When Evil Parents Realize They've Been Arrested | Forensic Files

When a child is killed, the parents are usually mortified, creating some of the saddest moments in the interrogation
room. But what happens when instead it's a child's own parents who are the secret
killers? Is he dead? You tell me. Got to be dead. Here are four examples of killer parents
who did the unthinkable and got caught red-handed. Starting with a mother who got so high she ended up with her
daughter's blood on her hands. This is the aftermath of a tragic incident that left a child dead. When officers arrived
on the scene, they were met by the distraught driver. However, they quickly discovered there was something much more
sinister at play. She's out of she don't know if she's in this world or not. Who else was in the car?
She was the baby that's in the back lifeless. Chassity was driving eastbound on Jasper
Road in Newton Township, Pike County, Ohio. And in the car with her were her two daughters, aged seven and 5 years
old. She tries to explain what happened in the leadup to the crash. So, where were you coming from today
then? Right now before the crash. Where did you guys come from? When you were driving on the road, where
did you leave from? The house. You left your house. Where were you going? To Christiey's from the store.
Christiey's in the store. Yeah. Okay. Okay. Um, what happened with the crash? Do you
remember it at all? I turned my head and look at the girls to talk to them and they were fighting
and I just turned my head. In that split second, she lost control of the vehicle
with the official press release saying that she drove off the left side of the roadway, ramping over a driveway,
striking a utility pole and a tree before coming to a final rest in the field. It turns out her 7-year-old
daughter wasn't wearing a seat belt, which is required for anyone in a moving vehicle. Although her 5-year-old
daughter survived unharmed, her seven-year-old suffered fatal injuries and died at the scene. But it wasn't
just a lack of care that caused the crash itself. And as you can see, Chassid's behavior tells the officer she
is under the influence and a danger behind the wheel. So, you haven't used meth since
yesterday then? Right. Right. I took my sleep pill last night. Took your sleep pill last night?
Yes, I did it every night. I mean, everybody. All right. Well, I'm going to run you
through a few field sobriety tests here. Okay. Um, I'm going to check your eyes first.
Do the uh horizontal gaze. Chassity had a history of drug abuse, and if she was high at the time she crashed, then she
would be facing some serious criminal charges. Failed sobriety tests can be hard when you're sober, but when you're
drunk, they're a nightmare. While conducting this test, the officer noticed something about the suspect that
needed explaining. How do you how do you ingest your pills in your meth when you take them? Do you
squirt them? Yeah. Okay. How do you how do you explain having zero nasal hair in your nose?
Oh, yeah. And that was from years ago, probably years ago. Yeah. Did you just sort Xanax or
something? Yeah, I did Xanax actually. Okay. How long ago has it been since you done that?
About five days when I did that last. Five days since you did that last. Okay. Have you smoked any marijuana or
anything like that today? I don't smoke marijuana. Xanax is popular with those who suffer
from anxiety and depression, but it also is popular with users who snort it for a
quicker high. One side effect of snorting it, loss of nasal hair, which tells the officer she uses it a lot. The
cop decides to proceed with the final test, the one that will seal Chassid's fate. Start it whenever you're ready.
Okay. Is there any chance you're pregnant right now? No. Not pregnant at all? Okay.
Actually, that time right now. A month. Okay. I was like, "Yeah." Turn around for me.
Do you have any shoulder injuries? Yeah. Right now, you're under arrest for OVI.
Okay. I'm going to read you your rights before we go any further. This officer has seen enough and decides
to arrest her for DUI. As of November 2023, Chassity is facing some serious felony charges, including first-degree
aggravated vehicular homicide, thirdderee endangering children, firstdegree involuntary manslaughter,
and reckless homicide. But compared to the next killer parent, Chassity looks like a saint.
Is he alive? He's dead. Oh, good, good, good, good, good, good. Okay. When 62-year-old Cynthia suffered a
stroke, she was taken in by her daughter Laura, who felt she could keep a closer
eye on her at home. On the surface, Laura's California home seemed to be the perfect place to be. As she settled into
her new surroundings, she realized just how bad things were. Laura's husband, Jard, was a well-known and respected
figure in the local community, but was also a very strict father who used military-style training to keep everyone
in check. Cynthia was against the way he brought up her grandkids, and they frequently argued about it.
What did you think of him? Okay. Why do you say that? That's the big thumbs down. You didn't
like it. Jard had his own issues with Cynthia. She was a smoker and when Jard caught
her with a cigarette, he had a unique way of making her stop. My aunt Cindy would be on the back patio
smoking cuz she wasn't allowed to smoke in the house. And he would be out there watering and he would see, "Oh, where I
see smoke, I see fire. Got to put out the fire." And he would hose my aunt down with the hose. He did it to my
cousin, too. To Laura, his wife. He would hose her wet her with the hose because she say something he didn't
like. The relationship deteriorated as the years went on and on February 11th, 2014, Cynthia snapped.
It was the morning of Cynthia's 63rd birthday and she was planning to celebrate in style. When Jard saw the
outfit she had picked, he made a comment that tipped Cynthia over the edge. You can't go like that because you look
like you're ghetto in this. Cynthia had only recently purchased a revolver, and now she
finally found an excuse to use it. She went to her bedroom, grabbed the weapon, and shot five rounds into Jard, who was
in the garden at the time. Then she went for breakfast at a local Denny's and celebrated her birthday at a casino as
if nothing had happened. Neighbors quickly called in the shots, and cops later found Jard dead on the kitchen
floor of his home, leaving Cynthia to become the lead suspect in the investigation. Detectives caught up with
her at a coffee shop a few hours after her murder, and she was brought in for questioning. Take a look at her frankly
laughable attempts to feain ignorance and act upset. Well, unfortunately, Laura's husband
has passed away. Huh? Laura's husband was killed today. You were killed when? Today. [laughter]
We're going to ask you some questions. We're going to ask you some questions because we're trying to figure out what
happened today. Okay. As the interrogation went on, Cynthia's mask began to slip.
So mean to me and all of them. He's mean to everybody. Yes, he is. Did anybody try to stop him?
Can't stop him. It sounds like somebody had to stop him or I did. I did. Okay. I was guilty.
Somebody had to stop him. I did. Okay. It's okay. Is he dead? You tell me. You got to be dead.
Just like that, she admitted to murdering Jard. But her reaction to finding out Juard is actually dead is
the stuff of nightmares. Is he dead? He's dead, man. Oh, thank you. THANK YOU. THANK YOU.
THANK YOU. Thank you. Oh, boy. Oh, boy. No matter what Jard did, he did not deserve to be gunned down and killed in
such a brutal way. He was more than just a son-in-law. He was a husband and father. And now a family was left in
turmoil. Just watch Laura's heartbreaking reaction after she found out her own mother was the one
responsible. Oh god. I wanted to 13 years. I wanted to go get him. This would be the last time they saw
Cynthia outside of prison grounds as she was sentenced to 50 years for the murder
of Jard, meaning she'll undoubtedly die in prison. At least Cynthia made it easy
for the cops, unlike this next killer who did everything she could to cover up her murder.
You know what I find interesting? What? How you are right now? how you'd like to climb across this table and
clock me. I wish I could. In December of 2017, the FBI finally found 5-year-old Jordan Rodriguez in the
backyard of his family home. But this would be a discovery that would open Pandora's box of abuse and neglect, and
it was down to one phone call. Cleveland police operator personally, may I help you?
Hi, ma'am. Um, I'm calling from overseas, but it's kind of messed up the whole situation. But my brother told me
something and I just can't sleep at night as far as basically he told me that something happened with one of the
kids and um, they didn't call the cops and basically him and his girlfriend buried the kid in the backyard. The
father Christopher was serving time when he called his brother and claimed that he and his wife Lorissa had found their
son Jordan unresponsive and took the decision to bury him in their own backyard. When Lissa's sisters visited
her in August 2017, they saw a family living in the most disgusting conditions and Lissa told her family that Jordan
was going to stay with his aunt not long after her sister visited. After the phone call from Christopher's brother,
police decided to pay Lissa a call and perform a welfare check. She's got five kids.
Are you kids here? You mind if you step in? Okay. Well, we got a call saying uh wanted us
to check on the on the uh well-being of the uh five four to 5 year old. Okay. What can we see?
Okay. I believe you don't want me. brother Rodriguez and his girlfriend Rodriguez.
All right. Hello, kid. Do you have a child with special needs? Oh, Jordan? Yes, I do.
How old is Jordan? Jordan, he is just turned five. Where's Jordan at? He's with his dad. He's visiting. Going
to be visiting for the holiday. He's not here with us right now. right now for the holiday.
Where is dad at? In Texas. He's not even here. There is no sign of Jordan. And when
Lissa is asked, she brushes off any concern and tells the officer he's with his father.
What's his dad's name? Jordan's dad. Patrick. Patrick. Do you have a number to Patrick? Will
you reach that? Um, when you call him? Yeah. Huh? Right now, I don't have the number
cuz he was going to get a new number. Tell me something about Patrick. He stays in Texas. I mean, we were together
for about 2 years. What's his last name? John. We wasn't together actually too long. He was just like an internet
thing. Lissa seems to have trouble remembering a man who she dated for 2 years and had
a child with. More worryingly, when asked by police, she could not recall the phone number or any details of where
they could be found at the time, which all seems to be rather convenient under the circumstances. The next day,
Jordan's body was found, and the autopsy revealed a history of abuse that had been going on for a very long time.
Shortly after the gruesome discovery, Lissa was arrested and brought in for questioning where, disgustingly, she
continued to play innocent. When I tell you some things have changed is we did talk with the coroner,
okay? And they finished their initial examination and there were some problems. Like
the problems being Jordan had injuries that were healing on their own without medical help and you're not being honest
about what was happening to this kid. I mean, I personally didn't. I should not be the only one
taking full blame for this. When police asked Lissa about the injuries, she denied being responsible,
but the detectives aren't convinced. How long were you and Chris together? About 2 years. When we confront him with
Jordan's injuries, is he going to tell us otherwise that you're the one who did it?
A woman can't do a hit that much harder. And you know what? Anybody can tell you
that. That's not true. I mean, he's a lot stronger than I am. If he can hit on me and he can
discipline my other kids, but he wouldn't discipline him like he did Jordan. How did How does he discipline Jordan?
It was just different. And I used to sit there and tell him, "Don't do that." You
know, I used to get yelled at. [snorts] My kids all can tell you I defended all my kids. And that's where a lot of me
and his arguments came in because I did defend my kids and that's where he would
put his hands on me. As the interrogation goes on, Lissa continues to paint a very bleak picture
of Christopher, which could be an attempt to make herself out as the victim. It is revealed that in September
2017, Jordan was in a semi-conscious state. But instead of calling an ambulance, they just gave him a cold
shower and put him to bed. Tragically, Jordan would never see the light of day, and the couple decided to bury him in
the backyard. You won't believe who it was. It was Christopher's idea to bury your
son in the backyard. It was my idea and he just did it. Just because I didn't want Jordan to be far
away from me. I just wanted him to be close. I was not ready to let Jordan go. I take the responsibility. I didn't take
him to the doctor. That was my fault. I mean, I didn't call the ambulance when he needed it. That was my fault.
I also had part in putting him there because I just had a baby. So, you know, and I'm feeling my
depressed. I I diagnosed with PTSD, you know, and it's probably postpartum. And, [snorts] you know, I didn't know
what to do. Both Christopher and Lissa were found guilty on charges of involuntary manslaughter with sentences
of 28 and 25 years. They knew what they were doing when they neglected their responsibility as parents. Unlike this
next couple who were so high on drugs, they didn't even notice when their infant child walked straight into
danger. US Route 1, it's one of the busiest highways across America and the last
place you would ever want to find a child wandering alone. But in June 2019, that's exactly what one motorist saw and
they had to do something about it. The whole absolutely is. Come here. In 2018, the same family had been
involved in an incident where a child called 911 and when the police arrived, they found two children alone with a
potentially dangerous dog. But even worse, there was a shotgun also in the room with them. If the officer was
hoping Yahra and Jacob had cleaned up their lifestyle in the year since he last saw them, then he was in for a
major disappointment. You know, I I don't want to say it's that trailer right there.
But I was out here for a similar incident. And it was that trailer right there. So,
I'm going to try to find the mom again. Same child. They were younger. I'm pretty They were
younger, obviously, at the time, but that's why I'm kind of remembering him. You want to sit in the back of my car
real quick? In the in the blue lights on. We'll put the blue lights on. All right.
The officer kept the child entertained until his parents showed up. And when they finally did, they were a little too
out of it to even care. Do you recognize me? No. You don't recognize me? I was here last
time when this happened. You remember that? Yeah. And your son today was in the street
walking out on US1. And luckily, some nice ladies saw him and stopped before he got smooshed by a freaking car. What
were you guys doing in there? We were just sleeping. Just sleeping. Yeah. Can we get him a new diaper on?
His diaper is really soiled. You don't even want to like I mean you can look at it obviously but it's
disgusting. Like I didn't even want to walk in there but I wanted to make sure there was wasn't another kid in there.
Is this the same kid or a different one? No, it's the same kid. It's the same kid that called us last
time. He's got a younger sister. I think she's with the grandparents. So, we're going to need to call DCF or
the grandparent. Eventually, the officer decides he has had a do I mean this is just a a circus. All I
want was the kid to get some clothes and get changed. You guys couldn't even do that. What do
you think I was doing around? That's what you were doing. I was putting clothes on.
This is not fair at all. It's not fair. Yeah, it's not fair to your son. That's what is not fair to.
Have a seat. They later claimed to be taking medication that caused them to fall
asleep and their son had walked out of a broken door. The boy was sent to live with the family and his parents were
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Brief Summary

Parents commit unimaginable acts against their children in shocking true crime cases.

Key points

Killer Parents: A Shocking Reality. Exploring the tragic stories of parents who became killers, starting with Chassity's fatal crash.
Cynthia's Birthday Murder. On her birthday, Cynthia shot her husband after a cruel comment, leading to her arrest.
The Discovery of Jordan Rodriguez. The tragic discovery of Jordan's body reveals a history of abuse and neglect.
Parents Sleeping While Child Wanders. A child was found wandering alone on a busy highway while his parents were asleep.

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