Oh she did it alright. She was possessive, insecure and paranoid. She had a good guy who was serious about her. She had it all. What a senseless waste of precious life. As a mother, my heart breaks. 💔
That autopsy destroyed the whole case. She obviously killed him and set the whole thing up. She’s the type of person who has played the victim her whole life.
All it takes is one incompetent medical examiner to ruin an entire investigation. It's insane that that's the case and that the cops didn't push for what they knew was the truth.
@@mariagabrielle6383 but surely the cause was gunshot wound, and manner of death smth different (or not). either way, it doesn't make sense to me that she was not charged.
@@princesabonita79 it’s a shame…that what is supposed to be JUSTICE…hasn’t been served for John or his family, friends and the community who just lost out BIG TIME over childish and selfish jealousy of (yet again) an irrational and narcissistic “human adult”!!! Due to her…people are heartbroken for LIFE!!!!!!! 💔 There’s NO CURE for that! This woman should be locked up in an Asylum or Prison!! 🤬 Safety first! Her TEMPER may return one day…nobody will ever trust her, especially if they know what she ‘got away with!’ But the Court would have found reasonable doubt…which sux!😡
Its quite obvious that she killed him. Her unfounded jealousy then his intent to break up with her, gun residue on her hands, the gun magazine found in his neat tie drawer….. guilty! No way she didn’t know the name of the apartment complex, purposely delaying help for him, building her lie of what happened.
I might not have remembered the name of the complex, especially considering he had just moved in... BUT, she did absolutely nothing to try to help figure it out.
Every time she went to that apartment she could clearly see the sign at the entrance. All she had to do at the time of the shooting was walk out and read the sign to the 911 operator. She didn't want emergency services to get there until she knew for sure he was dead and not coming back. She did it.
Exactly and when the operator asked if he intentionally shot himself she said no then quickly changed her answer ,,, give her a lie detector she will fail miserably
This case makes my blood 🩸 boil…. She should be charged , he probably invited her to eat with him , and wanted to be polite , before he kicked her out , she repays him with a bullet in his heart ❤️…. How she isn’t charged is beyond me…. She 1000% killed him ….
Well you see, the medical examiner is a moron. Just cause something "could" be a suicide if you ignore all the facts around it doesn't mean there' any reason to think that's likely.
Notice that when he made a list of what his options were ( end the friendship or break up with Brenda, etc) that he did not list suicide as an option. Also, giving a good friends girlfriend or wife a friendly hug when seeing each other is something i always do and imagine most men do. Its completely normal in my opinion. The fact that it angered her so much that it caused hours of arguing, not just once but several times.. makes me question her mental health and makes it more likely she could be angered to the point of killing him. Thoughts and prayers to the family.
Wow all over hugging a friend. She was easily threatened, and well known for telling elaborate lies. She should be in prison, before she does it again. Because she will. The family did what they could, with the civil lawsuit. Such a shame that true justice couldnt be served. I admire his devotion to his friends! For 30 years my best friend was a man, and every guy I dated, eventually would make an issue of it, and we would break up. Until a guy didn't, ands he is the guy I married. We should all be allowed to have friends of either sexes.
You damn well know you can't have friend of the other sex. Because the boyfriend will always hold it again you. And jealousy will control the relationship. Yes u should be able to but it never works.
@@erickiyoshiphillips2323 Plenty of men have friendships with the opposite sex... and vice versa. All it takes is a secure person and a secure relationship, having faith in your partner, to realize that someone of the opposite sex is not a threat, unless proven otherwise. Platonic relationships do exist and, in fact, have been around for centuries.
Couldn’t agree more. It makes me sick that she is getting away with this horrific crime. She wasn’t just jealous, she was obsessed. She’s a psychopath who now was given even more power to believe she can do whatever she wants without facing criminal prosecution. The DA, and all involved in letting his happen, should be ashamed of themselves. Jonathan deserves Justice!
I believe she shot him. Her reasoning? He broke her heart so she shot him in the heart. Most suicides involving a gun are to the head. She is guilty 100%. My condolences to his family and friends. Rip Jonathan
How do we know he broke her heart? Cuz his deranged killer said so? His family/friends fan say he was looking for a wife, doesn’t mean he intended it to be her or that they actually spoke about getting married and having kids.
Statistically, men are more likely to shoot themselves in the head, and women shoot themselves in the chest, and I think that's why she shot him in the chest to make it look like a suicide. Or another theory I was thinking about, she was only fantasizing about shooting him with a gun that she thought was empty because she took the magazine out, not realizing there was one in the chamber. It took her 45 minutes to come up with a story, and it would explain why she was genuinely emotional. I wonder if they checked his phone for fingerprints. The last person to use it sent that "I want to die" message.
Of course she did it. He wasn't distraught by the ending of his relationship with Brenda obviously with communications with his sister. Not once did he mention any downside of breaking up with her, only what his best option was to moving forward.
Considering other similar situations of jealousy and the dangerous time of ending a relationship with someone with possessive traits, i believe she did it. The position of the magazine in his tie drawer, the gunshot residue evidence and his gun experience is more than enough to take to trial alone.
Well one thing is for sure: you apparently don't have to be intelligent to get away with murder. She practically confessed in that cartoonish 911 call. It's an amazing fail of the justice system they couldn't convict her. She's a compulsive liar and this just reaffirms that she can get away with it which is dangerous. The medical examiner sounds really incompetent and it's amazing that chargers weren't filed. Wouldn't be surprised if she kills again thanks to this incompetence.
agree agree, plus when she told the police he brought up the discussion of Emily after Chinese food I thought nope.... most guys would let sleeping dogs lie... if the discussion or argument was over before they ate, most men would not bring up the subject again. I think she started it again. Jury awarding that amount of money is ridiculous. This girl is lucky if she has 25,000 in the bank
What a frustrating outcome, Brenda is clearly guilty and comes across as being self pitying and a bit stupid in that she misinterpreted Jonathan's hugging of a close female friend as being evidence of unfaithfulness.
@@gamerk1625His personal character showed otherwise. His own family said he wouldn't have taken his life for a girl he had dated for only 10 weeks. He was very responsible and had goals and aspirations. She, in the other hand, was a pathological liar who was extremely jealous. She also had gun powder residue on both hands. How would she get it on her hands if she was covering her ears?
I second this opinion. I’m new to this channel but enjoying this video already. He speaks nicely and in a clear voice that has good speed, not too fast nor too slow. It’s nice to listen to. 😎
The main kicker in this story is that Jonathan hardly had gun residue on his right hand and at the point of impact while Brenda had gun residue littered on both hands and the clothes she was wearing. So how could she be in the restroom when he was shot? She literally had more residue on her chest than he had on his chest.
They didn't even test his whole hand on either side so of course she had more residue. How crazy is it that they didn't even fully test his hands. We will ne er know how much residue he had on his hands because the cops went into this case with blinders on believing that she shot him. Now that is how innocent people end up in jail. I don't know about you but I want the right person put in jail 100 percent of the time. Innocent people look guilty a lot of the time through others eyes.
Great coverage of this case, a really tragic case. No financial settlement could compare to a proper verdict though and I think we all know what it should have been
Kevin, I'm binge watching your channel when I have other things to do. Best crime channel on YT. You are respectful to your audience in your reporting, no banging music, no dramatic voice over. Well done!!
Listening to her on the 911 call made me very suspicious. Then supposedly he suicided but not with a head shot? And his last words were all praising her? Give me a break! If you tried writing that nonsense in a book people would immediately say how ludicrous and unbelievable it was. If I was her new husband I'd be very wary.
Jonathan seemed like a catch - a responsible young man with a loving family and good friends. It's just gut wrenching when kind people like that end up with heartless abusers like Brenda. I can't even begin to imagine the pain his family is going through. If only time could be turned back in cases like this. She deserves to be locked up forever.
People say stuff like this "a responsible young man with a loving family and good friends" after someone dies only. When the poor guy was alive, I bet all his ex gfs called him "Narcissist". Women are hard to understand lol
@@rrboss3721 No. I don't throw around words like that. I choose my words carefully, and I don't say nice things just because someone died. I'm totally against that.
It's time to run for the hills if your new girl friend gets bent out shape for hugging his friend which happened to be a female. This is very really sad.😢
Missed you a couple weeks back Kev, I trust all is well, & hope you took an Enjoyment Moment for yourself, family, friends, pets, and The JTL Crew. Glad to see you here again. Thank You for a continuous output of literally the Best Narrated & Edited Stories. 5🌟
Sheila Wysocki is an incredible investigator. I'm glad the family was able to win the civil suit, and hopefully one day they can prove what that heartless woman did to Jonathan and get her behind bars where she belongs.
Brenda is a sick puppy! Going insanely jealous of a girl who simply hugged Jonathan is a huge red flag! Jonathan seemed to be respectful and very wise. There is no way one could put a bandaid on such enraged jealousy. I am incredibly sorry for him and all his loved ones. Brenda's guilt is obvious.
Were they living together? It was unclear. Either way, she should have known what the name of that apartment complex was either by living there or visiting there so often.
@loveforeignaccents It says in the video that in the text message he sent out, he said he was pushing her stuff. She probably practically lived there, maybe would stay over a lot and left stuff behind.
He did NOT tell her he was breaking up, he chickened out that night (like many of us do). She went through his phone while he was sleeping found the text saying he was going to break up with her. Then she sent a text from his phone saying "I want to die". Then pulled the trigger aiming for the heart!
Oooo that's a good one. I had a hypothesis too. It's possible she fantasized about killing while he slept so she took the magazine out of the gun, and now believing it to be empty, aimed and pulled the trigger, not realizing one was in the chamber. In a panic it took her 45 minutes to concoct and stage the suicide story. And not intending to kill him, the emotion is genuine, and explains the freudian slip on the 911 call.
I really hope that if I am in a house with someone who dies and cops who believe that I killed him so they don't even bother with getting all if the evidence...I really really hope that you are not one of the jurors at my trial. How would I ever get a fair trial ?
I have 2 sons- I repeatedly tell them if your girlfriend’s are jealous to the point your not allowed to talk to girls - Leave. My son are now 30 and 32- I’ve witnessed some of their girlfriends jealous to the point where there not even allowed to look at girls. My sons are learning their lessons.
To say, "i love you, here I'll prove it" before suicide is extremely rare. People kill themselves out of despair in depression, or because they see something as too great to get past & they don't want to deal with the consequences (in a very general sense). The "I love you, I'll prove it" is a narcissistic thought by a murderer who wanted to be the centre of someone's world but wasn't. So it's their way trying to fool the world that they were, along with themselves (in that everyone else saying, "poor baby, he did this cos his love for you was so great" type things). I feel bad that there wasn't more evidence to point to a clear conclusion both for his family & LE & the community.
So.. a right-handed man with extensive knowledge of guns, shot himself on his left side, then took the clip out, putting it in the drawer and they don't have enough to prosecute?? I'm sure we all know she sent that text as well.
It's gotta be because the medical examiner ruled it undetermined. If they ever reopen it and classify his death as a homicide she's getting arrested, no doubt.
Did they not test the phone for fingerprints? The killer is the last one who used that phone. If her prints are on the buttons "I want to die" ... case closed.
It's not as crazy as you think people have shot themselves in the heart and lived long enough to shoot themselves again, put things away and even text. If you were going to shoot yourself in the heart then most likely you would aim directly into the heart which is located on the left side. If this man was so knowledgeable about guns then why the heck would he leave it ready to go in his drawer? Not very wise...especially if he was in a highly emotional situation.
This is such a sad story, my thoughts are with his family. And I would love to know why there wasn't a second opinion for the autopsy and why the case hasn't gone forward.
I have only recently discovered your channel. Sooooo of course I've been binge watching as far back as a year. I enjoy your presentations so much. 💕 Edit: new subscriber !
This case needs reopened and further investigated. I believe Brenda killed Jonathan. She has a life history of lying, she's controlling and jealous, and she pleaded the 5th on every question asked in court. The woman has residue all over her hands and clothes. I could go on, but the point is...don't let Brenda get away with murder. Jonathan deserves justice! My prayers go out to the family.
Actually most of what you said has an answer for. Taking the 5th while you are on the stand is what most people do in a civil case because it's too risky not to. Next, they never tested his hands for residue and clubbed up other evidence as well. Finally, you said "I believe Brenda killed Johnathon" which means there is reasonable doubt. You are not supposed to put someone in jail over a belief or feeling...you are supposed to be 100 percent positive before you take away someone's life. What if your belief is wrong? It happens you know.
I can’t imagine what Jonathan’s family has and still endure. I do not believe for a second he shot himself. It’s ridiculous!!! My sympathy to all his loved ones. May he rest in peace. Excellent work as always on the video. I believe in Karma. What goes around, comes around. Eventually Brenda will answer for her dark deeds.
I'm glad he asked his sister for permission and it wasn't the sister who set them up or she'd have to live with all that guilt, setting her brother up with a murdering psycho.
I just want to know how you all know something about this case that the district attorney didn't know. I didn't see evidence that supports your verdict. It may look as though she did it but do you really know this 100 percent without any reasonable doubt? I don't. Especially because the evidence wasn't gathered that could have proven or disproven this case. Things are not always as they appear.
I have recently found this channel, RUclips knows how much I watch true crime. Thanks for the great content and your hard work. My second passion is my garden. Any murder mysteries involving the garden, the tools or dirt? When I lived in the Florida Keys there was a radio flea market and they measured the freezers for sale by how many bodies they would hold. I know, gruesome!
Hi what a horrible thought about the freezers…chilling! 🤭 No seriously, I never, in a hundred years would ever have thought that myself…some people huh? SMH 🤦♀️
Hi Kevin and all, Johnathon was killed by Brenda, its so obvious, well researched and eloquently narrated. My thoughts being with Johnathon's family. Rip Johnathon 💚
The fact that they were only dating for 10 weeks and she wanted him to cut ties with friends .. that shows she was controlling and manipulative and insecure she was. She clearly snapped when he broke it off n killed him anyone with common sense after hearing the evidence will come to the same conclusion. Also the police did a bad job at collective evidence why only swap the outsides of the hands and not the inside of his hands for GSR… this case infuriates me cuz this woman got away with murder. My prayers go out to the family and to the victim.
What a load of crap, it's clear she killed him when you set out all the facts. Any normal person would convict her. That husband she married best be sleeping with one eye open. I'd divorce her and take the kids.
She did it..no doubt. I wish the office had tested thier clothes and visited what it could have proved it right there. It's disgusting that the police are not arresting her. That's horrible.
How the hell she got gun residue in her two hands, takes time so long to call 911, and phone smashed, didn't enough to sue the her??? Seriously?? Are the police there have some brain or what
This makes me so angry. Just because cause of death was undetermined it doesn’t mean they can’t conduct a case when it’s painfully obvious the guy wasn’t suicidal.
I think it’s more likely that he chickened out on breaking up with her HOWEVER she being so paranoid and jealous she found the message to his sister on his cell phone. I think he invited her over and after he fell asleep she scrolled his phone-she sent the txt-she smashed and hid the phone. She snuck out his gun and may or may not have confronted him while pointing his gun at his chest and she shot him. She definitely shot him.
ProTip: Never testify at your own trial if you plan to plead the fifth for every question during cross-examination. That's a terrible look no matter how you slice it, and I have no idea why the hell her attorney would even allow her to do that. Then again, she seems incredibly thick-headed and stubborn so she probably insisted she was going to take the stand and tell her story no matter what. It's a shame she wasn't criminally charged because it's pretty obvious what happened here.
The reason her attorney let her do that is because it is very risky taking the stand at your own trial and that is why you rarely see the accused taking the stand in a criminal case. People judge others very harshly on every little aspect or detail. They don't only judge you on your words but on your appearance, the way you move and the tone you speak in. Just look at how everyone came to a conclusion about this woman in a 24 minute video.
He probably broke up with her and said he's going to bed, and left it at that, not thinking she would kill him. Never break up with anyone in person. I think she's guilty.
Just because she's been ordered by the court to pay $2million to his family, doesn't mean that they'll see a penny of it if she doesn't have it. 🤷♀️🤦♀️😭
$206 million. But yeah, unfortunately the family won't see a dime of that and the jury must have known that too. The verdict was symbolic as they were undoubtedly convinced of her guilt.
@@Jeffmorgan83 Why not 2 bagillion dollars lol? Yeah I'll never understand civil cases. If she legit didn't kill him, that's unfair to her. They believed she was responsible for his death. Based on what? If he killed himself, she's not responsible for that.
I personally don’t have friends with the opposite gender while in relationships because I don’t like to create misunderstandings and trying to understand peoples intentions, or insecurities in relationships or let it open up the door, to people hitting on me while in a relationship. I actually understand why Brenda would feel uncomfortable. But, I think she should have just taken the high road and faced her feelings on it. She should have just accepted their values didn’t align with one another.
Reading the comments before knowing the final verdict is already making my blood boil. When someone, the real victim, is served injustice I feel like I’m watching OJ getting away with murder again
I just don’t get how you could kill someone and then just go on with your life like nothing happened. I mean I understand logically but not in my heart and yet it happens all the time
Brenda’s reaction to the hug with Emily, the raging jealousy, and constant needling about it were so many red flags. Man, he should have dumped her. She’d probably start stalking him though, and he would have ended up dead anyway. It’s hard to beat a psychopath.
She gave herself away when she latched onto the police’s useful suggestion that he had shot himself (in the 911 call) ; she obviously hadn’t got as far as considering this as a possible scenario.
The first thing she said in the call was that Johnathan shot himself in the heart. She just used the wrong tenses. She said he was shooting himself in the heart. So we have to use something else for her guilt like for example gunshot residue on both of her hands.
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A man who wasn't willing to give up his close friends for a girl would NEVER turn around hours later and give up his LIFE for her!
I agree. Absolutely not.
Exactly
Meh; why did she even bother to call 911 if she did it?
@gigi9301 that's literally what most of these dumb killers do
You must be new to true crime😮😂DUHHH she wants to look innocent. @gigi9301
Oh she did it alright. She was possessive, insecure and paranoid. She had a good guy who was serious about her.
She had it all. What a senseless waste of precious life. As a mother, my heart breaks. 💔
Domestic violence sucks .
Sorry to his family .
JTL is criminally underrated. Currently my favorite true crime channel. Keep it up Kevin!
Cheers 👍🏻
I am new to this channel and agree.
@@InTheLight54 I am not sure it is rated low, I rate it very high and usually see many upvotes for presentations.
That autopsy destroyed the whole case. She obviously killed him and set the whole thing up. She’s the type of person who has played the victim her whole life.
All it takes is one incompetent medical examiner to ruin an entire investigation. It's insane that that's the case and that the cops didn't push for what they knew was the truth.
i didn't really understand that. how could the autopsy say cause of death undetermined if there was a gunshot wound??
@@fernfunkCause & manner of death are two different things.
@@mariagabrielle6383 but surely the cause was gunshot wound, and manner of death smth different (or not). either way, it doesn't make sense to me that she was not charged.
Very sad. Dangerous person
Wow people go to jail for life with a lot less incriminating evidence than this. I feel so bad for the family
it all comes down to how good/bad your attorneys are and how good/bad the prosecution is.
Thought exactly the same! Especially as all evidence even digital minus last text points to her. He deserves justice & so do his family.
@@princesabonita79 it’s a shame…that what is supposed to be JUSTICE…hasn’t been served for John or his family, friends and the community who just lost out BIG TIME over childish and selfish jealousy of (yet again) an irrational and narcissistic “human adult”!!! Due to her…people are heartbroken for LIFE!!!!!!! 💔 There’s NO CURE for that! This woman should be locked up in an Asylum or Prison!! 🤬 Safety first!
Her TEMPER may return one day…nobody will ever trust her, especially if they know what she ‘got away with!’ But the Court would have found reasonable doubt…which sux!😡
@@princesabonita79 It didn't even get to that point. She was never charged with his murder.
@@kathrynbillinghurst188 "Court found reasonable doubt"? She was never charged with his murder, so I have no idea what you are talking about.
Its quite obvious that she killed him. Her unfounded jealousy then his intent to break up with her, gun residue on her hands, the gun magazine found in his neat tie drawer….. guilty! No way she didn’t know the name of the apartment complex, purposely delaying help for him, building her lie of what happened.
I might not have remembered the name of the complex, especially considering he had just moved in... BUT, she did absolutely nothing to try to help figure it out.
Every time she went to that apartment she could clearly see the sign at the entrance. All she had to do at the time of the shooting was walk out and read the sign to the 911 operator. She didn't want emergency services to get there until she knew for sure he was dead and not coming back. She did it.
Exactly and when the operator asked if he intentionally shot himself she said no then quickly changed her answer ,,, give her a lie detector she will fail miserably
G.S.R. on both sides of both hands + on her sweatshirt = that's a wrap.
This case makes my blood 🩸 boil…. She should be charged , he probably invited her to eat with him , and wanted to be polite , before he kicked her out , she repays him with a bullet in his heart ❤️…. How she isn’t charged is beyond me…. She 1000% killed him ….
And dani
I'm thinking the same 😢
Well you see, the medical examiner is a moron. Just cause something "could" be a suicide if you ignore all the facts around it doesn't mean there' any reason to think that's likely.
And who pays his family all this money?
@@kellypratt1452 nobody, unfortunately they won’t see a dime … she probably doesn’t even have a job..
Notice that when he made a list of what his options were ( end the friendship or break up with Brenda, etc) that he did not list suicide as an option.
Also, giving a good friends girlfriend or wife a friendly hug when seeing each other is something i always do and imagine most men do. Its completely normal in my opinion. The fact that it angered her so much that it caused hours of arguing, not just once but several times.. makes me question her mental health and makes it more likely she could be angered to the point of killing him.
Thoughts and prayers to the family.
We do hugs too like to gently squeeze their Ass..
I doubt he'd ever list suicide as an option especially when those were never his intention
U dont commit suicide and shoot yourself in the chest
@@ginacampbell8766 even if it was his intention, who'd write down stuff like that ,lol.
Lol dont mean to laugh but u guys are right , like asif hes gonna list suicide and show his sister " oh and option c- suicide"
Wow all over hugging a friend. She was easily threatened, and well known for telling elaborate lies. She should be in prison, before she does it again. Because she will. The family did what they could, with the civil lawsuit. Such a shame that true justice couldnt be served. I admire his devotion to his friends!
For 30 years my best friend was a man, and every guy I dated, eventually would make an issue of it, and we would break up. Until a guy didn't, ands he is the guy I married. We should all be allowed to have friends of either sexes.
I’m so happy you found unconditional 💕love…so very precious and rare! I’m so happy for you both! 🤗🇦🇺✌️🌼
You damn well know you can't have friend of the other sex. Because the boyfriend will always hold it again you. And jealousy will control the relationship. Yes u should be able to but it never works.
This girl was crazy.
@@erickiyoshiphillips2323 Plenty of men have friendships with the opposite sex... and vice versa. All it takes is a secure person and a secure relationship, having faith in your partner, to realize that someone of the opposite sex is not a threat, unless proven otherwise. Platonic relationships do exist and, in fact, have been around for centuries.
@@loveforeignaccentsI DOUBT IT, because men tend to think with their Male Organ MOST of the time, just ask Steve Harvey.😊😊😊
Couldn’t agree more. It makes me sick that she is getting away with this horrific crime. She wasn’t just jealous, she was obsessed. She’s a psychopath who now was given even more power to believe she can do whatever she wants without facing criminal prosecution. The DA, and all involved in letting his happen, should be ashamed of themselves. Jonathan deserves Justice!
Absolutely AGREE- It is shameful and disgusting she got away with this (criminally).
How disgusting to know she got away with murder !!
Absolutly...its so obvious she is guilty
Crazy!!!
@@kwazimokava *Absolutely
Refusing to answer any questions spoke volumes. Another one of her easy way out
@taronjelashaneykegler yes
I believe she shot him. Her reasoning? He broke her heart so she shot him in the heart. Most suicides involving a gun are to the head. She is guilty 100%. My condolences to his family and friends. Rip Jonathan
She better stay in Mexico.
How do we know he broke her heart? Cuz his deranged killer said so? His family/friends fan say he was looking for a wife, doesn’t mean he intended it to be her or that they actually spoke about getting married and having kids.
@@WritesMyLifeim sorry but that makes no sense. Lol
he didn't break her heart, she doesn't have one...he refused to give in to her demands. Big difference.
Statistically, men are more likely to shoot themselves in the head, and women shoot themselves in the chest, and I think that's why she shot him in the chest to make it look like a suicide. Or another theory I was thinking about, she was only fantasizing about shooting him with a gun that she thought was empty because she took the magazine out, not realizing there was one in the chamber. It took her 45 minutes to come up with a story, and it would explain why she was genuinely emotional. I wonder if they checked his phone for fingerprints. The last person to use it sent that "I want to die" message.
Of course she did it. He wasn't distraught by the ending of his relationship with Brenda obviously with communications with his sister. Not once did he mention any downside of breaking up with her, only what his best option was to moving forward.
He in fact said that Options A, B, and C all have the potential of ending their relationship, which he stated was an issue.
What I find hard to comprehend is that she is now married with a child. What sort of man marries an obvious murderer and has children with her?
A simp..
She's pretty
Considering other similar situations of jealousy and the dangerous time of ending a relationship with someone with possessive traits, i believe she did it. The position of the magazine in his tie drawer, the gunshot residue evidence and his gun experience is more than enough to take to trial alone.
Well one thing is for sure: you apparently don't have to be intelligent to get away with murder. She practically confessed in that cartoonish 911 call. It's an amazing fail of the justice system they couldn't convict her. She's a compulsive liar and this just reaffirms that she can get away with it which is dangerous. The medical examiner sounds really incompetent and it's amazing that chargers weren't filed. Wouldn't be surprised if she kills again thanks to this incompetence.
agree agree, plus when she told the police he brought up the discussion of Emily after Chinese food I thought nope.... most guys would let sleeping dogs lie... if the discussion or argument was over before they ate, most men would not bring up the subject again. I think she started it again. Jury awarding that amount of money is ridiculous. This girl is lucky if she has 25,000 in the bank
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If it was the OTHER way around, he would hav ebeen charged...female privilege...
@@happytrails699i thought the same. a guy would never bring up that kind of argument again! they do everything to avoid those arguments 😂
What a frustrating outcome, Brenda is clearly guilty and comes across as being self pitying and a bit stupid in that she misinterpreted Jonathan's hugging of a close female friend as being evidence of unfaithfulness.
Liar cranky jealous chaotic chick all hallmarks of a woman you avoid
That's jealousy has nothing to do with being guilty .. he could have gone crazy listening to her talk about it and took his own life.
1. Guys should never have female friends. 2. He should have left his GF as soon as he saw red flags.
@@whitetiger39619Huh? So, should Emily not have been invited with her boyfriend to the restaurant where they were on a double date?
@@gamerk1625His personal character showed otherwise. His own family said he wouldn't have taken his life for a girl he had dated for only 10 weeks. He was very responsible and had goals and aspirations. She, in the other hand, was a pathological liar who was extremely jealous. She also had gun powder residue on both hands. How would she get it on her hands if she was covering her ears?
She did it....he was not going to marry her...
Million percent she did it.
The Jodie Ariases of this world never give it up til someone is dead.
RIP Jonathan 💜
agree. am i right that the state pays the money to her family ? i cant see her having that kinda dosh put away for a rainy day lol .
This is no where near the diabolical case of Jodi Arias.
@@yolandawilson6619or as complicated
Apparently this was the argument @ Karen Reid in 2024
All your episodes are interesting and well told. Your voice is just so soothing and calm you stand out among many great true crime channels.
I second this opinion. I’m new to this channel but enjoying this video already. He speaks nicely and in a clear voice that has good speed, not too fast nor too slow. It’s nice to listen to. 😎
The main kicker in this story is that Jonathan hardly had gun residue on his right hand and at the point of impact while Brenda had gun residue littered on both hands and the clothes she was wearing. So how could she be in the restroom when he was shot? She literally had more residue on her chest than he had on his chest.
They didn't even test his whole hand on either side so of course she had more residue. How crazy is it that they didn't even fully test his hands. We will ne er know how much residue he had on his hands because the cops went into this case with blinders on believing that she shot him. Now that is how innocent people end up in jail. I don't know about you but I want the right person put in jail 100 percent of the time. Innocent people look guilty a lot of the time through others eyes.
Wow! You have the talent for doing documentaries, very precise
explanations like its a movie.
Great coverage of this case, a really tragic case. No financial settlement could compare to a proper verdict though and I think we all know what it should have been
She did it😢 and that sucks that they haven't pressed charges. Her husband better watch out!!!
Kevin, I'm binge watching your channel when I have other things to do. Best crime channel on YT. You are respectful to your audience in your reporting, no banging music, no dramatic voice over. Well done!!
Listening to her on the 911 call made me very suspicious. Then supposedly he suicided but not with a head shot? And his last words were all praising her? Give me a break! If you tried writing that nonsense in a book people would immediately say how ludicrous and unbelievable it was. If I was her new husband I'd be very wary.
This case makes me angry,how can they allow this woman who was the only witness to get away with this, zero accountability 🤬
Insecurities and jealousy never work in a relationship
Jonathan seemed like a catch - a responsible young man with a loving family and good friends. It's just gut wrenching when kind people like that end up with heartless abusers like Brenda. I can't even begin to imagine the pain his family is going through. If only time could be turned back in cases like this. She deserves to be locked up forever.
People say stuff like this "a responsible young man with a loving family and good friends" after someone dies only.
When the poor guy was alive, I bet all his ex gfs called him "Narcissist".
Women are hard to understand lol
@@rrboss3721Women aren’t hard to understand. You’re simply a misogynist that doesn’t understand we aren’t a hive mind.
no, but I bet all your ex's call you a toxic narcissist
@@rrboss3721 No. I don't throw around words like that. I choose my words carefully, and I don't say nice things just because someone died. I'm totally against that.
@@patricia-fz8et Why would you say that?
Hello everyone! Thank you Kevin for another great video! I love your channel.
Hello to you as well!
How incredibly sad. She couldn't deal with being out, which was all her fault in the first place.Brenda did it..
It's time to run for the hills if your new girl friend gets bent out shape for hugging his friend which happened to be a female. This is very really sad.😢
change the name and address too
Missed you a couple weeks back Kev, I trust all is well, & hope you took an Enjoyment Moment for yourself, family, friends, pets, and The JTL Crew. Glad to see you here again.
Thank You for a continuous output of literally the Best Narrated & Edited Stories. 5🌟
Sheila Wysocki is an incredible investigator. I'm glad the family was able to win the civil suit, and hopefully one day they can prove what that heartless woman did to Jonathan and get her behind bars where she belongs.
She did it!
2 hands and palms versus a few fingertips.
End of story.
She did it.
I am not even a minute in and she did it
I BELIEVE so too!
I knew she did it since the start.
Obvious.
@@erickiyoshiphillips2323LOL Same here.
I’ve told all my friends and family about you Kevin. Keep up the good work!
Appreciate it! Hope they enjoy the channel too 🙂
Brenda is a sick puppy! Going insanely jealous of a girl who simply hugged Jonathan is a huge red flag! Jonathan seemed to be respectful and very wise. There is no way one could put a bandaid on such enraged jealousy. I am incredibly sorry for him and all his loved ones.
Brenda's guilt is obvious.
Enjoying this non-bias, non-slanted narration. Great job! Thx!
I really like his videos but you have to admit he was a little bias on this particular case. Or were you making a joke?
Be careful who you let into your life. And for heaven's sake don't let them move into your home!
Were they living together? It was unclear. Either way, she should have known what the name of that apartment complex was either by living there or visiting there so often.
So true
@loveforeignaccents It says in the video that in the text message he sent out, he said he was pushing her stuff. She probably practically lived there, maybe would stay over a lot and left stuff behind.
There is so many crime podcast channel,bt this one is one of my best
She is guilty as hell...where is the justice for this man's life?😢
Unreasonable jealousy is a huge red flag. Run, don’t walk, away just as fast as you can from a relationship once it happens.
Been watching a number of your videos and absolutely LOVE your voice!! Thank you for telling good crime stories.
Good crime stories? listen to yourself smh
I like that you deliver impartial info
Excellent presentation, Kevin, as always!
You deliver a great case. Always 👏🏿
He did NOT tell her he was breaking up, he chickened out that night (like many of us do). She went through his phone while he was sleeping found the text saying he was going to break up with her. Then she sent a text from his phone saying "I want to die". Then pulled the trigger aiming for the heart!
maybe but you seem a bit strangely gleeful of your circumstantial hypothesis
@@adullsam what is a more likely hypothesis?
Oooo that's a good one. I had a hypothesis too. It's possible she fantasized about killing while he slept so she took the magazine out of the gun, and now believing it to be empty, aimed and pulled the trigger, not realizing one was in the chamber. In a panic it took her 45 minutes to concoct and stage the suicide story. And not intending to kill him, the emotion is genuine, and explains the freudian slip on the 911 call.
@@reignman30 Interesting theory, but I would say unlikely for a numbskull like this nut case
I really hope that if I am in a house with someone who dies and cops who believe that I killed him so they don't even bother with getting all if the evidence...I really really hope that you are not one of the jurors at my trial. How would I ever get a fair trial ?
YOU HAVE THE PERFECT VOICE AND I ❤ THE WAY YOU TELL THESE SITUATIONS
I have 2 sons- I repeatedly tell them if your girlfriend’s are jealous to the point your not allowed to talk to girls - Leave. My son are now 30 and 32- I’ve witnessed some of their girlfriends jealous to the point where there not even allowed to look at girls. My sons are learning their lessons.
Great story telling, narration voice and cadence! Great channel.
She reminds me of a girl I knew years ago who compulsively lies. She lied about pregnancies too. They want attention at all costs.. very sad.
To say, "i love you, here I'll prove it" before suicide is extremely rare. People kill themselves out of despair in depression, or because they see something as too great to get past & they don't want to deal with the consequences (in a very general sense). The "I love you, I'll prove it" is a narcissistic thought by a murderer who wanted to be the centre of someone's world but wasn't. So it's their way trying to fool the world that they were, along with themselves (in that everyone else saying, "poor baby, he did this cos his love for you was so great" type things). I feel bad that there wasn't more evidence to point to a clear conclusion both for his family & LE & the community.
So.. a right-handed man with extensive knowledge of guns, shot himself on his left side, then took the clip out, putting it in the drawer and they don't have enough to prosecute?? I'm sure we all know she sent that text as well.
It's gotta be because the medical examiner ruled it undetermined. If they ever reopen it and classify his death as a homicide she's getting arrested, no doubt.
Yup she did all that. After she texted Danny( his sister) she damaged the phone.
Magazine
Did they not test the phone for fingerprints? The killer is the last one who used that phone. If her prints are on the buttons "I want to die" ... case closed.
It's not as crazy as you think people have shot themselves in the heart and lived long enough to shoot themselves again, put things away and even text. If you were going to shoot yourself in the heart then most likely you would aim directly into the heart which is located on the left side. If this man was so knowledgeable about guns then why the heck would he leave it ready to go in his drawer? Not very wise...especially if he was in a highly emotional situation.
This is such a sad story, my thoughts are with his family. And I would love to know why there wasn't a second opinion for the autopsy and why the case hasn't gone forward.
I’m sorry…clearly she did it…very frustrating that they didn’t convict her…I feel for the family…it must be hard to live with…RIP Jonathan ❤
ugh.. that cry on the phone.. even a deaf will doubt it
I have only recently discovered your channel. Sooooo of course I've been binge watching as far back as a year. I enjoy your presentations so much. 💕 Edit: new subscriber !
Great report, Kevin 👍
Just because you have no documented history of depression, that doesn't mean you didn't have depression.
This case needs reopened and further investigated. I believe Brenda killed Jonathan. She has a life history of lying, she's controlling and jealous, and she pleaded the 5th on every question asked in court. The woman has residue all over her hands and clothes. I could go on, but the point is...don't let Brenda get away with murder. Jonathan deserves justice! My prayers go out to the family.
Actually most of what you said has an answer for. Taking the 5th while you are on the stand is what most people do in a civil case because it's too risky not to. Next, they never tested his hands for residue and clubbed up other evidence as well. Finally, you said "I believe Brenda killed Johnathon" which means there is reasonable doubt. You are not supposed to put someone in jail over a belief or feeling...you are supposed to be 100 percent positive before you take away someone's life. What if your belief is wrong? It happens you know.
I can’t imagine what Jonathan’s family has and still endure. I do not believe for a second he shot himself. It’s ridiculous!!! My sympathy to all his loved ones. May he rest in peace.
Excellent work as always on the video. I believe in Karma. What goes around, comes around. Eventually Brenda will answer for her dark deeds.
Oh yeah she will. Karma is real.
I'm glad he asked his sister for permission and it wasn't the sister who set them up or she'd have to live with all that guilt, setting her brother up with a murdering psycho.
I just want to know how you all know something about this case that the district attorney didn't know. I didn't see evidence that supports your verdict. It may look as though she did it but do you really know this 100 percent without any reasonable doubt? I don't. Especially because the evidence wasn't gathered that could have proven or disproven this case. Things are not always as they appear.
What a psychopath. Law enforcement really dropped the ball on this one
Exactly!
I have recently found this channel, RUclips knows how much I watch true crime. Thanks for the great content and your hard work. My second passion is my garden. Any murder mysteries involving the garden, the tools or dirt? When I lived in the Florida Keys there was a radio flea market and they measured the freezers for sale by how many bodies they would hold. I know, gruesome!
Hi what a horrible thought about the freezers…chilling! 🤭
No seriously, I never, in a hundred years would ever have thought that myself…some people huh? SMH 🤦♀️
Never heard of such a request, but it made me chuckle.
You make great content, I rarely tell RUclipsrs that. Keep it up, awesome work
Hi Kevin and all, Johnathon was killed by Brenda, its so obvious, well researched and eloquently narrated. My thoughts being with Johnathon's family. Rip Johnathon 💚
Jonathan
First thing I said was "tell her to go knock on someone's door" then he tells her to do that after damn near 10 minutes
I love this channel ❤ gives us interesting real stories.
Love your channel. All the way from South Africa
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Howzit 😀
💜🙏 prayers that new evidence come to light soon to finish the case
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The fact that they were only dating for 10 weeks and she wanted him to cut ties with friends .. that shows she was controlling and manipulative and insecure she was. She clearly snapped when he broke it off n killed him anyone with common sense after hearing the evidence will come to the same conclusion. Also the police did a bad job at collective evidence why only swap the outsides of the hands and not the inside of his hands for GSR… this case infuriates me cuz this woman got away with murder. My prayers go out to the family and to the victim.
Yo this channel is so good!!!!!
Yep.
This is crazy! So many people have been convicted with less evidence 😢
There really wasn't that much evidence and the evidence they had was either screwed up by the police or not taken at all.
Always amazing content. Sending Love from Chicago Smooches 😘
I really hope and pray this family gets JUSTICE ⚖️
What a load of crap, it's clear she killed him when you set out all the facts. Any normal person would convict her. That husband she married best be sleeping with one eye open. I'd divorce her and take the kids.
She did it..no doubt. I wish the office had tested thier clothes and visited what it could have proved it right there. It's disgusting that the police are not arresting her. That's horrible.
How the hell she got gun residue in her two hands, takes time so long to call 911, and phone smashed, didn't enough to sue the her??? Seriously?? Are the police there have some brain or what
I watch few crime channels I enjoy yours One reason is because of your calming voice 😊
Excellent video.
This makes me so angry. Just because cause of death was undetermined it doesn’t mean they can’t conduct a case when it’s painfully obvious the guy wasn’t suicidal.
I think it’s more likely that he chickened out on breaking up with her HOWEVER she being so paranoid and jealous she found the message to his sister on his cell phone. I think he invited her over and after he fell asleep she scrolled his phone-she sent the txt-she smashed and hid the phone. She snuck out his gun and may or may not have confronted him while pointing his gun at his chest and she shot him. She definitely shot him.
ProTip: Never testify at your own trial if you plan to plead the fifth for every question during cross-examination. That's a terrible look no matter how you slice it, and I have no idea why the hell her attorney would even allow her to do that. Then again, she seems incredibly thick-headed and stubborn so she probably insisted she was going to take the stand and tell her story no matter what. It's a shame she wasn't criminally charged because it's pretty obvious what happened here.
The reason her attorney let her do that is because it is very risky taking the stand at your own trial and that is why you rarely see the accused taking the stand in a criminal case. People judge others very harshly on every little aspect or detail. They don't only judge you on your words but on your appearance, the way you move and the tone you speak in. Just look at how everyone came to a conclusion about this woman in a 24 minute video.
Pleading the 5th for 90 minutes didn't hurt her case
You are getting really good at this . Keep up the great work.
This girl still has to meet her God.
I always wonder about the sap that marries the accused killer after her initial lover is dead… like wtf are you doing??
He probably broke up with her and said he's going to bed, and left it at that, not thinking she would kill him. Never break up with anyone in person. I think she's guilty.
And there's a high likelihood that she will do it again
i agree. owing someone a face to face is antiqued thinking. never underestimate a person being rejected.
This woman is guilty as sin! Poor guy. He definitely deserves justice!
Just because she's been ordered by the court to pay $2million to his family, doesn't mean that they'll see a penny of it if she doesn't have it. 🤷♀️🤦♀️😭
$206 million. But yeah, unfortunately the family won't see a dime of that and the jury must have known that too. The verdict was symbolic as they were undoubtedly convinced of her guilt.
@@Jeffmorgan83 Why not 2 bagillion dollars lol? Yeah I'll never understand civil cases. If she legit didn't kill him, that's unfair to her. They believed she was responsible for his death. Based on what? If he killed himself, she's not responsible for that.
Will still suck for her. She will never be able to own anything of value. In her name anyhow
People are quick to say she's guilty of murder and while I think she probably is, that's not enough to find her guilty in a court of law.
hope u upload more videos..sending love from the Philippines
Thanks Elizabeth! Hope you’re having a nice Sunday 🙂
Hey dispatchers, never tell the caller to “calm down.” 😕
I personally don’t have friends with the opposite gender while in relationships because I don’t like to create misunderstandings and trying to understand peoples intentions, or insecurities in relationships or let it open up the door, to people hitting on me while in a relationship. I actually understand why Brenda would feel uncomfortable. But, I think she should have just taken the high road and faced her feelings on it. She should have just accepted their values didn’t align with one another.
Reading the comments before knowing the final verdict is already making my blood boil. When someone, the real victim, is served injustice I feel like I’m watching OJ getting away with murder again
I just don’t get how you could kill someone and then just go on with your life like nothing happened. I mean I understand logically but not in my heart and yet it happens all the time
I really like your content 👍😁
Glad the family won the civil suit. Hope that this woman hasn't a restful night, ever.
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Brenda’s reaction to the hug with Emily, the raging jealousy, and constant needling about it were so many red flags. Man, he should have dumped her. She’d probably start stalking him though, and he would have ended up dead anyway. It’s hard to beat a psychopath.
She did it. I hope they finally bring charges. She needs to go to prison. Justice has not been served.
❤New Sub❤ Kevin your coverage was awesome!!! Unbiased and factual, a very interesting story. Its sad that the family.
She gave herself away when she latched onto the police’s useful suggestion that he had shot himself (in the 911 call) ; she obviously hadn’t got as far as considering this as a possible scenario.
Yep, actually I went back and listened again… and yep!! 🫢
Have a joyful week 🌼🤗🇦🇺✌️
The first thing she said in the call was that Johnathan shot himself in the heart. She just used the wrong tenses. She said he was shooting himself in the heart. So we have to use something else for her guilt like for example gunshot residue on both of her hands.
@@kathrynbillinghurst188 , I will now, thank you 🌻
@@kberry now I’ll have to go back and listen again. I did hear that but my brain panics with things like tenses .
I don’t understand how the police haven’t reopened this case