The Hunt for America's Deadliest Hitman

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  • Опубліковано 14 тра 2024
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    Read Jessica Garrison's fantastic article here:
    www.buzzfeednews.com/article/...
    This is the story of José Manuel Martinez.
    00:00 Intro
    3:00 Chapter 1: The Making of a Killer
    7:07 Chapter 2: Deception Is Indicated
    11:55 Chapter 3: Did Romero Talk?
    17:41 Chapter 4: A Long List of Bodies
    Other sources: docs.google.com/document/d/1c...
    Music:
    Charlie Ryan - Tangled Nerves; An Uncommon World
    Yehezkal Raz - Ganymede
    Quinten Coblentz - Babylon
    Nick Poss - Ace High
    Out of Flux - Descending Chamber
    Rhythm Scott - War Drum; Exotic Rhythm
    Kyle Preston - Dark Tension
    C.K. Martin - Underworld
    Sam Lux - Wildfire
    idokay - Cicada Killer (No Lead Vocals)
    SPEARFISHER - Blood in the Bayou ft. River Lume
    Out of Flux - Descending Chamber
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    Armchair documentaries, almost weekly
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  • @howtosavealife3065
    @howtosavealife3065 6 місяців тому +8802

    What crazy is this guy doesn't sound like a pyscho like some other killers. He seems rational in his thinking which is almost scarier.

    • @Mere-Lachaiselongue
      @Mere-Lachaiselongue 6 місяців тому +1

      What is actually crazy is that a lot of people (like you) live in a different bubble from what reality actually is.
      Just look at Mexico now, normal teenagers and young adults, rich or poor, become cartel sicarios who torture and kill like it's nothing.

    • @meghancass3187
      @meghancass3187 6 місяців тому +1054

      I'd say most hitmen are rational. If they looked and acted crazy nobody would give them money

    • @daelaenor
      @daelaenor 6 місяців тому +159

      @@meghancass3187 Logic rationality and emotional craziness doesn't seem mutually exclusive to me.

    • @wes4736
      @wes4736 6 місяців тому +105

      ​@@daelaenor- psychosis, so, being psychotic, is to not have your wits about you. Being calm, and logical, and being able to think things through is the antithesis of psychosis.

    • @daelaenor
      @daelaenor 6 місяців тому +27

      @@wes4736 I was thinking psycho as in psychopathic: characterized by or exhibiting unstable and aggressive or obsessive behaviour. Emphasis on behaviour. Murdering someone probably falls under the category of unstable and aggressive behaviour, but it doesn't presuppose that the murder wasn't thought out. I imagine there would be a lot fewer psychopaths on the loose if they constantly had a full-blown psychosis.

  • @LILSWIG_
    @LILSWIG_ Місяць тому +967

    I’m sorry but I laughed at the “No. Martinez decides that Jose Ruiz, must die.” 😂😂😂😂

  • @alastor8091
    @alastor8091 6 місяців тому +1089

    When you talked about that dude who insulted his daughter, i legit believed that he just sat the guy down and had a calm chat with him lmfao. He really does come off as a nice guy.

    • @jaspermorris2729
      @jaspermorris2729 4 місяці тому +45

      Saying "He really does come off as a nice guy" about someone who murdered people in the double digits is one of the most chronically online things I've seen in awhile

    • @alastor8091
      @alastor8091 4 місяці тому

      @@jaspermorris2729 you didn't read shit I wrote did you? You also don't know what "chronically online means either". The irony.

    • @1dameister1
      @1dameister1 4 місяці тому +156

      @@jaspermorris2729 An ordinary human wouldn't be able to tell if he was a killer, the way he talks is just normal, that's actually the dangerous part.

    • @simonnilsson8375
      @simonnilsson8375 3 місяці тому +42

      @@jaspermorris2729All his “Victims” were villains involved with other murders, illegal drug dealings and crimelords. Non except 1 murder was an innocent person. If this was 100 years ago, he would be seen as the good guy. And it seems he genuinely felt guilt after killing his daughter’s boyfriend. It’s clear just want his family to be happy.
      Saying that he is a cruel psychopath cannot be further from the truth. Yes he is a murderer, but if US cops actually were focused on their jobs instead of corruption, the criminals he killed would be in jail, not dead.

    • @draco747
      @draco747 3 місяці тому

      @@simonnilsson8375 But the Government needs the criminals to keep the money coming, it’s a never ending cycle

  • @MannyGrey
    @MannyGrey 4 місяці тому +188

    "...is allowed a few more weeks on Earth."
    That's a hell of a way to phrase it.

  • @panzerofthelake4460
    @panzerofthelake4460 6 місяців тому +7898

    That's a dark path to walk through... RIP to his sister, she didn't deserve to die like that

    • @RealJuiceWrld
      @RealJuiceWrld 6 місяців тому +168

      Lol why rip the sister. What about RIP all the victims? Funny how a perspective can make you feel bad for a man that killed 40+ people.

    • @MrZacdeath
      @MrZacdeath 6 місяців тому +1002

      ​@RealJuiceWrld so his sister doesn't deserve sympathy?

    • @Vaquix000
      @Vaquix000 6 місяців тому

      @@RealJuiceWrld His sister didn't kill them, she's still an innocent victim. It wasn't sympathy for him, it was sympathy for his sister.

    • @xuimod
      @xuimod 6 місяців тому +33

      ​@@MrZacdeathno, she doesn't deserve sympathy in isolation because her life didn't exist in a vacuum.

    • @ssozimichael2532
      @ssozimichael2532 6 місяців тому +236

      @@RealJuiceWrld those 40+ people were going to die some way, his involvement wasnt key, it all pulls him in because some people killed his sister, the rest dont matter to him, it gets him to feel okay wih killing people which is sad but wouldnt happen if the sister came home, however, she could have been involved with bad actors knowingly so she may not be so innocent after all

  • @theauthenticwaffle651
    @theauthenticwaffle651 6 місяців тому +3506

    I was expecting this guy to be super sophisticated and good at covering his tracks but he seems to have tragically just gotten lucky for a lot of these killings. Police found bodies in the bed of his truck and had a cigarette butt that they just neglected to test for years before he was caught.

    • @TheZackofSpades
      @TheZackofSpades 6 місяців тому +380

      The Hollywood sheen makes you think a contract killer would be an exceptional artist…but this guy made it look more like a side hustle.

    • @sweetjesuify
      @sweetjesuify 6 місяців тому +253

      it was the truck of the murder victim, so not directly tied to him but i get your gist

    • @africannosugar
      @africannosugar 6 місяців тому

      Because your reference are movies where they have an attractive actor playing a specious role. When I’m reality these people are psychopaths, probably losers in life.

    • @theauthenticwaffle651
      @theauthenticwaffle651 6 місяців тому +38

      @@sweetjesuify Oh thank you I clearly misunderstood.

    • @MrTVx99
      @MrTVx99 6 місяців тому +18

      @@theauthenticwaffle651 That was one murder out of what, like 100 he did? Nobody can make 0 mistakes for that many.

  • @DanRichter
    @DanRichter 4 місяці тому +580

    "If I hadn't done the job, someone else would have" is an interesting statement that somewhat changed my entire perspective on all this. Makes you realize that the people couldn't have been saved even if they got 100 hitmen off the streets.

    • @nickkohlmann
      @nickkohlmann 4 місяці тому +60

      They very often say that. In most cases, this is probably right - stealing a massive amount from a cartel will have them want their goods and usually your life

    • @highestpeeqs9532
      @highestpeeqs9532 Місяць тому +1

      Jesus loves yall, died for us, and rose again! Jesus calls for all of us to repent! He's coming back.

    • @Dormazain
      @Dormazain Місяць тому +17

      @@highestpeeqs9532 Is he... coming back any time soon or is he travelling with Deutsche Bahn by any chance? :/

    • @sid_2103_
      @sid_2103_ 28 днів тому

      ​@@highestpeeqs9532 You remember how he turned water into wine? That was a long time ago, if he is reincarnated now maybe he'll turn grass into weed and that would mean less business for the cartel. Make sure you give him a heads-up whenever you come across him or there might be another Black Hand waiting for him.

    • @dylanohep1202
      @dylanohep1202 9 днів тому +2

      @@highestpeeqs9532 any chance you know where he is? I dont see him coming back bud

  • @capitalera8143
    @capitalera8143 5 місяців тому +62

    Ive seen his interview and videos about him over the years but this video is so well put together I watched already knowing his story. Great work & editing!

  • @ghohenzollern
    @ghohenzollern 6 місяців тому +4155

    It's also important to remember that there was a war on drugs in this country at that time. The police were not terribly interested in investigating murders of anyone involved with drugs.

    • @ThePotentialFailure
      @ThePotentialFailure 6 місяців тому +70

      Was 🤡

    • @alexd5674
      @alexd5674 6 місяців тому

      Not true they collect evidence and follow leads. More of an “is what it is” can’t proceed further

    • @clalam5241
      @clalam5241 6 місяців тому +32

      ​@@ThePotentialFailurei mean theres needle distribution spots and now you can just sell weed legally as " thca " so yea i would say the war on drugs is dead

    • @respektetoutlavi714
      @respektetoutlavi714 6 місяців тому +4

      Pretty sure that’s still case, War On Drugs’n all 🙄😬🤣

    • @pninnan
      @pninnan 6 місяців тому +27

      That doesn’t make sense. A war on drugs would make them want to investigate murders related to drugs even more

  • @MetalizedButt
    @MetalizedButt 6 місяців тому +2631

    With a nickname like “the black hand” you just know this guy is THE hitman you’d want to hire.

    • @assassindelasaucisse.4039
      @assassindelasaucisse.4039 5 місяців тому +81

      Mano Negra is also the name of a cool band from the 80's. Better double check if you want to hire them for a gig lol

    • @Cicatrizs
      @Cicatrizs 5 місяців тому +14

      @@assassindelasaucisse.4039 crna ruka is also the name of the group, that orchastrated the assatination of franz ferdinand, that led to the outbreak of the first ww.

    • @pastorofmuppets9346
      @pastorofmuppets9346 5 місяців тому +11

      Bro is a dark brotherhood assassin

    • @filippaoronto3880
      @filippaoronto3880 4 місяці тому +1

      His hand black because he jacket so much xD

    • @worththesqueeze
      @worththesqueeze 4 місяці тому

      @@assassindelasaucisse.4039 fuck yeaaah! I love Mano negra! And manu chao

  • @jo2659
    @jo2659 5 місяців тому +28

    I just found your channel it's so good! Keep going, these stories are so interesting and aren't talked about enough

  • @Chwmrsal
    @Chwmrsal 3 місяці тому +2

    The video editing paired with the delivery of the story is what really caught my attention. Wonderfully done!

  • @BLEYoNiX
    @BLEYoNiX 6 місяців тому +5467

    The entire story reminds me of Mike Ehrmantraut from Breaking Bad. He got into the hitman business because of revenge for his son (family member) and he got caught because someone talked while he visited his granddaughter.

    • @simoms2545
      @simoms2545 6 місяців тому +70

      He didn't get caught, tho... 🤔

    • @BLEYoNiX
      @BLEYoNiX 6 місяців тому +180

      @@simoms2545 He would have been caught if Walter hadn't noticed so.. yeah xd

    • @lawliet6910
      @lawliet6910 6 місяців тому +21

      Thought the same right away!

    • @axolotlIl
      @axolotlIl 6 місяців тому +108

      Truly the kid named Finger..

    • @driggIgrec
      @driggIgrec 6 місяців тому +45

      Exactly. I am rewatching now better call Saul. And ehrementrauht persona seems ctrl-v from this story

  • @mikevasquez1103
    @mikevasquez1103 6 місяців тому +1828

    The polygraph is a mind game. Even John Augustus Larson and William Moulton Mardton denied its effectiveness as a "lie detector".

    • @jamestomlin4173
      @jamestomlin4173 6 місяців тому +14

      its effective in catching them in a lie. If they show decite then the detectives can focus on him more than if he was telling the truth. There are cases where this worked some where it didnt. In the end its a tool nothing more

    • @fricki1997
      @fricki1997 6 місяців тому +234

      @@jamestomlin4173 It's barely better than a coin toss, so it's a terrible tool.

    • @user-221i
      @user-221i 6 місяців тому +12

      The new AI mind reading software is on the way. No hiding from that in the dystopian future.

    • @fricki1997
      @fricki1997 6 місяців тому +75

      @@user-221i Not much need for AI mind reading if there are cameras, microphones and GPS tracking us 24/7 :P

    • @mikevasquez1103
      @mikevasquez1103 6 місяців тому +7

      @@user-221i You know too much.....😎

  • @user-vz6qw5is9f
    @user-vz6qw5is9f 3 місяці тому +18

    the editing is stunning- love it!

  • @rebekahj.2815
    @rebekahj.2815 Місяць тому +1

    I’m so glad that I randomly found this channel in my side view recommends. Y’all honestly make the best videos

  • @sethstinson1341
    @sethstinson1341 6 місяців тому +903

    I think the only reason he admitted it was because if he didnt then the police wouldve charged his son in law instead. So he made sure there would be zero question who killed the guy.

    • @rosalind1635
      @rosalind1635 6 місяців тому +7

      Based on what? A hunch? Makes no sense why he'd admit to all the other murders.

    • @sethstinson1341
      @sethstinson1341 6 місяців тому +84

      @rosalind1635 it's very common amongst multiple murderers to admit to, in some cases, more murders than they actually commited because the state they live in has lethal injection. Odds are he made sure to admit to enough murders so he wouldn't have to rot in prison and get lethal injection instead. Either that or he thought if he had a bunch of other murders under his belt. There would be no question whether he killed the person his son in law was involved with. You've gotta think like a criminal to understand a criminal.

    • @sethstinson1341
      @sethstinson1341 6 місяців тому +83

      @rosalind1635 so not as much based on a hunch, but through understanding past circumstances similar to this. Mexican men are some of THE MOST family oriented people. There's no question whether he'd die to make sure his daughters husband stayed out of prison. Especially if he trusted him to keep his daughter safe.

    • @therealcfiddy592
      @therealcfiddy592 5 місяців тому +1

      I'm not a woman

    • @HeyLeFay
      @HeyLeFay 5 місяців тому +27

      @@sethstinson1341 Yep, this. I think he knew he'd likely end up in jail(or dead) because of his hitman work at some point, so letting his son-in-law take the fall would've just delayed the inevitable and put his daughter in a more vulnerable position.

  • @momshimz8125
    @momshimz8125 6 місяців тому +1728

    Fern is one of the best documentary channels out there.He breaks down every part nicely. Most documentary channels upload once or twice a year but fern uploads quickly huge respect to him

    • @masterofthetime
      @masterofthetime 6 місяців тому

      On the german channel (simplicissimus [together with Hoog they make videos here]) they upload about 2-3 times a month

    • @nicknick1766
      @nicknick1766 6 місяців тому +171

      Its a group of creators but still, great quality and quantity

    • @only_Aaron
      @only_Aaron 6 місяців тому

      @@nicknick1766it grew to a big team!

    • @grey521.mp4
      @grey521.mp4 6 місяців тому +69

      its the channel hoog and the german channel simplicissimus that work together and create these masterpieces

    • @GLUBSCHI
      @GLUBSCHI 6 місяців тому +13

      21:23 they actually list all of the people that worked on this

  • @nik_evdokimov
    @nik_evdokimov 5 місяців тому +9

    This is a very high quality documentary, thank you for your work!

  • @HalflingMarquee
    @HalflingMarquee 5 місяців тому +23

    I love the style of your animations. Its informative and helps layout the crimescene but also has this empty ominous feeling which goes great with your video. Great work keep it up!

    • @highestpeeqs9532
      @highestpeeqs9532 Місяць тому

      Jesus loves yall, died for us, and rose again! Jesus calls for all of us to repent! He's coming back.

  • @bencheevers6693
    @bencheevers6693 6 місяців тому +294

    It's not that he was killing people without much power, he was killing drug dealers and cartel affiliates, that's why they got bumped to the bottom of the pile, that's why the cigarette butt wasn't a priority, they only have so many resources and they see drug dealers getting killed as a way lower priority than the husband who is carjacked and shot in the head in his garage while his family speeds away while the gunman fires at him which is a case that got national headlines for instance.

    • @gumshake689
      @gumshake689 6 місяців тому +24

      use periods next time

    • @bencheevers6693
      @bencheevers6693 5 місяців тому +3

      @@gumshake689 There's one period that should be in that, just one, after 'priority'. The second sentence could be
      "They only have so many resources."
      But only because I wrote it wrong, it should be 'so' and not 'and' afterwards as in
      "They only have so many resources so they see drug dealers..."
      It's still written badly but not because of punctuation. The sentence is a comparison, "...so the a is not as valuable as the b".
      It should have been written
      "so they see drug dealers getting killed as a way lower priority than of a husband, who had just returned home from getting ice cream with his family, getting shot in the head and carjacked in his own garage while his family flee from more gunfire, that story made national headlines for instance."
      You also can't cut off the last phrase of the last sentence into it's own sentence because saying for instance turns it into a subordinate phrase instead of an independent one.

    • @cesj1
      @cesj1 Місяць тому +9

      ​@@bencheevers6693All the guy was was to use periods 😭

  • @axolotlIl
    @axolotlIl 6 місяців тому +777

    in the 31 seconds this video has been up, I have watched it in its entirety and confirmed, that yet again fern has pulled off a banger of a video.

    • @steffenevers5039
      @steffenevers5039 6 місяців тому +4

      yet again

    • @moxioz88
      @moxioz88 6 місяців тому +5

      fr

    • @dperl5640
      @dperl5640 4 місяці тому

      Gotta ask. IF the video has only been up 31 seconds, and is over 20 minutes long, how can you have watched it once let alone twice ??

    • @axolotlIl
      @axolotlIl 4 місяці тому +4

      @@dperl5640 Have you heard of the worlds fastest reader?
      Or the world's fastest speaker?
      I'm kind of the video watching equivalent to them.

    • @imAnonymous_19
      @imAnonymous_19 21 день тому +2

      ​@@axolotlIlExactly, his phone plays at 60000fps by default.

  • @bholdr----0
    @bholdr----0 3 місяці тому +2

    This is an interesting story, skillfully told. I appreciate all of the effort that clearly went into this vid and it's production... Keep it up!
    Cheers!

  • @cheaney5
    @cheaney5 6 місяців тому +139

    The book about this guy is fascinating. It's like he's horrible, but does have a conscience. He's definitely a psychopath, but different than a serial killer.

    • @scottiegang2236
      @scottiegang2236 5 місяців тому

      Hes a sociopath

    • @Lovegun.
      @Lovegun. 5 місяців тому +19

      He can't be a psychopath and have a conscience. You need to pick one. The word psychopath is thrown around so much today when most of the time it's wrong. People can be evil or just do horrible things due to their circumstances etc. Not every murderer or criminal is one.

    • @jorjamakenzie8912
      @jorjamakenzie8912 5 місяців тому +18

      @@Lovegun. Exactly, especially since it's obvious he has deep love for his family. That automatically cancels out being a sociopath.

    • @treyyounglover
      @treyyounglover 5 місяців тому +2

      @@jorjamakenzie8912 you can love you family an be sociopath

    • @harrietxo2310
      @harrietxo2310 4 місяці тому

      @@treyyoungloveryup, there are exceptions

  • @tubetauk
    @tubetauk 6 місяців тому +500

    I think you guys make the best documentary style videos out there. The level of animation, editing, and narration is truly top notch. I hope your channel blows up!

    • @asparadog
      @asparadog 6 місяців тому +5

      It's becoming a popular animation type recently; kind of like how the Kurzgesagt style animation became popular a while ago.

    • @load7791
      @load7791 6 місяців тому +12

      @@asparadogIt reminds me more of Lemmino's animation style, though not as crisp and refined as his is

    • @anonanim-9601
      @anonanim-9601 6 місяців тому +4

      Lemmino is definitely better

    • @xmorose
      @xmorose 6 місяців тому +8

      Eh, the GOAT is Lemmino for sure imo.

    • @MashaRistova
      @MashaRistova 6 місяців тому +2

      It’s a content farm. Not a single person.

  • @littlefishiesinthese
    @littlefishiesinthese 6 місяців тому +218

    I can't imagine how that detective must have felt learning she'd just brought in the most dangerous man she'll ever encounter in her entire career

    • @EEEEEEEE
      @EEEEEEEE Місяць тому +1

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  • @butzmoma
    @butzmoma Місяць тому +1

    I just gave up searching through the last two years of simpli & 2bg Videos, just to find THIS sponsor and now you're presenting it in the first fern I see in weeks haha

  • @JustSomeTommy
    @JustSomeTommy 6 місяців тому +198

    It suprised me how sloppy and careless this cartel hitman was. He would probably been able to go on for much longer if he was more careful.

    • @FenrirAlter
      @FenrirAlter 6 місяців тому +133

      You do realize most hitman are just drug addicts or poor people.
      Movies like to make them look cunning, but in reality most of them aren't that bright and just know the basics.

    • @GodsThirdEye
      @GodsThirdEye 6 місяців тому +1

      @@FenrirAlter Like Netflixs new movie "the killer"

    • @wes4736
      @wes4736 6 місяців тому +16

      ​@@FenrirAlter - Right, cuz poor and cunning are obviously antonyms to each other... 💀

    • @Ace83113
      @Ace83113 5 місяців тому +51

      @@wes4736 I think you took the point wrong, I believe he meant to convey that most of these “hit men” are not highly trained killers. They are usually just unfortunate people that are a product of their environment and/or choices who take this job out of desperation.

    • @ElstonGunnII
      @ElstonGunnII 3 місяці тому +2

      I was thinking the same thing but I suppose he was more of a 'contractor' for the cartel, not really a 'member/employee' so to speak. Since he was effective he kept getting jobs, but if he got caught the cartel could claim plausible deniability and avoid heat from law enforcement by being targeted for investigation into local operations (obv LE cant do anything if they're in Mexico)

  • @derleolegal
    @derleolegal 6 місяців тому +73

    This level of editing and animating is just unbelievable!

  • @simonrobinson4178
    @simonrobinson4178 5 місяців тому

    I appreciate you putting the length of the ad in your video

  • @acat100.
    @acat100. 18 днів тому +5

    this dude seems like a type of guy to buy pizza for the party, tell you about the weekend he has had, murder a person and then continue talking to you about the weekend

  • @microwaveman1234
    @microwaveman1234 6 місяців тому +138

    Found this channel by accident, but these videos are exceptionally well done for a smaller channel. Keep up the great work, I hope this channel gets bigger for you!

    • @verycherryberry3752
      @verycherryberry3752 6 місяців тому +20

      they actually have years of experience :) its a group of creators and two of them already have a very successful youtube channel in german that they built up for years

    • @TMtheScratcher
      @TMtheScratcher 6 місяців тому +6

      smaller channel lol
      they have more than 500k subs

    • @ProMode2007x
      @ProMode2007x 6 місяців тому +4

      500k subs "sMaLLeR cHaNnEL"

    • @Satwr
      @Satwr 6 місяців тому +1

      ​@@ProMode2007x Yea for an International Channel this is Smaller

    • @redroyce4590
      @redroyce4590 6 місяців тому +2

      don't think it's by accident... Just the UA-cam algorithm doing its job.

  • @TheGoldLetsPlay
    @TheGoldLetsPlay 6 місяців тому +247

    WOW, I wanna thank you for your talent in animating and putting in into this beautiful video. It's really impressive to tell something and keep it interesting for 21 minutes straight!

    • @ehkbv
      @ehkbv 6 місяців тому

      literally!

  • @taelocalxo4264
    @taelocalxo4264 Місяць тому +2

    your content is truly underrated i cant wait to see what else you got!

    • @highestpeeqs9532
      @highestpeeqs9532 Місяць тому

      Jesus loves yall, died for us, and rose again! Jesus calls for all of us to repent! He's coming back.

  • @xenostim
    @xenostim 5 місяців тому +15

    6:32 I don't think it's that weird for Martinez to fly under the radar if he is listed in numerous murder investigations. That is assuming he committed them in different jurisdictions, because in the 70s and 80s they did not keep databases on everything. Doing what we would now consider due diligence must have been much more time-consuming back then, when you would have to make a phone call to ask someone to dig through a filing cabinet, or even travel there to do it yourself.

  • @Ar1AnX1x
    @Ar1AnX1x 6 місяців тому +12

    I love the editing style of this channel, its so clean and smooth

  • @Type2strain
    @Type2strain Місяць тому

    New to your videos but, LOVE them! I have scrolled all of them yet but have you considered doing longer form content on topics like this?

  • @codysellers8889
    @codysellers8889 5 місяців тому +1

    Bro the fact that you gave your sponsorship a timer bar at the bottom just earned you a subscriber.

  • @scotshank7785
    @scotshank7785 6 місяців тому +9

    This channel has quickly become one of my favorite on UA-cam.

  • @GustavEule
    @GustavEule 6 місяців тому +6

    Great video as always, keep up the great work team!

  • @thealbatross402
    @thealbatross402 5 місяців тому +1

    Incredible story telling. You earned a new subscriber

  • @PedroNogueiranunes
    @PedroNogueiranunes 3 місяці тому +3

    Damn, that’s a 10/10 channel. Editing, script and animations. Flawless

    • @highestpeeqs9532
      @highestpeeqs9532 Місяць тому

      Jesus loves yall, died for us, and rose again! Jesus calls for all of us to repent! He's coming back..

  • @laurenr2590
    @laurenr2590 6 місяців тому +4

    These are so easy to follow I found your channel recently and I love ur vids thanks dude

    • @highestpeeqs9532
      @highestpeeqs9532 Місяць тому

      Jesus loves yall, died for us, and rose again! Jesus calls for all of us to repent! He's coming back..

  • @Sinamitzu
    @Sinamitzu 6 місяців тому +10

    Oh my god thank you I remembered seeing an interview with him and the video name was like "once a killer always a killer" and I remembered about it a month ago and kept searching for it thank you for making this video oh my god

  • @Vyeahah
    @Vyeahah 17 днів тому

    I really like the visual style of this video. Very engaging but not over the top, well done

  • @moatk5593
    @moatk5593 5 місяців тому +2

    I first seen info about this guy back in 2017... This is the first video I see about him that actually talks about his criminal career

  • @AidanPatko
    @AidanPatko 6 місяців тому +14

    Continuously impressed by this channel and its quality.

  • @kyoyo-ia
    @kyoyo-ia 6 місяців тому +31

    This is coming from a 16 year old kid who lives in Tulare, I found it crazy how he could do those things only at 16, on top of that being my age, it's truly scary knowing the type of people who are out there.

    • @gijsv8419
      @gijsv8419 5 місяців тому +5

      At 14 he was smuggling drugs.

    • @aryanram02
      @aryanram02 5 місяців тому

      he grew up with crime, thats why.
      i say keep your tail between your legs, don't be rude and don't mess around with anyone so that u don't accidendantly fuc with some psycho cartel gringo and u should be fine, no one will try to hurt u for 0 reason so dw :)

    • @jonathansantamaria507
      @jonathansantamaria507 9 днів тому

      And he's your uncle right ?

  • @user-iy7nq8bb2t
    @user-iy7nq8bb2t 2 місяці тому

    Ain’t gon lie this was mad inspirational. Great job on the both of y’all’s success so far.

  • @DineshSahu-rh1zt
    @DineshSahu-rh1zt 6 місяців тому +1

    Very nicely detailed storytelling ❤

  • @guranshsaluja9822
    @guranshsaluja9822 6 місяців тому +5

    Bro your videos are amazing I watch them whenever I’m free the animation is good and the cinematics are brilliant

    • @ozeppeo
      @ozeppeo 6 місяців тому

      "Bros"
      Fern is a group of guys

  • @f.wiltshire5962
    @f.wiltshire5962 6 місяців тому +6

    This is fast becoming one of the best UA-cam channels in existence

  • @michaeljacobs9532
    @michaeljacobs9532 27 днів тому

    Just found the channel, and this is my second video in a row. Thanks for helping me find it!

  • @Ms.Prairie
    @Ms.Prairie 6 місяців тому +49

    yay, i’m so happy i found this channel!! i’ve burned out from interrogation documentaries, and your format is incredible
    wishing you so much success in 2023-24

    • @EEEEEEEE
      @EEEEEEEE Місяць тому

      E‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎

  • @milesthomas932
    @milesthomas932 6 місяців тому +6

    This is my first Fern. Instant fan. Subbed. 😊

  • @notsosilentmajority1
    @notsosilentmajority1 4 місяці тому +8

    It's always interesting to hear how the family members of victims feel like "no one cared" but these are many times the same people that enjoyed whatever their now deceased loved ones illegal lifestyle garnered for them. This isn't always the case but it is the case many times. When a hard working good person is robbed and murdered, people feel anger and want action, strangers included. When people hear that a person that was selling poison to their loved ones was killed, they don't usually care as much. That's just being honest and real. Another big part of the problem is that you're dealing with a culture that usually refuses to work with the authorities. When it's not their loved one needing help, they don't want to get involved. It's very similar to how things were when the Mafia was openly powerful, people didn't cooperate with the police much and things were allowed to carry on for years.

  • @TravelAlwaysOfficial
    @TravelAlwaysOfficial 3 місяці тому

    Great narration! And great documentary overall!
    Thanks for sharing!

    • @highestpeeqs9532
      @highestpeeqs9532 Місяць тому

      Jesus loves yall, died for us, and rose again! Jesus calls for all of us to repent! He's coming back..

  • @yeti4269
    @yeti4269 6 місяців тому +3

    I feel like I'm watching the alternate timeline of Disrupt where they never stopped making great content with great visuals

  • @TheRussianGenius
    @TheRussianGenius 6 місяців тому +3

    Damn I love this type of content!

  • @skerete7968
    @skerete7968 2 місяці тому

    What an amazing content this channel provides, my respects for you man

  • @benwaters8902
    @benwaters8902 16 днів тому

    Just discovered your videos, what a refreshing and detailed display of documentaries!

    • @dominickwest7558
      @dominickwest7558 10 днів тому

      He’s replicating what the channel Disrupt did before they had to split apart, so if you like this I recommend looking into them 🙃

  • @Laiteux
    @Laiteux 6 місяців тому +13

    you guys do such a great job, please keep going

  • @hanibalfischkopf6286
    @hanibalfischkopf6286 6 місяців тому +56

    Every fern Video saves my day❤ Thank you for this masterpiece.

    • @highestpeeqs9532
      @highestpeeqs9532 Місяць тому

      Jesus loves yall, died for us, and rose again! Jesus calls for all of us to repent! He's coming back..

  • @Genspov
    @Genspov 15 днів тому

    Amazing video. SUBSCRIBED and ready to binge watch 😊🙌

  • @ImaplanetJupiteeeerr
    @ImaplanetJupiteeeerr 5 місяців тому +1

    Such a cool documentary, really really good. Is this animated by the same people (you?) who do the Lemmino videos also?

  • @Dudelovescake
    @Dudelovescake 6 місяців тому +9

    im 5 minutes in and this is already a banger, well done fern

  • @A_Ottoman
    @A_Ottoman 6 місяців тому +8

    I was here from 29k subs when you uploaded the plane video and i never thought you would get verified and even get 590K subs,i only anticipated it after you uploaded like another 6 videos because of how detailed they were!Great Job

    • @calidawg510
      @calidawg510 6 місяців тому

      Are you Palestinian?

    • @A_Ottoman
      @A_Ottoman 6 місяців тому

      @@calidawg510 no

  • @darkphantom4122
    @darkphantom4122 5 місяців тому

    This was recomended and i subbed as this was actually intresting.

  • @freshparkfilms
    @freshparkfilms 5 місяців тому

    Dude your channels awesome 👌 only watched your 2 true crime videos but they r so good and so well done! I'll check ur other stuff out 2! I'm def gunna keep up with ur channel! 🎉❤😊

  • @unclewaggy09
    @unclewaggy09 6 місяців тому +3

    Holy moly I’m from Tulare County and I’ve never heard of this dude. Haven’t lived there for a while but still.

  • @seans6999
    @seans6999 6 місяців тому +30

    The animation and storytelling are just amazing

    • @prathampatel3139
      @prathampatel3139 5 місяців тому +1

      What is this type of editing called

    • @aryanram02
      @aryanram02 5 місяців тому

      @@prathampatel3139its not a particular type, its just sensationalism with a documentary esque. they add sound effects and sharp sfx and make jump cuts with clean transitions, its a very very generic editing style now, before it used to be unique but now every other youtuber does it

    • @Praise_Does_Arts
      @Praise_Does_Arts 4 місяці тому

      ​@@aryanram02don't be a hater

  • @tacodog-oo5bs
    @tacodog-oo5bs Місяць тому +1

    This channel is so underrated it's insane

  • @GorillaGuel
    @GorillaGuel 6 місяців тому +1

    That’s wild , being born and raised in Fresno and hearing this is crazy.

  • @eddeatilla3865
    @eddeatilla3865 6 місяців тому +31

    Your documentaries are something else. This channel is amazing! Keep up the good work!

  • @allocater2
    @allocater2 6 місяців тому +6

    All the times you think, that this time he is close to being arrested and check the progress bar of the video... and it's still so much time remaining!

  • @billybutcherr69
    @billybutcherr69 5 місяців тому +1

    Man everytime i see a video on this channel
    The visuals
    The background music
    The narrator
    Inspires me too get into making such videos 🎉

  • @Half_Finis
    @Half_Finis 3 місяці тому +1

    the fact that 12:30 is replayed so much should hint you that it was a bit confusing

  • @iBalushi
    @iBalushi 6 місяців тому +36

    Hey fern,
    Nice video, just a small criticism for accuracy regarding the amazing 3D and pictures of cars used; it was a bit confusing when the year mentioned is 1978 but we see photos or 3D models of modern cars (like in 0:41).
    Edit: clarity and typo fix

    • @jakekoppe2111
      @jakekoppe2111 6 місяців тому +1

      What

    • @valdermaar
      @valdermaar 6 місяців тому +39

      @@jakekoppe2111 He said
      "Hey fern,
      Nice video, just a small criticism regarding the amazing 3D and pics, it was a but confusing when the year mentioned is 1978 but we see modern car 3D or pics (like in 0:41)"

    • @jakekoppe2111
      @jakekoppe2111 6 місяців тому +7

      @@valdermaar thank you

    • @castorchange9737
      @castorchange9737 6 місяців тому +1

      Man, a car is a car lol

    • @fern-tv
      @fern-tv  6 місяців тому +20

      Thank you for the feedback, noted :)

  • @TimmyJimmy-dr2yp
    @TimmyJimmy-dr2yp 5 місяців тому +3

    3:00 “woopwah opp, * whachactoo * wahp woopwah whoom * whatchato * whoop, waop” *fades out*

  • @lando8190
    @lando8190 6 місяців тому +988

    Random comment to boost the algorithm

    • @doctorsticks
      @doctorsticks Місяць тому +50

      Random reply to help the comment boost the algorithm

    • @shubhamdas4640
      @shubhamdas4640 Місяць тому +11

      Yes to algorithm boost.

    • @tanzen3356
      @tanzen3356 Місяць тому +5

      😂

    • @boas_
      @boas_ 21 день тому +4

      Another algorithm boosting reply

    • @onlyonecannoli7537
      @onlyonecannoli7537 21 день тому +6

      Literally not how an algorithm works 😂

  • @shaunclutter2698
    @shaunclutter2698 6 місяців тому

    Just stumbled on the channel.... glad i did.

  • @leeechuga
    @leeechuga 2 місяці тому +2

    it always cracks me up when he says “where a kid can be a kid” when that’s not even the right slogan 8:38 😭

    • @jayste9334
      @jayste9334 Місяць тому

      True, but ppl would always say the jingle wrong. Toys R Us was so cold blooded bk in the day!

  • @SpareMango
    @SpareMango 6 місяців тому +58

    Insane how incredibly easy it was to put it all together yet no one cared enough to for decades.

    • @mohawkjoe64
      @mohawkjoe64 6 місяців тому +6

      Makes you wonder what else people have gotten away with

    • @RoloT007
      @RoloT007 5 місяців тому +2

      Almost like it was allowed to happen….

    • @whotellinghim1870
      @whotellinghim1870 5 місяців тому +3

      during that time there was a drug epidemic in the U.S. (there still is but back then was much worse), so i guess they didn’t care since his murders focused on drug dealers and such since the government wanted them gone, that’s my theory though 🤷🏽‍♂️

    • @aryanram02
      @aryanram02 5 місяців тому

      the government wanted them gone?? i suggest u read a little more on how terrible and disgusting USA is, my brother in christ the government WAS the one helping supply the drugs, read about CIA and their activities in the 1990s hahaha@@whotellinghim1870

    • @RoloT007
      @RoloT007 5 місяців тому

      @@whotellinghim1870 Wanted them gone? For the betterment of society or to replace them with their own drug dealers? 🤔

  • @ggraciano1
    @ggraciano1 6 місяців тому +16

    hey fern, here in brazil we got pedrinho matador. if you are interested in serial killers history and stuff i suggest you to read about him

  • @residentmenace7114
    @residentmenace7114 5 місяців тому +1

    I used to write for a podcast called World on Drugs and we did a story about this guy! Super cool, super neat, pretty badass

  • @robertwilliam5527
    @robertwilliam5527 20 днів тому +6

    Even if you aren't born as a monster, life turns you into one.

  • @protomundi
    @protomundi 6 місяців тому +12

    It makes sense that the victims where no ones. Who takes money from drug cartel/ hideos or unknown people when you have friends or family who care for you?
    But it's so interesting, that he got caught, because he killed someone with a personal reason. If the insult for his daughter wouldn't have triggered him so much, he probably could be still in business

    • @seanheaney8303
      @seanheaney8303 5 місяців тому

      Probably not considering California & Florida already were investigating him on his DNA being found in Florida. Might have bought him a few more months but they probably would have had him either way.

  • @JAKphoenixify
    @JAKphoenixify 5 місяців тому +48

    I mean it IS heartbreaking that he killed all those folks, but lets not try to beat around the fact that most of them were stupid enough to steal from the cartel.

  • @SeanCarter
    @SeanCarter 3 місяці тому +1

    I don't know how many kills this guy has but when I was growing up, we had a guy around our neighborhood who they called "Meatball." He was a known hitman and is legendary around New Orleans to this very day. One thing that Meatball became legendary for was dressing up like an old lady to get close to a target. It's been said by NOPD that he has more than 70 kills. There's a video about him where some of his co-defendants were interviewed on a channel called Inside Source TV.

  • @christopherbanuelos4389
    @christopherbanuelos4389 Місяць тому

    Bro these are awesome !

  • @AnP865
    @AnP865 6 місяців тому +25

    The hitman element puts him in a grey area. Serial killers do it purely for personal reasons. There are tens of millions of military personnel around the world who are legally allowed to kill other people. It's one reason this case is not as disturbing.

    • @Adam-326
      @Adam-326 6 місяців тому +9

      He’s working for the cartels. There is no grey area here.

    • @diexbag7637
      @diexbag7637 6 місяців тому +9

      Is disregarding human life for money supposed to somehow be less evil than doing it for personal reasons?

    • @Adam-326
      @Adam-326 6 місяців тому +2

      @@diexbag7637 In principle, as it relates to the military and law enforcement, yes. I wouldn’t really call it “disregarding human life” either. In almost every other case, no.

    • @diexbag7637
      @diexbag7637 6 місяців тому +2

      @@Adam-326 I was mostly responding to the first comment. Being a hitman is almost never a grey area.

    • @Adam-326
      @Adam-326 6 місяців тому +1

      @@diexbag7637 Yeah, I know. I just responded because I saw the notification and wanted to make the distinction between the military and the guy in the video since the original comment was comparing the two.

  • @pyrodoll2422
    @pyrodoll2422 6 місяців тому +5

    Quality storytelling, and the graphics are fantastic too.

  • @sawma3714
    @sawma3714 5 місяців тому

    These guys made me watch the ad willingly

  • @dawsonmannan1788
    @dawsonmannan1788 5 місяців тому

    Fantastic video and detail

  • @jameshrnndz1
    @jameshrnndz1 6 місяців тому +29

    A cold blooded homicide? They killed his sister. I don’t think it was cold blooded at all.

    • @shadowknightgaming1874
      @shadowknightgaming1874 6 місяців тому +8

      He killed 3 people who may or may not have been involved with his sisters death that's pretty cold blooded

    • @levelup2014
      @levelup2014 6 місяців тому

      @@shadowknightgaming1874don’t explain things to him he’s a yogurt brain who wants to believe a guy who killed 40+ is justified

    • @ermguitar2052
      @ermguitar2052 5 місяців тому +7

      He had no clue if those people had killed his sister, they were just in the same building. Could have been the killer and his two random friends he invited over for poker, for all he knew

    • @macattack9184
      @macattack9184 5 місяців тому

      His own family did he kills alot of people connected to his family members im from the town next to earlimart he was rich and owned buisness in my town at one point he's part of the marrtinez/fernandez family in my area

    • @t-and-p
      @t-and-p Місяць тому +1

      OP - I thought the same as you 👍 I got to 1:15 &, as soon as they called him "cold-blooded", my instant reaction was "nope, they killed his sister! That's not cold-blooded, that's vengeance!".
      For those saying that the people in the house may or may not have been involved, remember that he dropped her off the night she went missing. He saw them and they made him uncomfortable, so he knew who they were and who he was targeting. Police will have needed descriptions from him because nobody came forward. Whether they killed her or not, they were involved because they didn't come forward, didn't help her, and did nothing to let the family know what was happening or look for her.
      He knew the score at 16. It's difficult to knock him for that.

  • @superblaubeere27
    @superblaubeere27 6 місяців тому +10

    How can such a bad person have so much luck? I mean if he was evaded law enforcement by pure genius it would be ok, but this makes me just angry...

    • @betaich
      @betaich 6 місяців тому +6

      US police in general are very bad at catching murderers, the US have a nation wide closure rate for this type of crome of only 52.3%, Germany has a closure rate of 91,2 % down from the best it was in this decade with 95,1 % and even better 99,8 in the 90s.

    • @betaich
      @betaich 6 місяців тому

      was a lost in translation thing i guess, germany has a case solving rate for murder of 91.2 % the US rate is 52.3%@@MatteoTravels

    • @gumshake689
      @gumshake689 6 місяців тому

      have you ever met a U.S. cop? they are literally useless

    • @stefthorman8548
      @stefthorman8548 Місяць тому

      how is he an bad person? other then that one guy, all the people he killed were lowlifes

  • @MoroccanPoker
    @MoroccanPoker 4 місяці тому

    Lets go lads, support the channel ! These guys are doing a hell of-a job

  • @MultiSciGeek
    @MultiSciGeek 5 місяців тому +1

    It's respectable that they actually reinvestigated the old cases. I mean for all we know he could have been taking a hit for a bunch of hitmen in exchange for his family being safe and rich...

  • @ismaeldomingo2249
    @ismaeldomingo2249 6 місяців тому +3

    This series or show is 🔥

  • @CatzTheCanadian
    @CatzTheCanadian 23 дні тому +3

    I can draw alot of connections from this guy to Mike from breaking bad