The "Impossible" Case of Nathaniel Melancon | SEARCHLIGHT
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
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Nathaniel's mother went live with Angel last night, you can see it here: facebook.com/Jesus.Lord2000/videos/737749618339457
I think its awesome you have the family on, it gives them a chance to humanize their relatives, and give their ideas of what happened. So sad for the family
Absolutely heart wrenching 💔Please God bring a HERO forward to help this deserving Family .🙏
I don't think investigators should ever tell the public that a case is quote unsolvable
They gave up before they ever started 😳
It definitely seems like an irresponsible attitude coming from the people who are supposed to be solving a case!
That's Louisiana for you and it's disgusting. When you do get help it seems you don't even get justice.
@@sherriethornhill398 Prayers for all 🙏
You have the biggest heart, John. Thank you for helping those who need it most & not just popular cases still in the headlines. ❤
It's one of the worst cases of negligence I've ever seen!!!!
Agreed
Jelani Day’s is another one that’s just as bad. Negligent incompetent LE!!!!
I hope they find him, if only to give his family some sort of closure. God bless.
Thanks so much
As someone who's struggled with depression on and off for most of my life, the desire for a change of scenery, the urge to just leave, is super relatable. It isn't even necessarily a need to harm yourself, it's wanting something, anything, you do have control over to change, and hopefully for the better. REGARDLESS of all that: as soon as his car was found in that state, as soon as they had the suspicion someone else was using his cards to pay for things or get cash, gears should have shifted. It sounds like the department were sleeping on the job and don't know how to clean up the mess they made of the "investigation". Clearly something more was going on here.
Agreed! I've struggled with depression too, and I work in mental health care. Wanting to get out of your current life in some way, to make a major change of some sort, to break free in some way, is so, so common in people who have been dealing with depression. How can a person in that mental state *not* think of some form of escape from time to time? It's not a desire for self-harm quite a lot of the time, though it can lead to it, but more a desire for escape from the circumstances that are behind the depression. In this case, I think that's what he was talking about rather than the self-harm aspect.
Seems like I've been hearing about how terrible the police departments in Louisiana are a lot recently. This is so sad and they should have been investigating from the start. My thoughts are with Angel and the rest of Nathaniel's loved ones. ❤
Absolutely….they’ve been under the spotlights for a long time. Extremely corrupt!!
Yes, they’re super underfunded & completely understaffed. They have sooo many unsolved homicides. It’s the main reason The First 48 tv show stopped filming there-bc it made their PD look incompetent when every episode said “still unsolved” at the end. Crazy. They have a large population & a large # of murders, both of which get larger every day.😥
1st off, you did really well with the French names. I'm not done listening to the case, but it seems to me the police dropped the ball as did the media for not covering this case well enough. Being from Louisiana, I'm ashamed at the callous way they let this family down.
You have a young boy go missing in Tennessee that’s get so much national coverage and then you have a family here that gets absolutely zero coverage it’s a shame we live in a world where this is a common theme. Makes me sick to my stomach
Thank you John for all you do You are a true angle. Prayers for Nathaniels safe return and for his family and friends ❤
Thank you Angel, for sharing your thoughts and feelings about your nephew Nathaniel. My heart just breaks and goes out to you all. I am praying for a new set of individuals in law enforcement get on the case, that they make some progress in his case soon, and that you and your family find some resolution and peace. And I am praying that his friends AND "frienemies" - each and every one of them - take a beat to think of the pain they are causing by not coming forward to help - even anonymously. No case is unsolvable!! Never give up and stay strong Angel, and please send love and strength to your sister! {{Virtual Hug}}. Question: Maybe this procedure was done and I missed it, but if that car had to be driven to the location, possibly by someone else, wouldn't THEY have had to breathe into that breathalyzer to get the vehicle to start, and shouldn't it have been swabbed for DNA also?
Praying for this family! ❤
All cases could be solved, John. Sometimes LE does not care about the case and makes no real effort.
Thank you, John, for all you do for these victims and their families!! I share your videos with friends and family because of what you do and how much you honestly care. ❤ Prayers for that poor family 🙏 I also hope the police get off their ass and really look for this young man!! 🤬🤬
If he went parting with friends who blew into that device to move his car Could they get DNA off that device
Ignition interlocks have voice recognition
What sucks is that police most times don’t seem to want to do there jobs when you have cases of people that do party and have a record.Which is not fair all should be treated equal
They just want an easy shift
I cannot imagine how difficult it must be for Nathaniel's family to cope in these circumstances. I feel my own frustration and anxiety building with each new detail revealed. The laziness, incompetence and lack of compassion shown by law enforcement is incomprehensible. Thanks John and Angel for shai Nathaniel 's story
Very frustrating and i hated the way things was handled from day 1
Amazing content as usual, thank you for all the hard work you do.
I’m wondering if maybe he knew something bad might happen to him, so he left to protect his family. From everything that has been said he seems like the kind of man that would protect his family at all costs. Has the police talked to his “friends” he was going to meet? I have so many questions. My thoughts and prayers are with his family.
thank u so much for this john. unbelievable story, just wow. his aunt is such a beautiful soul 💜 hoping for resolution.
This is ABSOLUTELY heartbreaking! The police didn't do their job.Shame on you .This family needs a hero to come forward with the truth .My heart goes out to the family The device that starts the engine needs to be checked for dna ,Now ! Its still do able Where is the car ,who has possesion of the vehicle? .Sending prayers of Hope .God Bless .🙏
Thank you Angel!❤
And of course John👍
Omg, what the heck is going on with LE there? This is beyond negligence, almost leans into a cover up feel. Just my opinion.
I appreciate your coverage of these cases so much!
⚠️⚠️DOES THE DEVICE TAKE A PICTURE OF THE PERSON BLOWING INTO IT?? MOST OF THEM DO. If this was clarified please disregard
They also have voice recognition
The police really dropped the ball on this one :-(
I don't like the way any of this sounds. Prayers for the family.
❤ John hello handsome man and thank you for sharing this amazing family. Thank you Always Donna Barnes ❤
I’m the last one to every drop the racial card and it makes me mad that it’s over used even with my passion which is MMIWP, however , that was the first thing that came out of my mouth in this case.
I have a question, bullet holes in the car, yet no blood in the car???? Okay then how was he murdered , with no blood in the car? That makes 0 sense. I call bs on them telling this family that. Is it possible that Nathaniel could have known something about this police chief and his issues? I find it odd all this happened like this. I really do believe , like Angel said, he had some friendemies. I know the feeling I’m always the one taking care of my friends and checking on them and for my own mental wellness I had to say enough is enough and I just stopped. Sadly, I check on those who care about me and the ones who don’t, I don’t!
Miss Angel you are an absolute hero! If anything happens to me, I want you in my corner. We will be your community now and God has got this in His time. Trust and believe! Nothing is impossible with God and don’t let them tell you this is impossible.
We at the LA community love you and your entire family will be in my prayers!
I agree and it stands out even more when you see the Riley Strain, Sebastian Rogers, Caleb Harris cases that are making national news right now. This case doesn't seem to have even gotten much local attention. Very, very sad.
@@lesliefortie8347 yes and Summer Wells which is local to me but everyone deserves the same attentions and everyone deserves justice . Justice should be equal but unfortunately it is not! Between the race, community, possible connections to corruption, and socioeconomic standards, not to mention the prejudices against sex workers, addicts, homeless, etc it’s just broken and it needs to be fixed.
Do we get episode 2 next Friday or two weeks from now?
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I don't get why the police have not gone full bore with this case. I know there's 400,000 some acres of terrain out there, but a grid search of the area is obviously needed immediately after finding the car. I'd say LA has a serious issue with missing white woman syndrome, but it is probably even more than that because they don't seem to have any interest in solving the plethora of cases of all people missing and murdered. To call this "impossible" is ridiculous. Nathaniel obviously has a kind, caring and close family, even the most depressed person would probably not leave a family like that behind voluntarily. I guess anything's possible, but we can see evidence from thousands of miles away that that's not what happened. Poor policing, poor investigation, and this family deserves to know where their loved one is. I doubt the person responsible has it in them to come forward, so the police really need to step up and solve this the correct way. My heart goes out to this gentle kind family. Where ever Nathaniel is, I hope he is at peace. May his family get that too.
Sadly, Louisiana is known to be extremely corrupt. New Orleans has the highest murder record for the last several years!
But all of the provinces are completely corrupt. It’s sickening.
I hope this family gets their son back. Alive.
My thoughts and prayers to you Angel. John, thank you!
definitely gun shots....went through the back window, and one went through the drivers side window. the others either went into the body, or into the car itself. IM assuming that they didnt find any bullets in the car, so therefore, more likely that they went into his body
Ok, why wasn't there any blood?
I hate to say this but had he been a young white man, like the one in Tn last week, there would have been a lot more resources and help from all over the country. The lack of help this family has received since he went missing, just makes my blood boil!
Just like Jalani Day.
At least they admitted they needed help. Most Sheriff Departments will keep the case forever and continue to drop the ball. What they did was horrible though. There is literally no way this should happen.
I can only help but wonder if maybe the person connected to this is in the good ole boys club.
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Does LE at least know who was the last person to see this man. Have they not done that investigation part of the case😱
Hearing his mama fed and prayed for all of them and no one will help her is so sad.
Thank you for covering this case,I live in Louisiana and never heard of this case. And just hang in there with the pronunciations, it can be confusing when my sister came to visit I had to help her with names and words. It also does not surprise me that authorities made that comment, its not the first time I have heard something along those lines when it comes to investigating crimes in Louisiana.
I'm commenting while watching but it will only let me edit certain parts and erase the rest but you are correct about the sound of gun fire, even if it's not a rec area or hunting seasons,it's a sound that is very common,especially if you live way off. Hog hunting is all year in Louisiana and people are always shooting at snakes and other pests. That's why the slogan is "Sportsman's Paradise"
The coverage and law enforcement details around this case are crazy. Not in a good way. Also, did they find any casing’s? Is it possible some kids saw an abandoned car and shot it ? Highly unlikely but I guess it is a possibility
Today is Easter Sunday, Resurrection Day when Christians believe Jesus rose from the dead. God loves all of us - no matter who we are and we are here to love each other and to treat others the way we want to be treated. I believe that is our purpose here on earth. This story makes me sad and I pray for this family that they will see justice for Nathaniel. 🙏 Blessings from Michigan
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Question ⁉️ where is vehicle now?!?
I feel a retired and or X law enforcement turned investigator would be ideal with this case..
Question ⁉️ the area that the video footage shows the vehicle driving.... Does he know ANYONE in that area? Anyone from his past? Or is that area home to any of acquaintances family friends. Obviously this is a in depth question but an private investigator would be on this... Just wondering if this has been looked into at all
Was he on drugs?
There were other towns in Louisiana that have been outed recently for covering up murders and crimes etc. They were burying these poor victims in a potters field in unmarked graves. One mother fought like hell to find her son and the police department kept blowing her off and lying to her just like this case.. she wouldn't stop and finally it came out they knew all along her son was in that field in an unmarked grave.
Could it be some kind of accident by a police officer? Or someone known and close to an officer who then intentionally botched the case and had his cards used etc?
Strange words she would say leave out. I think there is more that she’s not telling
I think it’s just common phrasing in Louisiana. I have family and friends in south central Louisiana and they speak similarly.
@@hailey0917🎯 agree with you. I'm east coast & that wording is commonly used here as well.
The investigators are an absolute disgrace, they are clearly useless, so get someone who can actually do the job to help his family. I'm infuriated, can't imagine how Nathaniel's family must feel.
This investigation isn't being done right because he was black. The family should work with a psychic and a private investigator. Heartbreaking 💔
No its not unsolvable there just to fu$-+ lazy period
Right. Not solvable vs "we don't want to solve it". Can't imagine the family's frustration & anger. I hope they find answers 🤍