Moments Before A Mass Killer Takes His Next Victim | Forensic Files

This man just committed mass murder and mercilessly ran over 50 innocent people in a single horrifying rampage.
street unces. The race was on to catch the mass killer who committed this horrifying act, but
he managed to flee on foot into a neighborhood. Little did he know his every movement was being recorded. And
what would follow is the largest manhunt this town has ever seen. Hands up. Put your hands where I can see
them. Put your hands. Daryl Brooks had been on the wrong side of the law since he was just 17 years
old. He was clearly a troubled and disturbed individual, racking up charges of domestic abuse, reckless
endangerment, and was even registered as [music] a sex offender. But all of this
seemed to culminate in 2021. On the grand return of the Wauaaw Christmas parade following the pandemic, Daryl
Brooks decided to ruin the lives of countless people as he took his anger out on the Christmas parade in a blind
moment of rage. From the hour of 400 p.m., neighbors reported a violent argument coming from Daryl's house. He
and his girlfriend weren't on the best of terms and would occasionally explode into fiery rose such as this one. Often,
it'd be about their troubled relationship. And this one ended in physical violence toward his girlfriend
and one of the most violent and senseless acts Wisconsin has ever seen. 30 minutes after the argument, Daryl
exited his house and sped across the familiar roads towards the center of Wauaasha. And at 4:39, he reached the
main street before plowing through the barricades to the Christmas parade at 40 mph. 5 seconds in, he claimed his first
four victims, several members of the Dancing Granny's performance group. As he continued, he pressed on the
accelerator, swerving to hit as many people as possible, killing an eight-year-old a few seconds later. This
is when police and bystanders began to react, trying to clear the roads, warn others of the attack, and attempt to
stop Daryl from driving. Thankfully, this worked to some extent, and only one more person was killed 10 seconds later.
After a total of 30 seconds of the murder spree, Daryl sped out of the parade route, leaving 62 people injured
behind him. Once he was out of the other side of the parade, Daryl fled roughly half a mile from the parade before
abandoning his SUV near a house on Elizabeth Street about 6 minutes later. From there, he fled on foot. He even
tried knocking on someone's door and claiming he was homeless, asking them to call an Uber for him. He was given a
jacket and a sandwich before fleeing when he noticed police searching the area. Not long after, he was captured by
a security camera, which helped the cops approximate his route and track him down. It's hard to see, but if you look
closely at the top of this road, you can spot Daryl trying to inconspicuously navigate his way around Wakaot to escape
the police. But given the scale of this event, the cops were dedicating all their resources to finding him. Cops set
up a perimeter around where his SUV was found abandoned. Nobody was allowed in or out, meaning that if Daryl was here,
they'd find him soon. Eventually, a resident spotted him hiding out in the woods, and the cops were able to narrow
their search efforts considerably. After 6 hours into the manhunt, the cops located him at a house in a residential
area and moved in to apprehend him. This is the body cam footage of that intense
arrest. Get on the ground. Get on the ground. Do it now. Lay on your stomach. Robert, are you on?
You guys don't want your name on it. No. Okay. Okay. I just use my phone call a little bit.
Oh, okay. If everything turns out to be on the up and up, life will be good and you'll be on your
way. All right. With Daryl in custody, the officers were able to begin questioning him. But
quickly, they were forced to stop due to the fact the FBI wanted to take over this case. I've asked a former detective
to analyze this interview, and he was able to give a deep dive into every influential moment. Prior to the
investigation, the detectives involved already knew just about everything. They knew he was driving, that he didn't own
the car, and that he had found the car key inside his pocket. What makes this interrogation so interesting, though, is
that Daryl doesn't even know what he's being brought in for. Police never told him he was suspected of the parade
killings. From the cop's perspective, this almost 5-hour long interrogation wasn't really to figure out if he did
it, more so to see how Brooks would react. They wanted to see how much he'd lie and if he'd felt any remorse for
what he'd done. That way that way. Uh, you show yours. There you go. All right. Show yours.
Oh, you can drop your hand now, man. Thanks. Appreciate it. Holy [ __ ] How long you been out of work? Um,
let's see. When did I get locked up? A few months. Anything to do with the pandemic that's
been hit hard. That's the reason why. Yeah. Yeah. I bet. It made me smooth off. I got stuff lined
up, though. So, yeah. What? Like, so like what? I'm probably going to go back. I was
working at a sheet metal place. M, so I'm probably going to go back there. And do you stay at your Is it Is it your
mom? You talked about your mom. Is it her address you stay at now? It's She owns the house. She owns the
house. She owns the house. She doesn't stay there anymore, but she owns the house.
Okay. She She has her own house. She's Yeah. You think we put your mom as emergency?
The [music] detectives have already found the first indication that Brooks is willing to lie. If you haven't
noticed, the extreme shoulder pain Brooks complained about earlier has miraculously vanished just a few minutes
into the interview. He was able to move his arm effortlessly as if the pain never existed, something that would
later be used as evidence in court. and his tendency to lie will become even more obvious as the detectives continue
to divert his attention. When you left Stephanie, it was still daytime. It was still dangerous.
Okay. Were there still a lot of people out? It was It was still people out. It was still people out. Um, not a lot
in that area, but it was a [clears throat] lot of people out. And it was, like I said, it was people It
was older couples walking down the street. It was younger people walking down the street. People
like an event or something was going on. I I don't know, but it kind of seemed like it was a lot like it was something
going on to where it was vibrant. How long was it between leaving Stephanie's and those cops yelling at
you at the door of that guy's house? Was it dark when they yelled at you? Yeah, by the time they came, it was
dark. Okay. But we had been sitting out there. We had been sitting out there for a minute.
Me, me and the guy. Define how long? Uh, estimate 20 30 minutes maybe. We were sitting
right there just like this. cuz you're sitting on the porch. Why? I call called me a Uber. I called the Uber. I said,
"Look, man." I I let him know. I said, "Listen, I ain't trying to rob you or nothing like that." Cuz when I knocked
on the door, he kind of was like, "Wo." I'm like, "Look, I don't got no weapons.
I'm not trying to break in your house. I'm not trying to rob you." Daryl has clearly thought a lot about
this alibi since he's managing to deliver a lot of very specific details. However, the officers already have
mountains of evidence against Daryl and don't believe a word he's saying. As the
interrogation continues, Daryl continues to lie until the cops have had enough. Let me ask you this, Dell. So, you
weren't out You weren't out in WA Saturday, just Sunday. That's right. You're a part in the
investigation. There's a lot of parts, right? And the investigation, there's well, this domestic abuse thing I'm
talking about, right? You talked about being a, you know, a religious man. I can do better.
I can definitely do better. We all could. I'm not. We all could. That's why That's why
yesterday was a mistake. I should have just freaking watched the game and just [ __ ] went home.
That's the thing. What What do they teach us in Christianity through that? They teach us that we're broken, right?
We're sinners. You're a father. You got three children, 18, 14, and seven. Yes, sir.
All right. You got a mama that raised you well, and a god you you believe in. Absolutely.
All right. And all of them are here's the thing they'll all want is to tell you're telling the absolute whole truth
and nothing but the truth, right? Absolutely. I just have concerns if I fact check
that Derell's not telling me the truth. You don't have a car. So Marcus had to bring you out. You don't own a car. Your
mom doesn't own a car, right? So why did we find you with a car key in your pocket?
It wasn't in my pocket. I don't even know where they said that was laying on the ground. The car key in Daryl's
pocket is a key part of this case as it shows that Daryl does in fact drive despite his statement to the officers.
Knowing that he's quickly being backed into a corner, Daryl tries even harder to convince the officers of his
innocence. But these officers had done their research and were about to take a different angle that would hopefully
guilt him into confession. It's yours. It's your car key. I'm trying to be as open and honest with you as I can be.
And I'm not calling you a terrible man. I'm not saying you were out yesterday hunting and just let me finish. But you
did not walk to that house. You did not walk to that house. [music] You did not come here in a tania. You got a key in
your pocket, your car, your mom's name. For the love of God, Marcus, for yourself, for your family. You know what
happened yesterday for the people? Tell me what happened. With what? With the car.
What am I being? With your mom's car. You're driving goofy. People called in. You drove out
of there in your mom's car, the red car. You're driving a little silly, probably
because you're pissed. You met up with Erica in the car at the park. She got in. You talk. And what you're telling me
seems pretty consistent that there was nothing physical. I didn't put my hands on her. Nothing.
But you met her in the car. What's going on, man? Asking a question. Just you were out there driving kind of
crazy. Some people said you were driving kind of crazy. Daryl is heavily on the back foot now and has very little room
to wiggle out of this one. Eventually, the pressure from the detectives would cause him to cave and admit that he was
driving at the time. Now, choosing to change tactics and try to garner sympathy from the detectives, deflecting
blame onto his girlfriend and an apparent alcohol problem. Erica, she's a sweetheart until she gets
that alcohol. The alcohol is the problem. then you all type of asses and [music]
I I'll have somebody touch you and uh I I'mma keep my daughter away from you and
even my mom doesn't even like her around when she's drinking. I've never been with anyone that is as
bad as what you're saying right there, but I think he can attest to it. We all we've all
probably look like he did do it with some chicks, man, you know. So D, what were you thinking when you
went driving through this parade? What am I facing? I don't have no problem talking with you guys.
You got people You got people injured that I had to go to the hospital. So, they're saying I I injured somebody
or you're saying I injured somebody. So, I'm looking at what? Reckless endangerment.
The very least. Yeah. The very least. People got hurt. That's reckless endanger. I don't know exactly what
they're going to classify it. Yeah. People had legs broken. Endangerment is where you may have hurt
somebody by your actions. You did hurt somebody by your actions. You wanted information from us. We're
sharing. I want you to watch it and see what's in it. Yeah. It's a good point. It's
information sharing. Why do you want me to see that car? Why? Cuz they think it's important.
Why is it important? Is it to make like what is it? Why don't you want to look? Everybody think
Everybody knows what was going on. [music] There's our children right there. See those kids? See that little kid
right there? You going to look at it? [music] You're too hurt? Yeah. Emotionally?
No. Don't do that. Please [clears throat] don't. Don't do that. Don't do this. Please.
The most shocking part about this interview is this moment when Daryl discovered what had actually happened to
the [music] victims. Daryl didn't once ask about the victims or if anyone had lost their lives. Very likely because he
had no remorse to give and was concerned only for himself. At this point, the detectives have successfully achieved
the main objectives of the interview. to get Daryl to admit he was driving the car and to see if he had any remorse.
The interrogation was exceptionally long to corroborate the strong evidence they
already had and to acquire footage [music] that would persuade a jury that Daryl had no remorse, which is why they
let him lie and portray himself as a selfish, evil man as much as possible. Boom.

This man just committed murder and mercilessly ran over 50 innocent people in a single, horrifying rampage.

The race was on to catch the killer who committed this horrifying act, but he managed to flee on foot into a neighborhood.

Little did he know, his every movement was being recorded—And what would follow, is the largest man-hunt this town has ever seen…

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Brief Summary

Daryl Brooks committed mass murder at a Christmas parade, leading to a manhunt and revealing his lack of remorse during interrogation.

Key points

Mass Murder at Christmas Parade. Daryl Brooks plows through a Christmas parade, killing and injuring dozens in a horrifying rampage.
The Largest Manhunt. After fleeing the scene, Daryl Brooks becomes the target of a massive manhunt.
Intense Interrogation. Daryl Brooks is interrogated by police, revealing his lack of remorse for the attack.

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This man just committed mass murder and mercilessly ran over 50 innocent people.

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