Serial Killer Taken Down by 91 YO Grandma | The Case of Mary Bartel

"There’s something wrong, there’s something really wrong here"

On March 19th, 2018, 91 year old Mary Bartel is getting ready for her aerobics class, when she hears a loud knock at the door. On the other side, in an innocent looking disguise, is one of the most prolific serial killers in all of Texas history. As Mary unknowingly greets him, she must now fight for her survival and try to remember everything she can about him, or else he may never be stopped.

Credits:
Directing & editing by Matthew Rice
Research by Tiffany Loxton
Writing by Manon Lafosse
Produced by Alexandra Salois & Salim Sader
Voiceover by William Akana
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Sources:
Texas Crew Productions (Paramount: The Pillowcase Murders)
Stage 29 Productions
Peteski Productions
People
Inside Edition
WFAA News
FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth
Trial Clips
LiveNow from Fox
Glenn Beck Podcast
NBC 5
Rick Bartel (YouTube)
AARP
Unforbidden Truth
Prescott News
NBC5 DFW
Texas Observer
Dallas News
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[jessecaalvarez-kuykendall]

This almost happened to my Mom, also in Walmart. Except that man spoke to her, and she immediately got a terrible feeling. He was holding a single roll of paper towels and seemed aimless. She had seen a police car out front and went to the officer for help, but the man left. Two weeks later, I heard her yell and ran into her bedroom. She pointed at the TV and shouted, "That's him!" He was on the news because he had assaulted a woman in the parking lot of the Lowe's down the street from the Walmart she encountered him in. Thankfully, that woman lived as well.

[suej]

Bless I love when Mary says " I am not afraid to die but I didnt care to die that way"

[langlyboops]

I'm honestly glad she had a friend that got there in time and was smart enough to call for help as soon as possible.

[mrgraham]

" She had a little kids smile. ". Perfect description. She really did.

[kelseykaye]

Last year I was at Walmart waiting on my daughter in the dressing room when a random couple came up to me and told me a man had been following me around the Walmart. I literally had no clue! They said they felt compelled to tell me because of how long he was watching me! Thank God my husband was in the store and I called him but the guy fled the second he saw my 6'4'' husband walking up. I really thought I was one of those women who was always aware of my surroundings but I was wrong this day. Stay safe ladies

[angelicdexter]

That coordinator pissed me off to no end. Almost as much as the actual murderer.
Like, sir.. we're talking about actual human beings here and you cannot be bothered to care for them?! Not to mention that this is also your job.. a job that you chose, nobody forced you into it. People are dying, and he couldn't care less.. I hope every family member got to see his interview. Beyond disgusting and appalling

[OhCeCelia]

Lu Thi Harris looks AMAZING for 81. She looked happy and healthy, who knows she could have lived for another 20 plus years!? This despicable man stole so much from her and many many others💔

[blakestormcrow]

Glad to hear that he finally found justice, after possibly murdering up to 24 people. "Chemirmir was killed by his cellmate on September 19, 2023"

[Midgy]

Evil person. He wants her not to fight him, what does he expect her to do let him just carry on without any attempt to save her life. Disgusting individual.

[ghostinng]

"im not afraid to die, but i didn't care to die that way" that goes hard. She's an absolute badass and I'm glad she survived.

[DarkDraega]

How tragic. Only a truly weak and evil minded person targets the vulnerable. I'm sorry for all the losses who were taken before they were ready.

[capybara]

Just so y’all know, in September of last year Chemirmir was killed in prison. Now justice is fully served.

[DeadboltDame]

What an amazing woman! RIP Mary and all the other victims, named and unnamed.

[mooncatz-btnn]

This is why you dont mess with grandmas.

[rationalbacon]

Be very very careful about leaving your vulnerable loved ones with people who only pretend to care about them.

[claudiabothma]

Mary is an hero!
She saved countless elderly ladies' lives with her courage.
700 victims that we know of. What a vile creature.
RIP for all the people who died at his hands and my heartfelt condolences to their loved ones.

[Matilda-y]

I’m horrified ive never heard of this before. Like all terrible things affecting older women, just swept under the carpet and ignored.

[ThornOfSociety]

That Co-Ordinator really needs to be monitored.

[jennyo]

somehow when people hurt kids and the elderly, its just a lot..more sinister and worse to me.

[deluxewaterless]

If security guards in the control room was monitoring that a man was following an old woman, why not do something instead of letting her reach her fate? Security guards need to look after customers not only the store