Ten years later: Where is Relisha Rudd? | NBC4 Washington
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- Опубликовано: 19 мар 2024
- Ten years ago, D.C. police sent the first amber alert in a case that will never be forgotten in Washington. Eight-year-old Relisha Rudd disappeared and has never been found. In our latest News4 Rewind, we spoke to reporters and advocates about Rudd's case and the mystery that remains unsolved today.
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It blows my mind that the stepfather said, "I'm not her family, I'm just her stepfather". That spoke volumes.
I believe he meant he had no legal rights to her. He just doesn't know how to word things right.He told the police that he was her father.
@@michellewilliston1937💯
VOLUMES I believe he ylluxes abused her. He couldn't find words for their relationship and then called it "special" 🚩 my mouth fell open when I heard him say he not her family.
Right. He sounds foolish
@AbrACAdAbraItsCAylA he couldn't find words because he probably doesn't want to be associated with the whole situation but has no choice cause they have kids together. It's hard enough for black men. Why is everyone so hard on him. He passed a polygraph test. He wasn't even in town when it happened. What does everyone want from this man. I believe he loved her, and he's upset about the whole situation people talkin bout him smiling. There's a disorder for that it's a nervous condition where someone smiles when they're nervous, anxious or even mad.
She sold her daughter to trafficking. She needs to be in jail.
Who said that??
She should be in jail
She gave that girl to a man neither of them knew
@@toytoyaquarius the mother and the family was on Steve Wilkos show and yes she did gave her daughter to that men
People trust to easily, I also trust someone I was dating I'm so thankful she came back what a mistake allowing anyone to leave with your child
My mother gave me to one of her guy “friend” for a night when I was 9 yrs old for crack in New York. I’m so happy and grateful his elderly mother was home she protected me from him until my mother came back for me the next day. Parents have to do better to protect their children.
Ah an angel that woman is, I love this for you 🥲
Sorry to hear that...I pray and hope all is well mentally and physically at this point in your life. So many kids who parents were doing drugs were molested, or sex trafficked. Grown up MUST do better. Yes, we must
Am glad you are safe now ❤
Damn so sorry
Where is she now
There is absolutely NO trauma that justifies giving your daughter to a grown man. Time to stop using trauma as a justification for evil behavior.
Nothing but the truth.
100% we all go through stuff worse than others but still, as traumatic, nothing justifies giving an innocent child to a perve! Most of the time DCF fails these kids too. Smh!!!
You’re right. It doesn’t justify it, but you understand how this came to be. If her mother didn’t value her, would SHE value HER child?
All of this!!!!!!!!!
It's not trauma that makes people abuse. That's a common misconception.
It’s time to hold the mother accountable..
Waaaaaay past time🤬
Been… I think she still needs to b in jail n it’s 2024.
💯 percent agree with you life in prison I believe she sold her baby girl.
💯💯
I agree
The mom sold her to the janitor for crack smh..the mom is 100 percent guilty
Or was it the grandma
Wow.
I think she rented her out thinking he would return her.
Real talknwho let's their child go with some random MAN.. MOM IS AT FAULT bad judgement on her part😢
Yep. Sold her kid out
Her mother absolutely sold her. How she still isn’t in prison is beyond my comprehension. And this woman constantly bringing up the trauma the mother experienced growing up is ridiculous. Yeah, she experienced trauma and continued the cycle until she became the kind of person that sold her child to a predator. Trauma is NOT an excuse.
Can't arrest and try ppl based on gut feeling even if you 💯 know they guilty. It's innocent til proven guilty and they prolly don't have the evidence. Sad shit TBH
Jail won’t effect her like her conscious will!!!
i think you are right beautiful i must say
@@JasonSaurbaugh-jm9bx Thank you
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She gave the girl to that grown man. FOR WHAT?? The mom needs to be arrested.
And she didn’t say once why she gave him to her. But she admits she did. I don’t understand why they don’t charge her
Is she on Crack because that’s the only way a Mom would do something 😢crazy like that. Not saying it’s an excuse but I can’t see a mom selling her daughter to a grown man unless she on drugs 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
We know for what.
For drugs
Exactly, and she is saying he did not look like that kinda guy. How does that kinda guy look? I would like to have heard the conversation she had with this man about her daughter when she agreed to give her to him. This is totally sad.
Who allows a man to take their daughter, "weeks ago not expecting him to do her any harm"? What else would he do. Her parents failed her miserably.
Her maternal contributor failed her. Step dad was out of town, working.
@@jahneastanfield2662he was out of town in the days immediately surrounding tge school reporting her missing. He wasn't always outta town. He was around other times when she was allowed to go w/that man and was aware at some point that she had been gone for a while.
Exactly. The strange thing is that she allowed someone to just take her daughter and she thought nothing of it.
@@jahneastanfield2662step dad probably worked with Khalil bc that’s not his family
Her mother is dumb AF !
The mom failed her daughter and needs to be held accountable. Trauma shouldn’t allow you to just give ya child to a grown man
It's maybe because of her hard life, but the Mother couldn't shred one tear, while parents from Playtime cried.
_THANK U!! MOMZ IS COMPLETELY OUTTA POCKET!!_
Exactly. Makes me wonder what did he give her in exchange
Yall say that but this was a person that worked at a state shelter
She definitely sold her daughter to this monster for a fix
Mom gave her daughter to the janitor for weeks and didn’t report her missing, so mom was okay with Relisha being gone with him. That’s sick.
He killed his wife because she knew something and was gonna talk
Step dad is sketchy, mom is a liar and knows more! Steve Wilkos had this lady on his show she’s been lying for years. It’s such a shame.
Rgt. When he said it was like....paused then uttered mmm smirkingly. That alarmed.
The dad is innocent tho
He knows the mom sold her to the guy and she is not alive.
@@DailyHazards it came out on Steve. Everybody was suspicious of her even dad. But it came out she sold that baby for drugs. That's how he found out.
Wild as it seems, the mom may not know. I keep thinking it may be connected to one of these agencies. Real traffickers have workers and people watching for vulnerable targets. Ya'll keep letting these other people around ya'll children. That man was probably going to bury his wife with that lime, but when the police found her body first. Did they find the lime and stuff he bought from the store? Anyhow, Khalil messed the job up and someone else could've been sent to clean up and make sure there were no connections. Many children have gone missing since Relisha. I noticed this building full of NPOs and the news stories. A few of these teens had pics posted on stores but no further word. The mom has been through a lot and has never crossed me as trusting the police. She knew she would be blamed. And others would know it too! If ya'll never watched "Blacklist" you should. Episode 2:22 was good. This case really needs to be solved. Putting a shelter by the "jail" shouldn't have occurred either. They kept saying RFK stadium in the news story. 😑 God first in everything we do!!! That is key!❤
I'm a single father and never let my two kids go with no one
Why would you it doesnt make sense unless you didnt want your kids this whole scenario dont make sense if you love ya kids you not gon put your satisfaction before their success
Hell naw
@@doughboygee6865or their safety
I don’t blame you . I don’t let my kids go nowhere at all . Not even With a lot of family
Exactly!!!!!
If she was such a 'baby," why would you give her to someone who was NOOT her father? What was you're reason for giving of your baby to that man? Did she have an addiction, and traded her daughter, for a "fix?" Relisha's mom needs to be held accountable.
How TF you let your daughter go with a stranger this is sick she need to jail
Everybody failed her, her mom her mom's family, her dad her dad family, her stepfather,, the school, CPS
Don’t leave out the system
The cops and courts cause her behind should be under the prison!
@@crimecasechronicles…CPS is the system
Don't blame the father this has nothing to do with him. That mother is at fault and that's all
@@JayStonez84 Her bio dad failed her by leaving her with a woman like that.
I didnt let my daughter play with no grown man. Smh
It's sad to me that this is something that needs to be said.
Even her father??
Today, you can't trust grown women
@@StephenAnimationsthat’s exactly the problem. Her daddy is a monster who killed his other kid.
SAD SAD SAD! What the jack frost is happening to our children? GOD BLESS HER AND EVERY CHILD.
Wow, ten years already. That poor girl. I wish someone would have protected her.
I pray everyday, for Relisha's return. I've been covering this story for, about 7 years. It's really heartbreaking.
This is one of the stories that I never forget. Relisha’s “family” threw her to the wolves. May everyone involved reap what they sow
GOD knows everything.
GOD knows everything.
The same thing happened in my area to a little girl name Shaniya Davis! Her mother sold her for dr*gs!
@@natinapowell3565 Wow! I remember Shaniya Davis too 😭 😭
I remember that one too. And Christy Sipel (not sure of the spelling) who did the same exact thing to her daughter for substances. The child was Kamarie Holland. Her mom goes on national TV to ask for her safe return but one only has to view the video and listen to her. She speaks about her daughter almost in past tense. Both girls had eerie similarities and were the same age.
Why are you leaving your little girl with a grown man that you barely know? People need to stop having kids if they don't want the responsibility. Arrest her for child neglect, smh.
Don't demonize men like that.
I don’t think she’s demonizing men, I think she’s pointing out common sense! Who would leave their eight year old daughter with a grown man or women that they don’t know?@@israel4786
A WOMEN SHOULD NEVER DO THAT!!!!!!!
A grown she ‘knew’ smh 😢
@israel4786 Whether it was a grown man or woman, no one should feel okay with just leaving their child with a stranger. You never know what people are capable of. However, in this scenario, it was specifically a grown man that she left her daughter with. And leaving a little girl in the hands of a grown man that she barely knows... is not a good look, hence why the little girl went missing.
I endured physical, psychological, emotional, verbal and sexually abuse from my "father" from ages 4-12.
My mom suffered the same trauma growing up.
I was homeless, drug addicted and had a lot of problems, but I never abused my daughter.
She has not continued the cycle of abuse.
She's 35. Married 10 years with 4 wonderful children.
She's s home owner who is doing an excellent job home schooling her children.
My premise is the cycle can be broken if a parent loves their kids enough to get the help needed to break the cycle.
Im wondering why this Childs "mother" wouldn't take advantage of services most likely offered to help break the cycle of trauma.
Because a lot of ppl only believe in what the can see or what they know. Change brings anxiety but I think some ppl are just dee da dee and don't know any better
@TheDkb427 Naw. In the age if Google there's no excuse.
Nopt to mention this "mother" was in the family shelter system forever. She was offered all kinds of assistance. She didn't need to think about it.
This aint about you
I hope you know it’s not your fault I’m sorry you had to endure that.
You mean you didn't continue the cycle of abuse.
I will never forget Relisha. This case broke my heart 10 years ago, and still does. Mom needs to soften her heart and tell the truth. She knows what happened. She willingly gave her child to a grown man and didn’t report her missing until days later. Her father, grandmom , the school all failed Relisha. Poor baby. I pray she will be found.
No time for your child, but have time for a boyfriend. Mama was no real mother
I went out with an ex, she told me she would leave her 11 year old daughter at home. The grandmother lived next door, but the girl would be in the house by herself while she went out to have fun. I called her out on it. She got upset.
But she kept the boys. Go figure
@@KNByamI bet she was like “ how dare you question my mother hood? “ um because I can?
@@Hinokami777 Exactly that. I tried not to argue, but that is reckless behavior.
She was homeless. She had no business having any of these kids
The Mom needs to be charged! How do you let your child walk off with A man, not see or hear from her in days, and not call the authorities? This is suspicious. She probably sold this baby to this monster.
Because she sold her
Right?! I’m like wtf?! No way would I let my child or any child go away with someone who I don’t know well. I sure as hell wouldn’t wait that long to report her missing! 😮
The first question should be why did they leave her with the children with an open case. Of all that was listed that was a problem, none of the children should have been with this individual, not a 'Mother.'
@@Sunshine-vg9uq This!!!! They do it all the time! Leave the child with the parent KNOWING they're unfit! I've seen it with my own eyes
@@tyrasworld5675 I know, that is what 'their' system is designed to do to Blacks...even those who look 'black' have been ingrained to do it too and say they are Black, no, no, no..
I can't believe that she is not locked up. She gave every reason but the right reason of where that baby was.
I don’t believe this poor child is with us anymore😔
The demon literally came out with a suitcase and no little girl in sight when he left the hotel.
And purchased a shovel and industrial trash bags from home Depot @@greenytaddict
@@greenytaddict Rly??
@pianoandeden yes he raped and killed her the mom was a bad addict like horrible she 😢sold her sick😢
Me either
She gave that baby away, she needs to be locked up and just as accountable, maybe then she'll tell the truth.
She traded that baby for drugs and what ever else that man offered her
She’s dead hello
@@christianortiz4725 We know she's dead, but her mother still needs to be held accountable.
She was failed by her family and the system
To think that I’ve been to that park and sat underneath the shelter where that guy deleted himself and I didn’t know is crazy to think that I’ve been on the trails around there and possibly walked by her remains is wild
I also do think the mom is guilty smh 🤦♂️
What system? Family is guilty.
Not everything is the governments fault. I only watch this in the background maybe I missed something, but from what I understand she was abducted or her mom had something to do with it. The government is not at fault. In fact Patti just told the school she was going to homeschool her child they never would’ve reported it anyway. We all want to have freedom from the government but yet we always want to say it’s the government’s fault when anything happens.
Blacks always look for some distant white person to point the finger at
She fail her family
Whoever had her shes probably gone now cus of the media coverage but i hope shes found one day 🙏 and if your reading this sweetheart stay strong ok 👊
😢😢😢that was my condition in 2020 in temporary shelter older man said 👋 to my 5 years old daughter twice at one point he tried to give her candy at the door so my daughter could go outside immediately my heart sank and I became afraid and spoke of the situation to the person in charge at that time during Covid if I never paid attention my daughter would not have been alive today and the man was next to our door.😢😢😢😢, housing is very problematic.
She was no mother.. A mother would never. 🙌🏿😇🕊️
Exactly....A grown man offer to take my son (8 yrs old) to his house for a visit.... I would NEVER allow my child to be alone with u
EVERRRRRRRRRRRR
I don’t have any kids, but common sense tells me not to let my daughter go off with some man just because I think he looks nice. looks can be deceiving we all know that.
At the time, I was a mandated reporter at a school in DC. This case made me guilt free for calling authorities when there were excessive absences from schools.
Amen
The people stealing kids worked with you shut up
Sorry to be the one to tell you
ruclips.net/video/W6cl_8_Vxlg/видео.html - worked my first case in 1991 at an overseas school
Thank you!
What-the-HELL is this mother talking about! he seem like a good person??? AGAIN what-the HELL AGAIN
Not a tear in her eye and no eye contact speaking of her daughter Body language tells alot and that bs plea when she spoke to the news told me she aint crap
I've survived trauma and there's no excuse. Her mother sold her and everyone around her failed her. I broke the cycle and never put my daughter in danger. You only do things you choose to do.
SHE SOLD HER DAUGHTER TO A DEMON 😢 THAT WOMAN WAS RIGHT... HOW COULD U SLEEP AT NIGHT KNOWING THIS?
DEMONS NEVER SLEEP
After watching this, the mother never looked the camera are the reporter in the eyes, she had kids by this other guy and she wanted to just have the two boys and sold their oldest sister to this guy for sex trafficking. She knows what’s going on
That's why he was a sexual predator preying on her daughter the whole entire time he was grooming for reisha and killer knew what kind of woman she was and used that to his advantage to get to his intended prey he was a wolf in sheep clothing!
I believe that to! She looked like she was a druggie😢
That's a damn shame. That so-called mother gave that poor child away. Why would a school wait 3 weeks before they even bother checking on a child missing from school. SMH
Anyone else having trouble following this story? The way it’s told is very disjointed.
Yes, me to
Yes, something not adding up.
Read some of the Washington Post articles around the time Relisha disappeared and articles that have been published throughout the years.
Look at Kendall Rae’s video on Relisha Rudd’s story. I agree this story is choppy.
Is her mother slow ? Tf she talking about … you don’t give no child to NO GROWN MAN !?
Saw this story years ago and it just stuck with me for years. Her beautiful sad eyes told a story and i never forgot it. My heart broke for this beautiful child and what could have happened to her. I prayed everyday that she would be found. I still pray and hope for her to be alive. 🙏🏽❤️
May Relisha RIP wherever she is. 💔
what if she isn’t dead ?
@@onlyegypt1826dude killed his self and his wife and you think she’s alive ?
What is she dead ?
He killed Relisha, that little girl is deceased. He killed his wife, Relisha and then himself ...sickening . Her mother is sick and needs to be in jail for giving her to that man! It was for drugs .
The so called “stepfather” doesn’t seem so trustworthy either.
Although it looks VERY BAD 10 years later don't give up hope for Relisha's safe return. 🙏🏻 🙏🏻 🙏🏻
@@MsAmiquehe sure doesn’t
@@MsAmiqueI peep that big time !
These patents are called TRIFLING! They have no intentions of CAREING for their children. They just have them to get money and sympathy and get into programs because GENERATION after GENERATION it's been done. Nothing pisses me off more than a TRIFLING, Man & Women tricken their kids off so they can get drugs and money.
The mother allowed a grown man to take her child? What did she think would happen?I have no patience or sympathy for this mother, I only feel sorrow for the little girl.
3 young women in OHIO...(Michelle, Amanda and Gina) Thank God they were rescued.
Praying the same for Relisha.
Im still on the part where she said she let the man get her daughter because,she assumed he was a good guy..he was the damn janitor,he shouldn’t have been communicating with any of those childrens there..I can’t help but to think that’s something isn’t right with this story..
What kind of mother would let her child go with anybody? That's sick.
🙋🏾♀️I remember being 6/7 and constantly being left at this handicapped old man house who was not related . I remember being bored and wondering when my mum would come collect me. I really feel bad for little me😢
@@RoyalBlood23Dang too many weak mother in our community
@@beatricedevarenne2621 word. I don't talk to her these days. Just love her from a distance. Exactly how she mothered me.
@@beatricedevarenne2621and alot of weak as fathers too. They only know how to do the freaky under the sheets but when it’s time for responsibility they run away like cowards.
@@beatricedevarenne2621,, and weak fathers .
No tears from the mom when she was talking in the beginning.
She didn’t care about the little girl 💔
She’s a clown!
Guilty !
Exactly!!!! She knows
Tons of black moms don't give a crap about their daughters
I remember this like it was yesterday. And I always say out loud every now and then, "Where are you Relisha?" I always kept her in the forefront of my mind. As a mom and grandmother, my soul still aches for her.
i hope she returns, there have been girls that have returned after 18 years. I really wish this little girl would come home
The staff from the program is way more emotional than the mother smh
It’s both heart breaking and heartwarming. Thinking of how many children are being hurt on a daily basis …😢
Yes! God bless the entire staff Play time❤🙏🏽This Story touches Me then and still til this Day.I pray She is still alive and found one day.
This girl’s story had caught my attention years ago and still stands in my mind today. Everyone failed this poor baby. Step dad saying he is not family is crazy. The teachers seem to care more about her than mom 😢
💔
He technically isn’t family unless he officially adopted the child.
The dad called Steve show. He knew mom did something.
@@jasminwilliams7097He went on that show for the money, and to try and assuage his own guilt. He was aware the child was going w/this man many times before the incident that got the police involved.
@@hjones3888 yea
Ain’t NO grown man taking my kids NOWHERE!
Bless her heart I've always wondered about this baby I hope she is okay and safe I pray that she is found and that we get some closure on this case
That poor little girl was doomed from birth. The mother grew up in the foster care system and seems to be learning-disabled. The biological father did prison time for killing another of his biological children. I was living in the DC Metro area when Relisha disappeared and this case has haunted me for years.
It's very haunting, I'll never forget
I come from foster care too and bad boarding schools i did raise ma kids they 14...16. 17 and 23 i just turn 40 i never ever deal with cps or others in ma life we aint all the same there a difference between kids wo got in cps on there own because they bad or kids like me who have parents who do drugs and drink on a daily and tell you everyday they wishes you where dead having a bad start in life does not mean you f up for life...ma kids go to school to older one works never bin in contact with cops or nothing people like to see them they are sweet to others so coming from foster care and being bad parents is not always the case some of us do care for our kids
@@Sammy-dushiman hush.
Thanks for sharing this back story.
I grew up in foster homes for 5 years of my childhood. I’m an engineer now. That’s no excuse. It comes down to choices.
I’m not only crying for this baby but also the poor wife that most likely died trying to protect that child from this monster.
She is equally culpable for not reporting that man immediately when he brought a minor home. My man cannot bring an 8 year old and I don't cause a ruckus immediately.
She is not culpable. She died possibly trying to help save the little girl. It is so inappropriate to say what you would or would not do if you were thrust into a situation that you have never been put in. That is very unfair. The lady is deceased, and she did not deserve that.
@@yvonneratcliff47 The child was with them for a while. Not a day. Why keep someone's child for more than 24 hours? She is no saint and I stick to my opinion.
@Yvonne, I'd have to disagree.🙄Like the person said there's no way in he'll you should just pop up with a 8 year old their not related to or that you know. Mind you this wasn't A few minutes. This was days. Are you actually trying to say that after days with this child she didn't know something was up ? I just don't buy that. Plus she married a guy who picks up minors for insidious reasons. You know if your husband is a damn weirdo. Also if she were trying to save her they'd have all been found together. You can't help someone who's not there. I kinda don't believe she's dead though. Sadly she may have been sold to some PDF ring. She may even be out of the country. This happens more often than you'd think. I %100 believe the wife was in on it. They may have been killed by the PDF ring, because you don't really want witnesses still alive after doing something like that. I hope she's alive somewhere.
@@cutandgo we’ll never know her true intentions because both are dead. It just seems as if he was willing to kill her then maybe that’s a testament to how scared the wife could have been to immediately go against him by seeking help for the child. He spontaneously showed up with the child. She might have been trying to go along with him to formulate an exit plan and probably died trying to enact that very plan.
The mother was not even crying during her interview she was trying to force tears smh sad
I'm so glad you got your channel back.
The mother knows what happened.
I don't think she does. I just think she sold her to this stranger and didn't care what happened to her after that.
They sold that child the wife knew about it and was upset so her husband kill her
@@SourStrawberrys you really think so ? Wow that would a real shame and disgrace for a mother to do such a horrific thing like that SMH 🤦♀️
@@jeannettegordon8064 It wouldn't be the first time ... or the last, unfortunately
I agree. The way she spoke on camera was strange and she kept looking down or to the side while talking
“I’m her stepdad. Im not her family. Im just a guy that was there” strong words
Sad
Stepdad you supposed to love and treat her as your blood not as (you were just there)😮
That did not sit right with me either.
I hope every Woman with kids will hear this message and see it for EXACTLY what that Man said it was.. " I was just a guy who was there"
You were her family. When you took her mom as your wife you took on this little girl too. With that said, it doesn't mean you were involved in her disappearance. If you weren't I haven't walked in your shoes so I won't judge you. But so many people failed that beautiful lil girl. It's all so so sad for her. I mean it keeps saying her mother gave her to this man. What does that even mean? I pray for her. At this time I don't think that is going to help her. At one time I watched an episode of Oprah where I think it was four sets of parents i don't really remember. It was awhile ago. But anyway these parents would have bet anything their children would not go with a stranger under any circumstances. A really sweet/nice old man walked up to all of their kids separately. He was carrying a leash and a picture. He simply asked could you please help me find my puppy, showing them a picture of the puppy. I cried a long with their parents as I watched every one of these children go with this man. If I'm not mistaken it took a couple of minutes in each situation. One of the theories was the extremely nice old white man didn't look mean. Not to mention he was very concerned about a little puppy. How could he be bad. That afternoon I asked my own five children how they thought a bad person looked. It blew my mind. They all thought he or she would look like a monster, mean and scary. I had previously told them not to go with anyone. So had the parents on Oprah told theirs. But that man who was an actor portraying a potential bad man/kidnapping pedophile. All he had to do was mention the lost puppy. Preying on their emotions. Their want to help find it before something happened to it. From then on I taught my kids and any other child that a bad person can be anyone. They can look like a nice/good person. But none of that helped with explaining about family members or good friends of the family. How do you explain to a child that a family member could try to hurt them. It's all so sad. I don't believe you had something to do with your step daughters disappearance. So I wish you and yours peace love and happiness. I'm just so sad for that little girl. She needed someone to be there for her. She deserved it!😢❤
She was a precious child.
This sad, never heard this story..where ever she is I pray she’s at peace 🙏🏾
Not one tear dropped from the mother's eyes even though she was trying to force them. She knows she gave her daughter away to that demon. I'm so mad that she was never charged and arrested.
I knew I wasn’t the only person who noticed that. She’s faker than a four dollar bill.
Her mother failed her! POINT BLANK 😢
REAL SHYT 🤦🏾😩☹️🥺😢
Everybody failed that baby..smh. fucked up shit
I pray you are found precious girl. This makes me ill to my stomach. That precious child. There are so many inconsistencies. Where is the mother, ten years later. I can’t fathom a person saying they are only a stepfather. Where is the love? This world and people in it. Lord we need you. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
#RelishaRudd #WhereIsRelishaRudd #BringHomeRelishaRudd
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If there is a video of them going into the room together.. there has to be a video of both or one of them leaving??? Where is the video???!!!
As soon as I saw the mother looking down in the beginning as she was being interviewed, I could see her guilt immediately. This is such a tragedy for this child..also another failure of CPS and the school system, 3 weeks of not being in school!?! If my daughter wasn't in for her morning class, they were blowing up my phone before I was able to call her out!
Reminds me of Susan Smith
She would look down, had a smirk on her face and tried her best to cry for the camera
I never heard of this story until now and I saw what you saw on the mother too and said she was dead before it got to part about the janitor or shelter?
I think because her mother wrote a note to the school stating she was sick and in the care of Dr. Khalil is why the school didn't report her absence right away if anything the mother is the one who stalled this investigation at every turn how she was never charged is beyond me. I wonder how the boys are doing
@@paulchandler9060 I don't understand why she is walking free.
@@mlynettepinky595 Yep, I remember when I saw Susan Smith on TV and her non-existent tears... I said she unalived those kids.
Your trauma does not give you the rights to traumatize other people let alone your children.
But it happens so much…sad…😢😢we really can’t do nothing to prevent this..because it’s no funding..but yet we got billions/millions to send to fight wars….SAD and a disgrace..we got money to help immigrants to come into this country and provide them housing food jobs cars..which is a nice thing to do..but we need that for the American people who pay their taxes….provide that to programs in each city across each STATE throughout the US first..and thank you…matter of fact anyone who is in a homeless shelters should be helped first..they need day care, cars, housing too..stop the dysfunction..because these situations not gonna go away because this what dysfunctional does😳I’m all for charity..but just not before the natives of THIS country..who OBVIOUSLY needs it..just as much..anytime ANYBODIES children are in protective care..it should become IMMEDIATELY clear that intervention needs to take place..take the kids away..immediately…make that a law..too many children falling through the cracks and even more insulting that it could of been prevented..ALL WE HAD TO DO WAS HAVE PROGRAMS IN PLAY TO HELP THIS WOMAN OUT..andddddd the PROTECTION OF THE CHILDREN SHOULD BE IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE CHILDREN....the laws also need to change that when you hurt children and you have ANY kind of charge of hurting a child..you gotS to go to JAIL…im sorry but I’m not sorry….it’s people out here that hurt kids but got 2 years be out in6 months and complete the 14 months on probation..smh..and as soon as he come home the kid comes up dead..how many times we heard that story…instead of finding families that you pay to foster kids and the kids still get abused sometimes worst then if they crackhead momma had them..smh…but what can be done is build state of the art housing for children…don’t find them “homes” kind of like an orphanage but state of the art..teach them to break the cycle..teach them..have mentors and counseling available 24/7..train them up..just saying ..anything better then this!!! Father God Father God we are in a state of emergency..please intervene and send them the care they need to heel from trauma..thank you father for all your grace and mercy..and please continue to release your Holy Spirit upon us to guide us..give the right people the strength to change laws so children can stop from being hurt..we thank you Heavenly Father🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
If you are deeply rooted in trauma, do not have children. Do Not!
Such a beautiful little angel ! I wish her peace
How u give ur child to a Grown man u barely kno 🤦🏽♂️
For any no reason Nooooo wtf
Like what was the conversation? She had boys there why would he even want to take your daughter
@@Mysterioussssswhy I said she sold her
Sick in the head
@@tyrasworld5675definitely sold her!
The sad part is CPS failed her!!! All of those reports and they didn’t remove her!
Exactly. Its way too many cases they ignore
Heartbreaking 💔
‘I’m just her step dad I’m not her family’ - unbelievable.
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He said "I was just a guy that was there n had 2 kids with her mom"... like..tf
He just wanted camera time & clout. The whole time he allowed them to call him her father. But when blame got place on the family he’s her “stepfather”. He never cared about her, He just wanted some @$$ from her mom, and the mom gave it to him & popped out babies for him instead of taking care of the one she had already. So he’s right, he’s not her stepfather, he’s her mother’s random n!99@ that’s using her story for clout! Shame on him!
This case has ALWAYS been heartbreaking and agonizing, and this case has always haunted me, because it was avoidable, had someone protected her. I personally don’t think she’s alive. (Kahlil purchasing a shovel, lime, and 42-gallon trash bags is an indication that Relisha isn’t alive anymore, in my opinion.) Lime helps the dead body decompose faster and limits the smell, so that’s a huge red flag. I think the janitor - Kahlil Tatum - had been grooming Relisha, gaining the trust of her mother and step-father, and took Relisha to the hotel to sexually abuse her, especially considering he had Relisha for weeks, taking her to see Disney on Ice alone, and was probably pimping her out to others. Do I think her body will ever be found? Unfortunately, no.
Kahlil saw a family who was struggling, impoverished, and saw a mother struggling to take care of her children while living in a shelter, and knew that Relisha would be vulnerable for grooming. However, it was Shamika’s responsibility to realize that a 51 year old grown man has no business spending time alone with an 8 year old girl.
So many people failed this beautiful little girl. She was worthy of protection and safety. Hands down, the mother was ultimately responsible for her daughter, and I honestly think she sold Relisha to Kahlil for drugs and money, or at the very least, knew that she was being sexually abused by the janitor, and simply didn’t care. The step-father holds responsibility as well, but ultimately, Shamika Young should be ashamed of herself.
Heartbreaking 💔💔💔💔🙀😱😭😭😭
Very well said
Precisely articulated and I think the stepfather was probably the first person the “mother” sold that baby to.😢
Have they ever found the guy on camera? I wonder if he was ever arrested or questioned?
I totally agree with you 💯 I pray that she's recovered and given a proper burial...
Watching her walk down that corridor was so emotional and heartbreaking 😢😢😢
Couldn’t imagine losing my daughter smh some people don’t deserve the joy of having children
Rigt
I don't have any kids of my own but looking at the young girl's face smiling...its just so much pain fullness thinking what she might have been going through all these years, that is if she is even alive 😢.
For a grown man to say that’s not my family I just got to kids with the mother 🤬🤬🤬it’s your family’s family and that makes you what….FAMILY.
You expect more of Black boys??
Have you watched the video? I perfectly understood his intent. They asked him about going after the family and holding them responsible. He said he was not family in response to that but that yes he is agreement with that. The video also said that he was distraught at the missing the the child. It’s clear his intent was to say “I don’t have any affiliation with that family other than my sons. It’s not an indictment on how he feels about her, as he said it was special. You all need to stop twisting intent.
Just another Bandit. just like Cynthia said.
@@CoffeeCrazy yeah I saw it and heard it but I said what I said it’s not like they said they should come after him
@@Chasin88-89 I said what I said is soooo over done 😂 again you commented and I commented.
Thank you for keeping this story alive.This should be all over the news.
Yes Lord!!!
When the mother bursts in to tears and sobs throughout the brief interview yet not one tears are no where to be seen #notgenuineremorse
This breaks my heart, I pray she is found! 🙏🏽
The way she was just walking with him at the hotel 😢😢😢😢
I cry every time I see it, because we don’t know how that little girl was feeling at that point. At the end of the day she was with stranger she didn’t know, but being a little girl had to depend on him. I’m so angry 😡 watching this. Her mom failed her.
That put fear In me as a grown woman!! Imagine how she felt
Ik it really pisses me off
Yeah she didn't know it was her last day alive probably 😢😢 my god
Little ones,trust easily if he bought her an ice cream, she already sees him as,a,friend, she had,no idea of the horror that waited ahead for her.
Why is her Mother not in Prison?Its obvious she sold this child and neglected her!
That's what I keep asking, seems like the police in DC are not doing their job
@@tgirl1762DC never do their jobs, trifling police department
There’s no proof of her giving the child away. It’s only exposed to her missing with the man. She’s not found guilty bc the child was not in her hands last.
It’s because you cannot hold poverty against someone. The law and courts see poverty as an affliction. And if it’s not the mother’s fault for being in a shelter then it’s not her fault that the shelter is full of sketchy people. We all know she’s guilty but how do you prove it?
@@USSEnterprise-vc9yf It's not about poverty,she failed to report her child missing,that has nothing to do with her being in a Shelter.
Heartbreaking😢
Steve Wilkos episode update on Relisha Rudd: ruclips.net/video/tmAplZuIKQ8/видео.htmlsi=6XYM2vY7TEhkmdyC
I have always said mom knows more than she’s saying.
Yeah the mother looks absolutely guilty, guilt is written all on her face you can tell by her body language that she's guilty.
E X A C T L Y!! She wouldn't even look directly into the camera. She's guilty - period.
@@jeanwagner7031 that's exactly what I said.
Of course & why is she not arrested?
Im from DC, and every time i see that picture of her beautiful innocent face, i can't help but shed a tear . still to this day 10 years later 😢
Me too
Oh man! Me too
And “when and if u come back “ just that saying threw me off when the mom said that
1:50 "It's hard. It's really hard.", yet you're smiling & speaking of her in past tense. He was elated to be rid of her.
This child was let down by everyone.
Funny how he switched to “I’m not her family” when the tough question was asked
But was crying on camera when it was first on the news. He said “I just want my daughter back😢” and now all of a sudden he’s not her family. He’s pathetic and never cared about her or her whereabouts. Everybody failed this innocent little girl😞
He's a dusty
I don’t think he meant that in a bad way. I follow both him and Relisha’s mom socials and they are constantly going back and forth with one another. When he brings up things about Relisha to her she tells him stuff like “She’s not your daughter , worry about your own kids” or “You’re not on her birth certificate stop worrying about her”. But he’s the only one keeping Relisha’s name alive.🤷🏾♀️
Maybe that’s why he said what he said..
It may mean that because he is justva step father there was nothing he could do legally.
So many people cared more for this child then her own parents.
Stop hiding behind trauma. If you know you suffer from traumatic issues don’t have no kids
Right
Praying for that family. 🙏🏾 I pray that this family gets closure. ❤❤❤
The mom should never have custody she was not in her right mind and could not provide a safe environment for the child
Relisha’s grandmother was just as worst. You can tell the lack of parenting was generational.
The mom sounds ignorant
What parent let some man take their child.
@@southernivy1707 yes sad and terrible a vicious cycle
@@mlynettepinky595 she was on crack
@@southernivy1707 “Just as worst”. You can tell the lack of education. 🙄
Soon as I saw them talking about turning hotels into shelters in Baltimore this young baby was the first thing that came to mind! This story always makes me cry! Like how the FUC_ you let that grown a$$ man go with your baby girl! 🤦🏽♂️ wow everyone failed her. 🙏🏽 I hope her soul one day rests. 😢
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There's a lot going on in all these hotels. Unfortunately, it's going unchecked, even when reported. People are truly sickminded individuals, including relatives. Protect your inner realm. May Relisha Rudd return to those who truly love and protect her being. In Jesus' name. Amen.
Where can a mother and stepfather let a grown man has her beautiful little girl its pained my heart to saw this predator with her the mother and stepfather need to be in prison the mother is lying straight oh what a beauty lost grown man in an hotel withthe little girl pure lies the mother has be bringing back and forth thst is a height og wickeness to the innocent child wicken wicken wicken wicken mother and stepfather OmG.
this is probably not the time but respectfully sir, you are so handsome 😂😊
Them ppl in the DMV area lack common sense trust me I knw plenty of ppl from their and the all do the same thing… leave their kids with ppl let them go with ppl then gurls don’t care
Till this day this case bothered me so much…. Poor baby 😢 Highly doubt she will be found, but I’m hoping I’m wrong….
I'm sick of the excuses for HORRIBLE mothers. She needs to be held accountable for the death of her daughter! I found out as I got older that my grandma was physically and sexually abused. But she never visited this on her 8 children or grandchildren. Actually she did just the opposite. When I was a little girl I thought she was overprotective, but she was just the right amount of protective. What dummy hands their daughter over to a maintenance man because he "seems nice". I'm outraged and disgusted with the world right now. ☹🤬😢
I am too !
YES!!! Exactly this!!! I am so digusted with this monster of a woman!! She SOLD her daughter off to that man, and honestly, I think that the janitor sold this poor baby off to other people, and killed himself because he realized law enforcement would catch up to him. I'm in the DMV area, and I can't believe it's been so long since this baby dissapeared. I am praying she is alive and will find her way to the media soon to out her mother and everything that happened to her.
Well, many of these things can’t happen if there is an Active father.
probably in Turkey, Ethiopia and Eritrea combined. smh cuz the way my mother would spazz when I was a little girl lol like I never understood why I was severely sheltered until I saw the real cases out here .smh I can see right through her mother smh
I pray 🙏 they find her.
This doesn't sound right & never did! Mother allowed a grown man to just take her child with him. Everyone does not need to have children. The ability to have children does not make you fit!!
Sounds like she sold her daughter to the man for money or drugs. Those tears are for herself because it's not adding up
These politicians think otherwise
Drugs
You are absolutely correct!! I don’t have any biological but I do have stepchildren. And they are mine along with my hubby and their mother. We get along great to make sure they are good! I cannot fathom this happening to any child. What is wrong with people today? Children are not things you just throw or give away. I would NEVER!!!!
Lord have mercy. This is so heartbreaking
Why didn't the mother give her to a relative instead of a stranger?
TEN YRS. LATER. THEY MEED TO LOCK THAT MOTHER UP. SHE WAS ON A TALK SHOW FOR LIE DETECTOR TEST AND SHE REFUSED TO TAKE IT. 😢😢😢
And another thing, who waits 10 days to report their child missing? I wouldn’t last an hour without checking on my child let lone a week
Yup on the Steve Wilkos show! She needs to be in prison with her raggedy no good self!
The mother is not mentally sane. Did you listen to the generational curse part?
@@couleuredgirl6314Curse? H No.She sold that baby for drugs I bet.She should never have been allowed around another child.CURSE? HA
@@couleuredgirl6314No excuses. The who*e knew how to get knocked up, she should know to take care of the offspring. Women need to stop getting pregnant irresponsibly….