Texas Woman Found Burned Alive Next to Large Butcher’s Knife in Mysterious Murder

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  • Опубликовано: 11 окт 2023
  • Texas investigators are seeking answers after a woman was found burned alive on a roadside in Austin this Summer. Firefighters found Melissa Davis dead in a still-burning patch of grass next to a large butcher knife. The Law&Crime Network’s Sierra Gillespie discusses the disturbing case with criminal defense attorney Julie Rendelman. Read more on this story: bit.ly/3Fbn4WH
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  • @LawAndCrime
    @LawAndCrime  8 месяцев назад +4

    Read more on this story: bit.ly/3Fbn4WH

  • @thomasbell7033
    @thomasbell7033 8 месяцев назад +203

    As a former newspaper crime reporter I'd like to offer a tip: It's prolly not a great idea to smile while reporting on someone who's been roasted alive.

    • @dandillon3401
      @dandillon3401 8 месяцев назад +38

      Looks like she's had a lot of work done, I'd say she has the constant smile face.

    • @Thought_Police
      @Thought_Police 8 месяцев назад +14

      😂 thought the exact same

    • @suez5468
      @suez5468 8 месяцев назад +18

      No kidding.. not a good choice for a reporter for this case. Yikes 😬

    • @mandarian87
      @mandarian87 8 месяцев назад +12

      I think it’s just her face lol

    • @punapeter
      @punapeter 8 месяцев назад +12

      you "prolly" weren't good as a reporter and were fired because you focus on unimportant things.

  • @frankm.5505
    @frankm.5505 8 месяцев назад +64

    What a terrible way to go. I hope they find the killer quick.

    • @NigelThornbery
      @NigelThornbery 8 месяцев назад +1

      Good luck investigating the Cartel

  • @pamavery9352
    @pamavery9352 8 месяцев назад +25

    Stop smiling when reporting a horrible death!!! Very insensitive!!!😢😢😢

    • @mercedesvelasquez8781
      @mercedesvelasquez8781 8 месяцев назад +3

      She isn't doing it on purpose it's just all the botox she has gotten done that has left her that which is why in the actor's world they frown against botox because it ruins your facial structures which this same frown upon rule should be applied all over media...

    • @punapeter
      @punapeter 8 месяцев назад +2

      so listen, don't watch. You have a permanant frown on your face? Jealous?

    • @MicheallikeMJ
      @MicheallikeMJ 8 месяцев назад +1

      ​@@punapeterRelax bro.

    • @punapeter
      @punapeter 8 месяцев назад

      @@MicheallikeMJ No "bro", GFY

    • @MicheallikeMJ
      @MicheallikeMJ 8 месяцев назад +1

      @@punapeter Jeez dude. Chill.

  • @JulieBme
    @JulieBme 8 месяцев назад +47

    My son was burned alive in Combat in Afghanistan in 2009. I have nightmares about it! Prayers for the family

    • @sydneecheatum2718
      @sydneecheatum2718 8 месяцев назад +10

      I’m so sorry. Thankful for his service

    • @leonaleone598
      @leonaleone598 8 месяцев назад +8

      Heartbreaking! May he be in the arms of the Lord! My heart goes out to you & your son as I feel for this girl & her family! Such Evil is engulfing our world! Satan has but a short time!

    • @billbigshlong382
      @billbigshlong382 8 месяцев назад

      @@sydneecheatum2718but are you though? Or do you just type empathetic words on the internet???

    • @river8760
      @river8760 8 месяцев назад +2

      Omg that’s absolutely horrific 😢

    • @HOPEYOUSTEPONALEGO
      @HOPEYOUSTEPONALEGO 8 месяцев назад +1

      I’m so sorry for your loss. 😢

  • @LadyAmalthea0615
    @LadyAmalthea0615 8 месяцев назад +41

    Omg this is horrific. That poor woman.

  • @pamavery9352
    @pamavery9352 8 месяцев назад +17

    They cannot tell if she was burned alive until there is an autopsy to see if there is smoke or burns inside her lungs!!!!!!! FYI from your friendly coroners assistant!!!!

  • @FrancescaLD
    @FrancescaLD 8 месяцев назад +77

    It's not this presenter's fault but she's got a natural smirk on her face, and it's very hard to listen to this horrific content coming out of someone who looks like she's smiling.

    • @JulieBme
      @JulieBme 8 месяцев назад +16

      I thought so too! Like she’s smiling! Even her eyes!

    • @vnessinessa
      @vnessinessa 8 месяцев назад +9

      I know. It drove me nuts!

    • @jennypc9515
      @jennypc9515 8 месяцев назад +11

      Sadly I thought the same too. I had to put the phone down and listen and not watch.

    • @caro.caro.9578
      @caro.caro.9578 8 месяцев назад +7

      I thought it was just me.

    • @colemansines9722
      @colemansines9722 8 месяцев назад +15

      It might just be botox limiting her expressions

  • @zippoamerika8794
    @zippoamerika8794 8 месяцев назад +11

    It’s not mysterious… secure the border

  • @Realdota
    @Realdota 8 месяцев назад +22

    This lady just speaking the obvious, could’ve drawn all these conclusions without her input

    • @punapeter
      @punapeter 8 месяцев назад +1

      but you listened to the video still

    • @Rebecca-hc5ju
      @Rebecca-hc5ju 8 месяцев назад +2

      ​@@punapeteryou must be Julie's girlfriend.

    • @punapeter
      @punapeter 8 месяцев назад +1

      @@Rebecca-hc5ju you must be a troll

    • @Rebecca-hc5ju
      @Rebecca-hc5ju 8 месяцев назад

      @@punapeter no, not really. 💜

  • @nojuice457
    @nojuice457 8 месяцев назад +5

    why is this woman smiling while she speaks about this horrible thing? edit: nevermind. the name Rendelman explains it well enough.

  • @eagledice2008
    @eagledice2008 8 месяцев назад +4

    The amount of evil in this country is sickening

  • @sari5045
    @sari5045 8 месяцев назад +7

    What is even going on right now…….the world is f’ing burning.

  • @shards0fwords
    @shards0fwords 8 месяцев назад +24

    Dang, how sad. Be on the lookout for her vehicle, Texans.
    Condolences to the family.

  • @catalinacurio
    @catalinacurio 8 месяцев назад +18

    For goodness sake! If you feel like murdering someone go seek help! 🇺🇸🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

    • @allochica
      @allochica 8 месяцев назад +1

      Right!

    • @myoti9831
      @myoti9831 8 месяцев назад +1

      Suspect could cross border. Then what?

  • @deborahbaker4770
    @deborahbaker4770 8 месяцев назад +45

    I can’t imagine the horrible horrible pain she went through being burned alive it’s just so awful 😢 I hope they find who did it and hopefully it’s not someone everyone in her family knew 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

    • @davids5006
      @davids5006 8 месяцев назад +1

      I wonder how they know she was burned alive already?

    • @valbirkner8131
      @valbirkner8131 8 месяцев назад +1

      ​@davids5006 Smoke in the lungs or burning of the esophagus etc.

    • @davids5006
      @davids5006 8 месяцев назад

      @@valbirkner8131 right.. But said autopsy hadn't been preformed yet, or maybe I misunderstood

    • @valbirkner8131
      @valbirkner8131 8 месяцев назад

      ​@@davids5006I imagine an EMT or first responder would be able to see burns in the throat if it were bad enough. Could also be the position in which she was found. I live in Austin so I'm about to look up local news reports. Surprisingly, I hadn't heard of this case. So awful. 😢

    • @davids5006
      @davids5006 8 месяцев назад +1

      @@valbirkner8131 yes it's definitely horrible. Was the first I heard about it too

  • @nellyzen1096
    @nellyzen1096 8 месяцев назад +15

    Why is this woman smiling so much?

  • @Rebecca-hc5ju
    @Rebecca-hc5ju 8 месяцев назад +4

    Julie is too smiley. This is a tragedy and while I wouldn't expect her to be sobbing, she could smile less.

  • @lauriepearce
    @lauriepearce 8 месяцев назад +7

    This Legal Analyst HAS A BIG SMUCK ON HER FACE as she is giving us the details!!! UNBELIEVABLE!!! Lastly, PLEASE, PLEASE BE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS EVERYONE, AS THIS WORLD IS GETTING MORE AND MORE DEMENTED WITH UNPREDICTABLE SCARY PEOPLE WALKING UPON OUR EARTH!!!

  • @JennieC21
    @JennieC21 8 месяцев назад +6

    HORRIFIC!!! Poor woman 😢💔

  • @ashleyjaramillo4981
    @ashleyjaramillo4981 8 месяцев назад +6

    My gosh that is so sad, sending prayers to her family. Justice should be served.

  • @mrich9654
    @mrich9654 8 месяцев назад +14

    Wtf. Monsters walk among us

    • @punapeter
      @punapeter 8 месяцев назад

      you live in Texas?

  • @lisaursini3391
    @lisaursini3391 8 месяцев назад +3

    Why does this person explaining look like she is smirking? I’m sure she doesn’t feel the way it is presented.

  • @Nina19525
    @Nina19525 8 месяцев назад +13

    So very sad🤍🕯️🤍🕊️I hope they find the /or these evil people that walk amongst us….🙏🏽

  • @VivaStefania
    @VivaStefania 8 месяцев назад +6

    Austin native here, horrific to think that this could happen to this young lady, we pray that law enforcement goes all in for justice, and gets the guilty off the streets!!

    • @Thisisoscar_
      @Thisisoscar_ 8 месяцев назад

      As an Arizona resident I totally understand

  • @Kordon87
    @Kordon87 8 месяцев назад +9

    Shout out from Austin, TX! Unfortunately, with APD being defunded, her case might go cold. There are barely any police on the streets. People have road rage and drive drunk all the time here.

    • @dnizeliz
      @dnizeliz 8 месяцев назад +1

      True and they don’t do much when you report things

  • @Por2ugal
    @Por2ugal 8 месяцев назад +6

    Being burned alive… That is one of my biggest fears! May this woman RIP… 💔💔💔💔 There are no words

    • @WyattRyeSway
      @WyattRyeSway 8 месяцев назад +2

      Yeah, fire scares me to death

    • @somuchfortalent
      @somuchfortalent 8 месяцев назад

      It's not bad. I've been burned alive 3 times this month.

  • @Robert-qt9lg
    @Robert-qt9lg 8 месяцев назад +4

    Sounds like terrorists or drug
    cartel criminals but could also
    be ex trying to make it look like
    something else

  • @ObliteratedZane668
    @ObliteratedZane668 8 месяцев назад +6

    What the heck!? Hopefully they find the person that did this.

  • @VROOOOOOOOOOMMMMMM
    @VROOOOOOOOOOMMMMMM 8 месяцев назад +20

    I’d bet dollars to donuts it was an angry ex-lover

    • @catalinacurio
      @catalinacurio 8 месяцев назад +4

      Or a stalker…

    • @LISA-gv5yo
      @LISA-gv5yo 8 месяцев назад

      Ou a esposa de um namorado.

  • @legaleagle4947
    @legaleagle4947 8 месяцев назад +5

    Horrific! May she rest in peace 🙏 May the murderer be caught!

  • @Mrs.DanielsIRL
    @Mrs.DanielsIRL 8 месяцев назад +7

    This is so sad and scary. Whoever did this to her wanted to watch her suffer smh just sick. I pray they find who did this so it doesn’t happen to anyone else

  • @jasonmyers8278
    @jasonmyers8278 8 месяцев назад +7

    1000's of people pouring over the Texas/Mexico boarder. Could be anyone.

  • @durbanmedia
    @durbanmedia 8 месяцев назад +6

    burnt alive looks like revenge? hope they looking at her socials

    • @dfuk66
      @dfuk66 8 месяцев назад

      Ex ..ex spouse or ex friend. People are jealous man. Can't trust anyone too much. Even your own parents. 😢

    • @durbanmedia
      @durbanmedia 8 месяцев назад

      unfortunately so@@dfuk66.

  • @jamesclay1723
    @jamesclay1723 8 месяцев назад +1

    Went to college with the victim. She was very cool and kind. RIP

  • @JillianVSJill
    @JillianVSJill 8 месяцев назад +3

    Y is Julie just smiling

  • @user-er3ri6sc3j
    @user-er3ri6sc3j 8 месяцев назад +9

    This was done with passion especially with a butcher knife. Similar to Orenthal. It most likely is a male who was intimate with her as a person of interest.

    • @punapeter
      @punapeter 8 месяцев назад

      ChatGBT TROLL ACCOUNT user loser

  • @youcanknowit9374
    @youcanknowit9374 8 месяцев назад +3

    This is a great channel keep up the great work

  • @Mermare
    @Mermare 8 месяцев назад +5

    The "reporting" on your videos is so cringe. I'm unsubscribing.

  • @lauranastor6193
    @lauranastor6193 8 месяцев назад +1

    😢omg 💔💔 sending prayers to family and friends!! 😢😢

  • @deborahmcdowell2671
    @deborahmcdowell2671 8 месяцев назад

    This is a quiet suburban neighborhood and the fire dept is on the same street! Thank you for the coverage!

  • @Kthb80
    @Kthb80 8 месяцев назад +2

    Well, they have the plate number, who is it registered to?

  • @myoti9831
    @myoti9831 8 месяцев назад +1

    RIP. Very tragic.becareful who you associate with also

  • @raeboyd5596
    @raeboyd5596 8 месяцев назад +2

    Reminds me of deborah can't remember last name, in Georgia who went to dollar general and found on side of the road partially burned

  • @Annathegem
    @Annathegem 8 месяцев назад +1

    Jeez…rip. I pray they find the monster!

  • @Angelamb1987
    @Angelamb1987 8 месяцев назад +4

    Im a true crime junkie and don't get easily spooked but this story is giving me anxiety. Maybe im a little paranoid but this feels like s random attack.

    • @user-er3ri6sc3j
      @user-er3ri6sc3j 8 месяцев назад +6

      I disagree. It was most likely an intimate male.

    • @Angelamb1987
      @Angelamb1987 8 месяцев назад

      @@user-er3ri6sc3j it's more likely that's the case. It's usually someone they know. I was home alone when I commented and it made me super anxious.

  • @thatcatboab
    @thatcatboab 8 месяцев назад

    Poor soul.💔

  • @christinalee2072
    @christinalee2072 7 месяцев назад +1

    6:33 You mean if a suspect is ‘arrestED’?? Weird grammatical choice in a serious video.

  • @bodyzoasispersonaltraining9186
    @bodyzoasispersonaltraining9186 8 месяцев назад +1

    Rip

  • @almacastillo4793
    @almacastillo4793 8 месяцев назад

    how do they know she was burned "alive"?

  • @pegnewsarepta3589
    @pegnewsarepta3589 8 месяцев назад +2

    ❤❤❤❤Get the person. ❤❤❤❤❤

  • @skyscrapersx5877
    @skyscrapersx5877 8 месяцев назад +1

    ah yes beverly hills newscaster teeth

  • @Colinmcdougall6996
    @Colinmcdougall6996 8 месяцев назад

    This is so horrible 😢 is this what we have become as people burning bodies. In this world 🌎 This poor lady I pray for justice and the death penalty needs to be used.🙇🏻‍♂️

  • @NigelThornbery
    @NigelThornbery 8 месяцев назад +1

    Cartel

  • @melissagrosse1185
    @melissagrosse1185 8 месяцев назад +1

    No doubt about it, demons walk this earth.

  • @skippy2rad
    @skippy2rad 5 месяцев назад

    I know someone in Austin that ima pass this info too just incase they don't already know. Prayers for her justice 🫶🙏🫶

  • @heartcoco9089
    @heartcoco9089 8 месяцев назад

    The legal analyst though...
    SMH!

  • @antoaneta70
    @antoaneta70 7 месяцев назад

    💔😢

  • @JMac-27
    @JMac-27 8 месяцев назад +19

    Um could that lady maybe downplay her excitement and that jubilant smile as she discusses this case my god, take her coffee or something. Bring it down a notch and act like you have some sympathy dang

    • @silversmoke6
      @silversmoke6 8 месяцев назад +2

      Wtf are you on about

    • @coryboy345
      @coryboy345 8 месяцев назад +4

      Shes a narcissist, probably not possible for her.

    • @JMac-27
      @JMac-27 8 месяцев назад +1

      @@silversmoke6 if you don't see it I think maybe you learned something about yourself here

  • @MaggieMayFlower
    @MaggieMayFlower 8 месяцев назад +1

    🙏🏼

  • @nathanbrownmolotov8697
    @nathanbrownmolotov8697 8 месяцев назад

    WTF ?

  • @spiritualED
    @spiritualED 8 месяцев назад +8

    Hey L&CN, did you REALLY need a Legal Expert? I think anyone of your subscribers could o have provided the same (obvious) insight. 😎

  • @maddonut621
    @maddonut621 8 месяцев назад

    How far was Caitlin Armstrong from this when she was caught?? She was on the run.

  • @sarahallenhumboldt2638
    @sarahallenhumboldt2638 8 месяцев назад +3

    What a lovely family she had. They are asking for anyone who wishes to honor her life to make a donation to the charity, "Austin Pets Alive!".

  • @jeskac209
    @jeskac209 8 месяцев назад

    Dear god prayers sent to the family. Hope they find whos responsible 🙏🥀🕯️

  • @davids5006
    @davids5006 8 месяцев назад

    They already know that she was burned alive even before autopsy 🤔

  • @ShermanGarver
    @ShermanGarver Месяц назад

    I was her friend 🧡 heartbroken 💔 😥

  • @punapeter
    @punapeter 8 месяцев назад

    TEXAS!!! Chainsaw Massacre?

  • @maszybeal5091
    @maszybeal5091 8 месяцев назад

    Wow julie tone it down a bit, maybe try to act a little more serious instead of the smirking and smiling, it's like she was full of joy talking about a horrendous crime!!!!!!!!!!! 🤦🏼

  • @emilyemily444
    @emilyemily444 7 месяцев назад

    I'm guessing it's the womans botox that's making her have this creepy smile, whilst talking about something so horrific🙄

  • @dfuk66
    @dfuk66 8 месяцев назад

    The backgroung of her photo looks like Chris Watts family 😢

  • @Pumpkinz31
    @Pumpkinz31 8 месяцев назад

    they said she was burned alive. why still investigate the cause of death. lol if she was burned after she was killed then I think it is right to investigate the cause of death.

  • @applehead252
    @applehead252 8 месяцев назад

    I’m guessing drugs are probably involved and whoever did it is probably already a felon with a long criminal history. Just a guess…

  • @LISA-gv5yo
    @LISA-gv5yo 8 месяцев назад

    Pode ser qualquer um; As redes sociais, dirão; Uma esposa traida, pode ter contratado o trabalho? Claro...poderia ser um psicopata, claro que sim! É um pacote de investigação muito grande, e não penso que o desfecho será rápido, a não ser que haja confissão.
    E, sim..essa senhora tá muito feliz pro meu gosto!

  • @Vito_993
    @Vito_993 8 месяцев назад +1

    It’s Texas

  • @Colinmcdougall6996
    @Colinmcdougall6996 8 месяцев назад

    🙇🏻‍♂️

  • @spikefivefivefive
    @spikefivefivefive 8 месяцев назад

    They just want a better life.

  • @somuchfortalent
    @somuchfortalent 8 месяцев назад

    Sweet Jesus, Sierra has some monster cans.

  • @ORIGINAL_WTF
    @ORIGINAL_WTF 8 месяцев назад +3

    Was she a witch?

    • @Dulc3B00kbyBrant0n
      @Dulc3B00kbyBrant0n 8 месяцев назад

      the ones who carried out the SRA on this woman yeah probly freemasons, mormons, etc

  • @justdoingitjim7095
    @justdoingitjim7095 8 месяцев назад +3

    A Toyota 4 Runner is not what a typical woman drives. Most times it's a guy who buys it. Did she get it in a divorce or what? By the horrific way she was killed, she had to have made someone EXTREMELY mad at her for something! This appears as if it's a crime of passion or deep seated hatred! Someone wanted her to suffer!

    • @khismet
      @khismet 8 месяцев назад

      Lots of women in Texas drive Trucks! It's a safe vehicle and women want to own vehicles that are safe to drive.
      The rest of your comment is very misogynistic. Apparently you don't have many women in your life.. it shows.

    • @user-er3ri6sc3j
      @user-er3ri6sc3j 8 месяцев назад +1

      I agree. I have seen Toyota 4 runners owned and driven by women. I think it was an intimate male who is responsible for this.

    • @Kthb80
      @Kthb80 8 месяцев назад +4

      I’d like to see the statistics on that I know a couple women who have driven 4runners, she likely wasn’t murdered by a woman..

    • @river8760
      @river8760 8 месяцев назад

      I’m about to buy a 4 runner soon myself, loads of women drive them.

    • @1beefybroad
      @1beefybroad 8 месяцев назад +4

      What a typical male chauvinistic thing to say.
      I’ve owned my 4Runner since 2009 and I bought it myself. 🙄

  • @HOPEYOUSTEPONALEGO
    @HOPEYOUSTEPONALEGO 8 месяцев назад

    Soooo horrible 😢

  • @jogirl836
    @jogirl836 8 месяцев назад

    Uh..... i’d like to think the person who did this isn’t just driving around the Austin area in her car knowing the cops would be searching for it 🤔 How about we think outside our little box.