Ashley Reeves case: Illinois teen survives attack, returns to where she was left for dead
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- Опубликовано: 15 июн 2021
- Ashley Reeves was found nearly dead in the woods in Illinois. Samson Shelton, a teacher, had choked and tried to kill her, and left her for dead. In a Crime Watch Daily exclusive, Ashley Reeves returns to the scene of the crime with Elizabeth Smart. From 2017: bit.ly/3q1FNeS
Why the hell would the judge let that monster out on bail is beyond me.
OMG Right?!
Judge should be removed from the bench! I just read yesterday some dude smashed a kids head over something silly like leaving his bike in his driveway. Killed him and he was bailed!! 😱🤬 F'ing shocking!!
It shocked me. He's a vile scumbag.
@@maggie_o5233 wow!!
@@magdalenamezydlo1271 Yea I just looked it back up. Attacked a 6 yo with a sledgehammer for leaving his bike in his driveway. Judges must be held accountable for their actions and removed from the bench when they fail to protect victims of crime and the public .
Kudos to the investigators for reacting so swiftly, they saved her life
How are you doing?
Right, they didn't just assume she ran away & waited a month before searching. The early search made a difference.
Yeah this was awesome 👏
Yeah, if they hadn’t have taken het mother seriously and investigated sooner than 24 hours that they normally wait, Ashlee would have died.
Kudos for believing the BF and knowing that scumbag was the perpetrator!
It's amazing as this young woman survived after being 30 hours in the woods, alone, after being chocked several times! And she's a walking miracle, God bless her soul!!
w/ her strength she'll get better and better
The miracle is how much trust her boyfriend had in her. He had given her his truck and she used it to go to a rendezvous with a guy who then choked her and threw her out like trash.
her teacher clearly groomed her @@duvessa2003 I wonder how many others he groomed.
@@duvessa2003your comments are all negative towards women, your bias is showing. I bet you’d kill a women too.
They released him this year on parole 😡
The footage of them finding her is haunting. The way she’s laid and then just blinks and moves are hand a bit is heartbreaking. It’s literally out of a horror movie and this young woman had to live that. The amount of strength and raw will to love that this woman has is absolutely amazing and I’m so glad she is still with us.
LOVE that Elizabeth Smart interviews victims. She has empathy and knows (in a sense) how they feel. She was meant for this!
Same. I'm glad Ashley somehow connected with Elizabeth because that would change everything for her; she'd no longer be alone.
I completely agree…i find it awesome
She is great isn't she?
I respectfully disagree. Feel sorry for what happened to her but otherwise I don`t think she got the right job,
@@fredajordan5704 amen! She is lacking interview skills. Awkward to watch sometimes
Getting a lesser sentence for “attempted murder” pisses me off. Just because he sucked at killing someone and failed (thank god and Ashley is a KICK ASS WOMAN!) doesn’t mean it’s any less of a crime. Why is there less punishment JUST because the person doesn’t actually die? He MEANT to kill her. It’s bullshit.
Right?! That always has pissed me off!
I agree! Attempted murder should be the same as murder! Just because the perp didn't succeed, doesn't mean they didn't try. I hate that about our "justice" system.
I am baffled at Americ's "Justice" system sometimes. It was MURDER. The ending to these type of situations is usually never good. I am soo glad she survived, but at the end of the day, "attempted murder" charge is just a joke. The fact he will be up for parole in 2024 is just disgusting.
Totally agree. He had intent and thought she was dead
Yes!! I have said this for years!!! Attempted murder should hold the same sentence as 1st degree murder. The intent was there, you just weren't successful!
Her brain is saving her for remembering such a traumatic event.
I worked with her father in Sauget IL and he told me he is waiting for this man to get out of jail
I'm certain that many fathers feel this way when something like this happens to their child. It's a normal reaction to something that horrific.
And many of us fathers will die to honor our word.@@mish375
I can empathize. If it were my child, dude might have not made it to trial.
And won't most likely do nothing to him.
So many can talk the talk but not walk the walk.
Why would you tell that to the whole world? If something happens to this monster, they might subpoena you! Wtf
26 years old, living with his mom and grandmother, working AND hanging out with teenagers ..... how could anyone with active brain function think he wasn't involved? So glad she survived. What a tough ass girl!
He is a gross creeper. Cant get anyone his own age and feels cool that young girls think he is so good looking and give him attention. I hope he gets the back door greeting in jail.
@@sls1776 I absolutely agree with all that.
There is no problem living with his family.
He was also an Explorer with the Boy Scotts👌🏼😒
@@sls1776 as the father of a 5 year old daughter. If this happened to her you better believe I’d be waiting for that day that he got released.
“We never kissed, but we did it in the back of the vehicle...” cause not kissing makes it so much better. Psychopath.
He believes he is much "above " her, he's too good to kiss her but will screw her.
@@carladowdeswell7882 you okay over there??? Why so rude to someone for calling a psychopath a psychopath?
@@carladowdeswell7882 ok u need help crazy girl
@@carladowdeswell7882 worry bout your kids Carla
@@carladowdeswell7882 🤡
The fact that Elizabeth Smart is doing interviews is just amazing to me. She went thru the worst imaginable and now look at her helping others thru their own lives.
And some people are complaining that she makes the interviews about herself which i didn't see at all!
@@tamitribbiani7907 she literally always does make the interviews about herself. It's beyond irritating.
My heart dropped to my stomach when they realized she was still alive, waiting for help for days 😣 I’m so glad they found her when they did and she’s made such an amazing recovery 😭🙏🏼 she deserves all of the love in the world.
seeing her laying there with her neck broken made me tear up ,what a piece of filth that man is , he should never get out of jail
I wonder if her boyfriend forgave her. He was too trusting.
@@bighomiemac3472that is all you got out of this?
@@bighomiemac3472 who cares she was a teenager. My boyfriend died at 16. I found out through friends that he had cheated on me. I didn't care. That was the last thing I cared about.
The way they held her hand when they found her was so sweet it actually made me start crying.
Me too
Yeah it’s incredible how such a small gesture, holding her hand, can be so powerful, & can, really in an instant, say so much, like in this case, saying the following:
“We understand he hurt you badly, & that he decided to, not only end your life, but also, that you should die here, all alone -
*that is not going to happen*
because we’ve found you, we’re right here w/ you, & we’re not going anywhere w/out you. You’ve been here all alone, for 30 hours, fighting for your own life, but now, all these ppl are here just for you, ready to join the fight for you.
You guys are incredibly soft.
Toughen up.
@@jamesm3471 They're trying to get into some kind of contact with her. Holding one's hand in hope of a response is one of the first things done.
@@incumbentvinyl9291 Dude, just because we find something sweet means we have empathy. Toughening up is BAD.
This young woman is obviously exceptionally tough. I am floored. But most importantly I’m beyond happy she’s still alive. So many stories like this out there, so rarely do the victims make it out of them alive.
I'm with you
So true
So true really glad she made it
She's a cheater though
@@andreahayner9488 Where's the proof?
Finally we study a crime where the victim lives. Awesome to see a story like this with a happy ending, and it was mostly the detectives who forced this happy ending by swiftly coaxing the suspect to come clean, resulting in them bringing medical help to the poor girl in time. These detectives should be given gold medals by the state.
I’ve listened to the full interrogation and the detectives were amazing. They just hammered the guy with questions, caught him in lies, hammered him some more until he finally spit out the truth. They were working against the clock. 5 more minutes in those woods and she could have died. These guys are heroes. I don’t think Sam should ever get out of prison. It’s crazy to me that he’s up for parole in 2024. He’s an evil monster.
What you mean he out this year. Nooo
& he is out 👎🏻
@karencornejo5369 When exactly did he get out? I'm afraid he'll do it again to someone else and/or try to finish what he started with poor Ashley 😢
@@Livyxbabyy2001That's messed up AF! He could and likely will do it to someone else and/or try to go after poor Ashley and finish what he started. 😢WHAT is WRONG with people like this!!!!!
You have to be glad he thought he didn't need a lawyer and that the appeal to Grandma was a weakness. If he had lawyered up, she might have been bones in the woods right now.
Bless her heart. He went line dancing after he tried to kill her. Absolutely no remorse from this man. He should've received 40+ years.
I agree but I think life sentence because he tried to take a life.
Not corporative!
True psychopath.
@@lizhjelmeseth5485 ?
Sociopath ... They have no remorse...
Oh my gosh that’s Elizabeth smart. That’s so cool she’s doing these interviews. She knows how these women feel.
Agreed. More programs need people like her interviewing victims rather than nosey Nancys like the one and only Nancy Grace.
She’s fulfilling her purpose. I didn’t even know it was her.
It says so much about her strength
I think she might really be able to help people with these experiences. I feel like even when you know it’s not your fault there’s that self blame or what could’ve been different moments. I think she’s a great example, she took her power back and didn’t let trauma or fear run her life even at a young age. I hope she gets everything she wants from life ❤️
I know they said her name but I just came into realization it was her 😭 amazing
So glad that Elizabeth Smart is working in this field. She has been there and knows the fear and the pain. God Bless her for being able to do these stories 🙏
I’m blown away she survived. I’m so glad she did
"I'll be miserable if I can't pee" This man is a clown!! Expecting private accommodations like he's booking a hotel wtf?!
Exactly!!!! Clown ass dude
When I heard him say that I thought aloud “oh you’ll be able to pee as soon as the first inmate literally beats the piss out of you.” What a p.o.s.
No but obviously he knows he's going to jail ... what's the biggie?
@@samimaric8108 huh
It's a surprisingly common reaction.
Narcissists always reply in this fashion.
No more PODCASTS!! This is how we like this channel.
The podcasts are new and the only thing being made right now. This show has been canceled for some time now unfortunately.
Actually I very much enjoy the PodCasts. Gives me something to listen to at work and in the car when I cannot look at a screen. I also found this channel through the PodCasts. I was looking for crime podcasts and found True Crime Daily.
Thanks for the PodCasts!!
These are all old episodes. This show has been canceled since 2018. Maybe they can revive it after the pandemic.
I think the podcast is great. Ana Garcia’s voice used to bug me at first but now I legit love her.
@@clarissa8477
Ana Garcia is very good
I am so relieved to see Ashley wasn't crippled in the end. That's is a wonderful miracle. 🎉
That footage of them finding her in the woods was absolutely horrifying and disturbing !! Oh my god it looked like something from faces of death ! Poor girl let’s all pray for her , what a miracle she is alive 💕
He should have gotten a lot more than 20 years. He's eligible for parole in 2024 and the next time he won't leave a witness!
not if he ever shows up at my house for any reason
That’s like, so soon. And knowing those Illinois softy judges, he’ll probably walk out.
Definitely!!!🤬
Imagine here in my country (Canada), max penalty for 1st degree murder is life with parole after 25 years, 2nd degree the absolute max is 25 years. It's an absolute joke. If your lawyer's good enough they'll downgrade you to a manslaughter and face 4 months - 4 years. I've seen multiple cases of double murder getting 25-30 years only, and released them on parole. Hell an old coworker got 29 years for bank robberies in the 80s, and yet murderers get special treatment. The justice system is so flawed all over the place.
Just because a person is eligible for parole doesn't mean it will be granted and since Ashley is such a fighter, I imagine she will show up to every one of his hearings with photos and documentation of what he did to her. Oftentimes, victim impact statements seal the deal for judges not to let the perpetrator out so easily.
It made me tear up hearing and seeing the detectives reaction when they realized she was still breathing. They sounded so loving and jumped right into action. I can’t even imagine how traumatizing it was for them too. Poor Ashley… I hope she’s still doing well these days
I went to jail a long time ago for helping a damsel in distress. Never again
Me too. Heroes
Re: comment; yes I agree with this comment myself! Watched the movie & caused me to cry 😭 too. Couldn’t believe the evil that Shelton had put her through! Basically chocked her extremely seriously!!! Ugh 😖🤭😟😭
Me too
I hope her boyfriend is doing well after the mammoth betrayal.
The detectives did an amazing job saving a young girl near death
I am a 52 year old man and watching this girl speak after this ordeal brought tears to my eyes. This could be my daughter!..Ashley, you give me hope. I hope you are doing well and taking advantage of every opportunity life has to offer. I wish you good health and every success in everything you aspire to achieve in life
How do you feel about her cheating on her boyfriend? Would you be ok with your daughter doing that?
@@incumbentvinyl9291 I do not believe relationships are more important than human life. Relationships can be rebuilt or abandoned. Human life can never be reclaimed once it's gone. I don't want my daughter killed just because she cheated on her boyfriend. I don't want you killed just because you cheated on your partner.
@@incumbentvinyl9291 I do not believe relationships are more important than human life. Relationships can be rebuilt or abandoned. Human life can never be reclaimed once it's gone. I don't want daughter killed just because she cheated on her boyfriend. I don't want you killed just because you cheated on your partner.
@@kags5779 I agree. Before you start to build a relationship, you abandon the other one. You do not build two romantic relationships at the same time, hiding the fact from your partner(s).
I've never cheated on a partner. I'm not heartless scum. Go easy on the petty guesswork.
Why did you write that twice?
@@incumbentvinyl9291 i did not write twice, it just posted itself twice, probably a net connection issue. My example about cheating on a partner was hypothetical...not about you personally.
His sentence was pathetic, you shouldn't get less of a sentence for attempted murder just because you're bad at killing someone! Do better Illinois judge
Exactly my thoughts!! 20 years?? Wtf!!
Because there is thing called the law. Judges are not kings.
@@jimwerther no theres institutionalized misogyny for male paedorapistkillers he gonna prey on some other girl and actually kill her this time and men dont care obvs
No that’s not the way it works . Attempted murder is not the same as murder , therefore they do not have the same sentences
Exactly, i agree!! I was just saying this same exact thing to my friend the other day.
That monster should have got life. As far as he was concerned that poor woman was dead. He should never get out of prison. His attitude afterwards had psychopathic traits.
It's wrong that because she was so strong, that scumbag got LESS prison time. Like, WTF? That POS did everything he could for her to die and they should sentence him accordingly.
It was only attempted murder you can’t give life for that
'only'?
Two questions. Did he try multiple methods to finish her off when he didn't succeed at first? Did he leave her for dead and think he was leading the cops to a corpse? Yes to both, ergo he killed her in his mind. The fact she was extremely strong, she lived then had to rehabilitate herself as if she'd had a major stroke is kudos to her, not him
Hang him high haha :0
Next time he isn't going to leave a witness..
@@ziggypop8106 agree with you, I was thinking the same..just luck that she's alive. Listening to him, he was finishing her off!! He deserves life!!
This one made me cry. Those detectives had to be so elated to have found her alive. So happy that she didn't die. I am just so happy for her and her family
Amen!
I can't even begin to imagine the trauma Sam went through having Urinary Stress Disorder, no toothbrush and being unable to remove his contacts. my heart goes out to him.
Hear, hear!
He was so missunderstood.Hope theres a separate God for people like sam
@@barbarahaines7661 Polytheism.
Intriguing!
He must of had it worse than Ashley. Ugh. To be able to walk, talk, and eat! The agony!
@@amandawottowa5883 *must have
Get an education.
“Texas chainsaw, wahhhh. My contacts. Wahhhh. My urinary stress disorder. Wahhhh.” Unfriggenbelievable. He deserves life.
OMFG exactly!!! He was making me furious with his carrying on......like dude, ya just left a girl for dead and you're only worried about your contacts solution?! WTF!!??
My mouth was wide open
Hearing him say that after what he did
sentence him to a lifetime of peeing in front of bubba!
They will enjoy him in prison lol
Yep,all about him.
Her will to live gives me the best kind of chills... god bless that woman.
Yes!! That young Lady is a Survivor!! She wasn’t going out without the fight of her life!
Keep God close
She needs some blessings. Watch "Ashley Reeves Fact Check 1" on RUclips. This is her boyfriend's actual police interview. This girl is going straight to Hell for killing babies.
@@andreahayner9488 mate, stop commenting this on everyone's comments!! It just sounds like you're trying to spread hate and rumours which is very childish. How do you know anyway? Where's the proof... Its just hearsay
@@Chelle8847 What hate? What I have said is the truth. Watch "Ashley Reeves Fact Check 1" on RUclips. You can't deny the truth being told in this interrogation.
Terrible but Amazing survival experience. Congrats to the detective who brought up momma and grandma...wow, and all of the police who went out so quickly in the cold,wet,dark, thick woods to just find her dead body, and ended up saving her life. Job well done, congrats to the dear survivor.
Can you imagine what her boyfriend who let her use his car feels 😬
Exactly my thoughts, bf is the most betrayed in this story.
Props to the detective who got him confess
People with non violent drug offenses get more time. Should of gotten life.
Facts
Seriously. My daughter's father got 25 years with NO violent record at all for 100 grams of cocaine. Not justifying what he did I'm saying this guy should have got more than 20 years
Should have been Lethal injection. Good riddance 👎
Yes, he should have!
@@laurawelch1056 freakin ridiculous! Someone need to rewrite these dumb laws.
The audacity of him asking for a private toilet 😂
What an incredible young woman! She is so strong. Fighting for 30 hours, not giving up reclaiming her life. I honestly can't believe he only got 20 years after the judge kept the confession. Her standing up and reading a letter about what he did at sentencing. Maybe that was the max for 1st degree attempted murder, I don't know. 20 years just does not seem like justice. You are amazing Ashley! ❤
Someone as dangerous as him gets bail? Thats obscene.
Fr fr
That is so dumb, what judge allowed that
He’s White
@@blueblue5427 I saw a show yesterday of black rapist who got parole again and again despite having 52 prison infractions, and the last time he got out he raped and murdered a young woman.
@@juanitarichards1074 First of all you sound racist asf😬 with that being said. No one did blacks don’t commit crimes. For every 1 black person that gets away with a crime 100s of whites have and still out.
Go sit somewhere with your misplaced assumptions.
Not here for the comments blaming Ashley. She was 17. Seduced by a teacher. She was groomed.
I like how yall think 17 year olds are stupid, nowhere in this video did it say she was groomed. She obviously knew what she was doing and she stood by that, stop making it seem like every teen dating an older man was manipulated. I'm 17 dating a 23 year old and I know exactly what I'm doing and imma continue to do it, we arent stupid.
@@pikapika3198 you’re being groomed maam
@@katherineguerrero9434 Explain how? Been dating since I was 16, bout to turn 18 and I'm happy. No manipulation here, just love, cant say the same with real minors who have been actually groomed. Stop watering the word down love, thanks. 🥰
@@pikapika3198 what’s there to explain. What does a grown man do with a child? There’s a reason he’s not with a woman his age. They see the bum in him that children can’t. And the fact that you don’t see anything wrong with a grown adult being attracted to a child is what grooming is. That make it seem okay
@@katherineguerrero9434 And if grown woman can see the bums in men why do they also get groomed and stay with men they know ain't shit? Lmaooooo there are more full grown woman who are in abusive relationships than minors.
I know they kept focusing on her being strangled but the other horrifying fact is that he actually decapitated her internally which is when he heard her neck pop. Saw it in a longer video covering this. This is a case that has stuck with me and my heart really does go out to Ashley!!! 💙💙💙🎉
Holy shit
My heart goes out to the trusting and generous boyfriend who was entirely betrayed.
What I wanna know is how in the world did this guy get out? This is a cold, blooded brutal murderer. We need to be careful. This guy is out!
Let's just appreciate the fact that she's been found alive. That's such a beautiful miracle that doesn't happen every time.
Why would it be a miracle?
The belt snapped from the physical force applied to it.
No matter whether she cheated on her boyfriend or not, she didn't deserve that.
eh . . No . .
She was only 17 at the time. We all made mistakes at that age
Agree!
Agree, 100%! That vile, oxygen thief seduced her and what 17 yr. old female, or male for that matter, would turn down the good looking teacher! Kids in high school cheat all the time. So do adults. The difference is growing up and taking responsibility for your actions. No one deserves what this young woman endured.
Agreed
Am I the only one that feels bad for the boyfriend?
I do. I can’t imagine how he felt.
No, you are not the only one. I just left a comment about that. To me that’s the moral of the story: Don’t lie to and cheat on those who love and trust you. She was very young but it does saddens me that her message for everyone was “Don’t give up,”as opposed to “Don’t cheat.”
@@duvessa2003 You're disgusting!
Amazing story of some real heroes. Those police investigators did not let up. The last investigator that got the confession out of him , without waiting till daylight went right out with the team and found her still alive are outstanding police detectives !
Some people are just so sick and twisted. Imagine if he didn't lead them back to the body.
If he was bla...nevermind.🤬
@@shawnreid6123 bro what? what was ur point in saying this?
They wouldn’t have made it in time to save her
I hope you can find an unedited version of Shelton leading the police back to her "body". He wasn't leading the police, they were telling him where they wanted him to take them. His was a false confession. His family was being extorted by people trying to make a name for themselves and easy money for the family.
@@andreahayner9488 please seek help. ty.
"I'm afraid of spiders"
"I still love you"
Gotta love the friendship that she has with these investigators
So she was basically cheating on her boyfriend with a guy that tried to kill her. Interesting
Right and everyone here in the comments keeps going on, and on,and on about how wonderful she is. While you would think that experience would change her a lot, her take-away seems to be what a fighter she is, instead of that she made a really stupid and hurtful mistake and very nearly lost her life. That’s the message that young girls need to get from this.
@@duvessa2003 maybe you were never young and did stupid things. But most of us have. She wasn't married or cheating on her husband. She was attracted to an older man. Very common for a young girl. Get over your judgment. And grow a heart.
She is a fighter through and through ❤
His stomach wasn't too weak to hurt her. He really doesn't get that it isn't about him. It was heartwarming how excited they were when they found her and that she was alive.
Start sharing your location with your family or closest friends that you trust. It’s not just for losing your phone, it could be to save your life too. People are psycho.
Anytime I go out even to take a walk I let someone know
She was sleeping with a teacher lol she didn’t want anyone to know where she was
@@salemsparrow761 her friends knew though
@@salemsparrow761 keep in mind, she was groomed by him, and when she tried to end things with him, he tried to kill her
Even when you're cheating?😅
How uplifting! To see her recover so well! God bless you Ashley!
I remember when this happened. I live about 30 minutes from Belleville and knew that park very well. We were all shocked that something like that could happen in an area that had little crime. Thank God Ashley lived to tell her story.
I'm so glad she had the strength to hang on and I'm glad he was punished. Of course I wish that had never happened to her
Wow 20 year's!? That's it? There are so many people serving life for drugs. Just goes to show how screwed up our "Justice system" is 😔
and he will likely only serve 13 with good behaviour.
Aqui no Brasil conheço uma pessoa que assassinou e ficou 7 anos preso e hoje está em liberdade, 20 anos não é muito mas é maior que aqui.
Government don't make money off someone being murdered 🤷♀️
@@heelshens7453 exactly corrupt judges and politicians all they care about is money and power it’s disgusting
@@beepbeep9043 Probably less than 13 yrs cause this was his first time in prison.Terrible.
I have heard this story many times before, but watching the footage and hearing it from her perspective, and what she had to say, I really needed this today. Thank you Ashley, for being such an inspiration. You are so beautiful and so strong! Keep on kicking ass, lady, you rock!
I’m so proud of Elizabeth Smart! She’s so beautiful and she’s come so far. If I had gone through what she had I’d be a crumpled bag of bones on the floor, but she’s actually thriving and helping others. She’s so incredibly amazing!
The minute they said he lived at home with his mum and grandma I thought Uh-Ohh..
So glad she's alive.
Same here. No offense to people helping family by staying with them temporarily but when a supposedly good looking, fairly successful, and well liked "man" lives with mom at 27 everone should be wary.
Same!!!
Yup…
@@bbjjbb61 Exactly 👌🏼
Same here!
I'm gonna need my own private bathroom cause I cant pee in front of other people. Also regular toilet paper isn't gonna work cause I have a sensitive butthole so if they could install a bidet that would be great. Oh plus I'm gonna need a memory foam mattress too cause I got this thing goin on in my lower back, and if I don't get my solid 8hrs I can be quite the Grumpy Gus.
This comment killed me lmao
LMAOOO
Your user name made it more funny
It's so cool that Elizabeth smart is doing the interview. Awesome
The strength of Ashley is unbelievable. I admire that woman ( and Ms Smart) So Much! The world is a better place w/ those 2!
This is so chilling to see the full story. I’m only 10 minutes away from where this took place. It was all over the news..I just cried. My uncle is a firefighter for the dept. of Belleville and was on scene when the attempted murderer took them to find her. I just always remembered my uncle’s face when he came over to tell us about it. This story definitely stuck with him. So happy she’s alright!
Please stay safe out there 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
@@Me29916 Most definitely, thank you 🙏🏾
I might have missed it, but what year did this occur?
Wow! Thank you to your uncle for his service to the community!
@@tammilynn7995
2006
If he drove by and saw that she had been hit by a car he couldn't look because he has a very weak stomach??? WTF
Good thing he is such a horrible liar.
Hello Marla, how are you doing?
@@jameshurst6344 RUclips is not a dating site bro
It's so great that someone who knows how the victims feel is doing the interviews
This young lady’s recovery is Nothing Short of Miraculous! Bless Ashley and the detectives who found her and took her under their wings- 🙏 ALL.
this is reminder to everyone reading, stay safe!!! always let a friend or someone you trust know where your going or who your going to meet with, ALWAYS.
@@mikewoods7167 you must have never seen/faced pure evil…after you do, you let everyone know what your doing
@@mikewoods7167 imma call BS bud…
Agree! Watched so many of this crimes storys that usually don't end well and most of the time loved ones don't know their whereabouts and with who.
@@mikewoods7167 Maybe its time you do. You just never know. Stay safe!
@@mikewoods7167 wow mike, what a great story of CRAP!!’ Who seriously says those things to win an argument…and seriously tell everyone where you go
Wow. Thanks for sharing this story.
I love that Elizabeth Smart is doing these types of interviews after what she went through.
The “l love her to death” and that she “not make it out of the woods” just wasn’t a good choice of words.
I don’t think it was a figure of speech I think the paramedics meant she may literally not make it out of the woods without coding on them because her condition was so bad. She is a fighter for sure.
@@sydneyreddell4747 Now that marks more since!
It was literal, not figurative...
You can see and feel the compassion and love emanating from Elizabeth every time she interviews fellow survivors.
these both girls are so brave. ❤️ can't stop crying watching them talk about what they've been through 😭😭 ❤️
Good job for the polices and investigators! ❤️
Just recently listened to a podcast that covered this story and it’s incredible to see her progress. She’s truly is a fighter. 30 hours of not being able to move. Man she’s a warrior.
Damn. Shelton sounding like Chris Watts after he waffled on his first story. Nobody mentioned violence yet, and this guy's talking about Texas Chainsaw Massacre, lmfao.
He said that to throw officers off. He was making pretend he cant stand gruesome things cause he was trying to distance himself from what he did to that girl
@@hotfriedgriyoandpeeklees1522 I got that, but doesn't it seemingly give him away immediately? Just a strange response to me.
@@Samurai78420 exactly what I though!!! He was trying too hard to convince he wasn’t that guy pal....
@@rlmelendez91 LOL. I expected to be crucified for this comment. So big up that some folks agree. It was just so out of left field in my humble opinion.
I watched the Lifetime movie based on Ashley’s events 💔 God Bless her, I’m so happy she fought so hard to regain her life back 🙏🏼❤️
There is a movie?! I need to watch!
what movie?
@@meowcraft2403 its called Left For Dead: The Ashley Reeves Story
How was the movie?. thinking of watching it myself..
It’s a blessing that she doesn’t remember what happened . I can’t imagine the amount of trauma and nightmares that would cause
I tend to agree, however i don't see how she can truly deal with the trauma and move on if she doesn't remember it.
Well, this show "helped" her remember. Hopefully for a heck of a lot of money.
Thank You ❤️🙏
If I was that officer and he asked me about his contact solution and toothbrush I genuinely think I would've laughed 😅 You just admitted to attempted murder and you're asking about your fucking contacts??? What??
Imagine being the boyfriend and having to comprehend that you've been cheated on and she's been attacked and maybe dead . Thats a lot to proceess
Some people mess with other people's minds Shelton is a predator
It's not as simple as he was just cheated on though. She was a minor, and the teacher groomed her, and when she tried to end things with him, he got mad and tried to kill her, using several methods, before leaving her for dead
@@diaryhome4943 she was 17. She knew it’s wrong to cheat on her boyfriend. Of course we feel sorry for her but can’t deny that she did cheat on her boyfriend. He wouldn’t have found out if the teacher didn’t try to kill her
Exactly I sympathise with her but she was an idiot having an affair with an older man. At 17, you know what is right and what is wrong
Y’all clearly don’t understand how grooming works and it shows.
Hats off to these detectives who never gave up and pressed on ; They are angels who saved her life .
she is how hope would look like in person even the words at the end... she went though hell and still finds words to tell you to not to give up, that's so amazing... she's right don't give up
Very happy she lived, and I’m glad she was blessed with not remembering.
Ashley meeting Elizabeth is one of the most touching things I’ve ever seen. Either one of them still being here is a miracle to say the least.
30 hours broken and left for dead. It's a mercy that she can't remember that part.
Also feel for the boyfriend who loaned his car to girlfriend who was seeing this sick freak behind his back, then gets pulled in and interrogated. That had to be emotionally devastating...
Thank the Lord that she lived and has made a remarkable recovery!!..
I remember watching her story on Dateline or 48 hours & when they showed the real video of her laying in that field, I was SHOCKED at what I was seeing. I couldn’t believe they showed it without blurring it out. She looked dead. They thought she was dead & about 5 or 10 minutes later they figured out that she was still alive. It was brutal.
So this wasn’t real? The one they showed?
@@Yousayimcrazee no, it was real, I think it was just cut a little bit
yeah, i wish they blurred it
Ashley's amazing story, her bravery and her advice to others, inspire me to keep putting one foot in front of the other and keep going. May God bless and keep you Ashley!
I was abducted at age 25 and held two days. I escaped at a gas food mart and jumped in a truck with a stranger and got a ride home. Wow. Lucky.
I’m so glad that she had survived. She has unbelievable strength that I wish I had. I’m happy that he was punished. I honestly wish that never happened to her.
🙏💕
"I'll be miserable if I can't pee"
I hope he's had many miserable pees in jail
The rescue and rehabilitation was brilliant. The police jumped on the case and started investigating right away. The senior LE was caring and knew the right questions to ask. He envisioned that Grandma and Mom would be devistated so just stop now and come clean. Insightful.
Showing the amount of response the victim had is so useful to the medical profession. Every patient is valuable and should have every chance. Elizabeth helping victims like she is is so nice. The victim (sorry I can't scroll back for her name) is so very perservent. May God bless all.
I'm so happy for you Ashley and wish nothing but love and peace!
These two young ladies are two of the most amazing survivors. I have such deep respect for both. I am so happy both have gone on to live good happy lives, and I thank God for both lives spared. Thank you for sharing this amazing story.
What an incredibly strong girl.
" I'll be miserable if I can't pee." What?! That infuriates me. But it shows how good these detectives are at their job. In order to get the information that they needed. The information which ultimately saved her life bc they were able to get to her in time they had to befriend him. They needed to make this psycho think that they are his friends. The cops made him believe that they sympathize with what he's been through even though obviously that's not true. And these detectives did this masterfully. The undeniable proof of that is in those disgusting comments about not being able to pee in front of people and his contact lenses and toothbrush. He really thought that asking about creature comforts for himself was completely normal and appropriate.He truly thought those detectives would care about those things for him. The best part though is I know that since he's mentioned those things it'll probably be like a year before he ever sees contact solution and they'll make sure he has the biggest audience when he uses the bathroom. No toothbrush for you scumbag. I promise you those detectives will make sure of it. EDIT: 20 years is no where near long enough. Let's not forget that he is a teacher an adult who is in an inappropriate relationship with a child. That alone should get him 20 years. The attempted murder of that child should at least be 50 years. He's only going to be 46 when he gets out of prison. That's ridiculous. I pray he went into prison with the label of a sex offender so he can get what he really deserves from the other prisoners.
How disgusting!!!!! Everytime I hear these killers describe how they realize that they've done something terrible YET they keep going.
I wonder if he ever did get "that private toilet" for his urinary stress disorder 🤣
Well,he deserves it 🙈😂😂😂
@@andreiavelic1084 poor soul, doesn't even realize it's not just his urine that he'll need to be stressed about. 🤣