The parents should write a book on how not to raise children.

I know we can’t always blame parents for the actions of their children, but TWO murderers for sons?! I definitely think Austin had severe mental health issues combined with substance abuse. He should not have been let out on bail. The older brother, may not have shown as overt of signs, but was also clearly mentally unwell.

imagine wanting vengeance against the victims…….

I bet Matthew felt very foolish after he realized he wasted his life and those of his victims for no reason. He was too quick to think, may he never leave prison.

Not only did the parents fail to seek professional help for him, the authorities did so as well after multiple red flags.

I feel so bad for Jacob... To loose his parents at such a young age. And for what, for Matthew just getting his revenge yet it wasn't even the family that his other brother was messing with?! So tragic I hope he has other family members that will take good care of him❤

This kind of situation makes you so terrified about moving/or buying a house and having no idea of past issues and feuds that were ongoing in the neighborhood before you moved, and of course, no one would mention or the house wouldn't sell.

I’m a UGA student and I literally have never heard of this case from anyone on campus. I can’t even find his connection to the school anywhere online which makes me feel like the school has tried to remove their association with him as much as possible.

damn how do u find these stories??? they’re freakin insane. literally every time I can’t believe this stuff is real, it’s actually terrifying

i always love to watch her background and see how the squishmallows/stuffies change when she’s talking about such serious topics. love the contrast lol

This story is wild. Matthew should’ve minded his business.

i'm disappointed in the parents for not keeping better track of him- they know that he's extremely violent but then he's alone enough to do a whole trip to dc

I KNOW THIS CASE I LITERALLY LIVE 5 MINUTES FROM WHERE IT HAPPENED?! It was a huge deal in the community an and people talked about it for weeks… literal insanity

A couple things I wanted to add - there actually is another Lanz child, a daughter who is older than the two brothers. Her name is Alexandra and there’s obviously not much of her online except her LinkedIn. I’m pretty sure she moved out of the home to Atlanta in 2018 and got married, so I don’t think she was around when any of these things happened. The house where this happened was originally owned by Phillip’s grandparents since it had been built, and Phillip’s sister Michelle was the realtor who sold their grandparents’ house to Justin and Amber. The grandparents still owned the house, but were no longer living there, when Phillip and Eliza moved in. I am not really close with the Brents (just have a lot of mutual friends), but from what I know I truly don’t think they thought to alert Justin or Amber to the history of the house because all of the issues were with Austin, who was no longer part of the equation by the time the Hicks family bought the home. I was shocked to see this story come up on your channel, I love your videos and how you describe events and you did such a great job covering this! Edited to add my sources - I’ve known the Wells family for years and have a lot of mutual friends with the Brents. Im not really close with any of them, but used to attend church with them in the past. My best friend’s sister worked as an audiologist in the same office as Amber, and I also have mutual friends with her. She was unanimously known as a truly sweet, caring individual and you did a great job highlighting how honestly good hearted Justin and Amber Hicks were.

“And he was also calling them gay, which is odd and a little random” DEAD🤣

"They gave birth to their two year old son" damn, she was pregnant for a long time.

Anytime she says a specific date you know some shits about to happen

Not only am I lost for words but I’m so sadden that so many people were harmed between the two brothers.

As somebody who suffers from psychosis and has had homicidal ideation in the past I do think if he actually went to a facility and got treatment - possibly meds (they worked wonders for me honestly) - that officer wouldn't have lost his life. Austin was scared and likely felt cornered and all he needed was somebody to push him towards reality. It would have likely saved both the original couple from torment and that officer's life. For Matthew, all I have to say is mental illness is usually a seed planted by genetics and watered by circumstance. The loss of his brother may have set something off. Hopefully the trial was postponed for further psychiatric evaluation and we'll learn more after it all goes down. This obviously doesn't excuse either of their actions and they both need/needed to face consequences, a lot of lives could have been saved had Austin gotten help before it escalated. If he was displaying signs of psychosis he should have been taken for a psych eval before he even looked through his neighbors' windows. He was obviously not in a mental state to be responsible for his choices so somebody should have stepped in for him before anyone else even got involved.

Your reporting and summarizing of true crime cases is incredible, you have such a talent for this format and I tune in literally ever time you drop a video. Thank you for creating this content!

goes to show, you don’t need a mental illness to be a dangerous person. absolutely terrifying. can’t imagine what all of the victims are going through.

It's so unbelievable that both the authorities and the parents of these sons didn't do more. This didn't need to happen. While an ill-equipped mental healthcare system and mental illness stigma certainly played a role here, it's inexplicable that Austin was allowed out on bond _and_ that his family continued to tolerate his behaviour. Both Austin and Michael would have been showing signs of ill-health and violent tendencies for MONTHS if not years prior to the incident.

They done messed up by releasing that boy, they should have kept him in the pen for a long time. Maybe Matthew had a deep rage inside him, crazy story. Glad that Matthew is in the pen for a long time now. Always a lovely time here, you have such a calming and relaxing voice and presence about you, I feel safe here for some reason lol. Happy Thursday Hailey!!!

hailey always says she’s gonna leave things in the description and never does😭😭😭😭

Girllll you are so good at telling the story’s of how this stuff happens like I’m in school and I have reading comprehension problems. But sometimes when I’m reading something really long I’m able to try and read it as if it’s just one of your videos playing and it makes it easier because your videos are something I can pay attention to. Anyways I don’t know if that sounds weird or not but I love watching your videos I kind of want to do the same thing and do research on true crime cases. Keep doing what your doing girl🫶🏻✨😭

I just love how much your channel has grown. You were always fabulous but I feel like you've made this KZfaq true crime world your own. Also I love how you don't do very popular cases. Keep up the good work Hailey!

Hailey thank you for educating me about the filth in the world. I appreciate your perspectives, imo this is the best true crime channel.

I love your coverage but you got me when you said about the Audiologist job is to help elderly people regain their hearing. I’ve been Hearing Impaired all by life and I’m only 37 😂

i see everyone talking about Austin and his parents, but can we talk about Hick’s son??? that poor baby is orphan now… and to think about him wandering in house for hours and his dead parents in it?? its fucking insane

haileys so gourge I swear

I feel bad for Hicks family, may them rest in peace 🙏 this case is really making me mad, especially to the parents of the murderers. They did nothing but apologize to the victims as if it would resolve anything

I'm New to Your Channel..I never heard of this one before.. I enjoyed the way you presented this case. Very soothing Voice as well..I am a New Subscriber and Glad I came across Your TRUE CRIME CHANNEL. THANK YOU HAILEY.

Im a huge fan. You do such a great job with these. All the detail and very well narrated. Im a big fan of the videos.

Phillip should have warned the hicks about the neighbors… but I see how he didn’t because the house wouldn’t sell.

People can be smart and also mentally ill. So weird that it was framed like this was such a shock in this video. :/

Excited to listen! ❤🎉

Love how Hailey tells stories

i feel like maybe both of them had mental health issues, matthew just not showing clear, in-your-face symptoms like Austin did and coped better with them until this traumatic event deteriorated his mental state a lot? Guess we won't know for sure but this is a very sad story especially for the poor 2 year old child :(

I SPRINT when this woman posts 😭

omg hailey you're glowingggg girl!!!!!

Jeez the amount of severe mental illness in this family...I can't imagine how the couple that moved out feels in the aftermath of all this 😢

I love how soothing your voice is; I honestly could sleep to your videos haha ❤

I am in a sub part of the law community.. typically following the live trials, if you are ever interested in getting into the court side.. just shoot me a message.. normally I talk with lawyers and what-not..but I really enjoy your content of the back stories of these cases!

Ive been with u since below 100k, cant wait till u reach 1mil❤

as someone who’s spent a lot of time in Acworth, the picturesque way you described it was very amusing. LOL I love it.

AYYY i'm early :DDD btw Hailey you are so pretty, literally every time i click on your videos I'm always like "oh my god she's so beautiful!!!" also I love your plushie collection behind you, the background of your videos is always so comforting.

The brother should had mind his business

I’m from Georgia and live near the area where this happened. The community was devastated by this and honestly it could’ve been avoided

Excited for this

Can you do another conspiracy video plz? I enjoy them❤

Life sentence for Matthew. Matthew is a dangerous sociopath, in my opinion.

Matthew who is doing cognitive studies blames Phillip and Eliza for driving his brother crazy??? That must be the worst course in the history of courses!!

Just wanted to say your hair and makeup looks so good today!

Being smart doesn’t mean you don’t have mental issues quite the contrary

This story was fuckin wild damn 😭

getting "help" can sometimes involve medications that blunt emotions and empathy and actually cause suicidal and homicidal ideation -- the help can end up being pretty harmful. It could be why every time Austin got that kind of help, he got worse.

Thanks a lot for the episode! Is there some music in the background or am I crazy?

Hearing my hometown in a Hailey Elizabeth video was not something I expected today.

“Kicked OFF of the marines.” Like it’s a flag football team.

Wow, I haven’t been here in a while and noticed your NUMBERS!! Good job!

I really wish instead of just saying “the mom and the dad” you named them by their actual names lol

Theres no way either brother would have lived through the confrontation with the police had they been anyone else. Thats what even more insane to me. SMH. Great video Hailey.

Completely unrelated: how TF is it that thick ass browse just happened to look so good on some people and like caterpillars on me😂 Your brows are so thick, and I never even noticed until I saw you draw/paint them on in another video. The fact I never notice just shows how good they look on you!

Srry this is the most off topic I can possibly get, but I have the same blueberry pancake squishmallow!! And I watch ur channel a lot and I’ve never seen it so I assume it’s new! It’s such a cute new edition

i don’t think i’ve ever been so early omg hi hailey!

this story is crazy omg what a bizarre family

He needs life no parole

Hey girlie, just for your future reference when you’re referring to someone basically getting kicked out of the military they are either honorably or dishonorably “discharged” 😊

Can we talk about her makeup its so pretty haha💗

Hailey - you made room for the Beatles Yellow Submarine poster to go back up!😀😆😁🙃🎸

The fact that I live in Acworth and this happened is honestly wild to me 😓

Matt's parents where in denial

I love you Hailey )

i live about an hr away - been there many times. i can't believe i never heard of this.

I am lost for words on this case

My suspicion is that something extremely wrong happen in that family in order to push 2 of the siblings tray and even accomplish horrendous murders. Also, there might be a case of MH history on the family. I really struggle to understand why anyone would intentionally harm others. I do struggle with clinical depression and mixed anxiety myself, on top of a couple of other hidden disabilities, and I have been a victim of all kinds of child abuse and torture for around 20 years. Still, I could never hurt a human being, not even my abusers, never mind random strangers. These brothers were both very ill/ sick, and I feel that with the right help these tragedies could have been prevented. My heart goes to the families and their loved ones, and possibly the loved ones of the murderers and even themselves. I fail to understand how a regular person would be capable of inflicting such pain on anyone, for whatever reason. Being hurt deeply and tortured for over 20 years, I can deeply sympathise with abuse victims, but I would never lash out at my tormentors, even less to innocent strangers

“But yeah” “listen to a couple birds” 😊

Amazing video!! i have the same pancake squishmallow ^^

Hailey ur squish collection is growing I see 😏🤣❤️

kicked off of the marines I can’t

i still remember this like it was yesterday. I live in this area. so horrible.

Hailys catch phrase is, “an that’s exactly what they did” To explain to us exactly what they did. 😂😂

Hey Ms. Hailey 😄👋

The parents definitely should blame themselves

The makeup demos are really neat too. It takes a true artist to do the cool styles you do. Ur incredibly pretty.

How do you have two children grow up and murder people? The parents obviously didn’t teach them to forgive and love people. This is all about vengeance and a lot of anger.

The fact that Austin was able to assault officers says a lot.

Wow truth is so much stranger than fiction

Oh my gosh...

Austin got “kicked off” the marines 😅

I was watching about matthew and his brother austin yesterday with my mom😭

Omg this happened in my town it was so sad 😢

anyone else feel like hailey looks sad, i hope you’re okay sista🥹🫂

Good videos.

I about spat out my drink when you said acworth I live here and never heard this

my daughter loves squishmallows, she collects them. i can't really discourage her collecting since i collect dolls, myself.

this is actually crazy that my family and I didnt know about this.. and we live in the MIDDLE of acworth omg this was so shocking i had to send to my mom

Him saying that he looks thru her window and not getting arrested is wild to me

hailey ur so pretty

I had to start the video over because I kept looking at paden LOL he’s so cute