Detectives Realize the Witness is Actually a Psychopath

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The Melinda Pleskovic case began shortly before Halloween, when there was a horrifying incident in an Ohio home. But the family had been stalked for almost a year at this point, what was going on? And how was soon to be son-in-law, Jeffrey Scullin, involved?
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[@chriscadman6379]

Please Please I beg you say third!

[@lucibee1163]

Hi Mike. One of your biggest fans From the very start passed away a couple weeks ago. We met through your channel. He lived in USA 🇺🇸 I live in England. We became very good friends. I miss him lots. Thanks for introducing us though

[@wildgr33n]

PLEASE COVER THE APPLE RIVER STABBING the trial is just finishing up now, guy was found guilty/not in self defense.

[@Moebian73]

@@lucibee1163 "From the very start passed away a couple weeks ago." huh?

[@brickjamesOG]

Hey Moike, the last few have been old ones bro, wassup with that? Need new ish, like within couple of months. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@deifieddata4462]

The husband's 911 call is a great example of why you can't use them to gauge someone's involvement in a crime - he sounds so much like he did it.

[@TT-wx4tg]

Exactly, clearly everyone mourns differently.

[@apriljones2950]

Right!

[@brbgrl]

Absolutely! His voice didn’t have “shock” to it. But truly, knowing he’s innocent makes it all the harder to hear his tone. The anger, and the lack of emotion is just saddening. He’s so angry at the police, and listening to it again knowing he’s innocent you can really hear the hurt from the whole situation.

[@RemyJackson]

I honestly thought he did it. In his 911 call he seemed less concerned that his wife was dead, and more concerned about establishing an alibi

[@gary-rr7jp]

Even when they were questioning him he sounded off. At first I thought maybe he and the son in law were in cahoots because his demeanor was so odd. Makes you wonder what poor Kyle witnessed and how he processed the incident.

[@paperdoll1982]

The poor father starts to realize what had been going on as he answers the detective’s questions.

[@chelseabobet4591]

I noticed that too... poor guy. He wanted to trust the guy his daughter chose to be with.

[@nineteenfortyeight6762]

"I don't think it's all bullshit, but theoretically it could be."

[@haplessasshole9615]

I agree completely. As he was talking about Jeff, Bruce became increasingly fidgety and was shifting uncomfortably in his chair. It was as though he was trying his utmost _not_ to accuse Jeff.

[@crazychase98]

The cops where really good at there job

[@manofthewest67]

My Grandmother used to say things are different when spoken out loud, there is a rhyme or something but i have long forgotten it, this made me think of it.

[@saras123]

Ppl say bruce was acting suspicious and cold in the interview but if you notice he talked about his wife in present tense making me believe he didn’t really accept the reality yet

[@hangedups2608]

OK DOC

[@sarahrean7174]

He doesn't care

[@yababyfava00]

@@sarahrean7174you have such a keen sense of investigation detective 🙄

[@lilmssimsalot]

the husband talking about the kind of beer his wife does/ doesn’t like - in the current tense - kinda broke my heart

[@saras123]

Omg yes 💔

[@P9rkour90]

poor man still trying to process everything....

[@jonslg240]

The way the soon-to-be son-in-law sits there scoffing and saying "I didn't do anything" over and over like a robot is disgusting. Especially since the family loved him, even the father. The father didn't even say he suspected Jeff, even though he obviously did..

[@regenia8738]

​@@jonslg240I agree with you. It IS disgusting. To me, he was whining. It was pathetic.

[@jessicagutowski1271]

You can tell the husband is in shock. He’s essentially word vomiting whatever comes to the forefront of his mind. He can’t stay on topic because he’s having issues filtering what he’s saying.

[@derrisleemusic1998]

Exactly why I don’t think asking ppl open-ended questions on a 911 call is effective. Just get the address from the caller and get some police there. 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@waterbitten]

​@derrisleemusic1998 exactly. Send the police youll figure what's happening when they get there! They're trying to get logical answers from traumatised people.

[@flingonber]

@@waterbitten It's a lot safer for everyone if they get an idea of what's going on before they show up, for one thing it reduces the chance that the police are going to shoot somebody.

[@Sniperboy5551]

@waterbitten They were already on the way, but the “spontaneous utterances” made over 911 can help the police solve the crime.

[@waterbitten]

@Sniperboy5551 true.

[@catherinerickard699]

He is insufferable. His constant sighs and huffs .

[@robertmoffett3486]

But he didn't do anything. He left. He left.

[@The89delta]

The huffs! Making me want to cheese grater my face.

[@wazzazone]

He always got away with it as a child and decided to attempt it again with the detectives.

[@ZombieSazza]

He’s like a petulant wee bairn who was caught and is impatient and huffing and puffing away to himself like “siiiiigh, I can’t believe I have to deal with this, why won’t they let me get away with it”

[@myliza700]

Thanks for the warning

[@EchoApexFirstEcho]

The patience of those detectives having to sit in the same room and breathe the same air while he huffs and puffs like a child.

[@troyundroy1]

It was interesting to see they went with Bad Cop/Bad Cop, rather than one of them opening a narrative to owning up to a lesser crime (ie. self defence). That could have sped things up

[@maddieb.4282]

@@troyundroy1are you a law enforcement professional or have you been trained in interrogation techniques?

[@Kalleesto]

Omg that huffing and puffing was so infuriating!

[@anonymouzxx]

@@Kalleesto yeah sounded like an AEUGH fish was interrogated 🤣

[@vickrykayser3129]

Exactly!

[@ccmm8083]

Him sighing is enough to make me launch my headphones across the room

[@Kindnessloveunderstanding]

😂

[@oldhickory4686]

I can't even picture this guy having a child, because it would involve effort...SIGH

[@lookabomba32]

Yep nope... definitely feel that. My cellphone got nearly thrown across my room. Had to pause and read up the comments. Glad I'm not the only one.

[@starlastarn13]

Same 😂 that and his I didn't do anything 😩🙄

[@ritawashere5787]

I wonder how his fellow inmates like it when he sighs? I hope they are bullying the s*** out of him!

[@webbie1891]

Jeffrey is the type of guy that would cheat on a test, and still get everything wrong

[@NineteenEighty8]

Bruce type of guy to kill his wife then pin it on his son in law. Did you know Bruce found a new gf 5 weeks after her death? They are married now. Rumors has it they hooked up before she died.

[@cathare4909]

😂😂😂

[@cathare4909]

​@NineteenEighty8 holy shit what bonkers reality you living in. Jeff was a pos moocher and he was the one claiming all the shit happening before her death. Stop trying to be special

[@jondra1693]

💀

[@kathduncan9618]

​@NineteenEighty8 😅 Bruce is obviously a magician, right? Being able to hide the gun and the knife in his filth-hole son in law's car and blood through his son in law's car while at work. He's a time traveller, right? And leave no trace of his own prints or DNA on any of it. He's the Invisible Man as well, right?

[@TAGMZs63]

He's doubly despicable for killing Melinda in front of her son. That's just evil.

[@jennifermaddy2442]

Exactly how shocking for Kyle to see that monster murder his mum

[@prepaidtrash5552]

lol at expecting anything out of a murderer. true crime fans aren’t very intelligent on average

[@HeckinTite]

Didn’t seem like it was in front of him either. At the same house but didn’t hear anything about doing it in front of him.

[@fungi5350]

@@prepaidtrash5552 trolling is lame, if you’re going to do it at least be interesting

[@JackHandy7385]

@@fungi5350 For real, like what do you expect people in the comments to be doing? Sharing their feelings like a....human? I swear some of these people just dont really talk to other humans often.

[@TruecrimeAndcommentary]

Ah you missed the best part! Jeffs interview in full is one of my favourite interviews, he starts off so confident, “If you could speed it along a little bit I’d like to go see my family” expecting sympathy as a victim, wanting to switch chairs and getting comfortable, fully expecting to go back to his daughter and there’s not a doubt in his mind they suspect him as they pander to him. Then they slam it in his face that they know he did it and he is totally shocked and can not get over they figured it out because he was so sure he was cleverer than everyone. So satisfying!

[@TruecrimeAndcommentary]

Mike did you know there’s a page called “That Chapter” on the book of face using your channels name and logo but posting other truecrime KZbinrs? I feel like they’re using your channel to draw attention to their own. It used to post your vids but now they’ve got a lot of followers it’s switched to another true crime KZbinr. Lots of videos of Annie Elise from 10 to Life. Do you know about this or has she hacked your page to get your viewers? Or are you renting your brand out 😆

[@pink-penguin101]

He shot her 3 times and stabbed her nearly 35 times!!! Wtf?! 😡

[@eucliduschaumeau8813]

And he’s eligible for parole? That’s the real mystery.

[@MirandaSinistra]

Something all pathological liars seem to underestimate is the tenacity of detectives. People like Jeff are so used to everyone believing their lies without verification that they don't expect detectives to follow up on their bs. Almost every story Jeff told them fell apart almost instantly.

[@lasskinn474]

well in most social interactions people would just let it slide - or not really let it slide, they know you're bullshitting they just don't want to confront that and they will just avoid you in the future instead. some people just don't understand then why they aren't getting invites anymore.

[@linnyw1072]

They think they are nickel slick.They are not.he was a fraud and was exposed

[@mlorencetti1]

This. Sociopaths usually aren't that smart. Most of them even have below average IQ. Not to say sociopaths are all violent, but a lot of them lie or do small shitty things that most polite people just ignore. It leads to some of them believing they are geniuses of deception, specially because they don't even notice (or care) when people leave.

[@karen.mcglone.3481]

True, it’s almost like they think police will say, fair enough, let’s take you at your word, we will say thanks for your input, we need to look elsewhere…

[@makavelismith]

I dont know if tenacity is the word I would use, but I think you're onto something for sure. I would say that detectives have a nose for BS and they tend to be very confrontational about it. See, there are people who think these guys are full of it but they don't confront them on it, so they think that everyone is believing them about all of it. Then they go into one of these rooms, thinking they can pull the same nonsense but they get absolutely body slammed. Out inthe real world, they are the wolf and everyone else is the sheep but in the interview room, the r oles are very much reversed, and they arent used to being prey.

[@leavebritneyalone3233]

"even bad people do the right thing eventually, but you're not one of them are you, you're just a bad person" 😂 bro what

[@richardbarrow6606]

😊🇮🇪

[@somethingelse4424]

🤔 🤦

[@JHow861]

Lol!

[@SuicideVan]

"Something happened!" These cops were like the new player at guitar center butchering their way through a popular rock riff on some demo gear. I guess it kinda sounds like the interrogation 101 class they were taught.

[@TimVillainy]

Lmao interrogation was trash

[@noraa1991]

Jeff calling it his house is the cherry on top of this POS’s crime spree, he weaseled his way into a loving, caring family and destroyed them all for his selfishness

[@gigglesinside]

Jeff's gym trainer: What exercises have you done this week? Jeff: I didn't do anything...

[@paultaylor5513]

Rumor has it Jeff is still saying "I didn't do anything"

[@jenmck8146]

And sighing!

[@debbiec7145]

rite! everyone in jail said they r innocent!

[@mandykitson7039]

Don't forget the sighing !!

[@paixamourchanel9084]

*SIGH*

[@WerZel]

I didn't do anything either - Stephen McDaniel

[@user-gj1me4mf5c]

The pos fiance had some nerve saying "MY house" on the 911 call. He was a bum living in someone elses house.

[@michaelmacorso4479]

Not only a bum but a thief. Big baby is angry because he has to do chores while living there for rent free.

[@myunknownland9272]

I've had people ask me to take their kids in. I did once. Never again. I like my space, I worked hard for my home to share with my family only. Sorry.

[@downhomesunset]

@@myunknownland9272JFC take your own kids in? Why do people feel so entitled to other people’s stuff; in your case a roomy home?

[@rt66vintage16]

​@@myunknownland9272Did they act like they were on vacation? I like my private home too.

[@lococomrade3488]

I'm also too selfish and narcissistic to even try to understand anyone else's struggle or perspective... O wait. Nah, I can grasp empathy.

[@jimbo992]

It’s amazing that the ‘stalking’ was going on for so long, but the family never installed any security cameras? Unless that was one of the jobs Jeff was assigned….

[@amandab8433]

EXACTLY! It took us just one car breakin for us to get an alarm system with cameras. LOTS of cameras. Better safe than sorry.

[@tiffanylouise8705]

I don’t know why more people don’t have cameras. They aren’t super expensive anymore. Someone rifled through our car in our driveway, all the papers from the glovebox were all over the floor of the car, and we got a couple cameras. I get alerts through my phone now. I won’t not have cameras anymore. Plus you get a small discount on your homeowners insurance.

[@davegubbins4428]

it was but they soon discovered that there are no ladders on earth capable of holding jeff and cranes are super expensive.

[@Rugelacharugula]

@@amandab8433 That’s what I thought. Our neighbors turned into MI6 after _one_ Amazon pkg disappeared

[@Picksurethis]

Because you can hack cameras sure most likely won’t happen to you. But it happens and you don’t even know people are watching you

[@cookieplatz4998]

This story made me sob as I also have a son who has Down Syndrome and non-verbal. I can't imagine her son's pain seeing his mom like that. Heart breaking

[@shombie2737]

Just dawned on me that Kyle was left alone with his slain mom for hours ...

[@Ashley-qu1bc]

I feel so bad for her husband, you can tell he feels like he should’ve prevented it and known it wasn’t her texting him and how he should have thought more about the break ins

[@crazychase98]

Well he could have

[@tgrice601]

He didn’t realize it wasn’t her until afterwards because she was probably dead at the time

[@michellezoe4596]

Bruce must've been in extreme shock. His call to 911, interview and speech is just all over the place.

[@cathare4909]

You can tell he was having a hard time even finishing a single thought. Poor guy

[@Felbicky1]

He sounds like someone who thinks his whole family was being stalked and victimized y a stranger over a period of time.

[@phil8528]

Yeah, I know this is very harsh of me, but it was honestly irritating me so much listening to him speak, because everything he said was so disjointed and had no coherent thread e.t.c. Poor guy man.

[@nursebev2249]

It must be difficult to recall every detail of the day, considering he didn’t know what was going to happen later in the day on top of seeing his wife deceased(murdered)

[@bcpr9812]

Yeah, and he was angry. Anger is usually a secondary emotion, showing up before the more vulnerable emotion(s) that fuel it.

[@Hennessy_Williams]

In regards to the dad's 911 call and behavior with the police: My first reaction when I found out my friend passed away was also anger. Anger mixed with grief. I was so angry because I knew he liked to free climb mountains and castles with a 200 foot drop. He told me he'd be careful but I worried about him. Then I find our he died by falling off a mountain hiking in snowy weather. I remember feeling so angry at first because he had his whole life ahead of him. The dad's rambling thoughts during the interrogation also reminded me of how I sound when I process trauma - detached and stream of consciousness. This channel has taught me that some murderers can sound like perfect victims on 911 calls and some people witnessing the deaths of loved ones can sound calm. In psychology, it is even normal for people to break out laughing when experiencing traumatic events. What seems bizarre or unusual to some is just explained by grief & shock being a difficult and complicated thing.

[@MiralukaNaima]

Yeah, I am one of them. If traumatic or shocking thing happen in front of me or to me, I laugh. I can't control that. That is my natural response to shock. I laugh not because it is funny, because my mind doesn't know how to react properly. I have autism.

[@vivelaresistance3239]

Law & Order has been running for three decades and people still don’t know they have a right to an attorney, free of charge?

[@laurahoward5426]

I have not watched one episode, and know my Rights without a fictional YV show

[@kudzuluv]

your closed captions during Jeff’s interrogation omggg not you catching all the “*sighs*” 😭😭 you’re hilarious😂😂😂

[@MirandaSinistra]

My heart breaks for Melinda's family but especially her young special needs son who was in the house when she was killed. He still doesn't understand what happened, and Bruce says that he still looks for his mom to come back.

[@janetrawlings1691]

One of the saddest things I ever heard 😢 if we can't understand how could explain it to this wonderful child 😢💔🙏

[@elizabethmcglothlin5406]

Yes, poor baby.

[@cathare4909]

That is saddest shit i ever heard fr

[@KDiamond666]

That’s the part that hurts me the most! To this day he still looking for his mommy. 😢

[@birdienumnums9459]

Break my heart, poor kid. 😢

[@tcarroll777]

He killed her brutally then he acts like a baby in the interrogation.

[@zarasbazaar]

Her poor daughter unknowingly bringing her mother's murderer into the household.

[@williamknapp6521]

Daughter probably had something to with it life insurance greed is a mfer

[@derp8575]

Hopefully she realizes it wasn't her fault. There's no way she could've suspected Jeff was capable of murder. It would be interesting to know what set Jeff off. His mother-in-law was paying for the wedding and allowing Jeff to live in her home for free. Pretty sweet deal for Jeff. Can't imagine throwing all that away.

[@williamknapp6521]

@@derp8575 money dude he figures if his girlfriend would get a lot of money from the life insurance

[@derp8575]

@@williamknapp6521 The husband would be the main benefactor. It's not like Jeff was living in squalor. His mother-in-law looked like solid middle class. Maybe I am wrong. Either way he threw it all away. He will be in his 50s by the time parole becomes an option.

[@williamknapp6521]

@@derp8575 all parents leave their kids money and btw it looks Jeff was mentally unstable so he was bond to killed someone sooner or later

[@Adoozyofaday]

A lot of people commenting on the dad’s reaction. To me he sounds in shock. Like his brain is going a mile a minute. They thought they’d been stalked and harassed and were getting no help so he felt angry for nothing being done and then now his wife is dead. That was his perspective. I think he just said whatever he thought at the moment while his brain rapidly fired. He wasn’t trying to sound innocent, because he was. He was just responding in the shocking moment while his brain tried to process what was happening. Just my opinion, of course.

[@starssky7884]

People always want a dramatic, teary reaction to tragedy and it's just not how everyone responds, especially in the moment. I think it's more telling that he still talks about her like she's still alive in the interview when he's talking about whether his wife and the guy get along. He obviously hasn't processed it at that point

[@WobblesandBean]

It's still a bit jarring.

[@johannas.l.brushane2518]

I get the impression he might have a whiff of Asperger's or autism, a bit distant to emotional attachment but observant of details.

[@elisaseverns2543]

I took his reaction the same way as you. He’s upset and angry because he felt it could have been prevented if the police had done more about the stalker issue. Sad….

[@buruzn09]

If that’s how he remained when the initial shock wore off, it’d be suspicious. In and of itself, it’s jarring, unsettling, and it raises questions that need to be answered, but it’s not inherently incriminating. Nuance is key here.

[@A.Girl.Has.No.Name.]

What i never understood is how they saw the plump "figure" outside their home and didn't think it was their future son-in-law, who was coincidentally never around when this "stalker" was seen!

[@Adoozyofaday]

It sounds like they were kind, trusting people who unfortunately assumed everyone was like them. It wasn’t in their nature to be suspicious of loved ones. With a very sad outcome 😢

[@4bibimimi]

It's all that eating good in the neighborhood. This guy's got the chin line of your average Applebee's patron. Big ,round and plenty of extra pounds!

[@jeanneganrude8549]

@@4bibimimi😂 you’re so naughty ~

[@kaylaherman-gaspar4854]

I think it was only him who always (said he) seen someone. I don't think anyone else ever seen anyone. Like the father said he was never even home, but they believed him cause stuff kept going missing. Since the victim was worried about her son in law saying he seen people tring to break in & again, having stuff missing like her car keys, she would call & report it.

[@lisahinton9682]

@@kaylaherman-gaspar4854 SAW. The past tense of "to see" is "saw." My god, you sound completely ghetto, and, I am quite sure you are not, being as you're a That Chapter fan!

[@trick351]

Wow, the judge just wrapped that up with a bow with her statement! Such a heartbreaking and senseless act.

[@barackobama9343]

How DESPERATE was the woman who was willing to be with Jeff in the first place?

[@averyeml]

It must be that sparkling personality of his 🙄😂

[@eucliduschaumeau8813]

Classic “oaf” mentality. Jeff the Hutt.

[@ztjcarolina]

No Shit!!!

[@sarahparis8691]

100 lbs overweight & looks like he's 45. Plus, he "didn't do anything," so there's the trifecta appeal

[@DanLovesBooks]

Tall, big, and women’s midpoints respond warmly to sociopathy, for some reason that is destroying our society.

[@benmcreynolds8581]

What is wrong with this dude.? He had a daughter with this girl. They were going to get married, they let him live at their house but he chose to taunt the family, kill the mom.. Instead of getting married or any other outcome. Why did he do this? What a POS

[@ambrabridges2161]

I bet if he'd been honest with his future MIL and fiancé and told them he couldn't afford a big wedding, they would've gladly scaled it back, maybe had it at their house. Instead, he lied and stole until he couldn't get away with it anymore, then decided murder was a better option than being honest.

[@lisawhite4698]

Because he didn’t have the property or money he ACTED like he had…there was a $500.00 check due for the wedding…. And once they were married they were to move into “one” of his properties.

[@nomudnolotus4410]

The selfishness of narcissistic people like this pos is hard to wrap your head around. Even people who have experienced it first-hand find it hard to subsequently comprehend. Emotional empathy is the buffer that keeps normal people from acting this way because they're acutely aware of the impact their actions are having on others.

[@alexb7641]

Yeah sounds like something a little kid would do. Like he never grew up. Like maybe his parents f-cked up.

[@pv2639]

He looks like a trump voter, end of story

[@andrewmurray9898]

Watched all of their interrogations. Watching Bruce put it all together and getting so close to the answer but never setting the final pieces of the puzzle is so sad.

[@rt66vintage16]

Yes, there were red flags after Jeff moved in, and Bruce was suspicious. I wish he would've had cameras installed without Jeff knowing. What a burden Bruce was under. 😢

[@paulcarpenter7844]

Yeah I remember doing the same thing and it was crazy cuz right there he starts to realizing

[@byrondavis9454]

He was broke and couldn't get married. He couldn't live with the shame of her and everyone having that over him. Such a coward "sigh"

[@MoMotivation0304]

My thoughts too. There was no house, he couldn't really afford a wedding or a life of his own providing for his own family. Mom probably saw right thru him.

[@user-us5pv8zw3z]

I want to thank you, young man. I’ve been going through a rough round of chemo, and your videos have been a life saver. You take me out of my own head, and that’s exactly what I need right now. Keep up the good work.

[@Kindnessloveunderstanding]

I hope you heal quickly and completely!

[@CoExist64]

Prayers for healing my friend…

[@NotSorryCharlee]

Prayers for a fast recovery ❤

[@jerometricksterharte3292]

Hope you are doing well❤️ you’re always safe in this community

[@user-us5pv8zw3z]

@@jerometricksterharte3292 I stopped the chemo. It’s having no effect. I want to enjoy the time I have left. It’s been a hell of a ride. Take care.

[@user-yz8wn3gh7o]

This is a prime example that you can't judge someones guilt on emotions, because in Bruce's interview he talks to them w no emotion so I'm sure at first they thought he did it, he was probably in shock and he was completely innocent

[@Lady_Phoenix]

I thought he looked super nervous too, at least very uncomfortable. He does that thing where he half gets out of his chair and can't sit still. I noticed myself doing this before (even though I hadn't done anything wrong), and it looks pretty bad. It was good to see some footage of an innocent but nervous person because we get so used to seeing just the guilty party

[@haplessasshole9615]

@@Lady_Phoenix Bruce became more fidgety and nervous as he spoke about Jeff. I think he began to realize what had really happened and was doing his dangedest not to accuse him.

[@Lady_Phoenix]

@@haplessasshole9615 yeah you can see when he puts together that all the disturbances really only began after the fiance moved in and he shakes his head like he wants to banish the thought

[@GreebleClown]

He actually reminds me of how my dad and I would likely react in this type of situation. While I’d likely have bouts of being a crying broken mess, we’d both likely be distracting ourselves by focusing angry/frustrated energy towards trying to fix/solve whatever happened. (I’d likely also over share things from nerves and fear I’d accidentally leave out an important clue, I tend to do that with my doctors so I’d probably do that with criminal investigators. Which is why I’d definitely want a lawyer there if only to keep me focused and not panicking.)

[@mullenio4200]

Yeah he was acting so bizarre. Like his wife's brutal murder was a minor inconvenience to him. No t aes, no emotions, nothing. Just causal conversation.

[@kari8434]

Melinda was my aunt. The entire situation is pretty crazy, and it wasn't a fun phone call to get first thing waking up that day.

[@teresadivilbiss8936]

I'm sorry for your loss. Your Aunt looks like she was a sweet lady.

[@WouldntULikeToKnow.]

I'm so sorry for your loss. Good thoughts to you and your family. 🌻

[@A.Girl.Has.No.Name.]

That must have been awful. I'm so sorry for you and your family.

[@janetrawlings1691]

Sorry for your loss prayers 🙏 🫂

[@kandycepeterson2482]

What a miserable day that must have been. So Melinda was right about this bum the entire times, but cont to be supportive to your ?;;cousin. Sounds like a good person.. I hope you all have been able to continue on and heal.

[@donnasloan894]

Jeff will not do well in jail - this makes me so very happy

[@eucliduschaumeau8813]

He’ll have plenty of time to not “do anything”.

[@hannahmosier5744]

Thank you for addressing his annoying pathetic behavior, I’ve seen several true crimes on this story and no one called him out on it!!!

[@subliminal128]

Mike definitely doesn’t tip toe around or hold back calling out these awful individuals.

[@ollieox1975]

" I didn't do anything" cop says I dont want to hear you say that anymore, so he barely whispers, "I didn't do anything", Pathetic waste of space.

[@goldkhw]

BIG SPACE TOO...FAT FROM NOT WORKING AND EATING ALL THE FREE FOOD AT HIS IN-LAW'S HOUSE. What a loser. To kill the poor woman who was helping him and giving him a place to sit, and to take showers, and to lean back and relax. All free. He'll be thinner after a few months in jail. VIOLENT, PRISON COMPANION SAYS: "You didn't do anything?" "Try doing a bit of this."

[@Him_He_Me]

More like a pathetic whimper

[@dawnsully88]

Hes such a whiny baby. He's so pathetic

[@TonyGearSolid]

He sounded like a child who was caught stealing a cookie out of a cookie jar.

[@jeanc.65]

💯%

[@Monika-bc3dq]

People saying Bruce’s 911 call is weird… I thought we were over this million times already. PEOPLE REACT DIFFERENTLY and you don’t know how you would react until you’re in this situation. He literally found his wife murdered after a year of stalking and no one doing anything with it. I can’t even start to imagine how shocked, frustrated, angry, distressed and sad he must’ve been at that second.

[@susanbengston3208]

Exactly. Thank you

[@lexiemaep7930]

That...and ....many people are married to people they aren't in love with anymore

[@patriciadonoho2199]

@@lexiemaep7930 So sad but true! After 26 yrs and my 2 kids were holding their own in life…. I Had to go! I had turned into an alcoholic just to blur my days away…. I have love for the father of my children. I am Not IN Love with him. I didn’t want to raise them in a split home… Please for the love of anything…DONT DO IT! My kids are some kind of messed up bcuz it was not the ideal choice I made. Life is messy… You have to be good with yourself before you can be good with others.. “ Patti Philosophy” 😅 💙

[@mullenio4200]

He just sounds like he's having a minor rant about the state of the country. It's definitely a red flag even if that red ultimately didn't lead anywhere in this case.

[@Monika-bc3dq]

@@mullenio4200 because they were stalked for a year and no one treated them seriously. I might have a mini rant about how fucked up the system is, if I tried to get help, but no one did anything and now I'm looking at my dead wife. I don't remember specifically the case, but Mike covered it (I know .. that narrows it down...) where dude was cracking jokes with the detectives (there was a line from Mike that police thought he was suspicious, because he was "making jokes one second and over the top with emotions the other"). The point is, again, everyone reacts different. This is kinda almost a textbook of what they tell you a guilty person would do, especially the over explaining. But that only goes to show, that there's nothing "textbook " in a situation like this 🤷🏻‍♀️ And I'm not saying it's wrong to have a first reaction of "hm... That's a sus 911 call", but people saw the whole video, know he didn't do it and still go off on Bruce like he actually did it. That's the wrong part.

[@benjaminbuffin9812]

This guy is exactly like my former stepson, same look, same attitude, same lack of never owning up to or taking responsibility for his actions. Glad to see this guy got put away for good. My condolences for the loss of your mother. She sounds like she was one wonderful wonderful woman.❤

[@subliminal128]

Looks like you dodged a bullet yourself possibly

[@benjaminbuffin9812]

@@subliminal128 yep. Many many many times.

[@sailorsaturn8815]

That poor family let this piece of garbage into their home and he terrorises them and murders the mother for what? Just a sick human being rip Melinda 💔

[@heezypeasy8611]

It's wild how these idiots think they can brutally murder a family member, someone they live with, and get away with it.

[@frankiecat145]

My guess is he had planned on killing the whole family that week before the wedding, but his plan was thwarted when Mel found out ahead of time that it had been cancelled and confronted him. Mel may very well have unintentionally saved the rest of her family's lives that night. RIP.

[@wcrimeusa]

That's a chilling possibility. It's heartbreaking to think about. Let's honor Mel's memory and keep her family in our thoughts.

[@Him_He_Me]

Good point!!!

[@SamizzleWren]

whoa 🤯👀

[@leslieannvanhumbeck7630]

I think he just hated the mother.

[@debbiec7145]

i think u mite be correct

[@HealingHappyAli]

This was a couple that didn't have an affair exposed while trying to find the killer. Husband went to the gym to actually work out with headphones on and later have date nights and family nights with his actual wife and family. This caring, hardworking, loving family didn't deserve to have such an evil person crush their matriarch 😢

[@lorimontcalm9086]

Moral of the story: be careful who you let live in your home. So sad. Tragic.

[@dianesaienni5466]

better still hope you raise your daughter not to get pregnant or date the biggest loser.

[@tammytaylor1278]

And who you let into your life.

[@lauren4078]

Or who you get impregnated by... he is such a loser.

[@mleh2512]

I had a dear sweet uncle with profound Down’s Syndrome who was also non-verbal. We’d taught him rudimentary ASL to communicate his basic needs. After his father (my grandfather) died and we visited him in his group home, he signed for ‘Dad’, we told him Dad is in heaven with Mom now. Considering how difficult it must be to process grief, and the absolute horror that Kyle endured being present and witness to her dear mother’s brutal murder, I strongly feel that additional Abuse and Endangerment of a dependent/ disabled person would have been warranted. Love to Kyle and his remaining friends and family.

[@The3Storms]

Thank you for this.

[@jeanneganrude8549]

How lovely that you found a way to communicate with a dear soul incapable of words ~

[@sammysnipes5059]

My husband had a cousin with Down Syndrome. Her young adult friends didn’t know why she wouldn’t get up at her funeral

[@nineteenfortyeight6762]

❤

[@liamstrange4939]

So sad 😢

[@lottelitjens8848]

So no one thought about hanging secret cameras around the house? When the house was broken in to regularly?!

[@tommythecat4650]

Mike, you are a very talented storyteller and your channel is so interesting, after years of following you, never gets boring and you are so sweet, telling us you love us every time. Love you too. Great work. Just wanted to say that.

[@captainrandom9197]

Mike - we’ve had a good deal going for the last couple of years. You post, I watch.

[@jeanneganrude8549]

😂 Just a Random thought, Cappy … you forgot to add how much you love watching ~

[@philosopherwithin]

😂🤣😂

[@mitchellcochran4338]

'Your Honor, I would like the record to show that my client sighed heavily during the interview'

[@drewishaf]

Stories like this hit especially close to home for me. My youngest son is about to turn 10 and he's severely mentally disabled. So the thought of him being around such a horrifically brutal murder, especially of his own mother, yet not understanding what is happening or, God forbid, something happening to him, rips my heart out. Life is a lot different for people with kids like that, so I can't see anything but my own situation here.

[@musewithscissors2069]

It was heartbreaking to listen to Melinda’s husband refer to her in the present tense during the police interview because you know it hadn’t hit him yet. He was angry and confused, and I would have been too. Anger can easily come before and even overshadow grief. Not once did my suspicion turn away from the son-in-law.

[@betsyj59]

Completely agree with you.

[@mildredchester]

Why is everyone annoyed with Bruce? This was the culmination of a year of horror. Anger mixed with resignation would be absolutely natural.

[@cdes1776]

This comment needs a lot of likes. Well said.

[@cathare4909]

Yeah it's a real piss off especially cause everyone saying that didn't watch the full interrogation videos to see how obviously innocent he us

[@Rachely24]

Yeah, honestly he seems pretty rattled to me, he just happens to have a flat tone of voice.

[@Bowiebonolennon1982]

He was probably in shock, honestly.

[@WobblesandBean]

​@@cathare4909 You're not talking about Jeff, surely.

[@mkayyhub]

I'm from Cleveland, and when you said Strongsville I instantly knew which case this was about. Such a sad and tragic case, and I pray for the healing of the Pleskovic family.

[@heatherbowlan1961]

Ya’s this happened a while ago , so sad , God Bless the family , 🙏❤️🇨🇦

[@brooklynkayla9189]

😅

[@mentalhealthcheckin]

Where were YOU that Autumn afternoon, sir?

[@PaleHorseShabuShabu]

I'm from Yellow Springs, and when Mike said Strongsville . . . I had no idea.

[@mkayyhub]

@@mentalhealthcheckin Im a woman and in high school.

[@meoshyitaylor4021]

For someone to do that after being taken under your roof is unimaginable and down right evil 😡How could anyone do that with a conscience is baffling to me. Where are these humans coming come !? I truly believe ppl like that have no soul.

[@synn6218]

Those 911 operators got me so mad asking everything but the right questions because you not listening 🤦🏼‍♀️🫠😭

[@l..l1923]

Why don’t you try it ?

[@janelightning73]

Always.

[@thetgwarrior]

"you'll feel better if you just tell us [and then go to prison]"

[@dragonsnail3298]

I know I mean who are these people that literally a jedi mind trick works on you 😂😂😂

[@HeatherHolt]

Right, cops always give you the “opportunity” to put yourself into prison and make their job easier

[@ohboy9077]

Ifuñny

[@somethingelse4424]

Yeah, he'll feel relief for about 2 minutes, and then spend the rest of his life internally screaming at himself for handing the case to the prosecution.

[@dragonsnail3298]

@traybern cool?

[@sally400]

I feel so sorry for the whole family. They were terrorised so he could rob from them then he murdered someone loved thtoughout her community. I don't know if he planned to kill her that day but someone who'd rather kill than be honest? With 2 kids there? He spent 2 years living with them & managed to hide his true nature - so scary. Thanks Mike.

[@beardedvillainfitness]

You should have played the whole interrogation and put a sigh counter on there lol

[@yourerightiamright.3709]

1.98 MILLION ! ! ! ! ? ? WE ARE SERIOUSLY SO HAPPY AND EXCITED FOR YOU TO HIT THE BIG TWO-POINT-OOOOHHHHHH!!! Keep up the amazing work and sharing your impeccable craft with the world.

[@KH-ct9or]

This channel has the nicest community.

[@dragonsnail3298]

We have suffered. So we spead kindness. 😊 ...and true crime...

[@ash_tray]

I know right? I really enjoy commenting here as people are rarely mean. I’ve been very vulnerable in some of the comments, and majority of people have been so kind. I think it’s because of Mike’s ~vibe~ haha he attracts kind people.

[@dragonsnail3298]

@@ash_tray 😊

[@janetrawlings1691]

We call it family 🫂❤️😍

[@silviodante93]

@@dragonsnail3298so true.

[@jessetheskeptic601]

"This city is getting taken over..." Meanwhile, the call's coming from inside the house.

[@xtina6569]

@traybern hehehe 😂

[@confessorsedai]

Thank you for telling such stories in a way that doesn’t leave me in a negative state of mind! It’s your sense of humor that you incorporate into your storytelling, and you’re great at both aspects, which is extremely rare! Much respect and love

[@slwtgf]

Your uniquely respectful approach and perspective in telling viewers these hard knock accounts and tragic current events is darn right amazing. A+

[@MrAwesomeone]

Mike you've mastered the KZbin naming algorithm, can't wait for the next drop: when psychopaths realize their house of horrors is actually the witness who realizes the detectives are actually the killer

[@TheColdrush22]

That was funny. 😆

[@DisappointingTurtle]

😆

[@mirandamvok7711]

Im so glad you are doing this case! Jeff's interrogation is sooooo insufferable, I've watched the interrogation videos multiple times

[@legoqueen2445]

How? I find it so frustrating watching interrogation videos. Usually the sound quality isn't the best which makes it harder for me to sit through (Cc sometimes helps). I find if there's a narrator explaining/breaking down what the police are doing, that helps a lot too. But straight interrogation videos, I really struggle with them.

[@mirandamvok7711]

​@legoqueen2445 L, o, l, you're right, it is frustrating. Especially because he keeps sighing and sighing. And whining. I don't know. I think I probably get a satisfaction that his lies get called out at the end, I suppose.

[@PiXie232]

Ughhhhhhh😤 **Sighhhhh** God it got irritating!

[@HeatherHolt]

The one interrogation I can never watch again bc it’s the epitome of insufferable is the boyfriend who offed the college girl Yardley, and the whole time was saying “But I just wanted to TAWLK to her” in this awful half surfer bro half jock accent 😓 painful to watch. Painful. He probably says that 50 times no lie.

[@spencesky4979]

Yeah that one is brutal and like, the way he like, say like, like 10 million times is like, you know like the most like annoying thing like ever​@@HeatherHolt

[@Unicornslive]

Aussie here, love your work. Please, please, please tell the story of Anita Colby. She needs to be remembered 😢😢😢

[@frederickbarbarossa7961]

I have a hunch that the father is ex-military. The way he doesn’t lash out emotionally and tries to basically solve the case while being interrogated shows he’s very rational and can control his emotions well.

[@HeatherHolt]

Kyle was left with his mother’s dead body?? Jesus Christ. I can’t.

[@macklinillustration]

He probably saw her laying there and didn't know what was wrong or how to help, it's so sad.

[@jeanneganrude8549]

@@macklinillustrationI can’t not think about that now ~

[@waffleattack3347]

I love when police officers talk to criminals like disappointed parents.

[@Chris-wn9hi]

Great story telling. I'm happy I found this channel. Your personality gives it that extra zing, too. About this story in particular, I feel bad for the family and can relate, as I ended up marrying a person who was seriously twisted. These types slip in by acting harmless. Stay safe everyone.

[@MK-285]

Mike, I just want to say great job & thank you for continuously putting out such great videos time after time over so many years! 🤗 You really do provide a great product!! The amount of joy I feel when I see a new video pop up is incredible, & I'm assuming thousands of others feel the same way. Bravo Mike 👏 & thank you again for being a highlight in many people's KZbin enjoyment 😊

[@thereseduran3177]

This detective is excellent. He gave a statement at sentencing that was really moving.

[@CassidyListon]

Guy reacted to finding his wife dead like the dang ol' garbage truck missed his trashcan pickup again.

[@jenellenelson4447]

Accurate analogy. What an absolute pos.

[@0Cocoron0]

After watching his interview, I think Bruce may have some form of autism.

[@BC-cs7ne]

Exactly what I was thinking lol

[@theradical_reesie_d591]

I found that a bit strange too. Probably he was in shock, and after some time passed the reality of it all really hit him. It’s happened to me before: loved one passed away while I was at work. I just kept working completely in a daze. One week later, after the funeral, I was alone, and suddenly broke down for the first time. Trauma is weird like that. You really have no way of knowing how you’ll react.

[@ktcooki276]

Yes!! We ALL would have sooo pinned the Hubby for this had it been framed differently, just from that call!! My wife is dead, I just got home??! Yeah right buddy!!

[@tan4uk69]

Was just thinking of my brother with down syndrome who passed away 12 years ago, and then this pops up from my facorite youtuber. I know hes always watching over us Tragic story, but i still think of this as a reminder that my brother is always here with me.

[@michaelmitchell8567]

Mike your videos are so good! I feel like a well informed investigator of every case, every time I watch your videos! So well done! Keep up the great work!

[@amylumbard9187]

Unbelievable how somebody opens their home to you and then get repaid back by being murdered by them, that jeff is the devil.

[@Veronica705]

It's not the first time I've heard this happen. There was a very similar case in England where a woman let her daughter's deadbeat boyfriend live with them and he murdered the mother.

[@derp8575]

@@VIII_Royalty_VIII two*

[@VIII_Royalty_VIII]

@@derp8575 two what? 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@derp8575]

@@VIII_Royalty_VIII You said, "The ones you help tend to be the most jealous" I was just correcting your spelling. The correct spelling is two. Stop being ignorant.

[@VIII_Royalty_VIII]

@@derp8575 "The ones you help tend two be........." 😂 I will help you by lifting up some prayers to God for your brain.

[@myki612]

Hearing your name over and over is surreal (my name is Melynda). That kid is the worst kind of person. Saying "I didn't do anything" over and over despite them have all the evidence they had. I hope the family has been able to find some sort of peace following her passing.

[@willdaley4872]

I almost choked to death on my lunch when Mike said “they be bein’”. Worth it.

[@Offu-cz9wl]

As someone who has a close family member with downs/autism it literally destroys my heart knowing Kyle will never understand that he will never see his mother again. The love that someone with downs or autism shows to their loved ones is some of the strongest love I have ever seen/felt 😔💙 poor family

[@janetrawlings1691]

It makes me worry for my grandson 😢

[@janetrawlings1691]

I worry for my grandson 😢

[@jeanneganrude8549]

@@janetrawlings1691Jane … I hope your grandson is being well cared for. And knowing that YOU CARE is as important to his well-being as his own parents’ care. ❤

[@lisawhite4698]

I know the victim impact statements were heartbreaking when the dad talked about Kyle and his mom.

[@cesarincamendozaloyola4407]

This guy is a waste of space wrapped under a blank of dishonesty, cowardice and mindlessness.

[@NineteenEighty8]

That would be Bruce

[@WobblesandBean]

Seeing him whine "I didn't do it" was utterly nauseating. What a pathetic creep.

[@koalababers1193]

​​@@NineteenEighty8 why would that be Bruce and not the pathological liar/murderer?

[@bobbyswain7049]

hes one repulsive individual no doubt

[@jaybee2337]

@@WobblesandBeanyes, it was infuriating! No, explanation of why he didn’t do it, no countering the cop’s claims with evidence, just his whining and scoffing.

[@sharoncooper3042]

Sad story. You have a soothing voice and enjoyable to listen to, bravo.

[@jessehawk3490]

matey ty for the story, i watch you all the time, but this one brought tears to my eyes, unsure why it hurt but you told it well , glad the family has a reckoning , stay safe lad xx

[@4bibimimi]

Jeff's interview with police was so many hours of pro sniveling.

[@jeansmith3367]

Dreadful, so sad. What did Kyle see??? I hope that boy is ok

[@shadominx3696]

I’m hoping if he did see something he didn’t understand. Growing up in public school systems you see a lot of special needs kids over the years and some of them don’t understand basic things, let alone serious things. Which isn’t their fault… but I’m hoping this was the only blessing he received out of it. That he didn’t understand.

[@jeansmith3367]

@@shadominx3696 I hope so x

[@sunkissG]

I love you right back. Love your videos. The right balance of seriousness and a touch of humour.

[@rowieG]

You so close to that 2 million. Well deserved.

[@ragethevictorious3060]

I feel like this story has been told over and over again, but feels brand new when Mike an TC does it. That's why this channel is one of the best True Crime ones.

[@heathernikki5734]

I’ve never heard it before and I watch all the true crime channels 👀

[@lisawhite4698]

In Bruce’s interview - I think he starts to realize the MONSTER had something to do with the killing as the stuff started happening after he moved into their home and Bruce is the one that called/texted him about meeting that night for dinner and HE never texts him for dinner.

[@kalimouser9385]

Oh my gosh Mike's almost got 2 million subscribers if you can believe that!!! good stuff mate I've been watching since before 1 mill xoxo proud of you from New Zealand

[@FLOSSYTREADWELL]

Thank you for the great narration as always!! You're the best! x

[@jacquelinelowe4439]

It breaks my heart to see a family hurt & a lovely lady killed for nothing.😞😞

[@thatguyweheard]

Hi Mike!!!! Thanks for your hard work :)

[@ThatChapter]

Thanks very much, appreciate that!

[@annalesezawodny-benlon4359]

Mike - This is a case I've heard of before, but I immediately hit the like button because when we have a POS like this one you grace us with sickest burns. Can't wait to hear your take on this tragedy.

[@alienresearchlab]

911 operators doing such a bang-up job once again on That Chapter. What are the qualifications for that job? 1) Interrupting with : 'What?!' whenever the caller tries to explain what is happening after the operator asked them a question and; 2) going off on a power trip and telling the caller to: 'calm down.' Did it ever dawn on them that when you walk into your house, and you see your spouse dead on the floor, you might not be that calm? They need to re-train 911 operators or change the hiring process.

[@shombie2737]

"911. You need to calm down." "I need---" "SIR YOU NEED TO CALM DOWN!"

[@boogsie87]

Oh, Mike! I love it when we give it a goo!! ❤

[@ThatChapter]

Hope you enjoy the ole video!

[@mrwillham5393]

That's what she said

[@MarSea91]

​@@mrwillham5393 damnit I was gunna say that

[@mrwillham5393]

@@MarSea91 gotta be quicker then that!

[@boogsie87]

@@mrwillham5393 that's what she said