I am having my 13 years daughter watch this case for many reasons... I want her to study someone like Detective John Faine... She loves watching CSI Miami and I want her to see the reality of how the system works ...It's important to teach our children about how to read an identify master manipulators. Reading body language, linguistics, and civil rights is not taught in middle school and or High School, it's vital to protect our children from predators regardless of who they are...
@@kirstinpurcell6619 I am very familiar with studying body language and Linguistic. Being an at-home mom now I really enjoy watching trials using these tools... He is a master manipulator .... We can all learn a lot from watching these trials for ourselves & for our children...
well said he is a slimeball ...who unfortunately was just doing his job. So there's also something wrong with the system. She may be 18 but she sure didn't have the maturity of an adult. They railroaded her!
Make her note the way they reel her in by saying how they understand what a terrible thing shes gone through and how its not her fault and they just want to make sure shes ok.....Then try and get her to agree to a statement that will totally screw her over ."So when the baby came out, you saw it moving yes?" Then back to telling her, how telling them everything ,is the best way to do right by the baby. They caant stress enough how they have no interest in bringing any charges against her. Imagine getting lifed off after an interview saying that.
You're going home, you're going home, you're going home... We don't send you to "prison" from here. (Little do you know we can send you to JAIL from here.) She needed a lawyer.
Imagine if Brendan Dassey had an adult and/or attorney present? I guarantee the police wouldn't haven been able to coerce a false confession. Now the poor, innocent kid has spent more than half his life incarcerated for a murder in which he very clearly did not part.
If you were a detective who was being called as a witness to a murder trail wouldn’t you take the time to DO YOUR DAMN JOB and reread your report? Especially if it’s been 2 years since you wrote it?????
I really HATE the way this girl was interrogated and left without any counsel. Her parents totally failed her and to me, this baby’s death is on them as much if not more than Skylar. I also think the way her OB did not advise her about the safe haven law (or whatever it’s called). It’s clear she needed help and yes she’s an adult, but she was failed at every turn.
I agree that the OB failed her. He testified that he wasn’t sure she was “taking in” anything he was saying. He should have had an RN or someone help her work past her denial and then talk to her about her options, not send her home and tell her to call back for a follow up appointment. She gave birth only two weeks from this drs appointment. I truly think she thought she had more time to figure out what to do and suddenly one night she didn’t...
Remember that she is a compulsive liar. Her dad told her this wasn't the first time she lied about being pregnant. This time she just didn't tell them.
@@jennwill80 "Gave Birth" ??? I thought according to her verdict & sentencing , she just passed dead fetal tissue through the birth canal ? Which amounts to nothing to see here , but a legal pro-choice decision by a pregnant woman. The abuse of a corpse thing , is only cuz we can't have people just burying dead bodies any ole place they want. Which I'm sure most people would agree with right ? The real shame of this ... is that by this verdict and sentencing. We are failing to really highlight how a staunch pro-life upbringing , can very well lead to this kind of tragedy. And the new mis guided attempt under Trumpians to roll back pro-choice advances. Is very well going to lead to a rise in alleged stillbirths . Therefore , I submit she should have been made an example of , for a lesson learned to society. On both sides.
Seriously this is all wrong what the investigators did to this girl when this happened she was a teenager not 18 , she had just turned 18 also ,in the second interview you can clearly see they are planting in her head what they want to hear !!!she is in total shock , she denied over and over burning her baby! She should of had an attorney all this should be thrown out she was corrused into their theory ,,,, she just wanted to go home so she said what they wanted to hear ,,,,,these cops are using tactics to make her think they will let her go if she agrees with them !!!
I agree they kept insisting she burnt her but when they asked her first I believe it was an honest reaction from Skylar she seemed shocked and honest no fire. She said what they wanted to hear to go home. Was so wrong to do that to her. Her reaction was honest I think . Imo
when they asked her if she wanted to tell her parents "here", she said no,, she wanted to tell them at home. They led her to believe she was going home. That is how immature she is - did not have a clue.
Yes they wanted her to talk in the room because they new everything was being taped !!! she had no idea she was on camera .. she was going along with everything they were saying ,,, they were planting things in her head , she was just agreeing with them on so many issues , she was in shock what she had just went thru and was totally scared , having a baby your body goes thru shock she was trying to hide everything and didn’t remember what really happened , was just going along with it all ,, she kept saying I don’t remember and I don’t think so , but they kept badgering her ...
I don’t know the final outcome haven’t watch it all. However I’m sorry they are trying to get her to say what they want. Also why wouldn’t her parents have hired a lawyer by this time. Then they wouldn’t have been able to drill he the way they did.
@@Venessa101 but this 2nd interview (if I'm not mistaken ) was done about 2 weeks after the 1st interview....meaning the mother had nearly 2 weeks to make her daughter get checked out. I guess she's 18 so her mom probably can't make her, but judging by this entire situation and mess Skylar is in currently...it's all bc she was afraid to tell her mom she was pregnant. Her mom clearly has very much control over her life and what her decisions are, so I have a feeling that if the mother said "you *are* going to get your pelvic exam and make sure nothing is wrong after delivering a baby at home,by yourself,at barely 18 years old...and I *am* taking you there to make sure you go," that Skylar would jump to her mother's demands and go get the exam. I have no doubt that the mom didn't make her.. probably never even suggested it. 🙄😒
Ellen Marie O she talked her mother out of believing an email from the dr’s office confirming her pregnancy, I’m sure she’s talked her mother out of any drs care as well.
I can hardly stand this. Not everyone understands their rights especially a first time 18yr old with no criminal history. Her parents also should have gotten this girl an attorney the first nite.
Holly Cady I agree but people who don’t have prior knowledge or experience with the law have no idea where to begin. They’re probably also in a state of fog trying to make sense of everything that has occurred. They obviously don’t understand Skyler’s rights or they would have taken her home during the first interview instead of asking and waiting for the detective to tell them it was ok for her to leave.
It's the 21st century. the audio equipment should be a lot better in these interrogation rooms. wth? And the crocodile tears shed by little miss cheerleader. Not for her baby but for the fact that she got busted. Cry me a river.
Wow these 2 detectives are absolutely disgusting. Especially that disgrace of a cop and a woman. You could almost hear the glee in her voice while knowingly lying to this obviously naive young woman. This entire interview stinks and makes my skin crawl. “Whatever you want, whatever you want your 18 it’s entirely your decision” but to get a lawyer. And after telling her she is going to the jail; which the detectives many times told her no, no, no after she asked if she was going to jail the female talking to her like it’s summer camp. You get to use the phone etc. going so far to making lie to her parents about burning her child. It was not her truth. It was their truth in order to lock her up. Disgusting. Again I don’t agree with Skylars action but she is very obviously a naive girl who is very gullible and young for her years.
I agree with you so hard right now! When this (I will not insert the expletive that I want here) woman said, "welcome to adulthood", I just about came unglued!!
This “naive” girl says in the interview before this “I didn’t mean to kill my baby. I didn’t do it on purpose” you’re telling me she’s innocent?! She only didn’t “mean” to kill her baby because she got caught. Nope. She was worried more about her flat stomach than the life of her own flesh and blood.
Very bad witness. as a professional, he should have reviewed the case before he came on as a witness. There’s a lot he “doesn’t know or recall “ because it was 2 yrs ago. Given that she had just turned 18, why did she not have a lawyer with her, the female interrogator was horrible, holding her hand pretending to be caring, putting words in her mouth. He seems to me to be constantly kicking the can down the road...someone else is responsible ...
T42 Angle I believe he is playing ignorance and stupid. He keeps pushing the the issue it’s not my job and knows how terribly flawed that interview was😖😖😖
@@lisahamrick3545 definitely .. i knew this guy would be just as unscrupulous in his testimony as he was when faking and lying his way through the interrogation. I also think the female derective is a POS.
Question... could the defense somehow get this whole interview thrown out bc they have proof that they manipulated the burning confession out of her? It’s been proven there is no evidence of a fire or any thermal trauma!
That’s what I’m thinking too. If there is no evidence the body was burnt, yet she said she burnt her, AFTER the investigators put that crap in her head... they should throw it out.
This man, John Faine, is a MONSTER. It's so satisfying to see his sickening behaviors being questioned. I love seeing him squirm. He can't defend his actions so he plays stupid. Disgusting.
Skylar told the truth in the 1st interview. This 2nd interview was a joke. The whole cremation comment is garbage. There is no proof that that baby was burnt. The Investigators got bad info and ran with it. This 2nd interview needs to be thrown out.
The cop when questioned by the defense sure did not know a lot. Can't remember if important information was in the final report . yea right..he did not even have any report done about her first interview. Charges were not even laid until they thought infant was burned. (which is proven false).
Agreed. I watch all the homicide shows from the USA and I feel sorry for you guys/girls. 9/10 suspects do NOT invoke their right to remain silent or call for a lawyer. Lawyers know what the cops are up to and will prevent suspects from talking and or giving the cops an opportunity to coerce confessions. A confession is necessary to get a conviction when there is insufficient evidence to convict. BTW a temperature of 1,400-1800 degrees Fahrenheit is required to cremate a body.
@@somedudem8 o wow, i did not know all that, thank you. I need to start watching all the homicide shows so I can learn my rights or to get a lawyer just in case! 😂
I have asked police men before about this type of 'interview' and asking for a lawyer. He said that they don't assume just by that that you are guilty.
Same old story- she thought if she told them what they wanted to hear, she could go home. Even her parents told her to tell them the truth or she would go to jail. They should have told her NOT to speak & an attorney would do that for her. She and her parents thought if she was honest & apologetic- they wouldn’t press charges BUT they always intended to.
When this trial is over the one thing that's never going to go away, whether guilty or not, she'll always be the cheerleader who buried her baby in the backyard and then hours later went to the gym to get her belly back in shape so she'd look good at her boyfriend's baseball games, in a small town in Ohio in 2017. We can google that 20 years from now and it will all be right there. How many Brooke Skylar Richardson's can there be?
denkat2010 good. It will follow her forever, all she had to do was reach out for help...tell her parents...she is old enough to have sex with a boy she had only “dated” for 2 weeks!!!she should have been responsible and looked at all her options....I believe she was pregnant prior to her killing this baby. I feel as though her mother took her for an abortion....she screwed up again and this time killed her baby.
Joyce Marie, I thought I heard her Dad say, in another video, that "Unfortunately this has happened before"? I haven't watched the whole trial, so was she pregnant once before?
Kim that comment he made actually implied that they had already had to deal with the same situation . I believe she was pregnant prior to this pregnancy. Her mother was adamant that she get in the pill...her mother was continuously letting Skylar know that a baby would ruin her “perfect “..... mom was not trying to educate Skylar...mom was warning Skylar what would happen if it happened again! Skylar knew exactly what she was doing...she could not let her parents know that she was pregnant....again...she killed her baby.
Just try to remember your selfs as teenagers.I dont think she killed her baby.She was just not prepared traumatized .She didint take care of her health during her whole pregnancy.she didn’t even look pregnant so the baby couldnt be healthy.
Ever wonder why there aren't many Police interviews online where the person is being questioned with a lawyer present? Its because they were never charged after doing the right thing and making sure they had a lawyer present during questioning.
Yep, pretty obvious when she was calling her mom, "mommie".....an 18 year old spoiled, ignorant cheerleader....a mother monitoring her weight all her life, an eating disorder and she's really not right mentally either. All that aside, a new mother would not trash her baby in the backyard and head to the gym the next morning to get "rid of her belly".....just monstrous.
@@pennyarmstrong1232 Yes, I wondered the very same thing.....seems a very dysfunctional mother-daughter relationship. My husband keeps saying the mom had to know....especially, as you said, that STRANGE text she sent to her mom the next morning. Had the mom not known, I don't see HOW that text would have made any sense at all. Other than a pregnancy, what would her mother have considered the reason for an overnight flat stomach? A very sad story all around. You can tell by looking at this young woman, there is just no emotion.
This younger defense attorney should handle all the trial. He is much less offensive and gets they point across without coming across as a jerk like his father. Much more effective in my opinion. This poor kid was coerced. These two detectives were not professional and I think they need more training.
I am sorry but this bald headed cop is a manipulating story constructionist, he sets the stage for how the script will be written, not based on the truth but on his agenda. I have a real problem with his obfuscation and manipulation and twisting of facts to fit what he wants people to believe is true. Skylar seems to me a naive, immature young girl put into a situation she didn't know how to cope with and her parents are clearly too demanding on her as if they want to live her life for her. I do not believe she killed the baby but when she gave birth to a baby in an environment where she was alone and had complications well the poor baby didn't have a chance. This is not a crime but a tragedy and the police and DA used this incident to forward their own agenda. Police want to put a feather in their hat and the DA wants more victories. Shame on everyone. I pray Skylar finds the help she needs and I hope one day she can forgive herself for the bad judgement and decisions she has made. IMO
Seemed to me these detectives were feeding and leading her what to say. These two detectives seemed to rather enjoy it. Both are unprofessional. You don’t give the suspect info you want her to say back. Gross. Remind me to never live in Ohio.
Yeah I bet they get a pay bonus for an arrest and charges! - Disgusting alright, but there’s no way this is only an Ohio policing style, happens in Australia 🇦🇺 too! They call coppers Dogs - lots of them are!
@@lynnev9781 Unfortunately this is the tactics the cops use and they are never held responsible for their actions. We are raised to believe we can trust the cops but what we are not told is that although we should never lie to them they can and will lie to you to get that almighty confession even if it is false or coerced. It is a sad world we live in when the people we are suppose to trust are the worst people to trust!! Bottom line ALWAYS as for a lawyer, ALWAYS!!
Lynne Nguyen This is how cops operate. This is why you should never talk to police without a lawyer. Sadly, they’re not doing anything illegal in manipulating this girl. They’re taught to do this. This manipulation is fine when interrogating unfeeling career criminals, murderers, and rapists, but i too think it’s absolutely abusive when they use those tactics on this girl.
Biggest lesson to learn from this whole video/trial: NEVER EVER EVER TALK TO DETECTIVES. GET A LAWYER IMMEDIATELY AND DON'T SAY A WORD....GUILTY OR NOT!! DON'T SAY A WORD! She is only being charged and sitting on trial because she talked to the detectives. I dont believe she killed the baby maliciously, but based on what she has admitted, the baby died due to actions she took, and didn't take. That's homicide. If she would have JUST told her parents she was pregnant after that Dr. APPT, I'm certain she'd be holding and loving a beautiful, precious baby in her arms right now...OR another family would be. But her actions during/immediately after caused that baby to die. She was probably gurgling because she was drowning in toilet water. Sooo heartbreaking.
I don’t understand WHY the parents didn’t get her a LAWYER. She might have avoided charges all together. LAWYER LAWYER LAWYER I almost wonder if the mom was punishing her by not getting her one.
@Linda Von Haugg that's what I said....it is homicide because of the actions she did and didn't take. She IS absolutely responsible for the baby being dead.
Listening to this "detective" testilying during cross examination makes me shocked that this defendant was prosecuted. What a waste of taxpayers' money just to enhance the careers of prosecutors, a lying cop and a biased coroner. What a disgrace.
This has to be the stupidest family alive. How skylar avoided arrested after the first interrogation boggles my mind. She admitted to burying the baby, she admitted to not wanting to have a baby, she admitted to asking her obgyn about having a abortion and being told it was too late, then she admitted to googling how to get rid of a baby. After all those admissions they let her go . And then to top it off she goes back for another interview without seeking council. Okay she's young and dumb but you would have thought her parents would have gotten a lawyer. Skylar has dug herself a hole the size of the grand canyon.
@Brittany W are we watching the same guy? Help me understand what makes him "a beast?" Other than being a typical jerk of a cross examiner (which I expect, of course) he doesn't make an points or share any evidence that have made me think "wait...maybe she *is* innocent after all, and this is all just a big misunderstanding."
@@dovermcmanus4595 In the United States, the police can legally tell anything they to a suspect during investigations and interviews. They can lie to their face and not blink an eye. Many other countries, such as England, have laws in place that require the police to be truthful to witnesses and suspects during an investigation.
A police officer keeping on texting during the interview - wow, times really have changed ! Yet, later on, she keeps holding Skylar’s hand for much longer than her own mother did.
I think people r forgetting she is an adult, she knew better n knows right from wrong its time for her to grow up n to face the consequences of her actions n not have mommy n daddy fix it ne more
Are you daft? What exactly did she do wrong? I'll tell you what she did wrong. She trusted police officers. Look what they've done. Abuse her mentally and break her down to repeat their murder fantasy.
Wow r u kidding me wtf is wrong w/ you come on now geeze I thought they were way to nice towards her, like this is not normal behavior for a 18 y old young lady to have a baby, kill her baby, burn her baby n plus then she buries her plus go on like nothing happened n her life was better than ever the day after... r we not watching the same trial
@@twigglybun4802 im done replying to stupidity u don't know me so if u don't agree w what I have to say than how bout u just keep it to ur self next time! Ne one who believes this adult isn't a baby killer isn't worth my time
That’s your opinion. The doctor, who actually was there, testified that she seemed absolutely shocked. IMO, the fact that she returned to that same practice to get a refill on birth control pills shows that she was just in complete denial that she was ever pregnant.
@@jennwill80 when she went to the doc the first time she said she thought that maybe she was pregnant. Quit treating her like she's 9..... she's 18 and was heading to college. Messed up periods or not.... she knew she wad pregnant.
I really think she is innocent...At first, I thought she was guilty but NOT now.. Babies move around a lot when they are born.. Babies can be born in water and they move around. SHE is not a mastermind... She told her doctor... If she murdered the baby she would never told her doctor ... I believe she is being honest about the baby being white and not moving... She is easily manipulated and feels guilt. even mother who have stillborn or baby die during birth feel guilty. OMG, why did her parent not get an ESQ...The REID tech is powerful.. Skylar has mental issues and easily manipulated by making her feel guilty. I hope someone in the jury knows about the Reid technique and see her for the mental instabilities she has and find her not guilty...
@@Sasha-71 I know she did not want to be pregnant... I believe she is being honest in describing her birth and the burying the baby.... Baby can die during birth... She delivered a baby in the middle of the night no meds no Doc No Nurse No one to help... I have had two babies... I went into labor with no meds the first time... I don't remember much about it because of intense pain. I wanted to have a natural birth. I was not dilating and his heart rate dangerous dropped... I was in so much pain I did not know what was happening. The staff all ran in an took me right into another room and gave me a c-section. I felt them cutting me a pulling him out and the pain was not different than the pain I was in during labor. I was put out immediately after they pulled him out. When I later woke My Husband who is an ESQ said they could not give me med until the pulled him out because his heart was so low And he an I would have died if I was alone... My second planned C-section, she moved around as soon as they pulled her out and gave her to me. You can even deliver in water and they move around.. I believe her when she said the baby was white an was not moving... I know she did not want to be pregnant...I 100% at first felt she was guilty solely based on the fact she buried the baby...After seeing the interviews and the interview with her parents and the knowledge of her mental status I can not judge her for burying the baby... I wish she had other option or at least one family member that loved her enough where she could go to for help... These parent did not even get her an attorney..I would find her innocent. Not many women these days have a baby with no meds... It is very very painful and to do it all alone with no prior Lamaze classes or what to expect would be traumatizing and mentally draining. It would take a lot to kill a baby and it would take more than holding it to your chest...I do not see Skylar as a mastermind murder.. I see a broken mental unstable young lady who was easily manipulated by the detectives Reid tech...
U can think she’s innocent. I’m not going to get into a pissing contest- however I think you’re blinded by the fact that’s she’s a scared little girl-she knew exactly what she was doing.
Oh she def said it....but it was also after they fed her all that information and manipulated her to believe that if she just said what they wanted she would go home and the baby would be finally laid to rest. She is guilty of a lot of things...but she didn’t burn that baby. She needs to serve time for this atrocity and these detective need to find new careers.
That's so sad that someone could do such a thing to their child this world can be so cruel. She was grown it was her job to ask for a lawyer. She waived her rights. Tragic.
I dont understand how her mom didn’t realize she was pregnant I know some women can be very small during pregnancy but I most definitely pay enough attention to my 18 yo daughters that I would be able to tell
That crying??? Never once did she cry out to, or for, her baby girl. She is crying for herself. Not, my baby girl was beautiful but she was gone. Not my baby girl was so gorgeous and I just didn't know what to do. Not my beautiful girl. Not one bit of pity or love for the precious child that was Annabelle. Annabelle, I remember you, even though I never saw you. I remember you sweetheart. Rest now precious child. You are loved.
Did she for real say at least u didn't put her in a trash bag like come on this was a baby hows what She did ne better than that its not like she lost her cat or dog n just buried it wtf
Lindsey Owen unreal. Neither of them should be allowed to interview anyone again. It was nothing more than get her get her with a false sickening goal. F the truth. Say what we want you to say... you’ll feel better and get to go home😖😖😖
@@lisahamrick3545 Police tactics! So wrong but it works for them. Just think about the 1000's of people who are rotting away in prison for telling the police what they want to hear...
They are trying to get justice for baby Annabel. She needs to be punished. If she had called 911 immediately she wouldn't be in this position. All she cared about was hiding it and pretending the baby never existed! Where are any actual tears?? She's trying to put on a good show. She's only worried about herself because she's a selfish brat.
I know I’m NOT where I need to be with our GOD ALL MIGHTY, ,but I am working on it!! All I ask is the GOOD LORD have mercy on this BABY!!!…. He will FORGIVE us all, as long as we don’t do it anymore and commit ourselves to him and obey his commands… My heart goes out to both families and especially this BABY…❤️😢😔
I didn't see them tell her what she was charged with??? Did I miss something? I don't like the way she was told,, you are 18, you have the right to not tell your parents.. sure not let her have any support,, well whatever they are capable of....Don't know why parents didnt think to get a lawyer
Not only was this very difficult to hear but the closed caption was wayyyy off... unless they really were talking about Scarlett Johansson, being naked & crocheting and there was a lot of applause and when the female detective said "I'm just gonna be on the other side of this door" She really said, she is "going to the other seven stores".
She has no feelings towards the baby, very detached, doesn’t even want medical attention, just wanna continue to act like it never happened. Wants everyone to forgive, have sympathy and feel sorry for her, but she don’t have an ounce of remorse for what she did and how she treated the baby. She gave birth, buried the baby and went on about her life in a matter of hours, she is not scared or crazy, she is evil, selfish, and conniving.
In order for the prosecution to win on the aggravated manslaughter charge, the jury must believe 2 things. 1) the baby was born alive and 2) the coroner's ruling on cause of death being homicidal violence is accurate. And if the jury, or even one juror, is sympathetic to the defendant, then it's going to be very difficult case for the prosecution to win on one of the bigger charges. Tampering with evidence, they'll get that.
Paul Dickerson they dropped that charge I believe (at least what I read in the comments here no other verification)because the tampering was directly related to burning of the remains. Other then that she didn't tamper with evidence. The abuse of a corpse is the charge related to the burial if that is what you are referring to when discussing tampering of evidence.
These cops put words in her mouth over hours n hours they told her the medical examiner said the baby was alive. They r scumbags to do this to a teenage girl! They didn't want the answers she was giving so they made her admit to their narrative! I makes me sick
The mother, the detectives...OMFG...this poor girl. Whether she is guilty or not...she was traumatized, she needs a lawyer and a doctor. That male detective's voice sickens me. That female is no better.
Welcome to adulthood??? Laughter in the room?? I have 4 adult children. They all, as I did, did teenage things. We went through a lot my kids and I (and their father) consequences were and are a thing of course but at the end of the day there should be nothing you can't tell your parents and even though consequences will happen, first port of call is parents. Who cares what the f neighbours say, see or think?.
love and kisses I have read your posts and you sound like a very honest Lady who has respect, integrity,honesty,understanding, and I totally get you, I believe we all have choices in life 'good and bad, she made a very bad choice by killing her child and covering it up, that I believe, like yourself I will pray for little Annabelle she is in the arms of the Angels now, but this so called (should have been a mother) is nothing more than a spoiled individual who is mature enough to know the difference between life and death,she made that choice for a little infant who could not make a choice, and therefore I hope she gets punished whether it be for abuse of a corpse of the death of her own flesh and blood, as life is to Precious to bury in your own back yard.
This really hinders my belief that the police”detectives”were there to protect and serve but it’s more like protect and serve their own and not the public. This could happen to anyone people. Talk to your children let them know they could come to you and talk to you no matter what, otherwise you might be putting them into the hands of wolves in sheep’s clothing. I don’t agree with how this young lady handled this but,WOW, I didn’t know the police, pathologists, etc.... who are all adults mind you can be such liars.
I am having my 13 years daughter watch this case for many reasons... I want her to study someone like Detective John Faine... She loves watching CSI Miami and I want her to see the reality of how the system works ...It's important to teach our children about how to read an identify master manipulators. Reading body language, linguistics, and civil rights is not taught in middle school and or High School, it's vital to protect our children from predators regardless of who they are...
@@kirstinpurcell6619 I am very familiar with studying body language and Linguistic. Being an at-home mom now I really enjoy watching trials using these tools... He is a master manipulator .... We can all learn a lot from watching these trials for ourselves & for our children...
@@kirstinpurcell6619 agreed
well said he is a slimeball ...who unfortunately was just doing his job. So there's also something wrong with the system. She may be 18 but she sure didn't have the maturity of an adult. They railroaded her!
Make her note the way they reel her in by saying how they understand what a terrible thing shes gone through and how its not her fault and they just want to make sure shes ok.....Then try and get her to agree to a statement that will totally screw her over ."So when the baby came out, you saw it moving yes?" Then back to telling her, how telling them everything ,is the best way to do right by the baby. They caant stress enough how they have no interest in bringing any charges against her. Imagine getting lifed off after an interview saying that.
girlygamer same here I was thinking of showing my children also
You're going home, you're going home, you're going home... We don't send you to "prison" from here. (Little do you know we can send you to JAIL from here.) She needed a lawyer.
I love this Judge. He is doing an amazing job. Not showing any bias.
I love the way he says "I don't wanna embarrass you by asking you to leave,but I WILL" lol
I don’t like how he said in the end: “This is America, unborn babies are killed here every day.”
Always get a lawyer before speaking to detectives. Even if you know w/out a doubt you're innocent!
TRUTH! and, more importantly, teach your children to do the same (regardless of whether they're 18 or not).
Imagine if Brendan Dassey had an adult and/or attorney present? I guarantee the police wouldn't haven been able to coerce a false confession. Now the poor, innocent kid has spent more than half his life incarcerated for a murder in which he very clearly did not part.
Putting audio from a burning fire over the police interview was a bit insensitive.
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From 1970 haha
If you were a detective who was being called as a witness to a murder trail wouldn’t you take the time to DO YOUR DAMN JOB and reread your report? Especially if it’s been 2 years since you wrote it?????
playsinrain he was fired.
kathi smith what was the reasoning? Does that mean he doesn’t get access to information he needs to be a witness in a trial?
Reese Brindle too busy to do his job? Not an excuse for being so ill prepared for a trial.
Can’t believe people don’t get outraged at how the law enforcement act towards their own citizens
this should not be trail
1hinojosaajuan totally agree
@@saraha7006 she is so innocent funny
@@Thewordofgod4040 its not a trail if you haven't notice.
@@jjumbo33ify then what is there a circus
I really HATE the way this girl was interrogated and left without any counsel. Her parents totally failed her and to me, this baby’s death is on them as much if not more than Skylar. I also think the way her OB did not advise her about the safe haven law (or whatever it’s called). It’s clear she needed help and yes she’s an adult, but she was failed at every turn.
misskitoulana good point! Why didn’t the doctor tell her about safe havens????
I agree that the OB failed her. He testified that he wasn’t sure she was “taking in” anything he was saying. He should have had an RN or someone help her work past her denial and then talk to her about her options, not send her home and tell her to call back for a follow up appointment. She gave birth only two weeks from this drs appointment. I truly think she thought she had more time to figure out what to do and suddenly one night she didn’t...
Remember that she is a compulsive liar. Her dad told her this wasn't the first time she lied about being pregnant. This time she just didn't tell them.
She ignored them! The OB reached out multiple times. This is all on her, she dug her own grave, litterally!
@@jennwill80 "Gave Birth" ???
I thought according to her verdict & sentencing , she just passed dead fetal tissue through the birth canal ? Which amounts to nothing to see here , but a legal pro-choice decision by a pregnant woman.
The abuse of a corpse thing , is only cuz we can't have people just burying dead bodies any ole place they want. Which I'm sure most people would agree with right ?
The real shame of this ... is that by this verdict and sentencing. We are failing to really highlight how a staunch pro-life upbringing , can very well lead to this kind of tragedy. And the new mis guided attempt under Trumpians to roll back pro-choice advances. Is very well going to lead to a rise in alleged stillbirths .
Therefore , I submit she should have been made an example of , for a lesson learned to society. On both sides.
Regardless of how this turns out I pray skylar gets the help she needs.
The help that she needs? She needs to be in jail for a long time there's no helping sick people like her
Seriously this is all wrong what the investigators did to this girl when this happened she was a teenager not 18 , she had just turned 18 also ,in the second interview you can clearly see they are planting in her head what they want to hear !!!she is in total shock , she denied over and over burning her baby! She should of had an attorney all this should be thrown out she was corrused into their theory ,,,, she just wanted to go home so she said what they wanted to hear ,,,,,these cops are using tactics to make her think they will let her go if she agrees with them !!!
I agree they kept insisting she burnt her but when they asked her first I believe it was an honest reaction from Skylar she seemed shocked and honest no fire. She said what they wanted to hear to go home. Was so wrong to do that to her. Her reaction was honest I think . Imo
I've never seen a case with more reasonable doubt. These detectives are awful, awful, awful.
penny armstrong I agree with you! I feel like the first reaction to the burning accusation is 100% honest shock.
The parents can't be charged for being bad parents but I blame them too.
PROUD AMERICAN Definitely
Cetin Cambridge Thanks!
Have you ever considered putting down your pitchfork PROUD AMERICAN?
Mary Mary Have you ever thought of getting a nose reduction? 🤔
Ha, I was born with my big beautiful nose PROUD AMERICAN, were you born with your narrow mind?
when they asked her if she wanted to tell her parents "here", she said no,, she wanted to tell them at home. They led her to believe she was going home. That is how immature she is - did not have a clue.
She was only 18. She clearly needed a lawyer. It's funny how you acknowldge this yet she's still the bad guy in your mind.
Yes they wanted her to talk in the room because they new everything was being taped !!! she had no idea she was on camera .. she was going along with everything they were saying ,,, they were planting things in her head , she was just agreeing with them on so many issues , she was in shock what she had just went thru and was totally scared , having a baby your body goes thru shock she was trying to hide everything and didn’t remember what really happened , was just going along with it all ,, she kept saying I don’t remember and I don’t think so , but they kept badgering her ...
@@twigglybun4802 but its not funny what she did to her baby and you think she's NOT "the bad guy"?? 😲
@@MW-ib4xi 😅
@@jjumbo33ify It's called a still birth. The baby was not alive. What did she do to her baby? She buried her.
Don’t ever talk to the police. They aren’t trying to help you.
One hundred percent right!
EXACTLY
Yes
True. You can dodge charges just by not talking.
I don’t know the final outcome haven’t watch it all. However I’m sorry they are trying to get her to say what they want. Also why wouldn’t her parents have hired a lawyer by this time. Then they wouldn’t have been able to drill he the way they did.
This poor girl .. being naive and scared and having parents who didn't immediately get her a lawyer ended up in a trial😕😕😕
This audio, it’s so bad😖
I can't believe her mom did not make sure she was checked out after having this baby. Nothing. pfft
That's right Brenda. Maybe she'd like to have a child in the future? Parents don't seem to be concerned about her future now, do they?
Her mom found out she was pregnant after the police.
@@Venessa101 but this 2nd interview (if I'm not mistaken ) was done about 2 weeks after the 1st interview....meaning the mother had nearly 2 weeks to make her daughter get checked out. I guess she's 18 so her mom probably can't make her, but judging by this entire situation and mess Skylar is in currently...it's all bc she was afraid to tell her mom she was pregnant. Her mom clearly has very much control over her life and what her decisions are, so I have a feeling that if the mother said "you *are* going to get your pelvic exam and make sure nothing is wrong after delivering a baby at home,by yourself,at barely 18 years old...and I *am* taking you there to make sure you go," that Skylar would jump to her mother's demands and go get the exam. I have no doubt that the mom didn't make her.. probably never even suggested it. 🙄😒
Brenda Therrien couple of drunks that care only about what the neighbors think.
Ellen Marie O she talked her mother out of believing an email from the dr’s office confirming her pregnancy, I’m sure she’s talked her mother out of any drs care as well.
I can hardly stand this. Not everyone understands their rights especially a first time 18yr old with no criminal history. Her parents also should have gotten this girl an attorney the first nite.
Holly Cady I agree but people who don’t have prior knowledge or experience with the law have no idea where to begin. They’re probably also in a state of fog trying to make sense of everything that has occurred. They obviously don’t understand Skyler’s rights or they would have taken her home during the first interview instead of asking and waiting for the detective to tell them it was ok for her to leave.
It's the 21st century. the audio equipment should be a lot better in these interrogation rooms. wth? And the crocodile tears shed by little miss cheerleader. Not for her baby but for the fact that she got busted. Cry me a river.
Does sound like Rain
You got it so right!!!
I was shocked by that too......terrible sound.
I agree with you. Such a fake cry.
Janadu little miss cheerleader? Sounds like ur angry cause she was a cheerleader. Jealous much?
Wow these 2 detectives are absolutely disgusting. Especially that disgrace of a cop and a woman. You could almost hear the glee in her voice while knowingly lying to this obviously naive young woman. This entire interview stinks and makes my skin crawl. “Whatever you want, whatever you want your 18 it’s entirely your decision” but to get a lawyer. And after telling her she is going to the jail; which the detectives many times told her no, no, no after she asked if she was going to jail the female talking to her like it’s summer camp. You get to use the phone etc. going so far to making lie to her parents about burning her child. It was not her truth. It was their truth in order to lock her up. Disgusting. Again I don’t agree with Skylars action but she is very obviously a naive girl who is very gullible and young for her years.
I agree with you so hard right now! When this (I will not insert the expletive that I want here) woman said, "welcome to adulthood", I just about came unglued!!
She's not a naive little girl. She is a pathological liar that murdered one way or another to her daughter and already have had an abortion.
I agree
This “naive” girl says in the interview before this “I didn’t mean to kill my baby. I didn’t do it on purpose” you’re telling me she’s innocent?! She only didn’t “mean” to kill her baby because she got caught. Nope. She was worried more about her flat stomach than the life of her own flesh and blood.
"HER TRUTH"
LMFAO There is only THE TRUTH. Not HER TRUTH.
Very bad witness. as a professional, he should have reviewed the case before he came on as a witness. There’s a lot he “doesn’t know or recall “ because it was 2 yrs ago. Given that she had just turned 18, why did she not have a lawyer with her, the female interrogator was horrible, holding her hand pretending to be caring, putting words in her mouth. He seems to me to be constantly kicking the can down the road...someone else is responsible ...
T42 Angle I believe he is playing ignorance and stupid. He keeps pushing the the issue it’s not my job and knows how terribly flawed that interview was😖😖😖
@@lisahamrick3545 definitely .. i knew this guy would be just as unscrupulous in his testimony as he was when faking and lying his way through the interrogation.
I also think the female derective is a POS.
She’s had too many donuts clearly 🍩🍩🍩🍩🤢🤮
She looks exactly like a young Sissy Spacek
Wow, she does! Like Sissy Spacek in The Badlands!
Question... could the defense somehow get this whole interview thrown out bc they have proof that they manipulated the burning confession out of her? It’s been proven there is no evidence of a fire or any thermal trauma!
That’s what I’m thinking too. If there is no evidence the body was burnt, yet she said she burnt her, AFTER the investigators put that crap in her head... they should throw it out.
Is it werid I like this stuff and fall asleep to ot ? Lol
Omg, me too. I dont think we're weird, haha.
Michele Wallace I did that last night lol to the the detective reading the text on trial day 4
Not weird at all😊
We still love you but ... what great parents
Kerry G but always discounts what you just said . Its awful. Love is unconditional
This audio is the real crime
Let’s hope that Skylars story will be a lesson for all young girls that keeping a pregnancy secret does not end well .
Peppermint Crisp maybe adults shouldn’t make it so hard for kids to express themselves without ridiculous expectations.
J. Brown I agree definitely.
Girl we hang in the same circles 😂 wolf pack loves true crime. This one is just as disturbing as CW.
Jenna M Too right Jenna ❤️🐺
Ingrid My thoughts exactly !!!
R.I.P Annabelle 💜🌸💜
This man, John Faine, is a MONSTER. It's so satisfying to see his sickening behaviors being questioned. I love seeing him squirm. He can't defend his actions so he plays stupid. Disgusting.
@Linda Von Haugg Stopped reading at "baby killer". You're delusional. She was dead to begin with.
Skylar told the truth in the 1st interview. This 2nd interview was a joke. The whole cremation comment is garbage. There is no proof that that baby was burnt. The Investigators got bad info and ran with it. This 2nd interview needs to be thrown out.
The cop when questioned by the defense sure did not know a lot. Can't remember if important information was in the final report . yea right..he did not even have any report done about her first interview. Charges were not even laid until they thought infant was burned. (which is proven false).
41.58 ‘you’ll be able to talk...ish to a Judge tomorrow.’
Lawyer! Lawyer! 🤷♀️
Agreed. I watch all the homicide shows from the USA and I feel sorry for you guys/girls. 9/10 suspects do NOT invoke their right to remain silent or call for a lawyer. Lawyers know what the cops are up to and will prevent suspects from talking and or giving the cops an opportunity to coerce confessions. A confession is necessary to get a conviction when there is insufficient evidence to convict. BTW a temperature of 1,400-1800 degrees Fahrenheit is required to cremate a body.
@@somedudem8 o wow, i did not know all that, thank you. I need to start watching all the homicide shows so I can learn my rights or to get a lawyer just in case!
😂
Good on ya Jenny! Are you American?
I have asked police men before about this type of 'interview' and asking for a lawyer. He said that they don't assume just by that that you are guilty.
Same old story- she thought if she told them what they wanted to hear, she could go home. Even her parents told her to tell them the truth or she would go to jail. They should have told her NOT to speak & an attorney would do that for her. She and her parents thought if she was honest & apologetic- they wouldn’t press charges BUT they always intended to.
When this trial is over the one thing that's never going to go away, whether guilty or not, she'll always be the cheerleader who buried her baby in the backyard and then hours later went to the gym to get her belly back in shape so she'd look good at her boyfriend's baseball games, in a small town in Ohio in 2017. We can google that 20 years from now and it will all be right there. How many Brooke Skylar Richardson's can there be?
denkat2010 good. It will follow her forever, all she had to do was reach out for help...tell her parents...she is old enough to have sex with a boy she had only “dated” for 2 weeks!!!she should have been responsible and looked at all her options....I believe she was pregnant prior to her killing this baby. I feel as though her mother took her for an abortion....she screwed up again and this time killed her baby.
Joyce Marie,
I thought I heard her Dad say, in another video, that
"Unfortunately this has happened before"?
I haven't watched the whole trial, so was she pregnant once before?
Kim that comment he made actually implied that they had already had to deal with the same situation . I believe she was pregnant prior to this pregnancy. Her mother was adamant that she get in the pill...her mother was continuously letting Skylar know that a baby would ruin her “perfect “..... mom was not trying to educate Skylar...mom was warning Skylar what would happen if it happened again! Skylar knew exactly what she was doing...she could not let her parents know that she was pregnant....again...she killed her baby.
Just try to remember your selfs as teenagers.I dont think she killed her baby.She was just not prepared traumatized .She didint take care of her health during her whole pregnancy.she didn’t even look pregnant so the baby couldnt be healthy.
The prosecution should not allow this detective to testify or reframe questions his only answers should be YES OR NO period!
Ever wonder why there aren't many Police interviews online where the person is being questioned with a lawyer present? Its because they were never charged after doing the right thing and making sure they had a lawyer present during questioning.
Why wouldn't her parents advise her not to talk again without a lawyer, this girl is so naive about so much
Yep, pretty obvious when she was calling her mom, "mommie".....an 18 year old spoiled, ignorant cheerleader....a mother monitoring her weight all her life, an eating disorder and she's really not right mentally either. All that aside, a new mother would not trash her baby in the backyard and head to the gym the next morning to get "rid of her belly".....just monstrous.
@@Raccoon_Mama. I'm wondering if the mother knew because why would she tell her mother her belly is back. Just a thought.
@@Raccoon_Mama. sounds like youre projecting personal issues onto a complete stranger
I keep banging my head against the wall at this. Why on EARTH would they allow her to do this alone?!?
@@pennyarmstrong1232 Yes, I wondered the very same thing.....seems a very dysfunctional mother-daughter relationship. My husband keeps saying the mom had to know....especially, as you said, that STRANGE text she sent to her mom the next morning. Had the mom not known, I don't see HOW that text would have made any sense at all. Other than a pregnancy, what would her mother have considered the reason for an overnight flat stomach? A very sad story all around. You can tell by looking at this young woman, there is just no emotion.
This younger defense attorney should handle all the trial. He is much less offensive and gets they point across without coming across as a jerk like his father. Much more effective in my opinion. This poor kid was coerced. These two detectives were not professional and I think they need more training.
I am sorry but this bald headed cop is a manipulating story constructionist, he sets the stage for how the script will be written, not based on the truth but on his agenda. I have a real problem with his obfuscation and manipulation and twisting of facts to fit what he wants people to believe is true. Skylar seems to me a naive, immature young girl put into a situation she didn't know how to cope with and her parents are clearly too demanding on her as if they want to live her life for her. I do not believe she killed the baby but when she gave birth to a baby in an environment where she was alone and had complications well the poor baby didn't have a chance. This is not a crime but a tragedy and the police and DA used this incident to forward their own agenda. Police want to put a feather in their hat and the DA wants more victories. Shame on everyone. I pray Skylar finds the help she needs and I hope one day she can forgive herself for the bad judgement and decisions she has made. IMO
Seemed to me these detectives were feeding and leading her what to say. These two detectives seemed to rather enjoy it. Both are unprofessional. You don’t give the suspect info you want her to say back. Gross. Remind me to never live in Ohio.
Yes, stay away from Ohio! Lol
I thought they enjoyed it too... ridiculous
Yeah I bet they get a pay bonus for an arrest and charges! - Disgusting alright, but there’s no way this is only an Ohio policing style, happens in Australia 🇦🇺 too! They call coppers Dogs - lots of them are!
I hate to be ruthless; but, here goes. I hope Karma gets a hold of both those detectives, in their lives.
Disgusting coercion!! I am appalled! How can these two look at themselves in the mirror with a clear conscience?!?!?
You're not going to jail, not going to prison....then...I think you know you aren't going home tonight...WTF?
They were just baiting her.... Pretty sad....the whole thing is sad...
She didn't tell no one because she thought she could get away with murder. Put her in jail like everyone else is treated
Agreed
Just how special do these cops feel! They took a bad situation and made it worse! They should be ashamed of themselves :( IMO
I hope skylar and her family will sue those two investigators if she found not guilty by jury..this is abuse of power by this 2 cops
@@lynnev9781 Unfortunately this is the tactics the cops use and they are never held responsible for their actions. We are raised to believe we can trust the cops but what we are not told is that although we should never lie to them they can and will lie to you to get that almighty confession even if it is false or coerced. It is a sad world we live in when the people we are suppose to trust are the worst people to trust!! Bottom line ALWAYS as for a lawyer, ALWAYS!!
Lynne Nguyen This is how cops operate. This is why you should never talk to police without a lawyer. Sadly, they’re not doing anything illegal in manipulating this girl. They’re taught to do this. This manipulation is fine when interrogating unfeeling career criminals, murderers, and rapists, but i too think it’s absolutely abusive when they use those tactics on this girl.
Boo hoo.. not the first time they do this... Just watch the central park 5 ... Many people sit in prison over false testimonies..
Biggest lesson to learn from this whole video/trial: NEVER EVER EVER TALK TO DETECTIVES. GET A LAWYER IMMEDIATELY AND DON'T SAY A WORD....GUILTY OR NOT!! DON'T SAY A WORD! She is only being charged and sitting on trial because she talked to the detectives. I dont believe she killed the baby maliciously, but based on what she has admitted, the baby died due to actions she took, and didn't take. That's homicide. If she would have JUST told her parents she was pregnant after that Dr. APPT, I'm certain she'd be holding and loving a beautiful, precious baby in her arms right now...OR another family would be. But her actions during/immediately after caused that baby to die. She was probably gurgling because she was drowning in toilet water. Sooo heartbreaking.
I don’t understand WHY the parents didn’t get her a LAWYER. She might have avoided charges all together.
LAWYER
LAWYER
LAWYER
I almost wonder if the mom was punishing her by not getting her one.
@Linda Von Haugg that's what I said....it is homicide because of the actions she did and didn't take. She IS absolutely responsible for the baby being dead.
“...we want to extend every courtesy to you”
Uh-huh!! Really looks that way, doesn’t it?
Listening to this "detective" testilying during cross examination makes me shocked that this defendant was prosecuted. What a waste of taxpayers' money just to enhance the careers of prosecutors, a lying cop and a biased coroner. What a disgrace.
Agreed. Who does this prosecution benefit?
I can't watch anymore . Tell me when it's all over and she goes to prison.
Oh my days! How much evasion and covering up errors can one Detective do on his 2nd time on the stand? I don't know, let's count.
@Linda Von Haugg I'm glad you see that. Shows you're paying attention. Well done!
Linda Von Haugg You were in the room at the time of birth with her? Accessory to the fact? Interesting.
Cher W Wish I had written that. Great reply. Well done. Kinda clever.
This has to be the stupidest family alive. How skylar avoided arrested after the first interrogation boggles my mind. She admitted to burying the baby, she admitted to not wanting to have a baby, she admitted to asking her obgyn about having a abortion and being told it was too late, then she admitted to googling how to get rid of a baby. After all those admissions they let her go . And then to top it off she goes back for another interview without seeking council. Okay she's young and dumb but you would have thought her parents would have gotten a lawyer. Skylar has dug herself a hole the size of the grand canyon.
Me too. That was insane.
The defense attorney with his constant "Um" habit is a poor communicator and hard to listen to.
Your sooo wrong, her attorney is awesome
i love hime
@Brittany W are we watching the same guy? Help me understand what makes him "a beast?" Other than being a typical jerk of a cross examiner (which I expect, of course) he doesn't make an points or share any evidence that have made me think "wait...maybe she *is* innocent after all, and this is all just a big misunderstanding."
@@emoliver80 😂👏🏾
why are you harping on something that 95% of people do anyway? who cares!
I think these parents were as self absorbed as she was! For that, I feel sorry for this girl!
me to
I betcha if they tried just a little harder they could make the audio have a bit more static in it.
😂😂😂
This family as a whole seems twisted.
@ABCD 1 lmao
The detectives seem a bit twisted too. I'm surprised at the lies they could legally tell.
@@dovermcmanus4595 In the United States, the police can legally tell anything they to a suspect during investigations and interviews. They can lie to their face and not blink an eye. Many other countries, such as England, have laws in place that require the police to be truthful to witnesses and suspects during an investigation.
Polkadot Suzanne aren't they all..,
A lawyer from the beginning would have saved all this CONJECTURE!
A police officer keeping on texting during the interview - wow, times really have changed !
Yet, later on, she keeps holding Skylar’s hand for much longer than her own mother did.
I'm dying over here watching the detective be so uncomfortable holding her hand for so long lol
Reid technical skills: Who is this cop trying to convince he did not use this skill.
All baby’s are white/blueish when they are born at least mine
It sounds like the audio is under the air vent. Can’t really hear Skylar.
I think people r forgetting she is an adult, she knew better n knows right from wrong its time for her to grow up n to face the consequences of her actions n not have mommy n daddy fix it ne more
Are you daft? What exactly did she do wrong? I'll tell you what she did wrong. She trusted police officers. Look what they've done. Abuse her mentally and break her down to repeat their murder fantasy.
Wow r u kidding me wtf is wrong w/ you come on now geeze I thought they were way to nice towards her, like this is not normal behavior for a 18 y old young lady to have a baby, kill her baby, burn her baby n plus then she buries her plus go on like nothing happened n her life was better than ever the day after... r we not watching the same trial
Its a sick sick case were an 18 y old hide her baby n did horrible things after
@@lindseyowen7908 You're right, we're not watching the same trial. You already seem to have seen LOADS of evidence that doesn't exist.
@@twigglybun4802 im done replying to stupidity u don't know me so if u don't agree w what I have to say than how bout u just keep it to ur self next time! Ne one who believes this adult isn't a baby killer isn't worth my time
She knew she was pregnant when she went to go get the birth control pills hoping it would cause a miscarriage. Sad.
DrXFoXx I think this obviously naive young woman thought it would “control” the birth.
That’s your opinion. The doctor, who actually was there, testified that she seemed absolutely shocked. IMO, the fact that she returned to that same practice to get a refill on birth control pills shows that she was just in complete denial that she was ever pregnant.
@@jennwill80 when she went to the doc the first time she said she thought that maybe she was pregnant. Quit treating her like she's 9..... she's 18 and was heading to college. Messed up periods or not.... she knew she wad pregnant.
I vehemently disagree
@@PnutBuster8 that's nice. Have a great day.
I really think she is innocent...At first, I thought she was guilty but NOT now.. Babies move around a lot when they are born.. Babies can be born in water and they move around. SHE is not a mastermind... She told her doctor... If she murdered the baby she would never told her doctor ... I believe she is being honest about the baby being white and not moving... She is easily manipulated and feels guilt. even mother who have stillborn or baby die during birth feel guilty. OMG, why did her parent not get an ESQ...The REID tech is powerful.. Skylar has mental issues and easily manipulated by making her feel guilty. I hope someone in the jury knows about the Reid technique and see her for the mental instabilities she has and find her not guilty...
Wow innocent. She didn’t want this baby She hid the pregnancy and what a coincidence it’s born dead : really ?
@@Sasha-71 I know she did not want to be pregnant... I believe she is being honest in describing her birth and the burying the baby.... Baby can die during birth... She delivered a baby in the middle of the night no meds no Doc No Nurse No one to help... I have had two babies... I went into labor with no meds the first time... I don't remember much about it because of intense pain. I wanted to have a natural birth. I was not dilating and his heart rate dangerous dropped... I was in so much pain I did not know what was happening. The staff all ran in an took me right into another room and gave me a c-section. I felt them cutting me a pulling him out and the pain was not different than the pain I was in during labor. I was put out immediately after they pulled him out. When I later woke My Husband who is an ESQ said they could not give me med until the pulled him out because his heart was so low And he an I would have died if I was alone... My second planned C-section, she moved around as soon as they pulled her out and gave her to me. You can even deliver in water and they move around.. I believe her when she said the baby was white an was not moving... I know she did not want to be pregnant...I 100% at first felt she was guilty solely based on the fact she buried the baby...After seeing the interviews and the interview with her parents and the knowledge of her mental status I can not judge her for burying the baby... I wish she had other option or at least one family member that loved her enough where she could go to for help... These parent did not even get her an attorney..I would find her innocent. Not many women these days have a baby with no meds... It is very very painful and to do it all alone with no prior Lamaze classes or what to expect would be traumatizing and mentally draining. It would take a lot to kill a baby and it would take more than holding it to your chest...I do not see Skylar as a mastermind murder.. I see a broken mental unstable young lady who was easily manipulated by the detectives Reid tech...
@@Sasha-71 wow, you've really changed my perspective.. you should be a lawyer111!
U can think she’s innocent. I’m not going to get into a pissing contest- however I think you’re blinded by the fact that’s she’s a scared little girl-she knew exactly what she was doing.
@@Sasha-71 I will agree you would have that mindset.
53:33 skyler in her own words says I tried to cremate the baby a little. Nobody said nothing to make her say that.
Her parents come in and she just rambles is out.... crazy. Why would you burn a baby
It comes out like word vomit!!! Nobody was even saying anything!
Oh she def said it....but it was also after they fed her all that information and manipulated her to believe that if she just said what they wanted she would go home and the baby would be finally laid to rest. She is guilty of a lot of things...but she didn’t burn that baby. She needs to serve time for this atrocity and these detective need to find new careers.
No evidence proving that the body was burnt.
Amen.
She's not crying for her baby.
The static is giving me a headache. I really wish they had used the handheld camcorder.
They dropped one of the count Tampering with evidence
No. I just didn't get it at first. Thank you Yvonne. :-)
She had her baby at home, MURDERED it and buried it in the back yard like you bury your pet animal. SHAME ON HER.
You've put MURDERED in capitals so it must be true lol
Julia Kuczera lol🤔🤔 🤔 There is nothing funny about MURDER.
Ok ok chill, I was not laughing at the case if you haven't notice
How did the police find out about all of this?
I swear! All the witnesses are uncooperative with the defense. They seem like they are lying!
That's so sad that someone could do such a thing to their child this world can be so cruel. She was grown it was her job to ask for a lawyer. She waived her rights. Tragic.
I dont understand how her mom didn’t realize she was pregnant I know some women can be very small during pregnancy but I most definitely pay enough attention to my 18 yo daughters that I would be able to tell
Who else here from the tiktok😂
Why is the sound so crap in the cops
That crying??? Never once did she cry out to, or for,
her baby girl. She is crying for herself.
Not, my baby girl was beautiful but she was gone. Not my baby girl was so gorgeous and I just didn't know what to do. Not my beautiful girl.
Not one bit of pity or love for the precious child that was Annabelle.
Annabelle, I remember you, even though I never saw you. I remember you sweetheart. Rest now precious child. You are loved.
Did she for real say at least u didn't put her in a trash bag like come on this was a baby hows what She did ne better than that its not like she lost her cat or dog n just buried it wtf
Lindsey Owen unreal. Neither of them should be allowed to interview anyone again. It was nothing more than get her get her with a false sickening goal. F the truth. Say what we want you to say... you’ll feel better and get to go home😖😖😖
@@lisahamrick3545 Police tactics! So wrong but it works for them. Just think about the 1000's of people who are rotting away in prison for telling the police what they want to hear...
They are trying to get justice for baby Annabel. She needs to be punished. If she had called 911 immediately she wouldn't be in this position. All she cared about was hiding it and pretending the baby never existed! Where are any actual tears?? She's trying to put on a good show. She's only worried about herself because she's a selfish brat.
I know I’m NOT where I need to be with our GOD ALL MIGHTY, ,but I am working on it!! All I ask is the GOOD LORD have mercy on this BABY!!!…. He will FORGIVE us all, as long as we don’t do it anymore and commit ourselves to him and obey his commands… My heart goes out to both families and especially this BABY…❤️😢😔
I didn't see them tell her what she was charged with??? Did I miss something? I don't like the way she was told,, you are 18, you have the right to not tell your parents.. sure not let her have any support,, well whatever they are capable of....Don't know why parents didnt think to get a lawyer
Brenda Therrien her parents are complete morons.
The audio is horrible 🙄
"Does she absolutely have to go to jail now?" Dad learned his lesson . Don't talk to police.
53:39 compelling. 2nd admission on this evidence.
Not only was this very difficult to hear but the closed caption was wayyyy off... unless they really were talking about Scarlett Johansson, being naked & crocheting and there was a lot of applause and when the female detective said "I'm just gonna be on the other side of this door" She really said, she is "going to the other seven stores".
Why was this guy at the Richardson house if he's not a trained detective?
Glenna Bridges I don’t understand that either. He wasn’t part of the detective division but was playing a detective for this case or what?????
I'm confused by a lot of the comments here. Just who's side are you guys on anyway??
its like listening to an interrogation in a cat 4 hurricane good grief cops what a mess of a recording
1:23:31 Why is the defense allowing him to talk?
She has no feelings towards the baby, very detached, doesn’t even want medical attention, just wanna continue to act like it never happened. Wants everyone to forgive, have sympathy and feel sorry for her, but she don’t have an ounce of remorse for what she did and how she treated the baby. She gave birth, buried the baby and went on about her life in a matter of hours, she is not scared or crazy, she is evil, selfish, and conniving.
I thought this happened a year ago. Why do they keep saying it's been two years?
In order for the prosecution to win on the aggravated manslaughter charge, the jury must believe 2 things. 1) the baby was born alive and 2) the coroner's ruling on cause of death being homicidal violence is accurate. And if the jury, or even one juror, is sympathetic to the defendant, then it's going to be very difficult case for the prosecution to win on one of the bigger charges. Tampering with evidence, they'll get that.
Paul Dickerson they dropped that charge I believe (at least what I read in the comments here no other verification)because the tampering was directly related to burning of the remains. Other then that she didn't tamper with evidence. The abuse of a corpse is the charge related to the burial if that is what you are referring to when discussing tampering of evidence.
Agreed and in my opinion this isn't going well for the prosecution.
If she was found not guilty by the jury, can she sue the police department and the prosecutors later on?
Sadly no. All that manipulation is completely legal.
How does the detective remember everything the prosecutor asked but nothing the defense asks!??
This family thought they were the Brady Bunch..🙄🙄
Always get an attorney to represent you before speaking to police.
At least Skylar and the richardson family learned two valuable lessons. 1. Don't hide a pregnancy. 2. Don't talk to police
So we have proof now that she did NOT google “how to get rid of a baby”. Once again, another point to the defense. This girl isn’t guilty of murder.
Well I can see why he is the "former" lead detective. "I dont know that. I dont know. I dont know." Dude! this was your case!
These cops put words in her mouth over hours n hours they told her the medical examiner said the baby was alive. They r scumbags to do this to a teenage girl! They didn't want the answers she was giving so they made her admit to their narrative! I makes me sick
The mother, the detectives...OMFG...this poor girl. Whether she is guilty or not...she was traumatized, she needs a lawyer and a doctor. That male detective's voice sickens me. That female is no better.
Welcome to adulthood??? Laughter in the room??
I have 4 adult children. They all, as I did, did teenage things. We went through a lot my kids and I (and their father) consequences were and are a thing of course but at the end of the day there should be nothing you can't tell your parents and even though consequences will happen, first port of call is parents. Who cares what the f neighbours say, see or think?.
love and kisses I have read your posts and you sound like a very honest Lady who has respect, integrity,honesty,understanding, and I totally get you, I believe we all have choices in life 'good and bad, she made a very bad choice by killing her child and covering it up, that I believe, like yourself I will pray for little Annabelle she is in the arms of the Angels now, but this so called (should have been a mother) is nothing more than a spoiled individual who is mature enough to know the difference between life and death,she made that choice for a little infant who could not make a choice, and therefore I hope she gets punished whether it be for abuse of a corpse of the death of her own flesh and blood, as life is to Precious to bury in your own back yard.
The prosecution lost on Friday when the medical examiner was questioned by the defense!!!
This really hinders my belief that the police”detectives”were there to protect and serve but it’s more like protect and serve their own and not the public. This could happen to anyone people. Talk to your children let them know they could come to you and talk to you no matter what, otherwise you might be putting them into the hands of wolves in sheep’s clothing. I don’t agree with how this young lady handled this but,WOW, I didn’t know the police, pathologists, etc.... who are all adults mind you can be such liars.