The Case of Todd Chance

[@abiA5]

The life insurance dance should be a regular feature.

[@TakeItSlowMo]

Agreed!

[@didi012578]

@Borat Margaret Sagdiyev What? Go sit on the eggs you beta

[@fiona8230]

This Borat dude is a huge troll. Leaving comments like this all over this videos comment section. Report it!

[@SharRawr]

@@fiona8230 what did they say?

[@keawarren]

Coming here to make that comment!

[@volmerboy]

It’s not only “That Chapter”, it’s Our Chapter.... come here kids, gather round. Uncle Mike has a story to tell

[@katc6880]

I LOVE this post! 😂👌👏👏👏

[@chompchompchangbin]

OUR chapter *USSR theme bass boost *

[@mortizya666]

Yes I got my Diet Coke and snacks ready 😁

[@joeakaprolifik7735]

I love this ☝️it’s so cute 🥰 and in my head we are all gathered around and uncle Mike begins ..............💖🇬🇧

[@owl509]

69th like just like what I'm gonna do with Mike later tonight 🤠

[@Imperium83]

I like how Mike woke up one day and was like "I'm going to make at least 1 to 2 quality videos every week for the next two plus years" and has done so.

[@VanillaMacaron551]

Now the channel's up and running I'd like Mike to hire some research and production help so he can sit back and smoke cigars or whatever more often. And to take regular holidays! Love you Mike ;)

[@ninaappelt9001]

And we are so grateful that he is.

[@sandravegavera2954]

Mike and Nuke's top 5 are the two single-handed reasons I watch youtube. Love'em both!

[@cali.girllivinnnevada8]

@@sandravegavera2954 you should check out @mr.Ballen it will change your life!

[@jennifersammis3430]

@@sandravegavera2954 nukes top 5. Tell me more.

[@brennanreidy6669]

Hands down, the best condensed True Crime content creator on the web. Seamless transitions, no hyping, just straight "what you want to see." Bravo, Mike. Absolutely wonderful stuff.

[@appa561]

Stop beating a dead horse. We already know this, that's why we're all here... :D

[@melissa8313]

Mr Ballen and him both do a great job at telling these peoples stories in their own style, both are very good unique storytellers!!

[@cymeezer619rmh4]

@Melissa831 Totally agree with you. They both have very different delivery styles, but are masters of speech. Also a new (to me) voice I recently discovered in this genre; Noor Jasmine with her tin foil hat. Once again, very different delivery style but always enjoyable.

[@AnaAcuraErica]

So not hands down lol

[@mandycote5662]

You missed the 🎼- part

[@Friendofstfrank]

Some updates-Leslie's own brother testified against her. Yes, the taxicab driver was questioned and was not sure but said the woman, heavy-set, acted oddly. The 3 people in Bakersfield that took video footage and had her on their home surveillance camera that documented the woman got out of the cab, went into a now torn down Starbucks and came out in different clothes also testified. The taxicab driver dropped her off close to her home but she did not go directly home but into the Starbucks into the restroom there where she changed her clothes and then headed back home. Her oldest daughter-the one who claimed her mother was at home working that day and was considered a 'hostile witness' also had a bit of a change of heart in the direction against her mother when testifying. She stated in her testimony that she refused to look at any of the surveillance videos when asked to view them as 'it did not matter' and since others said it was her mother, could not 'handle' viewing them and as the eldest daughter, did not want her sisters viewing them either which is why none of the daughters viewed them initially, The trial depicted above was a 2nd trial as the first trial was declared a mistrial due to prosecutor 'conflict of interest. Leslie Chance took out four life insurance policies-not one-on her husband a few weeks before the murder and tried to claim on all four totaling 1/2 million not too long after his death. She also gained more education and made more money than her husband and considered him 'lazy' and unambitious since he stayed at the same company doing the same kind of work throughout their marriage. She had been on administrative leave since August 2016 not just because of this but there were some other issues of concern. The elementary school would not discuss them as they don't discuss personnel or disciplinary matters. After the verdict, they moved quite quickly to terminate her. After Todd's death, it was clear to everyone she did not give a shit that he was dead, had no impact on her at all and she never shed a single tear over it, Also odd that during all the time she was on leave of address from her employment, she did not make any effort to find other work.

[@missmicheleeexo2269]

Well the verdict makes a whole hell of a lot more sense now reading all of this. I felt like I was missing something(s) the way the story unfolded in the video. But taking all of that info into consideration.. yikes.

[@razztazz1982]

Four life insurance policies & so close to his death, now that's highly suspect & big time motive.

[@NyanyiC]

Thanks for sharing. Now im even more convinced

[@NyanyiC]

@@razztazz1982 i think we should do away with this whole life insurance thing.. Its the common thread in most of these cases

[@razztazz1982]

@@NyanyiC I think if there were caps on coverage & the person being covered was video tapped agreeing to sign for the insurance coverage, then many of these high-end & multiple policies wouldn't exist. Murdering people for financial gain is extremely evil. Sad world we're living in.

[@melhekhinhel]

I'm lying here with a migraine listening to this and the life insurance dance break gave me a genuine laugh. I love this channel so much lmao

[@kylereich1884]

Kaitlyn G, you get migraines? u should take an extra strength excedrin!

[@lisablais7913]

I'm lying here with a brutal migrane watching right now too. And yeah the life insurance dance break made me smile.

[@jacquelinea.guerra4066]

I feel your pain. I was afflicted with terrible migraines for years. I was on a cocktail of Excedrin Migraine, Fiorocet and coffee. Finally had tests done, including 3 spinal taps, and was determined to have Pseudo Tumor Cerebri. Had a VP Shunt put in my brain 10 years ago and have had NO migraines ever since.

[@kylereich1884]

@@lisablais7913 Lisa, so u get migraines too? Have you taken an extra strength excedrin yet?

[@kylereich1884]

@@jacquelinea.guerra4066 I have actually had migraines that were so bad, Jacqueline, that it literally made my head move, almost pulsing with the headache itself, and also made me nauseous!

[@lailaanise4403]

Ok but can we take the time to appreciate that mike doesn't put a million ads in his videos

[@LucyferSkyles]

Amen

[@thesweetestteas.4534]

Yep he's the hardest working man in true crime!

[@petergianakopoulos4926]

So you are happy he does it for free?

[@stefaniea222]

Peter Gianakopoulos this video is literally sponsored and it has a ad lol

[@mylesbishop1240]

Thunderf00ts bullshit 10 ads in a 10 min video. Gotta admit tho enjoy his stuff

[@dehartfamily3091]

Rewatching this, I think it’s worth noting, someone from a “good neighborhood” left an expensive car with keys and gun in a “bad neighborhood” and all that happened to it was evidence was preserved.

[@annacostello5181]

Should of left it in LA

[@no_peace]

Yep

[@RottenInDenmarkOrginal]

Because they believed it was a trap/bait car, not because crime is lower. 🤡😜💀

[@SavoryBaby]

People from so called good neighborhoods blow my mind. They really thought leaving a mustang like car at best with a gun in it was so tempting that it would've been stolen and later some "thugs" would've been blamed for it😂 that's not how the hood works you've been lied to by the media.

[@Madkalibyr]

Idk not every rundown-looking neighborhood is like Portland lol

[@reign5563]

I love it when a lawyer pauses after each word lol

[@babamoeensam7.1.14]

Well, maybe he was trying to bore them to announce her innocent just to get rid of him 😂😂😂

[@babamoeensam7.1.14]

@warren lynch yeah because that exactly how courts works 😕😧

[@babamoeensam7.1.14]

@warren lynch 1st , i was obviously being sarcastic in my first comment but then you asked this question so i just thought that you simply didn't get my sarcasm. 2nd, there was seriously no need to all that rude reply since i really thought that this reply was for me not for the original comment but well, i'm used to everything now on the comment section.

[@mikenaugz88]

He thinks it makes himself sound smart

[@internetperson9121]

"She...did not...kill...her haurrrrshband." 19:11 Huh???

[@CaptainLog]

I don’t mean to sound cruel, but was the wife’s weight fluctuating a lot? She looks a different size in each picture, making the CCT footage confusing.

[@ResidentialEvil]

I thought the same thing; so much that I was beginning to think I was crazy because it seemed like 4 different women throughout the video.

[@silvinasi]

If I remembre correctly from other videos on this case, she got a gastric pass operation after he died, and that is why she looks so different.

[@jubjub444]

Yea wtf. Mike can you explain this please?

[@adzreenaziz6255]

She was prolly taking zenecal...can flush 20% of ur body weight in weeks

[@WhisperedDelightsASMR]

@@silvinasi That makes sense. Also taking into consideration what was said by her own lawyer about her being upset over photos taken of her with her belly hanging over that she was sensitive about. He basically painted her out to be an insecure, jealous woman who would’ve done this... because he’s just that great a defense attorney. 😒

[@CinziaDuBois]

When you showed the CSI photo of the family, my thought immediately went to "hmm, one of her daughters looks a LOT more like the CCTV footage than her mother does". I was so prepared for a daughter to be convicted at the end of this.

[@floraposteschild4184]

I'd like to learn more about this case -- to me, the CCTV footage did look like a younger woman.

[@jeremyowen1]

Yeah I'm still skeptical too. I'd put the likeness of whoever is in the CCTV closer to one of her daughters as well. I'm just not sure what motive they would of had, unless it was a coordinated thing involving the mother as well.

[@jjcoola998]

Yeah and neither daughter was sad at all at the sad dying.. made me suspicious too

[@cheesecake4648]

Could have beef the one that said it was her mother on the cctv?

[@gregtrust5599]

The principle is so guilty. The CCTV isn't good quality but come on who else wouldve done it

[@boojay7076]

She’s guilty lol , she was at the Walmart asking where the pay phone was. Her print was on the driver side door. She’s seen with the gun. Her alibi turned out to be a lie (computer wasn’t used that day at all), she was jealous about the affair

[@christineakey6295]

Don’t forget the life insurance 🕺💃

[@heatheraemathews]

It was the lie about the contacts for me and getting busted by Dateline about it, too 😂 the life insurance policies were old so that wasn’t proof enough for me.

[@zoe9190]

Not many people actually tell others when they find their partner having an affair (emotional affair is still an affair, shit talking your partner to your ap is worse). I would in my head dream about murdering them, but i would take my time planning how to ruin their life while leaving them instead. Lawyer will let you know if your plans will backfire and consequences if its not a viable option for you to win. If you shut up, prep and research while waiting for everything to be ready, and act like their is nothing affecting you, you can ghost your soon to be ex successfully

[@ShannyShan20]

​@@heatheraemathews You know, towards the end of the Dateline episode, the Contacts were the cherry on top for me also. I had missed the very beginning and by the time they arrested her the first time, I thought, WTH? Why are they arresting her? But I have to say, when she and the father in law were waiting to pick up the car and he broke down crying, the wife(killer)did nothing to comfort him, not reach out to even touch his shoulder and altho at that point I wasn't thinking it was her, because I hadn't quite tuned in to my sixth sense yet(which is usually on point btw)but when I saw that, my senses kicked in and I thought 'ok, something ain't right, who doesn't at least, touch a loved ones shoulder, especially when it's an older dad breaking down about his son and it's only been 4 days and also, she's not even upset?' And all she can say is something about getting hubby's cell phone back! By the end, my instinct was right! And she really convinced herself(and daughters)that she's innocent! Like most narcissists! She's just cold-blooded!

[@RandolphTheWhite1]

It's hard to argue against her attorney's airtight arguments though. I don't exactly remember what they were, other than "imagine what an innocent person would be going through right now...in theory"

[@shelbyandblush]

I'm going to need that "Life Insurance" dance number to be a recurring segment in more videos, Mike. 😂

[@goldkhw]

I thought he was having an Irish seizure. It was a dance?

[@Youtubing5332]

11:45 😁

[@hornetguy9063]

I just know that if I ever take out life insurance, no one is going to hear a word about it. And the beneficiary sure as hell isn’t going to be an adult.

[@Voidaken]

No way.

[@Lola-mn9oz]

yup yup

[@les_5184]

You gotta love and appreciate the fact that, That Chapter ALWAYS has the nicest comment section, we all just come to see our boy Mike and enjoy his story telling 😊 thanks for helping us find something positive in a world (and internet) that can sometimes be filled with negativity!

[@kaymarie9712]

I honestly thought the same thing!! this is the first channel I've notice all positive comments. it was kind of refreshing. Everyone is usually so full of hate and looks for any reason to bash anything and everyone

[@les_5184]

@@kaymarie9712 Absolutely!! Whenever I scroll through the comments (as we all do) I never see anything hateful or negative.. even when someone posts their own opinion on the case, the responses are usually always positive or in good taste not defensive and rude. It really is nice to see that 😊

[@Amber-YAHUAHdaughter777]

So true !!! & agreed !!! Very refreshing 😊

[@les_5184]

@@Amber-YAHUAHdaughter777 I'm glad we can all see that, I'm sure Mike appreciates too. The That Chapter Crew has to stick together and just keep enjoying these videos!

[@Amber-YAHUAHdaughter777]

@@les_5184 yes !! 😁😊💜

[@horrortackleharry]

That defence attorney seems to overplay the pausing between words to convey profundity.

[@piltdownman2151]

And he just stood there as each pitch was thrown. What did he do to disprove any of the allegations? He just bitched that she was innocent because I believe her. Wow and I’ve got a bridge to sell you real cheap.

[@RajGheevarghese]

Would be better if he never stopped pausing!

[@kevindube7096]

To be fair, we didn’t see the whole trial. I imagine at one point he pulled out a pocket watch on a chain and chanted while swinging it, “you will become very sleepy”

[@LeeDee5]

Hi... welcome... to... McDonalds... what... would... you... like... to... order.... ?... Currently... we... have...fifty... chicken... McNuggets... for... five... dollars.

[@cortson1]

Maybe he was high that’s why he was talking so slowly 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@nixie_moon]

I laugh so hard every time the life insurance dance comes up, that will never get old and always bring joy! You're so frigging funny 😁

[@TheEmerald524]

I’ve found myself dancing to it 💃 😂

[@theowatchesyt]

her lawyer's lack of energy is everything....c'mon girl give us nothing

[@lisacundiff8029]

Yes...complete lack of defending her! Must have been a public defender.

[@JustDr.S]

I'd have fallen asleep if I was on the jury. This man was so dull. Public Defender, no doubt.

[@chrisk6945]

It's so embarrassing whenever the defense lawyer is speaking...

[@okaysoanyways2645]

It really is. It was like watching that kid who obviously didn't prepare for his presentation. Don't get me started with the excuses on why he thought she wasn't guilty. sHe dIdNt kNow aBoUt tHe aFfAir, thE lIfe inSuranCe oNe doEsnt mAke sEnse- like someone get the man a giant hat for his mega dome head bc he CAPPING SO HARD FOR THIS WOMAN

[@fried_tacos1587]

@@okaysoanyways2645 I mean that's literally his job, he has to attempt to prove to the jury she didn't do the crime. Obviously everything points to otherwise but you can't really fault him. Would be kinda bad if he just said after she was found guilty "oh I knew she was guilty from the beginning" he'd not only lose business but his reputation would be destroyed. Can't fault him for doing his job

[@okaysoanyways2645]

@@fried_tacos1587 no where did i say he should've said "yeah I knew she was guilty" but saying the prosecutors were wrong when all he did to debunk their arguments was act dumb and talk about how "innocent" she was makes it him look dumb. He literally just sounded like a whiney kid who's mad that he didnt win the debate that he didnt prepare for. He shouldve just kept it cute, said "the jury made their decision" and called it a day.

[@mlee40738]

Yeah, I hope she didn't pay much for that cringeworthy defense

[@dementedone2503]

yeah for sure, he`s like a junky about to nod off.

[@Lady_Vengeance]

I had to laugh out loud at her own defense attorney listing out clear motive after motive after motive and then saying “there was absolutely no motive!”

[@moni2624]

Yeah 😂

[@MICHAELJARVILLA]

Exactly!

[@katybug6572]

Lol ikr 🤦‍♀️

[@aristideau5072]

He also says that there was no affair and then follows that the defendant had no knowledge of the affair LOL.

[@richardforbes7878]

He's a shmuck

[@joamai1204]

I really really love how you tell the stories. Its interesting, easy to understand and lets face it, I love the fact that it has no ''true crime dark vibe'' to it, you know.. halloween, spooky music all the time and told under the spotlight of a flashlight almost.. I love the simple, story telling vibe of this channel. It's great ! Thank you for that.

[@Utubin]

Egggggggzactly correct. 100% 👍

[@JustineTeeVee]

That defense attorney talks like he's drugged. He didn't understand the case because he probably had no idea where he was & why he was there.

[@leighannferguson8343]

I thought the same thing. He seems completely messed up LMAO

[@AnonemesisRecords]

There wasn't much to understand he described it just as it was the CCTV footage don't even look like her lol

[@Emma-qh9ht]

17:21 - 17:38 genuinely sounds like me when I’ve had loads of red wine but I’m trying to act like I’m sober and know what I’m talking about to the group

[@jont551]

Definately on something. He also had cotten mouth. Might want to lay off the edibles before court.

[@junaidahmed2382]

What do u mean? Were u there?

[@lifesajoke6965]

That defense attorney was trying to use some Jedi mind tricks on the jury. "She is not the husband killer you are looking for 👋".

[@DJYannisMartynov]

Too bad the Jedi mind trick only works on those with weak minds.

[@Flaschenteufel]

mjeah i thought it should be forbidden to bring up such bs in court. Poor judges who must suffer through hours over hours on a daily base of this bs.

[@knowyourlove5613]

Agreed. I feel bad for the jurors. I would’ve been rolling my eyes and laughing through his BS.

[@katybug6572]

Hahaha right 😂

[@bittyshottoms1007]

He said "targe is chrue!!!"

[@alunrhydderch1786]

Breaking news: defence lawyer shocked that evidence was brought up.

[@shaymorcormick8743]

Incredible how she lied about things that could have easily been explained. She could have said ya she had driven his car a few times. Wouldn't be that weird for a wife to drive husband car. The best was lying about the contacts while leaving 2 boxes were the police searched.

[@alunrhydderch1786]

@Johnny Larson niiiiiiice

[@CT77]

@@shaymorcormick8743 karen's gonna karen ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[@sleepful1917]

@Johnny Larson 1 like.

[@Jolenesmart1980]

@@shaymorcormick8743 “where” the police searched

[@jessicaubaldini3147]

Mike you tell each story like no other , but the life insurance dance 💃🏻 is just priceless 🤣

[@Commadownduringthisperiod]

Except it could be longer - even 5 seconds more would increase its impact.

[@fitchikalina7507]

Her defence lawyer should be charged with impersonating a defence lawyer, or worse.

[@corvus1970]

That dude was like a battery-operated toy that was running low on juice.

[@inspiration10ongles]

@@corvus1970 omg he was so annoying. Like just say it already, court is already long enough as is 😤

[@rockgirl1901]

I agree, he was very unlikable, had a dull aura. His approach was like blah blah blah. Also I don't think it was her in that video she was a lot fatter.

[@fmgmack]

@@rockgirl1901 facts

[@Lola-mn9oz]

no shite...he knew shedunit!

[@Crave88evarC]

I fucking love this channel. The frequent uploads. Good humor without being disrespectful. The best true crime channel imo

[@annemiekvdbos]

Totally agree!!

[@keawarren]

Concur.

[@jkth4500]

Hes Irish like me...this is absolutely typical Irish humor...

[@eustab.anas-mann9510]

Jim Can't Swim is better but this is good too.

[@williamsummerson1204]

Facts

[@gigglesinside]

She's blind without her glasses! *Sits in court without them

[@jeremyowen1]

LOL I didn't even notice that, well played friend.

[@tessaducek5601]

She had contacts that she claims she never had!

[@shawnm5692]

masks fog up the glasses so likely its more comfortable to just keep them off

[@aprilpuglia7967]

Lmao oh shit I didnt notice that!

[@jamiestryker5898]

I heard on dateline that she wasn’t allowed to wear them.

[@stevenmunden3875]

Is anyone else watching this in the dark whilst eating dinner and finding yourself constantly in moments of complete darkness waiting for the screen to come back to life so you can find your food on the plate ?

[@jaylymescorpizo1435]

All in favor of making the Life Insurance dance a regular feature, say "Tree"

[@Smaugette]

Tree

[@ladygrey9455]

Tree!

[@morganknight3306]

TREE

[@albinoblacksheep7826]

Tree

[@mov1ngforward]

Tree!

[@missdelaney7340]

This is laughable how slow the defense lawyer is talking. Does he have that little to say or does he think it sounds THAT much more dramatic?

[@jjcoola998]

I'm pretty sure he thought it sounded like the conclusion off a court movie, But unfortunately he could not hear himself

[@Mayaman67]

Watched too much TV. I wouldn't want him defending me.

[@tootime2]

Maybe paid by the hour lol

[@mattyclark3264]

was looking for this comment. seriously, he sounds so douchy and it’s so hard to listen to

[@DerpDevilDD]

Some people just speak slowly. I don't see the issue.

[@petegio77]

"I don't understand this entire case" - her defense attorney uh, no shit.

[@raypratt3611]

Uh,ha this is WTF u LOST!!

[@scottstewart5784]

And I'm going to speak really slowly to bore you with my denials

[@RockstarKisses13]

Dude acts like he’s on another planet

[@TheRedsofine]

@@RockstarKisses13 he’s annoying

[@optoms1178]

@@RockstarKisses13 I was thinking.. Did he take a sedative?? 🤣🤣

[@jamesbell2902]

The dramatic removal of the glasses David Caruso style while talking about the CSI experience did it for me. I literally laughed out loud at that one. Great job Mike! Always one to entertain.

[@dextruthbtold9716]

Is it just me or Does anyone else Drop what they’re doing and throw Mike’s new video from my phone or tablet up to the big screen TV to watch it while putting everything else on pause knowing it’s always going to be A great video

[@annemiekvdbos]

Yep!!😄

[@carolneloy2140]

Was watching another video when a prompt for this video appeared at the top ... immediatly click over to Mike cause NO other video is better ....

[@audreycollins1268]

Yes!

[@saydvoncripps]

Every time, kettle goes cold, cat goes unfed, dinner burns. After mike, I face the music...but not a minute before,

[@hitmandahl]

@@annemiekvdbos Always!

[@allthingsservethebeam4668]

I wanted to say something about the defense attorney, but you guys have already got it covered. 😂

[@moni2624]

But he did work for the money she paid he got her daughter to retract her statement but she's guilty and he knows it

[@bittyshottoms1007]

@@moni2624 good that his parents kept the insurance cash from her. this cheap-ass lawyer has certainly compounded her situation

[@jamesmeeker6933]

His client's victim is more alive than his defense.

[@blakewilliams5344]

Sometimes I think defense attorneys purposely throw the case as discretely as possible... because they know the truth yet dont stand for it... ye know that if they give their defendant up they will be barred

[@allthingsservethebeam4668]

@@blakewilliams5344 That's not what happened here.

[@irs800]

THE LIFE INSURANCE BIT KILLED ME

[@mypillowguy445]

😂 😂 😂

[@songwithoutword]

I laughed so hard ha

[@daffyphack]

Her lawyer: "The case hinges on whether she knew about the affair, and she swears she didn't, so she's clearly innocent!"

[@jebbush6657]

well to be fair nobody found a text from her saying "i found out about the affair and now i'm going to kill you" so impossible to know /s

[@ryandx6955]

If that guy can be a defense attorney I can be a Russian cosmonaut.

[@moni2624]

Right??

[@ispartacus1337]

Not sure that's a job I'd want either...

[@ryandx6955]

@@ispartacus1337 😂

[@LIBERTYSINCURSION]

Well, welcome to space comrade.

[@JimmyMon666]

He talks soooo sloooow.

[@annaheatherly6125]

The dramatic pause before the life insurance dance literally put the biggest smile on my face lol

[@neonoir__]

Lawyer: "There was no believable motive" Also lawyer: *lists like 4 very believable motives that were brought up* Lawyer: "Yeah she's innocent"

[@miaknig3130]

They have to pretend they did something and believed the client, to justify taking their money.

[@SattamAlmalki]

he was reciting them in away to make it sound like silly reasons.

[@moni2624]

I know the pictures especially but damn it was 4 months ago

[@swankykoala4836]

Tough job of a defense attorney knowing full-well that their client is guilty.

[@EnVizzioned]

His speech pattern is quite irritating

[@revk8611]

The defence lawyer has cured my insomnia. When he says ‘I’m numb”, WE ALL ARE AFTER LISTENING TO YOU. Mike’s “white man over-bite” insurance dance, gets me going for my day!

[@vegemitesandwich81]

I just rewatched the "Life Insurance" dance around 8 times... Might watch it again. Rock on, Mike.

[@so-calledpunk323]

The “I love ya” and wink at the end was too much, Mike. Don’t you realize what you do to us 😍😍😍

[@cmkakes]

I responded with “we love you too Mike” 🥰

[@horsepanther]

ROTFL

[@missy-fakingfancyblog255]

I almost dropped my iPad when he winked, he’s so darn cute!

[@rachelbennett233]

Please do the life insurance song every time there’s a case with life insurance. It made my day and gave me much happiness 😂

[@razer0072073]

I was thinking this 😂

[@EazzyBeezie]

My thoughts are that I don’t wanna spend the rest of my life in prison for any reason. Rest In Peace Todd :(

[@moonaddict]

the defense attorney was like "there's no motive" ~proceeds citing all motives~

[@Moon..Shadow]

Yes, he did, didn't he! He also ended he speech by hanging his head down, as if he didn't believe a word he said either!

[@reignman30]

He said the motives were ridiculous though, and why would he lie? Oh wait.

[@kimrollins7550]

I caught that lol

[@grantlowe8382]

🤣🤣

[@g33ch33]

Not a very good attorney.

[@redmanish]

The wife looks considerably more heavy-set in that Walmart video than the person seen on the CCTV... makes me wonder if she’s taking the fall for one of her kids.

[@thelogicaldanger]

I agree. Maybe I'm bad at sizing up photos, but the person in the CCTV looked considerably more slender than the wife, I don't know see how anyone would have thought they were the same person. Maybe I'm missing something? I can see the mom taking the blame for the kid, but why would the police look at that and immediately think it was the mom?

[@chrise.321]

@@thelogicaldanger some cops are lazy and focus on 1 suspect and distort the evidence to fit that narrative.

[@AdamCKA]

14:54?

[@JohnDoe-gy5dr]

@@thelogicaldanger The person in the walmart CCTV and running from the cab matches her body type. My guess is that the other CCT is lower quality and the image is slightly skewed on a barely discernable video as it is.

[@kylieroberts1128]

My thoughts exactly...

[@MrSteveo114]

When you’ve no money for a defence attorney and your friend says “yeah I be knowing all the laws, I gotchu”

[@SwedBaben]

Guy had been reading a lot on wikipedia on his computer in his mom's basement and subscribed to "catch a killer" crime solving game so he was definitely competent 🤣

[@jennarobin2748]

😅😅

[@LisaNC832]

💀😭😭🤭

[@ericklou2013]

Mike narration of these crime stories is so good. I really enjoy the way you walk us through the stories and the sense of humor you give us. Bravo!

[@PrincessKladia]

I literally watched the “life insurance” part a few times before continuing 😂 👌🏻

[@Spaceseeker]

Me too

[@rawrbitchy]

OMG I did too! How frigging funny was that? And very unexpected!! Lmfao

[@jscarbrough6592]

I did too 😂😂😂😂

[@vinayakmukherjee]

I did a little dance to it ^^

[@PrincessKladia]

@@vinayakmukherjee 😂

[@yishaqdavid2029]

"she needs glasses to even see, she's blind without them." 21:01 Not wearing glasses in court...

[@highandtight5544]

Hey don't forget about the "two full boxes of contact lenses"!!! 😂

[@pomikiwi9010]

🙈 haha never noticed that!

[@benlynch6730]

Defence attorney: She had an eye transplant!

[@debbieanne7962]

I noticed that also

[@skachor]

Dressing up as lady justice to court

[@JohnXOsterman]

If the wife did not kill him, then who the hell went through this elaborate murder to be dropped off by a taxi near her home?

[@Dan-mm1yl]

the illuminati

[@kimberlyharris2109]

Her daughter lol

[@rolandm9750]

@@kimberlyharris2109 At first when the daughter was identifying the person in the videos I thought she was saying it was her and not her mom. I wonder though, if they ever were able to ask the cab driver, who would have seen her in person if s/he remembered the passenger.

[@Lola-mn9oz]

Maybe the daughter?....Naw it was Principal Chance!

[@minimochi2206]

@@rolandm9750 same

[@AznRUs]

The whole leaving the car in a bad part of town was literally a plotline that happened in Desperate Housewives to cover up a murder.

[@WarMysteries]

Not gonna lie, we literally lost our minds when Mike broke out the Life Insurance dance. There were ACTUAL tears.

[@MashaRistova]

No you didn’t stop lying

[@stacybstacyb]

You literally lost your minds Huh

[@WarMysteries]

@@stacybstacyb We still have not found our minds.

[@WhoParkedTheirCarOnMySandwich]

No you didn't...

[@karinatrujillo8437]

That is the best part! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Pooby1000]

That defense attorney looks like he's trying to scare the jury, like he's going to get them if they don't do what he wants.

[@Cadsickles]

That life insurance dance was epic. We need a full length version. The split second it was on the screen was too short.

[@truecrimeboozer]

Agreed. I changed the speed of playback to 25% for added epic-ness.

[@danielleseres1053]

I spat my noodles out. I was not expecting it lol

[@Cadsickles]

@@danielleseres1053 It was a pleasant surprise. Always love his little jokes and humor. First time I've seen that though and I've been watching for years lol

[@gordlawson11]

11:45 i will never grow tired of your 'life insurance' song and dance.

[@JustDr.S]

"I love ya...Mike out." wink. That was so cute. I don't remember him saying "Love ya," before! We love ya, too Mike! ; )

[@mirandaschalen]

It's a thirst trap :P

[@mobileasaurus]

Haha pretty sure the "wink Mike out" been in every post, since day one. Know he's said "love you/yall/etc" many times. Gotta finish the videos 😉 lol

[@JustDr.S]

@@mobileasaurus I guess you're right. I just never noticed it before. The wink, and Mike out, I did. Just not the "love ya".

[@mobileasaurus]

@@JustDr.S no worries. he knows what he's doing 😉

[@JustDr.S]

@@Cyanapanasati yeah, I thought it was cute. 😉

[@alexandreayoung7920]

At the end, her joke of a defense lawyer actually convinced me that she had many motives to do this.

[@reignman30]

B-b-but the life insurance motive was ridiculous he said. Must be true.

[@JohnFKennedy420]

Right 😂 why defend your client after they are found guilty and also claim you KNOW she is innocent. What a dumbass attorney

[@michaelagainstme]

i was kinda surprissed, normally it is a 100% certain that someone is guilty. i mean i know most effidence says so ( sorry if not prenounced right, english not my first language ).

[@nickn271]

I thought the same thing! He kept bringing up what would be the very definition of motive!

[@jademoon7938]

@@JohnFKennedy420 Huh? Of course they continue defending them. They have appeals. The trial isn't the final step.

[@Not_An_EV]

The prosecution: provides actual facts and evidence. The defence: I... mean... she might.... not... be guilty.... I dunno

[@krohnin7805]

lmao

[@thecatatemyhomework]

Is that the way to spell "defense" in GB?

[@Not_An_EV]

@@thecatatemyhomework no that's the way it should be spelled across the world... the correct way. Like theres a u in colour and neighbour, defence is spelled with a c like it always was in the origin of the English and American languages xD

[@Lola-AreaCode212]

I lol'd out loud at that 😄

[@jaime8396]

When I asked my daughter if she knew about That Chapter, oh yes and she loves you too! Proud Mama ❤ keep up the good work Michael WE luv ya

[@wezacker6482]

"...and that's why you must find her guilty." "Closing arguments from the Defense?" "Find.....her....guilty???? That's....just....crazy!!!! She's.....not.....guilty!!!! I rest my case." If I've said it once, I've said it turdy-tree times: get a good lawyer.

[@4bibimimi]

Fire up the life-insurance jam!

[@ZeyBerlin_Baez]

Haha

[@hippocritic]

It's called the stephanie lazarus defence.

[@elizabethmcfadden466]

@@hippocritic hahahahaha damn that woman’s acting was amazinggggg

[@Anonymum]

“These are not the droids you’re looking for...” 👋

[@pygmybugs]

I'm totally down for the Disco Mike Dance Party.

[@rassault]

the lesson from this one is don't get a lawyer who looks like he's lying while defending you

[@jacquelinea.guerra4066]

More like, the lesson here is, GET A DAMN DIVORCE!

[@nzuncovered1845]

Dont know how you could learn that lesson without actually committing a crime

[@bkitteh6295]

I thought exactly the same thing!!! In the Los Vegas photo, one daughter seemed the right height, body type, and age of the person in the video. The gait of the person in the video was younger than someone in their 50s, I thought.

[@selfsacrafice]

@@bkitteh6295 I'm not going to say who's guilty or not, but, her lawyer didn't help her case.....

[@bkitteh6295]

@@selfsacrafice Isn't that the truth! What a show-boater.... 🖐😷

[@Darkkefka]

So this is where it all began huh? At this point he realized that Life insurance would usually be the motive, so he terned it into a meme.

[@PrairieChickenCO]

Hey friends! Our friend Mike is officially a TV star! I was watching "Crime Scene - The Vanishing At The Cecil Hotel" on Netflix and who did I see on my television screen? I checked tree times and lo and behold, it was Mike. Good for you!

[@DetectiveSmith88]

I noticed that too. 😊

[@irenephillips1523]

I need to watch that

[@lkexpress]

I just watched that other day too. Good show.

[@KaladinVegapunk]

It's a really exaggerated case for a simple incident of a mentally ill girl accidentally dying and a bunch of whackos like the ghost hunters fraud try and insert goofy supernatural crap, but that's still cool Mike got some Netflix revenue and cameo haha

[@appa561]

are you sure it was only tree times? not tirty tree? fess up.

[@Charmaine886]

I’m not saying she is innocent but that case was just awful from both sides. The prosecution had no evidence and that defence attorney made me cringe so bad. The judge should have just walked out lol

[@yoyo2ma520]

I dont know who looked creepier, the defense attorney or the prosecutor with the dark hair and glasses.

[@lafemmesue7273]

They both sound so boring I had to skip 10 a few times

[@Amrylin1337]

That's probably the worst thing about any justice system. When both sides don't have a good showing and the truth is questionable, you're leaving someone's life to chance and taking it away because the story alone is compelling, not what you can prove.

[@hollandhenry7517]

The judge: "all yall cringe.. I can't"

[@robbybee70]

prosecution : "it was probably her....maybe, but we didn't think so the first time" defense: "she is innocent I tell you innocent!"

[@zalphagotango342]

"I don't understand this entire case." Janae's defense attorney, everybody.

[@patricialangeveld5269]

I was thinking the same thing 😄

[@ZeranZeran]

lmao, jesus christ

[@GamingTeaParty]

"There's no motive..." ok, but he's dead and it really looks like she did it ...."But, there's no motive" ok, but, there kind of is ..."NO! There's just no motive so she couldn't have done it!!!"

[@TouhouNazrin]

He talks like he has an IQ of 70

[@miranda523]

😂😂🤣

[@HoangMinhVan]

Holy cow. I'm from there. I just moved back right before the pandemic. Thanks for covering a story on such a non-existent city. 😅 Always enjoy all of your videos.

[@UVtec]

I am so emotionally drained that when Mike said "I love ya", it really hit a spot. =)

[@cw4608]

Hope things get better for you. I have been there, it is tough.

[@millsmami]

That's terrible. 😔 I hope it gets better for you. 🤎

[@mariakraft9051]

lol 😂

[@dr.loomis4221]

wtf

[@UVtec]

@@cw4608 Oh, thank you so much for your kind words! I was half joking, but I guess it's hard to see from a text.

[@PoserGalore]

That defense attorney basically knew she lost, his just talking out of his ass.

[@jakewoods2935]

I love when they do that.

[@Mountaintiger502.0]

Yeah he’s not making any sense

[@markbaker5599]

I think it was the attorney who was lost

[@KaladinVegapunk]

Hahahaha right? They presented all this nonsense like"evidence" pshh, viable motives of insurance, jealousy..it didn't make any sense to me. I mean come on! Hahaha

[@Mike1614YT]

yeah, he didn't bring up her getting out of that cab. must have forgotten bout that

[@thomasharper3338]

The defense lawyer probably should have written down what he was going to say beforehand 🤦‍♂️

[@gjxo9800]

🤣

[@pomikiwi9010]

Lol

[@LucyferSkyles]

He smoked a fat one and winged it. I bet it sounded perfect in his own ears.

[@catcherinthesky]

Do you really think he can read?

[@zoyausman854]

The taxi driver should have been contacted, and thorough search of their house might also revealed some DNA evidence, like changed cloths, shoes etc

[@alyssaheller7860]

Taxi driver was tracked down, contacted, and i think testified.

[@normynbaits1135]

ROFL. 😂 The life insurance disco should be trademarked.

[@burnerbrecks5]

Best part of the whole video. Shake it Mikey shake it

[@lotorsempire90]

Same

[@TheActionHank]

What's the song name

[@jimmyzhao9748]

That Defense Attorney has *Really* got to brush up on his 'Jedi Mind Control' during his closing argument.

[@sandpiper1665]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@aarontaylor4967]

Always irritates me when you get CCTV from multi-million pound shopping centres, and I couldn't swear if it shows my Mum or Dad even.

[@giannispsillias7964]

It’s to make the cases more interesting…you know add some spiceew

[@meowtahere]

The life insurance jam is the funniest thing ever😂

[@brackish5020]

god Janae's lawyer just seems like he only started coming up with his defense the night before the trial lmao

[@jjcoola998]

My man went for the "TV show lawyer" strategy with about a 2/10 charisma stat

[@brackish5020]

studied law at: Derek Zoolander Center For Children Who Can't Read Good And Wanna Learn To Do Other Stuff Good Too

[@jade-wr9pn]

Yeah I thought the same thing! Like he was asked to give a speech at a funeral for someone he didn't know. Should have just been like "my client has said repeatedly that she has not done this. So I believe her? Doesn't matter. All that matters is that YOU believe her"

[@poofoosaz]

He literally seems to give 0 fucks about the whole thing.

[@domuRyder619]

I hope she didn't pay that defense lawyer. Holy crap he is terrible at his presentation of evidence..."she is innocent, I'm sure of it." That's all he said.

[@StickJockeyFPV]

Wouldn't be surprised if the defense lawyer is a sociopath

[@yanifree114]

@@StickJockeyFPV or a crack/meth head.

[@domuRyder619]

@hytrefde Brtfelyfra ...."that the targe is chrue..." 17:29 he did make a great point!!!

[@PinkSoldier2009]

One of the things that incriminated her was that it was proven that she didn’t use the computer that morning.

[@crisun]

no no , they think she wasnt on the computer ,same thinking it is her on that grainy shit video as the think it was her in the cab as they think she knowed about the message between hubby and old flame. i probably forgot like 20 they think , they had no prof it was that simple ,im from Sweden and the jury system scares me (we don't have it in Sweden), they put innocent in jail and let lose OJ ( the guilty ones) ( or Casey Anthony) it doesn't bother me so much they let OJ or Casey out more they put innocents in , better to let 100 guilty lose then put 1 innocent in jail ( you could be that innocent one)

[@tamo_amo]

@@crisun yeah and the four life insurance policies aren’t any sort of proof nope, just normal shit as usual, and all the Vegas stuff too

[@crisun]

@@tamo_amo so you say no people has 4 life insurance policies ? , if they do they all are killer or are in the process of planing a murder or what is 4 life insurance policies prof of ?

[@sk84life311]

@@crisun Well, when you give the police multiple alibis that your defense is built on in proving your innocence in a murder and they prove you lied about essentially all of it... Also, including the fact the killer did the same thing the CSI convention they went to spoke about... Yeah there's no way it was her...

[@alyssakaye9329]

@@crisun you’re not very bright are you? Her alibi was that she was on the computer all morning and her daughter saw her, but it was then proven the computer was unused, so clearly showing her alibi was bullshit. That was a pretty important piece of evidence.

[@joedrogan6105]

My man Mike's confidence has grown colossal since his first videos it's awesome

[@Jamesfrancosdog]

anyone else think that life insurance bit was an ad? 😂 picked up my phone to skip and saw Mike dancing his head off lol

[@karolsjolund4244]

Mikey said he loved us! Back at you bro! We truly appreciate and love you too. 🇨🇦😘

[@flyingtentacle7631]

"This woman murdered her husband, here are two and a half pixels that prove it." Imagine being the defense lawyer that can't win a case against this evidence.

[@FreeAmerica4Ever]

Lmao No doubt graduated bottom of the class, total loser from opening statements..

[@fmgmack]

I’m not saying she’s innocent but any lawyer worth the paper his degree is printed on would beat that case like a drum

[@DetectiveSmith88]

Well, unless I missed something, all he said was “she’s innocent” and I doubt that’s going to convince a jury. 🤣

[@deborahkusaj1928]

Yeah. I’ve noticed it often all comes down to the defendants lawyer. There is an English guy that does videos like this too. Murder cases from the past 200 years. But I think she did it. The prosecutor just got lucky.

[@busystuff23yearsago15]

@@deborahkusaj1928 who tho lmk

[@Dreamwithmuah]

I say " lets give it a go" daily in my life. Makes me giggle

[@garrettskinner702]

Of course the daughters don't believe their mother did it, they can't accept the truth. Denial is always the first human instinct to protect the psyche in something so profound.

[@MrEIden231]

Lol now k maxx is in denile

[@alyssaxrad]

The extreme change in body type waS really confusing. I wish that would have been brought up more.

[@kloee7254]

I just saw someone els reply under a similar comment that they read she had gastroplasty after he died which is why she looks so much thinner .

[@renrut_7389]

@@kloee7254 but even the CCTV seemed much thinner than the wife in the beginning of the video!? Right?

[@ZeyBerlin_Baez]

I bet she got her stomach stapled

[@kloee7254]

@@renrut_7389 definitely agree 🧐

[@salliegallegos918]

Jose Baez That’s possible, or the stress caused her to drop weight.

[@Fortniteside-r4f]

That defense attorney, much like Toby Flenderson, is the worst.

[@Cahriicchuu]

It's like a Chad Flenderman story!

[@BigBrods]

You do realise that the defence have to try and prove them not guilty. Whether they believe them or not they have a job to do

[@VivianWLumbley]

@@BigBrods i don’t think the comment OP is referring to his job description, but his ability to do his job. he just seems very bad at being a lawyer... lol

[@sjb5169]

Omg. 🤣 Yes!

[@BigBrods]

@@VivianWLumbley well yeah I can agree on that 😂

[@kathryncumberland]

Janae's body type seems to have gone back and forth a bit, so I would need to see a picture of her full body at the time of the murder to be sure if that was her in the CCTV footage or not. The woman in the footage looked tall and not exactly skinny, but definitely not heavy, while Janae mostly looks short and a tad heavy. But, then again, if not her - then who?

[@Danovio]

Literally no chance thats some random woman just would go kill some random Guy like that and not get cought, 100% she did it, women have tried to kill for less, heck one woman tried to stabb her husband for cheating,when she found photos of s younger attractive woman..... And it happend to be HERSELF when she was younger. 🤷

[@bearandrabbit6826]

She's nearly 6 ft tall. She was heavy at the time but after she collected the insurance she had lap band surgery with the blood money she received from murdering her hubby. Dateline did a really in-depth episode about the murder. It was 100% Janea who killed her husband! BTW The Dateline episode is called, Point Blank, season 29 episode 14.

[@Commadownduringthisperiod]

The woman/person (is it a female for sure?) on CCTV seems too slim to have been Leslie; bariatric surgery using life insurance money was long after the murder, not before it. I think she was plus sized when he died, or at least not thin.

[@ClaireA_LeonB]

You know it’s gonna be a good one when Mike is wearing the burgundy shirt

[@russellleblanc1539]

Defence Lawyer: I just.. I just cant believe they convicted her.. she's innocent, I know cus she told me so..

[@sueauger8715]

Lol free defence???

[@zBrain0]

Now I'm not going to get my cut of that life insurance money

[@MsYoung-il5fd]

Ya, he didn’t seem that gurt of a lawyer ,

[@christamm4377]

Yooooooooooo LMFAO000

[@newguy3588]

Source: Trust me bro

[@hbascpsad08]

Whoa, Mike added an, "I love ya" at the end....should I dump my boyfriend now or just wait, I don't wanna end up like Todd

[@nopenever3]

I noticed that too!!

[@hannahwilliams4587]

Me too!!! I loved it!

[@Chitownhomestead]

Hes already mine (in my head) 😆

[@ameisemichaela5990]

And also the look in his eyes... he must be playing with us.

[@marymary7773]

And you win best comment of the day for sure!!

[@bradleylove8606]

Absolutely guilty after watching all the evidence. She had lied so much about not being able to shoot and not wearing glasses when in fact she just purchased contact lenses. She was caught in several lies and a credible witness saw her in the car with him when they left the house in the car. Also lied about being on the computer that morning. She should be in prison for sure.

[@FlameFlickers]

Not gonna lie, it would really help me out if someone could arrange for Jenea to walk down that street while she's being filmed by the same CCTV camera and then show me the 2 clips side by side..

[@hoondaily270]

She doesn't have to do that tho she could just plead the 5th which doesn't insinuate innocent or guilty

[@insanityreins]

I dont understand why they didn't look for that bag she threw away. Wouldn't that be the first thought?

[@dakotaehl9530]

@@insanityreins it was probably picked up and taken to a dumb before they could collect it

[@Theproclaimed]

@@hoondaily270 it doesn’t LEGALLY insinuate guilt.... however the jury will think she’s guilty

[@hoondaily270]

@@Theproclaimed I was a juror on a strong armed bulgerlry guy pled the 5th to 3 different question on the sheet they give you that outlines the considerations of guilt the things he pled the 5th to were to not be taken into consideration.

[@mariasato2884]

Her lawyer acts like he got into court, sat down, and she leaned over and whispered “I did it.” right when the judge asked him to present his opening arguments

[@tylerbean542]

LOL Thank you!

[@moni2624]

🤣lmao that's better than the arguments he tried but even with that she's guilty 🤣

[@22dolxxxphin22]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@shannon275]

The temporary lawyer in My cousin Vinny executed his defense more clearly than that guy. I think he’s going through some stuff 😬

[@TexasRattler101]

This full episode on dateline is insane she literally made one mistake to go to such great links to such a perfectly executed plan to forget she ordered contacts is crazy

[@rangerstationlegion]

Can you imagine being a kid in elementary school and then finding out your Principal killed her own husband? Wild

[@tinbender28086]

Ain't that America

[@cheesecake4648]

And then people made yt videos for everyone in the world to see

[@opticillusion792]

"This one time, in high school...."

[@whatabouttheearth]

If she returned you bet your ass off you'd do your fu*king homework 😄

[@petertwiss356]

comment winner for this video.

[@helenflannery4108]

Can't believe she was convicted on that CCTV. Should have been more thoroughly investigated. I'm not saying she is innocent, just that if you're going to be locked up for 50years I would expect a higher standard of proof. Also, her attorney was a complete nob

[@reignman30]

It wasn't just that, that was just part of the puzzle. There were like 10 other circumstantial things that pointed right at her. It had to be her. I swear nobody paid attention to this one.

[@therookie710]

The trial is not covered in this. There was more than just CCTV.

[@k.jlmfharrington3437]

Agreed

[@lachojski2005]

Plenty of cases are solved without cctv that was just one element of the whole case.why lie about working in the morning?

[@ski740]

Who takes your gun, kills you dumps the body one place and the car another. Hides the gun in the car under a mat. Sounds like a female. A man would throw the gun in water bury it, or sell it. Now could be any female but how would a female get it from him.

[@addisonleathers4190]

Holy shit now that i know anyone can be a defense attorney I’m going for it

[@joziequervoyo]

Good! I'll hire you. I'm going to commit a murder soon and I'll need an attorney. 😉

[@maxscene7]

@@joziequervoyo this is like tge amazon reviews killers jokes, but instead it would be the youtube true crime commenter 😂

[@Janellabelle]

Lol was it the judge in the Ted Bundy trial that said "a defendant that uses themselves for an attorney has a fool for a client"? Or something along those lines? But oh yea, you can always defend yourself in court.

[@rolfdenver]

I’m a retired lawyer and I think he did a good job with what he had - based on this video.

[@Janellabelle]

@@rolfdenver if the jury saw everything, all the evidence we did, which he surely showed them, then yea it was all on the jury after that. To me, it was not proven beyond a reasonable doubt. And after 8 days of deliberation they clearly had some problems coming to a guilty verdict.

[@justpippyj]

I love your intro music. I also ❤️ the comic relief commentary that you provide. Cracks me up.

[@beccas.7762]

Right? Sometimes humor is needed when talking about the heavy topics that this channel is all about. A lot of folks think it's disrespectful to insert humorous quips, but they're clearly narrow-minded.