I like Mr ballen due to the background scenes and being able to watch something while the story is told, You're my fav TH-cam channel for bedtime but vids like this I would love to see again for during the day! ☺️
@@SavannahShepherd669 Same. This style is so much more compelling for my taste. That Chapter, MrBallen, DireTrip and Joel are the few who can do this without reading AT us. This was a great [pregnant pause] surprise.
Dying to know what the panting/wheezing at the end was about. Very Tour de France "King of the Mountains" acceptance speech gasping. Give that man the mallot â pois rouges jersey for the day! Perhaps you performed River Dance on the stream? I have to check those out. I hear you're a gas.
I was honestly surprised she even picked him! He was so creepy during their exchanges. Dude was groaning and gasping is some of the responses to her questions 😑
I just have to mention....you keep saying his (Stephen's) friend Lauren....but she was NOT his friend...they were not friends. He had a thing for her and she did not like him and he creeped her out. She had turned him down when he asked her out. He stalked her IRL and online, peeped at her...and if course, ultimately he horrifically and brutally murdered her. She was NOT his friend.
Joel has a very bad habit of doing things like this to female victims in his narratives (surprised Stephen didn't also get the mental illness pass card that the gamer guy did). Thank you very much for keeping Lauren's voice alive.
In early May of 1971, a friend and I happened to meet Alcala in a park in Long Island, NY. We agreed to let him drive us over the bridge to Fire Island. Long story short- he started acting creepy. We took off and hitch hiked back to the mainland. Clearly, he was actively looking for his next victim. A month later he killed someone in Manhattan. We were lucky to get away.
That dude was a special kind of sick- thank God he didn’t get you and your friend. It’s a good thing you were together because it seems like that one liked to prey on single women.
So he was just homophobic 👍🏽 a gay guy having a crush shouldn’t make a straight man uncomfortable, especially to the point of murder. If you feel otherwise that’s ignorance on your part 🤷🏽♂️
@@denisejohnson4037 if you’d ever had any “admirers” then you’d understand how flattering it is. I’m gay and girls hit on me all the time, you think I take offense to it?
i knew a dude in high school that was just like stephen mcdaniels, eerily he's awaiting a jail sentence for stalking some girls we knew in high school. he's 36 years old and spent the last 15+ years stalking and harassing these girls and taking pictures and even publicly proclaimed he snuck into one of their houses....god i hope he gets locked away for good
Steven McDaniel lived in the city of Macon, not Macon County. I live in the same city. Everybody around here knew he was guilty from the start. I drive by the little apartment building where both Steven and Lauren lived everyday. It's so sad my heart and prayers go out to her family
I don't know. I'm sure I would know though if I was listening to the live stream because at the very end he's all out of breath. I'm assuming it's an inside joke for peopleq who watched the stream.
I bet it was because he was doing sit ups, push ups or jumping jacks. Sometimes I'll get to his stream and at the end of one of the stories he would be doing some exercises. I was thinking he was doing them while he was doing the ending. lol
28:00 with peace and love, Trevor’s passing did not deserve to be honored. Yes, he should be pitied, yes, it was a tragedy, and yes, he can’t have been entirely in his right mind. But, he’d risked others’ lives previously. He was lucid and knew driving the way he did would end in the horrible demise of others. He murdered that innocent family along with himself. He shouldn’t be raked over the coals, but neither should his murder/suicide be honored.
yea exactly, its like elliot rodgers. He was extremely mentally ill and its a tragic shame no one stepped in to help him with his clear psychiatric issues, but in NO WAY should he be commemorated or honoured with remembrance. He killed innocent children, very similar to how Trevor killed an innocent child himself. Its absolutely disgusting. That little girl could have grown to be a fantastic human being, a nurse or doctor, a master carpenter or welder, an actor, an artist....she was JUST 12 years old. she lived 12 years on earth before she it was all halted to a stop by this man's lack of mental sanity. And for just that alone, he should be looked down upon.
@@Wellnseddich if we was under 24/7 evaluation by doctors/nurses, I doubt he'd have done what he done, unless he was some crazy ninja spy who can escape from hospitals. He clearly wasnt fit to be living on his own without some kind of watch or caregiver. He seemed mentally immature and definitely mentally unwell.
@@cheggycchig You can't just get someone supervised 24/7. He got therapy and meds. He was recommended to live in a facility, but guess he didn't want to? He got so much more than many others do, he had a good childhood, his parents treated him well, according to a psychologist they treated him TOO well and made him as entitled as he turned out to be.
For anyone that hasn’t seen the interview video for the fist guy (Stephen) I highly recommend it. This kid sits perfectly still almost the whole time and it’s quite unnerving. The dude doesn’t even scratch his face or adjust his butt in the seat!
This episode hits so close to home seeing for certain with real footage confirming our fears on how low human depravity can go to cause harm to others of their kind...
I am so sad about the Trevor Heitmann story. I battle severe depression and suicidal ideations, but never the thought of harming someone else. Mental health is every bit as important as physical health and I wish we could get to a place where that fact is common knowledge.
@@rocknroller77 Seconded. He had more than most people could ever get and he still killed 2 innocent people because he wasn't happy. If he only killed himself, I'd feel sorry for him
You know what, I don't care about his mental illness. If he killed himself then that's one thing. But he went out of his way to kill someone else. We can't keep pat-patting mental illness as a reason or excuse for murder. Some guys are just selfish turds.
@@veronicavatter6436 How many people who know they're about to commit murder - manslaughter, whatever you want to call it - would tell police? He already almost did it before that. Not blaming the cops if that's the law (I'm not familiar with the specifics), just saying...
I remember watching Jenny Jones when I was younger (like 12/13), but I didn’t know about this episode til I watched _Dark Side of the ‘90s_ about a year ago. Crazy seeing his reaction here knowing how it turns out later 😔
"Congratulations,Cheryl! You've just won a date with the devil!" SMH. Thank goodness she trusted her intuition and refused to go on the date! The Dating Game did a terrible job vetting their contestants IMO. Alcala was already a monster,then went on to commit more murders after the show.
I dont think he would have killed her he was cunning and the world knew she was with him. Serial killers from I have seen in bios they are calculating and anything but stupid
But he's on the thumbnail for this video, leading you to assume he would be the killer. Also, if you ever watched those type of shows (Springer, Sally-Jesse, etc.) it's more obvious they bring out the oblivious party after talking to the others, so the audience is in on the surprise. Anyway, it's just the raw footage from the show looped, not sure how else he could have edited it.
Trevor killed two innocent people, one of whom was only 12 years old, and he got REWARDED for it? Sure, he's not around to reap the benefits, but come ON.
Yeah, I remember the whole McSkillet controversy. The police officers in question actually had the ability to hold Trevor for a day in custody under the pretense of having a psychiatric evaluation performed by professionals, but for some odd reason, they chose not to, instead placing the onus on the family to try and look after him while they were already struggling with finding a psychiatrist to see him on such short notice. Personally I think those officers kinda dropped the ball for the aforementioned reasons, though given the fact that I am unfamiliar with big city police procedures due to being a lifelong country boy, I cannot say whether they intentionally bungled this mess up or simply made a bad judgment call on their part without realizing until far too late how badly it would get.
@stmsin not that they have good motivations, but some are worse than others and his was in the top. Some have more understandable motives, not that they’re excusable.
@@mushyroom9569 you commented on an old comment to say something someone else already said? I also already explained myself, not that I need to. I’m pretty confident you know exactly what I mean. There’s a reason murder charges are different based on motive and whether they were planned.
Love your narrations. Even though I've heard about all of these cases, I still learned something new in each one. You also make them interesting that I don't mind.
The Jenny Jones drama was insane and huge in Michigan... Really sad all around... Jenny Jones and her staff claimed they we didn't mean for anything bad to happen... WTF?!? They just prefer the drama be on their stage instead of taking them to a courtroom...
So true, but honestly, I can’t imagine ending someone’s life just because they had a crush on me. The fact that he’s not still behind bars is ludicrous.
@yolandaponkers1581 I'm going to start by saying I don't condone what this guy did, but it wasn't just about a man liking him. I suggest you look into it. There is way more to the story and the Jenny Jones show egged it all on.
Thank you for this video. I don’t think people talk about stuff like this enough. It’s a real eye opener for society that we all need to be more careful regardless of the circumstance.
The Scott Amedure story was featured in an HBO documentary,from years ago,called Talked To Death. It was about the “ambush talk shows” that were on the air at the time.
Jenny Jones’ producers intentionally mislead that man to get him on the show bc he specifically asked if the secret admirer was a female and after trying to roundabout him for a bit the producer told him that he wouldn’t be disappointed then on the show they antagonized it more and more after clearly seeing how embarrassed and uncomfortable it was for him but prior to that they were friendly neighbors. Jenny Jones and her producer are directly responsible for what happened as well and the man that committed the murder.
He was a psychotic idiot, he’s to blame, he took it and put him self to go over there and kill him Jenny Jones didn’t force him. it’s called personal responsibility.
@@laurenharris9832 his father was Very homophonic and May have been a driving force in his decision to murder another person. The episode was fixing to air and he would have been “embarrassed “. Jenny Jones and her Producers lied to get him there. His “embarrassment “ and his father just fueled his panic at being “gay” He’s out of jail now but should have spent Way more time in prison imo
Happy 4th Joel my family is doing well Stephanie hit her 8 month pregnancy mark, Brandon got baptized yesterday and I got to watch you stream yesterday. So far my 4th of July is well going my 9 month pregnant sister and her husband came by and we had a cookout. Now I'm relaxing and watching let's read while Stephanie and Brandon do their thing. Happy 4th Joel I'll see you next stream.
I was in intermediate school, 13, when the Boston bombing occurred, my school did a memorial for at least a month over the morning announcements and I didn't really hear about it over the years until now, when I'm 21. Such a horrible and devastating experience and it sucks that it's not talked about more, as for precaution reasons
I'm from the Boston area and remember watching everything live on the news, the shootout in Watertown, the lockdown of the city the next day, and him finally being dragged from the boat..... ( 617 BOSTON STRONG!! )
Sorry, I do not buy that Steven was having a "mental breakdown" when he started answering the questions in such monotonous way. He was acting. He was was hoping to get an insanity plea. Edit: Fixed the end of the post so that it made sense.
Dreading or Dave's Lemonade did an in depth on this case and found where he'd posted on line how he'd get away with murder if he ever killed anyone. He was following his own script.
I was just over on Spotify looking for something good to listen to, but found that I have watched all of the Let's Read episodes there. 😭 So glad this popped up!! ✌🏽
You cannot kill someone just because they have a crush on you. You can't kill someone because you are embarrassed about them. What a b******* ass defense on that second one
lol hell yeah you can, if it’s some dude who won’t take no for an answer, also you’re a woman you get to choose what’s a “bitch ass” response from guys to weird dude’s who won’t take no for an answer, he deserved what he got and Scott should be a free man
Just so everyone knows, those beeping sounds in the end are actually at the end of all Let's Reads videos, it's not hospital equipment. Can't say what the heavy breathing is all about, but the beeps are a part of every video ending...
I love these type of videos. Idk why but to me it makes the story more tense and personal when you can put a face to the people the story’s are about. Maybe that’s just me 🤷♂️
My science teacher was running in the Marathon. Being 8th graders, 99% of my classmates (and myself) weren't interested in watching it on TV. We ALL heard about the bombing. The teachers weren't allowed to tell us our teacher was ok. We literally didn't know until we walked into class and there she was, visibly tired.
I’m beyond hooked on ur channel! I especially love when u do lives! Also can’t wait till u do the Collab with “ Being Scared “ it’s going to be 💣 keep up the phenomenal content Mr. Joel 💙💙
This one really hits home for me since I was living in Massachusetts at the time of the marathon bombing and due to unforeseen circumstances did not go to the marathon on that day which kept me and my husband from being right at the sight where the bombs went off on Boylston Street. Someone was definitely looking out for us that day.
28:02 Why did the developers of Counterstrike pay tribute to Trevor for? He literally drove recklessly almost hitting some pedestrians and ended up running into a car on purpose and killing two people he doesn't deserve any sympathy at all.
So glad I can add you again . I had my phone stolen and the theif was using my Facebook and posting comments impersonating me. And I let them know it’s a crime to impersonate someone and use there information by stealing it without there promission . So it didn’t feel to good . I’ll write a story you can read about that Mister Let’s Read !!!! So yup yup it’s on added you again I missed hearing your voice and very addicting story’s , gotta read gotta read gotta read keep it up !!!! I’m melting so in love with your voice and calming voice it’s my day dream come true !!! Thank you Mister Let’s Read !!!! Big hand shake and you made a big impact on me a wonderful impression too .
The game company's response to Trevor McClaren's death is one of the most appalling things I've ever heard of when it comes to a corporate response. How old were those execs, seven?!?!?
Nope, just incredibly selfish. He wasn't doing anything wrong, but of course corporate greed got the best of the CS Execs. This story was one of the reasons I stopped playing, I don't wanna incorporate myself with garbage people. Trevor did a horrible thing, but he wasn't well (as a depressive person, I understand). But the corporate pigs are to blame for it. And then they decide to pay "tribute" to him, bullshit. Still hoping to this day CS loses all of its audience.
@@JohnSacapano ik im necro-ing this but y'all really don't know what you are waffling about. The map "Engage" (featured in Operation Broken Fang) was not made by Valve and McSkillet's logo was not included there because of corporate greed. I am under the impression that Joel did not do enough research, so let me clear some things up. Engage was made by a community mapper "catfood" and 2 other persons, Valve used to regularly accept community-made content into CS:GO (maps, weapon skins and gun stickers among others) and they used to pay the creators huge sums for it aswell, so the scene was flourishing. catfood could have included McSkillet's logo as an easter egg/homage or something, or it could just be a coincidence. But the gist is that Valve is lazy with quality control and almost never checks for stuff like this in community made content. So they are partly responsible for the controversy, but they did not do it out of greed, that's for sure
The final story is heartbreaking but timely. I'm in the furry fandom, which is typically an open-minded and accepting community. Lo and behold, we have extremists in our fandom and they're usually not very welcome because they are dangerous people. This July 4th, an extremist furry in our fandom set up an IED in the middle of a crowd in downtown NC and thank goodness the bombs didn't go off, but he did get charged with "intent of deadly force of weapons of mass destruction". I heard he got out of jail on bail, and that's the scariest thought. The good thing is that now the entire fandom knows about him and there are BOLOs directed at him in our fandom.
@@N3phi11im The story is BS and North Carolina was probably not a part of it. Russia knew in advance that these 2 brothers were plotting a terrorist attack in Boston and they repeatedly warned Obama about it. Obama laughed and ignored Russia. Russia had been following and spying on these two brothers because they were from the terrorist region of Chechnya and were known to hob nob with terrorists. That was in the press at that time but, for some reason, this TH-cam site didn't mention this
I probably sound really ignorant right now but...what is the whole point of being a furry? I'm trying to find at least one thing about it that isn't completely cringe...someone tell me something i can actually deal with knowing
it's pretty crazy to think if that garbage truck was on time, she would have never been found and declared dead. they may have just listened her as 'missing' and never spent time trying to make an arrest.😳
The Marathon Bombing was one of those events that you remember where you were when it happened. I had the day of the Marathon off but my gf at the time had to work at the ritzy Health Club. I remember hanging out in the lobby area waiting for her to finish up when I noticed a news report come on.
The first video is truly chilling. It goes to show you the depths of human depravity. What’s even worse, is the lack of humanity that exists in some men who stalk the objects of their obsessions. Humans have an animal instinct that warns us of imminent danger and a person’s intentions. If your gut tells you that you’re in danger, believe it.
I can't believe Scott Amador's family tried to sue for that. The reason he got shot had really nothing to do with the show. It was his actions after the show and how he was stalking and sexually harassing the other guy and wouldn't take no for an answer and finally pushed him to do something drastic
I don't know why everyone says that the episode of the Jenny Jones show wasn't broadcast because I watched it on TV with my husband and I remember the poor guy was single and excited because he thought he was going to meet the woman of his dreams, although the jennyJenny Jones show was turning toward a Jerry Springer kind of show it wasn't yet so it was a shock when this poor guy was not only tricked by that hungry rateing witch but his crush was saying things that obviouslya straightguy wouldfeel very uncomfortable about and JennyJones along with the audience was encouraging his behavior. The rumor (without proof) that they went out for drinks was just that a rumor but his crush wouldn't stop pursuing him. I truly believe that he should have won a temporarily insanity case and got probation and not prison, his crush knew he wasn't gay but didn't care he still tried to force his lifestyle on an innocent straight man.
Sounds a bit weird that you saw it on TV, are you sure you aren’t wrong cuz many have claimed that episode never aired and was lost media until it was found later.
😮The show was not broadcast. Also a secret crush does NOT justify murder. I'd have given him the death penalty! Anyway you did not watch this on TV that is a lie!
Actually, I'm very surprised to be saying that it was not the show's fault (having listened to the facts provided). The young man kept his composure on the show, hugged the admirer, declared himself heterosexual (politely declining romantic advances), and apparently was well behaved on a get-together or "date" (organized by the show as well). What sent him over the edge, was the "explicit" note that the admirer chose to put on his front door. That was a PERSONAL choice, an action taken by the dead man, and not one that had been encouraged on or arranged by the show. It is tragic and he is indeed guilty of murder, but all of this still could have played out in real life. Legally, and ultimately, the Jenny Jones show was not responsible -- the individuals were.
@@tablescissors I would disagree, not solely responsible but they need to own some of it. These questions/subjects are on purpose triggering. To cover their ass for liability, guests need to be at least slight aware of what they may be talking about. You don’t know who is going to snap or what will be the push over point. Hindsight, I understand, especially during the 90s, but current year - that show was deeeefinitely liable.
@@christinaa7469 I disagree, if he had gone right away over there to kill him, I might agree with that, but he waited three days. plenty of time to think about what he was going to do, or not do. He made the choice to go take money out, so he could go buy a gun. then went over and shot him, he’s directly responsible for what he did. he knew exactly what he was doing. ending another persons life.
Thank you love your channel my kids and I listen to you before bed every night thank u for creating a new tradition for us - happy fall 🍁 with love from Canada 🎉🎉🎉❤
I was a block away from where Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was captured and arrested and can still remember all the cops and hearing it all going down. Boston Strong💙💛
Only time I saw my mother shed actual tears was when she got badly bit by an animal. She would have heaving in her chest, rub her eyes, rock with her arms folded, moan, and other symptoms of sadness or grief, but no actual tears. Most of her siblings were the same way. No tears at her parents, husband, or sons, or her siblings death. No tears when she broke two bones in her leg. I am not that way but I know others the same way as she. So no tears doesn’t mean no sadness, pain, or shock in some people.
Boston is my home and there is a lot of good people there. I remember when that happened. Cambridge is a very high end part of Boston. Another thankful pos that came here to this country, I have friends that came here from Serbia. The day they became citizens was the happiest day of their lives. Unbelievable how some people are.
@@GiordanDiodato our president is about to get ww3 started because he’s clueless. Do you hate America? I’m not a trumper either but at least he knew what day it was and cared about people especially this United States citizens, Adolph hiltler was a socialist, that speaks for itself.
Yesss! Such a treat to see Joel post one of my fav series of Lets Read Videos (based on clips) 13 minutes ago... AND I HAVE THE WHOLE HOUR FREE TO LISTEN. Couldn’t have been better timed 👍🏻👍🏻 Thank you!
Correction to the first story, it was Macon the city, not macon the county. (There are both in Georgia, and they're pretty far from each other.) I'm from there; we drove down the road the dumpster was on the day before they found her. We all commented on the smell and not knowing what it could be. It's shocking to have that happen so close to home. And very sad, she was so young and had so much ahead of her.
I actually saw that episode of the Jenny Jones show and I remember Jonathan Schmitz's face when they told him Scott was his admirer. His face went white & his smile was gone. Jenny just kept egging it on and laughing and smiling. That show may have ruined his life anyway even without the murder. When we heard of the murder, we were horrified. I felt sorry for Jonathan.
I was initially confused, as the commentary suggests that it is Schmitz who is initially pictured sitting on stage with the large girl who is obviously the encouraging friend, and that Amedure is the one being brought out from backstage - so when he is the one later being shown in handcuffs (as well as being named in caption as Schmitz), the context becomes murky..
Wait you feel sorry for the murderer? (Unless I have the names mixed up) Shouldn’t you feel sorry for the victim? Like what the heck, homophobic jerk killed that poor guy. Why would you feel sorry for him?
How would Jonathan’s life have been ruined by finding out a gay guy has a crush on him? No peoples lives were ruined from being openly gay in that time
No the one with Scott and Jonathan they didn't even tell the whole story. It wasn't just a note he left on his door. Scott had been sexually harassing him and pretty much stalking him after the show and wouldn't take no for an answer. I don't remember what I had heard was in the note but it was basically the last straw for him. Dude wouldn't leave him alone. Of course they are trying to make him look like he had a little gay crush on him and so he just went and murdered him because of it. That wasn't it at all.
The Trevor story will be repeated. In a world of increased social media influencers, I wouldn’t be surprised if this wasn’t a more common occurrence in the future.
FYI.... Macon is a city in Bibb County, GA where the murder of Lauren Giddings occurred. The narrator keeps referring to it as Macon County but also refers to Bibb County. Just wanted to clarify.
Happy 4th, friends! Stay safe
🕓 TIME STAMPS:
00:00➤ Stephen McDaniel -- th-cam.com/video/hkprFjxOF0A/w-d-xo.html
11:01➤ Scott Amedure -- th-cam.com/video/INHdv-9n24g/w-d-xo.html
18:09➤ Trevor J. Heitmann (McSkillet) -- th-cam.com/video/n5R4bZKPbcE/w-d-xo.html
29:24➤ Rodney Alcala -- th-cam.com/video/cq0JSl6W74E/w-d-xo.html
40:36➤ Dzhokhar Tsarnaev -- th-cam.com/video/iQ2EP9Lbw7I/w-d-xo.html
And don’t forget @00:58▶️joel almost dying
I like Mr ballen due to the background scenes and being able to watch something while the story is told, You're my fav TH-cam channel for bedtime but vids like this I would love to see again for during the day! ☺️
@@SavannahShepherd669 Same. This style is so much more compelling for my taste. That Chapter, MrBallen, DireTrip and Joel are the few who can do this without reading AT us.
This was a great [pregnant pause] surprise.
Dying to know what the panting/wheezing at the end was about.
Very Tour de France "King of the Mountains" acceptance speech gasping.
Give that man the mallot â pois rouges jersey for the day!
Perhaps you performed River Dance on the stream?
I have to check those out. I hear you're a gas.
Run a marathon??
I love the fact that the bachelorette, Cheryl Bradshaw, refused to go out with Alcala because she thought he was creepy.
that's a shotgun slug dodged right there.
why do you love that
@@misseselise3864 bc she had great intuition maybe
I was honestly surprised she even picked him! He was so creepy during their exchanges. Dude was groaning and gasping is some of the responses to her questions 😑
i love that they didn't force her to go on the date...they had her back..
Ah, I remember seeing the first one. It's so chilling to watch his reaction when they say they found the body.
Agree!
Hes scary I remember seeing this video before
Yeah I remember this. His face def said it all when they said they found her body.
Yep, his reaction screamed guilt. My friend called me crying saying he did it, he killed her
Watch his police interrogation, dudes weird af
I just have to mention....you keep saying his (Stephen's) friend Lauren....but she was NOT his friend...they were not friends. He had a thing for her and she did not like him and he creeped her out. She had turned him down when he asked her out. He stalked her IRL and online, peeped at her...and if course, ultimately he horrifically and brutally murdered her. She was NOT his friend.
Joel has a very bad habit of doing things like this to female victims in his narratives (surprised Stephen didn't also get the mental illness pass card that the gamer guy did). Thank you very much for keeping Lauren's voice alive.
I doubt he did it out of malicious intent
@@tablescissors he doesn't write the stories. They're submitted to him and he reads them. It's the writers who keep doing that
@@ezrea9313 that's not the case always especially with stories like these...
@@geraldthegoose1685 by no means did I ever say that he did.
In early May of 1971, a friend and I happened to meet Alcala in a park in Long Island, NY. We agreed to let him drive us over the bridge to Fire Island. Long story short- he started acting creepy. We took off and hitch hiked back to the mainland. Clearly, he was actively looking for his next victim. A month later he killed someone in Manhattan. We were lucky to get away.
That dude was a special kind of sick- thank God he didn’t get you and your friend. It’s a good thing you were together because it seems like that one liked to prey on single women.
😮
You realise he came into contact with literally thousands of people and didn't kill them?
Another thing about the Jenny Jones case-the guest had specifically said he didn't want any male admirers and they did it anyway
So he was just homophobic 👍🏽 a gay guy having a crush shouldn’t make a straight man uncomfortable, especially to the point of murder. If you feel otherwise that’s ignorance on your part 🤷🏽♂️
@@world.prince Because he didn't want male admirers?
@@world.prince stop using that term, people throw it around so casually as if it's accurate. Literally no one is scared of gay people.
@@world.prince or maybe he was just stating his preference?
@@denisejohnson4037 if you’d ever had any “admirers” then you’d understand how flattering it is. I’m gay and girls hit on me all the time, you think I take offense to it?
i knew a dude in high school that was just like stephen mcdaniels, eerily he's awaiting a jail sentence for stalking some girls we knew in high school. he's 36 years old and spent the last 15+ years stalking and harassing these girls and taking pictures and even publicly proclaimed he snuck into one of their houses....god i hope he gets locked away for good
@@paddypibblet846 Weirdo
@@paddypibblet846hope someone finds u
@@paddypibblet846 Ok edgelord.
It's sad and sickening that people like Rodney kept getting out and hurting people.
Steven McDaniel lived in the city of Macon, not Macon County. I live in the same city. Everybody around here knew he was guilty from the start. I drive by the little apartment building where both Steven and Lauren lived everyday. It's so sad my heart and prayers go out to her family
Macon is located in Bibb County not Macon County I used to live in Macon, a beautiful little city ❤
Well bully for you
I absolutely love how you didn't even attempt to address why you were out of breath at the end lol I guess I should have tuned in for the live stream!
🤔 What happened on his stream?
I don't know. I'm sure I would know though if I was listening to the live stream because at the very end he's all out of breath. I'm assuming it's an inside joke for peopleq who watched the stream.
I bet it was because he was doing sit ups, push ups or jumping jacks. Sometimes I'll get to his stream and at the end of one of the stories he would be doing some exercises. I was thinking he was doing them while he was doing the ending. lol
@@HakuFreak19 he was getting his meat slapped
Sounded like he just ran a marathon or something
28:00 with peace and love, Trevor’s passing did not deserve to be honored. Yes, he should be pitied, yes, it was a tragedy, and yes, he can’t have been entirely in his right mind.
But, he’d risked others’ lives previously. He was lucid and knew driving the way he did would end in the horrible demise of others. He murdered that innocent family along with himself.
He shouldn’t be raked over the coals, but neither should his murder/suicide be honored.
I honestly can't even pity people who take others with them. There is no reason to do that at all.
yea exactly, its like elliot rodgers. He was extremely mentally ill and its a tragic shame no one stepped in to help him with his clear psychiatric issues, but in NO WAY should he be commemorated or honoured with remembrance. He killed innocent children, very similar to how Trevor killed an innocent child himself. Its absolutely disgusting. That little girl could have grown to be a fantastic human being, a nurse or doctor, a master carpenter or welder, an actor, an artist....she was JUST 12 years old. she lived 12 years on earth before she it was all halted to a stop by this man's lack of mental sanity. And for just that alone, he should be looked down upon.
@@cheggycchig Elliot Rodger did get help though and also meds. He stopped taking them though, that was his own decision. 0 sympathy for the guy.
@@Wellnseddich if we was under 24/7 evaluation by doctors/nurses, I doubt he'd have done what he done, unless he was some crazy ninja spy who can escape from hospitals. He clearly wasnt fit to be living on his own without some kind of watch or caregiver. He seemed mentally immature and definitely mentally unwell.
@@cheggycchig You can't just get someone supervised 24/7. He got therapy and meds. He was recommended to live in a facility, but guess he didn't want to? He got so much more than many others do, he had a good childhood, his parents treated him well, according to a psychologist they treated him TOO well and made him as entitled as he turned out to be.
For anyone that hasn’t seen the interview video for the fist guy (Stephen) I highly recommend it. This kid sits perfectly still almost the whole time and it’s quite unnerving. The dude doesn’t even scratch his face or adjust his butt in the seat!
Imagine that object becoming a fully fledged lawyer? He would have wreaked havoc upon the Joe/Josephine public. The bloke is as creepy as fook..
Bro, The McDaniel interview gives me chills till this day. His change in demeanor was shocking.
It is creepy, it's like a switch flips!
Yeah scarier then any horror films
This episode hits so close to home seeing for certain with real footage confirming our fears on how low human depravity can go to cause harm to others of their kind...
Yes it does and especially since Lauren Giddings was my best friends cousin
@@bjlaws1158 and my dogs mothers best friends cousin twice removed
It's a useless video when we can't hear the actual footage
@@violettheorgangrinder if you're trying to be funny, you missed by a long shot
Inhuman, inhumane. Humane, human. They are quite different creatures from human. 1
I am so sad about the Trevor Heitmann story. I battle severe depression and suicidal ideations, but never the thought of harming someone else. Mental health is every bit as important as physical health and I wish we could get to a place where that fact is common knowledge.
It's only sad for the victims. Guy was a greedy, selfish turd.
Guy should have swallowed a shotgun instead of hurting others, what a pathetic person.
@@rocknroller77 Seconded. He had more than most people could ever get and he still killed 2 innocent people because he wasn't happy. If he only killed himself, I'd feel sorry for him
You know what, I don't care about his mental illness. If he killed himself then that's one thing. But he went out of his way to kill someone else. We can't keep pat-patting mental illness as a reason or excuse for murder. Some guys are just selfish turds.
@Orochimaru Hebi if these mental illnesses get treated, a lot of these guys won't end up committing heinous crimes such as taking the life of another.
Just saw the McSkillet story on Coffeehouse Crime.
If only the cops responding to his house had listened to the neighbor, who was a psychologist.
People like yourself should get involved in law enforcement, imagine if you could have made that choice to listen to the neighbor.
The law is the law. He didn't say he was going to hurt himself or anyone else. That tied their hands. It's not illegal to be crazy
@@veronicavatter6436 driving 150 going down the opposite way is illegal
@@veronicavatter6436 How many people who know they're about to commit murder - manslaughter, whatever you want to call it - would tell police? He already almost did it before that.
Not blaming the cops if that's the law (I'm not familiar with the specifics), just saying...
@@veronicavatter6436 bullshit
Saw that little weasel Steven on Jim Can't Swim. I'll never forget that reaction. "Body?" "They did?" "I think I need to sit down."
Never heard Jcs be called Jim can’t swim lol. But I saw him on that too
"She was screamin' Steven!"
i live where this happened & my mom said from the start that he killed her. he’s a bad actor
@@irvingomel5780 that’s what JCS stands for
weasel!!??
I remember watching Jenny Jones when I was younger (like 12/13), but I didn’t know about this episode til I watched _Dark Side of the ‘90s_ about a year ago. Crazy seeing his reaction here knowing how it turns out later 😔
I was there in person during the taping of the Jenny jones show I live in Mchenry Illinois about 45 minutes north of Chicago
When he found out the first thing out of his mouth was "You lied to me". 😞🫣
@@blackbeauty347 omg, I want to find that episode. I used to sneak and watch that show as kid, I always wondered where it went. This is wild.
@@theperspektivcollectivellc2797 that episode will probably not EVER be shown in it's entirety. It was crazy AF
I absolutely feel like Cheryl saved her own life when she refused to go on a date with Rodney.
She did
"Congratulations,Cheryl! You've just won a date with the devil!" SMH. Thank goodness she trusted her intuition and refused to go on the date! The Dating Game did a terrible job vetting their contestants IMO. Alcala was already a monster,then went on to commit more murders after the show.
@@imarriedabrkfsttaco3737 Exactly what I was thinking. Like, did they do background checks on their contestants or anything?
@@reeses_unicorn girl please..🙄 this was the 70s...did driver's license even have PICTURES on them yet??
I dont think he would have killed her he was cunning and the world knew she was with him. Serial killers from I have seen in bios they are calculating and anything but stupid
The second story was confusing at first because you kept showing the victim while talking about the guy who we later found out was the murderer.
But he's on the thumbnail for this video, leading you to assume he would be the killer.
Also, if you ever watched those type of shows (Springer, Sally-Jesse, etc.) it's more obvious they bring out the oblivious party after talking to the others, so the audience is in on the surprise.
Anyway, it's just the raw footage from the show looped, not sure how else he could have edited it.
@@ARUCARDFTEPES He could have shown a picture of the person he was talking about over the video loop to clarify.
So the young guy is the killer?
Yeah I'm still confused 😕
@@Mr_C.Bacteria So am I. So the guy who looked gay was actually the heterosexual killer? What a poorly edited video.
He kept the hacksaw? That is NOT how you commit the perfect murder.
Trophy I guess.
Trevor killed two innocent people, one of whom was only 12 years old, and he got REWARDED for it? Sure, he's not around to reap the benefits, but come ON.
You make me constantly laugh on the live stream, and then a revisit of the stories with a seamless edit! Your channel was a great find! Thank you! 😊
YES INDEED, YES INDEED! HE LOVES TO HIT US WITH A LITTLE DOSE OF THAT AMERICAN-MADE SASS!! TOO GROOVY!
Shameful
Rodney is a huge example of a flawed justice system.
Yeah, I remember the whole McSkillet controversy.
The police officers in question actually had the ability to hold Trevor for a day in custody under the pretense of having a psychiatric evaluation performed by professionals, but for some odd reason, they chose not to, instead placing the onus on the family to try and look after him while they were already struggling with finding a psychiatrist to see him on such short notice.
Personally I think those officers kinda dropped the ball for the aforementioned reasons, though given the fact that I am unfamiliar with big city police procedures due to being a lifelong country boy, I cannot say whether they intentionally bungled this mess up or simply made a bad judgment call on their part without realizing until far too late how badly it would get.
Joel, you're such a clown.. I LOVE it! Your end credits in this one, were priceless.
I’ve seen every single video about Steven McDaniel. His motivation for killing her was ridiculous
@stmsin not that they have good motivations, but some are worse than others and his was in the top. Some have more understandable motives, not that they’re excusable.
@@ShatnerLoverOh, so some motivations for murder are “understandable?” You are the one who is ridiculous.
@@mushyroom9569 you commented on an old comment to say something someone else already said? I also already explained myself, not that I need to. I’m pretty confident you know exactly what I mean. There’s a reason murder charges are different based on motive and whether they were planned.
Love your narrations. Even though I've heard about all of these cases, I still learned something new in each one. You also make them interesting that I don't mind.
The Jenny Jones drama was insane and huge in Michigan... Really sad all around... Jenny Jones and her staff claimed they we didn't mean for anything bad to happen... WTF?!? They just prefer the drama be on their stage instead of taking them to a courtroom...
So true, but honestly, I can’t imagine ending someone’s life just because they had a crush on me. The fact that he’s not still behind bars is ludicrous.
@yolandaponkers1581 I'm going to start by saying I don't condone what this guy did, but it wasn't just about a man liking him. I suggest you look into it. There is way more to the story and the Jenny Jones show egged it all on.
The gay guy also stalked the other guy for months after the show. Even kept showing up at his house. The victim wasn't innocent.
@@thedisappointedoptimist6916 Jonathan was a bïgot for how he didn't want to be in a relationship with Stephen!
@@thedisappointedoptimist6916He was definitely not an angel, but I don't think it justifies murder.
Thank you for this video. I don’t think people talk about stuff like this enough. It’s a real eye opener for society that we all need to be more careful regardless of the circumstance.
The Scott Amedure story was featured in an HBO documentary,from years ago,called Talked To Death. It was about the “ambush talk shows” that were on the air at the time.
@@internetcomments950 yeah. I remember. It was like every network had at least one Jennie Jones,Sally Jessie,etc.
Jenny Jones’ producers intentionally mislead that man to get him on the show bc he specifically asked if the secret admirer was a female and after trying to roundabout him for a bit the producer told him that he wouldn’t be disappointed then on the show they antagonized it more and more after clearly seeing how embarrassed and uncomfortable it was for him but prior to that they were friendly neighbors.
Jenny Jones and her producer are directly responsible for what happened as well and the man that committed the murder.
His homophobic killing is still just his actions, can’t be blamed on anyone else. If he was not interested he should have rejected it and moved on
As long as that personal accountability is used equally when anyone else commits a crime I agree.
He was a psychotic idiot, he’s to blame, he took it and put him self to go over there and kill him Jenny Jones didn’t force him. it’s called personal responsibility.
@@happynappyable it’s not homophobic. This man embarrassed him.
@@laurenharris9832 his father was Very homophonic and May have been a driving force in his decision to murder another person. The episode was fixing to air and he would have been “embarrassed “.
Jenny Jones and her Producers lied to get him there. His “embarrassment “ and his father just fueled his panic at being “gay”
He’s out of jail now but should have spent Way more time in prison imo
Happy 4th Joel my family is doing well Stephanie hit her 8 month pregnancy mark, Brandon got baptized yesterday and I got to watch you stream yesterday. So far my 4th of July is well going my 9 month pregnant sister and her husband came by and we had a cookout. Now I'm relaxing and watching let's read while Stephanie and Brandon do their thing. Happy 4th Joel I'll see you next stream.
Congrats on all👍🙏💜🇱🇷🇱🇷🇱🇷
I was in intermediate school, 13, when the Boston bombing occurred, my school did a memorial for at least a month over the morning announcements and I didn't really hear about it over the years until now, when I'm 21. Such a horrible and devastating experience and it sucks that it's not talked about more, as for precaution reasons
I'm from the Boston area and remember watching everything live on the news, the shootout in Watertown, the lockdown of the city the next day, and him finally being dragged from the boat..... ( 617 BOSTON STRONG!! )
I'm truly sad that these sick people are still able to get out of prison eventually. They should be sentenced to death. Sorry for all these victims.
I love your narration so much. You have the best voice for this.
Sorry, I do not buy that Steven was having a "mental breakdown" when he started answering the questions in such monotonous way. He was acting. He was was hoping to get an insanity plea.
Edit: Fixed the end of the post so that it made sense.
Dreading or Dave's Lemonade did an in depth on this case and found where he'd posted on line how he'd get away with murder if he ever killed anyone. He was following his own script.
I was just over on Spotify looking for something good to listen to, but found that I have watched all of the Let's Read episodes there. 😭 So glad this popped up!! ✌🏽
Me too
Me three, I've listened to literally all of them, I even relistened to the ones that helped me fall asleep lol
The let's read podcast is awesome and if you haven't already done so, subscribe to the let's read channel.
@@jacobbowling263 Its really amazing, I've been subscribed for 6 years now!
He lags on updating it and the actual podcast app
It's nice to see footage while listening to you narrate 🙂
You cannot kill someone just because they have a crush on you. You can't kill someone because you are embarrassed about them. What a b******* ass defense on that second one
Unfortunately, "gay panic" defense, homophobic as it is, was very beloved to justify hate crimes.
Get over yourself, it's a very uncomfortable situation for people that are not that way.
@@jadeddragon4254 exactly, people need to fucking understand boundaries
lol hell yeah you can, if it’s some dude who won’t take no for an answer, also you’re a woman you get to choose what’s a “bitch ass” response from guys to weird dude’s who won’t take no for an answer, he deserved what he got and Scott should be a free man
@@stan8479 lol and God willing we will continue justifying these actions against these sexual deviants and degenerates
Just so everyone knows, those beeping sounds in the end are actually at the end of all Let's Reads videos, it's not hospital equipment. Can't say what the heavy breathing is all about, but the beeps are a part of every video ending...
Lol I thought I was hearing things for a minute
I always heard them as bird calls. Funny
@@melindaschink6072 They are usually bird calls. The beeps in this video aren't always there, no idea what OP is talking about.
I love these type of videos. Idk why but to me it makes the story more tense and personal when you can put a face to the people the story’s are about. Maybe that’s just me 🤷♂️
My science teacher was running in the Marathon. Being 8th graders, 99% of my classmates (and myself) weren't interested in watching it on TV. We ALL heard about the bombing. The teachers weren't allowed to tell us our teacher was ok. We literally didn't know until we walked into class and there she was, visibly tired.
Sadly people given asylum here decided to blow up Americans
Thats crazy. They weren't allowed??
@@phoenixdavida8987 yeah. We were point blank told they weren't allowed to tell us if she was ok.
I've heard all these stories before but never with the detail that you have given them they sound like new stories to me thanks once again
I’m beyond hooked on ur channel! I especially love when u do lives! Also can’t wait till u do the Collab with “ Being Scared “ it’s going to be 💣 keep up the phenomenal content Mr. Joel 💙💙
This one really hits home for me since I was living in Massachusetts at the time of the marathon bombing and due to unforeseen circumstances did not go to the marathon on that day which kept me and my husband from being right at the sight where the bombs went off on Boylston Street. Someone was definitely looking out for us that day.
28:02 Why did the developers of Counterstrike pay tribute to Trevor for? He literally drove recklessly almost hitting some pedestrians and ended up running into a car on purpose and killing two people he doesn't deserve any sympathy at all.
So glad I can add you again . I had my phone stolen and the theif was using my Facebook and posting comments impersonating me. And I let them know it’s a crime to impersonate someone and use there information by stealing it without there promission . So it didn’t feel to good . I’ll write a story you can read about that Mister Let’s Read !!!! So yup yup it’s on added you again I missed hearing your voice and very addicting story’s , gotta read gotta read gotta read keep it up !!!! I’m melting so in love with your voice and calming voice it’s my day dream come true !!! Thank you Mister Let’s Read !!!! Big hand shake and you made a big impact on me a wonderful impression too .
The game company's response to Trevor McClaren's death is one of the most appalling things I've ever heard of when it comes to a corporate response. How old were those execs, seven?!?!?
Nope, just incredibly selfish. He wasn't doing anything wrong, but of course corporate greed got the best of the CS Execs. This story was one of the reasons I stopped playing, I don't wanna incorporate myself with garbage people. Trevor did a horrible thing, but he wasn't well (as a depressive person, I understand). But the corporate pigs are to blame for it. And then they decide to pay "tribute" to him, bullshit. Still hoping to this day CS loses all of its audience.
lol cry
@@JohnSacapano They payed tribute to a murderer I wonder if they ate aware of what he did.
@@JohnSacapano ik im necro-ing this but y'all really don't know what you are waffling about. The map "Engage" (featured in Operation Broken Fang) was not made by Valve and McSkillet's logo was not included there because of corporate greed. I am under the impression that Joel did not do enough research, so let me clear some things up.
Engage was made by a community mapper "catfood" and 2 other persons, Valve used to regularly accept community-made content into CS:GO (maps, weapon skins and gun stickers among others) and they used to pay the creators huge sums for it aswell, so the scene was flourishing.
catfood could have included McSkillet's logo as an easter egg/homage or something, or it could just be a coincidence. But the gist is that Valve is lazy with quality control and almost never checks for stuff like this in community made content. So they are partly responsible for the controversy, but they did not do it out of greed, that's for sure
I love true crime. Love this & thank you for all of your hard work. Sometimes you work better for me than my Ambien! Thank you 🙏
The final story is heartbreaking but timely. I'm in the furry fandom, which is typically an open-minded and accepting community. Lo and behold, we have extremists in our fandom and they're usually not very welcome because they are dangerous people. This July 4th, an extremist furry in our fandom set up an IED in the middle of a crowd in downtown NC and thank goodness the bombs didn't go off, but he did get charged with "intent of deadly force of weapons of mass destruction". I heard he got out of jail on bail, and that's the scariest thought. The good thing is that now the entire fandom knows about him and there are BOLOs directed at him in our fandom.
Wait what city in North Carolina did this happen? I never heard about this.
Furries 😂
@@N3phi11im The story is BS and North Carolina was probably not a part of it. Russia knew in advance that these 2 brothers were plotting a terrorist attack in Boston and they repeatedly warned Obama about it. Obama laughed and ignored Russia. Russia had been following and spying on these two brothers because they were from the terrorist region of Chechnya and were known to hob nob with terrorists. That was in the press at that time but, for some reason, this TH-cam site didn't mention this
I probably sound really ignorant right now but...what is the whole point of being a furry? I'm trying to find at least one thing about it that isn't completely cringe...someone tell me something i can actually deal with knowing
@@kaitlyn8356 It's just whacked out freaks who think it's somehow "cool"
it's pretty crazy to think if that garbage truck was on time, she would have never been found and declared dead. they may have just listened her as 'missing' and never spent time trying to make an arrest.😳
The Marathon Bombing was one of those events that you remember where you were when it happened. I had the day of the Marathon off but my gf at the time had to work at the ritzy Health Club. I remember hanging out in the lobby area waiting for her to finish up when I noticed a news report come on.
Whyyyy the heavy breathing and hospital beeps at the end?? We are dying of curiousness!
I was wondering that to :)
True story, we want to know!!
While we’re dying of Curiosity he’s dying of a asthma attack
Amazing video and details! I Instantly subscribed! Keep up amazing work
The first video is truly chilling. It goes to show you the depths of human depravity. What’s even worse, is the lack of humanity that exists in some men who stalk the objects of their obsessions. Humans have an animal instinct that warns us of imminent danger and a person’s intentions. If your gut tells you that you’re in danger, believe it.
I have no idea what was going on at the end there, but I liked this different video.
The Jenny Jones Show story is wild as hell. I never knew why it went off the air. Thought it was just because it got canceled or something
Trevor doesnt deserve to be honored. He was acting more like an entitled narcissist and took out others.
Yeah he had intentions to kill someone don’t really think that’s something to be honored for
I can't believe Scott Amador's family tried to sue for that. The reason he got shot had really nothing to do with the show. It was his actions after the show and how he was stalking and sexually harassing the other guy and wouldn't take no for an answer and finally pushed him to do something drastic
I don't know why everyone says that the episode of the Jenny Jones show wasn't broadcast because I watched it on TV with my husband and I remember the poor guy was single and excited because he thought he was going to meet the woman of his dreams, although the jennyJenny Jones show was turning toward a Jerry Springer kind of show it wasn't yet so it was a shock when this poor guy was not only tricked by that hungry rateing witch but his crush was saying things that obviouslya straightguy wouldfeel very uncomfortable about and JennyJones along with the audience was encouraging his behavior. The rumor (without proof) that they went out for drinks was just that a rumor but his crush wouldn't stop pursuing him. I truly believe that he should have won a temporarily insanity case and got probation and not prison, his crush knew he wasn't gay but didn't care he still tried to force his lifestyle on an innocent straight man.
Sounds a bit weird that you saw it on TV, are you sure you aren’t wrong cuz many have claimed that episode never aired and was lost media until it was found later.
😮The show was not broadcast. Also a secret crush does NOT justify murder. I'd have given him the death penalty! Anyway you did not watch this on TV that is a lie!
Mandela Effect...
I watched it on TV as well.
You can tell John wasn't feeling that hug on stage from Scott. He just played it off for tv and himself sake.
IMO Warner Bros/Jenny Jones show should've been held to the jury's decision. They are indirectly as guilty as the gunman.
Actually, I'm very surprised to be saying that it was not the show's fault (having listened to the facts provided).
The young man kept his composure on the show, hugged the admirer, declared himself heterosexual (politely declining romantic advances), and apparently was well behaved on a get-together or "date" (organized by the show as well).
What sent him over the edge, was the "explicit" note that the admirer chose to put on his front door. That was a PERSONAL choice, an action taken by the dead man, and not one that had been encouraged on or arranged by the show.
It is tragic and he is indeed guilty of murder, but all of this still could have played out in real life. Legally, and ultimately, the Jenny Jones show was not responsible -- the individuals were.
@@tablescissors I would disagree, not solely responsible but they need to own some of it. These questions/subjects are on purpose triggering. To cover their ass for liability, guests need to be at least slight aware of what they may be talking about. You don’t know who is going to snap or what will be the push over point. Hindsight, I understand, especially during the 90s, but current year - that show was deeeefinitely liable.
@@christinaa7469 I disagree, if he had gone right away over there to kill him, I might agree with that, but he waited three days. plenty of time to think about what he was going to do, or not do. He made the choice to go take money out, so he could go buy a gun. then went over and shot him, he’s directly responsible for what he did. he knew exactly what he was doing. ending another persons life.
Thank you love your channel my kids and I listen to you before bed every night thank u for creating a new tradition for us - happy fall 🍁 with love from Canada 🎉🎉🎉❤
I was a block away from where Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was captured and arrested and can still remember all the cops and hearing it all going down. Boston Strong💙💛
I’ll never forgot that Boston marathon that year. Such senseless violence. RIP to all the victims. Boston Strong 💪
"Squandered opportunity for revenge" is not what testifying against your attacker is. Very poor word choice.
Its cool that you change the format of your videos. Keep up the great content and consistancy! Much love
I love these gems of episodes. Thank you for all the hard work Joel. ☺️
Why should Trevor get easter eggs in a video game after murdering people?
The tribute that game did was sick. Having a Easter egg in a bomb map in a car factory.
Irl and he murdered 2 ppl
Only time I saw my mother shed actual tears was when she got badly bit by an animal. She would have heaving in her chest, rub her eyes, rock with her arms folded, moan, and other symptoms of sadness or grief, but no actual tears. Most of her siblings were the same way. No tears at her parents, husband, or sons, or her siblings death. No tears when she broke two bones in her leg. I am not that way but I know others the same way as she. So no tears doesn’t mean no sadness, pain, or shock in some people.
Boston is my home and there is a lot of good people there. I remember when that happened. Cambridge is a very high end part of Boston. Another thankful pos that came here to this country, I have friends that came here from Serbia. The day they became citizens was the happiest day of their lives. Unbelievable how some people are.
tbh Serbia always felt like the "Oh woe is me" guy of Eastern Europe. It was a Serbian who kickstarted WW1, after all.
@@GiordanDiodato I know that, do you judge a whole family by the acts of one? If you do your no better than that one person.
@@GiordanDiodato our president is about to get ww3 started because he’s clueless. Do you hate America? I’m not a trumper either but at least he knew what day it was and cared about people especially this United States citizens, Adolph hiltler was a socialist, that speaks for itself.
@@GiordanDiodato Karl Marx was racist and hated black people. It’s all in the history books.
Thanks for the tour Dani. Better houses are yet to come! Love the Fish!🥰
Love the new video, but the close out sounded a little frantic. I hope that stalker chic isn't holding you hostage or something. Be safe dude.
I had to click away hah. 😂
bless this channel for the content it uploads.
Yesss! Such a treat to see Joel post one of my fav series of Lets Read Videos (based on clips) 13 minutes ago... AND I HAVE THE WHOLE HOUR FREE TO LISTEN. Couldn’t have been better timed 👍🏻👍🏻 Thank you!
Correction to the first story, it was Macon the city, not macon the county. (There are both in Georgia, and they're pretty far from each other.) I'm from there; we drove down the road the dumpster was on the day before they found her. We all commented on the smell and not knowing what it could be. It's shocking to have that happen so close to home. And very sad, she was so young and had so much ahead of her.
I actually saw that episode of the Jenny Jones show and I remember Jonathan Schmitz's face when they told him Scott was his admirer. His face went white & his smile was gone. Jenny just kept egging it on and laughing and smiling. That show may have ruined his life anyway even without the murder. When we heard of the murder, we were horrified. I felt sorry for Jonathan.
I was initially confused, as the commentary suggests that it is Schmitz who is initially pictured sitting on stage with the large girl who is obviously the encouraging friend, and that Amedure is the one being brought out from backstage - so when he is the one later being shown in handcuffs (as well as being named in caption as Schmitz), the context becomes murky..
I feel way more sorry about the man he murdered. 😐
@@alistairogilvy7696 My wife and I thought we were the only ones that couldn't follow this. THANK YOU
Wait you feel sorry for the murderer? (Unless I have the names mixed up) Shouldn’t you feel sorry for the victim? Like what the heck, homophobic jerk killed that poor guy. Why would you feel sorry for him?
How would Jonathan’s life have been ruined by finding out a gay guy has a crush on him? No peoples lives were ruined from being openly gay in that time
Story #1 Born and bred in Georgia, grew up in a suburb north of Atlanta, GA. Macon/Bibb county is about an hour south of Atlanta, GA. I remember this.
Dude I love all your uploads! And appreciate your topics, research and narration! VERY cool topic!
I love these types of videos the most, thank you.
I wish I didn’t leave the stream early- Joel are you ok at the end? 💀
No the one with Scott and Jonathan they didn't even tell the whole story. It wasn't just a note he left on his door. Scott had been sexually harassing him and pretty much stalking him after the show and wouldn't take no for an answer. I don't remember what I had heard was in the note but it was basically the last straw for him. Dude wouldn't leave him alone. Of course they are trying to make him look like he had a little gay crush on him and so he just went and murdered him because of it. That wasn't it at all.
Nice a video that I can watch instead of sleep to. Thanks Joel
You okay, my guy? Is that chick who was threatening to stalk you holding you at gunpoint during that outro? Lol. Hope you’re alright! 😅
The first guy didn't seemed panicked. He was trying to pretend act like he was shocked and upset like he thought a friend would.
the creepiest bit of this video was wondering what the hell was going on in that outro - freaked me out
Love the video integration!! Thanks for the upload, Let’s Read! ♥️
This is why Let's read is the god of narrator's
Jeez. I'm bipolar and haven't shot up anyone far having a crush on me. Or crash a McLaren into a family SUV. 🤷🏻♀️
I remember when the first story happened. It was in my hometown. So sad.
Right on time as always, Joel. Thanks for the upload! Happy 4th of July all! 😊🇺🇸
I know this case you've explained it beautifully. Rip lauren
You have a great channel. Very interesting and well told!
The Trevor story will be repeated. In a world of increased social media influencers, I wouldn’t be surprised if this wasn’t a more common occurrence in the future.
I usually use Let's Read for sleep. Except these, because I like seeing the photos and images.
I love these kinds of videos! I remember seeing a couple of them a while back. Messed up
16:53 i agreed when i first heard this i was shocked they didn’t ask this man about his sexuality
its really hard to feel sorry for people the people that have a death wish and take other people out with them (trevor story)
FYI.... Macon is a city in Bibb County, GA where the murder of Lauren Giddings occurred. The narrator keeps referring to it as Macon County but also refers to Bibb County. Just wanted to clarify.