7:05 right after Brian's commemoration. The Howdy Doll on your desk moves, Dan. If you ask me, and you didn't, but I'm pretty sure Brian just made an appearance!
I still remember hearing about this on the news and seeing his face when I was at my grandma's. It's 2024. Such a sad story and I'm so glad those ladies are doing well. 💚
It's unfortunate that you won't be doing next week previews anymore, so now I won't be able to forget what next week's subject is before next week's episode comes out.
"...the power of narcissism." So freaking true! I have dealt with people with this personality type, and as such, I've been hurt and driven to think I'm the crazy one. Being in a home with a parent or partner like this is one of the most lonely and frightening feelings one can experience.
To think about how I was living within 30 blocks of this guy when he kidnapped these young ladies and having a daughter around the same age that went to school with Gina DeJesus was really hard to comprehend if you understood how close all of our houses were built so close together. My husband actually worked with Castro’s daughters ex and had custody of their little girl, we would give him rides to pick his little girl up from daycare. We didn’t realize obviously at that time it was before Amanda, Gina, and Michelle finally escaped we were living in TN that we realized who it was. Apparently Castro’s daughter was as batshit crazy and the reason the father of the little girl had custody of her because Ariel’s daughter slashed the babies throat when she was 6 months old. Very sick and disturbed family all around. Thank God this guy was awarded custody and the baby survived. ❤ thanks for sharing this Dan. This should never be forgotten, never lose hope that some victims survive and break free.
It’s my favorite time of the week! Hail nimrod, and thanks for coming to Buffalo recently. I know it sucks here but you and Stanhope had the best sets I’ve seen since moving to this place so we all really appreciated it
Omg this monster. Completely indefensible, truly evil behavior. Also, one of the most infuriating things I see all the time with serial killer and serial rapist stories is how unseriously the police and justice system take sexual assault. It’s not a minor crime. It’s a huge crime and a huge indicator of worse crimes to come. The misogyny that has lead to this attitude in our society is absolutely disgusting. Everything about this story has made me so angry and I am glad Dan Cummins is just as pissed. Thank you for that, sir.
I'm 29 and was too young to even know these poor girls were kidnapped until they got free... Im a born and bred Clevelander and the city gets a bad rap. But, as you so eloquently stated, he is NOT Cleveland. Thabks for showin us some love ❤
You @$#% you had me for a minute, on the damn head falling off thing too😂😢🙄. I love that I'm listening often enough to be " in on the jokes" 😅 now. Thanks Dan, always killin it. 🙌
I don’t know why the word “butthole” is so specifically funny, but every time you say it, I laugh out loud. I’m a child 🤣 It breaks my heart that Michelle couldn’t get her son back or at least be in his life.
A gas station encounter led me here. I wasn’t sure I’d fuck with it, but it seems my attire actually does accurately give away (some of) what kind of things I enjoy to listen to/watch. Perfect length for night time listening as well.
This was hard just to listen to, I can’t fathom how hard it was to live through. On a side note my sister survived a very close call abduction. She was walking through a parking lot when a guy came up behind her and tried to carry her off. He said if she screamed he would kill her, in response she screamed and kicked louder and harder then she has ever, and will ever I her life. He shortly after let her go and ran off into the darkness never to be found. I’m so grateful she didn’t go quietly. Could he have killed her right then? Of course, but he didn’t. A lot of things could have happened that didn’t because she refused to die quietly. She credits my mom who told all of us all of our lives if someone tries to grab you don’t go quietly, you scream. Because of this guidance she says she didn’t have a chance to be afraid before she started screaming. She says had she had a chance to think about it she might not have. This is what I teach my daughters to do also… and jiu jitsu.
Great episode! Can I also just say I have never watched Timesuck, always listen on Spotify and the Michael McDonald intro is not what I envisioned in my head at all. I always thought he said his bit, did a little clappy dance then finished it by going ‘ahhhh’ while doing spirit fingers. And to be honest, I’m a little sad this vision has now been altered.
great content and good job. I wonder how each of those police officers felt who went to that door, knocked and walked away, or never even came. boarded up windows??? they couldn't see that. 3 naked girls with dog collars in the back yard. I guess in Cleveland you have to record that and even then.....
First off, being a victim of child abuse is terrible; however, it is NOT an excuse to harm others, period. Second, I don't agree with the "single count of posessing criminal tools." I think it should have been a single count for EACH item he used to harm and/or imprison and torture these young women/ girls.
Bro the one guy never gets his sex offender setnce changed even though he was innocent that guy got fucked ,guy got his life ruined by some creep kidnapper who scared his daughters to lie for hime
It's a funny story of how I discovered this episode. I heard a different Timesuck with the "Dead Giveaway" soundbite. I went to check it out, which was where I found this story. Then, THIS Timesuck episode popped up in my feed. The TH-cam algorithm has led me full circle in this case! All kidding aside, I'll have to get a selfie with Charles Ramsey the next time I'm in Cleveland. That man is truly an American hero and a national treasure.
Roughly about an hour in wanting to puke several times over I’m surprised Dan could maintain his composure as much as he did throughout that hour so far. Shadows to your brother, I don’t know how to even respond to this so far.
A bit confused here. I thought the lady across the street was the first to the door and trying to help Amanda and the Ramsey only came over after hearing the commotion... Why is HE hailed as the savior? If the lady across the street hadn't noticed, gone over, and made a ruckus trying to rescue Amanda Ramsey would never have noticed. Just saying...
Oh man, i started listening to this heading to my gfs house in cda and i havent stopped listening since. This was a long and maybe one of the most f'd up stories yet. Holy shit
He went too into detail on the first girl and I stopped listening, I don’t think I can finish. I work not far from where this happened, I thought I had a decent idea of what happened but Jesus Christ.. it’s so much worse than I can imagine, and I didn’t make it an hour. No thanks, too sad, too close to home
30 minutes in and I'm feeling seething emotions, this guy would be dead so many times over. What fucken father would allow this for their child... especially their daughter!!?? Not taking away from sons but ur daughter is getting beaten and u do nothing?!? I would gladly take a charge for defending my kids, holy shit 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
Cleveland is also the hometown of the creator of American Splendor, Harvey Pekar. Dan do a video on Harvey Pekar, he was such an awesome American figure.
This is one hell of a story. Some parts were hard to listen too. #StoryWhisperer I just can't believe how evil all this story contains. Seems like the devil 😈 I started listening to this on April 11th, when I was 65 years old. By the time the story ended, it was after midnight on April 12th. So now it's my birthday and I am 66. I can't think of a better way to celebrate.🎉 I guess this means it took me a year to watch/listen. Thanks. #DanTheMan
I totally get the Name suggestion. I TOO listen at work and if I get something to do then I'm only half listening (sorry) but that gives me the excuse to re-listen to everything multiple times.
I learned a lot of details I never knew before about Ariel Castro's life thanks to your podcast. It makes him look even more demented and sadistic. Although it certainly doesn't excuse his evil acts, I do have a really hard time to believe that he wasn't a victim of some very serious abuse himself when he was young. If there's something we learn through all these stories is that these guys just don't randomly decide one day they're going to do this. They almost all had shattered childhoods.
Wow, so much to know. The movie sugar coats it into something like a Disney special. I can't believe I got sucked into 3 hours! But, its a dead giveaway that when Dan Cummins has something to say, I'm all ears.
@DM-kl4em 0 seconds ago FUTURE TIMESUCK REQUEST: Ernest Shackleton! One of his expeditions was called the NIMROD EXPEDITION, so you know that you have to do it!
Can you please do the disgusting and terrific high school mass shooting case of Ethan Crumbley? Please, I will completely understand if they're too busy this case deserve justin, please, and thank you.
I know Dan and many others will have their own anecdotal evidence to disagree, but in my experience police are still this worthless and EXACTLY in the same way. I called the police for the first time in my life last year. I heard very loud distressed screams of a child across the street that went on for at least 20 minutes. It was a duplex, one half was lived in by 3 adults and 7 children. They would come and go at strange hours, and often a single male would come and go in very nice cars. I called the police because I was worried about child abuse (I had seen these adults scream at the kids for things like leaning on said nice cars). The police arrived, talked to them for a whole 2 minutes and left. That house then never left their door open afterwards. Fast forward several months, said house was evicted. We have a good relationship with the neighborhood kids, but one in particular who we nicknamed the Neighborhood Watch. He is very polite and has lots of good info on the events on our street. He begins telling us the child I heard screaming must be the youngest that lived there. He tried to get to know him but he wouldn't say much. He saw bruises on his arms and legs and thought he was strange. I worry all I did was doom that child to more pain because the police went "well I don't hear a child screaming right now and the parents said it's ok". Fuck the police. Next time I'm going to get footage any way I can of abuse before calling these clowns. Absolutely useless for actual crimes.
Hey Dan and Lynze my boyfriend and I listen to your podcast religiously. I recently saw this documentary mini series called Love has won about the cult of mother god. I bet this would be right up ya'lls alley its some crazy crazy intense stuff!
7:05 right after Brian's commemoration. The Howdy Doll on your desk moves, Dan. If you ask me, and you didn't, but I'm pretty sure Brian just made an appearance!
I still remember hearing about this on the news and seeing his face when I was at my grandma's. It's 2024. Such a sad story and I'm so glad those ladies are doing well. 💚
As you have so meticulously detailed Dan, the Cleveland police are truly horrible at their job
You ain’t lying! You must be a fellow Clevelander as well. They absolutely stink.
Jesus, I think that's the first time you brought a non hilarious tear to my eye. RIP, Nick.
It's unfortunate that you won't be doing next week previews anymore, so now I won't be able to forget what next week's subject is before next week's episode comes out.
Cleveland law enforcement has to be one of the most incompetent ones I’ve ever heard of. It boggles the fucking mind 🤯
They definitely are.
"...the power of narcissism." So freaking true! I have dealt with people with this personality type, and as such, I've been hurt and driven to think I'm the crazy one. Being in a home with a parent or partner like this is one of the most lonely and frightening feelings one can experience.
To think about how I was living within 30 blocks of this guy when he kidnapped these young ladies and having a daughter around the same age that went to school with Gina DeJesus was really hard to comprehend if you understood how close all of our houses were built so close together. My husband actually worked with Castro’s daughters ex and had custody of their little girl, we would give him rides to pick his little girl up from daycare. We didn’t realize obviously at that time it was before Amanda, Gina, and Michelle finally escaped we were living in TN that we realized who it was. Apparently Castro’s daughter was as batshit crazy and the reason the father of the little girl had custody of her because Ariel’s daughter slashed the babies throat when she was 6 months old. Very sick and disturbed family all around. Thank God this guy was awarded custody and the baby survived. ❤ thanks for sharing this Dan. This should never be forgotten, never lose hope that some victims survive and break free.
That’s so wild and scary!
Dan thanks for the great content, I listen everyday on my hour drive to and from work.
It’s my favorite time of the week! Hail nimrod, and thanks for coming to Buffalo recently. I know it sucks here but you and Stanhope had the best sets I’ve seen since moving to this place so we all really appreciated it
Godspeed and happy Thanksgiving to you and all the suckers out there
Same to you!❤❤❤
Omg this monster. Completely indefensible, truly evil behavior.
Also, one of the most infuriating things I see all the time with serial killer and serial rapist stories is how unseriously the police and justice system take sexual assault. It’s not a minor crime. It’s a huge crime and a huge indicator of worse crimes to come. The misogyny that has lead to this attitude in our society is absolutely disgusting.
Everything about this story has made me so angry and I am glad Dan Cummins is just as pissed. Thank you for that, sir.
Just found your channel. So hyped to tune into my first fresh TIMESUCK!
You are in for a ride my friend. Watch Ed Kemper, chikatilo, and the Mormon Church next. And then start going through the whole catalog
I'm 29 and was too young to even know these poor girls were kidnapped until they got free... Im a born and bred Clevelander and the city gets a bad rap.
But, as you so eloquently stated, he is NOT Cleveland. Thabks for showin us some love ❤
My son has autism. Stories like this is exactly why im terrified for him to be out of my sight smh. The things id do to him 😡
I so understand my friend ❤❤. Me too😢
I'm an autistic adult woman. I'm 43. You're right to worry. People are awful to us. 😢💜
@@mhw4658 im so fucking sorry. I dont understand humans.
My fear as well with my autistic son 😞 sending you love & light ❤️
You @$#% you had me for a minute, on the damn head falling off thing too😂😢🙄.
I love that I'm listening often enough to be " in on the jokes" 😅 now. Thanks Dan, always killin it. 🙌
So glad you did this episode. Needed to hear this.
YAY Cleveland. Born and bred. Also had a bunch of friends in Tremont, less than a mile from where this happened.
I think I took Castros order before at a 5 Guys back in the day, a couple times at Westlake, Avon, and/or North Olmsted
Weird!!
I don’t know why the word “butthole” is so specifically funny, but every time you say it, I laugh out loud. I’m a child 🤣
It breaks my heart that Michelle couldn’t get her son back or at least be in his life.
yup, same here
Great podcast. Glad you gave this one a little extra time and effort. Keep it up guys
A gas station encounter led me here. I wasn’t sure I’d fuck with it, but it seems my attire actually does accurately give away (some of) what kind of things I enjoy to listen to/watch. Perfect length for night time listening as well.
Love Cleveland! My son lives there! These young ladies are remarkable! Unbelievable what they went through!
This was hard just to listen to, I can’t fathom how hard it was to live through.
On a side note my sister survived a very close call abduction. She was walking through a parking lot when a guy came up behind her and tried to carry her off. He said if she screamed he would kill her, in response she screamed and kicked louder and harder then she has ever, and will ever I her life. He shortly after let her go and ran off into the darkness never to be found. I’m so grateful she didn’t go quietly. Could he have killed her right then? Of course, but he didn’t. A lot of things could have happened that didn’t because she refused to die quietly. She credits my mom who told all of us all of our lives if someone tries to grab you don’t go quietly, you scream. Because of this guidance she says she didn’t have a chance to be afraid before she started screaming. She says had she had a chance to think about it she might not have. This is what I teach my daughters to do also… and jiu jitsu.
Great episode!
Can I also just say I have never watched Timesuck, always listen on Spotify and the Michael McDonald intro is not what I envisioned in my head at all. I always thought he said his bit, did a little clappy dance then finished it by going ‘ahhhh’ while doing spirit fingers. And to be honest, I’m a little sad this vision has now been altered.
Thank you for sharing! Saw you in providence last week. Amazing 😂
If you watch the “Dead Giveaway Remix”, I’m sure you can see Tootz Martinez over Charles’ shoulder.
So glad I found y’all. I also love Scared to Death! This story was brutal .-.
Oh man, now that remix going to be stuck in my head🤣🤣
Awesome episode as usual!! I named my cat after you. ❤
😅😂😂😅
great content and good job. I wonder how each of those police officers felt who went to that door, knocked and walked away, or never even came. boarded up windows??? they couldn't see that. 3 naked girls with dog collars in the back yard. I guess in Cleveland you have to record that and even then.....
Guilty I sure hope.
Great episode, great pod, terrible himan.
OMFG WIPE MY FINGER DOWN THE SHAFT JUST RUINED ME LMAO
I knooooo. Killed me 😂
Horrible case!!!! Your explanation of dry and wet rubs has me breathless from laughing!!! The art of masterbation..... I'm dead😂😅
A half hour in and already loving the bike references
are you sure we’re still talking about bikes?
I can’t believe that Charles got all these books deals and stuff, and then Aurora, who insisted on going over there first, didn’t get any credit.
Okay the cardboard box detail is one of the funniest things ive ever heard.
First off, being a victim of child abuse is terrible; however, it is NOT an excuse to harm others, period. Second, I don't agree with the "single count of posessing criminal tools." I think it should have been a single count for EACH item he used to harm and/or imprison and torture these young women/ girls.
Reluctantly subscribed…..I blame it on the Thanksgiving spread winning me over
That where are they now at the end for Charles was so beautiful. Hope he's doing well out there!
Dead giveaway!!
Bro the one guy never gets his sex offender setnce changed even though he was innocent that guy got fucked ,guy got his life ruined by some creep kidnapper who scared his daughters to lie for hime
It's a funny story of how I discovered this episode. I heard a different Timesuck with the "Dead Giveaway" soundbite. I went to check it out, which was where I found this story. Then, THIS Timesuck episode popped up in my feed. The TH-cam algorithm has led me full circle in this case!
All kidding aside, I'll have to get a selfie with Charles Ramsey the next time I'm in Cleveland. That man is truly an American hero and a national treasure.
Hooray I can finally breathe.
Man, that was heavy.
i was in cleveland for the holidays when this news came out. truly horrific.
Roughly about an hour in wanting to puke several times over I’m surprised Dan could maintain his composure as much as he did throughout that hour so far.
Shadows to your brother, I don’t know how to even respond to this so far.
In every single one of these true crimes. I always hear “but the police didn’t take it seriously.” Every fucking one of them.
Billy Shakes sounds like Dennis Nilsen, Dan.
A bit confused here. I thought the lady across the street was the first to the door and trying to help Amanda and the Ramsey only came over after hearing the commotion... Why is HE hailed as the savior? If the lady across the street hadn't noticed, gone over, and made a ruckus trying to rescue Amanda Ramsey would never have noticed. Just saying...
Good luck!
Great breakdown as usual, also that’s a super creepy pic of David Icke in the top left corner 😳
Oh man, i started listening to this heading to my gfs house in cda and i havent stopped listening since. This was a long and maybe one of the most f'd up stories yet. Holy shit
He went too into detail on the first girl and I stopped listening, I don’t think I can finish. I work not far from where this happened, I thought I had a decent idea of what happened but Jesus Christ.. it’s so much worse than I can imagine, and I didn’t make it an hour. No thanks, too sad, too close to home
30 minutes in and I'm feeling seething emotions, this guy would be dead so many times over. What fucken father would allow this for their child... especially their daughter!!?? Not taking away from sons but ur daughter is getting beaten and u do nothing?!? I would gladly take a charge for defending my kids, holy shit 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
Cleveland is also the hometown of the creator of American Splendor, Harvey Pekar. Dan do a video on Harvey Pekar, he was such an awesome American figure.
I may have missed it but what ended up happening with Fernando Colon? Has he been exonerated of his conviction?
This is one hell of a story. Some parts were hard to listen too. #StoryWhisperer
I just can't believe how evil all this story contains. Seems like the devil 😈
I started listening to this on April 11th, when I was 65 years old. By the time the story ended, it was after midnight on April 12th. So now it's my birthday and I am 66. I can't think of a better way to celebrate.🎉 I guess this means it took me a year to watch/listen. Thanks. #DanTheMan
I totally get the Name suggestion. I TOO listen at work and if I get something to do then I'm only half listening (sorry) but that gives me the excuse to re-listen to everything multiple times.
I can ride my bike with no handlebars 😂😂
Nice
I listened to this song for the first time in a while the day you posted that's a good song lol
Damn it Dan, you finally got me. These damn allergies..
Between the kidnapping birthday collab and the dick check i almost shit myself laughing
Smithsburg Maryland, checkin in!
Dan is the TOTAL MAN!
I’m from Cleveland, if you think this story is bad you should see our football team 😢
I learned a lot of details I never knew before about Ariel Castro's life thanks to your podcast. It makes him look even more demented and sadistic.
Although it certainly doesn't excuse his evil acts, I do have a really hard time to believe that he wasn't a victim of some very serious abuse himself when he was young.
If there's something we learn through all these stories is that these guys just don't randomly decide one day they're going to do this. They almost all had shattered childhoods.
Dead giveaway. My neighbor has big testicle cause we see this dude everyday.
27 mins in and I'm not sure I can listen to this. Interestingly, these kind of creeps don't treat other men like this. Just women.
Wow, so much to know. The movie sugar coats it into something like a Disney special. I can't believe I got sucked into 3 hours! But, its a dead giveaway that when Dan Cummins has something to say, I'm all ears.
I don’t know if it’s the fact that I live close to Cleveland or not but this one was hard to listen to.
What that sob did to Michelle especially... Makes me sick. I can't even articulate anything else right now. (Abt 2h:4m in)
@DM-kl4em
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FUTURE TIMESUCK REQUEST: Ernest Shackleton! One of his expeditions was called the NIMROD EXPEDITION, so you know that you have to do it!
Can you please do the disgusting and terrific high school mass shooting case of Ethan Crumbley?
Please, I will completely understand if they're too busy this case deserve justin, please, and thank you.
Hilarities shout out! ❤
Bawk Bawk playboy, Bawk Bawk.
From the 70s up until this moment. Law enforcement has enabled the actions of serial killers. And people like Ariel Castro.
Just wait till Dan hears about Desaun Watson
Only 27 minutes in and he is already as bad if not worse than some of the killers and kidnappers you have covered
It's terrible what he did to her on that bed. You know, eating all that McDonalds
I know Dan and many others will have their own anecdotal evidence to disagree, but in my experience police are still this worthless and EXACTLY in the same way.
I called the police for the first time in my life last year. I heard very loud distressed screams of a child across the street that went on for at least 20 minutes. It was a duplex, one half was lived in by 3 adults and 7 children. They would come and go at strange hours, and often a single male would come and go in very nice cars.
I called the police because I was worried about child abuse (I had seen these adults scream at the kids for things like leaning on said nice cars). The police arrived, talked to them for a whole 2 minutes and left. That house then never left their door open afterwards.
Fast forward several months, said house was evicted. We have a good relationship with the neighborhood kids, but one in particular who we nicknamed the Neighborhood Watch. He is very polite and has lots of good info on the events on our street.
He begins telling us the child I heard screaming must be the youngest that lived there. He tried to get to know him but he wouldn't say much. He saw bruises on his arms and legs and thought he was strange.
I worry all I did was doom that child to more pain because the police went "well I don't hear a child screaming right now and the parents said it's ok".
Fuck the police. Next time I'm going to get footage any way I can of abuse before calling these clowns. Absolutely useless for actual crimes.
How the fuck did he get away with so much??
Jesus loves any, and all bikes. I don’t 😂
It’s a pug tail!
Dry rub vs wet rub lolol
Btw Charles is god lmao
Weeeeeeeeeee!!
Do a suck on Nesara/Gesara!!!!
Haha this is a wonderful forgettable story
what story?
Lol
2:11:55 had me dying
Hey Dan and Lynze my boyfriend and I listen to your podcast religiously. I recently saw this documentary mini series called Love has won about the cult of mother god. I bet this would be right up ya'lls alley its some crazy crazy intense stuff!
Such a crazy story. We covered her on the Secretsuck but a Timesuck would be cool!
We really need to figure out time travel and tell no one.
From the 70s up until this moment. Law enforcement has enabled the actions of serial killers. And people like Ariel Castro.