Frustrating hearing him say " my daughter, my daughter, my daughter, my family blah fuckin blah." Stop calling her your daughter, she's your victim and you're only her mothers biggest mistake she'll regret for the rest of her life.
I don't understand how a mother can knowingly allow a rapist around their child. How can you marry a rapist and not be bothered by it? She was so concerned about his drug use, but what what about the fact that he had assaulted and raped someone? She wasn't concerned about him being around her children? It just blows my mind.
@@JoJo-dv1rz I was going to write the exact same thing. She HAD to know at least something about his past. Her love life was more important that her daughter's safety, and now she's paying a price.
@@JoJo-dv1rz I mean obviously her mother is going to feel guilty for the rest of her life, I just don't particularly like that as the takeaway. We don't know what the circumstances of his previous crimes were, what the mother knew and at what point, and how Wesley presented himself/behaved prior to what he did to AJ. It's one thing if you know someone did terrible things before you meet them, and another when you form a relationship with them and learn about their past slowly over time after growing to trust them. What if you already had children with someone, they had only ever shown you the side of them that is kind and loving, and then later you found out that they had done something awful before you met? You would certainly react differently, and give them more consideration than if they were a stranger at that point. And what could you actually do at that point if you are pregnant with their child, or have already had their children? You can't just take the kids and leave, you have to go through the court system. Your trust is shattered, but you still have to deal with the reality of your shared living situation and possibly making it more dangerous by trying to cut them off immediately. Maybe she didn't realize exactly how dangerous he was, or when she did it was too late to escape without enraging him. Maybe that was part of why she was in the process of separating her family from him. I just don't think it's anyone's place to add additional guilt onto what I'm sure she already overwhelmingly feels. Wesley is the one who made the choice to do this, and I don't realistically think anyone else should be expected to predict what he chose to do before he did it, without the benefit of hindsight... which everyone has now.
What he doesn’t realize is all of the tells he shows when talking. So many dead giveaways. No pun intended. RIP AJ, I’m heartbroken this happened to you 😢🙏🏼
@FeedMeLies "Saint Bernard..."; Really, just a pile of MUSH if they aren't in the mountains bringing toppled skiers booze .../S", (Luckily the tend to have excess body/skin fat, so hopefully not TOO HURT!!! If ONLY their son had continued to date her...Meh; We ALL KNOW how that one ends...They would have made a cute couple, though...
@@brentfarvors192i’m the brother of the person that demon tried to frame, our saint bernard was the sweetest girl and we had her since 2008. she would have never hurt a soul, we had to put her down unfortunately in 2020. but we loved her very much and hearing what he did made me sick
@@ripwi11I'm so sorry about all that happened. I'm also sorry anyone hurt your innocent dog. I hope the rest of her years after the encounter with that bastard were better for her. May she rest in peace.
Drug addicts aren’t giving out money to anyone, let alone $200, so that story alone sounds unbelievable. I want to rage every time he calls her his daughter.
Funny, how you say "pets" and not "animals"... Cause most people only give "pets" the right to be treated well.. but not other animal groups, like f.e. "farm animals"... Those only deserve to be held in captivity, being exploited and murdered in the end.
As a mother, how do you allow someone with rape charges in your home with your daughter? His prior charges and convictions should of told a mom maybe he isn’t the best “role model”.
@@kimberleesara9486 she knew, his face tatts are enough to make anyone with common sense stay away. Mom's boyfriend murders are common and yes I will blame the "mothers" who invite them in.
@@alexjayyy5811 so I will say this, there are many people who have been convicted on sexual charges when they either didn't do anything or they what the girl/her parents claim isn't what happened. I've worked within the system and have sadly had a family member go through this. When I know what happened, and they were innocent however his mom couldn't afford a lawer. So for life he is branded as something he isn't. Too many people in jail/prison are innocent sadly. On the flip side, you should be warry and not just listen to the individual. Try to get full scope information. Though I would be hard pressed to allow someone near my kids, unless I knew for sure.
False rape reports are exceedingly rare. Are there unjust convictions stemming from false rape convictions? Yes, of course. But they're rare too. It's simply untrue there are "lots" of these false convictions. I believe the justice system is fundamentally flawed. Even one unjust conviction is too much.
My buddy, we went to college together, is seen in a couple clips. They grew up together and called each other brother and sister. He had me drive him home from school on the anniversary of her body’s discovery to go be with the family. Spending time in the home with the family, you could tell they all knew. They were just hoping for a conviction. Wesley was part of and even leading search parties for her (typical). I remember getting the message about his conviction from my buddy. AJ was incredible to her family and friends. I never met her, but I still have a “Fly High AJ” bracelet. She was so loved, so intelligent, so kind, and she deserved so much better. Thanks for covering her story and honoring her like this. If there’s a hell, Wesley has a one way ticket and he’s sitting front row on the way down.
Whenever it takes a jury less than an hour it generally means it took 1 minute and 59 minutes to settle on celebratory dinner, getting a couple of phone numbers from the other jurors. Robert invited you fishing and Troy installs hardwood floors
This is why I love you, Mike..."Weasel went on trial". You make these stories a little easier to take. What a beautiful girl, AJ was & just trying to make her way in life. RIP AJ.
I think listening to him call her his daughter is what upsets me the most. How can he even sit there knowing what he did and do that? It’s disgusting. To sexually assault her, drug her and murder her.. to call her his DAUGHTER. The audacity. Repulsive. I hope he rots in jail
"My daughter this...my daughter that.... both a pathetic defense this creep can cry for those who believe that this guy is just a victim...while on the other hand, having a different between the lines meaning. Continually saying "my daughter" like a power flex...saying it while he remembers his daughter's fear and pain, saying and saying it as he remembers hurting her, sexually assaulting her, killing her, disposing of her body. He is flexing even as he denies.
@@hiskidkeller That is NOT a father. Yes, adoption matters but in THIS particular case, I believe it was used all as a manipulation tool. To get close to the mother & earn trust & bullshit EVERYONE around him. He’s a master manipulator. ESPECIALLY after I learned NONE of those children are his. He hasn’t been in the family that long.
Unfortunately I've worked with men like this. They think thy are the smartest person in the room, yet it takes about a minute to realize they are full of baloney. Get caught in a lie and immediately come up with another one to cover it. "She'll tell you she's an orphan, after you meet her family" -Talks to Angels
How could a mother let a convicted rapist into her family home. A beautiful young woman brutally murdered because of her crazed parents. A truly shocking story, well researched and presented Mike, keep up the great work.
The mother seems rather cold. I am not surprised. Just watch her being cold and belittling the whole situation when being interviewed... It looks like Angelica was a poor scapegoated child and she was abused by her step-father for a long time. I have a feeling that her mother knew about it, or knew something, but never cared. Just like my mother. The same behavior, the same neglect. (I was not abused sexually but psychologically by my father and my mother did not want to discuss it or help me. It looked like she actually liked it - I was her scapegoat - child, she loved to see me suffer. Anjelica´s mother, her words and behaviors resembles my mother so much. Well, I kicked my mother out from my life at 39 finally, when she tried to ruin my relationship with my husband. Why? Jealousy... :-( I am not kidding. I realized that when I started therapy. PS: My mother dated a guy, who was verbally abusive towards me. She liked it...
Yep. It’s always a woman’s fault. 🙄 How about your next comment focuses on the perp rather than the mother? Yes, she made a mistake. She probably has poor judgment when it comes to men. She did not deserve to have her daughter killed and her daughter didn’t deserve to die. It’s men who commit these crimes. Let’s focus our outrage there?
@@bonniea.1941 Bringing a man convicted of domestic violence and rape into a home with children and young people is a teensy bit more than a "mistake". Or "poor judgement". What did she expect would happen -- they be inspired by his example? No one's saying she deserved to have her daughter killed; her daughter deserved far better, or even adequate people in her life.
As a mom, I can't understand how you'd let anyone arrested for sexual assault or domestic violence in your home with your kids. I would never allow that.
Not all people who have a domestic violence charge are a threat. My wife at the time got arrested and put in jail for domestic violence because she and I were in a yelling match and she angrily threw her own cell phone on the ground out of frustration. They arrested her for domestic violence because they said they witnessed a destruction of property during an argument and that met the criteria. Keep in mind she didn't touch me and I didn't touch her. A lot of people get a trumped up domestic charge just because the cops don't want to go back out again that night. I mean find out the reason why someone has a domestic violence charge is all I'm saying.
Most people are not aware of peoples criminal history. Not as if you go to the police and run someones name before you date them.....Now with the internet it is easier but back in the day you have no way to know. I have 6 Domestic violences for roughing up my brother who liked to start shit then when it was time to throw hands he just calls the cops. Never had an issue with anyone else or been in any other trouble my whole life, last one was 18 years ago. My Dad Recently died 3 months ago and we're about to throw hands again gonna be a bad day for him and a weekend in jail for me.😂
When I worked with kids we had parents who had they kids taken away because they didn’t throw out thier boyfriend when he sexually assaulted the kids the kids were places in foster care and the women stayed with the man since it was the kids word against her man and she take her man’s word its insane
I just wanted to comment and say wow, I'm impressed at how quickly you reported on this story! He was just sentenced yesterday! Bravo Mike, as a one man show you really set the bar high for other RUclipsrs
I want to rage every time he calls her his daughter. What mother in their right mind gets involved with a man who has rape charges & is Drug addicts, then allows him to share a home with her daughter's. Anyone can potentially be a danger to your kids, but someone who has already crossed that criminal line isn't a risk worth taking. RIP AJ
Usually find these type of mothers blame their daughters for stealing their man, seducing their man and not believing the daughter, and always side with their abuser boyfriend.
@@zoe9190 I'm not trying to be funny but once I saw this little girl had a drop of black blood in her and the mother was dating all white men I knew unfortunately what she would have to deal with these men.
It really wasn't a Freudian slip. He was trying to come off as a religious / "God-fearing" person in order to garner respect. That phrase he used is very, very commonly used by Christian fundamentalists. Believe me, I heard it all the time growing up.
@@damagecontrol7 Right. Essentially means the same thing in evangelical usage. ‘Convicted in my heart’ usually means you feel God is strongly telling you something- so strongly that you have to believe it.
I say they did more than anyone!!! He likely preyed on that whole family who may have not even known his past record. However, the courts sure knew and let him out to continue committing crimes and eventually increasing to murder.
The real dad has a website with lots of info on his side of the story and tons of info on Wesley's criminal record. Google AJ's 1st and middle name. Anjelica Marie insert a com at the end and that's his website- youtube doesn't allow outside links
"she didn't do this to herself..." no kidding....🤦🏻♀He wanted to punish the mom......so sad her daughter was his option....Thanks Mike for a new video
I’m from the same area and I remember when they were passing out missing posters around, I got one handed to me while at the mall. I remember seeing Wesley all over the news upset. Took a while to get him. I’m so glad this was solved. Thank you for covering this. May AJ rest in peace
This one hit me harder than most. I can’t imagine what it must be like to spend the last day of your life with the person you consider your father assaulting you. Yes, of course, the murder was worse, but it was that betrayal that really put a lump in my throat.
@@ice9594 I saw a longer documentary on this. She *became* afraid once he was back on drugs, but that was a fairly recent thing (that they knew of). Prior to that, they were supposed to have a good relationship. Even if she had mixed feelings about him, he was definitely a father figure.
I divorced about 10 yrs ago, my twin son and daughter were 13. I didn't bring a new man into my children's lives for this very reason. I wasn't about to take a chance on a mistake that could hurt my kids either directly or by having someone harm me. Their safety and well-being was far more important than my "need" for companionship. For the love of all that's holy, don't bring a felon into your family! Anyone can potentially be a danger to your kids, but someone who has already crossed that criminal line isn't a risk worth taking.
Norfolk, Tidewater area, VA Beach is FULL of those types... Ladies who like bad guys. Sad, trashy, and pathetic. It's not like Northern Virginia. It's SO much more TRASHY.
Don't blame her mother for what this guy did to her daughter. Obviously he is accustomed to constantly lying and probably manipulated her in general. It's also very possible he never told the mother about his past rape charges and that she didn't know. It's also very possible he lied and explained it away somehow, just like you see him attempting to do when he tries to explain away AJ's murder as him being framed. It's so easy for some random RUclips video watcher to blame the mother's choices and say "How could she have let this guy into their lives?” when you have a neat little packaged story layed out for you so you can say what she should have or shouldn't have done because here and now you have perfect hindsight, but that's not how life actually works.
@@bridgetjones5695 There's no excuse. A woman who puts her children in the life of a man like that is no mother. She's just as revolting. She gave her daughter to that man so she wouldn't have to be alone.
Thanks! I appreciate you taking the time to bring these stories forward. I listen because victims had to endure awful things, and THEY deserve to be heard.
Hi TC. I hope Anjelica RIP. I also hope people like her crazy stepfather rot in hell. Thanks Mike for another on point topic that more people should try to understand. Don't ever leave your kids or any member of your family with any kind of criminal. Peace & spectacular times hopefully await you, love, Janine Smiley 😀😉🙂😎😍🆒️💯❗❕🏡🚘☕🍩☕🥧🍧🍦🍨🍫🚗🍯🐻🚗
This case is so sad. I live in Williamsburg, about an hour north of Norfolk. Being a transplant from the West Coast of the US, it's kind of shocked me how many crimes there are similar to this here. As a mom, I wouldn't have let this dude near my daughters. It's just so sad and such a waste of a beautiful and promising life that was just starting. 🥺
Not hard at all if he was facing serious time. All that code of silence is Hollywood.9 times out of 10 most will give up any information that will lessen their case.
I would really like to see a "THAT CHAPTER : Behind the Scenes" video. I guess maybe you wouldn't make one to display your trade secrets but I would find it very interesting.
Hey mu-shin, what is that almost Pentacle or Pentagram symbol you have? It looks like some combination of a 6 pointed star or 2 arrow heads pointing to 10 o`clock and 2 o`clock. It looks really complicated geometry.
Love how he pulls the “my daughter” card and yet he is the polar opposite to a father to her. As if it’s an attempt to hold onto some kind of fabricated humanity
I found Mike in lockdown and I haven’t looked back. If I’m feeling down, I’ll watch Mike for comfort (kind of funny considering what he covers! 😂) but he’s like an old friend now! Xx
There's NO possible way that AJ could've injected herself with that much heroin. He could've knocked her out cold, then injected her with that much heroin. It's a damn shame that he couldn't handle being kicked out and a divorce on the horizon, because that's what a real man would've been able to handle. This is my theory: since Jennifer was taking something away from him -- a nice, clean home with home cooked meals to living in a hotel room with none of those amenities, so he decided to take something away from Jennifer, and that was AJ. I firmly believe that if it wasn't AJ, it would've been another child of hers. He's right where he needs to be, and he might as well forget any appeals because he's not going to win any of them. RIP AJ
That’s true she would’ve passed out with the needle still in her. And she certainly wouldn’t have been able to move from the position she was in or area after injecting that much.
You're very kind. My theory is he's a sexual deviant who wanted to have sex with her, thus she was the choice, ...not much more complicated than that in my opinion.
Hey Mike, thank you for the content. I'm sick- terminally. And stuck in bed most of the time and all I can do really to pass the time is watch things. And I thoroughly enjoy watching your videos. I LOVE your accent so much!! Reminds me of my family who are lucky enough to still live in Ireland. 💕 So I just wanted to say thank you. Godspeed. 💗💜💚💛🧡✌️🤟👏👏👏
@@charmingbandit4725 wow thank you so very much. That brought a tear to my eye. Thank you for the kind words- ya never know how much your words can help a sad soul on this Earth. So thank you and Godspeed to your and yours! 💗🧡💛💚💜💕
@@jaimelovemac88 Awh God love you, my mammy is ill & bed-bound too, but still gets excited whenever Mike uploads a new video! She says he's like a tonic for her ills! 😅 Sending love to you from the emerald isle, hope you'll enjoy many more That Chapter videos yet 🍀 💚 🤍 🧡
Yep, the moment I heard he broke in, punched a Saint Bernard, and just "happened to find" her jacket, I thought that's the action of a guilty man desperately trying to point the focus on someone else.
Don’t these women check who they bring around your daughters anymore like this is disgusting. But thanks Mike for posting it was wonderful to hear your voice as always!
Sadly not a lot do. I used to think my mom was crazy for being so protective. She wouldn't let me go anywhere alone or to anyone's house before meeting their parents. The older I got the more I started to understand why.
@@luminvader8911 It took being a grown up to understand why I was never allowed to stay overnight at anyone's house. I had to be in my bed every night.
I think they can hide their true faces, otherwise things like this would never happen, don’t blame the mother, she’s probably a dead person in a living body.
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I wasn't going to comment, this hits so close to home. I cannot seem not stop blaming her mother.. Her mother cared more for companionship than her daughter! I'm just going to leave it at that.. Love to you AJ, so much love.. You're so missed.... One day justice WILL COME the way it should... Thank you for covering this Mike.. It hurts and it helps...
Well he's gonna die in prison, likely. I don't know if you're looking for some "prison justice" and I don't know your situation so I won't condone or condemn it. It's not my business. But don't let it eat you up inside. I'm guessing it's not what that lovely girl would have wanted. I am sorry for what happened to her. She seemed like she deserved a whole lot better. A whole lot.
westley had a terrifying criminal history...like straight out of an FBI psychopathic profiling of criminal history textbook....not to mention animal cruelty...i was waiting for the last one: arson? but maybe he never got caught
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Most mental health stuff is described by various attributes. For example, symptoms of depression can include changes in sleep, appetite, motivation, self-esteem, concentration, etc. Not every depressed person will experience each potential symptom of depression and some people even feel opposite effects. For example, one of my friends is a depressive insomniac and I am a depressive oversleeper. The important thing for diagnosis is that you experience a collection of symptoms with enough severity to impact your quality of life. So while many psychopaths will have histories of dv, drug abuse, sa, animal abuse, arson, etc, they won't exhibit ALL of those behaviors.
When the bruises were mentioned my first that was that poor girl was tortured to death. He was so angry at her mother that he took her and tortured her. I have to wonder if drugs weren't the only reason she was uneasy about him being around her. There's probably a lot to their sad story that we will never know but my heart goes out to the mother and siblings of AJ. May she 🙏 🪦
@@seeingeyegod Yeah the technology these days just gets better and better and that includes the medical field/the practice of an autopsy. There are ways to determine contusions/bruises/marks to the face/body even well into the decomposition stage.
But what mother in their right mind gets involved with a man who has rape charges & then allows him to share a home with her daughter's.....because of That, I can't have much sympathy for the mother.
My stepdad used to refer to me as "his daughter" when convincing the police and social services that I was "acting out" when I called them about him.......funny though, it's not how he referred to me behind closed doors......none of which is repeatable. Wesley still faces the ultimate justice. AJ is at peace with our true Father in heaven.
I so sorry that you had to live through that. For me it was my grandfather. For 9 years. No one believed me. All my best thoughts are with you ❤ take care of yourself,you're a champion 😊
A lot of people who write, write about depressing things. That's common for journaling or art. It doesn't mean the person is suicidal. I hate when investigators take it as such. If I were to go missing and they were to read my poems, I'd probably be marked as suicidal. Just don't think it's right. Unless the writing is a suicidal note or something blatant like that.
It's not a guarantee or even a very good hint but its definitely more than "nothing" I'm into the same kind of writing and my RUclips history is all true crime or things like it. I do get what you're saying but when they see something like that they cant just ignore it completely. While you're right, its just a genre and only a particular style that really doesnt indicate someone is going to self harm it's still a piece of the puzzle in that direction, even if it's only a very small piece.
Agreed. Many people who write and garden as a hobby find it therapeutic. It is the diaries expressing increasingly dark fantasies and the desire to enact them that is more likely to be evidence of motive.
I had written a goodbye letter for an English assignment in highschool. Not a suicide letter, but goodbye to things i needed to let go of ... Didn't think anything else of it. Happened to skip school the next day and yeah.... Got caught skipping school coz the teachers thought it was a suicide letter and just confirmed their thoughts when I didn't show up at school the next day.... But... I was a depressed kid, and realizing there were ppl that really did care when the teachers called concerned did give me a new outlook on life at that time...
Damn that was fast! It hadn’t even been 24 hours from sentencing to release of your video! This case has always really bothered me. Her stepdad raised her and was supposed to adopt her but when mom met this weasel he swooped in and adopted her instead. Her stepfather still has a blog or a website about her and their memories. It’s heartbreaking all the way around.
Second case I've seen recently where a woman's boyfriend was addicted to the devils dandruff and took advantage/murdered his girlfriends daughter. It's better to be single than be with the wrong one. This kinda stuff happens all the time. You gotta protect your family... they come first.
true. I eaised my 2 alone afyer dealing with my daughters Father. UGH. And I don't regret it. Neither do my kids. I never brought anyone into the home/ fold that wasn't worthy and respectful.
Weird that so many women seem obsessed with seeking out these kind of men then bringing them home. All the while taking glee in brutally rejecting good, normal men, and turning around and playing victim when it finally dawns on them that they can't "change" him.
Appreciate that this fellow Mike brings the thorough research and facts accompanied by roasting of the criminals (Windows powering down sound as Wesley stares off into space struggling to feign concern for AJ).
The mother, where did lose her mind? She introduced a stepfather into her kids life, who had serious criminal record, and was a part of A. Brotherhood. Did she think he was good candidate for a family man? I'm all for parents having their private lifes but the mother put herself, and her family, in danger but it was AJ who has payed for her mother stupidity.
She could have just hooked up with him, instead of making him father of her children. I can't get over it. Such a young life ended so horribly from a person that was expected to escalate.
That's such a sad story 😞 Her life was just beginning and she lost her future at the hands of someone who should have been protecting her! Her poor mom! And family, my heart goes out to them! Mike omg love your stories your Awesome!
My thoughts are with all the victims you feature regardless of their age but constantly learning people born after me (1990) are having their lives ended really hits home every time and is especially saddening.
Same. Just a fucking heartbreaking thing to see. If I'm being honest I also hate it when older people are harmed; they male it to retirement age when they can finally kick back, relax and enjoy the fruits of their labor, just for a worthless piece of shit to harm them.
Poor baby’s life was cut short 😔 It’s always a tragedy when someone gets murdered but it hits home when you hear of a school or college kid getting their life cut short because you just know they have all these plans for their future. We need to do a much better job of protecting our women.
Hello, Mike and Bravo Zulu! You presented media and details that I hadn't heard before. This happened in my community, and the entire Hampton Roads area was just absolutely stunned and saddened. I felt from the beginning that the step-dad had something to do with it. My prediction was that he may have had some sort of inappropriate romantic feelings for AJ. Maybe, after she turned down his advances, he … well, did what he did to her. Thanks, as always, for your care and sensitivity with your reporting, Mike :).
This is so upsetting losing her life at 18 from her ‘father’ , didn’t the mother know who she was marrying did she care, so many young people lose their lives by the partner of their parent truly sad!
No woman should ever bring a man into her house. That is a red flag. A real man would move a woman into his house. And no mother should ever let a convicted criminal into her life much less around her children’s lives.
@@timgreen2426 you think creeps criminals & assholes wouldn’t do that too? Move women & their children in…Just to get to a woman’s children if they thought laying it on thick masking their devilish intentions would get them access? Monsters are monsters regardless if they have it in their hearts to cause harm they will
Hell no, the smart move is to always move the one without children into the house that has children, whoever has the children has the control in regards to housing. They can kick the other party out legally and still have a roof over their heads. 100% agreed that the smartest decision of all is to just not get involved with these types to begin with though.@@timgreen2426
What a shame. You really wish she didn't know what was happening to her, but you know she did and it just made it so much worse I imagine. I especially hate these true crime stories with young ppl who obviously had a bright future and were great people in the making. She seemed like a cool young lady. Obviously into MMA from her Tweets shown at the beginning.
at 17:25 he says "she was murdered, and I am CONVICTED in my heart" this is what pyschologists (yep, I am one) call a "freudian slip". when the person actually SAYS what they KNOW, instead of using the words that would say what they are trying to convey.....done deal.
This is actually my hometown and it’s so eerie to watch a video like this when you know the streets, houses, and news anchors voices! Great video, Mike!
Norfolk, Tidewater area, VA Beach are trashy, awful areas in Virginia. I lived in Northern Virginia off and on for 20-years. Virginia is an AWFUL state.
Mike ! I've always been a huge fan and I've recently moved into the bushes in northern ontario. I'm off grid and living off the land w my kitten.. we rely on your regular uploads to keep us sane! Lol thanks for being so consistant Mike, when my life flipped upside down we still had you 😅🥰 (sounds funny but srsly, you help us all out in ways you dont even know lol 💜know you dont go unappreciated )
If anything ever happened to my husband I would never bring another man into my life, especially with small children. I see soo many cases about the boyfriend/step father abusing/killing the kids…it’s really sad and unfortunate. I’d never forgive myself.
Chilling, but also darkly comic in the sense that these deluded idiots think they'll actually be able to pull off a completely convincing, Oscar worthy performance for the news cameras. This dude's acting is on par with Chris Watts' embarrassing attempt to gain sympathy from the public.
The type of trash some women will allow around the children they are responsible for is appalling. I guess some people cant stand the thought of being alone.
The trash some men will *_be_* is absolutely disgusting. But sure, blame the woman who loved him and left as soon as he presented a danger to her family.
I swear Dateline is stalking this channel. I just watched the episode they did on this case. I'll go to watch their show and be like, this case sounds familiar and I'll come back here and Mike's already done a video on it. Keep up the great work Mike!
Frustrating hearing him say " my daughter, my daughter, my daughter, my family blah fuckin blah." Stop calling her your daughter, she's your victim and you're only her mothers biggest mistake she'll regret for the rest of her life.
Word.
Preach
I don't understand how a mother can knowingly allow a rapist around their child. How can you marry a rapist and not be bothered by it? She was so concerned about his drug use, but what what about the fact that he had assaulted and raped someone? She wasn't concerned about him being around her children? It just blows my mind.
@@JoJo-dv1rz I was going to write the exact same thing. She HAD to know at least something about his past. Her love life was more important that her daughter's safety, and now she's paying a price.
@@JoJo-dv1rz I mean obviously her mother is going to feel guilty for the rest of her life, I just don't particularly like that as the takeaway. We don't know what the circumstances of his previous crimes were, what the mother knew and at what point, and how Wesley presented himself/behaved prior to what he did to AJ. It's one thing if you know someone did terrible things before you meet them, and another when you form a relationship with them and learn about their past slowly over time after growing to trust them. What if you already had children with someone, they had only ever shown you the side of them that is kind and loving, and then later you found out that they had done something awful before you met? You would certainly react differently, and give them more consideration than if they were a stranger at that point. And what could you actually do at that point if you are pregnant with their child, or have already had their children? You can't just take the kids and leave, you have to go through the court system. Your trust is shattered, but you still have to deal with the reality of your shared living situation and possibly making it more dangerous by trying to cut them off immediately. Maybe she didn't realize exactly how dangerous he was, or when she did it was too late to escape without enraging him. Maybe that was part of why she was in the process of separating her family from him.
I just don't think it's anyone's place to add additional guilt onto what I'm sure she already overwhelmingly feels. Wesley is the one who made the choice to do this, and I don't realistically think anyone else should be expected to predict what he chose to do before he did it, without the benefit of hindsight... which everyone has now.
You can just tell by the way he talks to the authorities that he thinks he's the smartest man in the room. Unbelievable.
What he doesn’t realize is all of the tells he shows when talking. So many dead giveaways. No pun intended. RIP AJ, I’m heartbroken this happened to you 😢🙏🏼
Narcissist
@@LisafromNOLA He almost crapped himself when the woman reporter asked him if he killed her
Another narcissistic monster
All liars and manipulators think they are sly as a FOX 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄
If he'd admittedly punch a dog, he's more than capable of hurting a person.
TRUTH!!!
Right?!? Total waste of oxygen.
AMEN!
Yeah why? Some guy punches a kangaroo, some guy punches a large dog... What is this with "punching" animals? Oh, I guess I'm just tired.....
@@parsleypalace3272 what? 🤔
The second you said he punched a dog, I knew he was guilty. Poor AJ. Rest in peace 💛
@FeedMeLies "Saint Bernard..."; Really, just a pile of MUSH if they aren't in the mountains bringing toppled skiers booze .../S", (Luckily the tend to have excess body/skin fat, so hopefully not TOO HURT!!! If ONLY their son had continued to date her...Meh; We ALL KNOW how that one ends...They would have made a cute couple, though...
@@brentfarvors192i’m the brother of the person that demon tried to frame, our saint bernard was the sweetest girl and we had her since 2008. she would have never hurt a soul, we had to put her down unfortunately in 2020. but we loved her very much and hearing what he did made me sick
When the dic* is good, the dic* is good. Priorities priorities.
@@ripwi11I'm so sorry about all that happened. I'm also sorry anyone hurt your innocent dog. I hope the rest of her years after the encounter with that bastard were better for her. May she rest in peace.
Drug addicts aren’t giving out money to anyone, let alone $200, so that story alone sounds unbelievable.
I want to rage every time he calls her his daughter.
This!!!
it's like hoe in school the teachers would tell us to watch out for dealers giving people drugs. Ain't nobody giving away free drugs
Not one about to lose everything, that part feels like he was just trying to make himself look good and involved.
Agreed!
Yup!
How could you not trust a person who attacks innocent pets out of frustration?
Funny, how you say "pets" and not "animals"... Cause most people only give "pets" the right to be treated well.. but not other animal groups, like f.e. "farm animals"... Those only deserve to be held in captivity, being exploited and murdered in the end.
I don't trust anyone who doesn't like animals
Love your name!
Meanie. Dog-kicker. Bad sign.
Pretty sure this was sarcasm, before people start losing it :')
As a mother, how do you allow someone with rape charges in your home with your daughter? His prior charges and convictions should of told a mom maybe he isn’t the best “role model”.
I wouldn't even associated with anyone convicted of sexual activity of any kind
We don’t know the circumstances, if she knew prior to this etc. don’t blame the mom.
@@kimberleesara9486 she knew, his face tatts are enough to make anyone with common sense stay away. Mom's boyfriend murders are common and yes I will blame the "mothers" who invite them in.
@@alexjayyy5811 so I will say this, there are many people who have been convicted on sexual charges when they either didn't do anything or they what the girl/her parents claim isn't what happened.
I've worked within the system and have sadly had a family member go through this. When I know what happened, and they were innocent however his mom couldn't afford a lawer. So for life he is branded as something he isn't. Too many people in jail/prison are innocent sadly.
On the flip side, you should be warry and not just listen to the individual. Try to get full scope information. Though I would be hard pressed to allow someone near my kids, unless I knew for sure.
False rape reports are exceedingly rare. Are there unjust convictions stemming from false rape convictions? Yes, of course. But they're rare too. It's simply untrue there are "lots" of these false convictions.
I believe the justice system is fundamentally flawed. Even one unjust conviction is too much.
My buddy, we went to college together, is seen in a couple clips. They grew up together and called each other brother and sister. He had me drive him home from school on the anniversary of her body’s discovery to go be with the family. Spending time in the home with the family, you could tell they all knew. They were just hoping for a conviction. Wesley was part of and even leading search parties for her (typical). I remember getting the message about his conviction from my buddy. AJ was incredible to her family and friends. I never met her, but I still have a “Fly High AJ” bracelet. She was so loved, so intelligent, so kind, and she deserved so much better. Thanks for covering her story and honoring her like this. If there’s a hell, Wesley has a one way ticket and he’s sitting front row on the way down.
I'm so sorry about all the hurt you all have suffered because of Wesley.. that p.os.
Rolling up a jacket and tucking it into couch cushions sounds exactly how a smooth brain would try to plant evidence
"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak and to remove all doubt."
That conviction...
Whenever it takes a jury less than an hour it generally means it took 1 minute and 59 minutes to settle on celebratory dinner, getting a couple of phone numbers from the other jurors. Robert invited you fishing and Troy installs hardwood floors
Haha - true!
😂
lol. this comment should have gotten more likes!
Haha yeah I always think they decide straight away and then wait an hour so the judge won't shout at them.
This comment is gold 🤣
This is why I love you, Mike..."Weasel went on trial". You make these stories a little easier to take. What a beautiful girl, AJ was & just trying to make her way in life. RIP AJ.
I agree. Tnx n love from Norway Max 🙏💙
RIP to a far to young AJ ❤️🌹
I think listening to him call her his daughter is what upsets me the most. How can he even sit there knowing what he did and do that? It’s disgusting. To sexually assault her, drug her and murder her.. to call her his DAUGHTER. The audacity. Repulsive. I hope he rots in jail
Dude, this psycho needs to stop calling her his daughter . She is NOT his daughter.
"My daughter this...my daughter that.... both a pathetic defense this creep can cry for those who believe that this guy is just a victim...while on the other hand, having a different between the lines meaning. Continually saying "my daughter" like a power flex...saying it while he remembers his daughter's fear and pain, saying and saying it as he remembers hurting her, sexually assaulting her, killing her, disposing of her body. He is flexing even as he denies.
Actually, she is his daughter, which makes him an even bigger POS than he would have been had she not been his daughter. Adoption matters.
@@hiskidkeller That is NOT a father. Yes, adoption matters but in THIS particular case, I believe it was used all as a manipulation tool. To get close to the mother & earn trust & bullshit EVERYONE around him. He’s a master manipulator. ESPECIALLY after I learned NONE of those children are his. He hasn’t been in the family that long.
Thank you and AJ agrees.
Unfortunately I've worked with men like this. They think thy are the smartest person in the room, yet it takes about a minute to realize they are full of baloney. Get caught in a lie and immediately come up with another one to cover it.
"She'll tell you she's an orphan, after you meet her family" -Talks to Angels
How could a mother let a convicted rapist into her family home. A beautiful young woman brutally murdered because of her crazed parents. A truly shocking story, well researched and presented Mike, keep up the great work.
Amazing what a desperate woman will do for sex
The mother seems rather cold. I am not surprised. Just watch her being cold and belittling the whole situation when being interviewed... It looks like Angelica was a poor scapegoated child and she was abused by her step-father for a long time. I have a feeling that her mother knew about it, or knew something, but never cared. Just like my mother. The same behavior, the same neglect. (I was not abused sexually but psychologically by my father and my mother did not want to discuss it or help me. It looked like she actually liked it - I was her scapegoat - child, she loved to see me suffer. Anjelica´s mother, her words and behaviors resembles my mother so much. Well, I kicked my mother out from my life at 39 finally, when she tried to ruin my relationship with my husband. Why? Jealousy... :-( I am not kidding. I realized that when I started therapy. PS: My mother dated a guy, who was verbally abusive towards me. She liked it...
Yep. It’s always a woman’s fault. 🙄 How about your next comment focuses on the perp rather than the mother? Yes, she made a mistake. She probably has poor judgment when it comes to men. She did not deserve to have her daughter killed and her daughter didn’t deserve to die. It’s men who commit these crimes. Let’s focus our outrage there?
She was knocked up a black guy in the 90's and thought it was a good idea.
Then she dated a rapist/murderer.
Mom is to share in the blame.
@@bonniea.1941 Bringing a man convicted of domestic violence and rape into a home with children and young people is a teensy bit more than a "mistake". Or "poor judgement". What did she expect would happen -- they be inspired by his example? No one's saying she deserved to have her daughter killed; her daughter deserved far better, or even adequate people in her life.
As a mom, I can't understand how you'd let anyone arrested for sexual assault or domestic violence in your home with your kids. I would never allow that.
When the dic* is good, the dic* is good. Priorities priorities.
Not all people who have a domestic violence charge are a threat. My wife at the time got arrested and put in jail for domestic violence because she and I were in a yelling match and she angrily threw her own cell phone on the ground out of frustration. They arrested her for domestic violence because they said they witnessed a destruction of property during an argument and that met the criteria. Keep in mind she didn't touch me and I didn't touch her. A lot of people get a trumped up domestic charge just because the cops don't want to go back out again that night.
I mean find out the reason why someone has a domestic violence charge is all I'm saying.
Most people are not aware of peoples criminal history. Not as if you go to the police and run someones name before you date them.....Now with the internet it is easier but back in the day you have no way to know. I have 6 Domestic violences for roughing up my brother who liked to start shit then when it was time to throw hands he just calls the cops. Never had an issue with anyone else or been in any other trouble my whole life, last one was 18 years ago. My Dad Recently died 3 months ago and we're about to throw hands again gonna be a bad day for him and a weekend in jail for me.😂
When I worked with kids we had parents who had they kids taken away because they didn’t throw out thier boyfriend when he sexually assaulted the kids the kids were places in foster care and the women stayed with the man since it was the kids word against her man and she take her man’s word its insane
Truth those people do not change
Mike: “Wesley was convicted on April 4, 2022”. Me: “Wait, what, you mean yesterday??” Mike is basically putting out live news streams these days 😂
Quick catch. I had to go back and listen to that
this was such a funny comment 😂 have a great day!!!
I didn't catch that either! Good one!
That is my birthday , just turned 34 !!
home boy is ON IT!
I just wanted to comment and say wow, I'm impressed at how quickly you reported on this story! He was just sentenced yesterday! Bravo Mike, as a one man show you really set the bar high for other RUclipsrs
Yep!😀 NO one does it quite like Mike can.
other youtubers have talked about this case before you know...
@@DanielTorres-pw8il I don't think you read his comment correctly 🤯
@@DanielTorres-pw8il Maybe but Mike actually gave us the closed case and verdict.
@@DanielTorres-pw8il He had been found guilty at an earlier time, but the sentence handed down by the judge was just yesterday, April 4th.
The fact you posted this a day after the sentencing is so impressive!! We appreciate your dedication!!
I want to rage every time he calls her his daughter. What mother in their right mind gets involved with a man who has rape charges & is Drug addicts, then allows him to share a home with her daughter's.
Anyone can potentially be a danger to your kids, but someone who has already crossed that criminal line isn't a risk worth taking. RIP AJ
Usually find these type of mothers blame their daughters for stealing their man, seducing their man and not believing the daughter, and always side with their abuser boyfriend.
@@zoe9190 I'm not trying to be funny but once I saw this little girl had a drop of black blood in her and the mother was dating all white men I knew unfortunately what she would have to deal with these men.
When the dic* is good, the dic* is good. Priorities priorities.
@@ekbanksMother should keep her children above any man black or white
@@tehminaadil6374 You have to fully understand the degeneracy with white men in regards to black children.
“Convicted in his heart”? How much more of a subconscious slip can a person make?
It really wasn't a Freudian slip. He was trying to come off as a religious / "God-fearing" person in order to garner respect. That phrase he used is very, very commonly used by Christian fundamentalists. Believe me, I heard it all the time growing up.
sounded like it should've been "convinced".
@@damagecontrol7 likely
@@damagecontrol7 Right. Essentially means the same thing in evangelical usage. ‘Convicted in my heart’ usually means you feel God is strongly telling you something- so strongly that you have to believe it.
Wesley “My daughter didn’t commit suicide. I’ll go to my grave swearing that. She was murdered”
Wesley’s defense team “She committed suicide”
Lol, if she had committed suicide then who buried her?
@@chainamarie03she buried herself and then had the H, of course!
If it was suicide why the need to frame her bf
"I didn't do it."
GPS signal leads to the remote, deserted, abandoned loation of the body.
"I was there for work, *coincidentally* ."
Okay, bye.
My heart goes out to Zach, he fought so hard to try and get protection before and help after, he loved her more than her mother did I think.
Yes he did
"I am convicted" reminds me of Chris Watts: "I have no inclination where they are."
That story still haunts me. such tragic.
Disgusting hearing him repeatedly refer to her as his daughter…
"It doesn't matter what I have or have not done " What a POS! Rest in peace AJ 🕊️
That mother seems heartless, uncaring, and almost like she knew what happened.
Correct
Your job as a mother is to protect and stand for your children.. NO man should ever come before that.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who felt that. The eyes always tell the truth.
The guy saying convicted instead of convinced repeatedly is quite the Freudian slip.
Agreed. Surprised I haven't seen that on one of those YT channels that do true crime body language and speaking language analysis!!
@@scorpion-lg4ic Check out The Behavior Panel - they are so good!
@@Five_by_Five9340 thx for the recommendation. I def will
Yep and he has a lot of tells too. Garbage.
For real. So creepy
Never did more then 4 years for all those felony crimes 😳 the judicial system also had a hand in AJ’s murder 😡
I say they did more than anyone!!! He likely preyed on that whole family who may have not even known his past record. However, the courts sure knew and let him out to continue committing crimes and eventually increasing to murder.
The real dad has a website with lots of info on his side of the story and tons of info on Wesley's criminal record. Google AJ's 1st and middle name. Anjelica Marie insert a com at the end and that's his website- youtube doesn't allow outside links
@@Sweetyhide Oof. Too bad he is a All Lives Matter Trump supporter.
judges need to be held accountable!
Good thing he isn't black ..cause the comment section would be flooded with people blaming BLM and democrats.
"she didn't do this to herself..." no kidding....🤦🏻♀He wanted to punish the mom......so sad her daughter was his option....Thanks Mike for a new video
That makes sense, in a sick way. Get back at the mother by destroying her daughter. Sick world.
And, "Ah.. what the heck.. why not throw in a little _raperoo_ while I'm at it!"
@@ImperfectionGuaranteed exactly. its not about revenge at all. He had nothing too lose now. Sick prick.
I’m from the same area and I remember when they were passing out missing posters around, I got one handed to me while at the mall. I remember seeing Wesley all over the news upset. Took a while to get him. I’m so glad this was solved. Thank you for covering this. May AJ rest in peace
This one hit me harder than most. I can’t imagine what it must be like to spend the last day of your life with the person you consider your father assaulting you. Yes, of course, the murder was worse, but it was that betrayal that really put a lump in my throat.
I don't think she really considered that creep her (step) father. He got kicked out the house.
@@carltonbanks5470 He lived there for years. And he was her adoptive father, not stepfather.
@@fiofiofioletta1898 See he officially adopted her? wtf are you talking about?
Wesley had been thrown out of the house & Mike said AJ was afraid of him.
@@ice9594 I saw a longer documentary on this. She *became* afraid once he was back on drugs, but that was a fairly recent thing (that they knew of). Prior to that, they were supposed to have a good relationship. Even if she had mixed feelings about him, he was definitely a father figure.
I divorced about 10 yrs ago, my twin son and daughter were 13. I didn't bring a new man into my children's lives for this very reason. I wasn't about to take a chance on a mistake that could hurt my kids either directly or by having someone harm me. Their safety and well-being was far more important than my "need" for companionship.
For the love of all that's holy, don't bring a felon into your family! Anyone can potentially be a danger to your kids, but someone who has already crossed that criminal line isn't a risk worth taking.
Especially since he had already been convicted of rape. I could never be attracted to someone convicted of rape. It's disgusting.
Some women become irrationally attracted to violent weirdos.
Hybristophilia, a silent epidemic.
Thank you for putting your kids first ❤
Your kids come first, always.
Good for you! ✌😸
I can't understand why her mom would even get with a pos like this and introduce him into her kids lives. RIP AJ!😥
Norfolk, Tidewater area, VA Beach is FULL of those types... Ladies who like bad guys. Sad, trashy, and pathetic. It's not like Northern Virginia. It's SO much more TRASHY.
Desperation ..🙈🤦🏻♀️
It happens all the time and the result is usually bad.
Don't blame her mother for what this guy did to her daughter. Obviously he is accustomed to constantly lying and probably manipulated her in general. It's also very possible he never told the mother about his past rape charges and that she didn't know. It's also very possible he lied and explained it away somehow, just like you see him attempting to do when he tries to explain away AJ's murder as him being framed.
It's so easy for some random RUclips video watcher to blame the mother's choices and say "How could she have let this guy into their lives?” when you have a neat little packaged story layed out for you so you can say what she should have or shouldn't have done because here and now you have perfect hindsight, but that's not how life actually works.
@@bridgetjones5695 There's no excuse. A woman who puts her children in the life of a man like that is no mother. She's just as revolting. She gave her daughter to that man so she wouldn't have to be alone.
Thanks! I appreciate you taking the time to bring these stories forward. I listen because victims had to endure awful things, and THEY deserve to be heard.
Love ya Mike. Thanks for being here promptly every Tuesday and Friday 😘
And thank YOU for being here too!
Only Mike could catch and make that subtle “I am convicted” POP out so glaringly. Terrible event, but great storytelling.
What about the GAME OVER remarks? I simply cracked up
What a beautiful smile AJ carried throughout her living years! Way too young to be taken from this hell. RIP
She was quite pretty and working on a great future.
Cases like this are so unfair and tragic.
RIP A.J.
Hi TC. I hope Anjelica RIP. I also hope people like her crazy stepfather rot in hell. Thanks Mike for another on point topic that more people should try to understand. Don't ever leave your kids or any member of your family with any kind of criminal. Peace & spectacular times hopefully await you, love, Janine Smiley 😀😉🙂😎😍🆒️💯❗❕🏡🚘☕🍩☕🥧🍧🍦🍨🍫🚗🍯🐻🚗
She had a lovely beaming smile
This case is so sad. I live in Williamsburg, about an hour north of Norfolk. Being a transplant from the West Coast of the US, it's kind of shocked me how many crimes there are similar to this here. As a mom, I wouldn't have let this dude near my daughters. It's just so sad and such a waste of a beautiful and promising life that was just starting. 🥺
Getting a drug dealer to testify in court is quite a feat. I'm glad he did. RIP A.J. 😪
Seriously! 🤯 I wonder what that dude's life is like now 🤔
Nahhh… Doctors testify all the time😉
Not hard at all if he was facing serious time. All that code of silence is Hollywood.9 times out of 10 most will give up any information that will lessen their case.
@Andrew Johnson if you knowingly sell people heroine, a drug that does nothing but destroys peoples lives, you're automatically a piece of sht
@Andrew Johnson this comment made me think of Fezco from Euphoria lol
“I am _convicted_ in my heart”
That’s fascinating.
I truly believe stupid criminals are poetic justice.
Not the only time he was convicted.
I'm sure he meant to say "convinced," but what an interesting word to use instead
He may have meant it like ‘ I have conviction in my heart’
Ever hear the term "Freudian Slip"? I'm surprised the interviewer didn't immediately pick up on that and pull the thread.
I would really like to see a "THAT CHAPTER : Behind the Scenes" video. I guess maybe you wouldn't make one to display your trade secrets but I would find it very interesting.
YES!!! I would love to see this and I'm sure a lot of people out there would be very interested in this too.
@@Jonnajeffers I have said this so many times. Even a Q&A would be great!!
"I am convicted.". Now that there is the most apt, appropriate Freudian slip ever.
Yeah, that is pretty chilling. Freudian? Maybe, but apt. I think you are right.
He may have meant it like ‘ I have conviction in my heart’
Hey mu-shin, what is that almost Pentacle or Pentagram symbol you have? It looks like some combination of a 6 pointed star or 2 arrow heads pointing to 10 o`clock and 2 o`clock. It looks really complicated geometry.
Wow he was convicted yesterday? You must’ve had that story already outlined and produced all but the ending, lol! Good job as always!
That's what I was thinking. I had to check the date lol. Fuckin yesterday?! Good, bye dude
Thank you for making another half an hour in hospital a bit more bearable. Have a grand week, Mike! And love to the rest of ya!
get well soon
I’m sending good vibes 😎 your way ;)
Shoot, me too!! I hope you’re feeling better soon. 🤍
Sending you all the well wishes. ❤️
Get better Larra! Jesus loves you!
I was actually raised in norfolk. She was one of my brothers classmates. We couldn't believe this when it happened. RIP AJ
Good for you!
Facts. My Neighbor son went to Norview with her. Very sad. 🙏🏽
I live in Norfolk and my neighbor son went to Norview High with her. This true crime story hit close to home. Thanks for covering this 💯.
She wanted so badly to have a father who truly loved her. Unforgivable
She had one. Mike doesn't go over it, but others do. Makes it even worse.
Love how he pulls the “my daughter” card and yet he is the polar opposite to a father to her. As if it’s an attempt to hold onto some kind of fabricated humanity
I think he's consciously saying it just because he thinks it will play best to say that when denying guilt publicly
It's ah ownership thing. Power. "My" daughter.
@@CharlieHorse4363 yeah, delusional for sure, she seemed like a cool person, I hate reality
@@littlebear1771 Which was in fact the case.
Can we all agree, Mike has helped us all in some way
I found Mike in lockdown and I haven’t looked back. If I’m feeling down, I’ll watch Mike for comfort (kind of funny considering what he covers! 😂) but he’s like an old friend now! Xx
@@BirdieToBogey same!! Found this account in pandemic and I’ve been hooked ever since.
Hey, I did too! It made lockdown more bearable somehow. He became my bud as well. Mike is so relatable. I’ve told so many people about him
@@BirdieToBogey Same. Really helped with getting through lock down. This is one of the few channels I binged.
He helped me paint my garage
EDIT: No, I mean, really. He held the ladder on the higher parts
Funny he chose the word “convicted” multiple times, rather than say he was “convinced “. Foreshadowing at it’s finest!
There's NO possible way that AJ could've injected herself with that much heroin. He could've knocked her out cold, then injected her with that much heroin.
It's a damn shame that he couldn't handle being kicked out and a divorce on the horizon, because that's what a real man would've been able to handle. This is my theory: since Jennifer was taking something away from him -- a nice, clean home with home cooked meals to living in a hotel room with none of those amenities, so he decided to take something away from Jennifer, and that was AJ. I firmly believe that if it wasn't AJ, it would've been another child of hers.
He's right where he needs to be, and he might as well forget any appeals because he's not going to win any of them.
RIP AJ
She probably told her mum he was a sack of shit; so she was an obstacle in keeping that cushy life you mentioned. Such a shame.
Thank God He NEVER has to worry bout being kicked out of his home again
That’s true she would’ve passed out with the needle still in her. And she certainly wouldn’t have been able to move from the position she was in or area after injecting that much.
You're very kind. My theory is he's a sexual deviant who wanted to have sex with her, thus she was the choice, ...not much more complicated than that in my opinion.
Why couldn't she have injected herself?
Hey Mike, thank you for the content. I'm sick- terminally. And stuck in bed most of the time and all I can do really to pass the time is watch things. And I thoroughly enjoy watching your videos. I LOVE your accent so much!! Reminds me of my family who are lucky enough to still live in Ireland. 💕 So I just wanted to say thank you. Godspeed. 💗💜💚💛🧡✌️🤟👏👏👏
❤️
@jaime love, from the Netherlands I wish you lots of strengths and I hope your last time on this eart will be a pleasant one 🍀
@@charmingbandit4725 wow thank you so very much. That brought a tear to my eye. Thank you for the kind words- ya never know how much your words can help a sad soul on this Earth. So thank you and Godspeed to your and yours! 💗🧡💛💚💜💕
@@jaimelovemac88 Awh God love you, my mammy is ill & bed-bound too, but still gets excited whenever Mike uploads a new video! She says he's like a tonic for her ills! 😅
Sending love to you from the emerald isle, hope you'll enjoy many more That Chapter videos yet 🍀
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@@chezuchadnezzar7429 you have a BEAUTIFUL SOUL. Thank you. So much. 💗🧡💛💚💜💕
He is so guilty innocent people don't break into people's houses and plant jackets
And punch a dog because you’re mad! What creep!
@@cymeezer619rmh4 That was the most telling for me. If you can punch a dog in anger, you can hurt a person in anger.
Yep, the moment I heard he broke in, punched a Saint Bernard, and just "happened to find" her jacket, I thought that's the action of a guilty man desperately trying to point the focus on someone else.
Yeah. The guy is definitely not a criminal mastermind.
You're a real Sherlock Holmes 😆
I feel bad for Corey because Wesley was trying to use him as a scapegoat.
Today I’d like to thank Mike’s parents! For making such a great and creative man who we all adore and love!💜💜
I’ll let them know!
Is it Mike's birthday?
@@deez2569 He's apparently a Sagittarius ♐ sun sign so unless that's incorrect his birthday was near the end of last year.
@@Adara007 Thanks!🙂
Adara - I thought it was the end of this year lol 😅😂
Don’t these women check who they bring around your daughters anymore like this is disgusting. But thanks Mike for posting it was wonderful to hear your voice as always!
Them single moms.
Exactly
Sadly not a lot do. I used to think my mom was crazy for being so protective. She wouldn't let me go anywhere alone or to anyone's house before meeting their parents. The older I got the more I started to understand why.
@@luminvader8911 It took being a grown up to understand why I was never allowed to stay overnight at anyone's house. I had to be in my bed every night.
I think they can hide their true faces, otherwise things like this would never happen, don’t blame the mother, she’s probably a dead person in a living body.
I ABSOLUTELY love when you drop another gem! Thanks for your dedication and hard work Mike!
Means a lot, thank you!
@@ThatChapter A TURTLE'S BUNGHOLE HAS NO SOUL
@@megatherion2695 True. And your uncle's knuckles stink. These are just things we accept
@@megatherion2695 neither does yours...pffft what's your point?
@@ThatChapter By the way ...do a video on Ward Weaver III
Been having a rough time lately, Mike, and listening to your voice tell stories has been really helpful. Thank you.
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I wasn't going to comment, this hits so close to home. I cannot seem not stop blaming her mother.. Her mother cared more for companionship than her daughter! I'm just going to leave it at that.. Love to you AJ, so much love.. You're so missed.... One day justice WILL COME the way it should... Thank you for covering this Mike.. It hurts and it helps...
You know something most don’t?
@that nearly hurt exactly thank you
This.
Well he's gonna die in prison, likely. I don't know if you're looking for some "prison justice" and I don't know your situation so I won't condone or condemn it. It's not my business.
But don't let it eat you up inside. I'm guessing it's not what that lovely girl would have wanted.
I am sorry for what happened to her.
She seemed like she deserved a whole lot better.
A whole lot.
She didn’t even show up in court to give a victim impacts statement
westley had a terrifying criminal history...like straight out of an FBI psychopathic profiling of criminal history textbook....not to mention animal cruelty...i was waiting for the last one: arson? but maybe he never got caught
The deadly triad theory was refuted long ago.
Animal cruelty is more of a predictor by itself.
Also, if you're an arsonist than you're an arsonist.
Wrong silly but I think you can send me to watch the same rock and roll Hall of fame and glory to come down to the west to me and my stankball I have a great time in Australia and tell them to be honest with yourself and your family are you doing research for another supplier of Etizolam tomorrow morning if that is a total stranger and I hope you are interested please let me know if you have any questions or ideas for the message and I hope you had a good time with the Chinese government
Most mental health stuff is described by various attributes. For example, symptoms of depression can include changes in sleep, appetite, motivation, self-esteem, concentration, etc. Not every depressed person will experience each potential symptom of depression and some people even feel opposite effects. For example, one of my friends is a depressive insomniac and I am a depressive oversleeper.
The important thing for diagnosis is that you experience a collection of symptoms with enough severity to impact your quality of life.
So while many psychopaths will have histories of dv, drug abuse, sa, animal abuse, arson, etc, they won't exhibit ALL of those behaviors.
Animal cruelty?? What punching a damn dog?
When the bruises were mentioned my first that was that poor girl was tortured to death. He was so angry at her mother that he took her and tortured her. I have to wonder if drugs weren't the only reason she was uneasy about him being around her. There's probably a lot to their sad story that we will never know but my heart goes out to the mother and siblings of AJ. May she 🙏 🪦
I'm kind of amazed they could recognize bruises on a several weeks old corpse, myself.
@@seeingeyegod Yeah the technology these days just gets better and better and that includes the medical field/the practice of an autopsy. There are ways to determine contusions/bruises/marks to the face/body even well into the decomposition stage.
But what mother in their right mind gets involved with a man who has rape charges & then allows him to share a home with her daughter's.....because of That, I can't have much sympathy for the mother.
My stepdad used to refer to me as "his daughter" when convincing the police and social services that I was "acting out" when I called them about him.......funny though, it's not how he referred to me behind closed doors......none of which is repeatable. Wesley still faces the ultimate justice. AJ is at peace with our true Father in heaven.
I so sorry that you had to live through that. For me it was my grandfather. For 9 years. No one believed me. All my best thoughts are with you ❤ take care of yourself,you're a champion 😊
I'm sorry you had to go through that.
I’d like to hear his side of things
So her mom got a new dad for him with "game over" tattooed on his eyelids. She must be a great judge of character!
I just love how these guilty step parents make such a thing about calling these children they harm their daughter their son when it's not
Growing up in Norfolk and only being one year older then Aj. She was definitely a sweetheart and this definitely rocked the city 🥺 thanks Mike 🤍😇
Mike, you're the only person that can make me laugh out loud while being told a horrible story.
A lot of people who write, write about depressing things. That's common for journaling or art. It doesn't mean the person is suicidal. I hate when investigators take it as such. If I were to go missing and they were to read my poems, I'd probably be marked as suicidal. Just don't think it's right. Unless the writing is a suicidal note or something blatant like that.
It's not a guarantee or even a very good hint but its definitely more than "nothing" I'm into the same kind of writing and my RUclips history is all true crime or things like it. I do get what you're saying but when they see something like that they cant just ignore it completely. While you're right, its just a genre and only a particular style that really doesnt indicate someone is going to self harm it's still a piece of the puzzle in that direction, even if it's only a very small piece.
cops arent psychologists, they dont know any better lol
Agreed. Many people who write and garden as a hobby find it therapeutic. It is the diaries expressing increasingly dark fantasies and the desire to enact them that is more likely to be evidence of motive.
Lots of cases get solved by journals. Once they are evidence they aren’t private. I’m thinking of Heavenly Creatures
I had written a goodbye letter for an English assignment in highschool. Not a suicide letter, but goodbye to things i needed to let go of ... Didn't think anything else of it. Happened to skip school the next day and yeah.... Got caught skipping school coz the teachers thought it was a suicide letter and just confirmed their thoughts when I didn't show up at school the next day.... But... I was a depressed kid, and realizing there were ppl that really did care when the teachers called concerned did give me a new outlook on life at that time...
Damn that was fast! It hadn’t even been 24 hours from sentencing to release of your video! This case has always really bothered me. Her stepdad raised her and was supposed to adopt her but when mom met this weasel he swooped in and adopted her instead. Her stepfather still has a blog or a website about her and their memories. It’s heartbreaking all the way around.
Second case I've seen recently where a woman's boyfriend was addicted to the devils dandruff and took advantage/murdered his girlfriends daughter.
It's better to be single than be with the wrong one. This kinda stuff happens all the time. You gotta protect your family... they come first.
true. I eaised my 2 alone afyer dealing with my daughters Father. UGH. And I don't regret it. Neither do my kids. I never brought anyone into the home/ fold that wasn't worthy and respectful.
Weird that so many women seem obsessed with seeking out these kind of men then bringing them home.
All the while taking glee in brutally rejecting good, normal men, and turning around and playing victim when it finally dawns on them that they can't "change" him.
Thank you.
True! If something happened to my husband there is no way I’m inviting someone into our house. It’s 100% the kids
Appreciate that this fellow Mike brings the thorough research and facts accompanied by roasting of the criminals (Windows powering down sound as Wesley stares off into space struggling to feign concern for AJ).
He kept saying I am convicted when he meant I am convinced, I think that’s a clue…
I love it at the end whenever he says “I love you” NOT “ya” which would make it not as personal LOL We love you too! Mike out :)
And he's shy about it. I love it lol
The mother, where did lose her mind? She introduced a stepfather into her kids life, who had serious criminal record, and was a part of A. Brotherhood. Did she think he was good candidate for a family man? I'm all for parents having their private lifes but the mother put herself, and her family, in danger but it was AJ who has payed for her mother stupidity.
AGREE 💯%
She let a RAPIST move in.
Absolutely agree!!
Agreed
She could have just hooked up with him, instead of making him father of her children. I can't get over it. Such a young life ended so horribly from a person that was expected to escalate.
poor cory as well, thank god the detectives actually did their job right
So he was literally just sentenced yesterday.
Really good time on this, Mike!
When Mike says ‘I love ya’ll’ at end of his videos it’s so touching it feels like he’s talking to me specifically! We love you Mike!❤️❤️❤️
soooo cringy
Just found this channel yesterday and I am already hooked! Excellent job reporting the whole story in a clear and concise manner.
Samantha, you're going to have to binge watch all of his past videos! They're equally great💙
There goes the next few weeks of your life.... I've been binge watching since I found it! 😜
Welcome to the club
Girl, you are in for a treat! Mike is the very best! 😉
Welcome to the community. 🙂
That's such a sad story 😞 Her life was just beginning and she lost her future at the hands of someone who should have been protecting her! Her poor mom! And family, my heart goes out to them!
Mike omg love your stories your Awesome!
Dog punching "out of anger"?? Woah!! Billy badass over here. 🤣
My thoughts are with all the victims you feature regardless of their age but constantly learning people born after me (1990) are having their lives ended really hits home every time and is especially saddening.
Same. Just a fucking heartbreaking thing to see. If I'm being honest I also hate it when older people are harmed; they male it to retirement age when they can finally kick back, relax and enjoy the fruits of their labor, just for a worthless piece of shit to harm them.
Poor baby’s life was cut short 😔
It’s always a tragedy when someone gets murdered but it hits home when you hear of a school or college kid getting their life cut short because you just know they have all these plans for their future.
We need to do a much better job of protecting our women.
@Daniel Brown. Sadly In This Case, Someone Needed To Protect A.J. From Her Mothers Horrible Decisions. 😮💨
Mothers need to be Mothers first, and protect their children from predators.
Looking from a perspective a little bit farther in age, I think about that too. All the experiences the victims never had. :((
Wouldn't that be nice!
Id add teach them to protect themselves as well.. It is so sad ..she had the whole world ahead of her..
Hello, Mike and Bravo Zulu! You presented media and details that I hadn't heard before. This happened in my community, and the entire Hampton Roads area was just absolutely stunned and saddened. I felt from the beginning that the step-dad had something to do with it. My prediction was that he may have had some sort of inappropriate romantic feelings for AJ. Maybe, after she turned down his advances, he … well, did what he did to her. Thanks, as always, for your care and sensitivity with your reporting, Mike :).
This is so upsetting losing her life at 18 from her ‘father’ , didn’t the mother know who she was marrying did she care, so many young people lose their lives by the partner of their parent truly sad!
This is such a sad case. Sometimes the people that you should be able to trust the most are the people that can hurt you the most. 🙏
Well, a convicted rapist + isn't someone I'd advise anyone to trust. It's someone that's best kept under lock and key, don't you think?
That’s why you trust nobody
@@reneebrisbois3433 true.
@@reneebrisbois3433 it's the only way.
@@reneebrisbois3433 that’s a sad mentality
Any single Mom's need to beware of any men you bring into your childrens' home. There were lots of REDFLAGS around Wesely that Mom ignored. So so sad.
No woman should ever bring a man into her house. That is a red flag. A real man would move a woman into his house. And no mother should ever let a convicted criminal into her life much less around her children’s lives.
@@timgreen2426 Agreed Tim!
@@timgreen2426 you think creeps criminals & assholes wouldn’t do that too? Move women & their children in…Just to get to a woman’s children if they thought laying it on thick masking their devilish intentions would get them access? Monsters are monsters regardless if they have it in their hearts to cause harm they will
Hell no, the smart move is to always move the one without children into the house that has children, whoever has the children has the control in regards to housing. They can kick the other party out legally and still have a roof over their heads. 100% agreed that the smartest decision of all is to just not get involved with these types to begin with though.@@timgreen2426
Thanks for the awareness that you bring in such a caring, funny, and articulate way!
What a shame. You really wish she didn't know what was happening to her, but you know she did and it just made it so much worse I imagine. I especially hate these true crime stories with young ppl who obviously had a bright future and were great people in the making.
She seemed like a cool young lady. Obviously into MMA from her Tweets shown at the beginning.
Great comment. Summarizes my thoughts and feelings. We have to educate our youth. So sad.
(Please what are/is MMA?)
@@PIERRECLARY mixed martial arts
@@PIERRECLARY MMA is mixed martial arts, like the very big MMA fighting business called UFC.
If youre gonna go there are a lot of worse ways to go than an H overdose. Think falling asleep. Please don't misinterpret my comment.
at 17:25 he says "she was murdered, and I am CONVICTED in my heart" this is what pyschologists (yep, I am one) call a "freudian slip". when the person actually SAYS what they KNOW, instead of using the words that would say what they are trying to convey.....done deal.
It's also a religious saying, and he may have used it to mimic godly people
yeah its like when darlie routier said in her interview "he knocked me unconscience" the behavior panel did a nice job on her psychopathy
@@suzbone no thats CONVICTION...not convicted...
This is actually my hometown and it’s so eerie to watch a video like this when you know the streets, houses, and news anchors voices! Great video, Mike!
Norfolk, Tidewater area, VA Beach are trashy, awful areas in Virginia. I lived in Northern Virginia off and on for 20-years. Virginia is an AWFUL state.
@@andrewmayfield5663 that explains a lot…
Now I know how Floridians feel 😂
@@erinh8539 SURE pal, Take your word for it.
What happened to the mother and other kids
Mike !
I've always been a huge fan and I've recently moved into the bushes in northern ontario. I'm off grid and living off the land w my kitten.. we rely on your regular uploads to keep us sane! Lol thanks for being so consistant Mike, when my life flipped upside down we still had you 😅🥰 (sounds funny but srsly, you help us all out in ways you dont even know lol 💜know you dont go unappreciated )
I like how that POS used the words, "I am convicted..." instead of, "I am convinced." You, sir, are a fortune teller!
Ladies: Don't bring a criminal into the home of your children.
AMEN!!! I was just thinking the same thing. "Way to go, Mom..." Better to be alone than to let a criminal into your life.
THIS!!!! Stop putting your babies in harm's way!
I'm a divorced parent. My children were my first priority. End of story.
If anything ever happened to my husband I would never bring another man into my life, especially with small children. I see soo many cases about the boyfriend/step father abusing/killing the kids…it’s really sad and unfortunate. I’d never forgive myself.
I can’t believe that a mom would have to be told this…my children are the most important thing to me. I can live without a man.
It’s so chilling to see a killer “plea to the public” to help find the person THEY murdered…
Chilling, but also darkly comic in the sense that these deluded idiots think they'll actually be able to pull off a completely convincing, Oscar worthy performance for the news cameras. This dude's acting is on par with Chris Watts' embarrassing attempt to gain sympathy from the public.
Scott Peterson
Chris Watts
@@tommydevine9993 oh yeah he was evil
Mick Philpott
Your the best Mike…
Just hope you know how much your adored and appreciated. Thanks for the sunshine. 🌞 Jo in Oz 🇦🇺
The type of trash some women will allow around the children they are responsible for is appalling. I guess some people cant stand the thought of being alone.
That + the "fixing the bad guy" syndrome
@@A_Ducky being a 'bad guy' is one thing. Being a piece of shit subhuman rapist is quite another. There's only one way to 'fix' that.
The trash some men will *_be_* is absolutely disgusting.
But sure, blame the woman who loved him and left as soon as he presented a danger to her family.
@@kingayy9267 😂😂🤣😂🤣 I'd say he presented a danger long before that! Stop making excuses for mothers who barely qualify to be called such.
@@heathernikki5734 Mum was one homely woman and not particularly bright - I suspect the men were priorities in her life, not so much her daughter ….
It always makes me sad when the victim is referred to in the past tense. Especially, when I am looking at the picture of someone so young!! UGH
You must HATE history books🤔😉
I've lived in Norfolk since 2012, so this one has been a hard one to watch unfold. Glad there was justice, but AJ deserved the world 💗
Yeah I'm with you, I live in Hampton and I remember this playing out in real time.
I've lived in Virginia Beach since 1999. Stories like this, so close to home, are harder to watch. So many of my friends went to Longwood
Portsmouth here, work in Norfolk. So sad! Side note: always love when people know how to pronounce Norfolk
I live in norfolk too. I lived in tarallton when I was brought home from the naval hospital as a newborn so very familiar with the area aj lived 🥺
The 757 gangs all here. I dont live there anymore but I miss norfolk. Better than jersey lol
I swear Dateline is stalking this channel. I just watched the episode they did on this case. I'll go to watch their show and be like, this case sounds familiar and I'll come back here and Mike's already done a video on it. Keep up the great work Mike!