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This story has been made into a film called "The Changeling" and it is really a horrific story ... don't let children see it because it will haunt them ... but DO teach your children about talking to, and going off with strangers ... 🙄🙄🙄🥺🥺🥺💕
It's positively 21st century....as are a lot of medieval things. (black magick and child abuse for example...being ruled over by a monarchie, religion...the list goes on and it's all connected)
Devastatingly sad case all the way around. The LAPD were horrible idiots. I feel so sorry for the mother of Walter Collins. May her and her son rest in peace. Good choice and great narration as usual BC.
LAPD was among the most corrupt and incompetent police departments in the US, and I am not convinced they even solved this serial killer case. They needed a scapegoat for the many unsolved cases om missing people, and they found this backward redneck who had abused a child. The almost total lack of bodies was explained by quick lime, but it is a myth from pulp magazines that you can annihilate cadavres with it. Instead, most of the time you end up with mumified bodies! You can be almost sure that the police tortured the man and manipulated the child to make the confessions.
I did a lot of research into LA, including the LAPD, for my writing. During Prohibition the LAPD were a crime unit in their own right. They protected speakeasies and gambling and worked hand in hand with the local criminals and City Hall, which was just as corrupt. They needed the Walter Collins success story to bolster their phony image as the good guys.
How awful, those poor children! Usually the cases presented here have a "motive" like money, jealousy, personal grudges but this is pure serial killer stuff, it is the most disturbing episode on here I have seen. It gives me little solace that the culprit faced justice.
No, the guy molested his nephew and all the boys he killed. The nephews mother didn't care. She wanted to gain favor with her mother and brother. It was the boys sister that blow the whistle.
Gordon raped little boys and then murdered them to try to hide his crimes. A sick or maybe sicker aspect to the horrows is that Gordon's mother murdered too to protect her "darling, gifted" son.
When I saw the movie Changeling starring Angelina Jolie, upon which this story is based, I just found it amazing that these cops would do something this incompetent! His doctor and teachers both confirmed what his mom said! But they just threw her in a mental hospital! Awful!
Horrible way to treat a broken mothers heart! It happen to me, .not about my children's, but they get away with killing me s!lowly in ways a normal mind can't even think existed! They, her and her sons did that... For about 3 years robbing my sanity (she was the other woman) She call me one day asking if could meet On her place of business, and talk peace, Anyway I was loosing every thing my sanity, and a fortune every month, even my houseThat was just part All she did, was lie set me a trapped after that terrible biting , I went home (another county) I don't know how, I believe her, but ! Little that I knew her two adult ,6/2 .6/3 strong sons bet me to dead I drove myself to the Hospital, the Doctors told me I was dying because I have a huge internal bleeding, and since they didn't have my rare blood type, and even though they search different blood banks and didn't find any, of my blood type I trust Jesus, my time was running out! Finally they found some, but the Doctor said,. As much the clean the blood, it's never secure. Many virus and sickness can still there but your type it's very difficult to find, so is up to you taking the risk... My answer was...Any way I'm dieying, I trust The Lord He's powerful to cleaning any impurity! I always got a very strong bad reaction to blood transaction, it give me Anxiety's and attact like I am Epileptic and being all alone for almost a month with no one with me, made me really feeling like I was Tide to my own body! But Jesus never ever left my side! I spent my life going to hospitals and nursing homes saving souls and praying for the sick, God did extraordinary miracles! For that my life was in danger always, because the enemy hate me trying to end my life all the time! Haaving a terrible husband, he was always with another woman's, the very worst type! I hold my dignity and trust my Lord! The Lord knows that for serving Him we pay a terrible price, because the enemy hate us and Hus attacks are daily! But Jesxus defeated him on The Cross! He knows Hus time is shirt!
This is such a sad case, that poor mother never found her child.💔💔 Thank you BC for telling us what happened to the other boys glad they went on to lead normal lives
I have been meaning to post this since my baby was born in December.... I was in the hospital with contractions 5 minutes apart. Waiting on my husband to get here, because they told me I was officially in labor. To take my mind off the pain I was walking around my room with your newly dropped video playing. The nurse walks in, "is that true crime?" Yes, yes it is. You all have tik tok, I have Brief Case. My little one and I now enjoy our Monday mornings with a new episode! Appreciate your videos and the effort you place in them, Brief!
BRIEF- THIS ONE has interested me so much since I saw Angelina Jolie in Changeling. The fact that there are several tragic stories associated with this entire situation is shocking. And the fact the city changed its name because of this farm is not done( not normal in our country at all)..crazy this all happened so close by. ... you can still drive by where the farm was...the house still stands.
I cannot remember the name of it but there was also a radio episode of dragnet that was evidently based on this case. And it the boy was being raised by his grandfather and was pretty much an identical copy except for the fact that he actually worked harder and one of the kids had an appendectomy scar in the other one didn't.
@Caz C Changling is not based on the Chicken Coop Murders but on the side story which is also a huge story of corrupt Los Angeles police work. Forcing this mom to take a boy that wasn't hers. Insisting he was, and because she was a woman in the era they said she was hysterical and to take her child home. It is completely horrific as a mother.... highly recommend the movie. It was done very well.
I only reactively recently "dicovered" this channel through a collab with forgotten lives. I'm so glad that I have, I mean the content is bleak when you think about the victims, but telling the stories is interesting. I appreciate you don't glorify the macabre and sometimes gory details (kind of like casual criminalist) I appreciate the time and effort you put into your content and you have a pretty amazing group of supporters, there's a lot love around here (dodging the rabbit holes) your back catalogue has gotten me through one of the worst experiences of my life (currently experiencing a neurological condition) and so I listen to a lot of your older stuff and it's awesome to see your journey as a creator, and the love you get in the comments. I've also discovered other youtubers through this channel too, so thanks for that❤. You're awesome mate.
I highly suggest binge watching. That's so fun 😂 Its time well spent I can promise you that. Crime Reel is another great channel. Very similar. But unique in their own style. Have fun 😁✌️
I am praying for you! When I was 37 I came down with meningitis, and the 14 years after that were spent battling a complex neurological condition which caused many kinds of seizures, and intractable migraines. It was all quite frightening and I never thought I would get better, it absolutely was the worst time in my life. But I did get better, even though they said I never would. Today my life is fairly normal. Hang in there, I am wishing you the best, and I urge you to stay strong and don't give up, like I almost did. I hope you have all the love and support you need! xoxo
We try to be a nice community of people who enjoy history. Welcome. I will also be praying for you. I have depression and a bunch of other crappy (no other polite word for it) stuff. Brief Case gives me something to enjoy every Monday. Take care of yourself. And we will see you with the next...Brief...Case!
Welcome! I hope you'll be healing and feeling much better soon. It is a great community here and the other channels that collaborate with BC are well worth checking out. They're all very good. But I am very partial to, and have watched every video BC has put out for us.
Theres alot more to this story, she won because she was sane and not crazy like they accused her to be, she was abused and hurt during her stay at the insane asylum. She was never crazy she was a mother trying to get justice but the corruption of the police department didn’t want to be responsible because they couldn’t find the boy
Excellent story. I highly recommend watching the "Changeling". I t goes into far more detail regarding the L.A. police indifference toward the missing boys.
Poor little Walter was certainly murdered. I don't blame his mother for not letting herself believe it. People deal with grief and trauma in different ways 😪
Thank you for this BC. I’ve heard of this case before, but you’ve added some details I hadn’t known. The police telling the mum to “take him home and try him out” says so much about about that officer. Also thank you for an international Hello Fresh code!
It's so scary being a mentally ill / disabled person here in the US when I know that psychiatric "care" has so often been used as a weapon by people in authority. Mrs. Collins in the past, Britney Spears in the present, and countless untold examples from people who never became famous.
Used as a weapon by people of authority? How is that so? Could you please expand on your comment? I think mostly in the past, people of authority had no clue how to deal with psychiatric people. Back then, so many were committed to insane isylums if they were slightly off the rails, and that was that. I believe that it was nothing contemptuous in nature they simply didn't know how to deal with individuals back then that may have had medical issues.
Back in the 1970’s you could have anyone admitted to a psychiatric facility without any evidence of mental health issues. It became a means to an end for some people. I’m glad that doesn’t happen anymore although some people that need help these days don’t receive it.
Same. As an autistic person I've heard horror stories about how much worse disabled people are treated in psychiatric facilities and I know they are an absolute last resort for us. My old therapist told me if you ever need help it's best to admit yourself so you have the power to check yourself out, and to do research now so that in an emergency you already know which facility is best and which ones you should avoid at all costs. I hope neither of us ever experiences first hand just how horrible the treatment is
I saw the film, Changeling, based on this story. What a sad and tragic case! A mother would know if a child was her missing son.. but LAPD tell Christine to "try him out for a while" and then send her off to a psychiatric ward for not accepting a falsehood! Shocking what happened to those poor young boys.. Thanks for covering this case in your usual compassionate way, BC 👍
I like that you told this story in such a matter of fact way without a bunch of mystery. It was right to the point and told all the important parts. Thanks, and see you next Monday, Mr. Case. 😁
The nephew, Sanford Clark, wrote a book about the whole ordeal. It’s a hard story to read because it has all of the details of the crimes and what he went through before and after but it’s very good. The book is called The Road Out of Hell.
it's a book you'll always remember. Devastating tale of a real life monster and the generational damage done by a man who refused to control himself. Pathetic behavior by a corrupt "justice" system in Los Angeles as well.
Really enjoyed this case of Walter Collins. Thank you for not using footage from the “Changeling” movie, and for only using authentic images. It sets you apart from other documentary filmmakers
I read about this case years ago and actually saw the movie back in the day the fact that the police chief had the power to have someone committed to a psychiatric ward is beyond messed up
Such a sad story, and frightening to think that the USA was almost as dangerous back then as it is now. Thank you, BC, for another story, very well done.
Thank you for (finally?) doing this case. I am a major -fan- sleuth about this one and am always interested in every one's viewpoint on what happened. Gordon is a very intriguing guy. 💯
Thank you so much BriefCase for covering this case. It so sad and tragic . A very good movie was made based on this case called Changeling i highly recommended it.
AWESOME video!! I'm SO glad you covered this story. It's so sad what was done in this case. And has lots of twists and turns. You did a great job recounting everything.
As always BC an impeccably researched and narrated crime. You never fail to make my Monday evening tolerable. As always, it was a great beginning to the week. Thanks keeps safe
This was a very intriguing and yet horrific story about, the abduction and murder of, Walter Collins. Which later was discovered that he wasn't the only young boy that this unfortunately happened to. I'm glad that this case was finally solved and justice was served out. Great investigating, presentation, backstory, and photos, too. May the souls of these young boys rest in eternal peace.🌹
I know it happens, but it just feels like the society gave her one last slap in the face by not even making sure she got the court ordered compensation after being treated the way she was treated.
This story just breaks my heart for so many reasons. The little immigrant boy who never got justice. Walter Collins who never got to come home. Cristine who was abused and gaslit by the police. Sanford. All the little boys who spent their last moments in pure hell. All the women who were abused by the LAPD. That monster, it was his niece who raised the alarm. RIP Walter. Every time I hear this, I like to think you did not end up at that farm. I like to think you lived a full life with other people, maybe the couple with the young boy. RIP Cristine. You were a wonderful mom. You never gave up and fought so hard.
First off your pasta looked delicious I hope you enjoyed it...second omg what a sad story...that poor Mother being told "to take him home and try him out"...and then locked in a mental institution for telling the policeman he was wrong (talk about abusing his position as a man who should have been trustworthy)...that policeman should have been forced to pay her AND he should have lost his job...all of those poor little boy's being snatched and murdered I'm glad the killer got the death penalty but why was his mother released she killed as well (she was nuts was she diagnosed with any mental illness)...thankyou once again 💜🇦🇺
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The nephew wrote a book on what happened. I could not read it since it was so traumatizing. He tried to run away back home a couple times and neighbors reported he was being abused, but nothing was done. He was threatened to get the same thing done as the boys if he did not do what was commanded of him by the son and mother.
My Monday was filled with tears, but your video made me happy :) Yhank you once again! Big hugs from Finland, from your BIG fan! All the best to youm Briefy xx
Thank goodness Mrs. Clark sensed her son was in trouble, and that she and her daughter investigated, then contacted the authorities. Poor Sanford, I am glad he was able to live a good life after his abusive and horrific childhood.
@@primesspct2 yeah, the reform school was a detail that angered me. The poor boy was threatened and abused. But as soon as he had the chance, he revealed the truth. He was not at fault here.
Read the book the road out of hell by author Anthony Flacco. Sanfords mother was not worried. She forced Sanford to go with Gordon. The family knew about Gordon's proclivities for boys.
Thank goodness! It's BC! just what I needed this morning. It's been a non-stop morning until I just saw your post, and now everything can wait. I have to make time for the important things in my life. 😊
Unbelievably sad! The sick evil people who do this to children! All over the world, children are kidnapped and tortured! God will hold those people accountable! Thank you Brief Case for another incredible episode!!!
I saw the movie when I was pregnant with my first son and I was so terrified. It suddenly hit me that I was a mother and I somewhat regretted it as how could anyone survive this kind of a thing? So sad for her. My heart aches and I hope they are reunited in heaven.
Out of all the brief cases I think that this is the most shocking. The police chief saying 'take him home and try him out ', is one of the most outrageous things that I have ever heard. Thanks very much as always. David. PS, I'm going for the Hello Fresh, thanks.
I think even sadder than the murder was Collin's belief that her son might still be alive and her constant search for him until she died. She was never at rest until she truly was. I pray they were reunited on the other side. R.I.P.
Good morning When I went to see the movie I can’t even imagine what the real Mrs. Collins went through. The tenacity of the police telling her to try out a little boy that wasn’t hers and to throw her into a mental hospital was just pure evil. A mother knows their child and I can’t believe that this was done to her plus she never received the $10,800 that was owed to her. The sad part was she died not even knowing what happened to her son. This is such a sad story R.I.P. to all the young boys that were kidnapped and killed🙏🏽🦋 R.I.P. mrs. Collins and Walter Collins 🙏🏽🦋
Thank you for featuring this tragic situation in the way you did. "Trying out" one missing child instead of looking for another missing child is a statement made from a department low on honor and high in incompetency and criminality.The corruption of the LAPD has a long history, and has only gotten worse with time. Homelessness, drugs, and human trafficking of all ages are prevalent there, enabled by arguably the most corrupt politicians in the country. When are the citizens going to be sick and tired of being sick and tired?
I had forgotten that case. Or, I remember it well, but I hadn't thought about it for a while. A really harrowing case. Obviously for the murders, but also the police chief, he really was quite the piece of work. Mind boggling. In all the sadness in it, it is a consolation that Sanford got away from that place. Always great when you upload new videoes. Cheers.
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This story has been made into a film called "The Changeling" and it is really a horrific story ... don't let children see it because it will haunt them ... but DO teach your children about talking to, and going off with strangers ... 🙄🙄🙄🥺🥺🥺💕
I saw it. It is an excellent film, but heartbreaking and horrifying
The police really treated Walter's mother horribly. Then, they added insult to injury when they refused to admit their mistake.
A police chief being able to commit Anyone to a mental facility is positively medieval.
It's positively 21st century....as are a lot of medieval things. (black magick and child abuse for example...being ruled over by a monarchie, religion...the list goes on and it's all connected)
To this day police can still section someone , Emergency Commitment. Now That's Crazy
@@pogmothoin1342 .Nope.
He's burning in hell right now
@@pogmothoin1342not really, they need a judge’s approval and proof of danger to themself or others
"Try him out for awhile" what a horrible thing to say to a grieving mother
It's honestly scary how many people think you can just replace a child with a different child
then to have her thrown into an Asylum!! My God thats appalling! To do that to a grieving mother!
@@auntbee6993 This I know. "Just have another one" when mine died.
I Know!!!
As if he were a shoe or something.
Devastatingly sad case all the way around. The LAPD were horrible idiots. I feel so sorry for the mother of Walter Collins. May her and her son rest in peace.
Good choice and great narration as usual BC.
"The LAPD were horrible idiots."
"Were?"
@@scottevans2685 Okay...are. 😄
@@scottevans2685 came here to say this ❤
LAPD was among the most corrupt and incompetent police departments in the US, and I am not convinced they even solved this serial killer case. They needed a scapegoat for the many unsolved cases om missing people, and they found this backward redneck who had abused a child. The almost total lack of bodies was explained by quick lime, but it is a myth from pulp magazines that you can annihilate cadavres with it. Instead, most of the time you end up with mumified bodies! You can be almost sure that the police tortured the man and manipulated the child to make the confessions.
I did a lot of research into LA, including the LAPD, for my writing. During Prohibition the LAPD were a crime unit in their own right. They protected speakeasies and gambling and worked hand in hand with the local criminals and City Hall, which was just as corrupt. They needed the Walter Collins success story to bolster their phony image as the good guys.
How awful, those poor children! Usually the cases presented here have a "motive" like money, jealousy, personal grudges but this is pure serial killer stuff, it is the most disturbing episode on here I have seen. It gives me little solace that the culprit faced justice.
I agree. This is the reason child killers are hated so much in prisons.
He was a sexual predator so I’ll let you come to the conclusion of why he wanted those little boys 😢
I'm from the Mira Loma Region....and to this day they still teach about this in local schools and how to watch for possible child abuse. ...
No, the guy molested his nephew and all the boys he killed. The nephews mother didn't care. She wanted to gain favor with her mother and brother. It was the boys sister that blow the whistle.
Gordon raped little boys and then murdered them to try to hide his crimes. A sick or maybe sicker aspect to the horrows is that Gordon's mother murdered too to protect her "darling, gifted" son.
How callous these police officers were.
Take him home and try him out in spite of dental records.
Hi Agapy!
Times were different then. No excuse though.
@@bettyjames4155 Hi Betty
When I saw the movie Changeling starring Angelina Jolie, upon which this story is based, I just found it amazing that these cops would do something this incompetent! His doctor and teachers both confirmed what his mom said! But they just threw her in a mental hospital! Awful!
I'm going to be watching this as soon as I can
@@katebet07 It will stay with you for ever - a very haunting film - don't let children see it. DO warn them about stranger danger.
@@joline2730 also danger from people they know. Kids are being taught to trust their gut & not be afraid to tell a trusted adult if they are worried
@@joline2730it’s not that bad it’s an amazing film but haunting is a reach lmaooo😂
Horrible way to treat a broken mothers heart! It happen to me, .not about my children's, but they get away with killing me s!lowly in ways a normal mind can't even think existed! They, her and her sons did that...
For about 3 years robbing my sanity (she was the other woman) She call me one day asking if could meet
On her place of business, and talk peace, Anyway I was loosing every thing my sanity, and a fortune every month, even my houseThat was just part
All she did, was lie set me a trapped after that terrible biting , I went home (another county) I don't know how, I believe her, but ! Little that I knew her two adult ,6/2 .6/3 strong sons bet me to dead I drove myself to the Hospital, the Doctors told me I was dying because I have a huge internal bleeding, and since they didn't have my rare blood type, and even though they search different blood banks and didn't find any, of my blood type I trust Jesus, my time was running out! Finally they found some, but the Doctor said,. As much the clean the blood, it's never secure. Many virus and sickness can still there but your type it's very difficult to find, so is up to you taking the risk...
My answer was...Any way I'm dieying, I trust The Lord He's powerful to cleaning any impurity!
I always got a very strong bad reaction to blood transaction, it give me Anxiety's and attact like I am Epileptic and being all alone for almost a month with no one with me, made me really feeling like I was Tide to my own body! But Jesus never ever left my side! I spent my life going to hospitals and nursing homes saving souls and praying for the sick, God did extraordinary miracles! For that my life was in danger always, because the enemy hate me trying to end my life all the time! Haaving a terrible husband, he was always with another woman's, the very worst type!
I hold my dignity and trust my Lord! The Lord knows that for serving Him we pay a terrible price, because the enemy hate us and Hus attacks are daily! But Jesxus defeated him on The Cross! He knows Hus time is shirt!
This is such a sad case, that poor mother never found her child.💔💔 Thank you BC for telling us what happened to the other boys glad they went on to lead normal lives
Sandford Clark suffered severe PTSD for the rest of his life......
I have been meaning to post this since my baby was born in December....
I was in the hospital with contractions 5 minutes apart. Waiting on my husband to get here, because they told me I was officially in labor.
To take my mind off the pain I was walking around my room with your newly dropped video playing. The nurse walks in, "is that true crime?"
Yes, yes it is. You all have tik tok, I have Brief Case. My little one and I now enjoy our Monday mornings with a new episode! Appreciate your videos and the effort you place in them, Brief!
Thankyou so much Kathelina
Congrats! 👶
@@mcmd2009 thank you! 😊
BRIEF- THIS ONE has interested me so much since I saw Angelina Jolie in Changeling. The fact that there are several tragic stories associated with this entire situation is shocking. And the fact the city changed its name because of this farm is not done( not normal in our country at all)..crazy this all happened so close by. ... you can still drive by where the farm was...the house still stands.
Thanks Amber
Never knew a film had been made. Is it about this story in particular or based around it?
The film is Changeling - no definite article in front.
Jolie dies a great job portraying Christine Collins.
I cannot remember the name of it but there was also a radio episode of dragnet that was evidently based on this case. And it the boy was being raised by his grandfather and was pretty much an identical copy except for the fact that he actually worked harder and one of the kids had an appendectomy scar in the other one didn't.
@Caz C Changling is not based on the Chicken Coop Murders but on the side story which is also a huge story of corrupt Los Angeles police work. Forcing this mom to take a boy that wasn't hers. Insisting he was, and because she was a woman in the era they said she was hysterical and to take her child home. It is completely horrific as a mother.... highly recommend the movie. It was done very well.
I only reactively recently "dicovered" this channel through a collab with forgotten lives. I'm so glad that I have, I mean the content is bleak when you think about the victims, but telling the stories is interesting. I appreciate you don't glorify the macabre and sometimes gory details (kind of like casual criminalist) I appreciate the time and effort you put into your content and you have a pretty amazing group of supporters, there's a lot love around here (dodging the rabbit holes) your back catalogue has gotten me through one of the worst experiences of my life (currently experiencing a neurological condition) and so I listen to a lot of your older stuff and it's awesome to see your journey as a creator, and the love you get in the comments. I've also discovered other youtubers through this channel too, so thanks for that❤. You're awesome mate.
That's funny. I found forgotten lives through a Collab with brief case. HAHAHA. Guess those collaborations really worked like they had hoped
I highly suggest binge watching. That's so fun 😂
Its time well spent I can promise you that. Crime Reel is another great channel. Very similar. But unique in their own style. Have fun 😁✌️
I am praying for you! When I was 37 I came down with meningitis, and the 14 years after that were spent battling a complex neurological condition which caused many kinds of seizures, and intractable migraines. It was all quite frightening and I never thought I would get better, it absolutely was the worst time in my life. But I did get better, even though they said I never would. Today my life is fairly normal. Hang in there, I am wishing you the best, and I urge you to stay strong and don't give up, like I almost did. I hope you have all the love and support you need! xoxo
We try to be a nice community of people who enjoy history. Welcome. I will also be praying for you. I have depression and a bunch of other crappy (no other polite word for it) stuff. Brief Case gives me something to enjoy every Monday. Take care of yourself. And we will see you with the next...Brief...Case!
Welcome! I hope you'll be healing and feeling much better soon. It is a great community here and the other channels that collaborate with BC are well worth checking out. They're all very good. But I am very partial to, and have watched every video BC has put out for us.
Thanks for this story from the USA from the 20s. Poor Christine and her ordeal with her missing son and being sent to the hospital.
I'm shocked that Mrs. Collins won her lawsuit against the LAPD.
Shocked but glad. At least there was some justice.
You're missing the most important part of her having won her lawsuit, he NEVER paid up and was never forced to...
Theres alot more to this story, she won because she was sane and not crazy like they accused her to be, she was abused and hurt during her stay at the insane asylum. She was never crazy she was a mother trying to get justice but the corruption of the police department didn’t want to be responsible because they couldn’t find the boy
Too bad she was never paid
I was very surprised she won that lawsuit. 😱
She won but never got a cent.
Even by the standards of the day, that kind of "police work" is atrocious and everyone involved should have been fired, bankrupted, and prosecuted.
Excellent story. I highly recommend watching the "Changeling". I t goes into far more detail regarding the L.A. police indifference toward the missing boys.
thanks for this case review.
I like when you offer updates at the end on the lives of those who survived the traumatic events.
Poor little Walter was certainly murdered. I don't blame his mother for not letting herself believe it. People deal with grief and trauma in different ways 😪
Thank you for this BC.
I’ve heard of this case before, but you’ve added some details I hadn’t known.
The police telling the mum to “take him home and try him out” says so much about about that officer.
Also thank you for an international Hello Fresh code!
Thanks for watching
Right?! That's what I reacted on. As if children are interchangeable? What the actual f?
This is the SADDEST 😢story I’ve ever heard in my life!!!!! People can be evil, for no reason.
Hugging my son even tighter tonight.
Totally made my Monday morning!🇨🇦🤸♂️🥰Thanks for the Briefing!
Thanks Grace :)
It's so scary being a mentally ill / disabled person here in the US when I know that psychiatric "care" has so often been used as a weapon by people in authority.
Mrs. Collins in the past, Britney Spears in the present, and countless untold examples from people who never became famous.
If you have that much self awareness, you're just fine. Stop seeking attention.
@@JTguitarlessons
Shhh
Used as a weapon by people of authority?
How is that so?
Could you please expand on your comment?
I think mostly in the past, people of authority had no clue how to deal with psychiatric people. Back then, so many were committed to insane isylums if they were slightly off the rails, and that was that. I believe that it was nothing contemptuous in nature they simply didn't know how to deal with individuals back then that may have had medical issues.
Back in the 1970’s you could have anyone admitted to a psychiatric facility without any evidence of mental health issues. It became a means to an end for some people. I’m glad that doesn’t happen anymore although some people that need help these days don’t receive it.
Same. As an autistic person I've heard horror stories about how much worse disabled people are treated in psychiatric facilities and I know they are an absolute last resort for us. My old therapist told me if you ever need help it's best to admit yourself so you have the power to check yourself out, and to do research now so that in an emergency you already know which facility is best and which ones you should avoid at all costs. I hope neither of us ever experiences first hand just how horrible the treatment is
I saw the film, Changeling, based on this story.
What a sad and tragic case! A mother would know if a child was her missing son.. but LAPD tell Christine to "try him out for a while" and then send her off to a psychiatric ward for not accepting a falsehood! Shocking what happened to those poor young boys.. Thanks for covering this case in your usual compassionate way, BC 👍
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Fascinating but so sad for his mother who spent her life looking for her son
I like that you told this story in such a matter of fact way without a bunch of mystery. It was right to the point and told all the important parts. Thanks, and see you next Monday, Mr. Case. 😁
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The nephew, Sanford Clark, wrote a book about the whole ordeal. It’s a hard story to read because it has all of the details of the crimes and what he went through before and after but it’s very good. The book is called The Road Out of Hell.
it's a book you'll always remember. Devastating tale of a real life monster and the generational damage done by a man who refused to control himself. Pathetic behavior by a corrupt "justice" system in Los Angeles as well.
Listened to the audiobook on Audible last year. Had to stop listening a few times, the details were just so horrific. But a well made book.
Really enjoyed this case of Walter Collins. Thank you for not using footage from the “Changeling” movie, and for only using authentic images. It sets you apart from other documentary filmmakers
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I read about this case years ago and actually saw the movie back in the day the fact that the police chief had the power to have someone committed to a psychiatric ward is beyond messed up
I love watching these videos while enjoying my morning cup coffee ☕️. Many times a few cups😊. Thanks CR
Haven't had my morning coffee yet, feel I need it though, just gone 6 here
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Such a sad story, and frightening to think that the USA was almost as dangerous back then as it is now. Thank you, BC, for another story, very well done.
Human nature never changes, as King Solomon said, there is nothing new under the sun .
Humans are flawed.
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Fascinating story as always! Thank you, BC.
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Thanks for this video,what a sad sad case!!❤❤❤
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Excellent! Thank you, I remember the movie, but I didn't remember all the details you offered. Loved it!
So sad, all those poor boys. Thanks for sharing!👍
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I saw that movie, the changeling and now I understand what it was all about. Another amazing Brief Case.
Thank you for (finally?) doing this case. I am a major -fan- sleuth about this one and am always interested in every one's viewpoint on what happened. Gordon is a very intriguing guy. 💯
Thank you so much BriefCase for covering this case. It so sad and tragic . A very good movie was made based on this case called Changeling i highly recommended it.
AWESOME video!! I'm SO glad you covered this story. It's so sad what was done in this case. And has lots of twists and turns. You did a great job recounting everything.
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As always BC an impeccably researched and narrated crime. You never fail to make my Monday evening tolerable. As always, it was a great beginning to the week. Thanks keeps safe
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This was a very intriguing and yet horrific story about, the abduction and murder of, Walter Collins. Which later was discovered that he wasn't the only young boy that this unfortunately happened to. I'm glad that this case was finally solved and justice was served out. Great investigating, presentation, backstory, and photos, too. May the souls of these young boys rest in eternal peace.🌹
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Good morning BC from Black Diamond Alberta, have a great week. Love Monday mornings thanks to your uploads 😊.
There’s nothing I enjoy more than cooking and listening to Brief Case, I’m gonna give Hello Fresh a try. Thanks Brief Case❤
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I know it happens, but it just feels like the society gave her one last slap in the face by not even making sure she got the court ordered compensation after being treated the way she was treated.
Good Monday morning😊 Tea and BC is a great way to start the day❤
Morning!
Thank you for the additional information on the other people. Usually it just ends with the count case.
Wow. I've never heard these details of this story before. Much love - as always - from central Florida ❤️
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Hello BC, happy new week everybody 🙋♀️🌻
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This story just breaks my heart for so many reasons. The little immigrant boy who never got justice. Walter Collins who never got to come home. Cristine who was abused and gaslit by the police. Sanford. All the little boys who spent their last moments in pure hell. All the women who were abused by the LAPD.
That monster, it was his niece who raised the alarm.
RIP Walter. Every time I hear this, I like to think you did not end up at that farm. I like to think you lived a full life with other people, maybe the couple with the young boy.
RIP Cristine. You were a wonderful mom. You never gave up and fought so hard.
What an incredible story!
First off your pasta looked delicious I hope you enjoyed it...second omg what a sad story...that poor Mother being told "to take him home and try him out"...and then locked in a mental institution for telling the policeman he was wrong (talk about abusing his position as a man who should have been trustworthy)...that policeman should have been forced to pay her AND he should have lost his job...all of those poor little boy's being snatched and murdered I'm glad the killer got the death penalty but why was his mother released she killed as well (she was nuts was she diagnosed with any mental illness)...thankyou once again 💜🇦🇺
Thanks for the historical case upload, Brief Case! Spring will be here at 2:24 PDT! FINALLY.
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@Flamsterette I'm doing well! I'm glad you'll get to visit with your sister.
off topic but for some reason I really enjoyed listening to you talk about hello fresh cause it’s the happiest I’ve heard your tone in any video I’ve seen of yours hahah
Thank you for another well narrated and researched video. You are the bright spot of my Mondays even though you tell the tales of murder.
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The nephew wrote a book on what happened. I could not read it since it was so traumatizing. He tried to run away back home a couple times and neighbors reported he was being abused, but nothing was done. He was threatened to get the same thing done as the boys if he did not do what was commanded of him by the son and mother.
My Monday was filled with tears, but your video made me happy :)
Yhank you once again! Big hugs from Finland, from your BIG fan!
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Truly horrifying, as a mother and as a human.
I grew up in Mira Loma. This is a tragic story and you cover it well. Still so hard to believe how this was handled. His poor mother suffered so much.
Thanks Geri
Look at how countless other cases involving children worldwide were handled.
Thank goodness Mrs. Clark sensed her son was in trouble, and that she and her daughter investigated, then contacted the authorities. Poor Sanford, I am glad he was able to live a good life after his abusive and horrific childhood.
After 2 years of reform school! That's messed up! But at least he got out alive!
@@primesspct2 yeah, the reform school was a detail that angered me. The poor boy was threatened and abused. But as soon as he had the chance, he revealed the truth. He was not at fault here.
Read the book the road out of hell by author Anthony Flacco. Sanfords mother was not worried. She forced Sanford to go with Gordon. The family knew about Gordon's proclivities for boys.
Thank goodness! It's BC! just what I needed this morning. It's been a non-stop morning until I just saw your post, and now everything can wait.
I have to make time for the important things in my life. 😊
Very happy for you, on your great Sponsor B.C. Congratulations! This story was very sad... Your narration was polite as always. Thank you Sir
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Truly interesting and informative. Thank you. ✌️🇨🇦
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Good evening BC, took Belle for a short evening walk tonight and congrats on your sponsor today once again.
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Just totally heartbreaking 😭😭😭😭
Good one!!! Sad story for sure.
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Always interesting
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Fascinating. I had heard a little about this but the whole story is amazing. Thanks!
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Your channel recently came across my screen and I’ve started watching your videos. So far, this Brief Case story is, by far, the best one.
Wow, thank you so much
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That was sad more than anything else.
It occurs to me now that I've yet to hear a good word about the LAPD.
I'm 60 this year, so that can't be good.
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Thank you for showing what you get in the Hello Fresh box ... I have thought to try this - now I will 😄😄👍
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Unbelievably sad! The sick evil people who do this to children! All over the world, children are kidnapped and tortured! God will hold those people accountable!
Thank you Brief Case for another incredible episode!!!
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Happy Monday Brief 💜
I saw the movie when I was pregnant with my first son and I was so terrified. It suddenly hit me that I was a mother and I somewhat regretted it as how could anyone survive this kind of a thing? So sad for her. My heart aches and I hope they are reunited in heaven.
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Another informative, educational case done so respectfully 🙏🏼❤️🕊️⚖️
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Out of all the brief cases I think that this is the most shocking. The police chief saying 'take him home and try him out ', is one of the most outrageous things that I have ever heard.
Thanks very much as always. David.
PS, I'm going for the Hello Fresh, thanks.
This is way more informative, than the movie! Thanks, Briefcase!
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That was heartbreaking. There are no words - how the families would have suffered. The LAPD acted despicably - "try this one!" WTF???
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This is so sad…those poor kids… heartbreaking …thanks BC for all you do 💕
Great video, good job!
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I think even sadder than the murder was Collin's belief that her son might still be alive and her constant search for him until she died. She was never at rest until she truly was. I pray they were reunited on the other side. R.I.P.
Thank you for another wonderful video ❤😊
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Very sad and tragic story.
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Captivating as usual love how put in the extra work to inform us of lives of the victims life after tragedy....keep up the good work 😊
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another great case, thank you.
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I thought I remembered this story from somewhere. Nice telling!
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When I went to see the movie I can’t even imagine what the real Mrs. Collins went through. The tenacity of the police telling her to try out a little boy that wasn’t hers and to throw her into a mental hospital was just pure evil. A mother knows their child and I can’t believe that this was done to her plus she never received the $10,800 that was owed to her. The sad part was she died not even knowing what happened to her son. This is such a sad story
R.I.P. to all the young boys that were kidnapped and killed🙏🏽🦋
R.I.P. mrs. Collins and Walter Collins 🙏🏽🦋
Re-united now 🙏🙏💕💕
Thank you for featuring this tragic situation in the way you did. "Trying out" one missing child instead of looking for another missing child is a statement made from a department low on honor and high in incompetency and criminality.The corruption of the LAPD has a long history, and has only gotten worse with time. Homelessness, drugs, and human trafficking of all ages are prevalent there, enabled by arguably the most corrupt politicians in the country. When are the citizens going to be sick and tired of being sick and tired?
I had forgotten that case. Or, I remember it well, but I hadn't thought about it for a while. A really harrowing case. Obviously for the murders, but also the police chief, he really was quite the piece of work. Mind boggling.
In all the sadness in it, it is a consolation that Sanford got away from that place.
Always great when you upload new videoes. Cheers.
Brief Case always has very interesting cases I enjoy all of his cases thanks again Brief Case for these great cases
Wow that was seriously disturbing thanks Brief Case for another wonderful job documenting a in depth case
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As always brief case its a pleasure to watch your amazing video my friend
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Excellent telling. The film of this was also excellent. Astonishing Mum and Son. RIP Boys....
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Great story
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