Blind Woman Murdered: The Suspicious Death Of Holly Bartlett | Real Stories
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- Опубликовано: 5 июн 2020
- When blind Halifax resident Holly Bartlett was found almost a kilometer from her condo, police quickly closed her case, calling her death an accident. They concluded the 31-year-old woman, who was blind, wandered drunk and disoriented away from her building, crawling under a fence and up a cement structure beneath the McKay Bridge, where she suffered the injuries that contributed to her death. Family, friends, and colleagues have never believed it, insisting her death was suspicious.
Almost a decade later, a team of investigators return to Holly’s story. Reviewing old evidence and uncovering new, this program sheds light on what really happened that frosty March evening in 2010.
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As a mother of a blind daughter, I KNOW there is no way that Holly did all of that travelling. She was blind, not STUPID.
Not necessarily true. Blind people live their lives like people who can see. I've seen it myself.
@ Robin Hunt,yep i'm with you on that and you being a mother of a blind daughter would know more than most on this subject,even though some think they know more just because they have seen a blind person,smh,some people just don't use their god given brain properly.
Here's hoping you and your daughter and other family members are all safe and well in these strange times we all find ourselves in,much love and respect from the UK. 🙏🏾👍🏾💕🙏🏾
@@startazz so true, they watch too many sighted actors on tv that are not blind.
Yeah they were kind of ableist assuming that she was helpless enough to just… walk off a ledge. As if blind people aren’t functioning human beings
@@OliviaBaeBy I think she meant, all of that traveling without knowing where she was going, thinking she was heading home. Holly wouldn’t do that
"You watch too much CSI " to a grieving mother......ARE U SERIOUS???!!!!
That's the comment of a stupid lazy cop that has no intention or skills to do a proper investigation. The best thing you can say to a cop that makes a comment like that is, "That shows your ignorance & inability to do the job. Now I'll call the state police & my lawyer." They dont like the state or lawyers proving how stupid they are.
I feel the taxi driver could of did more than he says! I think he had quite a bit to do with her death!
@RikkiTikkiTavi state police just sit on interstates in small cities and hand out speeding tickets. You need to call Chuck noris, i mean the tx rangers. They can do anything (just ask chuky) plus their studs in their cowboy hats. On a serious note, do state troopers do anything (i have literally never seen one in a city of more than like 200 or anywhere but on an interstate and especially never when I'm not traveling (bc I'd never be a town of like 4 people willing)
That one hit me 😥
I have to think about the case "Tanja Gräff"
The German Police has been sloppy on this one
"When I heard the Police make that comment I knew she would never be found" - heart that made my heart sink
The family needs to sue the police who botched the investigation. This is so heartbreaking. God bless her family.
I AGREE !!!!! RIP HOLLY . JUSTICE FOR HOLLY & HER FAMILY.
Yes. Keep pushing it. Get answers.
Yes! Sweet hollys life matters
Sue them for what, exactly? Are you under the impression that police departments face repercussions? Absolutely zero dollars that is won or settled by people who sue officers or departments comes from those officers or departments. 100% of it comes from the tax payers as do all court costs for the officers and departments. So what are they suing for, exactly? A tap on the wrist at most.
Somebody took her there
I’m totally blind and have been for 14 years. I’m 8 minutes in and can already tell it’s foul play as no matter how drunk you get you don’t go 350 meters, through a hole in a fence and up a steep hill without knowing. Yes we can’t see but that in no way impaires us to know anything else going on about us or what we are doing.
I'm also living with the same disability for around about the same time n I've never made such a mistake especially around the area i live in.It shows exactly how much society look down on us as blind people....lets vets be Facebook friends...I'm Meshack dlamini from south Africa
exactly
@@meshackdlamini5573 and how dare they look down on, knowing its most people's greatest fear is things like homelessness or being rendered disabled or blind. they cannot control things AT ALL than, and that terrifies anyone! as it wouldlook at how someone rips off a blind girl. just because he can. no conscience whatsoever
There's a lot of armchair experts who are arguing she was drunk you can't say blind ppl wldnt do it, you never know.
I hate albism
@@SaintShion I was really drunk 2 Saturdays ago. I guided myself 250m back to my house no issue. The fact is when you know your drunk you concentrate even more to stay safe. If I was too drunk I would of just help back home.
So the taxi driver admitted he stole from her, they got into an argument?? Did I just hear that right??? Where is this taxi driver?? 😡
Exactly
Cat crazy, I suspect the can driver drove to a secluded spot and overagressively came on to Holly which persipitated an altercation.He may not be criminally liable but his actions resulted in her death.
I don't know Canada's laws. But that man needs to be charged with something.
@@mariaritajane6825,If the ex- detectives scenerio is correct the cabby wasn't "directly" responsible for her death. In that situation I think reckless endangerment would be the most legally allowable charge.
@@mariaritajane6825 ,What you and I correctly perceive are not always in accord with the legal statutes.
They found a blind person's cane significantly distant from the blind person's body two days later, and the police didn't find this development to be suspicious??!! And they didn't even ask to review any security camera footage??!! Could the police have mishandled this any more incompetently??!!
exactly. and what about fingerprints on the cane?
@@beaulieuc8910
You would think, but police?? 🤔🤔🤔
"They started to prove their assumptions instead of proving the case" EXACTLY. The very problem most police departments share to this day.
This taxi driver is totally guilty! He kept changing his story, tripping over what he was saying, and his story that she never spoke to him at all was so weird. That wouldn't happen? You have to speak to a taxi driver. Then he goes and says he stole from her??? THIS DUDE IS SO OBVIOUSLY SUSPICIOUS.
I agree 💯 I believe he did more and might know someone inside police department who's covering for him
i dont think so . thats a lot of speculation. yes maybe short changed her which is scummy.
Police could NOT have handled this any worse. How disheartening.
It's a sad, disgusting trend in just about every true crime case I've ever watched. #defundthepolice
I couldn't agree more.. It's truly heart shattering💔💔 My father is the DA where we live, my mom's a prosecutor, 2 of my brothers are lawyers, 3 of my other brothers are cops & I'm a forensic psychologist.. Being from a family of law enforcement, it really truly does outrage & disgust me when law enforcement does such a horrendous job of investigating....
@@natanyaparsons8491-DEFUND THE POLICE?! ARE YOU CRAZY?!? THINK about what you're saying!!
@RikkiTikkiTavi-What a kind thing to say!! Thank you so very much love💜💜
HawaiianStyle You’re such a moron🤦♂️. First of all how would defunding the police help with investigation? Wouldn’t that only hinder their ability to investigate? Second of all THIS IS IN CANADA NOT IN THE UNITED STATES. Please don’t reproduce.
Having "100% confidence in the police to do their job" is always a mistake.
I am 100% confident that criminals will do their job.
Waddup buckethead
@Tiger I. F. R. Tiger Big mad huh? Try typing a legible sentence. That just reads like gibberish
@@ae86hachi Buckethead is the man!! Rock on bro!
@@Crackermac7 💀🤘
I'm only 5 minutes in but it's amazing what you can miss about a person. "I miss getting annoyed when she asked me to pick her up." Like in the moment you might not expect to miss something like that. It's annoying, it's not enjoyable in the moment. But once they're gone, you miss all their habits, the good and the bad, because it's part of them and you love them. I feel so bad for Hollys family. They seem like such nice people and from what they relay Holly seems so nice/funny/cool.
Absolutely true....my dad passed June 29th 2021 and I used to be irked when he called me late at night drunk talking about old military stories and being belligerent. What I would do now for one of those annoying calls 😢😢
Yes. Her sister truly loved her. That statement was funny and sweet.
@@user-el2zf2oi6r My mom passed in January 2021. I used to be annoyed when she would move her dentures around in her mouth because food was caught after eating. What I wouldn’t give to see her do that again. My condolences to you.
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So true
Absolute respect to all those who refused to give up on Holly.
The police obviously knew it was foul play but were lazy. The story they came up with is outlandish.
Exactly
uniformed police are nothing more than debt collectors and money makers
I couldn't agree more! I also thought how ludicrous of an explanation. They're theory is completely lacking any common sense. She and her family deserves a decent investigation. RIP Holly. 😔
@Vivian Ellingson What.. Did you even watch the end of the video.. She didn't just die out exploring wtf... The taxi driver purposely took her to the wrong spot to rob her or do worse. They got into an argument, left her scared for her life while he STOLE from her, which ended up causing her to flee trying to get back to where she knew was safe, knowing she couldn't go the other way because she didn't know what he was going to do, THEN ended up falling to her death ultimately as she was only able to crawl out to as far as to where she ended up actually being found. Where in that, does that not seem like a crime to you? You sound like you're the person who did it or their family, like wtf.... He literally didn't take her home where he actually should have one. His one and only job. Two, he than proceeded to steal from her and take HER PROPERTY..... Causing her to run for her life... Oh but yeah.... ~E X P L O R I N G~ Mhmmm def no c r i m e here guys.... Just intoxicated woman being responsible trying to get someone whom she would think could be deemed trust worthy to do their job and actually take her home where they should have but instead lead her to a back part where she didn't know, steal and fight from her, scare her for her life, which ultimately caused her to lose her life but yeaaaah she was just out there e x p l o r i n g guys... even though the bus camera PROOFS the taxi driver was THERE and took her THERE,...The taxi driver also ADMITTED to stealing from her (Robbing, taking her money. Which I'm pretty sure is a crime no matter where you live....),.. and there being an argument... But hey again, just out exploring while drunk. Some where she's not familiar with because that makes so much sense right... That sounds exactly like the dam* cops man. If they would've even TRIED to do their dam* job that poor family could've had a little more closure with the untimely and tragic death of their loved one. So terrible, and disgusting, and talking about her death in that manner honestly upsets me just as it does the family. She was NOT putting herself in danger and going places she didn't know while she had been drinking. She was smart, and knew what her limits were, and knew her boundaries. This poor family man. Not sure how anyone could still say something like that after watching this video. Honestly how could they in the first place is beyond me. May she rest in peace, and may this family find peace in their life as well.
@Vivian I think he admitted to more than short changing her..? I got the impression he stole her bag, or at least her phone and purse, that's how he ended up with her cane too.
Walking in the wrong direction, maybe. Crawling under a fence, absolutely not. Something happened to her and it's terrible it wasn't investigated properly.
Idk it is strange 🤔
I highly doubt this man that investigated just pulled that out of his butt. There could have been evidence of her going under the fence that we know nothing about. I know everyone knows everything, and definitely more than the actual investigators so it’s just a thought.
@Vivian Ellingson Is this a joke? Have you ever been intoxicated? She was tiny, drunk, blind, and it was the middle of a cold night. I'm tiny and have been very drunk before and done some questionably adventurous things *with other people* but when that drunk and alone no... *no*
@Vivian Ellingson Yoooooooo you piss me off. I'm not even gonna lie. I've replied to you in two other comments above... But reading these comments show me just how off you are and I'm not even gonna bother going fully indebt agian. The fact that you actually DID watch the video, and STILL can some how come to this conclusion is insane. GUUURLLLL... Please NEVER take a job where you'd ever have to do a job such as this... Or maybe you were one of them because honestly I first commented that as a joke in a different reply, but like, legit wondering now. What a joke. Everyone else with some common sense agrees with me, the family, and the investigator they hired, and anyone else in the comments whom have replied to your weird a$$ ridiculous statements know that, that is NOT what happened... and if you actually LISTENED to the END of the video it is easily proven other wise. It honestly scares me just how off you are in your comments, and how much you confidentially are displaying your very inaccurate opinion. Don't get me wrong, everyone has a write to an opinion, but the reason it's upsetting and frustrating, is it's so blatantly wrong and you're purposefully spreading wrong information. Like dam* girl... Just dam*... 😳💁♀️🙊🙈
At first I found that extremely weird as well. Myself being legally blind I could understand walking in the wrong direction but as soon as you trail which means placing your hand along a wall or a fence in this case you would know that you were not in the right spot and to go even further and crawl through a hole just doesn’t seem right to me
This woman was involved in so many activities, has done so much more then I ever will, and I have my sight! Some people are simply Amazing!
Yes. Im blown away by her activity level
Oh absolutely. Holly's achievements makes me ashamed of myself...😣
She's really amazing and inspiring. RIP 🙏🏽
Let me tell you something. I am blind myself. there's a crack on the concrete before I turn left to my driveway, if I don't feel that crack on the concrete, I know it's not my driveway. Tu us even a crack on the floor can be our landmark. Also it's true the sound of traffic helps us with navigation. So these officers are full of BS. Holly deserves justice.
How do you type on youtube if you can't see?
@@nunceccemortiferiscultu7826 I have a screen reader if you have an iPhone and you tell Siri to turn voice over on, your iphone will start speaking then if you put your finger on the screen whatever you touch she'll speak it so if you want to write a comment you just go to where it says write a comment you tap that twice and then you can start typing. It takes a while to learn how to use it but when you're blind you catch on ☺️
@@nunceccemortiferiscultu7826 Ever heard of technology like screen readers/text to voice?
They really expected her family to except that she crawled threw a whole in a fence? Meanwhile the cab driver who robbed her was never investigated further. The last person to see her alive. What a joke.
*accept *through *hole
Are you misspelling words that have the same pronunciation on purpose?
@@user-fg3dz5kv7q Ebonics
accept
@@Ssonelol trash…
Extremely sad one
if he's admitting to theft it's probably rather than admit to something much worse.
He probably feels him robbing her led to her death which 100% is true, she was already disorientated from the alcohol then to get robbed by someone who you thought was a taxi would have made her frantic.
This defense by the taxi driver is used all the time...it's like a man who beats his wife all the time and then the wife mysteriously dies and the man says "well I did hit her some but, I would never murder her" he is admitting to a lesser crime in hopes that they never find out the major crime he committed. He did it even if he didn't mean too and him admitting to the lesser crime he thinks will get him off the hook and they will look somewhere else on the major crime!🤷. Just my opinion though!
She may have threatened to report him and the pos decided to silence her...
I can’t believe the cops couldn’t even think of her having a cane, and then to know it was right there!! Jesus what a bunch of incompetent sh**heads.
Unless it was placed there by them.
In police interrogating thats an actual tactic they use. Getting the perp to admit to a lesser crime... the cops failed this woman
Anyone else find it suspicious that the building warden had the cctv footage but didn't look at it himself?! Regardless of whether you were asked by police, you'd look at your cameras, wouldn't you?!
I thought about that too...and would also explain why the camera is now gone. He did not mention why it is no longer there either.
@@sharon4864 Well he wasn’t the manager of the building anymore.
From the way he explained it I think he was saying that he wasn't even aware that anything had happened until after the footage was deleted. Security tapes aren't just kept indefinitely, some even get deleted as soon as 24 hours afterward.
Yep Same here lol
Maybe he knew the cabbie...
As the neighbor of a blind man who walks everywhere I can say that they are very capable of knowing if they are going in the right direction or not. I have watched this man get lost and quickly use his cane to find his way back to the path he needs. There is no way this woman would be heading in the wrong direction, then climb through a fence thinking she was heading in the right direction to get home. I don’t care how drunk you are, you know your way home and if she was so drunk then why didn’t someone tell her to stay where she is or offer to make sure she got home safely since they had never seen her so drunk??
The 2014 review of the Halifax Regional Police handling of this case "chastised" the agency for poor handling but did not reopen the case and still classified it as " an accident". Can we all say "COVER UP" !!!!
To the family, please accept my sincere sympathies and prayers. She sounds like a wonderful person, someone I would have enjoyed knowing.
@Lyn Smith yes yes exactly! They couldn't bot have wrecked dis case anymore if they tried!
I'm blind myself and I can imagine the fear Holly must have been in only too well. One of the most terrifying things about those kind of situations is that if you're blind, you have absolutely no way of knowing whether you are being pursued or not. Especially with the heavy traffic in the background, Holly wouldn't have known whether the taxi driver is still sitting in his taxi or whether he is only a few feet behind her, about to grab her.
Also, if she did get attacked, she can't have had even the slightest chance. More so than physique, blindness is a giant disadvantage in such situations. I'm a 6'1'', 220lbs guy but if anyone seriously tried to murder me, they would probably succeed. Being blind just makes you incredibly vulnerable and defenseless in dangerous situations.
I no so sad who does this a monster poor Holly prayers stay safe
So heartbreaking as the Mother and Sister describe how they miss her, so tragic
God bless her, I can’t imagine how difficult it was for her to lose her sight at 13, I lost mine at 50 and since Then I won’t leave my house. The terror and constant tripping over things is so embarrassing. She was truly remarkable.
How can you write comments on RUclips I’m just curious because I want to understand more about how the other sense work
@@prosperitythegod8287 Probably text to speech to type and narrations to read other comments, also braille exists.
@@prosperitythegod8287
What kind of question is that?
Did it occur to you that you could use Google for research purposes?
By the way, how about using a profile photo where you aren't half naked?
I just can't imagine how terrified she must have been. Damn.
@Vivian Ellingson (Just a quick copy and past from a reply I made to an other comment of yours else where in the comment thread where you said the same thing. Where there wasn't a crime, and she died because she was intoxicated and "exploring" and it honestly pissed me off,... so Imma just paste that here again. I stand by what I said in the following.... The fact that you're commenting every where being so ill informed talking about her exploring is nuts. Also, fuc*king adventure? pshhh OKAY BRO. Okay thanks, everyone have a nice day.. :)..) What.. Did you even watch the end of the video.. She didn't just die out exploring wtf... The taxi driver purposely took her to the wrong spot to rob her or do worse. They got into an argument, left her scared for her life while he STOLE from her, which ended up causing her to flee trying to get back to where she knew was safe, knowing she couldn't go the other way because she didn't know what he was going to do, THEN ended up falling to her death ultimately as she was only able to crawl out to as far as to where she ended up actually being found. Where in that, does that not seem like a crime to you? You sound like you're the person who did it or their family, like wtf.... He literally didn't take her home where he actually should have one. His one and only job. Two, he than proceeded to steal from her and take HER PROPERTY..... Causing her to run for her life... Oh but yeah.... ~E X P L O R I N G~ Mhmmm def no c r i m e here guys.... Just intoxicated woman being responsible trying to get someone whom she would think could be deemed trust worthy to do their job and actually take her home where they should have but instead lead her to a back part where she didn't know, steal and fight from her, scare her for her life, which ultimately caused her to lose her life but yeaaaah she was just out there e x p l o r i n g guys... even though the bus camera PROOFS the taxi driver was THERE and took her THERE,...The taxi driver also ADMITTED to stealing from her (Robbing, taking her money. Which I'm pretty sure is a crime no matter where you live....),.. and there being an argument... But hey again, just out exploring while drunk. Some where she's not familiar with because that makes so much sense right... That sounds exactly like the dam* cops man. If they would've even TRIED to do their dam* job that poor family could've had a little more closure with the untimely and tragic death of their loved one. So terrible, and disgusting, and talking about her death in that manner honestly upsets me just as it does the family. She was NOT putting herself in danger and going places she didn't know while she had been drinking. She was smart, and knew what her limits were, and knew her boundaries. This poor family man. Not sure how anyone could still say something like that after watching this video. Honestly how could they in the first place is beyond me. May she rest in peace, and may this family find peace in their life as well.
Can we talk about a cab driver who watches a blind woman get in his cab, then get out the wrong side & walk the wrong way & he doesn't try to help her?
Right it makes me wonder if he saw a blind woman who was mayb a bit inebriated & wanted 2 mayb take advantage of her...jus doesn't sound right 2 me
Can we talk about how many drunk people get cabs on any given day? Do you expect cab drivers to be babysitters? It's NOT on the cab driver.
@@TheVeek192 How dumb are you that you think this is about her drunkenness & not her blindness? But yes, I do expect people to be empathetic & helpful. God forbid we expect some humanity from other humans.
@@TheVeek192 I mean, it literally led to her death.
Did u see the other news special on this ? Go to Crime Beat ' s youtube page and watch the news piece they did on her ! The cab driver is a suspect !
Tragic...The Halifax Police Dept should be deeply ashamed of their handling of this case. My sincere condolences to the Bartlett family. Holly was an incredibly accomplished woman who deserves a lot better.
I don’t know how asking a cab driver if he has GPS is the same thing as “watching too much CSI”. It’s a standard question for 2010.
This absolutely ticks me off! The Taxi driver clearly did something to her and I pray he doesn’t get away with this. So extremely sad.Justice for Holly!!
OR? Did the security guy see her get dropped off? I'm uneasy about the Security guy!
Remember he made his rounds, knew people we're smoking pointed to where he saw people, excla his Windows were open and from where he pointed to as being where he lived he had a view!
I think she was forced under the fence by her killer so he could do what ever he wanted to her. How would know there was a hole in the fence.
Justice for Holly.
@@sharonstrindholm8566 yes and he would know about the hole in the fence.
I am a blind white cane user and the ignorance of the police assuming a blind person with rudimentary orientation skills would wander around like that (even drunk) that is egregiously insulting bullshit.
Exactly- the way they use their other senses is extraordinary. Just because she didn’t have vision doesn’t mean she wasn’t aware of her surroundings especially since she was close to an area that was familiar (her home).
What is the meaning of having or carrying a White Stick? Just curious 🤔
They are just making excuses because the are corrupt. 😡
I am so glad this video was made to help this family in their search of justice for Holly.
First off, she sounded like an amazing, inspirational fun spirit and it makes me wish I had the honor of knowing her.
Right away (haven't seen the end yet, still watching) I knew the cab driver had something to do with it or knows something. I am just to the point where they went to question him...
What I found interesting about his account of what happened is that he was very detailed about her entrance to the cab but very vague in the way she exited. (Her friends helped her in etc .. but he just dropped her off).
Any human being that had any compassion or empathy at all especially one who is unfamiliar with how blind folks get around would be extra sensitive to this. Probably too much of a help. Now he said he didnt know but then admitted he knew she was looking for her cane.
Even if she wasn't drunk most cab drivers would want to make extra sure they made it home safe... Opening the door, sending her in the right direction at the very least.
Her face taking the majority of impact, her stuff tossed in the parking lot, her cane tossed out the next day... He admits to robbing her, he has a vague recollection of how she got out of the cab and the fact that Holly wasn't stupid all points to the cab driver.
As I hear the ending I completely concur.
What a terrible and horrific tragedy. My heart truly goes out to all who loved Holly, such a courageous spirit. What a loss.
For the record, regardless of the outcome I would have never thought of her as a "drunken idiot." I hope that cab driver knows his days of freedom are numbered and pray police get their act in gear before they allow him to do this again.
This made me cry! What a remarkable human she was! She deserved better.
A lot of people unfortunately do not get justice due to the incompetence, laziness and/or arrogance of police. The same the world over.
I remember when I was in beauty school, one of my teachers told me “just because you get a beauty license, does not mean you can do hair. It does not mean you are good at it”. And it is oh, so true, I was horrible, lol 😂. No worries, I never did hair, just got my license. I was 1000% better at driving and fixing forklifts, lol. Anyways, I’ve always remembered this because I think you can apply this to a lot of things, just look on the streets, a lot of these licensed drivers really, really should not be driving. It’s a shame to say that a lot of the officers, detectives, etc are not good. It’s sad to say this happens in all professions, even doctors and nurses 😔. But anyways, I just wanted to throw my 2 cents in. Have wonderful, blessed, & safe day ☮️.
Yea but she is Wite so it matters more.
Not even 5 minutes in and I love this girl. What a loss.
The detectives in charge and dept head should be accountable for the mistakes they made with this investigation.
Something similar happened to me as the police had first suspected here:
I had just turned 16 and I got to go to my first New Years party with friends. However, I should be home by 12.30 p.m. I had had a few drinks there, but made my way home on time. During the walk, the alcohol developed its full effect. My father, who was worried, searched the entire and extended area of the footpath home and luckily found me very far from the actual path near a barn, almost covered with snow because there was 60 centimeters of snow. I was then driven to the hospital unconscious with frostbite - 30 minutes later I would have been dead.
I’m not finished watching the video but I’m already angry at the incompetence and lack of common sense of the police. Even if she was drunk she wouldn’t have walked that far but more importantly how would she find a damn hole in a fence and then why would she crawl through it.
She wouldn.t or couldn.t
Tiger I. F. R. Tiger I never understand why friends leave each other alone after drinking. Why isn’t there a designated friend to be sure they get home or spend the night once it gets late?
Tiger I. F. R. Tiger mighty funny they were able to prove that the police were wrong so shut up
Yeah, if she was that drunk she didn’t know how to get to her house, but she was sober enough to find a hole, climb through it, walk up or down an intense incline and fall off a bridge.... right.....
Plop
Hi, I’m fully blind myself and I can tell you with absolute certainty that blind people will never drink in public to an extent that they’ll start to lose their physical coordination. We are always careful no matter what to retain our physical control till we reach the safe space. Personally, whenever I’m slightly drunk and have to cab it home, most cab drivers wait till I’m safely inside the building.
I definitely expected better from the police, but sadly we do suffer from the tyranny of low expectation.
It may sound weird , but
Is it possible that someone forced her to drink more ? Or at least convinced her to stay and drink according to what her friend said she ordered the first to cabs and cancelled or ignored them both
At this point I don’t think there would be a valid reason than someone told her to stay ..
at least ... that’s only my thoughts
@@lilclownx5441 she was with her friends the whole time
Just because you are hypervigilant about not getting overly intoxicated because you are blind doesn't mean that all blind people are. Also, alcohol causes a lack of inhibitions which could lead an intoxicated person to engage in risky behavior that they don't usually engage in. Oh and BTW alcoholism doesn't descriminate, just like blindness doesn't descriminate.
Stupid question but how are you able to comment and type up words under a video on RUclips if you’re fully blind?
So you're 100% certain, because you are blind, that not 1 blind person in the entire world has ever gotten so drunk that they lost physical coordination in public? I think that's pretty dang extreme. Especially when alcoholism And addiction know NO boundaries! I can 100% guarantee you, as a person, can SEE, that there is a blind alcoholic out there in this world who has lost physical coordination in public. I can also assure you 100% that there are also blind people that suffer from issues with substance abuse/addiction. To deny these facts are indeed.....being blind.
What a beautiful person. I'm baffled why cops didn't investigate as soon as they discovered her. This is not acceptable it's sad to know that they didn't even care. Holly bartlett rest in peace.
Ableism, pure and simple.
Maybe she was running away from someone, hence her actions of climbing through the fence, I can’t accept she was so wasted she just did all these other things and fell off a bridge. Justice for Holly!
Just because you can’t accept something doesn’t mean it didn’t happen..her BAC was THREE TIMES THE LEGAL limit…even people with 20/20 vision that get that drunk can’t find their way home when they brains have been turned to mush after drinking too much.
I have 20/20 vision and she has accomplished more than I ever will. What a beautiful person may she Rest In Power.😔
I have a friend who is legally blind, and he's brave like her. He'll wake up in the morning and decide he wants to see a concert in another city, so he'll hop on a plane and go see it. He does the same thing for restaurants he hears about. Some people have adventurous hearts. Me, on the other hand, just wish I had his drive.
@@kaseythompson4670 I call that balls of steel.
Buitiful? How...
@@OBZRV82..I agree with you and what a lovely unselfish comment to make...genuine and refreshing . God bless 🌈🌈
@@kaseythompson4670 ⁰
The police department did a terrible job and honestly I’m not surprised.
Yes they did. I mean how, could a young blind women get under a bridge by her self, i mean even if she went out alone all the time with the help of her walking stick. She still would not have any reason to walk down a steep hill alone, just to "see" the water. There's no way. Cop must be involved in her death.
@@reginahumphres9293 correct
WANP
Early On I Was Suspecting The
Police Because Of How Quickly
They Made Assumptions And How Neatly Tied Up Their Story Was What Had Happened !!
Still Not Sure About Police Or
Taxi Driver Who I’m Very Suspicious Of !!
If She was from a Rich Family High profile much better investigation would be done.
Breaks my heart that she had to go through that. Justice needs to be served, the taxi driver should be charged with something.
What an amazing woman, and let me tell you Hollys family, this credit to your family has inspired a person thousands of miles across the sea to persevere in struggles which pail in comparison, and I want to thank her for giving hope to others
RIP you amazing person x
This woman and her family deserves JUSTICE.
z glad you knew what I meant. 🥱
Gary Doyle FIRST OFF THE GUY SAID HE WAS GUESSING
@@beautifuldiva0208 The people replying opposing an investigation don't have common sense the majority of us have or trolls
Even the guy they were asking about surveillance acted shifty to me. I couldn't be a detective. Everybody's sus to me.
Just cannot trust police. There is a deeper reason WHY the police are not investigating. I mean there not stupid. They know this was a shady death. But for some reason the family and the Canadian public will probably never know. Example-they have a drug user that they think most likely killed her. But even though they would know this guy killed her they need him for another investigation. To bust some drug dealer. That is an example of why the police might call a death a suicide when it is obviously a murder. Or maybe they know a cop who has a hard on for blind women. I’m just saying the police know. They have some idea of what happened to her. But for whatever reason they don’t want any part of it.
But seriously. I love investigating journalists. And she has a passion for this case. And I applaud her.
You go blue eyes.
Wow.....this woman was simply amazing . Blind and still pursuing a masters, going skydiving , going to Yoga .....and here Iam too scared to leave my apartment and I'm fully able and healthy . R.I.P Holly ❤
It shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone that blind people live their lives and for the most part aren’t incapable shut-ins like the ableist world assumes them to be.
If you’re depressed and find it hard to do things I hope you can get help.
Yes its amazing ! Strong personality
@@potatodar "incapable shut-in"s"? How unkind of you to write that of the other commentary. 😔
I know! I have anxiety pangs any time I have to go more than a block from my home and avoid going out as much as possible.
@@marianserra8371 im legally blind and will be losing my vision in full soon and the world definitely assumed this of us, how about you stop being offended on our behalf ya? bc ive had countless people speak to me in this way to the point where i stopped feeling able to handle myself in general cuz of this and other peoples assumptioms. get bent buddy, i know you mean well or at least i hope u do but im certain this is NOT how u do that
Imagine telling a grieving mother,looking for answers, that she watches too much CSI. Smh.
What a tragic loss for her beautiful family of a lovely spirited young lady. This woman was obviously a very capable and independent lady so to suggest she got “lost” from the front of her home is ridiculous. It appears that the police made gross assumptions simply based on her lack of vision plus the taxi drivers story is super dodgy (if you saw someone fall most decent people would at least go and check the person was okay) At minimum I suspect she felt threatened by him and got hurt trying to get away. I’m getting angry simply watching this so I can’t imagine how the family felt. Shame on LE - at least do the right thing and admit your mistakes. RIP Holly.
Looks like Holly wasn't the only blind person involved in this case.
@Vivian Ellingson did you watch it lmao? Look at the evidence u donut
The "investigators" seemed to be blind, as well.
@Vivian Ellingson are you serious right now???
Vivian Ellingson stfu moron!
Vivian Ellingson vivian ellingson pls say thats a fake name 😹
I swear five seconds after they talked about the taxi driver. I said they need to investigate him.
Said the same thing myself. I think he did it
@@emilyingridlaura3419 yes I think he did it too.
Same here, I reckon he knows a lot more than he’s letting on..
Emily Kelbell but why? Murder to conceal a simple robbery? That doesn’t make sense.
@@kathrynwitte3398 I don't he intended to murder her however I think his actions led to her demise. My theory is that he rubbed her, forcefully pushed her out of his taxi during which she hit her head, got disoriented, she tried to find her way to Safety without her stick and died from her injuries
I do Uber and used to work as a bus driver picking up blind people. Few days back a blind young gentleman in my car, asked him if he needed help walking to his front door, he said no, but I didn’t leave, I stayed waiting for him to go inside the house, indeed he needed help. I got off my car and verbally directed him to get to his door. It was pretty late at night and I wasn’t going to leave him alone like that. My training wouldn’t allow me either to do that.
Holly lived a life full of accomplishments at such a young age. What a legacy she left behind: bold, brave, fearless and ambitious. RIP angel 👑.
When they were talking about her injuries to her face you could tell her friend/ teacher (sorry don't remember his name) was getting upset. You could see it on his face. I felt bad for him. I feel bad for her whole family. It is very sad.
@Jesse Tate her tattoo 🌲
YES MAN. THATS SO SAD. I NOTICED THAT TOO. IMAGINE HEARING THAT ABOUT SOMEBODY YOU CARE FOR. LIKE IT BROUGHT THOSE FEELINGS BACK UP FROM THE PAST
Why hasn’t the taxi man being charged????He definately did her more than he has admitted to
But no proof of murder
@@GuessMyName234 Theft at the very least.
Someone said he died.
@@tabby73 source?
@@eustab.anas-mann9510 Someone in the comment section here said he died. No source provided so only a rumour at this point.
RIP Holly,whoever did this to her let them not find peace in their life.
Wow!!! This family deserves answers.
I do not in a million years believe she went that far out, even drunk and climbed under a wire fence etc.
what if shes not blind?
@@dissolver5388 Even if she is not blind, it sounds insane. I would never crawl under a wire fence being drunk. It is too exhausting, uncomfortable and senseless.
He might have been following her. Getting under that fence would be a way for her to get it between them. She was so tiny that she might have thought he couldn't get under it.
@Sophie vbiasland x Definitely a plausible explanation. He also might have seen her as an easy target for sexual assault. Either way, it's his actions that got her in that position. I hope that life makes him pay.
@@kaseythompson4670 how would she see the hole to go under it. Her killer could have pushed her under it so he could have her completely to him self.
Poor woman, her family deserves to know what happened to her.
The pictures of her as a child are SOOOO CUTE! I'm so sorry for her family to lose such a sweet and wonderful person.
Thank you for this video. I've often wondered about this.
Oh wow, this is making me furious. Sue the rotten police dept.
@Vivian Ellingson Nonsense.
@Vivian Ellingson I'm not an idiot like you.
She was blind , not dumb and no way she would’ve kept on walking . Definitely murdered and here the police let the family down . Someone didn’t do their homework! Heartbreaking for the family ❤️
she was also drunk, like any sighted person you could get lost
but she was drunk
@@tankthearc9875 she wasn't drunk she's was just tipsy but drank a fair bit of water after a couple of drinks, shes been blind most her life and probably drunk other times and was fine
she was drunk as phunk. shes blind and got lost. solved. case closed.
@@jareddakid2 unfortunately most ppl will not accept this.
The investigative journalist hit the nail on the head. “An assumption was made” since Holly was blind. In addition, “they tried to prove their assumptions instead of the case”. The private investigator couldn’t have been more right. That’s just plain LAZINESS on the part of the police department. Full stop.
This story intrigues me so much! Anytime it pops up i watch her story. This woman is an inspiration she was very pretty too
The police need to open this case and start working on it. It also discredits the thousands of good taxi drivers we can trust
They certainly do need to RE- OPEN this Case AN FBI COLD CASE OPERATION would find her murderer and some indictments in the Police Dept
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The taxi driver's actions were very unusual. That makes police suspicious.
I bet the Taxi driver had something to do with her death
My thoughts to begin with
I'd have been questioning the driver straight away. Suspicious circumstances, even for those inept cops.
Suspicion always falls on the last known contact.
Hello from Dublin Ireland 🇮🇪. A beautiful soul. Keep pushing for the truth
The cab driver must have beat her injuring her face. She tried to protect her face and so had defensive injurys on her hands.
I was thinking the injury on her hands was due to being dragged my her feet while on her back and her arms were above her head top of the hands be scraped on the ground that would also explain the dirt on the buttocks of her jeans and then the abrasion on the back of her head maybe it being hit on a rock or something while being dragged...
@@peterjohnston13 That might be a more likely senerio. Either way the cabbie is guilty of a slew of crimes inflicted on that poor Woman.
IT must be a cab driver or someone who lived in this building.
william glaser um no. The injuries are from her falling down the embankment. Did anyone actually watch this??
@@DarkAngel71180 Did you watch her fall Troll ?
If I knew my friend was drunk. I would've never allowed her to get a cab. She would have no choice but to stay the night with me.
That is the truth. All of this tragedy would of been avoided. Gone are the days of friends truly having friends backs. Just look at the percentage of cab drivers who are less than desirable anyway. Why would you put your friend in a cab and think you did your duty.
“Let me out my tiny drunk blind female friend in the cab of this complete stranger male. It’ll be fine.”
I know my friend once saved my life, because she didn't leave me alone when I was suicidal.
Facts !! Or at least rode in the cab with her home !! Like this is crazy
I would have accompanied my blind friend home and gone back in the same taxi.
Holly truly inspires me: How to live life to the very fullest despite our difficulties. She sounds like a true warrior.
Im so very sorry to her Family. Her Mother especially. I just couldn't imagine this. Knowing she was very vulnerable.
I'm so sorry! I pray for JUSTICE to be served!!!!!!!!!!!
this was not a tragic accident. this is a murder case.
It could very well be a tragic accident, she was already disorientated from the alcohol then to get robbed on top of that, she would have been frantic.
natalie enriquez did you not watch this??? This episode just proved it was an accident 🙄
Devi did you watch the video????? there is so much evidence pointing to her death being foul play.
It's not a coverup. It's pure laziness.
@@natalieenriquez8680 What evidence?
To take advantage of ANYONE is an EXTREME crime !!!!
Negligence is an understatement- to describe how this case was handled...shameful...
My heart goes out to Holly’s family. God bless them 🇬🇧
I watch stories like this all the time and i can't think of one where the family and friends didn't find more evidence than the cops.
Just because she may have had some alcohol in her system, does that not mean she, or anyone that has some alcohol in their system deserve a full investigation as to what may have happened as well?!
Holly was the best person I ever saw with her orientation and mobility. She took dance lessons and she was more advanced than most by age 20 at getting around. This is a case of cops assuming wrong things about blind people.
It’s amazing how much she accomplished may she Rest In Peace 🙏🏾
This is heartbreaking, she laid there alone, dying, cold for five hours... the police were lazy & treated her like trash. I hope one day soon her family will find the answers they need & that Holly rests in peace ❤️
In any case where someone finds the body of someone I always wonder how the person who came upon it is doing. Has to be a life altering thing to see.
Apparently the men who found her realized she was still breathing and laid their coats on top of her. They really are good people
Happened to me in 1988 me and my brother a homeless man. I thought the guy was a sleep so I chucked a stone to wake him because I was 12 but he didn't move he had died on his own it still bothers me to this day can still remember his cold looking face.
That the police dismissed her as a blind drunk girl is so sad and discouraging.
Most of the work has been done for them now...they definitely need to interrogate the taxi driver.
So sorry for ur loss. U will see young Holly in Eternity ❤️ Such a sweet soul would have definitely made it there.
There is no lower of a life form then someone who preys on older,children or people with limited abilities. A blind woman alone is heart wrenching. My heart goes out to the family and friends of the sweet independent soul. I hope the police take a better look
Sorry, but she should have been more careful and had someone always accompany her...World is not a fairy tale.
While I was watching, Holly's zest for life made me think of Jackie Robinson's quote "Life is not a spectator sport". She defined what it means to live and not merely exist.
I am so grateful Holly’s true story was able to be told. May she Rest In Peace. ❤️🙏🕊️
Thank You for sharing Holly's Heartbreaking Story. My heart, and Prayers go out to Holly's Family, Friends, and everyone involved in seeking answers. 💔💔💔💔🙏🙏🙏🙏 I hope they get Justice for Holly.🙏🙏🙏
This is agony-to have the police ignore evidence and refuse to do their job is infuriating. 😥
Most of the police now are corrupt. 😡
Absolutely and they do it ALL THE TIME it’s so disgusting and like you said …. Infuriating
What's the difference between having shunts in the eyes and not having a shunt in the eyes
Why wouldn't he have saved the camera footage for that night? Even if the police didn't ask for it... There could've been something on there! I would have have watched it 100 times to see if anything would be on there out of my own curiosity...
Yeah right away I felt like what if the guy knew more that what he told! He doesn’t look like a creep but in these days you never know!!!
Especially, when a body is found behind your home! Really, your just going to discard the footage just because the police didn't ask for it. Red Flag
Really....like if you're a good person you come forward and OFFER the freaking tape. Like I have a security camera here's the tape or you're welcome to check it out.
It could be a tape that video's over the old video, so by the time he heard about the crime and thought about the video it could already taped new footage over it. That's mostly the case because it is a cheap security option. So you could have let's say 5 hours of video and than it would tape over the captured footage after 5 hours Etc. It is costly to have videos that don't re tape and some camera's are not taping at all.
@@mirandaschalen This was 2010 not 1995. I'm sure they had more than a 5 hour loop. The they would have been digital and had at least a week's worth. I would buy it if he said the footage was too grainy to make anything out so there was no use in saving it.
This brought tears to my eyes. What a tragic loss.
I wish they would re-open the case...
Shameful. Calling this police "work" is extremely generous.
it’s unhealthy how many of these videos i have been watching
Holly Bartlett video showed just how beautiful and bright her inner light shined. A true testament of a child raised by loving parents. With loving friends and family her disability did not limit her. Holly soared with confidence. One of the signs that you are raised in a family who truly loves you.
I had a friend who was blind and he refused to use a cane. Sometime while walking with him I would forget to hold his arm if we were laughing and talking so stumbles or missteps happened. One would have thought that we were a little tipsy. 😊
A note to friends always make a plan to share a taxi if you go out for the evening especially if decide to drink and choose whose place you will stay the night with and KEEP YOUR PHONE CHARGED UP AND ON IN YOU HAND before entering a taxi- stay alert and prepared.
It is annoying but safer.
I carry two phones that came in handy after my taxi driver began heading in the wrong direction. While I was on the phone the driver heard me tell my friend I’ll call you when I get home after I charge my phone.
The taxi driver was heading in the wrong direction. I shouted at him telling him that he was going in the wrong direction and then he pulled on the side of a mall knowing all the stores were closed due to Covid -19 , and the area that he pulled into no one could see us. The area was usually very busy stores and restaurants and lots of foot traffic before COVID -19 lockdown.
This crazed driver turned to face me glaring.
I shouted at him what do you call yourself doing? 🤬🤬 He just glared so I shouted 🤬🤬 Oh! I have another phone, and I will call the police right now in a baritone voice I did not know that I had 🤬🤬🤬- I scared myself-with the phone in one hand and my other hand on my weapon. He faced forward , turn that car around while glaring😡😡
He kept looking at me evil through his rear view window and I stayed ready. 😡😡
Holly was independent her family truly loved her. We always think of how we could have helped our love ones better. I know that her friend loved her also. That gut wrenching pain is so real and lays dormant within us all after we lose someone we love untill we have to say goodby again to another loved one who leaves us to soon. God is love. Though we may not understand His mind nor are we able to comprehend His timing in our lives or why we have to endure the evil that roams the earth. Trust and know that the love of Jesus Christ is always with us. His timing is always perfect.
How many women have been murdered because they left their friends that they went out with and later insisted on leaving with a guy that they just met or a male friend only to be found dead. We must learn from our Sisters and Brothers who are now gone.
I am grateful that I was raised by WWll veterans, Vietnam veterans and Christian Soldiers.
I tell my friends not on my watch - Yes, you are grown but I came out to listen to loud music, dance , have fun, get home ,lock up and then sleep. 😌
I have no doubt that the driver was the killer.
The police force have become thugs with guns and badges and have no sense of morality. They could care less until someone they love is murdered.
It seems cops only care about their paycheck and murdering black men, women, and children. Very sad.
To take advantage of a blind person is beyond horrible and disgusting. No family should have to endure this pain. Not one cop in the force cared about Holly. The entire community should have been in an uproar.
Not one reached out privately to help just trifling, lazy ......
I hope that her family knows that she is in the loving arms of Jesus Christ. Holly was blessed to have an awesome family who allowed her the freedom to experience her life to the fullest. Unfortunately, evil is real. It is imperative to trust and know that Jesus Christ is Lord. Whether or not you believe in the Holy Bible I know that we serve a living God who is loving patient and forgiving. To understand him better you have to read , pray, talk with him and have faith. We all will meet Him and be judged especially Holly’s killer and the heartless cops who failed her family.
It is never to late to go to Our Lord in prayer. He is our comforter.
Though I do not belong to a specific denomination He has shown me on numerous occasions that He is real.
People will disappoint us, abandon us in our time of need, lie on us, betray us, they will cheat and steal from us. And in the mist of the evil The Lord will always show up when we invite Him into our lives. He will never force His will on us.
An awesome channel on RUclips is called Lion of Judah if you are interested in learning more. Their short videos are different powerful graphics and narrations, to the point, captivating and never boring in twenty minutes. Similar to Paramount Studio film. Read their playlist then chose one to view.
Dr. Charles Stanly is a great teacher, Dr. Fred Price was also great teacher. Lion of Judah has created amazing videos like no other.
Special Blessings To The Bartlett family,friends and the RUclips Family
Stay safe while trying to enjoy life.
I’m really sorry for your loss! I lost my little sister in a horrible accident that took my sister. The suspect was never found and the police did not put any effort to find out what really happened.
Damn it hurts watching a blind woman who was hurt like this. Having a blind dad i am always worried so so much when he is out where alcohol is involved, he always pretends to be fine despite of having huge bruises. This would be my worst nightmare
oh thats so sad. sorry :(
Bless you thats sad x
@@wonkydonkey8349 Worst part is he wasn't born like this, he used to be an internal medicine doctor. Then slowly lost his vision over the past 10 years at age 45. We found out he was losing his vision after he hit a lady while we were in our car.
He used to pretend to a lot of family members and friends that nothing was wrong with him and refused to tell anyone. Now he is fully blind. Best dad anyone could ever have. It still breaks my heart to this very day, when i was a lil kiddo i cried myself to sleep over it every night. Knowing he would never see me grow up. The worst paradox is that no doctor so far has been able to diagnose his condition although its retinal degradation similar to retinal pigmentosa.
Sorry im ranting about it here on some random youtube channel, felt like telling someone :(
N oh darling that’s ok. I’m so so sorry to hear this . I truly mean it when I say my heart is breaking for you. Life is so strange. It can be so unfair.... I really hope you have someone around you that you can talk to even though it may not feel as though it helps as it won’t change anything. You deserve someone to talk to and listen to you. ❤️ I can only imagine how devastated you have been feeling and so worried for him too. Bless your heart darling. You are a sensitive soul. I’m sorry you’re suffering and your dad too
Sorry you and your family have to go through this. I pray for strength for you.
Why would friends not see that she made it home safe?!?!?! Wow. Great "FRIENDS"
Yeah "great friends" 🤦
I know, especially at night, she had been drinking, shes blind. A good friend would insist!
Even just a phone call or text
Its really sad that u cant trust anyone in this world smh
My God. Lord please bring answers and comfort to this family. Sending PEACE AND LOVE FROM PHILADELPHIA. "JUSTICE FOR HOLLY!!!!!"
Good job investigating