from legal, media bias and women's rights angles (oooh boy the expectations of Lindy as a 1980s grieving mother are something else) and also the cultural impact it has had

[@naomikelly6466]

Yes I need to see a video on this!

[@9thgalaxy778]

Yes! They were so cruel to Lindy Chamberlain

[@evr6808]

As a South African person, this was far more consise, well explained and understandable than I've ever experienced this case. I've almost never understood this case this well.

[@carolinelee281]

What other people do during quarantine: go on tiktok or just sleep Eve : let’s recreate this crime scene from South Africa and try to figure out exactly how he was convicted by making a presentation and a video as well, where I deep dive into this case. Me: w-wha- keep it up eve

[@shannonhamilton2340]

There's a famous case of a Korean celebrity named Kim Sung-jae (a kpop idol) that was murdered in the 1990s. At first the police stated that his death was caused by a heart attack, however 28 needle marks was found in his body. After an autopsy was performed it was found that his body had an animal anaesthetic in his body (the type used to put animals down). Eventually his girlfriend was convicted of his murder however, she was acquitted on a retrial due to lack of evidence . To this day, His parents believed that it was her and there is actually a lot of evidence to suggest she killed him (she was a med student, her dog strangely disappeared that year and she replaced it with a look alike, she was jealous girlfriend etc.) it'll be interesting to hear exactly how she got acquitted of the murder cause its pretty obvious it was her. (KZbin grazygrace does a video on it in more detail if anyone is interested.)

[@groworth]

this sounds so fascinating! i hope eve does this

[@weili9465]

omg!! i was thinking of the EXACT SAME CASE after i watched eve’s video HAHAHAHA yes its so interesting and controversial it would be great if eve looks into it :^)

[@cabinfeverremedy5636]

Wait, why was the dog switched?

[@artistflare9072]

@@cabinfeverremedy5636 apparently she was testing out the animal anaesthetic on the dog to see how lethal it is

[@lavanya-wo5gj]

did they cover this case or smthn similar to it in the kdrama Signal?

[@sagemage24]

i was thinking that if he could walk around in the dark to see enough to close a window and get a fan, he could’ve seen that she had left the bed and knew she was in a different room 👁👄👁 that’s the tea

[@lesedi1896]

Bruh, living in South Africa and being in school as a 9 y/o on this day was hectic. We all thought we were just going to have a normal Valentines day and then one of our nation's heroes is arrested for murder!

[@Joe-rr9vc]

THIS CONTENT DESERVES TO BE ON NETFLIX

[@improcrastinating5223]

Something that always stood out to me was that she locked the door. Why did she lock the door if only her boyfriend was in the house?

[@b.b.wilders]

I was thinking that it might have been a habit. But that's something to keep in mind for sure!

[@improcrastinating5223]

Yeah very true

[@rachelc4808]

That's been stuck in my head too! Especially at 3am

[@idaselte5966]

I'm Procrastinating I mean, i always lock the door no matter where I am just out of habit, so could just be that

[@tidecaller584]

dont you lock the bathroom door if you want to take a shit or pee in peace? i still do that even tho i lived with my fiance for almost 3 years now, lol

[@bedroomsoliloquies]

I wish you had a patreon so I could throw my money at you for producing this quality content! The amount of effort and attention to detail in these videos blows my mind, your sense of flow and rhythm in your editing is impeccable and I want a piece of it. You rock!

[@selty]

Donate it to a charity instead: )

[@Shortytash]

She employs an editor, her name is Ashley Que

[@bunnybro5977]

You're lucky you posted this comment right as the simp meme was starting to die

[@ellenbrouwerartist]

This case makes no sense to me. The fact that he didn’t even check or see that she left to go to the bathroom. A simple “hey babe?” Would have been fine. What sane person goes straight for a gun when they hear a bump in the night?

[@aine884]

yeah, i would’ve grabbed my gun (i don’t own/want one, but assuming i had a weapon) but shooting at the door? what? clearly he was unstable and trigger happy

[@ct1493]

no one: eve: *singlehandedly destroys the careers of every true crime youtuber ever*

[@tiacrous6385]

As a (female, lol) South African law student. This 👏🏼 is 👏🏼 it. So interesting. I liked your kind of "light hearted" approach to such a difficult and sensitive case. Very well executed 💪🏻

[@aazeem398]

Id love to visit south africa whats the degree system like there

[@tiacrous6385]

a azeem I'm assuming you mean like our types of degrees / law degrees. We have 3 types of law degrees. BA (3 years), LLB(4 years), and BCom (3years). But you can't qualify as a lawyer without a LLB degree, so it's an additional 2 years of postgraduate LLB if you study BA or BCom. You should come visit Cape Town. We have a beautiful country 🦓🐘🦒 and our currency is worth very little compared to first world countries so you'll probably get a lot for very little 💰 lol

[@hlonir3176]

Ex South African law student also. Doing my articles. @Tia Crous, goodluck with your LLB girl

[@AdamB_29]

Im sure I vaguely remember there being evidenvd that the gun had been shot from a height that imply he had his prosthetic legs on, which he said he wasn't wearing and wouldn't have had time to put on in this situation. This would mean he wasn't doing this in a panic, but had time to prepare before hand

[@charliepayne1932]

Omg now I’ve read that I vaguely remember hearing something about that too

[@GoldRubyProduction]

I was wondering about this! The height of the shots would be very significant.

[@SexyGaaHina]

EVE'S CONTENT IS GETTING BETTER AND BETTER EVERY UPLOAD.

[@esariodaguman6580]

Quality over quantity

[@shrutinagawekar6921]

Carissa Enero agree

[@rosiek2287]

My South African self saw this and clicked without even thinking twice 😂.

[@fadeelahwilliams9133]

Same 😂😂😂

[@jonathangatter4920]

Same! Atleast he didn't zol and share his zol

[@lawrenforcemann1800]

😂😂 Me too!

[@ntandoyenkosimakgakge1193]

Same!

[@improcrastinating5223]

Aiii same 😂

[@ColourMeScarlett]

Hi Eve- loved the video! Just a quick thing- sometimes the background music in this video is really loud compared to your voice, and as someone with a hearing immpediment, I really struggled to hear what you were actually saying because of that. If it could be a little quieter in future videos that would be really helpful!

[@fatimahaque8478]

I also had difficulty focusing since she edited so much...I enjoy a more quiet and easy to follow crime videos.

[@samuelm2989]

Yeah! It would be better with less editing

[@cupid3890]

She could add in subtitles to her videos since this one isn't open for community contribution, and her other videos could have the same setting on. It would take a while to put all the subtitles in, especially since this is a 30 minute video, but that would definetly help with understanding what she's saying.

[@lordfarquid7331]

my thoughts. one - she wasn’t on the toilet. she was protecting herself. her mother said that she thinks that Reeva was planning to leave Oscar. Perhaps she had told him this that night, which would explain the screams of an argument and Oscar’s crying. Also, if Oscar had spoken to Reeva, he would have surely noticed she wasn’t in bed as he walked between the balcony and the bathroom...

[@dumb8050]

Exactly she seemed to be barricading herself within the toilet

[@TheMrsapplecake]

all the crime shows are quaking like damn girl you've outdone yourself and everyone ever

[@riiroiro]

eve: "i need to get it right" eve: *chugs a whole shot of espresso first*

[@stephraver4886]

Us mortals during quarantine: eating our body weight in candy and dying our hair green Eve our queen and saviour during quarantine: recreates an entire apartment, walks 177 meters to shout to her sister, projects the most important facts of a case on a fridge while having the best background👏👏👏

[@amayabeau8890]

In Spain there was a big case surrounding the disapearance of a girl named Asunta Basterra in 2013, that was found dead the day after. She was adopted by her parents at the age of 1 and it was proven that they sedated her for months before commiting the murder. The mother was a lawyer and the father a reporter, both sentenced to 18 years.

[@crazy4jbiebz]

THIS CONTENT RIGHT HERE... this is IT I want more

[@riiroiro]

you really brought a whole mug of coffee outdoors EVE

[@EveCornwellChannel]

duh!

[@thatJackBidenTalksAbout]

16:37 Engineer here. Not sure if I understand the situation fully, but sound energy is concentrated (louder) within enclosed spaces, such as in hallways or alleys. Funnels, like horns or open windows, improve the interface between a source and the air at the cost of some of that energy. A field would be one of the worst cases, as much of the sound is going to travel away from listeners. Hope that helps!

[@jfarrow3856]

Eve’s level of talent is just insane - this video is INCREDIBLE

[@cksskckcs515]

Even if he did indeed suffer from social anxiety , he would have been able to hear her screaming from the bathroom. The fact that she never responded, whether from the bedroom or the bathroom is the weirdest fact in my opinion.

[@mayo3719]

CKSSKC KCS exactly

[@mayo3719]

I was so confused when she told what he said

[@inshort6831]

If you wake up and hear a sound, first thing i do is check if my partner is next to me by touch

[@maricz4]

There is a way to argue with it because anxiety is essantially unproportional or unnecessary amounts of adrenaline in our bodies. That state of panic is known to make our brain prioritize sight over hearing. He could have literaly be deaf when he shot the door. Of course it wouldn't make sense in his case since he could hear the "invasor" trying to escape

[@carojean1474]

As someone who lived in South Africa at the time, this really shook the nation. I’m glad that now that I’m a bit older and am able to watch this, I can understand it a bit more.

[@Celinassousa]

GIRL THIS EDITING I AM SCREAMING THIS IS ART

[@rea_keebz]

i'm south african but was never interested in following the news of this case while it was happening despite it being broadcasted and talked about literally everywhere, but you made it so so interesting eve i was hooked through the entire video it would be so cool if you did do the OJ case because it is another thing that's been talked about a ton that i haven't been invested enough to actually find out much about, and it would be cool to have those gaps in my knowledge filled in an interesting way

[@selty]

That'd be awesome! I believe 100% he did it after reading about it. I dont think it should be up for debate tbh

[@zolisankabinde5613]

Same here bro. She's good.

[@kojoa.4397]

this A+ wholesome content better not be demonitized😭😭

[@lfior]

isn't it that Eve gets demonetised because she uses copyrighted music?

[@josepha133]

You have a strange definition of wholesome

[@EveCornwellChannel]

no copyright music used but completely demonetised as usual...apparently not advertiser suitable. i will never win with youtube!

[@honeyb9169]

@@EveCornwellChannel how can we support you?

[@istycampbell1137]

@@EveCornwellChannel well that's just dumb :((((

[@annikadob84]

But isn’t it possible that she got up by herself to habe a midnight snack?

[@llamsphen2565]

exactly what i was thinking! :)

[@larohe]

thats what i thought too

[@user-hf9sj2jv1w]

I'm guessing the food found in her stomach on the autopsy was the type of food she'd have eaten for a main meal rather than something snacky

[@ashlynsmith4327]

I was thinking that too, but I also thought that if she did, he would have waken up when he heard her get up?? Idek lmaoo

[@kaoutherr09]

except , it was very hot that night so I assume that the sleep quality was poor enough for him to notice that she got up

[@caitlinlaing763]

hey queen, girl you have done it again, constantly raising the bar for us all, and doing it flawlessly.

[@Me-ss2gq]

0:45-1:00 That intro was straight out of a professionally filmed documentary wtf Eve how do you do this on top of a full-time v demanding job???

[@kinrateia]

Quarantine I guess

[@allysonbtr]

A good case would be the sewol ferry incident in korea that took the lives of hundreds of high school students. It was a super controversial case and i thought it would be a nice challenge for you to look at laws of asian countries hehe 💜💜💜 LOVE THESE VIDEOS EVEEE THANK YOU FOR THEEEMMM i hope you enjoy making them as much as we love watching it 💜💜💜💜

[@campbell953]

I'd love to see that from Eve, I am so totally hooked on that case because of how blaring the injustice of it is, and the more attention there is for it I think better chance something so tragically preventable will never happen again.

[@jonathangatter4920]

Can we just appreciate Eve? She doesn't even make any money from this!!

[@eneyara4900]

Jonathan Gatter I don’t know why?

[@ahana982]

@@eneyara4900 i remember her mentioning in a q/a video that her channel isn't monetized... but that was some time ago

[@EveCornwellChannel]

@@ahana982 can confirm, still demonetised :(( but love making content so very worth it !!!

[@yen8365]

Eve Cornwell whaaat?? All the effort on ALL your videos and your channel is still demonetized?! fix this red play button app!!

[@ahana982]

@@EveCornwellChannel man youtube is so trippy at times...

[@ruthmariannyalcantara4618]

SERIOUSLY, THE BEST VIDEO I HAVE EVER WATCHED EVER SINCE KZbin WAS CREATED. I COULDNT BLINK FOR 30MINTS STRAIGHTTTTTT

[@ashleejosias9303]

As a South African watching this, I love it so much and I was in Grade 1 when he case blew up and I can vividly remember how big it was and how I used to watch it with my mom haha. The way you pronounce the names are so well for someone who isn't South African.

[@riiroiro]

the projector is low quality but eve,,,,, you're high quality

[@youtubecomments3956]

I live in South Africa and ya'll know this was all over. Like I was in grade 3 when the case stared and our 9 year old selfs were debating about this. Like we know the law

[@hannahschikkerling5888]

i was just starting high school, and i swear to god every single history lesson turned into a debate over this case 😹

[@aerynf461]

I remember being around that age when this happened and we literally thought we were members of the supreme court looking at all the evidence 😂

[@benh192]

Lol I'm also a South African and I was also in grade 3 when the case started.

[@aryabheemchund9231]

i was in grade 5 and we use to have class debates about this.We still do

[@anyajvvuuren2179]

I was in grade 5 and wow did we discuss this. I remember a friend of mine telling us that her parents knew Oscar and that they weren't surprised. I was so upset that he got such a lenient sentence even though I was like 12/13 at the time.

[@teamene9034]

Ah this video and the editing style is absolutely genius BUT if I could give you one very very kind small piece of feedback is maybe turn down the background music and sounds? They made it hard to hear your voice consistently throughout, and in some parts (like when you listed the trial timelines at the beginning) i literally had to turn the volume down on my laptop and back up when it was over!

[@buckybarnes2026]

i was looking for a comment like this because i completely agree. i want to reiterate that the video is amazing!

[@teamene9034]

yes yes it was amazing and i otherwise loved loved content and editing style!

[@giraffintosh]

STRONGLY AGREE but still a great vid!!

[@yoshita4140]

This is exactly what I came to write. Otherwise such a great video

[@samkearney6345]

The production quality of this video was unreal and it was so gripping from the start and throughout

[@erinhannan7561]

The Beaumont Children disappearances! So interesting but so sad.

[@valeriag9443]

I was gonna watch this on my phone but this is a laptop kind of video

[@nedwhitney4123]

I watched on my TV. Eve deserves the full 36" screen 😄

[@finsfables]

i shouldn’t be watching this cuz my anxiety is getting bad lmao but thIS IS SO INTERESTING

[@sophiaborthwick7701]

The David Bain case from New Zealand is incredibly interesting from a legal perspective as he was originally convicted on all 5 counts of murder and spent 13 years in prison before winning his appeal and being found not guilty on all charges. There's a really good 10 part podcast on the murders called Black Hands and the case is very famous here and very polarising. Loads of problems with case including possible police tampering, sexual abuse allegations within the family, and weird timelines. People still don't agree on whether it was David or his father who committed the murders, it's really interesting to look at!

[@Monica-jq4gy]

Yes the Bain case is very interesting indeed...everyone here in nz knows the facs lol bc it was the most expensive trial in Nz history costing the taxpayer a total of 11 million dollars. Can you believe he did not even receive any compensation for wrongful imprisonment after he had spent 13 yrs in prison !! Their family story before they all got shot and died is so fascinating - being teachers in Pupa New Guinea then moving to Nz and living the farm life...sounds so exciting!!

[@teegees]

2:30 There's already a red flag right there. If you're in his shoes and you whisper to Reeva to get down and call the police, wouldn't you want to make sure she heard you, and will do what you asked her to do, before venturing into the bathroom area? The fact that any sort of acknowledgment from Reeva regarding his request to her, is missing from his story, is highly suspect.

[@AshleyLoraAnderson]

I don't even like true crime but this was so incredibly fascinating do more of these!

[@smk1460]

There's show called 'The Innocence Files' on Netflix that examines cases taken on by the Innocence Project in America, and shows how much pseudoscience is involved in crime investigations and how unreliable witness statements can be (and also talks about prosecutorial misconduct). I feel like everyone should watch this show before jury duty. Your points about ballistics and food digestion reminded me of the pseudoscience they talked about. It all sounds really credible when you hear it as a non-scientist, but these methods are not exact (they can be pretty dodgy). bostonreview.net/books-ideas/nathan-robinson-forensic-pseudoscience-criminal-justice Additionally, I would question how exact witness statements can be when it was 3am, they probably weren't properly awake, and they had solid walls between them that would have muffled the sound. Not sure they'd be able to differentiate between male and female voices in those circumstances. This is probably why a lot of the circumstantial evidence was dismissed, and they just focused on whether he had reasonable intent to kill when sentencing.

[@noor-wb5kc]

Guess my entire life's a lie then

[@josephedwardsarena9487]

Couldn't the gunshots wake them up at 3am and his loud crying be audible at such an hour I think they told the truth , and the forensic scientists would have been able to tell how long the food had been in her body.

[@smk1460]

@@josephedwardsarena9487 the issue with forensic science is that it's not a scientific discipline in the way that biology/chemistry/physics are, it's literally a huge range techniques across different disciplines to try and find evidence to convict someone in court. It's science invented to try and put people in jail, so it lacks a lot of objectivity and has a history of bad practice. This is explained in the first three episodes of the documentary series. Also the point wasn't that it was impossible for his neighbours to hear, it was that the circumstances of the crime and the conflicting accounts make their testimony unreliable. Human memory is seriously fallible, as shown in episodes 4-6 of the series (in the context of eyewitnesses). I imagine this is why the court made the decision to not focus on the circumstantial evidence, and the prosecution focused on the legal principle of 'dolus eventualis' for the appeal (yes, I looked it up on Wikepedia). Probably wasn't exciting or dramatic enough for a video though.

[@josephedwardsarena9487]

@@smk1460 well for now forensic science is good enough, unless better methods are developed we still need the discipline to ensure we're not incarcerating the wrong people, the defense is free to call upon specialists they deem important to the case so cross discipline aspect is rendered moot if the defense has reason to believe that there is something wrong with the forensic information and whatever the ratio decidendi was in deciding the case doesn't mean that the witness testimonies were worthless, they just said what they heard and that was invaluable information in my opinion going forward. Forensic science can only be improved upon not thrown out that's utterly unrealistic, we need to use science to know what happened at the crime scrne and bring the details for interpretation in court.

[@smk1460]

@@josephedwardsarena9487 How can it be good enough if it's not real science? The point of the documentary is that it's literally been used so many times to incarcerate the wrong people. Around half of the cases the Innocence Project takes on are related to issues with forensic evidence. We absolutely can throw out forensic science if it doesn't work, e.g. bite mark analysis, and we have to be really careful about drawing conclusions from techniques that aren't exact, e.g. stomach contents analysis (as this paper says pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2929541/). Anyway, I don't really want to debate about it, I just wanted to draw attention to the documentary series and the issues it talks about.

[@alyssamint1228]

This is literally a documentary

[@SoonySun]

Always so proud of you🥰

[@EveCornwellChannel]

luv u Soony 🥺🤍

[@jheanelledanielle7875]

The music is triggering my anxiety but I’m loving the content

[@kilianblank5162]

These two processes are huge , but we would love to see u talkin about the process of O.J Simpson and the one of John Demjanjuk

[@genesiswrites6448]

no-one: eve: picks up hammer and flashlight "this is needed"

[@AnnaMN]

This is making me want to become a lawyer

[@nuraanarmino644]

Being a law student from South Africa, this makes me so excited that you decided to do a video on this trial

[@emiliafriell8895]

CEO of “the early hours of the 13th of February”

[@hollierose1145]

PLEASE DO MORE THIS IS SO FASCINATING

[@amyukulele]

i actually can’t believe the production quality you pull off on this channel every single time! amazing stuff eve

[@oliviaetherington4118]

She out here making educational, gripping legal content 😰😰 I could NEVER!! What a queeeeeeen

[@jessjess7749]

I just wondered, couldn't have (or did?) the defence use this line of reasoning to refute/explain the forensic evidence. Oscar Pistorius and Reeva went to bed at 7 pm. Oscar claims, when he woke up, Reeva was awake. Couldn't have Reeva woken up earlier and eaten while Oscar was sleeping. An alternative explanation to the food contents found in her stomach. If I was defending I would try to argue this. I'm not saying that this is what happened, or that I believe he is innocent. I'm not. I'm just wondering if this was or could have been used.

[@maaikelos3257]

My thoughts aswell

[@thiziri1549]

I suppose it's because who was behind the door was irrelevant because it was still have been premeditated murder. The forensics evidence was mostly likely used to discredit Pistorius' statement.

[@BassikMusic]

Thiziri Boussaid why is it irrelevant who is behind the door? If it was his wife vs a robber, they would still be weighed equally in terms of crime and punishment?

[@gigilewis7685]

@@BassikMusic because he still shot four shots, therefore intending to kill whoever was inside, therefore murder was committed which he was charged for...whether it had been a burgler or his girlfriend, he still murdered them

[@Elelooovesmusic]

Abe Bennett i get your point, I guess there would be a difference had he wrongfully - but reasonably - assumed that he was acting in self defence. Perhaps they couldn’t make this argument because shooting someone four times is excessive, even in self defence. Plus, it was not reasonable of him to assume that it wasn’t his girlfriend

[@vitamc1213]

Love this! Please do this for other notable cases, it was awesome! You know, you might like to look at the Pell case in Australia, where the High Court overturned a jury verdict, which at least in Australia, is really rare. Not only that, but the Supreme Court (trial and appeal divisons) found Pell guilty. Yet, the High Court decided unanimously that there was reasonable doubt.

[@sinojanda605]

I looove this!! I was in my second year of law school in South Africa when this case was biiiiig, we were addicted to this case!!

[@bygnahzdivad]

Since "How to Get Away with Murder" is over, I'm proposing Eve start a new show called "How to Catch a Murderer", 🤣🤣🤣.

[@boywonderous]

I recommend the case of James Bulger. It was one of the most heartbreaking cases I've ever read about, and I think it's really important for everyone to know about it as the murderers of the case are still controversially living in society with signs of relapse. I would like to hear your thoughts on it. Coming from a true crime fanatic, this has been, by far, one of the top videos I enjoy most from your channel. Many good luck to you, Eve! Stay safe!

[@danaenoe5582]

I honestly got up and made myself tea and a snack to watch this because i have unironically not been this excited after a video intro since 2012.

[@SN-ly6yx]

THIS.WAS.SO.GOOD. I would show this vid to my 6thform Criminology/Law students. Please make more!

[@antonyhughes1628]

Im so happy to have found this video. I actually miss a lot of your old videos. Especially the university/student orientated videos. However I understand that you probably have to make changes to your content online due to recently becoming a solicitor.

[@hoonglianghew8837]

I totally felt the adrenaline rush when you were explaining this and the fact you actually tested out the expert evidence really blew my mind - great job! I totally understood the context as I am doing my Bar Exams now and my gosh, this is just such an experience. I guessed if you wanted to look at some interesting cases, perhaps some cases from the Innoncence Files (it's on Netflix) would be a great start. The show illustrates the cases took up by a pro bono department set by a University who takes cases to liberate prisoners who were wrongly incarcerated solely based on expert evidence which may not be accurate. Cheers Eve! Have fun and I look forward to your next upload.

[@mariona713]

For the food argument, isn't it possible that she got some more food while Oscar was asleep? Oscar did say that she was awake so maybe she got hungry and had a snack? I don't belive this, he's obviously guilty but it's a possible argument I think.

[@思嘉-y9b]

Agree. Maybe she ate by herself and Oscar wasn’t aware of that. They didn’t have to eat together.

[@stellahardie906]

i think maybe it was because pistorial had not mentioned anyone doing anything and thus implying that the two had been in the bed for the whole night

[@Pharoah2]

Stella Hardie well ofcourse, he was asleep. Its very possible that she got up and ate while he was asleep and he had no clue. Obviously he’s guilty but that’s not very strong evidence at all.

[@danlloyd5918]

I’m sure my tutor will agree that watching this is definitely beneficial to my criminal law study

[@julievir]

The sound effects, the editing, your energy and your deep dive analysis of all the evidence of this case have made this video a true work of art ! I was having literal CHILLS throughout the video ! In my opinion, most popular true crime podcasts lack in their analysis of the law and use the verdict as a conclusion rather than as a part of the analysis which made this video truly unique and inspiring ! We love a studytube x true crime mashup ! 🤯✨✨✨

[@andreaex8476]

eve, goooooshhhh I adore you!!!!!!! need u 2 make a series about these kind of cases ::))))))))

[@charnoodle101]

I remember this case vividly, as it was absolutely huge in South Africa when it happened, and I followed case updates daily on the news and on Twitter. I remember that on the morning after it happened, radio stations started reporting that Reeva had tried to surprise Oscar for Valentine's Day by sneaking into his place and that he mistook her for an intruder, and I remember so clearly feeling so sorry for him, that what was supposed to be a Valentine's surprise turned into something so awful. Also, as crime is such a huge problem in South Africa, we could all immediately relate to being afraid of someone breaking in and causing harm so of course initially I felt very sorry and sympathetic towards Oscar. That is, until the facts of the case starting coming out... This video really took me back to that time, and how consumed I was with this case! You did a great job! Would love to see more of this type of content in future!

[@kaitlynb2341]

I am from South Africa, and never thought in a million years, Eve would do a case from South Africa😁😁😁

[@mariohenrico]

Same

[@y-isharaphael6708]

Same

[@арвуля]

i'm always stunned by all the dedication and effort put into your videos, but this is the next level, plz keep them lawyer smartiepants videos up, i'm getting addicted! the only note tho: the background audio and noises were a biiiit too loud it was at times hard to follow because of it on top of the rapid editing, just a tiny bit quieter to hear you better? anyways LOVE D I T TTTTT

[@bellaford890]

the intros to all of your videos are so incredible!!

[@kimspooner5420]

Nailed it: obviously well-researched (would never have thought otherwise), not overly sentimental yet respectful, fair opinions based on the evidence. Fabulous. Look forward to seeing more in this series.

[@gobbygonna]

As a South African, I just wanted to say thanks - I finally understand this case 7 years later. Also, I highly recommend looking into Adnan Syed’s trial for your next deep dive! I’m literally obsessed and have not known peace since hearing about it. Loved this video! 🌼🌼

[@hannahburke7470]

The fact that I’m doing a law assignment right now on the trial court and appeal of Pistorius is really weird... and now I see Eve’s vid🙈😂

[@NXTHNU.]

Could this be a segment in....... Killing Eve ? 😳

[@sheeps_]

What does this have to do with killling eve? It’s nothing like the snow no ones on trail in killing eve ?

[@nedwhitney4123]

@@sheeps_ it's a play on words 😐

[@sheeps_]

Ned Whitney oooooh !!!!! I get it now, english is hard lol thank u

[@NXTHNU.]

Martha D yes !

[@NXTHNU.]

A V no worries!

[@mathewharty4752]

In NZ we have this famous case of David Bain, after multiple appeals, he was found not guilty of killing his family, its worth some research

[@jessicadrennan1123]

She said “Shane Dawson but not racist”🤩

[@aine884]

“shane dawson but not a pedo” 🤩

[@konichiuah]

the beginning of this gets me like: heart pumping like watching horror movie lol

[@sofialeal788]

You’re singlehandedly saving my motivation to do law Shot every time Eve says the phrase “hear her”

[@mariajoseroldan4026]

who else is a med student watching her videos and absolutely LOVING THEM? you get better with each new video, I love you!!

[@angelinahristova2575]

Do more of those please! I find it quite interesting the way you presented the case and despite being quite a serious topic, I think your funny personality gives it a little more comfort.

[@isindecisive1708]

If you were looking for ideas how about the Henry van Breda trial? It’s a little grim but I think it’s a fascinating narrative when you follow the case though chronologically

[@sydney2620]

this wasn’t just the most entertaining thing i have seen, but it was also an amazing cinematic experience

[@mariecatherineechas9301]

Hi Eve, I just want to say that you inspired me so much to pursue my law career. I'm only in university but I can't wait. You pulled me out of a dark place in my life. Please don't stop making videos.

[@kiasoulmate]

PLEASE do more of these videos!! true crime is so fascinating and hearing these stories from the legal/courtroom perspective is so cool to me and a really fresh take on youtube true crime content

[@ForeverJas]

this was INCREDIBLE please do more i was hooked! the editing was AMAZING

[@miguelrebelo3225]

As a South African, I can't describe my excitement to watch this video!🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦