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Robert Bee Jr "Bonzai" | The secrets of Pekin
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@katharinew4218 3 жыл бұрын
Lisa may have loved her son, but she loved him selfishly, didn't love him enough to go to a better home
@adamburdt8794 3 жыл бұрын
I respect teen moms who leave their kids with their grandparents more than this chick
@Benleyy 3 жыл бұрын
Agreed- she seemed more concerned with how it looked and what trouble she would be in rather than the safety of her child
@nurse7559 3 жыл бұрын
They left Bonsai in his mother's house looking like that! My jaw dropped-did you see that toilet 🤮 they failed him big-time. Terrible situation. Sidenote: I love your plants! They are gorgeous🍃🌱🎍🌿
@loulou7963 3 жыл бұрын
That’s not love. Not in anyone’s book.
@ShayLikeButter 3 жыл бұрын
I literally was about to type this exact thing. You're supposed to love your child enough to keep them safe. A drug and sex-filled home that's covered in trash and feces, with an ex threatening to kill you and your son... that's disgraceful.
@michelleprieur1 3 жыл бұрын
I'm 15 minutes in and that poor kid never had a chance. God bless you Danelle for giving this child a voice.
@maggie_maeve 3 жыл бұрын
Ugh, same. 13 minutes in and so sad for him.
@Jay_Jay_Hizzle. 3 жыл бұрын
Same! It’s so unfair that children are born into circumstances like Bonsai. Parents do not need to be wealthy to have a loving and clean home. Drug abuse, sex working and a condemned home is not a situation that any child should be brought into🥺
@Big74Mike2012 3 жыл бұрын
There are no such things as gods... please grow up!
@Jay_Jay_Hizzle. 3 жыл бұрын
Michael who are you to tell her that? If you were “grown up” you would respect the fact that she and many others including myself do believe and respect the fact that you do not. STOP telling others what they should and should not believe in and take your own advice
@doriswashington9708 3 жыл бұрын
@@Jay_Jay_Hizzle. Thank you very well said.🙏🤗💕
@maddy6360 3 жыл бұрын
I hate that kids who are seen as runaways aren’t helped or investigated properly. They’re still children! They still need to be found regardless of the reason they’re missing!
@alexisavenged6538 3 жыл бұрын
And nine times out of ten, they're running away for a reason. A _good_ reason!! Like, they're being neglected and abused, type of reason. Yes, there will ALWAYS be the case of the spoiled brat who's only reason for running away is because they don't wanna follow curfew rules or some shit, but that's *QUICKLY* resolved. So take every.single.runaway *_SERIOUSLY_* - IT'S WORTH IT!!!
@krystaladair2586 3 жыл бұрын
MaddyTalks...Absolutely!!! I have never understood why a child being perceived as a runaway automatically makes it not important to find the child. With that logic a “missing” 6 year old needs to be found but apparently a 6 year old runaway is perfectly capable of taking care of themselves. Authorities seem to use it as an excuse but don’t see the irony in their statement. Plus if a child is running away that could be a completely different cause for concern, many times they run for a reason!
@Michellee970 3 жыл бұрын
@@alexisavenged6538 You hit the nail on the head 👌
@LexiF1111 3 жыл бұрын
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@ladonnad.steele2470 3 жыл бұрын
Yes WHY did they run away...
@PressedbySammi 3 жыл бұрын
If you’re deemed not fit to raise 1 kid, you’re not fit to raise ANY kids. I don’t understand why CPS and other state agencies don’t get this. It’s common sense.
@soul7530 3 жыл бұрын
People can and often do change, especially addicts. What should happen really is once one child is removed the parent should have to jump through huge hoops to have custody of another and they should have to continue meeting high requirements after custody is granted.
@oneofthosewhowander 3 жыл бұрын
@@soul7530 Exactly, people are not irredeemable. Family preservation is not something to be this flippant about. Addiction is a disease.
@christinewatson1989 3 жыл бұрын
CPS logic: not fit to have dogs, 100% fine to have kids.
@PressedbySammi 3 жыл бұрын
oneofthosewhowander couldn’t agree more. I have multiple drug addicts in my family and I understand it’s a disease but CLEARLY Lisa was not in a state of recovery nor was she doing anything to get to that point. Sure, if someone is clean, employed, and has a safe living situation I’m all for the kids being placed back in the home but with serious monitoring until the parent can be trusted fully again.
@griffenerica 3 жыл бұрын
oneofthosewhowander Lisa was clearly not interested in redeeming herself. Until she showed she was, and actually made improvements, she shouldn’t have had custody of Bonzai. He’s dead because his mother failed him and so did everyone else around him, AND the state did too. Personally I don’t think we should be so flippant about a child’s life/well-being.
@ninnybram 3 жыл бұрын
That home after it was "cleaned" is absolutely disgusting. I can't bear to think what it was like before.
@heather_doestruecrime 3 жыл бұрын
I can’t even fathom how that’s possible to live in? Why would they let a child stay there...?
@ninnybram 3 жыл бұрын
@@heather_doestruecrime right! And they took away DOGS from this home and not a child. This poor baby was utterly utterly failed.
@goodgirlvicki 3 жыл бұрын
That toilet was filthy
@Yeliahailey 3 жыл бұрын
That house looked like an episode of Hoarders
@ninnybram 3 жыл бұрын
@@goodgirlvicki don't 😭🤢 makes me feel sick
@g.molina3269 3 жыл бұрын
Bonsai was failed by too many people. It’s sad that I’m not even surprised by the lack of action from the police. So sad to think there’s even more kids in similar situations right now.
@hydie0073 3 жыл бұрын
I absolutely agree with you! Completely breaks my heart! 💔😢😭
@AmandaPaige71 3 жыл бұрын
Especially in this time of quarantine and virtual learning when school was the only respite some children had. It breaks me heart to think about.
@lucasboyd7616 3 жыл бұрын
Right, so right and so true. Pray for those kids God help them.
@mansionkessler7011 3 жыл бұрын
The scary side of Pekin Facebook page . What really happened to Robert Bee .
@Lostinmyhead23 3 жыл бұрын
It sounds like Lisa wanted Bonsai there for a check and as her caretaker. She didn’t love him... Really a sorry excuse for a mother
@johndavis9432 3 жыл бұрын
Lost- I think that you're absolutely correct.A complete and utter loser of a mother.
@saphiaer 3 жыл бұрын
Don’t understand why she keeps saying Lisa really loved him. Nothing about her behaviour said so.
@Daaaanielle 3 жыл бұрын
Agreed. Lisa was a selfish mother and there was no love there. If you love a child you want to get him in the best position possible. Hell, I want that for my DOG. That woman was a terrible mother and someone needs to regulate these mothers just having kids for the hell of it.
@nicbro3831 3 жыл бұрын
Agreed. It was an unhealthy abusive relationship. Probably codependent/narcissistic. Its really too bad. Poor kid:(
@jossykerflossy915 3 жыл бұрын
I think that she loved him as she knew how. She wasn’t a good mother, she wasn’t even a mother just a womb renter. But she had to have felt something that she felt was love.
@kaylermachado9309 3 жыл бұрын
If she loved him she should've let him stay with stephanie. This is awful.
@lexus1802 3 жыл бұрын
Kayler Machado 100% agree . I love my child more than anything and anyone on earth but I had one time in the past that my depression was so fucking bad , I let my baby stay with my mom and siblings for a month because I knew they could afford food , new clothes , happiness that I wasn’t able to provide in that short time span
@elizabethgraceb 3 жыл бұрын
Lexus Leard as horrible as depression like this is, it is so incredible that you were able to support them that way. good for you. it takes so much courage and love to do that.
@kathrynscottb 3 жыл бұрын
I totally agree! My parents have full guardianship of my niece because her mother didn't want her (more to the story than that; not my story to tell though) and she's so much better off! If it ever came down to it, I know that giving my daughter to someone who could take care of her would be beneficial if the need ever arose. I'm a single mother myself, so I completely understand the struggles that come with that, but I've at least gotten the help I need when I needed it
@mansionkessler7011 3 жыл бұрын
The scary side of Pekin Facebook page . A serial killer killed Robert Bee .
@doriswashington9708 3 жыл бұрын
@@mansionkessler7011 what are you talking about???
@katharinew4218 3 жыл бұрын
Genuine question. How can teachers have a kid come in to school everyday clothes smelling and not washed and not call CPS every single time?
@SpinningSage 3 жыл бұрын
Cps fails so many as well
@juliebosgraaf3259 3 жыл бұрын
My Mom was a teacher on a military base and had to call several times. One time it was a 13 year old girl she noticed was pregnant. Turns out her father ( not step) was the one who did it. He was never kicked out of the military and she was back at school the next week, not pregnant but still living at the house with her father. This happened in the 80’s but still. She was failed by cps.
@shadowmatrx 3 жыл бұрын
Sadly at that age kids often stink. Even if you wash their stuff, buy them deodorant and compell them to shower, they still find ways to smell bad. Smell alone usually isn't enough to get something done.
@natanyaparsons8491 3 жыл бұрын
@@shadowmatrx body odor is one thing, but I imagine this was much, much worse. Especially after seeing that house and knowing the mother never laundered his clothes.
@normacook8325 3 жыл бұрын
Or not just wash them for him. I live in a rural community where a school SECRETARY took in a young man, fed him, clothed him & got him to school each day. Someone should have FOUGHT for Bonzai!
@LaurenMcQueenVideos 3 жыл бұрын
This is so so sad. I had a friend in 7th grade who kept getting in trouble for missing school and when he would show up to school they would give him in school suspension for missing days like what why how do you think this helps. He hated getting in trouble and got so desperate that one day he took his moms car and drove himself to school. I actually saw him pull up and the vice principal freaked out. They finally figured out he wasn’t lying when he said his mom was addicted to heroin and literally wouldn’t wake up or get out of bed to take him to school. School administrators picked him up for school for the rest of the year and he never missed a day after that. My heart breaks for bonzai. His potential to be so great showed every time he was in a positive environment and the adults in his life failed him so horribly 💔 this literally could have been my friend from 7th grade. I can’t imagine how the people close to bonzai that tried to help him feel
@Jezabella2002 3 жыл бұрын
He couldn't get on the school bus ?
@LaurenMcQueenVideos 3 жыл бұрын
Jp Lang for that school district you had to live outside of a 10 mile radius to ride the bus because there were so many students. So he would potentially have to walk 10 miles one way to get to school everyday. I don’t know how far he lived exactly but obviously too far to walk and I’m sure his mother didn’t care enough to buy him a bike
@Jezabella2002 3 жыл бұрын
@@LaurenMcQueenVideos That's horrible 😔
@LaurenMcQueenVideos 3 жыл бұрын
Jp Lang yeah it was a really rough school. I only went there for 7th grade because I’m a military brat and I never stayed in contact with him. I wonder about him and how he’s doing all the time. I hope the administration helped him through out the rest of his school years. It’s so tragic when innocent kids go through things like that
@chynabarges3126 3 жыл бұрын
bless his heart
@amandas7839 3 жыл бұрын
Lisa was so selfish to take him back from Stephanie when she knew he would be living in filth. Why wouldn’t you want better for your child? Stephanie was willing to take him in and let Lisa keep receiving the money. It doesn’t make any sense... poor kid.
@montanalloyd7269 3 жыл бұрын
And was able to give him a better education. Theres a huge difference in the quality of education in public and private schools
@juniper1982 3 жыл бұрын
Exactly; she sounds selfish to the end. If she actually loved her child, in this case she would have given him up. His mother is completely to blame.
@Meli22352009 3 жыл бұрын
She probably craved love but couldn't give the love back. A give and take situation.
@asmundluelle9317 3 жыл бұрын
She took him back (and I say from experience with my mom) bc to those people their kid is just another belonging or pet.
@Meli22352009 3 жыл бұрын
@@asmundluelle9317 exactly. Like how a pet gives love that's what she wanted but was incapable of returning it so she didn't care what happened to him. Just wanted him to love her.
@jade2132 3 жыл бұрын
Parents who abuse or neglect their children exaggerate bad behaviors of the kid
@violethaye6987 3 жыл бұрын
@Native Nfree why are so many mothers severely abusing their children??
@carabeingblue4016 3 жыл бұрын
Um...anyone else shocked Bonzai even had dental records?
@DanelleHallan 3 жыл бұрын
🤚🏼 I was shocked when I heard it
@ashleyjordan9746 3 жыл бұрын
That’s what I was thinking “wow she actually took him to a dentist” but I know some public schools offer for dental students to come in and give cleanings for low income students 🤷🏻♀️ who knows.
@nicoledoubleyou 3 жыл бұрын
no, im sure he was on state medicaid due to her low income, and he had other family that probably took him to the actual dentist
@marauhhmarie 3 жыл бұрын
His sister probably took him to the dentist.
@jenniferleigh3767 3 жыл бұрын
Dental visit is required for kindergarten admission for IL schools, I believe.
@lauraellen5270 3 жыл бұрын
My husband got truancy in high school because his parents were going through a very messy divorce and he was depressed. He literally wouldn’t get out of bed and just sleep for 22 hours a day. They sent him to court and then they sentenced him to juvie. Mind you, this is a kid who has never been in trouble at all and is actually in need of help but the state was more concerned with getting that attendance check. Rather than going to juvie he dropped out and got his GED. To this day, he regrets that time more than anything but it just shows how the state fails kids. Context: we live in Texas and this was around 2011-2012. I am now a teacher and I am aware things have changed slightly
@Beachykeen22 3 жыл бұрын
Wow I can’t believe they would’ve sent him to juvie. A child with trauma obviously needs that on top of what they’re already going through 🙄🤦🏼♀️
@haily7362 3 жыл бұрын
See and idk where this was located, but in WA they SAY that the parents are the once who will face the consequences.. but I have heard people say it ends up being the child.. thats so messed up. There needs to be more mental health professionals making these laws and regulations for children.
@candiwax 3 жыл бұрын
@@Beachykeen22 all kids who end up in Juvie have experienced trauma. You don't end up there is you haven't. As a cosset we fail kids who need help all the time.
@Beachykeen22 3 жыл бұрын
candiwax you’re absolutely right
@haily7362 3 жыл бұрын
@@candiwax absolutely!! I was one of them, (not proud of it) lol when I got into JR high, my childhood trauma memories started coming back to me and at just 12 years old my life was a downward spiral. If I had just gotten help when my trauma happen, I dont think my life would've been so hard and I dont think I would've made the choices I did. Usually when you have a mental illness as a child atleast, you don't realize your struggling or atleast I didn't. It can be hard to get help or ask for it. This just goes to show we need to pay attention and talk to our children!
@1972dsrai 2 жыл бұрын
Who could blame little Bonzai for lashing out considering everything he had to witness from such a young age.
@deeenetta4238 3 жыл бұрын
**pictures of filthy house** KZfaq - **interrupts with AirWick and Finish Dishwasher Pod Ads**
@barbarakiser5622 3 жыл бұрын
Bonzai never has a chance, never. My mom gave me up for adoption because she felt I wouldn’t grow up in a healthy environment. Her environment was💯 better then his. This breaks my heart.
@barbarakiser5622 3 жыл бұрын
@Native Nfree her sister told me she was never the same again. I wish I would’ve found her before she passed, so that I could tell her she did the right thing and to thank her. I feel her looking down on me though and I talk to her almost every night🥰
@JH-cf9nn 3 жыл бұрын
That is amazing your mom made the best choice for you. Some mom aren’t that selfless to think of their child wellbeing. Glad it worked out for you and she is watching over you.
@WhisperingMoon83 3 жыл бұрын
It absolutely blows my mind that Child Protective Services considered those pictures of the house, an appropriate home for a child. Like WUT?! Holy crap. I’m just utterly dumbfounded that this young boy was failed time and time and time again, by his own mother and a service that is *supposed* to help him. I’m just so sad. Heartbroken for Bonzai. Heartbroken for his sister, Stephanie. Rest easy Bonzai The only nice thing I can say about Lisa is I hope she’s getting the help she needs now.
@nurse7559 3 жыл бұрын
Tuesday Calder I can't believe they let him go back into that disgusting house!! Poor kid😥
@maryellenr1590 3 жыл бұрын
Illinois DCFS/CPS is terrible and they really don't care at all. They are more likely to remove a child because of false accusations than anything that's clear and right in front of their eyes. It's awful! I say that from personal experience with them. This poor child should have been removed from the home, and then maybe his sister Stephanie could have gotten him. So truly unfair and heartbreaking!
@freyaanastasia4028 3 жыл бұрын
They don't care. Simple as that. They don't care about these children and it's sad. Most cases like this can be blamed directly on DCFS/CPS for lack of action. It's disgusting.
@maggiedk 3 жыл бұрын
CPS honestly lets so many children stay in homes that they shouldn't be in. I had a friend whose dad sexually abused her and her sisters, got charged for it, and her mom kept letting him back in the house. Her mom was also an alcoholic and all-around not a good mother. CPS got involved many times, but none of the kids were ever taken away for an extended period of time. I had another friend whose dad physically abused him and didn't feed him enough, plenty of people tried to get involved (teachers, neighbors, people at their church), but the situation was the same. I don't blame individual CPS workers, because from my understanding, they're very overworked and underpaid and usually don't even have the resources to help as much as they need to. I'm sure some of them are apathetic, but I know that some of them do truly care and want help these children. But the system is broken.
@treatb09 3 жыл бұрын
there was no money in it for them. its one more kid in foster care the states have to pay for. dogs however, are cheap and easy to profit from. thats how people are.
@sav6879 3 жыл бұрын
I don’t know about everywhere else but I literally replaced my front door knob for 8$... that included two keys. Keys at my local ace are also about 2-3$. I would’ve replaced it SOOO fast. Especially if I felt I or my child was in danger.
@saraa1741 3 жыл бұрын
I'm sure to her that was $11 too much. $11 that could go to her habit instead. It's disgusting, and absolutely atrocious what this boy had to endure.
@ashleyallen5710 3 жыл бұрын
I literally thought this myself! I said “if you feel you or your child is in danger why wouldn’t you spend the $10 to buy new locks?! You can afford the drugs, but not your child’s safety?!”
@brittyntunney6205 3 жыл бұрын
I went to school with him and sat with him on the bus. He was so nice. I feel really bad because people would make up rumors about him. I hope he is at peace now.
@evapektas3832 3 жыл бұрын
Oh Thank you for sharing...may he rest in peace...
@SassyShell13 3 жыл бұрын
❤❤
@unthinkabletimeless8607 3 жыл бұрын
DCFS and Lisa failed Bonzai so hard. They should have let Bonzai stay with Stephanie. Lisa may have loved him, but that’s not how you treat someone you love, let alone your child.
@kristinasymons 3 жыл бұрын
Love is not enough. 💯 totally agree
@lynneshively3790 3 жыл бұрын
The school failed him too. Teachers could have contacted CPS. Poor baby wasn't taken care of by anyone.
@sindygarcia3677 2 жыл бұрын
mind you she didn't even try to clean up until AFTER the fact that her kid went missing. sad.
@lydiahead9186 3 жыл бұрын
A reminder to be aware of red flags in children’s lives, and not wait for someone else to report it. But then what can you do when the state values the life of a dog above a little boy, my heart breaks for him and the helplessness of the situation he was in.
@mansionkessler7011 3 жыл бұрын
The scary side of Pekin Facebook page . What really happened to Robert Bee .
@brendacroteau 3 жыл бұрын
ABSOLUTELY!!!!
@jennifersue13 3 жыл бұрын
Danelle! I can’t express how grateful I am that this story is finally being covered. As someone who has known from day one about this poor boys disappearance I’m so glad you were the one to bring his story to the light. I’ve wanted this story to be covered for so long because it never seemed to take off out of Illinois news... I’m so thankful his story is finally being told. Thank you
@breannatangman5249 3 жыл бұрын
agreed!
@lynneshively3790 3 жыл бұрын
What happened to his mother? Is she still involved with drugs?
@lavonnesworld9368 5 ай бұрын
Same. Facebook was so invested in this little boy. Many people became detectives over night. Pekin definitely is a secret party/drug town. Many adults do party and give drugs to kids. I remember about 10 yrs ago my son baseball coach asked my ex husband if he knew where to buy coke! Pulled my son out of baseball the next day.
@kaylai2200 3 жыл бұрын
I wish Lisa loved her son enough to allow him to have a better life 😔
@brih6464 3 жыл бұрын
Dcfs & Lisa are pissing me off and I'm only 15 mins into the story.
@chelsnicole6690 3 жыл бұрын
It seems like child protective services fail countless children because they’re so understaffed. They all say they can’t possibly check on these children accordingly because their caseload is so massive(I have aunts who work for CPS and they say this is absolutely a fact) so I will never understand why more money isn’t instantly thrown at this issue. Hire as many workers as we need to, to ensure that every single child is okay.. No not even one child should fall through the cracks of the system because they’re overworked. It’s absolutely psychotic that this continues to happen every single day...
@HellnVee 3 жыл бұрын
My daughter was taken from me once because my husband told someone he smacked her on the butt softly over her diaper for touching an outlet. He reiterated he never spanked her or beat her he just patted her butt to tell her hey! No! Bad! But they then opened a case and lied and told lie after lie and even tried pinning us against each other and our families. They came in and took her from us and lied in every which way and didn’t give us the resources we needed. They held her for 3 months and she changed drastically. She went from a very happy outspoken child to a very timid quiet child. It was one of the most horrible times in my life ever. To this day I am so fear full of that ever happening again over something so insignificant
@littlejogger95 3 жыл бұрын
What does DCFS stand for? Department of Child and Family Services? I think it’s different here in the UK.
@julieo4580 3 жыл бұрын
Illinois DCFS is ridiculous
@findingmariaselvis 3 жыл бұрын
@@littlejogger95 correct, that's what it stands for. Depending where you are in the US, CPS is also used interchangeably. It stands for Child Protective Services. I know that where I live in Georgia, DFCS usually refers to the building that houses the services, and CPS is usually a case manager or whoever works with the family/child. So it's like "I am going to DFCS today to talk with my CPS manager for any updates." Sorry for being long winded. Hope this helps a little! Just curious, what are they called in the UK?
@MalaikaCutii 3 жыл бұрын
I'm a house cleaner here in California and I work for a company called Merry Maids. We deal first hand with hoarders and unlivable living conditions on a daily basis and I just felt the need to express how disturbing it is to not only see grown people living within their own filth but then proceeding to force children and animals to live within the "home". I've seen a child's bed forced into a closet next to a trash can and cat box with no ventilation along with classic hoarder house looks;disgusting kitchen, unbearable bathroom, trash EVERYWHERE... it was so unsettlingly in fact my coworker was so upset she ended up quitting the job and I took it upon myself to call CS to go back to that home and remove the child/3 fucking cats need I remind u , until they had people with hazmat suits to go in and do a deep deep conversion clean. breaks my fucking heart and just makes me feel like I'm doing my part helping those who "literally" can't take care of themselves or the humans/animals they're in charge of.......I believe rip Bonzai due to poor child neglect, it's so disturbing and maddening when you've witnessed fist hand what these poor children are supposed to be "thriving" in and going to school... ugh 💔
@nicoledoubleyou 3 жыл бұрын
good for you, thanks for not just looking the other way
@thekat4493 3 жыл бұрын
How are you even able to clean anything when a house is like that? What do they expect you to do? Crazy.
@loulou7963 3 жыл бұрын
How awful. If these grown people choose to live like that then ok. But to force children and animals to suffer too ? No no no. 😡😡😡😡
@saraa1741 3 жыл бұрын
@@loulou7963 Exactly! Do as you please, but don't drag your children and pets down with you and your filth. Especially this POS mother, who had a daughter who was willing to help with Bonzai. I feel so horrible for this boy, and all the kids that are currently in a situation like this.
@MalaikaCutii 3 жыл бұрын
TheKat I ask myself the same question almost everyday 😞🤯
@dericacrowley2265 3 жыл бұрын
I am not sure who killed him but I believe his mother knows.. she knew where his body was.
@abigailsalmanac 3 жыл бұрын
Exactly. That was really suspicious.
@shootingstarfall3881 3 жыл бұрын
Yes it is very suspicious, I did a school project on this and he was found at the river. His mother is a complete nuisance if she did murder him.
@trundlethegreat6787 3 жыл бұрын
@@shootingstarfall3881 he was found in a field in between Normandale and Pekin by their home. Not by the river
@kevinmoore4807 3 жыл бұрын
@@shootingstarfall3881along some railroad tracks rt.29 not the river.
@krissy4900 3 жыл бұрын
@@shootingstarfall3881 I’m late, but he was found in a field, at the place the current boyfriend (at the time) used to mow the grass. I guess he was back in the words. I don’t remember for sure but my mom pointed it out to me when we passed cause we live in Pekin.
@brandyelisea 3 жыл бұрын
I thought the home photos were the “before” photos, wow, that’s incredibly sad & inhumane
@samorachannel2093 3 жыл бұрын
I'm sorry, but if I see a child in a weird situation, I am stopping and helping, Just saying. Smh.
@carolynbridgeman5981 3 жыл бұрын
I don't understand the use of "I'm sorry". in these kinds of statements.
@ashleyjordan9746 3 жыл бұрын
This poor baby was failed time and time again even after finding his remains they failed him. May he Rest In Peace 😔 Thank you for sharing his story. Glad to hear your daughter recovered quickly!
@KimberlyByrdV 3 жыл бұрын
It is so sad and maddening that he wasn’t given to his sister. You can love a child until you’re blue in the face but if you can’t give them a healthy home, you don’t get to keep them until you can, end of story.
@mallorie3670 3 жыл бұрын
He’s was so neglected, not only by his mom but by the police too. Maybe if they would’ve taken it seriously from the beginning he’d still be here. Everyone failed him. So heartbreaking.
@christa0chellew 3 жыл бұрын
I truly don't believe his mother loved him at the state she was. I don't doubt she wanted him there, I don't even doubt she needed him there to feel she wasn't in such a bad state. Like, he is still there right? I can't be doing everything wrong, right? I understand love is selfish, but love should also make want to be everything but. Addiction is such a horrible thing, and I feel for her in that regard, but no amount of compassion I have for her in that part of her life is going to make me believe she had the right to put her son through hell because she "loved" her son. And this doesn't take from the sheer neglect the child protective services but fuck... that kid deserved much better than his mother's "love"
@AlyseA1689 3 жыл бұрын
I’m a recovering addict not to that extent thank god but I disagree I believe she loved him she just didn’t know how to show it and give him what he actually needed. I have been clean for almost 6 years and have a toddler now and as much as I think sometimes I would never have continued using if I had him earlier in life I know I would have. Some peoples demons are extremely strong and they can’t fight off that addiction. I feel bad for her but I’m also so angry she wouldn’t let him be where he was happy and healthy with his sister. This whole situation is so beyond messed up that poor child deserved better from almost everyone in his life.
@christa0chellew 3 жыл бұрын
Alyse A Im so glad you are sober and i hope you still find the strenght to keep being so for a long long time! But thats also my point... love also implies the fact you want the best for someone, or at least implies you WANT to feel you are putting them as a priority. I do get addiction, in the awful spiral it puts you, and how blinding it can be, pushed her to over look his needs... but exactly thats why i do believe she didnt really “love” him completely... she loved her lifestyle and addiction more. I dont believe she loved him in a full sense. She wanted him, i can even believe she cared for him.... but thats not enough for any child. We both agree her “needs” or “wants” shouldnt have come before the safety and proper development of her child, and thats why i feel saying that she loved him is incorrect. She should have wanted to be better for him, and addiction was her demon, and not one to put on her poor kid
@joannabaparileszczynska 3 жыл бұрын
Love is also wanting the absolute best for your child. If she realy loved him, he would still be alive, living with his sister. Perhaps she did love him, but she loved drugs more.
@sierranicole3397 3 жыл бұрын
This breaks my heart. I wish I could take in every neglected kid and save them from these awful people.
@dimik7488 3 жыл бұрын
This makes me want to become a foster parent and take in babies and children.
@jedecker4051 3 жыл бұрын
Some people should never have children nor pets!
@spleengrrrl 3 жыл бұрын
Some friends of mine lost a young daughter in her mid twenties, which was very sad, to cancer. However, as time went by and the parents were now raising 3 little kids they became angry with their deceased daughter as they realized that due to drug use, the kids had been put in harm's way and one of them was sexually abused. It's so tragic. Also, the system stinks: look at Bonzai being bullied and as you stated, "No one knew what was going on." HOW? I have worked in schools, the teachers and school nurse IMMEDIATELY know when something isn't right at home: kids have lice and bed bugs and have bruises and all of that kind of thing, including wearing the same clothes. They fall asleep in class because their home life is so unstable they don't sleep. It's absolutely horrible. Please pray for our children!!!
@dcreed62 2 жыл бұрын
@@robinlyn2797 my teachers and school counselor knew I was getting sexually and physically abused and they never reported it.
@AlucardPeach 3 жыл бұрын
Got curious and Googled it, and seizure disorders are responsible for many behavioral issues, including hyperactivity. The science of it is pretty interesting. Ok, back to watching!
@squirrellygirl8326 3 жыл бұрын
I worked as a mental health nurse for years and was just getting ready to say this. 😊
@jennariden4789 3 жыл бұрын
He never had seizures to begin with. That was a lie to get attention. I know the family and everyone failed bonsai period because no one protected him at all
@AlucardPeach 3 жыл бұрын
@@jennariden4789 wouldn't it be easy to prove or disprove by just interviewing his doctor, and checking his prescription history? Or if he indeed was on medication and didn't have it with him, the police would've found it in the house. There's just so many failings all around. It's heartbreaking!
@soul7530 3 жыл бұрын
Jenna Riden It’s very difficult to falsify seizures enough to be put on medication, they do MRIs , CTs to see brain activity and run a series of test while you’re hooked up to the device. In some cases mild seizures may not show up on scans but this wouldn’t be diagnosed as Epilepsy and you wouldn’t normally be put on medication.
@holliegriffin5361 3 жыл бұрын
I don’t believe at all that having some vague connection to a family allows you to determine whether or not someone had a neurological disorder. There are so many ways to diagnose epilepsy with the most common being EEG to detect electrical activity. It’s kind of hard to fake something that requires such extensive research. Seizures can be incredibly dangerous so they usually go quite in depth. Especially when they need to detect the type of epilepsy and whether or not it could be connected to genetic diseases, an active illness, etc. Also, the occurrence of epilepsy is relatively common with 1 in 26 people developing it in their lifetime, which is especially apparent in children. 2/3 sufferers will become seizure-free once on medication, making it appear “cured” with over 50% “growing out of” their condition. These rumours don’t help at all when discussing a murder case. Even if it were for attention, that wouldn’t change anything. We know he’s neglected and a high risk with or without that information. Plus, with his supposed use of drugs, that too makes it more likely he could have had epilepsy with 1/10 cases being linked to drugs. On top of that, children of mothers who use drugs and children growing up with trauma and stress are much, much more likely to have seizure disorders. Long story short, only his doctor will know and that’s all that matters. He is in a high risk category and based on what we know and how the diagnosis process works, it is more likely than not that he does indeed have it. Regardless if his family believes him or not, if his results concluded he has it, he probably does have it.
@amedved1 3 жыл бұрын
I have struggled with addiction and know many others who have as well. I hate that witness accounts from addicts are so often disregarded when they could be helpful. And addiction isn't a free pass to not take care of your children. Poor Bonzai didnt have a chance.
@ablair33556 3 жыл бұрын
I’ve been clean for 5 years and even in my years of active addiction , NEVER did my children go without. Never did they live in filth. So no it’s isn’t a free pass to be a pos.
@doriswashington9708 3 жыл бұрын
@@ablair33556 Congrats!!! I agree I'm 16yrs clean and my kids never went without or lived filthy either. Bless you and thanks for speaking up.🙏🤗💕
@ablair33556 3 жыл бұрын
Doris Washington that’s wonderful!!!
@saraa1741 3 жыл бұрын
@@ablair33556 Yes! I'm also a recovering addict. I was strung out on opiates, yet my child never went without, was never neglected, or lived in filth. I could be hurting (from withdrawals), yet my child always was taken care of. I've been clean for 9 years now, and I regret that part of my life so much. I'm still in therapy, because I haven't forgiven myself for even have been an addict while raising my child. He doesn't remember, nor even has a clue about this. He was 3yrs old through 5yrs of age, but I remember, and I feel like the worst person ever. I can't even imagine having had put my child through something like what Bonzai experienced. The guilt would be eating me up inside. I would be spending each and every second of my life, trying to make it up to my child. Everyone failed this poor boy. By the way, congratulations on your sobriety. And I admire your courage to speak up about something as sensitive as this. I hope you and your babies are doing well. Sending you a big hug and many positive vibes ♥️ Stay safe and healthy. ♥️🤗
@ablair33556 3 жыл бұрын
Sara Aguerria thank you so much , my babies are 21, 19 , 17 now and I have a beautiful 3 year old daughter! Lol. They are doing great , the only thing I fault myself for is working two jobs to be able to afford my habit , and that’s time and money that should have been spent on them. It drives me crazy when people assume all addicts are terrible people who mistreat their children. I have saw tons of these cases that the parent was completely sober. I’m so happy you are doing well as opiates are so hard to get away from .. that’s also what ahold of me and I thank God that those days are over 💜
@heathersmith347 3 жыл бұрын
As a recovering heroin addict who had children during my active addiction my heart breaks. I got sober 3/28/15 when my kids were basically 7 and 3 and they saw so much they shouldn’t have. Today they are 8 and 12 and amazing little people. I’m a student midwife and business owner and I hope they remember that no matter how low you go you can always turn things around and thrive. I wish Bonsai had the same chance, poor sweet boy.
@akatsuki3399 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for getting clean, especially for your kids. Drugs tears people apart. I’m happy for you!
@belikereepicheep 3 жыл бұрын
I’m sorry but I have 0 compassion for Lisa. So much of this case is her fault. Poor Bonzai!
@WhitneyDahlin 3 жыл бұрын
If Lisa actually loved her son she would have let him live with Stephanie until she got her sh*t together. Period. I understand her going through a dark place okay that explains why her house is a terrible environment for him I understand that. But living a trash hole because you are going through a dark place and forcing your child to live in a trash hole for no reason at all when there's a better safer place for him to be are two entirely different things. You can claim you love your kid all you want but if you then take him from a happy healthy stable environment to live in a trashed drug house where your ex boyfriend threatens to KILL him on a daily basis it's clear you don't actually love him. You don't treat people you love like that. No. I don't accept that and I don't accept mental illness as an excuse for her behavior. This probably sounds heartless but I'm so sick of people like this hiding behind a mental illness as an excuse for child abuse and neglect. You can be mentally ill and a wonderful parent even if that means recognizing you aren't healthy enough to raise your child and sending to live with someone who is. That is what someone who loves their child would do. Her actions speak far louder than her words and my heart breaks for this poor little boy
@mommy2rae586 3 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU.
@DanelleHallan 3 жыл бұрын
I don’t think there is any excuse whatsoever for the state in which Bonzai was living or how he was treated. I still think she cared about him, the drugs just totally messed her up. Again....not a valid excuse whatsoever, just the reasoning behind everything I believe.
@yahainHotPink 3 жыл бұрын
I hear this 100% All of it.
@WhisperingMoon83 3 жыл бұрын
100% agreed Whitney!
@TheSexilady10 3 жыл бұрын
1000% agree with you. Vert well said 👍
@michellesmsadventures3430 3 жыл бұрын
Wouldn’t the windows & back door being inaccessible be a fire hazard? If there were a fire, there was only 1 exit??? 😱
@yeahimashley9515 3 жыл бұрын
Plus the piles upon piles of clothes and items that would burn the house down so fast... Why on Earth was he not put in Stephanie’s care? It makes no sense.
@maggiequinncloud 3 жыл бұрын
I completely understand what you’re saying, and you aren’t wrong, but unless I’m mistaken she said the lock was only accessible from the inside, and I️ grew up in a very old ranch style house and the only way to access the lock was from the inside AND with a key, we didn’t have a deadbolt we could flip, you’d have to get the key off the hook on the wall (next to the door) and unlock it that way. However, we got our home assessed before we sold it and because both doors were on the first floor anyway, and any window is accessible as they all actually led right on to a wrap around porch or were close enough to the ground to jump out, it passed. I’m not saying it’s the BEST design, that’s for sure. But it WOULD pass inspection.
@ShayLikeButter 3 жыл бұрын
@Maggie Cloud Nah, you don't completely understand at all because you're missing her point. This isn't about locks. If there was a fire (even if your doors were locked), you had two doors and windows on the main floor of your farm house for you to get to safety. So you had a minimum of FOUR escape options............ But if they went to sleep with the ONE door locked and a fire blocked that door, *all* the windows were boarded up and the back door nailed shut, which means there was no other escape out of the house. All that piled up junk would cause a fire to spread extremely fast as well. So no, it definitely wasn't up to code and no child should have been legally allowed to live there.
@maggiequinncloud 3 жыл бұрын
S. Reid VERY true, you’re totally right, I was only thinking about the door aspect. I️ didn’t think about the windows being boarded up, that changes things. The fire department would absolutely be able to break through the windows, but with the piled up stuff catching fire it would probably be too late.
@MadamMersadees1013 3 жыл бұрын
This case has brought me to tears. This poor child was failed on so many occasions.
@mollyhorse 3 жыл бұрын
and by so many people....
@MadamMersadees1013 3 жыл бұрын
Right. I do not understand how no one at all cared enough about this young child. That is insane.
@caesarvolz6945 3 жыл бұрын
They took the dogs because it's much easier legally to take dogs than a child.
@DanelleHallan 3 жыл бұрын
And that is where the problem lies
@robyndendy 3 жыл бұрын
@@DanelleHallan exactly
@stephanieg7229 3 жыл бұрын
@@DanelleHallan dogs are considered property, which is much easier to seize. It’s hard to take a human. The problem isn’t that it’s hard to take a kid away, it’s that no one was trying to get him away.
@Angelface11 3 жыл бұрын
@@stephanieg7229 You can't take livestock for mistreating them though..or property. Pet laws are different Actually it isn't hard to take kids. CPS just doesn't do it often in bad situations.
@liviwilliams7599 3 жыл бұрын
I'm from Peoria, IL! This case did not get enough attention as it should have, I was 16 when he went missing and I barely heard about anything going on! Pekin has a bad bad reputation in our area..
@oliviapetta8239 3 жыл бұрын
Im from Peoria as well and totally agree, should have had more coverage! Pekin is gross.
@julieo4580 3 жыл бұрын
Pekkkin is its nickname. It is so trashy.
@kj-zh9cj 3 жыл бұрын
Also from Peoria and have relatives in Pekin. Sadly never heard of this case until now
@MClover420 3 жыл бұрын
Livi Williams Peoria has just as bad of a reputation if not worse the Murder rate in “Black Supremacist ‘Little Chicago’” Peoria is far higher than Pekkkin . Pekin has only around three murders if that in 30 plus years unlike Peoria which has 10 to 30 a year
@liviwilliams7599 3 жыл бұрын
Matthaios Kober I agree for sure, I never said Pekin was better or worse, I just hear about all the racist, drug use, and crime that happens there. I went to Washington Community and rumors would spread about Pekin all the time to our little town. For sure Peoria is much worse just focusing on Pekin since this is where the video mainly takes place.
@kenznoel3565 3 жыл бұрын
As someone who lives in Pekin and knew robert I appreciate you covering this..rip buddy boy
@teremertz 3 жыл бұрын
I was a foster parent to two boys, ages two and six months, for about half a year because their parents were hoarders, and the state of their home was such that it was a hazard for kids. The parents love their children and worked very hard to clean their home and change hoarding behaviors, and attended every class & therapy required them. DCS works very hard for reunification, and in this case the family was thankfully put back together in a healthier and safer way (which is the true goal of foster care). We hear lots of tragedies and horror stories about foster care, and those are unfortunately very true. There are positive outcomes as well. 🙏🏽 I encourage anyone who is interested in making a lasting difference in this world to consider fostering ❤️
@jadelissa 3 жыл бұрын
you are such a kind soul 💚 i am currently a daycare provider and hope to be in a position to foster one day
@thereseh7168 3 жыл бұрын
All these people were so “sure” they saw Bonsai but didn’t bother to stop and say something to him ??
@madijames9945 3 жыл бұрын
right? and even if they didn’t realize it was him immediately, it’s still a 13 year old boy? like if i saw what looked like a CHILD walking where these people say he was you think they’d at least speak to the kid. he was a poor sweet soul who kept being pushed to the side😞 may he rest in peace
@jezistar1881 3 жыл бұрын
And he was basically the size of a 9yr old.
@jennacordle6327 3 жыл бұрын
OMG stop I have been waiting for someone to cover this case!!! I live in Peoria IL, the big town neighboring Pekin IL. I used to work in Pekin. I have seriously been waiting for a big channel to cover this! This was such a huge deal to us when it happened. Unfortunately I feel like the attention died down so quickly. I hope he gets true justice.
@TwistedPotency 3 жыл бұрын
Look up ashes to ash. She been covering this the whole year
@Lollipop_Lexi 3 жыл бұрын
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@yourbestieapalonia 3 жыл бұрын
I saw this come up in my recommended and I thought there was no way it was that Pekin. Pekin is my hometown and I’ve never seen someone talk about anything that happens there. This video made me remember hearing about this on the local news when I was sixteen. It was such a surreal feeling seeing building I’ve passed by my whole life in photos in this video and seeing the Google map of my hometown. I remember seeing the missing person signs in town, too. Unfortunately drugs have become a growing problem for the past few decades in this part of Illinois, and with that the crime rate is climbing. Meth is the main problem in central Illinois, in Pekin there’s even a motel that is locally called the “Meth Motel” and has had this nickname since the 90’s. Thank you so much for highlighting a case from this part of Illinois. I haven’t heard much of this case since 2017. So many people only focus on Chicago and the suburbs but there is so much going on in central Illinois too. P.S. Great job with the town name! People from out of town always pronounce Pekin wrong.
@jeanettehinds4253 3 жыл бұрын
It's a good job the so-called"mother" loved him. I would hate to see how she treated him if she hated him. Another child slipping through the net.
@gabyquiroz3780 3 жыл бұрын
I am absolutely disgusted in Lisa's behaviour. People need to stop and think at least for a second before bringing a child into this world. I don't believe she loved him or cared for him in the least bit. Addiction and mental health are serious issues and at times can be out of one's control, but never does that give anyone the right to harm a child in the way Lisa did. There were so many different avenues to take if she truly loved him, she could have let him stay with Stephanie while she got herself together a bit. But the fact that she always wanted him back only tells me she was on a power trip, feeling like she had some sort of entitlement over Bonzai when she didn't because she never took care of him. I feel no sympathy for her and hope she lives out the rest of her days thinking about her beautiful son and what he could have been and how disgusting her actions were. My heart aches for Bonzai. The 'living' conditions were horrendous and inspections DCF did were a complete joke. This case frustrates me so much.
@rachelmarsden6094 3 жыл бұрын
I know I’m watching this video very late but as a person from pekin this really hit home. I was around the same age bonzai was when he went missing and it was terrifying. I even know a few kids that had classes with him. Bonzai was failed by so many people and it breaks my heart.
@Katannjones 3 жыл бұрын
Stephanie is so kind. Came to pick him up whenever he asked, fed him and bathed him. He even had his own space in her home. What a beautiful soul 💖
@AlexUrieMusic 3 жыл бұрын
It’s things like this, as well as my life situation, that make me want to be a family lawyer. After I graduate, I am going to college to get my degree in family law, I’ve been failed too much in life and this poor boy, I want to help people like this get out of these situations and have a better life. This case disgusts me, the state disgusts me, the mother disgusts me. Bonzai deserved so much love. He had such a long life to live, and so many adventures that he was prevented from taking.
@meriahcalvert5973 3 жыл бұрын
I'm not the cleanest person, and struggle with my depression taking over, but would never let any child live in those conditions. 💔
@Victoria-lq6gw 3 жыл бұрын
I’m a very messy person with severe anxiety, my place has NEVER looked that bad. I mostly just have dirty clothes around, but I always clean up dishes and food. This is unacceptable
@SassyShell13 3 жыл бұрын
Same!!! I feel guilty about my clothes being piled up.... because of depression and PTSD but when i saw those pictures of what he lived in, it made my house look spotless. That poor child..
@graysonsjourney5420 3 жыл бұрын
I definitely think the mom knows more. I have a son with epilepsy and couldn't imagine allowing him to smoke or drink alcohol or worse.
@justkatrenee 3 жыл бұрын
my son has epilepsy too, and never in a million years would i!!! Bonsai deserved so much better than the life he had 💔
@graysonsjourney5420 3 жыл бұрын
@@justkatrenee totally! It just makes me sad to know that there are children out there who will never hear a loving word or feel a loving touch. It just hurts my heart.
@DN-tr2cv 3 жыл бұрын
The DCFS workers involved in Bonsai's case need to face serious consequences. Inexcusable.
@littlewillowlinda 3 жыл бұрын
It's cases like these that seriously make me realize how lucky a lot of us are.
@Dink_13 Жыл бұрын
The way Bonzai lived is incredibly similar to the way I lived when I was 14-16. My mom left when I was 2 and my dad was doing his best to try and raise two kids by himself. Unfortunately with the work he was doing (diesel mechanic, semi’s specifically) there was a lot of drug influence around him and he got caught up in it. At this point we moved in to what my brother and I call the trap house. It was basically a concrete structure that sometimes had power and to get food we had to start a tab at the local corner store that either my dad or me and my brother would pay at the end of the week. I don’t remember having a washer and a dryer? Maybe there was and I just don’t remember it. I barely went to school. Since then my dad has completely turned his life around and luckily we all came out alive. I somewhat feel for Lisa because I watched my dad go through the same drug and living situations. I hope she can find the strength to better her life moving forward.
@lauddles1563 3 жыл бұрын
I am so relieved to hear that your daughter is recovering well! She is so strong!
@momofdeux 3 жыл бұрын
Kids are so resilient! So happy she is recovering quickly!!
@OrangePenguinEatTaco 3 жыл бұрын
Wait who?
@latenight6750 3 жыл бұрын
The story teller kid
@nicbro3831 3 жыл бұрын
There is something I learned in intro psychology that says: when other people are difficult we attribute it to a flaw in character. When we are difficult or make mistakes, we think of the reasons we did that. It actually changed my life thinking of this regularly. Instead of immediately being like "that person is an assh*le" im like "they must be upset about something" or "maybe they have a disorder" and im a bit more empathetic now. Bonzai never had a chance, ive been around people raised in similar situations and its really heartbreaking. He seemed to have a lot of personality and spunk. Poor kid:( rest in peace little man.
@juliesuzanne8011 3 жыл бұрын
Fundamental Attribution error
@breannatangman5249 3 жыл бұрын
i’ve learned more about him from you than i have living a mere 30 minutes from where this all happened and that’s truly heartbreaking 💔
@loveallyourlife1 3 жыл бұрын
The plant in the background is giving me so much happiness today. And I don’t know why. But i love it so much
@lauranienhueser541 3 жыл бұрын
This is my hometown!!! Im glad someone on youtube is finally talking about it. The mom kept changing her story and was being super suspicious about all of it.
@lauranienhueser541 3 жыл бұрын
She would post on facebook and change her story. She also kept making new facebook accounts when everything first went down. There were signs all over our town looking for him.
@Destro9421 3 жыл бұрын
I'm from pekin IL. Thank you for shining light on Robert...
@ThatLittleKitten 3 жыл бұрын
"A kid is missing? They're a runaway." "An adult is missing? They have the right to disappear." This system is fucked.
@krittifate5472 3 жыл бұрын
It's illinois for you.
@WowvlogsGaming125 3 жыл бұрын
This is surreal, I live about about an hour from here and I remember when he went missing, it was so heartbreaking, glad your daughter is feeling well!!
@LL-zb3dl 3 жыл бұрын
I'm less than 20 minutes in and I'm just sickened by how Bonsai had to live and how he was failed.
@ashleyjordan9746 3 жыл бұрын
Buckle up ☹️it’s a heavy case
@emilylou7029 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for covering this story. Him and his family lived in my town and the case and his justice didnt get what it deserved.
@goodyplenty35 3 жыл бұрын
So sad to think of all the children in situations or “homes” similar to this, that just get overlooked. God bless, Bonzai. Thank you for shedding light on his story.
@tayloroliver94 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for doing this Danelle!! I am so grateful you covered this. From all of us who have looked for Robert since the beginning, thank you.
@MJISA5 3 жыл бұрын
It wasn’t just for the check, Stephanie said she would allow her to keep the check and was keeping her power on. I am NOT a parent (and really hope I am not going to be attacked for this), but depending on Lisa’s childhood there is a chance was too attached. And her house was probably horrible because she was a hoarder, a lot of whom have severe OCD and attachment disorders. I say all of this as a reforming hoarder. I realized what my issues was. As a child, I was very poor and we did not have a lot. I also did not have many friends, still don’t actually. So everything I had I wanted to hold on to. When I was a tween, as a punishment my parents took EVERYTHING out of my room except my bed, desk and dresser. They threw away all of my childhood memories. At that point, I hid everything. And this went on for 20 years. Then I became homeless five years ago and was only able to take the things that were really important. It sucks that becoming homeless is what started my “recovery”. I say started because of the stuff I took over half was ruined. I was able to move into a place 3-1/2 years ago and while I admit I do still hoard some things, I can honestly say as I am packing to move into my own place again. I don’t have much. A dresser, two desk, plants, pets, a lamp and some boxes that hold the contents of my hobbies. I am inheriting a nightstand, dining room table with chairs, coffee table, side tables, another lamp and other miscellaneous stuff my roommate no longer wants. Unfortunately, I do not have a bed, couch, chairs or any other furniture. But I’ll get there.
@slavmetal 3 жыл бұрын
Poor Bonzai was failed by nearly every adult in his life. This case illustrates how difficult it is for at risk children to escape their circumstances 💔
@tammianderson6434 3 жыл бұрын
It is so crazy when I was watching you when you were so excited for 50,000 subs. You deserve millions. You are such a kind hearted, hard working, caring person. Congratulations on the new space. And so glad the baby is ok....
@cassielovins 3 жыл бұрын
I’ve been following this case closely since I first heard about it. I’m from Pekin and live 20 minutes away from there now. Thank you for covering it!
@rosess100roses4 3 жыл бұрын
The Country Fails these voiceless children everyday, i am one me and my brothers were pretty much just abandoned by our parents we were taken away for the same reasons as Bonzai except our mother didnt care and never tried to get us back she let the system keep us she is a devil on earth abounded by her and the system and the system how can we put so much money into other organizations but leave actual human beings at the most innocent levels abandoned and forgotten how??? I dont get it and it breaks my heart EVERYDAY i have lost not 1 but 2 brothers to death they were addicts at a young age and lost thier battles with this horrible sickness 2 years apart from eachother and another brother who is serving 17 years for crimes because they never got help they needed they were just given medication to make them zombies then given a 270$ check when they turned 18 and thrown on their butts the system is broken!!!! I was thankfully adopted at the age of 5 by amazing parents but i was a cute little girl and my brothers were preteen boys they are less likely to be adopted or placed in a long term home because cute little kids are easier to place but the real tragedy is these young men and women are just forgotten just forgotten. Who is fighting for them ?? No one not one person. This is a tragedy.
@r.fomalhaut7786 3 жыл бұрын
The description of his childhood is like the absolute polar opposite of how a child should grow up. He was failed so, so badly.
@amyschurman3104 3 жыл бұрын
This is my neck of the woods. People put up signs all around here saying “Justice for Robert Bee”. It’s so sad that it happened. 💔 RIP
@rebeccarichmond1443 3 жыл бұрын
She didn't love her son. The feeling she had was ownership. This is the same feeling abusers have for their significant other victims. Love looks a lot different.
@charleemattingly5191 3 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately dcfs is a joke in Illinois, well nation wide. I lived close to Pekin.
@pitbull7885 3 жыл бұрын
me too
@PineapplePrincessPaige 3 жыл бұрын
Oh definitely, dcfs was in my life since 2000 bc my father was abusive, my mom ended up being a single mom who turned to alcohol and neglected us. Our home was disgusting but my siblings and I weren’t taken into foster care until the end of 2012. It’s a broken system
@charleemattingly5191 3 жыл бұрын
@@PineapplePrincessPaige sorry that happened to you!
@maddy6360 3 жыл бұрын
I live in IL too and there’s so many cases where DCFS just fails miserably. I understand they’re over worked and under paid but how many children have to pay the price of a broken system? Doesn’t seem fair.
@charleemattingly5191 3 жыл бұрын
@@maddy6360 they need to be more transparent with other organizations, ask for help? Or it just needs to be restructured. Something
@laurenelizabeth3502 3 жыл бұрын
I’m from Pekin and I respect you so much for bringing light to Bonzai’s story! It’s so refreshing to hear it from a completely neutral point of view. Thank you!!!!!!
@morningswithmichey 3 жыл бұрын
I lived and grew up in the town next to Pekin and It really shook everyone to the core when everything came out about this poor kid. Pekin Illinois is scary and has a badddd reputation to locals in the area. I don’t miss living out there and my heart still hurts for Bee. 🖤
@mansionkessler7011 3 жыл бұрын
The scary side of Pekin Facebook page . A serial killer killed Robert Bee .
@schnuts1962 3 жыл бұрын
I live in pekin, yes some parts are definitely trash. But its not scary and really not as bad as people say it is. It could definitely be better though
@vivielle 3 жыл бұрын
Greetings from Poland, Danelle! You're the best! ♥
@twelvesmylimit 3 жыл бұрын
I've no idea what happened to the poor boy but this case is heartbreaking and Bonsai was let down his whole life. As a sister with much younger siblings (one young enough to be mine), it breaks my heart that his sister couldn't get custody of her little brother. Thanks, Danelle. You're such a likeable person. I'm glad your daughter is doing well. X
@angelpantz7325 3 жыл бұрын
I live in pekin. I rember when this case was everywhere in my town. EVERY kid i saw i questioned "is that the missing boy?" let me say. hat mom made EVERYONE in my small town believe ran away.
@user_angelmum 3 жыл бұрын
No child should ever have to live like that .. He was let down by too many people 😔 Parents ...Teach your children to have empathy for other children .. if your child teases another child because of the way they dress /smell then thats on you for bad parenting ... If you as a parent knows your child is bullying another ...put a stop to it ..! Pack extra in your child's lunch if you know of a child in your child's class not having food at school .. The P&C should have spare (emergency clothes/uniforms for those children who obviously aren't wearing clothes that are being regularly laundered ... Lead by example Poor boy . heartbreaking 💔
@maryellenr1590 3 жыл бұрын
I agree 1000%! Very well said!
@jirachiteaminstinct4310 3 жыл бұрын
Totally agree. I’m glad I was raised to have empathy. The school should also get involved if the child isn’t showing up to class, has no way to get to/from school etc.
@jenniferblackmon7037 3 жыл бұрын
So glad to hear your daughter is doing well. You rock my entire world, Danelle! About to hit that play button. Thank you for all you do!💖
@g.molina3269 3 жыл бұрын
Watching this while I get ready for work, I’m addicted to these videos since I found your channel!
@ashleyhansen7146 3 жыл бұрын
Sadly, this is the case for MANY children throughout the world. Im so thankful you are giving them a voice and bringing awareness to it...thankyou! We need to help these children...they are all of our responsibility.
@breonnaorrick6430 3 жыл бұрын
This makes me SO HAPPY! To see my favorite KZfaqr cover something from my home town! I have been submitting requests for you to do this for the last year and a half! 😭♥️ thank you so much for spreading awareness on this case!
@AlexAlex-oh3tr 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so so much for covering this case. This happened in my hometown and it still haunts everyone here and everyone still talks about it. It doesn't get the coverage outside of here that it deserves that will get things moving so again thank you so much.
@negative1310 9 ай бұрын
Alex C.
@savarthur5692 3 жыл бұрын
As someone who once was addicted to meth at a young age it breaks my heart a freaking 13 year old was exposed to the same thing ..leading to his death. 💔
@madysondurr8188 3 жыл бұрын
I live here and I was 16 when this was happening, it truly has changed my look upon life. Trust me this still breaks my heart every time I think of him 🥺
@themumblingdumpling2838 3 жыл бұрын
18:17 This vacuum cleaner in that room... Like an urchin in the desert
@kimlarso 2 жыл бұрын
🦋TY so much for covering this! Still fighting for State police to take over the case🕯
@LUEEROCKS 3 жыл бұрын
Bonsai was the sweetest kid and I never saw the kid that she would talk about while visiting his dad, I would take turns with him riding his ripsick in the dining room and sneak him ice creams and sandwiches while staying late.
@meag_ken822 3 жыл бұрын
Congratulations!!! On a half MILLION subscribers!! So proud of you. You deserve it more than anyone. I’ve been with you since 15k. And I’m not going anywhere. I love that you’ve remained the same person. Thank you for all you do ❤️
@LLeathers94 3 жыл бұрын
I’m from Peoria about 15 minutes from Pekin. This case did not get the attention it deserved and basically got pushed to the way side. I am so glad you are covering this!
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