Thanks Marion

Hear, here👍🇬🇧💯🗣️

Her stepmother wasn't the only abuser who killed that child. Everyone who saw her and knew how badly she was hurt should have removed her from this home. Her grandparents should have gotten her. This is a horrible example of the statement " Silence is acceptance."

@@susanbedingfield4661 exactly! All of those people are equally responsible. How can people come and visit and ignore the fact that this child was abused? These people are horrible. 😞

@@shawnsatrinarodriguez4429 I know. 😢 Sick, disgusting people. 😤

Most ppl do. Ik first hand as a victim. Everyone acts like they didn't know but they fucking did. No one will do anything until a kid dies. And at that point everyone will go " we never saw the signs" "if only we had known" "I wish I could have done something" etc etc etc. But in reality they knew and either didn't give a shit or didn't want to get involved.

@@kittye8340 Same with Foster kids and yet they want to stop women from getting abortions. Wonder what will happen to the new children coming in when they don't have enough Foster parents for the ones that are alive now.

The father was beating her too

Even worse.. he took part in it!! These evil sickos need to rot in hell.

@@WVgirl1959 I am an adopted child through fostercare lol

I was looking for this comment😢🇨🇦

Exactement! C'est très vrai!

WOW

Indeed, same with dubbing derisively someone (esp. a kid) who complains about everything in an exaggerated manner as an “Aurore, enfant martyr”. Because any complaint they would have are molehills compared to the sufferings the real Aurore had to go through. BC here only surfs on what Marie-Anne (and to a lesser degree her father) did inflict on Aurore. Everyone knows about Aurore’s story here in Quebec, mostly because of the 50s exploitation movie retelling the story. Some of the pictures used here are from that movie, and people were so shocked they believed it was real. Even the actress who played the stepmother was insulted, spat upon, and threatened with violence multiple times in the streets or while she was doing her groceries, because they believed she was really the sadistic stepmother.

When I saw the movie in 2005, it stayed with me till now.

Birds of a feather flock together.

That witch was a manipulative and controlling demon!!!! She will face her creator for the final judgment if she did not make amends for her actions! 🔥👀😧

I completely agree! 14:52

They strike me as a Quebecois equivalent of Fred and Rosemary West. I just can't fathom how they could have been considered for early release, no amount of "good behaviour" could possibly make up for the horrors perpetrated on Aurore.

agree they should have rot in prison Let these monsters rot slowly and very painfully and i mean very painful and slow.

Thankyou for watching

Sadly it really was a different time however That so many did try to get her help but societal norms weren’t that of taking a child forcefully from their family if you were the neighbor. They didn’t have the Lifetime television movies telling them how handle these things. Ugh 😢

Her death was a blessing compared to the life she had, but she didn't die in vain. So many laws and reforms happened after that case. Also, the reason why in Quebec we didn't go to school for as long as simply because of English Canada trying to kill the French speaking and Catholic culture of Quebec. The Crown and the State simply treated us as second class citizens.

@@quantumpalmtree And they could have had French language schools......

@@l.5832 We had French schools but kids needed to work to help their parents. Also the teachers were mostly abusive nuns and priests, you'd rather be out of school

😳 *This was absolutely horrific. I kept waiting for someone to save the day... Incompetency & Enablers kept **_The Wicked Stepmother_** in business.* 🤦🏽‍♂️

It was more the way of the times in many ways. Child abuse in this country did not become a topic or become a legal problem for parents until the 1960s. Television documentaries and specials as well as the more open discussions of subjects in the 60s is what led to reforms here. I would think it the same in Canada. Back when Aurore was alive children were considered property of the parents.

@@dianelake7802 I understand. In some communities, those are still the way of the times. People look away or decide it's not their problem. Sadly, a lot of young children have fallen thru these cracks even today.

Stacy Russell, Perfectly said.

@@stacyrussell460 I agree that many have fallen thru the cracks, ect. But, what I am stating is there really were no cracks back then. Children were property of the parents and there were very few if any laws regarding abuse. Unless the kid died there was little anyone could actually do including the law. Look up Dennis Jerguns. A child adopted in the early 60s and thought beaten to death by mother. The neighbors knew when he was no longer around and was killed. But, nothing was done and no investigation was done. It was not until there were new Child Abuse laws in place many years later that the mother was taken to trial. In the meantime she was allowed to adopt again.

That's why i don't understand some people saying "your life isn't complete without kids"... some people (myself included) would just be terrible parents. Not THAT terrible but terrible.

​@@Hofberaterfuchs indeed, I chose not to have children. As a woman, it's surprising the backlash I receive from strangers. If I was a mother, I would absolutely love my child. However, I know it's simply not something I wish to pursue.

I love the fact that you ladies can now decide that children just aren't for you. It had to be so hard for these women back then bc she were suppose to be married off and gone with kids by 18. Also back then women couldn't survive without a husband bc women weren't allowed to work, depending on what decade were discussing but definitely before the 1900s. So u had to be married off and there wasn't really birth control so u was expected to just keep dropping em out 1 by 1. So the fact that y'all can now be honest and say I got things I wanna do with my life and I don't see kids in those plans is wonderful.

@@macafe7160 ❤️

You haven't met all kids. There are some truly evil kids.

There was a case even worse than this in the UK due to not being able to see the rest of his family, and the police didn’t bother actually checking in on the child. These all are horrific

I swear they NEVER believe the truth and what's worse is when abusers LIE to coerce children and alienate the kind parent. I just fucking hate some people.

I was thinking the same thing about how not much has progressed in terms of children not being protected from abusive parents even now. Poor little Harmony Montgomery came to mind for me while watching this video.

Ni lo haran

My grandmother had a stepmother much like this, during about the same time period. The children were eventually taken away, but only after her sister was beaten so badly that she suffered severe permanent brain damage. Needless to say, their father did nothing to protect them.

I agree. People say that hate is the opposite of love, but I think indifference is far worse.

I cannot even wrap my head around abuses that some children suffer. I love my child, I love my grandchildren. I would do everything to protect them.

I've seen it. It's just sick. Like if some bitch wants to put her hands on my kids (or any kids), I'd rather them come after ME so I can fight back and knock the shit out of them!

People who harm the innocent r just plain physco. There's just no way of understanding a physcopath.

Some deserve it.

Me too.

Wow did she never tell people in recent years?

Wow...😥😥😥😭😭😭

May the children and their mother REST SO PEACEFULLY ❤

Wow! It really is a small world.

Ma cher Mme Comeau, à toutes les fois que je voyage entre Montréal et Québec, et que je passe Laurier station, je pense à Aurore et ses proches qui ont subi les pires sévices qu’un humain ne peut endurer. Je prie encore pour elle et je suis certaine qu’elle a purgé toutes ses souffrances. Mes plus grandes sympathies pour votre familles éprouvées ❤

Not the same at all.

It was pretty much exactly the same.

Also similar is the case of Zahra Baker who was also abused and murdered by her step mother and her father also didn't do anything about it.

That was a horrible horrible story I saw here. Sickening!!!

Yes exactly...the Sylvia Likens case was horrific as well

true

@@littlewoodchopper2659 The gossip you engaged in, like that the people mentioned in this video did, should not have been frowned upon and may not prevent a tragedy either. The important thing to remember is that this is not IDLE gossip. Your conscience is clear. If to whom you exposed the all-too-human nature of a clergy member value APPEARING more religious than you, that is their problem. The pastor is who should be driven out of your church, not you. It is too bad your pastor wasn't killed in prison.

I'm pretty unhappy about the failure of the Canadian justice system here. Neither should have ever been released.

@@mitrovarr I know,just unbelievable for such inhumane evil act on that precious little girl. She must have threaten her not to speak up. Am so hurt for Lil Aurore however she did not dies in vain. 🌟👸🏻💜🕊

Yep, seems as though Canadian officials (snd laws/sentencing too) almost follow in Britain’s path! As in, way too nice. Too much bleeding-heart energy. Too much “fellow humans need love too” towards psychos. Towards child killers and rapists. It’s insane. All the things I read about the RCMP and their failing of victims; with their lackadaisical approach to missing person reports being filed, and just their bizarre ideas of “initiative”-taking. I’m not saying they’re all bad. There are bad seeds everywhere. And good apples too. But we’re gonna hear about the really bad ones, whether they try to hide it or not. I am not a very mean person, however I believe in eye for an eye… especially for criminals involved in horrific cases with either kids, animals, unspeakable torture and sex assault, kidnapping, or bodily mutilation (while victims are dead or alive). In those instances, I say bring back the death penalty for an eye for an eye vindication. Justice for the victims. If they survived torture, the torturer should be given the same! I mean, why is that such a concept? Plus in today’s modern first world, we don’t hang or behead or electrocute convicts anymore, nope; that’s too beneath us! Gasp! You mean… like their treatment of their victim was beneath human dignity? Nope; now the depraved ones will lay down, strapped to a table, get a little cocktail shot in the arm and go to sleep forever. And that’s AFTER being given their choice of last meal. What?! Why offer any choice, you mean choice like they gave their victims? Why? I mean, unless they’re truly innocent and shouldn’t die, and it’s a fluke and the system has failed the convicted one as well… usually only after waiting an entire lifetime to BE EXECUTED at all. Lol. A joke.

Everything.doesn't have to be titted and tatted. He was a weak male.....pretty much spineless. Just because he was alive and moving through life, doesn't mean that he had life flowing through him. Men and women are protectors. But for men their level of protection and dignity is revealed in how they deal with their own (whether or not it's their immediate family). They will also defend and protect others in a Just and fair way, when they have been allowed to see or become privy to anything unacceptable. Everyone that witnessed the abuse that she was enduring didn't witness it so that they could collect random information. We're all allowed to see and become privy to things for reasons that are meant to do something about it. I recently saw a video of a group of men that beat down a man for sexually assaulting a family member. There was a woman that was talking about awareness and how the community needs to become aware of such villains. Meanwhile, this initiative doesn't need to be brought to anyone's attention. Anytime children are involved or anyone that's vulnerable (in the sense of doesn't know better) thoae that do, should always be on point.

EVER HEAR ABOUT LOGAN MARR.

Yes, What about the first 2 she killed also? Why didn't they all step up then and stop Aurore's murder.

@@doth.616 so many people dying for all sorts of unknown reasons

It's not fair to judge these people for their actions over 100 years ago. Even 50 years ago you didn't stick your nose in other peoples business or tell them how to raise their children. Why, even today many parents will say that same thing. It was quite obvious the neighbors were outraged and even complained to the authorities, but nothing of substance was ever done to save these children. It's easy to sit in judgement in this day and age, and anybody can say they would have stepped in if they were around back then, but nobody ever did. It took too many cases like this to finally cause enough outrage to tighten up the laws and offer more protection for innocent children.

It's still like that today to a certain extent: neighbors don't know each other, schools and child protective services are overworked. Every year we hear of kids dying because no one took action.

What happened to the twins though???

And those who tried were limited by law and convention. I had a pre-school student who came in frequently with signs of physical abuse and possible neglect (he was very very skinny). He craved affection. We had a thick file of our reports. They eventually helped, sort of....after investigation, his baby sister was removed from the home but he wasn't. Wtf? There were others where our probes just triggered the family to move/hide the children. It's still way too easy.

The child abuse was mainly by the step mother, the father mainly closed his eyes ( not that it's justifies or explains)I'm not trying to argue ( just give more information on the case) but it's a different era... He was barely home and he took his decision to close his eyes, which was common for families to have these dynamic ... Several children died under her care previously to Aurore's death

It’s frustrating to do anything if you’re not legally allowed to. Even if you have strong suspicion of something going on, the police may not be able to do anything without a reason besides suspicion. It’s really frustrating when you’re in a situation where you know something is up but can’t actually do anything to investigate because all you have to go on is a gut feeling

Incredibly common.

Children are being treated the same way now and the laws they make don't stop monsters. Only a quick death sentence stops them.

@@beckyfarley60 Sad but true. I am well aware of what goes on and a lot of this could be stopped with more caseworks. For one!

@@donnagagne3813 Very true, but the right people have to be in place and the system is so broken it is losing children every day to child killers, most just want the title of cps, dhr or whatever it is called in each state. Yet they take the lazy route or say it is not my case. The buck gets passed too much for these little ones.

And so it goes ... on and on...

True but that's when you tell the parents that you know what's going on and go to CPS. Try at least.

oh how original...not

@@KarmicSalt originality is ovverrated.

@@KarmicSalt It may not be original, but it's true and is relevant, and that's more important.

Yeah but really, what’s the point? A lot of ppl _DESERVE_ a lot of things sure - doesn’t mean it’s going to happen. Matter of fact, it’s definitely NOT usually going to happen, so reading that just pisses me off! .. Sorry - for some strange reason, ppl stating the obvious doesn’t cause me to experience instant warm fuzzies. Yeah i’m an odd duck i guess.

Yeah, just look at Pig-losi... Can't wait till she's impeached & has to sell those 2 refrigerators 🤣🤣🤣

And let's not forget evil stepfathers.

@@resourcedragon Something like 80% of murders are committed by family close members.

@resourcedragon Generally speaking, we are aware that there are evil stepfathers too. Just because they weren't mentioned in the comment, doesn't mean they don't exist. The story wasn't about an abusive stepfather, it's about an abusive stepmother.

Neither evil stepfathers, or even evil mothers and fathers, or evil aunts and uncles, grandparents, siblings, foster parents, or guardians. They all exist, unfortunately.

TY for your heartfelt and heartwrentching comment. ♥️🌹🙋

I'm so sorry you went through that. It certainly was not your fault and your feelings are validated! Always!

I'm sorry u went through all what u went through, and I hope your doing well now 💖 But I must add that I'm also happy for you that you managed to survive! Well done and keep strong. Your beautiful and unique ✨️ ❤️ 💕

Very pro death penalty here

She actually killed her two daughters, then three children in this family

But just listen. This woman took her sons

I wonder if he married her so quickly because in those time periods they needed a mother to look after them. He probably had to work to keep the house and food on the table. I hope this makes sense. I have a hard time communicating what I mean, sorry.

That’s very true. He likely married so quickly because he needed someone to be at home with the kids while he’s at work

Aurore's father saw a vagina to have sex with and a house maid. People love to dump on single mom's but single dads are just the same.

I definitely think she was a serial killer. Could’ve been insurance claims or she may have simply been doing it just for the high/pleasure/control over taking other lives.

What was the film called?

​@@lanpingpug Just Aurore

Happens all the time. Turn on your local news. How many babies were murdered?

Actually, not really. Many are reported to CPS and nothing is done till child is gone.

Its It's very hard.

Having studied the origins of fairy tales,the Grimms tales ,published for children,are much nicer versions of cautionary folk tales ,for adults,originally told by word of mouth ,and often,based on fact .Neglect was performed by mothers also,Red Riding Hoods wolf was our version of the predatory male.Hansel and Grethel, were examples of parents abandonment of thir young,due to extreme poverty

Stepmother from Hell.

I hope you've found peace. I was also abused as a kid - it really wasn't about you, you were just unlucky. Another way to frame it is, there's nothing you could have done differently for a different outcome. It really wasn't your fault.

Love and peace to you. And that you somehow got through those terrible years is marvellous. It is never the childs fault.

My childhood was also horrifically abusive. I fully empathise. It was never your fault @Jesus' Beloved, it wasn't mine either. I always strived to be well behaved, it makes no difference to a sadistic parent

Thankyou so much Caren

This story has me wondering if these are relatives of mine. My Gg grandmother Marie Gagnon from a town near Quebec. Married a Mercier, so my grandfather's last name was Mercier. But this is a very interesting story.

I also grew up in Montreal but have never heard this story before. Perhaps being anglophone and born in 1961 it was not discussed amongst my peers.

Why didn’t that aunt absolutely insist that she would take her home with her or these people would be reported!! Why didn’t the authorities question the other children; separately?? Wow was this child failed! Sick father, aunt, neighbors and authorities, they all should have been charged with abandonment of duties and manslaughter! IMO

I called out my brother for beating his kids and I was the one mostly everyone was mad at. True story. While I understand and agree with what you’re saying, sometimes it’s not as simple as calling out the villain. Like in my case where family turned on me because essentially I upset the poor child abuser. There’s some bs limbo for ya

@@bennu547 yeah I get it. What a sad thing this kind of abuse generates for everyone involved in a child’s life 😔

​@@bennu547Same thing happened to me with my eldest daughter and grandchild, as an example of how this kind of situation can turn wonky, even though you are doing the right thing. I became aware that my daughter was mentally & physically abusing my grand daughter (5 yrs. old) and spoke first with the grand daughter to verify the accusations and then my daughter. That was 21 years ago and both of them refuse to speak or have anything to do with me even to this day.

Same here !! And Aurore had so many aunts and uncles, especially on her mother's side. I'm sorry, these people should be ashamed of themselves. When I think about my sweet nieces and nephews, they are my precious jewels.

Liberal judges, juries, and lawmakers, like to demonstrate how compassionate they are by having sympathy for criminals at the expense of their victims. Canada is especially bad. Europe the same. The United States is heading in the same direction at a rapid rate.

Horrid

I doubt that she was that bad; the poor baby lived in terror.

I doubt she misbehaved. The step mom was killing the children.

I don’t think she was misbehaving to get beat. Step monster had an MO she liked hurting defenseless children

@@katiekalyoncuoglu3433 Exactly my thoughts too.

I can't help but think about the evaluation from the school teachers -- that she was bright and intelligent. There may have been some resentment if 1) stepmother was jealous because she wasn't particularly bright or didn't value education or 2) if Aurore's abilities made her own kids "look bad." I've certainly seen this in education vs parenting.

Thanks Dixie, You too

What? Hurting a child is nothing like animals. That is weird to me. That’s crazy we (Americans) had animal abuse laws before child abuse laws

Thanks Charlotte

@@BriefCaseOfficial 👌🇺🇸

sounds like she killed at least 5 kids ans everyone knew

​@@KarmicSaltPeople knew ??

Thanks Laura

Thats disgusting. I've been pregnant, my kids drive me up the walls sometimes. At no point have I beaten them. There's just no excuse for it.

@@anonymoose116 I'm 💯 in agreement!!

There is no amount of "misbehavior" that could justify abuse.

Yeah I hope they both suffered in extreme pain. They deserved it.

CPS is a bad joke. As far as that goes, nothing has improved.

@@scallopohare9431 I would definitely agree that it needs a major overhaul in most countries. Just better staffing and funding would be a great improvement to begin with. The social workers burn out that much more quickly when they are so overloaded with cases that they can't possibly do the job properly. If only all of that money spent on pro life political lobbying was spent on foster kids and other kids under the authority of cps, they could save so many more lives. (Sorry, pet peeve of mine, not meant to reflect on anyone's views about abortion. Just want the kids already here and suffering to be saved.) I will never understand why it's not a campaign issue. I'd vote for someone working to fix CPS for sure!

@@hollymorris785 None of that helps..ur so naive..

@@margueritemazzeo2904 I would argue that we don't actually know if any of it WOULD help since what we have is so broken and underfunded. Unfortunately, I lost all of my naivety years ago because I'd love to have some of it back, haha. I'm just an older lady looking out at our broken world, wishing society at large was more star trek and less like we're heading for the expanse. In case you're not a sci-fi fan, that just means I wish we had a fair, functional society instead of the dystopian hell we're moving toward.

@@hollymorris785 Agree with you there..💯🤗🌷

Unfortunately, not that many people are interested in the actual truth. Things like ego, fear, shame, groupthink, money…. are what appeals. Life is getting easier after realizing that life is just a selfish, heartless game for many people. Screen hard.

Same here mine are teenage children 13 and 14 with Autism spectrum and my son does say bad words and teachers describe him as a gentleman and a great helper and my daughter's as well. I was raised getting beat up all the time by my mom. For minimal things i did as a littlegirl you don't need to hurt a child just to teach them patience L❤VE

Sorry he does not say bad words. Thank you

@@jocelienjimenez9821 mine are 29 and 29 now and I have two amazing grandmunchkins who are also being raised WITHOUT any corporal punishment. Hitting a child teaches them nothing but fear/anger/resentment and no child should live in that way, sadly too many do.

Same. Helped raise two beautiful little girls without ever laying a hand on them except for hugs and cuddles. The eldest just got her PhD in Education and they are both sweet, generous young ladies. I get a little teary-eyed every time I think about how much better they turned out than their parents, aunts, and uncles who were raised with punishment instead of reason and love.

People who beat up their children only teach them to not get caught. Physically assaulting children (that’s what it amounts to) takes the place of talking to them, explaining things, teaching values; consequences are necessary but they should be similar to the consequences that occur in life…if you rob a bank, you go to jail, you don’t get beaten up. Consequences when I was growing up were always loss of privileges.

Thanks Holly

Which is why the behavior continues

@@CrystalRaye Exactly, the public see it how come the authorities don't or continue to ignore it.

Thanks Betty

@@BriefCaseOfficial You’re welcome!

They both should have been exucted. This is a very tough story to hear.

And she did! With her sister one day, they run away. I don't remember why they came back 😢

Most death sentences for males were commuted as well. Contrary to popular belief, the majority of murder convictions did not result in an execution, despite the death penalty being mandatory for murder and high treason.

Amen!

Oh, these kind of people deserve more that long prison terms. They need the death penalty 🪓

Thankyou Mirth, I am glad you find them good, hope you have a nice day :)

Hey you! 🦋🌈🦄🤗😻🐶🐈🐱🐎🐴🌹🐨🦔🦡🐾🐰🐿🐑

And any citizen trying to help get accused of involving themselves where they do not belong or stirring up trouble.

SADLY you're right 😞😞

@@meemurthelemur4811 Hey Meems. 😘😻😻😻🐶🐴🐎🦄🐨🦡🌄

Oh, please. They know they do little, if any good, but go right on, drawing their salaries and benefits. It is a scam on the taxpayers. The same applies to elder abuse. No one helps them eithet.

Same here.

Ben voyons, c'est dont ben dégueulasse comme commentaire. Je comprends pas. Si Aurore était dramatique, ça aurait fait ben plus de bruit.

The original movie was so powerful and hard that people thought the actress playing the mother in law was actually torturing the child and would be stoned in the streets.

That saying is just outrageous??

@@Murdiraa it was! but very common back then until the 2000s.

Aurore the film I recommend but Aurore l'enfant matir ( the older version in black and white) is even more accurate

Just reading comments and seems no one knows that, several children died under this woman's care unfortunately...

There is a case about back in 2017 i think in the usa with kids chained to beds

Thanks

And sadly you can still see cases like this today, were the parent doesn't protect their child/children against someone ab#sive

Some men are like ostriches. Their heads in the sand until someone does something that affects them personally.

This was my thought, she already had a reputation, then so many drop dead around her, this is suspicious.

When someone takes it out on one person, it’s so much easier to gaslight. It’s also so psychologically crushing that it ensures the victim will have no self-esteem and never dream of reporting what’s going on.

Hi Lisa, I know the case but have not studied it for a while, I will look again - Thanks

I love that expression.