"Im going to stop talking about this because i dont know enough...." I wish more people were like this on UA-cam and in general. This is why i respect you Simon.
When I was about 5, around 1961, my mom let me walk to the hardware store alone, because I begged her. It was not far at all. When I crossed a little alley, a man in a trench coat came out, put his arm around me, and asked me to come into the alley with him. I said. "No, my mom told me to go STRAIGHT to the store, and STRAIGHT home." I was so proud of myself. The man, realizing someone was watching for me, said okay, and slinked back into the alley. When I got home, my mom asked me how it went, and I told her about the man. She had a complete meltdown, and called my dad, who was a homicide detective. He came home with a couple other detectives. They questioned me, and went looking for this man. I was crying and had no idea what was wrong. I remember this clearly, and shiver when I realize how close I came to being a victim.
This is the most interesting comment on this video, hun. I'm really happy you weren't victimized! Good job, baby-you, thwarting this bastard. P.S. it is super cool your dad was a sleuth.
The thing I appreciate most about Simon is that when he doesn’t know something, he SAYS SO. There’s nothing wrong with not knowing something. It’s an opportunity to learn. Humility: vastly underused on UA-cam.
Understanding when you dont understand or knowing when you dont know is sadly a very rare trait in most of mankind. The same goes for being able to acknowledge the difference between ones opinions or feelings on a matter and what might actually be for the greater good. If everyone had these boxes checked humankind would probably be able to have nice things.
I can understand that Talia's parents didn't want to put her through any more trauma. So, the police officer's testimony plus her medical record should have been enough to keep Alcala in prison.
@@gomahklawm4446 Yeah, something is *deeply* wrong when people like this serve 36 months, and people caught with a joint on them (or even on a strange friend of a friend in your car) can and do get literally *decades.* The priorities are *deeply* fucked up.
You are right, but the US likes to rehash ppls trauma the US is crazy like that.. I don’t even know her testifying would even help, Bc she said she had no memory. But the driver he deserves a medal, ppl like him gives me hope that there are some good ppl out there..
I don't necessarily think the man looks unattractive, but I definitely agree with Callum when it comes to those beady, creepy-ass eyes. Bundy had the same thing going on, eyes that just screamed, _"Get ready to die, because I'm batshit crazy!"_
I always wondered why Bundy was considered "hot" etc, considering he not only looked super average - he looked 10 years older than he was, couldn't style himself for shit, and had a unibrow... Then I saw him among the cops and I got it - everyone looks either like dirty thumbs, or as if they're a result of 4 generations of inbreeding. Wtf was going on in those times?
Actually, the “dates” contestants went on after “The Dating Game” were chaperoned (it was another era, OK?), so even a date with Rodney probably wouldn’t have been fatal. But still ... yikes!
@@thomastuohy829 Ahah well yes, but I believe she was mostly referring to her family and whatnot. The "justice" system fell through when her brother was killed, so that's where she's coming from.
Fun fact: Polygraph tests are mostly theatrics, are not reliable, and are subject to the bias of the polygrapher. You have nothing to gain from taking the polygraph test whether you're guilty or innocent. There's a reason polygraph test results aren't admissible in court.
@@IAmAnEvilTaco Getting nervous doesn't make you fail a polygraph. If you're having a panic attack the results won't matter. You can answer honestly or lie the results will be all over the place. They become unreadable because of how polygraphs work.
In the US, we've already had a case where a girl got into a car she THOUGHT was her Uber, but it was just someone claiming to be, and she was killed. I forget where this happened but... I was thinking about that when I listened to the podcast version. In San Francisco a few weeks ago, a DoorDash driver was working late at night and couldn't afford a baby sitter and his kids were asleep in the back of his car, and someone ran up and stole his car with his kids in it while he was dropping off an order. Luckily the kids were found OK the next day. But your predictions around this stuff... already true, Simon.
I was 19 years old in 1977, and even I got that "I'm a fashion photographer and I can make you famous" line. That was a line I never believed regardless of who said it.
My (now) wife got that one when we first started dating in 2015. ... not from me, from one of her creepier 'friends'. I don't think it's going anywhere anytime soon.
Frighteningly, I got the "photographer who can make you famous" line when I was just 12, and twice when I was 18. This was the 90s, so it was still a thing.
Simon: an update for you. Rodney died “of natural causes” in his California prison cell July 24, 2021, at age 77. We had to feed that creep for a loooong time after his death sentence was passed-but, thanks be to God, he’s dead now.
Thank you for the update but, good lord this monster was allowed to live a basically full life?! I’ve mixed opinions on the death penalty but if anyone deserved to be fried it’s this guy.
Hollywood elites, news media elites, politicians are mostly sexual deviants. Most people who seek positions of power and influence are perverts and sociopaths.
@@jackhoff3910 "Sexual deviant" covers a wide range of harmless kinks; not only dangerous crimes. I highly doubt that sexual predators comprise more than a small minority of any group.
@@zemorph42 I should've been more descriptive. Sexual deviancy = pedophilia. Bondage, choking, spanking, is perfectly normal and not deviant between consenting partners. The elites always crave more and they crave stuff that us poor plebs can't/won't have. Stuff that distinguishes them from us common folk. And one major thing they seek is pedophilic activities. Once they have their wealth, political influence, their mansions and yachts, the next thing they seek is the deviant and depraved shit.
Craig J. Spence came to mind. I actually just read about Alcala in a chapter toward the end of Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon: Laurel Canyon, covert ops, and the dark heart of the hippie dream. It noted that he went to film school and one of his teachers was Roman Polansky. Bum bum bum
I worked with the father of one of his victims. She was an aspiring model and had a photo shoot booked with him. The pain this monster inflicted is immeasurable.
In portuguese its common to insult people calling them scrotums, but ive seen Simons portuguese in other episodes, and hes not gotten his insult from it ahah
For your friends story, my husband is Filipino. I am extremely white. All 3 of our kids (currently pregnant with number 4) look 100% Filipino. I do not look like their mother at all. I have had the police called on me a couple different times from well meaning people calling about the missing mom. Of when one was having a meltdown had a well meaning person go, "tsk. Wheres their mom??" "Its hard being a nanny for so many kids" They're my kids. XD
I'm hanging out at a friend's place right now, and they put this Netflix movie that I wasn't paying attention to, but as soon as I saw Anna Kendrick in a scene where she's interviewing 3 bachelors, and the 3rd one sounded creepy at the introducing stage, I immediately shouted "IS THIS THAT DATING GAME KILLER MOVIE??? I KNOW ABOUT Him!!!"....then I searched his name based on the movie, and confirmed u've made this video about him!! I know nobody will prob see this, but I'm just happy I still remember something I learned about for the first time 3yrs ago, so thank u Simon and ur whole crew
There was a young lady in the college town I live in that was murdered by a Uber driver. He left her body off of a state highway and dropped his phone next to the body. It didn’t take long to find him.. when the police went to his house to talk to him he was literally taking a trash bag full of bloody clothes to the trash. oh and he lived down the road from where I live.
There was a girl who was killed in New Zealand from a Tinder Meet. And here in South Africa we've had a few *fake* uber drivers who have killed their passengers. I love these videos Simon, you really make them interesting.
Probably already answered but Cali reinstated the death penalty after a while. I can’t believe they even needed Tali’s testimony when they had the cop’s.
Blind Date was literally on at THE prime time TV slot. It was ITVs Saturday night 7 or 8 o'clock show. It was the Pop Idol, Dancing on Ice or Strictly Come Dancing of its time. You say TV was awful back then and that things have definitely improved with modern TV being so much the better but it's hardly changed at all in the main format style at all, just how it's presented, what they say and do and mainly the amount of channels and Digital offerings etc, that makes them at least compete for viewers some what.
I believe TV is worse than earlier (Grew up in the '60--70's) with all these shows like Big Brother, Bachelor/Bachelorette and all those other Reality shows.....totally disgusting ratings getters. Shows no longer make us use our minds or intrigue us.
I have a pretty good memory of TV in the 1970's. I would say TV today is neither better nor worse -- due to cable & Netflix & whatnot, there's just a lot MORE of it. More good shows, & also more awful shows...
@@starrywizdom yhea exactly. Yes there's a few exceptions where they're using modern technology to make a show and the private companies are throwing a lot more money at a show to make huge blockbusters, that used to be the sole preserve of Film and when done right those are amazing. The series format working even better than the movie in many cases as it offers more time to really go deep etc. However those are definitely the exceptions not the general rule where most TV made is just a slightly updated version of what we had and then there's all the cheap rubbish reality stuff. As you say the main difference is the amount of choice and the new ways of watching. Also as you say there's a whole lot more rubbish as well.
@@dawnklug6986 we certainly appreciated it more and there were some amazing shows. We had to suspend our disbelief a bit more due to them not having the special effects etc to fall back on but that made them suck you in using the script rather than the eye candy. It was different but you can't say it was better. It's definitely easier to find something that you want to watch as you can put anything on at any time you want. However this has removed that amazing thing of going to school the day after a popular show and everyone talking about it etc.
Simon, the main reason in my opinion that the US justice system allows people to represent themselves is simply because 99.9% of defendant's that do so simply don't have a complete understanding of the entirety of the legal system. Therefore it is basically a slam dunk for the prosecution.
Where I work, the judges appoint defense attorneys to be standby counsel for pro se defendants and strongly encourage the person to accept appointed counsel.
@@queenreg7 This is done in virtually every case where someone is representing pro se. An attorney will be appointed as either standby counsel or co-counsel. Some of these people get way too much of their information on the legal system from network crime drama shows. Which are basically comedies if you're well-versed in the justice system.
The banana "joke" was fairly standard of the kind of sexual banter taking place back then, sadly. I disagree that only guilty people turn down taking a polygraph. Though I am not prone towards criminal behaviour, I would refuse to be polygrapher. There's a reason they aren't allowed in courts. As to him repeatedly representing himself, it's a typical psychopathic move. They think they are smarter than everyone else. But remember the old saying: he who represents himself has a fool for a lawyer! BTW this and the Blaze are my favorites of your channels.
My understanding (and IANAL) is that any attorney will advise you to never take a polygraph even if you're innocent. There's a reason they aren't admissable in court
Yeah, I'd refuse a polygraph test. Not gonna get wrongly accused for being nervous. Even professional lawyers should hire someone else to take their case. Don't rep yourself, Gs.
@Michael Gallagher: the reason courts don't allow polygraphs has nothing to do with scumbag lawyers. They simply are not reliable. Nervous innocent people fail them, and criminals with ice water in their veins pass them (think psychopaths).
Funnily enough, I don't know about tinde but there was a grinder app killer. Interesting case, the families really banded together to make the police do their job on that one of I'm remembering correctly.
Yes, the murderer took advantage of police homophobia; I think he killed two or three men and abandoned their bodies close to his home before the deaths were even acknowledged as murder, not party drug overdoses.
When it comes to rape, whether it’s of a child or an adult, these guys are rarely punished enough even now. They almost always get sentences that are too short and then paroled so they just continue their crimes. It almost always requires a death for these POS to be jailed for life. We all know that these guys (usually) are wired in a way that makes them impossible to rehabilitate but the justice system is intent on giving them second, third chances, leaving more victims behind. People get stiffer penalties for abusing animals than they get for assault, rape. It’s sickening but we see these stories all the time. Those responsible for allowing these predators back on the streets need to be held accountable and punished as well. Until then, this will just keep happening over and over again.
A year ago a guy in Hanau, Germany followed a murderer in his car while trying to call the police from his cell phone. His name was Vili Viorel Paun. He wasn't able to reach the police because the call center was understaffed (not because of money...). He was shot multiple times and killed by the racist prick who went on to kill more. So yeah, cell phones won't help if the police fs up majorly
When I need a guaranteed immediate response, I can the ambulance service. They aren’t pricks like the police and actually answer. While the ambulance is on the way (you know someone’s going to need it - especially since the police can’t be bothered) the emergency service will notify the police.
The Craigslist killer was a thing. And that’s just the one we know about. I’ve heard of people who the last time they were heard from, they were on their way to pick up something from someone from Craigslist.
Simon covered The LISK/Craigslist killer on Biographics I want to say a month or two ago? If you haven't checked it out, I recommend it. Though I would have not mind a more casual take on here...
There was another Craigslist killer who wasn't LISK. And I'm aware of three Tinder murders, though they weren't serial murders if that's what folks are asking about.
Also, this has been one of the easiest videos to wdtch with their lighting effects. I get random seizures and hallucinations (right now it is the latter) and this had a lot less flashing effects that tend to trigger them more
How you're able to make me laugh while covering such terrible crimes is beyond me. Maybe I'm more twisted and desensitized than I thought, or maybe you're just absolutely hilarious. Or a combination of the two. Love your humor and your work!
@@canaan5337 yeah pretty much. I’m not going to lie though a few of the young Asian lads that live near me always make me laugh on my dog walk because as I walk past they say “that’s devils lettuce man” because that’s what their mum said I was smoking to them 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
"there are definitely going to be uber serial killers" 2016 Kalamazoo Shootings, which I definitely think deserves the long form treatment because of how weird it is
@@starrywizdom I'm just poking fun lol that being said, the easy rebuttal is "do more than one read-through"; but it wouldn't be Simon if he did these things with 100% professionalism. That's part of his charm
I mean in reality most of the "Handsome and Charismatic" killers were only called that because people wanted the excuse for why it took so long to finally bring them down.
Blind Date was definitely prime time. It was on on a Saturday before the lottery if I remember correctly. Bonus fact: Elvis had Cilla Black’s album in his record collection
@Jo Jo technically. Although I have never described myself as British. We’re the top part of the Island of Great Britain but we’ve got a separate legal system, education system, parliament, languages, and (technically speaking although it’s vacant) monarchy, as the Queen isn’t the queen of Scots so isn’t allowed to wear the Scottish Crown. We were entirely separate until 1603, and only properly joined together in 1707, so... yeah I’m Scottish. A bit like being Scandinavian, it’s a broad term for different countries (and some islands still) only 10% of Scotland define themselves as British more/rather than Scottish x
genius is a legend in their own mind. I DO actually remember seeing this episode. I had no control over the television. We chose bachelor #3. I do remember may family thinking he had some very odd answers ha ha ha
There was literally serial killers associated with pretty much every social app mentioned and more at the time of filming. I think there are multiple coined as "the tinder killer". some of the grindr killers particularly freak me out. oh and the plenty of fish killer. dating apps are scary.
Well some people have talent and sure should go to something like that. But in Austria a couple of decades ago they denied one guy his admission to one and he developed a bit of a grudge. So better accept everyone before something like that happens again...
I hung out with a bunch of art school types and I totally see it. Luckily, I doubt any of them would have been effective murderers, unless you can neurotic people to death. And most of them were vegan so they probably didn’t have the strength. One guy only ate fruit.
Just found you a couple days ago ,I have been binging on your videos! Super impressed and quickly subcribed 💙💙 thank you so much for not in any way making these sickos seem more than what they are ,and that is vile human garbage
Love the episodes especially the long ones obviously because they are longer. I appriacte thehard work! You help me get thru my work day with something 5o listen to
Having left some comments on other vids, I realize I haven't said how much I really love your content. I love a myriad of educational content creators across UA-cam, and you're definitely my favorite.
Masters of Science in Criminal Justice here. NO, refusing to take a polygraph is absolutely NOT a sign of guilt. They are inadmissible because they are 1) extremely unreliable, and 2) interpretation of the results is subjective. You can ask five polygraph examiners which questions a person was truthful about and not truthful about during a polygraph, and you will get several different answers. Thus, they have been deemed inadmissible UNLESS you take one voluntarily. Before they were ruled inadmissible, many, many innocent people were sent to prison due to polygraphs. Any attorney will tell you not to take a polygraph, whether you're guilty or innocent. Hope that clears up the statement that "if you're innocent, take the polygraph."
@@TheCasualCriminalist The first uber serial killer was probably Lam Kor-wan if you want to get technical (there was a world before uber and what is uber other than freelance taxi cabs).
I like listening to true crime when doing other stuff and Simon’s voice is very calming. Recently I have begun a watching spree of the Casual Criminalist where I have started with the very first episode and now is working my way through them in the order that they were published
That's what our high school teacher used to get us into the movie back in the day 😂 This was like 2006 when I was about 15. I actually enjoyed the cinematic version. I really enjoyed the depictions of Mercutio, Benvolio and Tybalt even though I could still hardly understand half the things they were saying or trying to imply lmao. The scene where Tybalt kills Mercutio is great, thought the actors captured the emotion really well.
So, my thought about Uber and Lyft and the like... If you use a taxi, you get a car that's in a random place, the driver has no idea who you are and nobody has any record of it, and if they want to kill you, there's no record of anything and they know it. If you use Uber/Lyft/somesuch, there's a record of it at the web site even before they pick you up, there's a record of you getting in the car and where it took you (your own phone sends the location to the web site, and theirs does too if they told it they picked you up), so there's lots of record who they are and where they took you if they want to hurt you, and they know it.
You can call for taxis too but to say that it will be surprising when theres the first uber drivers ignores the 100+ yrs modern taxis have existed (The taxicabs of Paris were equipped with the first meters beginning on 9 March 1898. They were originally called taxibread, then renamed taximètres on 17 October 1904.") Based on movies taxi drivers have to keep in touch with dispatch and dispatch probably keeps track of how many miles are being driven (its probably not like food delivery where delivery drivers own the cars-but you still need to keep a log if you want to be reimbursed). Is it possible for a taxi driver to be a killer sure but its also possible for pilots to kill 100s of people (Germanwings Flight 9525). While it has happened (Lam Kor-wan) it seems unlikely that taxi drivers would be more likely to kill while on the clock compared to uber drivers because arent uber drivers freelance? They have no boss to report to (it's like ebay where you post something on their website but they have no say in how you run your business). 2/3 of taxi drivers work for a company (and don't own the taxi they drive).
I saw a tv special about The Dating Game Killer awhile back and it was ironic how little time it spent on the dating show incident. His actual crimes had nothing to do with The Dating Game, he just happened to be on The Dating Game once.
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I have friends and relatives who went on the Dating Game back in the day. For the most part, the participants were actors and comedians trying to get screen time in the era before reality tv. One of my friends won a date with a future star of Melrose Place (they never actually went out, they both went on for the above mentioned screen time. It worked for one of them).
I heard one person say that to his girlfriend one day. "We have the same last name, so if we get married you don't need to change it." She dumped him on the spot.
I remember The Dating Game. I think it started in the 60s and went on into the early 70s. But I don't recall it being on during prime time. I recall it being during the day with other game shows. It was followed by The Newlywed Game, and I used to think it was fabulous to be home from school sick (cough, cough) to watch game shows and soap operas. And I am giving you major side eye that all TV back then was horrible. It. was. Not.
@@gomahklawm4446 How the hell do you think it's supposed to work? The cops just go grab some rando who maybe kind of matches the description you gave and charge them on evidence of your brief phone call?
Blind Date was primetime Saturday night television that was preceded by Gladiators when I was growing up. Fun fact: Stand-up comedian Ed Byrne and actress/TV personality Amanda Holden both started their careers appearing as contestants on Blind Date.
I remember watching this show as a kid. My gramma used to watch all of them. These shows regularly used laugh tracks so what your hearing from the audience is likely recorded beforehand
You were correct Simon, California did abolish the death penalty for a period of time. Initially, the statute authorizing the death penalty statute was found unconstitutional because the methods of execution allowed (gas chamber or electric chair) were found to be cruel and unusual punishment. When the statute was struck down, all prisoners sentenced to death under that statute had their sentences commuted to life without parole, which is how Manson escaped his death penalty sentence. Subsequently, the CA legislature enacted a new death penalty law crafted specifically to avoid the "cruel and unusual" portion of the previous statute by only allowing lethal injection, and the death penalty became a thing again in California.
LOL, the moment Simon talks about Uber-Eats-Killer, an Uber-Eats-driver sits down on the bench besides me and takes a break and probably wondering why I'm glancing over and laughing.
I think background checks at the time were just seeing an ID and calling the local police and asking if they've been arrested. That's called a level one background check. Camps today do a level two, nation-wide, background check with fingerprints, partly because of things like this.
I saw that modernized Romeo and Juliet in high school I think... I remember that they had it where the guns in that movie had their branding as "Sword" brand guns... So it made sense with them talking about drawing their Swords while holding guns... What I really liked was this other movie which was a modernized version of MacBeth, and it basically has vibes of like WW1 Russia/USSR sort of... The witches are creepy nurses and stuff...
"Peel me." He missed an opportunity for a pun ("a*peel*ing), and I am disappointed in him for doing so ... o-on top of being disappointed in him for killing people ... of course.
For the narrator, watch the movie “Catch me if you can” it shows you how someone was able to forge identities, corporate checks, flight badges, passports, ids and when they finally caught him, you’ll love the twist at the end! Aloha
cali abolished the death sentence in the late 70s early 80s, the it got re-instated sometimes in the mid-late 2000s US law and it's system is beyond fucked.
"Im going to stop talking about this because i dont know enough...."
I wish more people were like this on UA-cam and in general. This is why i respect you Simon.
When I was about 5, around 1961, my mom let me walk to the hardware store alone, because I begged her. It was not far at all. When I crossed a little alley, a man in a trench coat came out, put his arm around me, and asked me to come into the alley with him. I said. "No, my mom told me to go STRAIGHT to the store, and STRAIGHT home." I was so proud of myself. The man, realizing someone was watching for me, said okay, and slinked back into the alley. When I got home, my mom asked me how it went, and I told her about the man. She had a complete meltdown, and called my dad, who was a homicide detective. He came home with a couple other detectives. They questioned me, and went looking for this man. I was crying and had no idea what was wrong. I remember this clearly, and shiver when I realize how close I came to being a victim.
I'm so glad you weren't hurt.
@@robinrobyn1714 Aw, thanks.
don’t leave us hanging! do you recall if anything ever came of your dad looking for sketchy trench coat dude?
@@nvnchez No, they never found anyone. Nothing ever came of it. But I'll bet my mom never let me go anywhere alone until I was much older.
This is the most interesting comment on this video, hun. I'm really happy you weren't victimized! Good job, baby-you, thwarting this bastard.
P.S. it is super cool your dad was a sleuth.
The thing I appreciate most about Simon is that when he doesn’t know something, he SAYS SO.
There’s nothing wrong with not knowing something. It’s an opportunity to learn. Humility: vastly underused on UA-cam.
I knew that already!!!
Understanding when you dont understand or knowing when you dont know is sadly a very rare trait in most of mankind. The same goes for being able to acknowledge the difference between ones opinions or feelings on a matter and what might actually be for the greater good. If everyone had these boxes checked humankind would probably be able to have nice things.
I can understand that Talia's parents didn't want to put her through any more trauma. So, the police officer's testimony plus her medical record should have been enough to keep Alcala in prison.
@@gomahklawm4446 Living in your fantasy world?
@@gomahklawm4446 Yeah, something is *deeply* wrong when people like this serve 36 months, and people caught with a joint on them (or even on a strange friend of a friend in your car) can and do get literally *decades.* The priorities are *deeply* fucked up.
You are right, but the US likes to rehash ppls trauma the US is crazy like that.. I don’t even know her testifying would even help, Bc she said she had no memory. But the driver he deserves a medal, ppl like him gives me hope that there are some good ppl out there..
@@KryssLaBryn people need to testify and tell the jury these things happened when you're accusing someone.
@@KryssLaBryn I mean people caught with a joint are literally caught with a joint. Only the arresting officer must testify.
“... I’ve been in a serious relationship for almost a decade and married for several years...”
Do they know about each other?
This made me snort lol
He's what you call "70s handsome." As in he's handsome by 70s standards. You know, the era where the "porn stache" was considered attractive.
Simon is still more charming than that guy.
So gross😬
I don't necessarily think the man looks unattractive, but I definitely agree with Callum when it comes to those beady, creepy-ass eyes. Bundy had the same thing going on, eyes that just screamed, _"Get ready to die, because I'm batshit crazy!"_
some things that are considered attractive today will be looked at the same way in a few decades believe that
I always wondered why Bundy was considered "hot" etc, considering he not only looked super average - he looked 10 years older than he was, couldn't style himself for shit, and had a unibrow... Then I saw him among the cops and I got it - everyone looks either like dirty thumbs, or as if they're a result of 4 generations of inbreeding. Wtf was going on in those times?
“Cheryl opted out of the date with him.”
Good move, Cheryl!
Actually, the “dates” contestants went on after “The Dating Game” were chaperoned (it was another era, OK?), so even a date with Rodney probably wouldn’t have been fatal. But still ... yikes!
Here Here Woman's Intuition!!!
@@elizabethjpaxton Amen!!!
I’m sure that she was immensely thankful that she trusted her gut when she found out what he was.
Yeah apparently she said he gave off SUPER creepy vibes. I’m honestly just happy she’s okay
@@HadenBlake Yeah, i wasn’t aware of that either but I guess it makes sense especially since it’s a dating game with people meeting on television.
“I don’t remember killing those women” is a hell of a weak defense.
Yes. That's basically saying that you didn't cheat after you got caught. 😡
See something, say something!!!
Ugh.
Also, I agree! You guys should do a research project and find that hero from the beginning!! 🥰
Nah, how could they convict him if he says he doesn't remember. It's absolutely fool proof I tell you.
(Obvious sarcasm)
Yikes on bikes.
Sounds similar to the Shaggy defense
As my mother says, "it's why we call it the legal system, not the justice system."
But ...it is referred to as the justice system also.
@@thomastuohy829 Ahah well yes, but I believe she was mostly referring to her family and whatnot. The "justice" system fell through when her brother was killed, so that's where she's coming from.
We call it both, but I know what she means.
How about referring to it as the Judicial system, since often true justice is not attained.
@@FishMcFish420 now i see
Fun fact: Polygraph tests are mostly theatrics, are not reliable, and are subject to the bias of the polygrapher. You have nothing to gain from taking the polygraph test whether you're guilty or innocent.
There's a reason polygraph test results aren't admissible in court.
Yet, here in the us, they can absolutely use them to fire you from a job. Don’t get nervous, fail and you are only homeless.
@@IAmAnEvilTaco You take polygraph tests? Where do you work? The pentagon?
Yea the U.S. outlawed employers forcing someone to take a polygraph for a while now [excluding governmental positions]
@@IAmAnEvilTaco Getting nervous doesn't make you fail a polygraph. If you're having a panic attack the results won't matter. You can answer honestly or lie the results will be all over the place. They become unreadable because of how polygraphs work.
Now they aren’t, but guess what, the events in the video took place in the past
In the US, we've already had a case where a girl got into a car she THOUGHT was her Uber, but it was just someone claiming to be, and she was killed. I forget where this happened but... I was thinking about that when I listened to the podcast version.
In San Francisco a few weeks ago, a DoorDash driver was working late at night and couldn't afford a baby sitter and his kids were asleep in the back of his car, and someone ran up and stole his car with his kids in it while he was dropping off an order. Luckily the kids were found OK the next day. But your predictions around this stuff... already true, Simon.
“He was free to be himself again.”
In Rodney Alcala’s case, “Be yourself” was terrible advice. He should have tried to be almost anybody else.
@@phillipxander9256 Why do I think y'all are bots?
@@kaisonkylo9977 Why do I think y'all are bots?
Anybody else? Richard Ramirez? Ted Bundy? Henry Lee Lucas? 😉
@@melodyparker3485 why do I think y'all are bots?
I was 19 years old in 1977, and even I got that "I'm a fashion photographer and I can make you famous" line. That was a line I never believed regardless of who said it.
I think this is not a particular 70ies thing.
My (now) wife got that one when we first started dating in 2015.
... not from me, from one of her creepier 'friends'.
I don't think it's going anywhere anytime soon.
I do wonder, if we could track it, just how many horrible deaths the desire to be “rich and famous” is responsible for
Frighteningly, I got the "photographer who can make you famous" line when I was just 12, and twice when I was 18. This was the 90s, so it was still a thing.
@@rhov-anion Me too. Worked at a bar in the 90s and was given a pitch by two semi-regulars. Creepers.
“Oh a new channel, i wonder what it’s like”
“Hi it’s me Simon again”
“damn it Simon”
We should just call youtube "Simontube"!
His face is on every thumbnail on this channel how would you not know it was him before you hit play?
@@Skeptic78 Simon is secretly Rodney Alcala? that’s kinda weird
@@colddripgaming yes.yes he is. 🤣
I thought something was wrong with me, but it's just Simon popping up again. ;)
There is actually a group trying to identify all of the people in Alcala’s photos. Looking at birth/death records, yearbooks, missing people, etc.
One of them is me.
@@daphne4983 Is that supposed to be funny? How disrespectful to his actual victims 😡😡😡
I like this channel almost as much as the blaze. Really like the longer format
It reminds me of the old Business Blaze episodes. It’s quickly become my favourite of his channels.
Thanks. Legend.
Yeah this and the blaze are great
Same I love long episodes.
Love this channel (and Simon.. for the most part), love the longer format...
But business blaze sucks these days🤦♂️
Simon: an update for you. Rodney died “of natural causes” in his California prison cell July 24, 2021, at age 77. We had to feed that creep for a loooong time after his death sentence was passed-but, thanks be to God, he’s dead now.
It still sucks because he lived his life, was better off getting fried for killing all those innocent people.
I suspect god had nothing to do with his death. God is a figment of YOUR imagination.
Lmao that's Cali for ya... meanwhile in San Francisco they are going to start paying gang bangers 300 bucks a week to not kill anyone
Thank you for the update but, good lord this monster was allowed to live a basically full life?! I’ve mixed opinions on the death penalty but if anyone deserved to be fried it’s this guy.
Diminishes Bundy somewhat, whom he creepily resembles.
“How do you get a job at the LA Times when you have been in prison for child molestation?”... I have heard shared interests help in job interviews.
Hollywood elites, news media elites, politicians are mostly sexual deviants. Most people who seek positions of power and influence are perverts and sociopaths.
@@jackhoff3910 "Sexual deviant" covers a wide range of harmless kinks; not only dangerous crimes. I highly doubt that sexual predators comprise more than a small minority of any group.
@@zemorph42 I should've been more descriptive. Sexual deviancy = pedophilia. Bondage, choking, spanking, is perfectly normal and not deviant between consenting partners. The elites always crave more and they crave stuff that us poor plebs can't/won't have. Stuff that distinguishes them from us common folk. And one major thing they seek is pedophilic activities. Once they have their wealth, political influence, their mansions and yachts, the next thing they seek is the deviant and depraved shit.
Craig J. Spence came to mind. I actually just read about Alcala in a chapter toward the end of Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon: Laurel Canyon, covert ops, and the dark heart of the hippie dream. It noted that he went to film school and one of his teachers was Roman Polansky. Bum bum bum
Creepy AF
I worked with the father of one of his victims. She was an aspiring model and had a photo shoot booked with him. The pain this monster inflicted is immeasurable.
Is she known to law enforcement?
"Shut up Rodney, you scrotum!" I lost it when you said that! lol
Same 😅
That's offensive--scrotums aren't bad at all! I mean, I'm pretty attached to mine...
But I did laugh my ass off at that.
😂😂😂😂
In portuguese its common to insult people calling them scrotums, but ive seen Simons portuguese in other episodes, and hes not gotten his insult from it ahah
For your friends story, my husband is Filipino. I am extremely white. All 3 of our kids (currently pregnant with number 4) look 100% Filipino. I do not look like their mother at all.
I have had the police called on me a couple different times from well meaning people calling about the missing mom. Of when one was having a meltdown had a well meaning person go, "tsk. Wheres their mom??" "Its hard being a nanny for so many kids"
They're my kids. XD
I'm hanging out at a friend's place right now, and they put this Netflix movie that I wasn't paying attention to, but as soon as I saw Anna Kendrick in a scene where she's interviewing 3 bachelors, and the 3rd one sounded creepy at the introducing stage, I immediately shouted "IS THIS THAT DATING GAME KILLER MOVIE??? I KNOW ABOUT Him!!!"....then I searched his name based on the movie, and confirmed u've made this video about him!! I know nobody will prob see this, but I'm just happy I still remember something I learned about for the first time 3yrs ago, so thank u Simon and ur whole crew
There was a young lady in the college town I live in that was murdered by a Uber driver. He left her body off of a state highway and dropped his phone next to the body. It didn’t take long to find him.. when the police went to his house to talk to him he was literally taking a trash bag full of bloody clothes to the trash. oh and he lived down the road from where I live.
😳 dayum
Jesus
Holy *%@#!!! That is messed up. 😳
I need a shirt with Simon's face with a speech bubble that says "You're a total psycho." That bit always cracks me up
Also would like “That’s really intense!”
We need a whole line of The Casual Criminalist shirts!
I especially love "What are you up to? Don't do that!"
There was a girl who was killed in New Zealand from a Tinder Meet. And here in South Africa we've had a few *fake* uber drivers who have killed their passengers. I love these videos Simon, you really make them interesting.
Simon talking about a bridge somewhere = super serious.
Simon talking about a prolific serial killer = jokes galore.
That's what's so great about him! His commentary is hilarious.
Probably already answered but Cali reinstated the death penalty after a while. I can’t believe they even needed Tali’s testimony when they had the cop’s.
Your delivery of these scripts is just spot on! You are a brilliant team!
Blind Date was literally on at THE prime time TV slot. It was ITVs Saturday night 7 or 8 o'clock show. It was the Pop Idol, Dancing on Ice or Strictly Come Dancing of its time. You say TV was awful back then and that things have definitely improved with modern TV being so much the better but it's hardly changed at all in the main format style at all, just how it's presented, what they say and do and mainly the amount of channels and Digital offerings etc, that makes them at least compete for viewers some what.
I believe TV is worse than earlier (Grew up in the '60--70's) with all these shows like Big Brother, Bachelor/Bachelorette and all those other Reality shows.....totally disgusting ratings getters. Shows no longer make us use our minds or intrigue us.
I have a pretty good memory of TV in the 1970's. I would say TV today is neither better nor worse -- due to cable & Netflix & whatnot, there's just a lot MORE of it. More good shows, & also more awful shows...
@@starrywizdom yhea exactly. Yes there's a few exceptions where they're using modern technology to make a show and the private companies are throwing a lot more money at a show to make huge blockbusters, that used to be the sole preserve of Film and when done right those are amazing. The series format working even better than the movie in many cases as it offers more time to really go deep etc.
However those are definitely the exceptions not the general rule where most TV made is just a slightly updated version of what we had and then there's all the cheap rubbish reality stuff. As you say the main difference is the amount of choice and the new ways of watching. Also as you say there's a whole lot more rubbish as well.
@@dawnklug6986 we certainly appreciated it more and there were some amazing shows. We had to suspend our disbelief a bit more due to them not having the special effects etc to fall back on but that made them suck you in using the script rather than the eye candy. It was different but you can't say it was better.
It's definitely easier to find something that you want to watch as you can put anything on at any time you want. However this has removed that amazing thing of going to school the day after a popular show and everyone talking about it etc.
Wasn't Gladiators on around that time slot too? Loved that show back in the 90s.
Simon, the main reason in my opinion that the US justice system allows people to represent themselves is simply because 99.9% of defendant's that do so simply don't have a complete understanding of the entirety of the legal system. Therefore it is basically a slam dunk for the prosecution.
Also can't claim a mistrial due to misrepresentation.
Where I work, the judges appoint defense attorneys to be standby counsel for pro se defendants and strongly encourage the person to accept appointed counsel.
@@queenreg7 This is done in virtually every case where someone is representing pro se. An attorney will be appointed as either standby counsel or co-counsel. Some of these people get way too much of their information on the legal system from network crime drama shows. Which are basically comedies if you're well-versed in the justice system.
There was an Uber serial killer here in Kzoo, MI many years ago.. so yup already a thing 😬
even crazier was his defense: that the uber app was the devil and it possessed him to murder against his will.
Wasn't that a spree shooter? Or was there more than one. The shooter drove past my Mom's house in between 2 of the vics.
@@andiward7068 it was. But he was picking up people for Uber rides in between shooting random people
The grindr killer exists too
@@lewisallan9963 I think their was more than one guy who used Grindr to commit muder.
The banana "joke" was fairly standard of the kind of sexual banter taking place back then, sadly.
I disagree that only guilty people turn down taking a polygraph. Though I am not prone towards criminal behaviour, I would refuse to be polygrapher. There's a reason they aren't allowed in courts.
As to him repeatedly representing himself, it's a typical psychopathic move. They think they are smarter than everyone else. But remember the old saying: he who represents himself has a fool for a lawyer!
BTW this and the Blaze are my favorites of your channels.
My understanding (and IANAL) is that any attorney will advise you to never take a polygraph even if you're innocent. There's a reason they aren't admissable in court
The reason there not allowed is scumbag lawyers.
Yeah, I'd refuse a polygraph test. Not gonna get wrongly accused for being nervous.
Even professional lawyers should hire someone else to take their case. Don't rep yourself, Gs.
@Michael Gallagher: the reason courts don't allow polygraphs has nothing to do with scumbag lawyers. They simply are not reliable. Nervous innocent people fail them, and criminals with ice water in their veins pass them (think psychopaths).
@@jodilewis5593 Exactly. They are pretty much bullshit and taking one will never ever help you.
Funnily enough, I don't know about tinde but there was a grinder app killer. Interesting case, the families really banded together to make the police do their job on that one of I'm remembering correctly.
There’s a series coming out about that with Stephen Merchant
Yes, the murderer took advantage of police homophobia; I think he killed two or three men and abandoned their bodies close to his home before the deaths were even acknowledged as murder, not party drug overdoses.
Callum get on this.
Is that the don't fuck with cats guy ? There's a Netflix show about him
@@dylantravers5096 nah it was a guy in England, I think maybe Brighton, maybe Bristol. I have no idea where anything is in England lol
It's 'The Devil's Lettuce' but as a committed pothead I like 'God's Lettuce' 😂
I'll take Buddha lettuce!
Beelzebub's Broccoli
Excellent strain names.
Monkey lettuce
When it comes to rape, whether it’s of a child or an adult, these guys are rarely punished enough even now. They almost always get sentences that are too short and then paroled so they just continue their crimes. It almost always requires a death for these POS to be jailed for life. We all know that these guys (usually) are wired in a way that makes them impossible to rehabilitate but the justice system is intent on giving them second, third chances, leaving more victims behind. People get stiffer penalties for abusing animals than they get for assault, rape. It’s sickening but we see these stories all the time. Those responsible for allowing these predators back on the streets need to be held accountable and punished as well. Until then, this will just keep happening over and over again.
A year ago a guy in Hanau, Germany followed a murderer in his car while trying to call the police from his cell phone. His name was Vili Viorel Paun. He wasn't able to reach the police because the call center was understaffed (not because of money...). He was shot multiple times and killed by the racist prick who went on to kill more.
So yeah, cell phones won't help if the police fs up majorly
True. But this happened long before cellphones.
When I need a guaranteed immediate response, I can the ambulance service. They aren’t pricks like the police and actually answer. While the ambulance is on the way (you know someone’s going to need it - especially since the police can’t be bothered) the emergency service will notify the police.
We got guns in america thank god
This is what happens when you defund the Police, people die even good guys trying to do the proper thing.
@@stevenandres9824 They said the call center was understaffed, not the police.
The Craigslist killer was a thing. And that’s just the one we know about. I’ve heard of people who the last time they were heard from, they were on their way to pick up something from someone from Craigslist.
Simon covered The LISK/Craigslist killer on Biographics I want to say a month or two ago? If you haven't checked it out, I recommend it. Though I would have not mind a more casual take on here...
@@Karthonic it was LISK! Hope he does Craigslist next
There was another Craigslist killer who wasn't LISK. And I'm aware of three Tinder murders, though they weren't serial murders if that's what folks are asking about.
Here in Ontario Canada our provincial police in smaller communities provide a parking spot for "craigslists" type sale meetups for safety. So cool.
@@joywebster2678 holy cow, that's badass. Here in America we literally meet strangers in grocery store parking lots to buy and sell guns.
Also, this has been one of the easiest videos to wdtch with their lighting effects. I get random seizures and hallucinations (right now it is the latter) and this had a lot less flashing effects that tend to trigger them more
"tv was weak back in the day" **naked attraction exists**
How you're able to make me laugh while covering such terrible crimes is beyond me. Maybe I'm more twisted and desensitized than I thought, or maybe you're just absolutely hilarious. Or a combination of the two.
Love your humor and your work!
“Just call it weed” 😂
Also I’ve only ever heard it called devils lettuce as a negative term I’d never heard of gods lettuce 🤣🤣
@@slayingroosters4355 I think Ned Flanders is the only person that calls it "the devil's lettuce"
@@canaan5337 yeah pretty much. I’m not going to lie though a few of the young Asian lads that live near me always make me laugh on my dog walk because as I walk past they say “that’s devils lettuce man” because that’s what their mum said I was smoking to them 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
back in the 70s they called it "grass", man
"there are definitely going to be uber serial killers"
2016 Kalamazoo Shootings, which I definitely think deserves the long form treatment because of how weird it is
You definitely need to do an episode on Armin Meiwes he's so famous Rammstein made a song about his madness.
Bloodbath also wrote a song about that situation. Called "Eaten".
@@dingleberryhandpump802 and probably LOTS of other metal bands
You did to Arlo Guthrie's name what Alcala did to his chances of getting tennis lessons
It's easy to mistake a lowercase L for a lowercase I on a first read-through...
@@starrywizdom I'm just poking fun lol that being said, the easy rebuttal is "do more than one read-through"; but it wouldn't be Simon if he did these things with 100% professionalism. That's part of his charm
Gotta give a huge shout out to Callum for such extensive research into these awful things. Clearly goes above and beyond, along with Jen and Simon
Simon thinking the term is "God's lettuce" and not "the devil's lettuce" proves just how innocent and wholesome this man truly is.
Go, Tali! What a badass survivor.
I mean in reality most of the "Handsome and Charismatic" killers were only called that because people wanted the excuse for why it took so long to finally bring them down.
Blind Date was definitely prime time. It was on on a Saturday before the lottery if I remember correctly. Bonus fact: Elvis had Cilla Black’s album in his record collection
@Jo Jo I mean technically I’m Scottish but I’ll take it as a compliment cheers 🍻
@Jo Jo technically. Although I have never described myself as British. We’re the top part of the Island of Great Britain but we’ve got a separate legal system, education system, parliament, languages, and (technically speaking although it’s vacant) monarchy, as the Queen isn’t the queen of Scots so isn’t allowed to wear the Scottish Crown. We were entirely separate until 1603, and only properly joined together in 1707, so... yeah I’m Scottish. A bit like being Scandinavian, it’s a broad term for different countries (and some islands still) only 10% of Scotland define themselves as British more/rather than Scottish x
@Jo Jo nah I look Scottish :)
@Jo Jo mate you’ve already had a go at my chin, let’s not get into my cultural identity.
@Jo Jo it’s also not the same, it’s the same as people identifying at Catalonian rather than Spanish, if you want to be technical again.
Yes. Growing up in Manhattan and being in studio audiences after school almost daily? There are ABSOLUTELY "laughter" & "clapping" signs!
Simon, it's good that you didn't have Tinder growing up. Danny should re-brand his dating service for the 21st century.
Make it based on voices only. I don't care how bald you are I just need to know that you don't sound like a chipmunk.
I envision you guys rebrand of a dating service would include an exhaustive background check, along with a full psychiatric work up! Lol
simon is only like 35 they definitely had Tinder when he was "growing up" i.e. in his 20s.
genius is a legend in their own mind. I DO actually remember seeing this episode. I had no control over the television. We chose bachelor #3. I do remember may family thinking he had some very odd answers ha ha ha
The Uber Eats Cannibal is an episode I expect to watch one day
Peel me?
I listen to your stuff while working and it makes my day bearable. I love all your content tbh
Wow I never realized Let's Make a Date from Whose Line is it Anyway? was so realistic
Except Whose Line is far less cringy LOL
Between this channel and That Chapter my days at work just fly by BOTH HAVE SO PERFECTLY TIMED HUMOR! THANK YOU SO MUCH....
There was literally serial killers associated with pretty much every social app mentioned and more at the time of filming. I think there are multiple coined as "the tinder killer". some of the grindr killers particularly freak me out. oh and the plenty of fish killer. dating apps are scary.
I will absolutely fight Callum to the death over that joke about Art School.
Well some people have talent and sure should go to something like that.
But in Austria a couple of decades ago they denied one guy his admission to one and he developed a bit of a grudge. So better accept everyone before something like that happens again...
To be fair -- I've got a Bachelor's Degree from Art School & I support Callum's joke.
I hung out with a bunch of art school types and I totally see it. Luckily, I doubt any of them would have been effective murderers, unless you can neurotic people to death. And most of them were vegan so they probably didn’t have the strength. One guy only ate fruit.
I (as I believe Simon also is) a lawyer, I quit law practice to study visual arts, and I am 100 per cent on Callums side on this one.
Pretty sure it’d be a short fight. Art school and all.
"Witnessed mr. Burger's face on a FBI wanted poster". That's a sentence I never want to hear again.
I love this longer format and the short versions are great as well. OG B.B./Bio/Geo/TIFO/Side/Mega etc etc.
"Why do we let people represent themselves?" So they go to prison is my answer!!!
Just found you a couple days ago ,I have been binging on your videos! Super impressed and quickly subcribed 💙💙 thank you so much for not in any way making these sickos seem more than what they are ,and that is vile human garbage
Wooo I’m early :) hi Simon why don’t you do the Yorkshire ripper ??
Love the episodes especially the long ones obviously because they are longer. I appriacte thehard work! You help me get thru my work day with something 5o listen to
It's devil's lettuce, thank you.
Having left some comments on other vids, I realize I haven't said how much I really love your content. I love a myriad of educational content creators across UA-cam, and you're definitely my favorite.
Say it with me everyone! Thank you Callum!
Masters of Science in Criminal Justice here. NO, refusing to take a polygraph is absolutely NOT a sign of guilt. They are inadmissible because they are 1) extremely unreliable, and 2) interpretation of the results is subjective. You can ask five polygraph examiners which questions a person was truthful about and not truthful about during a polygraph, and you will get several different answers. Thus, they have been deemed inadmissible UNLESS you take one voluntarily. Before they were ruled inadmissible, many, many innocent people were sent to prison due to polygraphs. Any attorney will tell you not to take a polygraph, whether you're guilty or innocent. Hope that clears up the statement that "if you're innocent, take the polygraph."
So excited for this. Let's go
:)
@@TheCasualCriminalist The first uber serial killer was probably Lam Kor-wan if you want to get technical (there was a world before uber and what is uber other than freelance taxi cabs).
Brilliant video, that's me subscribed to all your channels now , keep up the awesome work
Hey, those flowers weren’t “retro” at the time. They were Mod.
Yep.
These are my bedtime stories now. Not a huge true crime person or anything, but I enjoy the commentary and the long format. Keep it up+
Suggestion: Winny Ruth Judd, the Trunk Murderess
I like listening to true crime when doing other stuff and Simon’s voice is very calming. Recently I have begun a watching spree of the Casual Criminalist where I have started with the very first episode and now is working my way through them in the order that they were published
4:30 - Chapter 1 - The dating game scene
10:55 - Chapter 2 - Court scene snapshot
14:30 - Chapter 3 - 1st known crime
22:05 - Chapter 4 - After prison
24:50 - Chapter 5 - Ellen hover
27:50 - Chapter 6 - Barcomb, wixted, lamb & parenteau
31:50 - Chapter 7 - His last victim
34:25 - Chapter 8 - His arrest
43:25 - Chapter 9 - The picture & scale of his crimes
48:55 - Bonus - Dismembered appendices
Lol why
I use the Romeo + Juliet movie with my high schoolers. It's hilarious because of how weird they find it 😂
Listening to the bard's words in the mouths of Leo DiCaprio and Claire Danes was weird.
I prefer Zefferelli's Romeo and Juliet.
That's what our high school teacher used to get us into the movie back in the day 😂 This was like 2006 when I was about 15. I actually enjoyed the cinematic version. I really enjoyed the depictions of Mercutio, Benvolio and Tybalt even though I could still hardly understand half the things they were saying or trying to imply lmao. The scene where Tybalt kills Mercutio is great, thought the actors captured the emotion really well.
@@CatBuchananIn the early 80s, my ninth-grade English class walked to our town’s(now long-closed)movie theater to watch the Zeffirelli version.
So, my thought about Uber and Lyft and the like...
If you use a taxi, you get a car that's in a random place, the driver has no idea who you are and nobody has any record of it, and if they want to kill you, there's no record of anything and they know it. If you use Uber/Lyft/somesuch, there's a record of it at the web site even before they pick you up, there's a record of you getting in the car and where it took you (your own phone sends the location to the web site, and theirs does too if they told it they picked you up), so there's lots of record who they are and where they took you if they want to hurt you, and they know it.
You can call for taxis too but to say that it will be surprising when theres the first uber drivers ignores the 100+ yrs modern taxis have existed (The taxicabs of Paris were equipped with the first meters beginning on 9 March 1898. They were originally called taxibread, then renamed taximètres on 17 October 1904.") Based on movies taxi drivers have to keep in touch with dispatch and dispatch probably keeps track of how many miles are being driven (its probably not like food delivery where delivery drivers own the cars-but you still need to keep a log if you want to be reimbursed). Is it possible for a taxi driver to be a killer sure but its also possible for pilots to kill 100s of people (Germanwings Flight 9525). While it has happened (Lam Kor-wan) it seems unlikely that taxi drivers would be more likely to kill while on the clock compared to uber drivers because arent uber drivers freelance? They have no boss to report to (it's like ebay where you post something on their website but they have no say in how you run your business). 2/3 of taxi drivers work for a company (and don't own the taxi they drive).
I saw a tv special about The Dating Game Killer awhile back and it was ironic how little time it spent on the dating show incident. His actual crimes had nothing to do with The Dating Game, he just happened to be on The Dating Game once.
"How do you pronounce aubergine?" Eggplant. You pronounce it as eggplant.
No.. you pronounce it o-ber-gene.. we gave you a language, stop butchering it. 🤣🤣
God save all dressed in green
Long live our noble Queen
God save the Queen
Send her victorious
Happy and glorious
Long to reign over us
God save the Queen
O Lord our God arise
Scatter her enemies
And make them fall
Confound their politics
Frustrate their knavish tricks
On Thee our hopes we fix
God save us all
Thy choicest gifts in store
On her be pleased to pour
Long may she reign
May she defend our laws
And ever give us cause
To sing with heart and voice
God save the Queen
God save all dressed in green
Long live our noble Queen
God save the Queen
Send her victorious
Happy and glorious
Long to reign over us
God save the Queen
@@maxandmols9526 Hear! Hear!
It's pronounced like it's written : aubergine 🍆
@@maxandmols9526 lolol really? You do know it's a French word.... right?
I have friends and relatives who went on the Dating Game back in the day. For the most part, the participants were actors and comedians trying to get screen time in the era before reality tv. One of my friends won a date with a future star of Melrose Place (they never actually went out, they both went on for the above mentioned screen time. It worked for one of them).
I love the back and forth you and Callum have.
Steve Martin won a date with Dean Martin's daughter on The Dating Game. If they had married she would've been able to keep her last name.
That’s really neat
I heard one person say that to his girlfriend one day. "We have the same last name, so if we get married you don't need to change it." She dumped him on the spot.
This happened to one of my mates. Not the TV show, but ending up with someone with the same last name by chance. It weirded me out at first haha
@@gm2407 Bit of an overreaction, don't you think? 😕
@@JohnCooper-gm6mn Was funny though.
I remember The Dating Game. I think it started in the 60s and went on into the early 70s. But I don't recall it being on during prime time. I recall it being during the day with other game shows. It was followed by The Newlywed Game, and I used to think it was fabulous to be home from school sick (cough, cough) to watch game shows and soap operas. And I am giving you major side eye that all TV back then was horrible. It. was. Not.
Yes if you see a crime call the police. If you want something actually done call one of your gangster friends.
Yeah, but don't actually call your gangster friends. Like, do not do that. That can incriminate you for vigilante actions.
@@omologo95 right, call a crackhead instead, they’ll show up faster and no one will believe them if they informed on you
@@acepilot1 I mean, I suppose? I'd be against that too, but for values I hold which ultimately aren't particularly helpful.
I have had my house robbed and had video proof of it and the police did nothing
@@gomahklawm4446 How the hell do you think it's supposed to work? The cops just go grab some rando who maybe kind of matches the description you gave and charge them on evidence of your brief phone call?
Blind Date was primetime Saturday night television that was preceded by Gladiators when I was growing up.
Fun fact: Stand-up comedian Ed Byrne and actress/TV personality Amanda Holden both started their careers appearing as contestants on Blind Date.
Long story short: *Trust your intuition.*
I remember watching this show as a kid. My gramma used to watch all of them. These shows regularly used laugh tracks so what your hearing from the audience is likely recorded beforehand
a florida man podcast would be good after a brutal podcast like this
You were correct Simon, California did abolish the death penalty for a period of time. Initially, the statute authorizing the death penalty statute was found unconstitutional because the methods of execution allowed (gas chamber or electric chair) were found to be cruel and unusual punishment. When the statute was struck down, all prisoners sentenced to death under that statute had their sentences commuted to life without parole, which is how Manson escaped his death penalty sentence. Subsequently, the CA legislature enacted a new death penalty law crafted specifically to avoid the "cruel and unusual" portion of the previous statute by only allowing lethal injection, and the death penalty became a thing again in California.
LOL, the moment Simon talks about Uber-Eats-Killer, an Uber-Eats-driver sits down on the bench besides me and takes a break and probably wondering why I'm glancing over and laughing.
Longer format is great! Love the edit! And love all the Whistler channels!
UA-cam just recommended me this guy 1073th youtube channel
i'm not mad.
Queueing up those wholesome memes for this one I bet. I’ll be binging One Topic At A Time videos after this.
I think background checks at the time were just seeing an ID and calling the local police and asking if they've been arrested. That's called a level one background check. Camps today do a level two, nation-wide, background check with fingerprints, partly because of things like this.
I saw that modernized Romeo and Juliet in high school I think... I remember that they had it where the guns in that movie had their branding as "Sword" brand guns... So it made sense with them talking about drawing their Swords while holding guns... What I really liked was this other movie which was a modernized version of MacBeth, and it basically has vibes of like WW1 Russia/USSR sort of... The witches are creepy nurses and stuff...
"Peel me."
He missed an opportunity for a pun ("a*peel*ing), and I am disappointed in him for doing so ... o-on top of being disappointed in him for killing people ... of course.
I was 18 in 77 and also had a guy use that "can I take your picture?" Line on me.
For the narrator, watch the movie “Catch me if you can” it shows you how someone was able to forge identities, corporate checks, flight badges, passports, ids and when they finally caught him, you’ll love the twist at the end! Aloha
cali abolished the death sentence in the late 70s early 80s, the it got re-instated sometimes in the mid-late 2000s US law and it's system is beyond fucked.
Love ❤️ these stories the whole combo the writing the telling and the production
"Justice for Rodney"?
What's _wrong_ with people?