Crime Beat: A Prayer for Arcelie | S3 E20
On a cold, snowy winter night in January 2008, an officer was on patrol when a confusing call came in to 911.
A hardworking mother of five disappeared while on her way home from work- to make matters worse- there were indications she was being attacked. Investigators raced against the clock to find Arcelie Laoagan.
Follow along on this frantic search as the officer shares the horrific discovery that haunts him to this day.
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So disgusting that the person who found her first decided to keep quiet and go home. I hate people who turn their heads and pretend they saw nothing.
@oksure900
Жыл бұрын
It’s unfathomable. How a person wouldn’t even try and help is so sickening.
@katherine9109
8 ай бұрын
😢
@katherine9109
8 ай бұрын
people are cowards.
@kristenashton7505
7 ай бұрын
Because everyone is going to stick around when they find a dead body? You have no clue how you might handle that! You could hear how traumatized that woman was geeze.
@ArohaStill
7 ай бұрын
@@kristenashton7505you call 911
The police officer praying for her made me cry. What a beautiful gesture. I hope her family has found some peace in the intervening years
@EmilyShae-ik2cb
27 күн бұрын
Yes that was a one heartfelt moment that I pray bought a tiny bit of peace. So awful.
@adeshmukhb
22 күн бұрын
What BS. Police are not there to pray... there are there to rather act and save people.... they didn't take calls seriously in the beginning...that it... that's the truth..!!
@Venus-gn5oi
19 күн бұрын
So where was God when she was tortured??? Enough with the BS
@ohwell94
18 күн бұрын
@@Venus-gn5oidon't crap all over something that brings someone peace
And 17 years later he won't quite be 40. Still plenty young and corrupt enough to do it again.
I wish she was found sooner, her friend did mention she was by a church. Where she was found, this is so disgusting she was working hard to provide for her family and a monster took that opportunity away from her and loved ones. RIP 😢
@adeshmukhb
22 күн бұрын
I guess the 911 guys messed it. There didn't take the calls seriously.
The first caller said she is at the church near Franklin street! Why didn’t they go there right away? Horrible
@shortandcut
Ай бұрын
ikr they probably did not patrol, they probably lied about that, the cops called her phone and ask her to call the police if she needs the police LOL
Shame on that person for not ringing the police, always be aware of your surroundings and yell if someone is following you.
@adeshmukhb
22 күн бұрын
Ofcourse but don't forget the incompetence of the 911 operators. Had they taken the call seriously, they would have found her and she could have been saved. In the initial calls, the caller has been clearly telling the location. 😢
@lululemonpies
15 күн бұрын
@@adeshmukhbthey were just hopeless
First thing her friend says is "by the church" but that flies over their heads
@Schmerzmaschine
Ай бұрын
First minutes and i'm already aggrevated bc this is so avoidable and important time is lost. I can understand that a person could not be saved but just bc stupid people did not understand and people can't speak the damn language. The asians on the phone lost time bc no one spoke good enough to understand without reasking.
Can u believe not calling for help after seeing someone in that condition? How do u even go to sleep after? 😢. May her soul rest in peace. So heartbreaking.
@Ms_Tania
Ай бұрын
We don't know what the person was scared of? What if that person was a male, and was scared of being accused of that horrible crime? What if their father had been falsely convicted of a murder , sentenced to life in prison, did 12 years in prison but THEN was found Innocent? My point is not to justify that the person was right for not calling. My point is simply to make you see that when we don't know all the details...maybe we shouldn't pass judgment.
@conscientiousobjector9555
23 күн бұрын
@@Ms_Tania It was a woman in the video. I dunno, she could have called or ran for help.
@Bee-ly4gx
18 күн бұрын
It is beyond my comprehension.
Calling 911 is better than turning your back on someone who is already dying.
Some people may think im cruel but the person who just left her there should be absolutely DISGUSTED with themselves, what sort of person does that... UNFVCKINGBELIEVABLE R.I.P Beautiful Arcelie, you deserved so much better ❤️ 🕊
Too late or not, what a cowardly disgusting act, to leave someone in that horrific state and undressed in freezing cold!!!! ... you wouldn't even do that to an animal!!! Shame on you!!!!!! ... also officer basically excusing this person ... unbelievable!
@beewest5704
4 күн бұрын
Happened to my collegue that was high on prescription meds at the time. She passed out in the early morning near some bushes in winter in the extreme cold. Many cars drove by her but nobody checked to see if she was okay or call the police. A couple of 10 year olds on their way to school saw her & carried her to the nearest house & asked for help. They saved her life. Later that day her own sister asked if we had yet heard anything about the dead body in the bushes. She was one of the ppl who drive by. Still h@te her guts.
I just cried my Lord how much she suffered that her brother and sisters were unable to identify her. I can't imagine the feelings of what they're going through. This is ABSOLUTELY EVIL! I hope her kids are doing well and may God give her sons a lot of strength to carry this through out your lives and may he bless all of Arcelie family. RIP Arcelie
@MariaMoraal
Ай бұрын
Amen
I mean come on. The caller literally told you she was by a church downtown, why would you not have thought to check that out first?
@b00dlat2154
Ай бұрын
The address was already given but the police did not act right away. 😢
@imeldaedwards1060
Ай бұрын
The police did a sloppy job.i guess they dont want to go out in that freezing weather……even it was clear that they could have check the location that the 911 callers mentioned. I’m sure the police and the 911 operators will surely never forget their negligence and will carry it for the rest of their lives
Wow what a community, hat off 👏. Officer praying for her was such a beautiful gesture.
@Venus-gn5oi
19 күн бұрын
That’s not even close enough to be helpful. God and everyone involved simply failed her.
@ntandosekay
7 күн бұрын
I agree 💯
The first dispatcher was being rude. Better training is needed for those who answer calls from people likely experiencing the worst day of their life.
That person who didn't call the police. Just pray it never happens to your mother, daughter, sister etc!
The incompetence of the 911 operator & Calgary PD from the beginning was completely inept. This is when interpreters are warranted. The horrific murder of this woman is in part due to both 911 practices & Calgary PD
@adeshmukhb
22 күн бұрын
Absolutely 💯
Ok, I get that the person who saw her was scared, but seriously? You couldn't call the police once you were in a safe place?
@discipleofchrist2022
Ай бұрын
Feels like the person who neglected to call the police should also go to jail!!
It makes me angry to listen to how stupid these 911 answering people are! There should be more training and selection of the people who take these calls. People who can use critical THINKING ability. the callers were not native Canadians..... why not take their calls seriously and react with urgency to the information they were given in the beginning. One caller said....area where she worked...and near the CHURCH. Why ask more stupid questions before acting?
@adeshmukhb
22 күн бұрын
Bingo
The operator.WOW!!!!!! Just ask where are you.If not track,ITS BY A CHURCH DOWNTOWN.USELESS
What a cruel world we live in.😫
I don't know how lawyers can defend such criminals.
@jhonnp9280
Ай бұрын
Both sides have a job to do. For sure they know his guilt but for justice to prevail is to ensure the perpetrator cannot claim not being properly represented in the court.
So he literally killed this woman and the defense is saying this is second degree murder. Pathetic and as a lawyer you have no respect for human lives. Women should feel safe walking home at night without predators following them and kill them.
@CutiePie_Leah16
2 жыл бұрын
Hi there I just wanted to say I 1,000% agree with you this world is going crazy clearly it's been going on for quite a few years now but it's gotten worse especially after this covid-19 stuff going on still going on. I hope you continue to enjoy the rest of the new week take care and please be safe out there. Sending you love hugs and Bubbles. From a friend s a s k Canada Leah 🇨🇦💯💞💖😘💞🇨🇦
@anniehoping5967
2 жыл бұрын
i agree, but this doesn t exist anymore....you are never safe walking alone at night....that s just the way it is.
This is so disturbing. Poor lady and all who love her.
I get frustrated by the operators. Are really that ineffective? The woman might have been able to be saved after the first call.
Im sorry but the Calgary police failed this poor hard working woman….. As a dispatcher, you have to note key words that the witnesses say.. the first 911 call stated that she’s near a CHURCH! Could’ve replayed the 911 call and got clues. and she takes the LRT so check around each station 🚉 this is so fcked up and I’m glad the family got justice. The fact that he’s eligible for parole in 2036 is disgusting
What a devastating story. Ass fellow Canadian (Ontario) I truly believe the only thing that MAY stop these types of misers is for the penalty for 1st degree murder be the same as the US with NO CHANCE OF PAROLE. PERIOD. 🙏🕊 Prayers for her family. 🤍
@billy6pack887
2 жыл бұрын
If 25 years isn't a deterrent life probably won't be. And if life isn't the death penalty often isn't. Statistically anyways more severe punishments aren't associated with lower crime rates. Probably because most offenders think they won't get caught so the consequences don't cross their minds. Especially in impulsive or drugged up people.
@TheNotablePath
2 жыл бұрын
Dumb.
@gwens5093
2 жыл бұрын
@@billy6pack887 They may be high on drugs and penalty will not change the behavior. I worked in Correction and most of the residents I worked with were high or drunk when they committed their crime. Not an excuse just to explain why the penalty is not a deterrent because they are not thinking that far ahead. They are living in the moment.
@jessk9336
2 жыл бұрын
@@billy6pack887 I too am Canadian and agree about needing harsher punishment for murder convictions. When they do get caught it should be for life and not just let out on parole after 25 years. I don't care if it's a deterrent or not. You take a life you get a life sentence. That's it!
@billy6pack887
2 жыл бұрын
@@jessk9336 Yea for murderers and pedos, violent rapists I agree. Non-violent crimes though...nah- cause it costs a lot of taxes to keep people locked up in Canada. Drug dealers (except fentanyl dealers) should get less relatively for sure.
This was just tragic all around 😥 RIP Arcelie 💜🙏
@abraxas511
Жыл бұрын
Welcome to Canada, where being disarmed and defenseless is not just a bad idea, its the law. The politicians who make laws that ban a woman like her from carrying a weapon to defend herself are the same ones who let predators out of jail, and have armed security surrounding themselves when they want it. They dont have to walk home late at night, alone, with predators roaming free. This poor woman did, and the predator knew she was defenceless, because its the law. Forcibly disarming innocent victims in the name of public safety is immoral.
She had fought so hard for her life..just making the call.
The thing I don’t get is , this lady was found by the church ⛪️ dead and on the first 911 call her friend said she was by the church down town when she called for help etc So why didn’t the cops go to the church down town in that area ?!
@BarabbasTheRedeemed
2 жыл бұрын
Seems like the cops made a major mistake and could have prevented her death. A church downtown on 8th Avenue was the first clear detail given in the 911 calls. Even Dt. Williamson said he had a feeling about taking the route near the church. That Church where Arcelie was found dead was on 8 ave. I have searched 8 Ave on Google maps, especially near the downtown Calgary area. There are no other churches on 8 Ave in downtown Calgary. Almost seems like incompetence of criminal proportions.
@b00dlat2154
Ай бұрын
Agree.
@misskimot
11 күн бұрын
The church she is found in is located on the 28 Avenue. I have the feeling that they have missed heard her. But she does pass through 8Th Ave to tale the train
The police failed this lady, the first call already said "church"
He should never get out of jail.
@Mj-zj6gm
Жыл бұрын
But it's Canada, he'll be out 15-20yrs
Please give update on the husband and kids! Also can you give tips on what a woman can do if being followed like this? RIP Arcelle this was a horrific attack and your story resonates in my heart forever esp the sacrifice you were doing for your children to have a better life! I will personally never forget you. 😥🌹🥰🙏
@jinkyelarco3144
12 сағат бұрын
I heard that 3 sons graduated the course of engineering but the other wasn't able to finish . One of the son want to go to Canada but the thought of the mother who was died there stop him. That's what I know.
This poor girl and her family were just trying to make their lives better.How unfair can this scenerio be,this family will hopefully all become Canadian Citizens and make their parents dreams a reality.
I hope her family is able to come to Canada, as per their mom's dream. Bless the police who frantically searched for her and her workplace. Bless her family and friends, such a horrific experience. You can see the impact on the police, to this day.
@MariaMoraal
Ай бұрын
I can't imagine they'd want to.. I was thinking, this must be their impression of Calgary..
Some defence lawyers are just despicable
I wonder if she could have been saved if she called the police directly... Such a tragic and sad thing.
The first caller said at 8th near the church, is the police in Calgary stupid.
@adeshmukhb
22 күн бұрын
The more crime stories rom Calgary I see here on youtube, my belief gets stronger that Calgary Police specific and Canadian Poloce in general are either very stupid or criminally careless..!!
@Venus-gn5oi
19 күн бұрын
They prefer to pray after the incident.
@dianet2702
18 күн бұрын
YES
Near the church no patrol went to that area how fkin stupid was that? the woman who called said downtown near church.
Love this Program Being A Canadian brings it ALL closer to home. I have relatives living in Alberta including Calgary. All My Prayers an Blessings go to ALL THE FAMILY AND FRIENDS THIS IS SO VERY SAD.
I'm crying, this case was sooo sad 😭😭😭
How on earth can you kick someone to death!!!!! I’ll never believe this isn’t about sex, first and foremost. It’s definitely about anger, violence and sex but it annoys me when people say it’s not about sex but power. Usually it’s men that say that, ask a woman who has survived this disgusting act, some even apologise so what’s that about?
@beewest5704
4 күн бұрын
The reason ppl say it's about power is that they can get consensual s3x somewhere else or buy s3x but they want to take it from someone who does not want it. Someone smaller that they can overpower, hurt & terrify. They just use s3x as a tool to exert power.
I can’t imagine what it was like for the woman to discover Arcelie’s body
How is this 2nd degree murder..he stalked..raped and murdered her as she fought for her life.
@Venus-gn5oi
19 күн бұрын
His statement made me truly angry.
Arcelie's first female friend who rung 911 SAID 'by a chuch' and noone listened😓 what a bunch of keystone cops😂 RIP Arcelie peace and harmony to your family and friends❤ i hate listening to cops justify their idiotic non communication of information and then justify their actions after the fact ... just WOW👎
So scary to remember such evil people exists. Heart breaking 💔.
The operator failed the woman. I hope he will carry the burden of carelessness for the rest of his life. How would he feel if that was his family member. Smh some people don’t care for other humans.
Now this shows it doesn't matter what the woman wears or what the woman does. Arcelie was bundled up, and mind her own business, and she was still sexual assaulted and murdered. It's on the person aka man's disregard of the woman's humanity that he attacks.
RIP Arcelie. 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻 #Justice
Amazingly sad! Thanks Calgary’s police officer for bringing justice for Arcely!
I remember this case. It’s so hard to understand God plan. This beautiful hard working woman was subject to a terrifying and horrendous death … what did she ever do to deserve that… nothing at all, I just despair I really do. I don’t understand, I believe in God but I don’t understand at all. Makes me so so sad and confused.
What I now want to know is how are the kids and husband doing?
Ridiculous to imagine that the first frantic call required clarification, these are people panicking, if they acted straight away and did not wait for her calling them, she could be still alive by now..
The callers told the dispatcher she was on 8th street by the church!!? He’s phoning the victim to say call and let me know where your at after being told she’s being raped and murdered?? I’m so frustrated watching this
Wow. The community and her former workplace didn't have to do that but they went out of their way to help Arcelie's sons. Thank you to each & every person who helped. To the Calgary Police, thank you for not treating this case differently & for all your hard work~!
Was it first degree murder or second degree? Even asking this question is not ok. Clearly he's guilty of first degree murder. If he had a proper sentence for his previous crimes, she would still be alive. He was aided along..
When there is evil, there is always goodness. This was especially emotional.
As a Filipina working abroad this makes me sad. She already suffered the homesickness for being away from home, away from her kids and family. Then this happened. I can't imagine the pain she suffered in the hands of this monster. RIP Arcelie.
That person that did not phoned is also a murderer what the hell is going on with humans with demon hearts
Stupid 911 operator. Why can he just dispatch officer whoever is near the area where the 1st caller said "downtown near church", 2nd caller "downtown 8th Avenue". Hello!!! the attack is in progress. Police should be alert and vigilant, they will just arrive after all the incident is done. Of course, don't expect an alive victim. And the first witness who saw her in that condition is just no compassion with other people. What's happening in the world right now? Sad. 😢😔 RIP Arcelie. 😔🙏
@mariaelda6271
11 күн бұрын
I agree. Or they could locate the ping of her cell phone. They can do that too if they're not lazy.
The town of Ajax just east of Toronto has really changed. We now have a Hello homeless community with a number of women and men that are dealing with untreated mental illness and the disease of drug addiction. There’s a man in a red car. He’s a black man apparently raping the homeless women as they sleep outside. For a woman who has an addiction that doesn’t sleep for 5,6,7 days and they finally go to sleep. It’s like they’re in a coma and then they finally wake up after they’ve been raped, it’s so sad. So sad. It’s not safe to walk around anymore at night at all. I don’t even think it’s safe in the daytime, but it’s heartbreaking to see women that are younger than myself and they look much older than I am. Meanwhile, the services are lacking for mental illness and addiction. So it’s really a hopeless situation. it’s very very sad to see, but for the grace of God go I!
Sad story for all involved. How can they release this evil person. All the trauma and hard work involved to see him release to society really needs RECONSIDERED Australia 💕 Christina
So sad 😞 may she Rest In Peace 🕊
We can only now pray hope and wish he gets it much worse in pc jail . That poor girl may you rest in peace ❤
Extremely sad 😢but also Extremely uplifting when you think about how much money was raised for the kids also great police work. From Australia 🇦🇺 ♥️
I remember this story and this is absolutely horrible this disgusting excuse for a human being and that operater although i know so innocent really hit a nerve listening to the vm he was leaving her
Newcomers to Canada need to be taught 911 because it seems at least 2 of them didn’t know that number. As for the ‘scared’ person who went home, why didn’t you at least call police when you got home! Disgraceful excuse for a human.
I think the 911 operators and cops incompetent they should have known the callers explained it to them. She would have died from the assault and hypothermia so sad. Going here and there but not the right place.
OMG, onset of the first call, the 2nd party caller said that it was in church, so the dispatcher did not take note of that information?
The male caller clearly told the 911 operator that she was along 8th Avenue and also they were given the information that the location was by a church! Surely they could have search all the churches along the 8th Avenue ??
The police officer praying for her God bless him.
unbelievable! how could the 911 operator not relay the message to the police???? he was cold and indifferent to the person making the report! he should have been charged with accessory to murder!!!
So sad can’t help but to cry heartbreaking.
Thanks alot
35:45 didnt she feel fishy that someone is walking behind so closely...it would be better if she stay in with other group of ppl who were there at the station before exiting out...
@HK-vy3fh
Ай бұрын
She would have possibly survived if she waited it out and made the phone calls inside the station with added safety of the other people, cameras and lights. The vile and evil coward would have left her alone at least.
@Venus-gn5oi
19 күн бұрын
I thought Sam especially that late at night having someone so close is always suspicious. Maybe she didn’t notice because she had cap and was heavily dressed which prevented her from feeling someone being that close to her. I also can’t keep wanting to shout that she stays with the group of people at the station. It’s horrible to watch but not being able to help.
Two locations 8th avenue,near church, downtown, nobody finds her, hours searching ,the man calling guite clear.
Great coverage
😢its too far to walk that distance from work to her home.there is all kind of sick wicked people out there in the street. I watched the video it seems like it a long ways home.
Look at the devil's face....
The police were just too slow
Someone saw her and didn’t help - no excuse at all. None 🤯🤬
Your program crime beat,a good program and the way the narrative was done is perfect,keep up tho good work,more subscribers,God bless y'all❤❤❤❤❤❤
What a sad and heart breaking story I hope god gives them good life for her family in the future god’s bless you
sometimes I'm glad monsters are stupid. he might as well have left his ID at the crime scene.
I hope it is my imagination that a lot of the Crime Beat episodes seem to be in Calgary.
@oksure900
Жыл бұрын
I thought that too 😬
2 major scumbags in this case. One from the Ochapowace indian reserve in Saskatchewan, the other who did nothing while a person lay dying. And they're called humans. As well as the defense attorney....
@adeshmukhb
22 күн бұрын
And why are letting go the incompetence of the 911 operatrs and the Calgary Police??!!
I could see the officer's disappointment they couldn't get to her on time and the family thanking them doesn't make them feel heroic
How can this defence lawyer look in the mirror and live with himself???!!
Wtf why didn’t that person call the cops, I’m so mad
Shame on that person who Just walked away and did absolutely nothing! May fate be kind to you
I live half my life in the Philippines and the other half in Calgary. I remember this happening at the time. Most Filipinos I ever encounter whether in Canada or in the Philippines are very gentle nice people. Ralph Klein said it best. A true Albertan knows what he meant.
@Whips383
2 жыл бұрын
Downtown Downtown 🤣🤣🤣
@dawngracelaroza9129
2 жыл бұрын
@@Whips383 when you're in shock, you can't think straight, esp if you call the police. at least they knew it was downtown, because that's all they could understand. I'd be very surprised if English is not your first language and you're super articulate when you get a phone call like this.
@dawngracelaroza9129
2 жыл бұрын
I am Filipina and born and raised in Toronto. I didn't know this story, but it hits close to home in so many ways. My condolences to this family. I'm very sorry this happened.
@trentcruise3084
2 жыл бұрын
When Ralph was Sober, which wasn't that often.🤣
@user-fd8yw6rs5x
2 жыл бұрын
I am sorry what happened to this woman but I do have only bad experience with people from Philippines .So when you say that they are gentle and nice people it just does not fit to my picture. . I found they are calculated, greedy, fake friendly and self oriented. Ready to do everything for money. They have no pride at all. Hope her kids got that money not cousins.
at age 45 he will be out in the community while the woman he murdered is gone forever. and he will do the same crimes again...
1st caller : downtown at the church 2nd caller : downtown on 8th Ave Detective : why didn't I think to check the church on 8th.. Passerby afraid of her phone. What a fine IQ average.
@sniffdogma
2 жыл бұрын
Exactly what I was thinking, Tobie, after subduing all my frustration with these first two 911 callers. (Could never be a 911 dispatcher b/c these two 'friends' seemed to know *nothing* and I wanted to scream.). So many people so sadly failed this poor Arcelie. God bless her and them.
@maxidal6927
Жыл бұрын
While I was watching, I was thinking the same. This is why these guys were on night shift usually new cops or less experienced ones. Unfortunately not many of these guys have same common sense that we have.
The police where told by the guy friend the " CHURCH " !!! I was screaming at my ph church go to the church! The police looked but NOT where she told them.
How was she able to make the phone call.
🌹🌹🌹🙏😥 "Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace. Amen. May her soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen."
So traumatic. RIP Arcelie.
So generous and thoughtful of canadians....great nation!
Why didn't you police go towards that church. You were told by the caller. You might have found her still alive. I feel mad about that. So sad for this girl 😢
It makes me sick to my stomach to hear the opperator it was explained enough RIP and kindness to her family