My sister was texting me as she and her daughters hid in their basement from this bastard. They were ok, but too many others were not and this has left so many scars. I still can't believe this happened.
He followed behind my boyfriend’s mother car. One of his best friends died in the shooting. This rocked the entire province but even now almost a year after it’s still surreal. Rest In Peace Emily
It was terrifying. I had seen the fires from my living room but I had to clue until a full day later my friend had died. I’m glad I had redownloaded Twitter or I would have had no clue it was happening
And *nothing* has changed. The RCMP still takes no accountability for any failures and only show up when they feel like it. They learned nothing except maybe lie quicker, next time. They let Wortman kill those people. They ignored past complaints, ignored past crimes, ignored current complaints, literally deleted the memo about him being a risk to police with a gun collection, didn't go in when he started shooting, didn't stop him from leaving, didn't block any necessary roads, denied help offers from Truro police. I don't think they could have failed any worse, considering it was the largest spree killing in Canadian history. The horror never left Nova Scotians, not a lot of us, because Wortman may be dead, but the people who helped him get away with this by ignoring their duties at every opportunity, are not, and a lot of people are terrified of them, because they're either not going to help, or they could be responsible for our demise themselves. There's no excuse good enough, they don't deserve the job they're paid to do and we need a provincial police force. The "good ones" hiding in the ranks can join a different force. Most Nova Scotians are done with them.
I'm Canadian and when this happened last summer our news media refused to disclose his name when reporting the story. Maybe it was to help prevent retaliation. They basically said it was to prevent him from becoming notorious/famous. I'd never seen that happen before. Today was the first time I learned his name. I've dated a couple of first responders and your analysis of this type of person is right on. Also this video gave me some validation. I had a long-term relationship with someone who fits all of the criteria for psychopathy and APD. Of course I thought that I was the problem and I've never been the same since that relationship ended. At one point my ex started the hiring process for our police department. It all mysteriously came to a grinding halt one day and he wasn't hired. I realize now that he had probably gotten to the psychological testing phase and was rejected for his psychopathic traits. He's been incredibly lucky over the years in terms of not getting caught. Despite committing juvenile crimes, drug dealing, violent fights, public intoxication and being a kleptomaniac he has never been arrested. I don't think he's ever been held accountable for anything illegal he's ever done, or the pain and abuse he has inflicted on the people close to him, particularly women. I was in my early 20s when I was with him, and too naive and trusting to understand or accept what I was dealing with. I mourned this relationship for a very long time despite knowing intellectually that I was lucky to escape him.
Agree, and it's real quality content as well, not silly nonsense thrown together no wonder he is heading towards a million subscribers, he's earned them.
Thank you so much for covering this one Dr. Grande. It's believed that he was on his way to Halifax, the province's main city, to kill many more people than he already had. I used to live in the area near one of his denture clinics and he had this giant, creepy, smiling set of model dentures that he had hung up on the side of the building. Local residents had it taken down pretty quickly because people said it felt like it was like he was smiling at them after what he did.
I remember driving by that clinic many years ago, never thought it's owner would turn out to be a spree killer. If the police had not shot him he would no doubt have killed many more innocent people.
@@valerierodger7700 Yeah, I did my masters in Halifax; things like this just... it feels like it doesn't really happen in the Maritimes, you know? SO when it does, it just shocks you. I'm in the same town a province over where a shooter took out 4 people, civilians and the first two responding police officers... and it was like, "this just doesn't happen here."
Thank you Dr Grande for taking the time to talk about this case. This shook the entire province of Nova Soctia. This just goes to prove that any crime can happen anywhere...even in rural NS Canada. Everybody knows everyone here. Neighbors help each other. And then 23 innocent people were taken away, just like that, in the blink of an eye. It was absolutely horrifying. People are still shaken and most of us refuse to even say his name or talk about him. I can't even look at his face. Thank you again, Dr.
I am from Nova Scotia, and the killer drove through my community in his fake cop car that morning, just before he shot the cop. My sister lives near his clinic. It was pretty sad.
God... I"m glad you and your family is okay. I'm from NB and have a good friend in New Glasgow amoung others, so the whole thing was just horrifying... Sending good vibes your way, take care okay?
Car wasn't fake, at least one was sold directly to Wortman by the RCMP through auction. The other cars he had were also decommissioned police cars, none of them were fake.
@@GuruishMike Nobody knows that. You're stating things as certain that you don't even know. First statement from the RCMP said Griffin applied his decals, new paperwork says Wortman did it himself. They're lying because the decals probably weren't even fake. He was an RCMP asset at the very least if he wasn't just a full member at some point. Fake, decommissioned, out-of-commission, out-of-service, retired, police car. They called it many things because they're hiding something and nothing they say is trustworthy. If it was true, it wouldn't change. The man who runs the company that sells the used police cars said they're required to remove the dividers and radio equipment, not the decals.
How horrific! Way too close for comfort. It's like my cousin who lived in the Chi Omega sorority house in Tallahassee, ,Florida when Ted Bundy broke in and killed all those girls. She would have been there that night but she was spending the night with her boyfriend. My uncle said he had never been so grateful she chose to engage in premarital sex!. I don't think he hassled her anymore about it after that event.
Thanks for doing my request Dr. Grande. I was born in Nova Scotia and had years ago travelled thru the communities where the shooting spree took place. So very tragic.
The RCMP missed the bus on this one! Ignored the major red flags,. Much like Rosco in Mayerthorpe, Alberta, which resulted in the murder of four RCMP officers.
@@valerierodger7700 While the hands of the RCMP were tied on a few of the red flags, there were others that they could have and should have done more about, and did not.
@@jarjar0653 it was a really scary time not knowing where he was or where he could be headed. I was with my family at superstore and the drive home 😓 just shook
This story scares me. Because when you think of moving to a small town you hope to move away from big-city violence and drama. Glad to see the palm tree is back. Thanks again for your analysis!
Palm tree? Do you mean the dracaena on the left? It moves around a lot. Dr Grande likes to mess with our minds, lol. Or the plants rearrange themselves... TgT
@@sirdopaminesjournal3292they do but I guess I going on probability. Especially of this magnitude. This story is kind of crazy don't you think? Who expects to be murdered by a man posing as a police officer in Nova Scotia.
Dr. Grande…. Thank you so much for this video. I’m from Nova Scotia and my ex mother in law grew up with her cousin in Ontario, where they had their first children. Lillian Campbell (Hyslop) was the baby girl of her cousin. We were devastated to hear she was killed while out for her walk. It’s hard to imagine the ripple effect from Wortman’s attack. So many people in so many communities lost loved ones.
I'm from Nova Scotia and it hasn't been the same here since. Absolutely heartbreaking and SO many people have been affected. Thank you for covering this- it seems not many do
Great analysis. This man may have been a wannabe police officer, but in my personal opinion, he was pure monster. I know people who have had some of the worst childhood s ,but they don't go around shooting people. Thank you Dr Grande have a great day.
And once again everyone goes on about a terrible childhood....some people have chemical imbalances in their brain..mom and Dad or lack thereof, can't always be responsible for behavior resulting in killing others...maybe if he kills his parents, but usually it's a bad brain....if everyone killed somebody in their life that treated them badly, we'd ALL be dead.
LOL, "pure monster" is not a very helpful description of someone. There are thousands of people who can label as pure monster from a spoilt 2 year old to Hitler or Jack the ripper. You could say Booby Fisher is a pure monster in reference to his chess ability.
As a Canadian, we're collectively still dealing with the failures in the system that allowed this rampage to continue for as long as it did. Great critique Doc as always Doc. Dark but huge thanks. Glad this one didn't come out on Friday as this episode would have not gone down quite so well with the Merlot after a long week wrestling Autism Doc. 👍😉
@@sherunswithscissors Right? I know a woman who he stalked years ago, and she went to the police. But after the shootings the RCMP had no interactions with him they said. I don't believe a word that comes out of their mouths.
I used to work in security and I worked with more than a few “wannabe cops” so I have some experience with that personality type. That’s why I had a strong opinion on George Zimmerman’s murder of Trayvon Martin. I felt like I knew what kind of person Zimmerman was, how he’d conducted himself, and that he had provoked a fight with Martin.
No one else can tell me something so awful, he has a way of getting the facts out there without me having to turn it off. Im so terribly sorry for the victims and families...truly heartbreaking. Thank you Dr. G, for the facts and the ability to retain a sensitivity few are capable of. Love to all of our Canadian friends! ❤
Had no idea there were so many other Scotians on here like myself. Another important point worth mentioning is the amount of criticism the RCMP received for taking so long to inform the public about the details (notably the fake officer)
They spoke with Truro police at 4:30am on April 19th to say Wortman may also be driving his white F-150 truck and NEVER told the public that at all. The truck BTW, has never been accounted for in any of the I.T.Os, warrants or paperwork. They only told the public who he was *at all* about an hour or so before his last victims. They even told Truro police that they didn't need them to block the road/highway, which would have saved Gina Goulet's life for sure. Couldn't even be bothered to save the very last victim. They failed and failed and failed. Pathetic. Those people deserved better. Nova Scotia deserves better.
@@tykenny1249 The Iranians admitted to shooting down a passenger jet "accidentally" quicker than the rcmp admits, ever, to doing anything wrong. It's bad that this comparison is even possible.
We could have used an emergency alert. Oh, the police put out a notice on twitter? Too bad rural areas (where he was ) don't have great internet service
Thank you, Dr. Grande! Thank you for taking up on my suggestion! I have been waiting to hear your take on this case. This is everything I was expecting and more!
We live in a ground level flat about 2 minutes from one of his denture clinics. I remember that morning vividly, nobody had any real idea where he was or where he was headed next. Social media was blowing up with people trying to update each other with whatever little info they had to TRY to keep their families safe, and I remember snuggling my little girl away from any windows and hoping desperately that he wasn’t headed to his denture clinic (or his apartment that he had above). Absolutely the most terrifying day of my life.
This one is more chilling than most of your videos that I've seen. The mixture of random and more targeted killings is, I think, a reason for that feeling.
I am in Nova Scotia and yes it was a hard blow. I was someone who did not know that anything was going on in my town that night. It was unsettling to know that this man was around with no knowledge of it. Unless you were on facebook at the time. RIP all those who lost their lives.
Thanks for this, Dr. G. Very sobering to contemplate for me, as I survived a childhood of bullying and abuse of every sort. I channeled my rage into substance abuse and hard work. I moved to 🇨🇦🙏 where a potentially catastrophic event jolted me into Rehab and Recovery. I've spent 20 years in therapy, and there are many times when my rage threatens to overwhelm me. I'm fortunate to be introspective, very curious and savvy enough to know I was in deep trouble. Yet, I can only imagine Wortman's feeling of disenfranchisement from family and emotions, after that childhood. Perhaps there's something about fabled Canadian politeness, combined with a rural background, uncaring and unknowing family and friends, and an educational dearth of supervision, to blame for this? All I know now is, I benefit from the same system that produces people like the loathsome Bernardo/Homolka, Russell Williams, et al.
I survived childhood abuse and childhood sa. I barly had any family or suport. Never though about hurting anyone. It may be that men are socialised to turn there pain into violanve? As for woman, we are generaly socialised to turn pur pain inward and harm oneself. Anger is not necessarily bad. It is telling you a need is not being met, or something is wrong. But when you are raised to turn your anger into violance, it then becomes destructive. Idk. I'm only 36, and have just got my ptsd into remission. But most woman I know were assaulted as children and then adults. But you don't see us gunning down everyone.
@@iciajay6891 I am a woman dealing with a very abusive situation at work for the last few years, and I deal with a lot of anger and frustration. But I have never turned my rage inward and I don't get depressed. I find that anger, even though it is harmful in the long run, is also helping me survive and keep going until I finish this project, which I need to do. Perhaps men are more prone to externalising because it was helpful back in hunter-gatherer days, as it would drive them to go on and not self-destruct? I'm not an expert, but it is interesting how anger can sometimes help. I wish you well.
I'm from the other side of Canada and I followed this story at the time and kept wanting to wrap my head around it. Thank you for your thoughts. It has helped. Even two years later, I still think about it sometimes.
Thanks for doing this. We're approaching the first year anniversary of the shooting and it's still so raw. It's so hard to understand. Appreciate your time and opinions on the situation.
I've said it before and now again: These police impersonators are not cute. They are not comical. Show me someone with fake police gear, fake police cars, this is a very very dangerous person, every single time.
I've noticed some color coordination lately. As in there is a small plant that's the same color as his shirt 🤩. There was a light green plant in the video where he wore light green. Now there is a tiny purple plant hehe...
Thank you for your decision to look at this case. I drive by his place of business each day and it makes me sick. Despite all of the horror he did, it always leaves me with the question of what on earth happened to make this person so angry, destructive, cruel? I appreciate your perspective, it helps us to heal. Many thanks.
I understand that many shows do their best to sensationalize situations that are already extreme, but some testimony I heard after the fact strongly suggested the police work was not very good. They seemed to have failed to make the public aware that the spree killer was impersonating a police officer. Maybe lives could have been spared.. Either way, this was just a terrible thing to have happened and everyone deserved better that day.
We felt the aftermath of this tragedy for months in my household. My daughter and I drove through that area the day before the shootings started and we live in NB--the next province over. My daughter was terrified and anxious for so long! At 12, she understood the horrific nature of what happened and it made her feel like she couldn't trust ANYONE to keep her safe--because this guy fooled people into thinking he was police and made them feel safe. My heart goes out to all the victims of this horrible crime--the ones he hurt and killed, but also the friends, families and communities--because I know they're all still grieving as well. Thanks Dr Grande!
Imagine working in a place where it's important that everyone work as a team, as police departments often encourage, but then everyone is also psychopathic. Even if they were subclinical, how would they respond to a fellow worker who is overtly pathologically psychopathic? Would they shun him, complain about him or make him a kind of hero/role model?
Dr. Grande, I have a question for you! From a psychologist’s standpoint, do you think it would be a good, precautionary measure to have ALL police officers (current + to be) go through full psychiatric evaluations prior to getting the job in the first place or at least being able to continue the work they already do?
I have often thought that police officers can only handle seeing so much horrific stuff before they reach their breaking point. They are only human. I think that ongoing mental health treatment should be essential.
No, a lot of police officers love seeing the gruesomeness of crimes. It’s exciting for them. Like at the scene of a horrific car crash with dead bodies lying in the street covered with sheets…..you see several officers going and lifting up the sheet to have a look because it’s part of that excitement that they derive from being a police officer. Why would several officers need to be lifting sheets and looking at the dead bodies lying in the road? Because they want to see them . That’s why so many police officers show up at those horrific accidents….because they want to see the dead, mangled bodies. You can watch them on those UA-cam crash scene sites. All of them walk over to each body, lift the sheet and have a look. Really….they need several officers walking around the crash scene viewing dead bodies….really? I thought that was the coroners job. Most cops love the sickening side of crime….they want to see it because it’s exciting for them.
This was a very intense case, I remember it happening! Very sad for all those people who lost their lives. It was horrific. Thanks for you interesting analysis Dr. Grande. As always, you're the best! :)
Thank you for the plug about bullying. while a lot of bullying victims (myself among them) don´t end up going on murdering sprees, there are those where you simply don´t have the support or the temperamenta brakes to put a stop on this type of development. A child who has empathy issues is certainly going to learn that empathy has no place in the world, and when they grow older, innocent people who should never have suffered end up paying the price. Bullying is simply sowing dragon´s teeth. You reap rage.
I followed this case from abroad. It seemed like a never ending nightmare and must have caused great pain and fear. I can only hope that the individuals & communities affected have great resources in place to bring some semblance of normality and peace to their lives. Thankyou for treating this horror with much respect.
Dr. Big, you have the most interesting channel and I have enjoyed every one of your shows... Also, your humor flies right under the radar making it cool. Please consider getting together with rain, wind and thunder and perhaps create another channel for relaxation....your voice calms the senses. Or become a part time hostage negotiator...your voice could calmly convince criminals to give up....all in jest my dear Doctor.... enjoying your channel...continued success my friend.
@@hqcart1 Who cares?.........ME ......and probably millions of other dog lovers, of course I care about the people he killed but I also care about the dogs, if that makes me pathetic then...................."I"M PATHETIC".
What an excellent analysis, and also thought the points you made at the end were so very wise too!! Love the gathering of all your little cactus plants!🌵😊
I love your analysis in this video of sub clinical psychopathy the reasons for spree killing the desire to become a law-enforcement officer and where bullying comes from and its consequences.
Thank you for doing this video. I have a subscriber who's an RCMP & she knew the RCMP officer who was murdered. It was a very difficult time for the RCMP
Wow! He was definitely a wannabe cop! Excellent analysis!! I hope some time you will examine the Jack the Ripper case, and the main suspects😎 Another banger Doc!!
Great analyses lately, doctor....! 👍👍👍 And you are back to your compassionate (and more neutral) mindset. Has something nice taken place in your life lately? I hope so. Like it. 🧡
The RCMP told so many lies after the fact! Lives could have been saved if they had done their job properly. I'm reading a book called 22 Murders by Paul Palango, it's a real eye opener and sheds a lot of light on the case from beginning to end!
I love the lighting situation you've got going on here - it seems that there is an additional (or maybe stronger) light to your right, Dr. Grande? Whatever it is, it looks good - more of a "textured" look (I don't know camera / lighting terminology). Also, I think I've figured something else out - the lighter, cooler colors are definitely the most becoming on you, especially yellow and pink. As always, thank you for your content! :)
Dr Grande is the Bob Ross of psychotherapy ...with his easy going even toned soft voice ....the joy of psychotherapy
Unfortunately, the things he talks about aren't happy accidents
A little bit of blood red...
Lol 😂Yes!
Accurate!
But Dr. Grande has better hair.
My sister was texting me as she and her daughters hid in their basement from this bastard. They were ok, but too many others were not and this has left so many scars. I still can't believe this happened.
He followed behind my boyfriend’s mother car. One of his best friends died in the shooting. This rocked the entire province but even now almost a year after it’s still surreal. Rest In Peace Emily
Heartbreaking tragedy
Sorry to hear that. May her memory be a blessing
It's a terrible tragedy, especially for those at the wrong place at the wrong time. Sending healing prayers from NY.
Healing to you province. That kind of thing leaves scars for many, many decades.
@@truhhhhhhhokIII3 April 19th 2020
As a Canadian this case was horrifying. Every day more bodies were discovered, we had no idea where it was gonna end.
It was terrifying. I had seen the fires from my living room but I had to clue until a full day later my friend had died. I’m glad I had redownloaded Twitter or I would have had no clue it was happening
@@avabenedict4296 I’m so sorry you experienced this. My condolences.
@@avabenedict4296 very sorry for your loss.
And *nothing* has changed. The RCMP still takes no accountability for any failures and only show up when they feel like it. They learned nothing except maybe lie quicker, next time. They let Wortman kill those people. They ignored past complaints, ignored past crimes, ignored current complaints, literally deleted the memo about him being a risk to police with a gun collection, didn't go in when he started shooting, didn't stop him from leaving, didn't block any necessary roads, denied help offers from Truro police. I don't think they could have failed any worse, considering it was the largest spree killing in Canadian history. The horror never left Nova Scotians, not a lot of us, because Wortman may be dead, but the people who helped him get away with this by ignoring their duties at every opportunity, are not, and a lot of people are terrified of them, because they're either not going to help, or they could be responsible for our demise themselves. There's no excuse good enough, they don't deserve the job they're paid to do and we need a provincial police force. The "good ones" hiding in the ranks can join a different force. Most Nova Scotians are done with them.
Sounds like John Gacy
I'm Canadian and when this happened last summer our news media refused to disclose his name when reporting the story. Maybe it was to help prevent retaliation. They basically said it was to prevent him from becoming notorious/famous. I'd never seen that happen before. Today was the first time I learned his name. I've dated a couple of first responders and your analysis of this type of person is right on. Also this video gave me some validation. I had a long-term relationship with someone who fits all of the criteria for psychopathy and APD. Of course I thought that I was the problem and I've never been the same since that relationship ended. At one point my ex started the hiring process for our police department. It all mysteriously came to a grinding halt one day and he wasn't hired. I realize now that he had probably gotten to the psychological testing phase and was rejected for his psychopathic traits. He's been incredibly lucky over the years in terms of not getting caught. Despite committing juvenile crimes, drug dealing, violent fights, public intoxication and being a kleptomaniac he has never been arrested. I don't think he's ever been held accountable for anything illegal he's ever done, or the pain and abuse he has inflicted on the people close to him, particularly women. I was in my early 20s when I was with him, and too naive and trusting to understand or accept what I was dealing with. I mourned this relationship for a very long time despite knowing intellectually that I was lucky to escape him.
@@boosie5501 pretty ass**** comment. Nobody wants to to even be joked at their abusive ex is coming to see them. Pretty bad attempt at humor
They definitely disclosed his name.
Dr.Grande in my opinion is one of the hardest working content creators on Utube !!
Agree, and it's real quality content as well, not silly nonsense thrown together no wonder he is heading towards a million subscribers, he's earned them.
Agreed.
I wholeheartedly agree. He’s a breath of fresh air
Correct!!!! 🤗🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧
I agree, love his videos
Thank you so much for covering this one Dr. Grande. It's believed that he was on his way to Halifax, the province's main city, to kill many more people than he already had. I used to live in the area near one of his denture clinics and he had this giant, creepy, smiling set of model dentures that he had hung up on the side of the building. Local residents had it taken down pretty quickly because people said it felt like it was like he was smiling at them after what he did.
I remember driving by that clinic many years ago, never thought it's owner would turn out to be a spree killer. If the police had not shot him he would no doubt have killed many more innocent people.
I'm a Nova Scotian, and we're still recovering. In that same month we had a few other tragedies, it was so sad how it all happened at once.
I'm so sorry. My heart goes out to you and your community. ❤️
So so sorry!
From NB here, and the whole thing just left us dumbfounded. It was just way too much for everyone at the time... >: sending good vibes your way.
@@valerierodger7700 Yeah, I did my masters in Halifax; things like this just... it feels like it doesn't really happen in the Maritimes, you know? SO when it does, it just shocks you.
I'm in the same town a province over where a shooter took out 4 people, civilians and the first two responding police officers... and it was like, "this just doesn't happen here."
same here, stay strong
Thank you Dr Grande for taking the time to talk about this case. This shook the entire province of Nova Soctia. This just goes to prove that any crime can happen anywhere...even in rural NS Canada. Everybody knows everyone here. Neighbors help each other. And then 23 innocent people were taken away, just like that, in the blink of an eye. It was absolutely horrifying. People are still shaken and most of us refuse to even say his name or talk about him. I can't even look at his face. Thank you again, Dr.
"The kind of investment that pays in dividends of death." What a magnificent turn of phrase.
And so true.
Thanks!
This happened in my home town
Coming up on the one year anniversary
So much loss for so many
Rest In Peace to the 23 victims
Karma
I am from Nova Scotia, and the killer drove through my community in his fake cop car that morning, just before he shot the cop. My sister lives near his clinic. It was pretty sad.
God... I"m glad you and your family is okay. I'm from NB and have a good friend in New Glasgow amoung others, so the whole thing was just horrifying...
Sending good vibes your way, take care okay?
Car wasn't fake, at least one was sold directly to Wortman by the RCMP through auction. The other cars he had were also decommissioned police cars, none of them were fake.
@@mizzfoxx1834 Were they in service as police vehicles at the time? Were the decals real? No.
@@GuruishMike Nobody knows that. You're stating things as certain that you don't even know. First statement from the RCMP said Griffin applied his decals, new paperwork says Wortman did it himself. They're lying because the decals probably weren't even fake. He was an RCMP asset at the very least if he wasn't just a full member at some point. Fake, decommissioned, out-of-commission, out-of-service, retired, police car. They called it many things because they're hiding something and nothing they say is trustworthy. If it was true, it wouldn't change. The man who runs the company that sells the used police cars said they're required to remove the dividers and radio equipment, not the decals.
How horrific! Way too close for comfort. It's like my cousin who lived in the Chi Omega sorority house in Tallahassee, ,Florida when Ted Bundy broke in and killed all those girls. She would have been there that night but she was spending the night with her boyfriend. My uncle said he had never been so grateful she chose to engage in premarital sex!. I don't think he hassled her anymore about it after that event.
Thanks for doing my request Dr. Grande. I was born in Nova Scotia and had years ago travelled thru the communities where the shooting spree took place. So very tragic.
The RCMP missed the bus on this one! Ignored the major red flags,. Much like Rosco in Mayerthorpe, Alberta, which resulted in the murder of four RCMP officers.
Coming up on the one year anniversary. We live around where this took place
@@user-hi6nm9od2l terrible tragedy. Absolutely shocking
@@valerierodger7700 While the hands of the RCMP were tied on a few of the red flags, there were others that they could have and should have done more about, and did not.
@@jarjar0653 it was a really scary time not knowing where he was or where he could be headed. I was with my family at superstore and the drive home 😓 just shook
Terrifying yet story sensitively analysed, Dr G! Horrible story for Canadians - love to all in Canada - everywhere else too, of course! From the UK 🇬🇧
This case really shook Canada, thank you so much for devoting an episode to it
Holy sh*t, this guy needed more than anger management, that's for sure
Was he angry or did he have a plan stockpiling all those police 🚔 cars for his planned event.
Purple definitely suits you, doc! As always, thank you for analyzing yet another very fascinating story!
It’s a particularly nice shade of lavender and it works great on him!
@@bexyrexy Plus that’s my favorite shade of my favorite color! 💜
Yep! Great shirt!
This story scares me. Because when you think of moving to a small town you hope to move away from big-city violence and drama. Glad to see the palm tree is back. Thanks again for your analysis!
Palm tree? Do you mean the dracaena on the left? It moves around a lot. Dr Grande likes to mess with our minds, lol. Or the plants rearrange themselves... TgT
@@tomgcooktown5019 thanks for the update. I wasn't sure what it was called. I'm seeing that he likes to relocate it.
You think small towns don't have violence?
@@sirdopaminesjournal3292they do but I guess I going on probability. Especially of this magnitude. This story is kind of crazy don't you think? Who expects to be murdered by a man posing as a police officer in Nova Scotia.
@@HibiscusHonee *Nova Scotia
Dr. Grande…. Thank you so much for this video. I’m from Nova Scotia and my ex mother in law grew up with her cousin in Ontario, where they had their first children. Lillian Campbell (Hyslop) was the baby girl of her cousin. We were devastated to hear she was killed while out for her walk. It’s hard to imagine the ripple effect from Wortman’s attack. So many people in so many communities lost loved ones.
What a sad case. Your analysis was very well thought out and thorough. I really love how you cover Canadian cases, but all your videos are great!
I'm from Nova Scotia and it hasn't been the same here since. Absolutely heartbreaking and SO many people have been affected. Thank you for covering this- it seems not many do
Great analysis. This man may have been a wannabe police officer, but in my personal opinion, he was pure monster. I know people who have had some of the worst childhood s ,but they don't go around shooting people. Thank you Dr Grande have a great day.
Exactly. I was sa all my childhood. I never went on to hurt anyone. As I have empathy to not put others through what I survived.
@@iciajay6891 I'm so sorry what you went through. I hope life has dealth you a better hand. Love and many happy days for You.
And once again everyone goes on about a terrible childhood....some people have chemical imbalances in their brain..mom and Dad or lack thereof, can't always be responsible for behavior resulting in killing others...maybe if he kills his parents, but usually it's a bad brain....if everyone killed somebody in their life that treated them badly, we'd ALL be dead.
Yeah most kids experience difficult things....but they grow up. They improve, and they can deal with things. Wortman is some kind of a nut.
LOL, "pure monster" is not a very helpful description of someone. There are thousands of people who can label as pure monster from a spoilt 2 year old to Hitler or Jack the ripper. You could say Booby Fisher is a pure monster in reference to his chess ability.
This happened in my home province. Thank you for covering this
As a Canadian, we're collectively still dealing with the failures in the system that allowed this rampage to continue for as long as it did. Great critique Doc as always Doc. Dark but huge thanks. Glad this one didn't come out on Friday as this episode would have not gone down quite so well with the Merlot after a long week wrestling Autism Doc. 👍😉
Who could have any faith in the RCMP after this?
They massively shit the bed i hate the police here
@@GuruishMike - apparently a lot - after this we had to hear about the wonderful job they did.
@@sherunswithscissors Right? I know a woman who he stalked years ago, and she went to the police. But after the shootings the RCMP had no interactions with him they said. I don't believe a word that comes out of their mouths.
It was handled poorly because it never happens there. That's a good thing.
Wow, was going to post a request for this very case. Today. And here it is. Uncanny.
I used to work in security and I worked with more than a few “wannabe cops” so I have some experience with that personality type. That’s why I had a strong opinion on George Zimmerman’s murder of Trayvon Martin. I felt like I knew what kind of person Zimmerman was, how he’d conducted himself, and that he had provoked a fight with Martin.
Thank you for mentioning that travesty of justice. Trayvons story really hurt my heart. I didn't know him, but I wanted justice for him.
No one else can tell me something so awful, he has a way of getting the facts out there without me having to turn it off. Im so terribly sorry for the victims and families...truly heartbreaking. Thank you Dr. G, for the facts and the ability to retain a sensitivity few are capable of. Love to all of our Canadian friends! ❤
I have been waiting for this one. Controversial and rare story. I was wandering what were his issues. Very glad you covered this case.
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I’m daily waiting to watch your video, so honest and fair all the time. Thank you Dr.Grande 🤍
Had no idea there were so many other Scotians on here like myself. Another important point worth mentioning is the amount of criticism the RCMP received for taking so long to inform the public about the details (notably the fake officer)
I thought the same. Best wishes to Canada 🇬🇧
They spoke with Truro police at 4:30am on April 19th to say Wortman may also be driving his white F-150 truck and NEVER told the public that at all. The truck BTW, has never been accounted for in any of the I.T.Os, warrants or paperwork. They only told the public who he was *at all* about an hour or so before his last victims. They even told Truro police that they didn't need them to block the road/highway, which would have saved Gina Goulet's life for sure. Couldn't even be bothered to save the very last victim. They failed and failed and failed. Pathetic. Those people deserved better. Nova Scotia deserves better.
After all that there was no ownership or responsibility taken, not even an apology. But it was an opportunity to go after guns.
@@tykenny1249 The Iranians admitted to shooting down a passenger jet "accidentally" quicker than the rcmp admits, ever, to doing anything wrong. It's bad that this comparison is even possible.
We could have used an emergency alert. Oh, the police put out a notice on twitter? Too bad rural areas (where he was ) don't have great internet service
Thank you, Dr. Grande! Thank you for taking up on my suggestion! I have been waiting to hear your take on this case. This is everything I was expecting and more!
Wow ...That was very good analysis ...Thank you Dr.Grande.
Thank you for doing this. He grew up in the small community where I live and is a bit younger. So sad for everyone he affected and the lives lost.
Thank you for your analysis, Dr. Grande. This case has haunted me since it happened. As you stated in your video, there were many red flags.
We live in a ground level flat about 2 minutes from one of his denture clinics. I remember that morning vividly, nobody had any real idea where he was or where he was headed next. Social media was blowing up with people trying to update each other with whatever little info they had to TRY to keep their families safe, and I remember snuggling my little girl away from any windows and hoping desperately that he wasn’t headed to his denture clinic (or his apartment that he had above). Absolutely the most terrifying day of my life.
Any guy who can put a drill to you is suspect.
I’m imagining a family of little red flags knocking on the door of this man’s house to start their weekly lesson on becoming extreme
excellent video!
This one is more chilling than most of your videos that I've seen. The mixture of random and more targeted killings is, I think, a reason for that feeling.
Great job as usual. I enjoy this channel. I like Dr Grande cadence, dry humor, and exposition
Dr. Grande has the most relaxing voice, I always put his videos on before bed 🌙
Excellent,love your frequent uploads & your unique humor
So happy to hear from the good Doctor Grande.
I am in Nova Scotia and yes it was a hard blow. I was someone who did not know that anything was going on in my town that night. It was unsettling to know that this man was around with no knowledge of it. Unless you were on facebook at the time. RIP all those who lost their lives.
Thanks for this, Dr. G. Very sobering to contemplate for me, as I survived a childhood of bullying and abuse of every sort. I channeled my rage into substance abuse and hard work. I moved to 🇨🇦🙏 where a potentially catastrophic event jolted me into Rehab and Recovery.
I've spent 20 years in therapy, and there are many times when my rage threatens to overwhelm me. I'm fortunate to be introspective, very curious and savvy enough to know I was in deep trouble.
Yet, I can only imagine Wortman's feeling of disenfranchisement from family and emotions, after that childhood.
Perhaps there's something about fabled Canadian politeness, combined with a rural background, uncaring and unknowing family and friends, and an educational dearth of supervision, to blame for this?
All I know now is, I benefit from the same system that produces people like the loathsome Bernardo/Homolka, Russell Williams, et al.
I survived childhood abuse and childhood sa. I barly had any family or suport. Never though about hurting anyone. It may be that men are socialised to turn there pain into violanve? As for woman, we are generaly socialised to turn pur pain inward and harm oneself. Anger is not necessarily bad. It is telling you a need is not being met, or something is wrong. But when you are raised to turn your anger into violance, it then becomes destructive. Idk. I'm only 36, and have just got my ptsd into remission. But most woman I know were assaulted as children and then adults. But you don't see us gunning down everyone.
@@iciajay6891 I am a woman dealing with a very abusive situation at work for the last few years, and I deal with a lot of anger and frustration. But I have never turned my rage inward and I don't get depressed. I find that anger, even though it is harmful in the long run, is also helping me survive and keep going until I finish this project, which I need to do. Perhaps men are more prone to externalising because it was helpful back in hunter-gatherer days, as it would drive them to go on and not self-destruct? I'm not an expert, but it is interesting how anger can sometimes help. I wish you well.
I'm from the other side of Canada and I followed this story at the time and kept wanting to wrap my head around it. Thank you for your thoughts. It has helped. Even two years later, I still think about it sometimes.
Thanks for doing this. We're approaching the first year anniversary of the shooting and it's still so raw. It's so hard to understand. Appreciate your time and opinions on the situation.
Everytime Dr Grande's notification "BELL RINGS AN ANGEL GETS IT'S WINGS"
Very good point about how when bullied, that energy "doesn't just dissipate into the atmosphere".
Oh I’ve not heard anyone but Linda from Its a Crime discuss this case! I’m here for it Dr G!
As a Canadian denturist whom is married to a police officer, this was so hard. I cried a bunch.
Who, not whom.
@@kevin6293 do you really care? Live your life kindly.
@@KarlaJTanner yes, you should care.
Dividends of Death 👀 Dr. Grande gives me chills.
I've said it before and now again: These police impersonators are not cute. They are not comical. Show me someone with fake police gear, fake police cars, this is a very very dangerous person, every single time.
You have taught me a lot, Doc. Thank you!
Thank you for the response. You seem a mellow guy.
Thanks Dr Grande, you went into a lot of detail on your analysis with this one. Much needed. He was a multi- faceted killer.
I've noticed some color coordination lately. As in there is a small plant that's the same color as his shirt 🤩.
There was a light green plant in the video where he wore light green.
Now there is a tiny purple plant hehe...
As an avid Dr Grande shirt Fan, I hadn't noticed that! I will be more observant in future 🇬🇧
Your eyesight is amazing.
The lil plants behind you are so cute
I see the big guy is back 🥰
Right. I agree 😊🌲
Thanks!
Yes, but what about his ear wax?! I know it cant be seen but i am sure it is there. No sorry, i am a stupid weirdo.
Thank you for your decision to look at this case. I drive by his place of business each day and it makes me sick. Despite all of the horror he did, it always leaves me with the question of what on earth happened to make this person so angry, destructive, cruel? I appreciate your perspective, it helps us to heal. Many thanks.
It was a sunny day today, got my video fix, now I feel relaxed. 💚
Nicely presented. Loving the lilac!
I understand that many shows do their best to sensationalize situations that are already extreme, but some testimony I heard after the fact strongly suggested the police work was not very good. They seemed to have failed to make the public aware that the spree killer was impersonating a police officer. Maybe lives could have been spared.. Either way, this was just a terrible thing to have happened and everyone deserved better that day.
@@valerierodger7700 The uniformed police officers shot at a firehall that was being used as a shelter.
Love your shirt. It’s the approximate color of my room when I was a teenager. Thank you so much for your calming demeanor! It’s addictive.
I’m an Aussie, I’ve never heard of this before .. horrific ! Thanks Dr Todd 🙏🏻
Big plant is back 🪴
Lol
I've named him Oscar... LOL
Wooooooooooo!
😂Lol... ✌
@@shayjohnson5830 they're prob a background veiwer. We all are either someone who sees the foreground, midground and background first.
We felt the aftermath of this tragedy for months in my household. My daughter and I drove through that area the day before the shootings started and we live in NB--the next province over. My daughter was terrified and anxious for so long! At 12, she understood the horrific nature of what happened and it made her feel like she couldn't trust ANYONE to keep her safe--because this guy fooled people into thinking he was police and made them feel safe. My heart goes out to all the victims of this horrible crime--the ones he hurt and killed, but also the friends, families and communities--because I know they're all still grieving as well. Thanks Dr Grande!
This was an incredible analysis. I learned more about this case from your video than from all of the news articles I read.
Imagine working in a place where it's important that everyone work as a team, as police departments often encourage, but then everyone is also psychopathic. Even if they were subclinical, how would they respond to a fellow worker who is overtly pathologically psychopathic? Would they shun him, complain about him or make him a kind of hero/role model?
Thank you so much for doing this case!
Dr. Grande, I have a question for you! From a psychologist’s standpoint, do you think it would be a good, precautionary measure to have ALL police officers (current + to be) go through full psychiatric evaluations prior to getting the job in the first place or at least being able to continue the work they already do?
I have often thought that police officers can only handle seeing so much horrific stuff before they reach their breaking point. They are only human. I think that ongoing mental health treatment should be essential.
No, a lot of police officers love seeing the gruesomeness of crimes. It’s exciting for them. Like at the scene of a horrific car crash with dead bodies lying in the street covered with sheets…..you see several officers going and lifting up the sheet to have a look because it’s part of that excitement that they derive from being a police officer. Why would several officers need to be lifting sheets and looking at the dead bodies lying in the road? Because they want to see them . That’s why so many police officers show up at those horrific accidents….because they want to see the dead, mangled bodies. You can watch them on those UA-cam crash scene sites. All of them walk over to each body, lift the sheet and have a look. Really….they need several officers walking around the crash scene viewing dead bodies….really? I thought that was the coroners job. Most cops love the sickening side of crime….they want to see it because it’s exciting for them.
This was a very intense case, I remember it happening! Very sad for all those people who lost their lives. It was horrific. Thanks for you interesting analysis Dr. Grande. As always, you're the best! :)
Thank you for the plug about bullying. while a lot of bullying victims (myself among them) don´t end up going on murdering sprees, there are those where you simply don´t have the support or the temperamenta brakes to put a stop on this type of development. A child who has empathy issues is certainly going to learn that empathy has no place in the world, and when they grow older, innocent people who should never have suffered end up paying the price. Bullying is simply sowing dragon´s teeth. You reap rage.
I followed this case from abroad. It seemed like a never ending nightmare and must have caused great pain and fear. I can only hope that the individuals & communities affected have great resources in place to bring some semblance of normality and peace to their lives. Thankyou for treating this horror with much respect.
Yesss very excited to hear about this case... I'm in the dental field so it was shocking to hear he was a denturist
... VERY NICE SETTING FOR YOUR VIDEO ... RELAXED & WELCOMING ...
Dr Grande we Stan you
Dividends of Death - sounds like a super creepy horror movie about a financial advisor that kills people
Dr. Big, you have the most interesting channel and I have enjoyed every one of your shows... Also, your humor flies right under the radar making it cool. Please consider getting together with rain, wind and thunder and perhaps create another channel for relaxation....your voice calms the senses. Or become a part time hostage negotiator...your voice could calmly convince criminals to give up....all in jest my dear Doctor.... enjoying your channel...continued success my friend.
It's horrific enough that he killed so many innocent people, but he killed two innocent dogs as well, that to me is a whole new level of evil.
You MUST be White. 🙄
@@TomikaKelly Why ?
@@TomikaKelly So?
you are pathetic, who cares about DOGS when he killed so many innocent people???
@@hqcart1 Who cares?.........ME ......and probably millions of other dog lovers, of course I care about the people he killed but I also care about the dogs, if that makes me pathetic then...................."I"M PATHETIC".
Thanks for analyzing this situation. So disconcerting that the flags could be missed many times. Always interested in how to avoid people like this.
You are bang on the money with the red flags Sir 👍
What an excellent analysis, and also thought the points you made at the end were so very wise too!!
Love the gathering of all your little cactus plants!🌵😊
I love your analysis in this video of sub clinical psychopathy the reasons for spree killing the desire to become a law-enforcement officer and where bullying comes from and its consequences.
Great analysis and you perfectly articulated a very powerful point at the end
Thank you for doing this video. I have a subscriber who's an RCMP & she knew the RCMP officer who was murdered. It was a very difficult time for the RCMP
Wow! He was definitely a wannabe cop! Excellent analysis!! I hope some time you will examine the Jack the Ripper case, and the main suspects😎 Another banger Doc!!
Thank you so much for taking on this case. Your ideas are very helpful.
This was a terribly, shocking case. Very unfortunate. I see what was missing, has now returned, very nice. Thank you for the video. 🌴💮🌿
Awe, your plants keep getting better. Love it! 😀
Great analyses lately, doctor....! 👍👍👍 And you are back to your compassionate (and more neutral) mindset. Has something nice taken place in your life lately? I hope so. Like it. 🧡
The purple plants at the back is my favorite!
Also great video again. Always look forward to new uploads
I remember when this happened. This magnitude of multiple homicide doesn't happen that often here in Canada. It rocked the country. Just terrifying.
Good video Dr. Grande.
Yeah, Oscar the Yucca is back! Guess he was out doing research for your next show :)
Wow! Didn’t know this. Definitely interesting and kinda scary info.
Great video, as usual 🙂 Thanks for covering this case, very interesting and informative 👊🏻👏🏻
Dr. G:
I think his house is where Red Flags go to be trained. You out did yourself with that one Doc!
The RCMP told so many lies after the fact! Lives could have been saved if they had done their job properly. I'm reading a book called 22 Murders by Paul Palango, it's a real eye opener and sheds a lot of light on the case from beginning to end!
I enjoy your analysis.
Your model perfectly explains Wortman, thank you. He is definitely someone I would have not got on well with and avoided.
Dr Grande thank you for your insightful and informative thoughts. Always appreciated!☺And I am in love with the plant arrangement today! 😍💚💚
I love the lighting situation you've got going on here - it seems that there is an additional (or maybe stronger) light to your right, Dr. Grande? Whatever it is, it looks good - more of a "textured" look (I don't know camera / lighting terminology). Also, I think I've figured something else out - the lighter, cooler colors are definitely the most becoming on you, especially yellow and pink. As always, thank you for your content! :)