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In 2011, the night before Christmas, a mother of 3 and student Za’Zell Preston was murdered hours after leaving a Christmas Eve party in California. On Christmas morning her body was found propped up on the sofa, wearing sunglasses, watching her children open presents, in an apartment covered in blood.
Her husband William Wallace made phone calls to the entire family, before finally agreeing to call an Ambulance for Za’Zell. But shortly after calling that Ambulance, William would find himself incarcerated awaiting trial, for almost a decade.
For the 3 years leading up to her death, William had subjected Za’Zell to a relationship from hell. William’s abuse had put Za’Zell in hospital multiple times and he promised to kill her if she ever left.
Za’Zell would share her emotional turmoil in love on Facebook and desperately tried to fix the man she loved most, even enrolling to study domestic violence herself.
But in 2011, with plans to finally leave him for good and become a counsellor to help other women break free from domestic violence, Za’Zell’s time to escape with her life, would tragically run out.
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Disclaimer: I mean no disrespect to anyone that I talk about in this video. Everything in this video is publicly available information that myself and my team have found and compiled into one piece. This video will cover especially sensitive topics, viewer discretion is advised. While we make every effort to fact-check our sources and make sure all our information is correct - no action should be taken in reliance upon the information in this video. Please keep the comments respectful and kind. All opinions in this video are mine alone.
Thank you for watching!! Xx
00:00 - 01:28 Intro
01:29 - 03:42 Sponsor
03:43 - 04:39 Disclaimer
04:40 - 06:00 A Suspicious Concussion
06:01 - 11:56 Growing Up
11:57 - 14:44 A New Man
14:45 - 18:56 The Bathroom Attack
18:57 - 20:56 Finding God
20:57 - 29:48 Facebook, Affairs & Torture
29:49 - 32:16 A Better Future
32:17 - 35:53 Wedding Night From Hell
35:54 - 42:02 Waiting To Escape
42:03 - 49:10 Christmas Eve
49:11 - 58:55 Christmas Day
58:56 - 01:03:56 A 9 Year Wait
01:03:57 - 01:09:25 The Trial
01:09:26 - 01:03:47 The Cycle of Abuse
01:13:48 - 01:15:17 Resources & Helplines
01:15:18 - 01:18:39 Remembering Za’Zell
AD - The first 500 people to use my link will receive a one month free trial of Skillshare! https://skl.sh/eleanorneale12241
Check out Imkaan - imkaan.org.uk
Helpful information and resources: https://linktr.ee/eleanornealeresources
In 2011, the night before Christmas, a mother of 3 and student Za’Zell Preston was murdered hours after leaving a Christmas Eve party in California. On Christmas morning her body was found propped up on the sofa, wearing sunglasses, watching her children open presents, in an apartment covered in blood.
Her husband William Wallace made phone calls to the entire family, before finally agreeing to call an Ambulance for Za’Zell. But shortly after calling that Ambulance, William would find himself incarcerated awaiting trial, for almost a decade.
For the 3 years leading up to her death, William had subjected Za’Zell to a relationship from hell. William’s abuse had put Za’Zell in hospital multiple times and he promised to kill her if she ever left.
Za’Zell would share her emotional turmoil in love on Facebook and desperately tried to fix the man she loved most, even enrolling to study domestic violence herself.
But in 2011, with plans to finally leave him for good and become a counsellor to help other women break free from domestic violence, Za’Zell’s time to escape with her life, would tragically run out.
Listen to my true crime episodes as a podcast: bit.ly/3qtVG20
Request a case - videoask.com/fsuda4gnk
My second channel - @ellieneale1
My Links - https://linktr.ee/eleanorneale
Business - eleanorneale@sixteenth.com
Special thanks to my wonderful team of researchers, editors & managers!
Disclaimer: I mean no disrespect to anyone that I talk about in this video. Everything in this video is publicly available information that myself and my team have found and compiled into one piece. This video will cover especially sensitive topics, viewer discretion is advised. While we make every effort to fact-check our sources and make sure all our information is correct - no action should be taken in reliance upon the information in this video. Please keep the comments respectful and kind. All opinions in this video are mine alone.
Thank you for watching!! Xx
00:00 - 01:28 Intro
01:29 - 03:42 Sponsor
03:43 - 04:39 Disclaimer
04:40 - 06:00 A Suspicious Concussion
06:01 - 11:56 Growing Up
11:57 - 14:44 A New Man
14:45 - 18:56 The Bathroom Attack
18:57 - 20:56 Finding God
20:57 - 29:48 Facebook, Affairs & Torture
29:49 - 32:16 A Better Future
32:17 - 35:53 Wedding Night From Hell
35:54 - 42:02 Waiting To Escape
42:03 - 49:10 Christmas Eve
49:11 - 58:55 Christmas Day
58:56 - 01:03:56 A 9 Year Wait
01:03:57 - 01:09:25 The Trial
01:09:26 - 01:03:47 The Cycle of Abuse
01:13:48 - 01:15:17 Resources & Helplines
01:15:18 - 01:18:39 Remembering Za’Zell
