Simon I don't know if you're reading this but I wanted to let you know Pedro López is Still alive, he moved to Spain and played some football was world reknown and now he's a coach.
Simon cutting in a clip in the beginning of a CC to announce that the antagonist recently died, then ripping a fat stogie, is the funniest possible thing a true crime show could do.
Somewhat surreal getting a thanks from Simon. I’ve probably averaged listening to somewhere between 1-2 hours every weekday of works from the Whistlerverse for the last 3 years, and way more than that on weekends, that’s well over 1000 hours, probably getting closer to 2000 at this point. That makes that 500 dollar donation between 1 and 2 quarters per hour of entertainment (with a few extra pennies here). Hard to beat 🤷♂️. Thanks for the hard work, and all the effort you and your team put into this.
I think Simon talking about his love for his children and sweet moments with them is very important to include in a story like this. It reminds us that the monster is the outlier and the loving, caring, attentive parent is the norm.
One of the reasons I prefer this true crime channel. It gives a sense of security, if that makes sense. Yes, the world is scary, but here is one dad who would give everything for those he loves. And he isn't alone.
The cut in of Simon gleefully annouccing the dudes death and smoke a bloody well earned cigar is....quite great. Especially after the Watts family episode was clearly just...so difficult to get through. This feels like a well earned 'Fuck, and i mean this, THAT GUY'
@@RazalasTrebla I can give up drinking/drugs/smoking anytime I want….. Dude, it was sarcasm, a funny observation. Many times on his videos you will see a comment that is around him aiming for the Guinness world record for videos/channels, etc
i understand why you don't like talking about your children right next to stories like this but that story about your daughter & you hugging to sleep was so adorable and really helps gives us listeners a break & remind of us of the good in the world while listening to the bad of the world. so thank you.
One of the most heartbreaking aspects of this case and others like it: those children were literally helpless, no adults, no authorities, no parents to protect them, nor could they go to anyone after abuse and assault, they had no options, no hope, no help of any kind, and there were 10's of thousands of them.
Simon, when you talk about how much you and your kids love each other, it is so sweet and wholesome. It always warms my heart that, despite all the terrible things that go on in this world, there’s still love and lots of beautiful things in it too. It’s just the right amount of levity we need for something as dark as what you talk about on this channel.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do an episode on BARNEY CURLEY, I've been commeting for months on this and he's amazing cause there's no murder or death, he fixed the biggest horse racing fixture in irish history to mention a few things and he has a happy ending of creating a charity that still survives to this day so Simon can live happily!!!
As a Colombian born in the 90s, I feel very lucky to have been adopted into an international family at birth, but I've returned on vacation twice, and it's so much better than it was in the 90s, and has been getting steadily nicer and more safe over the course of my life.
I did some training with the Columbian Army Lancers, when I was in the US Navy, back in the early 2000s. Even 20 years ago, Columbia was still a fairly rough place. It's quite impressive how far they've come since then.
My friend's mom was a teacher in Bogota in the 80s and 90s. They had to flee to the US when he (my friend) was 6 or so, ending up in NYC around 1995. They love visiting family now, but they spent years terrified of being targets just because she worked in education.
@@SkunkApe407 oh yeah, I remember going back for the first time in 2002. My parents said it was a lot better than when they got me in the 90s, but it was a pretty eye opening experience for me seeing how rough a lot of it was. Dad told me it was a good sign when we saw an army truck rolling down a main street in Bogotá just trying to get somewhere, because the fact they felt safe to be rolling through such a public place in a clearly marked army vehicle was completely different to their experience in the mid 90s. I later went back in 2010 and it just felt like any normal modern city. We went to Cartagena too, which my first time seeing outside of Bogotá amd it was great! Sorry, I just felt like reminiscing haha
I'm from Medellin, born 1998, and growing up it was always so surreal when adults would talk about their childhoods or teenage years "Oh yeah the river was literally red from corpses" "Oh yeah, all my childhood friends died horribly" "Ah right, your mom lived near a police station so all the windows were taped and sealed so the glass wouldn't hurt us in case someone blew it up" I have never met a single person older than 35 who doesn't have a story about "That time I almost died but miraculously decided to leave that place before the bomb went off". They are all so casual about it too, and it's like "Oh yeah blood and violence, a normal day back then, no big deal" And I'm always like, EXCUSE ME????? THIS CITY WAS LIKE *WHAT*?!?!?!?
@@Rynamony the Escobar Brothers definitely did a number on that city. What it is now is a far cry from back then. I'm from Florida, so what happened in Medellin was front page news here. Your city's recovery is truly a beautiful thing. I'm glad it has improved so much that you can't fathom it being like that today.
Your children will trust you when you show them they can trust you. If your child calls you at 2 AM and needs a ride home because her and her friends are all drunk and she was supposed to be studying or something, you go get your kid and don't lose your temper on them. You wait until the next morning to have a calm discussion about their behavior. Show your kids that their safety is your number one concern, not your control over them. I think you will be fine, Simon. You and your wife sound like kind, understanding, and patient parents to me.
Thats the example I've given both of my kids (and their friends) who are now grown. I don't care the reason or the time but ring me. I may be a little grumpy at 2:00 in the morning and you may be in a little trouble the next day but you'll be alive to get grumpy back at me 💜 The good part is they never had to ring, the sad part is two of their friends did have to call me because they were to scared to call there own parent. One was only 12 yrs old and had simply missed the last bus home in a rural area, the other was 15 hiding in a shed to stay away from 3 much older boys who wanted to party ! It takes a village people and ALL kids should have someone they can rely on 😡
Yeah. I talk to my dad about everything. Not only because I naturally tend to overshare regardless of who I'm talking to (yay, autism spectrum). Dad talked to me like I was an adult. He even talked to me about things that troubled him, often to explain why he's in a bad mood and that he isn't necessarily angry at *me.* I learned later that he worried that he was putting too much on me but also wanted to reassure me and he has the same trouble knowing how much is too much as I do. I just felt honored that he trusted me. I felt like I was helping him work through things while he helped me understand how people work. I felt that if he could share these things with me, then I could share anything with him.
@@brigidtheirish That is awesome. My daughter is on the spectrum also and she always felt like she could come to me w/ anything. She's an adult now and we are still close. I was always as truthful as possible, showed her that I trusted her, and respected her privacy so she in turn does the same for me. I think kids are smarter than we give them credit for.
@@Alliebaba7782 As my youngest sister often says, "Kid's aren't stupid, they just lack experience." That's so great you can have that relationship with your daughter. For me, Dad was one of the few *people,* adult or otherwise, who didn't talk down to me or like I was trouble waiting to happen. Mom was good, too, but she was also barely conscious for the first several years of my life because she was *dying* and doctors wouldn't give her the time of day. She got better, but a lot of the early bonding never happened. I feel kinda bad about that, because she did the absolute best she could under the circumstances and she's even *apologized* for not being a better mom when there really wasn't much else she could've done without killing herself faster. But it's also kinda funny because my first instinct when dealing with 'feminine problems' was to go to *Dad.* He was *not* comfortable. Not because of the subject so much, but because he didn't have any experiential knowledge and thus felt like he couldn't help. So he suggested I "consult an expert."
Ive heard so many parents say theyd leave their kids in an unsafe space to teach them a lesson...like NO. thats how you end up losing your kid, if not in a horrible way like kidnap and murder than you lose them emotionally when they no longer trust you and cut ties. My parents made sure we could always call them, even in the early hours of the morning if something was wrong, my dad would drive to pick me up from somewhere if i no longer felt safe etc. As an adult i still call my parents when i travel and tell them exactly where i am and who im with.
Ah, Luis Garavito and Pedro López, both Colombians and the two most prolific serial killers of all time (barring special cases like medical professionals, ie. Harold Shipman). The 80s and 90s were a wretched time to be a child in and around Colombia...
I was a child at that time and place. The worst that I experienced was dodging advances by older men predators. I was very close to be S.A. multiple times but my dad having been badly abused as a child, taught us how to identify and escape those situations. But it was still hard, because the permissiveness and silence around it. I know Garavito has no excuse, but I still can see how his own abuse when he was a child was part of his development into a serial killer. The other almost as bad terror growing up, came from school. The bullying was a nightmare, it scarred me badly. And the last thing was the car bombs and random shootings. I survived 2 car bombs, one of them I was next to it in the building and it knocked me out, I woke up to glass shattered in the shopping mall.
@@Greetings-r6fdid your father see Escobar more as the hometown folk hero/philanthropist who funded the community or the Colombian billionaire mastermind who had thousands of people killed for the benefit of his intercontinental drug empire? I only ask bc I know that Colombians have more nuanced opinions about him & his legacy
No no we need the wholesome stories of your kiddos in the middle!! It's beautiful, you sound like such a wonderful dad and it's lovely to hear the love in your voice when you share things about them.
Dude, Simon and team. You never ask for super thanks and your team creates top notch content, so I was happy to give! People forget that all this content is FREE on UA-cam (not including the Premium subs) and creators are at the mercy of algorithms and crappy ad-sense. I'm happy to help out to keep this content common. Thanks again Simon and team!
As someone who can only afford to subscribe to youtube premium to help all my fave content creators, thank you for giving extra. someday when i can i will be doing the same!
I find Simon’s tangents about his children refreshing in this horror story that only reality could come up with. The moments of sweetness is a palate cleanser while at the same time hammering home that this monster stole the lives of the most innocent among us.
Simon, those of us who are parents/grandparents deeply appreciate that you habe a family to ahare such sweet moments with, a home base of normal human interaction to bring you back from these darkest precipices. This was, IMO, the worst episode. Notnonly for the crimes and the ages of the monster's victims, bit also for the failure of the Columbiam judicial system to arrange permanent custody of the beast. Normally, i feel terrible for anyonensuffering cancer as it is the disease i watched steal my dad's life. I cant say i felt anything but a huge sense of relief and certainty that lives were saved with his passing. RIP little ones and families.
Simon seems genuinely surprised that we would do a “Super Thanks”. You and your team continually bring us high quality content for free. For those of us who can afford it - It’s the least we can do
I am so excited/sad Simon finally covered this one! Since my step-mom and step-grandma are from Colombia and when I was telling them about Pedro Lopez, they acted like they didn't really know about him or heard about him. But they kept mentioning someone way worse named Luis Garavito and how his name lives in infamy for being the worse serial killer of children. So, I am kind of happy and sad to finally hear more about him and see how this guy is worse than Pedro Lopez, at least in my Colombian family members eyes.
I am just starting the episode but I have to comment since this was the one I was hoping they would do. I am sorry Simon if this one is rough on you but I really wanted to hear you and your writer's take on this case. Thank you so much Simon and David!
Dying from cancer is actually extremely painful. If he got treatment during his time there, he still would have been extremely sick, weak, and in pain the whole time. So there’s a slight silver lining there.
These are the kinds of cases the death penalty was made for. The public should not have to live in feason.r of these monsters being released from prison
@@TinyStar-oz3bo Also life in prison, there's good practical reasons to not have a death penalty but the fact they don't have life in prison is insane to me.
Future Simon's not even having the patience to wait until the end of the video to let us know that our baddie had not only died, but died of cancer, all while smoking a fat cigar? Peak Simon Whistler attitude.
Hell yes, I was sure he wasn't going to do this case but he did. I like that he's able to finally have a criminal's case he detests as much as Pedro Lopez. all these other cases that were similarly brutal like Andrei Chikatilo, Javad Iqbal, Albert Fish, etc. all did a number on him but THIS? He's gonna be devastated
I'm so glad Simon has examined his health (and taken it seriously). Please continue this. Whether lifestyle and/or channels, taking it seriously means a lot to your kids, please reach their wedding or graduation, or Any Milestone. Or even a birthday. Speaking from experience.
The writers are all in the basement and they shove things up through holes they've made in the floor to make Simon trip or stub his toe, it's the only way they can fight back
I love all the writers on Casual Criminalist; nothing is casual about their writing, and all of them are CRIMINALLY underrated (sorry, I HAD to made a "dad joke" today). But genuinely; they each have their own "voice" with their writing styles, and they always inspire me to continue my own writing pursuits. I'm a humble fanfic writer though, nothin' to see here. Ya'll keep up the good work (has Simon added any additional space in basement yet? He ought to!)
Simon thank you for sharing the story of that beautiful moment with your daughter. I was just about to stop watching but your timing was perfect. It does make it easier to listen to the horror of this deeply damaged soul when reminded there are loving caring parents. Will probably have to watch in parts.
don't have the money, but I started to watch it over the phone. This team does such a good job with all of his channels, they are worth every second the ads take (compared to the comfort of watching ad-free music playlists that got more than enough ad watchtime before I installed the blockers on pc)
weird how every other video he has ever made, Simon reads a full script and by the time he's done has no idea what he has read. but when it comes to child murders he is invested and actually takes it in like his life depends on it. I can relate, having kids myself.
Simon, please continue with the little tangents about you and your children. It is always a relief and so touching in the middle of the horrors of the stories you're reading. a sort of bringing back to "there is good in the world" which is so important to remember. When you mentioned your little daughter saying "I love you Dad" I actually went "aw, what a magical moment". We cannot save all of the children in the world but we certainly can do our utmost best to provide a safe and loving environment for the children in our care and entourage. I don't wish harm on anyone, but someone like the monster in this video should never be let out in society. He really needs to be in a high security mental institution because there is something terrifyingly wrong with someone who is capable of doing what he did. No matter what he says, no matter how he behaves, he is still the same person and still potentially capable of doing what he did all over again. I also agree that it is one thing to understand that a person has had a traumatic and damaging childhood, but it is quite another to use it as an explanation for their horrific behaviour. There are plenty of people out there who suffered traumatic and damaging childhoods who never harmed anyone, ever; and there are plenty of people who had 'normal' childhoods and who grew up to commit crimes and do horrific things to other people. Humans are complicated.
i once told a bf ( mental health/addictions nurse) that alcoholism and addiction runs in my family, and he told me that when people say that he hears "family history of untreated mental health problems" meaning its all been attempts at self medicating
Well that is a really terrible assumption to make. A lot of people self medicate, but some people have a genetic predisposition to addiction. It is important to go in with an open mind and check all your bases. >.>
Yay! A new video! Thank you for making these videos, no matter what themes are presented. What happened to Callum, it was ages ago since I saw anything from him.
@@ace.l.woh! I didn't know that was happening at all! And also that there is a reddit commenting on the subject. It's sad that Callum seems to have ghosted Simon, I like the way he wrote things.
Listening to Simon share his surprise at people just sending him money!! 😂❤ I watch YT constantly. So many creators push the "super thanks!". Thank you for not constantly p1mping yourself out for our $2!
Thank you. I'm disabled and can't afford to donate, but I wish I could. I'm so happy some people can, because I don't like creators being obliged to dance to UA-cam's annoying little "lets keep cater to advertisers way more than to content creators OR the viewers!" song and dance.
My grandfather was raised Pentecostal, and to put it lightly he was a bit of a functional psychopath. I remember running for safety anytime we heard the sound of his belt cracking, and my parents refused to let me stay unsupervised because he’d keep loaded firearms around the house, and at one point my father came across me and my cousins playing with one of his revolvers. In an effort to “train” his children for emergencies, he would (at random) chase my mother and her younger siblings around the house with a blowtorch. We’re very lucky we don’t have a serial killer in the family
Holy shit. I hope you and your family are okay, and that your mother and her siblings have been able to heal some from living with him their whole childhood.
Whistle - you tell as many happy/sweet/adorable stories as you can through absolute monster stories like these. They lift you up a bit - and me. And others im sure, we _need_ our FactBoi head healthy and comforted by little pleasures. Great writing, sick but brilliant. Look after your head too, Dave. Fucking hell, i actually didnt think id see Simon read something akin to Lopez. Didnt think anyone existed on that level except for Pedro.
I know you don't like bringing up your kids on these really chilling episodes, but it actually is very heartwarming. I enjoy listening to true crime but it is bewildering sometimes and hearing about one of your kids doing something precious just makes it easier to stomach the bitter reality that we learn about.
Simon, you sharing how much you love your children provides an emotional break from the horrors of stories like this. Never stop being such a loving father.
I'm Colombian, it's gotten way better, I was born on 96 so I never really experienced all these horrors, it's still not good, but I like living here, Bogotá is awesome
You talking about your kids actually makes me feel a bit less horrified, its like a small reminder in the moment that this isn't every father, these are lunatics that bastardize precious moments of innocence that is an adult but ESPECIALLY a guardian's responsibility to protect and up hold. It's something to be treasured and monsters like these are the outliers, not the standard. Little rays of sunshine to combat such a dark moment of reality. That said I totally get that on a personal level it can feel like a traumatizing comparison to be making because of how precious those moments of love are
I am 11 minutes in, and I'm getting a drink and celebrating eye cancer in that man. But I'm going to need to drink through this one. As an American throw-away child (something I'm feeling better about now, and no one worries, it was over 30 years ago), I want to know their stories.
I technically also have eye cancer (a nasty wee tumor, just not the kind that will kill me) and I fucking CACKLED when I heard that bit. Sometimes karma has a sense of humor.
@@o.mcneely4424 just so you know, I don't normally celebrate cancer. 🙃 I hope yours goes into full remission and that you are not in pain. I'm glad you were able to laugh, and really, I do hope for all good health for you.
@kreiner1 Oh I understood, don’t worry. And as for my own condition, well…WARNING FOR MEDICAL TALK, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED, THIS IS THE WARNING. I have something called a choroidal osteoma, which is a bony tumor growing inside my eye, with accompanying neovascularization around it (new blood vessels trying to isolate the intruding tumor). They grow very slowly and are absolutely non lethal, but as they are, y’know, INSIDE THE EYE, it’s not great; I have to get routine injections of Avastin inside my eye to manage the fluid buildup pressing on my ocular nerve (yes, I’m awake and watching the procedure). While they’re the drastic opposite of fun and the procedures will have to go on for the foreseeable future (unless the tumor breaks apart, then my vision is fucked anyway), it allows me to see pretty well. But I truly hope that this guy’s variation is the kind that just rots everything and hurts a lot.
Finally seeing Simon casually smoking a cigar after hearing him mention multiple times how much he likes them is bizarre but charming. I feel like I've just bumped into him at the pub or something. I'm also smoking as I watch this, but my stuff is more green in colour.
Simon.... Idk if you ever see these but the fact thet these stories still give you the same horror amd sadness speaks so much to your character but i hope youre taking care of yourself. I love watching these but im not going to lie i can tell these are taking a toll and i personally wouldnt blame you if you needed a break. I love you man.
Thanks for the Sheath promotion Simon! I ordered them for my husband based on your recommendation. He thought they were bonkers when he first saw them but now they're all he'll wear. No more cheap boxers for him at Christmas😫😫😫
Talking to your kids about predators: I HIGHLY recommend books like “Consent for Kids” and “Yes! No! A First Conversation About Consent.” They’re so important and use easy explanations about bodily autonomy and analogies about things like tickling as demonstrations. If anyone else is genuinely trying to figure out how to talk to your kids about safety without paralyzing them with fear- books and UA-cam are your friends. Hundreds of resources out there for parents to go over with kids. There’s ones on internet safety, there’s a fantastic video that’s probably best for pre-teen or teens that uses a tea analogy (“If someone says they’d like you to make them some tea and then they fall asleep, they don’t want tea anymore,” etc). And there’s even tons of books directly for parents about how and when to approach different aspects of this stuff, complete with up-to-date resources. Best wishes to all parents out there; and especially to Simon for clearly being an incredible parent despite admitting his struggles with frustration etc at times. Also the fact that he admits so readily how easily his kids melt his heart? Fantastic example for his son & any other person (especially men) out there who thinks they shouldn’t be showing affection
Just wanted to say that hearing stories about Simon's kids during these kinds of episodes helps me remember that there ARE good parents out there who genuinely love their kids.
I'm at that time of the month where my emotions are very intense and I legitimately teared up at the sweet story of your daughter spontaneously telling you she loves you in the middle of the night 🥹
My father was a bully and was not affectionate at all. I love hearing about your relationship with your kids and about how openly affectionate you are with them.
If anyone ever visits Colombia and has some spare room in their suitcase, they’re always in need of baby formula donations! Plus, nobody questions bringing white powder INTO Colombia! Also, for folks considering a gap year or year abroad, Cabildo Verde is an animal rescue NGO always searching for more volunteers and employees! They offer some housing options on site there as well.
Simon, my drinking didn't bother me at all either, and I'm actually one of those folks that's physiologically immune to hangovers. Then, within the span of less than two years of starting to have a drink daily and getting tipsy once a week, it escalated to me having a 98% chance of dying of multiorgan failure at 25 years old within a weekend. I'm extremely fortunate that I was very fit and everything else about me was immaculately healthy due to being hella active and a healthy vegetarian, because that was the only way I was given a chance to try to recover to even be placed on a liver transplant list after being mainly unconscious or in agony for the next few years. Alcohol is acceptable in moderation, but never forget that it is a poison, and it absolutely comes with a cost. It builds up in your system, and even if it doesn't outright kill you it aggravates everything else and does cause irreparable brain damage that you don't notice until it's too late. If you care about your family, then you'll actually take care of yourself to be there for them in the long-term.
Word. Having slight withdrawl is already a bad sign. I mean alcohol is one of the most dangerous drugs around, up there with Heroin and Benzodiazepines
I grow up in Colombia and I find it really interesting that I had to think about it when Simon said they are called disposable it sound so harsh... While in Spanish I have never gave it a second thought...
I wasn’t listening well enough and when I tuned back in, Simon was smoking a cigar and talking about eye cancer, and I was extremely confused as to what sponsor this segment was for lmao
I love this podcast! I found you guys by accident when you did your first episode, Simon. Keep up the good work Fact Boy and all your awesome writers and editors!
Hi Simon! Hope you didn't hurt your toe too badly. I'll never forget the time I was playing tag with my cat, came racing round a corner into my bedroom, and thwacked my toe on my vanity. (Um, I thought one was supposed to be punished FOR one's vanity, not BY the vanity, but I digress). OUCH! I still remember it years later, not least because my Mom called a few moments later and I was trying not to swear over the phone. Also, thank you for both these episodes (I like David's writing too) and the family tangents.
A note on him not being caught- the police in Colombia had their hands full between 1980 and 1999; the country was caught up in repeated civil wars between the government, right and left wing Paramilitary groups, and 3 large cocaine cartels. An unfortunate fact of the world is that countries suffering civil strife or catastrophic natural disasters are playgrounds for child traffickers and other amoral people, as authorities are permanently distracted.
"City of God" and "Bus 174" are very similar stories about children in Brazil. The 90s were particularly hard in that region. We had quite a few kids in my schools in SoCal that were refugees from FARC and such.
I remember growing up in 90’s Colombia. Didn’t know this dude was the reason my mother would always massively panic if I didn’t answer when she called for me. Even after we moved to the US I remember one time my phone was dead and my mom had been calling me to know where I was, when she got home and saw I was ok she proceeded to faint in our doorway. Also, I remember the documentary one of the national news channels did on the children living in El Cartucho. That will probably always stay with me.
If this helps you at all, there was a serial killer who worked a lot like the punisher. Pedro Rodrigues Filho killed an entire street gang after they murdered his pregnant girlfriend, and in prison went on to murder several more notorious serial killers and other violent criminals. He has a podcast now lmao
Simon long time listen to the show and it’s been fantastic for me thank you so much for the content! But first comment and main reason for it absolutely love the cigar intro this needs to be more often! Show us how you feel post episode first and then get into it! Class as always 🎉
You don’t need to be smart to be manipulative, a lot of manipulative people don’t care that they don’t keep their story straight. That’s where gaslighting comes in. Some people are excellent at reading other’s emotions and if they happen to also be predators, then you’re bucked. This episode.. uuuugh. Excellent writing David and Simon you did really make me laugh. Fuck that guy
Agreed. Also, there's a difference between being educated and being smart, and it seems that this guy was pretty smart, even if he only got a 5th grade level education.
@@curiousKuro16 I love how people regard education as a pinnacle of learning or something and not as a benchmark like it should be regarded as. State education, in most countries, is just to get you to a base level of understanding. Higher education is to get you to critically think or to specialise into certain things you are interested in or needed for your future career. However, whatever the case and how ever many degrees, PHDs, MDs you achieve, PRACTICAL experience trumps everything.
I'm glad you finally covered him. I actually mentioned that you should several months ago. I was looking at Wikipedia's list of most prolific serial killers and saw his name at the top. Like you, Simon, I'd never heard of him. I thought that was strange so I Googled him. For whatever reason, there are almost no videos about him on the internet. I'd like to think David saw my comment and it led to him writing this script.
44:17 As a child, Brain Boy, I received the worst of both worlds, when I was dragged to a Catholic revival thing...The people were all doing that craziness...the laying of hands, speaking in tongues, all of that sh*t. I was a bit of a wise guy in my youth, so, being all of maybe twelve years old, I decided to play along, and to give them what they wanted. So... When the priest put his hands on my head and started praying or whatever he was doing to everyone... I started babbling and pretending to be smitten, or whatever the f*k it was they were supposedly doing, shaking and shivering until I was sure that I had gone far enough; and, not wanting to overplay my little role I pretended to pass out. As I did, some people caught me and lowered me to the floor, where I continued to shake for a while...from the laughter that was racking my body. All the while, though, I was unable to show even the slightest bit of my internal hilarity, lest they discover my charade. I got up after about a minute...Who knows, maybe it was a little more, maybe it was a little less...and I slowly returned to my seat, feigning being in a daze. On the inside, though, I was in stitches. But I'll tell you one thing, Brain Boy: Everyone in the seats was just So proud of me...lol What a bunch of nutbags... In my opinion. 😆
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We need the king von episode
You're amazing Simón!😊😊😊😊
Simon the book link isnt in description
Simon I don't know if you're reading this but I wanted to let you know Pedro López is Still alive, he moved to Spain and played some football was world reknown and now he's a coach.
Simon, I think you forgot about the link to david's book!
Simon cutting in a clip in the beginning of a CC to announce that the antagonist recently died, then ripping a fat stogie, is the funniest possible thing a true crime show could do.
"Fuck that guy!" ~ Simon Whistler 😂😂😂
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What a fuckin chad
Agreed!
I just finished the CC section of the video; am I going to need a drink after this?
Somewhat surreal getting a thanks from Simon. I’ve probably averaged listening to somewhere between 1-2 hours every weekday of works from the Whistlerverse for the last 3 years, and way more than that on weekends, that’s well over 1000 hours, probably getting closer to 2000 at this point. That makes that 500 dollar donation between 1 and 2 quarters per hour of entertainment (with a few extra pennies here). Hard to beat 🤷♂️. Thanks for the hard work, and all the effort you and your team put into this.
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As Simon said, what a legend.
now that you mention it, this IS cheap entertainment! 🍻
Simon was right; what a lovely legend you are. Glad you’re part of our whistleverse because you make it a better place.
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I think Simon talking about his love for his children and sweet moments with them is very important to include in a story like this. It reminds us that the monster is the outlier and the loving, caring, attentive parent is the norm.
Great observation. Well said.
Exactly
One of the reasons I prefer this true crime channel. It gives a sense of security, if that makes sense.
Yes, the world is scary, but here is one dad who would give everything for those he loves.
And he isn't alone.
Honestly, those tangents are part of what makes me recommend this channel so much.
Right! It's so sweet!
I always love it when Simon talks about his family. This world needs more men who love their children and spouse
THIS
Indeed.
🤢🤮
Not coincidentally at all, the world also needs more spouses who love their men.
@@CashelOConnollyit's ok to be open with your emotions. If someone makes fun of you here I will punch them for you :)
The cut in of Simon gleefully annouccing the dudes death and smoke a bloody well earned cigar is....quite great. Especially after the Watts family episode was clearly just...so difficult to get through. This feels like a well earned 'Fuck, and i mean this, THAT GUY'
My stomach turns every time I hear that bastard’s name
What a giant shame!
There will likely be quite the problem if/when he is released, for the sniping angles.
@@PaulWebsterLincoln when who is released? he's DEAD. the only thing released is a big collective sigh or relief from everyone who wanted him dead
@@PaulWebsterLincolnnot possible. Garavito is dead. He died in a hospital
Simon: “I don’t have any addictions…….”
Everyone: “Ummmm, how many UA-cam channels do you have now?”
So he has a money addiction?
He can stop making new channels anytime he wants 😂
@@RazalasTrebla I can give up drinking/drugs/smoking anytime I want…..
Dude, it was sarcasm, a funny observation. Many times on his videos you will see a comment that is around him aiming for the Guinness world record for videos/channels, etc
@@nqgamer Dude, he knows its sarcasm....
That's why he's saying exactly what addicts say about their additions
@Timeless_Tales_Show
"Gimme a math problem man.... just one" 😆 🤣
i understand why you don't like talking about your children right next to stories like this but that story about your daughter & you hugging to sleep was so adorable and really helps gives us listeners a break & remind of us of the good in the world while listening to the bad of the world. so thank you.
I was going to comment this too!
One of the most heartbreaking aspects of this case and others like it: those children were literally helpless, no adults, no authorities, no parents to protect them, nor could they go to anyone after abuse and assault, they had no options, no hope, no help of any kind, and there were 10's of thousands of them.
Simon, when you talk about how much you and your kids love each other, it is so sweet and wholesome. It always warms my heart that, despite all the terrible things that go on in this world, there’s still love and lots of beautiful things in it too. It’s just the right amount of levity we need for something as dark as what you talk about on this channel.
It’s cringe
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do an episode on BARNEY CURLEY, I've been commeting for months on this and he's amazing cause there's no murder or death, he fixed the biggest horse racing fixture in irish history to mention a few things and he has a happy ending of creating a charity that still survives to this day so Simon can live happily!!!
I second this request pls
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This sounds intriguing!
I feel like Simon could use this kind of break in content, and to show that we all still watch his videos ... murder or not.
As a Colombian born in the 90s, I feel very lucky to have been adopted into an international family at birth, but I've returned on vacation twice, and it's so much better than it was in the 90s, and has been getting steadily nicer and more safe over the course of my life.
I did some training with the Columbian Army Lancers, when I was in the US Navy, back in the early 2000s. Even 20 years ago, Columbia was still a fairly rough place. It's quite impressive how far they've come since then.
My friend's mom was a teacher in Bogota in the 80s and 90s. They had to flee to the US when he (my friend) was 6 or so, ending up in NYC around 1995. They love visiting family now, but they spent years terrified of being targets just because she worked in education.
@@SkunkApe407 oh yeah, I remember going back for the first time in 2002. My parents said it was a lot better than when they got me in the 90s, but it was a pretty eye opening experience for me seeing how rough a lot of it was. Dad told me it was a good sign when we saw an army truck rolling down a main street in Bogotá just trying to get somewhere, because the fact they felt safe to be rolling through such a public place in a clearly marked army vehicle was completely different to their experience in the mid 90s. I later went back in 2010 and it just felt like any normal modern city. We went to Cartagena too, which my first time seeing outside of Bogotá amd it was great! Sorry, I just felt like reminiscing haha
I'm from Medellin, born 1998, and growing up it was always so surreal when adults would talk about their childhoods or teenage years "Oh yeah the river was literally red from corpses" "Oh yeah, all my childhood friends died horribly" "Ah right, your mom lived near a police station so all the windows were taped and sealed so the glass wouldn't hurt us in case someone blew it up" I have never met a single person older than 35 who doesn't have a story about "That time I almost died but miraculously decided to leave that place before the bomb went off". They are all so casual about it too, and it's like "Oh yeah blood and violence, a normal day back then, no big deal" And I'm always like, EXCUSE ME????? THIS CITY WAS LIKE *WHAT*?!?!?!?
@@Rynamony the Escobar Brothers definitely did a number on that city. What it is now is a far cry from back then. I'm from Florida, so what happened in Medellin was front page news here. Your city's recovery is truly a beautiful thing. I'm glad it has improved so much that you can't fathom it being like that today.
Your children will trust you when you show them they can trust you. If your child calls you at 2 AM and needs a ride home because her and her friends are all drunk and she was supposed to be studying or something, you go get your kid and don't lose your temper on them. You wait until the next morning to have a calm discussion about their behavior. Show your kids that their safety is your number one concern, not your control over them. I think you will be fine, Simon. You and your wife sound like kind, understanding, and patient parents to me.
Thats the example I've given both of my kids (and their friends) who are now grown. I don't care the reason or the time but ring me. I may be a little grumpy at 2:00 in the morning and you may be in a little trouble the next day but you'll be alive to get grumpy back at me 💜 The good part is they never had to ring, the sad part is two of their friends did have to call me because they were to scared to call there own parent. One was only 12 yrs old and had simply missed the last bus home in a rural area, the other was 15 hiding in a shed to stay away from 3 much older boys who wanted to party ! It takes a village people and ALL kids should have someone they can rely on 😡
Yeah. I talk to my dad about everything. Not only because I naturally tend to overshare regardless of who I'm talking to (yay, autism spectrum). Dad talked to me like I was an adult. He even talked to me about things that troubled him, often to explain why he's in a bad mood and that he isn't necessarily angry at *me.* I learned later that he worried that he was putting too much on me but also wanted to reassure me and he has the same trouble knowing how much is too much as I do. I just felt honored that he trusted me. I felt like I was helping him work through things while he helped me understand how people work. I felt that if he could share these things with me, then I could share anything with him.
@@brigidtheirish That is awesome. My daughter is on the spectrum also and she always felt like she could come to me w/ anything. She's an adult now and we are still close. I was always as truthful as possible, showed her that I trusted her, and respected her privacy so she in turn does the same for me. I think kids are smarter than we give them credit for.
@@Alliebaba7782 As my youngest sister often says, "Kid's aren't stupid, they just lack experience."
That's so great you can have that relationship with your daughter. For me, Dad was one of the few *people,* adult or otherwise, who didn't talk down to me or like I was trouble waiting to happen. Mom was good, too, but she was also barely conscious for the first several years of my life because she was *dying* and doctors wouldn't give her the time of day. She got better, but a lot of the early bonding never happened. I feel kinda bad about that, because she did the absolute best she could under the circumstances and she's even *apologized* for not being a better mom when there really wasn't much else she could've done without killing herself faster.
But it's also kinda funny because my first instinct when dealing with 'feminine problems' was to go to *Dad.* He was *not* comfortable. Not because of the subject so much, but because he didn't have any experiential knowledge and thus felt like he couldn't help. So he suggested I "consult an expert."
Ive heard so many parents say theyd leave their kids in an unsafe space to teach them a lesson...like NO. thats how you end up losing your kid, if not in a horrible way like kidnap and murder than you lose them emotionally when they no longer trust you and cut ties. My parents made sure we could always call them, even in the early hours of the morning if something was wrong, my dad would drive to pick me up from somewhere if i no longer felt safe etc. As an adult i still call my parents when i travel and tell them exactly where i am and who im with.
Ah, Luis Garavito and Pedro López, both Colombians and the two most prolific serial killers of all time (barring special cases like medical professionals, ie. Harold Shipman).
The 80s and 90s were a wretched time to be a child in and around Colombia...
I was a child at that time and place. The worst that I experienced was dodging advances by older men predators. I was very close to be S.A. multiple times but my dad having been badly abused as a child, taught us how to identify and escape those situations. But it was still hard, because the permissiveness and silence around it. I know Garavito has no excuse, but I still can see how his own abuse when he was a child was part of his development into a serial killer. The other almost as bad terror growing up, came from school. The bullying was a nightmare, it scarred me badly. And the last thing was the car bombs and random shootings. I survived 2 car bombs, one of them I was next to it in the building and it knocked me out, I woke up to glass shattered in the shopping mall.
my father was one of those kids, he tells me of how the drug business and Escobar used to dominate his town (envigado)
@@Greetings-r6fdid your father see Escobar more as the hometown folk hero/philanthropist who funded the community or the Colombian billionaire mastermind who had thousands of people killed for the benefit of his intercontinental drug empire? I only ask bc I know that Colombians have more nuanced opinions about him & his legacy
No no we need the wholesome stories of your kiddos in the middle!! It's beautiful, you sound like such a wonderful dad and it's lovely to hear the love in your voice when you share things about them.
This was another rough one. I read about this dude a while back but I am not upset to hear the update that he can never hurt another person.
2:10 - Mid roll ads
3:40 - Back to the video
12:50 - Chapter 1 - The beast
17:20 - Chapter 2 - Meet luis gavarito
29:35 - Chapter 3 - The demon drink
43:15 - Chapter 4 - The beast at heaven's gates
53:20 - Chapter 5 - Agent of evil
1:03:05 - Chapter 6 - Slaughter
1:18:40 - Chapter 7 - State of decay
1:27:00 - Chapter 8 - Needle in a cane stack
1:44:15 - Chapter 9 - Triumph & tragedy
1:48:40 - Dismembered appendices
Thanks for time stamping this
Still doing wonderful work! Thank you! I had to pause, and when I came back, UA-cam restarted the video, so this helps so much!! Thank you!
Dude, Simon and team. You never ask for super thanks and your team creates top notch content, so I was happy to give!
People forget that all this content is FREE on UA-cam (not including the Premium subs) and creators are at the mercy of algorithms and crappy ad-sense. I'm happy to help out to keep this content common.
Thanks again Simon and team!
Yes you're right. I've spent tons of hours watching them. I wish they had "members" that I can sub with
As someone who can only afford to subscribe to youtube premium to help all my fave content creators, thank you for giving extra. someday when i can i will be doing the same!
I find Simon’s tangents about his children refreshing in this horror story that only reality could come up with. The moments of sweetness is a palate cleanser while at the same time hammering home that this monster stole the lives of the most innocent among us.
Thank you for respecting the victims and being so loving towards your family.
Wish I could give you more.
This man makes SO much money. He has so many channels. Donating to a local animal shelter would be so much more helpful.
Simon, those of us who are parents/grandparents deeply appreciate that you habe a family to ahare such sweet moments with, a home base of normal human interaction to bring you back from these darkest precipices.
This was, IMO, the worst episode. Notnonly for the crimes and the ages of the monster's victims, bit also for the failure of the Columbiam judicial system to arrange permanent custody of the beast. Normally, i feel terrible for anyonensuffering cancer as it is the disease i watched steal my dad's life. I cant say i felt anything but a huge sense of relief and certainty that lives were saved with his passing.
RIP little ones and families.
Simon seems genuinely surprised that we would do a “Super Thanks”. You and your team continually bring us high quality content for free. For those of us who can afford it - It’s the least we can do
I am so excited/sad Simon finally covered this one! Since my step-mom and step-grandma are from Colombia and when I was telling them about Pedro Lopez, they acted like they didn't really know about him or heard about him. But they kept mentioning someone way worse named Luis Garavito and how his name lives in infamy for being the worse serial killer of children. So, I am kind of happy and sad to finally hear more about him and see how this guy is worse than Pedro Lopez, at least in my Colombian family members eyes.
I am just starting the episode but I have to comment since this was the one I was hoping they would do. I am sorry Simon if this one is rough on you but I really wanted to hear you and your writer's take on this case. Thank you so much Simon and David!
Thank you Sam as well! We cannot forget you 😊
@@RNjediit’s Jen on the casual criminalist isn’t it?
@@orangutanenthusiast5631 at the end of this episode it said that Sam edited it. You are right though it is usually Jenn
The only tragic thing about Garavito's death is that it wasn't excruciatingly painful, brutal and drawn out-and that it didn't happen decades earlier
Dying from cancer is actually extremely painful. If he got treatment during his time there, he still would have been extremely sick, weak, and in pain the whole time. So there’s a slight silver lining there.
@@annalisanorman9013 it still just… doesn’t seem like it’s enough, though
These are the kinds of cases the death penalty was made for. The public should not have to live in feason.r of these monsters being released from prison
@@TinyStar-oz3bo Also life in prison, there's good practical reasons to not have a death penalty but the fact they don't have life in prison is insane to me.
Future Simon's not even having the patience to wait until the end of the video to let us know that our baddie had not only died, but died of cancer, all while smoking a fat cigar? Peak Simon Whistler attitude.
Happy that you are finally putting eyes on this case because people need to know this monster could have been free
not a problem any more! garavito died on the 11th of oct!!! i think simon put his bad eye on him hehehe
@@jessgunn6639 buh duh bum bum tschhh!
The cigar bit during the intro killed me. Gotta love Simon popping in like: 🎉🎉🎉
I rewind the videos every time Simon talks about his kids. It's s always so precious and so sweet to just hear about how they love one another
I'm already worried for Simon. Remember how Pedro Lopez traumatised him?
Yeah not a good one 😂😂😂
Hell yes, I was sure he wasn't going to do this case but he did. I like that he's able to finally have a criminal's case he detests as much as Pedro Lopez. all these other cases that were similarly brutal like Andrei Chikatilo, Javad Iqbal, Albert Fish, etc. all did a number on him but THIS? He's gonna be devastated
Luis Garavito is way, way worse too!
You literally post this on every video. Kinda weird
@@lilithnox5955Gosh, I'm flattered you noticed! (which totally isn't weird) 🥰♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
I'm so glad Simon has examined his health (and taken it seriously). Please continue this. Whether lifestyle and/or channels, taking it seriously means a lot to your kids, please reach their wedding or graduation, or Any Milestone. Or even a birthday. Speaking from experience.
Appreciate the hard work your team does!
Thanks for the reminder of wholesome parenting, you make a hard subject a little better.
I'm glad Simon cleared up that David didn't somehow orchestrate the stoe tubbing from afar.
The writers are all in the basement and they shove things up through holes they've made in the floor to make Simon trip or stub his toe, it's the only way they can fight back
Did you mix that up on purpose? 😅
@francookie9353 Probably. It's been 7 months and I have no memory of the original events
@@horsebattery Okay, good. It was weird, I kinda enjoyed realising it was just a funny mix up instead of me having a stroke. 🫠
I love all the writers on Casual Criminalist; nothing is casual about their writing, and all of them are CRIMINALLY underrated (sorry, I HAD to made a "dad joke" today). But genuinely; they each have their own "voice" with their writing styles, and they always inspire me to continue my own writing pursuits. I'm a humble fanfic writer though, nothin' to see here. Ya'll keep up the good work (has Simon added any additional space in basement yet? He ought to!)
Yes!!! A David script! He’s such an incredible writer. Y’all, buy his books. You will learn so much.
Simon thank you for sharing the story of that beautiful moment with your daughter. I was just about to stop watching but your timing was perfect. It does make it easier to listen to the horror of this deeply damaged soul when reminded there are loving caring parents.
Will probably have to watch in parts.
Simon, its okay to appreciate the difference between your life and the worst of the world.
A book on sex? Simon runs off, stubs his toe and dives in the lake without a helmet😅😅
Simon smoking a cigar is oddly aesthetically pleasing and suits the atmosphere of the videos
Dude been watching your content for years, hundreds of hours worth, so sending some cash is the least I could do.
don't have the money, but I started to watch it over the phone. This team does such a good job with all of his channels, they are worth every second the ads take (compared to the comfort of watching ad-free music playlists that got more than enough ad watchtime before I installed the blockers on pc)
weird how every other video he has ever made, Simon reads a full script and by the time he's done has no idea what he has read. but when it comes to child murders he is invested and actually takes it in like his life depends on it. I can relate, having kids myself.
SIMON STOP MAKING ME LOVE A SHOW ABOUT TERRIBLE PEOPLE SO MUCH! Hahahahah that fat cigar cut clip was PERFECTO
Simon, please continue with the little tangents about you and your children. It is always a relief and so touching in the middle of the horrors of the stories you're reading. a sort of bringing back to "there is good in the world" which is so important to remember. When you mentioned your little daughter saying "I love you Dad" I actually went "aw, what a magical moment". We cannot save all of the children in the world but we certainly can do our utmost best to provide a safe and loving environment for the children in our care and entourage.
I don't wish harm on anyone, but someone like the monster in this video should never be let out in society. He really needs to be in a high security mental institution because there is something terrifyingly wrong with someone who is capable of doing what he did. No matter what he says, no matter how he behaves, he is still the same person and still potentially capable of doing what he did all over again. I also agree that it is one thing to understand that a person has had a traumatic and damaging childhood, but it is quite another to use it as an explanation for their horrific behaviour. There are plenty of people out there who suffered traumatic and damaging childhoods who never harmed anyone, ever; and there are plenty of people who had 'normal' childhoods and who grew up to commit crimes and do horrific things to other people. Humans are complicated.
i once told a bf ( mental health/addictions nurse) that alcoholism and addiction runs in my family, and he told me that when people say that he hears "family history of untreated mental health problems" meaning its all been attempts at self medicating
Well that is a really terrible assumption to make. A lot of people self medicate, but some people have a genetic predisposition to addiction. It is important to go in with an open mind and check all your bases. >.>
When this episode started, I just felt for Simon, because in Colombia nobody remembers Pedro López, in part because Garavito was way worse 😢😢
Yay! A new video! Thank you for making these videos, no matter what themes are presented.
What happened to Callum, it was ages ago since I saw anything from him.
Apparently he ghosted Simon based on what the answers have been whenever this question pops up on his subreddit.
@@ace.l.woh! I didn't know that was happening at all! And also that there is a reddit commenting on the subject. It's sad that Callum seems to have ghosted Simon, I like the way he wrote things.
Yess I commented this case in the previous video I'm so happy they made it. Sorry to Simon and the team for any emotional damage.
I am at this point simply here for Simon's heartwarming stories that never fail to make me smile :)
Listening to Simon share his surprise at people just sending him money!! 😂❤ I watch YT constantly. So many creators push the "super thanks!". Thank you for not constantly p1mping yourself out for our $2!
I know it's not much but I figured as much as I binge-watch and how often you get demonetized... here you go fact boy.
o7
Thank you. I'm disabled and can't afford to donate, but I wish I could. I'm so happy some people can, because I don't like creators being obliged to dance to UA-cam's annoying little "lets keep cater to advertisers way more than to content creators OR the viewers!" song and dance.
Thank you David and team for putting this together.
There's is huge giant massive difference between a loving caring father that wants everything for there children....... and a Monster!!!
My grandfather was raised Pentecostal, and to put it lightly he was a bit of a functional psychopath.
I remember running for safety anytime we heard the sound of his belt cracking, and my parents refused to let me stay unsupervised because he’d keep loaded firearms around the house, and at one point my father came across me and my cousins playing with one of his revolvers.
In an effort to “train” his children for emergencies, he would (at random) chase my mother and her younger siblings around the house with a blowtorch.
We’re very lucky we don’t have a serial killer in the family
Not to your knowledge, anyway
Holy shit. I hope you and your family are okay, and that your mother and her siblings have been able to heal some from living with him their whole childhood.
…yet
Who says you don't?
i think.. i think he IS the killer in the family
Whistle - you tell as many happy/sweet/adorable stories as you can through absolute monster stories like these.
They lift you up a bit - and me. And others im sure, we _need_ our FactBoi head healthy and comforted by little pleasures.
Great writing, sick but brilliant. Look after your head too, Dave.
Fucking hell, i actually didnt think id see Simon read something akin to Lopez.
Didnt think anyone existed on that level except for Pedro.
I know you don't like bringing up your kids on these really chilling episodes, but it actually is very heartwarming. I enjoy listening to true crime but it is bewildering sometimes and hearing about one of your kids doing something precious just makes it easier to stomach the bitter reality that we learn about.
"Are you smoking the crack?" Possibly the most British way to say that.
Simon, you sharing how much you love your children provides an emotional break from the horrors of stories like this. Never stop being such a loving father.
Simon cutting to himself smoking a cigar to tell us this guy died has big "rest in piss" energy
"Ecuador's police got it together" as an Ecuadorian- thats not something id ever expected to hear unless its said sarcastically
I'm Colombian, it's gotten way better, I was born on 96 so I never really experienced all these horrors, it's still not good, but I like living here, Bogotá is awesome
My sister in law and her friends had a great time on vacation there a few years ago.
You talking about your kids actually makes me feel a bit less horrified, its like a small reminder in the moment that this isn't every father, these are lunatics that bastardize precious moments of innocence that is an adult but ESPECIALLY a guardian's responsibility to protect and up hold. It's something to be treasured and monsters like these are the outliers, not the standard. Little rays of sunshine to combat such a dark moment of reality. That said I totally get that on a personal level it can feel like a traumatizing comparison to be making because of how precious those moments of love are
I’m going to feel so bad for Simon in this one cuz I know it’s going to be a rough one.
I am 11 minutes in, and I'm getting a drink and celebrating eye cancer in that man. But I'm going to need to drink through this one. As an American throw-away child (something I'm feeling better about now, and no one worries, it was over 30 years ago), I want to know their stories.
Hey, kid, I see you! You aren't a throw away, you are awesome.
I technically also have eye cancer (a nasty wee tumor, just not the kind that will kill me) and I fucking CACKLED when I heard that bit. Sometimes karma has a sense of humor.
@@o.mcneely4424 just so you know, I don't normally celebrate cancer. 🙃 I hope yours goes into full remission and that you are not in pain. I'm glad you were able to laugh, and really, I do hope for all good health for you.
@kreiner1 Oh I understood, don’t worry. And as for my own condition, well…WARNING FOR MEDICAL TALK, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED, THIS IS THE WARNING.
I have something called a choroidal osteoma, which is a bony tumor growing inside my eye, with accompanying neovascularization around it (new blood vessels trying to isolate the intruding tumor). They grow very slowly and are absolutely non lethal, but as they are, y’know, INSIDE THE EYE, it’s not great; I have to get routine injections of Avastin inside my eye to manage the fluid buildup pressing on my ocular nerve (yes, I’m awake and watching the procedure). While they’re the drastic opposite of fun and the procedures will have to go on for the foreseeable future (unless the tumor breaks apart, then my vision is fucked anyway), it allows me to see pretty well. But I truly hope that this guy’s variation is the kind that just rots everything and hurts a lot.
Simon talking about his family is one of the things that helps to keep the darkness of the world at bay ❤
Finally seeing Simon casually smoking a cigar after hearing him mention multiple times how much he likes them is bizarre but charming. I feel like I've just bumped into him at the pub or something.
I'm also smoking as I watch this, but my stuff is more green in colour.
Simon.... Idk if you ever see these but the fact thet these stories still give you the same horror amd sadness speaks so much to your character but i hope youre taking care of yourself. I love watching these but im not going to lie i can tell these are taking a toll and i personally wouldnt blame you if you needed a break. I love you man.
Thanks for the Sheath promotion Simon! I ordered them for my husband based on your recommendation. He thought they were bonkers when he first saw them but now they're all he'll wear. No more cheap boxers for him at Christmas😫😫😫
Wish I could have been a fly on the wall, when Simon discovered his accumulated super thanks. Him recalling it alone is wholesome af. Love ya fb!
Thanks!
Talking to your kids about predators: I HIGHLY recommend books like “Consent for Kids” and “Yes! No! A First Conversation About Consent.” They’re so important and use easy explanations about bodily autonomy and analogies about things like tickling as demonstrations.
If anyone else is genuinely trying to figure out how to talk to your kids about safety without paralyzing them with fear- books and UA-cam are your friends. Hundreds of resources out there for parents to go over with kids. There’s ones on internet safety, there’s a fantastic video that’s probably best for pre-teen or teens that uses a tea analogy (“If someone says they’d like you to make them some tea and then they fall asleep, they don’t want tea anymore,” etc). And there’s even tons of books directly for parents about how and when to approach different aspects of this stuff, complete with up-to-date resources.
Best wishes to all parents out there; and especially to Simon for clearly being an incredible parent despite admitting his struggles with frustration etc at times. Also the fact that he admits so readily how easily his kids melt his heart? Fantastic example for his son & any other person (especially men) out there who thinks they shouldn’t be showing affection
Just wanted to say that hearing stories about Simon's kids during these kinds of episodes helps me remember that there ARE good parents out there who genuinely love their kids.
I'm at that time of the month where my emotions are very intense and I legitimately teared up at the sweet story of your daughter spontaneously telling you she loves you in the middle of the night 🥹
I love Simons sweet asides in between the horror because it lowers my blood pressure in between the anxiety
My father was a bully and was not affectionate at all. I love hearing about your relationship with your kids and about how openly affectionate you are with them.
I watched the beginning 4 times! It was great! And I felt like I was celebrating with Simon 😊
Oof. Knowing what I know about this case, we’re in for quite an episode…
If anyone ever visits Colombia and has some spare room in their suitcase, they’re always in need of baby formula donations! Plus, nobody questions bringing white powder INTO Colombia!
Also, for folks considering a gap year or year abroad, Cabildo Verde is an animal rescue NGO always searching for more volunteers and employees! They offer some housing options on site there as well.
Simon, my drinking didn't bother me at all either, and I'm actually one of those folks that's physiologically immune to hangovers. Then, within the span of less than two years of starting to have a drink daily and getting tipsy once a week, it escalated to me having a 98% chance of dying of multiorgan failure at 25 years old within a weekend.
I'm extremely fortunate that I was very fit and everything else about me was immaculately healthy due to being hella active and a healthy vegetarian, because that was the only way I was given a chance to try to recover to even be placed on a liver transplant list after being mainly unconscious or in agony for the next few years.
Alcohol is acceptable in moderation, but never forget that it is a poison, and it absolutely comes with a cost. It builds up in your system, and even if it doesn't outright kill you it aggravates everything else and does cause irreparable brain damage that you don't notice until it's too late.
If you care about your family, then you'll actually take care of yourself to be there for them in the long-term.
Word. Having slight withdrawl is already a bad sign. I mean alcohol is one of the most dangerous drugs around, up there with Heroin and Benzodiazepines
He sounds like that’s exactly what he’s doing! Also that he has control of his actions.
I grow up in Colombia and I find it really interesting that I had to think about it when Simon said they are called disposable it sound so harsh... While in Spanish I have never gave it a second thought...
I wasn’t listening well enough and when I tuned back in, Simon was smoking a cigar and talking about eye cancer, and I was extremely confused as to what sponsor this segment was for lmao
Finally. I've been asking for this since the channel began. Been saving this as away this weekend.
That cigar tells me one of two things:
1. Simon owns this studio
OR
2. Simon doesn’t give a damn about fines
What fines?
@@theConquerersMama for smoking in a rental property? Unless laws in the Czech Republic are different, if that’s the case then yee-haw Czech!
@@nickmiller8131 I believe it's his own basement studio.
I love this podcast! I found you guys by accident when you did your first episode, Simon. Keep up the good work Fact Boy and all your awesome writers and editors!
Hi Simon! Hope you didn't hurt your toe too badly. I'll never forget the time I was playing tag with my cat, came racing round a corner into my bedroom, and thwacked my toe on my vanity. (Um, I thought one was supposed to be punished FOR one's vanity, not BY the vanity, but I digress). OUCH! I still remember it years later, not least because my Mom called a few moments later and I was trying not to swear over the phone. Also, thank you for both these episodes (I like David's writing too) and the family tangents.
This has become my new favorite true crime podcast!
A note on him not being caught- the police in Colombia had their hands full between 1980 and 1999; the country was caught up in repeated civil wars between the government, right and left wing Paramilitary groups, and 3 large cocaine cartels.
An unfortunate fact of the world is that countries suffering civil strife or catastrophic natural disasters are playgrounds for child traffickers and other amoral people, as authorities are permanently distracted.
Simon, you could totally rock a monocle. You even have the perfect accent for it.
"City of God" and "Bus 174" are very similar stories about children in Brazil. The 90s were particularly hard in that region. We had quite a few kids in my schools in SoCal that were refugees from FARC and such.
45:25 This is why Simon is one of the very few TC podcasts I listen to.
I remember growing up in 90’s Colombia. Didn’t know this dude was the reason my mother would always massively panic if I didn’t answer when she called for me. Even after we moved to the US I remember one time my phone was dead and my mom had been calling me to know where I was, when she got home and saw I was ok she proceeded to faint in our doorway. Also, I remember the documentary one of the national news channels did on the children living in El Cartucho. That will probably always stay with me.
I love how Simon has condensed his welcoming paragraph down into just one breath, like he hasn't done this over a thousand times
This one is up there with Pedro Lopez. Make sure to watch a lot of cat videos afterwards, Simon
I appreciate the wholesome Simon and his kids stories as little breaks in the horror...
16:28 😂 Stoe tubbing. Must have really hurt
I thought I had heard it wrong. Thanks for letting me know I didn't.
That bit about simons daughter was so wholesome ❤❤❤
If this helps you at all, there was a serial killer who worked a lot like the punisher. Pedro Rodrigues Filho killed an entire street gang after they murdered his pregnant girlfriend, and in prison went on to murder several more notorious serial killers and other violent criminals. He has a podcast now lmao
Simon long time listen to the show and it’s been fantastic for me thank you so much for the content! But first comment and main reason for it absolutely love the cigar intro this needs to be more often! Show us how you feel post episode first and then get into it! Class as always 🎉
You don’t need to be smart to be manipulative, a lot of manipulative people don’t care that they don’t keep their story straight. That’s where gaslighting comes in. Some people are excellent at reading other’s emotions and if they happen to also be predators, then you’re bucked. This episode.. uuuugh. Excellent writing David and Simon you did really make me laugh. Fuck that guy
Agreed. Also, there's a difference between being educated and being smart, and it seems that this guy was pretty smart, even if he only got a 5th grade level education.
@@curiousKuro16 I love how people regard education as a pinnacle of learning or something and not as a benchmark like it should be regarded as. State education, in most countries, is just to get you to a base level of understanding. Higher education is to get you to critically think or to specialise into certain things you are interested in or needed for your future career. However, whatever the case and how ever many degrees, PHDs, MDs you achieve, PRACTICAL experience trumps everything.
I'm glad you finally covered him. I actually mentioned that you should several months ago. I was looking at Wikipedia's list of most prolific serial killers and saw his name at the top. Like you, Simon, I'd never heard of him. I thought that was strange so I Googled him. For whatever reason, there are almost no videos about him on the internet. I'd like to think David saw my comment and it led to him writing this script.
44:17 As a child, Brain Boy, I received the worst of both worlds, when I was dragged to a Catholic revival thing...The people were all doing that craziness...the laying of hands, speaking in tongues, all of that sh*t.
I was a bit of a wise guy in my youth, so, being all of maybe twelve years old, I decided to play along, and to give them what they wanted.
So...
When the priest put his hands on my head and started praying or whatever he was doing to everyone...
I started babbling and pretending to be smitten, or whatever the f*k it was they were supposedly doing, shaking and shivering until I was sure that I had gone far enough; and, not wanting to overplay my little role I pretended to pass out.
As I did, some people caught me and lowered me to the floor, where I continued to shake for a while...from the laughter that was racking my body.
All the while, though, I was unable to show even the slightest bit of my internal hilarity, lest they discover my charade.
I got up after about a minute...Who knows, maybe it was a little more, maybe it was a little less...and I slowly returned to my seat, feigning being in a daze. On the inside, though, I was in stitches.
But I'll tell you one thing, Brain Boy: Everyone in the seats was just So proud of me...lol
What a bunch of nutbags...
In my opinion. 😆
That doesn't sound very Catholic? 🤔 sounds more like a Charismatic or Pentecostal Christian service.
@@Carolinefdq yup. That's why it was so freaking weird. I mean back then.
Now, in retrospect, it was f'n insane.