The saddest part of this to me is the fact that the couple were completely in love, they held each other and cried whilst dying. Some people in the world are pure evil.
If I were attacked by my ex upon opening the front door. I would probably never open another door to a stranger ever again. The fact that she did is a true testament to her heart. What a beautiful soul.
I’ve binge watched nearly every episode, and this was the first story to bring me to tears. Beautiful and respectful storytelling, but so heartbreaking and painful to listen to at the same time.
I’ve just had the same experience. Watched dozens of these videos and many have put fear into me but when Mr Ballen described how she wrapped her legs around him and crying a lump developed in my throat. Then he said “they need to kill them in the worst way imaginable” I said to myself“ oh god no, I don’t know if I can hear this” I was right, I shouldn’t have listened😢 Although the one I watched yesterday where the two girls drowned the other girl in a stream and dumped a log on her back was also pretty freaking hard to hear.
@@mickeyd7283 same happened to me, ive watched many stories but this one is the only one tha has made me tear up, when he said they hugged and made eachother comftroble in the trunk i started to tear up, and more when she wrapped herself around him and cried in his shoulder 🥺
Jesus what is it about this story i did the same thing and ive heard way worse stories but it had me tearing up. Something about the innocence and kindness of the Sumners maybe but it just made me overwhelmingly sad.
that would make us no better than the killers Edit: I think arguing in the comments is pretty futile, and is only causing more conflict. do with that what you will.
Stuff like this wish I could get a turn with each of the 4 for about 15-20.. They would want to pick up science to try and learn how to go back in time after im done.
What pisses me off about this story is that Tiffany could've just ask the Sumners for money and they probably would've said yes - they literally gave you a car and you're just like "nah lets rob em"
They could've also just robbed them at the house and left without the couple ever seeing their faces! They didn't need to kill them, they did that for fucking kicks especially burying them alive!! Where does evil like that even come from!?
@@annalucy89 That bit aggravated me so much I started crying, truly terrible people. The fact that they cuddled together in their last moments of life breaks my heart.
@@xivering it was extremely upsetting to me too. To bury them alive? SMH I cant even begin to imagine what hell those poor ppl endured during that. But I totally believe theyre in heaven now.
What's extremely sad is Carol lived through being shot 6 times.. and survived, raised her daughter, got liver cancer FROM BLOOD MEANT TO SAVE HER, fell in love just to get robbed and killed. Hearing this story hurt a lot. Their final moments are heartbreaking.
@Repeeel19 Amendment Death penalty sucks. What people like this needs, ESPECIALLY Tiffany, is a torture penalty for life. Endless torture until they die of old age. Not even kidding.
Feed them too zoo animals alive. Experts say that stimulating the prey drive offers unlimited health benefits to captive animals. Keep them locked up just long enough to make them into a healthy meal with good nutrition and care, tie their hands and feet so they can't harm the animal. I bet they could easily charge a fair admission for ppl to watch!! Animals get fed and thousands of dollars could be generated for the zoo and maybe even a few charities.........WHY ARE WE NOT DOING THIS ALREADY?!? Lol
@@DennisOnTheMoon Yes, and right when all seems almost over, dig her up again, and let her recover for 3 minutes then repeat. And repeat all over again a million times.
I'm from India, and my family always taught me never to discuss money in front of anyone who is not family. RIP Sumners. The killers should have been buried alive, and even that death would have been too kind.
Wow. They treat her like family, welcoming her into their home, feed her, and give her whatever she needed, and she robbed and murdered them like they were nothing to her. That's a special kind of evil.
That is why I would never give that much kindness to a stranger, or even relative, unless they’re my own kids. And even in some case their kids have done that to their parents. RIP to the kind and selfless couple.
@@lets.go.places2gether Then the killers get a world more suited to them than to normal good people, that would help out others. Choosing not to be kind to people helps nobody plus it's the last thing this couple would have wanted.
@@greenpick-uptruck8808 not that I would like that...I think it's the best choice. There's no point torturing them when you can just kill them. Revenge makes hatred last longer.
@@ARedMotorcycle It's all about perspective brother. Yes these people exist, but so do good people. Life is a very lonely place without someone to share it all with.
Yes! My dad has said this for as long as I can remember. He has ALWAYS said, you NEVER want anyone to know how much money you, do/don't have. Don't flaunt your money, don't talk about it, don't loan it out. Pretend you have nothing. People never have genuine or sincere intentions when it comes to money. Money is the root of all evil and don't put yourself in a position to learn the hard way.
@@Landydesert I learned this lesson early. I had a high school friend who asked me to borrow money ($20). He promised me he'd pay me back as soon as he could but after waiting weeks I didn't get anything. I asked him when he thought he'd be able to pay me back but he told me he already paid me back. I was extremely upset and furious with him. I don't like being lied to, especially when it comes questioning my sense of reality. Being told you must have just forgotten. I paid you back a long time ago already. Pissed me off so much. After that point, every time he asked me for money I told him I didn't have any.
@@sallynguyen4403 Ugh. That's a tough one. Being betrayed and gaslit by a friend, no less! At least you had the common sense at that age, whereas, I did not lol. I had (have) a hard time saying no to people and I especially have a hard time with confrontation. Consequently, I have been taken advantage of more than once in my life. Even when I knew better, I still gave the benefit of the doubt, because I don't like to think that anyone, especially a friend, had the capacity to screw me over. I also really play into the hand of those who seem, or act as if they're down on their luck. And, in an effort to help them out, I'll give, give, give. Before realizing I'm being manipulated. It's embarrassing to even admit here, because it's not that I lack critical thinking skills and rational thought. Again, I just allow myself to become too empathetic at times, not realizing how GOOD some people are at being manipulative liars. I'm not wired that way, so it blows my mind that some people are, I guess. Anyway, I digress...I'm sure I'm preaching to the choir. But, point being, all these years later, I'm still working very hard at NOT letting my empathetic nature cloud my judgement. 🥴🤦♀️
@@blackgold2029 Thank you! I know I'm biased, but I'd have to agree, he is an exceptionally smart man. He is very much a "left brain", whereas I'm very much a "right brain". He has taught me many invaluable life lessons over the years and I couldn't be more grateful. You must be equally as smart, to share the same sentiment! :)
This is one of the saddest stories I have heard on here. John, thanks for being so respectful of the victims in this story. People needed to hear about this.
I just can’t believe how much misfortune that poor lady had to face in her life. She finally finds some happiness with another kind-hearted person - only to be betrayed and killed in a slow, painful manner. No need to be scared of the bogeyman when evil walks around in the daylight, living and breathing among us.
When I worked at a bookstore, my section was sociology, anthropology, law, and true crime. The single, most terrifying thing about the true crime books was how ordinary people could seem while committing monstrous, violent crimes. It’ll make you look over your shoulder.
@@bethmoore7722 The sad truth is that the most wicked psychopath you could imagine might as well be your best friend. Some people are just evil incarnate.
never have i seen a person who would stoop so low as to get jealous of their step parents' success, robbed them, and killed them in the most horrific way possible.
well that's why this world is still dangerous and we all live in it that's everyday for other people's lives out there who ever they may be but I will say this tho being in this comment section isn't so bad everyone here seems to be on the same page
When you think about it, as soon as you see that familiar face of Tiffany you must realize you are going to die. There is someone you can easily identify, they wont let you live. Driven for hours with tape around your head in the boot of a car, only to be dragged out in a forest. There is no mistaking that. The irony is, at that point they wouldnt have to scare me into giving up my bank details. Giving up your ATM number, your savings account details... those are the best method of getting your killer caught. They will get filmed withdrawing money, purchasing something at a store thats got security cameras, renting a car. And thats exactly what happened. Whats even sadder is, if Tiffany and the boyfriend held back and out of sight, the same thing could have been accomplished without having to kill anyone. They wouldnt be able to identify the 2 strangers, being bound and gagged and threatened with guns etc would have been more than enough to scare frail and elderly people into giving up their account details. Absolutely no need for the murder. The death penalty seems pretty appropriate in a case like this. Callous beyond comprehension.
of course they did, and they never meant to let them go. letting them go would have made it more likely they would be caught - the obviously didn't expect they'd be caught through the purchases and money withdrawals. they would have made sure to hide their faces if they had meant to let them go.
Unfortunately, Tiffany was later resentenced to life without parole. Jackson was called the mastermind of the plan for some reason and he alone out of the three was resentenced to death. Tiffany's defense had the nerve to say "she's changed, she can contribute". There is nothing in the world that she can contribute that will make up for what she destroyed.
@@aerostrafe1075 I wouldn't necessarily say that, she might still have a good heart... or perhaps a liver or kidneys that really should be going towards improving the lives of other, better people who need them more.
Jeez, this poor woman finally found happiness and these entitled degenerates just rip everything away. This is infuriating. They finally found each other after all those years. They have to be pretty weak to go after people that can't even fight back.
@@kmom1441 I really can't understand I mean CAN'T in any lifetime fathom how people can be so cruel to others. Not one of those 4 did anything to stop this from happening and probably had plenty of time too. So, so sad...Evil is real and demons do walk/work right here on Earth, God help us and may that beautiful couple Rest in the sweetest Peace 🕊💔🙏🏼
I'm glad I'm not the only one infuriated by this story. I get being sad, but it really made my blood boil. There can be no real justice for what they did.
@@alexandraocchiato2067 i get you. this did make me sad, but my emotions leaned more towards being so violently crazy mad to wanting to kill them my self and im not even related to the couple. never trust people.
@@spitty3456 I don’t think that’s completely accurate. Dogs usually give a lot of signs before they attack. And they usually have a pretty good reason. And I guess your statement kinda works in the context of the video but it also kinda invalidates the original commentators quote from Mark Twain. In short, what said you makes no sense.
Death by being buried alive should've been their sentence carried out immediately after sentencing . That's one of the cruelest deaths one could imagine I believe .
@@equilibrium1999 yes, starving someone to death has been done before, death by dehydration has also been done before, but being buried alive is pretty up there, I've heard a few of these stories and I've thought "pieces of crap..." this one i could say made me feel like i want to be the executioner... these people are hell spawns, and if hell exists they should burn in it.
@@mirthafernandez8574 air tight chamber to which more and more air pressure is applied to squeeze the air out of the persons lungs works then you can apply the pressure slower but still suffocates them
@@Wortheins If we include torture as a manner of death being buried alive compares to the worst methods psychologically - physically there are methods that would make this seem pleasant (expression). Starving to death is not considered torture, Shaolin Monks have been known for being able to starve themselves for months. Of course it is medically difficult to believe, but they can achieve such things through states of consciousness and meditation. Death by dehydration is even easier, you lose your mind very quickly. One cannot be tortured that long without water, they won't last long.
I think I've heard this story. I cry every time I see a case like this. My grandparents took me in when I was 13 and helped raise me. I would have been livid if anyone ever tried to hurt or take advantage of them. Some people are just too kind for this world.
It's absurd. I've known dozens upon dozens of people who had "hard lives" who grew up to take ownership of their words and actions and didn't want to pass on the behaviors. Give me a break.
It's not an excuse. I didn't see anyone saying it was. Her upbringing is just facts- something to give you a bigger picture of who she is. Thats how you tell a good story. At no point did he try to use her childhood to excuse her behavior.
Carol got betrayed by the people she trusted the most, first her husband, then the hospital and then a girl whom she nearly cared for like her actual daughter.
@@CrazyLocoInsane1 Seriously, sometimes an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth is the best punishment for acting out in such a cruel and evil way. All of them should be buried alive so they can experience exactly what they put those poor people through.
Yep I always think these kinds are the definition of it. The look of joy on their faces after they killed them and were partying with the money shows it. Poor old couple I hope God cradles them in his arms for the torment they suffered.
No matter how painful, how absolutely terrible these stories are, they are told with such kindness and respect. You sir are truly the best storyteller of our generation. Thank you for reminding everyone never to take any day for granted.
There was this woman in my neighbourhood who would run to my mom when she going through hard times and when everything was good she would run to others to talk shit about my mom and our other family members. i told my mom to stop letting her in, it was difficult at first for my mom to ignore her but at last I saved her from the vile woman and her verbal abuse.
@@mihealashaukat8294 Oh come on, nothing to do with a devil or a god, don't give these people excuses. There are a hell of a lot of humans who lack emotions, they are called psychopaths. Most do actually know right from wrong, even though they can't feel empathy. Then there are some that as a substitute to emotions have a need for material things, over everything else. Yes, even over people's lives or their suffering. I'd love to see this medieval mindset of devil and god to be replaced with truth. So we can actually do something about people like that and not just sit there and hope sky daddy will sort it out.
@@dingo1666 What right do you have to tell someone else what to believe? Just because you don't believe in God doesn't make him less real to others such as myself. I have seen things that only God can do such as reform legs, make the blind to see again
i don't understand how the entire group could be so cruel! what r the odds of all of them being so evil?!? no one stopped to feel bad about it?? blows my mind
@@dkchosen - anything or anyone who puts a life into this existence/realm is evil. So, if you believe a God put us here, then that would be the very definition of evil... obviously that entity thrives on life suffering.
I can't even IMAGINE being the daughter hearing what happened to her mother and stepfather, especially with how much that the mother had to go through. That's beyond tragic.
Seriously. Witnessing her being shot 6 times, at the age of 6, then to just grow up and learn she was murdered by a childhood friend (who was probably like a sister). Not just murdered, but literally robbed blind and buried alive. I don't understand how a God would be able to punish people in death, and not be able to help people in life; but I do hope that's the case.
This story literally had me shaking in rage. How can a flesh, blood and bone person, a human, do something so horrific and so merciless for NO REASON at all. It is beyond psychopathic, it's downright demonic
@Zae Jam personally I prefer to ethnically kill my own deer,hogs, elk, ect. So they don’t suffer in slaughter houses👍 Like the cow and pigs do getting their throats slit then slowly bleed to death. I do agree that is wrong
They key is a human vs a human being. A human being wouldn't do such a thing because of the being part- a sense of ethical and moral responsibility to Life itself. A human, on the other hand, is a wretched creature that will conceive of and carry out the most evil, horrid and wretched acts, sometimes simply for the sake of it. A human will choose evil because of the benefit they perceive comes from the act. Most of the time, nearly all of them succeed with impunity. A human being has a moral and ethical sense of obligation to do what is right, good and just because it is the only thing that will ensure the preservation of the human beings and the world they live upon. It may not be a conscious thought but it's apparent in the way they live. Demons are what they are because that's what they are. Likewise for the beings called angels. Humans have free will, they choose the depths of evil even when fully aware of what it means. Demons can't choose to be anything but demons. To me, that makes the human far more evil than a demon and as it is, I don't entertain or consort with demons. Human beings I sometimes choose to be around, humans I avoid as much as possible.
What a heart breaking story mate. Nobody deserves to leave this world in such horrible way. Much less these kind soul couple. My heart goes to their family.
I hate how she cried in court. As long as they are free they grin from ear to ear but once they are in court they cry a river in an attempt to get easier sentences. Pathetic!
How bad of a person do you have to be to exploit and harm people who only ever wanted to help you? I hope Tiffany’s life is a relentless nightmare until her last breath.
Yes... Also, they seemed to care for her a lot. She could've literally just asked for money from them, and they would've probably given her some... Can't think of any reason to kill them, unless her goal was to murder them to begin with. (Like... Did they think they weren't going to get caught?)
I just read she is being resentenced in August. Apparently some law passed awhile back that said death penalty convictions had to be unanimous by the jury, but none of theirs were. Last year, Wade got life w/o parole. Interestingly enough, the law was reverted since then, ie unanimous no longer required. Not sure how that will impact her resentencing.
This is one of the saddest stories I’ve ever heard, their kindness and generosity was weaponized against them. But two important lessons to be learned from it: be careful who you share your personal information with and don’t let strangers claiming to be in trouble into your home.
Yeah. I suspect many times it works out well and we just don’t hear about those, but I can think of about 6 true crime cases off the top of my head where trying to help someone and inviting them in ended with betrayal and tragedy. It is complicated..everyone be careful.
Blows my mind. I was adopted by my family when I was about 5. 20 years later and everything is still great and wouldn't know a difference other rhqn me being biracial and my entire family being Caucasian lol. I cant imagine after all they've done for me, to go and take advantage of them and have them murdered when they've done nothing wrong.
Even tho I've heard this story a few times from different sources. Nobody tells a good story better than mrballen. His descriptions can be a little drawn out, but the thoroughness in the way he tells it is one of the reasons he's so successful.
I have had "a hard life" as well. After my mother died when I was a toddler I was taken in by a psycho aunt who abused and neglected me my whole childhood. I did not have basic utilities such as electricity, running water, or gas. I was bullied at school for being poor. I ran away from home at age 12 and then I was taken in by another aunt who had no time for me so I was neglected there as well. Despite all the bullshit I have been through I have never taken any drugs, gotten drunk, or committed a crime in my life. I have obtained multiple scholarships in my country as well as abroad. At the end of the day, letting your circumstances turn you into an evil person is a choice. I believe in this firmly.
so very glad that you proved that just because bad happens to someone it doesn't give someone no choice in how they CHOOSE to live their life. you can choose to use it as an excuse to take all easy/get what I want no matter what. OR YOU CAN CHOOSE TO USE IT AS MOTIVATION TO WALK AWAY FROM EASY AND DO WHAT YOU KNOW IS THE RIGHT WAY, EVEN IF ITS NEVER AN EASY ROAD TO WALK. Teona, If no one has told you today, please allow me to say even tho I dont know you, I want to tell you I am PROUD of YOU for the choices you have made, and the struggles you have gone thru even knowing you could have gone the bad way and maybe had an easier time of it...You are inspiring. thank you for sharing.
@@jeaniejbutler4911 we can acknowledge that everything is a choice, but we need to also acknowledge those choices are *different* for different people. If you have a rich person who’s hungry and a poor person who’s hungry, both could choose to rob a store to get food. But you cannot deny that choice is very different for the two of them. Breaking it down to “everything is a choice” completely neglects the fact that some people simply have harder choices to make. I can choose to buy food instead of stealing it, others cannot. Either way the choice is whether or not to steal, but that choice has vastly different pros and cons depending on who’s making it. It is absolutely *NOT* as simple as “just making the right choices” and pretending it is only serves to further the divide between the fortunate and less fortunate, perpetuating the idea that anyone who’s poor or homeless is that way because they’re lazy and made bad choices. It is not that simple.
@@Hannah-zw9ow First of all I was extremely poor. Next, I just said that she was evil and she made a choice to be evil like that. I more than anyone else understand that when you are underprivilaged you have limited choices, but being underprivilaged is no excuse to be evil and act like she did. And yes. I want to put a devide between people like her and regular underprivilaged people. We are not like her. We have been were she has and we have not robbed and killed anyone.
There are just some cases where you wish they just got "lost in the system", and ended up being forced into the most heinously painful experiments ever, and died an extremely slow but completely agonizing death...This is one of those cases!
@@brentfarvors192 No, because we're better than them and must stay that way. It's one of the reasons I'm against the death penalty, although I have to admit that sometimes my resolve on that wavers when this kind of case comes up.
@@banedon8087 Don't agree; At ALL! If no "special" punishments exist, there will be no deterrent from others committing even more heinous crimes. "What's the worst than can/will happen, if we do this...?" "Oh, no; They will put us to sleep, peacefully...Hand me the shovel...!"
@@brentfarvors192 OK, but would you be the one to give out the "special" punishments? It would make you a monster, if not right away, then after a while I suspect. And that doesn't even cover the possiblity of getting a wrongful conviction. Imagine it: "Sorry, I burried your son/daughter/mum/dad alive because I thought he/she had done that to someone else. But I think we made a mistake. Oops." Dishing out special punishment is fraught with issues. Don't get me wrong: I understand the impulse when you see some messed up stuff such as in this video. Makes the blood boil.
@@banedon8087 Good question. I would grant that right to the family of those murdered in such a gruesome way. But, would happily torture THAT MONSTER, and actually give suggestions to the family, AND most definitely NOT lose a minute of sleep. If you are asking if I would do that as a job; NO; Because I'm not a monster...But, I also know I wouldn't feel guilty after knowing what these sicko's did to those poor souls! Not even a little bit! "Special" punishments should be reserved for "special" sicko's; A crime where no rational motive exists..."Just because I wanted to, and knew the worst that will happen is being peacefully put to death."
Doesn’t matter how much you trust someone, NEVER feel comfortable enough to discuss how you just made close to $100k. Human greed can and has often surpassed all sense of decency
I don't even talk about things like how much I still owe on my house etc, and that's money I don't have, there's no way I'd talk openly about a lump sum I just got.
Yeah, maybe that's why I always heard it is not socially proper etiquette to discuss money. ``No kind deed goes unpunished?'' That being said, all we have is the word of a murdering felon what was really said.Maybe; but here they could have said, ``yeah, spend the night,'' but been more wary. I've put strangers up for the night, but I did ask, apologetically, to take a peek in their purse, to make sure they didn't have a big Glock in there, or something?
@@quickchris10 honestly I’ve always wondered why, in general, people don’t discuss money. Now I know. This is why it’s not a good thing to always see the good in people- I’m learning that’s a bad habit sadly.
a lot of stories you talk about I be heard in news or other shows but it takes me awhile to realize it because you tell such an amazing story and tell it in your own great way not just repeating the story so it feels like a whole new story...you truly are talented
This is why everyone in my family are well trained and have a gun in each of their rooms. My crippled grandfather even has a pistol in armrest of his recliner.
They went through hell and back and found each other. They worked so hard to survive and have a good nest egg to fulfill the perfect golden years. Then it was all taken away when these monsters horrifically snuffed them out.
It's the lack of God in the "modern" society! Someone, something is removing Christ from schools, institutions, and especially from the entertainment industry. A healthy society needs to promote families, and the world needs Jesus Christ.
@@junglelawman728 I respectfully disagree. I have never been religious and yet I am just as horrified by this story as anyone else. Religious people commit horrible crimes. Atheists commit horrible crimes. It's not that black and white.
Evil people are formed by how they grew up and what type of people they were surrounded by, sometimes it’s just mental illness that is untreated and grows worse. Other times it’s just someone that truly is evil. It’s sad to know that sometimes you can stop people from becoming evil. It really is hard to take in the fact that there are evil people in this world. :/
It honestly should be that murderers suffer the same fate their victims suffer. It doesn’t bring the victim back but at least the perpetrator understands just what they did to the victim.
Garnet, I agree no not naive. I don’t understand how ANYONE could do this. Listening to there please of help to someone they took in and helped. Just makes me sick 😭. How can anyone do this ........we live in a sick sick world. 😢😭😢😭😢
@@lynnetteout9825 I just don't get it either! I can't even be mean in a video game where my actions effect nothing but pixels and coding. To do this shit to people especially ones who fucking helped you survive...wtffffff
As a grown man, this story makes me want to cry. Not only for those 2 poor souls and what terror they went through, but for humanity in general for there are even worse people out there.
@@anacarlos How is that good? ^^ I mean you say that, cause you're probably a woman and as such much more emotionally and less rationally wired, but if you'd be brutally honest to yourself and others, you'd admit that you wouldn't want to have a crybaby as a husband or as a leader of your country or a leader of... anything, really! ^^
its one thing being a heartless killer,but killing people who have only ever helped you when you were going through your hardest times takes a true scumbag!
Using my wife’s account… reggie was my second cousin. Making him my moms first cousin. I never got to meet reggie being I was in born ‘99 and I was only 6 when they were murdered. But I had heard stories of how he was such a good man. It was truly awful what they went through, And the fact that it was someone they trusted and loved like their own makes me so angry. I remember going to the funeral and seeing my mom and reggies sisters cry their eyes out. It broke my heart. They deserve what they get. Taking two innocent lives for the sake of being selfish and wanting everything they had but it wasn’t good enough. I wish I had got to meet Reggie and carol, such good kind loving people. They will be forever missed.
Sorry for lost they’re definitely in a better place people like Reggie and carol are destined to go to heaven i hope those whom took their life gets everything deserved of them that’s just sick to take someone’s life especially if they love u like nothing else smh people would die for good people in their life but instead bad people take the good ones R.I.P Reggie and carol ❤️rest up
Im so sorry man for what you and your family had to go through I hope you have a great day and know that people really care even though we dont personally know the victims
Trust is betrayed sometimes, and when that happens it is truly tragic... but that doesn't mean that there is nobody worth trusting Do not let the world make you hard and bitter, for that only hurts you more
In her mugshot I kinda smiled when I noticed she had a bruise under her eye. I hope the police that got her (and every police having 2deal with her thereafter) are the rough, violent type that take out all their anger n frustration on her each n every day til she croaks!
No good deed goes unpunished. It’s a horrible edict that is unfortunately proven true far to often by the worst humanity has to offer. This story made me tear up. And I’m no easy crier. But their kindness, returned with such monstrous brutality, extreme greed and unflinching cruelty, broke my heart. Those monsters really deserve not to breath anymore.
that’s one of the if not the most heartbreaking and terrifying stories i’ve ever heard. it makes you wish the death penalty included receiving the fate you gave to your victims. i hope they are together in a better place
I have to agree. While I was listening to this I just kept thinking that they better get the death penalty. I'm sorry but I can't feel remorse after hearing what they did to someone that showed them nothing but love and kindness. It sounds messed up but I don't think these people could be mistaken for human.
@@Paladinjon11 it's even more heartbreaking after knowing that the couple were still not able to live a life together peacefully after all that they had been through
@@TakenByStormEquestrian Or if that's not able to happen they should then be killed in the slowest most agonizingly painful way imanginable so they get what they deserve
Without a single thought, without a single second, tiffany INSTANTLY turns her head to glance at her boyfriend and immediately knew they wanted to rob their house..................How horrible do you have to be that you just immediately have the desire to rob the house of the family that cared for you and loved you unconditionally.
Some books can be judged by their covers, at least enough to know the genre. The picture of the two celebrating with their money... he could have led with the picture and no context, and you'd already know who the story's villains were.
Their tender and sweet love story, how they were a match in highschool but moved on, had failed marriages, how she survived unimaginable abuse...and then the way they were brought back together...two wonderful warm souls who had such love for each other. That alone is truly amazing. The rest of the story is just too much to take in. I believe their in a place of no more pain and no more tears.
For Carol to go through everything she did before this horrific betrayal, then to reunite with Reggie…wow! What a coincidence that she happened to get his call! So glad they were able to have some happiness before this tragedy.
I am quite new to this channel and got hooked up instantly. And after all the videos I have watched, this one really hit me. Carol suffered a lot of pains in life and still has the heart of an angel. She treats Tiffany as Her own daughter and this is what She got. I feel terribly sad for Carol and Reggie. Rip. This world sure is full of evil.
Yes I'm not going to lie This is why I don't hike alone anymore... It's not that I'm letting fear run my life, it's just that I am now astounded how lucky I've been to not be murdered / abducted / chased by someone carrying a bell/ stalked by somebody who intermittently inquires as to where bells canyon is. Because f*** that noise.
The level of betrayal is unbelievable in this story, an older couple so willing to help anyone especially the woman who doesn’t even deserve to be named and then to have what happened to them happen to them is truely heartbreaking
Yea, i thought it was only a regular betrayal, he was talking about the old couple relation at first, i was like, oh, i know where this is going, but then, plot twist, he brought the demon girl in, it going from a regular drama series into a f*cked up horror movie. Someone need to make a movie adaptation out of this story.
Unbelievable. It sounds like all the girl had to do was ask and the couple would have done anything for her. Hell, if she was living right, they would have taken her in and helped in any way. Speaking of Hell, there are 4 spots reserved for these cowards.
I disagree...I'm sorry if they had done that to one of my family members being buried alive is too easy...I'd personally see it to that they'd wish they were never born!!!
I don't normally get emotional when you tell these stories, but this one made my stomach turn. and the picture of them celebrating and smiling shortly after what they had done...Absolutely disgusting. All 4 of them deserve to suffer the same fate they forced onto that poor couple
@@ChicoCorruptChronicles agreed. But they got the death penalty which was good. Here in the UK we don’t have the death penalty but we really need it for monsters like them.
This is just one examples out of hundreds of thousands, why most cops strongly support the death penalty. Its bad enough listening to this story, but its nothing compared to dealing face to face with these people. But even that is quite sanitary compared to having to work days on end dealing with the crime scenes and the decaying victims.
@@dinosaurboy6554 Probably not yet. I have no idea, don't come for me, RUclips! I didn't Google them or anything, but usually people sit on death row for YEARS before execution, just saying.
Thanks for putting up another great episode.... But this case fascinates me harder but at the same time it's also a heart wrenching story and I wish it never happened... The police did a heck of a job by bringing closure to the deceased family and let the monsters endure the bad karma they deserve for the heinous act they had done...
15 yrs ago I became neighbors with an elderly couple, who over time became my very good friends... and now I consider them family. There's nothing I wouldn't do to help/ protect them.. 😊😊😊
Absolutely! We all need to watch out for our neighbors and friends and family, not in that order but we should all be trying to help one another instead of just living to work and working to live. I like comments like this. There’s so many people that are vulnerable and so many more that will take advantage of those people. We need to band together as humans and take care of all the problems that we just sit around and complain about. Take action! Much Love and May GOD Bless You on your journey!!!!
Yes. My buddies 74yo GMA was burglarized while she was home and they kind of beat her up and she fought back with her Kane. My buddy went to Detroit to make sure she was okay and tried to find the 3 guys who did it but had no luck. I couldn't imagine that happening, I would go crazy. You can't become much more of a shytty person than that.
Carol's daughter heart must be broken so bad.. After witness her mother sick and life struggle, now her mother finally find the happiness, and it's throwing away by greed of the person, who is the one they help. Disgusting person.
if I where carol I as soon as I found out they did this I would , with my bare hands rip them apart and let them slowly bleed to death, if. that didn't kill them well then the crocs would be happy.
Is that all you people have to say? That he tells the story great!?! It pissed me off the kind of human scum out there u wanna throw 90% out there well I believe 90% of people out there are scumbags and not to be trusted
This had me in tears. They didn’t have to kill them at all. They had everything the couple had and still killed them in the worst way possible! I swear being kind in this world gets you hurt, used and abused and sometimes killed.
Mr.ballen has such a pure and kind soul. You could tell how hard it was to finish this story. Thank you for the content you put out and the wonderful Ballen family you’ve created on this platform. Much love!
His soul is so kind that he hid a nice little image for the viewers to play a little easter egg hunt while hearing such a horrible story. Yeah. Great guy. Maybe you need to learn what morality is if you think something that disgusting is okay
Not for nothin though, hes a former seal. That dude has definitely put some rounds through enemy combatant heads. Just goes to show that nobody's personality has a single facet, but is rather comprised of many facets
@Dr. Bright I was taking the “moral high” that I needed to learn and not respond to his goofy remark on a great guy. I just sort of thought he hasn’t been here long or something. Must not actually be apart of the Ballen family I was speaking of.
I can't imagine why anyone would even rob such a couple who helped them in their hardships, they were so heartless and cruel to not only rob, kidnap and terrorise them but also to bury them alive while they begged for mercy. I have watched a ton of MrBallen's videos but this is the first one that made me shed tears.
_I have watched a ton of MrBallen's videos but this is the first one that made me shed tears._ Yeah. Currently fighting those back. The betrayal of an apparently sweet person who was generous despite hardship makes it really heavy, on top of the standard wretchedness of murder. Really rough.
@@azzgunther Same here. As he was describing them sitting in the grave holding onto each other, I silently hoped that their souls found paradise and that at least they had each other at the end. 💔
This one is different man really takes a toll on you. I grew up learning to make people earn your trust and this one shows exactly why its so important
Right! And then the picture of them partying or whatever they were doing after. She has a friggin’ SMILE on her face! That is some special kind of evil. It is so horribly sad.
You will love him more and more with each video lol👌 he gets my toes curling sometimes when he is at the climax of a story. I'm always in awe at how he does it! 👍🙏
I can’t even express how much I hate people who exploit nice people. Everyone wonders why people are such pieces of shit. Carol raised Tiffany like their own and then she robs them?! What is wrong with people!
Seriously, I wish she had gotten beaten- all of them before getting executed, these poor people went through a lot and finally got to live as a happy family ONLY to just let one person that loved- robbed them. It dosent matter what you went through that has brought you down murder is NEVER justified. Especially when you allowed people to murder 2 elderly folk who loved you so much and would have helped you greatly.
I watched twenty plus videos so far and only spotted the secret once lol. I don't even try anymore, its hard to focus on looking for it and listening to John at the same time.
No one deserves to be murdered, no one deserves to be murdered in such a horrendous manner.... but poor Carol, that poor woman just couldn't catch a break. She never gave up, not after she was shot, not after she was told she had liver cancer after getting tainted blood, what more can one person go through 😢
Right.....and she was still so very sweet and kind and a loving and caring person. I'm telling you eye for an eye. Had I been the judge I would have explored my options on this one
Think about how fantastically well researched John needs to be in order to narrate a story like this,. I've been subscribed to the channel from its infancy and it never ceases to amaze me how skilled John is as an orator. The way that he immerses himself in these stories and the level of emotion he's able to invoke in the listener is on another level. Thank you, Mr Ballen for your incredible content.
He's gotten so much better. His first you tube offerings were great mostly because his character and presence held one's attention but they didn't have that flow. He acquired it fast though because he's a natural storyteller.
I'm a 38 year old man that doesn't usually get emotional but this story has got me teary especially when he described how they died one of the things that really scares me in life is sociopaths their no empathy demons and are everywhere
Men need to be able to show their emotions it’s not healthy to hide them. Every man I have dated was completely open emotionally and it made me feel more for them. I blame societies expectations for men to be tough and a leader, it’s bullshit. People think only women feel the pressure but that’s not true. Aside from that lol you are right about demons being everywhere, it’s scary to think you know someone so well and they could do something so terrible
Her feel awful?? You kidding right???. Do you see her crying or feel sympathy?? Get real. This is the real world. Feel sympathy??. I don’t know what you’re smoking. If you listen to the story. They are partying!!! Feel sympathy! Uh yeeeah right. Evil don’t have sympathy
@@timmyoshaunessy1518 her daughter was innocent she was the one who found their dog alone in the house this was the neighbor girl they took in and treated with kindness that betrayed them
I was thinking about the daughter as well! Apart from that poor couple who died, her fate - to have to live with the knowledge of HOW her beloved mother and step father died - must be one of the most gruesome things! Could she ever truly feel happiness again? I don't think I could. 😢
You've covered a lot of dark stories on this channel, but for me personally, this was by far the most heartbreaking - thinking of this happening to my own Mother reduced me to tears. I love true crime but hate remembering how evil people can be.
I honestly feel that's a mercy for people this depraved and heartless. Lock them in solitary and throw away the key. Make sure they live a long, miserable life and let em rot.
@@ultimomos5918, for sure! They don’t deserve a humane death. They need to feel every minute of that life sentence with nothing but 3 paltry meals passed under a slot to break up the monotony.
if I where carol I would have ripped them art with my bare hands, ripping out their eyes, tongue, teeth, then make it so they are still barely alive so they can still feel pain feed them to the crocs
This was really good true crime. For some reason I really picked up that Mr. Ballen told this story for the right reasons. I felt so deeply for the Sumners, devastated. People do need to hear what happened to them so we can help this stuff from never happening again. Yes I did listen to this for the true crime purpose of entertainment and intrigue, but he treated the story so respectfully.
This one hit way different. My grandma and grandpa raised me and were just as friendly . They would help anyone . I couldn't imagine someone doing this to them . Disgusting .
I don’t cry much, but this story literally had me in tears. What a tragic and terrible story. 😢😭 I hope Reggie and carol are happy and joyful in the afterlife, RIP.
Me neither but look at it this way, there wasn't a dry eyed Cop either after hearing it. It is a truly shocking and tragic story. It's that buried alive thing, wow. I had trouble getting through it too, that's heartwrenching. I can't imagine what it's like for him to tell it, write it etc. either. It must have taken a few takes, for sure. But wow, what a description too, I've never truly felt/knew, just how bad being buried alive is. It's bad we know it is, but no movie, nothing, could have matched that. It wasn't just dramatic, it was also scientific as to what happens, for real and yeesh!
The death penalty is something that I have such a hard time with. I feel that a lot of innocent people have gotten it, especially before DNA testing. Especially in Texas. And with our system being so broken that guilt or innocence, death or a few years in prison is determined by the accused's ability to afford a private attorney and not rely on a public defender. Also, I consider life in prison with no parole to be a fate worse than death. But there are a few special evil people like Ted Bundy who kept escaping that really needed to be dealt with for the good of humanity. I feel like Tiffany and everyone involved needed the death penalty. Lethal injection or hanging is too good for her.
@@jessi4894 Yeah, true enough. People being found innocent (two brothers just recently in the U.S.) after many years and new DNA methods and evidence, has changed my opinion on capital punishment. However, in cut and dried cases where there is zero doubt whatsoever, I support it. Like Bundy, Dalmer etc. yeah and some of the other notorious ones, there was zero doubt about. And Tiffany and her friends, absolutely. That's just heinous and there's zero doubt there too. Unfortunately, they dropped the death penalty on them from what someone else just told me in another thread. About the 3 who got death row. If anyone should get it, it's them and now nope.
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Well done!!
Nice
That was fast
Damnit lol
Who else never noticed one?
The saddest part of this to me is the fact that the couple were completely in love, they held each other and cried whilst dying. Some people in the world are pure evil.
@Eli Shhh uh....
It's so sad omg hearing this case
It's not that they're evil that is scary, it is that they were people.
@@reddseth9733 ew furry
Whilst? More like whilstvnt
Thank you for telling Carol and Regies’ story and not just focusing on the killers.
That was rude
@@carloversupreme3047 how
Because he sounds rude he literally said *mocking voice*"thank you for telling their story and not just focusing on their killers"
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@@carloversupreme3047 I what way did it sound mocking to you ? Sounds like you just make stuff up
If I were attacked by my ex upon opening the front door. I would probably never open another door to a stranger ever again. The fact that she did is a true testament to her heart. What a beautiful soul.
Sadly it ultimately got her killed.
this sentence makes no sense lmaooo, how is his ex a stranger ?
strangers never did anything to her, it was actually someone she knew very well....
so basically you would still get killed lmao
@@LR-vw8yu if someone that I didn’t know knocked on my door, aka a stranger, I wouldn’t open the door if I had gone through that in my past.
I’ve binge watched nearly every episode, and this was the first story to bring me to tears. Beautiful and respectful storytelling, but so heartbreaking and painful to listen to at the same time.
I’ve just had the same experience. Watched dozens of these videos and many have put fear into me but when Mr Ballen described how she wrapped her legs around him and crying a lump developed in my throat. Then he said “they need to kill them in the worst way imaginable” I said to myself“ oh god no, I don’t know if I can hear this” I was right, I shouldn’t have listened😢
Although the one I watched yesterday where the two girls drowned the other girl in a stream and dumped a log on her back was also pretty freaking hard to hear.
@@mickeyd7283 same happened to me, ive watched many stories but this one is the only one tha has made me tear up, when he said they hugged and made eachother comftroble in the trunk i started to tear up, and more when she wrapped herself around him and cried in his shoulder 🥺
Jesus what is it about this story i did the same thing and ive heard way worse stories but it had me tearing up. Something about the innocence and kindness of the Sumners maybe but it just made me overwhelmingly sad.
I’m doing the same now 😂 been like 47 days of listening all my free time, will reach the end of the road soon
Same… except for the Jackie and Tony story of course… these 2 stories scarred me…
Stuff like this makes me wish that when a killer's sentenced to death, they would die in the same way they killed their victim.
Bring back the chopping block, it's very reusable.
I agree or a worse death sociopaths and psychopaths would possibly think about hurting someone, at least I hope they would.
I was just thinking this
that would make us no better than the killers
Edit: I think arguing in the comments is pretty futile, and is only causing more conflict. do with that what you will.
Stuff like this wish I could get a turn with each of the 4 for about 15-20.. They would want to pick up science to try and learn how to go back in time after im done.
What pisses me off about this story is that Tiffany could've just ask the Sumners for money and they probably would've said yes - they literally gave you a car and you're just like "nah lets rob em"
They could've also just robbed them at the house and left without the couple ever seeing their faces! They didn't need to kill them, they did that for fucking kicks especially burying them alive!! Where does evil like that even come from!?
@@annalucy89 That bit aggravated me so much I started crying, truly terrible people. The fact that they cuddled together in their last moments of life breaks my heart.
@@xivering it was extremely upsetting to me too. To bury them alive? SMH I cant even begin to imagine what hell those poor ppl endured during that. But I totally believe theyre in heaven now.
im glad they got the death sentence, but at the same time i wish they got something worse.
yeah its weird, like robbing a library. dude the books are free, you just cant have em all at once!
What's extremely sad is Carol lived through being shot 6 times.. and survived, raised her daughter, got liver cancer FROM BLOOD MEANT TO SAVE HER, fell in love just to get robbed and killed. Hearing this story hurt a lot. Their final moments are heartbreaking.
@Repeeel19 Amendment Just let them starve to death. Why spend money
@Repeeel19 Amendment Death penalty sucks. What people like this needs, ESPECIALLY Tiffany, is a torture penalty for life. Endless torture until they die of old age. Not even kidding.
Feed them too zoo animals alive. Experts say that stimulating the prey drive offers unlimited health benefits to captive animals. Keep them locked up just long enough to make them into a healthy meal with good nutrition and care, tie their hands and feet so they can't harm the animal. I bet they could easily charge a fair admission for ppl to watch!! Animals get fed and thousands of dollars could be generated for the zoo and maybe even a few charities.........WHY ARE WE NOT DOING THIS ALREADY?!? Lol
I would prefer to just do the same to the perps, as accurate as possible... the old "eye for an eye"
@@DennisOnTheMoon Yes, and right when all seems almost over, dig her up again, and let her recover for 3 minutes then repeat.
And repeat all over again a million times.
I'm from India, and my family always taught me never to discuss money in front of anyone who is not family. RIP Sumners. The killers should have been buried alive, and even that death would have been too kind.
Yessss 100% keep your mouth shut about 💰 👍👍 more people need to learn this
Same in my culture, I have been scammed by friends and family so why would I trust strangers
Even with family, you still have to be cautious
The sad thing is that Carol probably thought of Tiffany as family 🥲
How is your country of origin relevant to ANYTHING you said?? Do you just look for any opportunity to tell people that you're Indian? Nobody cares.
Wow. They treat her like family, welcoming her into their home, feed her, and give her whatever she needed, and she robbed and murdered them like they were nothing to her. That's a special kind of evil.
and the fact that they did not choose a fast and painless way to kill them, but the most horrific one
Damn. This just spoiled the whole thing lol. I knew I shouldn't have went into the comments.
That is why I would never give that much kindness to a stranger, or even relative, unless they’re my own kids. And even in some case their kids have done that to their parents. RIP to the kind and selfless couple.
@@esme765 I think they should go out the same way they killed the lovely elderly people couple
@@lets.go.places2gether Then the killers get a world more suited to them than to normal good people, that would help out others.
Choosing not to be kind to people helps nobody plus it's the last thing this couple would have wanted.
Such a heartbreaking story, this is what happens when the evil people take advantage of good people's kindness
That's why you should never be kind or trusting to people. Death is too good for these monsters. They needed to be tortured for years.
@@ARedMotorcycle revenge does no good IMO, and you can certainly be kind to people without putting yourself at risk.
@@SpecRec so you would like them to torture people who have done nothing but good and kill them and get off easy
@@greenpick-uptruck8808 not that I would like that...I think it's the best choice. There's no point torturing them when you can just kill them. Revenge makes hatred last longer.
@@ARedMotorcycle It's all about perspective brother. Yes these people exist, but so do good people. Life is a very lonely place without someone to share it all with.
Never discuss finances with anyone. Keep it to yourself and pretend you are poor. Rest easy to the victims. Such a heartbreaking story!
Yes! My dad has said this for as long as I can remember. He has ALWAYS said, you NEVER want anyone to know how much money you, do/don't have. Don't flaunt your money, don't talk about it, don't loan it out. Pretend you have nothing. People never have genuine or sincere intentions when it comes to money. Money is the root of all evil and don't put yourself in a position to learn the hard way.
@@Landydesert I learned this lesson early. I had a high school friend who asked me to borrow money ($20). He promised me he'd pay me back as soon as he could but after waiting weeks I didn't get anything. I asked him when he thought he'd be able to pay me back but he told me he already paid me back. I was extremely upset and furious with him. I don't like being lied to, especially when it comes questioning my sense of reality. Being told you must have just forgotten. I paid you back a long time ago already. Pissed me off so much. After that point, every time he asked me for money I told him I didn't have any.
@@Landydesert Your dad is a smart man and so right!
@@sallynguyen4403 Ugh. That's a tough one. Being betrayed and gaslit by a friend, no less! At least you had the common sense at that age, whereas, I did not lol. I had (have) a hard time saying no to people and I especially have a hard time with confrontation. Consequently, I have been taken advantage of more than once in my life. Even when I knew better, I still gave the benefit of the doubt, because I don't like to think that anyone, especially a friend, had the capacity to screw me over. I also really play into the hand of those who seem, or act as if they're down on their luck. And, in an effort to help them out, I'll give, give, give. Before realizing I'm being manipulated. It's embarrassing to even admit here, because it's not that I lack critical thinking skills and rational thought. Again, I just allow myself to become too empathetic at times, not realizing how GOOD some people are at being manipulative liars. I'm not wired that way, so it blows my mind that some people are, I guess. Anyway, I digress...I'm sure I'm preaching to the choir. But, point being, all these years later, I'm still working very hard at NOT letting my empathetic nature cloud my judgement. 🥴🤦♀️
@@blackgold2029 Thank you! I know I'm biased, but I'd have to agree, he is an exceptionally smart man. He is very much a "left brain", whereas I'm very much a "right brain". He has taught me many invaluable life lessons over the years and I couldn't be more grateful. You must be equally as smart, to share the same sentiment! :)
This is one of the saddest stories I have heard on here. John, thanks for being so respectful of the victims in this story. People needed to hear about this.
I just can’t believe how much misfortune that poor lady had to face in her life. She finally finds some happiness with another kind-hearted person - only to be betrayed and killed in a slow, painful manner. No need to be scared of the bogeyman when evil walks around in the daylight, living and breathing among us.
Couldn't have said it better myself. I tell my children this all the time!!!
When I worked at a bookstore, my section was sociology, anthropology, law, and true crime. The single, most terrifying thing about the true crime books was how ordinary people could seem while committing monstrous, violent crimes. It’ll make you look over your shoulder.
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@@bethmoore7722 The sad truth is that the most wicked psychopath you could imagine might as well be your best friend. Some people are just evil incarnate.
Just yikes. Do you think her environment played any factor?
i feel so bad for Carol… she was betrayed by so many people she loved and trusted :(
I know right but atleast she is with someone that love her until the end
never have i seen a person who would stoop so low as to get jealous of their step parents' success, robbed them, and killed them in the most horrific way possible.
well that's why this world is still dangerous and we all live in it that's everyday for other people's lives out there who ever they may be but I will say this tho being in this comment section isn't so bad everyone here seems to be on the same page
Thank you for having empathy. Sonic would be proud of your heart
@ChannelingDarkness Watch the video. You'll see
The worst part is that Reggie and Carol gave them everything they needed... And they still killed them for no reason...
When you think about it, as soon as you see that familiar face of Tiffany you must realize you are going to die. There is someone you can easily identify, they wont let you live. Driven for hours with tape around your head in the boot of a car, only to be dragged out in a forest. There is no mistaking that. The irony is, at that point they wouldnt have to scare me into giving up my bank details. Giving up your ATM number, your savings account details... those are the best method of getting your killer caught. They will get filmed withdrawing money, purchasing something at a store thats got security cameras, renting a car. And thats exactly what happened. Whats even sadder is, if Tiffany and the boyfriend held back and out of sight, the same thing could have been accomplished without having to kill anyone. They wouldnt be able to identify the 2 strangers, being bound and gagged and threatened with guns etc would have been more than enough to scare frail and elderly people into giving up their account details. Absolutely no need for the murder. The death penalty seems pretty appropriate in a case like this. Callous beyond comprehension.
@@MrSoggyjocks yeah, terrible situation
It's disgusting
Sadly that is just how some people are
of course they did, and they never meant to let them go. letting them go would have made it more likely they would be caught - the obviously didn't expect they'd be caught through the purchases and money withdrawals. they would have made sure to hide their faces if they had meant to let them go.
Unfortunately, Tiffany was later resentenced to life without parole. Jackson was called the mastermind of the plan for some reason and he alone out of the three was resentenced to death. Tiffany's defense had the nerve to say "she's changed, she can contribute". There is nothing in the world that she can contribute that will make up for what she destroyed.
Damn right. Not a single thing of good can come from that monster.
@@aerostrafe1075 I wouldn't necessarily say that, she might still have a good heart... or perhaps a liver or kidneys that really should be going towards improving the lives of other, better people who need them more.
Absolutely. These monsters can help make restitution by donating organs. Even trash can be recycled.
Exactly. This woman is beyond evil
@someguy3925 lol l went to down-vote then kept reading.. xlnt comment : )
Jeez, this poor woman finally found happiness and these entitled degenerates just rip everything away. This is infuriating. They finally found each other after all those years. They have to be pretty weak to go after people that can't even fight back.
Especially Tiffany who they had treated like a daughter. Just evil.
@@kmom1441 I really can't understand I mean CAN'T in any lifetime fathom how people can be so cruel to others. Not one of those 4 did anything to stop this from happening and probably had plenty of time too. So, so sad...Evil is real and demons do walk/work right here on Earth, God help us and may that beautiful couple Rest in the sweetest Peace 🕊💔🙏🏼
I'm glad I'm not the only one infuriated by this story. I get being sad, but it really made my blood boil. There can be no real justice for what they did.
@@alexandraocchiato2067 i get you. this did make me sad, but my emotions leaned more towards being so violently crazy mad to wanting to kill them my self and im not even related to the couple. never trust people.
@@KymzFax what has god done to help this innocent couple?
"If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you.
This is the principal difference between a dog and a man."
--Mark Twain
Under appreciated comment
@@NidoKnight yhea, holy shit, Twain still be spittin fire 101 years after his death
A dog will bite with no warning. And no reason. That's an animal for you.
@@spitty3456 I don’t think that’s completely accurate. Dogs usually give a lot of signs before they attack. And they usually have a pretty good reason. And I guess your statement kinda works in the context of the video but it also kinda invalidates the original commentators quote from Mark Twain. In short, what said you makes no sense.
@@NidoKnight because Mark twain can talk to animals right? You do realize how dumb that soundsm?
Death by being buried alive should've been their sentence carried out immediately after sentencing . That's one of the cruelest deaths one could imagine I believe .
Way worse exists trust me. although it is horrible yes
They should be executed the same way but slower...
@@equilibrium1999 yes, starving someone to death has been done before, death by dehydration has also been done before, but being buried alive is pretty up there, I've heard a few of these stories and I've thought "pieces of crap..." this one i could say made me feel like i want to be the executioner... these people are hell spawns, and if hell exists they should burn in it.
@@mirthafernandez8574 air tight chamber to which more and more air pressure is applied to squeeze the air out of the persons lungs works then you can apply the pressure slower but still suffocates them
@@Wortheins If we include torture as a manner of death being buried alive compares to the worst methods psychologically - physically there are methods that would make this seem pleasant (expression).
Starving to death is not considered torture, Shaolin Monks have been known for being able to starve themselves for months. Of course it is medically difficult to believe, but they can achieve such things through states of consciousness and meditation.
Death by dehydration is even easier, you lose your mind very quickly. One cannot be tortured that long without water, they won't last long.
I think I've heard this story. I cry every time I see a case like this. My grandparents took me in when I was 13 and helped raise me. I would have been livid if anyone ever tried to hurt or take advantage of them. Some people are just too kind for this world.
Having a “hard life” is getting to be a worn and tired excuse/reason to be a criminal.
It's absurd. I've known dozens upon dozens of people who had "hard lives" who grew up to take ownership of their words and actions and didn't want to pass on the behaviors. Give me a break.
I wish I could like this comment 100xs.
@@LegoBombed It's when hatred mixes in and stirs people into oblivion. Some find their way, others don't. Depends on how much hatred they recieve.
Personal responsibility isn't allowed by the leftists who are trying to take over......
It's not an excuse. I didn't see anyone saying it was. Her upbringing is just facts- something to give you a bigger picture of who she is. Thats how you tell a good story. At no point did he try to use her childhood to excuse her behavior.
Carol got betrayed by the people she trusted the most, first her husband, then the hospital and then a girl whom she nearly cared for like her actual daughter.
Well the hospital didn't know the blood was tainted in 1985. 🤷
@@moondancer9066 I don’t think it was 1885
i think it was 1995
Yes, sometimes it's the people who are closest to you, like a daughter, who betrays you horribly. Heartbreaking.😢
Nearly cared for?
they gave her everything and she killed them. this is beyond heartbreaking. RIP Carol and Reggie-remembered for your generosity and loving kindness
Lovely comment totally agree 💗👍💯
in reality they were killed bcoz of their generosity.
Thats one big treason
Yep
Qualities which we may want to reduce if we want to stay well and safe in this world.
The picture of them celebrating afterwards is so crazy. How do these crazy people who completely lack empathy always manage to find each other?
And a jury STILL commuted her sentence to life in 2023. If it was different time she would've gotten no mercy.
This is probably one of the best examples of straight up evil.
I completely agree with you. This really is one of the best examples of straight up Evil.
Too bad they couldn’t sentence them to being buried alive for there death penalty.
@@CrazyLocoInsane1 Seriously, sometimes an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth is the best punishment for acting out in such a cruel and evil way. All of them should be buried alive so they can experience exactly what they put those poor people through.
It is truly evil
Yep I always think these kinds are the definition of it. The look of joy on their faces after they killed them and were partying with the money shows it. Poor old couple I hope God cradles them in his arms for the torment they suffered.
I enjoy how Mr.Ballen is respectful while telling these stories!
Same
i enjoy mr ballen in general
He's just the best teller or creepy dark like true crime stuff in story format on RUclips. Hands down.
He's a classy fella.
@@garyblackburn3080 agreed
No matter how painful, how absolutely terrible these stories are, they are told with such kindness and respect. You sir are truly the best storyteller of our generation. Thank you for reminding everyone never to take any day for granted.
You are completely right!! I can’t ever explain how amazing he is with these stories!!
@@charlotterose2326 i know me too I try to get people to watch him and just can't explain how good he is at storytelling
Absolutely agreed!!
Absolutely agree!
BUT DID YOU FIND THE SECRET IN TODAYS EPISODE!?
There was this woman in my neighbourhood who would run to my mom when she going through hard times and when everything was good she would run to others to talk shit about my mom and our other family members. i told my mom to stop letting her in, it was difficult at first for my mom to ignore her but at last I saved her from the vile woman and her verbal abuse.
I am absolutely FURIOUS and HEARTBROKEN at the same time.
I could kill them all with a sad face
Me too, that kidz bop comment was a low blow
Calm down paul
@@aarisenbanks3291 yea? He should calm down? What atrocities have you committed in your life?
@@rayajayce2034 lmao you’re so mad🤣 assume some more stuff and make urself look more stupid
How the heck does anyone do this to another human being, much less to a couple that treated them so well for years? Pure evil
Sinfulness, evil, immorality. That's how.
The devil tells. Ppl to do bad things and god tells no
@@mihealashaukat8294 Oh come on, nothing to do with a devil or a god, don't give these people excuses. There are a hell of a lot of humans who lack emotions, they are called psychopaths. Most do actually know right from wrong, even though they can't feel empathy. Then there are some that as a substitute to emotions have a need for material things, over everything else. Yes, even over people's lives or their suffering. I'd love to see this medieval mindset of devil and god to be replaced with truth. So we can actually do something about people like that and not just sit there and hope sky daddy will sort it out.
@@dingo1666 What right do you have to tell someone else what to believe? Just because you don't believe in God doesn't make him less real to others such as myself. I have seen things that only God can do such as reform legs, make the blind to see again
meth
i don't understand how the entire group could be so cruel! what r the odds of all of them being so evil?!? no one stopped to feel bad about it?? blows my mind
Satan lives in their hearts.
I agree! It's no Jesus in their life.
I was thinking the same thing. I can understand one person being a psychopath, but I'm baffled how the others didn't object and were cool with it.
@@dkchosen - anything or anyone who puts a life into this existence/realm is evil. So, if you believe a God put us here, then that would be the very definition of evil... obviously that entity thrives on life suffering.
@@cooper9643 ppplpp
Wow. No good deed goes unpunished.
Thanks for sharing this story MrBallen.
Made me emotional.
I can't even IMAGINE being the daughter hearing what happened to her mother and stepfather, especially with how much that the mother had to go through. That's beyond tragic.
Yes agreed, especially by someone she probably considered the closest thing she had to a sister
Seriously. Witnessing her being shot 6 times, at the age of 6, then to just grow up and learn she was murdered by a childhood friend (who was probably like a sister). Not just murdered, but literally robbed blind and buried alive.
I don't understand how a God would be able to punish people in death, and not be able to help people in life; but I do hope that's the case.
He was not her father in law, Reggie was her stepfather
@@alfredmexin9690 You're right m'bad, I changed it!
They deserve vigilante Justice to take care of them
This story literally had me shaking in rage. How can a flesh, blood and bone person, a human, do something so horrific and so merciless for NO REASON at all. It is beyond psychopathic, it's downright demonic
Agreed. (Also like the meat industry. Js)
@Zae Jam personally I prefer to ethnically kill my own deer,hogs, elk, ect. So they don’t suffer in slaughter houses👍 Like the cow and pigs do getting their throats slit then slowly bleed to death. I do agree that is wrong
They key is a human vs a human being. A human being wouldn't do such a thing because of the being part- a sense of ethical and moral responsibility to Life itself. A human, on the other hand, is a wretched creature that will conceive of and carry out the most evil, horrid and wretched acts, sometimes simply for the sake of it. A human will choose evil because of the benefit they perceive comes from the act. Most of the time, nearly all of them succeed with impunity. A human being has a moral and ethical sense of obligation to do what is right, good and just because it is the only thing that will ensure the preservation of the human beings and the world they live upon. It may not be a conscious thought but it's apparent in the way they live. Demons are what they are because that's what they are. Likewise for the beings called angels. Humans have free will, they choose the depths of evil even when fully aware of what it means. Demons can't choose to be anything but demons. To me, that makes the human far more evil than a demon and as it is, I don't entertain or consort with demons. Human beings I sometimes choose to be around, humans I avoid as much as possible.
Kerr, they had a reason. it's the love of money. here's a reason video. ruclips.net/video/vyAh9OENJPU/видео.html
Lol shake harder.
His voice reflected my feelings as he spoke. He couldn't hide his disgust. These wonderful people were tortured for their kindness. Rest in peace!
Gives the saying "no good deed goes unpunished" a whole new meaning.
Moral is Don't befriend broken people just let them be.
@@sboz86 wtf
@@sboz86 sad but true
This story makes me less confident that praying to "god" will do anything, sadly. This world is crueler than we could ever imagine.
@@welpyeah8732 *God, they're literally in a better place hypocrite
What a heart breaking story mate. Nobody deserves to leave this world in such horrible way. Much less these kind soul couple. My heart goes to their family.
I hate how she cried in court. As long as they are free they grin from ear to ear but once they are in court they cry a river in an attempt to get easier sentences. Pathetic!
She's crying for herself. Crying because she was caught and because people can see what she is very clearly.
crocodile tears.
They're the absolute scum of the earth. Words just fail me having listened to this. I just gave my wife a big hug
@@elizaparakeet8769 They were real tears - for herself.
@@elizaparakeet8769 they're death row tears. Tears that would get her killed.
How bad of a person do you have to be to exploit and harm people who only ever wanted to help you? I hope Tiffany’s life is a relentless nightmare until her last breath.
Yes... Also, they seemed to care for her a lot. She could've literally just asked for money from them, and they would've probably given her some... Can't think of any reason to kill them, unless her goal was to murder them to begin with.
(Like... Did they think they weren't going to get caught?)
I just read she is being resentenced in August. Apparently some law passed awhile back that said death penalty convictions had to be unanimous by the jury, but none of theirs were. Last year, Wade got life w/o parole. Interestingly enough, the law was reverted since then, ie unanimous no longer required. Not sure how that will impact her resentencing.
@@nadiner889 You telling me that monster is still alive?
Women do this literally all the time lol. So many women see men, who love and help them, as nothing more than tools to exploit for cash
@@-bubby9633 You can also make the same argument for men who exploit women for sex.
This is one of the saddest stories I’ve ever heard, their kindness and generosity was weaponized against them. But two important lessons to be learned from it: be careful who you share your personal information with and don’t let strangers claiming to be in trouble into your home.
yes
Yeah. I suspect many times it works out well and we just don’t hear about those, but I can think of about 6 true crime cases off the top of my head where trying to help someone and inviting them in ended with betrayal and tragedy. It is complicated..everyone be careful.
Sounds like the current state of the world now.... sadly...
@@TheSmurph78 Not just today's world it's always been like this
Blows my mind. I was adopted by my family when I was about 5. 20 years later and everything is still great and wouldn't know a difference other rhqn me being biracial and my entire family being Caucasian lol. I cant imagine after all they've done for me, to go and take advantage of them and have them murdered when they've done nothing wrong.
Even tho I've heard this story a few times from different sources. Nobody tells a good story better than mrballen. His descriptions can be a little drawn out, but the thoroughness in the way he tells it is one of the reasons he's so successful.
I have had "a hard life" as well. After my mother died when I was a toddler I was taken in by a psycho aunt who abused and neglected me my whole childhood. I did not have basic utilities such as electricity, running water, or gas. I was bullied at school for being poor. I ran away from home at age 12 and then I was taken in by another aunt who had no time for me so I was neglected there as well. Despite all the bullshit I have been through I have never taken any drugs, gotten drunk, or committed a crime in my life. I have obtained multiple scholarships in my country as well as abroad. At the end of the day, letting your circumstances turn you into an evil person is a choice. I believe in this firmly.
so very glad that you proved that just because bad happens to someone it doesn't give someone no choice in how they CHOOSE to live their life. you can choose to use it as an excuse to take all easy/get what I want no matter what. OR YOU CAN CHOOSE TO USE IT AS MOTIVATION TO WALK AWAY FROM EASY AND DO WHAT YOU KNOW IS THE RIGHT WAY, EVEN IF ITS NEVER AN EASY ROAD TO WALK.
Teona, If no one has told you today, please allow me to say even tho I dont know you, I want to tell you I am PROUD of YOU for the choices you have made, and the struggles you have gone thru even knowing you could have gone the bad way and maybe had an easier time of it...You are inspiring. thank you for sharing.
God bless you, good luck in your future endeavors... YOUR AWESOME.
@@jeaniejbutler4911 we can acknowledge that everything is a choice, but we need to also acknowledge those choices are *different* for different people.
If you have a rich person who’s hungry and a poor person who’s hungry, both could choose to rob a store to get food. But you cannot deny that choice is very different for the two of them. Breaking it down to “everything is a choice” completely neglects the fact that some people simply have harder choices to make. I can choose to buy food instead of stealing it, others cannot. Either way the choice is whether or not to steal, but that choice has vastly different pros and cons depending on who’s making it.
It is absolutely *NOT* as simple as “just making the right choices” and pretending it is only serves to further the divide between the fortunate and less fortunate, perpetuating the idea that anyone who’s poor or homeless is that way because they’re lazy and made bad choices. It is not that simple.
@fartyboots That is my real story in a shorter form. If you do mot believe it that is on you.
@@Hannah-zw9ow First of all I was extremely poor. Next, I just said that she was evil and she made a choice to be evil like that. I more than anyone else understand that when you are underprivilaged you have limited choices, but being underprivilaged is no excuse to be evil and act like she did. And yes. I want to put a devide between people like her and regular underprivilaged people. We are not like her. We have been were she has and we have not robbed and killed anyone.
I cannot fucking imagine someone doing this to my parents. Just disgusting and heartbreaking, despicable
There are just some cases where you wish they just got "lost in the system", and ended up being forced into the most heinously painful experiments ever, and died an extremely slow but completely agonizing death...This is one of those cases!
@@brentfarvors192 No, because we're better than them and must stay that way. It's one of the reasons I'm against the death penalty, although I have to admit that sometimes my resolve on that wavers when this kind of case comes up.
@@banedon8087 Don't agree; At ALL! If no "special" punishments exist, there will be no deterrent from others committing even more heinous crimes. "What's the worst than can/will happen, if we do this...?" "Oh, no; They will put us to sleep, peacefully...Hand me the shovel...!"
@@brentfarvors192 OK, but would you be the one to give out the "special" punishments? It would make you a monster, if not right away, then after a while I suspect. And that doesn't even cover the possiblity of getting a wrongful conviction. Imagine it: "Sorry, I burried your son/daughter/mum/dad alive because I thought he/she had done that to someone else. But I think we made a mistake. Oops."
Dishing out special punishment is fraught with issues.
Don't get me wrong: I understand the impulse when you see some messed up stuff such as in this video. Makes the blood boil.
@@banedon8087 Good question. I would grant that right to the family of those murdered in such a gruesome way. But, would happily torture THAT MONSTER, and actually give suggestions to the family, AND most definitely NOT lose a minute of sleep. If you are asking if I would do that as a job; NO; Because I'm not a monster...But, I also know I wouldn't feel guilty after knowing what these sicko's did to those poor souls! Not even a little bit! "Special" punishments should be reserved for "special" sicko's; A crime where no rational motive exists..."Just because I wanted to, and knew the worst that will happen is being peacefully put to death."
Doesn’t matter how much you trust someone, NEVER feel comfortable enough to discuss how you just made close to $100k. Human greed can and has often surpassed all sense of decency
I don't even talk about things like how much I still owe on my house etc, and that's money I don't have, there's no way I'd talk openly about a lump sum I just got.
100k is a ton of money
Yeah, maybe that's why I always heard it is not socially proper etiquette to discuss money. ``No kind deed goes unpunished?'' That being said, all we have is the word of a murdering felon what was really said.Maybe; but here they could have said, ``yeah, spend the night,'' but been more wary. I've put strangers up for the night, but I did ask, apologetically, to take a peek in their purse, to make sure they didn't have a big Glock in there, or something?
@@quickchris10 honestly I’ve always wondered why, in general, people don’t discuss money. Now I know. This is why it’s not a good thing to always see the good in people- I’m learning that’s a bad habit sadly.
@@ducklord7967 no it isn’t unless you’re young or trailer trash.
a lot of stories you talk about I be heard in news or other shows but it takes me awhile to realize it because you tell such an amazing story and tell it in your own great way not just repeating the story so it feels like a whole new story...you truly are talented
Don’t EVER tell anyone about how much money you have or have made, money can make any person turn their back on you.
very dumb move on their part
Yup, never tell that, even to your co-workers
@@wrosebrock they are old, they did not know better, my grandparents are like that to
Not all people are that way.
But yes. True. Some just are evil that way.
Well. That makes me never want to help anyone ever again. Lord
You're slowly burying Gamestop alive.
Help me please ;(
Same
Don't. Just help your family. People are pieces of shit
@@Imtrollingcalmdown Family will kill too.
I never get emotional over cases like this, but this one hit different. The way he tells a story is just captivating. Great job, sir.
Jesus approves!!!! Damn everyone loves Mr.Ballen!!!
Wow! You’re tough!
This is an old story I remember seeing on a couple different tv shows. You guys need to start expanding your horizons lol
@@kjhman these people are probably only interested in the subject because a guy on RUclips is talking about it
This is why everyone in my family are well trained and have a gun in each of their rooms. My crippled grandfather even has a pistol in armrest of his recliner.
It’s always those amazing people who are experiencing horrible things like this it seems like. Makes me infuriate!!!
I will never understand how there are people this evil on earth. I can't imagine going through what they endured. Rest in peace Sumners.
They went through hell and back and found each other. They worked so hard to survive and have a good nest egg to fulfill the perfect golden years. Then it was all taken away when these monsters horrifically snuffed them out.
I am by no means a religious person, but Paul nailed this one on the head. "the love of money is the root of all evil".
It's the lack of God in the "modern" society! Someone, something is removing Christ from schools, institutions, and especially from the entertainment industry. A healthy society needs to promote families, and the world needs Jesus Christ.
@@junglelawman728 I respectfully disagree. I have never been religious and yet I am just as horrified by this story as anyone else. Religious people commit horrible crimes. Atheists commit horrible crimes. It's not that black and white.
Evil people are formed by how they grew up and what type of people they were surrounded by, sometimes it’s just mental illness that is untreated and grows worse. Other times it’s just someone that truly is evil. It’s sad to know that sometimes you can stop people from becoming evil. It really is hard to take in the fact that there are evil people in this world. :/
It honestly should be that murderers suffer the same fate their victims suffer. It doesn’t bring the victim back but at least the perpetrator understands just what they did to the victim.
Well, the reason we have a death penalty is because, killing is so bad that you have to give up your own life for justice.
Maybe if people knew that if you're caught you're going to suffer the same fate as your victim then they wouldn't kill
....a naive thought I know.
Garnet, I agree no not naive. I don’t understand how ANYONE could do this. Listening to there please of help to someone they took in and helped. Just makes me sick 😭. How can anyone do this ........we live in a sick sick world. 😢😭😢😭😢
@@lynnetteout9825 I just don't get it either! I can't even be mean in a video game where my actions effect nothing but pixels and coding. To do this shit to people especially ones who fucking helped you survive...wtffffff
@@AlottaBoulchit eye for eye cant work in modern world. Life in prison is propably much worse that death itself.
As a grown man, this story makes me want to cry. Not only for those 2 poor souls and what terror they went through, but for humanity in general for there are even worse people out there.
what else would u expect from a post trump us tho =/
@@anacarlos How is that good? ^^ I mean you say that, cause you're probably a woman and as such much more emotionally and less rationally wired, but if you'd be brutally honest to yourself and others, you'd admit that you wouldn't want to have a crybaby as a husband or as a leader of your country or a leader of... anything, really! ^^
@@Peter_Parker361 Crying does not make you a "crybaby"
@@GenesisProgressive72 Well, let's just say I was a bit "overstating" for the sake of the argument... ^^
@@Peter_Parker361 I mean an innocent couple was killed by a person they trusted. Most people would feel upset about that.
I feel like you help the dead with getting their stories out. Thank you.
its one thing being a heartless killer,but killing people who have only ever helped you when you were going through your hardest times takes a true scumbag!
Scumbage is to kind of a word
At least the Psychologists etc will learn something from them, about behaviour etc. All they're good for imo!!
@@UberFubar75 and FBI
If they are alive I will actually kill them
@@allylabar21 Who? The Federal Bureau of Infestation??
Using my wife’s account… reggie was my second cousin. Making him my moms first cousin. I never got to meet reggie being I was in born ‘99 and I was only 6 when they were murdered. But I had heard stories of how he was such a good man. It was truly awful what they went through, And the fact that it was someone they trusted and loved like their own makes me so angry. I remember going to the funeral and seeing my mom and reggies sisters cry their eyes out. It broke my heart. They deserve what they get. Taking two innocent lives for the sake of being selfish and wanting everything they had but it wasn’t good enough. I wish I had got to meet Reggie and carol, such good kind loving people. They will be forever missed.
R.I.P reggie and carol
Idk who they r personally but they will be missed. I know what its like to lose a parent my father died when i was 4
my condolences.
I am so sorry for your families loss. May they rest in peace 🕊️
Sorry for lost they’re definitely in a better place people like Reggie and carol are destined to go to heaven i hope those whom took their life gets everything deserved of them that’s just sick to take someone’s life especially if they love u like nothing else smh people would die for good people in their life but instead bad people take the good ones R.I.P Reggie and carol ❤️rest up
Im so sorry man for what you and your family had to go through I hope you have a great day and know that people really care even though we dont personally know the victims
Tiffany’s a prime example of why you can’t trust anyone
Yup, if ya can't trust Tiffany then who can you trust 🤨👌
Trust is betrayed sometimes, and when that happens it is truly tragic... but that doesn't mean that there is nobody worth trusting
Do not let the world make you hard and bitter, for that only hurts you more
In her mugshot I kinda smiled when I noticed she had a bruise under her eye. I hope the police that got her (and every police having 2deal with her thereafter) are the rough, violent type that take out all their anger n frustration on her each n every day til she croaks!
...and the Sumners are an example that there are kind, generous people who uplift and support those around them...
She was street trash but not everyone is a garbage human being. The victims are evidence of that, there is kindness if you wade through all the shit.
No good deed goes unpunished. It’s a horrible edict that is unfortunately proven true far to often by the worst humanity has to offer. This story made me tear up. And I’m no easy crier. But their kindness, returned with such monstrous brutality, extreme greed and unflinching cruelty, broke my heart. Those monsters really deserve not to breath anymore.
that’s one of the if not the most heartbreaking and terrifying stories i’ve ever heard. it makes you wish the death penalty included receiving the fate you gave to your victims. i hope they are together in a better place
That would be amazing actually.an eye for an eye
I have to agree. While I was listening to this I just kept thinking that they better get the death penalty. I'm sorry but I can't feel remorse after hearing what they did to someone that showed them nothing but love and kindness. It sounds messed up but I don't think these people could be mistaken for human.
I was thinking the same. They should bury them alive and when they have passed out, dig them up again and wake them up and then just bury them again.
I'll bring the shovel.
@@Paladinjon11 it's even more heartbreaking after knowing that the couple were still not able to live a life together peacefully after all that they had been through
I feel so bad for Carol's daughter, that leaves a mark for life. I hope she is well and has people around her helping her
yes.
not only that, her own mother got shot six times as well, it’s crazy she must be so traumatized.
@@chonito666 and she witnessed the shooting.
I feel so sad for her
This is truly heartbreaking. Tiffany was the true meaning of evil incarnate....Disgusting.
@@Hinaatje yeah ikr its like the most unfairness for carol and cole was like some spoiled kid who wanted everything i just hated it its sooo unfair
The death penalty should reflect the method in which their victims died.
Agreed! I believe we should follow the “eye for an eye” treatment. I honestly hope all 4 of these people suffer.
@@TakenByStormEquestrian Or if that's not able to happen they should then be killed in the slowest most agonizingly painful way imanginable so they get what they deserve
Macy Purboi correct!
Too time consuming, you throw trash away and be done with it.
C. S. Nah, I’d hardly use hours of my life to torture them for this.
Love shines through the evil. Thank you Mr. Ballen for sharing these stories.
Without a single thought, without a single second, tiffany INSTANTLY turns her head to glance at her boyfriend and immediately knew they wanted to rob their house..................How horrible do you have to be that you just immediately have the desire to rob the house of the family that cared for you and loved you unconditionally.
Some books can be judged by their covers, at least enough to know the genre. The picture of the two celebrating with their money... he could have led with the picture and no context, and you'd already know who the story's villains were.
@@seanhokanson4115 yup, total embellishment there
Their tender and sweet love story, how they were a match in highschool but moved on, had failed marriages, how she survived unimaginable abuse...and then the way they were brought back together...two wonderful warm souls who had such love for each other. That alone is truly amazing. The rest of the story is just too much to take in. I believe their in a place of no more pain and no more tears.
@@DuDooFIchDumm no
@@DuDooFIchDumm…. 😂 🤦♂️
There is. When we all confront each other at the end of pi.
@@DuDooFIchDumm stop being a grammar or spelling cop you aren't ready.
@@DuDooFIchDumm Yeah,* maybe I misunderstood something...*I liked that comment anyway 💩🤡*.*
For Carol to go through everything she did before this horrific betrayal, then to reunite with Reggie…wow! What a coincidence that she happened to get his call! So glad they were able to have some happiness before this tragedy.
Her daughter said that her mother was so much in love that even colors in her life looked brighter. No good deed goes unpunished.
I am quite new to this channel and got hooked up instantly. And after all the videos I have watched, this one really hit me. Carol suffered a lot of pains in life and still has the heart of an angel. She treats Tiffany as Her own daughter and this is what She got. I feel terribly sad for Carol and Reggie. Rip. This world sure is full of evil.
Wife: Why are you always so guarded around people?
Me: I listen to Mr. Ballen.
Others: Why you don't go camping?
Me: I listened Mr. Ballen 🥲
Boss: why do you always look tired when you come in to work?
Me: I watch Mr. Ballen
My friend: Why don't you wanna go scuba diving?:/
Me: I watch Mr. Ballen
@@cr0nchy4u lmaoO
Yes I'm not going to lie
This is why I don't hike alone anymore...
It's not that I'm letting fear run my life, it's just that I am now astounded how lucky I've been to not be murdered / abducted / chased by someone carrying a bell/ stalked by somebody who intermittently inquires as to where bells canyon is. Because f*** that noise.
The level of betrayal is unbelievable in this story, an older couple so willing to help anyone especially the woman who doesn’t even deserve to be named and then to have what happened to them happen to them is truely heartbreaking
Yea, i thought it was only a regular betrayal, he was talking about the old couple relation at first, i was like, oh, i know where this is going, but then, plot twist, he brought the demon girl in, it going from a regular drama series into a f*cked up horror movie.
Someone need to make a movie adaptation out of this story.
It is good that police manage to catch them and give the reward that they deserve, or else i will get a nightmare and can't sleep.
Omg these monsters.
Unbelievable. It sounds like all the girl had to do was ask and the couple would have done anything for her. Hell, if she was living right, they would have taken her in and helped in any way. Speaking of Hell, there are 4 spots reserved for these cowards.
Yes this story makes my heart hurt that couple had a pure heart idk why they killed them smh
The phrase "special place in hell" comes to mind listening to this....
You read my mind.
Burn it.
Agreed!
I have listened to so many stories and I have never felt the way I do right now. That poor, poor couple. I can’t even begin to imagine…
This is a perfect example of why the death penalty should be carried out in the same way as the victims died.
Too bad Jodi Ann Arias didn’t get the DP, the same way she murdered Travis Alexander.
@@TheTrueMariWho agreed
I disagree...I'm sorry if they had done that to one of my family members being buried alive is too easy...I'd personally see it to that they'd wish they were never born!!!
That is amazing idea! If you kill someone you should die the exact same way. The electric chair is an easy out for these monsters
I agree totally with you! Gas, the electric chair and lethal injection are far too kind.
I don't normally get emotional when you tell these stories, but this one made my stomach turn. and the picture of them celebrating and smiling shortly after what they had done...Absolutely disgusting. All 4 of them deserve to suffer the same fate they forced onto that poor couple
I hope they burn in hell
@@matthewlaban2353 they are, and the last one will in time.
Naw, we should bury them alive just like they did them 🤷🏽♂️
@@ChicoCorruptChronicles agreed. But they got the death penalty which was good. Here in the UK we don’t have the death penalty but we really need it for monsters like them.
This is just one examples out of hundreds of thousands, why most cops strongly support the death penalty. Its bad enough listening to this story, but its nothing compared to dealing face to face with these people. But even that is quite sanitary compared to having to work days on end dealing with the crime scenes and the decaying victims.
The fucked up part is, if they had just asked the old people for the money they probably would have given it to them...
I would literally beat the fucking shit out of them if I ever see them.
@@shibe6181 they’re dead
@@dinosaurboy6554 Probably not yet. I have no idea, don't come for me, RUclips! I didn't Google them or anything, but usually people sit on death row for YEARS before execution, just saying.
Boring
Tiffany Cole is still alive, waiting for her life sentence.
Thanks for putting up another great episode.... But this case fascinates me harder but at the same time it's also a heart wrenching story and I wish it never happened... The police did a heck of a job by bringing closure to the deceased family and let the monsters endure the bad karma they deserve for the heinous act they had done...
There are horrible people in this world. Makes me feel even more protective over my elderly friends , family and even neighbors.
Good for you. With a little luck, and some time, you will be elderly someday too :D
15 yrs ago I became neighbors with an elderly couple, who over time became my very good friends... and now I consider them family. There's nothing I wouldn't do to help/ protect them.. 😊😊😊
Absolutely! We all need to watch out for our neighbors and friends and family, not in that order but we should all be trying to help one another instead of just living to work and working to live. I like comments like this. There’s so many people that are vulnerable and so many more that will take advantage of those people. We need to band together as humans and take care of all the problems that we just sit around and complain about. Take action! Much Love and May GOD Bless You on your journey!!!!
Yes. My buddies 74yo GMA was burglarized while she was home and they kind of beat her up and she fought back with her Kane. My buddy went to Detroit to make sure she was okay and tried to find the 3 guys who did it but had no luck. I couldn't imagine that happening, I would go crazy. You can't become much more of a shytty person than that.
There are more good people than bad. That’s a fact
Carol's daughter heart must be broken so bad.. After witness her mother sick and life struggle, now her mother finally find the happiness, and it's throwing away by greed of the person, who is the one they help. Disgusting person.
Tiffany and the others will burn in hell forever. I just hope Carol and her partner found happiness in the life ever after
if I where carol I as soon as I found out they did this I would , with my bare hands rip them apart and let them slowly bleed to death, if. that didn't kill them well then the crocs would be happy.
90% of his vids is just him telling the story and its still more entertaining then most movies made now a days. Talent!!!
Agreed!! I could listen to War and Peace if John was reading it!!
Honestly
He tells them like he was there. Great storyteller. Been hooked on his videos since I discovered them.
thats why we love mr.ballen
Is that all you people have to say? That he tells the story great!?! It pissed me off the kind of human scum out there u wanna throw 90% out there well I believe 90% of people out there are scumbags and not to be trusted
I honor the memory of Carol and Reggie. Thank you for telling their story
This had me in tears. They didn’t have to kill them at all. They had everything the couple had and still killed them in the worst way possible! I swear being kind in this world gets you hurt, used and abused and sometimes killed.
I was raised to be nice in a world that gives me reasons to be an ass
that's why good people need to know how to fight against assholes. legally or with a flamethrower
It takes a lot of courage to be nice
What
And then posed for those pictures, grinning ear to ear, proud of their take, no remorse whatsoever. Absolute monsters.
Mr.ballen has such a pure and kind soul. You could tell how hard it was to finish this story. Thank you for the content you put out and the wonderful Ballen family you’ve created on this platform. Much love!
His soul is so kind that he hid a nice little image for the viewers to play a little easter egg hunt while hearing such a horrible story. Yeah. Great guy. Maybe you need to learn what morality is if you think something that disgusting is okay
@@Coltavena calm down karen
Not for nothin though, hes a former seal. That dude has definitely put some rounds through enemy combatant heads. Just goes to show that nobody's personality has a single facet, but is rather comprised of many facets
@@Coltavena Did someone run out of crayons and plain milk today, hm?
@Dr. Bright I was taking the “moral high” that I needed to learn and not respond to his goofy remark on a great guy. I just sort of thought he hasn’t been here long or something. Must not actually be apart of the Ballen family I was speaking of.
I can't imagine why anyone would even rob such a couple who helped them in their hardships, they were so heartless and cruel to not only rob, kidnap and terrorise them but also to bury them alive while they begged for mercy. I have watched a ton of MrBallen's videos but this is the first one that made me shed tears.
@Arthur Morgan fairly certain it was Meth... by looking at them. But same idea.
I agree, this won actually made me rethink life a bit
_I have watched a ton of MrBallen's videos but this is the first one that made me shed tears._
Yeah. Currently fighting those back. The betrayal of an apparently sweet person who was generous despite hardship makes it really heavy, on top of the standard wretchedness of murder. Really rough.
@@azzgunther Same here. As he was describing them sitting in the grave holding onto each other, I silently hoped that their souls found paradise and that at least they had each other at the end. 💔
This one is different man really takes a toll on you. I grew up learning to make people earn your trust and this one shows exactly why its so important
The fact that they even packed down the dirt and could still hear the couple dying is bone chilling to me. Asinine.
This is so fucked up.they killed two people that would help her out as their own and you do this to them betrayal to the max.
Right! And then the picture of them partying or whatever they were doing after. She has a friggin’ SMILE on her face! That is some special kind of evil. It is so horribly sad.
Guess they didn't figure, God saw what they did! No courts can ever punish them like God will!
@@kathydishner7691 What God?
@@Invincible_Sun your Creator
How articulate is this guy? Incredible delivery - clear, concise and very interesting.👍
Amazing!
Incredibly intelligent--and he needs to have his own show. Simple fi, Mr Ballen...
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@@trisholowney2189* Semper fi
You will love him more and more with each video lol👌 he gets my toes curling sometimes when he is at the climax of a story. I'm always in awe at how he does it! 👍🙏
I can’t even express how much I hate people who exploit nice people. Everyone wonders why people are such pieces of shit. Carol raised Tiffany like their own and then she robs them?! What is wrong with people!
Not an ounce of sympathy in her. Pure, competative greed. Never trust anyone who hasn't proven their character to be worthy of it.
Seriously, I wish she had gotten beaten- all of them before getting executed, these poor people went through a lot and finally got to live as a happy family ONLY to just let one person that loved- robbed them. It dosent matter what you went through that has brought you down murder is NEVER justified. Especially when you allowed people to murder 2 elderly folk who loved you so much and would have helped you greatly.
That’s the way the world works, suck it up and quit being a little B. This is earth 🌎
Saying she robbed them put it very lightly.
@@barbaralynnjoy3840 😊 you have adapted to your surroundings well haven't you? I always love a real comment
I literally will never see the secret.... his story telling is way too good for that!
I watched twenty plus videos so far and only spotted the secret once lol. I don't even try anymore, its hard to focus on looking for it and listening to John at the same time.
No one deserves to be murdered, no one deserves to be murdered in such a horrendous manner.... but poor Carol, that poor woman just couldn't catch a break. She never gave up, not after she was shot, not after she was told she had liver cancer after getting tainted blood, what more can one person go through 😢
Yeah, her history makes the whole story even worse.
@Sonjingohan 0 fair point
No one deserves to be murdered but these people absolutely deserve to be executed
Right.....and she was still so very sweet and kind and a loving and caring person. I'm telling you eye for an eye. Had I been the judge I would have explored my options on this one
@Sonjingohan 0 I complete agree no doubt.
Think about how fantastically well researched John needs to be in order to narrate a story like this,. I've been subscribed to the channel from its infancy and it never ceases to amaze me how skilled John is as an orator. The way that he immerses himself in these stories and the level of emotion he's able to invoke in the listener is on another level. Thank you, Mr Ballen for your incredible content.
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He's gotten so much better. His first you tube offerings were great mostly because his character and presence held one's attention but they didn't have that flow. He acquired it fast though because he's a natural storyteller.
@@amirahkukan782 this. I agree!
Ditto
He actually got teary eyed while telling this sad horrific story 😢
I'm a 38 year old man that doesn't usually get emotional but this story has got me teary especially when he described how they died one of the things that really scares me in life is sociopaths their no empathy demons and are everywhere
Luckily they're also sloppy. It's the psychopaths you should worry about.
I agree wholeheartedly. There's no punishment too harsh for these pieces of shit. I like your name, Red Dwarf is the greatest show ever.
Men need to be able to show their emotions it’s not healthy to hide them. Every man I have dated was completely open emotionally and it made me feel more for them. I blame societies expectations for men to be tough and a leader, it’s bullshit. People think only women feel the pressure but that’s not true. Aside from that lol you are right about demons being everywhere, it’s scary to think you know someone so well and they could do something so terrible
Sad. Im 12. Didn't react
@@cupcake758 That's because you're dead inside.
This is one of the most heartbreaking cases I’ve ever heard.
I can’t imagine how awful her daughter felt when getting the news about how brutal her mother’s life was taken from her. God bless her daughter.
Her feel awful?? You kidding right???. Do you see her crying or feel sympathy?? Get real. This is the real world. Feel sympathy??. I don’t know what you’re smoking. If you listen to the story. They are partying!!! Feel sympathy! Uh yeeeah right. Evil don’t have sympathy
Bruh, what are YOU smoking? OP has sympathy for Carol's daughter, not Tiffany. The daughter didn't kill her mom.
@@timmyoshaunessy1518 the daughter didnt kill her . Her daughter looked after her after she was shot what are u stupid
@@timmyoshaunessy1518 her daughter was innocent she was the one who found their dog alone in the house this was the neighbor girl they took in and treated with kindness that betrayed them
I was thinking about the daughter as well! Apart from that poor couple who died, her fate - to have to live with the knowledge of HOW her beloved mother and step father died - must be one of the most gruesome things! Could she ever truly feel happiness again? I don't think I could. 😢
You've covered a lot of dark stories on this channel, but for me personally, this was by far the most heartbreaking - thinking of this happening to my own Mother reduced me to tears. I love true crime but hate remembering how evil people can be.
Well said.
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I can't help but think that their heartbreak after seeing TIffany's face was worse than death. People like this deserve an eye for an eye.
I honestly feel that's a mercy for people this depraved and heartless. Lock them in solitary and throw away the key. Make sure they live a long, miserable life and let em rot.
@@ultimomos5918, for sure! They don’t deserve a humane death. They need to feel every minute of that life sentence with nothing but 3 paltry meals passed under a slot to break up the monotony.
if I where carol I would have ripped them art with my bare hands, ripping out their eyes, tongue, teeth, then make it so they are still barely alive so they can still feel pain feed them to the crocs
i hope everyone who was involved in the kiling gets buried alive
Tiffany needs to fry.
This was really good true crime. For some reason I really picked up that Mr. Ballen told this story for the right reasons. I felt so deeply for the Sumners, devastated. People do need to hear what happened to them so we can help this stuff from never happening again. Yes I did listen to this for the true crime purpose of entertainment and intrigue, but he treated the story so respectfully.
This didn't just make me sad. It made me quite angry.
same.
Yeah. For real. I couldn't even really react
Same here.
Remember there's two sides to every story ☝️☝️👈
@@elslick remember there's two sides to every story ☝️👈
This one hit way different. My grandma and grandpa raised me and were just as friendly . They would help anyone . I couldn't imagine someone doing this to them . Disgusting .
Betrayed by a girl who would never have had a chance without them.
She was a real POS
And three degenerate males who attached themselves to her.
Indeed. What a horrible woman she became.
Typical weak people behaviour. I really wish a nuclear winter would arrive on us. Bye human trash
Yeah I'm big mad
My life as an introvert is looking better and better the longer I watch this. Never going to let anyone sleep over for the night 😅
I don’t cry much, but this story literally had me in tears. What a tragic and terrible story. 😢😭 I hope Reggie and carol are happy and joyful in the afterlife, RIP.
Me neither but look at it this way, there wasn't a dry eyed Cop either after hearing it. It is a truly shocking and tragic story. It's that buried alive thing, wow. I had trouble getting through it too, that's heartwrenching. I can't imagine what it's like for him to tell it, write it etc. either. It must have taken a few takes, for sure. But wow, what a description too, I've never truly felt/knew, just how bad being buried alive is. It's bad we know it is, but no movie, nothing, could have matched that. It wasn't just dramatic, it was also scientific as to what happens, for real and yeesh!
The death penalty is something that I have such a hard time with. I feel that a lot of innocent people have gotten it, especially before DNA testing. Especially in Texas. And with our system being so broken that guilt or innocence, death or a few years in prison is determined by the accused's ability to afford a private attorney and not rely on a public defender. Also, I consider life in prison with no parole to be a fate worse than death. But there are a few special evil people like Ted Bundy who kept escaping that really needed to be dealt with for the good of humanity. I feel like Tiffany and everyone involved needed the death penalty. Lethal injection or hanging is too good for her.
Amen 🙏🏽
@@jessi4894 Yeah, true enough. People being found innocent (two brothers just recently in the U.S.) after many years and new DNA methods and evidence, has changed my opinion on capital punishment. However, in cut and dried cases where there is zero doubt whatsoever, I support it. Like Bundy, Dalmer etc. yeah and some of the other notorious ones, there was zero doubt about. And Tiffany and her friends, absolutely. That's just heinous and there's zero doubt there too.
Unfortunately, they dropped the death penalty on them from what someone else just told me in another thread. About the 3 who got death row. If anyone should get it, it's them and now nope.
I must just be a heartless robot then because as horrible as this story was, it didn't make me feel much. 😐
As a grown man, I could cry knowing this is the world we live in.
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Adam-and-Eve were real people...
That girl is shocking level of evil. I hope her sentence hadv ⁵ if
Respect for your comment
It's always been this way
MrBallen needs to be given MVST
Most Valued Story Teller