This is a perfect example of why it’s unhealthy to be sooo obsessed with college. It’s no longer just a way to earn money and get a career- it’s become a perverse status symbol/trend.
I call BS. She killed her mom, tried to cover it up. Showed no remorse. Guilty. No apologies to her dad when the judge asked her if she wanted to say anything. She deserves life WITHOUT parole!!
I was academically dismissed from college and lied to my family about it for months, then moved back home and "transferred" to community college. Lied about attending for over a year until I told everyone i was dropping out to pursue construction, 10 years later i have a successful construction business. College isnt for everyone, took a lot of torment and bad decisions for me to be ok with that. But family is for everyone, cherish them ❤
Well said and good on you. One of my kids has gone through med school and one dropped out of college after a year and a half. Both are equally intelligent - if anything, the dropout is actually brighter. College is definitely not for everyone, nor is successfully completing it evidence of superior intelligence, as so many seem to think. I'm glad you found your best path.
@lancecahill5486 True! Although it did take my father a long time to accept, he told me for years to go back to school, that I was wasting a gift, now he understands.
I had "parent issues" in my teenage years and young adult life, but I never once thought about harming them. Especially my mother. I got a job, moved out and obtained the freedoms of pressure and ridicule. Its amazing how some people never learn to cope and thrash out, not thinking of consequences of their actions.
Yeah. It's like ripping off a band aid, when you have to admit some trues. And, after that, it doesn't matter if your parents behave lovingly or like extremists, you just find your own way, enjoiy your health, gt a job, whatever. This was really sad and unnecessary.
If a person doesn't understand that there are consequences to one's action it's usually because they weren't shown those limits (or consequences) while growing up. Yes I totally agree that kids shouldn't grow up w/ abuse but they can be disciplined, even harshly per say, w/o laying a hand on them. I wouldn't hand my kid a car, or anything else for that matter. I would give nice gifts for b'days and holidays but that's it. If they want a car, or even a game console, they would have to work for it. I would show them how to have and maintain a savings account (how to balance etc). How to save money for the things they want and take pride that they worked hard for their dreams. Show them how to look for an apt, and pay for it. But spoil them? No
@@tonylawrence9157People like you need to just leave others alone. There isn't a correction needed here. You don't know what happens when people die. Stop being toxic and respect others. I know nobody showed you that growing up but sometimes people don't need your input. It might take you years to learn that. Or never. But hopefully someday you do. Leave people alone.
Im reading how some people feel kind of sorry for her, hoping she gets treatment, huh? Im positive the people saying this only seen this video and probably didn't watch even a minute of the trial. The trial showed she was in a clear mind. Its called malice & evil. Im sorry, but i only feel for her father, sister, and that poor mother and how she suffered. This is what happens when you get everything in life and refuse to deal with failure. That doesn't fall on anyone but yourself because nobody goes through life without falling short at something. It's part of life you're supposed to learn from these experiences. Her actions showed nothing but greed and malice because all she thought of was herself. Meanwhile, it was her parents fronting the bill for her shortcomings. You fail 3 classes, get expelled from school, then hide everything and stay at a hotel for months. Instead of sitting down with your parents and saying, "I F'd UP" you take a kitchen knife and stab your mom 23 times in the neck and then say, "I dont remember" but took steps to cover your crime indicating your aware of the consequences. Most people would receive life in prison instead she only gets 15 years. People always seem to blame others for what others do. (Edit, just look at the responses to this comment some are putting blame on the parents as if its justification. At what point does one take accountability for their own actions? ) No parents are perfect but It wasnt even shown that her parents were that hard on her. THEY JUST CARED about her well being. Even if that was the case, I've had a rough upbringing, just like a lot of people. How about i go out and hurt someone in your family and put blame on how someone treated me? HORRIBLE JUST HORRIBLE!
I agree, I feel for the poor mother( who didn't deserve this) the dad and her sister... she shud of gotten life and the only 1 she SP only feels bad for her pathetic self🤦♀️😡🤬👿 ... RIP to the Mom & blessings to the dad & sister ❤🕊🙏1000%
Same! She deserves a much longer sentence and a lot less pity. She destroyed her own family because she thought that кilling her mother was the better option over coming clean. Her parents might’ve been upset over her failing out of school but they’d get over it. It doesn’t mean that she’d never be able to go to college again, she’d just have to attend community college and then transfer. The very worst thing they could do was kick her out or tell her to pay her own way. No big deal! Her dad even seemed understanding when he told her she could take some time off. She could’ve told him the truth if he was the easier parent to deal with. It’s just sad that she destroyed her own family forever over such a temporary problem.
The dad has to live with it all, and what's worse is knowing if he'd have waited for he's wife to get home she would most likely still be alive. So sad, and as for the daughter and her dry tears, she couldn't kill her with the pan so decided to get the knife and stab her 22 times in the neck, brutal!😢
@@deanawilliams7441I think that poor dad should have stuck around with the mom and waited with the mom! To get to the story maybe this BIG MESS WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED!!!!
The message from her poor Mother saying "Why do I always feel like you're scamming me?" does not sound like the relationship was as ideal as they painted it here.
I always thought participation awards were a bad idea, if a child experiences loss for the first time in high school or college it's probably going to be earth shattering because up until then just participating got you accolades.
And teaching your child that failure can actually be a good thing (teaching them you can learn from your failures, what not to do the next time around) I don't know which is better, parents who pushed their children or parents that were more relaxed. For me, I have always been very upset with my parents for not pushing me harder, it almost sounds like me blaming them for my failures, I get it, but that's not what I mean at all
I feel so bad for the dad. He lost both his wife and his daughter -and is all alone now.- Edit: Yes yes, I know there is a son!... Like I explained, I had this video on as a sort of podcast while at work so I wasn't 100% paying attention and wasn't looking at the screen. So no it didn't click when they said children they didn't mean the children from the hospital but her own and I didn't see the picture.... So FORGIVE me for overlooking a small little detail.
@@bearfamily269 If there's a son, he hasn't been mentioned once in the video so I didn't know. I usually put these kinds of videos on as a sort of podcast thing while I'm at work so I don't always look at the screen. Anyways; I'm glad he isn't all alone. But still it's really sad. Also; I really hope he doesn't blame himself...T_T Poor man
@@Narendersingh-id5ng I looked it up and he only has 1 other son. So not twins. Just 1 son. Andrew is his name is I believe. Unless he has kids from another marriage because I only saw the mom's obituary.
You can feel bad for her yet still agree that she was morally wrong and deserves sever punishment. You can feel bad for her, and feel worse for the poor father who lost his wife and daughter that day, unreal, but you can still feel sad for the girl too.
@@Jake-yf3gv Exactly ... unimaginable tragedy suddenly ripping a family into pieces is sad for all parties involved regardless of how it came about. I feel sorry for her for not being mature enough to deal with this minor setback without feeling like her life was over. Sometimes we forget that there is a nature and nurture maturity levels a person needs to reach to become an adult and there can a wide chasm between the two. A person can reach maturity in age, but life's school of the hard knocks is a different education entirely and it takes being knocked down few times to reach that maturity level. It's the rough terrain your environment nurtures you through to give you street smarts and perspective on life to deal with the endless disappointments and failures. That's why i feel sorry for her, because you cannot blame the parents for providing an upbringing that shielded her from the hard lessons in life. But experiencing some of the shitty things in life prep you up to realize that if you ain't failing you ain't trying in life. Her whole life she's been a model of an overachiever and the moment something slightly goes off the track, she resort to nuclear option on something so trivial as failing college.
You can't plead insanity when you have tried to cover up the crime. Covering up a crime means you understand that what you did was wrong and NOT in an altered state of mind at the time. That poor woman.
I'm listening to the Judge and I'm like, "Am I in the Twilight Zone?" She's talking to her like a parent explaining to a child that it's wrong what she did, but it will be okay. Are you kidding me?? 😳 It was like she was apologizing for having to sentence her! Total travesty of justice, in my humble opinion. I pray her mother is with the LORD.
The same thing happened to me I was kicked out from college and lied to my parents for a year. I feel embarrassed for doing it but I knew my parents would be very disappointed I still remember when the letter came through the post and my dad read it and the look of disappointment in his eyes. I will never forget that day. My dad didn’t talk to me for a month and it was so hard, my family didn’t trust me anymore and that made it even harder, never crossed my mind to harm my family over my mistakes, thank God them days have passed and me and my family are closer than ever and now I have my own family😊
@@coolnamebroor she is a vile spoiled creature and attitudes like yours are what are allowing psychopaths like this to thrive. She was not failing because she had a “narcissistic” mother- it’s because she was not taking this seriously, she refused the consequences for her failure, lied to everyone continuously and then murdered her mother. Vile
@coolnamebro As someone with several mental illnesses, it is not a fucking excuse to kill someone. Just because your parents are "tough on you" is not an excuse to kill them. Stop defending a murderer.
A child life specialist is a specialized program. A child life specialist is not a nurse. They are responsible for the well being of critically ill children in along term and short term hospitalations. Activities, school. Anything a child would need to keep busy or feel like a normal child. Child life specialists are a very important part of the health care team. ❤
How do you know she was a good mother? There are a lot of people who are ideal co-workers but abusive or cruel parents/spouses. You did not live with her. This comment is simple speculation.
I also failed at college and lied to my parents. Graduated sixth in high school and never cracked a book. I went to college with no study skills. The thought of disappointing my parents was so daunting that I never admitted I was in trouble or asked for help. I know now that while it would’ve been really hard, I should have owned up to my failures. My parents would’ve been upset, but I know for a fact they would have helped me get through it. Honesty is always the best policy. If you’re in trouble, ask for help.
That only works for parents who aren’t abusive. She was diagnosed with BPD - borderline personality disorder. It’s a behavior disorder and not chemical or genetic. BPD is developed during childhood as a defense mechanism against emotional and mental abuse from (usually but not always) a parent. It’s not a genetic disorder. When the video said she was diagnosed borderline, that explained everything about her dynamic with her parents. Borderline people are prone to violent outbursts when their inability to “manipulate” or “control” a situation is overwhelmed, particularly if the person overwhelming them is their primary abuser. It shouldn’t be shocking that many matricides involve helicopter moms up against daughters.
Many people fail in college. Your parents will be disappointed but they will still love you. What could have gone on in her mind? She deserved the sentence and more.
She did well in high school. How could she not do well in college? /s The Reality Bus of Life hit her in the face and was not prepared for actual work and effort to learn.
As a man I know I can't blame anyone for bad things coming my way. I was just tboned. It was her "fault". I'm to blame thought! I drive, it's the risk I take. I put myself in a position in which I could be struck. I did that. These parents seem like their whole world revolves around their daughter going to college.
@@bellaruiz8991 we always make sure that our son knows grades are not everything. Thst his mental health and happiness comes first. We only ask that he try his best. Sometimes that "best" might not be perfect and thats ok
Asian parent are more controlling and compare your uprights kids to successful kid like these,for me I grow up then witness these kind of parent, sometimes we don’t know what going inside the house ,than smiling photo of Facebook family or she just a psycho.😢
I don’t think it was only that she didn’t want to tell her parents. She didn’t want to face the reality of the expulsion herself. She wanted the university life. She had friends and was the life of the party.
I agree. She technically got “Life” with a possibility of parole in 15 years, which isn’t guaranteed, so she could actually spend the rest of her life in prison.. but I agree with what you said, just the fact of her having a chance at parole seems unjust to me!
Wow. I failed out after my first semester of college and was able to appeal and become re-enrolled. I ended up leaving voluntarily halfway through my sophomore year. University is not for everyone and that’s okay. Of course I felt shame and my parents were worried about me but after going back home I got a job, saved some money, made new friends and moved on with my life. For her to kill her mom over this is absolutely insane.
It sounds like her mother especially put a lot of pressure on her such that she felt that failure was not an acceptable option. And likely after months of anxiety about her situation and hiding it from everyone she was probably in a hyper-stressed state and I think she just snapped in that moment as she felt everything was crashing down around her and she couldn't control it anymore. I don't know what makes people snap. Everyone is different but everyone likely has their trigger point.
Am also going through this and I told my parents, it's really hard but they told me to never give up and they will never give up on me either but am still ashamed
@Soulfullo-fi890 I feel that college is such a life altering decision right after high school. At 17-18 yrs old, many people still haven't figured it out and end up failing classes, changing majors/programs, dropping out, etc. Be proud of your honesty and always have in mind that things will be okay, just keep going. There's no perfect time frame to achieve things. Everyone is different and you will surely find your path. Happy for you that you have supportive parents. Wish you a lot of success and remember that success looks different for each person.
My cousin killed her mother because they were homeless . She got life without possibility of parole. She was 20. They should all get life sentences. I don't understand why some get so little time. Need better judges. Murder is murder
Reality is it was pride not pressure, when they threw her out of the dorm n off campus she was homeless, that's why i hate these collages unless you meet their so called quota level you're out the door, that overweight karen sitting there pridefully saying yea i kicked her out because of a few low grades should've been slapped in my opinion, think about how many people are on the street not because of drugs but because of crap like this, thrown out of a home a chance ripped away at becoming successful, but a karen like this steps in looks at a sheet or screen sees a few bad points and threw them out on the street! no that doesn't excuse what she did and she may never know why she did it in the first place, pride is a deadly thing to have and 90% of people wear their crowns of Pride/ Arrogance/self-righteousness like beacons, and that's when it becomes a sin, people dont realize it separates them from everyone else, and like in this case its either a school/campus shootings take place or in this case didnt want to disappoint mom and dad so put one if not both in the ground, she might have been given a slim chance to catch up but that womans attitude says no, Narcissistic spirit is the opposite the young womans composure isn't one of arrogance and pride, yet the karen who booted her out of a place to live displays that spirit! even though the young murder looks innocent i still see fear in her not pride and arrogance, chances are prison justice will take place and she will die by the hand of someone who belongs in jail, these short prison sentences are given because the judge figures its a death sentence in prison, 30 years ago to men walked into a connivence store, intent on robbing it just after midnight, the elderly lady working the register panicked tried to lock herself in a back room but the didnt stop Leon from breaking that door in and beating her to death with a crowbar, while his partner pretended to be a new cashier, problem was even at that time of night people came in and out of the store, and he didnt have the code to get into the register, so people called the police but didnt stay in the parking lot to see what was going to happen after, both of them got 30 years but they will never walk free, see in prison there's no such thing as self defense, so to escape prison Justice leon and stacy have killed every inmate that has went after them, no they aren't martial artist, but they've managed to stay alive,
I was subject to dismissal at UCLA but I worked hard and my career counselor helped me to eventually graduate. This chick is something else. Shoulda owned it and worked through the problem. She made things way worse. 😳🙄
It was in fact the unrealistic pressure this girl couldn’t deal with. College and a professional career aren’t for everyone. Obviously no one took the time to think out of the box for her and consequently the passion that could have launched her into something she loved imploded … and everyone paid. 38 is still young in my book. The girl still has a chance - even if it has to start in prison.
@@sk8ercaligirl Wonder if any counsel was offered to the young woman ......I'm not familiar with this case;what a tragic situation.Likely more to the story..
Brenda Powell may you RIP. Additionally, I feel sad for her father having lost his wife and daughter. Sydney stabbed her mother in the neck 23 times. This was personal and looks like Sydney had a lot of bottled-up anger/resentment toward her mother. Regardless, it doesn’t excuse her from murdering her mother and destroying her father emotionally cause he’ll never be the same after this.
She didn’t show any remorse for murdering a mother who loved and cared for her. The only tears I saw were for herself. She is a spoiled, self centered woman , who should have gotten life without parole.
regardless of whether a defendant cries or doesn’t cry , most people (like yourself ) assume that the person on trial is without remorse There is no predictable pattern of behavior a person exhibits whether remorseful. Or not Every person is capable of everything given conditions & circumstances The law is sufficient unto the law
This is really sad. Her father already told her they would get through it. It brings back memories for myself. My daughter failed out of college and was lying to me. She kept lollygagging about registering for classes and I was losing my patience with her. She then finally went to her friends house and called me saying “i have something to tell you but you have to,promise you wont get angry”. I was like, if it’s what I think it is, of course I’m going to get mad. I’ll probably yell too. But it’s not the end of the world. You can’t go through life not expecting for people to be mad, angry, or disappointed in poor decisions or actions. Parents get over it and then you move on. A couple years later when she matured, she was able to start taking classes again part time while she worked... It took her longer to get her degree, but she got there in the end.
And YOU didn’t get hit repeatedly w/a frying pan or stabbed 14+ times! Good 4 You! ( makes you scared to have kids today!!!) Great Parenting!!! ( I’m lucky my adult kids grew up successful & not spoiled Brats !) I have No sympathy for this “girl” makes me sick! She should of gotten Life w/ out possibility of parol. I believe in a Life for a Life. She deprived her sister of a loving Parent, not to mention her profession & patients. So sad- God Bless this Family & may the Mother RIP. 💕🙏🏼😇👵🏼
@@aishaharuna7849 just remember that anger and disappointment in your children is only temporary. I did my share of yelling and anger. But the majority parents don’t hold grudges and only want their children to succeed in being happy, independent, and good citizens. Anything else is just a cherry on top. Just continue to make short and long term goals that are achievable and work towards them. Life is not a contest to see who gets to the achievement the fastest.
When I was a kid in middle school I found out I wasn't going to be valedictorian of my middle school but was in second place and I thought it was the worst thing in the world. A couple days later I mustered up the courage to tell my mom and lo and behold, she didn't really care 😂. Kids/young people's perspective on things is really skewed
She played the victim and the judge ate it up, the only thing left was for the judge to cuddle her give her a cookie and a kiss. She spoke to her as if she wasn’t a diabolical killer that killed and attempted to cover up the crime of killer her mother. The sentence was a miscarriage of Justice. Sydney clearly believes she deserves to be free, she has no accountability for the crime she committed.
You are absolutely correct. This young killer knew what she was doing. She was furious at her mom for calling her out on what she did at college. And she then had the sense to stage the crime, and try to pretend that she was her mother when her mom's friend called her to check on her. She should have been in prison for life. Her expressions while the prosecutor was describing the crime showed me that she was defiant. What a miscarriage of justice this was. Rest in Peace, Brenda. I am so sorry for her father who loved her and took care of her, paid for her college and tried to give her a head start in life. God help you Sir.
The court psychiologist called the criminal out - she is a fraudster, a sociopath and narcissist personality disorder - no remorse for what she did... the evil can't get nay worse than this.
The leftists are ruining this country. The leftists that condone Hamas raping women and beheading babies are applauded ! I’m surprised she didn’t get off with community work.
Her father was so understanding and her mother rang the college to try an sort something out for her, what a horrible reaction. That poor man lost two family members
The father was too weak to be functional and always avoided confrontation and the University was gas lighting the parents, while taking their hard earned money. She got away with everything her whole life and turned into a monster thinking she could get away with it
If you're expelled, you can always re-enroll in a community college, start over, make up the credits, then transfer once you're back in good standing, this isnt the end of the world and only totally unbalanced people would think this is. She was so disturbed.
It doesn't work that way when YOU are the one in the situation and it feels like it's the end of the world. When I didn't graduate on time, I felt like my world was falling apart and experienced an anxiety and depression like no other. (Ofc I'm not matricidal either tho.) Looking back 10+ years later, I WISH that were my biggest problem in life rn, but in that moment, it felt like it was the end of the world.
It is a good thing it played out in that manner, however gruesome, because one can just imagine what would have been the outcome otherwise. This scum of a daughter would have staged the scene and done a runner leaving the cops to target the dad as the prime suspect.
@@kitkatt430 EXACTLY!!! And I doubt if she'll even have to serve the full sentence. She'll probably more than likely be out on the streets in 7 or 8 yrs. Damn Shame!!
The video doesn’t say much about the relationship between Sidney and her parents, but the tracking app clearly shows that there were some degree of controlling and conflict that was going on in the family. It was very telling that her dad purposefully left the phone at work so that Sidney would not know that he was going home.
Yeah lots of them are doing this horrible act to their parents. Too privileged. I don't feel sorry for any of them when they are given# life...#jail time..
These kids have a reason to do it. Some of these murdered parents have put too much pressure on their kids to succeed. Parents like that are like fairweather friends.
@@davidhill8565lol that is still NOT a reason to kill your parents! Insane culture we live in where pushing your kid to succeed is considered a valid reason to be killed. 😳
Matricide is one of the most heinous acts I can think of, right alongside killing a child. How could you brutally murder the woman who brought you into this world and raised you? Ultimate betrayal. Despicable.
People that have not learned to take accountability are a danger to society I recommend disciplining your children early on in life so that tragedies like this do not happen. I respected my Uncle when he spanked me after I caused damage to one of the neighbors cars it taught me a lot. Mainly to not mess around with other peoples property.
"Why do I always feel like you're scamming me" is NOT something a Mother says to a daughter if they have a "best friend" relationship. "My grades are good, thank you very much" is NOT what a daughter says to her Mom. The "thank you very much" is very telling.
My ex and her mother's relationship was like that. My ex introduced a guy as her brother to me and her mother on the same day, ex claimed the guy is her brother because they both are from the same clan, people from same clan can't date/marry/have sex. My ex's mother was very apprehensive about this guy and even warned my ex, she said you're already in a relationship with Mehul so don't do anything to ruin it. I was surprised why would her own mother think she can do something with that guy that can ruin our relationship. 3 months later I caught my ex fucking the guy that she claimed was her brother. At that moment it all made sense why her mother said what she said earlier. She knew her daughter.
If she can so easily murder her mom to cover her lies and then cover up the murder blaming someone else...she could easily murder anyone. She only cries for herself. Hopefully they keep her in prison. She was brutal in stabbing her mother repeatedly. I just can't imagine someone like her living in society. She is dangerous.
What a sad story. I have two daughters both adults now. As a parent I've always said to my daughters as long as you know you have done your best. I think parents can put too much pressure on their children notwithstanding that what Sydney did was a terrible thing and a family broken.
I’m trying really hard to wrap my brain as to why she thought it was better to kill her mother than let her help her with her struggles in her academics.. I’m just speechless.
I feel that she had just gotten through telling her mother the lie that she was still enrolled, like she told her father, when the phone rang from the University. After putting up the act she was terrified of being found out as not only a failure, but a liar as well. That's all I can speculate to the build up, why she thought murder would make it all go away I'll never know, just sheer panic I assume.
Right failing is NOT the end of the road. I’ve been expelled and readmitted and expelled and readmitted again. No need to murder your Mom because you can’t handle messing up. That’s so awful 😞
She couldnt bear to *disappoint* her parents ---- but she had no problem w/ killing her mother, the only person who loved her in this world ---- in cold blood. She only cried for herself in that courtroom, which FAILED to dispense proper justice in her case. 😐 She is the epitome of an *evil seed.* Rest in Heaven Mrs. Powell 🌹
She took the life of her own mother because she didn’t want her to know about being expelled, now everyone knows. She has to live with the fact that she murdered her own mother just to protect her own narcissistic, monstrous idea that it would solve her problem. And the 15 year sentence? An absolute disgrace! What a joke.. she should have gotten life in prison.
This is such a sad situation. One of the things that struck me too is when the mom asked her “why do I always feel like you’re scamming me”. This does not sound normal to me. I think there’s more to this story.
Good point! I was just thinking the same. There's more to this story. There must have been prior incidents. Otherwise I couldn't explain her mother's remark. Something triggered her mother's suspicion before or during that phone call. Nevertheless her dad went on taking her on good faith.
@chokmahhalacha3171 Not really.. the system overwhelms normal honest hardworking people.. he is probably just humbly submitting to the system. He must be in deep shock at how everything positive in his family has just come to an end
She can cover her ears and cry all she wants as if she's some sort of victim. She is ABSOLUTELY NOT A VICTIM. She's cold and manipulative. It takes a lot of evil to do this to your own mother.
I do not believe she killed her mother just because she was revealed that she failed university. Why did she suddenly change after starting her studies at Univ? What happened to her? There is something more that we ignore. It looks like she wanted to make her mother STOP of speaking about a secret she had discovered.
@@sophiaerling7714 Yeah the secret was she was failing school and living a secret life. If there had been something more I'm certain that this smileball would've brought it up.
When my sons turned 18, I told them not everyone is interested in or ready for college. I told them I hoped they would go to college, but they had 3 options. Option 1: Attend college fulltime. Option 2: Take a couple of classes (as a part-time student) at a local Jr. College to see what it's like. If they chose this option, they would also have to work part-time. Option 3: Work full time and contribute to household expenses. They both decided to go full-time to a local Junior college and once they decided on their majors, transferred to universities. Unfortunately, my youngest son passed away before he could complete his studies. My surviving son went on to complete post-baccalaureate studies. All of this explanation is to make the point that, as parents, we need to recognize there is an emotional/psychological readiness our kids need to have to be ready to make the life-changing decision to attend college. We also need to recognize that our children eventually must follow their own path and live with the consequences of their choice.
@@SarhaCx When my oldest son was 16, he said he didn't want to go to college. He also said he wanted to get a part-time job and ended up working at a local ice cream shop. After about 6 months, he told me he couldn't take it anymore. I told him I was glad he had the opportunity to work at that type of job because that's the kind of work he would have to do, for the rest of his life, if he didn't go to college. Sometimes we parents have to use Jedi mind tricks, rather than hard pressure, to help our children make mindful, thoughtful decisions. 😁
We always presented options to our sons! The only option not available was to sit at home and play video games all day! We never forced college on them but let them choose college no then trade school- no trade school then join the work force where there is a future aka not McDonalds forever!!! Both boys wanted college and we supported them- made it clear the path was their choice and it was on them to make it happen with our financial assistance but they would have to to take on some of the debt!!! This is an awful story- very sad 😢
I agree. There is "more" to the relationship between Sydney and her Mum than the loving mother-daughter relationship described here. There is a lot of rage in someone who bludgeons another person with a cast-iron skillet.
Exactly!! It was alot going on like in most of these "perfect families " 😢 lot of behind the scenes issues! My client fa.ily seem perfect yet the daughter has a eating disorder, the son get high, they are both failing college, and the parents look on the verge of divorce 😢 but on the outside they look rich and perfect smh. Poor people let our issues play out and make up later because the struggle is real but not the end of the world geez. But failure for these types are 😢
For someone with good grades in high school to fail 3 out of 4 college classes means something was seriously wrong with Sydney. She must have been skipping classes, not turning in assignments, making no effort at all. With just a little, consistent, effort, you will get at least a D. She wasn't psychologically fit for college. She and her parents should have recognized that after 1 or 2 semesters and pulled her out to think about an education or career path more suited to her.
I started college in my early forties. I received my degree in my forties. I don’t understand why people can’t wait until they are ready. Getting a degree is not a race.
In this century mothers fathers, kids can be evil Sooo nobody knows exactly whats happening, true? We cant judge ,why didn't kill dad? Mother put too much stress ,high expectations on her kid I feel soo sorry for her,kid ,robbed of her adulthood while mum had hers ...making so called perfect human child? Disgusting....
@@shireenramnarain4005 are you kidding me....23 fucking stab wounds....bashed over the head with an Frying Pan...my mother AND father put stress on me when it came to college... I recall them vividly saying things like "remember, your grades are keeping that scholarship" guess what I did? I dropped out of 2 different school to the Immense disheartening reaction from my parents and they put a lot of pressure also...I'm not saying that's not a discussion to be had but....23 stab wounds...!?! Wtf is wrong with you dude.....
@@shireenramnarain4005 nope, so many of us had to even endure physical abuse and never harmed our parents, not even thought of it. This is spoiling and raising brats. This is also parents pressuring kids to do or become what they don't want to. There's always a solution with abusive parents, move out for good. She shurely has some evil in her if she snapped like this.
Women always, ALWAYS receive lesser sentences than men. While it’s true that men commit many more crimes, judges are known to go easier on female defendants whenever they present. That’s just a fact of life.
I was suspended my first year of college for academic reasons. I took a year off, enrolled into a local college, got my AA degree and then on to get my BA degree. It’s not that bad if you fail once.
What her mother must have suffered on that day, both physically and emotionally by the daughter whom she loved unconditionally- But to draw your last breath knowing that it's your own flesh and blood who's killing you in such a merciless and horrific way, is unimaginable.
I got academically suspended and took a year off. I was too focused on basic everyday needs like food and shelter to focus on grades. I come from a dirt poor family and getting through college is tough when grades are like 5th on your list of things to focus on. After taking a year off and working, I went back to school part time and worked full time. I ended up going to law school part time and working full time as well. Things worked out in the end, I’m a successful lawyer. It took me longer than others to finish because I needed to work full time. Until the day I passed the bar I always worried about my next meal or where I was going to stay, the academic path can be stressful, but worth it for some. The point of all this is that college is hard for some and harder for others, go at your own pace and never feel pressured to do it like others. Grades are never something you should feel the need to harm yourself or others over and I’m sad so many young people feel this way. College is not for everyone, some of the happiest people I know never went to college. And if college is your dream, take all the time you need to achieve your dream at your own pace.
She had no coping skills, so when faced with a situation that she didn’t know how to handle, she went straight to murder. Total insanity. And her parents seemed so supportive.
it makes me wonder how or why. considering the mother works very closely with grief, i highly doubt the daughter had 0 experience with coping skills. my concern is a hereditary disorder, or other social influences that led her down this path.
@@Yamama55 i mean... ok? maybe i'm not trying to make excuses and just trying to understand the psyche of a killer. the more we understand, the more these tragedies can be prevented.
I failed out my first year and was terrified. When my mother finally got a letter from school, she called me a stupid b**** and kept telling me over time I was nothing. I suggest parents to discuss other options with your children that they can pursue.
In my country that's the maximum sentence for any crime, lol. And just to be clear- that's also the maximum in total, if you commit more than one crime.
How is it a slap on the wrist? She got life in prison, didn’t she? (I’m glad she was found guilty and got life in prison- but I mean, how much more harsh could it get?)
She is a player! Notice how she was mustering up tears and sadness when hearing her sentence, but the minute the judge explained her right to appeal and the courts ability to appoint public defenders for her appeal, she perked right up, no tears...her wheels began turning about how to play the system to appeal this. This girl is evil to her core. Diabolical, to say the least.
There's also another moment in the trial where someone says something and a couple people do a little laugh and she joins in smiling, but then catches herself and tries to immediately look zoned out. Also the weird wide eye look she feigns is bizarre. She strikes me as super pathological.
I got suspended in college for a year and I did the same thing she did. I tried to hide it from my parents and did as long as I could. eventually I decided to get some courage and told them. My mom was extremely disappointed and my dad was surprisingly very supportive. I thought about running away or going to my uncles or aunt's houses but not once I thought to kill them to keep a secret.
My oldest daughter was doing so well in college, but became pregnant, yes I was hurt, but I wasn't going going make her feel more embarrassed and emotionally upset she already was! Because I had Faith, and believe in her, I knew she would be finished college and be a very good mother to her "twins ", what a big surprise 😲 to everyone! But God kept us! To any young person going through, trust the love of God and the love of your parents! 🙏🏽👍🏼🤗
NO ONE should commit parenticide. That said, it's obviously very telling that you felt like you had the option of an out while Sydney clearly did not feel that way. Their text exchange suggests a turbulent relationship. The fact that she attacked her mother but NOT her father, tells me there is a bit more going on here.
@@tinasoblessed6350 That's because your daughter knew that she had the OPTION to come home pregnant. She knew she'd face some disappointment from you, but she knew what she was up against. Clearly Sydney did not feel this way. The length she went to to maintain her façade (spending her money renting hotels during the week) for her parents is very telling. Even the fact that she was in denial about her academic expulsion, shows there's something going on here. You don't just go from a scholarship recipient in high school to flanking every class in college. (In HS you have to excel for your parents. In college as an unsupervised adult you can do as you please. There's more to this story.
15 years? Why? She was in college she’s not a minor. It’s unbelievable how she dared to murder her own mother just for not facing the truth of bad grades. Incomprehensible. She deserves to stay in jail for the rest of her life. I feel bad for her Father losing his wife and her daughter. My best wishes for him.
Failure is part of success. Being able to understand that and be strong is necessary part of life. I left my college my first try. I wasn’t in the right mental state and lacked maturity to keep up my grade. Went back at 28 and got all As and finished top of my class for my masters in finance. Sometimes it’s ok to accept something isn’t right and leave it open to come back later.
She was so coherent when the judge said 15 years! Absolutely unbelievable. Someone murdered their mother and the judge wishes her good luck? She will be out when she is 38
She was not taught how to deal with failures, seeing as she grew up being academically successful. Her family never expected her to fail. She did not know how to take on and deal with the new emotion; she probably only wanted to escape. She chose that course of action, released all of her pent up stress on that attack. She probably did not want her parents to know the whole story. That's why parents should give kids a safe space to fail, assure them it is okay and it's a part of life.
Her mother doesn't deserve to die regardless of everything!! I wasn't taught how to deal with failures or disappointments but somehow I learned it through life experiences and challenges as I grew older just like everyone else.
@@kymberly_03 yow i never said that her mother deserved to die. My point is that the girl did the act because she did not know how to handle her emotion. I am talking about the reason why this thing happened. No matter what you say, the nurturing ground of a child, that means their environment and their household, plays a big role in their personality and their ability to stand in this harsh world. You are free to watch some documentaries regarding this topic. Be informed.
“Good Luck to you Ms Powell”…..odd thing for a judge to say to a young woman just convicted of beating and stabbing her own mother to death and trying to cover it up.
I wondered about that, too. Perhaps the judge knew things about that mother-daughter relationship that weren't revealed in court. That doesn't excuse the murder though.
My heart broke each time I saw the father wipe his eyes with tissues. How horrendous a crime this is for him. And, he already knew the problem and told her they'd work through it. He must be thinking, "Where did we go wrong?" I pray he can find solace at some point. Prayers for her brother, the grandparents and late mother as well. So many victims.
With all due respect, the father, grandparents, and remaining family members seem to have more empathy and sorrow for this evil monster of a daughter and grand daughter, than they do of his wife and the woman who gave and raised this monster! She should be locked up FOREVER!!
Even grown, I listen to my Father and the brakes he still sometimes puts on me. People set you straight when they love and care for you. We must honor others' perspectives as well as our own in order to move fairly through life.
Sidney does not realise how pathetic and annoying she has been throughout this trial.I feel she believes she should be forgiven for this crime. Not attall her family needs to show her that killing her mother needs a punishment that fits the crime
That’s a symptom of her bpd. Oftentimes they think their actions are justified and victimize themselves. Regardless of what they do. I had an ex girlfriend who would take my phone and beat me with a frying pan when I tried to get it back. She later told everyone that I was abusive. She also lied and said I sexually assaulted her. This is because bpd is a cluster b personality disorder. Much like narcissism, histrionic and psychopathy. They all share common traits. I try my best to avoid these people but she didn’t tell me she had bpd until she temporarily ruined my life.
@ ImprovEyes-fc9fo It’s interesting how when women are violent and abusive ppl blame their “disorder” which removes some personal accountability.. but when men are abusive I never hear anyone fault a disorder or even bring it up instead they just call him evil/monstrous/controlling/sexist and blame it all on him being a man.
She viciously and brutally murdered her MOTHER. What hatred she displayed in her rage and deliberate attack. You could see the wheels turning as she answered the judge’s questions. She actually plans to appeal! Other than killing a child, she is the worst type of killer. I hope she finds no peace in life and is shunned by her family. She will face God and her mother someday.
I have a daughter in college and she is a pre-med student... College is tough but my daughter doesn't hide her grades from her parents. This is unbelievable...🇺🇸
@@LeslieFroelicha warrior & protect his wife? How was he to know that his little girl that he trusted all her life would do something heinous like this? This was a total shock & tragedy for him that he's trying to process.
I believe the family had long term issues with her that only grew when she went to college. I also believe that she only feels bad because she got caught and had to own up to being her. If you can steal kill or destroy your parents you would do it to anybody. Getting out at 38 isn’t enough.
Wow,, hey dad I'll be out in 15. Do I still have my old room ? Breakfast ready ? Can you fry me up some eggs in our old cast iron skillet and fresh chopped veggies 😂.
She won’t come to any conclusions about what she has done. She has free meals and shelter she’ll spend those few years as if she’s on a little vacation then get out and go on like nothing ever happened and as far as her family goes, she’ll find a new family one she can manipulate and make believe that SHE is the real victim
Speaking as the mom of three adult daughters, I believe this generation has been taught that their FEELINGS justify acting out in what would otherwise be seen as unethical or immoral or even monstrous ways. Especially when it comes to FEAR. It seems the expression of fears, insecurities, and inner confusion are of such a protected status that they are like living entities that are more important than limiting your behavior based on what is right and wrong. It seems that concepts of right and wrong are no longer absolutes. This creates a world where your inner thoughts carry equal or more weight than outer social mores. This is the creation of a society of narcissistic, non-empathetic monsters.
As a mom of 3 sons, the oldest is 17, I agree. That’s why I try so hard to let them know their feelings are valid but their actions have consequences. My kids are pretty good kids though. My oldest especially is a respectful hard working young man.
I believe I've read somewhere that shame is the hardest emotion to tolerate. People do a lot of crimes trying to get out of the feeling of shame, but then when they get busted like she was, I imagine they end up figuring out how to live with it.
Your boomer generation lived through the 70s and had no shortage of rapists and murderers getting light sentences. Instead of blaming the violent, you blame a generation of people. Narcissistic is what you are.
When I first heard about the case, I thought it was just the frying pan. I didn't know that she went back and got a knife and stabbed her Mom 30 times. This isn't insanity, this girl was eliminating a threat to her reputation and even tried to frame it on intruders. It's also sickening how none of Brenda's family stood up for her during the whole court session by wanting Sydney to not be held accountable for her actions.
Her father appears a bit spineless; calling his wife to handle it. He could have waited until both parents could confront together. Putting her away for at least 15 years, he dodged a bullet. Doubt if he could have ever handled her.
Yes it's really messed up how her family actually thought that if it's ok that she killed their wife ,daughter,sister,friend then the public and the judge should just forget about it😂😂😂 and the damn near accepted that request
Catatonic state? She is the face of pure evil. Spoiled... entitled. 15 years?? That's appalling! People who don't comit murder serve more time. That is a slap in the face for her father and family. This murderer killed her loving, supportive Mom. Why would anyone be considered safe from her? Should have been life. Rip Brenda. Condolences to her father. 🙏
It sure sounds like the Mother and Daughter had a relationship that was a lot more complicated than the simple “apple pie” laid out by this video. The text from the Mother questioning her and feeling scammed again is very telling.
i'd say the mom because mothers can be so emotional. she seemed like she worked really hard at her job and was probably exhausted from being lied to be her daughter.@@ClipofTheDayy
I came across this case a few months ago and I've come across it again. The part you describe I found chilling. This whole case is utterly shocking, it is just frightening.
She had been lying for sometime prior to the murder by staying in a hotel spending her family's money all along, then murders her mother, then tries to cover it up. This makes me so sick. She deserves life in prison, imho.
Makes me wonder what other secrets and hidden failures she may have covered up in prior years. People dont suddenly go from successful to manipulative, secret keeping, avoidant, dishonest! I ll bet a longer pattern of these character traits may have been present way before these incidents!! So sad for her Mom❤
Not really ! She just had an onset of mental illness when She entered college. This is not uncommon for someone to suffer schizophrina suddenly as they grow uo. That us why her grades dropped so badly out of sudden and she couldnot cop with all this pressure and lost control. Many schezophrenic peoole traget thier parents for violence .
It infuriates me that they tried to say Sydney was having a psychotic break that caused her too not know what she did was wrong. That's why she pretended to be her mother minutes after the attack in order to calm suspicion of the school officials? That's why she immediately came up with a fake story of an attacker being responsible? There is NO WAY such a serious psychotic break would instantly go away. No, those are not the actions of someone who does not know right from wrong. Those are the actions of someone panicking, afraid to answer for their wrongs. 🙄 I'm not saying she doesn't have issues and didn't snap, but that is NOT the same thing! Take responsibility for one single time in your life! It just shows she is doing what she has always done...try dodge consequences any which way she possibly can think of.
I’m sorry I’m going against the grain the majority of y’all comments. Why I believe she COULD HAVE had a psychotic break. 1) she was living in a delusional lie that she was still in school. When you repeat a lie so many times there is a high chance you can trick yourself into believing the lie. She lied to everyone even trying to convince the officials at the school that she isn’t kicked out. That’s not what a sane person would do. She was so hell bent on putting on this face that it became a mask she couldn’t take off 2) She did not think to turn off her tracking device and knew her parents would eventually know she was home. She really tried to put on a front that she was on break and continued to lie. She tried to keep officials from calling her parents to keep up the lie. Again she is so convinced of this but underlining knows she’s suspended 3) she lived in a constant fear of disappointment and reputation to live up to her parents standards and fall behind in her mothers footsteps. The pressure of keeping her grades up to not lose her scholarship or the chances of rooming with her best friend and the illusion and delusion of this perfect life she had in head of what her life should be like. This is affirmed by when she told her dad that her friends all had their shit together but she did not. She felt like a failure, she measured her worth by others and the expectations of others. 4) If this was a premeditated attack she would have attacked her mom well before the school was able to call the mom. She would have done it Sooner. She would have hung up the phone prior to hitting her. I believe she paced back and forth anxious and in destress while she talked to the school. And then snapped. As someone with bipolar diagnosis and other mental health and congnative disorders, I have had many blacks out rage moments. Where I have fought people or damaged property and I could not remember doing it. This episodes still happen not violently but simple things like, last week I was told I was behind the register at work where I should not have been. I argued with the manager that I was not. This makes me look like a liar as it’s on camera but I do not remember going behind the register. I didn’t do anything or touch anything I was just standing there. That’s why I believe this COULD HAVE occurred. I also had another inscident years ago where I was calling everyone in my phone book pretending to be my “cousin” why? I have no clue and it’s still bugs me this day. My sister called authorities and I ended back up at the mental hospital for a few weeks. 5) many people who do not understand the situation or concept of what it’s like to black out in a fit of rage a fight or flight situation will always say she’s lying. The crying and perking up which I saw a few state, again is not always what YOU think it is. There is a sense of hopelessness during sentencing (I have gone through this for my past actions) and I hear something that gives a gleam of hope I can snap between sadness and joy in an instance. I am not faking it’s just how my stupid brain functions. This happened when I was 24 and I was being disciplined at work for something and I started crying because the manager told me I could have killed someone by my actions, and I had a mini panic attack and then it was over because I realized I was crying in a meeting and got myself together and she made the comment “you seem to be manipulating the situation, one moment your distraught and the next you’re fine” that then threw me in a rage. It took years. Of therapy and self evaluation along with medication to get me to where I am. So that’s why I’m going against the grain. I am not condoning anything, I have paid for my sins also and did my fair share of jail time and thank God I have not killed anyone. I’m just saying, sitting here listening to thing and reading comments. I saw self and what I would have become if it were but for God and the people around me to help me get the help I needed when I did.
This case has so much examples about the pressure to excel in education and the impact it has on people's mental and emotional well-being, especially when it affects the dynamics of relationship between parents and their kids.
Stabbed her mother 23 times and tried to cover it up meant she wasn't feeling remorse for what she had done. I feel so bad for the dad having to live with this pain.
All need to hold on to each other in order to help heal the situation. Afterall, the mothers life force still lives on in the child as she is part of her genetic makeup. Awful fact but true. We are all part if who helped in our creation so must work together to heal.
The horror this poor mother must have felt while realizing her own daughter was killing her.
An atrocious end.
You know she felt that way down in her soul. Worse than ANY stab wound. The absolute BETRAYAL. Makes me want to vomit.
Her mom’s last thoughts would be why?
@@catbishop27 She jewish so this is why she only got 15 years, yall seem oblivious as to who rules America.
Thats what I was thinking. Horrible.
😢🥺
She gave birth to the person that would end her life. That’s an awful thing to realize. RIP Brenda Powell
Thats some demented Thank you.
R.I.P. indeed Brenda Powell. God bless you.
Ok. Maybe Brenda was not such a nice person herself. Regardless no one has the right to murder another person. 😢😢😢
The sick girl was crying when her college expulsion letter was read, but not when they talked about her killing her mom 🤢😳.
This is a perfect example of why it’s unhealthy to be sooo obsessed with college. It’s no longer just a way to earn money and get a career- it’s become a perverse status symbol/trend.
15 years for brutally killing your mother. This country's judicial system is so broken, it never ceses to amaze me.
oh shut up
She is a woman, the only reason. Also, come to the UK and you will know about lax murder laws.
Definitely her color if it was a black person LIFE 🙄
Stop being racist PLEASE. It has to stop!@@mekajones7273
Correct!
The mental gymnastics to believe that killing your mother and being deemed as a murderer is more sensible than admitting you got expelled from college
She's a reactive child not ready for the real world.. She was covering her ears in court. Just short of la. La La la
Agree!!! So twisted.
She was very sick my brother, absolutely disconnected from reality. Many among us walk around with such mental energy.
SCARY REALITY OUT HERE!
No kidding
I dont think her relationship with mom was a healthy one
I call BS. She killed her mom, tried to cover it up. Showed no remorse. Guilty. No apologies to her dad when the judge asked her if she wanted to say anything. She deserves life WITHOUT parole!!
true, this girl is whack
As far as Sydney is concerned, everything is all about her precious self. Nobody else matters. The vile scum!
Agree!
Totally agree👍
Absolutely.
I was academically dismissed from college and lied to my family about it for months, then moved back home and "transferred" to community college. Lied about attending for over a year until I told everyone i was dropping out to pursue construction, 10 years later i have a successful construction business. College isnt for everyone, took a lot of torment and bad decisions for me to be ok with that. But family is for everyone, cherish them ❤
Yh that’s dedication 😮😮
Well said and good on you. One of my kids has gone through med school and one dropped out of college after a year and a half. Both are equally intelligent - if anything, the dropout is actually brighter. College is definitely not for everyone, nor is successfully completing it evidence of superior intelligence, as so many seem to think. I'm glad you found your best path.
So true!! College is definitely not for everyone!! Congratulations on your success!
Thankfully, you had a family that understood and accepted your decision. Not all families are like that.
@lancecahill5486 True! Although it did take my father a long time to accept, he told me for years to go back to school, that I was wasting a gift, now he understands.
I had "parent issues" in my teenage years and young adult life, but I never once thought about harming them. Especially my mother. I got a job, moved out and obtained the freedoms of pressure and ridicule. Its amazing how some people never learn to cope and thrash out, not thinking of consequences of their actions.
Yeah. It's like ripping off a band aid, when you have to admit some trues. And, after that, it doesn't matter if your parents behave lovingly or like extremists, you just find your own way, enjoiy your health, gt a job, whatever. This was really sad and unnecessary.
If a person doesn't understand that there are consequences to one's action it's usually because they weren't shown those limits (or consequences) while growing up. Yes I totally agree that kids shouldn't grow up w/ abuse but they can be disciplined, even harshly per say, w/o laying a hand on them. I wouldn't hand my kid a car, or anything else for that matter. I would give nice gifts for b'days and holidays but that's it. If they want a car, or even a game console, they would have to work for it. I would show them how to have and maintain a savings account (how to balance etc). How to save money for the things they want and take pride that they worked hard for their dreams. Show them how to look for an apt, and pay for it. But spoil them? No
Yesss always walk away
The girl is even lucky to have supportive parents, they probably paid all her bills too.
Her mother did not deserve this…
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Very true…the girl was too spoiled…
She had no reason to kill her mother, no matter how disappointed her mom was. May her mom be resting in peace🙏
Her mum is no more. There can be no peace for the dead.
Shut up @@tonylawrence9157 u know what he is referring to
The man feels sorry for her and all u have to say is Bs comment
@@tonylawrence9157People like you need to just leave others alone. There isn't a correction needed here. You don't know what happens when people die. Stop being toxic and respect others. I know nobody showed you that growing up but sometimes people don't need your input. It might take you years to learn that. Or never. But hopefully someday you do.
Leave people alone.
Did you know her and her mother? No? Then keep your opinions to yourself.
@@tonylawrence9157what a ignorant comment
Im reading how some people feel kind of sorry for her, hoping she gets treatment, huh? Im positive the people saying this only seen this video and probably didn't watch even a minute of the trial. The trial showed she was in a clear mind. Its called malice & evil. Im sorry, but i only feel for her father, sister, and that poor mother and how she suffered. This is what happens when you get everything in life and refuse to deal with failure. That doesn't fall on anyone but yourself because nobody goes through life without falling short at something. It's part of life you're supposed to learn from these experiences. Her actions showed nothing but greed and malice because all she thought of was herself. Meanwhile, it was her parents fronting the bill for her shortcomings. You fail 3 classes, get expelled from school, then hide everything and stay at a hotel for months. Instead of sitting down with your parents and saying, "I F'd UP" you take a kitchen knife and stab your mom 23 times in the neck and then say, "I dont remember" but took steps to cover your crime indicating your aware of the consequences. Most people would receive life in prison instead she only gets 15 years. People always seem to blame others for what others do. (Edit, just look at the responses to this comment some are putting blame on the parents as if its justification. At what point does one take accountability for their own actions? ) No parents are perfect but It wasnt even shown that her parents were that hard on her. THEY JUST CARED about her well being. Even if that was the case, I've had a rough upbringing, just like a lot of people. How about i go out and hurt someone in your family and put blame on how someone treated me? HORRIBLE JUST HORRIBLE!
I agree 1000%. But then again, I'm not surprised AT ALL. smh
I agree, I feel for the poor mother( who didn't deserve this) the dad and her sister... she shud of gotten life and the only 1 she SP only feels bad for her pathetic self🤦♀️😡🤬👿
... RIP to the Mom & blessings to the dad & sister ❤🕊🙏1000%
I agree...
Same! She deserves a much longer sentence and a lot less pity. She destroyed her own family because she thought that кilling her mother was the better option over coming clean. Her parents might’ve been upset over her failing out of school but they’d get over it. It doesn’t mean that she’d never be able to go to college again, she’d just have to attend community college and then transfer. The very worst thing they could do was kick her out or tell her to pay her own way. No big deal! Her dad even seemed understanding when he told her she could take some time off. She could’ve told him the truth if he was the easier parent to deal with. It’s just sad that she destroyed her own family forever over such a temporary problem.
@@Andy-xx3tt agree
She used a frying pan AND a knife on her mom? She is pure evil.
Agreed
And a liar…
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The notion that anything is "pure evil" is complete nonsense and simplistic. What drives people to do bad things to others is highly complex.
@@jaydouglas8845 or as simple as not liking someone
Man, the poor dad. That's got to be a horrible feeling . He lost his whole family in one moment. ...
He still has to help their poor son through the trauma, too. Very sad.
The dad has to live with it all, and what's worse is knowing if he'd have waited for he's wife to get home she would most likely still be alive. So sad, and as for the daughter and her dry tears, she couldn't kill her with the pan so decided to get the knife and stab her 22 times in the neck, brutal!😢
@deanawilliams7441 Good point. He is probably wishing he wouldn't have called her to come home. Terrible.
@@deanawilliams7441 No, they were not dry tears - she was sobbing and shaking badly, but not for her dear mum & dad - she was crying for HERSELF!
@@deanawilliams7441I think that poor dad should have stuck around with the mom and waited with the mom! To get to the story maybe this BIG MESS WOULDN'T HAVE HAPPENED!!!!
The message from her poor Mother saying "Why do I always feel like you're scamming me?" does not sound like the relationship was as ideal as they painted it here.
Exactly my thought when I heard that. Didn't stack up.
Exactly
Exactly. Sidney was probably extremely controlled. The phone tracking app was weird and suggests unhealthy boundaries.
True
High expectations
This seems like a good example of why it’s so important to teach a child how to take a loss.
I always thought participation awards were a bad idea, if a child experiences loss for the first time in high school or college it's probably going to be earth shattering because up until then just participating got you accolades.
It is better sometimes to not be competitive. A grade of passed is enough.
This is the MOST IMPORTANT comment on this thread.
Brilliant comment!!! Learning how to face failure is asimportant or more than winning something. Real life is so much more than a A or an F grade.
And teaching your child that failure can actually be a good thing (teaching them you can learn from your failures, what not to do the next time around) I don't know which is better, parents who pushed their children or parents that were more relaxed. For me, I have always been very upset with my parents for not pushing me harder, it almost sounds like me blaming them for my failures, I get it, but that's not what I mean at all
I feel so bad for the dad. He lost both his wife and his daughter -and is all alone now.-
Edit: Yes yes, I know there is a son!... Like I explained, I had this video on as a sort of podcast while at work so I wasn't 100% paying attention and wasn't looking at the screen. So no it didn't click when they said children they didn't mean the children from the hospital but her own and I didn't see the picture.... So FORGIVE me for overlooking a small little detail.
I see a son in the family picture.
@@bearfamily269 If there's a son, he hasn't been mentioned once in the video so I didn't know. I usually put these kinds of videos on as a sort of podcast thing while I'm at work so I don't always look at the screen. Anyways; I'm glad he isn't all alone. But still it's really sad. Also; I really hope he doesn't blame himself...T_T Poor man
@@kimvanderlinden1842 father have twins sons
@@Narendersingh-id5ng I looked it up and he only has 1 other son. So not twins. Just 1 son. Andrew is his name is I believe. Unless he has kids from another marriage because I only saw the mom's obituary.
My thoughts: parents, never pamper your child!
How could anyone feel bad for her? She had a loving family. No accountability is left in our justice system
You can feel bad for her yet still agree that she was morally wrong and deserves sever punishment. You can feel bad for her, and feel worse for the poor father who lost his wife and daughter that day, unreal, but you can still feel sad for the girl too.
@@Jake-yf3gv Exactly ... unimaginable tragedy suddenly ripping a family into pieces is sad for all parties involved regardless of how it came about. I feel sorry for her for not being mature enough to deal with this minor setback without feeling like her life was over. Sometimes we forget that there is a nature and nurture maturity levels a person needs to reach to become an adult and there can a wide chasm between the two. A person can reach maturity in age, but life's school of the hard knocks is a different education entirely and it takes being knocked down few times to reach that maturity level. It's the rough terrain your environment nurtures you through to give you street smarts and perspective on life to deal with the endless disappointments and failures. That's why i feel sorry for her, because you cannot blame the parents for providing an upbringing that shielded her from the hard lessons in life. But experiencing some of the shitty things in life prep you up to realize that if you ain't failing you ain't trying in life. Her whole life she's been a model of an overachiever and the moment something slightly goes off the track, she resort to nuclear option on something so trivial as failing college.
@@youandme9569 well sad
I feel disdain for her. I only feel sorry for the rest of her family
you dont know if this family was ok
This is sick she should never be let out...the court failed all of us
You can't plead insanity when you have tried to cover up the crime. Covering up a crime means you understand that what you did was wrong and NOT in an altered state of mind at the time. That poor woman.
I was thinking the exact same thing!!
Not to mention covering up the fact she wasn't even enrolled in school for so long
No way is this justice, she should have gotten life!!!
I'm listening to the Judge and I'm like, "Am I in the Twilight Zone?" She's talking to her like a parent explaining to a child that it's wrong what she did, but it will be okay. Are you kidding me?? 😳 It was like she was apologizing for having to sentence her!
Total travesty of justice, in my humble opinion.
I pray her mother is with the LORD.
No, i think it become 2 different stage. When she attacking her mother? And a fear when she realize what she was done to her mother.
The same thing happened to me I was kicked out from college and lied to my parents for a year. I feel embarrassed for doing it but I knew my parents would be very disappointed I still remember when the letter came through the post and my dad read it and the look of disappointment in his eyes. I will never forget that day. My dad didn’t talk to me for a month and it was so hard, my family didn’t trust me anymore and that made it even harder, never crossed my mind to harm my family over my mistakes, thank God them days have passed and me and my family are closer than ever and now I have my own family😊
Im so happy you and your family made it through that tough time. Good for you. My life continue to bless you and your family and keep you all close.
That's very sad. There was no need to start your own family
@@azazello1784what are you on about?
@@whathano.9739😂😂
What did you do after
Taking the life of an incredible person who offered so much to this world and only getting 15 years? Disgraceful
say's the guy who spend's his life on youtube
@@SirHumphrey498what the hell does that have to do with anything? ??
She'll be eligible for parole in 15 years but she has got a life sentence.
@@RachelSings21 great question.
!8, 15 for the first count 3 for the second, before parole
So not only was this woman a good mother, but an awarded nurse. This girl took this woman away from a family AND a community.
@@coolnamebroor she is a vile spoiled creature and attitudes like yours are what are allowing psychopaths like this to thrive. She was not failing because she had a “narcissistic” mother- it’s because she was not taking this seriously, she refused the consequences for her failure, lied to everyone continuously and then murdered her mother. Vile
@coolnamebro As someone with several mental illnesses, it is not a fucking excuse to kill someone. Just because your parents are "tough on you" is not an excuse to kill them. Stop defending a murderer.
Kids don't kill good mother's! This is just lies, she was a terrible parent. She raised this kid.
A child life specialist is a specialized program. A child life specialist is not a nurse. They are responsible for the well being of critically ill children in along term and short term hospitalations. Activities, school. Anything a child would need to keep busy or feel like a normal child. Child life specialists are a very important part of the health care team. ❤
How do you know she was a good mother? There are a lot of people who are ideal co-workers but abusive or cruel parents/spouses. You did not live with her. This comment is simple speculation.
What on earth was she thinking? Okay you lost your scholarship? Get a job instead.
She wasn't that was the problem
These kids take everything to the extreme. If you failed out. Just say that.
You forget this generation of kids are wack jobs thanks to social media that feel they need a trophy even for last place!
I think losing her mind is more important than losing a scholarship.
I also failed at college and lied to my parents. Graduated sixth in high school and never cracked a book. I went to college with no study skills. The thought of disappointing my parents was so daunting that I never admitted I was in trouble or asked for help. I know now that while it would’ve been really hard, I should have owned up to my failures. My parents would’ve been upset, but I know for a fact they would have helped me get through it. Honesty is always the best policy. If you’re in trouble, ask for help.
That only works for parents who aren’t abusive. She was diagnosed with BPD - borderline personality disorder. It’s a behavior disorder and not chemical or genetic. BPD is developed during childhood as a defense mechanism against emotional and mental abuse from (usually but not always) a parent. It’s not a genetic disorder. When the video said she was diagnosed borderline, that explained everything about her dynamic with her parents. Borderline people are prone to violent outbursts when their inability to “manipulate” or “control” a situation is overwhelmed, particularly if the person overwhelming them is their primary abuser. It shouldn’t be shocking that many matricides involve helicopter moms up against daughters.
Martuuk, I guarantee you that nobody wants to hear what you have to say.
Because for one, it sounds like you're just making excuses for her disgusting behavior.
@@omnimatt2239no one is making excuses. Just explaining the mechanics behind it
Interesting point of view!@@martuuk8964
A dude gets caught with 10 lbs of coke and a loaded pistol can get 20 years but a brutal murderer gets 18,the justice system needs an overhaul
10lbs of coke can kill more lives than one, so 20 years is relatively little
Exactly. Ppl ask for drugs
You are so right! Justice is an ass
She didn't get 18, she got 15 years in jail
I think he deserves his sentence. What is the purpose of this comment - that just because her sentence was light he should get away with his crime.
Many people fail in college. Your parents will be disappointed but they will still love you. What could have gone on in her mind? She deserved the sentence and more.
That is when we as parents make our kids feel that grades are everything. Our kids grow emotional voids.
She did well in high school. How could she not do well in college? /s The Reality Bus of Life hit her in the face and was not prepared for actual work and effort to learn.
As a man I know I can't blame anyone for bad things coming my way. I was just tboned. It was her "fault". I'm to blame thought! I drive, it's the risk I take. I put myself in a position in which I could be struck. I did that. These parents seem like their whole world revolves around their daughter going to college.
@@bellaruiz8991 we always make sure that our son knows grades are not everything. Thst his mental health and happiness comes first. We only ask that he try his best. Sometimes that "best" might not be perfect and thats ok
As a child with Asian parents, I would rather die than fail.
What makes it even sadder is knowing if she told her parents they would have gotten through it 💯
Right, like it's not even too big a deal! She thought it was because of her immaturity.
Agreed honestly is best or what a tangled web we weave
Asian parent are more controlling and compare your uprights kids to successful kid like these,for me I grow up then witness these kind of parent, sometimes we don’t know what going inside the house ,than smiling photo of Facebook family or she just a psycho.😢
Psychopathic/sociopathic types usually aren't wired to do the right thing.
I don’t think it was only that she didn’t want to tell her parents. She didn’t want to face the reality of the expulsion herself. She wanted the university life. She had friends and was the life of the party.
15 years for something so brutal is an absolute disgrace.
I agree. She technically got “Life” with a possibility of parole in 15 years, which isn’t guaranteed, so she could actually spend the rest of her life in prison.. but I agree with what you said, just the fact of her having a chance at parole seems unjust to me!
I’m so sorry that you feel that you haven’t received justice for your loss
White girl justice.
She is a white girl in an ethnonacionalist racist country, not surprising
I agree.. and what will stop her from doing it again??? She took the life of her OWN MOTHER!!! It's a DISGRACE!
Wow. I failed out after my first semester of college and was able to appeal and become re-enrolled. I ended up leaving voluntarily halfway through my sophomore year. University is not for everyone and that’s okay. Of course I felt shame and my parents were worried about me but after going back home I got a job, saved some money, made new friends and moved on with my life. For her to kill her mom over this is absolutely insane.
there's way more to it than that I think
It sounds like her mother especially put a lot of pressure on her such that she felt that failure was not an acceptable option. And likely after months of anxiety about her situation and hiding it from everyone she was probably in a hyper-stressed state and I think she just snapped in that moment as she felt everything was crashing down around her and she couldn't control it anymore. I don't know what makes people snap. Everyone is different but everyone likely has their trigger point.
Am also going through this and I told my parents, it's really hard but they told me to never give up and they will never give up on me either but am still ashamed
@Soulfullo-fi890 I feel that college is such a life altering decision right after high school. At 17-18 yrs old, many people still haven't figured it out and end up failing classes, changing majors/programs, dropping out, etc. Be proud of your honesty and always have in mind that things will be okay, just keep going. There's no perfect time frame to achieve things. Everyone is different and you will surely find your path. Happy for you that you have supportive parents. Wish you a lot of success and remember that success looks different for each person.
@@Freakster1859 thank you, I wish you all the best too ❤️🥺
15 years was not enough. She lied, stole, misled and finally killed her mother in a horrific manner. So sad and hurtful for life to her family.
Parole is hard. She probably won’t make it
Everything except killing her mom I can forgive. It seems like she had so much pressure to excell.
@@afterburner3999 ?? Trying way too hard. The democrats kill their mothers? lol 😂
My cousin killed her mother because they were homeless . She got life without possibility of parole. She was 20. They should all get life sentences. I don't understand why some get so little time. Need better judges. Murder is murder
@@Michael-mt6yblife is hard. Thats not a punishment she can do 30 and then do probation
"Couldn't bare to disappoint them" but could bare to kill her mother?! This murderer deserves LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE! Point Blank Period!
*bear
@@Poeticfloetic Ha Ha .
Narcissistic spirit all over this girl. She’s been able to manipulate her parents her whole life and couldn’t bare facing them with the TRUTH!
Reality is it was pride not pressure, when they threw her out of the dorm n off campus she was homeless, that's why i hate these collages unless you meet their so called quota level you're out the door, that overweight karen sitting there pridefully saying yea i kicked her out because of a few low grades should've been slapped in my opinion, think about how many people are on the street not because of drugs but because of crap like this, thrown out of a home a chance ripped away at becoming successful, but a karen like this steps in looks at a sheet or screen sees a few bad points and threw them out on the street! no that doesn't excuse what she did and she may never know why she did it in the first place, pride is a deadly thing to have and 90% of people wear their crowns of Pride/ Arrogance/self-righteousness like beacons, and that's when it becomes a sin, people dont realize it separates them from everyone else, and like in this case its either a school/campus shootings take place or in this case didnt want to disappoint mom and dad so put one if not both in the ground, she might have been given a slim chance to catch up but that womans attitude says no, Narcissistic spirit is the opposite the young womans composure isn't one of arrogance and pride, yet the karen who booted her out of a place to live displays that spirit! even though the young murder looks innocent i still see fear in her not pride and arrogance, chances are prison justice will take place and she will die by the hand of someone who belongs in jail, these short prison sentences are given because the judge figures its a death sentence in prison, 30 years ago to men walked into a connivence store, intent on robbing it just after midnight, the elderly lady working the register panicked tried to lock herself in a back room but the didnt stop Leon from breaking that door in and beating her to death with a crowbar, while his partner pretended to be a new cashier, problem was even at that time of night people came in and out of the store, and he didnt have the code to get into the register, so people called the police but didnt stay in the parking lot to see what was going to happen after, both of them got 30 years but they will never walk free, see in prison there's no such thing as self defense, so to escape prison Justice leon and stacy have killed every inmate that has went after them, no they aren't martial artist, but they've managed to stay alive,
Well if she's only got 15 years for murdering her mother is such a brutal fashion, then she just manipulated the WHOLE SYSTEM.
I was subject to dismissal at UCLA but I worked hard and my career counselor helped me to eventually graduate. This chick is something else. Shoulda owned it and worked through the problem. She made things way worse. 😳🙄
It was in fact the unrealistic pressure this girl couldn’t deal with. College and a professional career aren’t for everyone. Obviously no one took the time to think out of the box for her and consequently the passion that could have launched her into something she loved imploded … and everyone paid. 38 is still young in my book. The girl still has a chance - even if it has to start in prison.
@@sk8ercaligirl Wonder if any counsel was offered to the young woman ......I'm not familiar with this case;what a tragic situation.Likely more to the story..
Brenda Powell may you RIP. Additionally, I feel sad for her father having lost his wife and daughter. Sydney stabbed her mother in the neck 23 times. This was personal and looks like Sydney had a lot of bottled-up anger/resentment toward her mother. Regardless, it doesn’t excuse her from murdering her mother and destroying her father emotionally cause he’ll never be the same after this.
@@gemmaleandadowhat are you trying to say?
You are correct she ruined his life.
@@3-n-Methat she’s 🗑️ . ❤
What do you mean... Same bloodline? Duh it's not her fault
15 Years? Awwww the same specie Ahahahaha
She didn’t show any remorse for murdering a mother who loved and cared for her. The only tears I saw were for herself. She is a spoiled, self centered woman , who should have gotten life without parole.
🤡
Exactly those fake ass tears 🙄
the tears don't flow until they realize, "hey, I'm really in trouble"
regardless of whether a defendant cries or doesn’t cry , most people (like yourself ) assume that the person on trial is without remorse
There is no predictable pattern of behavior a person exhibits whether remorseful. Or not
Every person is capable of everything given conditions & circumstances
The law is sufficient unto the law
You have absolutely no insight in to whether she showed remorse or not.
My mother used to say " a liar is worse than a thief because a liar CAN GET YOU KILLED" In this case , IT DID! May Mrs. Powell RIP
Facts ! Liars are the absolute worst
Wow
My mother also used to say, a hypocrite is worse than a liar as well.
A thief can kill also😂😂😂 TF
A thief can steal a life saving medication, or transportation, etc. Both are bad, but it's the degree of the wrong doing that matters most.
*The irony is that she can get a free education in prison while eating tuna.*
Blows my mind that anyone could resort to murder just because your failing college. Crazy
Far more to it than just bad grades , no girl just kills her mother without being angry with her for a long time .
There was much more to this than bad grades. There had to be major problems in her relationships with both parents.
It's a crazy democratic world.
@@susanmullen8648 I tend to agree with you but seems unlikely she will ever tell the truth as to why she did it . for sure it was not the grades .
well parents push you to go to college, its mentally draining
This is really sad. Her father already told her they would get through it. It brings back memories for myself. My daughter failed out of college and was lying to me. She kept lollygagging about registering for classes and I was losing my patience with her. She then finally went to her friends house and called me saying “i have something to tell you but you have to,promise you wont get angry”. I was like, if it’s what I think it is, of course I’m going to get mad. I’ll probably yell too. But it’s not the end of the world. You can’t go through life not expecting for people to be mad, angry, or disappointed in poor decisions or actions. Parents get over it and then you move on. A couple years later when she matured, she was able to start taking classes again part time while she worked... It took her longer to get her degree, but she got there in the end.
Am proud of you. You are a great mother. I wish my mom would say something like this to me when i needed it and still needing it
And YOU didn’t get hit repeatedly w/a frying pan or stabbed 14+ times! Good 4 You! ( makes you scared to have kids today!!!) Great
Parenting!!! ( I’m lucky my adult kids grew up successful & not spoiled Brats !) I have No sympathy for this “girl” makes me sick! She should of gotten Life w/ out possibility of parol. I believe in a Life for a Life. She deprived her sister of a loving Parent, not to mention her profession & patients. So sad- God Bless this Family & may the Mother RIP. 💕🙏🏼😇👵🏼
Thank God u have a sane daughter
@@aishaharuna7849 just remember that anger and disappointment in your children is only temporary. I did my share of yelling and anger. But the majority parents don’t hold grudges and only want their children to succeed in being happy, independent, and good citizens. Anything else is just a cherry on top. Just continue to make short and long term goals that are achievable and work towards them. Life is not a contest to see who gets to the achievement the fastest.
When I was a kid in middle school I found out I wasn't going to be valedictorian of my middle school but was in second place and I thought it was the worst thing in the world. A couple days later I mustered up the courage to tell my mom and lo and behold, she didn't really care 😂. Kids/young people's perspective on things is really skewed
She played the victim and the judge ate it up, the only thing left was for the judge to cuddle her give her a cookie and a kiss. She spoke to her as if she wasn’t a diabolical killer that killed and attempted to cover up the crime of killer her mother. The sentence was a miscarriage of Justice. Sydney clearly believes she deserves to be free, she has no accountability for the crime she committed.
Well said
You are absolutely correct. This young killer knew what she was doing. She was furious at her mom for calling her out on what she did at college. And she then had the sense to stage the crime, and try to pretend that she was her mother when her mom's friend called her to check on her. She should have been in prison for life. Her expressions while the prosecutor was describing the crime showed me that she was defiant. What a miscarriage of justice this was. Rest in Peace, Brenda. I am so sorry for her father who loved her and took care of her, paid for her college and tried to give her a head start in life. God help you Sir.
The court psychiologist called the criminal out - she is a fraudster, a sociopath and narcissist personality disorder - no remorse for what she did... the evil can't get nay worse than this.
Hopefully, she wins appeal with new trial and this time she gets 30 to life.
The leftists are ruining this country. The leftists that condone Hamas raping women and beheading babies are applauded ! I’m surprised she didn’t get off with community work.
Her father was so understanding and her mother rang the college to try an sort something out for her, what a horrible reaction. That poor man lost two family members
He must have been severely traumatized.
The father was too weak to be functional and always avoided confrontation and the University was gas lighting the parents, while taking their hard earned money. She got away with everything her whole life and turned into a monster thinking she could get away with it
Mother wanted what was best for her
And Father only lost his Wife
He can still see his daughter
His wife is in the Grave
How do you ring a college?
@@TheALPHA1550 You stick your finger up and you say "ET phone home"
If you're expelled, you can always re-enroll in a community college, start over, make up the credits, then transfer once you're back in good standing, this isnt the end of the world and only totally unbalanced people would think this is. She was so disturbed.
True. There will always be ways.
It doesn't work that way when YOU are the one in the situation and it feels like it's the end of the world. When I didn't graduate on time, I felt like my world was falling apart and experienced an anxiety and depression like no other. (Ofc I'm not matricidal either tho.) Looking back 10+ years later, I WISH that were my biggest problem in life rn, but in that moment, it felt like it was the end of the world.
@@TomikaKellyweird response though because you definitely sounded empathetic to this little girl… ew
I feel bad for the school officials as well. Imagine hearing a murder happen in real time! That has got to be horrific.
Yes. The older woman also reported to hear the "stab" sounds on court.
@@davhot4107that was so 😢
It is a good thing it played out in that manner, however gruesome, because one can just imagine what would have been the outcome otherwise. This scum of a daughter would have staged the scene and done a runner leaving the cops to target the dad as the prime suspect.
She got only 15 years? For killing her mother? WOW, and she stub her mother 23 times!!
@@ninaballerina2807 she doesn't seem smart enough to effectively stage anything. Probably would have been caught within a couple of days tops.
15 years, you've got to be kidding me! She should spend the rest of her life in jail. What is wrong with our justice system.
It's colorblind...
Female privilage
That's called white justice
She's white. If she were black or brown it would have been life in prison. Why must I state the obvious lol
@@kitkatt430 EXACTLY!!! And I doubt if she'll even have to serve the full sentence. She'll probably more than likely be out on the streets in 7 or 8 yrs. Damn Shame!!
The video doesn’t say much about the relationship between Sidney and her parents, but the tracking app clearly shows that there were some degree of controlling and conflict that was going on in the family. It was very telling that her dad purposefully left the phone at work so that Sidney would not know that he was going home.
True.
Good observation !!!
Yes. The girl obviously held great hate for her mother, in the absence of something like schizophrenia, and we aren't told why explicitly
@@bluethyme because of abuse...read up further
She was not an honest person and her parents knew
Take your hands off your ears and listen to what YOU did to YOUR mother. Absolutely disgusting what these kids are doing to their own parents.
Yeah lots of them are doing this horrible act to their parents. Too privileged. I don't feel sorry for any of them when they are given# life...#jail time..
These kids have a reason to do it. Some of these murdered parents have put too much pressure on their kids to succeed. Parents like that are like fairweather friends.
@@merlynphillips1009And hell.
@@davidhill8565lol that is still NOT a reason to kill your parents! Insane culture we live in where pushing your kid to succeed is considered a valid reason to be killed. 😳
The obituary in the Akron Beacon is absolutely tragic. It was before the daughter was brought to justice. It even mentions the demons by name name.
Matricide is one of the most heinous acts I can think of, right alongside killing a child. How could you brutally murder the woman who brought you into this world and raised you? Ultimate betrayal. Despicable.
Psycho
People that have not learned to take accountability are a danger to society I recommend disciplining your children early on in life so that tragedies like this do not happen. I respected my Uncle when he spanked me after I caused damage to one of the neighbors cars it taught me a lot. Mainly to not mess around with other peoples property.
I dunno, man. I know some terrible shitty mothers.
People like Gypsy Rose.. And that girl should've never gone to prison!
A society that has no respect for life has NO RESPECT FOR LIFE - THAT Simple.
My mother has left me mad at her for many things- still love and appreciate her. This is tragic. Prayers to the dad. 😢
What does prayers ?
thank you that you still love your mother, thank you .
"Why do I always feel like you're scamming me" is NOT something a Mother says to a daughter if they have a "best friend" relationship. "My grades are good, thank you very much" is NOT what a daughter says to her Mom. The "thank you very much" is very telling.
Yes, I noticed that too. There was definitely more going on there.
She has her dad wrapped around her little finger. Why did he leave mom alone to confront the daughter? Coward
I agree. They don't like each other much.
My ex and her mother's relationship was like that.
My ex introduced a guy as her brother to me and her mother on the same day, ex claimed the guy is her brother because they both are from the same clan, people from same clan can't date/marry/have sex.
My ex's mother was very apprehensive about this guy and even warned my ex, she said you're already in a relationship with Mehul so don't do anything to ruin it. I was surprised why would her own mother think she can do something with that guy that can ruin our relationship.
3 months later I caught my ex fucking the guy that she claimed was her brother. At that moment it all made sense why her mother said what she said earlier.
She knew her daughter.
Yes, that was odd.
If she can so easily murder her mom to cover her lies and then cover up the murder blaming someone else...she could easily murder anyone. She only cries for herself. Hopefully they keep her in prison. She was brutal in stabbing her mother repeatedly. I just can't imagine someone like her living in society. She is dangerous.
Agreed..sociopathic
Agree 💯
15 years? That’s sickening!! Her poor family.
Her no good family wanted nothing to happen to her. Anything but jail!! I am appalled by this case, every aspect of it
LIFE. In 15 yrs she is eligible for parole
Her sibling can go to the parole hearing in 15 years and Fight it. To keep her in prison
I doub6xhe will ever get out. She will never admit to parole board she killed her mother in a rage.
@@TanjiTuesday if you get parole after 15 years you did not serve a life sentence. You know she will get paroled
What a sad story. I have two daughters both adults now. As a parent I've always said to my daughters as long as you know you have done your best. I think parents can put too much pressure on their children notwithstanding that what Sydney did was a terrible thing and a family broken.
Many Children commit suicide due to their parents pressure.
I’m trying really hard to wrap my brain as to why she thought it was better to kill her mother than let her help her with her struggles in her academics.. I’m just speechless.
I feel that she had just gotten through telling her mother the lie that she was still enrolled, like she told her father, when the phone rang from the University. After putting up the act she was terrified of being found out as not only a failure, but a liar as well. That's all I can speculate to the build up, why she thought murder would make it all go away I'll never know, just sheer panic I assume.
Right failing is NOT the end of the road. I’ve been expelled and readmitted and expelled and readmitted again. No need to murder your Mom because you can’t handle messing up. That’s so awful 😞
She should have gotten life without parole. Terrible
She got off easy. I wonder why the judge was so lenient?
She's a mental case
She couldnt bear to *disappoint* her parents ---- but she had no problem w/ killing her mother, the only person who loved her in this world ---- in cold blood. She only cried for herself in that courtroom, which FAILED to dispense proper justice in her case. 😐
She is the epitome of an *evil seed.*
Rest in Heaven Mrs. Powell 🌹
I know there are no words to describe that 'thing'...There is absolutely no excuse for that horrific and such atrocious attack on an innocent Mother.
Pressure builds up.,Then you lose control.
I’m sure her father loved her
@@serpentdarkcloud5810 There is absolutely no excuse for that horrific and such atrocious attack now.
@@coolnamebro There is absolutely no excuse for that horrific and such atrocious attack now.
She took the life of her own mother because she didn’t want her to know about being expelled, now everyone knows. She has to live with the fact that she murdered her own mother just to protect her own narcissistic, monstrous idea that it would solve her problem. And the 15 year sentence? An absolute disgrace! What a joke.. she should have gotten life in prison.
Was she afraid of her moms reaction about being expelled? She maybe got mental disorder. Something do not sum up
She did, 15 years to life.
Despicable human being. Then she had the audacity to cover her ears in court?!? Makes me sick to my stomach.
She is hurting. She loved her mother. She probably would have committed suicide if she had the oppertunity.@@radioforum
How is that audacity
This is such a sad situation. One of the things that struck me too is when the mom asked her “why do I always feel like you’re scamming me”. This does not sound normal to me. I think there’s more to this story.
Good point! I was just thinking the same. There's more to this story. There must have been prior incidents. Otherwise I couldn't explain her mother's remark. Something triggered her mother's suspicion before or during that phone call. Nevertheless her dad went on taking her on good faith.
Me too there is something else that they are not telling😌.
@@vincentpbal daughter seems like a little pathological liar
Its the fact that she said “always scamming her” she has done untruthful and sneaky stuff in the past
Daughter seems like a pathological liar . No little about it @@someone3187
The dad’s composure during questioning has to be admired considering his family was torn apart
His response is very low affect and abnormal. Weird.
So heartbreaking.. he's also a victim of her violence
So heartbreaking.. he's also a victim of her violence
@chokmahhalacha3171
Not really.. the system overwhelms normal honest hardworking people.. he is probably just humbly submitting to the system. He must be in deep shock at how everything positive in his family has just come to an end
@@crypton_8l87 Agree. Also another option is he's probably on medication. Some pills can make you act passive like nothing else matters.
She can cover her ears and cry all she wants as if she's some sort of victim. She is ABSOLUTELY NOT A VICTIM. She's cold and manipulative. It takes a lot of evil to do this to your own mother.
I bet she thought she was just going to get a slap on the wrist. It's the main reason a lot of young people commit crimes like this.
She just acts like crying with no tears.
I do not believe she killed her mother just because she was revealed that she failed university. Why did she suddenly change after starting her studies at Univ? What happened to her? There is something more that we ignore. It looks like she wanted to make her mother STOP of speaking about a secret she had discovered.
@@sophiaerling7714 Yeah the secret was she was failing school and living a secret life. If there had been something more I'm certain that this smileball would've brought it up.
@@JennaVhrz Thanks; What type of secret life?
When my sons turned 18, I told them not everyone is interested in or ready for college. I told them I hoped they would go to college, but they had 3 options. Option 1: Attend college fulltime. Option 2: Take a couple of classes (as a part-time student) at a local Jr. College to see what it's like. If they chose this option, they would also have to work part-time. Option 3: Work full time and contribute to household expenses. They both decided to go full-time to a local Junior college and once they decided on their majors, transferred to universities. Unfortunately, my youngest son passed away before he could complete his studies. My surviving son went on to complete post-baccalaureate studies. All of this explanation is to make the point that, as parents, we need to recognize there is an emotional/psychological readiness our kids need to have to be ready to make the life-changing decision to attend college. We also need to recognize that our children eventually must follow their own path and live with the consequences of their choice.
@@SarhaCx When my oldest son was 16, he said he didn't want to go to college. He also said he wanted to get a part-time job and ended up working at a local ice cream shop. After about 6 months, he told me he couldn't take it anymore. I told him I was glad he had the opportunity to work at that type of job because that's the kind of work he would have to do, for the rest of his life, if he didn't go to college. Sometimes we parents have to use Jedi mind tricks, rather than hard pressure, to help our children make mindful, thoughtful decisions. 😁
We always presented options to our sons! The only option not available was to sit at home and play video games all day! We never forced college on them but let them choose college no then trade school- no trade school then join the work force where there is a future aka not McDonalds forever!!! Both boys wanted college and we supported them- made it clear the path was their choice and it was on them to make it happen with our financial assistance but they would have to to take on some of the debt!!! This is an awful story- very sad 😢
"Why do I feel like you're always scamming me," doesn't sound like a statement someone in a healthy relationship would make
Yeah that was weird for her mom to say this if this kid was a saint prior to offing her mom
@@gariejoyce5263 That Part
Seems their relationship was strained and not as perfect as described here
Oh jeez. I love all these experts on the internet.
I agree. There is "more" to the relationship between Sydney and her Mum than the loving mother-daughter relationship described here. There is a lot of rage in someone who bludgeons another person with a cast-iron skillet.
The father… looks completely broken. ☹️ may you find the strength to pull through and be there for your son. Your wife will be watching over you!!!
The son died also???? 😢
@@Patriotgirl1130 do you know how to read ?🙄
Was there a mention of son? What did i miss?
@@alancohol2713 Do you know you how to listen? Where in the video mentioning he had a son? Only a daughter.
@@hhds113look at the family picture. They have son
That family was keeping more secrets about Sydney than they are saying. The Mom saying that she feels like Sydney was always conning her is telling!!!
Exactly
Exactly & that’s why her dad had to leave his phone at work to catch her at home
Exactly!! It was alot going on like in most of these "perfect families " 😢 lot of behind the scenes issues! My client fa.ily seem perfect yet the daughter has a eating disorder, the son get high, they are both failing college, and the parents look on the verge of divorce 😢 but on the outside they look rich and perfect smh. Poor people let our issues play out and make up later because the struggle is real but not the end of the world geez. But failure for these types are 😢
@@showbread9366yea that's a pretty dramatic thing to do
For someone with good grades in high school to fail 3 out of 4 college classes means something was seriously wrong with Sydney. She must have been skipping classes, not turning in assignments, making no effort at all. With just a little, consistent, effort, you will get at least a D. She wasn't psychologically fit for college. She and her parents should have recognized that after 1 or 2 semesters and pulled her out to think about an education or career path more suited to her.
I started college in my early forties. I received my degree in my forties. I don’t understand why people can’t wait until they are ready. Getting a degree is not a race.
How do you even do this to your mother? This is a nightmare.
In this century mothers fathers, kids can be evil
Sooo nobody knows exactly whats happening, true?
We cant judge ,why didn't kill dad?
Mother put too much stress ,high expectations on her kid
I feel soo sorry for her,kid ,robbed of her adulthood while mum had hers ...making so called perfect human child?
Disgusting....
@@shireenramnarain4005 are you kidding me....23 fucking stab wounds....bashed over the head with an Frying Pan...my mother AND father put stress on me when it came to college... I recall them vividly saying things like "remember, your grades are keeping that scholarship" guess what I did? I dropped out of 2 different school to the Immense disheartening reaction from my parents and they put a lot of pressure also...I'm not saying that's not a discussion to be had but....23 stab wounds...!?! Wtf is wrong with you dude.....
@@shireenramnarain4005 Genetics are being made from this horrific behavior. Offspring will get worse and worse. Sad😢
@@shireenramnarain4005 nope, so many of us had to even endure physical abuse and never harmed our parents, not even thought of it. This is spoiling and raising brats. This is also parents pressuring kids to do or become what they don't want to. There's always a solution with abusive parents, move out for good. She shurely has some evil in her if she snapped like this.
Evil not nightmare.
She will be out when she turns 30 years old. How disgusting she killed her own mother, and only gets 15 years in prison. 🤦
She might not make it alive by then. Who knows 🤷🏻♀️
She’s only eligible for parole after 15 years. She won’t get out after 15 years.
Women always, ALWAYS receive lesser sentences than men. While it’s true that men commit many more crimes, judges are known to go easier on female defendants whenever they present.
That’s just a fact of life.
@@CaptainColdyron222 Those people do get out with the possibility of parole, sometimes even earlier.
38 and that;s only eligible for parole, try to actually pay attention
I was suspended my first year of college for academic reasons. I took a year off, enrolled into a local college, got my AA degree and then on to get my BA degree. It’s not that bad if you fail once.
What her mother must have suffered on that day, both physically and emotionally by the daughter whom she loved unconditionally- But to draw your last breath knowing that it's your own flesh and blood who's killing you in such a merciless and horrific way, is unimaginable.
I got academically suspended and took a year off. I was too focused on basic everyday needs like food and shelter to focus on grades. I come from a dirt poor family and getting through college is tough when grades are like 5th on your list of things to focus on. After taking a year off and working, I went back to school part time and worked full time. I ended up going to law school part time and working full time as well. Things worked out in the end, I’m a successful lawyer. It took me longer than others to finish because I needed to work full time. Until the day I passed the bar I always worried about my next meal or where I was going to stay, the academic path can be stressful, but worth it for some.
The point of all this is that college is hard for some and harder for others, go at your own pace and never feel pressured to do it like others. Grades are never something you should feel the need to harm yourself or others over and I’m sad so many young people feel this way. College is not for everyone, some of the happiest people I know never went to college. And if college is your dream, take all the time you need to achieve your dream at your own pace.
She had no coping skills, so when faced with a situation that she didn’t know how to handle, she went straight to murder. Total insanity. And her parents seemed so supportive.
Seems to be part of the problem she was coddled by them it’s no excuse but it’s definitely part of it
it makes me wonder how or why. considering the mother works very closely with grief, i highly doubt the daughter had 0 experience with coping skills. my concern is a hereditary disorder, or other social influences that led her down this path.
@@swiftlyjer-pdfNot everyone needs an excuse for their faults
@@Yamama55 i mean... ok? maybe i'm not trying to make excuses and just trying to understand the psyche of a killer. the more we understand, the more these tragedies can be prevented.
@@swiftlyjer-pdfRight…
This is just unreal, incredibly heartbreaking. Can’t even imagine how that husband must feel. God bless him
Maybe god should have intervene sooner ?
I failed out my first year and was terrified. When my mother finally got a letter from school, she called me a stupid b**** and kept telling me over time I was nothing. I suggest parents to discuss other options with your children that they can pursue.
If you are looking for a typical example of a "slap on the wrist" judgement, this is it. Sad day for the judicial system. Sad day for the victims.
Right? Ridiculous! And the judge was soft spoken and accomodating. 🤮😡
In my country that's the maximum sentence for any crime, lol. And just to be clear- that's also the maximum in total, if you commit more than one crime.
Biden did worse. Cocaine, drugs, stoled billions and billions. Veterans died and nobody went to jail.
How is it a slap on the wrist? She got life in prison, didn’t she? (I’m glad she was found guilty and got life in prison- but I mean, how much more harsh could it get?)
@@anacorreia8058 She didnt get life. She got 15 to life. After 15 she'll process out. After 10 she maybe released for good behavior.
She is a player! Notice how she was mustering up tears and sadness when hearing her sentence, but the minute the judge explained her right to appeal and the courts ability to appoint public defenders for her appeal, she perked right up, no tears...her wheels began turning about how to play the system to appeal this.
This girl is evil to her core. Diabolical, to say the least.
I agree 100%
There's also another moment in the trial where someone says something and a couple people do a little laugh and she joins in smiling, but then catches herself and tries to immediately look zoned out. Also the weird wide eye look she feigns is bizarre. She strikes me as super pathological.
Yup
All I can say is that she is Evil
I hope she appeals her sentence and it gets doubled.
I got suspended in college for a year and I did the same thing she did. I tried to hide it from my parents and did as long as I could. eventually I decided to get some courage and told them. My mom was extremely disappointed and my dad was surprisingly very supportive. I thought about running away or going to my uncles or aunt's houses but not once I thought to kill them to keep a secret.
The same? I don’t think so
She didn’t think it. It was literally a crime of passion in the moment. But you think you’re above doing something like that? You’re not.
My oldest daughter was doing so well in college, but became pregnant, yes I was hurt, but I wasn't going going make her feel more embarrassed and emotionally upset she already was! Because I had Faith, and believe in her, I knew she would be finished college and be a very good mother to her "twins ", what a big surprise 😲 to everyone! But God kept us! To any young person going through, trust the love of God and the love of your parents! 🙏🏽👍🏼🤗
NO ONE should commit parenticide. That said, it's obviously very telling that you felt like you had the option of an out while Sydney clearly did not feel that way. Their text exchange suggests a turbulent relationship. The fact that she attacked her mother but NOT her father, tells me there is a bit more going on here.
@@tinasoblessed6350 That's because your daughter knew that she had the OPTION to come home pregnant. She knew she'd face some disappointment from you, but she knew what she was up against.
Clearly Sydney did not feel this way. The length she went to to maintain her façade (spending her money renting hotels during the week) for her parents is very telling. Even the fact that she was in denial about her academic expulsion, shows there's something going on here. You don't just go from a scholarship recipient in high school to flanking every class in college. (In HS you have to excel for your parents. In college as an unsupervised adult you can do as you please.
There's more to this story.
15 years? Why? She was in college she’s not a minor. It’s unbelievable how she dared to murder her own mother just for not facing the truth of bad grades. Incomprehensible. She deserves to stay in jail for the rest of her life. I feel bad for her Father losing his wife and her daughter. My best wishes for him.
If she was a POC or a man, she would have probably gotten a much more harsh sentence.
it's called white privilege
She probably couldn’t live up to her mothers success
@@niko7996, that's bull 💩!
No it's not, lmfao@@texasgirl6000
Failure is part of success. Being able to understand that and be strong is necessary part of life. I left my college my first try. I wasn’t in the right mental state and lacked maturity to keep up my grade. Went back at 28 and got all As and finished top of my class for my masters in finance. Sometimes it’s ok to accept something isn’t right and leave it open to come back later.
She was so coherent when the judge said 15 years! Absolutely unbelievable. Someone murdered their mother and the judge wishes her good luck? She will be out when she is 38
Possibly sooner with time off for good behavior.
Too lenient. Not enough time in prison.
@@annamossity88796-10 years max lol
That judge needs to remove
She was laughing during the court session, how evil?
She had two hard working parents giving her a great future. I don’t think she got enough time.
She was not taught how to deal with failures, seeing as she grew up being academically successful. Her family never expected her to fail. She did not know how to take on and deal with the new emotion; she probably only wanted to escape. She chose that course of action, released all of her pent up stress on that attack. She probably did not want her parents to know the whole story. That's why parents should give kids a safe space to fail, assure them it is okay and it's a part of life.
This is so insightful. Absolutely agree with you. Clinical Psych here of 29 years experience.
Are you feckin serious!?
Her mother doesn't deserve to die regardless of everything!! I wasn't taught how to deal with failures or disappointments but somehow I learned it through life experiences and challenges as I grew older just like everyone else.
@@kymberly_03exactly
@@kymberly_03 yow i never said that her mother deserved to die. My point is that the girl did the act because she did not know how to handle her emotion. I am talking about the reason why this thing happened. No matter what you say, the nurturing ground of a child, that means their environment and their household, plays a big role in their personality and their ability to stand in this harsh world. You are free to watch some documentaries regarding this topic. Be informed.
“Good Luck to you Ms Powell”…..odd thing for a judge to say to a young woman just convicted of beating and stabbing her own mother to death and trying to cover it up.
I wondered about that, too. Perhaps the judge knew things about that mother-daughter relationship that weren't revealed in court. That doesn't excuse the murder though.
My heart broke each time I saw the father wipe his eyes with tissues. How horrendous a crime this is for him. And, he already knew the problem and told her they'd work through it. He must be thinking, "Where did we go wrong?" I pray he can find solace at some point. Prayers for her brother, the grandparents and late mother as well. So many victims.
With all due respect, the father, grandparents, and remaining family members seem to have more empathy and sorrow for this evil monster of a daughter and grand daughter, than they do of his wife and the woman who gave and raised this monster! She should be locked up FOREVER!!
Have to live without his wife,gone in such a horrible way....for nothing.....😢😢.Now regardless he has pain 💔 pain both ways..
Even grown, I listen to my Father and the brakes he still sometimes puts on me. People set you straight when they love and care for you. We must honor others' perspectives as well as our own in order to move fairly through life.
your heart wouldnt be breaking if you saw him MFing the judge after she gave the sentence. There were no tears in his eyes then.
Sidney does not realise how pathetic and annoying she has been throughout this trial.I feel she believes she should be forgiven for this crime. Not attall her family needs to show her that killing her mother needs a punishment that fits the crime
This comment 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
That’s a symptom of her bpd. Oftentimes they think their actions are justified and victimize themselves. Regardless of what they do. I had an ex girlfriend who would take my phone and beat me with a frying pan when I tried to get it back. She later told everyone that I was abusive. She also lied and said I sexually assaulted her. This is because bpd is a cluster b personality disorder. Much like narcissism, histrionic and psychopathy. They all share common traits. I try my best to avoid these people but she didn’t tell me she had bpd until she temporarily ruined my life.
I am so sorry that this happened to you, I wish you all the best in the future! @@ImprovEyes-fc9fo
Privileged, sick brainer, and already with a Narcissistic attitude 🙄
@ ImprovEyes-fc9fo It’s interesting how when women are violent and abusive ppl blame their “disorder” which removes some personal accountability.. but when men are abusive I never hear anyone fault a disorder or even bring it up instead they just call him evil/monstrous/controlling/sexist and blame it all on him being a man.
She viciously and brutally murdered her MOTHER. What hatred she displayed in her rage and deliberate attack. You could see the wheels turning as she answered the judge’s questions. She actually plans to appeal! Other than killing a child, she is the worst type of killer. I hope she finds no peace in life and is shunned by her family. She will face God and her mother someday.
She was jealous of her own mother !
She allowed her Anger to control her of Mental Status. Somewhere along the way in college, mentally Sidney got lost and refuse to talk.😥
@@antharichardson3603Y'all love to blame Mental Illness. This Savage Heaux IS NOT MENTALLY ILL. SHE'S EVIL
She let fear of disappointment rule her life.
@antharichardson3603 her mother wouldn't leave her alone
I have a daughter in college and she is a pre-med student... College is tough but my daughter doesn't hide her grades from her parents. This is unbelievable...🇺🇸
But you do realise that Brenda Powell would have said that about her own daughter a year or 2 before her murder?!
Poor father, he's such a humble guy,the way he spoke to her killer daughter on that day when he found her home shows his calm demeanor
He is too humble-Acting.
A man shouldn't have a calm demeanor; he should be a warrior and protect his wife.
@@LeslieFroelichImagine being this braindead. Please stop making comments. You shouldn't be allowed a phone.
@@LeslieFroelich I concur ..
@@LeslieFroelicha warrior & protect his wife? How was he to know that his little girl that he trusted all her life would do something heinous like this? This was a total shock & tragedy for him that he's trying to process.
This brat knew exactly what she was doing. She should get life without possibility of parole.
And yet she was such a nice person.
Marched out back behind the courthouse and treated to the same type of treatment. No life imprisonment w/a possibility of parole.
Yes!
Why would the Jydge say " good luck to you" that made me mad.
😮
I believe the family had long term issues with her that only grew when she went to college. I also believe that she only feels bad because she got caught and had to own up to being her. If you can steal kill or destroy your parents you would do it to anybody. Getting out at 38 isn’t enough.
many parents put grades and success before their child. No parents should do that.
Wow,, hey dad I'll be out in 15. Do I still have my old room ? Breakfast ready ? Can you fry me up some eggs in our old cast iron skillet and fresh chopped veggies 😂.
Even dad will be scared of her...
No way she will return back in age of 38. The more she is not the person
Incredibly manipulative. Her family needs to go no contact. She will need to come to terms with herself over many many years
I bet her family removed all pictures of her at home. It’s best to forget she even exist.
If I were her dad I'd run for the hills
She won’t come to any conclusions about what she has done. She has free meals and shelter she’ll spend those few years as if she’s on a little vacation then get out and go on like nothing ever happened and as far as her family goes, she’ll find a new family one she can manipulate and make believe that SHE is the real victim
Speaking as the mom of three adult daughters, I believe this generation has been taught that their FEELINGS justify acting out in what would otherwise be seen as unethical or immoral or even monstrous ways. Especially when it comes to FEAR. It seems the expression of fears, insecurities, and inner confusion are of such a protected status that they are like living entities that are more important than limiting your behavior based on what is right and wrong. It seems that concepts of right and wrong are no longer absolutes. This creates a world where your inner thoughts carry equal or more weight than outer social mores. This is the creation of a society of narcissistic, non-empathetic monsters.
As a mom of 3 sons, the oldest is 17, I agree. That’s why I try so hard to let them know their feelings are valid but their actions have consequences. My kids are pretty good kids though. My oldest especially is a respectful hard working young man.
I agree. Feelings, emotions, growing up and becoming an adult means you integrate your feelings in your personality. And have moral. 🇸🇪
Very well said.
I believe I've read somewhere that shame is the hardest emotion to tolerate. People do a lot of crimes trying to get out of the feeling of shame, but then when they get busted like she was, I imagine they end up figuring out how to live with it.
Your boomer generation lived through the 70s and had no shortage of rapists and murderers getting light sentences. Instead of blaming the violent, you blame a generation of people. Narcissistic is what you are.
When I first heard about the case, I thought it was just the frying pan. I didn't know that she went back and got a knife and stabbed her Mom 30 times. This isn't insanity, this girl was eliminating a threat to her reputation and even tried to frame it on intruders. It's also sickening how none of Brenda's family stood up for her during the whole court session by wanting Sydney to not be held accountable for her actions.
Her father appears a bit spineless; calling his wife to handle it. He could have waited until both parents could confront together. Putting her away for at least 15 years, he dodged a bullet. Doubt if he could have ever handled her.
@@lyndajones8330exactly what I thought when he first spoke, very passive
The knife part was the plan to blame it on intruders.
Yes it's really messed up how her family actually thought that if it's ok that she killed their wife ,daughter,sister,friend then the public and the judge should just forget about it😂😂😂 and the damn near accepted that request
@@MF-ty2znoh yeah. 30xs is so necessary
Just subscribed, very clear narrating the story. Thank you❤
Awesome, thank you!
She should have gotten life without parole. She viciously murdered her mother for no reason. Heartless.
So she did it for nothing? What set her off
Mh.....things happened for reasons
@caracas74 so murder is ok if i have a good reason beyond protecting my life. Riiiight..
Catatonic state? She is the face of pure evil. Spoiled... entitled. 15 years?? That's appalling! People who don't comit murder serve more time. That is a slap in the face for her father and family. This murderer killed her loving, supportive Mom. Why would anyone be considered safe from her? Should have been life. Rip Brenda. Condolences to her father. 🙏
Doesn't mean shes getting out in 15 years. She'll most likely serve her entire life in prison.
@@papichulo5465 She'll get out in 16 years max.
wrong@@theradfactor9104
Exactly.
15 years ? Really ? What a joke !!!!
It sure sounds like the Mother and Daughter had a relationship that was a lot more complicated than the simple “apple pie” laid out by this video. The text from the Mother questioning her and feeling scammed again is very telling.
It’s not the mother’s fault…nope not one iota.
Exactly. It does not justify the killing but the parents might have been psychos themselves.
i'd say the mom because mothers can be so emotional. she seemed like she worked really hard at her job and was probably exhausted from being lied to be her daughter.@@ClipofTheDayy
Even if the mother had been a nag, the daughter should have overcome that.
thanks captain obvious @@davidlafleche1142
The fact that she covered her ears when the school administrator was testifying really told me everything I needed to know.
I came across this case a few months ago and I've come across it again.
The part you describe I found chilling. This whole case is utterly shocking, it is just frightening.
Narcissism
She had been lying for sometime prior to the murder by staying in a hotel spending her family's money all along, then murders her mother, then tries to cover it up. This makes me so sick. She deserves life in prison, imho.
Makes me wonder what other secrets and hidden failures she may have covered up in prior years. People dont suddenly go from successful to manipulative, secret keeping, avoidant, dishonest! I ll bet a longer pattern of these character traits may have been present way before these incidents!! So sad for her Mom❤
Those who have awarded her scholarship must have verified her grades/result. So that must be genuine
Not really ! She just had an onset of mental illness when She entered college. This is not uncommon for someone to suffer schizophrina suddenly as they grow uo. That us why her grades dropped so badly out of sudden and she couldnot cop with all this pressure and lost control.
Many schezophrenic peoole traget thier parents for violence .
It infuriates me that they tried to say Sydney was having a psychotic break that caused her too not know what she did was wrong.
That's why she pretended to be her mother minutes after the attack in order to calm suspicion of the school officials? That's why she immediately came up with a fake story of an attacker being responsible? There is NO WAY such a serious psychotic break would instantly go away.
No, those are not the actions of someone who does not know right from wrong. Those are the actions of someone panicking, afraid to answer for their wrongs. 🙄
I'm not saying she doesn't have issues and didn't snap, but that is NOT the same thing! Take responsibility for one single time in your life! It just shows she is doing what she has always done...try dodge consequences any which way she possibly can think of.
*to NOT too lol
@@lynnkayee1015two not to 😂
Sad way to learn but she had to pay for the death of her mother. I just wish the people would learn the u don't get away with murder
I’m sorry I’m going against the grain the majority of y’all comments. Why I believe she COULD HAVE had a psychotic break.
1) she was living in a delusional lie that she was still in school. When you repeat a lie so many times there is a high chance you can trick yourself into believing the lie. She lied to everyone even trying to convince the officials at the school that she isn’t kicked out. That’s not what a sane person would do. She was so hell bent on putting on this face that it became a mask she couldn’t take off
2) She did not think to turn off her tracking device and knew her parents would eventually know she was home. She really tried to put on a front that she was on break and continued to lie. She tried to keep officials from calling her parents to keep up the lie. Again she is so convinced of this but underlining knows she’s suspended
3) she lived in a constant fear of disappointment and reputation to live up to her parents standards and fall behind in her mothers footsteps. The pressure of keeping her grades up to not lose her scholarship or the chances of rooming with her best friend and the illusion and delusion of this perfect life she had in head of what her life should be like. This is affirmed by when she told her dad that her friends all had their shit together but she did not. She felt like a failure, she measured her worth by others and the expectations of others.
4) If this was a premeditated attack she would have attacked her mom well before the school was able to call the mom. She would have done it Sooner. She would have hung up the phone prior to hitting her. I believe she paced back and forth anxious and in destress while she talked to the school. And then snapped. As someone with bipolar diagnosis and other mental health and congnative disorders, I have had many blacks out rage moments. Where I have fought people or damaged property and I could not remember doing it. This episodes still happen not violently but simple things like, last week I was told I was behind the register at work where I should not have been. I argued with the manager that I was not. This makes me look like a liar as it’s on camera but I do not remember going behind the register. I didn’t do anything or touch anything I was just standing there. That’s why I believe this COULD HAVE occurred. I also had another inscident years ago where I was calling everyone in my phone book pretending to be my “cousin” why? I have no clue and it’s still bugs me this day. My sister called authorities and I ended back up at the mental hospital for a few weeks.
5) many people who do not understand the situation or concept of what it’s like to black out in a fit of rage a fight or flight situation will always say she’s lying. The crying and perking up which I saw a few state, again is not always what YOU think it is. There is a sense of hopelessness during sentencing (I have gone through this for my past actions) and I hear something that gives a gleam of hope I can snap between sadness and joy in an instance. I am not faking it’s just how my stupid brain functions. This happened when I was 24 and I was being disciplined at work for something and I started crying because the manager told me I could have killed someone by my actions, and I had a mini panic attack and then it was over because I realized I was crying in a meeting and got myself together and she made the comment “you seem to be manipulating the situation, one moment your distraught and the next you’re fine” that then threw me in a rage. It took years. Of therapy and self evaluation along with medication to get me to where I am.
So that’s why I’m going against the grain. I am not condoning anything, I have paid for my sins also and did my fair share of jail time and thank God I have not killed anyone. I’m just saying, sitting here listening to thing and reading comments. I saw self and what I would have become if it were but for God and the people around me to help me get the help I needed when I did.
She's Daddy's little princess, for sure! No real tears for mom, 😢 just for the Little Princess. 😤😤
This case has so much examples about the pressure to excel in education and the impact it has on people's mental and emotional well-being, especially when it affects the dynamics of relationship between parents and their kids.
Couldn't agree more ✌
Stabbed her mother 23 times and tried to cover it up meant she wasn't feeling remorse for what she had done. I feel so bad for the dad having to live with this pain.
All need to hold on to each other in order to help heal the situation. Afterall, the mothers life force still lives on in the child as she is part of her genetic makeup. Awful fact but true. We are all part if who helped in our creation so must work together to heal.
This young woman had two extremely understanding parents. She doesn’t know how lucky she was..