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Mar 2021
1h 17m

The Freeman Family Murders

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Bryan and David Freeman were two teenagers in Pennsylvania rebelling against authority. Their parents, Dennis and Brenda Freeman, were devout members of the Jehovah's Witness religion. Bryan and David shunned their religion and began to take up with various neo-nazi and white supremacist groups. As their parents tried to gain control, the anger within Bryan and David Rose. It culminated when they murdered their parents, along with their younger brother Erick, with the help of their cousin Nelson Birdwell.

Join MIke and Gibby as they discuss this case involving kids who wanted to push back against authority and made the decision to take the lives of their family members. This is an extremely scary case. Dennis and Brenda knew that their sons were getting out of control and they tried to correct their behavior. But, the more strict they got with the boys, the angrier their sons became. On February 26, 1995, they bludgeoned their family to death and went on the run.

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