"Vampire Clan" cult leader Rod Ferrell Penalty Phase Opening Statements | FL v. Ferrell | COURT TV

(1998) TRIALS ON DEMAND - "Vampire Clan" cult leader #RodFerrell is being sentenced after pleading #guilty to the murders of Richard Wendorf and Naoma Queen.
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[@psychoactive420]

Must have taken a sacred potion to be able to walk around in the daytime.

[@kpeezyforsheezy]

Adrenochrome ;]

[@Dusty357]

😂

[@aprilpacini4897]

Haaaaaa, im dying 🤣🤣🤣

[@honeybunch5765]

🤣🤣🤣🤣👏

[@j.e.a.n]

Very funny, knowing that 2 people died and teenagers were sentenced to death.

[@dianaw5100]

Defense..... he is 'just a little boy', his father abandoned him, he fell on his head, he drank and took drugs, has a personality disorder and was abused by everyone. Lots of people suffer these things and never hurt anyone.

[@spookydeadite]

Exactly, my cousins grew up with violence all over, their dad was a drunk , he was never there to raise them .. just physical there, they grew up living in a train freight until they moved into the projects, violence , drugs around them and they never turned like that..instead put themselves into school, one went to Harvard... they need to stop feeling sorry for these monsters

[@mikimiyazaki]

Yea but hes a vampsta! Vampstas from round my way on Mt. Bloodrock near Misty cove are all blood drinking bastards.

[@ananimity7332]

Spooky I agree. My childhood was a nightmare. When I was born I weighed close to 4lbs. I have mental illnesses but I could never be savage killers like these people.

[@honeybunch5765]

@@ananimity7332 sorry to hear, hope you are doing well. I am sure his brain is wired differntly, drugs and trauma do alter peoples brain too. Lucky the majority of us turn out fine although it does leave scars like with you. I have empathy, went through a stressful childhood too and it catches up with you when you are older.

[@ziggystardragon1120]

I went to high school with that dude. XD He wouldn't answer to Rod. Wanted to be called Vesago. *gigglesnort* I'm a goth and I still think that was cringe, rofl.

[@Rob2k22]

Didn't they live in transylvania?

[@ziggystardragon1120]

@The gardener No, I never met them. We would be doing stupid AF shit like LARPing in a cemetery or park and I was a few years younger than the rest of the group.

[@ziggystardragon1120]

@@Rob2k22 Worse. Lol. Lake county. XD

[@ziggystardragon1120]

@The gardener Satanism? Lol. No. Not my group. Just Dungeons and Dragons and White Wolf roleplaying games. He had something extra going on there we didnt have lol.

[@gskate117]

@@ziggystardragon1120 what did people do about the dog shelter situation?

[@yup_its_ME.512]

jesus lord that lawyer's opening statement kept getting slower and slower!

[@2ndround415]

For real- he may be an excellent lawyer but his voice has to be the most flat and monotonous voice I’ve ever heard.

[@jbird4754]

If that was about my loved ones?!?! I’d want him to speed-speak with PASSION?!?! Ugh I’m biting my knuckles like a kid in church! trying to not lose patience. 😳🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄

[@jbird4754]

Imagine him telling jokes at a fun dinner?!?! 😳😴

[@yup_its_ME.512]

@@jbird4754 😆 you'd be waiting for the punchline but instead punch his face lmao

[@paulahamilton7290]

@@jbird4754 No I can’t imagine that! 😂

[@dreaminlayers]

Did his lawyer seriously say "He was exposed to fantasy violence games" like GTA5 and Doom are responsible for his uninhibited, horrendous murder of that girl?!

[@kandykane2160]

This is an old case. Just as dumb is Naughty By Nature, Metallica or Body Count causing murders.

[@notyourgma]

he killed a man and a women, the girls parents,not the girl

[@lovepet4565]

His mom was into dark satanic crap And vampire blood 🩸 drinking So he was raised in this insanity

[@BucketHeadianHagg]

why do they keep replaying old cases while we still havent heard even one word about GANNON STAUCH lately?

[@WhiteRabbit1209]

They’re probably still building their case, it can take a while normally, but we’re also dealing with the pandemic which will cause even more delays.

[@mimikay5421]

January 20th A judge in LS’s case found her competent to stand trial. The judge also set a preliminary evidence hearing for sometime in early March. Prosecutors will present the evidence they have to support the charges against her & a judge will decide if LS will be allowed to post bail or remain in custody @ the El Paso County Jail.

[@haleyt3754]

They posted a video about him the other day, they post a good bit about that trial

[@ralphmajor1947]

@@mimikay5421 she's not going anywhere !!!

[@jeanieramsey8908]

@@mimikay5421 I have this feeling before they get to trial she is gonna end up like Lori Daybell where one month she's competent, the next she's not.

[@BGF_276HUNTERSPO8NTSF]

Do you have this whole trial? Would be a great case to watch from start to finish.

[@ginaprimeau6832]

This is from 20 years ago

[@jbird4754]

Oh boy... he’s extremely clear, precise and eloquent but soooooooo sloooooowwwwwAH🤷‍♀️

[@shrimpgeisha]

His accent makes him sound like he’s from the panhandle. It’s a little slower and Texas-y

[@seattleemeraldcity9306]

@@shrimpgeisha uhm,did you watch the video... the prosecutor clearly states that this is in the state of florida

[@ginaprimeau6832]

This happened on the street I used to live on

[@honeybunch5765]

Really? Weird and scary to think these people are around us and could be anyone and things like this can happen anytime.

[@spideywhiplash]

Death penalty is a guarantee...that the person will never be able to choose to commit another murder ever again.

[@DMaria216]

Yeah...if it’s ever carried out...they take forever

[@jnagarya519]

We kill killers because killing is wrong.

[@jeanieramsey8908]

@@DMaria216 Not only do they take forever but then you've got incoming Governor's who put a stay on all executions. I do not think that should even be a process. Either commit to the death penalty or don't.

[@HarmlessComment]

I thought that was ReviewBruh in the thumbnail for a second

[@winning3329]

😂

[@joanpiliro9640]

This is a way old case. He's been in prison for years

[@lindafurr2404]

This happened a long time ago.I‘ve seen this on the ID channel.

[@AlphaFemmeXtine]

The couple that he killed were my grandparents neighbors. It was a terrible crime. I cannot believe Heather Wendorf wasn't charged.

[@courtneycarnevale3736]

@@AlphaFemmeXtine she wasn't aware that rod n scott killed her parents when she ran away I thought?

[@jeanieramsey8908]

@@AlphaFemmeXtine I couldn't agree more. They had independent witnesses that said she inspired the killing with her abuse claims. I don't buy that she knew nothing. She probably regretted it, but still should've gotten a conspiracy to commit charge if nothing else. But they tried. 2 grand juries kicked it and said they didn't believe she was involved. If it had happened later, after cell phones, there probably would've been enough evidence.

[@jeanieramsey8908]

@@courtneycarnevale3736 She said she wasn't and 2 grand juries agreed. Public opinion did not. Neither did her family because she went to live with a foster family right after it. Didn't have real contact for many years, except for her sister, who I think chose to believe her because she was all she had left.

[@peaceworld5393]

This is an old case ! Rod has been in prison awhile!

[@lisaderenard7476]

Rod been in FL prison so long that the law changed and he got a new sentencing hearing and so did his co-defendant, Mr. Anderson. I thought maybe this was the new sentencing hearing.

[@kareenwatson6084]

Thanks for the update. Thought it was actually a recent case.

[@honeybunch5765]

@@lisaderenard7476 oh ok so they are just showing us what happened so viewers will understand the new case. Thanks now I get it.

[@sammyr.1284]

Wtf is wrong with Florida? Wtf is in their air, water, people? Serious question

[@kimberleym8040]

Isn’t this an old case?

[@alyssaj.2659]

Yes. The murders took place in November 1996 and this footage was from February 1998.

[@ratedoyk]

31:13 Wonder if anyone ever told this guy that you can’t be born stillborn & live to tell it...

[@buddysmilespopcornthesnake8611]

Wasn't this like back in the 90s that this happened?

[@cmcd9213]

96

[@marig6184]

Why do defendants talk about wanting life in prison rather than death after they murder? They don't have a right to anything after that.

[@sindylivesey7915]

His gf had more to do with this than she says

[@xViolentDecayx]

Absolutely.

[@theweededgamer5031]

About 18 minutes in, I keep hearing him saying you will hear, I have anxiety im waiting to hear what he's saying I'm going hear

[@lizgarcia3358]

Omg that guy talks soooooo slow e.e

[@dawnsmith6699]

After a while, I think hes doing on purpose....sick lol

[@blyxx7450]

So is it gonna be a stake threw the heart?

[@douglasd327]

I said the same thing 😂

[@blyxx7450]

@@douglasd327 lol had to right

[@douglasd327]

Our logic is undeniable 😆

[@blyxx7450]

@@douglasd327 👍👊😎

[@ratedoyk]

I can hear the defense attorney’s dry mouth 😖 that, the exasperated gasps for air, & the ramble-stammering makes it sound like he did a few lines in the bathroom on his the first day at the new job

[@Jason81818]

26:20 he's running out of breathe, is he shy or something 😆

[@elizabethshaw734]

It is taking this long? How? I said to myself oh yeah it's him this must be old and then I looked that it was just uploaded. Is that the correct date for the real thing or is this an old sentencing posted now?

[@Southernburrito]

I learned ride a bike late growing up, I was actually in above average health & shape for a little kid, with abs & giant calves I’m told, because I use to run behind the other kids on bikes. I didn’t want to ride a bike & I didn’t like the idea of hitting my nuts on the bar. I could never understand the rational design behind the differences between male & female bikes. To me, they had it all wrong with consideration to physical designs & vulnerabilities. It’s an eye boggler. One day this kid 1/2 my came cruising down the road at the age of 3 on a little mini bicycle with no training wheels even, very capable early on. I knew it was time to let go of my Big Wheel & toughen up or be left in the dust by peers, so I learned to ride. It’s still not my exercise choice as an adult although I do. I much prefer walking & running, & most athletic adults would concur it being a most beneficial adaptation. Side Note: My Big Wheel was awesome btw. But as I got older that smart capable kid became one of the wannabe tough guys. He wasn’t that smart anymore. Egotistical, transparent, & something about him suspiciously said you’re really weird dude. He’s in jail for murder now. I’ve been a vampire for Halloween, I’ve watched Bram Stokers Dracula & it didn’t make me want to kill anyone. I hate vampires & twilight btw 🧛🏻‍♂️💁🏻‍♂️🥝🍉. Without knowing the nature of relationship, those people didn’t deserve what became of them. Everyone who assisted in this justice did the work of The Lord I’m confident!

[@RexxQuanDoze]

Dude reminds me of J.B> from Grandma's Boy LMAO

[@annahkurtin5345]

Is his mother on trial as well?

[@loritouma5899]

I thought he was already sentenced!?!

[@honeybunch5765]

This is old footage I think, in the description it says 1998.

[@Johnfueller707]

100 , I miss when there was twilight , vampire diaries and true blood , but this is too much , got anymore ?

[@heidi7576]

This state attorney needs to get some backbone in his presentation and pick up the pace. 🤓

[@jeanieramsey8908]

I think how the prosecutor's present cases is really having an effect on jury's these days, well the defense too for that matter. If the case is the least bit circumstantial, which thankfully this one wasn't, you have jurors that have to decide which side to believe. If you've got a 'stale' lawyer, for want of a better word... Especially now, that people are able to stream trials, watch documentaries with footage.

[@unclejohn4528]

He’s taken the souls of three innocent people because he wanted to play, vampire. What is wrong with this world, besides the obvious. People have lost their minds while some stand by and cheer them on. The lawyer that would uphold this human garbage fire, is lower than pig shit and deserves to go with him.

[@j.e.a.n]

You are the garbage here.

[@christar9527]

Here here. I fully agree.

[@adriannelake7505]

Everyone deserves a defense … lest you or I be locked up falsely. It’s very necessary.

[@jeanieramsey8908]

I would rather have someone this heinous vigorously defended so that an appeal has no chance. He has to be defended, it's just part of our justice system. If it's done well and the prosecution does their job well then said scumbag goes to jail and stays there. Unless we create a non defense system, this is what we have. I've known a lot of lawyers, I'm not one and don't play one on tv, but it's fair to say when you look at the defense team of a waste of skin, their attorney isn't happy either. Especially public defenders, imagine getting no choice. I do understand your passion about it though, truly.

[@xViolentDecayx]

Not nit-picking, but it was 2. Not 3. It was his gf's parents. She had him believing they were horrifically abusive.. knowing he was suffering from pretty hefty mental health issues from his own alleged childhood abuses. Not making excuses, but those are the facts & reasonings.

[@ltc714]

Why didn't Johnny Depp get him out ?

[@yasladakaya]

Does anyone know where to view the full trial?

[@user-bj8jt1dl6u]

Is that report of the week?

[@phuck460]

Anyone remember the Stephen Mcdaniel one? The prosecutor butchered a deer in the courtroom with a tent to prove the defense was full of shit about blood splatter lmao

[@wildnfree101]

WHY is Murder by the state OK

[@vanessatreadwell7306]

I agree but also it says in the Bible you must follow the laws of the land!!

[@blyxx7450]

Why do ppl always ask that question? I've broken the law a few times. I've also been caught a few times. Each time I broke the law I did it knowing there was the possibility of being caught and if caught there would be a price to pay. He murdered now he has to pay the price. We don't get to choose our own punishment. There is a reason they say don't do the crime if you can't do the time.

[@susiex6669]

Because that is the lawful punishment for murder. Why should the taxpayer keep a criminal alive for decades when theyve contributed nothing to society and have committed heinous crimes?

[@wildnfree101]

@@blyxx7450 do the time, keep society safe and lock him up for the rest of his life. In some states you can get 10 years for murder. Most of the 1st world have abolished the death penalty. Innocent people being killed is a reason to abolish. Look at the guys who have done 15, 25 & 35 years in prison, some were on death row at first. DNA showed they are innocent.

[@wildnfree101]

@@vanessatreadwell7306 Does it also say in the bible....Though shall not kill.

[@ltc714]

16 years n eight months old eww

[@ltc714]

We need Peter Vincent n charlie

[@originalgoldengoddess]

He’s been watching too much Twilight

[@karenc8028]

This happened long before Twilight came out. He was probably reading too many Anne Rice Novels.

[@honeybunch5765]

His lawyer claimed he played to many fantasy games back in '96. 😩

[@jenniferbell2829]

Anne rice vampires could beat stephanie meyers vampires with just a look

[@juliepoppy1021]

This is one from the achieves.

[@ltc714]

Where's evil Ed?

[@ltc714]

He's an Emo on steroids

[@andrewwilliams8980]

i would like too see the Scott Peterson trial

[@reximatic]

What? Another Day-Walker?

[@tubetools5627]

Life, let God do the rest as it should be.

[@4lifejeph]

Must be old. No masks.

[@johnnyrios6789]

Day walkers 😱😱😱

[@heathercourt-wright6170]

Hello

[@jenniferbell2829]

Hello

[@valiumhime]

Read the description

[@sassykat2000]

Read the Description.

[@user-qk7yy8xi3q]

I watched the movie in 2005.

[@shaine966]

am i alone that like the others rod also deserves another chance anyone think he would kill again like the investigators and prosecutor just share up and down on their pride wont allow him another chance he also was under the age of 18 i make no excuses for the murders i believe hes changed investigators believe think he will be the same rod ferrell thinking and knowing are two different things they dont believe he was violated by a realitive when he was a child were they there

[@xViolentDecayx]

I can not fathom being held the rest of my life in a constant state of punishment for the mistakes, however horrific, I made as a teenager. I would bet basically anything that the mid-40s Rod is NOT the same 16yr old Rod. And it is wild af that the Parole board won't even entertain the prospect of this guy having evolved even a little. *i do not justify this or any unalivings done by another human*

[@johnnysays9629]

.......

[@karenbehavin412]

1996 huh, I remember a lot of cult, and Satan worshipers was popular then. I had to keep a special eye on my black cat.

[@oscarflores8578]

It's still extremely popular.. 99% of hollyweird sold their souls & are practicing satanists.

[@winning3329]

Best to keep your black cat's indoor

[@peaceworld5393]

Hey Blyxx ☮️

[@blyxx7450]

Good morning PEACE. I'll be glad when we can watch trials live again.

[@peaceworld5393]

@@blyxx7450 Hey true that I miss live

[@peaceworld5393]

Hey there is a way to leave messages on your channel for others I just haven’t figured it out yet, I will ask my neighbor kids for help! Lmao !

[@blyxx7450]

@@peaceworld5393 lol sounds good

[@peaceworld5393]

@@blyxx7450 hum I’m not technically smart at all lol no idea I will google/ KZbin further! You subbed me lol now what lol