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Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

'Affluenza teen' Ethan Couch kills four, walks free & other kid killers

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

iHeartPodcasts and CrimeOnline

True Crime, News

3.97.6K Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2018

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

Ethan Couch -- known as the 'Affluenza' teen in the wake of his DUI crash that killed four people -- walked out of jail Monday after serving nearly two years for violating probation. Now 20, Couch must stay out of trouble for another six years of probation. Nancy Grace discusses his case along with other "killer kids" cases in this episode. Grace is joined by lawyer Troy Slaten, prosecutor Wendy Patrick, forensic psychiatrist Dr. Carole Lieberman, private Investigator Vincent Hill and RadarOnline reporter Alexis Tereszcuk.

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0:49.1

4. Dead A fifth victim left as a quadriplegic that can see what's happening around him, but can't move.

1:06.5

That's what happened when a spoiled brat affluent-satane Ethan couch got behind the wheel high and

1:22.3

mowed down a youth pastor a young girl her mother another person who would try to help them when

1:32.3

the girl got a flat tire all dead except for the quadriplegic who lives who can't move.

1:43.2

And now Ethan couch set to walk free. As you will recall his defense at court was he was too

1:57.6

rich and affluent to fully appreciate what he had done. I guess that means he hasn't lived with

2:05.8

the rest of us slubs like with the common people so he can't relate to us. That's the defense. Are

2:12.6

you kidding me? Well apparently it worked because he's walking free. I'm Nancy Grace. This is Crime

2:18.3

stories. Thank you for being with us. Take a listen to what the one victim who lived brother says as he

2:28.3

helps wheel his paralyzed brother out covered in a blanket. All he can do is move his eyes. Listen.

2:40.9

Basically what you see here today this is my brother Sergio the brother Molina

2:48.9

gives us how he's portrayed to live for the rest of his life. Can you try to smile and tell him that

2:55.2

no matter what happened you're still here. They you still got dreams of playing soccer man.

3:04.5

Can you tell him? It's because of this woman right here my mother man it's because of her.

3:13.1

She's his angel that being said man. It's other worlds. It's not right. So what 20 days so what 128 days

3:24.4

in county I think that that's nothing. Look at my brother he's doing more than a 28 day period of 128

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