Darts of Death: The Bullseye Serial Killer
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- Опубліковано 17 вер 2024
- For 15 years, John Cooper haunted the villages in Pembrokeshire. Armed with a sawed-off shotgun and a balaclava, he'd fulfill the role of master burglar when he wasn't attacking or brutally murdering his more well-off neighbors. When he was finally caught, he was unrecognizable, but his downfall came when investigators remembered that he'd once appeared in a game show - and used it to help his victims positively identify him as their attacker.
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You're %100 right, Simon, wheelchair users do indeed use other chairs! It certainly depends on mobility level, available assistance, and personal preference. One person may prefer to stay in their wheelchair, especially if it's specialized to their body's needs, while others will frequently use their upper body and mobility aids to transfer. Some wheelchair users can stand and/or walk, but it is very fatiguing/painful. This was my case (I'm a former wheelchair user) during an extended illness.
I agree that it depends on mobility level. My grandma had ALS, and she pretty much had to either stay in her power wheelchair, or have a lift machine pick her up and move her.
Me too! Sometimes the chair can be a bit stifling ^^"
Exactly! I fracture my feet when I walk, so obviously one of the many reasons a wheelchair is necessary, but I’ll still get out of my chair to curl up on a sofa. It also simply hurts to have a muscle wasting disease and stay in one position constantly.
There's also task specific chairs. We have one that's very stable model for home and a lighter sportier model for travel.
You beat me to it 🤣
Danny is seriously one of the best writers you have ever had. I love when he makes an appearance on any of the channels
You're very kind. And super. And smashing, And great.
@@DannySalter what are you doing outside of factboy's basement?
*he's imprisoned and kept alive
@dannysalter You’re an awesome writer. Take a day off of basement dwelling. I won’t tell @simonwhistler 😂
@@DannySalter in a field that's quite hotly contested, i think you're everyone's favourite writer.
My mother was in a wheelchair from Rheumatoid Arthritis for most of my life and she would say, "Sometimes, a body just wants to sit on the couch like normal people." Great job as always, Simon & Crew!
Yeah, both my mom and sister are in wheelchairs, not permanently, they CAN walk, just not very far, and my mom loved simply chilling on the couch.
I like how much credit Simon gives his writers, other channels tend to pretend that the personality is the person who produced the entire video. Writers often don't get much credit, even though they're half the meat of the entertainment.
It's awesome. So many writers are so under the radar that it's lovely that they get so much credit for such excellent scripts.
I also love that about this channel.
And editors.
This guy is one of only 60ish people who have a whole life sentence in the UK!
Thank you, King Danny for yet another excellent script, TangentBoi should give you extra bread and water in the Blazement this weekend
Extra bread AND water? I think either or would be enough.
Edit:
Seriously, the whole team did a bang up job this time around.
The person who killed my stepsons dad is another.
He should “be taken to a place for execution and hung by his neck until dead!” This is definitely a case that warrants such punishment. How does keeping a creep like this equal justice. What a nasty piece of work!
That poor dog 😭 He probably lived his entire life with his people, loved and trusted them. And what did he get for it? Beaten to death. I can't even imagine what that poor doggie went through. Makes me sick.
I HOPE he lived a life feeling love and trust but I fear it full of the same as the rest of the family, terror and fear. :( I don't know why but I rarely find myself crying during true crime when they talk about people [probably because death and murder are so common] but I cried when they talked about the dog imagining his last moments and inability to understand why he wasn't a good enough boy and being killed.
Hey, I have a feeling it’s coming, but don’t let people say you don’t care about the human lives lost just because you mention the dogs.
I’m really interested in studying humans difference in their reactions to child abuse vs animal abuse. People find both horrific (if they’ve got even a smidgeon of empathy or sympathy), but their reactions are VERY different.
It’s hard for me to hear both, but animal abuse makes me physically I’ll. I had to skip through much of the more graphic animal abuse bits in True Crime retellings. It’s not because I hate children, but rather, I think because so many kids ARE abused that humanity has become more desensitized to it, and that idea is… honestly horrifying.
Like, I also think there’s an element of the base emotions we feel in response. Disgust seems to be a more prevalent emotion in being exposed to animal abuse, but it’s a much more of a side expression, I’ve noticed, in regards to child abuse which I observed brings up a lot of mixed emotions - just none of them positive.
Your absolutely understood in your message, though! Sorry to drop this comment here, your point just made me think of it and I worried you’d get a lot of grief
The disconnect is because you are so far away from nature. You really think more children are abused than animals, considering we farm more animals than we have people?
The issue is the disconnect from the natural world and natural order. You push your own emotions and feelings on to your animals.
I would say from what you have said that you own or have owned an animal that was special to you that you added human qualities to. It is easily done.
You go to communities that still kill their food and the disconnect isn't there, plus they generally treat their animals better whilst alive as they depend on it for food.
You have never had to kill to eat, like almost every animal in the world, your world is almost unnatural in that respect. It isn't any wonder why you feel the way you do.
@@samsoncooper1 what does the disconnected slaughter have to do with empathy for any animal, including people, being beaten to death?
I also really do care how my food is treated before it's slaughtered. Eating animals for food doesn't necessarily mean we don't think about our food before it hits our plate at all..... I often avoid eating meat specifically because I know they don't live any sort of quality life. I don't want unhappy miserable tortured animals for food. I'd much rather give up the convenience of literally 24/7 being able to order any amount of any animal. The practice itself is gross and yes, makes you feel less connected with nature. But again this issue has nothing to do with the thought of any animal being beaten or tortured to death.
@@samsoncooper1 that's a long way to say you're vegan. Yikes
Wasn't expecting the phrase "tight as an otter's pocket" haha, almost as brilliant as Simon's pronunciation of Dyfed Powys.
I literally said out loud "im gonna use that, thanks!"
I'm honestly surprised more people haven't pointed out his Welsh pronunciations 😂
Dragging Danny out of the Blazement for an episode of Casual Criminalist i see! We love your long intros Simon, it's part of why I recommend you to all my friends. You definitely have a channel for just about everything interesting. :) Casual Criminalist's longform content is exactly the sort of stuff I like to watch here on youtube, and I am really grateful to your team (Jen, who puts her heart into editing for this channel particularly). Thanks, guys!
what makes you think he leaves the Blazement for that? Last time he got a very brief taste for freedom he literally ate Callum AND his Blazement Journal last year October.... Arguably it was a bad idea to eat said journal but everything happened too fast for anyone to stop him
That's well funny dude!!!! Danny no!!! Bad basement boy!! Oh shit he ate the journal! Bad Danny back to the blazement
I still have my Free Danny T-shirt
Jen is overrated
@@theangryaustralian7624 David I think his name is, is worse. Every one he does sounds like the crusade of a mouth breathing white knight. I actually cant even watch/listen to those ones.
As a disabled person, I can say that many wheelchair users can and will use a leather sofa. The wheelchair users I know can walk so I don't know if it's true for those who can't, but disabled people can do most things abled people can.
You are correct
Unless the wheelchair was made by La-Z-Boy, I can't imagine it being more comfortable than a leather sofa
I have known two wheelchair users that would have a really tough time trying to maneuver onto and off the couch or comfortable chair, but three who could, and would enjoy the couch to watch television. It depends on circumstances, and I wouldn't put it past a game show to provide prizes that they knew would never be redeemed. During my lifetime laws have been made to ensure that there is a cash value alternative for those that cannot afford the income taxes the prize incurs.
I think my grandpa usually stayed in his chair. That said my grandparents had guests often, and probably would have still enjoyed the 3 piece set, especially since my grandma walks just fine.
It definitely depends on the wheelchair user's specific level of mobility, as well as other factors. My husband is quadriplegic and has enough mobility to transfer himself to a chair or sofa. He often chooses not to because his power wheelchair was custom-fitted and has reclining features, so he's often more comfortable in his chair.
If he has to use his manual chair, he may transfer depending on how he's feeling. The manual chair can be exhausting and uncomfortable for him.
That said, regardless of mobility or circumstance, wheelchair users have families and social lives! I'm sure he'd like somewhere for his friends and family to sit!
A Lazy Suzie (AKA a Lazy Susan) is a typically round rotatable plate(?) that goes in the middle of a large table. You put food on it and rotate it to reach what dishes you want instead of asking someone to pass it to you. I've never seen one in a home though, (honestly, who has a table big enough?) but they do appear in restaurants from time to time.
Thank you for coming to my TED talk. 🤣
We have one in our house and never use it for its actual function 😅 We just sit a fruit bowl on it. It's not as large as the ones found in Chinese restaurants where banquets are shared.
My father gifted it one mother's day to my mum in the 80s and she was none too impressed 😂
Lol! I grew up with a lazy Susan! It wasn't that big and I'm pretty sure I have lazy Susan in my cupboard for all my sauces and spices.
My parents house has two in the corner cupboards in the kitchen. One of them we use to store cooking gadgets and the other has all our spices.
Thank you Simon for doing this show even though I know it hurts you sometimes. This is one of my absolute favorites, and i don't even watch real crime normally.
I love true crime but it is very hard to listen to sometimes. It has got to be extremely difficult to read and not break down.
Danny is a helluva writer. That's why he gets an intro. Lolol! You two have a helluva chemistry going too.
Jen, this is the best editing you’re done yet! Amazing job! The gif in response to Simon’s tangent on darts made me choke trying not to laugh so hard!
Danny - good to see you on the channel again! You’re an amazing writer that has helped me come a long way in developing my own voice in written word. Just waiting for that autobiography!
Simon, while I can’t speak for every disabled person out there, as a broke disabled woman, I just wanted to assure you I see the respect you’re trying to give. In fact, the thought of even thinking of trying to optimize the comfort of disabled folk isn’t even a thought in some medical practitioners eyes, but it is in your’s. You’re humanizing us in a society that’s widely inaccessible to us, and it’s honestly amazing. Being ignorant on the matter is a privilege, sure, but I’m GLAD you and your loved ones never had to face that sort of adversity. The fact you encourage others to share their stories so that you can learn and grow should be celebrated, and I thank you for doing that rather than making assumptions. Even when you say something I may not agree with, I know you’re coming at it from a place of well meaning. How could I be angry at someone just trying to do the right thing? You’re a good guy, Whistler!
Simon and the writers do a great job and make the stories engaging, but I really hope Jen see’s this because I never see anyone comment on her editing. Her edits are really great along with the quality and all consistently every episode, but her adding really hilarious but also accurate memes in between the stories really help add some much needed levity at times along with poking fun of Simon’s tangents. There’s personality behind it. Just another huge reason why I’m always happy to tune in to Casual Criminalist, but everyone does great. Thank you guys, you really make my time at work worthwhile and I really appreciate that.
Lol. "Not like asking Jack the Ripper explaining he enjoyed dark alleyways and unsolicited surgical procedures" as a hobby. Great line. Loved it. Simon went over this so fast, I had to roll this back to make sure I heard this correctly. 😂😂😂
"That's like half a million dollars!" We said out loud exactly word for word as Simon says it. Dude, I've watched this channel too much 🤣
Danny wrote a great script. And Simon did a great commentary. As crime channels go, this has to be my favourite
LMAO the bit where Simon was all "listen if you commit murder don't tell me I will not help you hide the body". I have a friend who makes sure to say this when someone is professing the creepy "a true friend helps you hide the body" it cracks me up.
An interesting bit of Bullseye trivia is that (if I remember it right) all the contestants used to get a figurine of the show's mascot, Bully. Jim Bowen always used to refer to it as a "bendy Bully". I have a feeling they might have been given engraved tankards too (having your own tankard at the bar was serious business in some traditional British pubs)
Yes and yes... but it was a wine glass for the women 😄
I assume a tankard is a more local term used for something related to a stein or a mug? Forgive my uninformed question lol just curious.
@@goosenotmaverick1156 It's basically like a metal mug - means you're not drinking your beer from a glass like all the plebs!
@@leontrotsky7816 oh cool! Like traditionally made of pewter or something I'd assume? That's neat. Seems around the world beer is common and the ways it's consumed unique. We have a loval brewery that has special mugs for regulars, you have to be recomended by a bartender or current mug holder to be even considered and even then theres a wait list. I don't go in enough to get on that list, but the mugs are awesome!
Jim Bowen was on 321 with bully the mascot NOT BULLSEYE
Everyone of a certain age in the UK can do an impression of Jim Bowen and wax lyrically about the merits of Bullseye (whilst mentioning how much use a Speedboat would be to people who live in a tower block). I think Bowen once said in an interview that the Producers would regularly insert a better prize if the people didn't win the Star Prize to make it look like the show had a bigger budget - so even though they only had 2 speedboats a year they would show them about 20 times to create the illusion. Super smashing great.
Have you made a video about Fred and Mary West? It's a horrible story, they killed a lot of young women and even their own children. It's horrible but also fascinating that two people like that can be "lucky" to meet each other and create a tornado of evil.
@@Autisticwanderer they probably thought those two they mentioned were married or something
This channel is usually about the serial killers/criminals that not many people know about. Fred and Rose West are very well known.
@@Autisticwanderer actually, it's Rosemary West.
@@garymaidman625 Well they do have episodes on the better known they just spread them out more. Which makes it ovoids building an audience based solely on the big names that you then lose when you run out of big names
The details of that case are absolutely grim and it happened at time when Simon in UK- he prob knows enough about the case to know he does not want to read a long script detailing it. And yes, its Rose West. Not Mary. And has probably never been a more evil cowbag locked up in a UK jail.
Another banger by Danny, whose life stories remind me of Ray Reddington's on "The Blacklist" - quirky, out of the blue stuff 👏
He seems like a genuinel turd of a human. He abused his family. He would have found other "reasons" to inflict suffering on the innocent. I take comfort that his wife got her revenge from the grave. I hope his kids got therapy and were able to have decent lives.
I've watched "Real Crime" documentary on this case and also both Joshua Miles and Eleanor Neele did an episode on him. I felt so bad for everyone, including his family. I can absolutely understand them giving false alibis. He was a very violent(and controlling) and they feared him. Abuse gets to you mentally and it just twists your brain, and leaving isn';t always an option. It can be codependance, gasligting, being locked up in the house/room, not having anywhere to go, genuine fear. Like abusers can twist their victim's worldview to the point that if they say "You can try and go off the grid but I'll find you anyway" and there's no proof(often there is proof to the contrary)that the abuser has power to find them in Alaskan wilderness but the victims BELIEVE them to be bc they've been isolated and the abuser is the only feedback they have. And well...not everyone knows it but in reality the time RIGHT AFTER LEAVING the abusive relationship is the most dangerous and can be very deadly. It's not to say people should stay in abusive relationships, absolutely not I'm just saying it's not going to be sunshine and rainbows the moment people leave. which is also why I understand victims thinking it's easier to stay put. TLDR: I tend to give abuse(esp very violent and extreme abuse) victims clemency bc it's a terrifying situation and a lot of psychological burden, and I'm lucky to never have experienced that situation, so-sitting comfortably in my chair in front of the screen- I cannot say what I would/wouldn't have done in such situation.
I couldn't agree more! All of this! Because I've watched a ton of Simon's content, I know for sure that he did not intend to victim blame the wife and children. That said, as a a very avid fan I would like to say that: Simon, you shouldn't just call them liars or imply that the reason the son testified against his father was out of petty revenge instead of needing to share the story of his trauma and help convict a very dangerous individual. I understand that these were off the cuff remarks and that you always try your best to be sensitive and never victim-blame. I'm sure that what happened here was that it didn't even cross your small brain (haha sorry couldn't help myself) that you might be doing that. And while it may be technically true that they lied to the police about the perpretrator's alibi, these things are like confessions under duress, totally bs and not indicative of any truth, And this was at a time when the police didn't have enough evidence to arrest him. So it was literally asking the victims of daily abuse: so, this guy that controls your life and that is waiting for you outside, you don't, by any chance, wanna act against your own best interest, risk injury and death for you and your children, and tell us that he doesn't have an alibi? Like, that's not evidence that he did the crimes, that it sure would help. Can't promise anything tho, but, hey, listen to your heart!
Basically what I'm saying is that we shouldn't judge the wife and children in any way because at no point until the trial itself were they offered witness protection or anything that would give them the least bit of assurance they could speak out and not face wildly dangerous repercussions.
But anyway, that aside, great show as always and keep up the good work!
I hope you don’t mind, I just read your TDLR because you seemed to have an important message, my pain’s just making it hard to read (migraines), but I wanted to know that your empathy is so deeply appreciated. I’m no victim of familial abuse (unless you count siblings, mine physically assaulted me multiple times), but I recognize your empathy and want you to know it’s so important and you’re doing good. Knowing that one cannot always understand another because we all walk different paths is a great way to emphasize your empathy, and you’ve done so! Keep up the good work in spreading kindness
Happy Friday fact BOIIIIIII
Problem it’s Saturday. 5:34 am. From Australia
And he recorded on a Monday anyway lol. Either way though the sentiment is the same... Good day fact boi
I love that Simon admits that he doesn't know about wheelchair users. I also love that he doesn't use the phrase "Wheelchair bound". (My bestie is a wheelchair user, and I always notice how people talk about disabled people.)
As for me id rather someone call me that than worry about being PC politically correctness can irritate me because I have self deprecating humor about my condition ( its how I cope) but to each their own
Simon " you can't quit your job with just 450 grand" I'm so poor I could live the rest of my life on that
Lol. No shit, right?
The writers should look into Gilbert Jordan of Canada. I had never heard of him til recently and his killing method is something I never thought of as a serial killing method. Also the ending to his story is kinda infuriating
When did Simon leave England? We are a similar age and he has none of the general knowledge that I have, I've noticed it before on other stories it's like he's not even from the same country as me 🤣🤣
@@Autisticwanderer it is shocking haha makes me wonder more about the North/south divide. It seems he had a deprived childhood 🤣
I feel like it might be related to a certain level of privilege, and not being exposed to more working-class pursuits. Could be way off, but…
He's so sheltered, gosh I wish I was.
Fun fact: this is his SECOND ever script for CasCrim
The other one?
Its the pilot episode. *The Curious Case of Dr. Crippen*
Thank you, Danny.
I had never even imagined ever hearing such an in-depth story that evolved from two British blokes enjoying an English fry-up in Bali while discussing a game show.
Here's one for you (utterly off-topic). I spent some time living on a beach (in a tent) in Far North Queensland in the very early 80s, where a lot of interesting people also lived (in tents or handmade huts). There was a man who called himself 'From'. When people struck up a conversation with him, the usual first part of a discussion in the remote Far North Queensland beaches and rainforests was, "Where are you from?"
His response was always, "I'm here. Where are you?"
People thought he was deep but he was just another nutter running away from a confusing world. I'm probably one of them.
He made a sailboat from a six-foot yacht tender that was no bigger than a bathtub that he found on the beach. He rigged up a sail from beached timber he found, some old rope, and a sheet he got from a Charity shop. He decided to sail up the coast to Cooktown to retrieve his broken-hulled yacht from a river up there. I watched him 'launch' his raft on one of the strongest Sou' Easters we'd had for a bit. He reasoned that he'd get there faster.
A week later he was back. He made it around the headland of the bay but ended up getting swamped a few miles up the coast about half a mile offshore.
May we always remember the unique things of our past.
I played John Cooper in a uktv true crime documentary series called Murder By The Sea. As I share the same surname, I had a few people in the cast and crew ask if I was related to him. You couldn't make it up.
Love an episode with examples of solid policework and the criminal finally brought to justice
Oh boy Simon's done another killer episode. Your episodes are so good It should be a crime to miss them.
BA DA BUM BUM TSSSSHHHH
The thing about the contestant in the wheelchair is just bizarre - I mean, even if they don't use armchairs/sofas themselves, don't they just perhaps have family living with them or visitors who do and might appreciate sitting on something new and comfy?
I can't believe I have never heard of this man or his crimes .I was in my teens and twenties during his "Career" and literally in the county next door .You're quite right ,violent crime and murder are pretty rare in rural Wales (if you don't include family squabbles ,drunken punch ups and other such things ) I'm not surprised the police had him in their sights for quite some time before he was arrested .Local gossip ,speculation and suspicion about him were probably rife for years .
I really like your format and I really like how you guys do not focus on the gory details. Also was Danny MI6 in his youth because all the stuff he just drops in his intros really makes me wonder lol.
Yeah, I'm starting to get that vibe too.. Hey Danny, do you wanna sell me your life story for whatever I have in my bank account (could be debt, could be millions, you never know!)
It wouldn’t surprise me, but I also tend to think that as talented a writer as Danny is, he knows that shared experiences or novelties bring together a sense of humanity. People like being able to relate. I think some of it is made up, if only so he can better get a point across that he’s trying to stress, which isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Lying about experience is only messed up, in my opinion, when it’s to the detriment of others. IF Danny is making any of it up, it’s poetic license.
Though, both these theories can coexist ;) Once a Spy, always a Spy, y’know. Can’t let the truth slip
I agree with both aspects of your comment.
Simon needs a “Decoding the Past” channel where he just reads scripts about things from the 70s/80s and is just mystified by things 😂😂😂
My grandfather was wheelchair bound in his later years, I don't know that he would have needed a full suite but he had a recliner that he absolutely loved and never went skiing in his life.
The way Simon says 'darts' sounds like 'dance' to my Canadian ears and it has made me giggle a couple of times before correcting my brain.
When he said khakis at first I just heard "car keys" and was very confused. 😂
@@carnuatus Same. I couldn't figure that one out.
Nice last line "what he could have won".
Great writing Danny
Very good as always, Danny. I was excited when I saw that you were the writer of this episode, and we even got to hear a bit more about that business trip to the Philippines
Stay out of the black and in the red, nothing in this game for two in a bed.
It's pretty sad that his wife didn't get to enjoy a life after his sentence, where she knew that he was never going to come back to hurt her.
Simon Whistler: The Writer Slayer. The next episode!
On the wheelchair thing, my cousin is a quadriplegic so I have a bit of an idea. It's going to depend on how serious the spinal injury is and by extension the amount of function they retain. Someone who is in a wheelchair but still retains full arm function and maybe even a bit of leg function may be able to transition into regular chairs if they want, though it may take some effort.
But if your injury is more serious like my cousins' you do generally spend most of your life either in the wheelchair or in bed. Transitioning from the wheelchair into another chair requires assistance and quite a bit of effort on everyone's behalf. As such, while it's doable, it's more common and practical for them to just use their wheelchair the whole time.
it also depends on the reason why we're in the chair. in my case it can even depend on the minute how much I can do
So yes, Bullseye was MASSIVE in the 70s and 80s, as was Spot the Ball! I'm 52 and I remember both. I don't think I ever watched Bullseye, and it was never on in our house but my Grandparents would watch it (v v working class). My husband even watches episodes on UA-cam and laughs so loud at the prizes and how Brilliantly sarcastic Jim Bowen (pronounced Bo-en) was. What I do remember is my Mum and I playing Spot the Frickin Ball every now and then. I'm not sure how he won his huge prizes cos in the Hull Daily Mail, I'm pretty sure the prize was like twenty quid! I never won. Great episode. Cheers Danny and Simon. Now I need to get some "work" done.
I think with regards to abused spouse&children giving false testimony, it doesn’t seem to be in the public interest to prosecute them. Because they are just trying to survive their situation.
Obviously the ideal situation is to get them out, safe, and then get truthful testimony from them. However realistically there are so many people stuck in abusive environments for a huge variety of reasons.
It doesn’t make sense to prosecute people in these situations, because they are just going to get hurt more. It won’t enable them to testify, it won’t get them out safely, it won’t change how they defend their abuser later (or not), it just punishes victims stuck in awful situations.
There are so many complexities, including things like trauma bonding, financial abuse, gaslighting, a sort of “Stockholm syndrome”, etc etc,
I also assume that if parole is not granted they have to give a reason, and having no evidence, they can’t say “he seemed a bit dodgy” or “we are waiting to find evidence towards new crimes, but don’t want anyone knowing yet” because either could be a way for personal bias/hatred to be used against prisoners unfairly, or it would enable the bloke to know what was coming next if they even had enough evidence to prove he was suspicious…
I dunno law though! I hope Writer Liam explains it all.
There's also two other reasons to not prosecute people in this situations
1. it discourage people from telling the truth latter if they know they can get in trouble of it.
2. It gives the abusers more power over the victim. I.E. your in too deep now if I go from here on out your going down with me because it will prove you lied. And no one wants that.
Wheelchair user here! Definitely depends on the person's situation. I am a fairly recent amputee, currently learning to use a prosthetic leg. I can use chairs, sofas, etc. There are some wheelchair users, however, who basically do live in their wheelchairs. I do agree that skiing vacations are generally ill-advised for wheelchair users, but then there are paralympians doing slalom, so the long and short answer is, "it depends."
That was an interesting tale! I had briefly heard about it on the other channel, but It was interesting to get the full story.
Very well written Danny, striking just the right balance between a bit of humour and the serious nature of it all!
A Casual Criminalist script from Danny! What a treat!
Listening to The Casual Criminalist is becoming for me a worrying addiction and addictions have to be fed. Here are a few suggestions, cases that I think deserve a long format.
-The monster of Florence, Italy´s most notorious serial killer.
-The Zebra murders in San Francisco, 1973-74.
-The McMartin preschool case, one of the most bizarre (and expensive) court cases of all time.
-The murder of Guatemalan attorney Rodrigo Rosenberg in 2009.
-Bevan Spencer von Einem and the Family murders, an Australian case.
-John Bodkin Adams, a doctor tried for one murder and acquitted in 1956 and who may or may not have been a serial killer.
-Jim Garrison´s probe into the Kennedy assassination (the basis for Olver Stone´s film JFK) deserves to be retold with skepticism and irony.
-The Delphi murders is still an ongoing case. A suspect has recently been arrested and the trial is bound to start soon. Keep an eye on this one, whatever the veredict, it´ll be a story worth telling.
Sorry the list is so long, but all are hugely interesting cases.
Suggestion: The Golden State Killer. This would definitely be at least a two hour episode. Maybe even a two parter. During his television sentencing hearing last year The Golden State put on the persona of a frail, small sick old man. But video evidence from his jail cell tells a different story. It shows him moving about with no difficulty.
Exciting! I love Danny’s scripts
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Hey, what's wrong with corned beef sandwiches? They are delicious! I love a reuben sandwich!
They are fantastic.
GOD DAMNIT DONT LET DANNY OUT OF THE BASEMENT WE NEED MORE BLAZE WHISTLE BOY
Ive been paralyzed for 28 years and it does suck to have to transfer from my chair to a soft couch cushion because it gets hard to get back in the chair.
Some wheelchair users have no problem transferring to another seated position without assistance and others need someone's help. It all depends on what the disability is. I was in a chair for about 4 years and I could transfer just fine to my bed or a chair or a sofa.
Exactly! There’s lots of reasons some one might use a wheelchair as well. I had a tumor crush my spinal cord. I can’t feel one of my feet now. When it first happened I couldn’t feel either leg below the knee so I needed the chair full time but could stand and transfer myself, as the nerves has healed I have regained enough to walk comfortably at times but the longer I walk the more painful it gets. Moving from seat to seat in my house, or car to restaurant? I can do that! Walk around the grocery store for an hour? Nope, the damage around my spinal cord swells from the stress and I start losing feeling in my feet again. So I can’t do that. I wish people would stop assuming the worst. A close parking spot is not worth the pain and torment this disease has put on my family over the last 8 years.
Simon remember in the 80s we were a little more limited to TV channels.....
"On the night he returned to his family his Pat, wife died." Rewind. "His Pat, wife died." Okay then Whistle boy! Haha
I saw the title and immediately went "Christ isn't that the one Welsh serial Killer I heard about once?" AND I WAS RIGHT.
Good work Watson!
@@elliottadams8032 Pfft. Thank you. I had a suspicion I had the right bloke in mind! There's a few prominent cases over here in Wales so I remember reading about them in places!
I swear only the Welsh treat darts seriously so I assumed this as well.
@@mckinleyostvig7135 Darts is a big thing over here, I can confirm that! I'm not into it myself but I know of the hype!
Love you Simon. But does anybody else wonder if Simon has ever set foot in the real world.
Danny from the basement.. great writer. 💯
Oh, thank you, Jin!
As a wheelchair user (only part time, I also use crutches) I tend to use my wheelchair in public if I’m in it (so not transfer to restaurant chairs, or park benches etc.) for comfort. But most, if not all wheelchair users will use some kind of furniture like sofas, chairs, etc. the only exception I can think of being someone who needs specialist support systems, who would probably have a specialist chair from the OT/wheelchair service. Most wheelchair users have a “normal” ish bed, perhaps an electronic one like a hospital bed that moves, or has sides, but usually just a regular mattress. However, again, occasionally people will have specialist sleep systems if their body needs specialist support, stretching etc.
So yeah, a sofa set would probably be a nice idea for a wheelchair user. Even if they need to remain in their chair for reasons, one hopes they have friends and family who will visit/live with them and enjoy chilling together.
As a wheelchair user I can say. It depends mostly on the user's ability to move but the chairs us younger users have are bloody lot nicer than the ones old people use
Simon’s friend: “Hey, can you dispose of this gun for me?”
Simon: “No… Tell me why I shouldn’t go to the police right now, friend…”
Simon’s friend: “Well, for one, there’s this gun I’m holding…”
1st rule of TCC: Simon will snitch
Dammit now that's another murder I'd have to commit. Crap.
Wasn't until 30:53 ..the kaki shorts that I remembered this case ..gotta say I was absolutely mindboggled at what seemed to be the absolute incompetence of the police and detectives in this tiny town ..It's insane
Oooh! I love this channel; just when I thought I've heard about almost all the famous killers/serial killers out there, I learn about so many more from here! CasCrim is the Gift that keeps on Giving! Thanks Factboi, Jen, and all of the amazing Writers/Researchers!
Is that a good thing or a bad thing? Because it just means there’s so many more killers out there than we realise.😢
@@kerrynicholls6683 True! I guess that's an extremely SAD thing!! 😬😢 I do learn a lot from this channel, and the learning is good though. Helps keep people vigilant.
@@kerrynicholls6683 its good to have the opportunity to learn about them, but its bad that they are there so that we can learn about them
A third of the country watching the show?
There wasn't much choice on TV in those days, Simon.
Dark times indeed.
I almost forgot that I was watching Casual Criminalist...I zoned out and was enjoying the history of the game show history.
Hello Simon, for th wheelchair question, it depends on the person, some can move by themselves, some ned other to move from the chair, some can only maintain posture in the wheelchair
You should do a video on The Casanova Killer: Paul Knowels. He is sometimes called the more sadistic Bundy!
Haven't usually had the privilege to catch one of these this quick. As always, keep up the good work!
Heelllooo Dannnny!! Good to see you over on this side of the basement😅😅
The chemistry between Simon and Danny will lead me to watching anything.
He used to give you a fiver for your bus fare home so nobody leaves empty handed
These videos make my commute to work bearable, thank you team.
Best "tell us about yourself" I've seen has got to be the guy who said "I'm into young girl's pants." He quickly qualified that with he's in the clothing industry but still...that one moment.
😂😂😮
Yes Simon! We do get out of the wheel chair for something more comfortable.
I saw this title and immediately knew it was a Danny script.
Because how could it not be? I mean, Bullseye? About as northern as it gets - and reports of rogue, inland speedboats on trailers or in gardens in Leeds/Bradford, and I'm sure other inland parts of the north of england, are still referred to in terms of bullseye prizes)
I loved bullseye, and Jim. repeats still on TV today.. Briefly remember seeing it as a kid, 38 now... Feel old hahs
Simon. Wayne Nance the Mosuula Mauler needs a video. His end is great. We need to see your reaction. Keep up the good work!
As a wheelchair user I would LOVE a comfy chair.
For para or quadriplegic person, chairs may be difficult, but many of us out here are mobile but very limited. For instance I don’t use my chair in the house. But it’s the difference between going and staying home for places like museums.
A few things I learned over my 24 years as a police officer: IN THE US: Burglary = The unlawful entrance into a dwelling house with the intent to commit a felony within. (residential Burglary, the degree goes up if it is occupied and or at night) Robbery = The unlawful theft of property from another either through strong arm or with the use of a firearm. While the suspicion of other crimes can effect the parole it generally is not taken into account the only consideration taken by a parole board here is the individuals behavior while locked up. This, of course is considering the parolee is not someone like Charles Manson or his family. Although it sounds like a great idea to tell the parole officials about additional charges that may be brought, and at times this does happen and the board takes such action, if no members of the investigative agency appear when the individual who was a great prisoner comes up for parole, he will be kicked from the system faster then a cat after a laser dot.
This will be an interesting one
I heard about it but never really looked into it
Simon disagreeing with Danny is funny to watch 😂
Holy crap. I was living in Pembrokeshire when this guy was on the loose
So was many other people. A lot of people live in the area that serial killers live and/or kill.
Since I have started, why not a few short formats?
-The two Madeleines, Madeleine Morés and her lookalike. A case of identity theft with a nice element of mystery about it.
And since one of your writers can read Spanish, a couple of cases from Spain:
-The Macastre case, the strange deaths of three teenagers near the town of Macastre in 1989.
-The dissapearence of the Orrit Pires siblings in 1988´
An interesting non-crime story that you might use in one of your other channels is that of Gonzalo García-Pelayo and his family and their exploits in european casinos.
Now that I've heard of what spot the ball is, I now get a Monty Python joke from Flying Circus lol
Yes my wheel chairs are very uncomfortable! After a few hours I gotta get out! And at home I'm only in this damn thing while I'm cooking
OMFG my parent had a teasmade!!!!!!!! It was also their bedside alarm clock and woke them up with an alarm as it made their morning cuppa tea !!!!! Early to mid eighties they stopped using it to make tea when my dad realised tea was triggering his migraines,
We always had a lazy Susan and after he stopped using the teasmade mum hit him a trouserpress for Christmas 😂😂 Awesome Time Machine of nostalgia
Wow. I knew rodney alcala (dating show killer) was a serial killer who went on the dating game game show in the 70s! But i didnt know there were 2 serial killers that were on game shows.
Ballistics tests don't work on shotguns. Those tests are done by comparing strations made on bullets as they leave the barrels. Shotgun pellets don't fit exactly into the barrel so it wouldn't make a repeatable pattern.
Paraplegic wheelchair user here to tell Simon: yes we can, and are recommended by doctors, to sit in other chairs. And the word you were looking for was transfer, meaning moving from wheelchair to something else to sit or lay on.
Also, we can ski, in specialized adaptive skiiing devices which I don't recall the name of. I've only skiied like that, never standing up. Although admittedly getting the equipment either means buying it or renting from a company that obviously specializes in this adaptive equipment.
I nearly burnt my face off laughing into my fresh cup of coffee after hearing tighter than an otters pocket. Thank you very much, Danny. Have to clean my terminal screen and face now.
I've been binge watching these episodes for a month while at work lol
Wheelchair-user here (10 years in, lifetime to go). I would much rather a couch set than a speedboat or a skiing holiday! I have a nice couch, it has an electric recliner at each end (my arms and legs aren't strong enough to use the manual recliners) and we had to raise it up on a plinth so it is the same height as my wheelchair for easy transfer. I also had to be picky to find one with a nice, high, straight, supportive back. But, generally speaking, a game-show team shouldn't just rule out a lounge setting as a prize without consulting the wheelchair-user first, as a lot of us can use alternative chairs and actually enjoy getting out of our wheelchairs, as getting on a couch lets us get close to loved ones and pets 😊
Dude, you had me cracking up at "one hundred eighty!"
1. Don’t write down your crimes.
2. Don’t keep souvenirs from your victims.
3. Don’t give any of your evidence to Simon.
'Who wants a knitting machine?!' People who knit, my dude. Also, i definitely want one. Easy way to make hats.