His sense of self-importance - "This is the pic they'll use for the documentary »The mind of a serial killer«" this is no PTSD talking here, it's a narcissist.
I agree that he is a narcissist but he is also a narcissist with PTSD...for whatever it's worth. Which in this case isn't much because I don't think that is why he killed her. He killed her mainly because he is a narcissist. Would he have killed her without the PTSD? Maybe. maybe not. Would he have killed her without being a narcissist? Probably not.
@@Shacktown110This P.T.S.D thing is rubbish because their only task is to kill! But then all of a sudden it's a shock that did what you trained to do 🙄
@@julieoluna8887 I agree. PTSD had little to nothing to do with him killing her. He was just doing what he wanted to do. But are you saying PTSD doesn't exist or just that it had nothing to do with why he murdered her?
@@Shacktown110 What I'm saying is you can't WILLINGLY go off to some poor Country killing innocent Women and Children for reasons that are not even clear to you and then complain about being traumatised.
@@julieoluna8887 you are assuming that this man killed innocent women and children (and I guess you include innocent men in that assumption). Most soldiers don't kill innocent people nor are they trained to do so. But PTSD is typically related to experience of living through an extreme state of fear. I don't think it is necessarily complaining about it to simply recognize that being in war would typically put someone in an extreme state of fear. I don't think it had anything to do with why this guy killed anyone and it sounds like you don't either.
Shooting your wife in the face with her own gun speaks of really deep resentment, jealousy and hatred. He wanted to erase her personally. I don't know why, but excessive love professing sticky notes they found around their place speaks to me more about someone terrified trying to appease their abuser because they are leaving the house, than genuine love professing. She probably suffered even longer abuse before getting killed.
Disagree. She was helping him & encouraging him all the time. He was dependant on her & couldn't be happy even with all that love. He needs healing & serious therapy. But he didnt tell anybody he was getting so crazy. I agree that she was treating him somewhat like he was made of glass. Unfortunately, he's not ok & she couldn't fix it. It probably emasculated him that she was so careful & treating him like an invalid. He's really sick & no one seemed to realize it. But he should have been in a mental hospital BEFORE.
@@elizabethjarvie6077 hi. Thanks for writing my reply. I would add that combat troops have some degree PTSD. Their transition from combat abroad to living back home requires at least a year of treatment from the military. Their emotional, physical and mental health must give them back what their military service took from them. Iraq was a confusing mess. Civilians died because everything about Iraq, the clothes, the cities, the desert, the language is strange and unfamiliar. Our soldiers knew that they could die on the road, get shot by a family, die from a child/bomb, get ambushed anywhere- even on base. 165,000 -400,000 Iraqi civilians died from 2003-2022. Service people who fought in this forever war need to be supported financially, medically, psychologically by the U.S. government and the U.S. military. Bush, Cheney, Congress and the Pentagon spent ONE TRILLION, killed 4,500 Americans, wounded 30,000 Americans in a country that had nothing to do with 9/11 or bin Laden or "weapons of mass destruction". Since September 11, 2021 30,000 veterans and active duty personnel have committed suicide. Benjamin and Jennifer Sebena are casualties of a war to prove a point- the U.S. is willing and able to strike anywhere, anytime. Benjamin was and is crazy. He should have been committed when he left the Marines. Jennifer is a huge loss. The notes on the fridge were beautiful. She shined. I'm sorry for family, friends and their community. Instead of preventing the grief and pain of hundreds, the establishment punishes one. It makes no sense.
These are my thoughts EXACTLY. All that mushiness in those notes, spoke of someone trying to "love" the hatred and anger out of someone; that NEVER works.
I'm a vet with three years of combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, and I find it embarrassing when a murderer uses his military service as an excuse for his actions. I've been blown up, shot at, lost friends, and struggle with all the same shit, but I would never take it out on someone else. He's a god damn coward. I hope his parole gets denied.
Consider yourself lucky my friend. Just because you didn’t suffer from all the horrors of deployments, it doesn’t mean some other vet wasn’t as lucky. All the best for you in the future sir.
I'm so glad you shared your view on this case. I wondered what another military person would make his excuses. The value of your opinion is priceless. I wish you all the best.
Looking more into this story, Jennifer's only sibling, her brother killed himself on the one year anniversary of her murder. Poor Mother lost both of her children because of Ben's rage and revenge.
Nothing to study . These soldiers are human beings with feelings not robots . Being on two duties and having killed 80+ innocents and having lost 50 of his friends sure effed up his mind Wars destroy our soldiers for the rest of their lives.
Nothing to do with PTSD. But everything with narcism. The jealousy and stalking gives it definetly away. Makes you think what this POS must have inflicted on innocent civillians in Iraq and Afghanistan.🤲
My grandfather was WW2 veteran and seen many atrocities in Germany while he was there. He had PTSD as well but he was not a murderer. He still valued human life in spite of having to do things in war that he otherwise wouldnt do. PTSD is a real thing but it doesnt make people lose the value life.
@@timothycasey4738It IS a bloody joke! You can not be a sane person and willingly sign up to go kill people for reasons that are not even clear to you.
My uncle served in Vietnam. When he came home no one talked about it to him and he did not speak to anyone about what happened. He would have nightmares and while I spent summers at my grandma’s, I could hear his yells and cries while sleeping mostly every night. The day the first Gulf War started and the TV coverage of the rockets shooting into the air broke all his memories free. He spent that night having flashbacks of his time in Vietnam. He killed himself the next day, after the flashbacks hadn’t gone away. There is so much trauma for those who serve during wartime. However, not many become killers back home. There is a lot more that is at play then PTSD. God bless her and her poor family!! ❤
Speaking as someone with PTSD, It would have been different had he killed her during one of his flash back episode than you have a case for mental disease, but plotting to murder and stalk her for days is not a symptom of PTSD. Having PTSD can make you feel out of control and it can lead to you developing controlling behaviour with your friends and family, but you still know right from wrong; I think the state got it right, he felt jealous and had a need to control her, when he couldn't, he killed her. He's where he belongs.
If she leaves him who would pay his rent and buy his bullshit? If she's killed while at work more sympathy for him and her insurance company the police department uses pays at least 100,000 if she's killed on duty
I screwed up and read this comment too early in the video lol. Just before the husband became the suspect! I need to keep out of the comments section while binging my true crime! 😂
well I call bs on u honey u have no idea what its like to touch death. unless u have trauma in your life u have no right to judge call bs on a very real very horrible mental illness.
How can you call BS on PTSD? He lost 50 friends and took 68 lives. He *definitely* had PTSD. Regardless, that wasn’t the cause of the murder. It was however a factor. It has to be.
Far too many aggressive, possessive and selfish individuals use PTSD as an excuse. He's the kind of guy that would have done what he did regardless. His self pity and false remorse are sickening. The old line "if I could give up my life to save hers, I would," is meaningless BS.
Exactly! This "PTSD thing is nonsense! Because you'd have to be already mentally challenged to willingly sign up to go kill people for reasons that are not even clear to you.
Totally agree that PTSD is just an excuse, if he'd done something to her while having an episode then I could find that more believable but he didn't. Totally disagree that he would have done this regardless. We don't know who he was before he was in the military.
How many friends have you seen killed? How many people have you killed, tough talking guy/gal? I'm a republican. Bush and Cheney should be in prison for life. I didn't say he doesn't have to pay the price. I am Sure MANY murders have been the result of severe PTSD. That fake tough guys and gals like us like to judge.
What a piece of work. He had a wonderful woman, who showed him unwavering love, and compassion. No amount of trauma can excuse or help explain this murder. This was completely senseless, she deserved the same love and respect she had for him.
Those little "Post It" notes with loving messages around the house for the husband she loved wholeheartedly tells us so much about Jennifer the person and accurately correlated with how workmates described Jennifer as a caring and nurturing professional in her job. Ben - there are no words to describe the atrocity you perpetrated. I sincerely hope the parole board sees you for exactly what you are when you come up for release in 35 years and deny your application. Great coverage of this heart breaking murder.
This story got to me. I'm married to a marine that served in Iraq and he also suffers from PTSD. I always leave post it notes for him telling him I hope he had a good day and that I love him. He has times where he feels lost and alone so I try my hardest to make him understand that he's not. There are quite a few things in this story that match mine. Jennifer obviously loved that man and tried to help him. She very clearly was an amazing person and I hate that her family and loved ones lost her because that man lost control and chose to hurt the one person who put his life before hers. I know she did that because that's what I do. I pray her family has peace and holds onto their memories of her.
@Emily Madsen Please take comfort in the fact that while this murder is real and does happen, it isn't the links between your situations that caused her murder. The fact that her husband is a giant cowardly loser who couldn't appreciate what he had is what did. I'm sorry your husband has to deal with PTSD. It's an awful burden and he's fortunate to have someone who loves him so completely.
I read something far different into all of those notes. It seemed to me she felt she needed to constantly reassure an insecure man. I imagine he demanded she do this verbally as well. I bet she was terrified. All speculation of course. Just my feeling from my own experience with a jealous controlling insecure man.
I read something far different into all of those notes. It seemed to me she felt she needed to constantly reassure an insecure man. I imagine he demanded she do this verbally as well. I bet she was terrified. All speculation of course. Just my feeling from my own experience with a jealous controlling insecure man.
Woman can be great encouragers, but men sometimes too. Reagan would write brief encouraging notes all through his career - personal touch. My late wife (36 year mmarriage) was a great encourager but not usually post-it notes. Humans thrive on support and love and care. Ben Sebena was scarred deeply. A ticking bomb, though perhaps they were hoping they could help him. Jennifer I salute you.
I always think it’s strange when a person just finds out their partner has been murdered and right away they refer to them in the past tense. It usually doesn’t fully register that they are dead right away and they still refer to them as alive.. example: he says “I loved her” not “I love her”
I mean...my grandpa had passed in 2020 and I still catch myself talkin about him in the present tense, so I get what you're sayin and I always found it sus when people do that in interviews
@@lotuspocus76312 💖🤗 I work with people who are dying and their loved ones during and after. Even I find myself referring to their deceased loved ones in the present.. This man ended her life so there was no doubt in his mind or heart.
I studied a lot about Psycholinguistics and Sociolinguistics as graduate student in Social Psychology back in the 1970's. What you are discussing here is rather meaningless in light of the fact that human beings rarely talk with perfect grammar. Most American speakers of English use a "sloppy grammar" and often use the past tense and present tense of most verbs as if there was no difference between them. Monitor your own speech for a day or for a week and discover how "sloppy" your grammar is in a number of different ways.
Wauwatosa, Wisconsinite, here. Wow, I had forgotten all about this tragic case. 😥 You did a great job with covering this. May she rest in eternal peace 🙏
The lack of emotion and demeanor he has when the detective asks if she realized it was him is crazy. It was such a nonchalant “I don’t think so” so sad 😔🙏🏼💙
I have a good friend who says they trained him perfectly to be a good soldier but, they never re-taught him how to be a civilian. He says it's not something he can just turn off and he struggles because of it daily.
Oh yes .. my husband is the same.... Always a soldier. He served over 3 years across 3 Iraq deployments. In under 7 years. He's had PTSD since the first deployment. 2005-06. 💔
Ridiculous. its harder than "leaving your work at the office or the job site" But every soldier that has seen wartime does not come home and kill people. please stop making excuses for this pos.
My husband and grandson are Marines. I fill well know what PTSD is and what it can make one do. That young man kurdered and not because of PTSD. He was simply a murderer who also has PTSD.
Ty for the stories you bring to our attention! I feel for both sets of parents. Truly heartbreaking! I like the way you narrate the stories also, thanks 💜
How do you behave when you've been told your loved one has died, well, not like Ben. It wasn't Temper we saw it was Ben acting out what he thought this moment should look like. RIP Jen
My fiance is a marine corps combat veteran. I can't say what I do for a living but I know combat veterans well. I don't care what or who he is, neither do any other marines. He has no excuse, rationale or reason for being a murderer.
I remember when this happened. I worked at a natural food store in the area that she would come in at times on her shift. It was eerie seeing her one day and later that week hear the news everywhere.
What an undiscribable POS he is, what a coward. He knew what he was doing at all times. Why do I not believe on word he said in court? He`s a danger to society, never let him out. Poor Jennifer, she deserved so much better.
I remember once speaking with a former soldier where our backgrounds, in terms of growing, up as kids, seemed to be virtually identical. However, he had been part of the Gulf War, and ended up with a smorgasbord of issues stemming from his time in the Middle East. I remember thinking that if I had been in a similar situation, I probably would have ended up being just as messed up as he was. I cannot help but think that with Ben having killed dozens of people in war, it might have changed him as a person. I'm not saying that he should be freed because of that, but I would suggest cutting him some slack given his circumstances. In a world of true justice, I think Cheney, Rice, Rumsfeld and Bush should all serve some of Ben's time being that they were drivers of a conflict that the US should never have been a part of - a conflict which, most likely, contributed - to some degree at least - to his actions.
@@tessaducek5601 using the term shell shock let’s me know you’re an older person and are ignorant to atrocities the men and women who fought for our country have endured. Maybe spend some time volunteering with combat veterans and understanding their struggles before spewing ignorance online
After telling the courtroom and the victim's families how much he wants to "trade places" with the victim, would have liked to have the judge say "given this degree of remorse and despair you are sharing, would you even want to be released, or do you feel it's more rightful that you should be imprisoned for life to keep you from harming anyone in society again?"...
Or better yet..it just so happens we have half a dozen marksmen in the back yard. Would you liked to be pushed out there in your wheelchair and we can make you feel better?.. huh.. fat chance. All talk and insincere platitudes.
It doesn't look like he is too remorseful about killing Jennifer. This was a cold, calculated case of pure jealousy. He stalked her and shot her in her face, the injuries were so bad her Mother was told not to view her. That poor woman💔. Another thing I can never understand, nobody comes back from a war the same person yet people are so patriotic to their country and continue to go to war to fight for their country?? The same country that do not offer psychological services after the fact.
Well, I would agree that it was pretty stupid to have a weapon in the house considering the severity of his ptsd. After he put a gun to her head during one of his episodes/flashbacks, the weapon should either have been removed or stored in a way where she had control of it- put it in a safe & she keeps the combo or something. She was a cop & so she clearly knew how to use a weapon so she could have carried out that job- TO BE CLEAR, I am placing NO BLAME ON JEN for what occurred.
I have experience with a partner who had a Traumatic Brain Injury. That alone can make a person extremely unstable and irrational. I cant even wrap my head around having a TBI with severe PTSD. I feel justice was served but cannot help to feel deep compassion and sorrow for this man. Thanks for covering this Kevin.
A new channel, and also a new case. You've presented it very well, Kevin, staying objective, factual, and compassionately neutral during the information. I know that it's not always an easy task. I appreciate all of those qualities in a true crime creator. Thank you. It helps in being able to draw my own conclusions.
He isn't compassionate. He's monetizing the pain of the people involved. It's perverted the way people are salivating over this story and others like it. How about putting yourselves in the shoes of those that remain and have to live with these stories every day instead of making a paycheck off of them.
@@unworthytimesmany You know what??? I'm in a really pissy mood right now. So, given that human factor, I'm definately NOT going to reply to you in the way that I would compulsively Ike to right now. All I can say to you is this: You've got the same choices on how YOU respond to others as well. Have a good day.
@@hi.moriarty And I responded appropriately. The person running this channel even admitted he isn't a saint or anything close to it. He may rationalize putting the "50 to 60 hours" a week he puts into it to make a paycheck, but he admits that is why he is doing it. And he is doing it using other people's very real pain. I'll continue to call for demonetization of these types of channels as is my right, and you can keep watching them until it happens because he admitted that wihout the money rolling in, he wouldn't do it.
@@unworthytimesmany Out of genuine curiosity then. .. WHY? Why are you EVEN ON a crime channel at all? It doesn't make sense to me to torture yourself with spilled bitterness in order to satisfy a personal vendetta. Why not simply make the decision to stay away from these types of videos? You've obviously watched it if you are able to paraphrase content from it. You've made your unwavering prejudices and judgments against those of us who also watch the genre. So how are you supposed to be of a higher purity in doing the exact same thing? Do you honestly believe it's because you criticize others publicly that makes YOU a better person? It doesn't. It's hurting you as well.
@@hi.moriarty I won’t use the families like they are being used by this channel, but has it ever occurred to anyone that I know the people involved. This ripped open wounds that will never seal. They are bleeding out all over. And people are making money on it. Criminals aren’t allowed to make money on their crimes. Why should channels like this?
Nobody’s buying into Ben’s story that he killed his wife but wanted to kill himself.What a cowardly man. It appears to be more about jealousy than anything else. Not minimising his PTSD but what he did to his wife was absolutely awful. He had several options besides murder so I have no sympathy for him.
Right? I am probably desentised from watching too much TC and seeing too many cases where the perp kills their spouse or even the whole family and then pretends to be somehow unable to end themselves. Infuriating as it gets. Argh.
Thanks Kevin for another great case. Whilst I have a husband in the military and can understand that what they go through is beyond comprehension, I don't think that that was the case here, at least not 100% and thus Ben is were he needs to be. R.I.P Jennifer 🕊
Kevin…what a great case! My son is a retired Marine and he is 90% disabled from his PTSD from his two tours. He is also a LCSW and loves working with veterans and children. He received so much counseling along with group therapy and medication to help with his PTSD and all these tools have helped him so much. It doesn’t seem like the male in the case above wanted to avail himself of any assistance (at least it wasn’t brought up in your narrative) Big hugs to you ❤
He was a controlling POS and a killer, but he was also disabled and couldn't work; dude almost had his leg blown off and had major issues with PTSD and anger that he tried to religion-out of him instead of seeking proper therapy. Be glad he didn't work or we could be talking about a spree killer or mass killer.
@@Valkari22 I don't know a person would have realized since he couldn't work he should probably worship the person that does provide. What a shrewd deal to make too.
It's amazing how much better this channel is than all of the cookiecutter 'cable TV' true crime shows. Seriously, one of those channels needs to give the producer of this channel a shot rather than just churning out the exact same "scary music/gentle music" back and forth formula that all of the crime shows use that I cannot stand, not to mention all the interviews from people whose opinion are completely worthless.
It seems ages since you last uploaded, it probably isn't lol, Happy New Year 2023 Kevin, your channel is fantastic and your delivery of every case is dealt with such respect and accuracy, thankyou for such wonderful content 💙💙 Edit I've just noticed you uploaded 7days ago, I didn't get a notification which is odd, I'm going to watch that one first then come back to this one x
I haven't been to a war, but I do suffer from PTSD, seventy years of life experience, so I guess you could say I've been to war. I just live a very solitary life, which keeps me from acting out or crying at the drop of a hat. But the world now frightens and angers me, so, I stay home and pet my cat.
@@MrMurder0321 "Go to bed old lady"? You first little boy! I mean someone too frightened of the world they can't even use their own name when insulting the public should be first to tuck in for nap time! Someone who doesn't know how to spell, just tapped letters to form some kind of trendy comment "LOL", wants me to take their demeaning comment seriously? You're really thirteen aren't you? Does your mommy know your online spewing hate, showing what kind of an insipid little creature she spawned? As far as your analogy, it depends on what campaign you're talking about, Black Ops, Modern Warfare and what war you're referring to. "Mr. Murder", silly name, but whatever, but do I think there is a busy intersection waiting for you, empathically, YES! Maybe you could play call of duty with yourself? Or maybe do what you do best, by yourself, in the darkness of your room, under the covers of your little crib? Can you grasp what I'm saying? Now, I'm gonna pet my cat, cause you pissed me off, just thinking about you slithering around in my world, the energy is toxic. I said the world both frightens and angers me, but I'm not frightened of you little lamb, you anger me. But I remind myself that you're just a child and probably come from a troubled home, still wearing diapers at four years of age and soon you'll be where you belong. Prison. Where someone else will grasp your situation. Roughly. Mr. Attempted Murder is more likely and this is so important I'm gonna actually spell it out, I am laughing out loud! Because you even failed at that!
@@unworthytimesmany They don't care about that. I wouldn't. RUclips is not to blame for her death. Plus, he should be shamed and people need to know about these cases.
Such a sad case. The poor mother wanting locks of her daughter's hair. Heartbreaking! Another good report Kev, sensitively handled. Dig your Sherlock Holmes pipe and Victorian chair logo by the way
Yep it’s just the governments way of creating killers to do their biding. You are not a hero you are a puppet who is under mind control. And nothing less.
@@lonnied7709 Stories about training you to kill and then - despite knowing for decades about the psychological trauma - doing absolutely nothing to help after the fact? I think that is pretty exclusive to the military.
@@jedross2136 if everyone walked passed the military recruiters, we would not have freedom. Mr. 88 very smart of you to cut off replies to your post. @ Jed Ross. Sorry to put this on your reply to get to Mr. 88. There are a lot of military vets that have bad PTSD or other mental illnesses when they come home. They all do not do bad things. They signed up to keep us safe. We all need to help more with these troubled vets and not just rely on the government. They protected us all. We should help every single one of them!
Sent off alarm bells for me xD. Sounds like he wrote them himself. Probably after he got home from killing her or when he knew cops were coming to comb through his house, as part of his alibi.
Great to hear! I’m used to hearing from locals that I am butchering their hometown name. I always do my best to get them correct but miss here and there. Glad I got this one right 👍🏻
Just found the channel. This video fulfills your aim to produce "serious, well-balance coverage." Narration is both well-written and well-presented. The video itself is not littered with gratuitous stock filler footage, like so many are, but instead presents footage relevant to the case. Head and shoulders above most of what is found on YT. Thumbs-up, and just subscribed.
He makes money off of other people's pain. If they would demonetize this channel and all others like it he and the other would disappear where they belong. Never a thought about what he is doing to the still living, it is all about the wallet man and only the wallet.
What an absolute POS!!! I can't believe it was him of all people. I was thinking someone else within the department. Can you imagine the horror she felt seeing and knowing it was her own husband, whom she loved unconditionally and so dearly, who was about to end her life?!? Just glad they didn't have any kids on top of it, but, my, what a loss of a kind young woman's life for nothing and absolutely heartbreaking for her family. Have to take a small break and then will finish up the video, but thanks for the upload and hope you are enjoying the weekend! EDIT: He doesn't think she knew it was him?? Didn't sound like he was wearing any sort of mask or anything. How could she not?
I’m with you on this one …… I was really hoping he wasn’t behind this horrific murder and turns out this piece of s*** did it and for what??? This young lady is still suppose to be living and her life was cut short all because she had a weak piece of s*** in her life that she desperately wanted to please and that still wasn’t good enough for him …… no excuses just pure evil !!!!!
I am beyond tired of veterans using the PTSD excuse as for why they killed people! This was a jealous aggressive man who premeditated this for DAYS!! That’s probably what drew him into the marines anyways-men with control issues love to go into law enforcement
@@labelledujour5855 I went through 2 years of trauma therapy for mine. Most veterans don’t want to seek help for it but want the sympathy & check. I volunteer at the VA hospital by Ft. Jackson and you see it every single day.
I saw a red flag when he started saying how he insistently pursued her. Maybe a bit of persistence is good in the beginning of a relationship, but something felt off.
And his bragging...I'm a marine. Man if he don't sit his ass down somewhere...he and every other marine. He was not special. He was owed nothing of her time.
I grew up in Wauwatosa my whole life. I’ve lived in the falls for the last five years. I will say, these videos take an eerily different tone when it’s EXACTLY where u live and recognizing every building
Ol' Kevin is just making money off of other people's pain. May this channel and all like it be demonetized. We'll see how long they keep "presenting" when the piggy bank dries up.
Excellent presentation as always - clear, chronological, concise: no gratuitous sensationalising, just the facts as they are known. JTL has become my top choice for true crime.
You are glorifying the monetization of other people's pain. That's not good journalism. That's "if it bleeds it leads and puts money in my pocket" thinking and actions.
PTSD is real! My dad suffered from it, he had PTSD from the Vietnam war....he was the most kind and gentle man but when he would have flashbacks he became someone totally different. It was so sad and terrible. My dad became a minister and pastored a church for 25 years, he loved and supported his parishioners with wise and Godly councel, everyone loved him. He helped so many people and made a difference in the lives of hundreds people...however, he still suffered silently all those years. As a child, I didn't understand the episodes he would have anytime he heard loud noises like fireworks or something that sounded like war...he would start trembling and would try to find his weapon and acted out as if he were actually in warfare. He would go hide in the bushes around our house like he was waiting for the enemy to come. Other times he would just grab his head with his hands and cover his ears, crying and tryin to hide. It was heartbreaking to see my dad suffer through those episodes because he was my hero...in his later years he actually worked for the VA, counseling other soldiers and helping them obtain their VA benefits and the care they deserve....one man he was counseling actually went into the bathroom and shot himself taking his own life. My dad was the person that found him. It affected my dad severely, and two days later my dad took his own life at his home. Our family was crushed and has never been the same. So I know how PTSD works and how it can kill. But my dad never threatened to kill anyone, unlike the man in this story. I don't believe that it was PTSD that was driving this man to kill, there's no excuse for that except for jealousy and greed. IMHO
If PTSD was really his problem surely it would have been a spur of the moment thing but he actually went out in his car to find her when she was on duty! I understand war takes a terrible toll on soldiers but they don’t all go killing their kind and supportive wives at work, he’s despicable tbh!
Actually PTSD can cause psychosis that lasts days, even weeks. You apparently have no experience with folks suffering from PTSD, & logic dictates if you aren’t educated on the topic you *really* shouldn’t rush judgement on anyone. And I’m not strictly speaking to combat related PTSD - rape survivors, car crash survivors, assault survivors, even habitually abused children experience PTSD which can *severely* impact their perception of reality. Are you aware of the suicide rate associated with PTSD sufferers? Not excusing his actions, but yes they *absolutely could* be caused by untreated PTSD. Not everyone experiences PTSD the same exact way, and not everyone handles it the same {or as well as another}… but every sufferer will tell you they do not feel like their normal, *rational* selves if//when it reaches the point of psychosis - is actually the textbook definition *Of* psychosis; Losing Touch w/ Reality.
@@PixelatedGypsy I don’t have any personal experience and am not judging all PTSD sufferers just him as it doesn’t make sense to me that he actively went looking for her to kill her, I believe he’s crafted the mental health defence in his favour as he doesn’t seem too sorry for his actions, it’s just my own personal opinion of him and his actions. I don’t profess to be educated in PTSD, I’m always open to learning, I am just joining the discussion on this case specifically
@@PixelatedGypsy I love the people who police PTSD diagnoses. I have PTSD and reactive abuse directed at my abusers was one of my issues and I've had so many pretentious PTSD gatekeepers accuse me of being a sociopath for not caring about retaliating because they didn't fight back and felt guilty about lashing out etc. Always these "anti-narcissist empath warrior queen" types who do nothing but talk about themselves 24/7 ironically. I've seen several different types of PTSD and a couple would get psychotic like that.
Some states in America seem to have gone seriously soft on murder. How this person escaped a real life sentence only the state can explain despite the guilty plea which in many cases now the guilty plea means soft sentencing. Is it consideration of the killer or to save money we wonder. RIP Jennifer.
This channel is the perfect representation of ethical true crime coverage. It never feels exploitative, unlike most other content of this nature. Tragedy and trauma have seemingly become an entertainment phenomenon. It's natural to be curious, or even to a certain extent, to "enjoy" learning about the things that horrify us. But so often, real lives and suffering are reduced to sensationalism and spectacle. There can be value in sharing these stories, but only when they're discussed with respect and actual empathy for the victims. JTL is one of the few channels I've found to present true crime in a way that doesn't make me feel icky for watching it. I just want to say thank you for tellingly these stories, and doing so in such an insightful and thought provoking way.
Thank you very much for that thoughtful comment. We also noticed that a lot of coverage was trending towards sensationalism or shock-value cases. That is part of the reason why we decided to start this channel. It’s great to hear that it’s noticed and appreciated.
I disagree, I think most people watch True Crime for the same reason you do....not for kicks or out of morbid curiosity. You have only to glance at the comment section to see that 95% are written out of genuine compassion. We relate to True Crime as human beings, the genre gives us an insight into our own humanity, about the fragility of our existence, about our own mortality as well as an understanding of ourselves & the human condition.
@@danielhollingworth1090 I agree. The comments from viewers are almost always empathetic and respectful, unlike much of the true crime content, itself. I'm often interested in cases I see covered by other channels, but so much of the time, I feel great unease about the sensational tone of the videos, and I feel guilty for watching it. I'd rather support channels like this that discuss these tragedies with the greatest sensitivity possible, and in a way that never feels at all disrespectful to the victims.
@@danielhollingworth1090 You explained that so perfectly. I totally agree with you. I really resonate with what you said about how true crime reminds us of the fragility of our own existence. I think about that so much. There really is so much to be learned from true crime. For me, I'm always left feeling extremely grateful for my own life, and more mindful of just how easily it can be taken away. I also think that hearing these stories can help us spot potential danger in our own lives, and gives us the awareness needed to better protect ourselves from becoming victims, ourselves.
What does this story teach us? Well even though she loved him, and thought herself capable of handling him in his rages.....they should've gotten him help. Bloody holes in the walls? Holding a gun to her head?? Even if you love them and really BECAUSE you love them, they need help!!! He was clearly having episodes of violence and inability to stop his rages. Also....if you are married and your spouse is having problems of any kind? It's your job to get help, by threatening to leave for your own health. Staying and being quiet only makes it worse.
Yeah, sounds like the couple that lives above me here, although they are not married. She just brushes everything under the rug and claims it's "panic attacks", which it clearly isn't. Her boyfriend is up at all hours of the night lashing out, waking me up, sounds like he's about to fall through my ceiling, and frankly sounds like he is possessed. Our condo board has been tip-toeing around this situation because he is supposedly mentally ill. It is now in our condo attorney's hands, and I'm hoping we could start fining these peckers because something has to be done to put a stop to his outlandish behavior. The dude just milks off of her, and I personally think she loves him more than herself, which is a sad situation.
@@sackettfamily4685 Thanks... I did and sent it to the condo board, management lady, and played it for the last round of police officers that were out here. I have had the police out here at least ten times already, but they can't do anything unless he wants an ambulance called to be medically checked out and/or they see signs of abuse on his girlfriend. Like I say, it's a slippery slope because she's claiming mental health for the reasoning behind his belligerent behavior. Management can't disclose what is taking place w/the condo attorney due to confidentiality reasons, but she did state that upstairs neighbors have a certain period of time within which to respond; and if not, protocols are in place for handling this, which I'm assuming are the fines. However, if he is required to show proof of his illness -- which I'm not sure how that would even work with HIPAA, but I'm sure the condo attorney knows what he can and can do in this situation -- and does, what then... I'm just stuck living like this? I really don't want to move and would feel bad even trying to sell this place to another person and having someone else dealing with this. It seems like mentally ill people have more rights these days than your average Joe.
"I would've saved her ass." Is that an expression you would use to talk about the life of someone you love so dearly right after finding out she is dead? This is an honest question. English is my second language, but still I find it very disrespectful, specially for someone that treated him with so much love. Those post it notes, OMG, they broke my heart.
IMO Ben was jealous that his wife, Jennifer, was living without his PTSD handicap. He envied her normality. He became a killer in war and couldn't return to civilian life. It's a very sad and painful true life story for everyone affected by this tragedy.
I clearly don't understand people this world Are you have a loving woman that he had problems from the war And he goes and kills her I don't understand
If this man was truly remorseful after he committed the crime and wanted to "be with her in heaven", it would have been a murder-suicide. Instead he just tried to cover up that he murdered her so he could just go on with his life. As sweet and caring as Jennifer was, I think he was so coddled from too much attention from her and her switch to night shift possibly made him terrified he would lose her. It is so heartbreaking to hear her mother talk about how she couldn't even see her daughter because Jennifer's face was so badly damaged from the gunshots. Ben belongs in jail or a mental facility for the rest of his life.
Thank you Kevin for all you do ,and you do it great ,love all the real footage of the crime ,real people,places , your appreciated for putting in the work ! ❤️🙏🇨🇦
This was a great video Kevin!! What struck me was when Ben was making his statement to the judge, he said that given the chance he’d do it differently, seek help, or look to his family for help! 😳😳. So he basically was saying that he’d just murder her but really try not to get caught. That’s how I took it anyway! Just my opinion!
@@GetCraftyLemons That very well could have been what he meant. I think he was doing and saying anything at that point to save his butt from going to prison without parole. He’d tried everything else and it didn’t work. To me it was just self serving and nothing about how he was sorry for what he did to her. Just my opinion though!!
Thank you for covering this case. Wish we knew from Jennifer’s perspective what her husband’s state of mind was. Know her friend shared some of what was happening, just his stalking & jealousy is still unknown as Jennifer was annihilated like an enemy in war.
Imagine the pain of still living with this and then finding out some youtube schlub is making money off of the pain. This channel and others like it need to be demonetized.
@@deegold3791 I am not watching. The families who are being revictimized by the producer of this channel let people know what he is doing. It makes a lot us sick at the "bread and circuses" attitude. I'm telling it like it is. And the owner of this channel freely admits that he is doing it ... and that he wouldn't bother if he wasn't making money. I don't need to watch the show to see what he is doing, especially when he admits what he is doing.
As a veteran this saddens me. He definitely needed more help than it seems was provided after suffering a TBI and being diagnosed with combat related PTSD. More steps need to be taken to protect veterans and their loved ones.
Oh this really makes me cry. I, of course, cannot say what Ben was thinking or why he allowed himself to shoot his wife in cold blood. I'm certain that as his mother said "the young man we sent off to war did not return the same" it's absolutely true. Whatever happened to him, it broke his spirit. I wish he would have let ppl know when his mind was deteriorating & he became a danger. He really should have been in a mental hospital for he was not ok. The death penalty would be merciful, I know he loved her & has to live with what he's done. 💔 he knows she loved him dearly.
That table flip was so sadly hilarious. It’s crazy to think that there are men out there who think this is the appropriate reaction to anything - let alone losing the “love of your life” please note guys: it does not make you look tough- it makes you look immature and dramatic.
I hate war. I hate what it does to the survivors of it. Yet another case I have not heard about and that's crazy since I have been watching everything I can for years now! It seems that many content creators just pass around the same old cases over and over but not you! Well done Kevin! I appreciate your channel very much.
I hate what I'd does to the families of the innocent babies, Hildenborough old women and men, they murder, not surprised he killed her was expected, with those type of murders, will ome back home to murder more
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His sense of self-importance - "This is the pic they'll use for the documentary »The mind of a serial killer«" this is no PTSD talking here, it's a narcissist.
I agree that he is a narcissist but he is also a narcissist with PTSD...for whatever it's worth. Which in this case isn't much because I don't think that is why he killed her. He killed her mainly because he is a narcissist. Would he have killed her without the PTSD? Maybe. maybe not. Would he have killed her without being a narcissist? Probably not.
@@Shacktown110This P.T.S.D thing is rubbish because their only task is to kill! But then all of a sudden it's a shock that did what you trained to do 🙄
@@julieoluna8887 I agree. PTSD had little to nothing to do with him killing her. He was just doing what he wanted to do. But are you saying PTSD doesn't exist or just that it had nothing to do with why he murdered her?
@@Shacktown110 What I'm saying is you can't WILLINGLY go off to some poor Country killing innocent Women and Children for reasons that are not even clear to you and then complain about being traumatised.
@@julieoluna8887 you are assuming that this man killed innocent women and children (and I guess you include innocent men in that assumption). Most soldiers don't kill innocent people nor are they trained to do so. But PTSD is typically related to experience of living through an extreme state of fear. I don't think it is necessarily complaining about it to simply recognize that being in war would typically put someone in an extreme state of fear. I don't think it had anything to do with why this guy killed anyone and it sounds like you don't either.
Shooting your wife in the face with her own gun speaks of really deep resentment, jealousy and hatred. He wanted to erase her personally. I don't know why, but excessive love professing sticky notes they found around their place speaks to me more about someone terrified trying to appease their abuser because they are leaving the house, than genuine love professing. She probably suffered even longer abuse before getting killed.
Disagree. She was helping him & encouraging him all the time. He was dependant on her & couldn't be happy even with all that love. He needs healing & serious therapy. But he didnt tell anybody he was getting so crazy. I agree that she was treating him somewhat like he was made of glass. Unfortunately, he's not ok & she couldn't fix it. It probably emasculated him that she was so careful & treating him like an invalid. He's really sick & no one seemed to realize it. But he should have been in a mental hospital BEFORE.
@@elizabethjarvie6077 hi. Thanks for writing my reply.
I would add that combat troops have some degree PTSD. Their transition from combat abroad to living back home requires at least a year of treatment from the military. Their emotional, physical and mental health must give them back what their military service took from them.
Iraq was a confusing mess. Civilians died because everything about Iraq, the clothes, the cities, the desert, the language is strange and unfamiliar.
Our soldiers knew that they could die on the road, get shot by a family, die from a child/bomb, get ambushed anywhere- even on base.
165,000 -400,000 Iraqi civilians died from 2003-2022.
Service people who fought in this forever war need to be supported financially, medically, psychologically by the U.S. government and the U.S. military.
Bush, Cheney, Congress and the Pentagon spent ONE TRILLION, killed 4,500 Americans, wounded 30,000 Americans in a country that had nothing to do with 9/11 or bin Laden or "weapons of mass destruction".
Since September 11, 2021 30,000 veterans and active duty personnel have committed suicide.
Benjamin and Jennifer Sebena are casualties of a war to prove a point- the U.S. is willing and able to strike anywhere, anytime.
Benjamin was and is crazy. He should have been committed when he left the Marines.
Jennifer is a huge loss. The notes on the fridge were beautiful. She shined.
I'm sorry for family, friends and their community.
Instead of preventing the grief and pain of hundreds, the establishment punishes one. It makes no sense.
I wondered that too or if she was just desperately trying to keep him afloat in possible moments of suicidal thoughts/feelings of worthlessness.
It seems like sometimes people will resend in hurt the ones who love them the most.
These are my thoughts EXACTLY. All that mushiness in those notes, spoke of someone trying to "love" the hatred and anger out of someone; that NEVER works.
I'm a vet with three years of combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, and I find it embarrassing when a murderer uses his military service as an excuse for his actions. I've been blown up, shot at, lost friends, and struggle with all the same shit, but I would never take it out on someone else. He's a god damn coward. I hope his parole gets denied.
Thank you for your service, and I am so sorry for the losses you endured. I totally agree with you.
Thank you for your service! ❤ God Bless you!
Consider yourself lucky my friend. Just because you didn’t suffer from all the horrors of deployments, it doesn’t mean some other vet wasn’t as lucky.
All the best for you in the future sir.
I'm so glad you shared your view on this case. I wondered what another military person would make his excuses. The value of your opinion is priceless. I wish you all the best.
Absolutely. I am an army vet with 💯 ptsd and to blame it on that is disgusting. He knew damn well what he was doing
Looking more into this story, Jennifer's only sibling, her brother killed himself on the one year anniversary of her murder. Poor
Mother lost both of her children because of Ben's rage and revenge.
Yeah. And this schlub of a youtuber is grinding glass into the wounds by making money off of their pain. Demonetize this channel and others like it.
How sad for that poor mother omg i cant even imagine 😢
Oh, Jesus. :(
@@snrich7420 Can you imagine how she feels that people are making money off her daughter's murder and the pain it has caused to so many?
That is horrific. Oh that makes me sick. How much can one family go through?
I wish they would study him more. I truly get the feeling he was always a psychopath, even without PTSD.
I agree,he's all fake
PTSD does not make you kill someone. It's a bloody poor excuse. I have PTSD I don't kill people.
She loved him he hated her and wanted her dead .
PTSD has nothing to do with what he did.
@Humpty Dumpty I had PTSD and it definitely doesn't make one kill anyone.
Nothing to study . These soldiers are human beings with feelings not robots . Being on two duties and having killed 80+ innocents and having lost 50 of his friends sure effed up his mind
Wars destroy our soldiers for the rest of their lives.
Nothing to do with PTSD. But everything with narcism. The jealousy and stalking gives it definetly away. Makes you think what this POS must have inflicted on innocent civillians in Iraq and Afghanistan.🤲
bravo I just commented something similar
Exactly what I was thinking, narcissism
Didn't he said he killed a child in iraq.
A killer a blood tursty killer.
Since you have no proof of his time during the war. Your statement is ridiculous.
My grandfather was WW2 veteran and seen many atrocities in Germany while he was there. He had PTSD as well but he was not a murderer. He still valued human life in spite of having to do things in war that he otherwise wouldnt do. PTSD is a real thing but it doesnt make people lose the value life.
Exactly, having PTSD is no joke.
Yup, no excuses for what he done, no strength of mind.
Should never have been in the military, too weak minded.
Mine too and he was a kind hearted soul to the day he died
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 He WAS a murderer!
@@timothycasey4738It IS a bloody joke! You can not be a sane person and willingly sign up to go kill people for reasons that are not even clear to you.
It infuriates me when men say “I wanted to die” but then it’s his partner who is dead and not him
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So true!
Exactly
But not women who do it to their partners or children?
*It infuriates me when women say “I wanted to die” but then it’s her partner who is dead and not her.*
Grandma's advice. Ladies don't try to fix men! Doesn't work, ever!
Depends on the “fixing”, neutering helps a bit, I heard…
You right grandma
Well the same can be said of women. You can't fix crazy no matter what gender they are.
Same can be said for women how about instead of dogging on one gender we just tell everyone to not try and fix their significant other 😂
@@openyathirdeye6894 talking from personal experience. No offence meant.
My uncle served in Vietnam. When he came home no one talked about it to him and he did not speak to anyone about what happened. He would have nightmares and while I spent summers at my grandma’s, I could hear his yells and cries while sleeping mostly every night.
The day the first Gulf War started and the TV coverage of the rockets shooting into the air broke all his memories free. He spent that night having flashbacks of his time in Vietnam. He killed himself the next day, after the flashbacks hadn’t gone away. There is so much trauma for those who serve during wartime. However, not many become killers back home. There is a lot more that is at play then PTSD.
God bless her and her poor family!! ❤
Buffy- I’m sorry for your loss 😢
God isn't real
He did become a killer . He killed himself . His own soul counts . I’m sorry for your loss .
Speaking as someone with PTSD, It would have been different had he killed her during one of his flash back episode than you have a case for mental disease, but plotting to murder and stalk her for days is not a symptom of PTSD. Having PTSD can make you feel out of control and it can lead to you developing controlling behaviour with your friends and family, but you still know right from wrong; I think the state got it right, he felt jealous and had a need to control her, when he couldn't, he killed her. He's where he belongs.
Exactly!
If she leaves him who would pay his rent and buy his bullshit?
If she's killed while at work more sympathy for him and her insurance company the police department uses pays at least 100,000 if she's killed on duty
I call bs on ptsd. He was jealous and believed she was meeting a lover at the fire station and flirting at work with all her male colleagues.
I screwed up and read this comment too early in the video lol. Just before the husband became the suspect! I need to keep out of the comments section while binging my true crime! 😂
well I call bs on u honey u have no idea what its like to touch death. unless u have trauma in your life u have no right to judge call bs on a very real very horrible mental illness.
@@pyxelated2468😂I agree! I’m guilty too. Too
many spoilers in the comments! 😮
How can you call BS on PTSD? He lost 50 friends and took 68 lives. He *definitely* had PTSD. Regardless, that wasn’t the cause of the murder. It was however a factor. It has to be.
I feel for the mother. How can one deal with the daughter's murder and her sons suicide exactly a year later. God help her.
Why would God help her but not her daughter or son?
@@Jane-yq6yq What makes you think God did not help the daughter and son?
@@billwilson5341 🙄
@@Jane-yq6yq That's all you've got, genius?
@@billwilson5341 yeh not worth my time
Far too many aggressive, possessive and selfish individuals use PTSD as an excuse. He's the kind of guy that would have done what he did regardless. His self pity and false remorse are sickening. The old line "if I could give up my life to save hers, I would," is meaningless BS.
Nah, he should be set free.
Exactly! This "PTSD thing is nonsense! Because you'd have to be already mentally challenged to willingly sign up to go kill people for reasons that are not even clear to you.
Totally agree that PTSD is just an excuse, if he'd done something to her while having an episode then I could find that more believable but he didn't. Totally disagree that he would have done this regardless. We don't know who he was before he was in the military.
How many friends have you seen killed? How many people have you killed, tough talking guy/gal?
I'm a republican. Bush and Cheney should be in prison for life.
I didn't say he doesn't have to pay the price.
I am Sure MANY murders have been the result of severe PTSD.
That fake tough guys and gals like us like to judge.
Once you claim ptsd you can't own a gun.
What a piece of work. He had a wonderful woman, who showed him unwavering love, and compassion. No amount of trauma can excuse or help explain this murder. This was completely senseless, she deserved the same love and respect she had for him.
Those little "Post It" notes with loving messages around the house for the husband she loved wholeheartedly tells us so much about Jennifer the person and accurately correlated with how workmates described Jennifer as a caring and nurturing professional in her job. Ben - there are no words to describe the atrocity you perpetrated. I sincerely hope the parole board sees you for exactly what you are when you come up for release in 35 years and deny your application. Great coverage of this heart breaking murder.
This story got to me. I'm married to a marine that served in Iraq and he also suffers from PTSD. I always leave post it notes for him telling him I hope he had a good day and that I love him. He has times where he feels lost and alone so I try my hardest to make him understand that he's not. There are quite a few things in this story that match mine. Jennifer obviously loved that man and tried to help him. She very clearly was an amazing person and I hate that her family and loved ones lost her because that man lost control and chose to hurt the one person who put his life before hers. I know she did that because that's what I do. I pray her family has peace and holds onto their memories of her.
@Emily Madsen Please take comfort in the fact that while this murder is real and does happen, it isn't the links between your situations that caused her murder. The fact that her husband is a giant cowardly loser who couldn't appreciate what he had is what did. I'm sorry your husband has to deal with PTSD. It's an awful burden and he's fortunate to have someone who loves him so completely.
I read something far different into all of those notes. It seemed to me she felt she needed to constantly reassure an insecure man. I imagine he demanded she do this verbally as well. I bet she was terrified. All speculation of course. Just my feeling from my own experience with a jealous controlling insecure man.
I read something far different into all of those notes. It seemed to me she felt she needed to constantly reassure an insecure man. I imagine he demanded she do this verbally as well. I bet she was terrified. All speculation of course. Just my feeling from my own experience with a jealous controlling insecure man.
Woman can be great encouragers, but men sometimes too. Reagan would write brief encouraging notes all through his career - personal touch. My late wife (36 year mmarriage) was a great encourager but not usually post-it notes. Humans thrive on support and love and care. Ben Sebena was scarred deeply. A ticking bomb, though perhaps they were hoping they could help him. Jennifer I salute you.
I always think it’s strange when a person just finds out their partner has been murdered and right away they refer to them in the past tense. It usually doesn’t fully register that they are dead right away and they still refer to them as alive.. example: he says “I loved her” not “I love her”
I mean...my grandpa had passed in 2020 and I still catch myself talkin about him in the present tense, so I get what you're sayin and I always found it sus when people do that in interviews
@@kyreeseq you're just weird, or grammatically challenged.
Thats a strong Intuition talking to you. Bless your heart. Most people have to "learn" to notice this, others just notice. Like you. ✨️
@@lotuspocus76312 💖🤗 I work with people who are dying and their loved ones during and after. Even I find myself referring to their deceased loved ones in the present.. This man ended her life so there was no doubt in his mind or heart.
I studied a lot about Psycholinguistics and Sociolinguistics as graduate student in Social Psychology back in the 1970's. What you are discussing here is rather meaningless in light of the fact that human beings rarely talk with perfect grammar. Most American speakers of English use a "sloppy grammar" and often use the past tense and present tense of most verbs as if there was no difference between them. Monitor your own speech for a day or for a week and discover how "sloppy" your grammar is in a number of different ways.
Wauwatosa, Wisconsinite, here. Wow, I had forgotten all about this tragic case. 😥 You did a great job with covering this. May she rest in eternal peace 🙏
Go Red Raiders!
Same. I grew up in Tosa and attended grade school at St Bernard's. A stone's throw away from where this happened. Absolutely shocking.
The lack of emotion and demeanor he has when the detective asks if she realized it was him is crazy. It was such a nonchalant “I don’t think so” so sad 😔🙏🏼💙
I have a good friend who says they trained him perfectly to be a good soldier but, they never re-taught him how to be a civilian. He says it's not something he can just turn off and he struggles because of it daily.
Oh yes .. my husband is the same.... Always a soldier. He served over 3 years across 3 Iraq deployments. In under 7 years. He's had PTSD since the first deployment. 2005-06. 💔
@@GenXfrom75 my heart cries for him.....
You can’t just retrain a solider to come back home and be an average civilian.
@@WinterWitch01 that's exactly what my friend says....
Ridiculous.
its harder than "leaving your work at the office or the job site" But every soldier that has seen wartime does not come home and kill people. please stop making excuses for this pos.
Wow. What a POS.
Great coverage Kevin. Thank you
My husband and grandson are Marines. I fill well know what PTSD is and what it can make one do.
That young man kurdered and not because of PTSD. He was simply a murderer who also has PTSD.
Ty for the stories you bring to our attention! I feel for both sets of parents. Truly heartbreaking! I like the way you narrate the stories also, thanks 💜
His channel needs to be demonetized. They aren't altruistic. They are making bank on the pain of others.
How do you behave when you've been told your loved one has died, well, not like Ben. It wasn't Temper we saw it was Ben acting out what he thought this moment should look like. RIP Jen
He used Hollywood movies as a reference for how to react, omg. So over the top.
My fiance is a marine corps combat veteran. I can't say what I do for a living but I know combat veterans well. I don't care what or who he is, neither do any other marines. He has no excuse, rationale or reason for being a murderer.
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Thank you for your calming tone of voice without being monotone!!!!!
I remember when this happened. I worked at a natural food store in the area that she would come in at times on her shift. It was eerie seeing her one day and later that week hear the news everywhere.
Sad,sad story ,RIP Jennifer.Thank you Kevin for narrating this story beautifully and respectfully 👍👏
What an undiscribable POS he is, what a coward. He knew what he was doing at all times. Why do I not believe on word he said in court? He`s a danger to society, never let him out. Poor Jennifer, she deserved so much better.
Just say you don’t know any combat veterans and keep it moving
@@blakebailey23 ???
I agree. It was planned out obviously with stalking her.
While thousands suffer from shell shock. I think it is often an excuse.
I remember once speaking with a former soldier where our backgrounds, in terms of growing, up as kids, seemed to be virtually identical. However, he had been part of the Gulf War, and ended up with a smorgasbord of issues stemming from his time in the Middle East. I remember thinking that if I had been in a similar situation, I probably would have ended up being just as messed up as he was. I cannot help but think that with Ben having killed dozens of people in war, it might have changed him as a person. I'm not saying that he should be freed because of that, but I would suggest cutting him some slack given his circumstances. In a world of true justice, I think Cheney, Rice, Rumsfeld and Bush should all serve some of Ben's time being that they were drivers of a conflict that the US should never have been a part of - a conflict which, most likely, contributed - to some degree at least - to his actions.
@@tessaducek5601 using the term shell shock let’s me know you’re an older person and are ignorant to atrocities the men and women who fought for our country have endured. Maybe spend some time volunteering with combat veterans and understanding their struggles before spewing ignorance online
After telling the courtroom and the victim's families how much he wants to "trade places" with the victim, would have liked to have the judge say "given this degree of remorse and despair you are sharing, would you even want to be released, or do you feel it's more rightful that you should be imprisoned for life to keep you from harming anyone in society again?"...
Or better yet..it just so happens we have half a dozen marksmen in the back yard. Would you liked to be pushed out there in your wheelchair and we can make you feel better?.. huh.. fat chance. All talk and insincere platitudes.
It doesn't look like he is too remorseful about killing Jennifer. This was a cold, calculated case of pure jealousy. He stalked her and shot her in her face, the injuries were so bad her Mother was told not to view her. That poor woman💔. Another thing I can never understand, nobody comes back from a war the same person yet people are so patriotic to their country and continue to go to war to fight for their country?? The same country that do not offer psychological services after the fact.
ALL vets qualify for VA mental health coverage. And it is very good. No copay. I suspect he never sought professional help.
Having a weapon in the house is the stupidest thing ever.
@@shanmareewalker7836 Until the intruder comes in to harm you and your family including children. Then its the smartest thing ever, right? 🙄
Well, I would agree that it was pretty stupid to have a weapon in the house considering the severity of his ptsd. After he put a gun to her head during one of his episodes/flashbacks, the weapon should either have been removed or stored in a way where she had control of it- put it in a safe & she keeps the combo or something. She was a cop & so she clearly knew how to use a weapon so she could have carried out that job- TO BE CLEAR, I am placing NO BLAME ON JEN for what occurred.
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I have experience with a partner who had a Traumatic Brain Injury. That alone can make a person extremely unstable and irrational. I cant even wrap my head around having a TBI with severe PTSD. I feel justice was served but cannot help to feel deep compassion and sorrow for this man. Thanks for covering this Kevin.
Excellent presentation Kevin! You are officially one of my new favorite True Crime reporters. 👍🏽👏🏽
74800 subscribers, I'm proud of you Kevin🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
I'm not one
@@OffendingTheOffendable good for us ✌🏻
A new channel, and also a new case. You've presented it very well, Kevin, staying objective, factual, and compassionately neutral during the information. I know that it's not always an easy task. I appreciate all of those qualities in a true crime creator. Thank you. It helps in being able to draw my own conclusions.
He isn't compassionate. He's monetizing the pain of the people involved. It's perverted the way people are salivating over this story and others like it. How about putting yourselves in the shoes of those that remain and have to live with these stories every day instead of making a paycheck off of them.
@@unworthytimesmany You know what??? I'm in a really pissy mood right now. So, given that human factor, I'm definately NOT going to reply to you in the way that I would compulsively Ike to right now.
All I can say to you is this:
You've got the same choices on how YOU respond to others as well.
Have a good day.
@@hi.moriarty And I responded appropriately. The person running this channel even admitted he isn't a saint or anything close to it. He may rationalize putting the "50 to 60 hours" a week he puts into it to make a paycheck, but he admits that is why he is doing it. And he is doing it using other people's very real pain. I'll continue to call for demonetization of these types of channels as is my right, and you can keep watching them until it happens because he admitted that wihout the money rolling in, he wouldn't do it.
@@unworthytimesmany
Out of genuine curiosity then. ..
WHY? Why are you EVEN ON a crime channel at all?
It doesn't make sense to me to torture yourself with spilled bitterness in order to satisfy a personal vendetta. Why not simply make the decision to stay away from these types of videos? You've obviously watched it if you are able to paraphrase content from it. You've made your unwavering prejudices and judgments against those of us who also watch the genre. So how are you supposed to be of a higher purity in doing the exact same thing? Do you honestly believe it's because you criticize others publicly that makes YOU a better person? It doesn't. It's hurting you as well.
@@hi.moriarty I won’t use the families like they are being used by this channel, but has it ever occurred to anyone that I know the people involved. This ripped open wounds that will never seal. They are bleeding out all over. And people are making money on it. Criminals aren’t allowed to make money on their crimes. Why should channels like this?
Nobody’s buying into Ben’s story that he killed his wife but wanted to kill himself.What a cowardly man. It appears to be more about jealousy than anything else. Not minimising his PTSD but what he did to his wife was absolutely awful. He had several options besides murder so I have no sympathy for him.
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He started as a stalker on My space -- he was a creep from day 1.
Cowardly? I think he is just evil...
@@StigmaShadow both because it’s a cowardly act.
Right? I am probably desentised from watching too much TC and seeing too many cases where the perp kills their spouse or even the whole family and then pretends to be somehow unable to end themselves. Infuriating as it gets. Argh.
He looked totally sane in the civil interview at the beginning of the video.
Agree.
Yes. Really scary how completely normal he appeared.
What do you expect? Think psychoes look like Wario?
Thanks Kevin for another great case.
Whilst I have a husband in the military and can understand that what they go through is beyond comprehension, I don't think that that was the case here, at least not 100% and thus Ben is were he needs to be.
R.I.P Jennifer 🕊
Kevin…what a great case! My son is a retired Marine and he is 90% disabled from his PTSD from his two tours. He is also a LCSW and loves working with veterans and children. He received so much counseling along with group therapy and medication to help with his PTSD and all these tools have helped him so much.
It doesn’t seem like the male in the case above wanted to avail himself of any assistance (at least it wasn’t brought up in your narrative)
Big hugs to you ❤
Correct, evil Bastard, hope he never gets released.
Really he was not interested in holding down a job or doing stuff.
He wanted a mommy.
And who knows what he was actually doing all day
Her poor mother.
Playing video games as his activities revealed. 🙄 This guy is a disgrace to any war veteran, or soldier actively serving with mental health issues.
He was a controlling POS and a killer, but he was also disabled and couldn't work; dude almost had his leg blown off and had major issues with PTSD and anger that he tried to religion-out of him instead of seeking proper therapy. Be glad he didn't work or we could be talking about a spree killer or mass killer.
@@Valkari22 I don't know a person would have realized since he couldn't work he should probably worship the person that does provide.
What a shrewd deal to make too.
True. He looks SORRY AS HELL!
Yelling and flipping the table in anger is a GREAT way to demonstrate that you don't have a violent temper, Ben. 🙄
It's amazing how much better this channel is than all of the cookiecutter 'cable TV' true crime shows. Seriously, one of those channels needs to give the producer of this channel a shot rather than just churning out the exact same "scary music/gentle music" back and forth formula that all of the crime shows use that I cannot stand, not to mention all the interviews from people whose opinion are completely worthless.
It seems ages since you last uploaded, it probably isn't lol, Happy New Year 2023 Kevin, your channel is fantastic and your delivery of every case is dealt with such respect and accuracy, thankyou for such wonderful content 💙💙
Edit I've just noticed you uploaded 7days ago, I didn't get a notification which is odd, I'm going to watch that one first then come back to this one x
Doesn't change the fact that he is making money on other people's pain. His channel(s) and others like it should be demonetized for that reason alone.
Hey, Kev!!
Awesome upload!!!
Love ya, brother!!💕
I haven't been to a war, but I do suffer from PTSD, seventy years of life experience, so I guess you could say I've been to war. I just live a very solitary life, which keeps me from acting out or crying at the drop of a hat. But the world now frightens and angers me, so, I stay home and pet my cat.
What an absolutely moronic take on war lol
Guess you’re gonna compare call of duty to war next.
Go to bed old lady
@@MrMurder0321 "Go to bed old lady"? You first little boy! I mean someone too frightened of the world they can't even use their own name when insulting the public should be first to tuck in for nap time! Someone who doesn't know how to spell, just tapped letters to form some kind of trendy comment "LOL", wants me to take their demeaning comment seriously? You're really thirteen aren't you? Does your mommy know your online spewing hate, showing what kind of an insipid little creature she spawned? As far as your analogy, it depends on what campaign you're talking about, Black Ops, Modern Warfare and what war you're referring to. "Mr. Murder", silly name, but whatever, but do I think there is a busy intersection waiting for you, empathically, YES! Maybe you could play call of duty with yourself? Or maybe do what you do best, by yourself, in the darkness of your room, under the covers of your little crib? Can you grasp what I'm saying? Now, I'm gonna pet my cat, cause you pissed me off, just thinking about you slithering around in my world, the energy is toxic. I said the world both frightens and angers me, but I'm not frightened of you little lamb, you anger me. But I remind myself that you're just a child and probably come from a troubled home, still wearing diapers at four years of age and soon you'll be where you belong. Prison.
Where someone else will grasp your situation. Roughly.
Mr. Attempted Murder is more likely and this is so important I'm gonna actually spell it out, I am laughing out loud! Because you even failed at that!
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yeah don't shoot your cat.
Same if the cat doesn’t attack you.The world is hateful
Imagine loving someone the way she did him and then seeing him getting ready to take her life.
Imagine the pain of those living with this day in and day out and then finding out some youtube schlub is making money off of the story.
@@unworthytimesmanywell
You are here watching it.
@@unworthytimesmany They don't care about that. I wouldn't. RUclips is not to blame for her death. Plus, he should be shamed and people need to know about these cases.
Such a sad case. The poor mother wanting locks of her daughter's hair. Heartbreaking! Another good report Kev, sensitively handled. Dig your Sherlock Holmes pipe and Victorian chair logo by the way
Wow Jennifer had a feeling that Ben was going to kill her and She still stayed with him. Damn. Ben is a liar and psychopath. RIP
And this is why you walk right past the military recruiters who promise you an adventure.
Similar stories are in every profession.
Yep it’s just the governments way of creating killers to do their biding.
You are not a hero you are a puppet who is under mind control. And nothing less.
@@lonnied7709 Stories about training you to kill and then - despite knowing for decades about the psychological trauma - doing absolutely nothing to help after the fact? I think that is pretty exclusive to the military.
🎶Yva Neht Nioj!🎶
@@jedross2136 if everyone walked passed the military recruiters, we would not have freedom. Mr. 88 very smart of you to cut off replies to your post. @ Jed Ross. Sorry to put this on your reply to get to Mr. 88. There are a lot of military vets that have bad PTSD or other mental illnesses when they come home. They all do not do bad things. They signed up to keep us safe. We all need to help more with these troubled vets and not just rely on the government. They protected us all. We should help every single one of them!
Man the notes she left for her Husband/killer really tugged at the old heart strings for me 😔
Sent off alarm bells for me xD. Sounds like he wrote them himself. Probably after he got home from killing her or when he knew cops were coming to comb through his house, as part of his alibi.
At @ 19:46: WHO was that wink for? That’s an extremely telling gesture.
Yeah.... Bizarre 🙄😳
I was wondering about that too 🤔
Yes, very much self aware and confident.
He’s taking the pee
As always Kevin, another production I was glued to. 🙏. Absolutely tragic 😢
I'm from Milwaukee and you nailed pronouncing Wauwatosa! That can be a tough one for non-Wisconsinites. Love your channel.
Great to hear! I’m used to hearing from locals that I am butchering their hometown name. I always do my best to get them correct but miss here and there. Glad I got this one right 👍🏻
Just found the channel. This video fulfills your aim to produce "serious, well-balance coverage." Narration is both well-written and well-presented. The video itself is not littered with gratuitous stock filler footage, like so many are, but instead presents footage relevant to the case. Head and shoulders above most of what is found on YT. Thumbs-up, and just subscribed.
I enjoy your no nonsense, Straightforward program..Thank you...
He makes money off of other people's pain. If they would demonetize this channel and all others like it he and the other would disappear where they belong. Never a thought about what he is doing to the still living, it is all about the wallet man and only the wallet.
What an absolute POS!!! I can't believe it was him of all people. I was thinking someone else within the department. Can you imagine the horror she felt seeing and knowing it was her own husband, whom she loved unconditionally and so dearly, who was about to end her life?!? Just glad they didn't have any kids on top of it, but, my, what a loss of a kind young woman's life for nothing and absolutely heartbreaking for her family.
Have to take a small break and then will finish up the video, but thanks for the upload and hope you are enjoying the weekend!
EDIT: He doesn't think she knew it was him?? Didn't sound like he was wearing any sort of mask or anything. How could she not?
I’m with you on this one …… I was really hoping he wasn’t behind this horrific murder and turns out this piece of s*** did it and for what??? This young lady is still suppose to be living and her life was cut short all because she had a weak piece of s*** in her life that she desperately wanted to please and that still wasn’t good enough for him …… no excuses just pure evil !!!!!
I totally agree 💯
Obviously he was if you listen to the way the officer asked him the question of whether she knew.
I am beyond tired of veterans using the PTSD excuse as for why they killed people! This was a jealous aggressive man who premeditated this for DAYS!! That’s probably what drew him into the marines anyways-men with control issues love to go into law enforcement
However PTSD cannot be ignored.
@@labelledujour5855 I went through 2 years of trauma therapy for mine. Most veterans don’t want to seek help for it but want the sympathy & check. I volunteer at the VA hospital by Ft. Jackson and you see it every single day.
Great video Kevin 👌. The best one I’ve seen on this creep. RIP Jennifer 🌹
I saw a red flag when he started saying how he insistently pursued her. Maybe a bit of persistence is good in the beginning of a relationship, but something felt off.
Excellent point!
And his bragging...I'm a marine. Man if he don't sit his ass down somewhere...he and every other marine. He was not special. He was owed nothing of her time.
@@keivajones1865 *doesn't
I grew up in Wauwatosa my whole life. I’ve lived in the falls for the last five years. I will say, these videos take an eerily different tone when it’s EXACTLY where u live and recognizing every building
19:44, who the hell is this guy winking at, especially when he murdered his wife and is facing first-degree murder charges?!? Disgusting.
Maybe one of his groupies
Very well presented story. New subscriber. What a horrible story. Her mother broke my heart. She seemed like such a kind soul. May she rest in peace.
Welcome to the channel
"Investigators were not buying into the story told by Ben"... phew, thank God I'm not the only one!!
I think he sits at home all day abusing his prescription pills all day and won't like, do stuff to assist with bills and stuff like that
He wanted that death pay out and to be free of being told to be good anymore
Great work Kevin, very sad case and as usual you have done a wonderful job of presenting the facts.
Thanks Nancy
Ol' Kevin is just making money off of other people's pain. May this channel and all like it be demonetized. We'll see how long they keep "presenting" when the piggy bank dries up.
Excellent presentation as always - clear, chronological, concise: no gratuitous sensationalising, just the facts as they are known. JTL has become my top choice for true crime.
Absolutely agree, matter of fact, concise and NO SENSATIONALISING,.
You are glorifying the monetization of other people's pain. That's not good journalism. That's "if it bleeds it leads and puts money in my pocket" thinking and actions.
PTSD is real! My dad suffered from it, he had PTSD from the Vietnam war....he was the most kind and gentle man but when he would have flashbacks he became someone totally different. It was so sad and terrible. My dad became a minister and pastored a church for 25 years, he loved and supported his parishioners with wise and Godly councel, everyone loved him. He helped so many people and made a difference in the lives of hundreds people...however, he still suffered silently all those years. As a child, I didn't understand the episodes he would have anytime he heard loud noises like fireworks or something that sounded like war...he would start trembling and would try to find his weapon and acted out as if he were actually in warfare. He would go hide in the bushes around our house like he was waiting for the enemy to come. Other times he would just grab his head with his hands and cover his ears, crying and tryin to hide. It was heartbreaking to see my dad suffer through those episodes because he was my hero...in his later years he actually worked for the VA, counseling other soldiers and helping them obtain their VA benefits and the care they deserve....one man he was counseling actually went into the bathroom and shot himself taking his own life. My dad was the person that found him. It affected my dad severely, and two days later my dad took his own life at his home. Our family was crushed and has never been the same. So I know how PTSD works and how it can kill. But my dad never threatened to kill anyone, unlike the man in this story. I don't believe that it was PTSD that was driving this man to kill, there's no excuse for that except for jealousy and greed. IMHO
If PTSD was really his problem surely it would have been a spur of the moment thing but he actually went out in his car to find her when she was on duty! I understand war takes a terrible toll on soldiers but they don’t all go killing their kind and supportive wives at work, he’s despicable tbh!
Actually PTSD can cause psychosis that lasts days, even weeks. You apparently have no experience with folks suffering from PTSD, & logic dictates if you aren’t educated on the topic you *really* shouldn’t rush judgement on anyone. And I’m not strictly speaking to combat related PTSD - rape survivors, car crash survivors, assault survivors, even habitually abused children experience PTSD which can *severely* impact their perception of reality. Are you aware of the suicide rate associated with PTSD sufferers?
Not excusing his actions, but yes they *absolutely could* be caused by untreated PTSD.
Not everyone experiences PTSD the same exact way, and not everyone handles it the same {or as well as another}… but every sufferer will tell you they do not feel like their normal, *rational* selves if//when it reaches the point of psychosis - is actually the textbook definition *Of* psychosis; Losing Touch w/ Reality.
@@PixelatedGypsy I don’t have any personal experience and am not judging all PTSD sufferers just him as it doesn’t make sense to me that he actively went looking for her to kill her, I believe he’s crafted the mental health defence in his favour as he doesn’t seem too sorry for his actions, it’s just my own personal opinion of him and his actions. I don’t profess to be educated in PTSD, I’m always open to learning, I am just joining the discussion on this case specifically
Totally agree
@@PixelatedGypsy I love the people who police PTSD diagnoses. I have PTSD and reactive abuse directed at my abusers was one of my issues and I've had so many pretentious PTSD gatekeepers accuse me of being a sociopath for not caring about retaliating because they didn't fight back and felt guilty about lashing out etc. Always these "anti-narcissist empath warrior queen" types who do nothing but talk about themselves 24/7 ironically. I've seen several different types of PTSD and a couple would get psychotic like that.
Lol
He could have just left her be instead of pursuing her all those years the man is disgusting.
She sounds like she was an AMAZING woman! I wish that he focused his anger on himself and not her! It is almost like she was a casualty of war! ❤️🙏✌🏻
Some states in America seem to have gone seriously soft on murder.
How this person escaped a real life sentence only the state can explain despite the guilty plea which in many cases now the guilty plea means soft sentencing. Is it consideration of the killer or to save money we wonder. RIP Jennifer.
Because he has a traumatic brain injury on top of serious PTSD.
This channel is the perfect representation of ethical true crime coverage. It never feels exploitative, unlike most other content of this nature. Tragedy and trauma have seemingly become an entertainment phenomenon. It's natural to be curious, or even to a certain extent, to "enjoy" learning about the things that horrify us. But so often, real lives and suffering are reduced to sensationalism and spectacle.
There can be value in sharing these stories, but only when they're discussed with respect and actual empathy for the victims.
JTL is one of the few channels I've found to present true crime in a way that doesn't make me feel icky for watching it.
I just want to say thank you for tellingly these stories, and doing so in such an insightful and thought provoking way.
Thank you very much for that thoughtful comment. We also noticed that a lot of coverage was trending towards sensationalism or shock-value cases. That is part of the reason why we decided to start this channel. It’s great to hear that it’s noticed and appreciated.
I disagree, I think most people watch True Crime for the same reason you do....not for kicks or out of morbid curiosity. You have only to glance at the comment section to see that 95% are written out of genuine compassion. We relate to True Crime as human beings, the genre gives us an insight into our own humanity, about the fragility of our existence, about our own mortality as well as an understanding of ourselves & the human condition.
@@danielhollingworth1090 I agree.
The comments from viewers are almost always empathetic and respectful, unlike much of the true crime content, itself. I'm often interested in cases I see covered by other channels, but so much of the time, I feel great unease about the sensational tone of the videos, and I feel guilty for watching it. I'd rather support channels like this that discuss these tragedies with the greatest sensitivity possible, and in a way that never feels at all disrespectful to the victims.
@@danielhollingworth1090 You explained that so perfectly. I totally agree with you. I really resonate with what you said about how true crime reminds us of the fragility of our own existence. I think about that so much.
There really is so much to be learned from true crime. For me, I'm always left feeling extremely grateful for my own life, and more mindful of just how easily it can be taken away. I also think that hearing these stories can help us spot potential danger in our own lives, and gives us the awareness needed to better protect ourselves from becoming victims, ourselves.
What does this story teach us? Well even though she loved him, and thought herself capable of handling him in his rages.....they should've gotten him help. Bloody holes in the walls? Holding a gun to her head?? Even if you love them and really BECAUSE you love them, they need help!!!
He was clearly having episodes of violence and inability to stop his rages.
Also....if you are married and your spouse is having problems of any kind? It's your job to get help, by threatening to leave for your own health. Staying and being quiet only makes it worse.
Yeah, sounds like the couple that lives above me here, although they are not married. She just brushes everything under the rug and claims it's "panic attacks", which it clearly isn't. Her boyfriend is up at all hours of the night lashing out, waking me up, sounds like he's about to fall through my ceiling, and frankly sounds like he is possessed. Our condo board has been tip-toeing around this situation because he is supposedly mentally ill. It is now in our condo attorney's hands, and I'm hoping we could start fining these peckers because something has to be done to put a stop to his outlandish behavior. The dude just milks off of her, and I personally think she loves him more than herself, which is a sad situation.
@@loveforeignaccents try recording it?
@@sackettfamily4685 Thanks... I did and sent it to the condo board, management lady, and played it for the last round of police officers that were out here. I have had the police out here at least ten times already, but they can't do anything unless he wants an ambulance called to be medically checked out and/or they see signs of abuse on his girlfriend. Like I say, it's a slippery slope because she's claiming mental health for the reasoning behind his belligerent behavior. Management can't disclose what is taking place w/the condo attorney due to confidentiality reasons, but she did state that upstairs neighbors have a certain period of time within which to respond; and if not, protocols are in place for handling this, which I'm assuming are the fines. However, if he is required to show proof of his illness -- which I'm not sure how that would even work with HIPAA, but I'm sure the condo attorney knows what he can and can do in this situation -- and does, what then... I'm just stuck living like this? I really don't want to move and would feel bad even trying to sell this place to another person and having someone else dealing with this. It seems like mentally ill people have more rights these days than your average Joe.
Another great presentation. Thanks.
Great job as usual on this piece. Always forward to what you’re working on next.
"I would've saved her ass." Is that an expression you would use to talk about the life of someone you love so dearly right after finding out she is dead? This is an honest question. English is my second language, but still I find it very disrespectful, specially for someone that treated him with so much love. Those post it notes, OMG, they broke my heart.
Glad I found your channel few days ago! So many videos! Love it
IMO Ben was jealous that his wife, Jennifer, was living without his PTSD handicap. He envied her normality. He became a killer in war and couldn't return to civilian life. It's a very sad and painful true life story for everyone affected by this tragedy.
Heartbreaking story, told very well. I really like the narrators tone.
Thanks for another great video! Appreciate the work you put into the channel ☺️
You mean you appreciate the fact he is making money off of other people's pain?
I really enjoy this channel - straightforward clear story-telling with lots of original footage 👍🏼🥇
I clearly don't understand people this world Are you have a loving woman that he had problems from the war And he goes and kills her I don't understand
Keep up the good work! Great channel
If this man was truly remorseful after he committed the crime and wanted to "be with her in heaven", it would have been a murder-suicide. Instead he just tried to cover up that he murdered her so he could just go on with his life. As sweet and caring as Jennifer was, I think he was so coddled from too much attention from her and her switch to night shift possibly made him terrified he would lose her. It is so heartbreaking to hear her mother talk about how she couldn't even see her daughter because Jennifer's face was so badly damaged from the gunshots. Ben belongs in jail or a mental facility for the rest of his life.
Thank you Kevin for all you do ,and you do it great ,love all the real footage of the crime ,real people,places , your appreciated for putting in the work ! ❤️🙏🇨🇦
As soon as that chair became airborne by him at the police station, I said, he did it.
Thank you, Kevin. Well-presented.
This was a great video Kevin!! What struck me was when Ben was making his statement to the judge, he said that given the chance he’d do it differently, seek help, or look to his family for help! 😳😳. So he basically was saying that he’d just murder her but really try not to get caught. That’s how I took it anyway! Just my opinion!
I took it that he would seek help or would have taken his own life. I guess he only knows what he means.
@@GetCraftyLemons That very well could have been what he meant. I think he was doing and saying anything at that point to save his butt from going to prison without parole. He’d tried everything else and it didn’t work. To me it was just self serving and nothing about how he was sorry for what he did to her. Just my opinion though!!
@@kristinreynolds577 I agree and definitely was self-serving!!
@@GetCraftyLemons I just got to that part and I actually think it’s a hell of a Freudian slip
That is how you interpreted his words. I saw it differently.
Thank you for covering this case. Wish we knew from Jennifer’s perspective what her husband’s state of mind was. Know her friend shared some of what was happening, just his stalking & jealousy is still unknown as Jennifer was annihilated like an enemy in war.
Horrible: Jealous men sooner or later will do such things. Jealousy isnt about love. Its about power.
Imagine the pain of still living with this and then finding out some youtube schlub is making money off of the pain. This channel and others like it need to be demonetized.
@@unworthytimesmany then why are you watching ? Stop watching
@@deegold3791 I am not watching. The families who are being revictimized by the producer of this channel let people know what he is doing. It makes a lot us sick at the "bread and circuses" attitude. I'm telling it like it is. And the owner of this channel freely admits that he is doing it ... and that he wouldn't bother if he wasn't making money. I don't need to watch the show to see what he is doing, especially when he admits what he is doing.
Narrator's voice is euphonious, resonate and calming which makes a good story even better.
This one got me as I really didn't think he did it...sad he could have just taken himself out!!
Ur channel is grate than any crime channel ive watch very clear and easy to understand 👏
She wanted to love him back to health. You can’t! We’ve all tried at some point I imagine.
As a veteran this saddens me. He definitely needed more help than it seems was provided after suffering a TBI and being diagnosed with combat related PTSD. More steps need to be taken to protect veterans and their loved ones.
Oh this really makes me cry. I, of course, cannot say what Ben was thinking or why he allowed himself to shoot his wife in cold blood.
I'm certain that as his mother said "the young man we sent off to war did not return the same" it's absolutely true. Whatever happened to him, it broke his spirit. I wish he would have let ppl know when his mind was deteriorating & he became a danger. He really should have been in a mental hospital for he was not ok.
The death penalty would be merciful, I know he loved her & has to live with what he's done. 💔 he knows she loved him dearly.
You're a fine narrator. Looking forward to further stories and cases.
That table flip was so sadly hilarious. It’s crazy to think that there are men out there who think this is the appropriate reaction to anything - let alone losing the “love of your life”
please note guys: it does not make you look tough- it makes you look immature and dramatic.
I love your channel so much. Thank you.
I hate war. I hate what it does to the survivors of it. Yet another case I have not heard about and that's crazy since I have been watching everything I can for years now! It seems that many content creators just pass around the same old cases over and over but not you! Well done Kevin! I appreciate your channel very much.
I hate what I'd does to the families of the innocent babies, Hildenborough old women and men, they murder, not surprised he killed her was expected, with those type of murders, will ome back home to murder more
Kevin! You look so sunkissed and nicely manicured today! Happy new year, my friend 😊
@James Bondage Not everyone is a sexual deviant, my friend. That’s a YOU problem.