What I've learned from watching these videos is that if police offer you food: if you accept, it can be interpreted as suspicious, and if you decline it can be interpreted as suspicious.
i know this has literally nothing to do with this case, but i cannot emphasize enough how extremely helpful it is that y’all have subtitles. CC can be difficult and inaccurate on a lot of these kinds of interrogation videos, and i know whoever added captions to this spent hours doing so. just know that us “hard of hearing” folks appreciate this IMMENSELY. great work!!
@buttery boy CC/subtitles are NOT available for "all" videos. Many of them can use the CC option for "auto-generated" captioning via some speech recognition program. It can be VERY hit-or-miss. Sometimes the captioning is pretty good. Sometimes it sucks creek mud. Those of us who are hearing impaired really DO appreciate well done accurate captioning.
The saddest part of this whole family murder is that that poor little boy left the door open for his big brother so that he could sneak into the house .. only to get killed by the one he was trying to protect from getting into trouble.
@@afganno3385 why would he ever suspect that his older brother would murder him? If my brother asked me to keep the slider unlocked id do it with no hesitation. its not his fault.
“He’s dealing with a minor so he has to make sure the kid understands his rights” and then 2 seconds later “he transitions quickly into the interrogation so the boy doesn’t have time to request a lawyer”
@@CarlTheSpud If this isn't cooersion I don't know what is? Where was the legal representation for this lid? A couple of seasoned cops against a 15 yr old kid?? Cheap shop, isnt this illegal somehow? If this goes to court this entire recording should be thrown out!
@@ShaneHeath-j3i tough take here. Happens in every state. Every municipality. Every state has its own legal quirks and thats state law. Now before you immediately jump to Federal Law supersedes State Law you are right. IF the Feds get involved. Bottom line was right where in your Miranda rights "YOUR SIGNATURE HERE" is. The second any of those boys signed it (which is they didn't "waive their right to an attorney" but they had the right to remain silent.) Interrogation begins right there. Refuse to talk. Know your rights. The one on the paper the one they read you. Anything you say can and WILL be used AGAINST you in a COURT OF LAW. Do you understand these rights as they've been read to you? "Yes" Or in this case a Signature. Its printed on paper for the boys and the interrogator to really try best they can to make them understand their own rights. When they (interrogator) receives an affirmative they start doing their job. To build a case a timeline etc. Minors are tried as adults more than you might think. 15 is a little young for that but it depends based on many factors. An interrogation tries to establish these factors. And most minors tried as adults are because of homicides.
Murdering a younger sibling, especially when you’re years apart, that trusts you completely and likely looks up to you, is just so difficult to think about.
I have three younger siblings, all girls. The thought of purposefully bringing harm their way is something I literally can’t wrap my brain around. His calm demeanor up until they begin to question him is what is most astonishing. How the hell can you nap in a police interrogation room???
I’m sure there’s a lot, all of you youngers can’t “wrap your head around.” That’s your generation. Sucked into netflix and a cellphone... Thinking isn’t one of your finer traits. That’s why mumble rap and shitty “celebrities” are put on a pedestal.
What horrifies me most about this is he called his little brother and asked him to leave the door unlocked. This was something I did so many times as kid for my big brother. I wanted to protect him and help keep him from getting in trouble with our father. He knew his little brother loved him enough to leave the door unlocked and he used that as a way to kill them all.
@@loverainthunder that entire situation was frightening. It was planned out for so long. One of the first interrogations I ever watched. So incredibly heart wrenching.
What horrifies me the most is y'all seem surprised about this happening when guns are so easily accessible in your country. the shooter of the texas shootout incident just had his 18th bday and he wouldn't have been able to do it if guns can't be bought online
imagine witnessing something horrific and then slowly realizing it was your friend who committed it, that same friend you had been hanging out with right before and after the crime. i feel so bad for those boys
@@GreatwhiteShark88 It’s not that black and white. None of them knew that Nick for sure did it because he lied to them. There’s a lot of psychology that goes into having to talk about your friend and comprehend that they may be a mutderer.
Not only did he kill his family.. he traumatized his friends when he willing brought them with him to "discover" his dead family. That something those boys will never unsee.
THIS. he knew what was inside that house and to expose his friends to that too..almost like he wanted to take them all down with him (his 15 year old brain probably thought their dna would get on something so they could all get “caught” together)
@@addiemartins4878 you focus on a typo in THIS setting? Look at Nick.. good grades, didnt help him any... And who are you to refer to strangers as "kids". Lol, you are giving off creepy vibes:)
@@addiemartins4878 insulting someone’s intelligence off a simple one letter spelling mistake is a clear sign that your not mature enough to call someone else a kid
I seriously appreciate including the clips of the other boys’ questioning. The dichotomy between the detective’s kindly attitude towards them and his aggressive stance towards Nick really humanizes him and puts his professionalism into perspective
he still totally talks from bias point of view against nick. There was no other solution like somebody that hated his lawyer father. He says nickn named his neighbor to get suspeicion off of him . Howndoes he know ehy nickndidnit maybe he thought the neighbor was a possible subject.
The detective tells Taylor if he lies he’ll go to jail for the rest of his life and then they say “Taylor is showing behaviors that indicate he feels anxious” no shit when I was 15 if a officer told me that I would go into a panic attack even if I was telling the whole truth. Like holy shit.
That wasn’t an insult, just on observation. He was very anxious, and we can see he’s having something of an internal deliberation between the fear the detective instilled in him and the want to protect his friend (and believe his friend is a good person).
@@torpit7161 That is how you get false confessions, and that's the reason you need to get some kind of information that is only available to the perpetrator after the confession to verify that it was a true confession when you use this type of tactic.
I really hope Taylor is OK. Slowly realizing your friend is a cold blooded killer must be terrifying. This night might have been massively traumatizing for him. I hope he is doing alright now. :(
@@Geto456 Nick is the only killer. He lied to his friends who are completely innocent. He made up his story about the keys and sleeping in the car etc. Take care!
@@abelis644 that’s what you think I’m sure it’s was probably only Nick but some of them like Taylor knew what he was going to do kids tell each other everything
@@idontrte yes kids tell each other things but not everything. It could be possible that Nick did tell them but the other boys may have thought he was joking. Who would believe that your 15 year old friend is really going to kill their family??? That's the thing, they are kids, that wouldn't be a conversation that 99% of kids out there would have. I don't know one person from my youth that ever killed their parents. Some people get upset and say, I'm so mad I just want to kill so and so, or they wished they would die but it's a figure of speech.
@@rebeccaalderman1393 Not cool man! He should have had a lawyer at least! He was only 15! .....as for murdering his brothers and mother and father....well besides that little thing HE HAD NO LAWYER!!!! That's the most most most important thing here!
i love how the person analyzing the body language keeps saying things like “but everyone processes trauma differently” and “this shows anxiety but that doesn’t mean guilt” since i get nervous watching things like this thinking that if i was in that scenario i would get called guilty for experiencing anxiety
its even better when he says something like 'he moves this,that means that hes nervous/has to release tention' and i think 'maybe his butt hurts after hours sitting in such a shitty chair' 😂
I was thinking the same, but I now realise that an innocent human put forth into a barrage of false accusations will act very differently from how they expect themselves to act. You will not seem guilty if innocent.
I honestly feel So bad that the friends faces aren't blurred because I can't imagine having a traumatic experience like this broadcasted online imagine just scrolling on youtube and being brought back to it all
@@i.mDirtyDannot exactly sure but I also know you can’t upload videos of minors in criminal interactions usually, you can’t find a single bodycam video of a minor generally.
As a person with adhd I appreciate that you didn't outright condemn anyone for their body language. A lot of us naturally fidget or struggle to make eye contact and it's always a little annoying when those behaviors are automatically labeled as guilt. It's nice to hear it mentioned that it's impossible to truly read body language without knowing the person.
Yeah I hate when people think they can read body language, it's not a thing. What if someone is on Vicodin and has to take a shit so they itch their nose and cross their arms, then they see a fly and look at it. It's dumb.
You can tell some things based on body language, but not as much as some people would lead you to believe. Increased fidgeting and touching your face is a sign of stress and nervousness. That doesn't help much, of course you're going to be nervous when you're interrogated by the police about four murders, whether you're guilty or not.
Body language is a really good way to get onto people's emotions and how they're truly feeling, but is really delicate as minds do truly behave differently. People with ADHD, such as us, autism, APD, DID, or even due to stress or medications can behave completely out of track. For example, I have a friend who goes crazy laughing when they're extremely sad, my mom's friend gets angry when someone went through a dangerous situation when most people would be worried...
imagine being innocent and being interrogated and then slowly realizing that your friend may be not who you think he is, if i were them i would be getting chills to my bones that my friend is a cold blooded criminal
@@Jay-oz5zo I definitely talk to and trust people a whole lot less these days. Your story is interesting, thanks for sharing the details. It just goes to show that you can't really truly know what someone is about. In what way or ways was your former friend low-key 'off'? It sounds like he is still roaming around among us since it doesn't sound like he killed his mother. Is there an inkling as to what he is up to these days on the periphery? Like did he get mental services help, go on to have a family, etc.? I wonder if he is still accepted by his family after all of that.
@@Jay-oz5zo Wow, that really paints quite the picture. It's amazing that his parents allow him to live with them. I would not be so amenable and comfortable with such a thing. Oof. Nice move getting out ahead of things and putting that notice out there directly. Especially when you could cross path with him so readily when on a family visit. Thanks for the follow-up. All the best. ☺
@@wmluna381 I think they're either in denial, or there's some gnarly skeletons in the closet with the parents so they're covering for him and helping him maybe to keep him on their side and quiet. I have no idea. The entire situation is still baffling to me.
It always baffles me how people being interrogated can tell the time when they were doing something or going somewhere. If you ask me what time I ate breakfast, I could never tell you.
some people are very punctual. Often it's like the kid said - you see a clock. Or it was shortly after dinner, whatever. I often go to a store near closing time. I know the walk takes 5 minutes similarly. I used to set an alarm in the morning. I often look on my phone to see what time it is. Etc. etc. My drive to work takes a certain amount of time and I'd like to be on time. I've done it many times. You might have plans, to go to a party, to go on a date, or to meet up, go to school, work, daycare, sports, whatever. I can't imagine you're never able to tell when you did this, that, or the other... Unless you have 0 schedule and pure chaos.
So heartbreaking to know that nick told his little brother to keep the door unlocked so he could sneak back into the house. That poor little boy probably looked up to his big brother and felt like they were bonding since he was helping him sneak inside so he could take the car. He had no idea that this psycho was going to kill him and the rest of their family 😢
I'm just glad they didn't torture them, and never saw it coming. If you've heard the story of the bever Brothers, now that one was truly sad. They used knives and killed 5 of their family members including young ones.
@@BabyBoy_Milo yeah and slit their little sisters throat, definitely one of the worst. The older brother did an interview with a youtuber on here, he actually does seem remorseful but I could never trust someone again after that, he needs to be locked up forever
@@BabyBoy_Milo the bever story makes me wonder what was really going on in that house in the years leading up to the massacre... never allowed outside, strict religious fundamentalist parents yet seemingly unfettered internet access for the kids... the whole case is just bizarre and tragic
Too many people seem to think that refusing to answer questions without an attorney present indicates a person's guilt. This mentality needs to change. The police are not your friends. They will lie and pretend to want to help you, and you could easily end up with charges, even if you're innocent. You have the RIGHT to an attorney and to remain silent. Invoking your RIGHTS is not an indication of guilt. It's an indication of intelligence!
It really depends on the country you reside in, to be fair. In the USA yes you have certain rights under the constitution such as pleading the fifth amendment so as not to self incriminate, and the fact that a jury is not allowed to determine culpability based solely on a person's decision to not answer police questions and remain silent. In places like the UK, these are not present. The jury is allowed to consider choosing to not answer questions during interrogation when deciding culpability on points of law, and there is no protection against self incrimination.
@@GAMEGUYXXGAMEGUYXXOFFICIAL But I believe in the UK the police are not permitted to lie during the interrogation & they're not permitted to interrogate minors without a guardian present. Is that correct or am I thinking of somewhere else?
@@enchantedharlot The police in the UK aren't allowed to tell you that they have more evidence than they actually have, or tell you that if you confess there will be leniency if there actually won't be any leniency, however there's no law about lying by omission. Police can and will withhold the nature of what they actually have on you during an interview because oftentimes not knowing how much evidence they have against you makes the criminal more worried and easier to crack. And yes, you can't interview a minor without a legal guardian present because they aren't deemed fully able to advocate for themselves in terms of knowing how to ask for a lawyer etc, this is also the case for the USA, however the exact legal technicalities about interviewing minors varies depending on the state obviously.
@@GAMEGUYXXGAMEGUYXXOFFICIAL see the police in the US can straight up lie to you about what evidence they have, what other people said, etc. It's bonkers. They can't promise leniency directly, but they can indirectly ("I can't help you unless you're honest with me", "Having a reason could be the difference in getting life in prison or not" - using two things this detective said to Nick as an example). I'm not familiar with any states that require a guardian be present when interrogating a minor. I hope there are!!! I hope other states follow suit!! It is one of the most egregious & deceptive practices they do.
@@trishbender7940 you western people are killing everyone in he world n shooting up even your own nations everyday now. looks like they are all probably laughing about it. probably hoping to see someone cry like them all. but its your own people so it would be fake
That makes me think "psychopathy" even more. Psychopaths typically have a low neuroticism trait, i.e. they don't get anxious, nervous or fearful, so they're able to stand up to high pressure situations better than most people. Now, that reaction can be suspect by itself, as you'd expect a person to be affected by a situation like this.
im not convinced he did it. they better have more evidence than a confession they coerced out of a minor hours into an interrogation. even if his defense claims he did it for a certain reason, his lawyers may be trying to play the odds now that the jury will hear the confession even though we all know confessions arent trustworthy when prompted
The only kid here I truly felt for was poor Taylor. You can tell he's a sweet kid, just by his body language and the way he's so respectful and ready to give information. He's so anxious and probably traumatized from finding his friend's entire family dead. Watching his interrogation clips made me want to go in there and hug him and tell him it's going to be okay as long as he tells the truth. I hope he got some therapy afterwards, poor thing.
Yeah, that poor kid looked like he was going to have a panic attack when he couldn't remember the name of the movie they watched, I felt so bad for him. (God help anyone who has to try and remember _'Accepted'_ in a high stress situation)
Idk, I would likely be found guilty of whatever they'd be accusing me of bc one of my main coping mechanisms is sleep. Sick? Sleep. Nervous? Sleep. Mad? Sleep. Sad? Sleep. Anxious... you guessed it, sleep. I'm also a very nervous person anyway, and I've definitely been faulted for being such an anxious person before, in the legal system. I've been accused of and charged with 2 separate (not like this at all) crimes that I was 100% innocent of. In one case, I was actually completely honest about what I had done, but instead of charging me with the more severe charge, they called me a liar and charged me with falsification. Which makes me really think about all these cases where people are saying they really didn't do it. I know this kid obviously did it, but how many people are just really nervous people and are sitting behind bars right now for something they genuinely did not do?
@nataliadechabo3254 , I am a nervous person as well! Plus, I grew up listening to music since I was a baby, so my dad, sister, and I all bounce our legs non stop whether we are listening to music or not. It's a habit we do every day, all day, even in the vehicle while driving!! I'm sure they would say that is suspicious too!!
i was gonna say the same thing !! the suspects and/or criminals are obvi in the wrong but officers can still make mistakes in interogations and I'm rly glad he called it out
I feel bad for his friends. They have experienced a terrible trauma and then they are alone during questioning and trying to fathom that their friend has killed his family. Absolutely awful.
I want to point out something. Those friends acted exactly like him, no emotion, no tears. I can’t imagine being in a house with murdered people and not freaking out. I can’t imagine being in a POLICE station, and not freaking out and I’m grown. I can’t believe that none of their voices squeaked, not even once.
@@scharf74 yeah that was extremely disturbing. Even at that age, if I suspected a friend had killed his family, I wouldn't try to protect them like that, I'd rat them out instantly, this isn't stealing something or breaking a window. These kids are way too cold and desensitized.
@@Siile_ That says something about how the world has raised them not about them specifically. I was similar to them, I'm a very compassionate and empathetic man but after seeing my grandma lying dead with a slit throat I didn't show any form of negative emotion for 4 DAYS. It took 4 days for a single tear to drop. I'm not a psychopath I've just grown up in an environment where showing emotions are for the weak
As happy as I am that people confess, it absolutely should be totally illegal for minors to be interviewed without a lawyer. They absolutely do NOT understand their rights. They probably assume that a lawyer costs money that they don’t have. They have no idea what their rights actually are, and they’re easily manipulated and persuaded. They can easily confess to a crime they didn’t commit just because they can’t handle the adult scrutiny for so many hours.
Im very glad im not the only one who thinks like this, this whole video ive been screaming at all these kids in my head. "GET A F/ING LAYWER", the way they grilled these kids they should be charged with arson or something, whats irritating about it is these are kids, they keep saying stuff like, "oh the kid rubbing his face is a sign of guilt, ITS A F*ING KID, if i was being questioned by random adults for hours that ive never meet id be nervous too, its rediculous that this bs is acceptable, anyone under 18 should be givin a lawyer no matter what before being interrogated, this is how people get arrested by mistake, a kid in his position, the way the officers say no matter what you going to jail and admitting to it will help them, even if a kid wasnt guilty they may say they did it cause they dont want to be inprisoned for life over something they didnt do. Anyone reading this, if you get nabbed by police for any reason what so ever, even if your 1000% sure you did nothing wrong, get a lawyer and dont say a word till they get there
There’s another reason for the friends displaying nervousness. In hindsight it’s becoming clear to all of them that their friend may have just murdered his entire family who they saw dead covered in blood hours ago. They’re in shock, they’re minds are putting two and two together.
Yeah, and then also by protecting Nick they could basically deny for themselves their friend murdered his own family. But damn, the slow realisation that your friend is a murderer must be terrible.
I agree. That was a terrible interrogation, all them without Attorney? Sometimes people ate or laugh when they are nervous too. Where this officers did lernen Psychologie? In the 7 months Police Academy ? In Germany Police Officers need from 4 to 7 years to be a Policeman.
@@Omoroka1 in California in my city to be a cop you need a degree in criminal law. To be a detective you need a bachelor's in criminal law and ofc the normal stuff to become a detective. The standards are pretty high to be a detective.
@@oliboy6204 he explains things in a manner that everyone can understand, no matter how much knowledge you already have it's not just good for younger people, its also great for people who arent great at english and likely don't know every term the narrator is talking about
Hearing how he’s challenging the detectives and calling them out on the lack of evidence shows how much he learnt from his dad being a lawyer. Although he was clearly not smart enough to ask for a lawyer in the first place!
Maybe his dad was a little shady lawyer, and the kid thought if he asked for an attorney he would get one of his dad buddies for his attorney. Who knows but he did mention his life would be set because of the money the family had and some life insurance not knowing exactly how much the insurance was worth. He will have many years to think about what he had done. pretty sure he will try to kill himself in prison.
Im always pleased when you mention that people process trauma differently and doesn't 100 percent indicate culpability on its own without physical evidence.
@@whitesoxMLBthis channel is ridiculous with it. The video I just came from was “he appears nervous, which is what you’d expect from somebody who just committed murder” and now it’s “the boy is nervous, which is to be expected from being interrogated”
@@whitesoxMLB they are talking about understanding peoples’ complex thoughts and emotions based off which direction their fingertips are pointing, when for half the video they don’t even realize theres an entirely different detective they’re referencing to be the first one lmao
ugh i feel so bad for taylor. you can tell he just wanted to stick by someone he thought was his friend, but knew he really shouldn’t have. it was hard to watch him get so nervous and clearly torn during interrogation. they’re so young!
Agree. I feel like his nervousness must have had to do with him putting two and two together and realizing that his friends story didn’t really make sense and it dawning on him what he did.
My husband is from this area and I asked him if he remembered this. He said he only kinda remembers since we were about the same age as Nick’s younger siblings. He remembers that everyone was terrified for a while.
@@SAMUELCRAFTER1 true however that doesn't make them good at it lmao! I've legit seen interrogations where the detective will ask several questions, unrelated questions, then not even allow the person to answer, then feed the person answers. Not in a strategic attempt to get them to say something incriminating but just all over the place and impatient to wait for responses. Lol
I can't imagine the pressure he had to be under, teenage ELDEST first born son of an accomplished attorney, living in an affluent area, going to good schools, AP classes, high status friends, team sports...that's a lot. Not murder the whole family alot, but still alot.
I just know this guy works so hard on his videos. He goes to extremes to find full length interrogations, voices over the whole video explaining key information and family background, and finds photos from these people’s past. This man is very impressive with his work and how well he makes the video understandable for new viewers to keep them engaged. Thank you to you and if you have a team who helps, thank you to everybody who puts up these videos for us all.
He hires a team. Every big youtuber hires people for research, editing, voice over, script writing, inserts, finding and securing sponsors, social media manager etc...
@@ElizaWebbgit isn’t actually an AI lol that’s a running joke. There is a video somewhere in the community tab that shows the voice over guy on his own RUclips channel
As a very new father (11 months), it hit me so fucking hard that Greg was called by his brother to open the back door. He just wanted to make his older brother happy. There’s a real evil in emotional detachment because you can make an 11 year old boy an accessory to his own damn murder. Hits me like a fucking brick.
There's a dead family here. I don't think it makes sense to get all weepy about poor Taylor who tried to defend his friend the psychopath, ferchrissakes.
It's kind of creepy how he showed absolutely no emotion until the detectives mention his lack of emotion saying "You haven't shed a single tear" and he responds with "So crying would make you believe me?" and waits an appropriate amount of time to start crying as to not make it seem fake. Either that or shock finally wore off. But still, eerie.
very judgmental as often when someone is in shock has the impression to watch a movie instead of living their life being a self-protecting mechanism to keep your brain sane, So you and 2 detectives and no one can really tell anything because someone does not cry.
@@jax3936 Well I will tell you this. I have never ONCE even thought of murdering anyone in my life but I don't emote the same way you think I am supposed to. When my dog died, it hit me hard but on the outside when others are around me I never did shed a single tear. But internally, I WAS hurting, and if anyone told me otherwise I'd be pissed. Nevertheless, you would never know I lost my dog unless I told you. In private I eventually did emote but it took some time to finally emote after bottling everything up. That is how I handle loss, you'd never see my cry at a funeral regardless of how much it hurts me. What annoys me is people like you would think I am some sick killer or awful person in general because I don't act the way you subjectively think I am supposed to.
@@Subutai_Khan I am NOT saying that there is one certain way to show emotion. And I am not saying that different ways aren't valid. I'm just saying that his demeanor, laughing and smiling the whole time, suddenly changing to crying a bit after saying *and i quote* "So crying would make you believe me?" was creepy to me. I don't usually cry or show emotion in front of people either. I haven't physically cried for death in a long time. I wouldn't think you were "some sick killer or awful person in general" for not acting the way *you think* i expect you to. I even said that maybe shock wore off and the situation finally it hit him. And I never said that I thought that there was a set certain way to express emotion.
I’m so happy you kept their names up there…because most times when is more than one suspect I always tend to forget who is who…amazing channel by the way, I watch these crimes shows all day everyday even on TV
@@shontellehackett-vanderkro7908 Most high profile criminals change their names when they’re released regardless of age. But I think she meant so she can keep track of who is who while watching the video, not for self protection. And there’s no chance he’s ever getting released he’s serving four life sentences and was already denied sentence reduction six years ago in 2014.
@@lilballerina thank goodness, I've heard of so many child offenders who have done just as horrific of crimes like this, and they end up getting released a few years into their adult life
His work blows my mind. I literally commented on his post yday(i was rewatching) and I knew he was gonna come back with something good. He was gone for a whole month!!
@@beeeeeeeee7951 This channel EWU - Explore with Us - is like a team of people I believe. This is my favorite narrator for sure, and yes they do a great job with these true crime videos. But yes it's definitely more than one person at this point 🙂 Glad they're growing so much!
The killer Nick Browning actually was awarded first place in Essay in the 2020 Prison Writing Contest. Little Gardens he wrote. Just thought it was fascinating to read and share. Goodnight.
This whole entire case is so sad and terrible. What made my heart sob is when I heard his grandparents are still alive and are going to have to hear the news that their grandson killed their kids and grandkids. God bless all families involved I hope they can find peace in life
I mean, an attorney would've helped him in terms of the interrogation, but he was always going to get convicted. if you actually look into the investigation, they had more than sufficient evidence and his defense was full of gaping holes. Jury was always going to be convinced he was guilty.
@@tyleru96 His age along with the amount of possible mitigating factors would have made his sentence quite small. But his whining about there being no mitigating factors during the interview footage was damning
At the very least he'd know his legal options and the best course under the circumstances. Why do the cops' jobs and betray yourself? Otherwise just plead guilty and welcome to hell.
i feel so bad for his friends that they have to go through such a traumatizing thing at only 15. I'm also 17 and if I ever get in this kind of situation where I have to remember each small detail about what I and others did for like past 20-30 hours I would surely be held as a suspect cause I don't know shit about my last 1-2 hours so remembering that is like a death sentence for me. I LITERALLY WOULD START CRYING.
I'm 15 min in and had to stop to comment. I can't express enough how much I love the editing in this video. The constant picture inserts of who's who, the behavioral explanations. Best interrogation video I've ever seen. Back of my mind is hoping there are a lot more videos on this channel to watch. Thank you so much for all your hard work and the fascinating experience of watching this.
The scariest thing is, you could be living with someone who has the same mentality as nick, that doesn't only mean one of your friends, but also one of your family members.
Never fitnessed anything this serious but I could have never guessed one of my friends tortured and killed animals and other people's wandering pets. They seemed so sweet and normal on the outside. They had pets themselves and took a good care of them. I felt sick after hearing about it.
The craziest thing is the kid’s dad was a lawyer, but he apparently never told his “troubled” son never speak to the police without a lawyer. AND now he doesn’t have his parent to to protect him. This story has so many ironies.
In some way it's so typical for lawyers, police officers, soldiers, even judges... to have troublesome kids that lack a sense of conscience and think they can outsmart everyone.
Like yeah, I'm actually kinda surprised this is even admissible in the US. Cops straight *cant* record an interrogation or attempt to submit it in most modern countries without a lawyer present to advise the kids. If adults rarely can keep their mouths from incriminating themselves, kids have no hope.
For being the son of a lawyer I'm surprised he didn't immediately ask for a lawyer. I would think lawyers would drill it into their loved ones to say nothing and immediately call for an attorney.
This is chilling. I have to hand it to him, for a 15 year old he was incredibly smart. This was 100% premeditated, he seems to be a kid (and now man) who weighs pros and cons to everything he does. Can you imagine how harmful he could have been if he hadn't thrown his life away so young and had been able to grow into an adult with that level of intelligence and amorality? He should never be allowed to be released on parole IMO.
Thank you for also critiquing the police officer's interrogations at times. The law enforcement system is far from perfect and I see way too many criminal psych channels brush over faults with the officer's choices.
so true its like a thing growing up you think policemen and detectives are there to help/save people so you wouldnt even think of them themselves doing something wrong. nobodies perfect and nobody can always be “right” is a good thing to remember we shouldnt be putting them on pedestals, we are all people at the end of the day
@jackiebennett1831 yeah you are definitely right and I can say that I agree with you. I also think that we might be related if you have family roots through Kentucky. Hints my name is Tom Bennett.
Yeah he’s very intelligent, this whole interrogation was very interesting because of how mature and calculating he was, especially compared to his friends. Chilling
@@zefirnaya6238 he isnt smart he gives you a mature feeling becuase he had 0 emotions where is he calculating he said it will be a gamble with jury after that he still commited
It’s so crazy seeing how different the detective treats Nick after confirming he did it in comparison to his friends, not catching him on his lies, seeming more relaxed, etc. Also how nick clearly shows no remorse for what he’s done, I find it terrifying for him to be talking about past events with his family, like the ski trip, without even feeling upset that his parents are gone. This analysis was so good and in depth, great job
He's a 15 year old boy. If he were a 35 year old man, a similar lack of remorse would be far more chilling. We live in a strange time where children are expected to have a level of maturity and moral purity they simply do not have - as if they are born 'perfect' and anyone who isn't is somehow wrong or defective. This is especially true given how the idea that "boys will be boys" is now treated as if it's somehow not only not true but also a moral wrong. This seems like a melting pot of horrible factors, including the 15 year old's predisposition as well, where the various factors that would stop a teenage boy from lashing out in this way were simply not enough to prevent what happened.
@@Mr___X Detective at 1:21:00 should probably be fucking with him about the fact he's 15 and telling "why" will work specifically cuz of his age cuz courts are so pussied out in modern age and it's his only hope, just go full Rush Limbaugh variant of Reid Method. I can see it.
@@Mr___X @Mr. X Absolutely the fuck not. Expecting a 15 year old to not murder his entire family is not expecting him to be "perfect", have "moral purity", or possess "a level of maturity" they are not capable of. At any age, murdering your entire family is indescribably evil and at 15 years old, you DEFINITELY know better. Also, by the way, "boys will be boys" is not true psychologically. There is not much difference psychologically between boys and girls, especially when they're young. It's just that society, people like YOU, accept more from boys than they do from girls, which gives boys permission to grow up doing whatever they want with no consequences while that behavior is nipped in the bud with girls. And it is morally wrong to excuse boys' behavior just because they are boys. Overall, get help.
@@Mr___X your gender and age doesn't change it, when i was 15 and other 15 years olds i knew all had the ability to feel sadness/feelings. if anything kids/teens get more emotional than adults. the boy just witnessed two children get killed that were his brothers and shot both his parents, of course he would feel emotional, just like if someone had cheated on him with his girlfriend for example or broke his xbox, or shot is pet, teenagers/kids, female/male they do have emotion, this isn't expecting maturity, it's just a natural response kids/teens aren't robots with no emotion. the boy clearly didn't care about his family, that's why he was able to kill them in the first place which isn't normal teen/kid behaviour. at the very least you would think the boy would showed/expressed that he cared they were dead, but he didn't, which is again not normal behaviour.
It’s so sad he got them boys to leave that door unlocked, they had complete trust in their brother, them not knowing they were opening the door to their murderer is heartbreaking. RIP :(
Am I the only only one that felt bothered that they used tactics so that one of the boys wouldn't ask for an attorney as like having an attorney would be bad for the case? I mean, I dont like the criminals but I hate those pig cops that think like that.
@@LeonardoGPN You are right it just seems off. There is no reason not to put an attorney automatically when a serious crime and juveniles are involved. Their need of manipulating teenagers to hinder them from getting an attorney shows you hot much afraid they are that they wont solve this crime. Tbh, aside confessions they dont have anything to go with. You cannot arrest a teenager because they found keys under his matress.
I can't even imagine how these kids must have been feeling. This was 15 years ago and they're now adults. Imagine going through your life remembering one of your best friends was a murderer and having to move on with your life.
My buddy’s ex girlfriend shot her mom in the face with a shotgun when she was 19. Now my buddy is married and living a great life. It affected him but he’s happy now. She is in jail for life.
Imagine being one of those 3 friends where you find out one of your best friends left you and went and murders his whole family and came back and went to the mall with you after and hung out for hours until you went to his house and saw the bodies. That’s a fucked up thing to happen at 15 years old.
Without a confession, the detectives really didn't have much at all. If he lawyered up in the beginning, he may have even gotten away with this. It's shocking how calm he was and how he showed no remorse or emotion at all until the very end. Even then, the emotion was very little considering the circumstances.
I think because he’s so sick in the head he may believe he’s better than anyone else anyway and through the murder showed he didn’t need anyone to tell him what to do. A lawyer would’ve done that though. So he wouldn’t have trusted them. In his mind he’s lawyer enough.
Dude that's what is so crazy about this video. They basically only had circumstantial evidence, and what they did have could've easily pointed to him being framed for it tbh. That HAS to be why they didn't want to let him leave without a confession. But like the other guy said, his dad was a lawyer, he had a clear distrust in authority figures, and he probably thought he could out smart the interrogators. However he did a piss poor job of hiding the gun, threw it in some bushes or w/e lol. They would've found it and his fingerprints or something at some point.
There is no way to tell what evidence would have been uncovered during the investigation. These interviews take place a few hours after the crime being discovered so its extremely premature to say the detectives didn't have much. Even without a confession, I don't think any jury would doubt he committed the murders.
Nah, they would have found the gun eventually, DNA tested it, open and shut case. He probably didn't change the outcome much by confessing. That being said, society failed both him and his parents by ignoring the abuse and causes of it.
i feel especially bad for taylor. you can clearly see the immense anxiety he's going through throughout the questioning. must be traumatic for all of nick's friends, but seeing specifically how taylor reacted made me feel terrible.
I felt so bad for Taylor when the detective called him out for "lying" about Nick calling his parents he apologised so sincerely I know the anxiety must have been going into overdrive
I feel sorry for Nick. Seems a decent kid, just had a challenging upbringing. No point locking him up. Maybe have a 'three strikes' type deal for everyone until they're 21. They can commit two crimes, but jailed for a third. Then it gets reset at 21 and cancelled out because a 15-20 year old murdering 1-2 people isn't an adult doing it, just a youth. Shouldn't count, might be an experiment or part of their growth. Let them get it out of their system and if they do anything at 21+ we lock them up. Who agrees?
@@BroskiRIP nobody. nobody agrees 😐 re-read what you just said. you're saying that he shouldn't be locked up because he was "experiencing" and was "just a kid" bro. BRO. YOU NEED TO SEE A PSYCHOLOGIST
@@BroskiRIP What in the actual fuck are you talking about??? This "kid" killed his whole family. He had no empathy, no emotions anything inside him when he killed them. And you're telling us that he shouldn't be in jail? Jesus man... like fr 🙏
@@BroskiRIP This has to be like, troll no? Even with the name " Life Goals" Bro lets say nick killed your family, would you be like, " Nah bro he's just a kid experimenting part of his growth as a human being! I cannot FAULT him for that!
An Attorney told me when I was sitting in a cell at a local PD to NEVER talk to the cops! They're out to secure a conviction bc those are what helps'em move up in the Ranks so keep your mouth shut & call a lawyer or duty counsel if you don't have a lawyer.
As famed 5th Amendment attorney Dr James Duane stated, If you are guilty, never speak to the police, but if you are innocent DEFINITELY never speak to the police, you will talk yourself into being guilty.
Even if he was abused, his brothers would’ve been victims as well. Why kill your little kid brothers? 🥺 They were completely and utterly innocent in all of this. My heart breaks for those two boys. Rest In Peace Gregory and Benjamin.
He didn't shed a tear, no emotion when they were mentioned. His friends also said his brothers annoyed him. This kid is a psychopath. His brothers annoyed him and stood in his way. Who could have a meal, sleep and laugh an joke in this situation apart from a complete and total psychopath? Sad to say, but the only reason is because they stood in his way and them dying was likely always part of the plan.
My heart breaks for ALL of the victims. I can't imagine raising a kid, giving them love, money, making sure they have a good birthday etc. Just for one day to kill you in your sleep. I find that the most disturbing IMO.
It's a possibility he was more outspoken and received most of the abuse while the younger brothers learn that being introverted leads to less abuse. Personal experience I'm the younger brother and my older brother was more outspoken and received more abuse than me so I subconsciously became more introverted growing up. He killed himself at 16 years old. I can't help but empathize if this is the case,. But I do not excuse or believe he shouldn't be prosecuted. Hopefully we keep improving our mental health research in the future to prevent this.
Abuse leads to resentment and bitterness. It trickles down from the lack of love between the parents and leaves the children hateful towards their world, their parents, their siblings and their selves.
@@apep06not what he saying Obviously, you don't know how an American Justice system works right does not matter if he did it or not Even criminals Have the same rights as us until proven guilty he probably would of but now say some one Innocent they can Do the identical thing to get them Something they didn't thats why there the Is statue of justice for all
@osscreepy I'm not saying it that way, I'm talking about how having a lawyer in a different situation can change things a whole lot. I'm glad he got arrested
@@S4LTY55 I understand you. But I guess your usage of the word 'trick' maybe a bit misleading here, since trick implies negative connotations with it. It would be more appropriate to say strategies in this case.. but I get you.
His dad was asleep. His mom could have been passed out drunk. The brothers were likely pretending to be asleep to make it all go away. Regardless, there is next to no chance his brother, the last victim, wasn't awake even if he did have his eyes pressed closed in fear. That is the most haunting part of this story for me. He may have not known what was going on but he was certainly terrified, it only gets worse if he knew it was his big brother. Breaks my heart. It also makes me sick to see his smiling 'Write a Prisoner" photo. Like, my dude, you have no right to ever smile again after killing your little brothers.
I have a brother and 2 others whom are essentially my adopted siblings, and like so many others watching this, I cannot fathom harming any of them. If I EVER did so, even as an accident, I would literally fall on my sword! ....but to smile in such a photo is beyond bad taste; it is grotesque in a manner which drives me to curse humankind for the existence of such an evil kid! You say a helluva lot in the last two sentences of your comment! However, I think the real question you and indeed myself are truly asking is much too emotionally fundamental to question something like a person's rights: - If you kill your family, including your two kid brothers, how in all of Hell's infernal glory COULD you ever smile again? Thankfully, there are still people left in this world who cannot begin to understand his actions or his complete lack of remorse. I guess, in the end, I feel sorry for this kid - for whatever drove him to this madness, and for whatever form of atonement awaits his soul in the hereafter. As 'they' say, "May the Lord have mercy....."
@@thewiseguy2020 nooo the brothers ARE the ONLY innocent people in this story… I hate that he killed his mom & dad butt that’s one reason you shouldn’t abuse your children it can screw them up!! And yes getting drunk every night even if it wasn’t every single night, she could’ve been an angry drunk that’s still abuse!! In my opinion NO abuse should justify what he did!! Period! But when you throw in TWO innocent little boys who were definitely going through the same abuse!! It helps me understand why he killed his parents.. BUT for his brothers I cannot & WILL NOT understand that, it’s SO sad! He had ZERO reason to kill them.. none!!, he should’ve just let them go, run away whateverr!! It’s definitely not worth it now considering he got caught anyway.. what a POS, I hope someone in prison gave him what he deserved, & finished the job..
I doubt they were pretending to be asleep. Possible, I guess. Maybe they didn't hear the gunshots, or if they did, didn’t know they were gunshots. Might have stayed in bed, to hide under the covers. Or they could have been up and he told them to get back in bed, and used the gun to force them to lie still. Craziness. I would think I would have hidden, if i had the chance. Likely, though, parents' bedroom was just down the hall, and they froze in fear. More than likely they were awake.
@@alexandriaa44 Did I miss something in the video? I got no sense of the mother being an abusive alcoholic.......maybe she liked a drink, as was inferred...that does not equate to abuse of the family. Otherwise...I agree with your assessment of this shocking case. An absolute POS who had a cosy lifestyle and resorted to this.
I absolutely love that when you analyse Nicks behaviour, you say that some body language etc looks bad for him, BUT you also state that it doesnt proove him guilty because people process differently
This channel literally says the same thing about every piece of behavior. "It can indicate guilt....or it's a coping mechanism for an innocent person under stress." The commentary on these videos is so non-commital. I know nothing about behavior and could say the same thing and claim to be an expert.
@@valensinclair6750 Because that's the reality of it. It'd be overconfident and stupid to claim "An innocent person would have cried by now. Only guilty people sit in that position."
It's important for them to state those facts - that actions such as crying, anger, figeting, touching their face, etc. doesn't necessarily mean they are innocent or guilty. But if it was ME, and I was wrongly accused of murdering my whole family, i would have gone ballistic (no pun intended). And if you saw your whole family dead like that at the hands of some unknown murderer, I'd have been crying uncontollably.
I just wanna say, I'm only 3.5 minutes into this video and I'm so impressed with how well this video was edited. To show the reasonings behind why the officers ask questions and body language, to showing pictures of who the subject is mentioning so I can follow along clearly. Even having clear subtitles which I'm sure took a long time to edit in. This has earned you my sub! Great job! Pave the way for the future true crime/interrogation videos to come!
@@Nativeborn2storm What? Can't appreciate good video editing?? And ofc, I'm a man, right? Wow, nice comment, Mark :) Changing the world in a positive way, one comment at a time. SMH
I doubt it was so much that, and more that they wore him down with the sheer length of the interrogation. The actual things they said to try to convince him to confess were pretty weak.
@@LZRvision It's an appeal to authority which is a logical fallacy. He's not demonstrating what knowledge he has, but rather just saying "I know because I know, I'm a cop;" which, to a 15 year-old might sound convincing, but to me sounds like what it actually was. Even Nick seemed to see that.
The first thing struck me was that the other boys were clearly trying to remember what happened (that one boy looked like he was ready to have a panic attack when he couldn't remember the name of the movie they watched), Nick sounded like he was rambling off a memorized schedule. I couldn't casually tell you what I did _today_ that quickly and detailed, forget if I was a teenager being questioned about a mass murder
That doesnt necessarily mean someone else's brain and the quality of the attention to details are like yours. I can provide the detailed analysis and the order of the events occured today around me, I could prolly describe last 2-3 days somewhat precisely as well and Im not just assuming, Ive been interrogated by police in the rooms like this 3 time in my life, of course not for the cases this serious but it was still pretty pressuring and very bothersome but I can recall I described events I was asked about and answered questions in a detailed manner in all of those 3 instances. First and most important one was when I was 16, I was accused of stealing a laptop from a classroom and both - principal and my teacher pointed fingers at me during talking to the police simply because they had no actual suspect and I was their best choice since I was always disobedient to their unfairness and always rudely spoke to them in such scenarios, so I was a easy suspect. I was trying to prove that I didnt need their pathetic school laptop when I had the whole ass setup and a secondary laptop at my house and other tech too. Police searched every corner of house in attempt to find a stolen laptop but of course they couldnt, conveniently enough they saw my room as well and all the tech I had and any reasonable human being would conclude I, in fact, wouldnt risk stealing a basic school laptop when I had everything in the first place, more than I needed. Btw none of those 3 cases ended up negatively for me eventually
If you constantly do the same thing over and over, day after day, you'll have trouble recollecting what you did on specific days. However, I guarantee you will remember details of more eventful days. I honestly can't remember what I did the past 3 days, but I can sure remember what I did on March 5th (friend's birthday) lol
Out of all four guys, he looks the most shocked and scared, and torn not because he wants to protect his friend who may be a murderer - but in disbelief that his buddy could do something so horrible, so be wanted to explain it to the officer, but without useless rambling like "Nick would never do such a thing, he's a bro! He's buddy!"
taylor makes me so sad. i hope he’s okay now. hope he got help. this must’ve been so hard. slowly realizing one of your closest friends was a murderer. obviously not wanting to “snitch” on him but also not wanting to get in trouble for not knowing exactly what to say. i just feel bad for him. the detective took it too far telling him he’ll go to jail for life just for lying. he’s so anxious i can feel his anxiety. :(( same for the other boys but taylor especially seems traumatized by this event… i get that the detective has to push for the truth but seeing these boys so distraught and scared just breaks my heart. not only did nick kill his family and ruin his own life but he traumatized his friends and put them through something just so awful
@@allynfps facts, people who don't do the right thing cause they don't want to "snitch" is the stupidest thing I've ever seen from modern society. Nonsense mentality
@@allynfps was about to say this, this mentality that we should not bother anyone with words and facts its what makes people and shooters these days feel entitled and that they can do whatever they want just because they can.
Being underage don't they have to have an adult represent the kid during questioning?! How can this be legal? The other boys should have had a parent in there as well.
Poor Taylor… He was SO scared. I feel bad for those kids. I can’t imagine being that young and going through a situation like that… Finding out your best friend killed their whole family?? Good lord.
@@AlvinSeville1 They are in puberty so i guess they dont need reason. I heard once a boy killed his family the reason "They called him to work in the yard". Also I guess in the movies i seems easy so they may think i can do and get away with it.
I agree hope they talk to someone so they aren't troubled later in life I couldn't even imagine seeing my friends dad dead and hearing the family was all dead.
The amount of phycological knowledge that goes into a single interview is fascinating. So much knowledge about simple things like eye contact, body language, and so much more. It’s amazing seeing all their years of working in this show how experienced they are.
@@rickboi7123 Exactly! I was having anxier=ty issues 5 years ago, went on vacation and started talking to an incredibly hot girl and she was very into me. I was seating at the table and as soon as I realized she liked mme I started behaving like Nick in the video. Was conformting myselg, touching my mouth, touching my neck.Exactly as guilty Nick at 34:00. I was a wreck. And guilty of nothing. Just anxious as hell.
it kind of depends how much they liked their own children and the other brothers, and the inheritance and insurance money might have helped soften the blow.
@@vangroover1903 you and the guy who left a reply above are twisted, wtf? no amount of inheritance/insurance money can make up for the fact you just lost your son/daughter, and your grandkids all at once, and the one who murdered them was also one of your grandkids. There is no way to soften that kind of pain.
It just amazes me how Nick acts, how the mind of a murderer, their body language, whole demeanor, is so different from a normal person's. He gives himself away completely by his cool & calm behavior. He thought about everything, lying & getting his story straight, the car nap story, pretending to be worried, even getting his friends to protect him, but he forgot to act sad and show any grief. Call it shock, call it whatever you want, this kid has no remorse or guilt or anything. Truly a stone cold killer.
He wouldn’t think to portray those emotions as he doesn’t understand them. People with personality disorders often can’t relate to others emotions as it’s foreign to them
I just have know idea how this happens. How he is unable to see the consequences. I almost would like to imagine that it was some disorder because i feel that noone is that jacked up it has to be something partially out of there control that leads to it. I am a mercyful person and give the benefit of the doubt so to me there is no logic in a person like myself killing my family and i have to blame his case on some issue that he had mentally. I hope this doesnt make anyone else sick that i feel some sympathy for nick.
@@Slacktionman yeah it is sick that those are real problems in people and that they can go unnoticed for so long. Me without this disorder would never do it, but god knows if i was in his situation i might have done the same thing
PSA: As soon as a cop/detective/interrogator tells you something like "I think that you killed your family" as it was in this case, you IMMEDIATELY ask for a lawyer and shut your mouth. It doesn't matter if you're innocent, guilty, either way, it's something that you absolutely need to do. This absolutely can't be stressed enough, this is the moment that you 100% know you're a suspect and when you're innocent and you don't do this, it's an extremely slippery slope where you could face some serious problems and even possibly wrongly convicted if you miss speak or slip up on some things, no matter how small those slip ups may seem to you at the time. You'll *likely* be extremely anxious and stressed and it can be so so easy to make a mistake. It wont make you seem more suspicious, at least not to anyone that matters during trial. Regardless, If you're worried about it making you seem suspicious then something along the lines of 'This is getting out of hand, I had nothing to do with this, I am requesting a/my lawyer, and I will no longer be kindly cooperating as I was, I plead the 5th' is the best course of action. Also, please don't kill your family 🙃
I here you bro, if a friend of mine killed someone and I’m some how involved in the interrogation I’m asking for my lawyer to be present, one bad body language sign and some nervousness on your part and you could find yourself a suspect, fuck that, I’d be nervous as hell in there even if I had zero to do with any of it
I mostly went through this listening only to the audio and there were times I had to check in and make sure I understood who was talking. As the interview goes on you can see this kid switch on and turn up the mirroring of the detective to the point where he was talking exactly like him. It’s pretty cool to watch him eventually crumble as the detective outdoes him, but scary that a teenager with no training could hang for as long as he did.
What I've learned from watching these videos is that if police offer you food: if you accept, it can be interpreted as suspicious, and if you decline it can be interpreted as suspicious.
Right!? Everything you do is sus and cops are liars who play with heads..
This is why you shouldn’t allow yourself to be interviewed without a lawyer if you’re really innocent
@@rq4740 Should never be interviewed without a lawyer present full stop. Innocent or not.
What if you accept the food, peck at it sheepishly, and throw up a little?
@@craigbannister7798 yeah I know, but I'm just personally glad this guy talked...
i know this has literally nothing to do with this case, but i cannot emphasize enough how extremely helpful it is that y’all have subtitles. CC can be difficult and inaccurate on a lot of these kinds of interrogation videos, and i know whoever added captions to this spent hours doing so. just know that us “hard of hearing” folks appreciate this IMMENSELY. great work!!
Yes 🙌
@@mommcalliesmusic-cooking1619 your cooking sucks
Same! I’m also hard of hearing and the subtitles are so helpful for me. They’re top quality subtitles too!
@buttery boy CC/subtitles are NOT available for "all" videos. Many of them can use the CC option for "auto-generated" captioning via some speech recognition program. It can be VERY hit-or-miss. Sometimes the captioning is pretty good. Sometimes it sucks creek mud. Those of us who are hearing impaired really DO appreciate well done accurate captioning.
@@mommcalliesmusic-cooking1619 W
The saddest part of this whole family murder is that that poor little boy left the door open for his big brother so that he could sneak into the house .. only to get killed by the one he was trying to protect from getting into trouble.
so he's partly to blame. they should of raised him better.
@@afganno3385 how said is ur life that u have to troll on youtube??? ur life is embarrassing dude
Maybe his father shoild have been raised better
His little brother loved him. He was guilty of love for his brother
@@afganno3385 why would he ever suspect that his older brother would murder him? If my brother asked me to keep the slider unlocked id do it with no hesitation. its not his fault.
“He’s dealing with a minor so he has to make sure the kid understands his rights” and then 2 seconds later “he transitions quickly into the interrogation so the boy doesn’t have time to request a lawyer”
😂😂
The "minor" signed the paper. The game was on.
@@CarlTheSpud If this isn't cooersion I don't know what is? Where was the legal representation for this lid? A couple of seasoned cops against a 15 yr old kid?? Cheap shop, isnt this illegal somehow? If this goes to court this entire recording should be thrown out!
@@ShaneHeath-j3i tough take here. Happens in every state. Every municipality. Every state has its own legal quirks and thats state law.
Now before you immediately jump to Federal Law supersedes State Law you are right. IF the Feds get involved.
Bottom line was right where in your Miranda rights "YOUR SIGNATURE HERE" is. The second any of those boys signed it (which is they didn't "waive their right to an attorney" but they had the right to remain silent.) Interrogation begins right there.
Refuse to talk. Know your rights. The one on the paper the one they read you. Anything you say can and WILL be used AGAINST you in a COURT OF LAW. Do you understand these rights as they've been read to you? "Yes" Or in this case a Signature. Its printed on paper for the boys and the interrogator to really try best they can to make them understand their own rights. When they (interrogator) receives an affirmative they start doing their job. To build a case a timeline etc.
Minors are tried as adults more than you might think. 15 is a little young for that but it depends based on many factors. An interrogation tries to establish these factors. And most minors tried as adults are because of homicides.
A lot of people wouldn't be in jail/prison if they would ask for a lawyer. Even then, when some people ask for one, they keep talking.
Murdering a younger sibling, especially when you’re years apart, that trusts you completely and likely looks up to you, is just so difficult to think about.
heartbreaking. i can’t imagine how betrayed and scared the younger sibling must have felt in those final moments
I have three younger siblings, all girls. The thought of purposefully bringing harm their way is something I literally can’t wrap my brain around. His calm demeanor up until they begin to question him is what is most astonishing. How the hell can you nap in a police interrogation room???
I’m sure there’s a lot, all of you youngers can’t “wrap your head around.” That’s your generation. Sucked into netflix and a cellphone... Thinking isn’t one of your finer traits. That’s why mumble rap and shitty “celebrities” are put on a pedestal.
It feels wrong on a biblical level to even think about it
Shut up
Hearing that he betrayed his younger brother’s trust by having him leave the door unlocked, that’s beyond disturbing.
The younger brother was most probably in on it
@@twistedgamer9167 bruh ...
@@twistedgamer9167 Unlikely lol.
Yep . Signed his own death warrant
@@twistedgamer9167 the younger brother died too fym in on it
I love how tailor confesses that he's touched an airsoft gun when asked if he's touched any weapon. Such honesty
you can tell he’s a sweetheart. ☹️
@@Fichterus You wouldn't say that if you had ever got hit in the balls playing airsoft 😭
@@Tome13Eclipse just dont have balls or wear protection 😼😼
@@Tome13Eclipse good for them they'll never know
Just glad they weren't in on it
"Notice how Nick flushes the toliet after taking a massive dump...this could be a cue for deception or that Nick is feeling uncomfortable."
😂😂😂
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I really hate AI and I really despise the narration on this channel.
@@sunnyadams5842 It is not AI though, look it up, as it is actual narration by a professional....
@georgewashington3393 this wasn't shown in my video .
What horrifies me most about this is he called his little brother and asked him to leave the door unlocked. This was something I did so many times as kid for my big brother. I wanted to protect him and help keep him from getting in trouble with our father. He knew his little brother loved him enough to leave the door unlocked and he used that as a way to kill them all.
@@DubsTV93 omg what did I read 💔💔💔💔💔💔💔😓wish I never looked, horrible 😫 😢 😞 😭
@@loverainthunder that entire situation was frightening. It was planned out for so long. One of the first interrogations I ever watched. So incredibly heart wrenching.
These kinda killers don't have conscience or feelings that's why they can commit these kinda crimes. They are normal people.
Wow.
What horrifies me the most is y'all seem surprised about this happening when guns are so easily accessible in your country. the shooter of the texas shootout incident just had his 18th bday and he wouldn't have been able to do it if guns can't be bought online
imagine witnessing something horrific and then slowly realizing it was your friend who committed it, that same friend you had been hanging out with right before and after the crime. i feel so bad for those boys
They covered for him to the police. You really think they didn’t know?
yes
@@GreatwhiteShark88 It’s not that black and white. None of them knew that Nick for sure did it because he lied to them. There’s a lot of psychology that goes into having to talk about your friend and comprehend that they may be a mutderer.
@@GreatwhiteShark88 Well to be honest they were probably affraid of him, i mean he killed his entire family and what if he got out somehow
@@GreatwhiteShark88 it's so easy to be the outsider looking into the window of this case and try to cast blame on anyone u fucking can.
Not only did he kill his family.. he traumatized his friends when he willing brought them with him to "discover" his dead family. That something those boys will never unsee.
THIS. he knew what was inside that house and to expose his friends to that too..almost like he wanted to take them all down with him (his 15 year old brain probably thought their dna would get on something so they could all get “caught” together)
"willingly"...stay in school kids!
@@addiemartins4878 it was probably a typo
@@addiemartins4878 you focus on a typo in THIS setting? Look at Nick.. good grades, didnt help him any... And who are you to refer to strangers as "kids". Lol, you are giving off creepy vibes:)
@@addiemartins4878 insulting someone’s intelligence off a simple one letter spelling mistake is a clear sign that your not mature enough to call someone else a kid
I seriously appreciate including the clips of the other boys’ questioning. The dichotomy between the detective’s kindly attitude towards them and his aggressive stance towards Nick really humanizes him and puts his professionalism into perspective
I like how they also explain the detective’s mistakes. It shows how they aren’t right all the time.
@Triggered Much Stop using emojis so much fs
@@KJD7292 fo real, this dude so weird :D
and admit they aren't professional diagnosis or proper analysis without knowing the interrogated personality/characteristics beforehand
he still totally talks from bias point of view against nick. There was no other solution like somebody that hated his lawyer father. He says nickn named his neighbor to get suspeicion off of him . Howndoes he know ehy nickndidnit maybe he thought the neighbor was a possible subject.
@@robgnisir4672 holy fuck. Literally had a stroke reading your babble.
The detective tells Taylor if he lies he’ll go to jail for the rest of his life and then they say “Taylor is showing behaviors that indicate he feels anxious” no shit when I was 15 if a officer told me that I would go into a panic attack even if I was telling the whole truth. Like holy shit.
That was his plan to find the truth, which was a good idea
That wasn’t an insult, just on observation. He was very anxious, and we can see he’s having something of an internal deliberation between the fear the detective instilled in him and the want to protect his friend (and believe his friend is a good person).
@Rose :3 don't worry I'm sure the kid is okay
Yeah, that would be a normal reaction. As opposed to the actual murderer who falls asleep in the interrogation room.
@@torpit7161 That is how you get false confessions, and that's the reason you need to get some kind of information that is only available to the perpetrator after the confession to verify that it was a true confession when you use this type of tactic.
I really hope Taylor is OK. Slowly realizing your friend is a cold blooded killer must be terrifying. This night might have been massively traumatizing for him. I hope he is doing alright now. :(
@@Geto456 only Nick killed them, they questioned all 4 because they were together and had to get everyones story
@@Geto456 Only Nick, the others were innocent, but thanks to them and the good officers job, Nick is jailed
@@Geto456
Nick is the only killer.
He lied to his friends who are completely innocent.
He made up his story about the keys and sleeping in the car etc.
Take care!
@@abelis644 that’s what you think I’m sure it’s was probably only Nick but some of them like Taylor knew what he was going to do kids tell each other everything
@@idontrte yes kids tell each other things but not everything. It could be possible that Nick did tell them but the other boys may have thought he was joking. Who would believe that your 15 year old friend is really going to kill their family??? That's the thing, they are kids, that wouldn't be a conversation that 99% of kids out there would have. I don't know one person from my youth that ever killed their parents. Some people get upset and say, I'm so mad I just want to kill so and so, or they wished they would die but it's a figure of speech.
Killer: "How would u know that i did this?"
The officer: "I've been a police officer since i was a baby."
gut feeling I guess.
The donut in my belly said so
@@sunnybill3731please explain why you like ther murderer better?
Axe cop statement
@@sidwayelsonHuh
I was told by someone one time that if you are guilty you need a lawyer if you aren't guilty you definitely need a lawyer.
He definitely needed a lawyer! 15...no one on his side? Not cool
@@rebeccaalderman1393 Not cool man! He should have had a lawyer at least! He was only 15!
.....as for murdering his brothers and mother and father....well besides that little thing HE HAD NO LAWYER!!!! That's the most most most important thing here!
😂😂
Sounds like Bruce Rivers
@@rebeccaalderman1393he killed his hole family y would you want him to get a lawyer lol
i love how the person analyzing the body language keeps saying things like “but everyone processes trauma differently” and “this shows anxiety but that doesn’t mean guilt” since i get nervous watching things like this thinking that if i was in that scenario i would get called guilty for experiencing anxiety
That absolutely happens to people.
its even better when he says something like 'he moves this,that means that hes nervous/has to release tention' and i think 'maybe his butt hurts after hours sitting in such a shitty chair' 😂
@@midados4516 lmao
I was thinking the same, but I now realise that an innocent human put forth into a barrage of false accusations will act very differently from how they expect themselves to act. You will not seem guilty if innocent.
I’m asking for a lawyer and not talking to the police.
"He blinked, which may be a self soothing action, as he may be feeling nervous about being interrogated"
LMFAOO
LOLLLLL
Literally if they just lean back that means that they are nervous 💀
lool these videos always remind me of the 'did you see that?!?!' guy
We can clearly see that the suspect is picking his nose, a clear sign of antisocial personality disorder.
I honestly feel
So bad that the friends faces aren't blurred because I can't imagine having a traumatic experience like this broadcasted online imagine just scrolling on youtube and being brought back to it all
These kids are now in their early 30s. This footage wouldn’t have been released to the public without their permission
@@zachh.9855That's not true, it's public record, they have zero input regarding this video.
@@i.mDirtyDannot exactly sure but I also know you can’t upload videos of minors in criminal interactions usually, you can’t find a single bodycam video of a minor generally.
As a person with adhd I appreciate that you didn't outright condemn anyone for their body language. A lot of us naturally fidget or struggle to make eye contact and it's always a little annoying when those behaviors are automatically labeled as guilt. It's nice to hear it mentioned that it's impossible to truly read body language without knowing the person.
Muh ADHD. Take more chemicals for your made up disorder
Yeah I hate when people think they can read body language, it's not a thing. What if someone is on Vicodin and has to take a shit so they itch their nose and cross their arms, then they see a fly and look at it. It's dumb.
@@Pax_Mayn3 you can read body language but you can never be 100% certain so you cant claim its a fact
You can tell some things based on body language, but not as much as some people would lead you to believe. Increased fidgeting and touching your face is a sign of stress and nervousness. That doesn't help much, of course you're going to be nervous when you're interrogated by the police about four murders, whether you're guilty or not.
Body language is a really good way to get onto people's emotions and how they're truly feeling, but is really delicate as minds do truly behave differently.
People with ADHD, such as us, autism, APD, DID, or even due to stress or medications can behave completely out of track.
For example, I have a friend who goes crazy laughing when they're extremely sad, my mom's friend gets angry when someone went through a dangerous situation when most people would be worried...
imagine being innocent and being interrogated and then slowly realizing that your friend may be not who you think he is, if i were them i would be getting chills to my bones that my friend is a cold blooded criminal
Seriously tho! Those boys will never trust anyone the same again
@@Jay-oz5zo I definitely talk to and trust people a whole lot less these days. Your story is interesting, thanks for sharing the details. It just goes to show that you can't really truly know what someone is about.
In what way or ways was your former friend low-key 'off'? It sounds like he is still roaming around among us since it doesn't sound like he killed his mother.
Is there an inkling as to what he is up to these days on the periphery? Like did he get mental services help, go on to have a family, etc.? I wonder if he is still accepted by his family after all of that.
@@Jay-oz5zo Wow, that really paints quite the picture. It's amazing that his parents allow him to live with them. I would not be so amenable and comfortable with such a thing. Oof.
Nice move getting out ahead of things and putting that notice out there directly. Especially when you could cross path with him so readily when on a family visit.
Thanks for the follow-up. All the best. ☺
@@wmluna381 Thanks you too.
@@wmluna381 I think they're either in denial, or there's some gnarly skeletons in the closet with the parents so they're covering for him and helping him maybe to keep him on their side and quiet. I have no idea. The entire situation is still baffling to me.
It always baffles me how people being interrogated can tell the time when they were doing something or going somewhere. If you ask me what time I ate breakfast, I could never tell you.
some people are very punctual. Often it's like the kid said - you see a clock. Or it was shortly after dinner, whatever. I often go to a store near closing time. I know the walk takes 5 minutes similarly. I used to set an alarm in the morning. I often look on my phone to see what time it is. Etc. etc. My drive to work takes a certain amount of time and I'd like to be on time. I've done it many times. You might have plans, to go to a party, to go on a date, or to meet up, go to school, work, daycare, sports, whatever. I can't imagine you're never able to tell when you did this, that, or the other... Unless you have 0 schedule and pure chaos.
@@corbeau-_-We all have different minds - chill out, dude.
A lot of ppl are creatures of habit. You probably eat breakfast at the same time most days without even realizing it.
Sounds like you need a job... 😂🙃
exactly! and then you'd be caught in a lie and directly placed on the suspect list haha
"he breathed through his left nostril, which may be a mistimed illustrator, as he may not be telling the full truth"
“ he picking up the water bottle and then scratched his left buttcheek, this shows he is wanting something out of his chest”
😂😂😂
So heartbreaking to know that nick told his little brother to keep the door unlocked so he could sneak back into the house. That poor little boy probably looked up to his big brother and felt like they were bonding since he was helping him sneak inside so he could take the car. He had no idea that this psycho was going to kill him and the rest of their family 😢
I'm just glad they didn't torture them, and never saw it coming. If you've heard the story of the bever Brothers, now that one was truly sad. They used knives and killed 5 of their family members including young ones.
@@mattb6646 the bevers story turns my stomach
They literally baited their baby siblings and slowly killed them
@@BabyBoy_Milo yeah and slit their little sisters throat, definitely one of the worst. The older brother did an interview with a youtuber on here, he actually does seem remorseful but I could never trust someone again after that, he needs to be locked up forever
@@BabyBoy_Milo the bever story makes me wonder what was really going on in that house in the years leading up to the massacre... never allowed outside, strict religious fundamentalist parents yet seemingly unfettered internet access for the kids... the whole case is just bizarre and tragic
I held it together quite well through all of that but I must admit that moment did rock me as well ..bless their little souls .
Too many people seem to think that refusing to answer questions without an attorney present indicates a person's guilt. This mentality needs to change. The police are not your friends. They will lie and pretend to want to help you, and you could easily end up with charges, even if you're innocent.
You have the RIGHT to an attorney and to remain silent. Invoking your RIGHTS is not an indication of guilt. It's an indication of intelligence!
It really depends on the country you reside in, to be fair.
In the USA yes you have certain rights under the constitution such as pleading the fifth amendment so as not to self incriminate, and the fact that a jury is not allowed to determine culpability based solely on a person's decision to not answer police questions and remain silent.
In places like the UK, these are not present. The jury is allowed to consider choosing to not answer questions during interrogation when deciding culpability on points of law, and there is no protection against self incrimination.
@@GAMEGUYXXGAMEGUYXXOFFICIAL But I believe in the UK the police are not permitted to lie during the interrogation & they're not permitted to interrogate minors without a guardian present. Is that correct or am I thinking of somewhere else?
@@enchantedharlot The police in the UK aren't allowed to tell you that they have more evidence than they actually have, or tell you that if you confess there will be leniency if there actually won't be any leniency, however there's no law about lying by omission. Police can and will withhold the nature of what they actually have on you during an interview because oftentimes not knowing how much evidence they have against you makes the criminal more worried and easier to crack.
And yes, you can't interview a minor without a legal guardian present because they aren't deemed fully able to advocate for themselves in terms of knowing how to ask for a lawyer etc, this is also the case for the USA, however the exact legal technicalities about interviewing minors varies depending on the state obviously.
@@GAMEGUYXXGAMEGUYXXOFFICIAL see the police in the US can straight up lie to you about what evidence they have, what other people said, etc. It's bonkers.
They can't promise leniency directly, but they can indirectly ("I can't help you unless you're honest with me", "Having a reason could be the difference in getting life in prison or not" - using two things this detective said to Nick as an example).
I'm not familiar with any states that require a guardian be present when interrogating a minor. I hope there are!!! I hope other states follow suit!! It is one of the most egregious & deceptive practices they do.
@@GAMEGUYXXGAMEGUYXXOFFICIAL Nemo tenetur isnt in action in UK? Never thought, that your justice system is that messed up. Horrible!
Not only did he end the lives of his entire family, but he also subjected three of his "friends" to the crime scene. Truly disgusting.
Yeah really… Do you know how those other kids are doing?
@@trishbender7940 you western people are killing everyone in he world n shooting up even your own nations everyday now. looks like they are all probably laughing about it.
probably hoping to see someone cry like them all. but its your own people so it would be fake
If I was him I would’ve shot myself too and just ended it cause I couldn’t live with killing my entire family I’d rather argue then harm my family
@gra foeh smh
@gra foeh thats not y its so he could build an alibi and make himself seem innocent
"The detective raises his voice while questioning Nick. This indicates Nick is guilty"
I'm only about 3/4 the way through and so far this kid is holding up better than most hardened criminals twice his age .
I was just thinking that. He’s not a good liar but he’s able to hold up better than a lot of adults you see getting interrogated for similar crimes.
Should have asked for a lawyer.
It would be very unfortunate. But he Might’ve gotten away with it
That makes me think "psychopathy" even more. Psychopaths typically have a low neuroticism trait, i.e. they don't get anxious, nervous or fearful, so they're able to stand up to high pressure situations better than most people. Now, that reaction can be suspect by itself, as you'd expect a person to be affected by a situation like this.
@@HowardsCat Yeah, decent spot mate.
im not convinced he did it. they better have more evidence than a confession they coerced out of a minor hours into an interrogation. even if his defense claims he did it for a certain reason, his lawyers may be trying to play the odds now that the jury will hear the confession even though we all know confessions arent trustworthy when prompted
The only kid here I truly felt for was poor Taylor. You can tell he's a sweet kid, just by his body language and the way he's so respectful and ready to give information. He's so anxious and probably traumatized from finding his friend's entire family dead. Watching his interrogation clips made me want to go in there and hug him and tell him it's going to be okay as long as he tells the truth. I hope he got some therapy afterwards, poor thing.
It’s like if Rowley was in a murder interrogation, sometimes it’s just too much for a kid
@@dragonfruit8830 yh he came clean cause he just couldn't do it anymore I feel so bad
I feel awful for all of them, including the killer. He needed help and could not get help 💔
Same. He’s reminding me of my son n it’s bothering me so much!!
Taylor lied multiple times. Guilty !
I feel bad for the other kids, especially Taylor. They looked so confused and nervous. They never thought their friend was actually a murderer.
Yeah, that poor kid looked like he was going to have a panic attack when he couldn't remember the name of the movie they watched, I felt so bad for him. (God help anyone who has to try and remember _'Accepted'_ in a high stress situation)
💀@@bloodyneptune
Poor Taylor man
Also, the officer was unnecessarily aggressive towards him. He was cooperating, that threat was too much.
@@bloodyneptune now you should be on trial for killing me with that last part of your comment 😆
The sleeping is stress sleep. When highly stressed, your body will shut down if you've been constantly under duress
the perp nap lmao
Idk, I would likely be found guilty of whatever they'd be accusing me of bc one of my main coping mechanisms is sleep. Sick? Sleep. Nervous? Sleep. Mad? Sleep. Sad? Sleep. Anxious... you guessed it, sleep.
I'm also a very nervous person anyway, and I've definitely been faulted for being such an anxious person before, in the legal system. I've been accused of and charged with 2 separate (not like this at all) crimes that I was 100% innocent of. In one case, I was actually completely honest about what I had done, but instead of charging me with the more severe charge, they called me a liar and charged me with falsification. Which makes me really think about all these cases where people are saying they really didn't do it. I know this kid obviously did it, but how many people are just really nervous people and are sitting behind bars right now for something they genuinely did not do?
@nataliadechabo3254 , I am a nervous person as well! Plus, I grew up listening to music since I was a baby, so my dad, sister, and I all bounce our legs non stop whether we are listening to music or not. It's a habit we do every day, all day, even in the vehicle while driving!! I'm sure they would say that is suspicious too!!
When I would get in BIG trouble with my parents as a teenager I used to fall asleep too from the stress
wrong. 😂
I like how he explains what the officers were doing wrong too. Helps you remember that even professionals can make mistakes.
Yo sometimes he's sassy about calling out the detectives and it gets me weak AF
i was gonna say the same thing !! the suspects and/or criminals are obvi in the wrong but officers can still make mistakes in interogations and I'm rly glad he called it out
@@lunabrown6527 STOP THIS IS SO ME
@@lunabrown6527right he has me so dead 😭 The officer was wrong here. OKAYYY??
@@lunabrown6527lmao...sassy
How anyone sits through that and it never occurs to them that they need a lawyer is so far beyond me.
easy for you to say sitting on your desk watching youtube than being a cold blooder killer at 15
@viscache1 I agree. No matter what, they should have been allowed to have an attorney with them!
He was sure he could bluff his way out of it alone. Also, being 15, it might not have even occurred to him.
@@LovesLakes He never even thought of asking for a lawyer, otherwise, he would. All those boys should have had one.
@@fadedrose9 Either that or he thought he was smarter than the detective. Who knows?
I feel bad for his friends. They have experienced a terrible trauma and then they are alone during questioning and trying to fathom that their friend has killed his family. Absolutely awful.
Exactly they are minors why aren’t there parents present?? 🤔
I want to point out something.
Those friends acted exactly like him, no emotion, no tears. I can’t imagine being in a house with murdered people and not freaking out. I can’t imagine being in a POLICE station, and not freaking out and I’m grown.
I can’t believe that none of their voices squeaked, not even once.
@@scharf74 yeah that was extremely disturbing. Even at that age, if I suspected a friend had killed his family, I wouldn't try to protect them like that, I'd rat them out instantly, this isn't stealing something or breaking a window. These kids are way too cold and desensitized.
@@Siile_ That says something about how the world has raised them not about them specifically. I was similar to them, I'm a very compassionate and empathetic man but after seeing my grandma lying dead with a slit throat I didn't show any form of negative emotion for 4 DAYS. It took 4 days for a single tear to drop. I'm not a psychopath I've just grown up in an environment where showing emotions are for the weak
@@Siile_ exactly
As happy as I am that people confess, it absolutely should be totally illegal for minors to be interviewed without a lawyer. They absolutely do NOT understand their rights. They probably assume that a lawyer costs money that they don’t have. They have no idea what their rights actually are, and they’re easily manipulated and persuaded. They can easily confess to a crime they didn’t commit just because they can’t handle the adult scrutiny for so many hours.
I totally agree!!
Agree. Imagine discovering your friends’ dead family as a completely innocent kid and getting threatened to go to jail for the rest of your life
I agree! But where is a parent?
Im very glad im not the only one who thinks like this, this whole video ive been screaming at all these kids in my head. "GET A F/ING LAYWER", the way they grilled these kids they should be charged with arson or something, whats irritating about it is these are kids, they keep saying stuff like, "oh the kid rubbing his face is a sign of guilt, ITS A F*ING KID, if i was being questioned by random adults for hours that ive never meet id be nervous too, its rediculous that this bs is acceptable, anyone under 18 should be givin a lawyer no matter what before being interrogated, this is how people get arrested by mistake, a kid in his position, the way the officers say no matter what you going to jail and admitting to it will help them, even if a kid wasnt guilty they may say they did it cause they dont want to be inprisoned for life over something they didnt do. Anyone reading this, if you get nabbed by police for any reason what so ever, even if your 1000% sure you did nothing wrong, get a lawyer and dont say a word till they get there
Exactly. It’s called “informed consent” and minors can’t give it. It just goes to show that law enforcement has nothing to do with justice.
There’s another reason for the friends displaying nervousness. In hindsight it’s becoming clear to all of them that their friend may have just murdered his entire family who they saw dead covered in blood hours ago. They’re in shock, they’re minds are putting two and two together.
Yeah, and then also by protecting Nick they could basically deny for themselves their friend murdered his own family. But damn, the slow realisation that your friend is a murderer must be terrible.
Yeah. I could kind of tell that when Taylor was remembering nick left the house he was starting to realize the possibility.
I agree. That was a terrible interrogation, all them without Attorney? Sometimes people ate or laugh when they are nervous too. Where this officers did lernen Psychologie? In the 7 months Police Academy ? In Germany Police Officers need from 4 to 7 years to be a Policeman.
@@Omoroka1 in California in my city to be a cop you need a degree in criminal law. To be a detective you need a bachelor's in criminal law and ofc the normal stuff to become a detective. The standards are pretty high to be a detective.
You can literally "spot the moments" when the friends realize nick is a cold-blooded killer.
Whoever wrote the narration really does know how to convey complicated things easily, thank you.
Thanks g
i feel like this video is made for children.
@@oliboy6204 i think it is
@@gotochad I dont know, the narrator speaks and explains things for 5 year olds.
@@oliboy6204 he explains things in a manner that everyone can understand, no matter how much knowledge you already have
it's not just good for younger people, its also great for people who arent great at english and likely don't know every term the narrator is talking about
Hearing how he’s challenging the detectives and calling them out on the lack of evidence shows how much he learnt from his dad being a lawyer. Although he was clearly not smart enough to ask for a lawyer in the first place!
Right? I thought since his did was a lawyer he would try to take the smart route instead of trying to beat the detective at his own game...
He probably had had enough of Lawyers, after the mental and physical abuse from his Narcissistic father throughout his whole childhood.
If he was smart he would have lawyered up from the gate
Maybe his dad was a little shady lawyer, and the kid thought if he asked for an attorney he would get one of his dad buddies for his attorney. Who knows but he did mention his life would be set because of the money the family had and some life insurance not knowing exactly how much the insurance was worth. He will have many years to think about what he had done. pretty sure he will try to kill himself in prison.
did he get convicted though?
The whispers "I didn't do it", "no"...etc... quite eerie.
Im always pleased when you mention that people process trauma differently and doesn't 100 percent indicate culpability on its own without physical evidence.
Agreed.
And then there's the other 99% of his commentary: "He took a sip of his water. This is suspicious, as killers are known to need water to survive."
@@whitesoxMLBthis channel is ridiculous with it. The video I just came from was “he appears nervous, which is what you’d expect from somebody who just committed murder” and now it’s “the boy is nervous, which is to be expected from being interrogated”
@@TimmyMcGowan Yeah you can tell how little planning or critical thinking goes into making these.
@@whitesoxMLB they are talking about understanding peoples’ complex thoughts and emotions based off which direction their fingertips are pointing, when for half the video they don’t even realize theres an entirely different detective they’re referencing to be the first one lmao
ugh i feel so bad for taylor. you can tell he just wanted to stick by someone he thought was his friend, but knew he really shouldn’t have. it was hard to watch him get so nervous and clearly torn during interrogation. they’re so young!
Awww, yes just so sad 😢
He was so obviously a sweet kid
this :((
He’s A Real 1.
Just wanting to stay loyal.
That got Me shot @ 17 .
I should have just left the MuFu
But I couldn’t do it. It’s not in Me.
he seems so sweet :(
I like that taylor was an upstanding honest person. A scared kid afraid of what to say but still a good person. Hope the innocent ones are doing well.
from second one taylor was innocent. u could see he was just a scared kid that had no idea about the severity
Agree. I feel like his nervousness must have had to do with him putting two and two together and realizing that his friends story didn’t really make sense and it dawning on him what he did.
I went to college with Taylor, we were good friends. He’s an amazing person and doing well, promise!
@@rebeccarobinson5112Really!!? That is super cool, I’m sure he is a stand up type of guy now
super respectful too. calling his friends parents "mr. smith" and "the fingles." definitely a friend that parents love and respect
My husband is from this area and I asked him if he remembered this. He said he only kinda remembers since we were about the same age as Nick’s younger siblings. He remembers that everyone was terrified for a while.
I feel so bad for his friends. They probably had no idea what he was capable of the entire time they knew him.
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@@bokrugthewaterserpent3012 LMAO
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its so weird watching taylor slowly realize his friend is a murderer and has so much evidence to prove it
I feel like Alex caught on idk
He is giving his friend away
@@idk-ft7zh as he should
@@idk-ft7zh ..good 💀
@@idk-ft7zh he would probably be his next victim anyway lol
The patience this detective has is insane
It’s their job bro 😂
Lol well he has a job
@@SAMUELCRAFTER1 and they’re complimenting him for doing his job great
I would punch the killer in the face if he was continuing to lie
@@SAMUELCRAFTER1 true however that doesn't make them good at it lmao!
I've legit seen interrogations where the detective will ask several questions, unrelated questions, then not even allow the person to answer, then feed the person answers. Not in a strategic attempt to get them to say something incriminating but just all over the place and impatient to wait for responses. Lol
Teens drinking could also indicate that teens are drinking because they're... Teens.
I can't imagine the pressure he had to be under, teenage ELDEST first born son of an accomplished attorney, living in an affluent area, going to good schools, AP classes, high status friends, team sports...that's a lot. Not murder the whole family alot, but still alot.
I hope Taylor is okay. He seems to be the most kind hearted being, I can’t even imagine how this impacted him.
I know, poor kid.
Should kids/teenagers face the death penalty? Opinions?
@@thepodpodbros the death penalty should be banned in any modern society because it's barbaric.
@@jdmmg4904 Fuck that, you kill innocent people you die, simple.
🤷♂️ Some people deserve it though maybe not this kid but some people are just evil
I just know this guy works so hard on his videos. He goes to extremes to find full length interrogations, voices over the whole video explaining key information and family background, and finds photos from these people’s past. This man is very impressive with his work and how well he makes the video understandable for new viewers to keep them engaged. Thank you to you and if you have a team who helps, thank you to everybody who puts up these videos for us all.
AGREED best true crime channel EVER!!!
He hires a team. Every big youtuber hires people for research, editing, voice over, script writing, inserts, finding and securing sponsors, social media manager etc...
@@Mrivuyuthe voice over is an AI, it’s mentioned in the community posts.
@@ElizaWebbg yeah had a feeling it was ai, which is a shame.
@@ElizaWebbgit isn’t actually an AI lol that’s a running joke. There is a video somewhere in the community tab that shows the voice over guy on his own RUclips channel
As a very new father (11 months), it hit me so fucking hard that Greg was called by his brother to open the back door. He just wanted to make his older brother happy. There’s a real evil in emotional detachment because you can make an 11 year old boy an accessory to his own damn murder.
Hits me like a fucking brick.
if your son grows up to show signs of a future serial killer, what would you, as a responsible father and citizen, would do in such case?
I hope your child grows up as a nice person.
@@taurine5561 I never said anything about it being simple
@@taurine5561 i mean… ig behavioural changes,, stuff like that????
@@user-gl3tc2nq5i me too bro😂me too
The narrator on these reaches hard af to make the detectives seem way smarter than they actually are lol
The narrator says that the footage is analyzed by professionals and I’m sure he just reads off what they tell him probably
taylor is so sweet literally made me tear up after he was told he’ll go to jail for life even though he didn’t do anything
Right😭 And of course he was anxious after being told that, I mean…anyone would be
Yes, it was wrong and unprofessional of them to say that.
@@senorra941 no it’s just to get the confession out. if you heard what they narrator was saying, you’d know it’s a technique for the truth to come out
@@carinap I know it is a technique, I still think they should not lie to get to the truth!
There's a dead family here. I don't think it makes sense to get all weepy about poor Taylor who tried to defend his friend the psychopath, ferchrissakes.
It's kind of creepy how he showed absolutely no emotion until the detectives mention his lack of emotion saying "You haven't shed a single tear" and he responds with "So crying would make you believe me?" and waits an appropriate amount of time to start crying as to not make it seem fake. Either that or shock finally wore off. But still, eerie.
very judgmental as often when someone is in shock has the impression to watch a movie instead of living their life being a self-protecting mechanism to keep your brain sane, So you and 2 detectives and no one can really tell anything because someone does not cry.
@@margotmargot4426 As I said, maybe he was in shock and it had finally wore off and he started crying. The timing was still unsettling to me.
@@jax3936 very I was very scared about this
@@jax3936 Well I will tell you this. I have never ONCE even thought of murdering anyone in my life but I don't emote the same way you think I am supposed to. When my dog died, it hit me hard but on the outside when others are around me I never did shed a single tear. But internally, I WAS hurting, and if anyone told me otherwise I'd be pissed. Nevertheless, you would never know I lost my dog unless I told you. In private I eventually did emote but it took some time to finally emote after bottling everything up. That is how I handle loss, you'd never see my cry at a funeral regardless of how much it hurts me.
What annoys me is people like you would think I am some sick killer or awful person in general because I don't act the way you subjectively think I am supposed to.
@@Subutai_Khan I am NOT saying that there is one certain way to show emotion. And I am not saying that different ways aren't valid. I'm just saying that his demeanor, laughing and smiling the whole time, suddenly changing to crying a bit after saying *and i quote* "So crying would make you believe me?" was creepy to me. I don't usually cry or show emotion in front of people either. I haven't physically cried for death in a long time. I wouldn't think you were "some sick killer or awful person in general" for not acting the way *you think* i expect you to. I even said that maybe shock wore off and the situation finally it hit him. And I never said that I thought that there was a set certain way to express emotion.
I’m so happy you kept their names up there…because most times when is more than one suspect I always tend to forget who is who…amazing channel by the way, I watch these crimes shows all day everyday even on TV
Serious youth criminals usually have their names changed when released unfortunately
@@shontellehackett-vanderkro7908 Most high profile criminals change their names when they’re released regardless of age. But I think she meant so she can keep track of who is who while watching the video, not for self protection. And there’s no chance he’s ever getting released he’s serving four life sentences and was already denied sentence reduction six years ago in 2014.
@@lilballerina thank goodness, I've heard of so many child offenders who have done just as horrific of crimes like this, and they end up getting released a few years into their adult life
His work blows my mind. I literally commented on his post yday(i was rewatching) and I knew he was gonna come back with something good. He was gone for a whole month!!
@@beeeeeeeee7951 This channel EWU - Explore with Us - is like a team of people I believe. This is my favorite narrator for sure, and yes they do a great job with these true crime videos. But yes it's definitely more than one person at this point 🙂 Glad they're growing so much!
The killer Nick Browning actually was awarded first place in Essay in the 2020 Prison Writing Contest. Little Gardens he wrote. Just thought it was fascinating to read and share. Goodnight.
Interesting
I feel so horrible for the friends, just imagine the crushing pressure they were put through.
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yeah, I wonder how they are now or if their still friends
@@mkrandy4804 I would imagine the 3 are
This whole entire case is so sad and terrible. What made my heart sob is when I heard his grandparents are still alive and are going to have to hear the news that their grandson killed their kids and grandkids. God bless all families involved I hope they can find peace in life
This was about 10 years ago. I hope they’re doing good..
Yes this is the worst. My God, it would be horrible to have to tell them. Those poor people. God Bless them.
yeah that will be really tough. the family seemed perfectly normal. very hard to process.
@@infowazz Perfectly normal? His dad was abusive. His mom was an alcoholic. Suggestion: watch the whole video.
@@chocolate8409 damn lol 😆
It’s scary how much of an impact a lawyer would have had on this situation. He could have potentially gotten away with it
I mean, an attorney would've helped him in terms of the interrogation, but he was always going to get convicted. if you actually look into the investigation, they had more than sufficient evidence and his defense was full of gaping holes. Jury was always going to be convinced he was guilty.
@@tyleru96 His age along with the amount of possible mitigating factors would have made his sentence quite small. But his whining about there being no mitigating factors during the interview footage was damning
At the very least he'd know his legal options and the best course under the circumstances. Why do the cops' jobs and betray yourself? Otherwise just plead guilty and welcome to hell.
The most likely outcome if he got a lawyer would have been a plea, if so, he might be out now.
Yeah I'm glad he didn't have one.
i feel so bad for his friends that they have to go through such a traumatizing thing at only 15.
I'm also 17 and if I ever get in this kind of situation where I have to remember each small detail about what I and others did for like past 20-30 hours I would surely be held as a suspect cause I don't know shit about my last 1-2 hours so remembering that is like a death sentence for me. I LITERALLY WOULD START CRYING.
Yeah I thought with my memory I was already suffering senile dementia at 14 !!!
@@marklittler784 i forget things mid sentence and the amount of pressure in this situation is gonna kill me 😭
I'm 15 min in and had to stop to comment. I can't express enough how much I love the editing in this video. The constant picture inserts of who's who, the behavioral explanations. Best interrogation video I've ever seen. Back of my mind is hoping there are a lot more videos on this channel to watch. Thank you so much for all your hard work and the fascinating experience of watching this.
Yess omgg i absolutely love the editing , the explanation and the narration. Such an amazing video
I find the frequency of the interruptions irritating. Some of the explanations are in fact insulting to the viewer's intelligence.
another Caitlin C??? 😂
@@caitlinc3585 super weird
Well said lady 👏
Taylor, the poor baby. I feel so bad watching him. You can tell he’s probably more sensitive than the other boys.
He certainly is Malfoy
Mudblood
Me too!!! I felt so bad for him
Oh because of mental illness. Nothing against it
But nick killed them
Aw ? Malfoy are you being nice rn?
The scariest thing is, you could be living with someone who has the same mentality as nick, that doesn't only mean one of your friends, but also one of your family members.
Thank you for that
Chicken George and Kizzy
Never fitnessed anything this serious but I could have never guessed one of my friends tortured and killed animals and other people's wandering pets. They seemed so sweet and normal on the outside. They had pets themselves and took a good care of them. I felt sick after hearing about it.
Might even be you, how would we know?
@@shahzadansari9196 Biding my time until the time is right
What I’ve learned from all these videos is people forget that they can end an interrogation at any moment .
This kid actually kept his composure more than most adults I’ve seen
youve seen on youtube? LMAO
@@shrdani you okay?
He should have just kept his right to remain silent and call for a lawyer.
@@starfox300They still had evidence through his friends they even knew where the body was themselves
@@MarcusWhite-b6b did you even watch the video?
The craziest thing is the kid’s dad was a lawyer, but he apparently never told his “troubled” son never speak to the police without a lawyer.
AND now he doesn’t have his parent to to protect him. This story has so many ironies.
In some way it's so typical for lawyers, police officers, soldiers, even judges... to have troublesome kids that lack a sense of conscience and think they can outsmart everyone.
Like yeah, I'm actually kinda surprised this is even admissible in the US. Cops straight *cant* record an interrogation or attempt to submit it in most modern countries without a lawyer present to advise the kids. If adults rarely can keep their mouths from incriminating themselves, kids have no hope.
@@shayneoneill1506 pending on the us state and there laws
Or perhaps he did but the kid took it as his abusive father BS talk, that he himself knows better. His father was "Hitler", so why listen to him?
This might come as a shock, but not all lawyers practice criminal law...
For being the son of a lawyer I'm surprised he didn't immediately ask for a lawyer. I would think lawyers would drill it into their loved ones to say nothing and immediately call for an attorney.
He probably would have been expected to call his dads company to represent him and thought it wasn’t a good idea.
His egotistical, narcissistic self probably thinks he can do better than any lawyer.
Maybe the dad told that only to his other two kids
@@VILL4IN-1 yeah that sounds likely
His pops didn't raise him well that's y this happened
This is chilling. I have to hand it to him, for a 15 year old he was incredibly smart. This was 100% premeditated, he seems to be a kid (and now man) who weighs pros and cons to everything he does. Can you imagine how harmful he could have been if he hadn't thrown his life away so young and had been able to grow into an adult with that level of intelligence and amorality? He should never be allowed to be released on parole IMO.
He'd probably be an attorney like his dad (shudder).
Thank you for also critiquing the police officer's interrogations at times. The law enforcement system is far from perfect and I see way too many criminal psych channels brush over faults with the officer's choices.
so true its like a thing growing up you think policemen and detectives are there to help/save people so you wouldnt even think of them themselves doing something wrong. nobodies perfect and nobody can always be “right” is a good thing to remember we shouldnt be putting them on pedestals, we are all people at the end of the day
It kept me around actually. I dislike when we talk about young criminals, but this guy does a really good job.
@jackiebennett1831 yeah you are definitely right and I can say that I agree with you. I also think that we might be related if you have family roots through Kentucky. Hints my name is Tom Bennett.
yep this channel is pretty fair and thats a big reason I like it
@@spaghettiinadictionary8645 pl
The fact that he understood that the cops had not evidence and that they were trying to make him admit shows how much he is smart that's really creepy
Lots of criminals and murderers are stupid or at most average, so it was interesting to see.
Yeah he’s very intelligent, this whole interrogation was very interesting because of how mature and calculating he was, especially compared to his friends. Chilling
@@tymondabrowski12 HOW IS THAT REFRESHING?!
@@zefirnaya6238 he isnt smart he gives you a mature feeling becuase he had 0 emotions where is he calculating he said it will be a gamble with jury after that he still commited
it's either he's really smart or the opposite, there's no in between.
It’s so crazy seeing how different the detective treats Nick after confirming he did it in comparison to his friends, not catching him on his lies, seeming more relaxed, etc. Also how nick clearly shows no remorse for what he’s done, I find it terrifying for him to be talking about past events with his family, like the ski trip, without even feeling upset that his parents are gone. This analysis was so good and in depth, great job
I wonder how he felt on his birthday...
He's a 15 year old boy. If he were a 35 year old man, a similar lack of remorse would be far more chilling. We live in a strange time where children are expected to have a level of maturity and moral purity they simply do not have - as if they are born 'perfect' and anyone who isn't is somehow wrong or defective. This is especially true given how the idea that "boys will be boys" is now treated as if it's somehow not only not true but also a moral wrong. This seems like a melting pot of horrible factors, including the 15 year old's predisposition as well, where the various factors that would stop a teenage boy from lashing out in this way were simply not enough to prevent what happened.
@@Mr___X Detective at 1:21:00 should probably be fucking with him about the fact he's 15 and telling "why" will work specifically cuz of his age cuz courts are so pussied out in modern age and it's his only hope, just go full Rush Limbaugh variant of Reid Method. I can see it.
@@Mr___X @Mr. X Absolutely the fuck not. Expecting a 15 year old to not murder his entire family is not expecting him to be "perfect", have "moral purity", or possess "a level of maturity" they are not capable of. At any age, murdering your entire family is indescribably evil and at 15 years old, you DEFINITELY know better.
Also, by the way, "boys will be boys" is not true psychologically. There is not much difference psychologically between boys and girls, especially when they're young. It's just that society, people like YOU, accept more from boys than they do from girls, which gives boys permission to grow up doing whatever they want with no consequences while that behavior is nipped in the bud with girls. And it is morally wrong to excuse boys' behavior just because they are boys.
Overall, get help.
@@Mr___X your gender and age doesn't change it, when i was 15 and other 15 years olds i knew all had the ability to feel sadness/feelings. if anything kids/teens get more emotional than adults. the boy just witnessed two children get killed that were his brothers and shot both his parents, of course he would feel emotional, just like if someone had cheated on him with his girlfriend for example or broke his xbox, or shot is pet, teenagers/kids, female/male they do have emotion, this isn't expecting maturity, it's just a natural response kids/teens aren't robots with no emotion. the boy clearly didn't care about his family, that's why he was able to kill them in the first place which isn't normal teen/kid behaviour. at the very least you would think the boy would showed/expressed that he cared they were dead, but he didn't, which is again not normal behaviour.
I can’t believe how absolutely heartless this kid is.
It’s so sad he got them boys to leave that door unlocked, they had complete trust in their brother, them not knowing they were opening the door to their murderer is heartbreaking. RIP :(
To think that he had them involved in their own demise, quite sick. Grandad and aunt are faced with this void now.
@@debbuis2450 yeah that is totally heartless..
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Am I the only only one that felt bothered that they used tactics so that one of the boys wouldn't ask for an attorney as like having an attorney would be bad for the case? I mean, I dont like the criminals but I hate those pig cops that think like that.
@@LeonardoGPN You are right it just seems off. There is no reason not to put an attorney automatically when a serious crime and juveniles are involved. Their need of manipulating teenagers to hinder them from getting an attorney shows you hot much afraid they are that they wont solve this crime. Tbh, aside confessions they dont have anything to go with. You cannot arrest a teenager because they found keys under his matress.
I can't even imagine how these kids must have been feeling. This was 15 years ago and they're now adults. Imagine going through your life remembering one of your best friends was a murderer and having to move on with your life.
Makes me wonder if one of them will or already have stumbled upon this video.
My buddy’s ex girlfriend shot her mom in the face with a shotgun when she was 19. Now my buddy is married and living a great life. It affected him but he’s happy now. She is in jail for life.
its one thing to find out someone you know killed someone, its another thing entirely to find out your 15 year old friend murdered his entire family
@@EddyG0rdo what an idiot. Good riddance to her
@@EddyG0rdo not sure what this has to do with anything but okay
Imagine being one of those 3 friends where you find out one of your best friends left you and went and murders his whole family and came back and went to the mall with you after and hung out for hours until you went to his house and saw the bodies. That’s a fucked up thing to happen at 15 years old.
Nurseries??
@@doloresgould3158 obviously a typo
@@doloresgould3158 I think he meant "murdered"
@@doloresgould3158 prolly a typo or to make sure his comment doesnt get taken down
That is not something that is easy to get over at ANY age.
58:53 His smile on the family photo is just smile with dead eyes .
Thought the same thing
Without a confession, the detectives really didn't have much at all. If he lawyered up in the beginning, he may have even gotten away with this. It's shocking how calm he was and how he showed no remorse or emotion at all until the very end. Even then, the emotion was very little considering the circumstances.
I think because he’s so sick in the head he may believe he’s better than anyone else anyway and through the murder showed he didn’t need anyone to tell him what to do. A lawyer would’ve done that though. So he wouldn’t have trusted them. In his mind he’s lawyer enough.
Dude that's what is so crazy about this video. They basically only had circumstantial evidence, and what they did have could've easily pointed to him being framed for it tbh. That HAS to be why they didn't want to let him leave without a confession.
But like the other guy said, his dad was a lawyer, he had a clear distrust in authority figures, and he probably thought he could out smart the interrogators.
However he did a piss poor job of hiding the gun, threw it in some bushes or w/e lol. They would've found it and his fingerprints or something at some point.
There is no way to tell what evidence would have been uncovered during the investigation. These interviews take place a few hours after the crime being discovered so its extremely premature to say the detectives didn't have much. Even without a confession, I don't think any jury would doubt he committed the murders.
@narwhalfreefall3010 He's the same type of guy to say the cops couldn't arrest Jigsaw because he didn't murder anyone haha.
Nah, they would have found the gun eventually, DNA tested it, open and shut case. He probably didn't change the outcome much by confessing. That being said, society failed both him and his parents by ignoring the abuse and causes of it.
i feel especially bad for taylor. you can clearly see the immense anxiety he's going through throughout the questioning. must be traumatic for all of nick's friends, but seeing specifically how taylor reacted made me feel terrible.
Feeling bad for thugs is not a good look
@@geminiseason6901 Taylor is not a thug bro, he's a kiddo
@@arthurmiltenburg4556 Facts over feelings. Go cry.
@@geminiseason6901 bruh, he is kid and that is fact
@@poompika870 kids can be criminals too. That's also a fact.
I felt so bad for Taylor when the detective called him out for "lying" about Nick calling his parents he apologised so sincerely I know the anxiety must have been going into overdrive
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I feel sorry for Nick. Seems a decent kid, just had a challenging upbringing. No point locking him up.
Maybe have a 'three strikes' type deal for everyone until they're 21. They can commit two crimes, but jailed for a third.
Then it gets reset at 21 and cancelled out because a 15-20 year old murdering 1-2 people isn't an adult doing it, just a youth. Shouldn't count, might be an experiment or part of their growth. Let them get it out of their system and if they do anything at 21+ we lock them up.
Who agrees?
@@BroskiRIP nobody. nobody agrees 😐 re-read what you just said. you're saying that he shouldn't be locked up because he was "experiencing" and was "just a kid" bro. BRO. YOU NEED TO SEE A PSYCHOLOGIST
@@BroskiRIP What in the actual fuck are you talking about??? This "kid" killed his whole family. He had no empathy, no emotions anything inside him when he killed them. And you're telling us that he shouldn't be in jail? Jesus man... like fr 🙏
@@BroskiRIP This has to be like, troll no? Even with the name " Life Goals" Bro lets say nick killed your family, would you be like, " Nah bro he's just a kid experimenting part of his growth as a human being! I cannot FAULT him for that!
An Attorney told me when I was sitting in a cell at a local PD to NEVER talk to the cops! They're out to secure a conviction bc those are what helps'em move up in the Ranks so keep your mouth shut & call a lawyer or duty counsel if you don't have a lawyer.
As famed 5th Amendment attorney Dr James Duane stated, If you are guilty, never speak to the police, but if you are innocent DEFINITELY never speak to the police, you will talk yourself into being guilty.
Even if he was abused, his brothers would’ve been victims as well. Why kill your little kid brothers? 🥺 They were completely and utterly innocent in all of this. My heart breaks for those two boys. Rest In Peace Gregory and Benjamin.
He didn't shed a tear, no emotion when they were mentioned. His friends also said his brothers annoyed him. This kid is a psychopath. His brothers annoyed him and stood in his way. Who could have a meal, sleep and laugh an joke in this situation apart from a complete and total psychopath? Sad to say, but the only reason is because they stood in his way and them dying was likely always part of the plan.
My heart breaks for ALL of the victims. I can't imagine raising a kid, giving them love, money, making sure they have a good birthday etc. Just for one day to kill you in your sleep. I find that the most disturbing IMO.
It's a possibility he was more outspoken and received most of the abuse while the younger brothers learn that being introverted leads to less abuse. Personal experience I'm the younger brother and my older brother was more outspoken and received more abuse than me so I subconsciously became more introverted growing up. He killed himself at 16 years old. I can't help but empathize if this is the case,. But I do not excuse or believe he shouldn't be prosecuted. Hopefully we keep improving our mental health research in the future to prevent this.
Abuse leads to resentment and bitterness. It trickles down from the lack of love between the parents and leaves the children hateful towards their world, their parents, their siblings and their selves.
@@mnm4evernever I‘m very sorry for your loss. Hope you and you family are fine and may he Rest In Peace.
The amount of tricks they have is extremely surprising and shows the importance of having a lawyer
You want him to get away with it ? Lol
@apep06 never said that I said they have a lot of tricks and it's just surprising to me but ok bud
@@apep06not what he saying Obviously, you don't know how an American Justice system works right does not matter if he did it or not Even criminals Have the same rights as us until proven guilty he probably would of but now say some one Innocent they can Do the identical thing to get them Something they didn't thats why there the Is statue of justice for all
@osscreepy I'm not saying it that way, I'm talking about how having a lawyer in a different situation can change things a whole lot. I'm glad he got arrested
@@S4LTY55 I understand you. But I guess your usage of the word 'trick' maybe a bit misleading here, since trick implies negative connotations with it. It would be more appropriate to say strategies in this case.. but I get you.
His dad was asleep. His mom could have been passed out drunk. The brothers were likely pretending to be asleep to make it all go away. Regardless, there is next to no chance his brother, the last victim, wasn't awake even if he did have his eyes pressed closed in fear. That is the most haunting part of this story for me. He may have not known what was going on but he was certainly terrified, it only gets worse if he knew it was his big brother. Breaks my heart.
It also makes me sick to see his smiling 'Write a Prisoner" photo.
Like, my dude, you have no right to ever smile again after killing your little brothers.
I have a brother and 2 others whom are essentially my adopted siblings, and like so many others watching this, I cannot fathom harming any of them. If I EVER did so, even as an accident, I would literally fall on my sword!
....but to smile in such a photo is beyond bad taste; it is grotesque in a manner which drives me to curse humankind for the existence of such an evil kid!
You say a helluva lot in the last two sentences of your comment! However, I think the real question you and indeed myself are truly asking is much too emotionally fundamental to question something like a person's rights:
- If you kill your family, including your two kid brothers, how in all of Hell's infernal glory COULD you ever smile again?
Thankfully, there are still people left in this world who cannot begin to understand his actions or his complete lack of remorse. I guess, in the end, I feel sorry for this kid - for whatever drove him to this madness, and for whatever form of atonement awaits his soul in the hereafter. As 'they' say, "May the Lord have mercy....."
Forget the lil brothers he killed his mom dude
@@thewiseguy2020 nooo the brothers ARE the ONLY innocent people in this story… I hate that he killed his mom & dad butt that’s one reason you shouldn’t abuse your children it can screw them up!! And yes getting drunk every night even if it wasn’t every single night, she could’ve been an angry drunk that’s still abuse!! In my opinion NO abuse should justify what he did!! Period! But when you throw in TWO innocent little boys who were definitely going through the same abuse!! It helps me understand why he killed his parents.. BUT for his brothers I cannot & WILL NOT understand that, it’s SO sad! He had ZERO reason to kill them.. none!!, he should’ve just let them go, run away whateverr!! It’s definitely not worth it now considering he got caught anyway.. what a POS, I hope someone in prison gave him what he deserved, & finished the job..
I doubt they were pretending to be asleep. Possible, I guess. Maybe they didn't hear the gunshots, or if they did, didn’t know they were gunshots. Might have stayed in bed, to hide under the covers. Or they could have been up and he told them to get back in bed, and used the gun to force them to lie still. Craziness. I would think I would have hidden, if i had the chance. Likely, though, parents' bedroom was just down the hall, and they froze in fear. More than likely they were awake.
@@alexandriaa44 Did I miss something in the video? I got no sense of the mother being an abusive alcoholic.......maybe she liked a drink, as was inferred...that does not equate to abuse of the family.
Otherwise...I agree with your assessment of this shocking case. An absolute POS who had a cosy lifestyle and resorted to this.
I admire how quick the detectives are able to piece the story together
I absolutely love that when you analyse Nicks behaviour, you say that some body language etc looks bad for him, BUT you also state that it doesnt proove him guilty because people process differently
This channel literally says the same thing about every piece of behavior. "It can indicate guilt....or it's a coping mechanism for an innocent person under stress." The commentary on these videos is so non-commital. I know nothing about behavior and could say the same thing and claim to be an expert.
@@valensinclair6750 hence why behavior analysis is a theoretical science but also used in interrogation. It's a guide but not a certain.
@@valensinclair6750 Because that's the reality of it. It'd be overconfident and stupid to claim "An innocent person would have cried by now. Only guilty people sit in that position."
It's important for them to state those facts - that actions such as crying, anger, figeting, touching their face, etc. doesn't necessarily mean they are innocent or guilty. But if it was ME, and I was wrongly accused of murdering my whole family, i would have gone ballistic (no pun intended). And if you saw your whole family dead like that at the hands of some unknown murderer, I'd have been crying uncontollably.
I feel the same way!
I just wanna say, I'm only 3.5 minutes into this video and I'm so impressed with how well this video was edited. To show the reasonings behind why the officers ask questions and body language, to showing pictures of who the subject is mentioning so I can follow along clearly. Even having clear subtitles which I'm sure took a long time to edit in. This has earned you my sub! Great job! Pave the way for the future true crime/interrogation videos to come!
*30 minutes in is uncut 144p footage with penis music at 5% volume over the rest of the interrogation
So you're at work and hoping to get a hand job from the editor? Cmon man smh
Watch Jim can't swim to enjoy the OG at work
@@Nativeborn2storm What? Can't appreciate good video editing?? And ofc, I'm a man, right? Wow, nice comment, Mark :) Changing the world in a positive way, one comment at a time. SMH
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The fact that they literally broke him down with words and made him confess is crazy. They’re very good at their job.
I doubt it was so much that, and more that they wore him down with the sheer length of the interrogation. The actual things they said to try to convince him to confess were pretty weak.
Saying "I've been a cop for 22 years and I trust my intuition" when someone asks for evidence is not a good response.
@@LZRvision It's an appeal to authority which is a logical fallacy. He's not demonstrating what knowledge he has, but rather just saying "I know because I know, I'm a cop;" which, to a 15 year-old might sound convincing, but to me sounds like what it actually was. Even Nick seemed to see that.
He is also a child. It was a matter of time before he felt cornered. Also he doenst know the law to never speak with out an attorney.
Makes them good liars. He needed an attorney. He’s 15 his mind has not fully developed until 25.
Suspect: moves*
Narrator: this a possibly a red flag 🤣🤣🤣
The first thing struck me was that the other boys were clearly trying to remember what happened (that one boy looked like he was ready to have a panic attack when he couldn't remember the name of the movie they watched), Nick sounded like he was rambling off a memorized schedule. I couldn't casually tell you what I did _today_ that quickly and detailed, forget if I was a teenager being questioned about a mass murder
That doesnt necessarily mean someone else's brain and the quality of the attention to details are like yours. I can provide the detailed analysis and the order of the events occured today around me, I could prolly describe last 2-3 days somewhat precisely as well and Im not just assuming, Ive been interrogated by police in the rooms like this 3 time in my life, of course not for the cases this serious but it was still pretty pressuring and very bothersome but I can recall I described events I was asked about and answered questions in a detailed manner in all of those 3 instances. First and most important one was when I was 16, I was accused of stealing a laptop from a classroom and both - principal and my teacher pointed fingers at me during talking to the police simply because they had no actual suspect and I was their best choice since I was always disobedient to their unfairness and always rudely spoke to them in such scenarios, so I was a easy suspect. I was trying to prove that I didnt need their pathetic school laptop when I had the whole ass setup and a secondary laptop at my house and other tech too. Police searched every corner of house in attempt to find a stolen laptop but of course they couldnt, conveniently enough they saw my room as well and all the tech I had and any reasonable human being would conclude I, in fact, wouldnt risk stealing a basic school laptop when I had everything in the first place, more than I needed. Btw none of those 3 cases ended up negatively for me eventually
@@META313.cool bro
If you constantly do the same thing over and over, day after day, you'll have trouble recollecting what you did on specific days. However, I guarantee you will remember details of more eventful days.
I honestly can't remember what I did the past 3 days, but I can sure remember what I did on March 5th (friend's birthday) lol
@@META313. you could've stopped after the first sentence and nothing of value would be lost. you're not as interesting as you seem to think
@@ДетективСерьёзный I felt like sharing my story, what does it have to do with me thinking that Im 'interesting'? R u braindead?
Man, listening to taylor talk is sad. You can tell his heart is in the right place but he was really torn. Hope he’s fine nowadays.
Out of all four guys, he looks the most shocked and scared, and torn not because he wants to protect his friend who may be a murderer - but in disbelief that his buddy could do something so horrible, so be wanted to explain it to the officer, but without useless rambling like "Nick would never do such a thing, he's a bro! He's buddy!"
He must continue rotting in jail
They all deserve life In prison if not the death penalty.
@@notveryartificial4486 hes just a guy friend
They Said his friends where allowed to leave and the detectives legal threats where just to put presior on him so logically he should be fine
taylor makes me so sad. i hope he’s okay now. hope he got help. this must’ve been so hard. slowly realizing one of your closest friends was a murderer. obviously not wanting to “snitch” on him but also not wanting to get in trouble for not knowing exactly what to say. i just feel bad for him. the detective took it too far telling him he’ll go to jail for life just for lying. he’s so anxious i can feel his anxiety. :(( same for the other boys but taylor especially seems traumatized by this event… i get that the detective has to push for the truth but seeing these boys so distraught and scared just breaks my heart. not only did nick kill his family and ruin his own life but he traumatized his friends and put them through something just so awful
its a mass murder, this is not going too far your empathy is overruling the truth
@@allynfps girl what
@@allynfps facts, people who don't do the right thing cause they don't want to "snitch" is the stupidest thing I've ever seen from modern society. Nonsense mentality
@@allynfps was about to say this, this mentality that we should not bother anyone with words and facts its what makes people and shooters these days feel entitled and that they can do whatever they want just because they can.
this is about murdering a family not stealing the familys car. since when is murder to be taken litghtly even if its children involved?
Being underage don't they have to have an adult represent the kid during questioning?! How can this be legal? The other boys should have had a parent in there as well.
It's law in that state now to have an advocate, it weren't when this happened
Poor Taylor… He was SO scared. I feel bad for those kids. I can’t imagine being that young and going through a situation like that… Finding out your best friend killed their whole family?? Good lord.
He was soo anxious to I feel sorry for him. Also WHARE WERE HIS PARENTS! 😮😮😮😢😢😢😢😢😢❤
@@sweetlover124 you can literally tell he was gonna have a panic attack bro☹️
It is beyond my imagination why anybody can do such a thing. Beyond words. I love my family and couldn't imagine going without them.
@@AlvinSeville1 They are in puberty so i guess they dont need reason. I heard once a boy killed his family the reason "They called him to work in the yard". Also I guess in the movies i seems easy so they may think i can do and get away with it.
I agree hope they talk to someone so they aren't troubled later in life I couldn't even imagine seeing my friends dad dead and hearing the family was all dead.
The amount of phycological knowledge that goes into a single interview is fascinating. So much knowledge about simple things like eye contact, body language, and so much more. It’s amazing seeing all their years of working in this show how experienced they are.
just a dude: Oh you will love "the behavioural panel". Do take a look on youtube.
Phycology is the study of algae :v
But some investigations result in innocent people admitting to horrible crimes that they didn’t do. :(
@@rickboi7123 Exactly! I was having anxier=ty issues 5 years ago, went on vacation and started talking to an incredibly hot girl and she was very into me. I was seating at the table and as soon as I realized she liked mme I started behaving like Nick in the video. Was conformting myselg, touching my mouth, touching my neck.Exactly as guilty Nick at 34:00. I was a wreck. And guilty of nothing. Just anxious as hell.
It's really not that hard to pick up this stuff considering we see it every day!
I feel bad for the grandparents. Trying to save the only family they have left is heartbreaking
Dude, they struck it rich!
it kind of depends how much they liked their own children and the other brothers, and the inheritance and insurance money might have helped soften the blow.
@@vangroover1903 you and the guy who left a reply above are twisted, wtf?
no amount of inheritance/insurance money can make up for the fact you just lost your son/daughter, and your grandkids all at once, and the one who murdered them was also one of your grandkids. There is no way to soften that kind of pain.
@@vangroover1903 you're a weirdo lol
@@chihuahuainacone Unless they don’t care and are completely emotionless.
"You're getting life?"
"Ya, Lifescout."
"No, you're getting life."
It just amazes me how Nick acts, how the mind of a murderer, their body language, whole demeanor, is so different from a normal person's. He gives himself away completely by his cool & calm behavior. He thought about everything, lying & getting his story straight, the car nap story, pretending to be worried, even getting his friends to protect him, but he forgot to act sad and show any grief. Call it shock, call it whatever you want, this kid has no remorse or guilt or anything. Truly a stone cold killer.
He wouldn’t think to portray those emotions as he doesn’t understand them. People with personality disorders often can’t relate to others emotions as it’s foreign to them
quite disturbing to think that someone needs to be reminded "BE SAD"
I just have know idea how this happens. How he is unable to see the consequences. I almost would like to imagine that it was some disorder because i feel that noone is that jacked up it has to be something partially out of there control that leads to it. I am a mercyful person and give the benefit of the doubt so to me there is no logic in a person like myself killing my family and i have to blame his case on some issue that he had mentally. I hope this doesnt make anyone else sick that i feel some sympathy for nick.
@@Slacktionman yeah it is sick that those are real problems in people and that they can go unnoticed for so long. Me without this disorder would never do it, but god knows if i was in his situation i might have done the same thing
NPD it's no joke
The way he just falls into confessing the murder is chills down my spine
Very spine chilling
Time?
@@aristring
1:39:43
@@gibbonbasher8171 thanks
@BloodMoon what
PSA:
As soon as a cop/detective/interrogator tells you something like "I think that you killed your family" as it was in this case, you IMMEDIATELY ask for a lawyer and shut your mouth. It doesn't matter if you're innocent, guilty, either way, it's something that you absolutely need to do.
This absolutely can't be stressed enough, this is the moment that you 100% know you're a suspect and when you're innocent and you don't do this, it's an extremely slippery slope where you could face some serious problems and even possibly wrongly convicted if you miss speak or slip up on some things, no matter how small those slip ups may seem to you at the time.
You'll *likely* be extremely anxious and stressed and it can be so so easy to make a mistake. It wont make you seem more suspicious, at least not to anyone that matters during trial. Regardless, If you're worried about it making you seem suspicious then something along the lines of 'This is getting out of hand, I had nothing to do with this, I am requesting a/my lawyer, and I will no longer be kindly cooperating as I was, I plead the 5th' is the best course of action.
Also, please don't kill your family 🙃
Absolutely. This guy needed a lawyer
I here you bro, if a friend of mine killed someone and I’m some how involved in the interrogation I’m asking for my lawyer to be present, one bad body language sign and some nervousness on your part and you could find yourself a suspect, fuck that, I’d be nervous as hell in there even if I had zero to do with any of it
That’s actually far too late to request a lawyer. They’re building a case from the first question.
@@rockhopper01 yep, I’m coming in for an interview with an attorney
@@rockhopper01 yeah of course, ideally you'd get one even sooner, that's outside of the context of my point but that's still absolutely true
I mostly went through this listening only to the audio and there were times I had to check in and make sure I understood who was talking. As the interview goes on you can see this kid switch on and turn up the mirroring of the detective to the point where he was talking exactly like him. It’s pretty cool to watch him eventually crumble as the detective outdoes him, but scary that a teenager with no training could hang for as long as he did.