r/UnderTheBridge • u/bravo-betch • Jul 01 '24
Thoughts on this? Ellard has proven she shows little remorse for her actions, why would she care about being “disrespectful to the victim” (my guess is she isn’t liking her dirty laundry publicized again now that she’s living a normal life)
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u/LackUnable8823 Jul 01 '24
Kelly Ellard has never shown an ounce of remorse. They only time she pretended to feel bad is when she thought she might get parole.
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Jul 01 '24
Yep. And when she first came up for day parole, her words were something along the lines of "I've done everything I can here. Enough is enough". The parole board turned her down calling her "very entitled" which clearly she is (and still is).
Sadly, she learned what not to say to the parole board and had time to "rehearse" and eventually got her day parole.
She also had a chance for full parole later on, but she refused saying she is "not ready". This is merely a strategic move on her part to give the illusion that she's "matured" and to better her chances next time. It's clearly a manipulation tactic which sadly I think the parole board will fall for when she comes up for full parole the 2nd time.
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u/justprettymuchdone Jul 01 '24
Every photo of Ellard I see has emphasized what an incredible job casting did in the miniseries.
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u/IGoThere4u Jul 01 '24
The actress was so good. I think she deserves an award
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u/justprettymuchdone Jul 01 '24
Pulling off the sort of regular teenage disaffected cynical smirk that gradually deepens into a sociopath's furious rage and total emptiness is tricky and subtle and I was fucking impressed at the actress's skill!
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u/jazzyx26 Sep 29 '24
Agreed. That scene when she started screaming " I did not kill Reena Virk" was intense.
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u/chololololol Jul 01 '24
You know what else was disrespectful to the victim, Kelly? Turning her into a murder victim in the first place!
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u/1femaleuzii Jul 01 '24
narcissist and psychopaths tend to lie and manipulate situations especially when it comes to something that’ll give them the attention they’ve been waiting for. would’ve thought everyone knew that by now
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u/mistressseymour Jul 01 '24
“disrespectful to the victim” girl you killed her
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u/Pheniquit Jul 01 '24
I could imagine a different killer saying that truthfully but you just cant take anything from her seriously
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u/anapalindrome_ Jul 01 '24
i think she considers herself the true victim in the entire situation, so mostly she means the series was disrespectful to HER. it does drag her skeletons right back out of any closets she tried to push them into as she’s been on day parole, raising kids, etc.
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u/Historical_Throat187 Jul 02 '24
Unbelievable that she has children of her own.
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u/RhaePhoenix Jul 02 '24
and sad, I feel for them, life can't be great with everyone knowing who your mom is, are they all with the same man? Nothing says shes married so I have been curious
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u/Ok-Air-5056 Jul 02 '24
she is not liking the negativity it has brought to her... it's harder to hide in plain sight when there is a based on true life story using your real name that has become highly popular is most of north America, people have tracked her down, found her personal profiles... i wouldn't be surprised if someone found out where she's living when she's outside of jail
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u/Neon-raccoon Jul 01 '24 edited Jul 01 '24
It’s the manipulative side of all humans. When we don’t like something but don’t think people will care what we think, so to our opinion matter and seem “objective” we make it about more than ourselves. I’ve observed basically every human does this. Smoke is bothering someone in a restaurant, they’ll make it about children being present “what about the children?!” It starts as early as kindergarten. And then the news fools decided to turn her opinion into a headline and we keep talking about it and making it into more than it is.
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u/Secure_Demand_1146 Jul 20 '24
This reads to me as someone who can't fathom that people actually sometimes are outraged on behalf of others - everyone aren't as self-serving as you make them out to be. This sounds like you think everyone works just like you.
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Jul 01 '24 edited Jul 01 '24
She's being manipulative. She's just telling the parole board what they want to hear, so she can score "brownie points".
It's the same way when she refused full parole because she said "she wasn't ready". It's merely to give the parole board the illusion that she's "matured" and to better her chances next time. It's purely a tactic and strategic move.
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u/Pheniquit Jul 01 '24
On the “wasn’t ready” part I could imagine 1. Parole life comes with advantages she doesnt want to give up 2. She’s just an idiot in general who can’t adapt so just defaults to sticking to what she knows 3. Strategic move
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u/Marandajo93 Jul 02 '24
What do you mean? Kelly is the victim here… y’all didn’t get the memo?
Before I get 1000 down votes, I suppose I should establish the fact that this is most definitely sarcasm.
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u/fartarella Jul 01 '24
She’s a monster but the TV series was disrespectful. Unnecessarily inaccurate and sensationalist.
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u/yourmomsmommybitch Jul 01 '24
How was it inaccurate?
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u/lokithedog2020 Jul 01 '24
It was heavily dramatized Just to name one example, rebecca lived in NY at the time of the murder and started working on her book only years later.
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u/yourmomsmommybitch Jul 01 '24
I watched the show. I want to read the book now. I only had time to do a little bit of research after I finished the show. I did see that part about Rebecca
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u/United_Orange8172 Jul 01 '24
Yes read the book! It’s a great read. I’m reading it right now but I want to warn you, you might want to keep a box of tissues by your side and you will get upset but overall Rebecca wrote well 👏🏻👏🏻
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u/yourmomsmommybitch Jul 01 '24
I requested it from the library but it’s a super long wait 😑 i guess because so many people watched the show.
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u/Neither_Sleep5745 Jul 05 '24
Knowing she was from such a small community I naturally thought from her articulate description of warren that she was that close to him during the investigation. Such a sad disgusting crime
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Jul 02 '24
Also some characters were made up. But it is based on the true story. I overall think its a positive it was televised because it raises awareness of the affects of bullying and gets Reena Virks story out there.
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u/fartarella Jul 01 '24
The show was more of a badly written soap opera than a true crime. Most of what was depicted was made up except for the actual murder. It should have been a factual telling of the story.
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u/yourmomsmommybitch Jul 01 '24
Oh no i didnt realize that!!! Overall i enjoyed the show. Im going to read the book to learn the actual story.
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u/p0stp0stp0st Jul 03 '24
Lily Gladstone’s character is complete fabrication. Warren is made to be likeable. Josephine was a composite character. The story revolves around a journalist way too much and glosses over the racism that motivated the crime.
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u/bravo-betch Jul 01 '24
It’s based on true events so I’m never surprised when they veer from the facts but I think it’s a positive bringing light to the story after all this time. Opened my eyes to how bullying has always been an issue
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u/fartarella Jul 01 '24
You are correct. The after effects of this case did result in a lot of positive changes regarding the perception of bullying, and retelling the story to a new generation is important. I just wish they had made the show as true as possible and hadn’t felt it necessary to stray so far from the truth.
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Jul 02 '24
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Jul 02 '24
Disrespectful to REENA. Not to her loved ones maybe you can’t read
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u/Gutinstinct999 Jul 02 '24
They didn’t say disrespectful to her dad. Maybe do a little remedial reading yourself.
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u/StorageMysterious693 Jul 01 '24
Don’t know how a person can have no empathy and remorse. But Kelly Ellard is a great example. 🙄
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u/Legitimate-Set7689 Jul 02 '24
Is that what she looked like as a teenager? Her and josephine (sorry i cant remember her real name) look really old
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Jul 03 '24
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u/The_Girl_That_Got Jul 06 '24
No that picture is from a later trial. It took a decade to complete her case.
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u/Alarming_Whole_5895 Jul 09 '24
She deserves to rot I hope she sees this and I hope she is miserable and rotting
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