I had first hand experience meeting this vile man. When I was 8 years old we would hang around the local chippy and he would come up to us with stolen bike parts, looking to exchange with what ever we had. He always wore a black rolled up beanie and had a big black moustache. Scary grown man riding round on a kids bike. Then to hear about the murder, it was beyond shocking, especially in our sleepy seaside community
Thankfully you & your friends and/or loved ones weren’t hurt! It’s scary to think someone so heinous, cruel, dangerous and evil was so close to you all. God was looking out for you all ❤
hearing about the guy who testified even though it meant prison time was so important. i know a lot of true crime fans think all criminals are equal, but as someone whose been in the position of criminal and loving criminals, there’s such a vast difference morally from non violent/drug related criminal activity and the depravity of this monster today
I feel there is a clear separation between “crime” and “morality”. Usually the latter is used to dictate the former, but they are not equivalent and they do not always correlate. It’s all dependent on intent + the overall balance of how much someone helps or harms others. That’s obviously putting it in an extremely simplistic way, but hopefully y’all get what I’m saying.
It almost sounded like Sophie's mom was blaming herself for this. As a mom, I can't imagine the pain of losing a child, but she obviously did everything in her power for her.
A few years ago, in Serbia, a crazy butcher kidnapped, assaulted and killed a 14-year-old girl, Tijana Jurić. She was out with friends that evening. The police thought she had run away from home and did not want to launch a search immediately. She wanted to return the sweatshirt she borrowed from her friend, and she set off alone. The whole country waited for her to be back home. The search lasted for 13 days. The killer strangled her with that same hoodie, the same night after he kidnapped her, and covered her body with some leaves and dirty mud near the road. Her father now has his own foundation, and since then he has been advocating for the victims and children safety. He initiated some new laws, now if predators sexually assault or kill the child or a woman, now they will serve the life in prison, instead of the 40 years maximum sentence. He also lead the initiative for the Amber alert usage in our country. Her father always says the similar thing, even after many years “I read the police reports, and it says that she called and screamed my name. She wanted her mom and dad. I will never forgive myself the fact that i was not there, and i still feel the guilt because i wasn’t able to help her. I just wish that i could done more for her.”
I’m usually ok with these and get through them without crying but when the description of lacerations in that baby’s mouth came on and doctor said it was from her biting down from the pain…..I’m sobbing. Men like this deserve castration of every sexual organ or a nice, clean bullet behind the ear. I’m sick over this. For her to be ripped from her safe place and brutalized, my God, why? My heart is broken for her and her family hearing what happened.
This is so sad. How many of us had these fun innocent camp outs in our yards, with no thought of some predator lurking about. Poor Sophie, my heart breaks for her and her family.
Poor little Sophie!! This was truly heartbreaking! That P.O.S SHOULD NEVER BE OUT OF PRISON, AND I HOPE ALL OTHER INMATES FIND OUT AND DO HIM JUST LIKE HE DID HER!!
Idk if UK convicts are as adamant about seeing your paperwork as they are in the US, but as soon as they find out you're in there for anything involving crimes against kids, disabled people, or the elderly, your life is hell throughout your entire stay.
I usually find your videos interesting, although disturbing. This one, though... I am bawling while trying to add the comment. Sending love to Sophie's family. ❤️❤️❤️ RIP little angel 🙏🏼 Editing to add: Jiles, please make sure you are taking care of your own mental health. Researching and producing videos about stuff like this has got to be difficult and depressing. We love you. ❤❤❤
this case made me feel physically sick. this is a true monster, what a twisted psychopath. this could’ve and should’ve been prevented. poor baby sophie may she rest in eternal peace
I really appreciate all the work you put into telling these monstrous stories. You have a perfect voice for this, and your videos are always very well made. The amount of detail about the victims and all the people involved adds so much to them. So yeah, I just wanted to pitch in a little, for what it's worth. I always look forward to your videos! Stay awesome!
I don't usually comment on appearances of an individual however even as an adult just looking at a picture of this man I get shivers down my spine. He's really creepy. This is coming from someone that has seen their fair share of true crime and is not fazed by the looks of most people.
Why does it always take someone being killed until action is taken against these monsters? It's like they just turn a blind eye until It's too late, and I'm sick of hearing these backstories that clearly point to someone who should not be allowed near the public but is just ignored. Action needs to happen way before it ever gets to the point of tragedy.
Why I'm all about vigilante justice. Screw waiting to maybe have them convicted for life. If someone did this to one of my kids, they better hope the cops find em before I do.
rape and sexual assault is one of few crimes courts will throw out due to a 'lack of evidence,' as if most women and young girls should just walk around with a bodycam at all times on the offchance they might be assaulted. the standard for evidence in these cases is ridiculous.
I could not agree more. Why tf was he out after all the assaults sexual and otherwise he'd commited and his abnormal height, strength and aggression. He should have been in a secure psychiatric unit from his early teens and then poor Sophie would never have been his victim. Let's get these monsters off the streets before they offend to this level. Yet another failure of the diabolical British justice system where the perpetrators are more important than the victim 🤬
You know I'm so thankful the father made the decision to testify against his son. I'm sure that was a difficult decision to make but he did the right thing. This sick brutal person needed to be off the streets and locked away for life. So horrible this little angel had to endure such horrifying conditions. Rip baby girl.
I lived and went to school in this town. He used to ride around my school on his bike and one time followed me and my friend all the way home. We were only 12. The whole town knew of him as mad Howard. I can still picture him now on his bike and it's been 30 years. He should of been stopped way before he did what he did. He was always harrasing children. And everybody knew it
I remember this awful crime in 95. My son was nearly 3 and I remember the horrible shock and sadness I felt for the family of Sophie. It made me more vigilant of my surroundings and trusting my own instincts more than before. This is the first deep dive I have watched of this despicable crime and I thank you for the concise, thorough and compassionate presentation. God bless ❤
Harming a child... especially in this way....and then stealing their life.... Just how? How can any human being even think about doing something so horrible.... And then actually doing it???? I just can't grasp it.... Thank you for covering this case. #StayEpic #NeverStøp
The answer is because they themselves were abused. Most if not all of abusers were abused themselves and perpetuate the cycle. It started getting really sexual in the 60s with the hippie/free love types fucking anyone even though they might be like fifteen. It brainwashed so many that would’ve been bad people potentially into flat out deviants. Hallucinogens only exacerbate this. Then they molest a 7 year old, the 7 year old never gets help, isis now attracted to abusive people because their wires got crossed and they’ll sabotage a relationship if the person is a decent human without those tendencies. It’s textbook and has been an issue for a long time, especially when parents think it’s ok to beat their kids with belts and shit. Like of course they’re going to have issues. The studies have shown women end up having a bunch of kids with different dads who either are abusive or flat out absent, and it has less an impact on men, but when it does impact a man, that’s when you get the assholes and sadists and murderers. But nobody ever tries to enact action. Some people need to be sterilized yet suddenly that makes us Nazi Germany? Really? Trying to prevent unfit people from bringing broken children into society is totally cool, but talk about not letting them have kids and suddenly you’re a monster? People are dumb. Like, fr lack of intelligence dumb. Look no further than YT comments/twitter/Reddit. Now we have access to see and hear people we would’ve never heard from, and we can see just how many stupid people are on this planet. Plus they think others will care about their opinion when we won’t lol. We’re in a generation where impressionable minds are surrounded by literal morons and the trees that will sprout from this era scares me censorship wise as a comedy fan/writer. Btw all that info isn’t some opinion I came to through anecdotal experience. This comes from fifteen years of listening to loveline, with every night being filled with these idiots. Having unwanted kids, cheating, sabotaging relationships with good people, deadbeat dads with moms who will say they love them. It’s mind blowing but a reality and until we take child abuse AND neglect seriously, this will never change. Nobody ever mentions abandonment of children. Like we praise single moms, but why are they alone to raise their kid? Because they picked wrong and the dad is this type. One time is a mistake. You’ll see plenty of people married multiple times with multiple children from different dads. It’s, as they said on loveline, albino white trash - TRANSLUCENT white trash. Yet nothing will ever be done
Yeah, anyone who watches lots of True Crime has noticed that the friggin justice system regularly gives these guys such soft punishments that they should be held liable.
I cant thank you enough for posting during my insomnia hours! Your voice is such a bed time story. I listen to all a couple times❤. I always have to re watch. You make my night💗. Amazing true story telling.
In the seventies we were all aware of the creepy guys around town. Sophie’s parents let her sleep in a tent in the backyard with several children, something we all used to do. They have nothing to feel guilty about since they had no way of knowing a monster was lurking in the hedge!! Unfortunately the buddy system couldn’t save her from that creep. Rest easy sweet baby girl 👧🏻😢
Woohoo Jiles never disappoints my insomnia 3am fix thanks for posting! Btw loving the podcasts as well- loyal listener and viewer of both shows! 👍🧡 Nancy from 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Thank you for making these videos, they take a lot of work to do, and the research alone must be emotionally draining. It’s not easy to read and re-read so many awful details and see countless photos of the worst atrocities that a monster can do. All you do in making these, telling the story of a victim with respect and compassion, and placing blame where it should be, on the ones who were actually responsible, is important. It’s nice to hear the bad guys actions get picked apart with a perfect amount of anger and snark. They deserve it, and to not be given as much weight as the victims on their lying comments and bullshht excuses for their actions. You’re doing a great job in telling these stories. As a tribute to the people who were lost or hurt, telling their story TOO. Not making them just a name in passing when recounting the actions of the horrible Thing that victimized them. It’s a lot of hard work, the information is so hard to process emotionally., and it takes a lot to put into your own words. You and your difficult work is appreciated greatly. Thank you Jiles. ATB
so so agree with you, very hard to listen and watch about the children so can't imagine all the details in researching 😢 you're awesome This Is Monsters🙂👍
How horrible. This is the kind of person who needs to be locked up & never let out. They don't change. Unfortunately, it's not until they do something really bad , they are allowed to roam the streets & terrorize people.
I feel so sorry for the parents... how do you ever recover from something like this happening to your child? This is a nightmare. It makes me furious how little punishment sexual offenders get in most countries until they actually kill a child and it's too late.
ikr, insignificant penalties, bail, parole, out for good behaviour, only to re commit more awful crimes and or murder! what f@*d up so called justice systems , it's all about the RIGHTS of criminals not victims. what a crock🤮🤮🤮
It’s never a mannequin! I say it every time. It should be on one of your t-shirts. Joking aside it’s a soul crushing realization every time it’s said. Love your work.
Thank you JILES. You are so faithful to your fans. And we all appreciate your hard work. You find so many unheard cases and your other channel has taught me so much history.....even if its gruesome 😊 The sad thing about all these child/adult killers is that even if they get caught and go to jail there is always another right behind to follow in their footsteps. Wow this one is a real sicko monster. Amazing how long he got away with these disgusting horrific acts.Poor baby. R.I.P. SOPHIE
This story crushed my spirit,I have a 4 yr. old granddaughter this monster would have to be unalived by me or by someone in prison who I would reach out to. People like him should be allowed to live. 😢
Man I appreciate ur hard work and all the research that u do to make these videos I been a subscriber for a long time and have watched and listened to all ur videos on both channels thank u
Sophie was so beautiful. Such an angel. I appreciate you remembering her by sharing this case, but I find crimes against children unbearably hard to watch. I can’t imagine how even the jury has moved on. I could never serve as a juror on such a case. Even though justice is in their hands and that is all that can be done for the victim, I’m afraid i would too selfishly protect my sanity. Hopefully I never have to find out if I have the courage or not.
Another Welsh murder, that of April Jones is equally heart breaking. Would appreciate you covering that one. This one was very well done, appreciate the Welsh coverage and correct pronunciation.
I worked with a few clients as a Social Worker. By far the saddest, to me, were the ones with Chromosomal abnormalities. Like a slot machine the genes of both parents sometimes land on a match which produces conditions so rare, often doctors don’t know more than their name. This doesn’t excuse Howard and he needed to be removed from society. RIP Sweet Sophie! Thanks again Jiles and I’m really excited about the new season!
@@rapitup45 I’m saying they could contribute to his behavior such as causing low impulses control, decision making abilities etc. so many of these rare gene hiccups don’t occur often enough to be studied with a large enough sample size to say which actions are definitely attributable to the gene problem. Taking his differences brought on by physiology plus a horrible treatment growing up by bullying because of size difference and learning disabilities is a recipe for disaster. I am not trying to excuse his actions or take the blame off of him and cast It anywhere else. As a psychologist,I’m just throwing out there in case anyone is interested in what made him do it or what I always ask afterwards-‘Why would they do that’. He is right where he belongs and the judge was right that he should not be released because I think he is incapable of changing his behavior even if he wanted.
You're right. He is where he belongs, but being born with such an abnormality seems like very nearly being damned from birth. We all get so much rope to decide who we will be and what we do, but they get less, sometimes so little it seems nearly inevitable that they should be wicked.
I’m from the uk and I remember this very well when I was young. It was awful and heartbreaking. It signalled a moment when I realised that i was not always safe. I still think about it now and thank you for covering it so well
He should have been put away well before he did this heinous crime. Why do we have to wait until these monsters kill someone? My heart hurts for Sophie's parents. 💔
What I find most upsetting why didn't those people walking the path warn the parents about him peeping on the children? That could have very well have saved sophey. He is a monster I hope he gets what he deserves in prison there is always someone bigger than you .healing prayers for her family.
I really look forward to watching this channel. I love the content, the narrator, and the respect shown to victims of monsters. Thank you both for all the work you put into this channel. Truly genuine. Especially when every now and again I hear narrator stop, and say WTF! Usually the same time most of us are saying the same Thank you, Monsters
As someone who has mental illnesses, I believe there's absolutely no hope for people like this and they should be institutionalized for life when they start committing these vile acts, especially if they refuse treatment like he did. His first r@p3 conviction should've kept him locked up, knowing his predilection for younger kids. Some of these people's rights shouldn't be allowed when they're this far gone and this violent. Same thing with schizophrenic patients who refuse to take their medication, that almost all of the time is dangerous depending on the severity of it. Sadists and zoophiles/zoosadists shouldn't be allowed either because they can't control their urges; like Snakething, Woof, TimWin, as well as many many more. And just p3d0s altogether, they just need to be locked up with no eligibility of release, they always reoffend.
I grew up not far from Llandudno and this is the first I've ever heard of Mad Howard, probably because I'd be around 12 at the time this tragedy happened. Excellent content as always and excellent pronunciations of very difficult Welsh words! Thank you for all that you do!
You should do a story on the murder of Shanda chare in Madison Indiana. It was a particularly gruesome story where a group of high school girls tortured and burned alive another high school girl here in this sleepy little town. Of course I live in that town and some of the women just recently got out of prison for it. It was all about jealousy supposedly but I would truly like to see you going to depth about it because the story has never been done on RUclips and it is truly a wild story
Her name was Shanda Sharer, not Chare. She was 12. And her killers laughed at her as she was crying for her mom. Hope Rippey and Amanda Loveless. 14 and 16 yrs old.
I knew this story would piss me off. How many times does an adult have to assault a child before they get locked up? This guy was a complete psycho from the very beginning.
Can you believe there's comments saying *he* was victimized by not getting the help *he* needed?!! Good Lord have mercy!! He should have been locked up years prior to murdering Sophie!!
Good morning Sinister Monster's Family. I hope your all having a great week. I also hope your enjoying yet another perfectly crafted episode of this eloquently put together episode of This is Monster's. I look forward to seeing you all somewhere Sinister very soon ❤
And what about when the "village" gets it wrong and murders an innocent person, or even terrifies them, like the mob of idiots in the UK some years ago who targetted a pediatrician because they thought he was a pedophile? Mob vigilante justice isn't justice at all, that's why we have an admittedly flawed legal system to deal with perpetrators.
There's no reason that poor little girl had to endure this tragic death. I understand you can't just lock people up because they "might" do something criminal but Hughes spent 30yrs giving every indication this was his intention. There's got to be a way to isolate people like him away from civilized society.
Remember this case very well, I along with so many others watched this monster in the police car, screaming, never showed one sec of remorse, in fact, it was a little smirk, as he was driven past, which furiated the crowd even more
I've seen exactly 1 video where it's been a mannequin. I guess people's minds automatically go there to try and save their minds from the trauma of the truth? This man was SO sick! Just how in the AF was he still walking around with everything known about him? He had to have been caught more than once for these things to be known. The horror that this poor child went through is just unreal. This is one of the top 3 most horrible cases I have ever heard about a child. Such an adorable little girl. It's terrible what happened to him while he was a child in that school, but he was already mean as sh#t before he went there, so I have a hard time believing that experience did anything but make it worse. It definitely wasn't the cause. I hope her parents have found some peace and aren't blaming themselves.
I watch or listen to true crime daily, but this one had me in tears. That poor baby, I had just said aloud my lord I hope she was unconscious for most of that, when it was mentioned she would have been alive. How are there creatures so vile on this planet??
In the UK at that time crimes against children weren’t taken as seriously as they are now. It was the same with rape and domestic abuse. It’s not perfect now, but at least there is harsh punishments for these kind of crimes.
He should have been locked up.. he was a known molester and rapist. Why is it that someone has to die before this type of predator is locked up and the key thrown away 😢RIP Sophie 🙏🙏🙏
I'm from the UK and I remember this case vividly. How many of us camped in the garden as kids? This made me think twice about me letting my son camp with his friends in my garden the only way I allowed it was if my large, extremely protective dog slept in the tent with them. Tbh they would freak each other out and be in the house by midnight but this guy is a monster.
I'm the same. I was pregnant with my daughter when this case happened and it always stuck with me. The first time she asked to camp out in the garden, this was the only thing I could think of. Luckily we had a German Shepherd dog who stayed with her.
I had first hand experience meeting this vile man. When I was 8 years old we would hang around the local chippy and he would come up to us with stolen bike parts, looking to exchange with what ever we had. He always wore a black rolled up beanie and had a big black moustache. Scary grown man riding round on a kids bike. Then to hear about the murder, it was beyond shocking, especially in our sleepy seaside community
I'm glad you're safe!!! What a vile man
Thankfully you & your friends and/or loved ones weren’t hurt! It’s scary to think someone so heinous, cruel, dangerous and evil was so close to you all. God was looking out for you all ❤
Goddaammmm
Thank goodness you’re okay!
Shocking! Thank goodness you’re here to share the CHILL!! 😳✌️👏
hearing about the guy who testified even though it meant prison time was so important. i know a lot of true crime fans think all criminals are equal, but as someone whose been in the position of criminal and loving criminals, there’s such a vast difference morally from non violent/drug related criminal activity and the depravity of this monster today
I feel there is a clear separation between “crime” and “morality”. Usually the latter is used to dictate the former, but they are not equivalent and they do not always correlate. It’s all dependent on intent + the overall balance of how much someone helps or harms others.
That’s obviously putting it in an extremely simplistic way, but hopefully y’all get what I’m saying.
Poor Sophie, and also I feel so bad for her parents. They are forever broken. I can't imagine their pain.
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It almost sounded like Sophie's mom was blaming herself for this. As a mom, I can't imagine the pain of losing a child, but she obviously did everything in her power for her.
A few years ago, in Serbia, a crazy butcher kidnapped, assaulted and killed a 14-year-old girl, Tijana Jurić. She was out with friends that evening. The police thought she had run away from home and did not want to launch a search immediately. She wanted to return the sweatshirt she borrowed from her friend, and she set off alone. The whole country waited for her to be back home. The search lasted for 13 days. The killer strangled her with that same hoodie, the same night after he kidnapped her, and covered her body with some leaves and dirty mud near the road.
Her father now has his own foundation, and since then he has been advocating for the victims and children safety.
He initiated some new laws, now if predators sexually assault or kill the child or a woman, now they will serve the life in prison, instead of the 40 years maximum sentence. He also lead the initiative for the Amber alert usage in our country.
Her father always says the similar thing, even after many years “I read the police reports, and it says that she called and screamed my name. She wanted her mom and dad. I will never forgive myself the fact that i was not there, and i still feel the guilt because i wasn’t able to help her. I just wish that i could done more for her.”
One thing I like about _This is Monsters_ is that you're a live narrator and not a text-to-voice programme. And thanks for the custom captions.
Truly one of the most harrowing and devastatingly tragic cases I’ve ever heard! Poor baby…. 😢
Harrowing devastatingly lol
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I’m usually ok with these and get through them without crying but when the description of lacerations in that baby’s mouth came on and doctor said it was from her biting down from the pain…..I’m sobbing. Men like this deserve castration of every sexual organ or a nice, clean bullet behind the ear. I’m sick over this. For her to be ripped from her safe place and brutalized, my God, why? My heart is broken for her and her family hearing what happened.
This is so sad. How many of us had these fun innocent camp outs in our yards, with no thought of some predator lurking about. Poor Sophie, my heart breaks for her and her family.
Poor little Sophie!! This was truly heartbreaking! That P.O.S SHOULD NEVER BE OUT OF PRISON, AND I HOPE ALL OTHER INMATES FIND OUT AND DO HIM JUST LIKE HE DID HER!!
wouldn't mind if someone did him like they did Richard Huckle.
@@arigeminithat man deserved every bad thing ! He didn’t even deserve to breathe any day after being caught . That man makes my blood boil
Idk if UK convicts are as adamant about seeing your paperwork as they are in the US, but as soon as they find out you're in there for anything involving crimes against kids, disabled people, or the elderly, your life is hell throughout your entire stay.
I usually find your videos interesting, although disturbing.
This one, though... I am bawling while trying to add the comment.
Sending love to Sophie's family. ❤️❤️❤️
RIP little angel 🙏🏼
Editing to add: Jiles, please make sure you are taking care of your own mental health. Researching and producing videos about stuff like this has got to be difficult and depressing.
We love you. ❤❤❤
this case made me feel physically sick. this is a true monster, what a twisted psychopath. this could’ve and should’ve been prevented. poor baby sophie may she rest in eternal peace
I really appreciate all the work you put into telling these monstrous stories. You have a perfect voice for this, and your videos are always very well made. The amount of detail about the victims and all the people involved adds so much to them. So yeah, I just wanted to pitch in a little, for what it's worth. I always look forward to your videos! Stay awesome!
I don't usually comment on appearances of an individual however even as an adult just looking at a picture of this man I get shivers down my spine. He's really creepy. This is coming from someone that has seen their fair share of true crime and is not fazed by the looks of most people.
His eyes look dead.
@@juliestrickland7754I was just gonna say that!!! Shivers down my spine and in my heart and soul!!!
Why does it always take someone being killed until action is taken against these monsters? It's like they just turn a blind eye until It's too late, and I'm sick of hearing these backstories that clearly point to someone who should not be allowed near the public but is just ignored. Action needs to happen way before it ever gets to the point of tragedy.
Why I'm all about vigilante justice. Screw waiting to maybe have them convicted for life. If someone did this to one of my kids, they better hope the cops find em before I do.
@@space_cadet04amen to that!!💯💯
rape and sexual assault is one of few crimes courts will throw out due to a 'lack of evidence,' as if most women and young girls should just walk around with a bodycam at all times on the offchance they might be assaulted. the standard for evidence in these cases is ridiculous.
I could not agree more. Why tf was he out after all the assaults sexual and otherwise he'd commited and his abnormal height, strength and aggression. He should have been in a secure psychiatric unit from his early teens and then poor Sophie would never have been his victim. Let's get these monsters off the streets before they offend to this level. Yet another failure of the diabolical British justice system where the perpetrators are more important than the victim 🤬
You know I'm so thankful the father made the decision to testify against his son. I'm sure that was a difficult decision to make but he did the right thing. This sick brutal person needed to be off the streets and locked away for life. So horrible this little angel had to endure such horrifying conditions. Rip baby girl.
I lived and went to school in this town. He used to ride around my school on his bike and one time followed me and my friend all the way home. We were only 12. The whole town knew of him as mad Howard. I can still picture him now on his bike and it's been 30 years. He should of been stopped way before he did what he did. He was always harrasing children. And everybody knew it
Creepy.
May her family and that community find peace somehow. That poor child suffered so horribly and so senselessly. Such a disturbing story.
They will only find peace when they eventually die unfortunately
I remember this awful crime in 95. My son was nearly 3 and I remember the horrible shock and sadness I felt for the family of Sophie. It made me more vigilant of my surroundings and trusting my own instincts more than before. This is the first deep dive I have watched of this despicable crime and I thank you for the concise, thorough and compassionate presentation. God bless ❤
Poor ANGEL SOHPIE! GOD BLESS YOU!
Thanks you for all your time and attention into these ! i look forward to this and Somewhere sinister like a religion SENDING BLESSINGS
Thanks so much!
Harming a child... especially in this way....and then stealing their life.... Just how? How can any human being even think about doing something so horrible.... And then actually doing it???? I just can't grasp it....
Thank you for covering this case.
#StayEpic
#NeverStøp
Pedos needs capital punishment
Because they are not wired right in the brain.
The answer is because they themselves were abused. Most if not all of abusers were abused themselves and perpetuate the cycle. It started getting really sexual in the 60s with the hippie/free love types fucking anyone even though they might be like fifteen. It brainwashed so many that would’ve been bad people potentially into flat out deviants. Hallucinogens only exacerbate this. Then they molest a 7 year old, the 7 year old never gets help, isis now attracted to abusive people because their wires got crossed and they’ll sabotage a relationship if the person is a decent human without those tendencies. It’s textbook and has been an issue for a long time, especially when parents think it’s ok to beat their kids with belts and shit. Like of course they’re going to have issues. The studies have shown women end up having a bunch of kids with different dads who either are abusive or flat out absent, and it has less an impact on men, but when it does impact a man, that’s when you get the assholes and sadists and murderers. But nobody ever tries to enact action. Some people need to be sterilized yet suddenly that makes us Nazi Germany? Really? Trying to prevent unfit people from bringing broken children into society is totally cool, but talk about not letting them have kids and suddenly you’re a monster? People are dumb. Like, fr lack of intelligence dumb. Look no further than YT comments/twitter/Reddit. Now we have access to see and hear people we would’ve never heard from, and we can see just how many stupid people are on this planet. Plus they think others will care about their opinion when we won’t lol. We’re in a generation where impressionable minds are surrounded by literal morons and the trees that will sprout from this era scares me censorship wise as a comedy fan/writer. Btw all that info isn’t some opinion I came to through anecdotal experience. This comes from fifteen years of listening to loveline, with every night being filled with these idiots. Having unwanted kids, cheating, sabotaging relationships with good people, deadbeat dads with moms who will say they love them. It’s mind blowing but a reality and until we take child abuse AND neglect seriously, this will never change. Nobody ever mentions abandonment of children. Like we praise single moms, but why are they alone to raise their kid? Because they picked wrong and the dad is this type. One time is a mistake. You’ll see plenty of people married multiple times with multiple children from different dads. It’s, as they said on loveline, albino white trash - TRANSLUCENT white trash. Yet nothing will ever be done
2 years of court ordered supervision having victims as young as 4yrs old, is so darn frustrating to constantly hear
@@robertlee1749 thanks for informing me that RUclips was throttling my comment..I believed I've corrected the problem...
Yeah, anyone who watches lots of True Crime has noticed that the friggin justice system regularly gives these guys such soft punishments that they should be held liable.
Extremely frustrating
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More than welcome
Jonathan, the burglar, out there doing the Lord's work, said "Look, I steal, i don't kill!"
I cant thank you enough for posting during my insomnia hours! Your voice is such a bed time story. I listen to all a couple times❤. I always have to re watch. You make my night💗. Amazing true story telling.
In the seventies we were all aware of the creepy guys around town. Sophie’s parents let her sleep in a tent in the backyard with several children, something we all used to do. They have nothing to feel guilty about since they had no way of knowing a monster was lurking in the hedge!! Unfortunately the buddy system couldn’t save her from that creep. Rest easy sweet baby girl 👧🏻😢
It's a terrible thing to say,but some people should not be born.This was one of them.A true monster.
Woohoo Jiles never disappoints my insomnia 3am fix thanks for posting! Btw loving the podcasts as well- loyal listener and viewer of both shows! 👍🧡 Nancy from 🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Nancy from cacaca? That sounds like Nancy from 💩
Thank you for making these videos, they take a lot of work to do, and the research alone must be emotionally draining.
It’s not easy to read and re-read so many awful details and see countless photos of the worst atrocities that a monster can do.
All you do in making these, telling the story of a victim with respect and compassion, and placing blame where it should be, on the ones who were actually responsible, is important.
It’s nice to hear the bad guys actions get picked apart with a perfect amount of anger and snark. They deserve it, and to not be given as much weight as the victims on their lying comments and bullshht excuses for their actions.
You’re doing a great job in telling these stories.
As a tribute to the people who were lost or hurt, telling their story TOO. Not making them just a name in passing when recounting the actions of the horrible Thing that victimized them.
It’s a lot of hard work, the information is so hard to process emotionally., and it takes a lot to put into your own words.
You and your difficult work is appreciated greatly.
Thank you Jiles.
ATB
so so agree with you, very hard to listen and watch about the children so can't imagine all the details in researching 😢 you're awesome This Is Monsters🙂👍
“It’s never a mannequin”
Hit home run!
How horrible. This is the kind of person who needs to be locked up & never let out. They don't change. Unfortunately, it's not until they do something really bad , they are allowed to roam the streets & terrorize people.
better still, denied air to breathe. no reason our tax dollars pay for these psychos to continue living.
gotta put people down who continually hurt kids. But they never will. 17 previous offenses is insane
Including religions.
Thank you !
1. I LOVE your voice
2. You are doing a real great job always
2:20 Over 6ft by eleven! Wow. Imagine trying to parent a child like that.
I feel so sorry for the parents... how do you ever recover from something like this happening to your child? This is a nightmare.
It makes me furious how little punishment sexual offenders get in most countries until they actually kill a child and it's too late.
Exactly i cannot entertain the thoughts of this happening to my child how would i wake up and keep living😢
ikr, insignificant penalties, bail, parole, out for good behaviour, only to re commit more awful crimes and or murder! what f@*d up so called justice systems , it's all about the RIGHTS of criminals not victims. what a crock🤮🤮🤮
I couldn’t.
If you see someone acting creepy, call the police, I'd rather be wrong than complicit to an evil crime!!!
RIP Little Sophie, 🙏🩷🌷.
Don't call the police, get rid of the creep yourself
It’s never a mannequin!
I say it every time.
It should be on one of your t-shirts.
Joking aside it’s a soul crushing realization every time it’s said.
Love your work.
Thank you JILES. You are so faithful to your fans. And we all appreciate your hard work. You find so many unheard cases and your other channel has taught me so much history.....even if its gruesome 😊
The sad thing about all these child/adult killers is that even if they get caught and go to jail there is always another right behind to follow in their footsteps.
Wow this one is a real sicko monster. Amazing how long he got away with these disgusting horrific acts.Poor baby.
R.I.P. SOPHIE
That first child was pretty smart to play dead at 7! Good for him!👍🏽
This story crushed my spirit,I have a 4 yr. old granddaughter this monster would have to be unalived by me or by someone in prison who I would reach out to. People like him should be allowed to live. 😢
I'm always amazed just how much specific information is packed into these videos. You're doing great with these Giles!
Man I appreciate ur hard work and all the research that u do to make these videos I been a subscriber for a long time and have watched and listened to all ur videos on both channels thank u
Sophie was so beautiful. Such an angel. I appreciate you remembering her by sharing this case, but I find crimes against children unbearably hard to watch. I can’t imagine how even the jury has moved on. I could never serve as a juror on such a case. Even though justice is in their hands and that is all that can be done for the victim, I’m afraid i would too selfishly protect my sanity. Hopefully I never have to find out if I have the courage or not.
Another Welsh murder, that of April Jones is equally heart breaking. Would appreciate you covering that one. This one was very well done, appreciate the Welsh coverage and correct pronunciation.
Llandudno is pronounced 'clandudno'. I got my head torn off when I pronounced it like you whilst visiting 😂
Thank you for your videos. I had a stressful morning. Listening to your vids. Helps me. ❤❤
He should’ve been in prison already for his previous offenses
Thank you Jiles ❤, good morning monsters 😊
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I worked with a few clients as a Social Worker. By far the saddest, to me, were the ones with Chromosomal abnormalities. Like a slot machine the genes of both parents sometimes land on a match which produces conditions so rare, often doctors don’t know more than their name. This doesn’t excuse Howard and he needed to be removed from society. RIP Sweet Sophie! Thanks again Jiles and I’m really excited about the new season!
Are you saying the abnormalities are the cause of his actions?
@@rapitup45 I’m saying they could contribute to his behavior such as causing low impulses control, decision making abilities etc. so many of these rare gene hiccups don’t occur often enough to be studied with a large enough sample size to say which actions are definitely attributable to the gene problem. Taking his differences brought on by physiology plus a horrible treatment growing up by bullying because of size difference and learning disabilities is a recipe for disaster. I am not trying to excuse his actions or take the blame off of him and cast
It anywhere else. As a psychologist,I’m just throwing out there in case anyone is interested in what made him do it or what I always ask afterwards-‘Why would they do that’. He is right where he belongs and the judge was right that he should not be released because I think he is incapable of changing his behavior even if he wanted.
You're right. He is where he belongs, but being born with such an abnormality seems like very nearly being damned from birth. We all get so much rope to decide who we will be and what we do, but they get less, sometimes so little it seems nearly inevitable that they should be wicked.
@@hopefulmonsters4407 Amen!
I’m from the uk and I remember this very well when I was young. It was awful and heartbreaking. It signalled a moment when I realised that i was not always safe. I still think about it now and thank you for covering it so well
" in the wild " has been a great segment ! ❤
Thank you for your investigation and sharing of these terrible crimes. I’ll keep watching. You’re doing a great job.
Thanks for this, Jiles. We appreciate the work you do bringing us these stories. Take care.
He should have been put away well before he did this heinous crime. Why do we have to wait until these monsters kill someone? My heart hurts for Sophie's parents. 💔
What I find most upsetting why didn't those people walking the path warn the parents about him peeping on the children? That could have very well have saved sophey. He is a monster I hope he gets what he deserves in prison there is always someone bigger than you .healing prayers for her family.
RUclips is throttling your video so I cannot understand it.
I f**king hate this world.
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I f**king hate pedophiles!
I really look forward to watching this channel. I love the content, the narrator, and the respect shown to victims of monsters. Thank you both for all the work you put into this channel. Truly genuine. Especially when every now and again I hear narrator stop, and say WTF! Usually the same time most of us are saying the same Thank you, Monsters
Thanks for watching!
As someone who has mental illnesses, I believe there's absolutely no hope for people like this and they should be institutionalized for life when they start committing these vile acts, especially if they refuse treatment like he did. His first r@p3 conviction should've kept him locked up, knowing his predilection for younger kids. Some of these people's rights shouldn't be allowed when they're this far gone and this violent. Same thing with schizophrenic patients who refuse to take their medication, that almost all of the time is dangerous depending on the severity of it. Sadists and zoophiles/zoosadists shouldn't be allowed either because they can't control their urges; like Snakething, Woof, TimWin, as well as many many more. And just p3d0s altogether, they just need to be locked up with no eligibility of release, they always reoffend.
This made my blood but i thank you for shedding light on little Sophies life.
What a perfect gift for the night I can't fall asleep, thanks man I've been watching since season 1
Thanks for the upload!
You are one of my favorite video and extreme monster story tellers. Enjoy your telling of the monsters who walk among us. Keep up the great job
Thanks for watching!
I grew up not far from Llandudno and this is the first I've ever heard of Mad Howard, probably because I'd be around 12 at the time this tragedy happened.
Excellent content as always and excellent pronunciations of very difficult Welsh words! Thank you for all that you do!
Officials who allowed this man walk free must be predators themselves.
You should do a story on the murder of Shanda chare in Madison Indiana. It was a particularly gruesome story where a group of high school girls tortured and burned alive another high school girl here in this sleepy little town. Of course I live in that town and some of the women just recently got out of prison for it. It was all about jealousy supposedly but I would truly like to see you going to depth about it because the story has never been done on RUclips and it is truly a wild story
I just typed in Shanda Chare on RUclips. There are several videos now. Just fyi. I'm going to check out her story.❤
Her name was Shanda Sharer, not Chare. She was 12. And her killers laughed at her as she was crying for her mom. Hope Rippey and Amanda Loveless. 14 and 16 yrs old.
I’ve got my “IT’S NEVER A MANNEQUIN “ tee shirt on!
Harrowing story well told .
Your pronunciation of Welsh words is appreciated , your research is meticulous .
Excellent reply. Agree with you.
I didnt know i could feel a loathing this incredibly deep for someone. Howard truly exemplifies the word monster.
I knew this story would piss me off. How many times does an adult have to assault a child before they get locked up? This guy was a complete psycho from the very beginning.
Can you believe there's comments saying *he* was victimized by not getting the help *he* needed?!! Good Lord have mercy!! He should have been locked up years prior to murdering Sophie!!
My grandmother is related to Howard Hughes… but not this one, the other crazy one. The one that locked himself away and was a germaphobe. 😅 whew
✍️ Don't name my kid Howard Hughes ✍️✍️ Got it! 😂
Thanks for all the videos!
This is the result of closing down all the ‘asylums’ and the beginning of ‘care in the community’. 😡.
oh wow i did know you had a youtube channel. I've listen to your podcast for a long time. now, I'm relistening to them while gaming. ;-)
Good morning Sinister Monster's Family. I hope your all having a great week. I also hope your enjoying yet another perfectly crafted episode of this eloquently put together episode of This is Monster's. I look forward to seeing you all somewhere Sinister very soon ❤
Nicely put 😊
If ever there was a case to be made for pitchforks and torches, this village has it.
Oh yeah.....should have taken care of him years ago...oh for the good old days.
And what about when the "village" gets it wrong and murders an innocent person, or even terrifies them, like the mob of idiots in the UK some years ago who targetted a pediatrician because they thought he was a pedophile? Mob vigilante justice isn't justice at all, that's why we have an admittedly flawed legal system to deal with perpetrators.
Thank you. ❤
That's terrible 😢the pain she went through before her life was taken from her that's brutal
Love your work mate 😎👍🏽👌🏾
Wow!! Horrific! And unbelievable!!
Great work as always 👍🏻👍🏻🇫🇴
There's no reason that poor little girl had to endure this tragic death. I understand you can't just lock people up because they "might" do something criminal but Hughes spent 30yrs giving every indication this was his intention. There's got to be a way to isolate people like him away from civilized society.
He should not have been free, this is exactly why vigilante justice should be allowed in these cases
Remember this case very well, I along with so many others watched this monster in the police car, screaming, never showed one sec of remorse, in fact, it was a little smirk, as he was driven past, which furiated the crowd even more
I have to give it to the UK. Their “criminals first” approach to criminal justice served this girl up on a silver plate for dude here. Bravo
Such a beautiful little girl, such a beautiful soul so cruelly stolen from this world by a complete monster, someone so callous, selfish, and evil.
Love your work mate 🫡🤙🏾
Omg! Absolutely horrific!
Good evening fellow Monsters and Monsteresses ❤
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Good morning!
I've seen exactly 1 video where it's been a mannequin. I guess people's minds automatically go there to try and save their minds from the trauma of the truth? This man was SO sick! Just how in the AF was he still walking around with everything known about him? He had to have been caught more than once for these things to be known.
The horror that this poor child went through is just unreal. This is one of the top 3 most horrible cases I have ever heard about a child. Such an adorable little girl. It's terrible what happened to him while he was a child in that school, but he was already mean as sh#t before he went there, so I have a hard time believing that experience did anything but make it worse. It definitely wasn't the cause. I hope her parents have found some peace and aren't blaming themselves.
Howard doesn't have any form of self-control, so the only way to keep him controlled is never letting him out of prison.
Hey Monsters! Good afternoon!
🥂🍻 Cheers, Love! 💖
@@retard_activated Thanks! 🥰
I always say it with you, “It’s never a mannequin!”
I watch or listen to true crime daily, but this one had me in tears. That poor baby, I had just said aloud my lord I hope she was unconscious for most of that, when it was mentioned she would have been alive. How are there creatures so vile on this planet??
Morning all!
In the UK at that time crimes against children weren’t taken as seriously as they are now. It was the same with rape and domestic abuse. It’s not perfect now, but at least there is harsh punishments for these kind of crimes.
He should have been locked up.. he was a known molester and rapist. Why is it that someone has to die before this type of predator is locked up and the key thrown away 😢RIP Sophie 🙏🙏🙏
It's never a mannequin. I love my t-shirt!😊
I'm from the UK and I remember this case vividly. How many of us camped in the garden as kids? This made me think twice about me letting my son camp with his friends in my garden the only way I allowed it was if my large, extremely protective dog slept in the tent with them. Tbh they would freak each other out and be in the house by midnight but this guy is a monster.
I'm the same. I was pregnant with my daughter when this case happened and it always stuck with me.
The first time she asked to camp out in the garden, this was the only thing I could think of. Luckily we had a German Shepherd dog who stayed with her.
I found it hard to watch this one, I had to listen and barely look at the screen. Her sweet little face broke me. RIP Sophie 😭
Disgusting thing! His dad should be proud of himself for doing the right thing.
Who else said "It's never a mannequin" out loud with him 🤷🏾♂️🤔 lol
Great video as usual!
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Probation? For attempted murder? Of course he continued. Jeez. That really taught him, huh? Then case dropped… did they want him to continue? Damn.
I wish I could get ahold of this guy. He will get the “let’s see how you like it” treatment.