The Twisted Case of AJ Armstrong

AJ Armstrong lived with his family in Houston, his parents were well known in the local area. After shots rang out one dark night, he fled the house claiming an intruder had done the unthinkable. But there has been very little to ever show an intruder was in the house...

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[Liam]

The thought of ever having a jury of my peers determine my fate horrifies me. I mean have you been to a Walmart or on Facebook?

[ar]

I can't say for sure, and I don't think anybody can, if he is actually guilty or not. But what I can say for 100% fact is that I personally would never change my vote to guilty based on one speck of blood that turned up 7 years after the crime. 7 years and 3 trials it took them to get that single speck of blood. Something smells bloody fishy to me. Based on everything I heard in this video, which is all I have to go on, as a juror following the rules I would have voted "not guilty".

[yvonneedwards]

A killer executed 2 persons in a bedroom with other people in the house stops to write a note and leaves the gun next to it. This killer knew where the gun was kept in the parents bedroom and searched for it as they slept and then killed them. This killer didn’t bring is own gun but knew where the Dad’s gun was kept. AJ had to disable the alarm to exit and allow cops into the house. How did this killer enter and leave and alarm was still engaged? Circumstantial evidence was profoundly stacked against AJ as the inside killer.

[Lyntastic]

The gun and note was so nicely laid out on the counter. AJ barely acknowledged his parents as murdered. He always referred to them as gone. He's Psycho.

[BOOM-Spalding]

This was my football coach and AJ was my quarterback. I can say with 100% certainty Coach Armstrong loved everyone. One of the greatest people I’ve ever met in my life. He was an amazing teacher. GIG EM! SFL FOR LIFE. I WILL ALWAYS MISS YOU COACH.

[Vaille]

I’m a law & order kinda guy. I’ve worked in and around law enforcement for years. This case scares me. Maybe he is guilty, idk… but how many bites at the apple does the prosecution get? Two hung juries, followed by a conviction that focused heavily on DNA evidence found under tape that was handled by investigators… Seriously? All I get from this is that the gvmt can wear you down financially with its unlimited resources, forcing the quality of your legal representation to degrade, until it can get the outcome it desires: you in jail or on death row. Folks should be concerned. I am, and I’ve worked law enforcement…

[ebowers]

no matter which way you see this case, you can’t deny that the circumstances surrounding the DNA evidence is suspicious

[kelleycarr]

You know what, Mike? I don’t care what your age is, but it’s so nice to hear “take care, because I love ya”…
Some of us don’t hear it that often, so Thank You, Mike ❤️‍🩹

[perryfrost]

I feel natural sympathy for people who have flat affects in traumatic situations like this. In an emergency or a tragedy, I don't show emotions in conventional ways and tend to shut down and focus on rational things, or things that can be controlled. It can be a coping mechanism for people with HIGH empathy. So yeah he didn't seem bothered during his interrogation, but the detective insisting on how abnormal and suspicious it is really rubbed me the wrong way. Evidence should create suspicion. Not someone's personality.

[JamesBartels-wrgh]

The sudden revelation of a single piece of dna evidence just magically appearing, on the back of a name tag among the adhesive is in my opinion a huge red flag. More so, why was that tag kept for that long? I don’t believe that this is the entirety of the story and that now this young man is languishing away in a prison cell whilst the facts get further buried. Great job as always Mike. I dearly love your channels and always look forward to the next episode.

[daisyday]

I don't understand how evidence just 'pops' up suddenly. I love how you can mix some humor into your videos when it's appropriate. Sometimes things are funny. Criminals are stupid and it lightens the mood. Lookin' good Mike!

[maryjbush]

I'd like to share with uou how much it means to me personally that you sign off with 'I love ya'. There was a specific time I REALLY needed to hear that, even from someone I haven't met. So a very big Thank You Mike. It's my pleasure to say Love Ya too....! Muaaah

[CWREDnYELLA]

I instantly remembered him speaking to my high school when I seen his picture. That’s heartbreaking that he gave his kid so much and that’s how it went down…

[moleykewl]

I live in Tennessee, there's a really interesting case I've never seen anyone cover before. Charles or "charley Harrison, was arrested for a massacre of a house full of people. including one pregnant woman. There was one survivor who hid in the bushes and was a witness. Charles was caught later the same day in one of the victims vehicle. The kicker is he got off not guilty somehow. And nobody else was ever arrested for the crime as far as I know. I believe later in life he shot someone else. And he passed away a few years ago of an overdose I think. There was drugs involved in the massacre, and someone had insulted him is the story I heard. I knew Charles when I was younger we were friends. This case never got much media attention, but I think it's one of the craziest, and most interesting cases I've ever heard of. Would be awesome if you could find enough information to do a story about it.

[ZombieSazza]

The whole case sucks as the idea of killing parents who loved you is heartbreaking, but what’s really confusing is why did they hide DNA evidence for so long? That’s just bizarre

[Taylors_Tunes]

Way too much reasonable doubt to convict for murder. Outrageous

[Puccini]

Sounds like what we in the UK would call an "unsafe conviction"... far too much reasonable doubt based on what I have heard.

[Mulva]

I’ve been reading about this case since watching the video. I’m a big fan of Mike and his videos but something was left out or overlooked here. AJ set a fire to the carpet with gasoline in front of his parents bedroom 2 nights before the murder.

[trj]

Jeez, that has to be the flimsiest evidence I've seen to convict someone beyond reasonable doubt. No GSR, but strangely, DNA found under a wrist band that had been in police custody for 7 years.

Doubtless there will be appeal. More to come on this case I think.

Once again, great coverage Mike. Stoked to see you're approaching 2 mill subs. I've been following you since 47k subs.

[whitless]

I truly feel that pd and prosecutors had tunnel vision and wouldn’t look at the possibility of anyone else being the murderer. If you aren’t lying your story doesn’t change and his hasn’t. A small piece of dna evidence showing up years later is suspicious and most certainly would not be enough to persuade me that AJ is guilty. I hope the Innocence Project can get involved and help him.