"Secret Father" Revelation Leads to Staircase Homicide | Kenneth and Kristine Fitzhugh Case Analysis

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😂I know you don't want to laugh, but....

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[@straymusic]

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[@AceSantiago]

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[@robertgiles9124]

The Stairway to Heaven joke fell as flat as a murdered body.

[@AxeltheGSD]

She was my music teacher in 4th grade. It's so bizarre to hear it being talked about: I still remember the day when someone had to come into our class and explain to a bunch of 9 and 10 year olds that our teacher was dead.

[@canileaveitblank1476]

Ok

[@AxeltheGSD]

@@canileaveitblank1476 LOL. Way to “generate an interesting dialogue”, there, man.

[@troy3456789]

I went to school with Christine. I continued having sex with Christine, causing her to cheat on both Ken, and her husband Bob. She could not resist my charms. Our affair began when she was my music teacher. We picked back up after the funeral.

[@IdeologieUK]

@@AxeltheGSDI suppose OK is more than leaving it blank?

[@aprilcaricchio4309]

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[@2Bad4YOUuu]

I appreciate how you didn't attempt to describe Christine as a saintly victim. Excellent analysis as always.

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I’m sure that, “She lit-up the room”! 😊

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@@suzimonkey345 Lol, yes!

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[@pearlfeather9326]

How much betrayal can a person take? Awful.

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[@mindareinetels6047]

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[@antonchigurh7820]

Dr. Grande is really humourous. The line of "it seems unlikely that the stairs would also strangle Kristine" was fantastic. Great job sir...

[@LBdreamin]

8:59 Dr. Grande did him dirty with that photo transition

[@bluekiwi1239]

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[@I_Love_Rainbows510]

It's hard not to victim-blame in this situation. This woman was a horrible wife, and that came back to bite her. I feel sorrier for her husband than I do for her. To be betrayed in so many different ways all at once is unthinkable.

[@mjb405]

I get that. She was definitely a shitty person but she didn't deserve what she got. I'm also opposed to the death penalty in all cases so there's no way I'd have anything but contempt for someone taking it into their own hands

[@ProdbyQ88]

​@@mjb405 I mean bro imagine being married & in love for hella years and finding all this out. You can't really see her as the victim here as shes clearly a fucking psychopath who was victimizing him.

[@bombay3201]

I think it's not victim blaming ....maybe someone can learn from her mistakes

[@ML-rs7we]

​@@mjb405what are you smoking?

[@mjb405]

@@ML-rs7we just pot occasionally

[@erinthesystem9608]

This case appeared on "Forensic Files" and I'd encourage anyone to watch this guy's interrogation. It becomes really ludicrous when he gets to the part where he's blaming her shoes.

[@IMDunn-oy9cd]

Yes, I saw that. He's a very poor actor.

[@tessaducek5601]

Those damn black shoes!

[@onetiredempath]

Just said this myself just couldn’t remember where I had seen the interview!

[@simonbanks3058]

Best series.

[@nataliep501]

​@simonbanks3058 Yes! R.I.P. Peter Thomas

[@I_Love_Rainbows510]

"Maybe she was impressed that Bob was an attorney... at least, until he was disbarred years later!" That made me laugh out loud! :-D

[@Laura-tp8wz]

Oh Karma never forgets 🔮

[@TheGreyMan85]

I really felt bad for Justin.. It's hard to live a normal life when you get hit by too many bad surprises at the same time.. I hope he's around and doing well.

[@ML-rs7we]

Yep. Not his fault. 100% the woman's fault

[@TheGreyMan85]

​@@ML-rs7we yes, women's fault most of the time.

[@bobbobertson7568]

Not saying he should've of done this, but it's naive to think you can screw people over as bad as she did and not have there be very bad consequences.

[@scvboy1]

Yeah I can’t justify murder but I can empathize with him

[@dandrummond9154]

Yeah, I dunno what I would do. I like to think I would maintain control, but even stories about betrayal make me angry. 33 years of marriage and then she probably said she had intentionally stopped having sex with him to have a child with the other dude, obviously he had never been his child, and he was an idiot.

[@diannew6066]

@@dandrummond9154 He saw and raised both children. He really was trusting and apparently never dreamed she was fooling around with their friend, and was so stupid as to get pregnant to the guy. She pushed him beyond his control and it was really callous and stupid of her.

[@aarondavis8943]

Most of the time this doesn't happen. It's not naive to think the most likely thing will happen. She was wrong and an _unlikely_ thing happened. That's why it's called _unlikely_ and not _impossible._

[@tongpoo8985]

Yea. I don't care that she was murdered. Not saying what he did was the high road. But eh, id give him 10 max and let him walk.

[@Meela234]

"I'm not saying he should have killed her. But I understand" - Chris Rock

[@IMDunn-oy9cd]

Important safety tip: Cheating on your spouse can be a dangerous activity.

[@marleyfehr9324]

Had a mix up with my medication and ended up going through pretty bad withdrawals that made holding the medicine down once I got it really hard. Used your vids to help keep me calm and grounded! Thanks Dr. Todd!

[@velvetbees]

She should have been honest from the start. That still doesn't excuse her murder.

[@robertgiles9124]

Yes it does. She had it coming. He gave his life for her. He was just her stepping stone.

[@yahnservices1978]

She got what she deseerved. May it be a lesson to other evil women.

[@yahnservices1978]

@@Lololeelee The case is about an evil woman getting what she deserves, I'll be consistent in similar cases where the genders are reversed, something I doubt most women here would do.

[@tongpoo8985]

​@@Lololeeleetheres not really a parallel situation for men since its obvious when a woman's child is not hers (she did not give birth to it lol), and she won't spend years unknowingly raising someone elses child.

[@horsepanther]

I lived in Palo Alto when this murder happened; and murders are so rare there (only 2 in the 7 or 8 years I lived there) that if one occurs, the media runs constant, in-depth coverage about it. In this case it was exceedingly obvious from the beginning that Ken murdered Christine. His attempts to stage the scene as a fall were pathetic, arranging for two witnesses when he "found" her body, etc., and his acting during his police interrogation was embarrassingly bad.

[@TheBOG3]

*Kristine

[@rejaneoliveira5019]

Fascinating case. I don’t condone Kenneth’s actions in any way but to say that Kristine pushed him over the edge is an understatement. To me, this was a crime of passion and desperation. Great analysis, Dr. Grande.❤

[@cebswood1]

Actually, he pushed Kristine over the edge.

[@wmdkitty]

All I see is an abusive man making excuses to justify his final act of abuse.

[@wanderingstar5673]

⁠@@wmdkitty- violence is always wrong. With that said - Christine abused Ken emotionally and financially. She had an affair and Ken was the parent to the child that resulted from the liaison. His bio dad was a loser and Christine chose to stay married to Ken because he was responsible and capable of being a good parent. She decided to tell the son who his bio dad was without considering Ken’s feelings. She maintained her assets separate from her husband’s while allowing him to contribute financially and emotionally to the child’s upbringing and college education as well as possibly assisting her lover financially over the years. It is not hard to imagine how devastated and heartbroken Ken felt and with his careers difficulties at the same time was more than he could handle.

[@bizzzzzzle]

I love that when he says she gave birth to a child, he shows a picture of her holding a puppy.

[@kcindc5539]

How much life insurance did Christine have at the time of her death? And exactly how does one go for decades ignoring a the obvious message behind a conspicuous and omnipresent diamond ring, given by another man, visible on his wife’s ring finger right next to the wedding band he himself gave her? The delusion is real, folks.

[@dlc5166]

She had $96K life insurance; property valued at $900K, I think. Yeah, the double rings, hmmm.

[@rosemadder5547]

My grandma gave me her diamond ring and i wore it constantly as well. She could have just explained it away. I havent finished the episode yet though. But It's so easy for us to lie to ourselves. Especially if you've grown up needing it as a defense mechanism to survive...

[@evelynwaugh4053]

Many women buy themselves jewelry. There are beautiful vintage rings with precious and semi precious stones, that used to be engagement or commemorative special occasion rings, so someone could easily acquire such rings. It's not really at all suspicious.

[@sorrelbee113]

I have a diamond ring my mum gave me. I have another one my grandma gave me that has tiny blue diamonds. I have lots of rings. My partner doesn't interrogate every ring I wear. Wearing multiple rings on one finger isn't too uncommon either. I don't think it's that strange.

[@lolazal1]

He thought said guy was gay...

[@jona_KardCiv1]

I'm having a difficult time feeling bad for Bob and Kristien. Ken was in the wrong for killing her obviously but my God, how much abuse can someone take before they snap?

[@murphychurch8251]

I can imagine that he must have felt like an idiot and bitter when he was confronted with how he was fooled. Well, partly he was a bit of an idiot, if his wife really stopped sleeping with him and still miraculously got pregnant. But who knows how she conned him into believing the child was his.

[@angelavolkov1126]

They snap is just a cop-out. Funny how these men only "snap" when there are no witnesses and women do far less of this "snapping".

[@wmdkitty]

Oh, please. HE was the abuser, and his final act of abuse was to murder her.

[@jona_KardCiv1]

@@angelavolkov1126 "Snaping" isn't an excuse or get out jail card. But this type of act is not the same thing as say, murdering someone because they are not cooperating in a mugging. This lady did have it coming. And you are right. Men are more violent than women. Duh. Now explain that to DoD for me, please.

[@jona_KardCiv1]

@@murphychurch8251 I agree. He was a bit of an idiot. But just because someone has a low IQ, it does not mean that they deserve to be mistreated or taken advantage of.

[@darkshaolinwarrior]

Alliteration as an alternative answer to an atrocious assault? Appreciated Dr. Grande

[@Kroggnagch]

“Now moving to my analysis..” my favorite part. When Dr.Grande lays down his knowledge on us.

[@sunshinekatieee6239]

I always feel so conflicted when I laugh at your jokes lol but thank you for providing respectful and interesting coverage of these things.

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If you're feeling conflicted at laughing it doesn't logically follow that you think Dr. Grande is respectable to his subjects.

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He’s not mocking the people themselves…he uses puns and word-play for the most part. For me, it’s always better to laugh in spite of human insanity. If I had to face everything with cold analysis, I’d forget to notice the good stuff. Give me Morgue Humor over histrionics any day.

[@kenwillis8487]

My son grew up believing another man was his father ( Ironically named Bob ) ! It wasn’t till he turned 16 and went searching for his birth certificate to take drivers education that he found out! Bob and his mom divorced when he was 10 and he thought Bob had abandoned him! His mom called and told me about him and I sent him a message asking to build a real when he was ready! When he turned 18 he came here for a visit and we have been building since then! But being lied to really screwed him up!

[@kelly-kx2io]

That's a big concern I have for my son. His mum has lied and hid the truth for over 45 years. He thinks he knows who his dad is, even though he has his mums surname. Let me explain. She was 23 at the time and I was a 12 year old boy back then. She was on a mission to get pregnant whatever it took to achieve it. Even if it meant grooming bullying and coerce and sexually abusing a 12 year old boy. She disappeared once she became pregnant. It took me up until 3 years ago to track her and my son down online and 1 year ago to get her attention and to read my message I had sent her 2 years earlier. She blocked me and told those who she knew who had shared the post aiming to get her attention to take it down threatening them with the police ! I had made post asking for anyone who knows her to get her to read the message I had sent her. She had not gone to police ! I know this because I did after she denied knowing me and started bullying others who had shared my post.

[@yahnservices1978]

Paternity tests should be the norm.

[@kelly-kx2io]

@@yahnservices1978 Yes but my son as not committed a crime against me his mother did. He may not wish to provide DNA once hes told why its needed. In that case the court will have demand it be done. I already gave my DNA after my 3 hour video interview with police. I insisted they take my DNA.

[@Fractal_blip]

Dr. Grande's slight change of expression at 3:19 when telling of the adulterous wife's good deeds 😅 Made me laugh out loud thank you

[@TheBub26]

this is the "GD black shoes!" case. dr grande should have included ken's interrogation where he dramatically slams down his fists as he curses the culprit

[@tanyafromjefferson5484]

Yes!!! 😂👞

[@SnickasBah]

Comical acting fail.

[@jessepitt]

Of all the jilted lover/spouse homicide cases I’ve heard recently, this one is the least shocking as far as the betrayal ratio goes. I have seen so many with so much less compelling emotions involved. No excuse for killing her but he definitely had a valid complaint. That said; how TF did he not figure it out way sooner? In my experience people who don’t catch on to an affair are usually in denial.

[@julianarodriguex899]

Or maybe they are having affairs themselves

[@jessepitt]

@@julianarodriguex899 In my experience it is usually a narcissistic taking advantage of a passive partner who doesn’t have any desire to cheat. Usually if both are cheating they will separate.

[@MK-jc9ov]

​@@jessepitt Your reply is bang on. I am a woman, and what happened to Ken happened to me. I had no inkling that the "family friend" who was often our house guest was in a years-long relationship with my husband. I was a very trusting faithful wife. When their daughter was about 15 years old and he and I were separated, a scorned ex-lover of his (in whom he had confided) spilled the beans. I was in shock. One of our own daughters was also 15 at the time. For the record, his name is not Bob, it is Luke.

[@mindareinetels6047]

Exactly 💯

[@horsepanther]

Maybe it's denial...but maybe it's being dense as a brick.

[@JP-ht6nm]

This is life ruining level of betrayal that this guy was hit by. I think this should be considered a crime of passion. I think 5-10 would be appropriate. Obviously you can’t let someone get away with murder Scott-free, but this is the closest I’ve ever seen it come.

[@johnfyten3392]

This crime is the definition of a crime of passion

[@marlinfisher2529]

Dear Dr G what terrific humour woven into an totally excellent analysis. Your devoted community are spoilt by the consistently high standards and exceptional choice of matters. What would we all do without you and the important principles we learn from your channel. Kind regards from Australia.

[@helpyourcattodrive]

What a case. Thank you, Grande, for bringing us all of these interesting and informative videos every day.❤ They mean a lot to me.❤

[@Mandrake591]

Dr. Grande, your consistent quality videos and work ethic is astonishing. I appreciate your not so common common sense too, thank you!

[@canileaveitblank1476]

I wonder if Ken claimed “crime of passion” would he have been acquitted?

[@hrdley911]

Probably not, although the Juey might have convicted him of a lesser charge. Depends on the state statutes.

[@Alkis05]

That would only make it murder second degree instead of first. Considering the mess and the fact he killed her in their kitchen, it was probably a crime of passion.

[@sharosmith]

This case and the murder of Kathleen Peterson (of The Staircase documentary) are very similar! Except Michael Peterson was found not guilty. I believe in both cases the husbands were guilty! It’s truly sad that Christine was willing to betray her husband without a second thought!

[@glow1815]

And to have Bob's ring on her finger so while with her husband. So disrespectful. She has no mortal nor conscious what so ever.

[@nmartin5551]

Peterson took an Alford plea. Not innocent. If you look at the $$ in that case, Michael had lots of motive. How much morality do you have if you kill someone? So he ignored reality and then killed her when $ gets tight. Why all of the sympathy for this? Get a divorce. Sooner or later.

[@Sunchild_26]

Murder is NEVER the answer but I cannot pretend I feel an ounce of sadness for her demise. I can barely keep a little white lie from my husband none the less a CHILD from his friend for decades!!!

[@AbuilyasalAryanee]

Lol yeah right... You are obviously just worried about him finding out about something you've done in past. Your comment is so randomly personal and only focused on the lying part and not the murder. Don't worry your husband won't find out about the cheating

[@Watchoutforsnakez]

Dear Dr. Grande. Thank you for the Led Zeppelin joke. Most Sincerely, all the Cool Rockers Who Love Ya’.

[@user-lf9og2sr6n]

❤Thank you❤My ex tried to do the same thing to me. Worked with his married lover, meanwhile I was raising his daughter from a previous marriage as my own from age 22 - 29; then I figured out what was going on. I divorced him and gave him everything- snakes are dangerous, just leave! 30 years later my ex is still screwing the married lady, he has the house but I have my integrity unlike Ken - I walked away.❤❤❤Our daughter was the innocent victim. So sad. We all mess up, it’s what you do in the middle of the mess that decides the fate of your next life. Be good, let GOD be the judge.❤❤❤

[@Laura-tp8wz]

Excellent post. Blessings.

[@nmartin5551]

Thank you! One of the few sensible posts on this case. I hope you are well.

[@BigZebraCom]

Just a reminder, I'm not diagnosing anybody in this video, only speculating about America's exciting new game show 'Who's Your Daddy?' .

[@BigZebraCom]

@@nhlpens583 hey, thanks for the emotes!

[@roya340]

The breaking point for Ken. Don't underestimate people, especially the ones close to you.

[@glow1815]

Yup. I knew a lady she was arranged married to her ex dead husband for 16 years. He was abusive mentally and physically ( seen him hitting her) she was this perfect wife quite, cooked ,cleaned the house and took good care of their children. She was beaten all the time for reasons like he didn't like her cooking, choked her for sex if she refused( she told me) etc. One day she disappeared. The next day she called her mother and said she had met a guy from work and her marriage with her husband is over. People in the community was shocked. I was too. Fast forward her ex husband end up living alone up until 3 years a go he died people said from broken heart. After that the lady kept going from one relationship to another, she's now married to her # 5 husband for 8 years. So yes don't estimate a person's...

[@teresathayn5170]

I remember this case! The killer tried to blame her death on her tripping over her "G.D. black shoes" on the stairs, lol! Crazy!

[@mildredpierce4506]

This is one of the most talked about cases that was featured on Forensic Files because of the shoes he claimed he had warned her about. You will need to watch the episode to see Ken’s physical response when explaining the shoes. .

[@christy3384]

I remember this episode on forensic files his interrogation was such an act he tried to blame it on “THOSE DAMN SHOES”

[@karenlarsen8980]

Lol it’s all I can think of!! Ahhhh those DAMN BLACK SHOES!

[@christy3384]

@@karenlarsen8980 lmaoooo yes banging his fists on the table I can’t deal …he was being so fake !!! Btw it was season 14 episode 3 😩

[@dicedrice7216]

Ken never realized that Justin looks just like a younger version of Bob?

[@loki2stunt]

😅😂 those kids looked nothing alike 😅

[@ruthstevens8805]

I have never met a man who willingly goes shopping with a woman, let alone 2! It smacked of wanting witnesses, so i knew what was coming. What an ugly mess, I feel for the children.

[@sorrelbee113]

Ngl, if you've never met a man who would willingly go shopping with a woman, maybe you've been hanging around the wrong men My partners have never minded shopping with me; I used to go shopping with my friend and her husband all the time and it was fun, even if we were just grocery shopping. We like each other and were getting to spend time together. There are poems written about the intimacy of daily tasks done with the people you love. Even my stepfather will joke about how long my mother takes to shop (and it's true, she does) but he'll good-naturedly wait outside the dressing room or whatever until she's done. Men who won't go shopping with you strike me as the kind of men who wouldn't go into the store to buy you tampons because period products freak them out. Seems dismissive at best.

[@lolazal1]

​@@sorrelbee113Or maybe some men don't like shopping - especially 'window shopping'.

[@sorrelbee113]

@@lolazal1 well, yeah, maybe some men don't But if no man in your life has ever voluntarily gone shopping with you I feel like that's a problem

[@KimberlyLetsGo]

My heart goes out to the sons.

[@blueStarKitt7924]

Yes.😞

[@dlc5166]

Thanks for the analysis, Dr. Grande. Love triangles never seem to work out. Fare thee well, Justin and John. Hope life after this mess has been kind to you.

[@birdworldist]

Yess king go off

[@kellyperez7736]

It wasn’t Ken, it was those got-dam black shoes!

[@tanyafromjefferson5484]

😂😂😂😂😂 👞

[@glow1815]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@loiskondo8349]

Christine wanted her cake and to eat it too. She didn’t deserve to be killed, but affairs are dangerous! Thank you Dr. Grande for another interesting video!

[@yahnservices1978]

She got what she deserved, evil people reap what they have sown.

[@dontmindme633]

I heard the statistic that being involved in an affair makes you 8 times more likely to be a victim of homicide. Unfortunately I think that statistic includes the partner being cheated on also.

[@manewland1]

"A half-full cup of coffee" (at 5:56); Dr. Grande is an optimist. Thanks, as always, for another interesting video of a compelling case (my own cup of coffee is presently one-quarter full).

[@kenwillis8487]

No way! I was told that her friend Bob was Gay too! Then when my son was a year old she told me she lied and Bob was Austin’s dad! That she was having an affair the whole time! I demanded a paternity test and she refused! So I walked away believing that Austin was not my son! But now that he’s an adult we are working on building a real relationship! To crazy that so many guys named Bob are pretending to be Gay!

[@TheBOG3]

Justin not Austin.

[@Jared_Wignall]

Thank you for discussing this Dr. Grande, I’ve not heard much about this before. Keep up the great work and have a great night!

[@louisestyles879]

Dr Grande I think your analysis here is absolutely correct!

[@DavianSinner]

That uneaten muffin, I wonder if anyone ate that. It would be a shame if it went uneaten.

[@thelocalmaladroit8873]

“What about Bob” is one of my favorite movies! No connection to this story though.

[@stacykeller3812]

Ah…. I remember this case! He was really weird crying over those shoes! 😐

[@LDiamondz]

Now I have to look up his interview! 😅

[@MadGrubble]

Thank you Dr.Grande. Your video is just in time for tea :-)

[@victoria180]

Supper time for me

[@Daewinda]

I live in Palo Alto and went to the trial several times. A well respected Stanford doctor hypnotized Ken and presented what Ken explained under hypnosis which is really bizarre. The family had a little dog that Kristine loved. Ken had blood on his shoes and they were found in the car along with paper towels with which he had tried to clean them. Ken explained that the little dog got into the car and ran around the car with the bloody paper towels leaving blood all over the car. The Fitzhugh boys came to the trial. The oldest one was huge, like 6'5" or something, and the younger one was short and slight. Both the Fitzhugh's were short. The older boy seemed to have a lovely wife, who came to the trial every day with him. Very painful for the boys, I'm sure, but they seemed mature and composed.

[@TheBOG3]

My nephew was tall and fairly big. His parents aren't big or tall. His dad was 5'9." Smaller people can have bigger kids and vice versa.

[@Daewinda]

Part of the motive for the murder was that Ken discovered/realized that his oldest son was fathered by the friend that Kristine had had a long time affair with, and visually, the Fitzhugh boys heights seemed to confirm that theory. I believe that at that time in the trial it had been confirmed that Ken was not the older boy's father.@@TheBOG3

[@hrdley911]

Sure are a lot of 304s around. Cheating never works out well for anyone. If you take a vow, keep it.

[@glow1815]

Or divorce. Tried to eat 2 cakes at once raley ends up well.

[@evamonroy8110]

The kicker is his temper tantrum during his interrogation.😅

[@TaraSmallss]

He's def guilty. They always run out and ask for help instead of just calling 911

[@zenawarrior7442]

Career criminal gets me every time🏃⛓️ Excellent points again. Thanks Dr G😊💚💚

[@VeeLondon1449]

I sympathise with the son Justin Fitzhugh, his mother was killed, and he finds out his father isn’t his biological father.

[@blueStarKitt7924]

And the other son too, since his mother was murdered by his father.😞

[@lonemaus562]

He will forever be a lonely soul.. such a tragic story..I blame the mother she ruined so many lives because of her affair.

[@rigit23]

Real gangstas know about THOSE GOD DAMN BLACK SHOES

[@lunchguy659]

I loved living in the San Diego area as a child. Torry Pines, La Jolla, the zoo, Balboa Park, the city proper, Old Town, the Coronado Bridge. As a 5th-6th grader I Hawked the San Diego Tribune on busy street corners with a dolly of newspapers around getting off time every workday for awhile, lol. I went to George Washington Elementary School. It was a good school with caring teachers that taught in a secular fashion and taught us civics. Because of my teacher Mr. Beauchamp I now know that the name is pronounced "Beecham" lol... man I get lost in the memories of the visuals, the sounds, the smells, ...ambience. I actually loved the whole West Coast of the US back then. I suspect that it is not the same as I remember in a lot of places.... just passing thru... thanks for your videos, Dr. Grande. Best wishes to all.

[@Wholesome_Hans]

It goes without saying that nobody deserves to be killed. But if you're willing to do this to your partner, you can't be surprised if it ends this way.

[@INatalkaI]

I was also appalled at her actions. Agreed, murder isn't the answer but damn, she was asking for something bad to happen.

[@rreachingoutt]

I disagree. It was wrong to cheat but this was totally uncalled for. I don’t think cheaters should expect to be murdered or deserve it

[@Black_Samurai-fish]

She really was asking for it.

[@rreachingoutt]

@@Dan.D.Lion.Wishes I think it tells a persons true character how they react to such news. Many people would have been hurt beyond words, but wouldn’t have resorted to violence and murder. I can’t feel too much sympathy, but what she did was wrong.

[@yahnservices1978]

It goes without saying that this evil witch got exactly what she deserved. May she burn in hell forever.

[@stt5v2002]

Isn’t it fascinating that Bob was the one who’s described as being a psychopath? Yeah, it sounds like he like to party, do, drugs, and was guilty of some white-collar crime. Not exactly a role model I would say. But Ken murdered his wife. And his wife engaged in a multi year affair, which involved intentionally having a child with her lover and conspiring to use her husband as a ATM machine with somewhat better parenting skills. When it comes to psychopathy, Bob is in third place.

[@TheBOG3]

Ken and Kristine were broke. She was planning on divorcing him. His killing her was more financially motivated than anything else. Kristine had a large life insurance policy that Ken decided to kash in on, instead of going even further into the hole from getting a divorce. He premeditated her murder more for that reason than her betrayal from her affair with Bob and him being Justin's biological father.

[@kcindc5539]

They got married on a Thursday… rather unusual don’t you think? It happens they married exactly one day before I was born Friday, June 17.

[@amstarla]

Christine was a Music Teacher who didn't know a Deadbeat when she met one....

[@Timefortracy]

She was Kristine, and he… was just Ken.

[@florptytoo]

I was looking for this comment. Thank you. 😅

[@Timefortracy]

@@florptytoo He clearly wasn’t Kenough 😤

[@florptytoo]

​@@Timefortracy😂

[@bkell1011]

When Dr. Grande mentions "substances", I always insert something innocuous like "dishwashing liquid" into my minds eye to make the stories even more crazy.

[@Flamsterette]

Thanks for the upload, Dr. Grande! I've heard of this one on FORENSIC FILES, and I look forward to your analysis.

[@elizabethhammstudent4850]

What a tragic case. He had every right to feel betrayed but should not have murdered her. The revenge wasn't worth the price he and his children had to pay. Great job as usual. Can you analyze the legal case involving Michael Oher and the Tuohy's? I would love to hear your objective take on it

[@elizabethhamm5320]

Cx

[@theSemiChrist]

Hmm. A doppelganger?

[@elizabethhammstudent4850]

What do mean? I'm confused🤔

[@yahnservices1978]

That evil woman destroyed her family and is now burning in hell for it.

[@theSemiChrist]

@@elizabethhammstudent4850 ahah because you used your alt account to comment, it was a dumb joke

[@momof1576]

I actually feel sorry for Ken. I think he just snapped.

[@bebitamira3054]

Your reference to a Led Zeppelin song is hilarious.

[@notmychelle]

This is the black shoes guy! Those damn black shoes! 😂

[@tripledair]

Today's question is: Was an Owl involved?

[@terrijamison9154]

😂😂

[@trace9657]

When I saw "staircase" in the title that was my first thought.

[@1957Dirogo]

Sometimes people get what they deserve.

[@GeeCoach35]

There's a Forensic Files episode covering this case. Take the time and look it up. You will not be disappointed 😅

[@robertr1096]

In the end Ken brought more excitement than Kristine could handle.

[@debbiec4530]

Dr Grande time to do a video about all the cacti you once had. I forget their names. Were they murdered? Did they “ complete “ suicide by jumping off the shelves? It’s quite a mystery. 🤠💕

[@Revolver1701]

The last sound Christine heard was DONG!!!

[@DEPORTER_SUPPORTER]

Thank you for your insight Dr Grande, much appreciated.😊 Now subbed.

[@elizabethwarman9028]

Good evening Dr Grande, excellent analysis. As always I learn something new from your videos. Have a great Wednesday.

[@Jeanninecomeau]

I like this one. Dr. Grande showed sympathy for Ken. Good example of me careful how you treat people.

[@hatuletoh]

It's one thing to tell the husband of the woman of your side piece you're gay--that's an old strategy, which probably never works anyway. But coming on to the husband to sell the gay angle? That's some amazing next level shit right there. And I think maybe Bob was kind of hoping his advances on the husband weren't rejected. He was thinking about taking his relationship(s) to a whole new level.

[@thepurplemaskknows9383]

Fascinating. Thank you, Doctor.

[@shonuff2382]

I grew up in Palo Alto. Beautiful place but extremely expensive. I remember hearing about this long ago. Sad.

[@ET_Bermuda]

Dr.Grande, we need your Shanna Gardner-Fernandez video, stat!

[@ztoob8898]

I remember seeing this case on a show like Forensic Files or some such. It showed the police interview with Ken, who blamed Kristine's death on the shoes she was wearing, saying that she liket them even though they were dangerous to wear while navigating the basement steps. (He even left one of her shoes on a step to try to sell the cover story.) "It was those shoes! *It was those DAMN SHOES!!!"* he shouted, pounding the table in a very, very unconvincing bit of acting. Even the pounding of his fist looked fake: the timing was all wrong. I agree with the good Doctor: he was guilty, beyond a reasonable doubt.

[@lesserlogic9977]

Oh my God, my jaw just dropped after he read the injuries that the coroner found...

[@StrengthOfSamson45]

Dr Grande has increased his level of humor. I guess you can call him "Doctor... Venti?" GET IT?!

[@commonsense2680]

Christine sounded like a selfish and cruel woman bearing another man's child and letting her husband and child believe her husband was the father when he wasn't. What happened to Christine is called Karma, and it is hard for me to feel sorry for her even though Ken should not have comitted murder.

[@TheBOG3]

Kristine.

[@LDiamondz]

Hey Dr Grande, have you ever thought of adding a membership to 'JOIN' your channel? You add some nice 'perks' and people have special symbols, chat, things like that. Could be fun, and a new revenue stream for you, too. Besides Patreon. Just a thought. 😊

[@MrWatshisface]

She was for the streets but didn't deserve to die

[@RebeccaGallin]

I would love for you to do Donna Trapani! Tysm 😊

[@grindingdeviance1864]

This looks like one of those cases where no one is a sympathetic character in the end: A criminal w/ no desire to kick the bad habits, a cheating wife and a murderous husband.

[@olddirtymongrrel]

Yet I still feel bad for the husband.

[@lulukazhila6309]

Unfortunate she's dead but what she did was just as cruel.

[@griffinsalmon5798]

While her cuckholding and sociopathic cheating (or romance fantasy) was cruel, it doesn't excuse murder. Ken should have filed for divorce and sued her and her lover for the damages of having to raise their child. His is a cautionery story, dont be willfully blind, choose your friends wisely and be even wiser when choosing a spouse. Guy would have won in divorce court and civil court, plenty of great lawyers chomping at the bit for a homerun like his situation. Instead he spent his life in prison.

[@TheMattTrakker]

@@griffinsalmon5798 He lived in California and his wife was a part time music teacher...divorcing her would have left him with nothing even before his accounts tanked.

[@lulukazhila6309]

@@griffinsalmon5798 Yes we know that it doesn't excuse her murder & he should have gone this route you've explained, but people have emotions unfortunately. Provocation is a dangerous game to play.

[@yahnservices1978]

She got what she deserved, society would have protected her and gone after Ken, I can't imagine what the poor guy went through.

[@griffinsalmon5798]

@@TheMattTrakker you're operating on the assumption that the average outcome would be the outcome in this case that is a logical fallacy. there is more than enough evidence of prolonged infidelity and financial abuse that he could make a winning case in civil court. The position she created for him was exceptional.