every kid with strict parents knows what their parents foot steps sound like

You know what they say, “strict parents make great liars”

"Tiger parents" is just a euphemism for psychologically abusive parents, who offer no love and all restriction. To these people, children are trophies, not humans, yet when they finally bite back, the parents are the only ones considered victims. This case should've been a way to focus on this abuse, not laymen claiming to know what it's like and downplaying it because it's not physical or sexual.

She was of course guilty, but I hate when cops say people don’t act a certain way after a tragedy. No one can say how someone will act in that sort of traumatic experience. There’s no set way.

Parents: “Give me a degree” Jenifer: *gives 1st degree murder*

She was 25 years old. This story makes you think she's maybe 18.

Strict parents or not, there’s no excuse. She was 18 and could have left. Dad gave her an out yet she chose murder.

As an Asian myself I can understand the type of frustration and built up anger she had . The standard Asian parents have is almost unbearable at times . I have to say my anger was really bad until I got into college , going to church helped me a lot to learn to let go of all of the pressure I had . What she did was absolutely horrendous . I do not condone her actions at all . However that could be the reasoning behind it all .

"Good ears" No. it's scared ears. Having strict parents gives you bionic ears

Her father after waking from coma: “Even your hitmen were below average. What a disappointment.”

Some people on here do not understand how psychological abusive these types of parents are. These abusive parents hide behind the guise of being “loving” when it is actually the opposite.

These type of parents put so much pressure on their kids that I am not surprised there aren't more cases and I can see why there are kids who runways. If you are of legal age, leave and live your own life, but please don't do anything illegal.

Why is every single, security camera footage seem like it was shot during the Civil War era?

"her dad wanted her to be a doctor" that's typical asian parents.

To all you Tiger Parents out there, THIS is the outcome you're bound to receive, your children don't owe you a thing. Anyone who thinks otherwise wants this outcome to happen to them.

I have a similar background to Jennifer. My parents weren’t too strict as her’s but they also never showed me the direction I could go after graduating school. They just thought I will find my way like a fish in the ocean, while restricting certain things that costs money, regarding my education. After years of not being taught how to face the real world, I was lost. I’m just recovering now, I still have a long way to go.

The daughter plotted to kill her own parents, and yet her mother’s last words were for the gunmen to spare her daughter. That’s just tragic.

so basically, the mother gave birth to her killer

Honestly. Knowing how horrendous these kinds of parents can be, I cannot imagine what kind of state her psyche was in. And people saying she’s a psychopath because she kept asking what was gonna happen to /her/, well… Maybe no one other than herself has ever cared about her. I’m not saying I’m excusing what she did, but I’m also not too quick to condemn her for it either.

Apple didn’t fall away from the tree. They killed her emotionally she killed them physically

so no one mentioned the fact that the investigator’s name was bill gates?

Her father probably is disappointed that she failed at murder attempt too.

Yes she was old enough to leave home, and there is no excuse for killing them - BUT you do wonder what years and years of that kind of pressure and control from her parents did to her emotions and her mind when she was growing up. Sometimes 'tiger parenting' can slip into psychological abuse, and that her whole life may have twisted her emotions to the point that she genuinely believed her parents were better off dead than alive and disappointed in her. They didn't just want her to be happy and successful for HER, they wanted their kids to shine as accessories for THEM, showing what good parents they were. I wonder if she genuinely believed that if she couldn't give them what they wanted -her to be the perfect daughter- then at least she could give them not having to live with 'their' failure.

Yeah, anybody who grew up with tiger parents understands Jennifer. Tiger parenting is emotionally and psychologically destructive. What we see here are severe consequences of child abuse. I can’t say I feel much for her parents because I don’t, I know what tiger parenting does to a child and it’s a form of child abuse. Her parents were her abusers. It’s unfortunate it went this far and she wasn’t able simply separate herself from her family. She had choices, including running away and never be heard from again, or contacting the authorities after being locked at home at 19. She chose to unalive her parents instead and though I think that’s a direct result of the child abuse she endured, she crossed a line she can’t return from and deserves her punishment. That’s not the way to solve our problems.

“She apparently identified the footsteps as not her parents “ boi literally every kid with strict parents can tell the footsteps

"A child not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth"

I feel so sad for jennifer.She literally lived with a father who made her feel less of a person.Ifk but i understand her

Why would you call her the Daughter of hell? More like parents from hell. Monsters are not born but created. She just wanted to enjoy her life, wanted to live as a normal kid but nobody talked about it. People who grew up with nice and lovable families and parents would never understand the struggle.

Why do they think it’s suspicious that she can distinguish her parents’ footsteps? I can literally name everyone in my household based on their footsteps alone

I bet the editor is really sick of having to use the same two photos over and over again😂

How do they call her 'daughter from hell' yet her parents abused her psychologically all her life?she deserved better

Her parents are responsible for turning her into a liar and murderer . . . if they had nurtured her dreams and not theirs . . . she would not have done this

But what kind of parents don't even go to their child's high school or college graduation??

“She somehow identified the footsteps as not being those of her parents.” Dude I knew when my parents were breathing outside my room

This was excellently written and composed. I had seen the suspect interview before and knew the whole story, but there is such quality to this delivery that I was still at the edge of my seat. The team that made this is stellar.

My father was strict when I was growing up. Cared about us getting good grades but not about mental health, no friends, being bullied, just take care of your parents and the business. 😢 I been in one rehab...kicked out I was told.went to another. They couldn't renew, bc they needed the space for new patients. Understood. Hopefully they're getting better.

"Somehow she identified the footsteps as not being her parents" "Good ears!" Are you kidding me. What kid DOESNT know what their parents footsteps sound like, its kinda engrained in your brain your entire life.

No one talking bout Bill Gates being a detective.

I lived through horrific physical and verbal child abuse at the hands of my mother, and ignored by my passive father. I ran away from home and things went really bad from there, but I ended up joining the army, becoming a cop and getting my EMT certification and help others who have been abused. If it wasn’t for Jesus Christ saving me, I would be dead. He has also repaired my relationship with my parents. I don’t know what I would do without the Lord Jesus Christ.

You know one of the biggest things that shocked me when I came back to Japan? It was the fact that even here ‘tiger parenting’ is considered one of the most extreme forms of parenting. While I did not grow up in such a household myself, most of my other asian friends did and it was pretty much considered the norm. It was only when I came back here that I learned that not all households were like this and that even by their standards this was considered far too extreme. The city middle class and upper class tend to put a lot of pressure on their kids but for those born in a pretty standard family we’re raised pretty normally. For those who have grown under tiger parenting I hope with this you will understand that tiger parenting is abnormal and a form of abuse. It is in no way normal and shouldn’t ever be normalized.

Jennifer’s logic: You can’t disappoint your parents if you don’t have any.

"..And her bad boy boyfriend.." **shows least intimidating person ever**

Poor poor girl. I can't imagine the emotional torture and abuse she went through. All she would have wanted was to be a happy person. The people who brought her into this world couldn't do that for her. Just to be allowed to take decisions about the course of her life on her own. Its a pity theres no psych evaluation done for intending parents. Their poor upbringing created a monster, led to her terrible decision making and finally her incarceration. I weep for her and all kids worldwide that experience this sort of abuse. So sad.

This is a true Asian dad... Coming back from the dead and coma to make your life miserable

Bro everyone knows what their parents' footsteps sound like

*drove 2 luxury cars* shows an ugly Lexus and a broken Mercedes

So so sad. Parenting is not for the faint- hearted. Been through lots myself. I can't believe the father survived and could think or talk.

This reminds me of a popular verse. It says..."Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honor thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise....However, parents, DO NOT PROVOKE YOUR CHILDREN TO WRATH.." Enough said.

When you have strict parents, it’s not unusual to know their footsteps. Growing up in a very traditional asian family, I can identify who went out of their bedrooms, which car is about to park, which keys are for the house or the cars, and even their snores. It’s just something you learn when you are scared.

Did you really think you'd outsmart the founder of Microsoft?..

Came here because of Netflix's "What Jennifer Did"

This one is much better then the one on Netflix, they didn’t go into details as much!

How she “acted” at her Mother’s funeral doesn’t always show guilt...Her brother didn’t show emotions either ..

She should have been an actress instead of pharmacist

Having children does not give you the right to own their lives and expectations - Jennifer seems to have been driven to figure a way out of her parents tyranny. I don't condone murder, but I do say, if you are abusive to children or pets, you'd better prepare for a fight. You never know what limits will be the last straw that end in a revolt you created the groundwork for.

Asian woman here and i see this type of parenting all the time. Its awful and abusive. The way they belittle their kids for not being amazing is hurtful. I totally understand for completely snapping. She probably felt they owed her for all the abuse

When my best friend's mom died, she just became numb to the world for a couple months. She didn't cry at the funeral, she cried behind doors, so that people couldn't see. I'm just saying...someone not crying at a funeral isn't horrible or suspicious. People grieve in different ways.

Apparently her father was wrong. she did have the stomach

Strict parenting is a polite term for abuse, let’s not fool ourselves here. Lifelong resentments are harboured and no relief until both parents close their eyes for the final time. I hope this sad tale is a wake up call for strict parents.

Never heard of this term, but it makes sense. A lot of Asian parents are really strict on their kids and want them to be highly educated and achieve academic excellence. But to have the intent to hurt and end your parents life is beyond a crime! Why not just leave home?

Don't they have more than 2 pictures of this girl?? I feel sorry for the editor having to keep reusing those two pictures and trying to make it look different each time, doing different zooms and pans and other sfx lolol

And my parents say I’m the worst daughter

I love my mom she might be strict sometimes but i know that she loves me more than anyone in this world i love you mom ❤ and dad ❤️

I'm reading her story and the more I read it, the more I see her as the victim. The dad was an asshole who micromanaged everything and put an enormous amount of academic pressure on her and also banned her from dating or hanging out with friends. And he was so harsh on her regarding her grades that she went to extreme length to forge them. I can't really blame her for snapping given how horrible he was.

Her parents never asked why they weren’t going to a graduation ceremony?

Girl: help I'm tied up Police: if your tied up then how are you calling rn Girl: 👁👄👁

Although what she did is inexcusable, the parents drove her nuts. Her parents were not innocent victims. They created the daughter she became.

I lived under the rule of a clinically narcissistic parent. Abused a lot. Tiger parenting can have lot of narcissism and projection intertwined in it. Depending on the degree it is absolutely child abuse and treating the child as a status symbol instead of a human being who has psychologic limits. While I don't condone murder or torture of the parents at all, the daughter was still the victim of decades of psychologic, perhaps physiologic abuse no doubt.

Damn, she was smart enough to forge her grades, a high school diploma *and* a college acceptance letter but *not* graduate high school? Edit: I was legit just making a joke about how much this girl could accomplish while I can’t even work anything more complex than Microsoft Paint and everyone in the comments is arguing over levels of intelligence, whether they can be rated by grades, how psychopathy effects them, etc. And tbh-it’s all better than I could have hoped God bless you all.

“She had highlighters” holy shit guys I think we have our suspect

She tried getting away but her parents dragged her back home... What she did is extremely out there and violence is never the answer but as parents you also have to let your children make mistakes and grow as individuals with a open door policy.

I think we are missing the root of the problem in this case here and that is the possible abuse by her 'Tiger parents'. Of course it's awful that this has happened; but you must ponder why a child would have enough contempt to do this to their own parents.

My parents aren’t strict, but I can still identify who’s coming towards me based on the footsteps in my house.

You absolutely can tell the difference in a stranger’s steps from your family’s steps! You can identify your own family’s footsteps when you live with them long enough.

That’s why you make sure to raise your kids with boundaries they understand from a very young age, don’t force them to choose a profession you want and you support their choices. My kids are all grown up and happy. They never gave us any trouble because they knew about consequences for actions from being toddlers…without any physical punishment. They all have great jobs, happy lives and I’m happy knowing they’re happy.

Its just as much the fault of the parents as it was the daughters, that kind of parenting is far from healthy, no wonder it would drive a child to become a psychopathic murderer.

Meanwhile the son is away at college going WTF bruh???

“She had highlighters” That’s when you know it’s legit

So this is strikingly similar to Gypsy Rose, but everyone has sympathy for Gypsy Rose, yet Jennifer is a "devil daughter".

For those who thinks she is 24 and she could just leave … its easier said then done ! I am 28 . Still lives with my mom who used to emotionally , verbally and physically abusive . And sometimes she can be loving . And when I have money from disability she will ask me to contribute rent because she is almost legally blind and cant work And she even asked me to pay her back for the years I was underpaid and the years I used her money saying all those payments I need to pay back before I move out ! And everytime i mentioned about moving out she will threw a huge fit! And so does the rest of my family members does NOT support me move out ! And when I do anything I need her permission like even wasting money on a taxi she will get real angry !she insisted on me giving her money to buy us a house and live with her until 30 ! And if you never know what is like to grew up with Angry Asian parents and gaslighting you dont know what its like !Money is not the only issuue. Physically and fiancially we can move out but mentally we cant . We are scared of upseting our parents because how controlling they are . My mom never taught me how to cook , how to clean , how to fend for myselfnever be supportive of me when I was underemployed. And when lock myself in my room she will tell ne how lazy I am and how useless I am .and when i point out what she did wrong she will either yell at me saying all those mistakes I amde or somply lock herself inher room and never speak to me until the next day …. And i know that eventhough i am capable of moving out but mentally I cant . i am scared of making her upset . Its that we dont even know how to live for ourselves anymore . We dont know what is like to be happy for ourselves and fight for ourselves and what is it that makes us happy .. the only thing we know is what we are scared of upsetting our parents . Its like a dark shadow that is casting on us. And I believe that Jennifer Pan lies about her grades and her life not because she likes doing that . Its because she was scared of disappointment and punishment from her parents ! And she would rather kill them then upsets them because thats the only way she feels that she could be free. I relate to Jennifer Pan a lot and every day I am scared that myself will go crazy and turn into someone like her . Everytime my mom verbally put me down and called me names and attacks my character on every single mistake I made I buried my anger and hate and I am afraid I will go crazy one day to the point I started avoidng knives , cooking , and even driving And whats worse is that in people grew up in traditional American household never understand what we have to go through . Our parentsraised us this way because they grew up in Asian countries w everyone were poor. Farmers, and the only way they know love is by putting food on the table . Is like the Marslow hierarchy of needs . Their needs stuck with fod and shelter and while their children . Needs of love , social and accep never will be meet . And in the end they dont even understand why their children is depressed .

Dude you have no idea how fking long have i tried to avoid watching this video but its been appearing in my recommendation constantly as if youtube wants to shove this video down my throat and force me to watch it... so yeah i finally watched it. You’re welcome youtube.

Such a sad story, but you know what they say "The strictest parents raise the best liars."

I actually feel sorry for her. Imagine living with those parents your entire life. Suffocating. Not saying she should’ve done what she did but it must’ve been so miserable for her

She had a choice to leave her family if they are really abusive but to kill them is gruesome and heartless..

I do have to say when your parents say you “aren’t good enough” that can mess up a child

Be careful how you raise your kids. This has put me off having kids. Some kids can be so ungrateful.

I sympathize with her. If you raise a child like that don’t expect them to love you. There is always resentment

Never condone killing but I can understand what drove her to do what she did. Parents should never squash their kids dreams, just wrong in everyway.

I feel bad for Felix Pan. Trying to get a degree, coming back to a dad in coma fighting for his life , a mother that just brutally murdered and a sister who was mastermind in the murder.

I can also tell who's coming up the stairs by the sound of their footprints by the pace and pressure of it, it's not that weird

My ex boyfriend was like this. He started lying about EVERYTHING after the day that his parents decided to transfer him to another uni because he failed all the classes. But the reason was not because they wanted him to be the best student, they wanted him just to get a degree and paying our current uni was too expensive. I wouldn't say that they were strict, because they always gave him the chance of "If you don't want to study go to work and build your own life by yourself". Well, after that our relationship started to be a nightmare. He would lie to me about all the grades (one time he even falsified a document and send it to me), he would lie about his entire day at the new uni (later I discovered that he was actually home playing games), he would lie about his parents being okay with him traveling to be with me, about was he was doing, about everything. And 90% of the stories and lies he initiated by himself, and not because I asked about it. That year he failed again all his classes and of course he lied about that too. I didn't want to control him, only help. Several times I told him that if he wants do drop uni and start another thing I would help him and support him! He would say that everything is fine and he will graduate. Years passed and everything stayed the same. When I discovered the lies it messed so much with my mental health that you can't even imagine. After an argument he would suggest to me that he may end his life and then block me everywhere for 3 days. Then came back like nothing happened. IT WAS A NIGHTMARE. That fortunately ended. This people are scary. And blaming only the parents is completely wrong. He was not a child, not either this girl.

Clearly bad parents. We don t know what psychological pressure Jennifer lived through if that was her respose to it.

“rather than move out and disappoint her parents, she decided to kill them instead” wtf that’s a new level

'Be nice to your children. They pick your retirement home.' - Bumper sticker.

This gave some details that the Netflix doc didn't, for example it never said she had a brother. I assumed she was an only child. It also never explained some of the logistics of the crime scene. It made it seem like her parents were shot in the living area, not the basement. It never explained that she didn't graduate high school was living with her boyfriend. They explained her faking a degree and pretending to go to uni, but these details give a very different picture.

I am in tears at the end. So sad for all of them.

This murder case was so bad they had to hire Bill Gates to investigate it.

“jennifer’s story is not something you hear every day” yeah cuz the jennifer’s usually commit suicide before they get to the murdering part

Guys she was 25 years old and her parents only let her to go play piano! She was kept captive and psychologicaly abused by her parents! How nobody questioning that?

Strict abusive parents can push their kids over the edge. Not condoning murder of course but her parents were abusive