Groves Trial Day 3 - Daniel Groves Jr - Son of Defendants
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- Опубликовано: 8 янв 2020
- A mother and father in Scioto County, Ohio stand trial in the death of their infant son. Young Dylan Groves was found dead 30 feet down a well last year, prosecutors said. Authorities blame the boy’s parents-mother Jessica Groves, and father Daniel Groves-for what happened. The defendants are charged with aggravated murder, murder, kidnapping, endangering children, tampering with evidence, interference with custody, gross abuse of a corpse, and four counts of felonious assault.
Problems stemmed right from Dylan’s day of birth on January 10, 2019. The boy was born with drugs in his system, authorities claim. Daniel Groves later got the child back after showing that he followed regulations, but the defendant allegedly started missing important dates, including court dates and doctor’s appointments.
Investigators claim that both defendants bolted on a four-wheeler when authorities dropped by the home for a checkup on May 20, according to WLTW. Deputies obtained a search warrant, got Jessica Groves to give herself up quickly, but Daniel Groves was only arrested after a six-hour standoff. Authorities said they found $42,000 of stolen items at the residence, and later found the late infant in a well.
Deputies said Dylan Groves didn’t even make it to a full three months of age. They claim there’s evidence showing he’d been dead since March.
How Baby Dylan Was Found In the Well:
A coroner determined that the victim had been slain. The child sustained several bone fractures, had been wrapped in plastic bags with duct tape, then put in milk crates that were wrapped in chains, and other bindings, according to WSAZ. The crates were weighted down with rocks and a weight, authorities said. As in his birth, Groves died with drugs in his body, according to the coroner. This allegedly included methamphetamine.
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Wow this poor young man. Despite the hell hole he came from he’s very well spoken and intelligent. I hope he’s getting therapy and thrives going forward.
His parents once upon a time were good parents.
Drug riddled addicts couldn't raise a sweet, mature and well mannered young man.
Makes me wonder what happened to them to go the drug route.
If they were addicts during Daniel's early childhood he wouldn't have been thriving.
I agree, sounds like he will turn out ok. Not completely unscathed, but ok.
@@bittersweet82 I agree. It is highly unlikely messed-up parents could raise a child as together as this young man seems to be. This is a very difficult time in any child's life but this has to be horrendous.
Hach I think you are giving them credit for other people’s hard work and love. You don’t think it was them caring for him when he was with them do you? They will have farmed him out to whoever would have him. And there are many, many people who grow up to be amazing people despite having horrific parents
Agree
Daniel Jr. You were the voice for your baby brother. You are in no way responsible for what happened to Dylan. You are a child still. I hope you find true happiness and joy and find peace of mind
Well stated.
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Amen 🙏💖
He should report to police when he saw babies bruises, this could have been avoided , baby would still be here
I’m proud of this kid for being honest about seeing injuries on the baby and speaking up for his little brother so much respect for Daniel jr ❤️
That had to be probably the hardest things to do, and the most relieving thing to do. Who knows how they treated him all his life. I don’t believe for a second that he wasn’t treated like garbage during his childhood.
What if he was brainwashed by prosecuted and his foster mom Andrea bowling? He is just a child snatched away from his parents.
@@JmGmail he didn't go to foster care he went to his aunt and uncle's home so that myth is debunked.
@@JmGmail he is with family, not Andrea Bowling
I only wish he had the courage when he was interviewed by DHS, instead of telling the caseworker that he had never seen any marks or bruises and that his parents never harmed the baby. Things might have been so different 😔
That defense attorney is so slimy. She pretends not to hear so she can re-ask the questions to twist his words about the description of Dylan's injuries. Then she keeps going back to the table where his parents are. Drawing his attention to them. Intimidation. So disgusting.
Extremely disgusting
She heard everything
@@victoriagraham6470
And saw it too
Exactly. He was speaking loud and clear. No reason for her to keep asking to repeat himself.
I’d tell her to get a fcking hearing aid
Poor boy. There is no telling what he has been through and seen in his young life. Praying for Daniel Jr.
He did really well today. Praying for him!
Jennifer Marie I wonder if he was been drug tested????
@@LillyFromTheBlock1 he should have been.
@@LillyFromTheBlock1 He was the one providing urine for his dad's drug tests. He would have been sober to do that. I wonder if they monitor him now. Poor guy!
@@andreaturnquist4855 I was going to come back and say that. He was clean if he was giving his dad urine so he would pass drug screens.
OMG the amount of times they’re telling this boy to speak up is quite annoying. Get a better mic system for Christ sake. Stop asking witnesses to practically scream their answers. It’s nerve wracking enough for a teenager to get up there and testify against their own parents but to also pester them about speaking up over and over again and scream that testimony. It would intimidate and terrify anyone. That kids voice isn’t soft, it was clear and concise and he did a fabulous job. The court needs to do a better job with updating their equipment.
Eh, it's a defense tactic. He claims not to hear him and sometimes speaking really loud and clearly has psychological effects on the person testifying. Saying something detrimental about your parents is bad enough, but for him to actually almost yell it could put him off some things.
It also interrupts the cadence of and distracts from his testimony. Tactics. Ridiculous!
I believe it was a tactic to get the prosecutor to move (she was standing so the son couldn't see parents or so parents couldn't see him)
This child spoke more clearly than any of the adults so far. That crazy defense atty is driving me nuts. She is ridiculous. God bless this young man for the rest of his life.
Julie Mouw It was the court reporter asking him to speak up, you idiot.
I'm so confused. Daniel Junior's voice was the loudest out of all the witnesses..but the court reporter can't hear him 🤔
Yeah I picked that up to. The defense attorney was clearly lying.
Connie P. It was the defense hag
Right!😡
Connie P.: It was the defense attorney that the court reporter had trouble hearing, not the witness. Keep in mind too that lawyers tend to sway their head this way and that to appear dramatic - because they all want to star in a television series - and this causes difficulties for court reporters who have to sort out all the mumbled garbage spewed in a courtroom. I don’t know how they do it.
for a 15 year old boy, he did very well, shame on his parents for putting him in this position at the young age!
This had to be really hard for this young man. Well done! Hopefully his life gets better now.🙏💔
Great young man I hope he thrives in life he deserves it I will keep him in my prayers please god he has a fabulous life
The Prosecution blocking his view of his parents while answering her questions drove the defense attorney nuts. I think she (the Prosecution) handled this extremely difficult phase of the trial really well (unlike the Defense Attorney).
I do as well. She wasn't showing her any sympathy. And that's good that she blocked them from seeing him. Ha.
Tracey Paturzo wow! I was wondering why in the world they were taking that angle of prosecution attorney. I had no idea she was blocking👍👍👍👍
Never realized she was blocking their view .Cool
Defence attorney is just doing her job. This is a nightmare case for a defence lawyer. Think she's doing it well
@@sarahdrenth1540 How can she think this is helping? It seems like she's just emphasizing the father's mistakes.
The young man is very articulate. I hope his future is bright.
Good job, Honey. Thank you for helping your baby brother get justice. I know it was extremely hard for you to go through that.
They’re clearly more upset about this son testifying than they ever were about Dylan, period!! Perhaps because they are terrified he will share some home truths about these two monsters 🤷♀️
@Michelle doe - He's 15, the baby was only there for less than two months so he likely rarely had any time with the baby at all. He's 15 and has better things to do than spend time with an infant.
@Michelle doe - if he did, which I doubt, he has seen both of his parents go to prison, one for life, so he would be highly unlikely to do anything like that again. Because the photos as well as graphic descriptions were shown, he would have seen them and fully realize what was done.
His parents didn't want him to testify likely because they were afraid he could say things that would make it even worse. However, his parents not wanting to "put him through the trauma" of it may have been a defense strategy for them to look like compassionate people.
He's a 15-year-old boy, if the baby was doing something the bothered him, he would have just left not gone in and hurt the baby to "shut it up."
@Michelle doe you're not saying he did? Then why bring up that you think he's guilty as well? Your ignorant thoughts are not evidence so keep your baseless *opinions* to yourself. The fact that you are judging a child who was brought up in a hell hole to be an abuser with ZERO proof says a lot more about you than it does about this young boy. You probably think kids that are sexually abused were flirting with their attackers too. Idiot!
@Michelle doe why exactly do you believe that anyway? Genuinely curious to know why so many of you "people" feel that it is acceptable to accuse a child victim of being an abuser? Especially when there is no evidence! Do you just enjoy making up stories to get people to speak to you? Is your life that pathetic? Get a proper hobby, verbally attacking children isn't a great look for you. 😂
@Michelle doe he wasn't even in the house anymore when Dylan was beaten to death. He was removed from the home by DCS/CPS days before the death.
His whole entire scalp was bruised, the whole top of his head. So you saw a little bruise?. Gotta hate that dirty defense attorney.
Right? When she said that I wanted to punch her in the throat
Ugh, I caught that crap, too. I also caught her when she stopped herself from saying, "He was a small baby."
@@Ecology0136 It was just a TINY skull fracture!
She SUX! Her dowdy ugly flat dry hair skinned old bag
sha c yeap. Exactly. She kept calling it a little bruising. The boy kept saying while head. Then she was like...his head was tiny. Dum dum!
Good job young man! You are in our thoughts, I mean it!
Yes! I agree!
@Michelle doe how can you say that. He was in school all day probably never at home. If you think he hasnt been subject to physical and emotional abuse than your just ignorant.
@love layne you are an idiot.
Off topic, the mother looks like the lion in the wizard of oz, "puddem up puddem up"
“I’ll fight ya with one paw tied behind my back!” 🦁
I see it
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Lol!!!!! Her mane
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The tremendous amount of responsibility placed on this young man’s shoulders to testify against his parents, I cannot imagine! Thank you for being brave and finding justice for your little brother. You are his voice!
He did so well answering the questions from that inept defense attorney. He sounds mature and is well spoken for a 15 year old boy.
Tootsd well spoken but didn’t know to do something?
He has no doubt had to be much more grown up than his 15 years while living with these two.
He was taught not to go against his parents just like the “father” didn’t go against his nasty wife and allowed his infant son to be murdered.
@Michelle doe It wasn't his responsibility. He's just a kid. You're being irresponsible with your comments. He probably feels guilty already and if he reads this you aren't helping. His mother admitted that she's the one so putting the blame on a teenager is just cruel.
@Michelle doe Aren't you the one who pointed at him in several comments? I'm sorry if that wasn't you.
At least the prosecution seems to have a heart when dealing with this 15 year old kid. So sad.
I agree.
It wouldn't have been to her benefit with the jury to do so.
I suspect she only called him to testify because it would be logical to do so since he lived in the house. If there are been others whom they knew had been in the house - babysitter, friend, etc. - they likely would have been called as well. It also helped to completely rule him out of any involvement.
This genuinely upsets the father ,thst his son has to have involvement, i can see genuine guilt remorse ,he doesntvwantvhis son haveing to go through this
The fathers lawyer showed more ,sensativety to adult witnesses
If this young man ever reads these comments, I hope he reads this: Make your own family some day.....do absolutely everything for your children you wish had been done for you. Be the parent you DESERVED to have and not the parents you were stuck with. Do EVERYTHING opposite of what was done to you sweetheart. Go after the life you deserve, countless blessings will come your way....take every blessing God sends to you❤
I DIdnt have parents that were THIS sh1tty.. but my parents were horrible. They were physically and mentally and emotionally abusive. I have three kids of my own now. 6, 4, & 2. And I love them so much it is overwhelming. It HURTS how bad I love them. I’d d1e die then and I’d do everything to protect them.
And I absolutely thank my parents for making me the parent I am. Bc they taught me how NOT to treat your child. It will never excuse the things they’ve been doing to me for the last 28 years. But the way I’ve found peace in it all is by understanding that I would do ANYTHING for my kids. I’d take any pain for or from them. So the pain I’ve took for 28 years and counting I just consider it pain im taking for them. It’s made me be the mother I wish I had and a 1000x better mother than my mother could ever be.
@@katelynthomas5177 I had an abusive mother and THIS (not her) taught me to be the exact opposite as her cruelty horrified me so much ... my heart is breaking for baby Dylan and Daniel. Daniel I hope and pray you are strong enough to live the best possible life ... lots of love to you and a huge hug
Children Services are worthless. Put them on trial!
@Donnell Okafor not even in the worst areas is that true. Generally they are over staffed and poorly trained.
If you think that was bad look up the cases of Gabriel Fernandez
Yeah let’s blame CPS!, you have no clue how much it takes to remove kids. Parents rights have to be protected, it takes a long time to remove a child from a home. Civil rights attorneys are vicious. CPS is screwed if they remove kids, and screwed if they don’t. If people only know how many cases exist in every freakin city!!
Learning Buddies lmao no it doesn’t. I had my kids taken cause I had a bunch of clean laundry on the bed where they slept from the night before and cause my bathroom was clogged and I had been waiting for the manager of my apartment more than a month but my daughter had gone to her fathers house where his sister is a cps worker and my daughter had told her that we put buckets of water when we use the bathroom and all of a sudden the cops and cps swarmed my house and it was over I didn’t even have a chance they even took 1,500$ cash I had saved up in my sock drawer
Took me over 6 months to get then back and never got my money back. I had to pay court fees
I am surprised that the guardian of the young man had to request that his image NOT be filmed. Seems to me that that should be an automatic rule with minors.
The state doesn’t have a rule for not showing minors. It would be up to the media.
@@lizybaby00123Yes, but the O.P. is saying it SHOULD, not asking whether it does.
That these monsters didn't plead guilty to save their son from this...praying he will ALWAYS be okay. 💜🙏💜
Rob Dewey 100% truth. The minute that I was told my son would be a key witness to this horrific crime made me immediately think how sick these people were to actually put their son in this position ! makes me feel sad for this young man. It appears that the ball was dropped on continuing the investigation against these two people before baby was allowed back in their custody. I don’t want to point fingers as I was not there. But man it’s sick to think that this innocent baby was used as a punching bag. Shoot both parents now !!
I read that she did & only went through trial to help her husband to state he knew nothing or did anything.
I'm sure this young man wonders if he could have done something. And these parents did not spare him any pain.
They brutally killed their other infant son. This is probably the least they've subjected their children to.
The parents killed that little angel but it was CPS that sealed his fate giving him to that so called father. What made them think she was gonna stay away, they should have kept that baby with his foster parents and let them adopt him
Jane Doe you got that right I agree with you!!!!! I think if a child dies because they gave that child back they need to do time right along with the the person or persons that killed. Our greatest resource is our children and CPS has clearly shown that they don’t care
Yes agreed
The father should not have sought to get that baby back. He knew they were drug fiends who couldn't care for that baby.
Asensio Rodriguez
I totally agree ,but at the same time CPS should have known better. They were the ones who made the decision to allow that little angel to go to the father, they should have realized that as her husband he would give her access to the baby. CPS don’t use there brains for anything, they always do this and then act surprised when a death of a child happens our system is completely messed up.
Well said!!
And now we learn how dad got clear drug tests!
Sarah Drenth how could they do that to their son! So disgusting...😡
who was monitoring the chain of custody with these urine collections? Apparently no one if you can just walk in with urine in a cup....where was it concealed.A case of the criminal being craftier than the system.
@@pamelafulks582 Right. You would think for something so serious they would have the cups with the temperature strip on it. He should also be timed for how long he was in the bathroom, and prior to everything he should have any outer wear put it in a locker. If they can have that procedure for employees that work in certain states, I cant see why they wouldnt for him. There was a child's life on the line. Smh.
@@pamelafulks582 they make products that look like an actual penis that a man can wear and it holds the urine against the mans body to keep it at the right temp and actually comes out of the tip of the fake penis. I knew a friend on probation who got away with using it. I believe it was called a "whizzanater"
@@crystalgayle3993 Good grief! I didn't know that, but it's scary how crafty the criminals are getting.
How the hell did these 2 complete monsters have such a gentle articulate young man? Someone else had an influence in his life that had some normalcy
They may have been good parents before they got on drugs
I believe they were fairly normal stable parents as far back as 2018. The mother was a licensed practical nurse and the father had a job that did routine drug tests. Somewhere along the line these two became mixed up in drugs and became drug addicted. This is sad for everyone involved. God Bless the two sons.
6:43 when his poor DAD say I love you and the son faintly whispers I love you too..heartbreaking
Oh my 💔
That 15yr old son Daniel, spoke so well, clearly & honestly. He’s been through so much but I bet he’ll go far in life! Great job, young man!! ❤️👏❤️
I hope that God forever protects this young man & blesses him with much love. I cant imagine a child having to live like this. Lock these parents up.
Daniel jnr is so mature, intelligent and dignified. It must be so hard for him to go through this. I hope he's got good support.
He probably had to grow up quick and on his own with drug addicted parents. Hopefully he can continue to be as brave as he is here.
These people disgust me. That defense attorney as well--
Diane Valentine yes, she’s so patronizing towards Daniel Jr.
Didn't know "being a twat" was in the job description.
@@geoffpoole483
Well.. Now you know....
Defense attorneys are supposed to defend clients to the degree of their guilt and get the best outcome for them, not convince the jurors and everyone else that they're innocent
The male defense lawyer is useless. He's a joke.
God bless that Foster mother 🙏 she truly loved baby Dylan and she stayed though out the court hearing to make sure someone who loved him was there on his behalf to make sure he got justice.
God bless you both
Rest in peace sweetie baby Dylan 🙏❤️🙏❤️🙏❤️
She should have refused to give that baby to them regardless of which are protective services said she was the mother of that child the real mother.
@@sherrymonahan6742 she couldn't refuse she would of been done for kidnap and would not be able to help other child as I hope they do in the future. She truly was the closest thing to a real mother he had so sad.
Who is that can’t hear , I mean really are you completely deaf?!
Margaret Davis at 8:25 she even confirms it was her & apologizes for “not hearing” & her “view being obstructed” by the prosecutor. She then tries to minimize his testimony, calling the bruise “tiny”, even though he then corrects her stating it was his entire scalp.
It was the lady defense attorney.
Omg this Defense Attorney is no annoying
And she spoke so condescendingly to the boy. If I'd been him, I'd never want to answer her.
I agree, she is horrid!!!
I notice at 6:52 that Daniel Sr mouths "I love you" to his son, and Daniel Jr whispers "I love you, too." Sickens me.
I didn't notice that today. I will watch now. Thanks! I watched it. I will say one thing, the dad seems like a far better person than the mother. She only cares about herself!!
I completely agree, after everything they put that boy through he still loves his parents. So truly sad.
@@Lildashindoll I pray life treats him kindly!
@Jimo Exactly 😣
You are correct. How can he love one son and feel nothing for his new baby son. Father and son are very comfortable and feel at ease saying that they love each other. The mother has a stone in place of a heart.
a freaking dreamcatcher??! really?!!
You know how many times we hear in the news that yet another dreamcatcher was responsible for death and injury. Those things need to be stopped.
I will never look at dream catchers the same
Manny Nanny neither do I as they are made with string and feathers.
Go figure. !!!!!!
How does a infant get caught up in a dream catcher.
@@ms.whitefolks1223 Them thinking a dreamcatcher was a good thing to blame shows just how stupid these people are
His father really started shaking when his son got on the stand he knew the truth was about to come out
If only the father had a backbone maybe little Dylan would still be alive.
I don't think he truly cared all that much. He just wanted to get high.
He was willing to use his older son, he didn't care much about him either and this was done by his own doing.
I agree
Aw that broke my heart hearing Daniel jr whisper back to his dad "i love you too" he must be all over the place with emotions.
That young man sounds strong and decent .
So many things angering about this case..Daniel Jr noticed Dylan's head.. CPS never looked! CPS should have known Dad was on drugs too.. It's obvious! Both parents lied and lied! She lied and swore on her kids life she wasn't lying ..WoW. Both are guilty in my book! Equally guilty! Daniel Jr needs a chance at a good life without them in it.
Thoughts and prayers for this amazingly brave 15 year old boy. I have a son your age and I swear you are stronger and braver than me. I am so so sorry for what you’ve been through and what you’re going through right now💔😞
I love how the prosecutor blocked the view so the parents wouldn't try to get his attention and make the brother try to lie.. They both had their heads down when others testify... now all of a sudden they can look at the person on the stand.
Now that they're sober it looks like they can finally understand and feel what they've done. Especially the father.
don't bank on it
Fake crying outta both of those pos.
While I respect your opinion, In order for that to happen these POS would need a heart, conscience, and, love for others which clearly they lack.
I’m unsure about the father but the mother seems to only be upset over getting caught. So sad.
The only thing they are upset about and regret is that they will never get to do any more drugs again
They were all crying trying to manipulate their son when he continued to tell the truth she stopped and started getting mad.
It appears from early testimony that the parents were once a stable working family. She was a licensed practical nurse until December 2018 , and he had a job that did routine drug tests in 2018- from the testimony. Unfortunately, something went terribly wrong with these two and they became drug addicted. Poor children, one infant murdered and if life isn't already difficult enough a 15 year old who has to overcome all of this tragedy. # Pray for Daniel Jr.
exactly . the defence lawyers really should of pushed this point with the police and firefighters who all seemed to have ( firefighter went to school with the father) and police would of had knownledge on files on their backgrounds prior to 2018. and whenn did the child services get involved? was it prior 2018? dont get me wrong .. they did a horrendous thing and deserve to be serverely punished put the downward spiral of Heroin and Meth needs to be highlighted much more than it is
Belle South Lots of medical field people are Drug addicts!! Scary thought!
@@bambree1 If the defense attorneys brought in their past, that would leave open for the prosecution to also bring it in which would include the father's past criminal history that, even though it was not violent, could have an effect on the jury's decision. Regardless of their past before this murder, this trial is for the death of Baby Dylan, not a trial of if they were good parents at one time. A person's general character does not negate their behavior committing a horrible act. The best people in the world can do something unmentionably horrible, as happened here, but all the good behavior doesn't change what they did. It does seem that in the past, all was well with them and something happened to change that, but good parents before or not, they chose to start taking drugs. I know a young man who made the mistake and was, fortunately, able to work himself out of the mess he had gotten himself in though to took years and absolute commitment to do it. He also had a good job and a good life before he took those first drugs. He is one of the lucky ones who managed to reverse it but is also aware it would take only one mistake of ingesting drugs again to put him right back there.
Belle South,Just because she was nurse,and he had a job,They have probably lived this life style all their lives,I bet their son spent most of time with friends or relatives growing up.A15 year old boy is old enough surely to speak to someone at his school , about what is happening at home,then again this was probably all happening to the baby when he was at school.Everybody failed this poor baby!
@@beverlybalius9303 I agree with you big time...It's ALOT... Drug addiction among medical professionals is much more common than people tend to think.
I think defence counsel keep interrupting to try and lessen the impact of what he is saying by drawing the jury’s attention away
It made me cry when the boy said to his dad I love you too! It really broke my heart but what a kinda young man.
OMG!! The 15 year old saw major bruises all over his head! I’m so sick I could throw up!
Bart Madness and at 15 he didn’t know to do something ?
@@nursebev2249 - why would he know do do something or what to do? He asked him mother about it and she gave him an explanation. He's little more than a child himself.
The better question is how could the social worker have visited them and seen the baby the day before his death and not seen some sign of abuse?!!
Nurse Bev No he didn’t as he was a child himself in this situation!!!! 15yo is still a child!!
@@Amy_Stanmore AND he was barely 14 at the time as well as being a boy. Generally 14-year-old boys are not that interested in babies and certainly not well-trained in observing them. I suspect few of us blame him for not noticing and realizing it was serious when the damn social worker sat in the same room and observed the baby and didn't see anything. I certainly put no blame on the boy but am not so generous about the social worker who, if she had looked at the baby and the baby were still alive on March 28th would have removed the baby immediately.
As for speaking up for someone newly hired CPS worker, believe me this worker was fired! This is NOT acceptable!!! And I’m sure this employee has his/her license revoked as well Indefinitely
Heavenly Father please keep this young man from using drugs to cover the pain of this whole experience !!!!
This is heart wrenching! These parents belong under the jail!! What kind of monster puts heir only living child through this!! They deserve another charge, CHILD ABUSE OF EPIC PROPORTIONS!!!🔨🔨🔨🔨
Disgusting!!
As if it isn't hard enough being 15, GOOD JOB YOUNG MAN.
Jimo the sewers
That prosecutor is MAD that lawyer question that kid like that. I dont blame her.
The parents are really bad! Sitting there, listening to their son tell their awful truth, and there's not a damn thing they can do about it. Their reign of terror is over. So sad a newborn had to pay the price.
He was the most impactful witness.
I’m so sick of watching her cry constantly, nobody cares about your feelings lady!!!
Daniel Jnr sounds very mature, sweet, kind and loving. It's shocking to hear his testimony.
Once upon a time his parents must have been good to raise such a well composed young man.
Tragic this case is.
Something went wrong I wonder what happened.
DRUGS
@@earthangel8730 I meant what turned the parents towards drugs. Sometimes there isn't a reason but I feel something else happened.
Sometimes children become the exact opposite of their horrible parents. I do not believe that these people were ever decent people.
Drugs & them not wanting that second baby after 14 years
Drugs
Almost looks as if they're trying to put this poor kid on a guilt trip...Pleading with their eyes! They could have sought help before they got to this!!
Did you see dad whisper i love you & daniel jr whisper back i love you too
These parents are pathetic. I cannot believe they had their son testify.
He was a prosecution witness
Sarah McGrath Yes, but they could’ve pleaded guilty and not have a need for him to testify.
They didn’t. The prosecution did. He’s not defending them
He is an important witness. I believe he would regret not doing so.
He’s a witness for the prosecution, not the defense.
His Brother has been traumatized!! He wasn't writing dates down!!
The dad’s lawyer must have turned in cereal box tops to get her law degree.
What questions would that be for him to be released earlier?
Older brother did what he could for Dylan during this trial. It wouldn't shock me if this young man grows up and changes a young childs life.
What a well spoken, intelligent boy Daniel Jr is. And big props to him for continuously correcting the defense attorney when she was saying a 'little' or 'tiny' bruise
This really bothers me I can't imagine what this kid going through what he's been through. I'm really praying for him I pray he don't end up like them
This young lad did a great job, considering who raised him he seems a very smart, articulate, well spoken young man, I hope the actions of his despicable parents don’t harm his future,
the defence attorney didn’t handle this well !
Listening to the young man describe the injuries on his baby brother's head,it literally hurts my heart. Whoever is truly responsible for this, I hope they pay dearly for it,and I hope the rest of their life is utter turmoil,pain,and despair. Hurting an innocent child or animal is the absolute worst someone can do...
Defense attorney is despicable & should be ashamed of herself for using that poor boy to "prove" her case. He has been through way too much already
She didn't prove it, she made it worse; it made no sense unless she was giving them an appeal for ineffective assistance of counsel.
She’s evil for that. Job or no job, some things you cannot sell your soul for. She went to far. How many times are you gonna go to heir table? The judge should have put a stop to that. It was so obvious. The people in the “audience’ kept shaking. Their head when she was doing that.
It's heartbreaking that the 15 year old son is going through all this. You feel so bad for him listening to this
I know that the defense lawyer is just doing her job BUT really? That cross was heart-wrenching to watch. It made me want to scream at my computer and tell her to STOP!!!! This makes me truly sad.
I respect her job, as someone has to do it. However, she didn't handle this well at all.
I totally agree my dad was a solicitor and early on in his career he was a prosecutor here in the uk he then changed to corporate law, I remember asking him as a young man how could solicitors defend really horrible crime he told me every one has to have a defence and if they didn’t do there job no
Matter how heinous the crime was, the defendant could claim they weren’t properly defended
When the prosecuting attorney is kinder to her than his dad's defense attorney is, that is beyond sad.
He sounds like such a nice young man. I pray his life becomes sane and happy in the future. He deserves to be loved.
This poor boy. 15 yrs old! I have a 15 yr old boy, I couldn't ever let this happen, he's obviously going to have some PTSD. Poor baby Dylan! Rest in peace beautiful baby boy!
I have so much respect for the foster parents. Sitting through that entire trial. At least they were there to show concern for baby Dylan. At least for a very small period of his little life he felt loved, cared for and safe.
It's so sad that the law protects the rights of criminals above the welfare of society as a whole.
6:52
You see the father mouth I love you
And then you can hear the son's voice over the mic whisper, "I love you too"
And that both sickens and saddens me for the son because he believes him
Should someone even give a thought of inflicting pain on an innocent baby should be locked up
Thank you for your time and answer
Hes so well spoken but its so obvious he is having a hard time putting it all into adequate words, which is common with trauma, being able to step into the memory and see it perfectly but it being so difficult to describe the intensity after the fact, especially for a 15 year old. This is truly heartbreaking 💔
And I missed the exact time stamp but if you watch his father mouths "I love you" to him and that's just the icing on top of this whole tragedy, that boy was brave enough to sit there with them both staring at him mouthing stuff like that to him while he recanted the last time he would ever see his little brother
Yeah man I don't know how anybody could go through the things you're going through may God bless you and I will be praying for you the things that happens in life especially this situation
The absolute TERROR on their faces while he is testifying tells all! What a brave, intelligent young man. He has been through so much and I am sure he will need help, and I hope he is able to get the help he needs, and live a wonderful, successful life in the care of the guardians he is with now. I cannot imagine what this poor boy seen and endured, and how scared he had to be to be testifying in front of all of those people. I will pray for him and send all my best to him. God bless him. RIP Baby Dylan 💙👼🏻
I think this boy has been through enough he lost his baby brotherand now he's up on a stand in a courtroom are you kidding me he's been through way too much already just lock the parents up and let him get on with his life
Everyone has a legal right to a fair trial.
Living in the home - he had pertinent info. He needed to testify. It sucks, but was necessary.
The defense attorney's last move: do your best to humiliate the witness. A Fifteen Year Old Boy!
Wow. What an intelligently-spoken young man...15yrs old!...he’s before the total addiction.
That poor young man having to testify to this. So sad......What a horrible position they put him in.
I really would like to know how she was inflicting such big skull fractures without breaking the skin. Frighteningly clever. Guess that LPN training came in handy.
Why did they take Daniel jr from the house on 24th but leave the baby?
They seem more upset with him testifying than the baby being murdered. The father can’t remember exact day he died, mother can’t remember anything!
I bet they remember where they put the crack pipes.
Daniel Jr. was taken from house due to missing baby and noncompliance from parental units.
I love how that excuse of a mother keeps crying looking at her son... Yet they both placed this poor guy into this situation in court. How nerve wrecking to be sat infront of your parents like that. Disgusting foul parents
Oh my. So sad.
Daniel Groves jr in my daily prayer! You are free now from this burden go forward in peace. I’m so sorry you had to endure this.🙏😢
This young man has had a bad start in life. I'm praying that it won't define the rest of his life. He's obviously intelligent, and he's very brave to testify.
I’m surprised at how well spoken the son is in comparison to his parents. I hope he has some strong role models in his life.
I think that that button the parents tap into is a speaker where they don’t want others to hear
It's a microphone. It's for the court reporter and when atty and client talk, they mute. Same as when there are side bars, the judge mutes his mic. Not for us or any one else to hear.
Thank you all who responded....
I did figure it out watching a bit more coverage.
What horrible facts in this case.
my heart breaks for daniel jr. i pray for him to have a blessed life
This is sad. I hope that he ends up having a better life than his parents had and that he is able to rise above the way he was raised.
I believe his dad mouths the words I love you to him did anybody else pick up on that
6:52 dad mouths "I love u" Son replies in a whisper " I love u too"
Yup
Yep, the father uncovered his mouth and whispered "I love you" and the son replied "I love you too". So heartbreaking for this boy.
I didn’t even notice 💔💔😭😭
@@ms.demeanors Son did not whisper back "I love you" he whispered back, "thank you." I imagine the poor boy finds it impossible to say I love you to his father who has put him though for much.
I cannot imagine what the baby went through I hope that God spared his pain
Fyi there is no God.
Wied De Jong Jesus Christ is LORD. He is very real. If you want to know then just open your heart and ask him to show you. He did for me, blessings to you
@@JesusLovesYouSoMuch1 Where was "God" when Dylan was being tortured and later murdered by those monsters? Stfu with your imaginary god
@@JesusLovesYouSoMuch1 why didn’t he help this baby if he’s real?
@@darindixon5342 it does not work like that, darin. the Lord works in His own ways & you cannot be one to question it. just because you see it like this, don’t paint all bad things on the creator when He is the person who gave free will to those who makes these things happen.
Now that his selfish parents are out of the picture for good!
Now this young fellow with have a better life! Can you imagine what he went through in his 17teen year's! And his mother crying. Didn't see one test roll down her face, just her nose.
She was trying hard to get her son to lie. Good for you jr.
I'm so sorry about your little brother. And if they could do it to him! You're very lucky to be alive! Love you more!💚😉
Despite his parents being who they are, Daniel Jr is a very mature young man. It's just a crying shame he has had to do this. The parents are vile.
Rip Baby Dylan ❤️
2:30 We see the father displaying more emotion than he has nearly the entire case. This same man sat completely stoic with a bored expression while the medical examiner described the multiple fractures of his infant son and how they had most likely occurred after death or immediately during his murder.... Yet now he breaks down sobbing to hear that his son is about to testify? This is because he knew at this moment that he would be going to prison and NOT getting away with this lie about being unaware of Dylan's injuries. He feels so sorry for HIMSELF that he is finally able to cry.
10:35 when Daniel Jr states that the bruising and swelling were seen by him 2/3 weeks before the murder, the father's hand starts to shake. He's terrified, because Daniel Jr is telling the TRUTH and he knows it. He is crying again, because his entire story relies on his lie that he never saw any injury to the baby.
12:55 The mother, Jessica, gives a huge sigh of relief to hear that Daniel Jr doesn't know the details of his own CPS case.
14:00 Jessica glares in Daniel Jr's direction as he explains that he was providing urine for his father. When Daniel says he was doing so even BEFORE Dylan was born as well as after (meaning the father was also on meth along with her the entire time, contrary to the parents made up excuses), she begins breathing in and out very hard.
17:38 As all the lawyers chorus that Daniel Jr is "free to go," both Groves begin crying again. It is sinking in that they will NOT be free to go, and that Daniel Jr's testimony has just guaranteed they will BOTH be going to prison, not just Jessica as they'd planned.
What a brave young man. This had to have been devastating for him. God bless him.
Christine....you said, " you saw his head was a little bit bruised...and his head was tiny"....there she goes again minimizing Dylan's injury and pain. I really don't know how she lives with herself!!!! Daniel Jr. said exactly what he saw and that was Dylan's whole head was bruised. STOP MINIMIZING DYLAN'S INJURY AND PAIN !!!
What a well spoken young man . I hope he has a successful life full of love with his aunt. This poor kid.
My biggest question is why was a 15-year-old boy removed from the home and an infant left there? That makes absolutely no sense at all especially since the infant was taken at birth because of drugs.
Apparently, he was removed from the home *after* the death of the infant if he was removed in April and the baby is estimated to have died in March.
They were looking for the baby at the time when they took him away.
Bre Adams but they didn’t know it
Just in case anyone is wondering... At 8:07 when the camera turned to Andrea Bowling (the AMAZING foster mom), I think she mouthed "I feel so bad for him." (I'm assuming she is referring to the older son that's on the stand). 😣
If that is what she said, which I'm pretty positive she did, I agree 1000%! I couldn't imagine having to testify WHILE FACING my parents. I mean he knows what they did, so he knows he has to do this, but omg, I cannot even begin to imagine what this must've felt like. I feel so heartbroken for the older brother and also for the foster mom, Andrea. 😭😫
Whatever may happen to them while they are in prison, they absolutely DESERVE what ever comes to them. From what I have heard, inmates don't take too kindly of evil/abusive/murdering baby killers!!
Dylan's foster Mother sat through the whole trial after her testimony.....very strong woman and a real Angel
That poor kid it's hard enough having to testify against his parents without being repeatedly told to speak up! Get better microphones!