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I was raised in Greenup County . This story is well remembered and the poor girls memorial stone is visited often, still to this day.

Even though it’s horrible and so sad, stories like this need to be told if just to remind us all to keep watch over the children. RIP, Mary.

I'm glad the old doc brought attention to the authorities. A very sad ending to Mary's life. Thank you for this story.

I know I'm not alone in crying for this poor little baby,and I can't help but feel like everyone should shed tears for her. To think of a baby being put naked in a box and left in the cold and dark. It was like he was burying her alive. The fear and pain she suffered. Yes,we all should weep for her suffering. Rest easy little one.

That's one reason among several that I never went into law enforcement. I was afraid that if I ever found a severe child abuse victim, I might save the state the cost of a trial.

What is most disturbing about this incident is that these two criminals were allowed to live. The only appropriate sentence for a crime like this is the death penality!

I am from Greenup County. This horrific story really happened. We know the story well in Greenup county. This little one suffered so much and no one to help her. The things they did to her would make you sick to hear. The day of her funeral they said people came from all over to attend, thousands. It is sad. People still visit her grave and leave her tokens of their love for this little girl. No child should ever have to go through what she did, but sadly they do every day.

There's no lower scum than anyone who hurts a child, especially the constant torture is truly evil! The laws are useless if they aren't enforced... Thanks for the intense storytelling JD 😎👍

What a sad story. Seems like the law should have let the linch mob have their way with these two evil people.

My heart was broken when I heard this story. Sadly, cruel and disgusting people still walk the earth today . I want to thank you, for keeping the memory of such a precious little girl alive. Through your story, she represents the victims of the many child abuse cases today . I found comfort in knowing that little Mary finally is at peace in the arms of God, and for the first time knows the meaning of LOVE .

These stories are haunting. What haunts me more are the stories you never hear about.

My mamaw and her brothers and sisters traveled over to pay their respects to that baby. Mamaw and her family had just moved over here to Greene county from Shelton Laurel a couple years before that happened. Mamaw was fifteen at the time and she still talked about it until she passed away at almost 90. That poor baby she would say, they should have just let us kill them two and been done with them, instead of letting them live when that baby didn't get to. Thank you so much for the story.

That poor baby girl. Never knowing a happy day in her short life. RIP Mary Magdelen.

They should have let the mountain folks deliver the true justice they deserved. It was one final blow to Mary that they were paroled after 12 and 14 years. How many other children are treated this badly and never found.

A very well done story. The narrator's voice is perfect for telling this horrific tale. Human darkness is always so shocking, especially involving innocent children.

The truly sad issue is that so MANY children have been abused through the years- Being in such remote areas made it easier not to see folks for months at a time. Anything could happen to them and no one would know any different- sad it’s still happening today- even in the open sometimes, and the system put in place to protect them- fails them instead 😢

Wow! Truly a tear jerker and the sad part is that monsters like that are still roaming to this day....RIP MARY

May Mary Magdalenes soul rest in peace. Such a powerful story

This is so sad and sickening as well when the judge said a dog would have bitten you and ran away but poor little Mary couldn’t that told the truth of the whole matter ! So cruelty to the helpless is the worse and it was even his own !!!

The original Mary Magdalene of the Bible was the first person to see the Lord after His resurrection and I take comfort in knowing that Jesus was the first one little Mary saw after she lost her life, she's finally in loving arms. May you rest in eternal peace, Mary. I'm so sorry that you weren't loved and appreciated the way you should've been in this life. 🌹🕊

I lived in Greenup County, Kentucky, for a shot while in the early 1980's. This is the first time I have learned of this story. I wonder if that poor child had any good days. We know it happens; but, I can't understand how anyone could treat anyone the way this poor little girl was treated. If Old Doc had not gone out of his way to report this, they would have gotten away with murder.

I won’t lie some of my favorite stories in your channel are the ones about outlaws and feuds. Gunfights and the like but this story made my stomach turn. Awful that people like that exist great story telling as always JD.

Thank you JD for telling even the hard hard stories. God bless that child.

Sadly the law still works this way. I reckon the People are the only ones who can administer true justice. Anyone who would perform such malicious acts on a child should be sent straight to hell as quickly and with as much impunity as the People are capable of.

In my opinion, they did NOT get what they deserved. The mountain men should have had them, and tortured them as badly as they did Mary. For years until they died in horrific pain. As a father, nothing gets me more upset than when a child is abused... Or worse. The bible says (paraphrasing) eye for an eye. Everyone has a right to be treated fairly, but NOT when it comes to intentionally harming a child. Treat them the way they treated the child. It may not be a popular opinion, but I still feel like they didn't get what they deserved.

Oh wow my heart is broken for this poor little girl. My youngest grandson is 3 and if anyone hurt him nothing could hold me back from going after the ones who harmed him.

What a great story teller, he kept me on the edge of my seat till the end. RIP Mary They got very little time for baby killing.

Truly heartbreaking.RIP Little Mary! That girl had 3 years of torture.Unthinkable.Thanks JD!

Like I just commented on your Facebook post about this, you did a very good job telling a cruel story. Thank you for helping to keep Mary's memory alive.

Always sad that a child has to die before they would change the laws. RIP Mary Thanks JD for sharing another great true story that was from the mtns.

That truly breaks your heart for her.. 😢 everything she went through mentally and physically the pain omg she was a strong little girl. Rest in peace 🙏 Mary

Hi JD! Should have let the mountain folk take justice in their own hands. RIP Mary Magdalene! Have a blessed day!

another great video JD, when i was a kid people here in SC brought the dead home for a couple of days and sit them up in the living room in a casket while friends visited. the old folks in the house would sit up all night, it was called a sitting up, you sit up with the dead. today folks around here still call a funeral home visit, a sittin up,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

No one tells your stories like you! The story plus your music makes it like no other.

I've heard this story before but you do it so much better. Thank you. RIP little Mary.

You should do the story of Little Annie from off Hazel mtn in VA.Same tale almost.Lil Annie went to school w my baby cousins her parents kept her tied her to a toddler bed,burnt her w cigarettes and put her in the dryer etc etc 😢My baby cousins had to go to their friends funeral,they where so tiny then.

God Bless that beautiful child ,may her soul rest in peace 🙏

disturbing but the story must be told...well done buddy🙏🙏🙏✝

It's amazing to me that tragedies like this go on for decades until one goes public and THEN the laws are changed or enacted. Things like this happened a lot with victims asking for help but the lawmen would say they couldn't do anything until a person actually killed someone. Then, its too late. Pretty much like today.

Terrible short life Mary had. So full of hate and horrific abuse!The father should have got the death penalty for sure! But another great story JD thank you, I’m sure researching these stories has to weigh on your heart. God Bless you!

I love your stories of Appalachia although this one weighs heavy on my heart.

Good morning JD, this is truly a sad story. Unfortunately evil lurks everywhere. Y'all stay safe out there 🙏

Good morning JD. Almost at a loss for words here. I’ll just start with Thank You! So much to unpack here. Sadly like so many abused children, Mary didn’t ask to be born into a situation where there was so much evil, hatred and darkness. She didn’t deserve that! Hopefully through your telling of her tragic story. Mary may possibly feel the heartfelt sympathy and love of all of your wonderful family that gather here together to enjoy to the stories you so artfully gift us with. (One of my mottos, never use a sentence where a paragraph will do) Only 100 years ago! People turned up from all over the country! Wether out of morbid curiosity, to pay their respects, or just to witness the spectacle. Amazing! And to think those hills were so sparsely populated to begin with. To have 1000 MEN enraged enough to go down enact justice? Different times nowadays for sure. So much for a loss for words, eh? But again as with all of the stories you bring us. I could feel the urgency, righteous anger, disgust and range of other emotions coming through your narration of this tragic tale. So gifted J D. God Bless You! And all the rest of the family here. Stay safe. I’m late for work! LOL going to listen to this again on the way in. See you next Saturday. Can’t wait. jj, out!

As is YT's wont, your channel popped up and I am so glad I watched it. I live in England but love stories of pioneers of America, Canada and Australia. A desperately sad story and one wonders, back in those days, how many children met the same fate but never discovered. And sadly, today, the murder of children is just as rife. That Frazier woman and Pitts were just pure evil, what that young child had to endure is sickening. That they received such short sentences is shocking but at least laws were made to safeguard children. Justice is slow to evolve. Thank you for this upload and I am going to watch a few more.

One of the saddest stories I ever heard... and it happened right here in my home state of Kentucky.... just awful. Rest in peace little one.

Sir, you did a great job narrating this story. I feel bad for what the little girl went through. R.I.P. Mary

Magnificent quality upload sir. Such a tragic story. Makes you wonder if he was responsible for his wife’s death as well. RIP Mary 😢

JD, this story is one that will always stand out among all your other videos. Mary represents the many child abuse cases that unfortunately continue today. Thank you so much for remembering her birthday and sharing her story. Many thanks for all your videos and the work you put into them. God 🙏 bless 🙏.

Excellent JD my friend

Such a sad story. You did a great job telling it.

Man I love this channel every once in a while KZfaq gives me a 💎

I cannot believe they were not sentenced to death... RIP Little Mary

Rest In Peace young’un. JD you are getting so good at telling these chilling tales. How can I support your stories. Can I become a supporter?

Your stories always elicit emotions. This one, especially

O man such a sad story thank you so much for keeping Marrys story alive

Thank you for sharing this story... Sad and terribly wrong cold blooded crime. They should have got life at the very least. Thank you again for the history lesson good teacher JD

I am so glad that I joined this channel I really enjoy the stories.... I listen to the stories every night before I go to bed...

Thank you for sharing this sad story. Rest in peace Mary

I've been to Mary's grave many times, This truly broke my heart. I hate it that this made my hometown some what famous.

I just finished your book, J.D. Thanks for autographing my copy before you mailed it! I started reading it while walking back from the mailbox to the house. Then I stayed up way past my normal bedtime reading your fascinating, yet somehow familiar, stories. Each one wrapped itself around my soul like one of my Granny's quilts, which give me warm comfort on these cold winter nights. I enjoyed each and every page and looked forward to the next with all the anticipation of one waiting for a homemade apple pie! You are a consummate storyteller and weaver of tales! As a deeply rooted transplant to East Tennessee, I have come to appreciate the people who inhabit these hills and hollers, whose ancestors before them lie sleeping beneath the rocky ground. You have brought them to life so eloquently and with so much emotion that I feel as if I know them all! Good job, J.D.! I can hardly wait for the next book! Rebecca Báez

Thank you, JD. A terribly sad story, its impact still felt today. That poor darling child is now at peace and still receiving prayers from below. I offered mine today. Thanks once again for such fantastic narration and excellenty arranged video and stills. I really love your channel. Love from Ruth in England x

You do an absolutely amazing job with this channel. I can't get enough of it. Thank you so much for your efforts. I thoroughly enjoy every minute of every video.

Very well done! Thank you for the effort you put into retelling this tragic story!

This is without a doubt the most horrific case of child abuse I've ever heard of. My heart breaks for that child. I'm TRULY amazed that they weren't sentenced to death and that the mountain folk didn't lynch them, which I confess I hoped they would do.

Justice failed little Mary and I will light her a candle 🕯️ tonight 🙏🙏🙏💕🙏🙏🙏

Rest in peace little angel.🙏

I don't understand why these 2 monsters got away with this horrible murder that little girl couldn't protect herself and justice failed her😢

Thank you for sharing this wonderful series! ❤

Love the production . Your narration is outstanding.

Thank You for sharing your stories. I've been in the social work field for over 29 yrs. _Rest in peace baby Mary M. (marye)❤

"I'm killing her inch by inch " what a despicable man and the woman too. To take that little girl and torment her to such things as putting her in a box to endure the cold winter nights and you didn't mention it, but I'm sure they did it as well, subject her to hunger as well . For the life of me I'll never be able to understand the human mind and how decrepit it can become or the depth it can reach. I know it was a different era, but I wonder why other people didn't notice the marks on her, such as teachers, police, neighbors, friends, ken folks. These are the type of people who come out after a tragedy such as this and say, I knew there were something going on up there in that house, if I knew for sure I'd a put a stop to it. Despicable! Thank JD, you must be Greek instead of Irish, Scottish or Welsh. Because the Greeks created tragedy in thier stories and that being said, Great job sir.

Another excellent story, thank you sir.

I really enjoy your story telling, very interesting- thank you 😊

I really enjoy all your stories thank you you're a great story teller

Look forward to every story. This, as all previous,is fantastic. Those spruce and fir mountain shots look to be a fair piece away from Greenup County. We drove through and back just a month ago😉 I really do love the production. The music, narration, photos and backgrounds are all in perfect balance. Respect. Signed, 30 years in KY

How any human can inflict that kind of cruelty on an innocent child is beyond my comprehension. She suffered horrendous atrocities for the pleasure of these monsters. I hope she has the majesty and honor she deserves in heaven

Thank you JD for a truly sad story. Poor baby 😭

This was an great but sad story, thanks for sharing.

This a very well done video! Pleasantly suprised by ur presentation.

Incredibly sad, thank God the Dr initiated the investigation on Mary's behalf. RIP, sweet baby. 😭

What a sad story. Disgusting and none of her brothers said a word? RIP Mary Magdalene

I am a RN. It is mentioned twice in this video that she was always thirsty. As soon as it was mentioned she was always thirsty it makes me believe she was diabetic. Frequently thirsty with frequent urination are tell tale signs of untreated diabetes. Diabetics are poor healers which probably attribute to her many open sores. Although rare for a 3 year old to be diabetic, it makes sense since she was often beaten for her routine complaints of thirst and open wounds.

I want to thank you for speaking the good and bad with honesty. Bless you.

Awesome job!! Awesome story! That poor, poor, child. 😢

Thank you. Sad and horrible. I love your history I love your stories

Rest in peace little Mary 😢

I love that you did this story. I grew up in Greenup County. The story always broke my heart

Thank you for your stories 🙋‍♂️🐈🐈

Tapped the like button before even listening 😊

*The short little life of Mary snuffed out by 2 monsters and then they get to walk free?!* *I hope the memory of what they did haunted them to the end of their days.*

Another mighty good'n brother!!! Keep'em coming. God bless and have a good'n

This is an amazing and heartbreaking story. Nowadays it's just another horrible story after the other. The fact that this crime affected so many people, all across the country, reveals how little we have evolved. The number of child murders has exploded! It's become commonplace to hear about another child wickedly abused and murdered by their parents. It's a sad commentary, to be sure!!

Thanks for the great stories .

Another goodin friend! You take care and I'll see ya next time, JD!

Stories like this not only break my heart, but anger me at how cruel people can be. Some people don't deserve to have children. I'm going to go give my kids an extra kiss goodnight.

A very sad story, very sad. Thank you for sharing. God bless you and your family...🙏❤🙏❤🙏

What an amazing story even as sad as it is.

Should have just handed them over to the Mountain Folk... That would have been justice.

I've heard sad stories in my life but this one tore my heart out