That Time Your Mom Said You Got Lost At The Fair, But Didn’t. The Dubious Case of Michelle Lodzinski

[@mg8565]

I was 'lost' at a carnival in Germany by my mom and step-dad in second grade. Now, 44 year later, I'm not so sure it wasn't an abandonment attempt. I got picked up by a nice young couple and carried around on the guy's shoulders for what seems to my young mind like hours, before we eventually spotted my parents near the gates. There was no excitement. I recall no hugs or "where did you go" or even the slightest concern about my whereabouts or who these people were who had me. I wish that young couple had just kept me.

[@donnamacmahon9149]

I'm sorry. What a horrible thing to hold in your heart. 😢❤

[@mollymarshall5710]

That’s so sad, I’m sorry.

[@shapiro9640]

That is a painful realisation. Some people should not have children. 😊

[@juliashenandoah3965]

An abandonment attempt is an interesting suspicion - but impossible. In the evening when all visitors leave but you stay the police is called, your name and adress is found out... a REAL serious abandonment attempt would have been made somewhere in the woods, or a long hike through the desert with you accidentally left in the car without water, or maybe (staged) accidents and strange poison symptoms would have started to happen.... if you know what I mean ;) just getting lost at a carnival for an hour is no serious attempt to get rid of unwanted children.

[@susanclark8578]

​@juliashenandoah3965 you didn't watch the video did you😂 So glad you're an expert on other peoples trauma

[@indiabilly]

Her stepping down from the fundraising board and banning them from using Timmy’s image followed by her fake kidnapping confirms my belief she is guilty and severely disordered

[@manda.watching.YouTube]

Neither of those things confirmed she’s guilty. I mean, she’s definitely guilty. But if those things were confirmation she’d be in jail. It’s unfortunate there wasn’t more solid proof.

[@debh5780]

I still think she did it !!!😮😮😮

[@jaimemarston6200]

I know right! But god forbid you smoke or sell weed you will be in for life. But hey you can I’ll your kid and get a leaner sentence. So messed up!

[@JuliannFlavin]

@@jaimemarston6200 💯

[@vickythefist7062]

Weed makes you lazy .also is a gate way drug . I should know I started on weed and then ended up a smack head for last 29years

[@Mithras444]

My mom tried to lose me as a very young child all the time, it was very traumatic. She was a narcissist and extremely mentally ill, but I didnt realize that until I was an adult. She used to say, " we've got to get rid of her". I was glad when she finally passed away.

[@Jvel-bq6qx]

Sorry you went through this. Someone should have removed you from this.

[@LilBafta]

Oh gods that is absolutely destroying to a young mind... the woman who was supposed to protect and love you wasn't worthy to have you... I am so sad to read this. You deserved better. Mental illness is so cruel.

[@wolfinadogsuit]

I spilled a glass of water when i was 6 yrs old. My mom made me sit out in her car all day in 100°+ with windows rolled up, stating that if i cried even once or left the car she would put me up for adoption. I thought i was going to die. And thats one of the nicer tortures my narc mom did 😢

[@Belevaqua]

F these kind of parents - I can so relate!!!

[@36CatsHeavenRescue]

I never even raised my voice at my children.I love them why would I hit or scare them. I was raised by my dad a tough machinist but he was quiet and nice.I always looked up to “Mr Rodger’s “ type men that were in my life and tried to emulate them. If you don’t love children then don’t have them

[@sashogs]

The irony that she blamed her child for her lack of a good relationship to only hear that her ex fiancee left her because of her attitude towards her own child, and that she would make an unfit mother and wife. Man made a good judgement there.

[@angelicasysnila5476]

Not trynna judge him I would get away from the woman but I would also try to report the authorities as well so that the child doesn't get killed by this woman who I know is crazy

[@89kilemal]

​@@angelicasysnila5476He thought she wouldn't be good, he probably didn't know she would be abysmal.

[@mariec3527]

Yess !! Also goes to show that she only saw kids as a sort of way to trap or keep men. Like all the other mothers who un-alived their kids over a man or other reasons

[@f_youtubecensorshipf_nazis]

except all evidence is she was a good mom to her other kids and people said she said that there was no evidence of that.

[@malapertfourohfour2112]

It's an unpopular fact that men are better parents than women, because if we don't want to be a father we just won't. Women will want a strictly sexual relationship with a man, get pregnant to try to trap him, and now her horniness has become her child's problem.

[@Find-Your-Bliss-]

Mother’s Day 2024: Remembering when I was 8, my mother, much older brother and his wife and I were at the World’s Fair in NYC. My mother hid from me, and allowed me to believe I was lost. I remember being terrified. So after I was hysterical, she showed herself and proclaimed that would teach me to stay close. It taught me something else as well: my mother was not trustworthy.

[@jennifershaw4756]

I'm so sorry this was done to you. 😔

[@OMG21ization]

I am sorry your mother was so cruel. 😢

[@user-dt3rz2lz7q]

My stepfather took both my brother and l to The Royal Melbourne Show. He bought food only for himself, left my brother, at a stall and said we would be back in 10 mins. He dragged me by the hand around the entire showground. I was 4 years old, crying and exhausted. We we gone for almost 2 hours. My brother was 7 and completely hysterical by the the time we got back. Our names were constantly called over the speakers and he ignored it all. Some human beings thrive on being pure evil.

[@janetpattison8474]

It sounds as if Your mom was a sadistic in this situation, inflicting so much pain in a little kid, intentionally, is off the deep end.

[@mariapadula5017]

I'm sorry that happened. It's pretty rotten for a mother to do that. 💔

[@mrsrock7641]

Lost my step daughter for 30 seconds at a safari park once…. I don’t EVER want to feel that anguish again

[@shaneecuevas7990]

I can't imagine how that feels and I hope I never experience it. When I can't find my dogs my chest to hurts!

[@firewm26]

@@shaneecuevas7990 RIGHT!!

[@marilyndeleon7248]

It happened to me with my oldest at a Walmart and with my youngest near home; it was a very scary and traumatizing experience!! 🤔😔 I do not wish anyone goes through it. On both cases (which were about 9 or 10 years apart), I immediately contacted police, and thank God both times went well. Kids (especially boys) are like that, even if you explain to them 100 times, they would watch that parents are busy; one minute they're next to you and the next they're giving you a panic attack by leaving your side!!! 🤔😯😔

[@angienagtalon9691]

in san diego?

[@KhalessTheTherapist]

@@marilyndeleon7248omg my daughter was going for 30 sec at Walmart..the one time I let her out the cart she ran off..I couldn’t find her and panicked just felt like the worse mom ever and felt judged..my baby went to the Walmart worker after we screamed her name and kept calling out “Mickey Mouse Shirt”..I don’t want that feeling for anyone

[@tonishelden6503]

So sad for the lack of justice for Timothy. There is a special kind of hell for child killers. Thank you for sharing this case.

[@Mws556]

Actually, there's not!

[@misplacedsouthern1236]

Someone did kill the child and sadly they got away all while the Prosecutors only focused on the Mother. This isn’t new as Police and Prosecutors have done this in many, many cases especially in New Jersey. Miscarriage of justice and incompetent Prosecutors. There’s someone out there who is guilty and may have gone on to kill others we aren’t aware of which is why no Prosecutor should ever stop looking for others.

[@InspektoraDeFrutas]

@@Mws556 Actually, there is! Hell has different compartments for different kinds of sinners! And they’re all tortured her in different ways, and the extent of the torture is also different. Because somebody who just stole a pen from a job does not deserve the same eternal punishment as someone who murders their children, or a serial rapist/murderer, etc.… Can you get this simple logic? This is not just common sense, it has been confirmed in thousands of different hell testimonies from the children of God. ⚠️📛⛔️ 🔥

[@cobainzlady]

they should investigate that one guy who the cellmate told on though ! the blanket is generic and could have been from any store, used by anyone.

[@cobainzlady]

@@InspektoraDeFrutas merely stealing a pen DOES NOT EARN YOU A PLACE IN HELL. and you never got your ideas from the Bible.

[@Dolce3339]

My son was missing in a Target during the busy Xmas season when he was 3. They locked the store down so no one could enter or leave. He was later found in the tv isle sitting in a bean bag chair, watching the tvs and even helped himself to a bag of Doritos. I was so mad yet so relieved.

[@melindalemmon2149]

SHOULD only have been mad AT YOURSELF

[@thenurseceo]

That means he's an independent leader ❤

[@erinrogers2091]

No u should not be mad at yourself. You done what ur supposed to do, u got the store locked down and found ur baby. I hate when people make comments like that

[@PunkyPrincessPop]

@@melindalemmon2149 have you not met a toddler before? They run like the wind.

[@417Theory]

​@@melindalemmon2149 are you serious? God, it must be nice living in a fantasy world where toddlers aren't little creatures who can vanish in 0.3 seconds, and YOU could never end up in this situation cuz you're f**king perfect 🤦

[@MrsShocoTaco]

Saying the victim wouldnt want their murderer to be punished is a low fkng blow, man. Thats fkd up.

[@addictaedtokookie1622]

to be fair, they believed she was not the murderer, so they say it in the context that she was just a mum

[@raven4090]

I agree. How horrible.

[@AnnOyer7771]

How many people think Michelle was screwing the police?

[@AnnOyer7771]

That's what defense attorneys do...

[@raven4090]

@@AnnOyer7771 Yeah. Usually they're callous and only care about money

[@margiebyrne8910]

As someone who had a baby at 17 this horrified me. Once I got pregnant my only focus was my baby girl and finishing high school. My daughter just turned 40 and I could not imagine my life with out her. 😢

[@larrywakeman4371]

WOW that is commendable. I never had children, but a relative whenI was 11-19 kept shoving her kids off on ME at that young age- it was so annoying. I would say to my parents: I am studying they are NOT MY KIDS!!!! UGH!... Kim

[@mad9023]

You are a rare and special Momma 🩷🩷

[@Belevaqua]

Good girl!!!

[@catherinecolby7369]

Is this real?

[@4evrTexan]

I had a boy, he too is 40.

[@wolfen1101]

Why leave your child somewhere while you buy a soda? You don't, you take your child with you.

[@simonenash6718]

Exactly

[@noname-jh3bd]

That tells me that she never even took him to the carnival, I think she either murdered him or had him murdered before she went

[@GrannyDi276]

absolutely❤

[@MagnoliaPantherWoman]

He could have pitched a fit or insisted. Or she made an error in judgement.

[@breeyakukowski8946]

Eh. It was a different time, tho. My ma used to leave us in the car (sometimes with the window down) when she went to do things.

[@AerynKDesigns]

I lost my CAT once. She got out a window and was gone for over 5 hours in the dark of the forest we lived in. I was *frantic*. We searched all around the block, turned on every light, called for her over and over again, and when she finally wandered in easy as you please I held her for an entire hour crying on the floor. A *cat*. How could anyone handle losing their human baby and not be the slightest bit bothered even right as you're telling the police and getting searches going?

[@lastupenda3049]

The Chippendales thing has me dumbfounded. Bizarre.

[@minutewithmark7564]

I just saw that part.. totally bizarre, strange, weird and needless to say awkward..

[@whitedragoness23]

It shows you her priorities when it came to search for her son. She already knew he was deceased and wanted to party.

[@Yosetime]

That was almost as crazy as her fake kidnapping. She is definitely one who likes the spotlight!

[@Yosetime]

@@whitedragoness23 I think in her warped mind she figured it would make more money. And I think she was after that money. When they shut her down she no longer wanted anything to do with a fund for Timmy if she could not get at it herself or use it as another attention scheme. She is totally crazy!

[@tylerthompson1842]

She’s definitely a sociopath probably psychopath and nymphomaniac as well

[@americandevo]

"Stand here while I go over there to buy a soda". At a fair. Full of people. NOPE. You never let go of a 5 yr. old child's hand in a place like that.

[@souxcasa]

In the 80s you did. That's why we don't any more

[@jonny-b4954]

Not that crazy. If he's in eyesight. People are way overprotective nowadays through a hysteria and paranoia of stories like this. When in reality, it's SO rare. Let alone, when I was growing up, it was a TOTALLY normal thing. I was 6 and 7 and allowed to roam the entire neighborhood alone and nearby woods, until the street lights came on.

[@timdial5720]

Different time.

[@LorisBenedict]

She didn't take him to the fair. That was just a ruse.

[@no_peace]

​@@jonny-b4954 it's not rare for little kids to wander off. It's rare for kids to be taken but part of the reason it's rare is that people take care of their kids now. Everyone in my immediate family had one or more childhood experiences with someone trying to get them in a car. It didn't work because we were older or with older people and we were taught not to believe them

[@katierice9247]

Can we say, “Casey Anthony” before Casey Anthony? 😢 RIP little man 💔

[@exoticalBecky_Miami]

I was thinking this is a mix of Casey Anthony and Susan Smith

[@angelalane1307]

Immediately who I thought of! Crazy.

[@floro6632]

I’ll double down with « Casey Panini »

[@Annii_Oakley_]

For real…

[@donut_life12]

Sherri papini and her use of public funds ​@@floro6632

[@SR-lr7he]

Literally the scariest moment of my entire life was when I was at a carnival with my kids and my youngest wandered off. She was only missing for like, three minutes, but I can still feel the panic when I think about it.

[@thomasdoyle9748]

I started panicking after about 5 seconds when I didn't see my little daughter at a church fair.

[@ts3438]

Ours happened at a balloon festival when our youngest son was only 2½. Crowded with ppl leaving on buses right next to where we were standing. Hardest moment was realizing we had to move away from the last place we saw him and go get professionals to help. A fireman found him from our description....the scariest 5-10 minutes of our lives! That was 32 yrs ago and it's still so haunting to think about.

[@Ms_Evolvez]

That panic feeling stays with you for life when you reminisce with your now older children!!

[@finkecynthia]

It was Barney and Friends, Detroit, Cobo Hall, and my 3 year old was chasing the confetti, and I looked at where she was last. Full on panic. I got Security and led them to our seats and she was sitting in it. My cries of relief did not stop and my friend had to drive me and my fun-loving confetti-chasing daughter home.

[@cathydavis9259]

The same thing happened to me many years ago. First time in California. We were at Disneyland watching the teacups. I was holding my 18-month-old and looked down, my 4 y/o daughter was missing. I looked all over the place. I couldn't find her. after what felt like10 minutes I was sure she was kidnapped and taken to Mexico by the drug lords. I've never prayed so hard in my life. The panic was horrible, I couldn't think straight. I didn't know what to do, my husband was with the old kids. I was asking employees and guests if they had saw a little girl, no none had. The panic got worse, I couldn't breathe, I looked everywhere. I finally found her by the teacups. I was so relived; I gave a prayer in my heart of thanks and realized the whole ordeal only lasted a couple of minutes but felt like several. I really don't know how parents with children that disappear for days, weeks or even month handle this. Elizebeth Smart, Polly Clasp parents and all the others that don't get the media coverage. We need to pray for them

[@fanaticat1]

Hello, Crime A-Z! Thanks for presenting this case! I went to school with Michelle Lodzinski, which was why I suggested it. We didn't hang out in the same social circles, but I remembered her as being a bad ass...meaning that she could hold her own in a fight. When I first heard about this, I immediately thought she was guilty. As time went on and her stories kept changing, it confirmed my suspicions. Would you believe that, when she was arrested in Florida, she was working as a paralegal for a prestigious law firm? Imagine their shock when they found out that she was arrested and WHY. Amazing that a prestigious law firm didn't do a background check on her. Thanks again for presenting case, you did a great job!

[@azazello1784]

Lodzinski sounds like illegal polish immigrant... Also, who in the right mind gets pregnant at 17???

[@Yosetime]

Actually I'm sure the law firm knew who she was. But perhaps they believed she was innocent or did not have a fair trial. We just don't know. But I imagine it would have been a blow them either way.

[@fanaticat1]

@@Yosetime At the time, she hadn't gone to trial. She'd been working for them for some time before she was arrested. I'm sure they were shocked by her arrest. I'm wondering how their clients felt about it?

[@MyMissingPeace]

She has that look in her eyes and the way she looks. That sounds awful. I just see it. Her expressions.

[@kimmccabe1422]

Ohh they do now! Can't even get any crappy apartment without super backgrounds. I get it too. Protects we crappy neighbors lol

[@Dollicakes]

What gets me is these women are able to go on like nothing happened and either get married or have more children. They are nauseating.

[@fanaticat1]

Yes, I agree

[@jameelamohammed6855]

They days will come God Almighty will deal with them ..sad for timmy

[@hocuspocus123]

​@@jameelamohammed6855This kind of comment gets my blood boil. Why didn't this g0d of yours help this little boy while this was happening to him????????????????

[@audreymuzingo933]

@@hocuspocus123 Oh you know, he works in mysterious ways. Er, it was the devil. Er something. You're not supposed to ask questions!

[@maryanneevans8812]

​@@audreymuzingo933Accurate

[@2LGT2QUT]

Oh thank goodness, I was worried that justice would be served. Would hate to start believing in the justice system this late in life.

[@kelleymaxwell3875]

Got a feeling she got off because she "got someone else off", if you know what I mean. Our so called justice system is disgusting. May that beautiful little boy RIP. May she pay eventually for what she did.

[@lowrider81hd]

Can’t have that!

[@CourtneyTunbridge79]

This comment made me both lol and nod my head in agreement. Its not who you know, it's who you blow... that's always been my impression in regards to some cases.

[@jakdelaney3606]

That would be funny if not so heartbreakingly true ❤

[@lowrider81hd]

@user-ww5ui4lo8z I once read on the internet that people who don’t get sarcasm, are really really smart.

[@sonsosavage9987]

The defense attorney should have been charged with perjury for saying she "loved her child more than life itself."

[@deenadamico2673]

"She kept photos of Timmy in the house to let her other sons know what she was capable of."

[@Hashkei]

what i was thinking

[@suhtangwong]

Underrated comment

[@Connorconnor24]

👏👏👏

[@mus139]

Narcisist Sociapath.

[@kaslo1462]

That unmistakable Subtext hit me right away!

[@lauriedonnelly7134]

So… no emotion for her son…but full of smiles and relief when she gets out of prison. That’s all I need to know/see.

[@cobainzlady]

she had other kids at home.

[@shadowhacker27]

Women Privilege.

[@MinstrelSauce]

When I saw she was from NJ I pronounced her guilty

[@AWEismaschine]

@@cobainzlady Shame she buried the first one she had to come home to.

[@jeffmonroe6317]

I think Timmy found photos of her wearing diapers and eating poo.

[@tufalike1796]

so, a guy finds a shoe and brings it to the police station and police does NOTHING... until SIX friggin months later! They should have been RUNNING to that spot and search all around there ASAP! what a bunch of disgraceful losers!

[@dianeross4522]

Exactly. And they had the box to make the comparison before the shoe was turned in. She may have even moved the body after she lied about it not being his shoe. She had weeks to do so before it hit the newspaper.

[@jennifermaddy2442]

Exactly

[@rosered103]

I take it Barney Fife was at the helm of The Keystone Cop brigade.

[@ElysV135]

I am sorry but putting somebody on trial for murder when there isn't an evidence of actual murder....they should have gone for negligence or whatever, but not murder. The fact they she was set free is the consequence of putting her on trial for crime which is notoriously hard to prove. Prosecutors made a mistake there, and they should have known better.

[@ajayfacts81]

Why to do efforts when you get easy salary

[@es_three232]

My mom had me at 16, one time she lost me at Disney for 5 minutes because I wandered off to see Goofy while she was buying us soda. She began screaming & crying out my name instantly & I started crying and I wasn't too far from the drink stand & Goofy brought me back to her. Thats how any normal mother reacts to losing their child for a millisecond. If I wouldve gone missing, she would've ripped that entire park apart to find me. That woman did everything in her power to make sure justice was never served. Shame on her legal team for even representing her & shame on the Jersey Supreme court for overruling her sentence.

[@cheriremily9360]

She deserved the representation; it's just that the verdict should not have been overturned.

[@mangot589]

Exactly.

[@mangot589]

@@cheriremily9360Yep. It’s something EVERYBODY is entitled to. Even the lowest, guilty, people on earth are entitled to representation. Overturning the verdict? One of those insane rulings. It’s not great, the legal system, but it’s the best we have so far. Better than the dunking stool.

[@jazzerat]

How did they not notice her supposed drawing of the suspect was of her own face? It doesn't get any more Freudian than that!

[@nicolettewilliamsonstaff8510]

MichELLEn

[@lindellhamilton5852]

YES!!! Exactly what I thought!

[@kiannaspeas6598]

So I’m not the only one who saw!

[@StrawberryFieldsNIR]

I thought it did as well.

[@abcd34937]

Amber heard pointed at herself when accusing JD of some stuff during the trial, too.

[@beanwaddlers]

I hate to say it but they really didn’t have enough evidence to convict beyond a reasonable doubt in this case and it’s a real shame. I personally believe she’s the most likely culprit too, but the evidence left far too much room for doubt. They really dropped the ball by not showing the evidence found with Timmy sooner so as to have more solid proof that she did in fact own those items. Showing these things 20 years later to a niece with a very fresh grudge was a very bad move. Utterly disappointing.

[@friendformationbot]

i agree. regardless of the overwhelming circumstantial evidence, it would have actually been a miscarriage of justice to convict on this evidence and would have set a bad precedent for other cases going forward. the appeals judges made the right call here

[@dekklin5517]

Exactly! They won't believe rape victims when they go to court months later because it was "so long ago" but they'll believe teen babysitters memories from 25 years ago lmfao 🤣 our joke of a justice system.

[@reignman30]

That's the conclusion I came to as well. There's enough circumstantial evidence to suggest she's guilty, but c'mon man, not beyond a reasonable doubt for first degree murder. Amateur prosecutors. If I was a jury member I would've laughed at that blanket evidence.

[@heckinCHONK]

I agree the investigation was slopy. I absolutely believe she's guilty but the lack of forensic evidence in concerning. Witnesses saying someone owns a blanket is just not enough in the legal system. This poor kid deserves justice.

[@squaredcircle2011]

Totally agree. We all want it to be her, but someone is innocent until proven guilty and there was simply not enough proof in this case.

[@farmgirl4007]

Defence attorney: “ I’m sure Timmy would not want to impose a life sentence on his mother.” Nobody: Why not? She imposed a DEATH sentence on him!!!!! 😡😤😡🤬😤😡😖😖 These types of statements piss me off!!!🤬🤬🤬🤬 How dare he think he can be sure what a child would ‘want’ when that child had clearly been ABUSED by the person he loved more than any other and then that person broke his trust repeatedly, only to kill him because he was an inconvenience to her!?!?!?!?!?😡😡😡😡😖😖😖😡😡😡🤬🤬🤬

[@meowmachine9147]

That type of comment is always meant to guilt and manipulative. It's profoundly gross.

[@nopcshere6097]

While the defence attorney’s comment is offensive it’s being given in a situation in which he is trying to get the lightest possible sentence for his client. Doesn’t justify it but it does explain his reason for making it.

[@DrewPNeck]

People can be so judgy about kids with backpacks attached to a leash, but stories like this is why parents get paranoid about losing their kid in a crowded place. Even if that’s not what really happened. The fear of losing your child is no joke.

[@mewho6199]

Timmy wasn't lost at the carnival. A leash would not have helped. She killed him. Pay attention. Leashes are not necessary. Hold tour child's hand like a normal, caring parent.

[@DrewPNeck]

@@mewho6199 as I said in the original comment- even though that’s not what really happened HERE in this case, there’s no reason to be judgmental of leashes. That doesn’t make you abnormal or uncaring. You can still hold their hand at the same time. I as a parent didn’t need to as my kids stayed close and we live in the country, but there’s cause for concern when you’re in crowded places so any extra help keeping your kids from getting grabbed shouldn’t be judged by people like you.

[@elizann2371]

I use to think the leashes were awful until I had my own kids. Cute little backpacks with the leashes were just one more layer of safety along with all the other precautions you take.

[@suzie5813]

A leash just sounds like an excuse to take a mental vacation from the responsibility of caring for a child imo. A chance to disconnect from the responsibility -sorry

[@elizann2371]

@@suzie5813 With toddlers and twin babies. It wasn't an easy way out and just a short span of time for us. Only used at the mall occasionally and Disneyland once. I don't judge it anymore.

[@ace0spades686]

The Chippendales thing was super weird.

[@Brandoncye]

It was her way of trying to have a good time/party before she thought she would be locked up. Just my opinion

[@poetcomic1]

The first time super weird.... the second time grotesque.

[@misplacedsouthern1236]

Perhaps, but not evidence of murder, just shaky judgement.

[@SheilaV]

Shows her lack of maturity and twisted priorities. Stereotypes do have a kernel of truth but can’t be considered proof in a court of law. Sadly this woman was the personification of this very stereotype.

[@Granny_Cat_Lady]

To me the most telling thing in this case is the interview Michelle gives to the press when she is released - she does not reiterate her innocence, neither does she mention poor Timmy ... She refers to her family, but Timmy is not even mentioned, because as far as she's concerned Timmy no longer exists, not even as a memory, he was just something that inconvenienced her for the last 25 years, which is absolutely devastating & disgusting!

[@vortex6574]

Yep. And as a mother I would be he!! bent on finding the person who took my child, she never even mentioned it. She is so guilty. Pathetic.

[@hennahaavisto6058]

31:03 There's something wrong with the eye movements too: blinking with too much thought... Might be the lights, might be the lies. Then again, people do get nervous and blink when interviewed. Biggest problem is her words. Like the starter said, her not saying anything (in this cut at least) about Timmy is mind blowing.

[@andsoitgoes1142]

The fact of her repeated lies, including the false kidnapping, convinced me of her guilt.

[@billhesford6098]

Yes, no reason to lie if you are honestly looking for the child you love. Why throw searchers - police - off that scent with misinformation? She did it alright, but the evidence was not there.

[@reamer59]

@@billhesford6098 It's funny how they can convict an innocent person with obviously no evidence but can't convict an obviously guilty person with no evidence :)

[@claudiaarjangi4914]

She's prob. guilty. But at first, her fake story made me believe her, cos I thought her fake story was cos the cops scared her, told her what might have happened, and so she said what she thought they wanted to hear. I say this cos exactly this happened to me ( by my abusive partner ) He told me what he thought happened, & I was SO scared that I admitted to it. & made the most "believable" ( to him ) story I could think of . But none of it was true. So it's my bias , that made me believe her for that bit.

[@billhesford6098]

@@claudiaarjangi4914 I have seen a few go to jail because the cops got it wrong. By the time it got to court all the evidence pointed clearly as they made their case. Except the "guilty" person didn't do it!

[@angelapitts2123]

And she said that ninja turtle shoe wasn't Timmy's?? Yeah right.

[@spencerwiesner2762]

This lady comes into my job and steals all the time and everyone at my job hates her. Our office manager just found this video of her and we had no clue about any of this. This is insane! She goes by Michelle testa now.

[@Libbyyyyyyyyyyyy599]

I'm happy to hear that she's broke and isn't living a good life 🙏🏼

[@MrBarbK]

Call the police. Maybe she will get more jail time as a repeat offender

[@candaceralls]

😂 "she wasn't kidnapped, she took the bus"

[@latinaonangel]

😂😂

[@latinaonangel]

😂😂

[@karenshare978]

😂😂

[@phaedrapage4217]

Eh, it's a fine line really...

[@priyadharshinisivakumar357]

Yes !!!! What a shame

[@Good_Fairy_Oz]

So grateful for a human voice and not an aI like almost every other crime channel I've seen.

[@HumanimalChannel]

I switch off as soon as i hear AI. Cannot stand it. esp about crime

[@nono86753]

​⁠​⁠@@HumanimalChannelSame. Any channel using AI, I Immediately stop listening. Nothing like a real human voice

[@ShwintyKat]

I hope this is sarcasm, as soon as I heard this "guy" speak I knew it was an AI

[@Duchess-of-Camelot]

Me too

[@jeremystreeb1737]

This is an AI voice haha.

[@watsonspuzzle]

What a complete injustice for Timmy. He matters. She doesn't.

[@erikschmidt476]

You want to convict her of murder simply on the basis that she is a garbage person?

[@jordannarandle]

Someone said that they saw Michelle on her own at the carnival BEFORE Timmy went missing. She essentially described herself for the composite sketch, probably because she couldn't give a description of an imaginary kidnapper. The fact they found things of hers that suggest something going awry. Her ever changing story, and then going along with a detectives FAKE story about a kidnapping ring. It's a shame that there's no physical evidence to confirm it though. She's just clever enough to get away with it.

[@markjackson3531]

@@erikschmidt476 She obviously did it. Plenty of circumstantial evidence.

[@mattbrown8285]

If her attorney believed in her so much, he should have to employ her as a nanny in his house for a year.

[@AnnaGreen-ui6dx]

My God why kill him ,give him up to family .Then to have two more kids what a piece of work.I would be in a mental hospital if any of my kids were missing.She is not a mother.

[@JulieIelasi-lt7yp]

Yeah me too 😢

[@rudra62]

Or, as a young single mother, she could have given her infant son up for adoption. Even if she'd waited a few months or a couple of years before she accepted that he was more than she could or wanted to handle. There are waiting lists for people wanting to adopt healthy, white, boys as babies! Killing him should not have ever crossed her mind.

[@sandikucia1398]

I was a single mother in 1985 and worked 2 jobs. I would have died if anyone did that to my son, and she had no emotions and then went and had 2 more kids! She wasn't fooling anyone, just a few judges.

[@Milen983]

@@sandikucia1398Judges aren’t imbeciles to be fooled that easy. Pretty sure they were bribed.

[@cobainzlady]

you are assuming she killed him. might be totally wrong. for instance that blankie is generic and could be from anywhere.

[@TinFoilCat90]

Guilty. No mother would make up stories about the day their child vanished.

[@paulmarks9063]

when she's giving her statement after her release, it's interesting how she never actually says she's innocent of the crime or even mentions her son. that kind of tells you everything

[@InspektoraDeFrutas]

Yep! Exactly. Case closed.

[@reignman30]

Yeah I cringe when they forget to mention that there's still a killer out there we need to catch. Nah I'm just gonna go home and relax. At least OJ got that much right lol.

[@odyDgonz]

I actually used to live in the apartment in South Amboy NJ that Michelle & Timmy lived, for 14 years, years after this horrible incident happened. I had no idea until one day a news crew came knocking on my door asking my daughter if we knew Michelle. As soon as the news crew left, we Googled their names & that's when we read what happened.

[@IrishAuntie]

5 years for murdering her son! Shame, no justice for Timmy. 🤦‍♀️

[@tracypolselli1464]

Kids truly don’t matter.

[@chocolateprincess5612]

Ironic that he was 5 yrs old when he died and she served only 5 yrs 🤔

[@killermfkaty]

She got nothing in the long run.

[@killermfkaty]

​@tracypolselli1464 Only the ones that can be sold into foster matter to the system

[@BoHror933]

Its because he was a boy.

[@thecaptainsnark]

she's definitely guilty but I wouldn't have been able to convict her on that evidence, honestly. As much as it sucks because a little boy doesn't get justice, the next guy might actually be innocent, and it sets a terrible precedent if get to decide someone is guilty, not based on evidence, but on "i just have a feeling." Sometimes feelings are wrong. The other people in Timmy's life failed him before a courtroom ever could.

[@dianeross4522]

I was thinking in the very beginning of this video that she should of also moved to Florida when her sister did. She clearly needed the support. Even if she abandoned him and left him with the sister at least he would be alive.

[@Uapa500]

I agree.

[@l.c.7955]

That happened to Scott Peterson. And no one really cares 😂

[@inagaddadavidababy6163]

If the crime occurred today, there would be cell phone, gps & CCTV evidence that could have been convincing one way or the other.

[@androgynylunacy]

Yup that is exactly what I was thinking. Like you feel angry that she got away with it, but from a legal standpoint, there simply was not enough evidence.

[@Carmen88888]

It is true that any young mother experiences financial and social issues. I raised my son myself, and had to do so with absolutely no family help. It was so difficult not pursuing my goals, not finding a decent partner, not having time to hang out with friends, not doing adult things, not being well rested or having a roof over our heads all the time. And so often I would be so lonely, scared, overwhelmed, physically exhausted that I would wish I were dead. The feeling didn’t stem from selfish depression, it was just the result of having too much on my plate and being denied a helping hand by my extended family AND social services when I asked for anything. But I never once thought about killing my son to get rid of the “problem”. Simply imagining him not being alive was traumatic. To have the ability to kill your own child must be severe mental illness.

[@tarot-plants-mentalmoods]

What exactly is "selfish depression"?

[@areagial]

This was 100% my life, too - all of it! I wish I had known just one person going through the same back then! I feel you and I hug you!

[@yvonnejohnson772]

My mum brought a big family on her own every one of use was wanted to and loved

[@melfarm9109]

Your whole comment is so spot-on for me, it was like I wrote it! We got through it though.

[@yvonnejohnson772]

@@melfarm9109 I we hade the best mums any one could have

[@penelopeb1370]

I'm not sure what's more devastating: that your last thoughts are of the realization that you're about to die at the hands of your mother or living with a mother that stops short of murdering you physically but does so emotionally and mentally. Human nature is so exhausting. I'm "ti'ed o' us peepa".

[@ObHash20]

Hello??! Becuz wtf

[@adriennewalker1715]

No normal person would leave a small child, alone in fairground to buy a drink.

[@jesscruz6912]

This was 1991. Times were different back then. Kids played outside all day long. No ones parents followed them around all day. No one thought twice about leaving a kid in the car while they ran inside to pay for gas, or grab a few groceries. We rode in the back of pickup trucks, no seats, let alone any seatbelts, we rode our bikes without helmets. We stayed outside all day long and didn't come home until the street lights came on. Times were different. Safer back then. It was not uncommon for parents to ask kids to "stay right here while I" we listened and stayed where we were told, without worrying about being abducted by an adult. Nowadays, things are different, times are different, circumstances are different. I would never let my kids do any of the things I was allowed to do as a child.

[@happytrails3]

​@@jesscruz6912 1991 was different? Not for us. I was a kid in '91 and my mom was very in tune with paying attention. Played outside but not wandering the neighborhood. Maybe stayed in the car to wait but only with older siblings, once or twice. We were well guarded. Same crimes happen then as now, but I do agree that attitudes and awareness is more cautious nowadays. Though, you'll still find people being too carefree with kids. You'll still see kids without helmets, seatbelts, being smoked around, etc. Now, there's heavy emphasis on living with distractions every second - on phones while riding their bike, skateboard, walking, etc (adults too). And with that comes giving predators and bullies instant access to your kids. People just need to get it together.

[@TheSourceOfWit]

@@jesscruz6912 This feeling is caused by the change in reporting in media. Crime statistics show your kids are actually much safer from crime than kids in the 90s were. Abductions by strangers only make up about 1% of missing children's cases anyway. The fact that you mention the no seatbelts thing shows: we weren't safer back then, we were just less scared.

[@4Mr.Crowley2]

@@bonnylouwho76 her story was a huge red flag but not for the reasons you are listing. This boy was old enough to walk easily with his mother to a food stand to buy sodas. There was no stroller, etc. He wasn’t wearing a leash. The idea that he would need to be left somewhere while they are already at a big public place with lots of kids (a large fairground) doesn’t math, and that should have alerted the police right away to actually stop stuffing themselves with donuts and investigate her claims. His very high number of absences from school and insane number of late arrivals to school should have been a red flag to CPS as well. She wasn’t buying groceries or picking up dry cleaning etc that might entail leaving a younger/less mobile kid in a car (as my boomer parents did with my fellow Gen Xers). They were (supposedly) at a carnival and 99% of kids his age would *WANT* to see the sodas etc on offer and not be forced to stay alone somewhere.

[@souxcasa]

@jesscruz6912 We were told "stay within earshot" we often didn't

[@elizabethprater-hughett8021]

Poor little Timmy was never at that carnival......

[@allyw1364]

Exactly.......😪

[@divawendy]

Exactly, she is insane, she killed that little boy,, she never took responsibility for the little one always placed him in care of others ,

[@tck3041]

❤

[@czarinacourtneyal-marmont4699]

She couldn't let him even enjoy that stupid carnival. Perhaps his 1st time even. I'm sorry but who tells their toddler “wait next to this building while I stand on line for the ice cream she had promised him all day. Idk about ubut Idc any kids in my area nevermind in my care much less a toddler! What a pos! Idk how people do ish like that+have no endgame. They only “plan” /fantasize about the killing. Perfect opportunity, day further for the exact reason. #NJLaw is whack! #Nepotism, corruption, RICO, etc. All cash businesses, etc. Poor baby what kind of monster does that?!! #FLisWhack

[@cadillacdeville5828]

😢😢 unfortunately

[@theemeraldcity94]

Such a cute little boy😢. She didn’t deserve such a gift. Someday she will be held accountable.🙏🏻

[@bluedragonfly8139]

Children are the result of unprotected or poorly protected sex, they're not 'gifts' or something people put any real effort into having, in most cases. Maybe if we all understood that we wouldn't have people like this killing their kids.

[@cobainzlady]

@@bluedragonfly8139 yes they are gifts from God, and people like you just don't value them.

[@FearFrontierOFFICIAL]

@@bluedragonfly8139 What a miserable comment. Maybe your parents regret you, or you regret a situation you were in, but you are unfathomably mistaken in your narcissistic comment. Not to mention, even a mistake (if it were) can become a gift. Grow up.

[@Connorconnor24]

@@bluedragonfly8139 we are talking about psycho killers here !! not normal people...

[@valerielstevens4712]

Her family members enabled her behavior. I never would have believed her. If she were related to me, I wouldn't have anything to do with her!

[@heidimedel]

She didn't even hide her Psychopathy. Chippendales...vacation in the Bahamas, telling people she didn't want to be a mother, abusing the kid in front of others, making up a fake FBI agent, taking a Greyhound.....there's so much to say here. She reminds me a lot of Diane Downs. I'm glad they're both where they belong. Poor Timmy never stood a chance.

[@androgynylunacy]

Where both of who? They threw out the conviction against Timmy's mom, and she's a free woman. She spent 5 years in prison. She belongs in prison. Not free...

[@Cheryl-y3t]

I also thought of Downs while watching this.

[@jannea4318]

Excepting Michelle is not where she belongs. Her conviction was overturned. She served only five years. Gross miscarriage of justice. What a piece of shit person.

[@heidimedel]

​@androgynylunacy I think I missed the last 3 minutes of this video. She definitely belongs in or under the prison.

[@InspektoraDeFrutas]

@@heidimedel How can you miss the ending of the video? Unless you turn it off earlier, there is absolutely no way to miss it! 😳🥺🤯🙄🤔🤔 I mean, this channel is called crime from A-to-Z, and they specifically tell the viewers to watch everything including the last part! 😮😮

[@4jesus1981]

I pray this woman never rest comfortably. She got away with murder

[@angelapitts2123]

Hoping karma will sort it out. She is definitely a horrible mom

[@angelabowman1614]

She will answer to a Higher "Judge" ........come her Judgement day. That Boy is with the LORD God and will be a witness against her. I believe that she killed him. I feel for her "Family "..... Especially her other two sons. There are So Many people who kill their Children, for many different reasons, it's sad. There were Way Too Many things that didn't add up. Too Many lies and any normal Mother, in shock might not show Emotion at first......but in Time? They would Break and there would be Lots of Emotions, she always seemed Cold to me. 🤷🏼‍♀️

[@Theworldofef]

@@angelabowman1614if that makes you feel better. We both know she's making the lives of her two sons as miserable as possible right now though... her death won't help them will it?

[@Ocean_Monae]

​@@Theworldofefa peace of mind knowings she's dead...

[@mus139]

My thoughts too.

[@pippa3150]

You are such a great group of people who really care about the victims. And your narrator has the best, most genuine voice. Thank you for your wonderful channel!

[@Survivalguy]

I am a man and I do not have kids but if I did I would love and protect them with every cell in my body. Hell, I feel that way about my dog. Which makes me baffled when a woman who carried the baby in her belly for 9 months can just simply toss them away like going to the toilet. My own sister had 2 kids and left them both. My dad who tries but just is not a thoughtful person raised her first and her ex raised the second. They are ok as far as I know. I feel so sorry fo every child today. They have no idea the shitshow they were born into.

[@cindystar7783]

I’m always amazed at how many women want to kill the babies growing in their bellies. They want to kill a living, thinking, pain-feeling child in the most horrific ways instead of using real birth control to prevent unwanted pregnancies. If they will do that they will do that, how can we judge a woman who wants to kill get unwanted child after he’s born? It’s just one step further along the line of dehumanizing small children.

[@bonniebloom4953]

Best comment I've read so far here. I totally agree.

[@Good_Fairy_Oz]

Such a beautiful little boy many would do anything for a diamond like him😢

[@popup369]

The description of the woman Michelle said took Timmy looks like a description of Michelle herself 😮

[@tanyadepoalo4312]

I thought that same thing! She was describing herself. She is a Narcissistic psychopath. The police did not do their job!

[@binder946]

maybe it was her way of mocking cops and she was sleeping with the cops 😢

[@trueheart8739]

Yes! I said the same thing.

[@tumblindice5412]

It's happened before when people are lying to sketch artists, they subconsciously describe their own features

[@lambthatsseeking2479]

agreed

[@amandageyman8033]

I'm sure Timmy would want to impose a life sentence on his "mother".

[@samanthafairweather9186]

That really pissed me off! 😡 She had no problem imposing a death sentence on poor Timmy! May he rest in peace! 🕊️🙏💖

[@g.borgia5100]

I'm sure Timmy would prefer to be alive

[@simonenash6718]

I don't know how lawyers sleep at night.

[@christinehutchins123]

Right? She took his life, why would he want them to go easy on her.

[@binder946]

😭100%

[@aubreyjackson88]

I won't even let my 13 year old daughter walk to the restroom without me in the grocery store let alone a fair or an amusement park..... your kid can get snatched up before you have a chance to blink.

[@BriDia3]

The second that teacher walked in with the shoe and it matching the description of the poor boys (even if it was just any TMNT shoe), they should've went through that marsh area with a fine tooth comb! Regardless of her saying it's the correct shoe, considering all her previously ever changing stories. I can imagine how it drove the teacher nuts but hearing anything. I would've probably attempted to search the marsh myself.

[@thebewitchinghour831]

The shoe looked awfully clean for being out in a marshy area that long to me. Like it had recently been put there.

[@reignman30]

And why wasn't the teacher investigated? I think it's odd to find evidence and bring it to a police station. He contaminated the crime scene and the evidence. Well ofc my fingerprints are all over it, I picked it up and brought it to the police station, whooopsie.

[@g.borgia5100]

he should have not touched it but simply have called the police

[@katrinaoliver4167]

@@g.borgia5100I thought of that too, but in the early 90s it’s likely he didn’t have a cell phone on him

[@evelynwilson1566]

As others have said, he likely didn't have a phone, but also he could have just panicked and not be thinking logically.

[@deconstructing7307]

When I was in junior high, my parents attempted to leave me on a mountainside during vacation, only to later claim they didn't realize I was missing. We were traveling in separate vehicles, but I had wandered into the woods for maybe 20 minutes before I ran back out because I was afraid they'd leave me. I caught them just as they started to drive away, and it became a "hilarious" family story. As an adult, I realize how insane it is to start driving away without confirming you've accounted for all of your kids, especially after one had been in the woods for several minutes. They never even went in after me, which is what I assumed they'd do. Also of note, why did I fear being abandoned? I went back to the cars because my family had been quiet and I was afraid of being left behind. Why would a kid be afraid that their parents would leave them? I wonder what they planned to do if I hadn't caught them driving away.

[@trixiec4880]

My mother did several passive aggressive attempts like that on me and my siblings growing up. She was a resentful reluctant single mother. Children aren't stupid as adults think, they pick up on emotion and intention and when things don't make sense. I believe these types of attempts are passive aggressive ways to "lose" your kid and play like it was an accident or unintentional. Narcissistic mothers imo

[@deconstructing7307]

@@trixiec4880 Yes. I've been recognizing this a lot lately - replaying childhood memories from an adult's perspective. When I do that, I realize that what I thought was love was definitely something very different. I think mom might've had us to build dad's narcissistic empire. Everything she did was to please him and maintain appearances.

[@mldo5659]

Gosh, that sounds nightmarish - the worst part being the uncertainty. But you did make it to adulthood - so maybe the story is not as dark as it could be? I hope so anyway. But I do see your doubt. Creepy.

[@hrmtty]

Do I think she was involved in Timmy's death? Yes. Do I think the prosecutors had enough actual evidence (aside from character witnesses)? Unfortunately, no. Also, the fact that people cannot be tried again even if new evidence surfaces is mind-blowing. Same with cases where innocent people are found guilty and courts refuse to hear their appeals even when new evidence of their innocence has been found.

[@crimeatoz]

☝️Agree!!

[@MamaOdie]

The case should not have gone to court with that "evidence." The police didn't have enough to even go to the prosecution, and the prosecution attorney shouldn't have taken the case. I feel the mother either did it or knew who did. The tall tale about the 2 guys and the woman was entirely a deflection.

[@stompthedragon4010]

Makes one wonder about the people that makes these laws​@@crimeatoz

[@abselby]

The reason why they do the double jeopardy thing, is let's say there's a very socially awkward person (not that I'm socially awkward or anything) And they just seem fishy. No evidence but they find a blanket, they go to court found not guilty. They find a shoe... No DNA found, not guilty. They find a hairpin... Not guilty. Yada yada. That would be so aggravating, if each one of those was a different court case. They should have continued investigating. A blanket in someone's house? Someone could have kidnapped the child from the house and grabbed the blanket he was sleeping with. Is her behavior weird? Yes! But I was always told that anyone can be found not guilty at any time, but you only get one chance to find someone guilty. And you can always undo a guilty verdict -- with evidence... Even though they hate doing it.

[@CarolRLuna]

Exactly what I was thinking!

[@raya9283]

How are some mothers so cruel to their babies. Their babies are a blessing from God and love their mother unconditionally. All children deserve unconditional love and protection.

[@maryanderson2279]

I don't understand why they waited so long to search the area his shoe was found. Poor police investigation if you ask me

[@academictrailers3010]

Very sad story. Poor Timmy. Great job on the narrative though guys - love your channel. Hope to see it keep growing. Keep up the great work. :)

[@tanyakopel]

I always find it fascinating when people remember things so well from decades before. I wouldn't be able to recognize MY OWN blanket from 25 years ago

[@AlaieaChakeri]

I won't remember anything. I live day by day with a short memory.

[@TheSourceOfWit]

I was thinking the same thing, with the addition: they probably didn't remember it at all. They either thought they did or were pressured somehow into saying that they did.

[@4Mr.Crowley2]

Sorry but no way in h*ll were they truly remembering a blanket they saw 2-3 times 25 years ago while babysitting. The claims were absurd and if I had been on that jury the absurdity of such “evidence” to prove a *MURDER* case would have enraged me.

[@xcountryrunner9]

I think it depends on the person, some have visual or photographic memory and also things in childhood tend to stick in the memory better. All those babysitters were very young and maybe there was a story behind it or it stood out in some way. I can tell you right now there are a few blankets I can easily picture from my childhood and I haven't seen them since then. I may not remember every single detail but I could certainly describe them and if I saw them it would be even more clear. Though only seeing a blanket a few times is different though again unless there was a strong memory or story attached to it.

[@lisaprice8777]

Some people do remember things like that......not everyone's the same. She is guilty but karma will get her for what she did/let happen to her beautiful baby boy

[@jonny-b4954]

The simple fact her story kept morphing, and she went along with a cop's random suggestion etc. Shows me she definitely did it.

[@hopelesslyinquisitive9839]

Shoutout to the print shop that printed the FBI business cards. WTF?…

[@kohchangfarang]

Good call😂

[@donnablack6280]

@hopelesslyinquisitive I wish I could repost your comment 😂👌

[@tufalike1796]

?? you just buy blank cards and print your own on your printer at home!

[@mistyinltown79]

@@tufalike1796 Not so much in 1994, most home printers (If you even had a computer) were NOT color, and most were shitty ass dot matrix printers with the hole strips on the sides that you had to tear off and would never tear off cleanly.....

[@tufalike1796]

@@mistyinltown79 I'm 63, I KNOW about printers back then...

[@missychan63]

My son had those same shoes.... His sister couldn't say teenage mutant Ninja turtles so she called them tinja minja nurdles... I smiled at the memory while I cried thinking of Timmy's little foot in that lost shoe.

[@CrimsonSunFlower]

She described herself in the composite drawing.

[@Parakeetfriend4215]

Ah, you noticed that too.

[@sabrinayetley1291]

Very common, when there's no other real suspect, the actual suspect often subconsciously describes themselves! What a strange phenomenon...

[@SarahSherman-di7ku]

Right?

[@reignman30]

@@sabrinayetley1291 I thought they usually describe a black man xD.

[@carolyntankersley3475]

My thoughts exactly!!

[@Angie-Magi-ATIN-Army]

Our mom was hysterical when she almost lost us as a teenager, a teenager. When she found us, we laughed at her because of how hysterical she was, but she's relieved and thankful. This case baffled me. Poor Timmy, justice was robbed.

[@dailealexander2055]

Wow, you really don't lie. There were so many points in this story that were just so utterly bizarre & out of left field that I had to keep rewinding, like, "Wait a minute, WTF did he just say?" The whole Chippendales fund raiser thing... wow. Just, wow.

[@zombiechicken7114]

How idiotic of the police not to check the shoe box and just trust her when they already had her marked as a liar??!! Awful police work crops up way too often in cases and shows the police need a total overhaul. Better training and procedures must be put in place asap.

[@mewho6199]

And why did they wait so many years to show the blanket to anyone?

[@chriscody1761]

I always had my kids' hand when they were young, when we were out. They never left my side.

[@katrinaoliver4167]

Right? If my son were a wanderer and didn’t stay with me and hold my hand in crowds, I wouldn’t take him to busy places Iike that!

[@christinehutchins123]

Well she wasn't trying to keep him safe, she was trying to get rid of him....

[@GrannyDi276]

absolutely❤

[@liscatcat8756]

I was 13 when the jamie bulger uk England case was on the news , it shocked me so much, that when I had my daughter at 20 I made sure never out of my sight hand held tight

[@leewilliams7152]

She knows the truth deep down in her soul, no matter how much she pretends she doesn’t.

[@MsPopeye65]

Shes definitely guilty!.... Disgraceful that Timmy didn't receive the justice he deserves!!.....❤

[@MaryAnnRegaladoVasquez]

I believe that she is guilty of getting rid of her son. After her and his father broke up, she found herself "tied down" and it was hard for her to go along with the mother role. The way she treated her son by dragging him down the stairs and pushing him into the car was telling. You can see the guilt all over her face. She has black cold eyes. That poor little boy. The horrors that he endured at the hands of this piece of shit is unimaginable. May God rest his soul. 🙏

[@Edelwiess1066]

💯💔

[@mewho6199]

The truth is that you really can't tell by looking at her. Her eyes are normal. Her face is normal. That's what makes her so capable of getting away with murder.

[@zombiedoggie2732]

She's guilty. No mother would act like she did if their child goes missing.

[@pdarkow1]

That woman got away with murdering her own child by using the system. There was no justice in this case.

[@cassiejames9900]

I agree and she may have gotten away with the murder but she will not get away with it in the afterlife. She will be sent to the fiery pits of hell where she belongs.

[@ErinAkea]

So even if new evidence showed up she can never be charged? Wow.

[@fatpinkteddy]

Terrible they need to get rid of that law. We did in Scotland and people were tried again and found guilty

[@jadedsurrealism]

No this is untrue. That is not how double jeopardy works. If evidence is found, she could be charged again if the prosecution thought they could win.

[@hopesherie1]

In the U.S. you CANNOT be tried twice for the same charge even if there were video found later of you actually committing the crime. This is no longer thr case in the UK.

[@reignman30]

Not for murder no, even if she comes out and admits it. Although she could be charged for other things, like perjury, obstruction, or abuse of a corpse etc.

[@jadedsurrealism]

​@hopesherie1 this is incorrect. This is from the justia website: A defendant whose conviction was reversed on appeal may be retried without violating double jeopardy. However, any charge of which the defendant was found not guilty the first time cannot be retried. People seem to be taking the word of the defendants lawyer that is stated in several news articles, and not the ACTUAL law. This is not what double jeopardy is.

[@NicoleThomsen-h2o]

I think your new video format is great!! It's like one of those network crime shows. The only thing missing is interviews with some of the people involved. But they would most likely want $$. Looking forward to your next upload 😊

[@scottstooksbury5570]

Sounds like the boyfriend had some sense and canceled their engagement! He even sensed she was terrible!

[@KarenSmith-wh7ie]

A sad reminder that child predators are everywhere, even the children's parents.

[@cobainzlady]

or more likely that guy who confessed to his cellmate. Should have been investigated !

[@saami9606]

If she didnt want the kid, she could have given up her rights and given him to other family members. Why kill? And yes I believe she did have a hand in his murder

[@y.peffle2802]

like his father ...

[@heatherlreagan]

She wanted the sympathy. Giving him up would have made her look bad. Psychos like this care more about their image. So sad.

[@InspektoraDeFrutas]

@@heatherlreagan That’s a good point! Sadly, true. They’re called NARCISSISTIC Psychopaths for a reason.

[@SheilaV]

Her brain is broken.

[@PryorS]

@@heatherlreaganbingo! Reminds me of Diane Downs

[@cougar2013]

Her son was missing school a lot, which is truancy, and essentially illegal…but a bunch of her friends think, like, she’s like totally like the most like attentive mom like ever Will there come a day when we just start calling people “shitty parents” 😂

[@battlekitten4188]

Yeah we could do that now if women would start telling the truth. Women lie to themselves and to each other

[@jennifermaddy2442]

She was probably abusing him thats why he wasnt at school much

[@y.peffle2802]

I hear a lot of "it was a different time back then "

[@juli6205]

wtf how many times can u use "like" in a phrase

[@cougar2013]

@@juli6205 I was like doing it for like effect or something

[@MoogieB]

In a case like this, all I think is God knows what happened & will deal the ultimate justice. A person may get away with crimes in their life but after death is a different story.

[@artdevivre2]

Very true. Gods justice cannot be bought. Such a crime kills one's soul.

[@charrielyn1231]

Yes, good luck to her when standing before God.

[@Mws556]

Well shuks, how could God know if he's all the way over there and were all the way over here 🤔

[@InspektoraDeFrutas]

Exactly!!! NO ONE will ever escape God’s Righteous and Just JUSTICE! HalleluYah!!! Soon, soon already… All glory and praise be to Jesus Christ my Lord!!!

[@doorguru168888]

Why did God let this happen to begin with? If it was in his plan, then why complain about the mother getting away with murder? That would of had to been in his plan too.

[@charleslaughton8092]

She was his mother and was responsible for him, she was the last person to see him alive and lacked any hysteria, grief or concern a mother would show about a missing child. The justice system failed little Timmy.

[@davidmartin2442]

She's as guilty as the day is long but proving it in a court of law is a completely different story. The prosecution failed Timmy.

[@cricket-bg4tz]

Yep. The prosecution and the police

[@badgyrl310]

Their only evidence was a blanket. The case was pretty weak imo.🤷‍♀️

[@sabrinatscha2554]

Sometimes there’s just not enough evidence

[@KarmicSalt]

there is zero proof she did it

[@bluedragonfly8139]

@@KarmicSalt LOL, the fact that she lied her ass off and then went and partied after he was dead isn't enough proof?

[@jimhenderson387]

Very interesting and disturbing story and you did a great job of telling it!

[@DyreStraits]

It's a computer generated narration.

[@stephaniegonsalves2263]

Really? It doesn't sound like and voice over bot I've heard. And there are no mispronunciations or grammatical mistakes. Bots almost always make mistakes- very noticeable mistakes. I don't think this is computer generated.

[@happytrails3]

@@stephaniegonsalves2263 The annunciation and emphasis are pretty unnatural. Listen to how he says her name, for example.

[@stephaniegonsalves2263]

@@happytrails3 Hmmmm....

[@jenniferlonnes7420]

​@happytrails3 enunciation* Narrator did not announce his holy birth.

[@athensmajnoo3661]

One nightmare I always wake up shaking and sweating with Pounding heart, is my toddler son getting lost in a crowded place.

[@yagirltay3413]

I lost my two year old daughter for all of 30 seconds at Target. She rounded two corners and was gone from my sight. I'd never been so scared in my whole life up to that point. People handle grief in different ways, but I could not imagine a mother wouldn't lose her mind the second she couldn't see her child in a crowded area.

[@peteshop]

I really enjoyed your delivery style. You don’t over sensationalize it.

[@pika23]

My mom moms sister was OBSESSED with this case. She was into true crime before it was cool. We lived in NJ and the kid was me and my brother and cousins age(her grandson).

[@chrismartin5450]

Can’t believe they brought charges forward on a blanket??!!! Perfect example of why they need to wait. As much as we hate it….so sad for Timmy😢

[@reignman30]

I agree but it had been 25 years already and unlikely they were going to have a better shot. They threw a hail mary and actually completed it, but it went under review.

[@katrinaoliver4167]

Would have been different if they had questioned people about the blanket at the start, not 25 years later

[@xcountryrunner9]

The fact that she first said the shoe was not his and then once the media picked it up suddenly she called in and said it was his... among her many other lies.. like WTF, that's suspicious as hell. She was uncooperative in her son's disappearance. That should be evidence though!! Guilty as hell

[@vsbltnyn]

I think she has mental illness that makes her love the attention, but didn't actually kill her own child.

[@Itsabeautifulday3201]

Why did no one in this family tell her they would take that baby and take care of him? I couldn’t be a family member and see that child not being loved by her and not step up and say I will take him. I don’t care how broke I was I couldn’t just stand by and watch my nephew or little cousin be neglected. This is sickening.

[@Nola5427]

I agree with you to an extent but not to sound rude it is not the familys responsibility to take care of her child, she had options, some ppl had their kids and don' t want anymore and there is no shame in that, I am 47 I had my sweet boys who I love dearly, who are all teens and up, I have no interest in having more myself, I will cheerish the day I become a Grandma.

[@Itsabeautifulday3201]

@@Nola5427 im 41 my oldest is 26 (adopted) my youngest is 9 I’ll be a grandma in two months I totally understand what you’re saying but I still would be willing to inconvenience my life for a child that needs me to love and care for them. Through the years I’ve offered to take my two different cousins children. They were both addicted to meth and don’t care for their babies like they should. I’ve tried my hardest even promising that they can keep the money they get every month for the children. I just can’t wrap my mind around not stepping up to take care of a baby especially a family member that needs you. I wouldn’t be able to sleep at night knowing that baby is going through hell.

[@Nola5427]

@@Itsabeautifulday3201 I get it.

[@rwilliams9304]

@@Itsabeautifulday3201 Why did you feel the need to put that your child was adopted?

[@Itsabeautifulday3201]

@@rwilliams9304 to explain the small age gap between he and I.

[@intubinistic]

I believe the blanket tells the story. And her attitude towards the fund raiser decision and refusal of allowing Timmy’s photo to be used says it all. 🙏🏻💙🕊️

[@Nunya-t4b]

How gross that anyone could hurt a little one, especially his ‘mother’. RIP Timothy 🙏🏼

[@BettyJohnson-u5d]

You all are so sure you KNOW what happened and are smug in your ignorance. In fact, not one of you know the truth.

[@shantini2911]

I lost my toddler for 2 minutes when she was 2. She ran behind some sane aged kids in a mall. I have anxiety till this date whenever im out with her. She's 8 but my heart wont stop freaking in crowd places

[@carrieharris7788]

Excellent story telling guys well researched, glad I came across u will be binge watching xx

[@loua1519]

The fact he disappeared immediately preceding a planned outing means to me she killed him unexpectedly in anger. But kill him she did.

[@evonneacevedo6578]

It’s very frustrating that there was essentially zero physical evidence here. One thing that stood out, though-Michelle had planned to take both her 5-year-old child and her sister’s INFANT to the carnival? I can’t imagine being a single adult trying to wrangle a five-year-old at a public event and thinking, “Ooh, know what’d make this even more fun? Let me also drag along someone else’s BABY, who won’t enjoy a carnival at all!” I have a suspicion that Michelle‘s original plan was to use the baby as her excuse for not having her eyes on Timmy, but she decided at the last minute that’d be too much to juggle.

[@Sleuth23]

And, thus, another murderer has walked free.