True Crime with Rachel Shannon
Their Murders Uncovered a DISGUSTING Family Secret: The Twisted Killings of Tristan & Blake Barrass
Wed, 05 Mar 2025
Sarah Barrass appeared to be a struggling single mother of 6 children, who was trying her best to raise her children. However, when her oldest 2 sons, Tristan and Blake, began to show concerning behaviors, Sarah relied on social services to help her. But the closer social services got to the family, the more desperate Sarah became to cover up her dark, twisted secrets. What are your thoughts on this case? Let's discuss in the comments. Thank you guys for watching, hope to see you next time!
Chapter 1: What challenges did Sarah Barrass face as a single mother?
Being a single mother is one of the hardest jobs in the world. So many of us know at least one single mother who does everything she can to provide for her children. She would give them the shirt off of her back if it meant that they would be happy. Many of us come from single mothers who gave up everything to raise us.
From the outside, that is exactly how friends and family members saw Sarah Barras. Having six children to care for on your own is no joke. With an absent father who never even bothered to meet any of his six children, life is a struggle. But Sarah's family was not all that it seemed.
But behind closed doors, this was a home full of dark, disturbing secrets that built up for almost a decade before leading to the end of many young lives. Tristan and Blake Barras were the oldest of six children born to their mother, 35-year-old Sarah Barras. The family lived in a home located on Gregg House Road in Shergreen, Yorkshire, England. 14-year-old Blake was described as sweet and kind.
He wore his heart on his sleeve and made everyone around him feel loved. He had this natural ability to make those around him smile, even if he was having a bad day himself. He cared about everyone around him and he was known to just have the biggest heart. His little brother, 13-year-old Tristan, was described as being mischievous and lovable. He always wanted to stand out and be different.
He dyed his hair multicolored to stand out from the rest and people loved him for it. He was known to be brave and self-assured. He always did what he wanted, no matter what anybody thought of him. You just look like every other person.
Why have you got a bright yellow Mohican is a question I've never had to ask in all my years here, but today it's the one I'm asking of you. It turns out Tristan's new look is for charity.
My friend's dying of bone cancer. I asked if I could dye my hair yellow for him.
But what kind of Friday is it today? I need to make sure that the neighbours across the road complain it's too noisy.
to those on the outside it appeared that sarah was the single mother to six children ages seven months three years old 10 11 13 and 14 years old she was seen as a loving devoted mother who was doing everything in her power to raise her children She was known to be her children's biggest advocate and did everything to help them and support them.
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Chapter 2: What dark secrets were hidden in the Barrass home?
Do you believe a weapon was used?
At this moment in time, I'm not able to provide those further details. As you can appreciate, this is very much a live investigation and it's important that I reassure the community and also that speculation. I'm aware of wider speculation regarding the use of weapons. At the moment, there is no wider risk to the community in Sheffield.
Now, of course, after the initial raid of the home and the arrests that resulted, police needed to continue their investigation to figure out what was going on here. I want to note now that, of course, after the children regained consciousness and were able to speak again, they were questioned. One of the children told the police officer that his father was not around.
He told him that his father had died in the Second World War. Obviously, this made no sense because all of the children were ages 14 and under, so there was no possible way that their father could have died sometime in the 1940s. So still, the identity of their father was a complete mystery.
Next, police were able to look into Sarah's cell phone records and social media messages that she had sent out just days before the deaths and in the hours surrounding the deaths. And these uncovered some very dark, disturbing things.
Sometime in May, as social services were getting more serious about the allegations being made within the home, Sarah messaged one friend, which showed her frustration with her children, as well as a strong desire to find a solution to her problems. She wrote, quote, In another message, she wrote to the friend, quote, I've thought of every possible solution to this mess.
Mass murder, putting them all in care, checking into the local nut house. I love my kids too much to kill them. I can't put them into care for the same reasons. Then by May 23rd, the day before the children were all found unconscious, Sarah received a phone call. This was a call from an individual who informed her that Tristan had allegedly carried out another sexual assault against another child.
this person told Sarah that she intended to report the incident to police that following day. According to police, it was either on the 22nd or 23rd that Sarah and her half-brother Brandon hatched this plan to murder her children.
Either they thought of it on the 22nd after the meeting with that social worker where she was afraid of her children being taken away, or on the 23rd after becoming enraged after finding out about Tristan's alleged behavior. Either way, on the night of the 23rd, after receiving this call, Sarah and Brandon carried out their plan to murder their children.
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