Bride Killed By Groom's Mother On Their Wedding Day (True Crime Documentary)

in Brooklyn's technology Hub in a modern office building on J Street James Parker holds the position of lead software developer at Tech Vision Industries his workday begins at 8:00 in the morning and often extends well past midnight colleagues note his exceptional work ethic and determination which have helped him achieve impressive results by the age of 27 James was born and raised in Brooklyn's Bedford stavon neighborhood where his mother beatric Parker worked as a nurse at a local Clinic from an early age he showed remarkable aptitude for mathematics and programming by the age of 12 he

was already creating simple computer games and by 16 he had developed his first mobile application his academic achievements were so impressive that he received a full scholarship to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology neighbors remember James as a quiet polite teenager who rarely participated in the typical Street activities of the neighborhood he spent most of his time at home working on his computer Compu were studying he was always special recalls Mrs Johnson who lived next door while other kids played in the street James stayed home and studied his mother was very proud of that after graduating

from MIT with honors James received several job offers from leading technology companies including positions in Silicon Valley however he decided to return to Brooklyn explaining this Choice by his desire to be closer to his mother this decision surprised his univers University friends who knew about more lucrative offers from California at Tech Vision Industries James quickly established himself as a talented specialist over three years he led several major projects and received four promotions his annual income exceeded $200,000 allowing him to purchase a spacious apartment in the prestigious Dumbo neighborhood however contrary to his colleagues expectations he

continued living in his mother's old house in Bedford stent using the new apartment only as a remote work office James's colleagues noted peculiarities in his behavior despite his natural charm and attractive appearance he avoided corporate events and rarely socialized with colleagues outside of work every day at exactly 6:00 in the evening he would receive a call from his mother after which he would immediately head home regardless of the importance of ongoing work Sarah Martinez his immediate supervisor recalls an incident when James suddenly left an important meeting with clients after receiving a call from his mother

it was strange she says we were in the final stages of negotiations for a $10 million contract but he just got up and left saying something about family obligations the psychological pressure from his mother manifested in small details noticed by those around him James always wore shirts of certain styles and colors chosen by beatric his lunches invariably consisted of home-cooked meals prepared by his mother mother he never participated in informal Gatherings with colleagues after work explaining that his mother was waiting for him for dinner despite his professional success Financial Independence and obvious achievements James remained

deeply dependent on his mother his bank statements showed that a significant portion of his income was regularly transferred to Beatrice's account even though she had a stable income from her work at the clinic and retirement Savings in the office James was considered a Golden Boy an example of how talent and hard work could lead to success however behind the facade of professional achievements was a man whose life was completely controlled by his mother this control extended to every aspect of his existence from choice of clothing to Social Circle from daily schedule to financial decisions beatric

Parker was born in 1972 in Baltimore Maryland according to police archives her early years were marked by constant relocations and changes of Cerna at the age of 16 she became involved in a human trafficking Network where she initially worked as a lore for potential victims FBI documents show that between 1988 and 1992 she collaborated with a Criminal organization known as the Eastern Brotherhood in 1993 beatric agreed to cooperate with Federal authorities providing key evidence against the organization's leaders in exchange for her testimony she received immunity from prosecution and was placed in the witness Protection Program

under a new identity she moved to Brooklyn where she began working at a local Clinic as a junior nurse in 1995 James was born from a casual relationship with a Clinic patient the child's father never participated in his upbringing and according to hospital records died from a drug overdose a year after his son's birth beatric saw James's arrival as a chance to start a new life and completely devoted herself to raising him records from the ps300 105 elementary school psychologist show the first signs of excessive control from beatric documents note that she prohibited her son

from participating in school activities demanded detailed reports about every hour spent away from home and regularly checked his phone and computer Mrs Thompson James's middle school math teacher recalls beatric would appear at school without warning checking who her son was socializing with once she caused a scene because James stayed after classes to work on a project with a female classmate in 2010 when James received his scholarship to MIT beatric insisted on renting an apartment in Cambridge and spending every weekend there University security records show that she visited campus an average of three times a month

which was unusual even for the most devoted parents Neighbors in Bedford stent no Oddities in Beatrice's Behavior Mr Rodriguez the local store owner recounts she always bought two identical portions of food for herself and James if he couldn't eat with her she would throw his portion away she said she wouldn't allow her son to eat just anywhere medical records from the clinic where beatric worked indicat several instances of conflicts with colleagues in 2019 she received a reprimand for using the patient database to investigate a girl James was trying to date the clinics had nurse Patricia

white testifies beatric was obsessed with protecting her son from unworthy women she ran background checks on every girl who appeared in his life financial documents reveal that beatric created a complex system of joint bank accounts with her son she had access to all his financial transactions and demanded explanations for every major expense in 2022 she forced James to terminate the lease on an apartment he had rented for his personal life claiming it was a waste of money security camera footage from Tech Vision Industries Office recorded Beatrice's regular visits allegedly to bring her son launch security

staff note that she often remained in the lobby watching her son's office through glass partitions in James's phone seized after the tragedy thousands of messages from his mother were discovered demanding immediate responses to her questions analysis of the correspondence shows that beatric sent an average of 50 to 60 messages daily requiring constant reports from her son about his whereabouts and activities the psychiatric evaluation ation conducted after the murder revealed signs of obsessive compulsive disorder and borderline personality disorder in beatric experts note that her traumatic experience in youth likely catalyzed the development of pathological attachment to

her son in June 2023 Monica green was conducting a presentation of new social media software at Tech Vision industry's office at that time she was already a well-known influencer with an audience of 2.3 million followers on Instagram and 1.8 million on YouTube her Channel dedicated to Technology reviews and lifestyle content generated a stable income of around $150,000 monthly according to security records James and Monica's first meeting took place in the conference room on the 15th floor cameras captured their first conversation which lasted 47 minutes after the official presentation ended colleagues noted unusual behavior from the

typically reserved James he actively participated in the discussion and for the first time in a long while stayed for the corporate reception Monica's story before her social media success was filled with challenges born to Jamaican immigrant parents she grew up in Queens Social Services documents show that in 2015 at the age of 19 left without family financial support Monica began creating content for only fans under the pseudonim Caribbean underr this activity continued for about a year and allowed her to pay for college in her diary found after the tragedy Monica wrote about her first meeting

with James he was different from typical Tech guys there was a kind of hidden sadness in his eyes that made me want to get to know him better when he talked about his projects his face lit up with genuine enthusiasm data from the ride sharing app shows that their first informal date took place a week after meeting at a small Cafe in Williamsburg surveillance camera records show that the meeting lasted more than 4 hours that evening James failed to answer three calls from his mother for the first time the development of their relationship can be

traced through social media activity Monica began appearing more frequently at technology events in Brooklyn where James worked in her Vlogs careful hints about a new relationship appeared though she never directly showed James on camera respecting his desire for privacy electronic correspondence between Monica and her best friend Ashley Rodriguez reveals details about the relationship's development he's so attentive in caring but sometimes I feel like he's constantly waiting for someone's permission even to have dinner with me he has to call someone in another email today he finally told me about his mother I'm not sure he realizes

how unhealthy their relationship is Monica's first meeting with beatric took place in September 2023 surveillance footage from The Little Italy restaurant in Brooklyn shows a tense dinner during which beatric asked Monica more than 50 questions about her past career and fure future plans the waiter who served their table later testified about obvious hostility from beatric in October 2023 Monica received an anonymous email threatening to expose her only fans past it experts later determined that the email was sent from a computer in a library near the Parker's home cameras recorded Beatrice's presence in the library at

the time the email was sent despite the pressure James and Monica's relationship continued to develop in December 2023 they announced their engagement to a small circle of friends Monica began the process of removing all content related to her only fans past and hired digital reputation protection specialists in her last personal blog post dated one week before the wedding Monica wrote I've never felt so happy and so scared at the same time something tells me this is just the beginning of real problems but I love him and I'm ready to fight for our happiness phone records

show that in the final weeks before the wedding the number of calls from beatric to her son increased to 30 to 40 per day James began ignoring some of them for the first time which according to neighbors caused beatric to have hysterical outbursts in January 20124 3 months before the planned wedding beatric Parker began a systematic investigation into Monica Green's past surveillance footage shows her regular visits to the Brooklyn Public Library where she spent hours at the computer researching social media and databases using her old Connections in the criminal World beatric hired private detective Ry

Martinez a former police officer with a questionable reputation bank statements show she transferred $225,000 to him for consulting services in his report later found in Beatrice's apartment Martinez provided detailed information about Monica's family the investigation revealed that Monica's father Marcus Green was connected to the Eastern Brotherhood criminal organization in the early 2000s the same organization where beatric once worked according to police archives he was involved in laundering human trafficking proceeds through a network of shell companies in Jamaica in Beatrice's Personal Diary seized after the murder the first entries about her findings appear this can't be

a coincidence she comes from the same filth I did but I got out while they kept destroying lives now their spawn is trying to destroy my son's life electronic correspondence between beatric and Martinez reveals that the detective also discovered a connection between the company managing Monica's only fans account in one of Marcus Green shell companies although there was no direct evidence linking Monica to her father's criminal activities for beatric this became confirmation of her worst suspicions in February 2024 Beatrice's mental state began to deteriorate rapidly her Clinic colleagues noted increasing instances of of erratic Behavior

nurse Janet Wilson recalls she could sit for hours staring at one spot mumbling something about protecting her son once I heard her talking on the phone they won't stop until they take him away from me but I won't let that happen surveillance camera records show that beatric began stalking Monica she would appear near her home office and favor cafes in her diary she compiled detailed schedules of her future daughter-in-law's movements noting every meeting and phone call in March 2024 beatric sent an anonymous letter to James's company management accusing Monica of attempting to access confidential information

through their relationship an internal investigation found no evidence to support these accusations but it created a tense atmosphere around the couple a month before the wedding beatric attempted to contact Monica's father who was serving time in federal prison phone records show that she offered him a large sum of money for compromising information about his daughter Marcus Green refused to cooperate in her final diary entries beatric becomes increasingly incoherent they're all in it together it's a conspiracy they want to take my boy make him part of their dirty empire history is repeating itself but this time

I know what to do a week before the wedding beatric took leave from the clinic citing health issues surveillance cameras and various stores recorded her buying a long black dress dress and a set of kitchen knives the receipt from poem Essentials shows the purchase of an 8 in ceramic knife analysis of her computer showed that in the final days before the wedding she spent many hours viewing news about wedding murders and court cases involving Child Protection her search history included queries like how to protect son from bad woman wedding murder acquittal maternal love self-defense the

last entry in her diary made the night before the wedding reads tomorrow I will save my boy they think they've won but I won't let them take him into their dirty World better He Hate Me Alive than Mourn Me Dead on April 15th 2024 James Parker and Monica Green's wedding ceremony was scheduled to take place at the historic Prospect house in Brooklyn surveillance footage shows that beatric Parker arrived at 7:30 in the morning several hours before the ceremonies 11:00 start time security guard Michael Donovan later testified Mrs Parker was behaving unusually calmly she said she

wanted to check the Halls decoration she was carrying a large bag but at the time this didn't raise suspicions many guests were bringing gifts early according to surveillance camera records beatric spent almost an hour in the banquet hall methodically studying the layout of tables and exits at 8:45 she briefly went to the lady's room where as the investigation later determined she concealed the ceramic knife in the folds of her dress the first guest be began arriving at 10:00 records show that beatric took her place in the front row maintaining an unnatural calm the wedding coordinator

Sarah Mitchell noted in her testimony usually mothers of Grooms are nervous fidgeting Mrs Parker sat motionless like a statue never taking her eyes off the central aisle at 10:55 James took his place at the altar cameras captured a brief conversation between him and his mother according to the priest standing near by beatric said you will always be my little boy I won't let them take you away at 1107 the wedding procession began Monica wearing a Vera Wong white dress began her walk down the aisle to the traditional wedding march recordings from different cameras show that

beatric slowly Rose from her seat as the bride passed by the events that occurred in the next 30 seconds were captured by cameras from different angles at 1109 and 15 seconds beatric P the knife from the folds of her dress at 1109 and 17 seconds she took her first step toward Monica at 1109 and 202s the first scream was heard the forensic examination determined that beatric stabbed Monica 17 times in the chest and neck area the first strike hit the kateed artery leading to massive blood loss the subsequent strikes were delivered chaotically but with tremendous

Force Witnesses describ the scene as a living nightmare Maria Gonzalez one of the Bridesmaids recounts Monica's white dress was turning red before our eyes beatric continued stabbing even after Monica had fallen there was a smile on her face James Paralyzed by shock didn't move for several seconds records show he finally rushed to Monica at 1109 and 45 seconds but it was too late beatric standing over the victim's body kept repeating I saved you darling I saved you from them the first police patrol arrived on scene at 11:13 officers found beatric still standing next to the

body holding the bloody knife she offered no resistance during arrest according to officer John Riley her only words were take care of my boy he doesn't understand that I saved him paramedics arrived at 11:17 but could only pronounce Monica Green's death the cause of death was listed as massive Hemorrhage resulting from multiple stab wounds time of death was established as 1111 James was taken to the hospital in severe shock records show he didn't speak a word for the next 48 hours his only reaction was tears when nurses tried to clean the blood from his hands

the crime scene remained closed for investigation until late evening forensics collected numerous pieces of evidence including the blooded knife DNA samples and fingerprints video recordings from 12 surveillance cameras provided a comprehensive picture of the events the trial of beatric Parker began on July 2nd 2024 in the Brooklyn Supreme Court the prosecution classified the crime as first-degree murder with aggravating circumstances emphasizing the premeditated nature of the actions and the particular cruelty of execution psychiatric evaluation conducted by Dr Michael Stein revealed a complex of mental disorders in the defendant including obsessive compulsive disorder and delusional disorder with

elements of paranoia however experts deemed beatric competent to stand trial at the time of the crime throughout the court proceedings beatric consistently refused to plead guilty her statements in court demonstrated a complete lack of remorse from the July 15th hearing transcript I was protecting my son this woman and her family were going to destroy him I did what I had to do as a mother James Parker called as a prosecution witness first appeared in court on July 20th Court records show he was unable to speak a word while looking at his mother after several attempts

to testify he suffered a nervous breakdown and had to be hospitalized medical records from the Brooklyn Mental Health Center document james' condition after the tragedy he was diagnosed with severe post-traumatic stress disorder deep depression and periodic panic attacks Dr Sarah Cohen his treating psychiatrist notes the patient exhibits classic symptoms of betrayal trauma his world was destroyed by the person he trusted unconditionally on August 5th 2024 the jury found beatric Parker guilty on all counts judge Robert Martinez sentenced her to life imprisonment without the possibility of Parole in his closing statement the judge noted this case

demonstrates how a twisted understanding of love can become an instrument of destruction after the sentencing James sold the house and Bedford stavis and the apartment in dumbo banking documents show he transferred a significant sum to a domestic violence victim support fund established in Monica Green's memory colleagues from Tech Vision Industries report that James took an extended leave of absence and moved to an undisclosed location his last social media activity dates to the day of sentencing he posted a single photo of Monica with the caption I'm sorry I couldn't protect you prison records note that beatric

continues to write letters to her son every every day all of them are returned unopen marked recipient refuses delivery the prison psychologist reports that she remains convinced of the righteousness of her actions the beatric Parker case has drawn attention from Mental Health Specialists and Family Violence experts Dr Jane Foster a leading researcher in toxic family relationships uses this case as a classic example of how excessive parental control can lead to tragic consequences in December 2024 the Brooklyn Mental Health Center launched the Monica green program for prevention of toxic family relationships the program aims to identify

early signs of unhealthy attachment between parents and children latest reports indicate that James Parker is undergoing intensive therapy at a private clinic in Vermont his therapist notes minor progress but warns that full recovery may take years in his therapy sessions James frequently returns to one question how could I not see what my life had become the story of beatric Parker has become a subject of study in criminal psychology courses and is used as educational material for family counseling Specialists her case demonstrates how love taken to absurd extremes can transform into deadly obsession