Brooks keeps referring to himself as the alleged defendant. He is not an alleged defendant, he is the defendant in this case. He is an "alleged offender".

Imagine living with this rambling narcissist every day while he abuses you verbally and physically, twisting your words and thoughts, blaming you and keeping you so confused that you can’t find an escape from him. Narcissists are dangerous predators that seep into society and poison it.

It's so disgusting to watch an abuser sit up there and try and gaslight their victim IN COURT.

This is so disgusting. Him asking her about drinking on a location where it’s prohibited. Yet he ran over and killed people injured others. This man is a narcissist at its finest.

This young lady is a BRICK WALL. He's is getting NOTHING.

The smirk on his face when he tells her ‘happy birthday’ is disgusting. This is just wrong. Every defendant is innocent until proven guilty in the USA and every defendant has the right to represent themselves. But for a defendant who is representing themselves to be allowed to question their own victim on the stand is outrageous and absurd.

The male prosecutor looked so angry when he was objecting to Brooks browbeating of Erika. My take on that is that he's a gentleman who can see that Brooks is just tormenting her.

This poor woman. Got hooked by a narcissist when she was just a kid.

It’s so gross that he gets to do this. She’s strong.

"Is it fair to say" the "alleged defendant" is going to prison for the rest of his life?

This was so satisfying to watch. She answered everything perfectly without any fear and it made him feel smaller and smaller when he realized she wasn’t taking any of his nonsense. She seems like a genuine person and I hope she heals and thrives in life.

He is a typical abusive narcissist loving the spotlight and pretending he knows the law.

His ex-girlfriend is making him look like the absolute clown he is. Great job girl!

This woman wins the internet. She’s so calm under this ridiculous pressure! Good for her, I hope she goes far in life.

This lady is cool, calm and collected. I hope she never gets involved with someone who doesn't deserve her ever again.

This is utterly ridiculous they are allowing this. How is she supposed to respond to this clown questioning her.

"Would it be fair to say, dating me was the worse decision of your life?"

Everytime you hear "would it be fair to say" you know your getting ready to hear some nonsense

Alleged defendant?? Sir, you ARE the defendant. 😒 I applaud his ex-girlfriend for maintaining her composure throughout this cross-examination.

Much respect to this woman she stood there and took all his ridiculous questions like a boss. I’m sure this must’ve been insanely stressful for her to go through. I’m glad she got away from this unhinged lunatic she probably would’ve been a victim of his.

I'm so proud of her. She really handled herself perfectly. I love when she refers to him as "Mr Brooks"

I love how Darrell keeps saying "I do not consent to being called Mr. Brooks" whenever it conveniences him, but if people ask him, "Is that okay, Mr. Brooks," he still responds to it. Like, if someone kept referring to you by something that wasn't your name, wouldn't you NOT answer to that?

He is not nearly as smart as he thinks he is. Can't wait for this to end

What does her drinking have anything to do with the fact he killed 6 people

The perp gettng to question his victim directly is sickening.

As soon as he said “Happy Birthday,” I already knew it was about to be a full on gaslighting session… I was not wrong. God bless her. I dread that she has to come back tomorrow (10/21) to testify AGAIN and be questioned for God knows how long by this fool. Now maybe she can heal, move back closer to family somehow. I wish she had a go fund me so we could get her a ticket to go wherever she wants. She only came to WI because of DB.

This is literally just “under oath do you still love me yes or no”. So embarrassing and I feel awful for her, she’s handling it like a champ “He was arguing with me about MONEY because I didn’t bail him OUT” what a Queen!!

Imagine a psychopathic narcissist believing play-acting as his own defense attorney is anything other than a modern theater of the absurd.

He’s just trying to intimidate the witness and the jury. Unbelievable!!!

She's so used to his crap that's why she's so calm. To deal with this type of nut is a challenge but she is so used to it

It's so crazy that the questioning went round and round with absoutely zero point to it all. The prosecuting attorneys should have argued what any of it had to do with anything.

I have such an insane amount of respect for this woman. I also hate that this was an experience she had to go through.

You can tell from her answers and body language that she's absolutely exhausted from dealing with this joker. He's trying so hard to twist her words and actions but she's not having it. Good for her! While the entire thing is an a tradegy, I'm glad she has now had an opportunity to rebuild her life and her children's lives without him. I wish her all the best. She deserves it!

The look on her face when she thought she interrupted Brooke's when she was handed the water bottle at the same time he was asking a question screams how afraid of him she is. She looked absolutely terrified and immediately coward you can tell he's spent the 16 years he's known her beating her just by that

nearly his entire defense was just to try get at his ex. Unbelievable

I can’t wait to see her prosper and take this experience and help other women

In a nut shell this entire tragedy happened because he lost the control he once had over her… disgusting and I hope the last thing he remembers about her is her back as she walked away.

This girl seems like such a sweetheart, I hope she finds someone who treats her right.

He couldn’t control her or her narrative this time and he HATES it. Just the mere mention of her name when the judge praised her, he becomes enraged. Erica im proud of you! ♥️

I was SOO PROUD OF HER!! He tried to get to her, it didn't work, he couldn't control her or how long she had to stay. That's why he called her again, and again it didn't work!! The only charge that TRULY bothered him was the one involving her. He became EXTREMELY ANGRY ANY TIME she was mentioned, ESPECIALLY if ANYTHING GOOD was said about her. He would be filled with rage EVERYTIME!! He was filled with soo much rage, he tried to argue about why they dropped the charges from Nov 20th. At first, it seemed like he didn't want that charge dropped, then went the other way saying it never happened and that's why they dropped it. He wanted his time served to NEGATE count 76 for him hitting her the night of the parade. I really think that's the only charges he truly cared about involved her. He didn't become angry/emotional about ANY of the other charges, he blew them off. Acted like they didn't matter, showed no emotion, but you mention her, he INSTANTLY shows emotion, which is anger and rage, but still emotions. He even watched her leaving the courtroom thru his computer screens. After watching this trial a few times all the way thru, I noticed how he acted with all the horrific charges,and the complete lack of ANY emotions,but he showed extreme emotions(anger/rage) AT VERY MENTION OF HER NAME!! It was HILARIOUS the faces he made when he was told he couldn't ask anymore questions, even FUNNIER when state clarified what he tried to say she lied about, because he didn't know what forthright meant!(even funnier when he shows again with the detective on the stand. He tried several times then to say she lied and that the detective said she lied, which didn't work either. The detective made it VERY OBVIOUS that she DIDN'T lie to him,and he believed she was being truthful, CLEARLY!! Brook's rage shows then too, actually think he was more angry that someone believed Erika!! CLEARLY, that's NOT what he wanted to hear!! It doesn't fit with the story he's cooked up in his head!!🤔🤔

This has got to be the easiest case for the prosecution. What a disgrace.

Watching his narcissism eat him alive and sabotage his every attempt to be free.

You can tell how relieved she is to not have to answer anymore of his questions and to be questioned by the prosecution. Her whole demeanor changed. It must be exhausting to answer the same question over and over and over.

I feel bad she has to talk to him on her birthday.

He was just running around half naked rocking back and forth acting crazy now he’s an eloquent trial lawyer I can’t.

The entire point of this is too discredit her as a witness, trying to frame her as an unreliable witness. He is vile.

This girls composure is everything. God bless her for facing him down with such dignity

He's trying to get somewhere with his questions but instead keeps going in circles. This is why you hire an experienced lawyer instead of representing yourself. He repped himself out of ego and spite, not logic

She’s not on trial here. Why are they allowing his ridiculous questioning?

Im so happy she doesnt ever have to worry about this pos ever again.

I hope this sweet girl gets out of that shelter soon and on her feet. I have a feeling her life was spared now that he's facing life. He seems like an unhinged man.. God bless her.

He asked the same questions so many times.. I started answering them for her 😭🤣

My heart hurts for this woman. I pray for her. This jerk is trying to put her on trial as if she did something wrong! I would be so angry. She is doing a great job keeping her temper. I can’t imagine what he put her through in that relationship. He is keeping her under subpoena just to have control over her once again. What an abusive narcissist piece of garbage. I hope she was able to find a better life after he was out of hers.

Love that she gave him an attitude ❤Stay strong girl we got your back ❤

God, can you imagine having to deal with this boy for 17 years? 🤮

This is ridiculous. But she is doing a great job with his harassment. I truly believe he is enjoying every minute of making these victims relive this nightmare.

This is so awkward watching him question a victim. She is a very strong young lady. You go girl. We believe you all the way! ❤️💯👍😇

You can tell every inch of disgust she has for him. You can finally breathe girl he's out your life forever!

I hope she writes a book and makes millions off of this POS. I also hope she takes the strength she displayed on the stand and makes something incredible with her life. She deserves it.

Him refering to himself as the "alleged defendant" is like a lion referring to itself as the "alleged antelope eater".

Brooks was like: - Can you PLEASE say “I’m a liar and an untrustworthy witness”? - No. - So… would it be fair to say that you’re a liar and an untrustworthy witness? - No! - So, to the best of your knowledge, you’re a liar and an untrustworthy witness? - NO! - Ok ok let me back up… so… you’re a liar and an untrustworthy witness, correct? - NO!!! - So… at ANY time, to the best of your recollection, have you ever been a liar and an untrustworthy witness? - Mr. Brooks, next topic please.

Erika 🙏🏽 sending my love to you, you’re a strong woman & you handled this so well. So proud of you, you got this. I could only imagine how hard this trial has to be on you. From your Nevada friends we’re sending you lots of strength & love.

He’s trying to get her flustered, but she is hanging in there! You go, girl!

😂 He calls himself alleged defendant.

He's accused of killing six people, but all he cares about is what his ex was doing. He wants to blame her for his anger and lack of control. Thankfully, she'll never have to deal with him again. He is totally incompetent and was a total fool to represent himself in such a serious matter. Even a lawyer would not represent themselves .

they literally let him harass her..

Poor lady, she’s doing great. Sad she got caught up with this guy, she seems nice and deserves better.

Would it be fair to say I have no idea what I’m doing or saying and that I’m about to rot in jail?

What a birthday present! Never having to deal with him for the rest of her life.

Is it fair to say that the jury is getting frustrated and tired of the alleged defendant's rambling, meandering, circular questioning? The prosecution is just loving this. He's doing their job for them.

Would it be fair to say I can’t wait to see this sentencing

The look on his face when the judge let her get off the stand 😂 You no longer have control over her Mr Brooks

I would have to dismiss his cross examination as pointless and irrelevant to anything at all.

If this isn’t harassment of a witness I don’t know what is. There are laws that need to be changed so this sort of thing cannot happen.

“Is it fair to say that I was the worst boyfriend ever?” “Is it fair to say that you’re much better off without me?”

I live in Canada and this isn’t even allowed. In Alberta for sure the county automatically places a do not contact. You need a lawyer to question the victim. If you wave all that then the victim won’t be questioned , simple. This is so sad and I applaud this young women. I sure hope she is offered some help from the state for therapy etc.this is sickening.

He is not the “alleged defendant”; he is the defendant.

It appears the "alleged defendant's" defense is monotonous, narcissistic boredom of the jury.

I am disgusted that he's allowed to do this to his own victim. He should be forced to accept a court appointed attorney.

You may step down… Thank Your Honor, the look on his face 😡 was priceless 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣…. He thought he was going to cross examine her again 🤣🤣🤣🤣

36:18 right there. She looked guilty for simply accepting water. You can tell she is so used to being controlled by him! It’s so sad 😞

Why is he calling himself "the alleged defendant"? There is nothing "alleged" about his status as the defendant in this trial. He IS the defendant.

His line of questioning is hilarious. What did you eat that day? Is it fair to say the sky was blue that day? Wait wait wait. let me back up a bit... Is it fair to say the sun was up that day? How did you know the sun was up that day? Did you make the defendant hit you on that day?

I hope Erika Patterson was in the sitting in the audience when the guilty verdicts were read.

I like how she gets SNIPPY LOL

Love how she is laser-staring at him. Total confidence in her testimony and contempt for the little sh**.

Every time I hear “alleged defendant” I can’t stop laughing 😂😂😂

I appreciate her strength and composure. I don't want to speak to ex boyfriends but to have to speak to him and answer this ridiculous line of questioning all while knowing the horrible things that he did to you and to others requires a lot of mental and emotional clarity. I hope she and her child/ children receive all they need and can have a good future.

Girl, he is terrible. The circumstances are not ideal, but I am so so happy you are finally out. You don’t have to deal with any of his BS anymore. You don’t have to answer the phone. You don’t have to send him money. He can never hurt you again. For life. You are not obligated to do anything for him. He is going to try to make you feel sorry for him next- stay strong.

The questions he’s asking don’t even go anywhere. This is madness From watching him pretend to represent himself the only thing he’s doing is making a case for insanity

He was more worried and obsessed with the battery charge then the people he killed and ran over. He was so delusional about everything that he actually thought that he was going to get away with all the charges. That’s narcissism at its finest

He drove through a parade and killed people. yet is questioning her about meeting him at a park?

I love this witness. I could not remain so restrained if I were in her shoes, she is a hero.

Witness stood her ground .💥

You are one brave young lady!! My heart goes out to you.

This poor young woman, such despair and frustration 😢 on her face. He's such a narcissistic jerk! Make a better life for you're hun 💔❤

To understand how abhorrent Darrell is, you have to realize that while questioning Erica he had 2 charges pending against him in Milwaukee. One for punching Erica in the face and hitting her with his Moms SUV and a related charge for witness intimidation, trying to stop Erica from testifying against him. Those cases are coming up for trial this month, February, 2023.

All of the sudden this thing where these abusers want to defend themselves (I feel) are their last ditch effort to control their victims and the situation at hand. So disgusting!

Dude, you’re not the “alleged defendant”. You ARE the defendant.

She is looking her old fears in the eye and telling them to move. GET IT ERICA