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The discovery of the mutilated body of a mentally challenged young mother begins a journey into madness that is so unbelievable the mastermind behind the crime ultimately got away with murder. |
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| Ratings: | IMDB: 6.1/10 | |
| Released: | September 18, 2020 | |
| Runtime: | 87 min | |
| Genres: | Documentary Crime Biography | |
| Countries: | United States | |
| Cast: | Lisa Baer Danny Bixler Desta Bixler | |
| Crew: | J. David Miles | |
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In a small town like this, everybody knows everything about everyone, making the authorities and community as a whole just as much to blame for this crime as the perpetrators themselves. The saddest part of this is how the police, teachers and child services had the ability to help these kids and break the cycle from repeating itself from one generation to the next, but although everyone knew the type of people this family was, nobody stopped it.
People might be quick to judge these families as “uneducated, poor, white trash”, but their social and financial situations have nothing to do with it. The real culprit was the abuse throughout each generation and the overall dysfunctional upbringing, where abuse and criminal activities were condoned and even encouraged at a young, impressionable age when children look up to the adults in their lives as not only examples, but often as “knowing everything”.
I agree with you 100%. Vera Jo’s life could’ve been saved, and her child could’ve been easily spared a traumatic beginning to her young life. Seems like the local police were just sick of dealing with the constant drama and other BS from the Brooks family in general. It’s worth pointing out that the people working at the Salvation Army (ACROSS THE STREET) could’ve probably done more too, but it’s likely they weren’t really trained to deal with such intense domestic violence. Above all the police failed her, every step of the way, even at her bitter end.
this doc really struck a cord with me it’s awful the injustice of this case but be warned it has very horrible subject matter
Wow, this was even more intense than I’d anticipated. For some reason, I’d expected this to be a cold case story, just kinda following the detectives and trying to make sense of whatever available pieces. Instead it’s so much more. For starters, I’m quite familiar with the location, having it hit close to home made it even more eerie.
Poor Vera Jo never did really get the justice she deserved. It’s especially unsettling to watch as there were SO many people who knew about just how deeply terrible her living situation was, yet for the most part, no one did much to stop it. Even the few times relatives, neighbors, other community members noticed that she had a black eye or was behaving like a traumatized person would—- nothing was done.
Most especially disgusting is the fact that the police knew she was a vulnerable, disabled adult yet essentially used that against her. People took advantage of Vera Jo left and right, and the few that did genuinely care for her feared the monstrous, violent family she lived with.
This is definitely one for serious true crime fans only, and still isn’t for the faint of heart. It’s a deeply sick and depraved story. My heart goes out to her mum, sisters, friends and other people who loved her. Particularly, her little daughter.
Without giving away any spoilers: Her daughter fortunately has been placed and adopted by others. Let’s hope she gets a fresh start, a new life with a loving family. 5/5 stars, definitely worth a watch, gruesome as it may be.