John Wayne Gacy (Killer Clown) | Mental Health & Personality

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  • This video answers the questions: Can I discuss the mental health and personality characteristics that may be at work in the case of John Wayne Gacy aka “The Killer Clown?”
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  • @call_me_p1cklez101
    @call_me_p1cklez101 3 роки тому +2311

    "I think gacey did more damage to the reputation of clowns than any single person in history"
    I love this dude's humor

    • @crampfever
      @crampfever 3 роки тому +84

      And the delivery... so dry, blink and you might miss it. I love it.

    • @padussia
      @padussia 3 роки тому +29

      Yep. I've always been afraid of clowns though.

    • @youandopenflames9756
      @youandopenflames9756 3 роки тому +8

      Agreed. Needs more brevity though.

    • @inkompetenzkompensationsko4188
      @inkompetenzkompensationsko4188 3 роки тому +42

      I think Stephen King perfected this job tho😂

    • @Ron4885
      @Ron4885 3 роки тому +3

      @@inkompetenzkompensationsko4188 Yes he did :)

  • @MrBigtime1986
    @MrBigtime1986 3 роки тому +1370

    The father apologized for beating him. You can't put the tooth paste back in the tube after you squeeze it out. The damage was done.

    • @thesparrow3902
      @thesparrow3902 3 роки тому +172

      I blame the mother, too. Some women put their husbands before their children. I certainly don't know the circumstances with his mother but I am sad no one rescued him--not a teacher, not an older friend, no one.

    • @MrBigtime1986
      @MrBigtime1986 3 роки тому +129

      @@thesparrow3902 child abuse definitely damages not only the child but puts the entire community at risk. I hate people who think abusing their children. All they're doing is killing whatever self-esteem they have .

    • @thesparrow3902
      @thesparrow3902 3 роки тому +102

      @@MrBigtime1986 Abuse of children, abuse of the elderly, abuse of animals...all just so grievous.

    • @powerful7661
      @powerful7661 3 роки тому +100

      An apology is rare. Most abusers of their children, and all pedophiles that I've ever heard of, deny and gaslight what they did. I was surprised when I heard that he apologised. It's something. It can't fix or change anything. And it's something.

    • @powerful7661
      @powerful7661 3 роки тому +52

      @@thesparrow3902 Many woman with abusive husbands are so beaten down that they cannot do much. We do not know of other situations that she might have been able to diffuse. Judge, if you must, bearing in mind that we simply do not know everything that happened in that house.

  • @alik1989
    @alik1989 3 роки тому +337

    Every person on earth: "He was an alcoholic."
    Dr. Grande: "He struggled to regulate alcohol intake."

    • @neilabernath5862
      @neilabernath5862 2 роки тому +2

      I loved that comment too.

    • @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823
      @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 2 роки тому +5

      So did Dahmer. Of course, normal drinkers just stop at around 2 drinks. They LEAVE some in the glass.

    • @joelewertow6095
      @joelewertow6095 2 роки тому +1

      Found it to be somewhat inaccurate. Alcoholism cannot be distilled(no pun intended)into the narrow behavior given

    • @user-ss4ek3zo4d
      @user-ss4ek3zo4d 6 місяців тому

      he said at the beginning “i’m not diagnosing anyone” so i think he avoids terms like alcoholic

  • @sekenamcmurren2217
    @sekenamcmurren2217 3 роки тому +755

    Dr Grande telling jokes with a straight face is hysterical😂

  • @ledzepbrooklyn3890
    @ledzepbrooklyn3890 3 роки тому +1862

    Dr.Grande is the KING of roasts but, im only speculating what could be happening in a situation like this

  • @larrybuzbee7344
    @larrybuzbee7344 3 роки тому +1063

    I was hitchhiking through Chicago in June of '75 when I got a ride from a robust fellow driving a pickup with a toolbox in the back and a sticker on the bumper that said "support your local clown". I immediately had a bad feeling and declined, vigorously, his offer to go home with him to have a beer. I have taken thousands of rides from perfect strangers over the years and can only remember 3 or 4 individuals, but that guy I remember. Maybe ten years later I read a book about GWG and as I went through it I began to make connections with the Chicago ride. I turned to the section of the paperback in the center with the black and white pictures. I immediately recognized Gacy and his pickup. I am grateful to my mom for having taught me to listen to my gut instincts. This is one reason I am fascinated by your analyses of these characters.

    • @madelynnemree2618
      @madelynnemree2618 3 роки тому +153

      omg this is crazy!!!! so glad you are ok!

    • @peggycearnach8034
      @peggycearnach8034 3 роки тому +117

      Thank goodness you trusted your gut instinct there. Maybe the ones who became his victims had been conditioned not to trust their own instincts over many years. Best to you.

    • @kawaiibun2005
      @kawaiibun2005 3 роки тому +97

      OMFG that is insane!!! I always wonder what it's like finding out someone you interacted with could have killed or done something horrible after they become criminalized in the highest form.

    • @ashleyelizabeth8335
      @ashleyelizabeth8335 3 роки тому +41

      Thousands of rides?!

    • @larrybuzbee7344
      @larrybuzbee7344 3 роки тому +136

      @@ashleyelizabeth8335 I was a hippy just freed from the army. I had a lot of seeing to do. And yes, over 20 years, thousands of rides and 99.9% very good people. Only three to four murderer types so far as I could tell. 😁

  • @victran5882
    @victran5882 3 роки тому +256

    “Optimistic therapist club”
    Lol.

  • @Attabasca
    @Attabasca 3 роки тому +73

    "Optimistic therapists club" cracked me up and yes, clearly that therapist was not a member! I imagine him having a giant rubber stamp with the word "HOPELESS" that he used for his files. 🤣

    • @sheilagravely5621
      @sheilagravely5621 2 роки тому +3

      Well, he wasn't wrong was he??

    • @whatsuplocs2813
      @whatsuplocs2813 2 роки тому +1

      🤣🤣🤣

    • @clutchkman
      @clutchkman 2 роки тому

      With a diagnosis of “hopeless,” couldn’t the court at least have him held for more psychiatric assessment? For the public safety?

    • @MerHerrera5
      @MerHerrera5 2 роки тому

      @@clutchkman it's written. There is a recommendation not to release him because he was a danger to society. But someone didn't care at all and they released him anyway

  • @bellam7359
    @bellam7359 3 роки тому +839

    That picture of him dressed as the clown is terrifying.

    • @pkmcburroughs
      @pkmcburroughs 3 роки тому +67

      I can only imagine what his balloon animals looked like.
      "Um. What is it?"
      "It's a giraffe!"
      "It doesn't look like a giraffe."
      "It's just the neck. I keep the head and body balloons under my house."

    • @tadeogalvan565
      @tadeogalvan565 3 роки тому +37

      Makes Pennywise look like a cool clown.

    • @bruceswinford4901
      @bruceswinford4901 3 роки тому +63

      He also purposefully painted his face with sharp points, something most clowns avoided doing to avoid scaring children

    • @crazyclown2650
      @crazyclown2650 3 роки тому +25

      Not all clowns are lunatics, most of us are crazy though. But being "crazy" and a "clown" doesn't always translate into someone like John Wayne Gacy. But there is a such thing as "fun crazy"

    • @mattheww797
      @mattheww797 3 роки тому +2

      Bella M to be honest he was mostly just misunderstood. Anyone who is abused by their father will develop some bad habits

  • @mike62mcmanus
    @mike62mcmanus 3 роки тому +400

    This guy even creeped out Steven King and gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "Quit clowning Around".

    • @Klxisog
      @Klxisog 3 роки тому +4

      But hes actually not scary hes ridiculous

    • @carolannelabellekarlin440
      @carolannelabellekarlin440 3 роки тому +5

      Hahahaha 😂😂

    • @TheAnonigirl
      @TheAnonigirl 3 роки тому +13

      Isn't IT basically based on him. Thays bad if you can freak out King LOL

    • @mike62mcmanus
      @mike62mcmanus 3 роки тому +1

      @@Klxisog If he did the handcuff trick on you, it would get scary... Eating spaghetti with the stench of bodies is still scary..

    • @sensiblecrime7699
      @sensiblecrime7699 3 роки тому

      John Wayne Gacy - swinging - threw up in my mouth a little

  • @yoitsrami
    @yoitsrami 3 роки тому +254

    Dr. Grande here is a suggestion:
    The personality characteristics of bullies and trolls

    • @h.borter5367
      @h.borter5367 3 роки тому +6

      He's done the internet troll already

    • @timsharpe6652
      @timsharpe6652 3 роки тому +6

      I was bullied at High School myself , so might be interesting to look into their possible psychology 🙂

    • @jackrainwater7966
      @jackrainwater7966 3 роки тому

      I think he's done that or something similar.

    • @elinelinka
      @elinelinka 3 роки тому

      @Natalie grande does not actually read his comments....I could explain it very simple for you...not becouse I am a psychiatrist...even if I am...but because I have an understanding of the human nature...and etnologi is much more helpful in understanding behaviors because of the fact that humans is just another species of animal.....

    • @elinelinka
      @elinelinka 3 роки тому +1

      there is no such thing as one characteristic of people that bully...but if you have to categorize then its actually very simple, just because of the fact that it is a very normal human(animal) behavior....most people can be made into bullying because we are flock animals...and instinctively we fell like we can't survive without the approval of others...and the majority of humans are not able to think for themselves...this also makes us innately insecure...and therefore in order to fit in and make us feel better about ourselves we like to put others down...and because everything is relative...(proven fact!) putting others below us, automatically makes us better...just nature...its not complicated....!!!!

  • @BA.77777
    @BA.77777 3 роки тому +70

    Your summaries are some of the best I’ve heard. No flash, no animations, just clear and deeply engaging storytelling. Love your evaluations and channel.

  • @neoseoul2528
    @neoseoul2528 3 роки тому +479

    I'm a simple person, I see Dr Grande, I like before watching

    • @kriskrispies2127
      @kriskrispies2127 3 роки тому +8

      In that case, you are truly a man of culture

    • @sickboy7104
      @sickboy7104 3 роки тому +1

      Kissass

    • @AdaptiveApeHybrid
      @AdaptiveApeHybrid 3 роки тому +1

      Same

    • @AdaptiveApeHybrid
      @AdaptiveApeHybrid 3 роки тому

      @Old Iron yes be objective in your subjective taste for media fellas

    • @painwarriorprincess5120
      @painwarriorprincess5120 3 роки тому +5

      Nothing wrong with that. You have prior knowledge from watching his other videos that Dr Grande puts out quality content. You can watch it, and if you find after engaging in an 'objective' viewing that your like was premature and ill-advised, you can remove it.😁 A UA-cam like is not a lifelong commitment if you don't want it to be.😉

  • @Andrei-yv8fz
    @Andrei-yv8fz 3 роки тому +360

    What determines whether or not an abused child becomes dangerous? I don't know what saved me! Genetics? Lack of head injury? This fascinates me. Whatever it is, I'm so grateful.

    • @anjachan
      @anjachan 3 роки тому +68

      my parents didn't have the best parent(s) too ... for this they are great parents to me. The outcome of abuse can be really different. Maybe it depends on how sensitive the child is.

    • @toweypat
      @toweypat 3 роки тому +65

      I think it just takes a lot of factors to make someone a dangerous predator. Thank goodness!

    • @anjachan
      @anjachan 3 роки тому +1

      @@toweypat Im not so sure about it.

    • @wilmer89
      @wilmer89 3 роки тому +20

      @@charlesmiller5078 I got turned into batman

    • @barrymichlowitz1071
      @barrymichlowitz1071 3 роки тому +6

      @@wilmer89 That is so sick! Hahaha

  • @olivierkepo
    @olivierkepo 3 роки тому +19

    “Genetics loads the gun, personality aims the gun, and experiences pull the trigger” - Jim Clemente
    This guy seems like he was a perfect storm of those three factors.

  • @jeffinphx517
    @jeffinphx517 3 роки тому +85

    The ability to make a balloon Dachshund is a precursor to perverted behavior.

  • @fiona-lyons
    @fiona-lyons 3 роки тому +362

    Question to ask on a first date: So have you suffered one or more head traumas in your past?
    Another fascinating analysis Dr Grande.

    • @anjachan
      @anjachan 3 роки тому +8

      I did but Im "normal" ... thanx god xD

    • @popeye5274
      @popeye5274 3 роки тому +23

      Yeah, head trauma seems to be a common pattern with a majority of serial killers.

    • @attheranch873
      @attheranch873 3 роки тому +17

      A lot of people have experienced head trauma.

    • @fiona-lyons
      @fiona-lyons 3 роки тому +8

      @@attheranch873 myself included...twice. So far I seem ok though.

    • @anjachan
      @anjachan 3 роки тому +10

      @@attheranch873 would be bad if everyone would be crazy because of it ;)

  • @ladyphelps21
    @ladyphelps21 3 роки тому +154

    " We're gonna need an inmate chapter, like these people are going to be arrested "😅🤣😂🤣
    Comments like these are why I'm a fan!

    • @endorfiene7457
      @endorfiene7457 3 роки тому +2

      im trying to look up information about that inmate chapter but i can't figure out the spelling, can you help me? lmao

  • @istateyourname4710
    @istateyourname4710 3 роки тому +35

    Sinister and obnoxious to the end. He stated that he shouldn't have been charged w/ murder. He should have been charged w/ operating a cemetery without a license.

  • @brendanhiggins4939
    @brendanhiggins4939 3 роки тому +75

    Quickly becoming my favorite channel. I’m a night custodian at a school, and this channel is perfect for when I’m working. Makes the night much more enjoyable. Thank you Dr. Grande

  • @resop3
    @resop3 3 роки тому +88

    What's disturbing to me is that people would pay large sums of money for some of the paintings that Gacy painted.

    • @dortesandal4303
      @dortesandal4303 3 роки тому +21

      There is a hot marked for that stuff, serial killer art, writings aso - I want to be open minded, but I in All honesty find it revolting.

    • @gigiarmany4332
      @gigiarmany4332 3 роки тому +6

      ppl are garbage

    • @765kvline
      @765kvline 3 роки тому +3

      Hitler's original watercolors are worth a small fortune.

    • @BeckBeckGo
      @BeckBeckGo 2 роки тому +4

      @@gigiarmany4332 I don't think that's fair. Most people buy art as a conversation piece. This would definitely fall into that category. People collect all kinds of weird things that have no comment on their character. I collect insect/arachnid/chilopod taxidermy. like we're talking massive beetles from Asia, giant hornets, centipedes, all things that would make me literally crap my pants if a living on approached me, and I obviously don't catch them (they come from antique stores or people in the business). But I love admiring them on the wall because I can look at them close up, learn about them, touch their wing casings or stingers etc. And that sounds cruel as hell, but since i usually get them secondhand, I don't feel too badly about it.

    • @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823
      @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 2 роки тому +1

      @@gigiarmany4332 I have a tee with an alien and it says "Humans suck." Lol

  • @jenilynneful
    @jenilynneful 3 роки тому +152

    Lol the Girl Scout joke was great

    • @kriskrispies2127
      @kriskrispies2127 3 роки тому +3

      Those were some salty cookies 🧂🧂🧂🧂🧂🧂🧂🧂🧂🧂

    • @celesteisneat
      @celesteisneat 3 роки тому

      I let out a single loud obnoxious laugh when he said that! My cat won’t come back!

  • @leavemealonewillya
    @leavemealonewillya 3 роки тому +51

    "This mental health professional was probably not a member of the optimistic therapist club" 😂😂😂

  • @fiilmstar
    @fiilmstar 3 роки тому +16

    I live in the town where this happened, and my fathers friend was one of his murder victims. My grandpa tore down his house and saw the basement. Everyone here is still affected by it to this day.

  • @mikeformisano764
    @mikeformisano764 3 роки тому +575

    Rachel Dolezal would be a great analysis. It would be awesome to hear a professional describe what she could be suffering from.

    • @nancydocimo5526
      @nancydocimo5526 3 роки тому +24

      This doctor is brilliant

    • @nicoolpeg7821
      @nicoolpeg7821 3 роки тому +20

      Yes! Hers would be quite interesting 🤔

    • @Hannah-zw9ow
      @Hannah-zw9ow 3 роки тому +25

      Johnny Flannigan as we have all (hopefully) learned from these videos, delusions are symptoms of some psych disorders. That’s why an analysis would be interesting.

    • @burntreynolds8312
      @burntreynolds8312 3 роки тому +4

      I agree

    • @burntreynolds8312
      @burntreynolds8312 3 роки тому +23

      Or talcum X

  • @kavitadeva
    @kavitadeva 3 роки тому +125

    Well, he's not your ordinary
    BOZO.

    • @franmellor9843
      @franmellor9843 3 роки тому

      @The Real Deal was not

    • @MeatPuppet1962
      @MeatPuppet1962 3 роки тому +2

      We're all bozos on this bus.

    • @Zara-js9wz
      @Zara-js9wz 3 роки тому +3

      Pogo

    • @RB01.10
      @RB01.10 3 роки тому +3

      He truly was, the most evil kind.

    • @ericwalters5382
      @ericwalters5382 18 днів тому

      Blozo always said you can tell a lot about a Clown by the size of his shoes.

  • @timmy4312
    @timmy4312 3 роки тому +37

    Rest in peace to all of the victims, it's truly horrifying how he could just take their life away from them.

  • @LEVI040910
    @LEVI040910 2 роки тому +14

    I really love Dr. Grande's dark humor/sarcasm. There seems to be at least a tinge of it in each video. Thank you for all your content, Dr. Grande!

  • @TheTroyandAbedfan
    @TheTroyandAbedfan 3 роки тому +278

    Reasons why parenting classes should be mandatory.

    • @b_ail1999
      @b_ail1999 3 роки тому +10

      @Dakota Lyons Commie.

    • @ifartmagic
      @ifartmagic 3 роки тому +10

      @Dakota Lyons Not in the least bit. I don't want the govt raising my kids. Mt principles and morals don't line up with our ever changing system (here in the USA atleast). Not sure where you fall on the spectrum, but im sure you don't want the opposite party telling your kids what's right. That's a scary thought.

    • @pregnantmiltank
      @pregnantmiltank 3 роки тому +5

      @Dakota Lyons you gotta be joking

    • @sanitary103
      @sanitary103 2 роки тому +4

      @Dakota Lyons the last thing we need is more government control. Please rethink your entire ideology.

    • @jessestewart169
      @jessestewart169 2 роки тому

      So true.

  • @cindyrhodes
    @cindyrhodes 3 роки тому +85

    JWG is absolutely one of the most heinous and creepy killers ever. Thank you so much, Dr. Grande, for helping us peer into the mental health and personality factors of this guy!! Fascinating!!!!!! (And... I am going out to start creating that Girl 👧 Scout 🍪 recipe.... You know... the one with the file baked into each one.)

    • @patmanchester8045
      @patmanchester8045 3 роки тому +8

      Read The Last Victim. It is on line, now. It is a creepy true account of a young man who 'befriended" gacy to write a class paper on serial killers.

    • @cindyrhodes
      @cindyrhodes 3 роки тому +1

      @@patmanchester8045 thank you for the excellent suggestion!

    • @sarah2.017
      @sarah2.017 3 роки тому +2

      @@patmanchester8045 And if you don't know the whole story behind the author, DO NOT Google it until after you have finished reading the book.

    • @leannatimmerman9922
      @leannatimmerman9922 2 роки тому +3

      I can’t think of anyone worse, so I think he’s the very most disgusting human who ever lived

    • @dukey19941
      @dukey19941 3 місяці тому +1

      His arrogance when he is interviewed in prison is astounding. He really thought his poop didn't smell.

  • @missmeesh
    @missmeesh 3 роки тому +42

    Hi Dr. Grande! I can’t help but notice how the most discussed serial killers have traumatic brain injury in their history. This includes Edmund Kemper, Richard Ramirez, John Wayne Gacy Jr., Jerry Brudos, Gary Heidnik, and Ed Gein just to name who I know of. I have heard of athletes who play football who also had violent behavior after TBI occurrences. I’m not sure if you would be willing to discuss this, but I’d love to hear your opinion about it. Love your channel so much! Thank you if you read this!

    • @maryjanekapteyn8964
      @maryjanekapteyn8964 Рік тому +9

      The behaviour panel cites perfect storm for creation of serial killers are three things: abuse in childhood, mental illness and brain damage. This is the killers created not born theory.

    • @rayleanlissness8837
      @rayleanlissness8837 11 місяців тому +6

      I don't know I had a s***** childhood and a lot of abuse and I've had like I don't know six or seven concussions. I mean knockout concussions. And I have about a 4 and 1/2 mm lesion in my frontal lobe and I actually think I'm pretty well regulated. I grew up I have a wonderful husband beautiful children and I'm a public defender. Give back to the community. Or maybe I just can't hack it as a real lawyer as some of the other attorneys say lol. But yeah Head Trauma + Abusive upcoming does not always equate to being doomed. Or I'm just a genetic mistake of nature who knows. Light and love.

    • @develyntwocentshenderson5739
      @develyntwocentshenderson5739 6 місяців тому

      I watched the movie 'concussion' (based on a book) and it demonstrates that these injuries do lasting damage and alter personalities.

  • @freeroamer9768
    @freeroamer9768 3 роки тому +63

    Dr. Todd Grande part time phycologist full time comedian

    • @pwallace5359
      @pwallace5359 3 роки тому +2

      Dang man, you need to change that photo 😬

    • @freeroamer9768
      @freeroamer9768 3 роки тому +1

      @@pwallace5359 but it's me

    • @squidwardtesticlesthelsdsq3204
      @squidwardtesticlesthelsdsq3204 3 роки тому +1

      Nice to see the creator of french fries on youtube. Or how its called in french "Pommes Fritzl" XD

    • @stephenpmurphy591
      @stephenpmurphy591 2 роки тому

      I hope your basement or cellar is no longer occupied with a captive young women.....Yuck!

    • @freeroamer9768
      @freeroamer9768 2 роки тому

      ​ @Stephen P Murphy it is. I keep telling them to leave but they are so stubborn.

  • @atomarkanov8201
    @atomarkanov8201 3 роки тому +43

    There is an ice cream truck on the streets outside my house. The song reminded me of clowns, which made me think of John Gacy. The I get on UA-cam and see this video. Good timing, good video.

    • @myriamguns2162
      @myriamguns2162 3 роки тому

      @Mr. Layth Adrian
      I don't get your meaning??

  • @sherunswithscissors
    @sherunswithscissors 3 роки тому +46

    Forever justifying our innate fear of clowns.

  • @quintincole1357
    @quintincole1357 3 роки тому +62

    I'm interested in what kind of issues his father had that caused him to treat his son that way.🤔

    • @attheranch873
      @attheranch873 3 роки тому +11

      Me too, because my dad was like his.

    • @thesparrow3902
      @thesparrow3902 3 роки тому +19

      He was an alcoholic.

    • @diankreczmer6595
      @diankreczmer6595 3 роки тому +16

      I think the father treated gayce badly because thst is the way he was treated

    • @myriamguns2162
      @myriamguns2162 3 роки тому +6

      @@thesparrow3902
      Mostly one becomes an alcoholic for (a) reason(s)

    • @CanadianMonarchist
      @CanadianMonarchist 3 роки тому +2

      @@attheranch873 I'm sorry to hear that.

  • @toweypat
    @toweypat 3 роки тому +15

    I wonder if Gacy sustained a brain injury from any of his father's beatings, particularly the one that knocked him unconscious. And, as I type this, I hear that he was struck in the head by a swing and suffered a blod clot in his brain. Poor kid.

  • @teresas8173
    @teresas8173 3 роки тому +66

    At the same as Gacy, there was Dean Corll, the Candyman doing the same thing in Texas. Sadistic torture and murder of young boys. It didn’t get as much coverage as Gacy because I think he was caught first, but this guy was just as evil. I don’t know how or if family members ever get over their loved one being so brutally murdered. Grief I can’t even imagine 😞

    • @Timeren2010
      @Timeren2010 3 роки тому +6

      Dean Corll wasnt caught, he was killed by one of his associates/near future victims during a night of horror. The survivors of that evening, made the ball roll, and the murders public.

    • @teresas8173
      @teresas8173 3 роки тому

      HamsterJoe Hanson , yes, I do know that Corll was shot and killed by one of co-horts who was likely going to be Corlls next victim. He along with another teen were getting Dean Corll his victims. They both got life sentences, I believe. I guess I just meant that that those serial killings came to end about he same time as Gacy, not that Corll was ever caught. I should have been more clear.

    • @sarah2.017
      @sarah2.017 3 роки тому +1

      @@Timeren2010 Yes, Corll killed boys, but interestingly, one of those potential victims was a young woman.

    • @inkompetenzkompensationsko4188
      @inkompetenzkompensationsko4188 3 роки тому +3

      Considering your discussion, i would also be interested in Dr. Grande analysing this Case

    • @Timeren2010
      @Timeren2010 3 роки тому +3

      @@sarah2.017 I think she was just in the way, he actually asked the teenager who would become his killer, to be her killer. Meanwhile he would kill another teenage boy that was in his apartment that evening. All 3 teens survived, but it could easily have been the other way around. Corll had all 3 tied up at one point, but his "associate" managed to talk himself out of it, after which Corll was killed. Crazy story, crazy man..

  • @veggiequeen2738
    @veggiequeen2738 3 роки тому +81

    All these years of true crime tv and I learned more from you than all those shows combined. Well done once again Dr. Grande👏

  • @almightybilly
    @almightybilly 3 роки тому +74

    "struggle with regulating alcohol intake"😂😂😂😂

    • @almightybilly
      @almightybilly 3 роки тому +2

      @Death Embrace poor thing, you must have an emotionally absent and sexually intimate mother growing up.

    • @Zara-js9wz
      @Zara-js9wz 3 роки тому

      Hahahahaha omg so funny bitch omg
      No

    • @spiritanimal8836
      @spiritanimal8836 3 роки тому

      How is that funny ffs?

    • @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823
      @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 3 роки тому

      If you have to struggle to regulate it, you're already probably an alcoholic.
      You NEVER see that with normal drinkers.

  • @moxiemaxie3543
    @moxiemaxie3543 3 роки тому +8

    I love that he recaps someone's life cut dry without dramatization or drama music. Even his voice is neutral 😁

  • @rayross997
    @rayross997 3 роки тому +141

    Would you please discuss the type of personality the Jack the Ripper killer could have had? He has never been identified, although many men & even some women have been put forth as the Ripper. Just interested in your opinion of the killers personality type.

    • @Earlybird86
      @Earlybird86 3 роки тому +6

      He has been identified. He was a Jewish man from Poland.

    • @Max-el7zd
      @Max-el7zd 3 роки тому +10

      @Zachary Moses Care to elaborate?

    • @pinecone1113
      @pinecone1113 3 роки тому +10

      He got syphilis from a prostitute because he couldn't keep it in his pants and went on a revenged-fueled prostitute-killing rampage because of it. End of story.

    • @Earlybird86
      @Earlybird86 3 роки тому +17

      @@Max-el7zd his name was Aaron Kosminski. He was witnessed in the act, but the witness was a fellow Jew who refused to identify him.
      DNA was used to identify him from some preserved clothing from a victim.

    • @damothomas5783
      @damothomas5783 3 роки тому

      @@pinecone1113 lol he was asking who he was lol we know the story 😂😂

  • @davidmenke7552
    @davidmenke7552 3 роки тому +61

    This is the best Friday night ever!!!

  • @nope2190
    @nope2190 3 роки тому +8

    Dr grande,
    Just found your channel a few days ago, and it’s awesome, intriguing and factual. You are a charming person and treat these social “monsters” with dignity and grace while profiling them. I commend your work and you are a fantastic narrator!

  • @valaries.5944
    @valaries.5944 3 роки тому +5

    Dr. Grande is so in depth. He gives entire, history of the subject. Before his analysis on the subject.
    Interjecting his own, humor throughout. This is my go to on the web.

  • @p0stry
    @p0stry 3 роки тому +18

    I'm here for the fresh Grande. Thank you for my one (1) dopamine molecule this week.

  • @gracelove5211
    @gracelove5211 3 роки тому +30

    Please do a video on the musician Prince! I’d LOVE to hear your views on him💜

  • @gram5963
    @gram5963 3 роки тому +64

    My husband: “WHAT are you listening to?” Me: “Do not speak while the doctor is speaking”.

  • @garthreiman9148
    @garthreiman9148 3 роки тому +4

    These videos are amazing. Dr. Grande is so we'll spoken, well researched and I enjoy his dry sense of humor. I'm an addict.

  • @joychappell3817
    @joychappell3817 3 роки тому +3

    Fascinating analysis and comparisons to other serial killers. 👍 Dr. Grande's videos are the highlight of my workday.

  • @gracelove5211
    @gracelove5211 3 роки тому +37

    You’re the best Dr. Grande! Thank you!

  • @ladylaois8184
    @ladylaois8184 2 роки тому +19

    It’s funny you did this one. I watched an interesting interview he did. He came across a lot more intelligent and composed than I expected. He seemed very normal. I’m not sure what I expected. But wasn’t this. Your analysis of these people is excellent. I’m a retired Psychiatric professional of 45 years, and the minds of people never cease to Intrigue and amaze me. Many thanks 🙏

    • @declankelly9829
      @declankelly9829 Рік тому +1

      I bet YOUR mind never ceases to intrigue and amaze some people you have had a relationship with ... Lady Laois!

    • @th8257
      @th8257 10 місяців тому +1

      I suppose in the back of our minds, we always imagine these people will look like werewolves and have a voice like Darth Vader. It's bewildering when they appear to be like an everyday person. The writer Hannah Arendt wrote about 'the banality of evil' - that most evil is carried out by banal, everyday people.

  • @judithcampbell1705
    @judithcampbell1705 3 роки тому +5

    No clowning around.. Gacy is the lesson in why people should never hitchhike, especially alone. Thanks for your interesting analysis Dr Grande.

    • @humanbeing5300
      @humanbeing5300 5 місяців тому +1

      Bundy too victimized hitchikers

  • @justinhulet2848
    @justinhulet2848 3 роки тому +5

    I've been waiting for you to cover John Wayne Gacy ever since I discovered your channel. Thank you very much not only for this video, but also for the plethora of other quality videos you pour out.

  • @Alien--eh2yh
    @Alien--eh2yh 3 роки тому +10

    Thank you for everything you do, Dr. Grande. I’ve learned so much from your videos. You’ve grown to be my favorite UA-cam channel of all time. Anyways, have a good night !

  • @collettefoote3229
    @collettefoote3229 3 роки тому +7

    Thanks for covering John Wayne Gacy. I read and wrote about him in college when I did a research paper about serial killers.

  • @helpyourcattodrive
    @helpyourcattodrive 3 роки тому +4

    This channel is helping me so much. The news never explains the background of these criminals and others. The news basically sensationalizes and that’s about it. Grande’s channel shows why, and it makes sense.

  • @yolandajohnson8685
    @yolandajohnson8685 3 роки тому +28

    the "signs" are there during childhood, but the parents IGNORE them!!!!

  • @nikki4534
    @nikki4534 3 роки тому +36

    Right on time as usual. Liked it already💃🏽

  • @rullmourn1142
    @rullmourn1142 3 роки тому +32

    Thanks doctor, wow it would be interesting to hear how his two children feel about their father.

  • @kimberlygabaldon3260
    @kimberlygabaldon3260 3 роки тому +13

    More head injuries. I never knew that was a risk factor, but they seem to come up over and over. He reminds me of Pennywise.

    • @celesteisneat
      @celesteisneat 3 роки тому

      Right? I’m worried my level of conscientiousness might drop into the low end and likely I’ll go on a spree of sorts without regard for human safety!

  • @trailerparkretirement
    @trailerparkretirement 3 роки тому +3

    You have an excellent sense of humor. I listen for that as much as the information you share which is awesome as well. Thank you for a great channel!

  • @georgesehy8058
    @georgesehy8058 3 роки тому +27

    Thanks Dr. Grande for such a extensive analysis of the Killer Clown. I am struck by how many young men were killed and how little investigation went on concerning Mr. Gacy even though he had those tendencies all along. And i wonder why the families of the victims didn't insist on deeper investigations. I wonder if the homophobia at the time wrote the victims off because they considered killing homosexuals as a "lesser" crime and therefore not top priority?

  • @elenafalconsseedlaboratory403
    @elenafalconsseedlaboratory403 3 роки тому +11

    "This therapist was not a member of the optimistic therapist club, but it turns out they were right ..." Dr Grande 😂 Great overview, as always!

  • @MJPedersen
    @MJPedersen 2 роки тому +14

    I just watched the documentary about him on Netflix and I wanted to watch your analysis afterwards. Very exciting yet terrifying case. Thank you for your input.

  • @metaphoricalmusician
    @metaphoricalmusician 3 роки тому +24

    I’m just sitting here with my cat and listening to you. Great analysis!

  • @oh_alien
    @oh_alien 3 роки тому +4

    Huge fan of yours, Dr. Grande!
    Keep up the great work!

  • @andersonbroberg3531
    @andersonbroberg3531 2 роки тому

    me and my gf found you while we were browsing youtube and you have quickly became one of our favorite channels.

  • @SusanSez1
    @SusanSez1 3 роки тому +4

    Dr. Grande, I'm addicted. I love your style and your cadence and your voice. And you make me laugh out loud when I don't expect you to...like when you said Gacy did more to ruin the reputation of clowns than anyone else did. You're great!!

  • @loopedobject2331
    @loopedobject2331 3 роки тому +11

    I live 15min away from where his house was. Scary stuff

  • @jameswaysayquom9237
    @jameswaysayquom9237 3 роки тому +4

    Especially love when you do the serial killers. Very interesting insights as well as entertaining along the way... have a great night!!

  • @stephanieturner2142
    @stephanieturner2142 3 роки тому +8

    Wow this was so informative. I never knew about his past this much , this is so detailed . I wish you could make docs on hbo , this is the quality docs need

  • @cherylcaardillo1702
    @cherylcaardillo1702 Рік тому +2

    This analysis is excellent ty Dr.Grande

  • @WitchOfThePage
    @WitchOfThePage 3 роки тому +8

    Yesssss! I am so excited for this video, I clicked out of another with much vigour.
    John Wayne Gacy really seemed to instill a lot of fear in parents. He was one of the first serial killers I heard of as a child, my mother always warned me about clowns. 🎈
    Thank you, for all of your research and speedy uploads Dr. Grande.

  • @cilanthropetunia
    @cilanthropetunia 3 роки тому +3

    ❤️ always happy for a new Dr Grande video

  • @helenbirdart
    @helenbirdart 2 роки тому +4

    I had to revisit this presentation today after watching the new Netflix 3 part documentary on Gacy. There are previously unreleased confessional tapes by Gacy that are very interesting. Well worth a watch. Thank you so much Dr Grande!

  • @chewychibi03
    @chewychibi03 3 роки тому +9

    I am in love with your content.

  • @FrasFs
    @FrasFs 3 роки тому +11

    Love your content Dr. Grande, keep it up 👍

  • @catgirl6803
    @catgirl6803 3 роки тому +69

    I’d like to hear an opinion about the dude who shot Reagan for Jodie Foster. John Hinkley? I read people didn’t agree on the insanity defense.

    • @cloudattack3279
      @cloudattack3279 3 роки тому +1

      Pamela Fasolo He walks the streets today, a free man.

    • @AirForceFalcons_9922
      @AirForceFalcons_9922 3 роки тому +5

      @@cloudattack3279 Can you believe that shit??!!!

    • @mikeymorrison272
      @mikeymorrison272 3 роки тому +5

      The insanity defense is one that has always had controversy around it. Be interesting to hear Dr. Grandes thoughts

    • @spacecowboi5466
      @spacecowboi5466 3 роки тому

      i mean, i think a lot of people would shoot Reagan for Jodie Foster. i sure would.

    • @mikeymorrison272
      @mikeymorrison272 3 роки тому +1

      @@spacecowboi5466 I mean I don't think a lot of people would.

  • @brianbauer2595
    @brianbauer2595 3 роки тому +1

    Wonderful channel. I like all the videos. Very informative.

  • @MissMaeww
    @MissMaeww 3 роки тому +6

    Hearing Dr G use the word bombastic is a highlight of this video for me.

  • @kathleenryan1371
    @kathleenryan1371 3 роки тому +39

    Oh, I love me some Dr. Grande! Thank you for the consistently unbiased and scientifically method based content. But, to be honest, I have to admit the best part of your videos are the deadpan, straight-faced sarcastic comments that make even the most morbid content hysterical! :)

  • @gsafadi2
    @gsafadi2 3 роки тому +7

    Great video Dr.Grande! Plz make the deep dive in topics of personality disorders and other mental issues, really miss them 😆👍

  • @jennifersmith3010
    @jennifersmith3010 3 роки тому +7

    Always interesting, enjoy your videos & your reviews on different therapies have helped so much with grad school. I was a girl scout and fortunately no files. Childhood trauma does so much damage even to serial killers. How do you think these individuals would have been different if at all growing up in a healthier environment? Something causes people to snap & wonder in general if head trauma/injury really could play a role.

  • @Isabel88510
    @Isabel88510 Рік тому +2

    Wow! What an interesting video! Thank you very much. I follow you from Spain. ❤

  • @moniquepioner
    @moniquepioner 3 роки тому +19

    You spoil us, Dr. Grande ❤️

  • @RoCkbunny769
    @RoCkbunny769 3 роки тому +6

    You don’t know how much I appreciate your videos. Your steady, calm way of speaking really helps with my anxiety, especially with the pandemic.
    And today has shaken me to the core, and even if the subject is especially dark, hearing you break it down so calmly has helped bring me down.

    • @b4u992
      @b4u992 5 місяців тому

      Damn. That's a beautiful, voluptuous woman. How'd you get thighs like that girl? Jesus.

  • @diana3599
    @diana3599 3 роки тому +31

    Gacy and Dahmer were active at a time when there was much more shame around male on male sexual assault. So it may not get reported or if it did who knows what the response of the authorities might have been. The lack of or inappropriate police response may have contributed to the success of the male on male serial killer, Bruce McArthur in Toronto Certainly the case w Dahmer. Other serial killers such as the Green River Killer have had some degree of success d/t the marginalized populations they prey upon and how their cases are prioritized.

    • @jefftaylor844
      @jefftaylor844 2 роки тому

      Another great example of your point is Willy Picton in Vancouver, Canada.

  • @AndreaBaixinho
    @AndreaBaixinho 3 роки тому +2

    I was reading about Gacy yesterday evening and now a dr. Grande video? What a coincidence!

  • @blazinvenus3914
    @blazinvenus3914 3 роки тому +15

    I come for the dark humor and stay for Dr Todd's vast knowledge! Thank you 4 the daily fun!

  • @nerdieone1
    @nerdieone1 3 роки тому +4

    Always informative. Love the small bits of wry humor.

  • @gigikayal9401
    @gigikayal9401 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you this was very helpful for my psychology project. You made very interesting points. I will be sure to credit you.

  • @poojaindia
    @poojaindia 3 роки тому

    Omg! I love your humor that you insert in between!

  • @adrianaandrade8809
    @adrianaandrade8809 3 роки тому +23

    That is my favorite shirt Dr. Grande! ⭐

    • @kdelka81
      @kdelka81 3 роки тому +1

      😂 I just commented on another of your comments, and...same lol

    • @adrianaandrade8809
      @adrianaandrade8809 3 роки тому

      @@kdelka81 I think we are watching to much Dr Grande! LoL... Our husband gonna have to deal with it 😅

    • @kdelka81
      @kdelka81 3 роки тому +1

      @@adrianaandrade8809 My line of thinking, too 😊

    • @franmellor9843
      @franmellor9843 3 роки тому +2

      Pinstripe is always smart

    • @kdelka81
      @kdelka81 3 роки тому +2

      @@franmellor9843 True. But I've seen him in it all buttoned up with a tie, and I like the smart look but also a tad laid back like how he wears it now on yt.

  • @marieogara1036
    @marieogara1036 3 роки тому +3

    Brilliant! I haven't watched it yet --- Last night I couldn't sleep, so I listened to a podcast about this guy, actually it's a 4 part , over an hour each. Go Dr Grande!!!

  • @christinekrebs2420
    @christinekrebs2420 3 роки тому +6

    What an interesting (and very scary!!) person to discuss. I have always wondered what his possible diagnosis would be since he committed such horrifying crimes. Thank you for this assessment. Always so fascinating to listen to what you have to say.

    • @christinekrebs2420
      @christinekrebs2420 3 роки тому

      I also wanted to add that I enjoyed your extensive amount of research of Gacy's earlier years. I had no idea that he had worked at the mortuary. The story of him with the deceased teen was so creepy! YIKES!!!

  • @julilla1
    @julilla1 3 роки тому +18

    If you’ve ever smelled human decomp, you know how bad that smell is. His entire block must have smelled toxic. 🤮

    • @istateyourname4710
      @istateyourname4710 3 роки тому +8

      He had a neighbor who was a war veteran and said there is no mistaking that stench. Gacy was arrested shortly thereafter.

    • @thesparrow3902
      @thesparrow3902 3 роки тому

      You must read the Flavia de Luce mystery series re human decomposition!

    • @perro4996
      @perro4996 3 роки тому

      Weirdo

  • @CommanderBunky
    @CommanderBunky 3 роки тому +8

    Finally! Been waiting for this one. I actually owned copy #13/500 of the book he wrote in prison called A Question of Doubt. Never read it, but I did sell it to the East Alcatraz Crime Museum so if you want to see one in person it is on display there.

  • @loveminky
    @loveminky 3 роки тому +3

    Dr G, I watched most of your videos. I’m always interested to what you’re analysis would be. Sometimes, I fall asleep because you’re voice sounds like a lullaby. But then I always go back watching it because I want to hear what you have to say. Good analysis on JWG😌

  • @helenyamashita2524
    @helenyamashita2524 3 роки тому +20

    Could you do an analysis on Scientology’s leader David Miscavige & his missing wife? Thank you Dr. Grande

    • @cherylparks9449
      @cherylparks9449 3 роки тому

      Ya, good one 😻

    • @jamieepic666
      @jamieepic666 3 роки тому +1

      Great idea!!!
      Ive recently been watching Leah Reminis show on Netflix.
      I absolutely need to know where the wife is.
      And why anyone would join and spend several thousand dollars on a "religion" created by the king of science fiction is beyond me. Smh

    • @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823
      @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 2 роки тому

      @@jamieepic666 Because people are dumbasses?
      I mean, read the AARP magazine. Pretty much monthly, it's the sane type of scams. Someone calls an old person and claims they're their kid and being held hostage.
      These idiots don't even call the kid to find out! Lol

  • @melissa9375
    @melissa9375 3 роки тому +6

    Thank you for telling people to report crimes - it can make a difference in the future!

    • @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823
      @windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823 2 роки тому

      Just report anyone you get a bad feeling about or they're acting funky. Let the cops deal with it.
      We saw this odd guy looking at all the houses while we were standing outside talking with the dog. He didn't ask us for help to find a place or even say anything. All 3 of us were weirded out.