I’m a plumber and was working at the end of the street that day. I saw the car go up, called 000 and ran to see if anyone needed help. It was horrific and took me years of therapy and self help to move forward. Wish I could of done more for Hannah and her kids.
The people in this comment section blaming Hannah for not leaving sooner make me sick. You know why she didn’t leave sooner? *BECAUSE HE WOULD KILL HER.*
It's weird how as humans we automatically victim shame and say "well they shouldn't have... xyz". You're absolutely right it's not her fault, may she rest in peace
This was by far the toughest true crime video I’ve ever seen. The thought of Hannah burning to death was bad enough, but her children, God rest their souls, were made by him to endure probably the most painful and frightening way to die. I’m fn numb right now.
All I can think about the amount of fear and confusion when he was covering them in gasoline much less all those feelings plus the immense pain when he lit the fuel! Like oh my heart ♥
@@auburnanger6679 good points. Also? Why are there always these trigger warnings for suicide, and forms of assault etc but not children dying. There's nothing in the title referring to the children. This is straight up Watts style family murder. Hideous. This kind of man makes me think that evil is real.
Definitely the most painful I have ever watched too, numb and crying. My heart goes out. Thank you to the channel to make this a tribute to this brave woman and mother ❤❤❤
@@miap2122 Oh! I bet you’ve NEVER done anything that others would question as a bad choice. People can change throughout their lives, and especially people you marry.
@@Onelightoftheworld there’s a difference between making a “bad decision” and “continuing to make a bad decision over and over and over and over again”. I would not have married him, nonetheless create offspring with someone like this no matter of how insecure I was.
Could you imagine if this shit hole country had gun laws like America then this woman and her kids would still be alive. That government should be ashamed for itself.
Not only did she die in physical agony, she died in mental excruciation knowing her babies were dying. I'm not sure which is worse. Sobbing for this family.
Omg so true … the most pain a person could possibly feel … Burning alive has got to be the very worst way to die … so her physical pain was the knowledge she had of what her babies were feeling as well …. I cannot even believe a human exists who could do such a thing !! Fortunately for the world he no longer does
@@Col92018 I agree that the steroids played a part however, this guy was sick already. He had a huge problem inside of him and the drugs only exacerbated his already f-ed up head. He obviously thought he was far above everyone else in every way. Especially women of course.
I was not prepared for Hannah’s story. This was the most heartbreaking domestic violence tragedy that I have ever heard. Her strength and love and concern for her children in her most painful moments is crushing. Their story should be told often in hopes it will help others survive. My heart aches for the rest of her family.
Agree. It’s so devastating. I won’t understand how these awful people can harm anyone with such a beautiful heart and those beautiful babies. I just cannot comprehend this tragedy. I’m so sad for them.
Honestly his voice is one of the reasons I love this channel and beyond evil. I also love the fact that he has emotion in his voice and does not sound in the least that he is reading from a script like a lot of narrators do. This guy is definitely in the top 5 narrators of all time, up there with Morgan Freeman
Losing a daughter in that situation and knowing the kids are in the car And lose 3 Beautifull grandchildren,,, just cause of a guy is fearful man and had to go pump his body !! And still was fearful- continue doing all the wrong he could poor Hana - was to nice & strong Other wise this monster would break them long a go - my heat goes to her families- looks like the monster didn’t have one friend in his life - it’s just he got an angel he did not deserve. She gifted him 3 Beautifull kids and her parents, he got a family he didn’t deserve.
Why talk about his looks? His body alone gives him access to better women than her. Talk about his credentials. If to have crush on the decedent, that's cool. He's 10 years older. I think he's got it, my man.
I'm a male, I was in an abusive relationship with a female for a couple of years. She only physically attacked me when she knew I was leaving for good. Luckily I was twice her size and she didn't use a weapon so I was not hurt. But the damage of putting up with her using the other methods described so clearly in this video was bad enough so everyone male and female keep an eye out for those signs and make plans to leave and be ready because once they realize they can't control you anymore it definitely increases the risk of them using physical violence. Obviously this clip does explain it pretty well just wanted to add my 2 cents in to reinforce it.
@@sirvilhelmofyonderland I think for some situations their abusive actions aren't shown for months and they bombard them with love during the newly dating stage...and by then it's actually quite difficult to leave when you love someone but fear them too. It's complicated, I don't fully understand it either and couldn't imagine sticking it out for decades.
@@sirvilhelmofyonderland yup kind of what Lauren said mine was like the perfect girlfriend for months before we decided to move in together after that she slowly started changing becoming super jealous I couldn't put my finger on it exactly at first but then I started to notice she would have a tantrum if I mentioned a girls name the it became her telling me all my female friends are s***s and just want to F me he having tantrums if I wanted to go to the gym after work rather than coming straight home
@@sirvilhelmofyonderland i never thought about that but that seems very possible - having low self esteem and poor self image due to childhood neglect could probably make it easier to land in a situation like this. Sadly alot of these cruel people can see your weakness before you can.
I am very sorry you lived through this, but glad you are here to tell about it. DV against males is REAL, and people need to know that. Thank God you got out safely and again, I’m sorry and you deserved none of this. Stay blessed
@@sirvilhelmofyonderlandMy abuser didn’t start showing signs until I was madly in love with him. He was absolutely the perfect partner. Then he wasn’t. I was so convinced that the original person was who he was, and that maybe he was just going through something. Eventually he said something that made me realize he was abusive, and I left. Took a long time.
Could you imagine if this shit hole country had gun laws like America then this woman and her kids would still be alive. That government should be ashamed for itself.
It actually is, for example even if someone holds a knife and makes a threat etc a person can possibly go to jail! Ever heard of Tarasoff, duty to warn, ..doesn’t have to Just be physical.
I did come into the video thinking Hannah was the only poor soul in the tragic arson. Now I'm in shock and deep sadness that the children had to face such an end. Poor angels. I hope they are all together now. 🙏
@@violagentsch well .. I hoped for that too but if you watched the video you would know. I'm not wishing the worst on them, but sadly it is... all I wish for is for them to rest in peace and if there was a heaven, for them to be together now.
I don't think she would ever have been able to avoid this unless she and the children had gone into hiding. For someone like him, it would always have come to this. He was so narcissistic he would never have accepted the loss of control over his wife. How could he accept that a person that he saw as inferior to him rejecting him? What a horrendous man. Poor Hannah and her children. RIP.
I think so, too. Although it would have been best for her to file a restraining order sooner and go to court, he most likely would have stalked her at the very least. Going into hiding might have seemed extreme to her at the time, but would have been the best chance of safety. How incredibly tragic.
Nah. How about press charges against the obvious assaults. How about fire him? How about having knives or guns? How about leaving the shit hole that is Australia. They could get asylum in the US for this abusive behavior.
@@svenjorgensenn8418 Australia laws are harsher to men I'd say they probably have more rights than American women do but I don't agree with what he did retarded everybody said he wasn't too bright well as a man I already assumed immediately when he gets angry he goes into caveman mode hardcore he can't control himself because again he's not that bright with that combination anything can happen
@mpmikeb1290 Not always. I've worked with domestic abusers before and there aren't always signs. Sometimes controlling behaviour can be masked as just being attentive and caring. Love bombing can completely mask someone who is incredibly dangerous. Sometimes abusers are triggered by pregnancy, jealousy, job loss, alcohol and mental health and these things aren't always apparent immediately. Also you may not be able to identify controlling or abusive behaviour. You may have also grown up in an environment where domestic abuse was the norm. Abuse can be financial as well as physical, sexual or physical. It doesn't look the same in every relationship. A lot of the abusers I worked with presented themselves as calm, caring individuals who get on well with others. You'd only know how dangerous they were from their previous convictions and a police background check. I had one offender that murdered 1 person & tried to kill his wife and children when he became psychotic. He was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia afterwards.
This one really has me in tears. Those sweet children and their beautiful mother, it breaks my heart. I am a survivor of domestic violence. I'm so thankful I was able to escape.
A day I’ll never forget😢 she was even let down by the system!! Still no changes, women are still being bashed and murdered by their partners… I took my mother to Hannah and her children’s candle 🕯️ light vigil…. I’m glad you managed to get away good luck to you🙏🏽
As a result of this horrendous crime, legislation making coercive control illegal in Australia will enable police intervention in such cases. Coercive control was criminalised in New South Wales, in November 2022; and will come into effect in Queensland, in late 2023. Thank you for your sensitive representation of Hannah and her children. Respect from Sydney.
The bill was actually introduced in parliament in 2018 years before this tragedy… it wasn’t “because” of this case… although I’m sure politicians would use it as leverage to make themselves votable and to look great 😢
If only the US would follow suit. They pretty much tell you "Sorry ma'am, he hasn't killed you yet. We can't do anything for you." There are some states that have laws against this, but not even half of them do. It's disgusting.
@@miap2122 I hate to say it, but there had to have been red flags everywhere with this idiot from the beginning. Why would you have Children with an obvious idiot? I get the sexual attraction thing, but once his stupidity and insecurity started boiling up, that's when you end the relationship.
That’s why I love these certain videos! Its just sad that mothers that courageous usually don’t get to tell the story when they live with animals like him. To kill his wife is one thing, then his kids and himself is a different kind of scum. I wish afterlives existed because he would have a horrible one
Every single time. I love it, which is why this is my favorite crime channel. That and his voice is freakin soothing. Even listening to horrific things like this he helps me get to sleep every night! 😂
This happened in the city I grew up in... the whole of Australia mourned for her and her children. It also made a bunch of domestic violence reforms happen. She may have only had a short life with her children, but they left their mark on the world and she really made a difference 💕
You can have all the laws in the world. In the end, you really have to stop choosing men based on your fifis and actually vet men accordingly. There is not a lot of laws that could have stopped this.
As an Australian, this shocked me to the core. Domestic violence kills so many women here. What a strong woman, she did leave him and she paid with her life.
Not blaming the victim, but this is a sad example of what happens when many red flags are ignored simply because the guy was considered an "Alpha Male" or a "Chad". The guy was a raging lunatic - but he was ripped, jacked, and an athlete. Hannah most likely ignored the normal and "nice guys" and married Rowan. And that guy got sex on demand, could tell his wife what to wear and who to talk with, and could abuse her at will. No average guy would have even gotten the time of day from her.
@@miamitrancemissions6425victim blaming for sure! The world needs to blame the man and hold him accountable! Start holding these narcissist responsible for their actions!
One of the most horrific stories I’ve heard! I am a DV survivor and know how blessed I am to have escaped. Well done to the narrator on this! It must have been hard yet you told her story with such compassion!!!! ❤
What an absolutely terrifying case. He was the epitome of pure evil. Laws need to be tougher on domestic abusers. RIP beautiful Hannah and children🙏❤️😔
I was married to one of these types. You do not realize it when you start out in the relationship because it's like being in nice warm water but when it turns hot you've already pretty much gotten used to it. You don't sense it's abuse until you're out of it. This is sad
This tragic set of circumstances happened in my town, 15 minutes from where I now live and in a suburb where I had lived previously. I remember the day it happened, the entire Brisbane community was in shock and mourning while being simultaneously horrified and utterly outraged at the father (he doesn’t deserve a name). Hannah, Aaliyah, Lianah, and Trey will always be in our hearts and minds. Their traumatic deaths and her parents strong advocacy has lead to coercive control laws being introduced in Queensland in an attempt to prevent these types of events and to prosecute those who continually behave coercively towards their partner. May their precious souls rest in peace 🙏🏻
@@jacquelineclarke264 Domestic violence didn't happen to just married couple, a lot of domestic violence cases are actually from non married couple who choose to live together with no marriage, and they often go through several relationship, and weirdly from one abuser to another. Hannah already knew her chosen man who had an ex-wife, and even lived with his ex-wife but she really wanted him. Just to have a muscular guy beside him probably made her feel proud somehow. But I don't really see her as a good mother since she let her kids be abused by the father regularly and often excused his behavior. Despite already have 3 children, she's one of those woman who always thinks about herself ie her life, her man, her husband, instead of thinking - I'm a mother. Probably why so many children grew up in such a broken household with traumatic memories of witnessing their parents abusive and toxic relationship. I wonder if both Hannah or her husband also grew up that way and can no longer distinguish between a good normal relationship and abusive one? 🤔
@@nutzhazel I was thinking something like that. This guy had nothing going for him except his muscles. But she wanted a big muscle guy and in the end that she got what she wanted. But that is all she got. Happens with guys too. They want a woman with a nice body and big chest. But sometimes that is all she has. And we learn that lesson the hard way
I really felt uncomfortable watching the footage of him 'playing' with his children..and seeing them doing gym exercises at such a young age. You can just imagine how he would have berated them for the slightest mistake.
‘’ We can’t do anything until he does something…’’ said police. I remember thinking ..’’by then I’ll be dead ‘’. I escaped and moved my daughter and myself over 2000 miles away. I’m so sorry Hannah and her children couldn’t get away. Love to her family and friends for their horrific loss ❣️
This story was told with great respect 🙏 I live in Australia 🇦🇺 and remember the day this came on the news. The whole country was in shock. I noticed when watching the part were Hannah and her ex husband were talking together about there gym I could clear see in his eyes and expressions he was totally jealous of when she spoke cause she was clearly so much better at what she did not just in the gym. but in everyway and that angered him. In a normal relationship a good husband 😌 would simply be so proud 👏 of there wife. Instead of being jealous he could have learnt from her but with his ego and angered jealous nature that was not to be just quite the opposite. I'm a father of a 7 year old daughter and I and my partner respect each other. All ways help each other and if one knows more then another at times we learn from each other. That makes use smarter and more powerful as a couple. This was very hard to watch this. It brought tears 😢 to my eyes for Hannah and her kids. The least I can do is watch this and give my condolences 🙏 RIP HANNAH AND KIDS. The justice ⚖️ system needs alot of changes to protect people so when there being warned ⚠️ not say we have to wait until they actually commit an offence in witch it makes it to late. If this is your situation I can say get as away as possible and stay hide change your names do whatever it takes to be safe from such mentally deranged people.
I too saw the jealous look on his face and I thought to myself that this jealousy was what was behind this whole revengeful barbaric case by a bully and a cowardly Monster!
Omg, there are just no words for this. Those poor children and Hannah. The horrifying death of Hannah and her children are indescribably horrific, and the pain? I can't even go there. I hope the best for her family, and thank you for your dedication to Hannah. Telling people who may not recognize the signs of abuse to think of your video was an excellent idea.
@@enishalihoward8119 my mouth dropped when I heard those beautiful babies were gone too!. Now wonder why I kept thinking why is this channel keep showing those babies faces if it's just the mother that was murdered? Then I saw the end and the outcome my heart dropped. The evil guy deserve to go straight to hell. 😡
I agree about the poor children, but what of the children who suffer vivisection, factory farming and slaughterhouses? Did you have to pass a test or prove your worth to be born a human or was it just luck? Which means you could have been born another creature?
You want to know the most amazing thing about Hannah, she lay there with every part of her body burned except the soles of her feet, and gave the police every detail she could in case he survived. She knew her babies were gone. She hung on to do that, and then she went to be with her babies. She was an amazing woman ❤🇦🇺
Hey Guy's, I live 7 miles from Camp Hill. This rocked Brisbane, Queensland & Australia. The whole country was angry, hurt & in shock for days & weeks after the attack. Rowan Baxter became the most hated man in Australia instantly. Unfortunately, for all the work that Hannah's parents have put in, very little has changed in the area of domestic violence, as far as the law is concerned. Australia should be ashamed of our inability to learn from our mistakes. We continue to be soft on crime & are currently in the grip of a youth crime pandemic. 🇦🇺
You are so right why after that painful story nothing changes!!! The law should have changed on Hana & her kids - there should be a solution for this kind of crimes - Hana,s law should be there already- it’s a shame for all of us - 😢
Y'all should protest! This story makes me want to get things changed in United States being a victim of domestic violence myself it is hard when you raised in the same situation. My prayers go out to the familys
I knew a girl that was burned over her entire body except the bottom of her feet. She was 13 at the time and actually lived. They had to remove her internal organs temporarily for reason. My daughter was burned over 95% of her body except her head and luckily for she lived as well. Shriners Hospital saved both of their lives and this was back in 1995. Rip to Hannah and her children.
@user-nx2fs8xq5u she survived so that's good. She is in a lot of pain all the time, but thankfully isn't on any pain pills. She just smokes her weed primarily for the anxiety from the pain....not the pain itself.
I read the coronial inquest report for this case. For anyone interested it is here: www.courts.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/723664/cif-hannah-clarke-aaliyah-baxter-laianah-baxter-trey-baxter-and-rowan-baxter.pdf Apparently Hannah had 97% full thickness burns and the report stated categorically that they were not survivable. Baxter had 80% full thickness burns which were probably not survivable. Maybe what happened with your daughter and acquaintance was essentially a medical miracle, maybe youth and factors like that play a role. Happy for you and them in any event
I would like to say to the narrator, your compassion, empathy and wise words throughout the video were very poignant. Hannah and her children were victims of domestic violence and how you told their story , whilst incredibly heartbreaking, you gave them a voice and for that I am thankful. The very end where you described them and their final moments, telling the viewer how strong and amazing Hannah was, what a loving Mother she was until her final breath; and reminding DV victims that they have a voice, you give abused women, their children and families a voice and you made them feel they deserved to be heard. Thank you :)
Hannah was so brave just before she died, helping the police the way she did. I'm from Brisbane and suffered DV, I felt extremely effected when this happened. It will stay with me always. R.I.P Hannah and the 3 little babies 🕊🕊🕊🕊
@@damienluxford4480 I’m from Brisbane City - I remember when I first heard this on the news, I assumed it must have happened OS. Not in Brissie, surely not in our fairly quiet, family oriented City? It’s shameful how domestic violence against Women and small children has sky rocketed in Australia!!! If you hear something - report it. Don’t assume someone else will do it. Don’t stay silent.
This is one of the cases that makes me weep. The red flags were totally everywhere. Other than kill him first, what was she to do to protect herself and her children. Authorities are not much use in situations like these, and only appear for the body count.
@@keepitforreally4501 She was young, naive, trusting and in love. Her incredible drive to see the good in others extended even to the point after she was in flames and dying. She was an angel who encountered a sickening demon.
@@AltaMirage I don’t know , we don’t know we weren’t there, but some women they hang on because they don’t want to have to start all over or admit that they were wrong
Honestly when you talked about the little girl standing up to her dad I started to cry. No child should feel that way. It sucks she didn’t feel supported enough to get away before the worst. Only half way through the video… so fricken sad she was threatened, aware of her situation and still didn’t get away. ):
Oh my goddddd nooooo you told us about the car fire but when you explained the story leading up to the that I knew instantly they did not survive. Poor babies. ):
I did not expect the kids to also be in the car and not survive 😭 I thought his beef was with his wife being jealous of her and all. But the kids are innocent! How could he...
@@laylaminrir Classic narcissistic personality disorder. Unreasonably high sense of their own importance. The inability to understand or care about the feelings of others.
This story is so sad I could not help crying. She didn't think about herself but like a good, strong mother, even her state of dying she thought only of her children
She hung in there long enough to make sure they knew he'd done this......Cowardly act!! Gives me chills, I had walked up that street many times when I was younger, and lived in Brisbane! 💔🇦🇺
So sad. I don't know her or her family, but this story has haunted me since I heard it, and I can't stop thinking about her and her children and what she went through knowing her children were dying in that fire .
@@jacquelinewilliam828I know, can you imagine what was going through their little minds......their Daddy, he doesn't deserve that title!! Horrendous just heartbreaking! Those lovely pictures of them.💔
It is nice that you send condolences to the family at the beginning. I already heard about this case and I can't fathom what she and her kids went through
I've read and watched so many horrific stories, but this one really hit hard. I don't know how many tears I have shed and can't find the words to express all my emotions. I am so very sorry.
This narrator needs a raise. “SHE was BETTER than him at it. HE couldn’t do what SHE could. HE was a lame loser. SHE was amazing, HE was worthless. SHE WAS WAY OUT OF HIS LEAGUE AND HE KNEW IT.” Absolutely fantastic, dude had me cracking up the whole video.
@@tankthearc9875 It's got nothing to do with feminism, It's the truth. He was insecure in his own masculinity because his wife, the person he should've been uplifting and encouraging, was better at all of those things than he was. Going to show who the stronger of the two truly was.
I have watched many true crime videos, but this one literally gave me goosebumps! The story about the lives of Hannah, her children, and that steroidal monster was indeed compelling, but the way you delivered your narrative was brilliant! As a side note, after I finished watching, I walked over and gave my husband a big hug for never having treated me as inferior during our 35+ years of marriage. I pray there is reincarnation for you and your children, Hannah, you all deserve SOOO much better!
"Steroids... CTE... talking points..." People want to understand violence and attribute a number of factors they saw on some stupid TV show to the causation of said violence. Violent people don't need a reason let alone steroids.
I live in Brisbane and I felt the wave of grief the city was enveloped in. There was no justice to be had at this horrific crime, and it all seemed too final. I remember the morning well. I was on a bus a Suburb over in Coorparoo, when a LOT of emergency vehicles came flying by, and it was obvious something big was going on, could never have imagined what we all found out later that day. To Hannah's family and friends, I'm so sorry for your loss, the kids and Hannah all looked like they were beautiful souls. x
@@susuileamura8736 I experienced domestic violence with my ex and my mother in law was absolutely shocked when she heard him berate me, and that was after 12 years of marriage. She certainly did not raise him that way and had some choice words for him when she heard him talking to me like that. Some people are abusers despite their parents best efforts to raise them well.
His target was to eliminate all the family. Himself too. They are deeply disturbed people, their pain is so big but so selfish that they are dangerous for the community when things do not go their way.
What a disturbing and vile excuse for a human being!!! How can a person be unintelligent, unattractive, and unemployed? Like pick a struggle. May Hannah, Aliyah, Leanna, and Trey Rest In Peace 🕊️
@@mattolivier1835are you desperate for attention? Mummy not bringing you your juice box? Lol noone cares about your trolling. Here's some attention. I feel sorry for you xxx
@@amandamccormick5009 lol the story clearly said she was the breadwinner because he couldn't keep a job AND that her parents put in money for their gym so no he owned nothing.
feelthejoy...yes i completely agree...so i wondered what has he done to those small kids? 🤔 Especially behind closed doors if he displays he's a insecure bully to adults and shows no empathy...
This is why people have to have psychological education in schools to be able to understand abuse and manipulation. I feel so sorry. This guy is a monster, true monster
Could you imagine if this shit hole country had gun laws like America then this woman and her kids would still be alive. That government should be ashamed for itself.
@@aromaladyellieBut he didn’t really hide who he was…. Way too many Overlooked his Horrible character. These “ people” don’t have it in them to be any more facetious than the simpletons they are…. Imo
@@bojohannesen4352Wow. Just wow. So you're reserving judgement on her (and by extension the children) just in case you deem her to be deserving of being burned alive. The other commenter is correct, you have a shockingly cold heart.
Not blaming the victim, but this is a sad example of what happens when many red flags are ignored simply because the guy was considered an "Alpha Male" or a "Chad". The guy was a raging lunatic - but he was ripped, jacked, and an athlete. Hannah most likely ignored the normal and "nice guys" and married Rowan. And that guy got sex on demand, could tell his wife what to wear and who to talk with, and could abuse her at will. No average guy would have even gotten the time of day from her.
@@Sadbuttrue-ThatSwedishGirl Real world. I absolutely would not end up in that situation because I would not marry a lunatic or tolerate being treated like trash. Real world!!!!
I remember when this horrific crime happened, what made it worse was the blatant victim-blaming..Yes, you heard it..some people ( including A POLICE OFFICER ) tried to suggest Hannah was somehow to blame for this!! That she must have "pushed him to behave like this" nothing could be further from the truth! The guy was rotten to the core, end of story. Poor Hannah, and those poor babies . It's just horrific 😢 😞 💔 😭
You don’t know the situation the woman is in and you cannot judge her, some have valid reasons to stay… Painful and sad. Blaming victims?? Just watch him interacting with those little children, he is far from gentle and loving with them, looks like something was seriously wrong with him …
@@sirvilhelmofyonderland usually abusers spend years psychologically and emotionally manipulating their victims. Can be financial too. They degrade their self esteem, they might threaten to kill themselves or threaten to fight for custody of the kids etc That’s why most of them don’t leave. Sometimes there are times they do leave and the abusers end up convincing them to get back together. Also the most dangerous time is actually when they do leave!! That’s why you can’t just up and leave there are so many things to plan and prepare before you go. To try to make yourself safe so you don’t end up getting stalked, harassed, assaulted or killed
People say the same thing about Shannan Watts. Every time a woman is a go getter and try hard people blame her for a man’s inability to walk away and choice to be a murderer.
@@sirvilhelmofyonderland that's good for you but in the same train of thought; individuals who are raised in two parent households become some of the most prolific serial criminals of all times. All manner of crimes. I venture to say that Piece of crap may have actually been decent before the steroid use and some women believe they can change their partner's disposition by having children. Hannah was by all accounts a bright woman, her justification was that he'd never full bore physically abuse their children.
A huge blitz was just done here in Australia, heaps of DV perpetrators were arrested. I believe Hanna's story has a lot to do with how fed up Aussie's are with these cowardly acts of violence and the new stance to stomp it out. Rip Hannah 💜💜💜💜
This story shocked and traumatised the whole of Australia and still does. We were all deeply hurt and cannot even begin to imagine the pain that Hannah’s family continues to suffer. May Hannah and her beautiful babies rest in eternal peace 😭😭
I’m an Australian and will never forget this, I still cry and think about her family and the people who tried to help. I used to believe in the death penalty but this coward took the easy way out, he would have spent the rest of his miserable life in jail and in fear.
Still believe in the death penalty because he would have first had to sit thru the scorn of the courts and the public, his personality and actions all exposed to the world, and after all that being told ‘we’re going to kill for this and you’re going to have wait on death row’ that would have been agonizing for this piece of trash
I was told to get a restraining order. I told the police that that would be equivalent to waving a red flag at a bull. NO ONE tells my ex what he can and can't do. For the sake of my kids I went along with his demands and tried to keep the peace while behind the scenes I managed to make a plan to escape from him. I had the support of family and friends and I also have to acknowledge that God kept us safe and gave me wisdom and insight on how to handle the situation. When I left people thought I was relieved. In actual fact I felt guilty for leaving and was fearful of retribution that could take place. I never slept much those first few months and would wake up in a cold sweat thinking that I could hear someone breaking in. My son and I were diagnosed with PTSD and had to go onto meds for severe anxiety. In the beginning he swept me off my feet, treated me like a princess I thought that was the real him for years. When the mask began to slip I would always hear those words "I'm sorry baby, but you just make me so angry. You make me act like that" I thought if I could just be a better wife, if I could just make him love me... Thats what Narcissists do. You don't even realize what you are experiencing is abuse. You are brainwashed into thinking that YOU are the problem, thats why so many of us don't leave. We always want to believe that there is hope things will change, that there is good in people. I made my decision to leave when I saw him turn his abuse towards the kids as they got older. I chose to marry him, they didn't. Also I came across an article a brave women had written explaining her exact same experience. It totally opened my eyes. Once you know the truth you can't unsee it.
People that say why didn’t Hannah just leave have obviously been fortunate enough to not be in a domestic violence relationship. It’s not that easy to leave when your family and yourself get threatened.
Unfortunately the dumbest people have the loudest opinions. Women throughout history have stayed in bad situations, normally so that they can keep some semblance of normalcy for their kids. I am happy people could be ignorant of that fact... but it doesn't make the comments helpful.
@yasminaunicorn3735 that's the most soul-less take I could imagine. It's the asshole who stabbed and burned people who was wrong.. not the victim.. you heartless monster.
@@user-hy1od6by1wit’s really not, highly possible you die either by staying or die either by leaving - look at the case of Lilie James in Australia just recently. Dated him for 5 weeks before breaking up with him. 3 days later she was murdered by him.
I think was the worst one I’ve seen yet. Thank you for covering this. I can’t imagine how difficult it was to even read this, let alone experience it. Rest in peace 🙏🏻
Shockingly, his behaviour was out in the open. In a lot of cases these monsters disguise their dark side to the world except the victim. I keep wondering what everyone thought would happen in the end? 🤷🏽♀️
Why do women or men remain in abusive relationships for years, decades? I dated a woman that did something abusive about a week into dating. I said goodbye and moved on with life. Why do some “victims” stay so long.?
@@sirvilhelmofyonderland it’s really long, but if u want to understand please read……because often times many don’t know any better. They’ve never been in that particular situation before, so their lack of experience is all the ammo someone else could need. Their naivety leads to their demise. The aggressor will often “lovebomb” the victim after the abuse. Gifts, apologies, promises never to do it again and they can be very convincing so then another chance is given. And the cycle repeats. Fear is another reason. Think about being terrified to the Max and multiply that by millions. Often times the victims families and friends and kids are the first ones to be threatened if they choose to leave…so our fear of that…they stay. Then you have reverse psychology where the abuser manipulates the person into believing they deserved it and it’s ALL their fault… u get my point? It’s sooooo many reasons. And then the police are no help at all. When restraining orders are filed and then violated, the police never intervene until someone is severely hurt or dead.
@@keluvnme I appreciate the response. Do some victims stay because they were abused as kids? Perhaps by someone they loved? They get normalized to abuse? It’s a complex issue. Staying with an abuser in no way makes it ok.
@@sirvilhelmofyonderlandI can’t fully say for sure. But here is my guess, it seemed like the abuser, I can’t remember his name. (I’m tired after working) was a insensitive jerk. How bad? Enough that Hanna and her family noticed and didn’t like it. He was at least self absorbed, insensitive, a jerk probably overly boastful and over confident yet was insecure and anti women. His personality changed either over time or becaue of the steroids which steroids will make the person act up, and be way too aggressive. Then Hanna stays because the change is slow and gradual or she loves him and misses the old (false) self. Add in kids and she hopes they can stay as a family. He seem to change after they had kids so he probably was hiding his true self but not enough because people saw it. He just wasn’t capable of love at all because children require love and his narc self couldn’t handle not being in the spotlight. Then it became too late for Hanna to safely get out because this guy has become so delusional from reality and drugs. I think she stayed because at first it wasn’t bad and it gradually got worse then extreme but by that point he’s too fixated at her. She never saw herself as a victim so she didn’t see the warning flags. She probably thought she was endanger and not her kids. The fact she didn’t see the danger and underestimated him but he was so insane he was a danger to anyone he got closed to
@@sirvilhelmofyonderland A LOT of kids are abused since a lot are in poverty especially in the USA where it costs tens of thousands to be born and die, not to mention everything in the middle. When you are abused all your life, you won't know the difference when another abuser comes along, it's all we know. This family was just too emotionally and mentally weak to stand up to an abuser. Parents should have never should have left her be with him, they seem like nice people just too nice and sweet for their own daughters survival unfortunately.
Yep. Every single clip makes me wince because he's clearly trying to hurt them all. You don't forcefully knock down tiny kids, make them fall face first into shallow water, throw balls at their heads. There's something inside him, weirdly feral and scary in all those videos.
I was mentally abused for seven years until I left finally. My ex slowly told me not to wear this or that and I could not wear makeup etc. also he slowly took my friends from me. It’s so slowly you don’t even realize what’s happening. After I left him he stalked me and tried to hit me a few times. I’ve been married for 25 years to a wonderful man now and he has never tried to control me.
Why do women or men remain in abusive relationships for years, decades? I dated a woman that did something abusive about a week into dating. I said goodbye and moved on with life. Why do some “victims” stay so long.?
I worked with women who were victims of domestic violence and you can't even grasp how controlling these guys are. They do it so they won't/can't leave. They are isolated from any supports and are hostages in the relationship. It's hard to understand if you haven't seen it, but these guys are relentless. They can be absolute monsters. It's equivalent to Stockholm Syndrome. There's only one thing that would have stopped this guy...
@@CharlieKellyEsqI know a forensic psychologist who works in a DV shelter for women and children. She has worked with males victims of DV too, the thing is that they are often in gay relationships, meaning the abusers are also men. In my country, the 2 men killed in cases of IPDV were in gay relationships and the perpetrator was their boyfriend/husband (gay marriage is legal in my country). Many times the perpetrator, even being gay, is also perceived as an 'alpha male' or might be closeted and passing as as straight. There's not much difference.
Like the part where the little girl was running and he pegged her in the head with the ball and knocked her over! I saw that and was like geeze this guy was always the worst
Nicole is an amazing friend. her prediction is so haunting 'what if you don't get a 2nd chance to act' because when she told them, that was their chance. heart breaking
I heard about this case about a year ago and it still sticks with me.. The unbelievably horrific details are hard to forget (and hard to process).. Those poor babies 😓 And of course Hannah as well.. I can't even imagine.. Only an evil monster could do something so horrific to their own family.. And to pick the most painful way, I just can't.. It's truly heartbreaking (and infuriating) 😣
I don’t think anyone here in Aus will ever forget this case, the word unbelievable gets thrown around a lot but you just can’t comprehend these actions especially when kids are involved. Thank you for doin this vid so respectfully
Dang, as an Australian myself. I have not heard the full story until now. You Americans go right to detail and investigate into people’s tragic stories..great work. 👍🏽 god bless Hannah and her 3 beautiful adorable innocent children.😢🙏🏻🙏🏻
I live in Australia & I will never ever forget when this was breaking news absolutely devastating & horrific. I was very lucky to get out of an abusive relationship bc he went to jail then was shot by police, I’m lucky to be here!! I’ll never forget that sort of fear
“Authorities were unable to act quickly enough” I hope that reality settles in for all the folks out there who believe a simple 911 call (if you’re even able to make it in time) will protect you from someone looking to do you harm … especially in many cities where response time is over an hour
So true. A family member of mine was in a long-term relationship that gradually turned abusive and when she had had enough, she called the authorities in a panic. I kid you not, they showed up nearly an hour later, called her phone through a blocked number, and swiftly left because she didn’t answer the call. Didn’t even bother to knock or ring the bell. She ended up driving to the police station herself with bruises on her body. Terrible.
Brian P. I completely agree that's why im a firm believer self protection. Whatever the skill set and comfort level of an individual is gun, knife, pepper spray, whistle, kickboxing... Calling for help and then police us always a good idea and should happen ASAP but they are back- up the situation is happening right now to you/ in front of you...
I am a DV survivor. I was 15. DV is psychological, emotional, and physical. My abuser tried to burn my face with a very hot tool used on cars. His mom had to break the door down. She saved my life after hearing my screaming. Now, I don’t take any crap from anyone. These guys need to be reported. I’m not submissive and won’t be controlled. There is a way out.
I’ll never forget waking up to see this horrific story on the morning news. I live just a few streets away from where this happened, which made it all the more upsetting. I want to thank you for the respectful way you covered this important case and paid tribute to beautiful, brave Hannah and those precious babies. We will never forget them.❤🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷
Ok, this is the very first time after watching literally hundreds of true crime videos on multiple RUclips channels that I wept, openly. First of all, I can relate to her story on so many levels. I can’t even begin to tell you. Like Hannah, I did not believe that I was a victim of abuse, because there weren’t any scars. For 10 years, I was sexually abused, nightly. Forced to have sex against my will, and if I dared to refuse, I was kept awake all night in many different ways. Oh my God! I can’t even believe the feelings that this video has caused …brought to the surface. It’s a very long story, but I was finally able to get out but not before ending up in a shelter. This could have very easily been me. I tried so many times to get out. Police, doctors, counselors, family members, so many times I tried to get out! The control factor is just unbelievable. Mind control, financial control, isolation… The weapons that they use against you is absolutely insane . Thank you for doing this story. I’m so sorry for her family. I’m so so sorry. I almost feel like I have survivors guilt right now as I make this post. There are no words to describe how I’m feeling right now. I’m just so sorry for Hannah’s family. I feel sick right now. I’m just so sorry.
I'm a Survivor like you self of domestic violence at the hands of my father starting at age 7 until about 14. He was brutal and I still carry some of the physical and emotional scars from that experience. I'm so glad that you got out and hopefully our safe now. You never know where these scumbags are and when they're going to turn out in the worst way. Best wishes to you!
@@FretsMaster222 I wonder if leaving him years earlier would have meant she and the kids were killed years earlier? From what I understand, he was just as much of a controlling lunatic back then.
Good on Nicole for at least trying to intervene on her behalf, although that didn't go anywhere, unfortunately; also -- I forgot his name -- the neighbor who was washing his car and, despite being burned himself, tried his best to help. I can't imagine the pain that those poor little ones and Nicole had to endure. I can't imagine being started on fire. Actually I'm glad that deranged monster ended up taking his own life... just wish he would have only taken his own.
God bless you Mr Michael Zimmic (I apologize if my spelling is wrong, I mean no disrespect.) You Sir are a brave, courageous, gift of a man. I don't know you, but I have the utmost respect for you and what you did in a situation that was horrific and tragic. Thank you for being such a wonderful human being! God bless everyone who was involved in trying to help Hannah.
This is why there should be an exception to cruel and unusual punishment. If there is undeniable proof/witnesses to this kind of monstrous act, the monster should suffer the same fate.
I really do appreciate how you guys pay tribute to the people in these cases. Your channel is so respectful and thorough. This is one of the toughest cases I think I have ever heard...it's just so awful to think about -- truly devastating. those poor babies!! Poor hannah.
Being set on fire is a horrible way to die. Poor Hannah and her babies real suffered. The creep that did this was an awful human being. At least he's not around anymore. God Bless Hannah and her beautiful babies.❤💜💚💙 Four hearts for four souls. I love your channel, just subscribed.
Abusers look for empathetic people and use that trait against them. Empathetic people understand that humans make mistakes and are more willing to give the benefit of the doubt. It's horrific but true. Poor Hannah and those little children. Victims of a psycho that they couldn't get away from.
Thanks for the respectful portrayal of Hannah Clark! I am from the Netherlands and I am dealing with domestic violence myself. It's such a horrifying story, Hannah and the kids should have survived how can a father do this to his children? Tears roll down my cheeks, even for those directly involved it must be difficult to continue with, after experiencing this horrific act,I wish everyone involved, the man who saw everything happen, the social worker and the police and of course Hannah's parents and all the people around them a lot of strength in coping with this terrible tragedy..Hannah and the children will not be forgotten worldwide, they will be an example to all of us! Rest in peace dear Hannah and kids 😢❤️🌹
A shameful piece of Australian history. I’ll never forget when this happened. I’m so sorry Hannah that we couldn’t help you and your beautiful children. This makes me feel sick.
One of the most horrific tragedies of our time. I have no words. 😭 Those poor babies. RIP to Mrs Clarke and her children. I'm so sorry for the loss to the family. 🙏
I'm Australian. She got married in the town I live in, Kingscliff. I didn't know Hannah but I wish I had known her. We let her down. She deserved so much better and so did her children. We will never forget her. Hopefully we can do better for women in the future. Thank you for covering her case.
@Peter-wd2ho This evil could have been prevented. So yeah, she was let down. I didn't know her but that doesn't mean I don't wish I could have helped her and her children.
I’m a plumber and was working at the end of the street that day. I saw the car go up, called 000 and ran to see if anyone needed help. It was horrific and took me years of therapy and self help to move forward. Wish I could of done more for Hannah and her kids.
I’m sorry Nate. This story still chills me like it was yesterday. I can’t imagine what you’ve had to go through.
God bless you 🌺
God bless you prayers for you !
God bless you but trust Hannah and her kids are with Jesus. This coward went straight to hell.
I'm sorry you had to experience that, how heartbreaking 😢
The people in this comment section blaming Hannah for not leaving sooner make me sick. You know why she didn’t leave sooner? *BECAUSE HE WOULD KILL HER.*
Evidence?
It's weird how as humans we automatically victim shame and say "well they shouldn't have... xyz". You're absolutely right it's not her fault, may she rest in peace
@@alongfellow4147 sometimes it's the victims fault.
Bad choices.
Of course nobody deserves to die
@@alongfellow4147 absolutely. Don't engage with this pos troll.
@@alongfellow4147 how is it not her fault?
This was by far the toughest true crime video I’ve ever seen. The thought of Hannah burning to death was bad enough, but her children, God rest their souls, were made by him to endure probably the most painful and frightening way to die. I’m fn numb right now.
Oh I'm glad I read this before I finished. I'm half way through so I won't keep watching. It's too hard when kids are involved for me
All I can think about the amount of fear and confusion when he was covering them in gasoline much less all those feelings plus the immense pain when he lit the fuel! Like oh my heart ♥
@@auburnanger6679 good points. Also? Why are there always these trigger warnings for suicide, and forms of assault etc but not children dying. There's nothing in the title referring to the children. This is straight up Watts style family murder. Hideous. This kind of man makes me think that evil is real.
I can’t even allow myself to actually imagine what that would be like
Definitely the most painful I have ever watched too, numb and crying. My heart goes out. Thank you to the channel to make this a tribute to this brave woman and mother ❤❤❤
I wasn't ready for the kids being involved. That's brutal.
@@miap2122 Why would anyone listen to a word you say?
@@miap2122 being lonely sucks, huh? lmao
@@miap2122
WTF is the matter with you?
@@miap2122 Oh! I bet you’ve NEVER done anything that others would question as a bad choice. People can change throughout their lives, and especially people you marry.
@@Onelightoftheworld there’s a difference between making a “bad decision” and “continuing to make a bad decision over and over and over and over again”. I would not have married him, nonetheless create offspring with someone like this no matter of how insecure I was.
I live on this street and saw this happen. Was a horrible day that is hard to forget. Thank you for being respectful to Hannah and her children.
I KNOW WELL A ROWEN FATHER,,,,HE treats women like his SON.....100%
Could you imagine if this shit hole country had gun laws like America then this woman and her kids would still be alive. That government should be ashamed for itself.
no way...I cannot even imagine!! I am so sorry you had to see anything in regards to this awful awful case.
Not only did she die in physical agony, she died in mental excruciation knowing her babies were dying. I'm not sure which is worse. Sobbing for this family.
Omg so true … the most pain a person could possibly feel … Burning alive has got to be the very worst way to die … so her physical pain was the knowledge she had of what her babies were feeling as well …. I cannot even believe a human exists who could do such a thing !! Fortunately for the world he no longer does
I thought she was STRONG and INDEPENDENT. How come that strength couldn’t save them?
I don’t quite get your point ? She was making sure they knew the thug who killed her babies and ultimately her while she was dying in horrific agony.
Chills.
@@carpediem4512she was also on fire and burning she wanted to save her kids but couldn’t. Light yourself on fire and try to save someone
That’s what abusers do. They escalate the things the do slowly, all the while making you feel like it’s your fault.
Steroids had a lot to do with it.
@@Col92018narcissism trumped that!
@@Col92018 I agree with you on that. Plus a good dose of lack of humanity.
Absolutely, the boiling frog.
@@Col92018 I agree that the steroids played a part however, this guy was sick already. He had a huge problem inside of him and the drugs only exacerbated his already f-ed up head. He obviously thought he was far above everyone else in every way. Especially women of course.
I was not prepared for Hannah’s story. This was the most heartbreaking domestic violence tragedy that I have ever heard. Her strength and love and concern for her children in her most painful moments is crushing. Their story should be told often in hopes it will help others survive. My heart aches for the rest of her family.
Agree. It’s so devastating. I won’t understand how these awful people can harm anyone with such a beautiful heart and those beautiful babies. I just cannot comprehend this tragedy. I’m so sad for them.
She loved her babies so little that she never once reported the man to the police 🤦🏽♂️
This narrator is the best! He doesn't glorify evil at all. Tells it as it is. Plus his voice is just amazing.
Thank you for your kind words :)
Love the narrators voice..perfect in every way
Could be an AI voice
I assure you I am not an AI voice :)
Honestly his voice is one of the reasons I love this channel and beyond evil. I also love the fact that he has emotion in his voice and does not sound in the least that he is reading from a script like a lot of narrators do. This guy is definitely in the top 5 narrators of all time, up there with Morgan Freeman
I CANNOT, cannot imagine what her parents are going through 😢😢😢😢😢😢. This is one of the most horrific, horrendous, and horrifying cases.
thats alot of horrs
Losing a daughter in that situation and knowing the kids are in the car
And lose 3 Beautifull grandchildren,,, just cause of a guy is fearful man and had to go pump his body !! And still was fearful- continue doing all the wrong he could poor Hana - was to nice & strong
Other wise this monster would break them long a go - my heat goes to her families- looks like the monster didn’t have one friend in his life - it’s just he got an angel he did not deserve. She gifted him 3 Beautifull kids and her parents, he got a family he didn’t deserve.
why do you want to imagine that, though?
pretty sick for an individual to want to immerse themselves in that kind of thought.
Why talk about his looks? His body alone gives him access to better women than her. Talk about his credentials. If to have crush on the decedent, that's cool.
He's 10 years older. I think he's got it, my man.
I'm a male, I was in an abusive relationship with a female for a couple of years. She only physically attacked me when she knew I was leaving for good. Luckily I was twice her size and she didn't use a weapon so I was not hurt. But the damage of putting up with her using the other methods described so clearly in this video was bad enough so everyone male and female keep an eye out for those signs and make plans to leave and be ready because once they realize they can't control you anymore it definitely increases the risk of them using physical violence. Obviously this clip does explain it pretty well just wanted to add my 2 cents in to reinforce it.
@@sirvilhelmofyonderland I think for some situations their abusive actions aren't shown for months and they bombard them with love during the newly dating stage...and by then it's actually quite difficult to leave when you love someone but fear them too.
It's complicated, I don't fully understand it either and couldn't imagine sticking it out for decades.
@@sirvilhelmofyonderland yup kind of what Lauren said mine was like the perfect girlfriend for months before we decided to move in together after that she slowly started changing becoming super jealous I couldn't put my finger on it exactly at first but then I started to notice she would have a tantrum if I mentioned a girls name the it became her telling me all my female friends are s***s and just want to F me he having tantrums if I wanted to go to the gym after work rather than coming straight home
@@sirvilhelmofyonderland i never thought about that but that seems very possible - having low self esteem and poor self image due to childhood neglect could probably make it easier to land in a situation like this. Sadly alot of these cruel people can see your weakness before you can.
I am very sorry you lived through this, but glad you are here to tell about it. DV against males is REAL, and people need to know that. Thank God you got out safely and again, I’m sorry and you deserved none of this. Stay blessed
@@sirvilhelmofyonderlandMy abuser didn’t start showing signs until I was madly in love with him. He was absolutely the perfect partner. Then he wasn’t. I was so convinced that the original person was who he was, and that maybe he was just going through something. Eventually he said something that made me realize he was abusive, and I left. Took a long time.
Everyone, domestic abuse is not just physical. Oh my god your tribute to her at the end brought tears to my eyes.
Well until it's against the law to hurt people's feelings, in the eyes of the law, yes, physical abuse or threats are the only forms of domestic abuse
Could you imagine if this shit hole country had gun laws like America then this woman and her kids would still be alive. That government should be ashamed for itself.
It actually is, for example even if someone holds a knife and makes a threat etc a person can possibly go to jail! Ever heard of Tarasoff, duty to warn, ..doesn’t have to Just be physical.
I did come into the video thinking Hannah was the only poor soul in the tragic arson. Now I'm in shock and deep sadness that the children had to face such an end. Poor angels. I hope they are all together now. 🙏
Ya. I wouldn’t of clicked on this if I knew
What?
@@violagentsch watch all of the video...
@@Janelou42 i hope they're all alive and together now. Not dead and together. How's that even possible?
@@violagentsch well .. I hoped for that too but if you watched the video you would know. I'm not wishing the worst on them, but sadly it is... all I wish for is for them to rest in peace and if there was a heaven, for them to be together now.
I don't think she would ever have been able to avoid this unless she and the children had gone into hiding. For someone like him, it would always have come to this. He was so narcissistic he would never have accepted the loss of control over his wife. How could he accept that a person that he saw as inferior to him rejecting him? What a horrendous man. Poor Hannah and her children. RIP.
I think so, too. Although it would have been best for her to file a restraining order sooner and go to court, he most likely would have stalked her at the very least. Going into hiding might have seemed extreme to her at the time, but would have been the best chance of safety. How incredibly tragic.
Nah. How about press charges against the obvious assaults. How about fire him? How about having knives or guns? How about leaving the shit hole that is Australia. They could get asylum in the US for this abusive behavior.
@@svenjorgensenn8418 Australia laws are harsher to men I'd say they probably have more rights than American women do but I don't agree with what he did retarded everybody said he wasn't too bright well as a man I already assumed immediately when he gets angry he goes into caveman mode hardcore he can't control himself because again he's not that bright with that combination anything can happen
Yes. You can avoid by not dating a scumbag like this in the first place. You can see the signs before marriage.
@mpmikeb1290 Not always. I've worked with domestic abusers before and there aren't always signs. Sometimes controlling behaviour can be masked as just being attentive and caring. Love bombing can completely mask someone who is incredibly dangerous. Sometimes abusers are triggered by pregnancy, jealousy, job loss, alcohol and mental health and these things aren't always apparent immediately. Also you may not be able to identify controlling or abusive behaviour. You may have also grown up in an environment where domestic abuse was the norm. Abuse can be financial as well as physical, sexual or physical. It doesn't look the same in every relationship. A lot of the abusers I worked with presented themselves as calm, caring individuals who get on well with others. You'd only know how dangerous they were from their previous convictions and a police background check. I had one offender that murdered 1 person & tried to kill his wife and children when he became psychotic. He was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia afterwards.
This one really has me in tears. Those sweet children and their beautiful mother, it breaks my heart. I am a survivor of domestic violence. I'm so thankful I was able to escape.
I’m sorry Hun. Don’t ever let another man treat you like that again. You deserve so much more x
A day I’ll never forget😢 she was even let down by the system!! Still no changes, women are still being bashed and murdered by their partners… I took my mother to Hannah and her children’s candle 🕯️ light vigil…. I’m glad you managed to get away good luck to you🙏🏽
I’m glad you escaped too. Many blessings I wish for you from Tampa.
Me to she seems like a lovely soul bless her and her children
Me too
As a result of this horrendous crime, legislation making coercive control illegal in Australia will enable police intervention in such cases.
Coercive control was criminalised in New South Wales, in November 2022; and will come into effect in Queensland, in late 2023.
Thank you for your sensitive representation of Hannah and her children.
Respect from Sydney.
This is helpful information, I live in qld so I’m sure this information will be useful in the future.
Australian police and justice system is one of the worst in the world. They are a total joke
The bill was actually introduced in parliament in 2018 years before this tragedy… it wasn’t “because” of this case… although I’m sure politicians would use it as leverage to make themselves votable and to look great 😢
If only the US would follow suit. They pretty much tell you "Sorry ma'am, he hasn't killed you yet. We can't do anything for you." There are some states that have laws against this, but not even half of them do. It's disgusting.
He was an insecure, big baby masquerading as a bully. What a horrible situation. I am sorry that Hannah and the kids had to live through that. 😢
I am sorry Hannah thought Baxter was worth her love enough to marry him and then create children with him.
@@miap2122 She deserved much better than him, that’s for sure.
Yet she still chose him and decided to have kids with him.
@@officialkanyau so what do you want to emphasize from that? It’s her fault?
@@miap2122 I hate to say it, but there had to have been red flags everywhere with this idiot from the beginning. Why would you have Children with an obvious idiot? I get the sexual attraction thing, but once his stupidity and insecurity started boiling up, that's when you end the relationship.
I love how the narrator puts this POS in his place in a very calm and mater-of-fact manner. Great Job.
LOL... yes!!
That’s why I love these certain videos! Its just sad that mothers that courageous usually don’t get to tell the story when they live with animals like him. To kill his wife is one thing, then his kids and himself is a different kind of scum. I wish afterlives existed because he would have a horrible one
Every single time. I love it, which is why this is my favorite crime channel. That and his voice is freakin soothing. Even listening to horrific things like this he helps me get to sleep every night! 😂
He’s the best narrator 🤗🤗
And NOT an inferior AI voice
This happened in the city I grew up in... the whole of Australia mourned for her and her children. It also made a bunch of domestic violence reforms happen. She may have only had a short life with her children, but they left their mark on the world and she really made a difference 💕
❤🙏🏼❤️
We also only live 5 mins down the rd at Carina and this truly was so terribly outrageous and sad for all involved. RIP to all 4 victims.
You can have all the laws in the world. In the end, you really have to stop choosing men based on your fifis and actually vet men accordingly.
There is not a lot of laws that could have stopped this.
As an Australian, this shocked me to the core. Domestic violence kills so many women here. What a strong woman, she did leave him and she paid with her life.
Not blaming the victim, but this is a sad example of what happens when many red flags are ignored simply because the guy was considered an "Alpha Male" or a "Chad". The guy was a raging lunatic - but he was ripped, jacked, and an athlete. Hannah most likely ignored the normal and "nice guys" and married Rowan. And that guy got sex on demand, could tell his wife what to wear and who to talk with, and could abuse her at will. No average guy would have even gotten the time of day from her.
@nb-qq8us No incel here. Married with 4 kids. Now go get a hair cut and a real job son.
@@miamitrancemissions6425victim blaming for sure! The world needs to blame the man and hold him accountable! Start holding these narcissist responsible for their actions!
@@miamitrancemissions6425the average guy is abusive count how many women have been killed in the US and Australia
@nb-qq8usI agree with you 💯💯💯
One of the most horrific stories I’ve heard! I am a DV survivor and know how blessed I am to have escaped. Well done to the narrator on this! It must have been hard yet you told her story with such compassion!!!! ❤
Hello Lisa
What an absolutely terrifying case. He was the epitome of pure evil. Laws need to be tougher on domestic abusers. RIP beautiful Hannah and children🙏❤️😔
Bs no he wasn’t !! Don’t speak on what you know nothing!!
@@GODSWORD11 yes he was!!! POS
To be fair, she never filed a restraining order, so there's not much else that could have been done.
Girls needs to stop mating with roided out losers.
@@VioletJoy she did though. plus a restraining order would not have stopped him.
I was married to one of these types. You do not realize it when you start out in the relationship because it's like being in nice warm water but when it turns hot you've already pretty much gotten used to it. You don't sense it's abuse until you're out of it. This is sad
You DO realize it. You chose to deny the red flags. Do better.
This tragic set of circumstances happened in my town, 15 minutes from where I now live and in a suburb where I had lived previously. I remember the day it happened, the entire Brisbane community was in shock and mourning while being simultaneously horrified and utterly outraged at the father (he doesn’t deserve a name). Hannah, Aaliyah, Lianah, and Trey will always be in our hearts and minds. Their traumatic deaths and her parents strong advocacy has lead to coercive control laws being introduced in Queensland in an attempt to prevent these types of events and to prosecute those who continually behave coercively towards their partner. May their precious souls rest in peace 🙏🏻
I am also in Brisbane and agree with all you say here.
I am not from Brisbane and I think you're exaggerating
I live in nearby Mount Gravatt East and have friends who were close with Hannah. I remember this absolutely shaking the community.
@@bojohannesen4352Ah I see now, you're just a pathetic, worthless troll.
All of Australia was in shock
It happens too often. Someone is doing just great on their own and then their life is completely ruined when they get with someone like him.
Marriage is Not for everyone. Society needs to change and accept that Marriage is a failed institution.
@@jacquelineclarke264 Domestic violence didn't happen to just married couple, a lot of domestic violence cases are actually from non married couple who choose to live together with no marriage, and they often go through several relationship, and weirdly from one abuser to another. Hannah already knew her chosen man who had an ex-wife, and even lived with his ex-wife but she really wanted him. Just to have a muscular guy beside him probably made her feel proud somehow. But I don't really see her as a good mother since she let her kids be abused by the father regularly and often excused his behavior. Despite already have 3 children, she's one of those woman who always thinks about herself ie her life, her man, her husband, instead of thinking - I'm a mother. Probably why so many children grew up in such a broken household with traumatic memories of witnessing their parents abusive and toxic relationship. I wonder if both Hannah or her husband also grew up that way and can no longer distinguish between a good normal relationship and abusive one? 🤔
@@jacquelineclarke264 uhhhhhh
@@nutzhazel I was thinking something like that. This guy had nothing going for him except his muscles. But she wanted a big muscle guy and in the end that she got what she wanted. But that is all she got. Happens with guys too. They want a woman with a nice body and big chest. But sometimes that is all she has. And we learn that lesson the hard way
I really felt uncomfortable watching the footage of him 'playing' with his children..and seeing them doing gym exercises at such a young age. You can just imagine how he would have berated them for the slightest mistake.
I was uncomfortable with how rough he was with them😢
‘’ We can’t do anything until he does something…’’ said police.
I remember thinking ..’’by then I’ll be dead ‘’.
I escaped and moved my daughter and myself over 2000 miles away.
I’m so sorry Hannah and her children couldn’t get away.
Love to her family and friends for their horrific loss ❣️
glad u were able to escape🖤
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I heard the same. This must change
Exactly. I moved to UK.. 800 miles away. He had no clue I was planning. Dude was crazy.
THIS IS NOT ABOUT YOU!!!
Psychopathic narcissist. Horrific story. Just heartbreaking 💔😢.
This is beyond insanity .
Her poor parents 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
This story was told with great respect 🙏 I live in Australia 🇦🇺 and remember the day this came on the news. The whole country was in shock. I noticed when watching the part were Hannah and her ex husband were talking together about there gym I could clear see in his eyes and expressions he was totally jealous of when she spoke cause she was clearly so much better at what she did not just in the gym. but in everyway and that angered him. In a normal relationship a good husband 😌 would simply be so proud 👏 of there wife. Instead of being jealous he could have learnt from her but with his ego and angered jealous nature that was not to be just quite the opposite. I'm a father of a 7 year old daughter and I and my partner respect each other. All ways help each other and if one knows more then another at times we learn from each other. That makes use smarter and more powerful as a couple. This was very hard to watch this. It brought tears 😢 to my eyes for Hannah and her kids. The least I can do is watch this and give my condolences 🙏 RIP HANNAH AND KIDS.
The justice ⚖️ system needs alot of changes to protect people so when there being warned ⚠️ not say we have to wait until they actually commit an offence in witch it makes it to late. If this is your situation I can say get as away as possible and stay hide change your names do whatever it takes to be safe from such mentally deranged people.
I too saw the jealous look on his face and I thought to myself that this jealousy was what was behind this whole revengeful barbaric case by a bully and a cowardly Monster!
@Joanne Bussau so did I. It's definitely easy to see
Well said! 🙏
Imagine thinking this doesn’t happen every day in Australia. You weren’t shocked, you just are in denial
Did your communist police state in AU make get the vax before allowing you access to the internet?
Omg, there are just no words for this. Those poor children and Hannah. The horrifying death of Hannah and her children are indescribably horrific, and the pain? I can't even go there. I hope the best for her family, and thank you for your dedication to Hannah. Telling people who may not recognize the signs of abuse to think of your video was an excellent idea.
Right! This one left me speechless.
@@enishalihoward8119 my mouth dropped when I heard those beautiful babies were gone too!.
Now wonder why I kept thinking why is this channel keep showing those babies faces if it's just the mother that was murdered? Then I saw the end and the outcome my heart dropped.
The evil guy deserve to go straight to hell. 😡
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I agree about the poor children, but what of the children who suffer vivisection, factory farming and slaughterhouses? Did you have to pass a test or prove your worth to be born a human or was it just luck? Which means you could have been born another creature?
You want to know the most amazing thing about Hannah, she lay there with every part of her body burned except the soles of her feet, and gave the police every detail she could in case he survived. She knew her babies were gone. She hung on to do that, and then she went to be with her babies. She was an amazing woman ❤🇦🇺
Hey Guy's,
I live 7 miles from Camp Hill. This rocked Brisbane, Queensland & Australia. The whole country was angry, hurt & in shock for days & weeks after the attack. Rowan Baxter became the most hated man in Australia instantly. Unfortunately, for all the work that Hannah's parents have put in, very little has changed in the area of domestic violence, as far as the law is concerned. Australia should be ashamed of our inability to learn from our mistakes. We continue to be soft on crime & are currently in the grip of a youth crime pandemic.
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You are so right why after that painful story nothing changes!!! The law should have changed on Hana & her kids - there should be a solution for this kind of crimes - Hana,s law should be there already- it’s a shame for all of us - 😢
Y'all should protest! This story makes me want to get things changed in United States being a victim of domestic violence myself it is hard when you raised in the same situation. My prayers go out to the familys
Let me guess left government
Ironic how a country founded as a penal colony full of convicts now treats criminals like misbehaving children who need a time out 😂
Domestic violence isn’t already illegal in Straya? I don’t get it.
I can't imagine the hell that she had been through.
Leaving the abuser is the dangerous part for abuse to women.
He is so evil.
I knew a girl that was burned over her entire body except the bottom of her feet. She was 13 at the time and actually lived. They had to remove her internal organs temporarily for reason. My daughter was burned over 95% of her body except her head and luckily for she lived as well. Shriners Hospital saved both of their lives and this was back in 1995. Rip to Hannah and her children.
Damn had to remove internal organs. That Is hard core
What a brave family you were and are. God bless.
How is your daughter today? I’m so happy she survived 😇
@user-nx2fs8xq5u she survived so that's good. She is in a lot of pain all the time, but thankfully isn't on any pain pills. She just smokes her weed primarily for the anxiety from the pain....not the pain itself.
I read the coronial inquest report for this case. For anyone interested it is here:
www.courts.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/723664/cif-hannah-clarke-aaliyah-baxter-laianah-baxter-trey-baxter-and-rowan-baxter.pdf
Apparently Hannah had 97% full thickness burns and the report stated categorically that they were not survivable. Baxter had 80% full thickness burns which were probably not survivable. Maybe what happened with your daughter and acquaintance was essentially a medical miracle, maybe youth and factors like that play a role. Happy for you and them in any event
Unfortunately for her, her life was over the moment she met him 😔
and she decided to have the children despite knowing his behavior. Now this happened
@Jammaqual sadly she was blinded by love and didn't see the monster he was until it was too late 😢
I like the compassionate way the narrator speaks about the victims. ❤
As a mother I feel sorry for Hanna. But I also think about those poor children, burned to death. What a painful and terrifying way to die. 😭
Fuego! 🗣️🚗🔥🙇🙇🙇🧑🦰🔥 = 💀🙇🏿🙇🏿🙇🏿🧑🏿🦰💀
@@bojohannesen4352😮
I would like to say to the narrator, your compassion, empathy and wise words throughout the video were very poignant. Hannah and her children were victims of domestic violence and how you told their story , whilst incredibly heartbreaking, you gave them a voice and for that I am thankful. The very end where you described them and their final moments, telling the viewer how strong and amazing Hannah was, what a loving Mother she was until her final breath; and reminding DV victims that they have a voice, you give abused women, their children and families a voice and you made them feel they deserved to be heard. Thank you :)
Someone typed the words into the program, but the "narrator" is a bot.
@thelittlelenora Omg are you serious? I'm worried af because I couldn't even tell it was AI 😮
@@noname-gi3ec Slightly dramatic
The narrator is AI.
@@ScruffyIsMyNameJason Forbis is not AI. He's even commented on this video. He does not use speech to text either.
Hannah was so brave just before she died, helping the police the way she did.
I'm from Brisbane and suffered DV, I felt extremely effected when this happened.
It will stay with me always.
R.I.P Hannah and the 3 little babies 🕊🕊🕊🕊
I’m sorry Hun. Look after yourself and don’t ever let any man make you feel like that again. You deserve the best x
Me too, I'm from Brissy. Redcliffe.
@@damienluxford4480
I’m from Brisbane City - I remember when I first heard this on the news, I assumed it must have happened OS.
Not in Brissie, surely not in our fairly quiet, family oriented City?
It’s shameful how domestic violence against Women and small children has sky rocketed in Australia!!!
If you hear something - report it. Don’t assume someone else will do it. Don’t stay silent.
This is one of the most horrific stories I ever heard. Those poor babies and mama.
This is one of the cases that makes me weep. The red flags were totally everywhere. Other than kill him first, what was she to do to protect herself and her children. Authorities are not much use in situations like these, and only appear for the body count.
She could have listened to her mom’s advice
WHY DID SHE MARRY HIM
Good question. wondering about that, too.@@keepitforreally4501
@@keepitforreally4501 She was young, naive, trusting and in love. Her incredible drive to see the good in others extended even to the point after she was in flames and dying. She was an angel who encountered a sickening demon.
@@AltaMirage I don’t know , we don’t know we weren’t there, but some women they hang on because they don’t want to have to start all over or admit that they were wrong
Honestly when you talked about the little girl standing up to her dad I started to cry. No child should feel that way. It sucks she didn’t feel supported enough to get away before the worst. Only half way through the video… so fricken sad she was threatened, aware of her situation and still didn’t get away. ):
Oh my goddddd nooooo you told us about the car fire but when you explained the story leading up to the that I knew instantly they did not survive. Poor babies. ):
@@maybelikealittlebit this is why people shouldn't comment before the video is over, so dumb
I did not expect the kids to also be in the car and not survive 😭 I thought his beef was with his wife being jealous of her and all. But the kids are innocent! How could he...
@@laylaminrir Classic narcissistic personality disorder. Unreasonably high sense of their own importance. The inability to understand or care about the feelings of others.
Out of the mouth of babes: the truth. Heartbreaking.
This story is so sad I could not help crying. She didn't think about herself but like a good, strong mother, even her state of dying she thought only of her children
me too..am in bits listening to this..how horrific 😢
She hung in there long enough to make sure they knew he'd done this......Cowardly act!! Gives me chills, I had walked up that street many times when I was younger, and lived in Brisbane! 💔🇦🇺
So sad. I don't know her or her family, but this story has haunted me since I heard it, and I can't stop thinking about her and her children and what she went through knowing her children were dying in that fire .
@@jacquelinewilliam828I know, can you imagine what was going through their little minds......their Daddy, he doesn't deserve that title!! Horrendous just heartbreaking! Those lovely pictures of them.💔
You did an excellent job covering this horrific case. Thank you for being a voice for Hannah, Aaliyah, Lyanna and Trey ❤
AI has strike again
It is nice that you send condolences to the family at the beginning. I already heard about this case and I can't fathom what she and her kids went through
I've read and watched so many horrific stories, but this one really hit hard. I don't know how many tears I have shed and can't find the words to express all my emotions. I am so very sorry.
This narrator needs a raise. “SHE was BETTER than him at it. HE couldn’t do what SHE could. HE was a lame loser. SHE was amazing, HE was worthless. SHE WAS WAY OUT OF HIS LEAGUE AND HE KNEW IT.” Absolutely fantastic, dude had me cracking up the whole video.
ok we get it feminisms
@@tankthearc9875 It's got nothing to do with feminism, It's the truth. He was insecure in his own masculinity because his wife, the person he should've been uplifting and encouraging, was better at all of those things than he was. Going to show who the stronger of the two truly was.
@@Sotryn_Fox he was insecure however some women are going on and on about it
@TANKTHEARC it sounds like he wasn't the only one that's insecure in his masculinity
@@tankthearc9875 Maybe because it was the driving force to him murdering Hannah and their children? Ever think of that?
I have watched many true crime videos, but this one literally gave me goosebumps! The story about the lives of Hannah, her children, and that steroidal monster was indeed compelling, but the way you delivered your narrative was brilliant! As a side note, after I finished watching, I walked over and gave my husband a big hug for never having treated me as inferior during our 35+ years of marriage. I pray there is reincarnation for you and your children, Hannah, you all deserve SOOO much better!
"Steroids... CTE... talking points..." People want to understand violence and attribute a number of factors they saw on some stupid TV show to the causation of said violence. Violent people don't need a reason let alone steroids.
"Steroidal monster" - exactly.
Hannah was the monster!!!!!! She made him take steroids and she was emotionally and verbally abusive.
@@GODSWORD11 Yes, because the victim always is the monster, and the perpetrator is always innocent.
@@DressedForDrowning hush 🤫 son
I live in Brisbane and I felt the wave of grief the city was enveloped in. There was no justice to be had at this horrific crime, and it all seemed too final. I remember the morning well. I was on a bus a Suburb over in Coorparoo, when a LOT of emergency vehicles came flying by, and it was obvious something big was going on, could never have imagined what we all found out later that day. To Hannah's family and friends, I'm so sorry for your loss, the kids and Hannah all looked like they were beautiful souls. x
Who cares where you were. This isn't about you.
Where was his family? Did his mother know he treated others like this especially his wife? It is so heartbreaking
He's originally from NZ. The family were in complete shock when they heard what he had done.
Very sad and tragic. This jealous monster is a sad, pathetic little man. Even if his family/mother knew how horrible he was what could they do?
I believe they knew since they raised him this way
@@susuileamura8736 I experienced domestic violence with my ex and my mother in law was absolutely shocked when she heard him berate me, and that was after 12 years of marriage. She certainly did not raise him that way and had some choice words for him when she heard him talking to me like that. Some people are abusers despite their parents best efforts to raise them well.
Mother's create these monsters. Never holding their precious and "perfect" sons accountable.
It’s devastating that he killed her but absolutely incomprehensible that he killed the children too, it’s so genuinely haunting and devastating 😢
What a monster he is.
His target was to eliminate all the family. Himself too. They are deeply disturbed people, their pain is so big but so selfish that they are dangerous for the community when things do not go their way.
What a disturbing and vile excuse for a human being!!! How can a person be unintelligent, unattractive, and unemployed? Like pick a struggle.
May Hannah, Aliyah, Leanna, and Trey Rest In Peace 🕊️
Right? How could you reap so many "Ls" in life, and still be an arrogant butt-muncher?
Agreed! And Hannah chose that man. She rewarded him with 3 children. Shame on her!
What? He ran his own gym and was a retired football player.
@@mattolivier1835are you desperate for attention? Mummy not bringing you your juice box? Lol noone cares about your trolling. Here's some attention. I feel sorry for you xxx
@@amandamccormick5009 lol the story clearly said she was the breadwinner because he couldn't keep a job AND that her parents put in money for their gym so no he owned nothing.
This is why you should never be with anyone who's unkind to others.
Honestly I just stay away from guys who are obsessed with fitness. They all tend to be type neurotic and narcissists.
So he dropped her mom on her head so that she was bleeding, and laughed about it, and they all just moved on? Sheesh.
That's what Im saying! RIP to Hannah and her kids but she should've ended things then and there when that happened.
Family full of cucks, they are all to blame for this.
Right! I know people ignore subtle red flags but the man is literally showing you his lack of empathy and phsycopathy
feelthejoy...yes i completely agree...so i wondered what has he done to those small kids? 🤔 Especially behind closed doors if he displays he's a insecure bully to adults and shows no empathy...
It’s not even a subtle red flag his whole being is a huge red flag
Poor Aaliyah. That poor girl had a life of fear and worry. They all did, but she was now aware
More aware, not now aware!
This is why people have to have psychological education in schools to be able to understand abuse and manipulation. I feel so sorry. This guy is a monster, true monster
Agreed. Although it’s a double edged sword as it could teach people how to hide their abuse better.
I hate these men not only because they're little pricks, but they throw mud on all the decent, loving, respectful ones.
Could you imagine if this shit hole country had gun laws like America then this woman and her kids would still be alive. That government should be ashamed for itself.
@@aromaladyellieBut he didn’t really hide who he was…. Way too many Overlooked his Horrible character. These “ people” don’t have it in them to be any more facetious than the simpletons they are…. Imo
Domestic abuse is insane. Victim blaming is disgusting.
What do you mean? We don't know how she behaved behind closed doors.
@@bojohannesen4352Wow. Just wow. So you're reserving judgement on her (and by extension the children) just in case you deem her to be deserving of being burned alive. The other commenter is correct, you have a shockingly cold heart.
Not blaming the victim, but this is a sad example of what happens when many red flags are ignored simply because the guy was considered an "Alpha Male" or a "Chad". The guy was a raging lunatic - but he was ripped, jacked, and an athlete. Hannah most likely ignored the normal and "nice guys" and married Rowan. And that guy got sex on demand, could tell his wife what to wear and who to talk with, and could abuse her at will. No average guy would have even gotten the time of day from her.
@@miamitrancemissions6425You are very ignorant plus 100 victim blaming. I really hope you will never end up in the same situation.
@@Sadbuttrue-ThatSwedishGirl Real world. I absolutely would not end up in that situation because I would not marry a lunatic or tolerate being treated like trash. Real world!!!!
The way he aggressively plays with his kids is a massive red flag
He was SO aggressive with them during play time. It’s scary.
That's so stupid
He wasn’t aggressive at all wtf are y’all softies talking about. Neither of you have kids and it’s clearly obvious
The way he grabbed the baby in a headlock an threw the ball at his daughters head ! What a monster hope he goes to hell
This!! I was looking for this comment! This!! 😔
I remember when this horrific crime happened, what made it worse was the blatant victim-blaming..Yes, you heard it..some people ( including A POLICE OFFICER ) tried to suggest Hannah was somehow to blame for this!! That she must have "pushed him to behave like this" nothing could be further from the truth! The guy was rotten to the core, end of story. Poor Hannah, and those poor babies . It's just horrific 😢 😞 💔 😭
You don’t know the situation the woman is in and you cannot judge her, some have valid reasons to stay… Painful and sad. Blaming victims?? Just watch him interacting with those little children, he is far from gentle and loving with them, looks like something was seriously wrong with him …
It sounds like the ex had narcissistic traits, they are nasty people.
@@sirvilhelmofyonderland usually abusers spend years psychologically and emotionally manipulating their victims. Can be financial too. They degrade their self esteem, they might threaten to kill themselves or threaten to fight for custody of the kids etc
That’s why most of them don’t leave. Sometimes there are times they do leave and the abusers end up convincing them to get back together.
Also the most dangerous time is actually when they do leave!! That’s why you can’t just up and leave there are so many things to plan and prepare before you go. To try to make yourself safe so you don’t end up getting stalked, harassed, assaulted or killed
People say the same thing about Shannan Watts. Every time a woman is a go getter and try hard people blame her for a man’s inability to walk away and choice to be a murderer.
@@sirvilhelmofyonderland that's good for you but in the same train of thought; individuals who are raised in two parent households become some of the most prolific serial criminals of all times. All manner of crimes. I venture to say that Piece of crap may have actually been decent before the steroid use and some women believe they can change their partner's disposition by having children.
Hannah was by all accounts a bright woman, her justification was that he'd never full bore physically abuse their children.
A huge blitz was just done here in Australia, heaps of DV perpetrators were arrested. I believe Hanna's story has a lot to do with how fed up Aussie's are with these cowardly acts of violence and the new stance to stomp it out. Rip Hannah 💜💜💜💜
This story shocked and traumatised the whole of Australia and still does. We were all deeply hurt and cannot even begin to imagine the pain that Hannah’s family continues to suffer. May Hannah and her beautiful babies rest in eternal peace 😭😭
I’m an Australian and will never forget this, I still cry and think about her family and the people who tried to help. I used to believe in the death penalty but this coward took the easy way out, he would have spent the rest of his miserable life in jail and in fear.
Still believe in the death penalty because he would have first had to sit thru the scorn of the courts and the public, his personality and actions all exposed to the world, and after all that being told ‘we’re going to kill for this and you’re going to have wait on death row’ that would have been agonizing for this piece of trash
I was told to get a restraining order. I told the police that that would be equivalent to waving a red flag at a bull. NO ONE tells my ex what he can and can't do. For the sake of my kids I went along with his demands and tried to keep the peace while behind the scenes I managed to make a plan to escape from him. I had the support of family and friends and I also have to acknowledge that God kept us safe and gave me wisdom and insight on how to handle the situation. When I left people thought I was relieved. In actual fact I felt guilty for leaving and was fearful of retribution that could take place. I never slept much those first few months and would wake up in a cold sweat thinking that I could hear someone breaking in. My son and I were diagnosed with PTSD and had to go onto meds for severe anxiety.
In the beginning he swept me off my feet, treated me like a princess I thought that was the real him for years. When the mask began to slip I would always hear those words "I'm sorry baby, but you just make me so angry. You make me act like that" I thought if I could just be a better wife, if I could just make him love me... Thats what Narcissists do. You don't even realize what you are experiencing is abuse. You are brainwashed into thinking that YOU are the problem, thats why so many of us don't leave. We always want to believe that there is hope things will change, that there is good in people. I made my decision to leave when I saw him turn his abuse towards the kids as they got older. I chose to marry him, they didn't. Also I came across an article a brave women had written explaining her exact same experience. It totally opened my eyes. Once you know the truth you can't unsee it.
What does narcissist mean
As an Australian with tears in their eyes, I’m so proud of Hannah and the amazing effort she made for her babies even until her last moments.💔
Yeah, she really had a fire inside of her
😅😅😅😅
A burning sense of justice
@@CharlieKellyEsqwell it's been a month and you didn't get the attention you sought did you? Poor motherf...er
@@CharlieKellyEsqYou're so cool making fun of someone who was burned alive
People that say why didn’t Hannah just leave have obviously been fortunate enough to not be in a domestic violence relationship. It’s not that easy to leave when your family and yourself get threatened.
Unfortunately the dumbest people have the loudest opinions.
Women throughout history have stayed in bad situations, normally so that they can keep some semblance of normalcy for their kids.
I am happy people could be ignorant of that fact... but it doesn't make the comments helpful.
@yasminaunicorn3735 that's the most soul-less take I could imagine.
It's the asshole who stabbed and burned people who was wrong.. not the victim.. you heartless monster.
It is that easy.
@@user-hy1od6by1whave you been through it?
@@user-hy1od6by1wit’s really not, highly possible you die either by staying or die either by leaving - look at the case of Lilie James in Australia just recently. Dated him for 5 weeks before breaking up with him. 3 days later she was murdered by him.
I think was the worst one I’ve seen yet. Thank you for covering this. I can’t imagine how difficult it was to even read this, let alone experience it.
Rest in peace 🙏🏻
Check out Josh Powell. This case is very similar to Powell’s. Sick
I have no words to describe how utterly heartbroken I am for Hannah and her children. Those poor innocent souls. I hope they're resting easy.
How can anyone video him being that physically aggressive with the children and think that’s okay?!??
Film him*
They didn't think it was ok
I wish she had gone into hiding.
How was that too aggressive? U haven't ever seen parents play wrestling with their kids?
@@thebenjandboc6981 My dad would play wrestle with me and my sisters when we were young, now yrs later he is a proud great grandfather.
Hannah Clarke I will forever remember you and your bravery in the face of absolute horror. Your strength is inspiring.
What strength?
Shockingly, his behaviour was out in the open. In a lot of cases these monsters disguise their dark side to the world except the victim. I keep wondering what everyone thought would happen in the end? 🤷🏽♀️
Why do women or men remain in abusive relationships for years, decades? I dated a woman that did something abusive about a week into dating. I said goodbye and moved on with life. Why do some “victims” stay so long.?
@@sirvilhelmofyonderland it’s really long, but if u want to understand please read……because often times many don’t know any better. They’ve never been in that particular situation before, so their lack of experience is all the ammo someone else could need. Their naivety leads to their demise. The aggressor will often “lovebomb” the victim after the abuse. Gifts, apologies, promises never to do it again and they can be very convincing so then another chance is given. And the cycle repeats. Fear is another reason. Think about being terrified to the Max and multiply that by millions. Often times the victims families and friends and kids are the first ones to be threatened if they choose to leave…so our fear of that…they stay. Then you have reverse psychology where the abuser manipulates the person into believing they deserved it and it’s ALL their fault… u get my point? It’s sooooo many reasons. And then the police are no help at all. When restraining orders are filed and then violated, the police never intervene until someone is severely hurt or dead.
@@keluvnme I appreciate the response. Do some victims stay because they were abused as kids? Perhaps by someone they loved? They get normalized to abuse? It’s a complex issue. Staying with an abuser in no way makes it ok.
@@sirvilhelmofyonderlandI can’t fully say for sure. But here is my guess, it seemed like the abuser, I can’t remember his name. (I’m tired after working) was a insensitive jerk. How bad? Enough that Hanna and her family noticed and didn’t like it. He was at least self absorbed, insensitive, a jerk probably overly boastful and over confident yet was insecure and anti women.
His personality changed either over time or becaue of the steroids which steroids will make the person act up, and be way too aggressive.
Then Hanna stays because the change is slow and gradual or she loves him and misses the old (false) self. Add in kids and she hopes they can stay as a family. He seem to change after they had kids so he probably was hiding his true self but not enough because people saw it. He just wasn’t capable of love at all because children require love and his narc self couldn’t handle not being in the spotlight.
Then it became too late for Hanna to safely get out because this guy has become so delusional from reality and drugs. I think she stayed because at first it wasn’t bad and it gradually got worse then extreme but by that point he’s too fixated at her. She never saw herself as a victim so she didn’t see the warning flags. She probably thought she was endanger and not her kids. The fact she didn’t see the danger and underestimated him but he was so insane he was a danger to anyone he got closed to
@@sirvilhelmofyonderland A LOT of kids are abused since a lot are in poverty especially in the USA where it costs tens of thousands to be born and die, not to mention everything in the middle. When you are abused all your life, you won't know the difference when another abuser comes along, it's all we know. This family was just too emotionally and mentally weak to stand up to an abuser. Parents should have never should have left her be with him, they seem like nice people just too nice and sweet for their own daughters survival unfortunately.
I noticed in the clips that Baxter played uncomfortably rough with his kids. And with the mitt training with his wife, he hit her hard as well.
Yep. Every single clip makes me wince because he's clearly trying to hurt them all. You don't forcefully knock down tiny kids, make them fall face first into shallow water, throw balls at their heads. There's something inside him, weirdly feral and scary in all those videos.
I was mentally abused for seven years until I left finally. My ex slowly told me not to wear this or that and I could not wear makeup etc. also he slowly took my friends from me. It’s so slowly you don’t even realize what’s happening. After I left him he stalked me and tried to hit me a few times. I’ve been married for 25 years to a wonderful man now and he has never tried to control me.
Why do women or men remain in abusive relationships for years, decades? I dated a woman that did something abusive about a week into dating. I said goodbye and moved on with life. Why do some “victims” stay so long.?
@@sirvilhelmofyonderland because they don’t realize they’re being abvsed, until too late. and why are you putting “victims” in quotation marks? odd.
Would you have left sooner if your child was being abused
I worked with women who were victims of domestic violence and you can't even grasp how controlling these guys are. They do it so they won't/can't leave.
They are isolated from any supports and are hostages in the relationship.
It's hard to understand if you haven't seen it, but these guys are relentless.
They can be absolute monsters. It's equivalent to Stockholm Syndrome.
There's only one thing that would have stopped this guy...
You ever work with men that were victims of domestic violence?
And they're masters at gaslighting. They manipulate you and the others into thinking that you're the crazy one
@@CharlieKellyEsqI know a forensic psychologist who works in a DV shelter for women and children. She has worked with males victims of DV too, the thing is that they are often in gay relationships, meaning the abusers are also men.
In my country, the 2 men killed in cases of IPDV were in gay relationships and the perpetrator was their boyfriend/husband (gay marriage is legal in my country).
Many times the perpetrator, even being gay, is also perceived as an 'alpha male' or might be closeted and passing as as straight.
There's not much difference.
Is that thing sound reasoning?
The family home videos are horrifying as well! This man was a monster.
Like the part where the little girl was running and he pegged her in the head with the ball and knocked her over! I saw that and was like geeze this guy was always the worst
@@dustinweatherby5518 yes that one and where he line drives her into the pool.
This is a tragic story. The children broke me. I can't imagine the pain Hannah's parents live with. It's unimaginable.
Nicole is an amazing friend. her prediction is so haunting 'what if you don't get a 2nd chance to act' because when she told them, that was their chance. heart breaking
I rarely cry during true crime stories at this point, but you did a great job telling her story
I heard about this case about a year ago and it still sticks with me.. The unbelievably horrific details are hard to forget (and hard to process).. Those poor babies 😓 And of course Hannah as well.. I can't even imagine.. Only an evil monster could do something so horrific to their own family.. And to pick the most painful way, I just can't.. It's truly heartbreaking (and infuriating) 😣
I don’t think anyone here in Aus will ever forget this case, the word unbelievable gets thrown around a lot but you just can’t comprehend these actions especially when kids are involved. Thank you for doin this vid so respectfully
Dang, as an Australian myself. I have not heard the full story until now. You Americans go right to detail and investigate into people’s tragic stories..great work. 👍🏽 god bless Hannah and her 3 beautiful adorable innocent children.😢🙏🏻🙏🏻
Thank you for calling this man and his abhorrent behavior out and not blaming the victim
I live in Australia & I will never ever forget when this was breaking news absolutely devastating & horrific. I was very lucky to get out of an abusive relationship bc he went to jail then was shot by police, I’m lucky to be here!! I’ll never forget that sort of fear
I legit live down the road from where this happened I have no words absolutely no words!!! I’m still affected. Bless Hannah and her children.
“Authorities were unable to act quickly enough”
I hope that reality settles in for all the folks out there who believe a simple 911 call (if you’re even able to make it in time) will protect you from someone looking to do you harm … especially in many cities where response time is over an hour
I agree with you 100 percent!
Keep voting the leftists in.
So true. A family member of mine was in a long-term relationship that gradually turned abusive and when she had had enough, she called the authorities in a panic. I kid you not, they showed up nearly an hour later, called her phone through a blocked number, and swiftly left because she didn’t answer the call. Didn’t even bother to knock or ring the bell. She ended up driving to the police station herself with bruises on her body. Terrible.
It's 000 here in Australia (for emergency svces).
Brian P. I completely agree that's why im a firm believer self protection. Whatever the skill set and comfort level of an individual is gun, knife, pepper spray, whistle, kickboxing... Calling for help and then police us always a good idea and should happen ASAP but they are back- up the situation is happening right now to you/ in front of you...
I am a DV survivor. I was 15. DV is psychological, emotional, and physical. My abuser tried to burn my face with a very hot tool used on cars. His mom had to break the door down. She saved my life after hearing my screaming.
Now, I don’t take any crap from anyone. These guys need to be reported. I’m not submissive and won’t be controlled. There is a way out.
I’ll never forget waking up to see this horrific story on the morning news. I live just a few streets away from where this happened, which made it all the more upsetting. I want to thank you for the respectful way you covered this important case and paid tribute to beautiful, brave Hannah and those precious babies. We will never forget them.❤🌷🌷🌷🌷🌷
Thank you for speaking out about misogyny. It's rampant.
It’s not
Misandry is rampant.
Yes. It’s getting so much worse 😢
Don't speak for me thank you. Some men are great husband's and father's. Try and find one.
@@kikoexteberria8668 They didn’t say they speak for you. Why you so triggered?? It’s not all about you. Narcissist
Ok, this is the very first time after watching literally hundreds of true crime videos on multiple RUclips channels that I wept, openly. First of all, I can relate to her story on so many levels. I can’t even begin to tell you. Like Hannah, I did not believe that I was a victim of abuse, because there weren’t any scars. For 10 years, I was sexually abused, nightly. Forced to have sex against my will, and if I dared to refuse, I was kept awake all night in many different ways. Oh my God! I can’t even believe the feelings that this video has caused …brought to the surface. It’s a very long story, but I was finally able to get out but not before ending up in a shelter. This could have very easily been me.
I tried so many times to get out. Police, doctors, counselors, family members, so many times I tried to get out! The control factor is just unbelievable. Mind control, financial control, isolation… The weapons that they use against you is absolutely insane . Thank you for doing this story. I’m so sorry for her family. I’m so so sorry. I almost feel like I have survivors guilt right now as I make this post. There are no words to describe how I’m feeling right now. I’m just so sorry for Hannah’s family. I feel sick right now. I’m just so sorry.
I'm a Survivor like you self of domestic violence at the hands of my father starting at age 7 until about 14. He was brutal and I still carry some of the physical and emotional scars from that experience. I'm so glad that you got out and hopefully our safe now. You never know where these scumbags are and when they're going to turn out in the worst way. Best wishes to you!
I hope you are now happy, either on your own or with someone who knows how to treat others 🌼🌼🌼
Glad to know you got away and have survived Deneen.
She could have left him years ago, its her own fault at the end of the day. Her kids deaths are on her.
@@FretsMaster222 I wonder if leaving him years earlier would have meant she and the kids were killed years earlier? From what I understand, he was just as much of a controlling lunatic back then.
Shoutout to this channel for acknowledging the victim & not just posting for views
Good on Nicole for at least trying to intervene on her behalf, although that didn't go anywhere, unfortunately; also -- I forgot his name -- the neighbor who was washing his car and, despite being burned himself, tried his best to help. I can't imagine the pain that those poor little ones and Nicole had to endure. I can't imagine being started on fire. Actually I'm glad that deranged monster ended up taking his own life... just wish he would have only taken his own.
God bless you Mr Michael Zimmic (I apologize if my spelling is wrong, I mean no disrespect.) You Sir are a brave, courageous, gift of a man. I don't know you, but I have the utmost respect for you and what you did in a situation that was horrific and tragic. Thank you for being such a wonderful human being! God bless everyone who was involved in trying to help Hannah.
Your spelling is wrong.
@@GODSWORD11 Ahh, you don't say....🤯🙄
too bad she choose a jerk instead of a nice man
@@tankthearc9875 A nice man like you?
This is why there should be an exception to cruel and unusual punishment. If there is undeniable proof/witnesses to this kind of monstrous act, the monster should suffer the same fate.
I really do appreciate how you guys pay tribute to the people in these cases. Your channel is so respectful and thorough. This is one of the toughest cases I think I have ever heard...it's just so awful to think about -- truly devastating. those poor babies!! Poor hannah.
Being set on fire is a horrible way to die. Poor Hannah and her babies real suffered. The creep that did this was an awful human being. At least he's not around anymore. God Bless Hannah and her beautiful babies.❤💜💚💙 Four hearts for four souls.
I love your channel, just subscribed.
Abusers look for empathetic people and use that trait against them. Empathetic people understand that humans make mistakes and are more willing to give the benefit of the doubt. It's horrific but true.
Poor Hannah and those little children. Victims of a psycho that they couldn't get away from.
women seem to be drawn to jerks like this
Thanks for the respectful portrayal of Hannah Clark! I am from the Netherlands and I am dealing with domestic violence myself. It's such a horrifying story, Hannah and the kids should have survived how can a father do this to his children? Tears roll down my cheeks, even for those directly involved it must be difficult to continue with, after experiencing this horrific act,I wish everyone involved, the man who saw everything happen, the social worker and the police and of course Hannah's parents and all the people around them a lot of strength in coping with this terrible tragedy..Hannah and the children will not be forgotten worldwide, they will be an example to all of us! Rest in peace dear Hannah and kids 😢❤️🌹
@Franny.
DV? Get out! Now!
Please find a way to leave. Your life belongs to you, don't allow someone else to control it!
A shameful piece of Australian history. I’ll never forget when this happened. I’m so sorry Hannah that we couldn’t help you and your beautiful children. This makes me feel sick.
What a tragic story! This poor woman, her children, and her family. My heart and prayers go out to them. 🙏💚
Watching the home videos he was extremely rough with his wife and kids.
One of the most horrific tragedies of our time. I have no words. 😭 Those poor babies. RIP to Mrs Clarke and her children. I'm so sorry for the loss to the family. 🙏
I'm Australian. She got married in the town I live in, Kingscliff. I didn't know Hannah but I wish I had known her. We let her down. She deserved so much better and so did her children. We will never forget her. Hopefully we can do better for women in the future. Thank you for covering her case.
There is nothing you can do, when a female is set on being with the bad boy
“We” didn’t fail her. Sadly there is evil in this world and not all of it can be prevented
@Peter-wd2ho This evil could have been prevented. So yeah, she was let down. I didn't know her but that doesn't mean I don't wish I could have helped her and her children.