The Mystery of the Masked Man Who Conned a Village | Mystery Girl
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- On the 22nd of June 2019 the British town of Woolaston had its annual village fete. Midway through the day an unexpected visitor disrupted the event; a mystery man in a morph suit communicating only through mime. He claimed to be collecting for a local village hall, asking the public to guess his identity for a pound. But once he had collected the money, which included children’s pocket money and hard-earned pensions, he climbed into a car and disappeared never to be seen again. All the people of Woolaston and the world’s media are now wondering, who is this mystery man? Amelia travels to Woolaston to identify the evil culprit.
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I could tell it was the bartender when he complimented his fitness.
LittleRainGames I mean.....,
he was pretty thicc tho.
Plus, he started to get pretty red when she asked him if he knew who the Mystery Man was, right after he looked away and down while answering the question.
Same thing also he was very discriptive of how the mystery man went
Heady Cuts he got red because homegirl could NOT stop herself from intensely staring at the utter masterpiece handcrafted by the Lord Jehovah Almighty himself... believed to be some of his finest work , legend has it even God knew he had peaked , and would never be able to top a specimen as gorgeous as #thiccRich .. resulting in the rest of us inferiorities left to dream of a body as finely tuned as the one blessed upon Dick and any and all those fortunate enough to encounter such a masterpiece in person ..
lmao we all seem to believe it was the bartender
"he was in quite good shape"
mystery man: clearly has the chubby but taut build and skinny legs of an older man
Facebook messages don't disappear when the account gets deleted. The message remain and it just says it's from "Facebook User."
Another clue it's Richard!
skuzlebut82 they actually get deleted.
@@gedcanonizado No, they don't. I've got dozens of messages that were sent to me and the account has been deleted.
skuzlebut82 i have a lot also. It says “couldn’t load messages”
@@gedcanonizado how old are the messages
“It my life’s work to figure out the world mysteries”
Also her: gives up
lol
Thought her life's work was something to with chicken
@@merromufc is this the reporter from that chicken episode? Where they Raid the farm like they haven't paid taxes lmao
@@shawnmusharbash chicken shop date
Every white woman has said this.
Plot twist: It was actually VICEs own Oobah Butler and that's how VICE creates content these days.
This is correct.
Woke
You can't have a show like this without a pinboard, yarn, and thumbtacks.
Art by Jeremy Maya Robinson “Red String Corkboard Bullshit” is a trademark of the American political system, get your own 😂
13:46 you missed it bud
@@vernievuitton It's also in the very beginning. I didn't miss it, I was just pointing out how dependent a show like this in on these props.
What about updating to fancy colored magnets and metal board? Acceptable?
@@YerBrwnDogAteMyRabit I like your idea but I am not sure if the traditionalists will. People will think you are in cahoots with the magnet and metal board industry and then pin your picture to their corkboard and use yarn to indicate your place in the conspiracy.
It's probably a prank the whole town pulled to get national attention and tourists, since it's such an odd story ....
If so, it worked. Booked a plane ticket to there from Maryland USA,....
@Mike Housego r/wooosh
I swear the journalist was trolling them 100% of the time
This entire thing was a troll.
Keep up...
@@acetate909 "100% of the time" kinda means the same as "this entire thing", in this instance...so yeah, I agree.
@@AaronHendu
The entire video is a troll, not just the journalist. The town's people were trolling also. It appears that you didn't quite understand what was going on.
Wow
LMAO at all the people taking this seriously.
They need to watch Chicken Shop Date to get it lol
Well if it's from an obscure comedy group, I could see people not realizing it's a joke. England has its oddities. No need to feel uber kewl cuz u know the l8tst online comedy trend but I still love you
lilppblunt wtf are you talking about lol this video just reeks of sarcasm
@@xkmto of course but I thought she was a character from something else based on prior comments. Plus the jokes suck
This actually happened this summer I remember it.
Is this meant to be a joke 😂😂😂 asoon as I saw Richard and he said “he was in good shape to be honest to pull that suit off” it’s obviously him hahahah
It is
7:53 "The mystery man could literally be anyone." I'm pretty sure the CCTV showed a somewhat tall white dude with a pudgy build. That rules out some people, for sure.
Not in that village
@@Billy8ob lol touche
@@robc6022 but how do they prove was the guy? maybe he just told someone randomly , "Could you put this poster there for me?" and the dude just did it
Jane Doe rad
Converge is cool
The guy just forgot to texture himself
Ha ha.... Most won't get it 🤣
@@dvsswetan explain for a mere simpleton like myself.
@@clickbait5714 bwah hah Haa haaa! I don't talk to mere plebs! 🤣
@@dvsswetan Your evil laugh and referring to me as a pleb really hit hard. Although I still have the curiosity of a dead cat. So once again I ask you to explain this to a mere bleb and simpleton such as myself.
@@Be_inspired11111trillLion the opposire actually, since 2d squares are regular, the warps of the squares give a visual clue to the underlying contours of the 3d shape
Evey old man in this village looks like the Mystery Man.
why am i watching this, how did my life ended to this point
-Chiara - I was just thinking that 😂
@@jessicamansfield3273 well i guess about 13,000 people are asking themselves the same question! lol
Ok I've seen enough at the 2 minute mark then.
Lolsmh just said the same thing
I’m here cause I’m quarantined
Wtf am I watching😂
A "dramatic reconstruction."
Tbf, I'm not sure why I'm watching this. It's pretty dire.
SAME SAME
Have Vice given up 😅
Is this entire doc a piss take?
The hacker man ‘dramatic reconstruction’ had me in bits
obviousl
For a Facebook post😂
How do so many people not realise that she isn't a serious reporter 😂 how thick can you be
It’s the lovely landlord here... I am a UA-cam star! ⭐️⭐️⭐️
However I don’t want to take anything away from the Mystery Man, it wasn’t me and as you know I was collecting at the gate with Oliver, Beth and Josie on the day. I saw the Mystery man in the parade as we all did. I know I am amazing but time traveling is a bit beyond me.
I am looking forward to finding out who the Mystery man is, just like the whole village.
The money was given to Woolaston Hall so everyone is square now eh? 😉
So did this actually happen Richard or is this just a mockumentary??
Exactly what the Man would've said, Richard
Do you need a wife?
Fake account the profile pic is from the documentary
Bartender: "He NEVER spoke a word..." How do you know?
She: "He looked very square!" He: "................okay"
Mmm.. Good hint
"pretty good shape"🤣
The comment section on this series shows how british humor is so particular
Lol " apparently it was very square so square that it would catch anybody's attention"
oh i remember the last time a mystery men came into my netherend 😏
😀😂🤣😂🤣😂
You make me sick
Ur gay like so gay... but I like it 🤨😋
LOL
This needs to be in a comic book. Checkerman.
His line: "haha check mate, mate!"
"Vibe? Checked! Tourist? Rekt!"
when you're not sure if Vice knows it's parodying itself or not...
I was convinced it was the pub guy his reaction to questioning was hilarious but the guy on the cctv had a straighter longer nose 😂 this was entertaining
Amelia is the most funny boring person ever, love the chickenshopdate and keep rocking your vice shows!
"it was so convenient the money was immediately turned in to the hall". Ummmm then what crime?
Lmao, you realise this is a comedy yeah?
@Real Donald Trump Shame about your taste in comedy then hey.
Idk why but I find her and this whole video so pure and cute as hell 😂
She's kinda thick
She does my head in
He put his email address on the sign he is a man named j Anders and he is 55 years old or born in 1955.
Unknown User John Anderson
It's the John Anderson village hall dude
He would be 64-65.. dumbass
I think he’s the bartender
@@Ericw2002 I think I agree, he seemed offended by the square ass thing haha. Maybe it's not him, and he was just thrown off by that comment, but it's a bit suspect.
This is smart and quite funny, well done Vice.
ARE YOU 10
@@zac3740 if you cannot enjoy the humor in this, you must have the IQ of a 10 year old.
@@Nate_Fishes is that so?
@@Nate_Fishes if you cant see how the title was misleading you must have the same iq dawg
@@zac3740 behaving like a classic Zac
This girl is the WORST communicator I have ever seen.
She looks like Fearne Cotton, but has zero journalist skills. I am shocked at the way she asks people questions in this video, So UN-professional it is embarrassing!
Bartender trying so hard not to refer to the mystery man as “me”
Muahahahah
Hard hitting Vice material.
Plot twist : it’s the cameraman
bro this shit so bad
Rips to mr x, neva 4get
So she basically just guessed based off of skin color and body type? Amazing fucking detective
Have y’all seen Richard comment yet? He’s here 😂
People not understanding the scarcasm are disliking this masterpiece of a video
Vice: *dramatic music* this town was pranked
Me to town: Kim, there are people who are dying
Jk I love the fact that it's somehow wholesome and no one was hurt.
no matter what corner of the world you go there will be an Indian guy running the convenience store
it was Colonel Mustard with the rope at the dining room 🎰
I just read that MI5 was assigning a team of agents to this case. We'll have a solid answer soon enough.
This deserves a full length feature film.
I love all the satire, straight from the words "dedicated my life's work" 😂
I felt like i met this girl at a Bar, and had to watch this in order to get her phone number
evan1238 bruh what 😂😂🤦🏽♀️
"He had a square ass" "okay" dude for real fucking hilarious
The girl playing "investigator" is absolutely annoying.
I couldn't agree more. I also think she's trying to be funny!
I thought it was Richard because he said the guy was in quite good shape to wear that suit. When obviously the guy in the suit was in shit shape. Plus who ever was in the suit obviously had a huge ego to be going around trying to sell the suit/taunt the people.
But was there a crime. I say no. The money went where he said it’d go and...
This video is 15 minutes long and Vice uploaded this video 6 minutes ago. People here already commenting its so great and shit lol. It must be great but you gotta watch it whole. Isn’t it?😂
i see amelia's exquisite appearance and i hit the like button and comment
This is probably the funniest thing ever posted here, the editing and dialogue is fucking hilarious
It was me. Im sorry. I have a spice habit.
Ive been there
It's the guy she interviews first . Fact ! Body language speaks .2nd interview confirmed he came from the pub ! Richard you naughty boi !!
I totally saw it too
he sounded almost offended when she said he had a square ass...took it rather personal...
@@Ailish_and_Una he stated "looked in good shape" lol defending the belly ,
Wasn’t me sadly was on the gate while the parade was happening and when the mystery man was on the fire led but had a great giggle with vice!
BENJi-No1 Richard doesn’t have a nose like that nor long lanky arms
I LOVE this series. It's brilliant and subversively funny.
Middle aged lady: “Mmm”
Sherlock blonde: “mmmm”
I’m glad someone’s doing documentaries on wired English shit I’m enjoying these
This shit aint wild man, dude did exactly what he said he was gonna do.
But it is weird english shit
The guys hand actions seem similar to somebody I know. The leaflets are also similar to the type he used to do for his events, same size, design etc. And the guy I know did lie about prizes he said would be at his club he hired to be won. He had cheaper prizes than advertised and the prize money on one game was half what he said it would be, baring in mind this was a valentines club night for disabled people. And with this Wollaston event in the video, if it was £1 a go, how come the money returned was uneven? £105.68
Well this guy I know also had a charity night that was £1 entry. Yet the amount raised was supposedly uneven despite entry being £1 and all games being £1. He doesn't live in Wollaston, but he does drive all around the country...
Britain isn’t exciting I live there
We know.
I live in woolaston this is amazing to watch
You know it,was Richard when he said the mime looked good
Her jogging around in that suit all sloth like was the best part 😂
are these this fake or just this bad ? ahaha love it tho
I think a little of both if that makes sense?? Lol
Its real shes just takeing the piss
it is real sue and john anderson are my great aunt and uncle
Anyone came to watch on here instead of snapchat? 😂
SHOCKING: Town goose has gone on the run
Hotfuzz😂😂
Well woolaston is in gloucestershire which is where hot fuzz is set so highly rate this comment 😂😂😂
So this chap robbed a few villagers for a quid each and vice milks a 15 minute video out of it? I hope vice is going to reimburse all of those "Hard earned pensions"
Is this a skit or not?
It definitely is...
Right?
Doesn’t ring true.
I thought the exact same thing
That bartender is definitely the guy. Lmao
“It’s my life work to figure out the worlds unsolved mystery’s”
Can’t even solve who stole about £50 from some random village.
EDIT: He gave the money back so it’s just some guy from the village who doesn’t want people to know it was him. It is literally the most useless investigation ever. No one in the village even cares about it anyway.
you know it’s a mockumentary, right?
he is such a thief so much of a thief that the money was given to the hall it wasn't a scam right?
That's what I understood.
The only "scam" is they allowed kids to gamble their "pocket change" but it was no lottery and all the money went to charity.
Don't sound so bad to me.
Are these mockumentaries? They have to be right. Either way I like them. Especially the dramatic turns and trench coat
I. Loled
To everyone saying it isn't a scam since he did give the proceeds to the hall: he got those donations under false pretenses. The £100 prize for the correct guess was obviously a farce. Still a scam!!!
whoever is making these should continue
Me when I don’t say hello in the online meeting:
It’s literally the bartender
I knew Richard was lying when he said the Facebook message got deleted. When a Facebook account is deleted, the messages sent from that account remain. The name of the sender in the recipient's inbox appears as "Facebook User" after the sender's account is gone.
"He was in good shape".. he litterally looked like the publican
I am not sure, if this is some kind of british humor, but i love this video.
Amelia: "apparently the mime artist had a flat ass."
Richard: "... i dont remember that."
Amelia: "but apparently it was very square, like square that it would catch anyone's attention."
Richard: "ok."
he definitely did it y'all
Here’s what I learned from this:
1.) amazing troll.
2.) young people have turned into smug , self important ghouls
vice: how much cringe ?
mystery girl : *yes*
If this man was able to get someone's pension with this silly ass raffle, they deserved to get got. How much could he have gotten...maybe ab few hundred and i'm being generous. LMAO
Spoiler: It's Jeff Bezos
"Children's pocket money and hard earned pensions". Poor children, no hope for retirement :(
Is this supposed to be funny or serious or what. I feel like she’s 100% serious
It's seriously funny.
N. Ba Dum Chhh
Silly would be more appropriate to describe this
Colonel Mustard with a candle stick.
Weirdest episode of "Chicken Shop Date" I have ever seen...
I love these videos haha Brilliant
1:42 that little turn is cringy af
David Martínez pretto sure that is exactly the point
That turn was the best part, philistine.
Fortunately I was able to stop what I was doing 6 minutes in, so I could get to my computer and turn it off.
I love this girl's meta approach... she's entertaining and hilarious
I had to stop this video half way to get stoned and drunk to find this interesting! thanks for pushing my vices on me!
Well that's 7.5 minutes of my life down the drain.
I really enjoyed this! Thank you
ITS THE BARMAN!!
Yes it is
Wtf did i just watch? Vice continuing to change the world with these amazing stories!
Absolutely loving Amelia as a presenter for vice
This is British humour
🤣🤣🤣 Very strange and witty
Um maybe nobody guessed his identity right so he never revealed his identity
we want drug documentaries not this
This little documentary would be good except how extra this chick is she tries to hard
that's her whole shtick
That's my drinking buddy.