Thankyou so much Sophia :)

Hi Mr BC, the eloquence of your narrative knows no bounds.❤ Have you ever thought of writing fiction?

Brief Case is one of the very best on KZfaq. His stories of the crimes from yesterday, the research and the details makes Mondays a real highlight when his video goes up

I simply ADORE his style and eloquence, and his way of story telling is so endearing. ❤️

@@DianeLake-sw3ym *Yesteryear

Thanks for watching :)

I wonder if he did away with Maria's father too? Too bad wrong choosing.

I doubt that was her real face. The giveaway was that not once were her looks mentioned which they would have been had she really looked like that photo.

I agree with you 💯

I agree also with the J. Williams comment ‼️

Unlike today, back then prosecutors actually prosecuted criminals. Juries convicted and judges didn’t coddle them.

In his photo, he has a crazy look in his eyes!

Seems to still happen that way. No matter the decades and heck centuries in between, these stories from, well, now. This era. I've seen that situation over and over again in my short 55 years in this earth. Not the murders, but the poor young ladies taken advantage of, in similar fashion. Not sure if that made any sense. I'm not gonna proof read.

​@@carywest9256 -- Pretty sure that most, if not all, of these 'photos' are AI created, not actual historic photos.

Is this her or not? She's absolutely beautiful.

Oh, but she was `17 and innocent and gullible. I would bet he plied her with all kinds of sweet talk and she fell for it. Afterwards she was starry eyed but, then, stayed with him because of the morals of the day. she was a nice lady and thought she should stay with the rat because of the fear of being seen as a bad person for divorcing the creep

It’s definitely AI photos.

@@annaselbdritt7916 When you write "It's" do you mean "They're"? In either case, I disagree. These photographs look authentic to the time of these protagonists.

@@jamesrobiscoe1174 Brief case did say before when other people asked that these people Maria and John Hendrickson are not the real people. But he tried to make it close enough for the period by using computer generated images. But anyway I like to think this is the real Maria image!

Her selfishness wiped out half the family!

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There was no selfishness on Maria's part !! She was just madly in Love in a naive teenage way. 🤢

I don't know that they were poisoned - the easiest way to kill the baby would be by suffocation and it sounds as if Maria's father may have been hit with a blunt object or similar.

I was thinking the same, especially since the way Mariah’s body was found is almost identical to her baby girl’s.

Same here.. Her father's suspicious death and that of her beloved daughter. Three sudden deaths in one family? Too much of a coincidence. At least there was justice.

That may have been done had he been found not guilty of the murder of Maria. Since he got a death sentence for the murder of Maria it didn't matter.

I'm accusing him !

He didn't work. He gave her a disease. He was a horrible husband. We all agree.

Horrible human

Her parents should have told the couple before they married, that the couple were not going to be living in their home. He was going to have to get a job and support his wife. As soon as he realized he wasn't getting the benefits of her parent's comfortable lifestyle he'd have been off looking for another well to do young lady.

@@kina18 Her parents probably feared that she might run away with the dude and couldn't bear the thought of loosing their daughter. Sadly, they still did

Even today many men are terrible husbands but may wives are terrible as well

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Interesting 🤔

Trauma bonding is real! 💔

It is hard for us many times to figure out what someone sees in another person especially when outsider can see the trama going on . Sometimes it ends in this same tragidy.

If he was castrated she would have left him

Yep, same story thru out history

Brief Case said it, and it’s true: divorce was heavily frowned-upon in those days. People believed that, even if a woman married unfortunately, it was her duty to bear it until death. No matter how much people might have sympathized with her after all her husband’s escapades, if she divorced him, her reputation would have been in tatters and she’d have been regarded as a fallen woman. As much as he’d humiliated her up to that point, she was still considered a dutiful wife and given credit for bearing it without public complaint.

@@JosieJOK You'd think your cheating spouse giving you an STD would be understandable grounds for divorce no matter what the era.

@@FunSizeSpamberguesa This is why I’m glad I live in this era and not that one!

I also believe he had a lot to do with the death of her Daughter and her Father. Evil and Greedy man

​@@FunSizeSpamberguesa that happened regularly, so not a grounds for divorce, because lovers were kept low key.

Me too! I work from 11 pm to 7 am and I get to watch these at the end of my shift - unless a customer interrupts me, that is, doggone it!! I used to watch the sunrise too, but not so much anymore...🌅

or when my boss comes in early - yikes!!

Single women did not have options to work to support themselves then. She didn't really have a choice. 😔

She didn't need support. Her Dad was wealthy.

In this case, I think, the parents would have had open arms for her. @@janeeyre1990

​@@janeeyre1990how come

Different times.

Thanks for watching

@@BriefCaseOfficial NEVER miss it! Thank YOU.

Pretty sure that most, if not all, of these 'photos' are AI created, not actual historic photos.

Very few pictures are AI created, it's not a medium I am fond off but when there are no pictures of a person available, it is preferable to a random photo of an unknown person, if I can verify the image is correct I will put a name next to it

🎉🥳. Whoopee! Death 💀

Always!

Have a beautiful week, everybody!

​@@SpaceCadet45s❤❤😊

The ONLY way!

Thanks Brenda

Yes, she had a pure, fresh beauty.

That's an AI generated photo

Many of us think we know better, and then we learn better. The experiences and observations of our elders just seem like they exist in a different universe than our own, somehow.

Agreed!

You don't have to have a baby right away. Wait until you're finished with education and are financially able to raise a child alone if you have to. And never ever date or marry someone who isn't actively working to improve themselves. If they're sitting on their arse twiddling their thumbs all day, making excuses, not working towards goals, run far away. Let logic lead the heart.

@@bluegreenglue6565 My mama died 23 years ago today at the age of 66. I'm almost 64 now and I can still hear her voice saying, "Your day's coming." She was right. It's come and gone more times than I care to remember. She also said, "You can't tell them nothing." She was right about that too.

@@kina18 yeah but by the time I was married two weeks my husband was asking me to get pregnant and I did because I thought he loved me and we were going to stay together. You believe that crap when you're young. He really only married me because he was afraid of my mother putting him in jail for statutory rape! But I didn't realize that until 30 years later!

Thankyou :)

Me too!! I don't mind giving him the views though!

Thanks for listening

So Many Amazing Cases Briefcase 💼👋🙂

Good-hearted people want to help them. No one else would want them.

Thanks Holly :)

He was very likely a malignant narcissist….sociopathic

Thanks your comment is much appreciated :)

Good morning!

Happy Monday to you, and I hope you have a great week, too. ❤😊

Yay! Thank you!

Arsenic

We've come a long way. And we're getting better at diagnosing and curing disease. Don't be too pessimistic. You never know what will be cured next. Hopefully, the bane of humankind: cancer. Its turn has come. 🤞for a friend.

I did not know about the park, thats interesting, thanks :)

That isn't actually her. The pictures here aren't of the people in question.

God's Love is the only 💕 Love not blinding

Thankyou, I hope you found the case interesting :)

​@BriefCaseOfficial I'm watching now, and I find the case very interesting. Thank you for bringing it to us. Happy Monday! 🤍

@@BriefCaseOfficial Oh, BriefCase, I fear you blew it this time! This was a horrible case of injustice! Every single member of the New York State Association of Pathologists signed a letter condemning the verdict. There was no evidence that she was even poisoned, much less with aconite. Swinburne and Smith were young, inexperienced country doctors with little experience, not qualified to do an autopsy, and their interpretations of facts were nonsense. Salsbury was not a chemist, he had been a lab assistant for a couple of years. The amount of aconite he claimed to recover from just a sample of her stomach tissue equaled the amount found in an entire ounce of tincture. It would be extremely difficult to administer even a spoonful of the acrid stuff. More would be impossible. There's plenty more. I'm sorry I don't have links, but the story is available. I don't remember where I found it, but I was researching Dr. Swinburne when I found it. I'd admired his accomplishments for many years. He was a great man. This case actually shook me. I love your channel, listened to every case multiple times. I was shocked this video ended with his hanging. Please look into this case more deeply. I will go so far as to suggest you consider taking it down until you do. This trial was an outrage, and you have missed the crux of the whole affair. Thanks for the many hours of enjoyment you have given us.

Just Google "The Hanging of John Hendrickson", and you will find things of interest. It's too bad they were in such a hurry to hang him

I appreciate your comment and for watching all the videos. While I can't cover every detail in these brief cases, I believe I have addressed the main issues, including the defense's concern about the prosecution's medical expert witnesses lacking experience. You wrote that Dr Salsbury was not a chemist and had infact only been a lab assistant for a couple of years. You maybe correct but in the trial documentation that was produced at the time, he was described as "Physician & Practical Chemist and one of the most distinguished in his department of Science in the State” Mr. Hendrickson was indeed found guilty, and this verdict was upheld by the Supreme Court. I believe I have covered the essential aspects of the case, including the background, the tragic deaths of Maria, her baby, and her father, the investigation, arrest, and the trial. I possibly could have delved deeper into the appeal, but I aim to keep the videos concise. Regarding Mr. Hendrickson's guilt, as you know, I refrain from giving personal opinions. I do acknowledge your perspective on the verdict, and your engagement is appreciated.

Thanks for listening

Much appreciated!

I don’t think they proved his guilt. A repulsive man,yes. A murderer not proven IMHO

The dad knew he wasn't any good.

Thanks Lisa, the biggest issue I have is when I am reading through old newspapers about a particular case, I get side tracked and read lots of the other stories as well, I find the problems facing the people of the 19th Century were not so different to the ones we have today

@@BriefCaseOfficial That’s so interesting! I’d be the same way. The only difference, I would imagine, is their wording. They worded things so formally in those days. The vocabulary was way more formal and well spoken than today.

@@BriefCaseOfficial I agree. I would get side tracked too. I probably would be in the library or historical society for the rest of my life🤣🤣🤣 I can never get enough of your wonderful cases. I sincerely appreciate you and all that you do.

Hope you have a Happy birthday, a week long celebration sounds good :)

Mine too! Happy birthday to you!🎉🥳🎂

@@BriefCaseOfficial Thank you, Brief Case. I plan to have sushi and a ribeye steak.

@@J-Williams Thanks, and happy birthday to you too!

Thanks Tammy

Hope the weather is good with you too

Thanks Michelle

He must have showered her with kindness and affection. Psychopaths and sociopaths know how to pile on the charm. 😟

Thankyou so much :)

Thanks for listening

Thanks, it wasn't her, there are no photos of her, so this is a time specific interpretation

@@BriefCaseOfficialso was his photo also not him. I wonder what she really looked like.

Both Interpretations, it is very frustrating when I do not have photos of the people involved

Thanks for watching

Thankyou so much

Thanks Jill :)

Thanks for listening

Thanks Bobby :)

Wow, thanks!

Thanks so much

Thank you Elke, You too!

@@BriefCaseOfficial Thank you 🙏 Always here listening to your great work

That's what I'm saying! Even back in the day beautiful women were settling for bums. He didn't know what he had.

"Incredible" being the truth. It's not a photo of her! It's a "correct representation" according to BC

Thanks Katherine

Glad you like them!

Nice to hear from you again

Many thanks!

Oh no, hope it goes away soon

Thanks Matto :)

@@BriefCaseOfficial You're welcome Brief Case. It was another excellent video that I shared with my mum. 😁

Wow, thank you!