SOLVED AFTER 17 YEARS | The Unbelievable Case of Mike Williams
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Mike's mom really is her son's hero. Her holding a memorial for all the people who helped in this case is just the final bit of proof that she's a good person who in no way deserved this happening to her son. RIP Mike
What a shame. 💔
I yearn to be half as proficient at research as Mike's Mom was. She put all those investigators to absolute shame!
Even though it took 15 years for Denise to be arrested, it was such a blessing that Cheryl was still alive to see justice finally served 🙌 👏 🙏 ❤️
I was thinking the same thing. It would have been tragic if she had passed away before finding out what happened to Mike.
I reckon she must have known all along it was Denise.
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As soon as Denise told her mother in law if she keeps looking into it then she wouldn’t bring her granddaughter around I just knew it was her! Like what kind of mother/daughter in law would do that to the mom after losing a husband/son. Glad justice was finally found!!
Exactly!! That’s a super strange way to handle it!
Yeah this was a dead giveaway
EXACTLY
THIS
Me tooo!!!
Putting your affair before your child having two loving, living parents is probably some of the worst selfishness I can think of.
Agreed its non human
My husband always says of people who have affairs, you aren’t just cheating on your spouse you are cheating on your kids.
BuT hEr ReLiGiOn
The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately sick; who can understand it? (Jeremiah 17:9, ESV)
@@johanne7370 Her religion was herself. She was beguiled; lured away or may have always been in rebellion (which “is as the sin of divination, “ sorcery, witchcraft & the like. “And presumption is as iniquity and idolatry…” 1 Samuel 15:23, ESV) against God. Worldly desires, treasures, lust of eyes & pride of life became her new gods. (“For all that is in the world-the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life-is not from the Father but is from the world.” 1 John 2:16, ESV)
“But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people. For among them are those who creep into households and capture weak women, burdened with sins and led astray by various passions,” (2 Timothy 3:1, ESV)
Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world. (James 1:27, ESV) She wasn’t going to have any of that; not in Her life & résumé.
RIP Mike, it’s so heartbreaking how he was betrayed by the two people closest to him. Fortunately Mike’s mom is a rockstar. I really hope she could reconnect with her granddaughter.
Murder instead of divorce = completely unforgivable. Every time.
Yeah like "I don't believe in divorce but murder and affairs, that's fine. My god will love that!" .... Make it make sense!! 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
It's not like Denise would even have been in any actual trouble from a divorce anyway. Mike was by all accounts a saint of a man and very wealthy so I'm sure she would've done okay. But no, she had to get greedy and cash in that $1mil life insurance policy...
Not according to my preacher's wife ex MIL.
YOUR comment doesn't make sense.I'm thinking you didn't understand.
@@jenellenelson4447 umm in Christianity, "Thou shall not covet your neighbor's wife" and "Thou shall not murder" are two of the ten commandments given by god himself.
i’m sorry but i actually had to laugh at 18:04 as if someone could actually think an alligator is gonna politely undress this man before he eats him 😭😭😭
LOL
Gently. 😂😂😂
lol only on cartoons 😭
Came here to say this. I admit I did laugh loudly at the image of a gator delicately undressing the man. Averting his eyes to give him his privacy!
Lmao😂
Denise is crazy. Honestly, i have a special kind of hatred towards people who say “Divorce is against my religion” but then proceeds to kill them. wtf. If divorce is a sin (according to their religion), what do they think murder is?? Also the people who kill their ex because they want full custody of their child is so stupid and selfish. i’m glad Mike’s mom never gave up and continued to fight for her son. That’s so sad
Agreed but I don’t think it’s actually about religion to them, it’s about keeping their reputation intact with the church community. What I don’t understand is how they think they’ll never be caught. Like which is worse, sharing custody or spending the rest of your life in prison?
@@annasophia1992Obviously these are not truly religious people. If they believed at all they would not consider murder. A religious person would be afraid for their own soul if they killed, at the very least!
It’s so sad to think that Mike’s last hunting experience was his best friend killing him. Pushing him off the boat, and his last image was his BEST FRIEND pointing a gun on him, and he had no idea why. He probably had so many questions, and left this world with so many questions and so much hurt in his heart.
Maybe I’ve been watching true crime for too long. But my FIRST thought was they never looked at MOTIVE????? 1 million dollars is ALOT of money. The fact she wanted the case closed. Him declared dead. 9 days after requesting the money. If they investigated even a LITTLE they would’ve caught the affair. Basically any of us would have done a better job. Wow!!!!! That poor mom 😢 breaks my heart.
Yes lol!! Red flags everywhere
Absolutely agree. VERY POOR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND GOVERNOR!
@@brookescott9598great gov now, though.
I think they got the motive early on but there was no evidence to make an arrest. The only reson this was solved because that guy confessed
Denise is an awful woman but the audacity of this Bryan. Dude goes and plans out the murder of his best friend since childhood, tries to kidnap his estranged wife so she doesn't speak about it and then asks the police for immunity if he reveals the truth. Like you murdered him, how dare you ask for immunity?
Exactly, I find it alarming how fast the whole blame got shifted to that, albeit wretched, woman. The dude did the murder, not her. Talking about evil, who pulled the trigger?
spoiler alert ‼️
@@stressedbbdon't go to the comments until after the video then. That was fully your poor decision. The main point of channels like this is getting the information out and talking about it, which is what people do in the comments 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
@@stressedbbcalling anything related to an actual real murder a "spoiler" is wild.
Please add a spoiler alert before writing a comment like this... one of the main purpose of the video is ruined after reading this comment.
I’m so glad his mother saw justice for him. She’s amazing.
Completely agree!!!! Does anyone know if she ever was able to reconnect with her granddaughter at all?? 🙏🏻🤞🏼🙏🏻🤞🏼
Divorce is against your religion but murder isn’t is WWIIILLLDDDD
This case is so disturbing! I always try to put myself in the victim’s shoes. I can’t imagine being betrayed by my best friend in such a horrific way. It makes me so sad for Mike. I’m thankful the truth finally came out.
My sympathy to Mike’s family.
I'd say the bigger betrayal came from his wife -- his 'childhood sweetheart' who he'd worked hard and provided for..
Cheryls pigtails were just the most adorable and cutest thing i had ever seen on a senior citizen 😊 she did Mike very proud, and 🫡 her ❤️
the fact that denise and brian probably would've gotten away with the murder if they had just gone their separate ways after getting divorced. that's wild. paranoia is one strong b
Telling her MIL she couldn't see her granddaughter if she kept investigating is a massive red flag
his mom is such a strong woman, mike was very loved
Mikes mom is just the most wonderful mom. Everton should have a mom like that. She was relentless
Mike’s mum is the most incredible woman!! She never gave up!
I’ve heard about this case a million times before but I always listen when there’s a new coverage because Mike and Mike’s mother are such wonderful people. Their stories deserve to be heard.
I HAVE NEVER CLICKED SO FAST. My mom went to school with Mike, Brian, Kathy, and Denise. I knew their kids when we were little
Edit: just another crazy tid bit that was left out, but during the trial it came out that the original plan was for them to kill both Mike and Kathy in a staged boating accident
Omg 😮
Same Here😊
Oh you need to kick down a story.
@@terridemaio7334 our parents probably know each other
i swear everyone from florida is connected somehow
The fact that the wife tried to have him declared dead so soon, I knew immediately she did it. Then it was undoubtedly confirmed for me when the wife decided to cut contact with the mother in law because she wanted answers.
I’ve heard a lot of horrible cases. This one for some reason made me very emotional, probably because the mother never gave up on getting answers for her son, no matter how many people refused to help her. and then for him to be betrayed like by his best friend and his wife, that makes me sick.
I feel like they could have solved this so much faster! It was painful to hear it went on this long before being solved
Yeah, you'd think they could've figured out Mike didn't go out to that lake on his own. If they'd interviewed all the closest people on day 1.
Bless that dear Mother’s heart! She was finally vindicated and her son has justice and a proper burial. Yes!! Eighteen years is a long time to wait. But her persistence paid off.
❤️💜💚
Did anything ever come out as to why Denise was hiding the gun from Mike’s brother? Was the same gun used to murder Mike bc if so that makes this case even more devastating considering he inherited that from his dad 😢
Nothing ever came from that, and she never explained why she did it. The murder weapon was a shotgun. V odd
I think it just showed that she was a liar and led the family to be suspicious of her
She might have seen it as a trophy. Since it was something that was passed down, it would seem he may have cherished it so she didn't want his family to have it.
I have heard of this case many times and all those times I just feel so bad for his mother. She is literally the sweetest and cutest woman, I'm so glad sher never gave up or believed the alligator story. It's unfortunate that it took so long to get justice for Mike and his mom to have answers, I'm glad the truth came out.
This case absolutely breaks my heart. I have known about it for a while and there is something about it that moves me and it never leaves my mind. Mike absolutely did not deserve such a horrible death and betrayal from the people who he thought loved him, it is so terrible. I deeply admire his mother never giving up, being so smart and knowing it was suspicious from the start, she is an absolute gem. I also cannot believe it took so long to uncover this with all the suspicious stuff Denise and Bryan were doing like wtaf.
I had no idea alligators were so gentle….
I've heard this story like ten times and I will watch it again because it is so so wild, the whole thing is just crazy how people you think you know can be so evil. I feel so bad Mikes family and his daughter. Especially since her mom had years to brainwash her.
I’m a current student at Florida state and have been watching your videos for the past 6 years. Crazy to hear about a story that happened so close to
One of my puppies died last Tuesday, Jan 2nd. We are all so broken hearted but he gave us 13 years of happy memories. So now, this year can only go up from here. Rip Rustin "Rusty"❤
I’m so sorry, it’s so hard when you lose a pet 😢 they’re part of your family 🥺 I hope you are okay and that 2024 will be amazing for you and your family!
@@wearenot7withyou 💙💙💙💙
I’m so sorry for your loss.
I have a superstition, please do not say the year can only get better. My superstition is that sometimes, God or Satan says, “hold my beer”. (Please don’t take offense to that! I say it with peace and love!) I hope and pray you have a great year with great health, wealth, prosperity, happiness, love, peace, laughter and ALL of God’s Blessings! ✌️🤟😘
@@lynnsmith3112 💚💚💚💚💚
Rip Mike. I feel like he was disconnected from everyone, like who doesn't suspect that for 3 years AND with your bestfriend too.. I wonder what he was really going through. Or if he knew but never thought they would go this far?
True it seems like he was overworked and his intuition was off
Ah so happy to be back into my true crime era, been watching your videos for agesss my absolute fave true crime RUclipsr 🥹❤️
appreciate you ❤❤❤
This was a really fascinating case good pick Bella!! I’ll never understand how these significant others think murder is a better option than divorce that’s mind boggling to me!!
Its because she couldn't then cash out the almost 2 million dollars
This case is heartbreaking. I'm glad she was finally brought to justice
I remember this case. I watched the trial and it made me cry how horrible it was. The betrayal is just beyond heartbreaking. RIP Mike.
I had heard about this case but it was approached a completely different way. I love how you laid everything out piece by piece.
Cheryl really is a legend - almost 18 full years and she finally got justice. It’s sad to think but I’ve heard of cases where the parents die before they find out the truth about the circumstances of their children’s deaths and the fact she finally got closure is so amazing. Also not sure if it’s what the granddaughter wants (she’s an adult and can do what she wants and is probably grieving in her own right) but I hope she decided to connect with Cheryl after all these years (the fact she gave the remains to Cheryl is a good sign but still they deserve to have a relationship of some sort, especially after her parents called Cheryl crazy when they were the crazy ones, but she also defended her mom and put the blame solely on Brian so not sure if that could happen).
it’s crazy how this case happened in my hometown and i’d never heard about it before.
my heart breaks hearing mikes mom give her victim statement. she fought for her baby til the end. a moms job is never really done 😔
18:16 “but why is an alligator doing all that” 🤣🤣🤣
this is JUICY - i suspected denise the second you said she had no interest in looking further into her husband’s disappearance. great video, and happy new year, bella!
ahhh perfect timing! was just about to pop on one of your vids to listen to while I clean - can't wait to get into this one!!
I am surprised with the daughter's words. How delusional she is that she tried to defend her mother saying she was been abused by Brian. She didn't gave it a thought where her grandmother fought for her dad throughout the time, in other hand her mother tried to cut all relation with them , took all the money, got married with the killer. If she was being that much abused then why didn't she go to her in-laws and confess and ask for help? She had all the options to take the right steps. She also should be monitored ........She is also scary ....
Yes...but it will be just as with amelie and Sean McCsnn. They've had a decade and a half being brainwashed and gaslit by gerry and Kate about Madeleine, I'm sure Denise was lying and telling a narrative for years too
I'm from Tallahassee and this case is well known locally. It's heartbreaking. Thanks for covering it.
the fact that the last thing mike experienced was the ultimate betrayal from his BEST FRIEND. truly heartbreaking and made me feel sick when she was talking about that. 💔💔
Tyler Doyle disappeared last January in a very similar way!! The case is a rabbit hole to go down. His body has not been recovered yet. “No one” knows what happened or where he is. I would love to hear your thoughts on his case!!
Was coming to comment how similar these cases sound.
@@annabethhopper4000 yes!! And I didn’t see anyone else comment about it when I commented.
Wow the wife not wanting to look into his death is super suspicious.
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The victims mother is absolutely inspirational. She loved her son so much. Everyone deserves such a loving mother.
Happy New Year, Bellaaaa!! Thank you for covering this. I’ve been suggesting this to so many true crime channels. Thanks thanks!!
I love Bella. I've been watching her for a long time. What other crime channels can you recommend to me?
@@pamd4068 hey
Bailey Sarian
Danielle Kirsty
Kendall Rae
Dark Asia with Megan
Coffeehouse Crime
this is MONSTERS
@@HeyitsAigeeI like Brittany Vaughn, Megan True Crime, Better Off Red, and Bratterstein. All great!
@@lynnsmith3112 yay! Thanks! Adding these to my subscriptions 😉
Cheryl is an absolute queen
The people that you've known for years, the people that you should ideally be trusting the most, sometimes they're your biggest enemies. This is tragic and terrifying fact. Rest in peace Mike, these assholes didn't deserve you 💔💔
yay my week is made everytime you post! Bella you should vlog a week in your life and behind the scenes of you researching for mystery mondys!!
IM SO GLAD YOU COVERED THIS CASE!! im surprised it hasnt garnered more attention. Look up the Dan Markel case too!
I hope the Grandaughter see's how evil her Mother is and hopefully she'll reconnect with her Grandmother before its too late.
Thank god u posted I was having a horrible day 🙏
I swear if we didn’t save my best friend’s boyfriend from his toxic friend group something like this would’ve happened in his group. So fucked up that people will kill just for a relationship instead of just telling the truth and leaving someone I never understood it.
I am happy that his loving mom stood to see the justice her innocent son deserved!!
I love love you, you are awesome, so respectful to the victims and families ❤
I could never imagine how absolutely scary it would be to one almost drown because your best friend pushed you but then also look up and realize he going to shoot you I could only imagine how much ran through his head before he killed him I feel so bad that is so sad
The mental gymnastics are astounding. There’s actual commandments about killing and adultery but nothing that specifically says divorce.
This is so heartbreaking this no one deserves this the 2 people he trusted the most in this world betrayed him so easily and unnecessarily and because they couldn’t admit to their betrayal he had to pay the price even after Brian pushed him in the water he still believed his friend would help him and his trust was met with a gunshot to the head I genuinely hope where ever the afterlife takes him that this man finds nothing but peace
That sweet sweet mother, she’s amazing
You are SO EASY to listen to, I have ADHD but was captivated as you told this story!
Yes Denise and Bryan are totally evil! I’ve followed this case from the beginning and it just seems so sad to me. I hope Mike’s daughter is smart enough and kind enough to reconnect with her grandmother.
I have been waiting ages for a new video 🎉
Cheryl is the most amazing woman in her generation for what she did for all those years looking for justice for her son ❤ remarkable lady 🙌🙌🙌🙌
Mike mom is adorable and a hero in this case ❤️ momma bear never gave up 🙏🏿❤️
Bella, you left my hairline on the floor with this case. I didn't see it coming at all! I'm so happy his mom was such a fighter right to the end.
I’m so glad his mom lived long enough to see justice served for her son.
Thank you Bella for the vid! ❤
Happy new year!!! 🎉 this case is crazy because Im local to North Florida 😳
Hey Bellaaaaa!! I hear you on the small changes, sister! Theyre really what makes a difference. Happy new upload, and Happy New Year 🎉🎉
happy new year my love!! ❤
Hi Bella. Happy New Year Queen🎉
this is definitely something that proves that the truth will always come to light, and a relationship that starts in a dark place, will end in a dark place. stay safe homies
🎉🎉🎉Happy New Year, Bella!!
Hey Bella, I think you'll find the Oscar Pistorius case very interesting too. Love your videos so much!
It's sad how Denise's family still believes her and how Denise deliberately and obviously poisoned Ansley agiainst Cheryl.
People are insane. The say it’s against my religion to divorce but adultery and murder is ok. Who actually would would believe that????
18:15 I love how you ask the important questions! Maybe the alligator owned a stuffed human, but it needed un-chewed clothes? 🤔
Mike’s mother is so precious❤ RIP Mike🙏🏻
“Why is an alligator delicately undressing this dude?” 😂😂😂😂
Happy New Year Bella!!! 🎉🎉🎉
Bella doing what she does best! Happy new year beautiful 💜💜
I haven't seen your videos in foreverrrr
I just wanted to say that back in summer of 2018 I just had my Lasik eye surgery done &was not able to tolerate any lighting, I had to stay in a dark room for a few days
I spent my days listening to your videos 🥹 it sure was fun listening to your stories
Okay.....as a native floridian, close to the area in this case (lake seminole) I can tell you that aligators do not eat during cold months. Aligators are reptiles that require heat from the sun to provide them with energy, hence why they bask. In the cold months, their body will not digest food. In fact, in many cases, if an aligator eats during the winter, it can kill them. Idk why the investigation would ever be dismissed by an aligator eating human remains (not common) during January/February (Florida's coldest months)......
Edit: lol she said it nvm
There is a good chance that the daughter is denise and brian's daughter..instead of denise and mike..cz she was born in 1999 nd brian nd denise affair started in 1997..nd they didnt have any other child then..so that means she could be their daughter thats why they didn't bother to have their own kid...if the daughter is of brian then she should be kicked out of the mike's property that is being given to her...
you're right and just for sake of bullying these stupid people I would've granted it to the strong mom cheryl❤
Absolutely no disrespect to Mike or the case but Bella the way you explained the alligator "delicately undressing" had me howling 🤣
It baffles me how the police are not obliged to consider every possibility. Did they just not consider the fact it was foul play? Not everything has evidence, I know things have to be proved but did they not look into it more?? Plus allowing the search team to walk all over the mud etc where it happened and just give evidence like the clothing etc back to the family?
Bella, i usually listen to your audio and get things done but today I couldn't stop starring at you. You look amazing 😍
am I the weirdo for only being able to watch solved cases because otherwise it drives me insane not knowing what happened 😭
bella the timing of your videos LOL!!! i love u
“Delicately undressing this dude “ had me laughing
Omg please please research and Tulay Goren. You live in the UK now you’ll find a lot of information about her it’s a mystery of a dad killing his own daughter and they never found her body
Happy new year Bella 🎉❤ Thank you for the new video
My uncle drowned while wearing weighters cuz they filled up so when you said that I got chills 😫
😅... Sometimes the way you describe things are so picturesque but funny, too. I agree, why would the alligators considerately and gently undress Mike from the waders to carry him off to devour him somewhere else? 🤔 😊
I watched the episode of Disappeared and my heart broke for his mother, the way she was dismissed by everyone as that crazy lady who just can’t accept reality and she was right the entire time.
happy new years bels we love you lots!!!!!