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0:00 Intro
0:19 Siale Angilau
2:39 Klaus Grabowski
5:11 David Paradiso
7:45 Michael Marin
9:48 Slobodan Praljak
11:55 Brian Nichols
14:00 Jonathan Schmitz
16:55 Laron Anthony Ball
19:04 Gerald Curry
20:53 Jason Biekiewicz
22:43 Aubrey Trail
25:30 Jeffrey Sahl Ferris
27:14 Jeffrey Scott Jones
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0:00 Intro
0:19 Siale Angilau
2:39 Klaus Grabowski
5:11 David Paradiso
7:45 Michael Marin
9:48 Slobodan Praljak
11:55 Brian Nichols
14:00 Jonathan Schmitz
16:55 Laron Anthony Ball
19:04 Gerald Curry
20:53 Jason Biekiewicz
22:43 Aubrey Trail
25:30 Jeffrey Sahl Ferris
27:14 Jeffrey Scott Jones
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00:00The courtroom is supposed to be a place where justice is served, and the rule of law is upheld.
00:05But, sometimes, it becomes the scene of violence, chaos, and death.
00:10Some convicts may lash out at judges or victims, while others may be targeted by enemies.
00:15In today's video, we will look at 10 convicts who were killed in court.
00:19Siale Angelou
00:20Siale Angelou was a 25-year-old member of the Tongan Crip Gang,
00:24who found himself at the center of a shocking courtroom incident.
00:28Siale joined the Tongan Crip Gang, a violent group that terrorized the Salt Lake City area
00:33with crimes such as robbery, assault, and murder, after he dropped out of school.
00:38Standing at an imposing 6'3 and weighing around 260 pounds,
00:44Siale didn't have a hard time assimilating into gang life,
00:47and he quickly rose to a high rank in the gang hierarchy.
00:50In 2014, authorities arrested and charged many of the gangsters.
00:54It turns out that Siale was one of 17 people named in a racketeering indictment.
00:59He faced charges that included conspiracy, assault, robbery, weapons offenses,
01:04and a series of attacks on local store clerks, but that wasn't all.
01:09Siale also faced additional charges for assaulting two federal officers
01:13and threatening them with a firearm.
01:15He was the last defendant in the case to face trial, and things took a dramatic turn.
01:20As the trial unfolded, a prison inmate was testifying about the gang's inner workings
01:25when Siale felt that he had said enough and made a daring move.
01:28He spotted a pen, snatched it from an attorney,
01:31and leaped over the witness stand in a shocking attempt to stab the witness testifying against him.
01:36A U.S. marshal acted swiftly and shot Siale multiple times, preventing further harm.
01:42Siale was rushed to the hospital, but tragically succumbed to his injuries.
01:45This disturbing event led to a mistrial, as it deeply affected the jury.
01:50There was debate about whether the use of force was justified,
01:53with Siale's family claiming excessive violence.
01:56However, an internal investigation cleared the U.S. marshal of any wrongdoing,
02:01ruling that the use of force was reasonable, given the sudden and dangerous nature of Siale's attack.
02:07Siale's family argued that racism played a role in the shooting,
02:10and believed less lethal options, such as tasers, should have been explored.
02:15Despite these claims, the marshal was acquitted.
02:18Siale's family also sued the marshal for excessive force,
02:21claiming that he violated Siale's civil rights.
02:24However, their case was dismissed by a judge,
02:27who ruled that the shooting was justified,
02:29and that the marshal acted reasonably to protect the witness and others.
02:33Siale's ill-advised behavior led to his demise,
02:36and so did the actions of Klaus Grabowski.
02:38Klaus Grabowski's actions had a profound impact on Marianne Bachmeier's life.
02:45Marianne Bachmeier was born in 1950.
02:47She grew up in Saarstedt, West Germany,
02:50in a conservative and religious household with a father who was a heavy drinker.
02:54Her parents divorced, and Marianne faced a tumultuous relationship with her stepfather,
02:59leading to her being kicked out of her home.
03:01She became a mother at a young age,
03:03giving up her first two children for adoption
03:05and experiencing a traumatic incident when she was sexually assaulted.
03:09In 1972, Marianne began dating the manager of a pub where they both worked,
03:14and she became pregnant again.
03:16She gave birth to her third child, Anna, in 1972,
03:20and raised her as a single mother.
03:22Marianne's lifestyle was far from ideal.
03:24She often left young Anna to fend for herself,
03:27and even contemplated giving her up for adoption.
03:30Tragically, on May 5, 1980,
03:32Anna, then seven years old,
03:34had a disagreement with her mother and decided to skip school.
03:38She was abducted by Klaus Grabowski,
03:40a 35-year-old butcher with a history of sexual offenses.
03:43He sexually assaulted and strangled Anna,
03:46leaving her lifeless body by a canal.
03:48Grabowski's fiancΓ© reported him to the police,
03:51leading to his arrest.
03:52Marianne's response was shocking.
03:54On the morning of March 6, 1981,
03:57during the third day of the trial,
03:59around 10 a.m.,
04:00Marianne Bachmeier managed to sneak a Beretta 70
04:03into room 157 of the Lubeck District Court.
04:07In a shocking turn of events,
04:09she fatally shot Klaus Grabowski.
04:11Marianne fired seven shots at Grabowski's back,
04:14with six of them finding their mark,
04:16leading to his almost instant death.
04:19She then surrendered without resistance.
04:21Nearly a year later,
04:22on November 2, 1982,
04:25Marianne was initially charged with murder in court.
04:28However, the prosecution later dropped the murder charge.
04:31Following 28 days of negotiations,
04:34a verdict was reached.
04:35Four months after the trial began,
04:37on March 2, 1983,
04:39the Circuit Court Chamber of the District Court of Lubeck
04:42convicted Bachmeier of manslaughter
04:44and unlawful possession of a firearm.
04:46She was sentenced to six years in prison,
04:49but was eventually released after serving three.
04:51Marianne's actions stirred significant public debate
04:54and media coverage.
04:55On September 17, 1996,
04:58at the age of 46,
04:59Bachmeier succumbed to pancreatic cancer
05:02in a Lubeck hospital.
05:03She was eventually buried beside her beloved daughter,
05:06Anna,
05:06in Burgtor Cemetery, Lubeck.
05:09On number three,
05:10we have David Paradiso.
05:12David Paradiso's life took a dark turn
05:14when he became involved in a saga
05:16that was both captivating and filled with violence.
05:18It all began with his arrest in December 2006
05:21for a horrifying crime,
05:23the murder of his girlfriend,
05:25Eileen Pelt.
05:26Their relationship had barely lasted a few weeks
05:28when David literally slaughtered his girlfriend
05:31in the backseat of a car
05:32driven by his mother,
05:34Deborah Paradiso.
05:35Deborah later claimed she hadn't heard the couple argue
05:37until that fateful day.
05:39However,
05:40what followed was even more surprising.
05:42Undeterred by the seriousness of his crime,
05:44David compelled his mother
05:45to drive him from Lloyd, California
05:47to a place 15 miles away in Amador County
05:50where he heartlessly disposed of Eileen's lifeless body
05:54along a lonely road.
05:55During his trial in 2009,
05:57the narrative took an even stranger turn.
06:00Before this trial,
06:01David's mother,
06:02Deborah Paradiso,
06:03had been deeply concerned
06:05about her son's mental health.
06:07She had noticed signs of a potential breakdown,
06:09such as sorrow in his eyes
06:11and suspicions that he possessed a firearm,
06:13which she reported to the authorities.
06:15Despite her concerns,
06:16no evidence of a weapon was found
06:18during a search of David's holding cell,
06:20so her worries were dismissed.
06:22Deborah later claimed that this dismissal
06:24contributed to the catastrophic events that followed.
06:27During the trial,
06:28David Paradiso provided a different version of events.
06:31He abandoned his previous argument
06:33that he acted in fear for his life
06:35and instead claimed that he took Eileen's life
06:38because he believed she deserved to die.
06:40This dramatic shift in his story
06:42was both confusing and troubling.
06:44As the trial momentarily paused
06:46due to an outburst from Deborah,
06:48David made his move.
06:49He attacked Judge Cinda Fox,
06:51who was presiding over the trial,
06:53with an unidentifiable sharp weapon.
06:55He stabbed the judge multiple times
06:57and physically assaulted her.
06:59Though courtroom visitors attempted to intervene,
07:01it was Louis Detective Eric Bradley
07:03who finally grabbed his gun
07:05and shot David Paradiso.
07:07Despite the injuries,
07:08Judge Fox was successfully evacuated
07:10from the courtroom on a stretcher
07:12and recovered.
07:13Tragically,
07:14David Paradiso succumbed to the gunshot wounds
07:16he sustained during the chaotic event.
07:19This unexpected turn of events
07:20left a trail of destruction in its wake.
07:23David's family,
07:24especially his mother and brother,
07:25believed that the tragedy
07:26might have been avoided
07:27if officials had handled
07:29his deteriorating mental health differently.
07:31David's brother, Aaron Paradiso,
07:33claimed that David had paranoid schizophrenia
07:35and should not have been called to the stand
07:37in his fragile mental state.
07:39While David chose suicide by cops as the way to go,
07:43our next victim had a more grand plan.
07:45Michael Marin,
07:46Michael James.
07:47Marin was a man born into a life
07:49that many could only dream of.
07:51After attending Brigham Young University
07:52and later Yale Law School,
07:54Michael began a career that took him from Wall Street
07:57to the highest peaks on the planet.
07:59During the 1980s and 90s,
08:01Michael ventured into complex investments.
08:03He worked at renowned financial institutions
08:05like Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch,
08:08and Salomon Brothers,
08:10primarily focusing on their Asian operations.
08:12With his extravagant lifestyle,
08:14including a multi-million dollar Arizona mansion
08:17and an art collection featuring works by Pablo Picasso,
08:20Michael appeared to be living the American dream,
08:22but he was far from your typical Wall Street figure.
08:26A thrill seeker at heart,
08:27he scaled the highest peaks on six continents,
08:30even concurring the downing Mount Everest in 2001.
08:33However, his life took a dark and unexpected turn
08:36when he found himself at the center of a criminal case
08:39that would shock everyone who knew him.
08:41The allegations were startling.
08:43He was accused of deliberately setting his own house on fire
08:46and subsequently charged to court.
08:48Despite the accusations and mounting evidence,
08:51Michael vehemently insisted on his innocence.
08:53He attempted to explain away the bizarre use
08:55of scuba diving gear in his escape from the burning house,
08:59but perhaps the most astonishing twist in his story
09:02happened during the court proceedings.
09:04Michael faced the possibility of a lengthy prison sentence
09:07of seven to 21 years if convicted.
09:09Then came the day that would be forever etched
09:12in courtroom history.
09:13On June 28th, 2012, the jury delivered a guilty verdict.
09:17What happened next was nothing short of shocking.
09:20In a chilling and dramatic display,
09:22Michael appeared overwhelmed by the verdict,
09:24but there was more to his reaction than met the eye.
09:26Michael closed his eyes, covered his face with his hands,
09:30and then ingested a mysterious substance.
09:32In mere moments, he collapsed to the floor, convulsing.
09:35Michael was rushed to a central hospital in Phoenix,
09:38where it was confirmed that he had consumed
09:40a lethal dose of cyanide, leading to his untimely death.
09:43Another convict with a similar mindset as Michael
09:46is Slobodan Praljak.
09:48Slobodan Praljak.
09:49Slobodan Praljak was a Bosnian Croat
09:52who had a significant military role
09:54during the Croat-Bosniak War from 1992 to 1995.
09:58Praljak was a man of various talents.
10:01Not only was he a soldier,
10:02but he also dabbled in engineering,
10:04directed television and theater,
10:06and even tried his hand at business.
10:08He made headlines when he willingly joined
10:10the Croatian Armed Forces
10:11during the Croatian War of Independence in 1991.
10:15Praljak held a prominent position
10:16in the Croatian military,
10:17and he was one of the key figures
10:19in the Croatian Defense Council during the Bosnian War.
10:22However, his life took a dark turn
10:25when he was indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal
10:28for the former Yugoslavia in 2004.
10:31The accusations against Praljak were grave,
10:34including his alleged failure
10:35to prevent crimes committed by the armed forces,
10:38such as the removal and detention
10:40of the Muslim population,
10:41murders, destruction of buildings,
10:43and attacks on international organizations.
10:46He was also accused of ordering
10:47the destruction of Mostar's iconic Starry Most,
10:51which inflicted harm
10:52on the Muslim civilian population.
10:54In 2017,
10:55the International Criminal Tribunal
10:57for the former Yugoslavia
10:59delivered its verdict,
11:00finding Slobodan Praljak guilty
11:02of violating the laws of war,
11:04committing crimes against humanity,
11:06and breaching the Geneva Conventions.
11:08His reaction to this damning sentence
11:10was nothing short of a courtroom spectacle.
11:13During the pronouncement
11:14of his appeal judgment
11:15on November 29, 2017,
11:18Praljak publicly rejected the verdict.
11:20But then,
11:21in a shocking and dramatic move,
11:23he did something that left
11:24everyone in the courtroom in disbelief.
11:26Praljak boldly downed a bottle of cyanide
11:29in a gesture of defiance and desperation.
11:31The images of this act
11:33sent shockwaves
11:34through the international community.
11:36Praljak was quickly transported to a hospital,
11:39but his actions proved fatal,
11:40and he passed away.
11:41It was a dramatic and tragic end
11:43to a man whose life
11:45had been entangled
11:46in the horrors of war
11:47and the subsequent legal proceedings.
11:49As if Praljak's actions
11:51were not bad enough,
11:52let me introduce you
11:53to Brian Nichols.
11:54Brian Nichols.
11:56Brain was born on December 10, 1971,
11:59in Baltimore, Maryland.
12:01Brain led a life of crime.
12:02His criminal journey
12:03was marked by a troubled past.
12:05Prior convictions for theft and violence
12:08were clear signs
12:09of what was to come.
12:09However, it was on March 11, 2005,
12:13that his name would become
12:14synonymous with violence and chaos.
12:16On that fateful day,
12:18Brian was in the Fulton County Courthouse
12:20for a retrial on charges of rape
12:22and other felonies.
12:23He had a history of anger issues,
12:25but no one could have predicted
12:26the horrors that would unfold.
12:28Brian's violent spree began
12:30when he overpowered a deputy sheriff,
12:32seizing her weapon.
12:33In a matter of moments,
12:35he unleashed a hail of gunfire
12:37within the courthouse,
12:38leaving a trail of death and destruction.
12:40Among his victims
12:41were the presiding judge,
12:43Roland Barnes,
12:44a court reporter,
12:45and a deputy.
12:46Brian's rampage
12:47even went beyond the courthouse,
12:48as he also killed a federal agent
12:50and a customs agent
12:51during his escape.
12:52In the wake of the chaos,
12:54Atlanta was gripped by fear
12:56as Brian led law enforcement
12:57on a massive manhunt.
12:59His face was plastered
13:00across television screens.
13:02Brian eventually took a woman hostage
13:04and fled to a suburban apartment complex.
13:06It was there that the nightmare came to an end.
13:09In a surprising turn of events,
13:10Brian surrendered peacefully to the authorities,
13:13ending a 26-hour standoff.
13:15The man who had caused so much destruction
13:17and terror was now in custody.
13:20Subsequent legal proceedings
13:21revealed a troubled mind.
13:23Nichols' defense argued
13:24that he had a mental illness
13:25at the time of his crimes,
13:27prompting questions about the intersection
13:29of mental health and criminal behavior.
13:31Despite this defense,
13:32the jury found him guilty
13:34of multiple counts of murder
13:35and a slew of other charges.
13:38In December 2008,
13:39Brian Nichols was sentenced
13:41to multiple life terms in prison
13:43without the possibility of parole.
13:45His case left an indelible mark
13:46on the American criminal justice system,
13:49raising important questions
13:50about security in courthouses
13:52and the profound impact
13:53of mental illness on criminal behavior.
13:55However, for Jonathan,
13:57there was no defense
13:58based on mental illness.
14:00Jonathan Schmitz
14:01Jonathan Schmitz,
14:02born in 1970,
14:04was an ordinary man
14:05living in Lake Orion, Michigan.
14:07He didn't have the demeanor
14:08of a criminal mastermind
14:10or a dangerous person.
14:11In fact,
14:12he was an everyday guy,
14:14an electrician by trade,
14:15living a quiet life in the suburbs.
14:17But sometimes,
14:18even the most unassuming individuals
14:20can become entangled
14:22in extraordinary events.
14:24Jonathan Schmitz gained notoriety
14:26in the mid-1990s
14:27thanks to an appearance
14:28on a popular daytime talk show,
14:30The Jenny Jones Show.
14:32In 1995,
14:34Schmitz appeared as a guest
14:35on an episode
14:36that featured secret admirers
14:38revealing their crushes
14:39to the objects
14:40of their affection.
14:41Little did he know
14:42that this seemingly
14:43innocent TV appearance
14:45would set off
14:46a chain of events
14:47that would change
14:48his life forever.
14:49During the show,
14:50Schmitz was presented
14:51with a secret admirer,
14:53Scott Amaduri.
14:54Schmitz,
14:55unaware of Amaduri's identity,
14:57received a suggestive note from him.
14:59What followed was a mix
15:00of embarrassment,
15:01confusion,
15:02and the fear
15:03of being publicly humiliated.
15:05Schmitz left the show
15:06visibly distressed.
15:08Three days after the taping,
15:09on March 9, 1995,
15:12a furious and agitated
15:13Jonathan Schmitz
15:14confronted Scott Amaduri
15:16at Amaduri's mobile home.
15:18The encounter took a dark turn,
15:20leading Schmitz
15:20to take a shotgun
15:21and end Amaduri's life.
15:24It was a shocking
15:25and tragic end
15:26to an already bizarre situation.
15:28Schmitz's trial
15:29became a media sensation,
15:31raising critical questions
15:32about the responsibility
15:33of television shows
15:34in creating sensational content.
15:36The defense argued
15:37that the humiliation
15:38Schmitz experienced
15:39on the show
15:40had driven him
15:41to commit the murder.
15:42Schmitz was charged
15:43with first-degree murder
15:44and brought to trial.
15:46In March 1996,
15:48during Schmitz's trial,
15:49there was a shocking
15:50and tragic moment.
15:51He unexpectedly
15:52pulled out a revolver
15:53in the courtroom
15:54and attempted
15:55to end his own life.
15:56The scene was chaotic
15:57and the fear
15:58that swept through
15:59the courtroom
15:59was difficult
16:00to put into words.
16:01Spectators,
16:02lawyers,
16:03and court officials
16:04were all left in disbelief
16:06as Schmitz pointed
16:07the revolver at his head
16:08and pulled the trigger.
16:10Remarkably,
16:11Schmitz survived
16:12the self-inflicted
16:13gunshot wound.
16:14Still,
16:15this distressing incident
16:16only made an already
16:17complicated case
16:18even more challenging.
16:19He was promptly
16:20rushed to the hospital
16:21where he underwent
16:22life-saving surgery.
16:24Despite this dramatic
16:25turn of events,
16:26Schmitz was found guilty
16:27of second-degree murder.
16:29He was sentenced
16:30to 25 to 50 years
16:31in prison,
16:32far less than the life sentence
16:34that a first-degree murder
16:35conviction would have carried.
16:36The jury concluded
16:37that while Schmitz
16:38had committed the crime,
16:39it wasn't premeditated murder
16:41in the first degree.
16:42The jury's decision
16:43reflected the belief
16:44that Schmitz's actions
16:45were influenced
16:46by a diminished capacity
16:48due to the emotional distress
16:49caused by the TV show.
16:51Although our next convict
16:52attempted the same stunt,
16:53he wasn't so lucky.
16:55Laren Anthony Ball
16:56Laren Anthony Ball,
16:58as far as criminals go,
16:59was no criminal mastermind.
17:01But that didn't make him
17:02any less dangerous.
17:04Ball found himself
17:04in a world of trouble,
17:06facing charges
17:07of felony murder
17:08and two counts
17:09of armed robbery.
17:10On the night
17:10of December 27, 2001,
17:13Ball shot and killed
17:1427-year-old Eamon Rogers
17:16before making off
17:17with the man's Rolex.
17:18Little did he know
17:20that the very watch he stole
17:21would eventually lead investigators
17:23straight to his doorstep
17:25as he awaited trial
17:26in Milwaukee County Jail.
17:28Ball had a plan.
17:29He wanted to escape
17:30to slip away
17:31from the long arm
17:32of the law.
17:33His first scheme
17:34involved switching
17:35identification wristbands
17:36with a prisoner
17:37scheduled for release.
17:39It was a clever idea,
17:40but things didn't go as planned.
17:42With his first escape
17:43attempt foiled,
17:44Ball was moved
17:45into solitary confinement,
17:46but he wasn't ready
17:47to give up.
17:48He started plotting
17:49something even more terrifying.
17:51However,
17:52the police were
17:52one step ahead of him.
17:54When the day
17:54of the trial arrived,
17:56Ball was brought
17:57into the courtroom
17:57with extra security measures
17:59in place,
18:00wearing a stun belt,
18:01handcuffs,
18:02and shackles.
18:03The jury delivered
18:03the verdict,
18:04guilty.
18:05Suddenly,
18:06chaos erupted.
18:07Ball lunged
18:08across the room,
18:09jumped into the jury box,
18:10and attempted
18:11to throw himself
18:12through a window.
18:13Unfortunately for him,
18:14the window held,
18:15and he remained
18:16trapped inside.
18:17As members of the jury
18:19scattered in panic,
18:20two deputies tackled Ball
18:21to the ground,
18:22but he wasn't finished.
18:23In the struggle,
18:24he managed to grab
18:25one of the deputy's guns
18:26and fired twice,
18:28hitting one deputy
18:29in the leg.
18:29The other brave bailiff
18:30grappled with Ball,
18:32desperately trying to prevent
18:33him from firing again
18:34while also holding onto him
18:36for dear life.
18:37Amid the chaos,
18:38Alfonso Morales,
18:39the lead detective
18:40on the case,
18:41was in the courtroom
18:42to hear the verdict.
18:42He knew he had to act fast
18:44to prevent further bloodshed.
18:46Without hesitation,
18:47he dove under
18:48the prosecution table
18:49and fired several shots
18:51at Ball.
18:51In the end,
18:52Ball may not have been
18:53originally sentenced
18:54to death,
18:55but his courtroom shenanigans
18:56certainly sealed
18:57that fate for him.
18:58But Ball wasn't the only one
19:00to lose his life
19:00in the courtroom.
19:01There is the case
19:02of Gerald Curry.
19:03Gerald Curry.
19:04Unlike most of the others
19:05on this list,
19:07Gerald wasn't a convict.
19:08On the contrary,
19:09he was a lawyer
19:10who was hired
19:11by William Stryer,
19:12a 66-year-old
19:13who had a trust fund.
19:14He hired Gerald Curry
19:16to manage his $98,000
19:18trust fund
19:18that he had received
19:19following a car accident.
19:21But William was unhappy
19:22with the results.
19:23He thought that Curry
19:24had cheated him
19:25and ruined his life.
19:26He wanted revenge.
19:27In 2003,
19:29a shocking incident
19:30outside a courthouse.
19:31William opened fire
19:32on Gerald Curry,
19:34who had a hearing
19:35in the court that day.
19:36The disturbing turn
19:37of events
19:37was captured on film
19:38by a TV cameraman.
19:40The footage showed William,
19:42armed with two weapons,
19:43firing multiple shots
19:44at Curry,
19:45who desperately sought
19:46cover behind a tree.
19:47It was a life-and-death struggle,
19:49with Curry's survival
19:50hanging in the balance.
19:52After the incident,
19:53William calmly
19:54walked away from the scene.
19:55He pocketed his firearms
19:56and was heard saying,
19:58that's what you get
19:58for taking my money,
20:00as he left the courtroom.
20:01Fortunately,
20:02Curry survived,
20:03and William was eventually
20:04arrested
20:05and charged to court.
20:07During the trial,
20:07the defense argued
20:08a different perspective,
20:10contending that William
20:11believed his trust
20:12had been badly mismanaged,
20:13and he felt wronged.
20:15They claimed he had lost
20:16his sanity during the incident,
20:18driven by a strong sense
20:19of injustice,
20:20rather than malice.
20:21They argued that Stryer
20:22had lost his grip
20:23on reality during the incident,
20:25asserting that his actions
20:27were fueled by a strong
20:28sense of injustice,
20:29rather than malice.
20:31Gerald Curry,
20:32the lawyer who bore
20:33the brunt of Stryer's wrath,
20:35expressed relief
20:35at Stryer's life sentence,
20:37viewing him as a dangerous
20:38individual who needed
20:40to be kept behind bars.
20:42Stryer was found guilty
20:43of attempted murder
20:44and sentenced to life
20:45in prison,
20:46plus 25 years.
20:48While Stryer got to serve
20:49a prison sentence,
20:50Jason Bikiewicz
20:51wasn't that lucky.
20:52Jason Bikiewicz.
20:53Jason Bikiewicz
20:55is a man who not only
20:56hates the Thanksgiving holidays,
20:58but sees no reason
20:59for others to celebrate
21:00the holiday.
21:01On Thanksgiving in 2015,
21:03when most people
21:04were coming together
21:05with family and friends
21:06to celebrate,
21:07Bikiewicz had other plans.
21:09Drunk and unpredictable,
21:10Bikiewicz stumbled
21:11into a new house in Ohio
21:13and opened fire
21:14on the homeowner,
21:15striking him in the head
21:16and chest.
21:17Miraculously,
21:19the homeowner survived
21:20this brutal attack,
21:21and Bikiewicz was later arrested.
21:23Bikiewicz was charged
21:24with two counts
21:25of felony assault
21:26and one count
21:27of attempted murder.
21:28When Bikiewicz faced
21:29the consequences
21:30of his actions,
21:31he was given a chance
21:32to accept a five-year plea deal.
21:34However,
21:35he stubbornly turned it down
21:36and chose to plead
21:37not guilty
21:38by reason of insanity.
21:40In a bizarre twist,
21:41he claimed that he had been
21:42at the house to buy drugs
21:43and had fired in self-defense.
21:45But the jury saw through
21:46these conflicting stories,
21:48and his guilt was undeniable.
21:50With an extensive criminal history,
21:52the judge didn't take
21:53his actions lightly.
21:54Bikiewicz was sentenced
21:55to 13 years in prison.
21:57However,
21:58Bikiewicz was not done.
21:59As he was being escorted
22:01out of the courtroom
22:01by a deputy,
22:03Bikiewicz made
22:03a daring escape attempt.
22:05His ankles had swollen
22:06to the point
22:07where they couldn't be shackled,
22:08which played a crucial role
22:09in his audacious plan.
22:11In a desperate bid
22:12for freedom,
22:13he managed to break free
22:14from the deputy's grasp.
22:16The officers ran after him,
22:18but Bikiewicz flung himself
22:19over the building's
22:20third-floor window.
22:21The courtroom erupted
22:22in chaos
22:23as screams filled the air.
22:25Emergency responders
22:26rushed to the scene,
22:27but it was too late.
22:28A 100-foot fall
22:29is not something
22:30anyone can easily survive.
22:32For Jason Bikiewicz,
22:33there would be no jail terms
22:35and no consequences
22:36for his actions.
22:37But Jason Bikiewicz
22:38was not the only person
22:39to do something disturbing
22:41in court.
22:41There is Aubrey Trail.
22:43Aubrey Trail.
22:43Trail's story began
22:44with Sidney Loof,
22:46a young store clerk
22:47who disappeared
22:47in November 2017
22:49after a Tinder date.
22:50She never returned,
22:51and her family and friends
22:53frantically searched for her.
22:54Tragically,
22:55their worst fears
22:56were confirmed
22:56when Loof's dismembered remains
22:58were discovered
22:59a month later
23:00in trash bags
23:01in a rural area.
23:02But the horror
23:02didn't end there.
23:04Aubrey Trail
23:04and his then-girlfriend,
23:06Bailey Boswell,
23:07were accused
23:07of luring Loof
23:08into their deadly trap
23:09using social media.
23:11Trail and Boswell
23:12were considered
23:12persons of interest
23:13from the beginning
23:14of the investigation.
23:15They were eventually
23:16arrested in Branson, Missouri
23:17in November 2017.
23:19Both initially denied
23:21involvement in Loof's death.
23:22Aubrey Trail had a history
23:24of criminal activity
23:25and was known
23:26for various scams
23:27and frauds.
23:28He frequently used aliases
23:29and had a reputation
23:31for being manipulative.
23:32During the trial,
23:33emotions ran high
23:34in the courtroom.
23:36The prosecution
23:36painted a chilling picture
23:38of Trail and Boswell's
23:39evil intentions,
23:41holding them responsible
23:42for Loof's gruesome death.
23:44They claimed it was
23:44no accident
23:45and that it was
23:46a meticulously executed crime.
23:48But Trail claimed
23:49that Loof's death
23:50was an accident
23:51during a sexual encounter
23:52and not deliberate.
23:53The prosecution disagreed.
23:55They argued that Trail
23:56and his girlfriend
23:57had methodically planned
23:58this horrifying act
24:00for weeks.
24:01However,
24:01the trial took
24:02a dramatic turn
24:03after a witness
24:04had just finished testifying.
24:06Trail,
24:07unable to contain
24:08his feelings any longer,
24:09erupted in a shocking outburst.
24:11His outburst
24:12was an attempt
24:13to exonerate
24:13his girlfriend,
24:15Boswell,
24:15who was also facing
24:16first-degree murder charges
24:18in connection
24:18with Loof's death.
24:19He shouted,
24:20Bailey is innocent
24:21and I curse you all
24:22and then slashed
24:23his neck
24:24with an unknown
24:25sharp object.
24:26What followed
24:26was truly astonishing.
24:28Trail collapsed
24:29from his wheelchair
24:30and the courtroom
24:31was thrown
24:31into disarray.
24:32It was a scene
24:33of chaos
24:34and confusion
24:35with Bailiff's
24:36rushing to restrain him,
24:38save him
24:38and ensure
24:39the safety
24:39of all present.
24:40Fortunately,
24:41Trail's injuries
24:42were not as severe
24:43as one might expect
24:44after such a dramatic incident.
24:46He was swiftly
24:46rushed to the hospital
24:48but made a surprisingly
24:49rapid recovery,
24:50reappearing in court
24:51in less than three weeks.
24:53His attorneys suggested
24:54that he had harmed himself
24:55with a piece
24:56of a razor blade,
24:57though they assured
24:58the court
24:58that his injuries
24:59were not life-threatening.
25:00The judge,
25:01in response to the incident,
25:03ordered that Trail
25:04must appear in handcuffs
25:05for the remainder
25:06of the trial.
25:07In July 2019,
25:08Trail was found guilty
25:09of first-degree murder,
25:11conspiracy to commit murder,
25:13and improper disposal
25:14of human remains.
25:15He was sentenced
25:16to the death penalty.
25:17Bailey Boswell
25:19was also charged
25:20in connection
25:20with Loof's murder
25:21and faced a separate trial.
25:23Although Trail
25:24survived his attempt,
25:25not every convict
25:26is that lucky,
25:28like the case
25:28of Jeffrey Saul Ferris.
25:30Jeffrey Saul Ferris
25:31Jeffrey Saul Ferris
25:33was a defendant
25:33on trial
25:34in Fargo, North Dakota,
25:36who took a drastic
25:37and horrifying step
25:38after hearing
25:39the guilty verdict
25:40delivered by the jury.
25:41The courtroom drama
25:42unfolded
25:43in the Quentin N. Burdick
25:44U.S. courthouse
25:45and shocked everyone.
25:46The trial centered
25:47around Ferris,
25:49a 55-year-old man
25:50accused of nearly
25:51running over seven children
25:52and threatening one child
25:54with a gun
25:54on the Turtle Mountain
25:55Band of Chippewa Indians
25:57Reservation
25:57in North Dakota.
25:59While he was not
25:59a tribal member,
26:00he lived in the reservation's
26:02main settlement,
26:03Belcourt,
26:03and had ancestral ties
26:05to tribal members.
26:06Ferris was facing
26:07a possible life sentence
26:08if found guilty.
26:09As the jury
26:10delivered its verdict,
26:11tension filled the courtroom.
26:13After hearing
26:13the guilty verdict
26:14on some counts,
26:16Ferris' attorney
26:17noticed his client
26:18acting strangely,
26:19tugging at his collar.
26:20Moments later,
26:21chaos erupted
26:22as blood began
26:23to gush from Ferris' neck.
26:25It became apparent
26:26that he had slashed
26:27his neck with a sharp object,
26:28possibly an envelope opener.
26:30Law enforcement
26:31and marshals
26:32immediately intervened,
26:33but the situation
26:34quickly escalated.
26:35Ferris could be heard
26:36screaming,
26:37I can't breathe,
26:38as the authorities
26:39tried to control
26:40the situation.
26:41Despite their efforts,
26:42it was too late
26:43and Ferris tragically
26:44passed away
26:45in the courtroom.
26:46This shocking incident
26:47left everyone bewildered.
26:49The FBI launched
26:50an investigation
26:50to determine
26:51how Ferris managed
26:52to smuggle in a weapon,
26:54believed to be
26:54a sharp object,
26:56possibly made of plastic
26:57or a letter opener,
26:58passed courtroom security.
27:00The incident
27:00was described as
27:02very unusual
27:03and prompted questions
27:04about courtroom security
27:06and procedures.
27:07Just like Jeffrey Ferris,
27:08another Jeffrey carried out
27:09another gruesome stunt
27:11in court.
27:12This is Jeffrey Scott Jones.
27:13Jeffrey Scott Jones.
27:15In a shocking courtroom scene
27:16in Santa Ana, California,
27:18Jeffrey Scott Jones,
27:20an English teacher
27:21from Huntington Beach,
27:22reacted dramatically
27:23to his conviction
27:24for sexually assaulting
27:25a teenage relative
27:26of his live-in girlfriend
27:27in 2012 and 2013.
27:30The jury's verdict
27:31found him guilty
27:32of aggravated sexual assault
27:34of a child
27:34and continuous sexual abuse,
27:36and he faced
27:37a potential sentence
27:38of up to 66 years
27:39to life in prison.
27:41The tense courtroom atmosphere
27:42took a horrific turn
27:43when Jones,
27:44who had been out on bail
27:45during the trial,
27:46reached into his left pocket
27:47and used a razor
27:48to slash his throat.
27:50The senior deputy district attorney,
27:52Heather Brown,
27:52described the gruesome scene,
27:54noting that his head
27:55hit the table
27:56as blood spilled,
27:57causing immediate panic
27:58in the courtroom.
27:59Despite being seated
28:00next to Jones,
28:01even his defense attorney,
28:03Ed Wellborn,
28:04initially didn't notice the act,
28:06which happened suddenly.
28:07The incident was so unexpected
28:09and shocking
28:09that many believed
28:11Jones had merely fainted.
28:12His attorney later revealed
28:14that Jones had cut an artery
28:15in his neck,
28:16causing severe bleeding.
28:17The defense had argued
28:19that the victim,
28:20a teenage relative
28:21of Jones' live-in girlfriend,
28:23had fabricated the story
28:24of sexual assault
28:25to conceal her marijuana use.
28:27They contended
28:28that there was reasonable doubt
28:29about the alleged abuse.
28:31However,
28:31the jury's verdict
28:32did not agree
28:33with the defense's arguments,
28:35leading to Jones' conviction.
28:36The dramatic incident
28:37prompted immediate action
28:39and an investigation
28:40into how Jones managed
28:41to bring a razor blade
28:42into the courtroom.
28:43The judge had previously
28:45warned Jones
28:46that if he were found guilty,
28:47he would be taken
28:48into custody immediately,
28:49and this may have been
28:50a contributing factor
28:51to his desperate act.
28:53While Jones survived
28:54the self-inflicted injuries,
28:55the courtroom ordeal
28:57left everyone involved
28:58deeply shaken.
28:59Jones was eventually
29:00sentenced to 46 years
29:01to life imprisonment
29:02and required to register
29:04as a sex offender.
29:05While some may see
29:06these killings
29:07as a form of poetic justice,
29:09others may argue
29:10that they undermine
29:10the rule of law
29:11and the due process
29:13of the courts.
29:13Regardless of one's perspective,
29:15these cases are tragic
29:17reminders of the fragility
29:18of life
29:19and the unpredictability
29:20of human behavior.
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