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I've been writing down Simon's tips for criminals since the channel started. Here they are so far. *Simon's Pro-Tips for Criminals* 1. Don't write down your crimes. 2. Don't tell other people about your crimes. 3. Don't boast about your crimes. 4. Don't take souvenirs from your victims. 5. Hide the evidence of your crimes. 6. Don't involve other people in your crimes. 7. Your family are less likely to screw you over. 8. Keep your story straight. 9. Paying people to back up your story increases your odds of getting screwed over. 10. It's a mistake not to pay people you said you'd pay. 11. Don't commit crime at the school where you studied. 12. Don't drive a red sports car. 13. If you're changing your identity, don't use the same alias you got busted under last time. 14. If you're making a secret identity, don't go for something interesting. 15. If you're just making up a career, go with advertising executive. 16. Don't make a screenplay out of your crimes. 17. If you're deleting stuff, empty the recycle bin, use a shredder program. 18. Don't get drunk when disposing of a body. 19. Bad idea to google your crimes. 20. Don't wrap the body in your own pajamas. 21. Don't dispose of the body in the cellar - put it in the attic. 22. If the car has blood in it, don't clean it, just set it on fire. 23. If you want to get away with murder, being a billionaire is helpful. 24. It's best to be a thief in a rich country. 25. Don't try to kill an Irishman with whiskey. 26. If you try to kill someone and they don't die, why not finish the job since you were already going to be a murderer? 27. Don't drop your glove. Robbers and surgeons shouldn't leave gloves behind. 28. If you want to ask someone about whether you should be committing crimes, definitely pretend it's a joke. 29. If you're risking going to prison for a really long time, let's do it for more than 190,000 rand. 30. Don't be out saying, "I kill police officers." 31. Destroying evidence is pretty smart. Clean up after your crime. 32. If you're gonna go out murdering, don't murder the mother of a famous criminologist. 33. Don't go on TV. What are you doing going on TV? What are you up to? 34. Don't tell your crimes to someone who's writing them down. 35. Leave the scene of the crime. You can't stay there. You have to go. 36. Don't return to the scene of the crime. 37. Don't take any photos. 38. Don't take records of your own crimes. 39. Always bend to the will of the Mob. 40. Leaving intentional clues for the police is not a good idea. Bro, trust me, you're leaving clues anyway. 41. If you fail to do two abductions in two days, maybe take a break, work on your technique. 42. If you're going to be burned at the stake, take deep breaths because then you'll die of smoke inhalation before the flames reach you. 43. Do your crimes better. You can at least try. 44. Again: Don't write down your crimes. 45. Don't f*ck with Big Syrup. Update: added numbers for easy reference.
I need one that says ‘I’m a game master, not a serial killer’ instead of writer. The things ttrpgs lead to me searching, I imagine a lot of them arr the same as if I was a writer.
@@SERMERNTHER Also joggers, hikers, people who take morning walks on beaches, and campers seem to find a lot of bodies. Backpacking and any type of deep water activity seems to be less likely to result in finding bodies. You might be asked to help search for them though if you become too good at it.
Huge mood; as someone whose office job requires them to take notes and then sometimes shred them for client confidentiality reasons, I'm looking forward to this notebook eagerly.
I reside in the southern part of the US so rest assured that when I was yelling "Ok Simon let's crack on... Shall we?" My roommate started cackling out loud and tells me "no more Simon tube" , "go to bed old lady"! Welp, so there's that.
I'm from Wrocław, so it was especially fun to listen to (I knew the story vaguely). Listening to the pronunciation of Polish names was an extra bonus. Thanks guys!
The expression 'run amok' is now synonymous with 'go crazy', but originally had a specific meaning. The term originated in Southeast Asia, where 'amok' (variously spelled amuk, amuck, amuco) meant 'a murderous frenzy or rage'.
@@TheCasualCriminalist yeah I agreed with u, so I went and looked it up. U got it right on the nose. Can't wait for the next video. Ur videos are my favorite right now. Have a good one my friend...
@@ciaraeynon755 What are u talking about my friend? I was talking "future tense" as in the video after this one. He has released 2 since this one. One really good and the other meh. I am pretty biased for the cold cases or something in the category. Still thought I really enjoy this channel more than most bud...
Sorry @James Henderson I'm asking about the video Simon keeps referring to where he speaks about the origin of the phrase and an example of it in he thinks Asia lol. Might be on one of his other channels but there are a tonne of those so don't wanna have to go searching through them all :). When you said you'd looked it up I thought you meant his video, but I now see I read it wrong. Sorry for the confusion buddy!
Been wanting to say this after watching most of the episodes. Simon often says the criminals are bad criminals. If they were good criminals, there wouldn't be an episode about them. They get away with it. We are grateful for the bad criminals! Stop giving them tips Simon, I need these podcast episodes!
See I never understand this, technically being a criminal is you committing a crime, getting away with it isn't the crime so if they get caught at it, they're bad at getting away, and if they're already a criminal, then they did a good job at the crime because they ended up as a criminal. You would not be a criminal if you could not do crimes (botched included) right? But you can be a criminal and not be good at running away (which is not part of the crime) so it does not affect your capability as a criminal, just increases the chances of you being arrested.
@@nydra9912 I see the point you are trying to make, but I must disagree. Getting away is a HUGE part of the crime and often requires excessive planning (or at least it does in the crime novels and police procedurals I read voraciously). The literal deconstruction of the crime you provide, particularly using concrete meanings of the words to illustrate concepts, is difficult to disagree with....it makes sense. But something that works theoretically might not make as much sense when actually executed in the messy, uncertain real world. A (completely, totally, with out a doubt) hypothetical example: Upon learning a local, somewhat trusting neighbourhood family is on a two week vacay, two petty thieves plan on breaking into the vacant home's garage to steal an ATV. After getting in the garage, snatching the (helpfully) labelled keys from the keyrack bolted to the garage wall, the two will jump on the machine, fly down the street past 3 to 4 houses, before turning onto a bike/walking path. The path will quickly allow the two to travel 3 blocks, turn onto a street, drive into the open garage of a partially built house and drive the ATV behind a large pallet of bricks, covering the machine with the large tarp already covering the bricks. Changing into clothes stashed earlier in the garage, along with a basketball, the two will backtrack towards the crime scene (figuring no one would be looking for two guys walking TOWARDS the burgled garage), as two, innocent young men returning home from a night of shooting hoops that lasted longer than planned. Sounds like a well thought out crime, right? Knowing the security alarm on the house could also be wired to the garage did occur to these two potential thieves, but counting on a speedy getaway to the path and aforementioned garage hiding spot, it caused little worry. Of course, the unexpected, throwing a wrench in the (otherwise) well-planned caper...an ATV with an empty gas tank...and chaos ensues. What to do? Look for a (hopefully, but doubtfully) gas- filled container-- taking too much time. Walk away, giving up on the plan...probably the smartest course of action, and one partner does just that. The other partner, you ask? Caught pushing a stolen ATV, with an empty tank of gas, just before he turns off the street onto the bike path, thinking the path is the only thing close that may offer some concealment. Off course who knows what alerted the neighbours-- the noise of the metal bar used to pull up the garage door, the sound of clueless ransacking looking for gas, the (kinda loud) whisper of one partner trying to convince the other to abort mission or his partner's (no attempt at a low volume) response, demanding help lifting the garage door high enough to get the ATV out, especially 'cause he lost his gloves while scrambling to find gas and doesn't want his prints on the door, which he helps with, before running like a track star away from the scene, knowing his partner's exhaustion from pushing the ATV is nothing to worry about because a long, forced rest, including three meals a day isn't too far down the road. So, sure the item was stolen, and it was the getaway that failed, but no one can say, "Despite the failed getaway, this was a good crime." Anyone with me? (Sorry for the excessive length -- I like details!)
“They are constructing this reality and forcing me to live inside it.” Rude. He only constructed a fiction and forced someone to die outside it. The injustice, man when will it end?
This show has been so useful for me. I’ve been having to write a screenplay for a crime film as GCSE coursework and this has been great for inspiration. Thanks Simon.
@@TieYourLaurenDown Damn that's clever. I would cast Jim Rash as Simon, and Henry Rollins as his oracle/conscience. Fascinating! Please keep me updated. 😊 p.s. romantic subplot: a sexy yet hopelessly nerdy redhead helps resolve the situation. 😉
As a writer, I can’t wait to buy the “Definitely not my crimes” notebook and use it to write down my definitely fictional murder plans that I have in stock for stories… Allegedly.
The Dark Knight was a great movie, but American Psycho is one of the greats imo. It’s one of my favourite movies of all time. Bale is an incredible actor
As a Polish person I feel somehow robbed of all od the "Wróblewskis". I was waiting for a Polish episode just to hear Simon butcher the names! My only consolation is that he was spot on with this particular name.
To me, as a native Pole, it's weird to hear male version of the surname attached to a female name. Like Linda Kowalski, my brains is "why but why, it should be Linda Kowalska" 😂 fun fact - all Polish female names end with an "a"
@Olga Bukala English is a non gendered language in spite of all English component languages being gendered. But isn't that a good thing? If it were a gendered language, English would be even weirder than it already is.
I hope someday Simon gets to read a story about someone who got caught because they wrote down their crimes, but the twist is they used the Casual Criminalist's "Definitely not my crimes" merch notebook. That would be magical!
Simon is perhaps the worst host on TH-cam and that’s saying a lot, so wtf is with the admiration for a talentless hack. I feel horrible for his kids who will have to spend so much time with a useless sack but I doubt any woman could bare looking at this Harry Potter sounding troll look alike o for kids sake Simons wife leave & never look back your kids are better off with no dad then this whinny little man child
As far as I’m aware (note: not an expert), blasphemy is a chargeable offense in Poland. A musician called Nergal has been charged twice. First time was for tearing up a bible on stage and the second time he posted a photo on his Instagram of him stepping on an image of the Virgin Mary. He’s always been very upfront with being a satanist and was a judge on the polish version of The Voice. I’m pretty sure he never went to prison or in general got convicted for blasphemy.
He got convicted this year in February- he appealed earlier conviction in the same case. The last I read about it he will probably get slapped with either a hefty fine or suspended sentence. However, this is his second case with the same charge for him so it might be worse.
I got my degree in music performance with a huge concentration in opera and history. I had to learn the IPA like it was my second language… but I still mess up reading it all the time lol
@@the_rachel_sam It's amazing until you encounter a language with a lot of unfamiliar consonants and are left wondering what that gamma or inverted hm symbol stood for.
The root of Amok is..asian (can't remember if it's Indonesia or some other place) It's a state of violent murderous rage. Like a case of population trance. (Like the case with laughter, dance, disappearing penises, etc) Made famous and romanticized in Occident by a novel of Stefan Zweig, "Amok".
Yes. It’s the state of extreme rage. We still use it, though with a prefix, ‘mengamuk’. Nowadays it’s just used to described a situation where a person is just very angry, and starts to speak in a very loud or raised voice, but doesn’t involved any running around, killing anyone.
"Welsh-born English actor who was known for his portrayal of complex psychologically tormented characters." Are we going to see Christian Bale playing Krystian Bala's lead character Chris in "AMOK!"
@@yoursotruly unfortunately there have already been two movies about it. One is called Amok and is Polish. The other is called Dark Crimes and is American (starring Jim Carrey).
I'd love to see an episode about Joran van der Sloot, the guy who was suspected in the Natalee Holloway disappearance and was later convicted for a different murder in Peru. I'm convinced there's an interesting episode in there, with all the media circus and speculation surrounding the case and his person, and the fact that the Holloway disappearance remains unsolved
I don’t think Stasia was just afraid of Bala. I’m guessing she also felt *incredibly* guilty. It was probably hard for her to even admit to herself her husband killed a man she went out with because in a roundabout way, that would make it her fault. Abusers tend to blame their victims for the abuse. Eg, “You made me do this.” It’s easy to imagine Bala telling Stasia Darius would still be alive if not for her
I don't think she felt guilty. At least not any more guiltily than his family members or current girlfriend. Likely just incredibly stressed and fearful. Plus, the police don't do a good job helping victims of domestic violence. If she testified against him and it wasn't enough for him to get locked away immediately, her life could have been in danger. If the police/court offered any help to her and her children, it wouldn't have been much. I don't blame her for keeping her head down and looking out for her children's and her own safety. The poor woman probably has severe PTSD.
Simon, I think you're the only youtuber able to make me laugh while talking about horrible murders. I listen and I'm both horrified by the stories while cracking up about your side stories. Well done.
"Amok" is a borrowed word from Malaysia. It is used to describe instances when tame elephants briefly go berserk and start trying to kill people. The use of the word in Malaysia was extended to describe Malaysian humans with obsessive compulsive disorder. The use of the word to describe people who go on killing sprees is not known to me, though I wouldn't doubt some serial killer in Malaysia was said to have "run amok".
Michael Hutchence ( lead singer from INXS) and David Carradine (American actor) both were suspected to have died from auto erotic asphyxiation. Allegedly.
When my family lived in Malaysia in the 1970s, my mother kept a scrapbook of all the newspaper clippings of people running amok. It was amazing how common it was.
Anthony Burgess describes some instances in his autobiography from when he taught school in Malaysia. Orwell had a run in with an elephant while he was a policeman in Burma, in the essay "Shooting an Elephant". Somewhat off topic, Malays also believe in ghosts, magic, sorcery, etc. Some Malays are also adept at, or susceptible to, hypnotism. The beliefs can be found even among highly educated Malays, and it is pointless to dissuade them from their own facts.
@@kentbetts Our next door neighbor had a bomoh (witch doctor) come to his house to remove bad spirits from his wife, and we were invited to observe. It was entertaining, but the wife's real problem was her husband.
TOP DEFINITION allegedly 1) a word tacked on to the beginning, middle, or end of a group of words that emphasizes that fact that what you are saying may not be true. 2) a word used to get your point across about someone or something without sounding biggoted, bias, or harsh. 3) a way to spread gossip around while verbally citing that you heard it from a source that may not be a reliably truthful source. *use the word allegedly. it's much safer and makes you look less suspicious. 1) Today they're selling ice cream at lunch time. Allegedly. 2) Bob's toasters never seem to work. Allegedly. 3) Susie stole bubble gum from the store then cheated on Georgie with Johnnie. Allegedly.
Finally! Now I can check Simon's pronunciation (probably messed up that word xd) of my language. Polish isn't easy and I appreciate the effort. Usually I can't understand foreigners on podcasts when they try saying Polish names and from you I'd be able to make out the names to some degree :) Dobra robota! (Good job!) It was fun to hear about something like that happening here
I'm not one to ever comment on content creators but It's been a few months since discovering you and all of your other channels, its taken some time to get through every video... Nothing excites me like coming home after a night shift to see a LONG casual criminalist has been uploaded! Not sure if many others do it but I regularly fall asleep to your content. Keep up the fantastic work all three of you :)
I need that notebook right now immediately. This is fascinating and awful tho. BTW- Callum, Simon, Jen, and co, would you ever consider covering Christopher Wilder, the Beauty Queen/Snapshot Killer? Dude ended his murder spree in my hometown in 1985 and I'm glad he didn't spend much time there beforehand, as my mum was exactly his type.
Hi Simon.. Watch the TV Poirot ep of Murder on the Orient Express. It’s a masterpiece. The recent adaptation absolutely pales in comparison. Agatha was wonderful at observing and deconstructing human behaviour.
Hey Simon! How about an episode on Esti Carranza! It’ll be great! It’s got everything a good episode should have! Romance! Ice cream! Chainsaws! Still going
"Fun"-fact: in Germany, we have the phrase "Amok laufen", which pretty much directly translates to "running amok". We use that phrase "Amok laufen" to refer to things like schoolshootings
Simon I've been checking out your other channels. They are both interesting and entertaining, however, nothing beats this one. I think it's the cold read with your thoughts and comments. I love a good old murder mystery and this one didn't disappoint! I noticed you move your foot constantly but after seeing brain/business blaze I realise you're and incredibly expressive person both physically and verbally. Obviously all that nervous energy has to go somewhere when you're sitting down! I wonder if you prefer to be seated or pacing back and forth 🤔. I definitely prefer this one, Thank you and your splendid team for great entertainment. Oh and I'd read Callum's books if there were any. Tfs 😁😁😁
I have way too many empty notebooks that I need to fill but I would absolutely buy your “DEFINITELY NOT MY CRIMES” notebook! As a writer, I often find myself researching while whispering ‘don’t flag me as an axe murderer’ under my breath. Jotting details in this notebook just seems to fit.
I’d love to get a Callum/Simon take on Jennifer Fergate. I don’t typically enjoy unsolved cases but I seem to like them coming from you guys and this is one that has all the theories lol.
As a writer, there are a few things I have googled that I am definitely on a watchlist for. Like when I searched for the blast radius of an atomic bomb on an airport wifi, or when I googled how much a dead body is decayed after 8 days outside in somewhat brisk weather. And those are not even close to the worst ones.
29:11: I am writing a manga and in the first chapter a hospital is blown up by accident. My Google searches weren’t even the half of it. After settling on some kind of situation involving chemical trucks, one morning I got into my daily Lyft ride to work and the driver volunteered the fact that I was to be his last ride for the day, and then said, “Yeah I drive chemical trucks during the evening and then finish off the early morning with Lyft rides,” to which I excitedly replied, “You drive chemical trucks?? CAN YOU TELL ME HOW TO BLOW UP A HOSPITAL!?!” If only I had been able to record the look on his face as he stared at me through the rear-view mirror.
I will not lie - as a person born and raised in Poland, I love to hear when non-Polish speakers are butchering pronunciation. Someone who knows the language would never think to pronounce certain words the way you do.
Simon, please put all of the casual criminalist stories into a book and publish it! It would be a fantastic gift! I live listening and watching you guys!
This was one of the funniest narations you have done. While being totally intrigued by the story, your "off script" banter was hilarious! Loved it! Btw...need that notebook!
I must say Simon, this show has completely changed my perception of you, and now i like you so much more. The kind of lad you just want to drag into your sewer and just have a beer with.
Thats so interesting! I have never heard of "running amok", but in hungarian we have its exact translatiom "ámokfutás" which is usually translated as "rampaging"
I'd just like to say thanks Simon. I clicked to watch this one last night and somewhere around the 40 minute mark I fell asleep. I woke up 6 videos later (thanks autoplay) *STILL* listening to your voice. Kinda weird, but also strangely peaceful. Do with that info what'cha will
A couple suggestions: Armin Meiwes - Single white male seeking partner to have for dinner...literally! Mary Lynn Witherspoon - Her killer didn't just envy her, he wanted to be her.
Simon, the way polygraphs work is by measuring respiration, pulse, and I believe perspiration. And scuba divers have to be able to control breathing to prevent the bends. So by controlling breathing alone, that's already one measure thwarted, and may affect pulse and perspiration as well.
Definitely love the ending, the last few videos were great but felt a bit heavy. I hope you continue to sprinkle in some lighter stories like this in the future.
Well, I feel better about my own writing purely by virtue of the fact that my stories are usually told from the prospective of the hero. Once or twice I’ve tried to write from the POV of a realistic psychopath I became so disturbed that I need to take a long self-care break and watch copious amounts of feel-good media like TNG.
You gave a spoiler warning so this is on me but I thought I kind of knew the ending of Murder on the Orient Express but when you revealed what happened I was also genuinely surprised.
The amount of British colloquialisms in a single episode had me chuckling. The bell-end comment made my cheeks hurt 😂 Another fantastic and entertaining episode, Simon! Also, as someone of Polish descent, I'm happy to help with those pronunciations 😜Many thanks for referring to the detective as "Detective W" haha
Speaking of writing down crimes, some absolute "genius" criminal wrote down "kill" as one of the items on his to-do list. He got convicted because of handwriting analysis.
JEN DESERVES A RAISE. I usually have you on in the background while I work, but she has a great sense of humor, I find myself watching Simon fondling his beard like it's a kitten, just to see Jen mock him. Keep up the good work girl!
@@onglogman there were also rumours about Michael Hutchence, lead singer of INXS, but nothing definite and most likely simply suicide. Sad, he was a great musician.
To answer Simon's confusion, im pretty sure all a polygraph really does is track your super basic vitals. So a spike in your heart rate would be what causes the needle to freak out and make those big scribbles. So someone like a scuba instructor who is trained on being able to control breathing, which can keep your heart rate steady, could end up with an advantage in a polygraph
Yeah lie detectors are super unreliable. It's a fucking heart rate monitor. Anyone who is remotely prone to anxiety and panic would %100 fail a polygraph. You hook me up to one of those and ask me if I killed JFK I will fail
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52:34 is you thanking Curiosity Stream for the sponsorship, mate. Might wanna double check that all the sponsors on your other videos in the queue are matched up, I think there might be one with Curiosity Stream that has a thank you Babbel ending...
please can you, put the notebook out, i have uk jury service, at the end of September. not a joke
This one made the long wait between episodes well worth it, Thanks for the great content and hope you are well & able to continue on for a long time.
so a scuba diver instructor would know how to "calm breathe" basically a technique to stay calm under pressure "pun intended"
I've been writing down Simon's tips for criminals since the channel started. Here they are so far.
*Simon's Pro-Tips for Criminals*
1. Don't write down your crimes.
2. Don't tell other people about your crimes.
3. Don't boast about your crimes.
4. Don't take souvenirs from your victims.
5. Hide the evidence of your crimes.
6. Don't involve other people in your crimes.
7. Your family are less likely to screw you over.
8. Keep your story straight.
9. Paying people to back up your story increases your odds of getting screwed over.
10. It's a mistake not to pay people you said you'd pay.
11. Don't commit crime at the school where you studied.
12. Don't drive a red sports car.
13. If you're changing your identity, don't use the same alias you got busted under last time.
14. If you're making a secret identity, don't go for something interesting.
15. If you're just making up a career, go with advertising executive.
16. Don't make a screenplay out of your crimes.
17. If you're deleting stuff, empty the recycle bin, use a shredder program.
18. Don't get drunk when disposing of a body.
19. Bad idea to google your crimes.
20. Don't wrap the body in your own pajamas.
21. Don't dispose of the body in the cellar - put it in the attic.
22. If the car has blood in it, don't clean it, just set it on fire.
23. If you want to get away with murder, being a billionaire is helpful.
24. It's best to be a thief in a rich country.
25. Don't try to kill an Irishman with whiskey.
26. If you try to kill someone and they don't die, why not finish the job since you were already going to be a murderer?
27. Don't drop your glove. Robbers and surgeons shouldn't leave gloves behind.
28. If you want to ask someone about whether you should be committing crimes, definitely pretend it's a joke.
29. If you're risking going to prison for a really long time, let's do it for more than 190,000 rand.
30. Don't be out saying, "I kill police officers."
31. Destroying evidence is pretty smart. Clean up after your crime.
32. If you're gonna go out murdering, don't murder the mother of a famous criminologist.
33. Don't go on TV. What are you doing going on TV? What are you up to?
34. Don't tell your crimes to someone who's writing them down.
35. Leave the scene of the crime. You can't stay there. You have to go.
36. Don't return to the scene of the crime.
37. Don't take any photos.
38. Don't take records of your own crimes.
39. Always bend to the will of the Mob.
40. Leaving intentional clues for the police is not a good idea. Bro, trust me, you're leaving clues anyway.
41. If you fail to do two abductions in two days, maybe take a break, work on your technique.
42. If you're going to be burned at the stake, take deep breaths because then you'll die of smoke inhalation before the flames reach you.
43. Do your crimes better. You can at least try.
44. Again: Don't write down your crimes.
45. Don't f*ck with Big Syrup.
Update: added numbers for easy reference.
This is gold, thank you.
Awesome work!! I forgot about the making up career of ad executive. That ep was great, as they all are.
Thx man (:
You LEGEND ⭐⭐⭐
Pro tips? Simon’s a Pro criminal? :-o
Agatha Christie disappeared for almost 14 days so how do you know she wasn’t killing people on trains? How Simon? How ?
She was vaping
💀💀💀💀💀
I can see it. I knew she wasn’t just innocently drinking tea and having Edwardian orgies or something.
Obviously because Simon is Agatha Christie
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I have a teeshirt that says, "Pay no attention to my search history. I'm a writer, not a serial killer."
A likely story
Do you have a referral code so you can get credit for me buying one?
I need one that says ‘I’m a game master, not a serial killer’ instead of writer. The things ttrpgs lead to me searching, I imagine a lot of them arr the same as if I was a writer.
Is there a link as to where you bought that tee-shirt? If not don't worry about it 😉
@@Katchelina no. They're not.
"If fishermen are finding you, you're definitely dead" That needs to be a t-shirt!!
Unless you're Jason Bourne.
I agree
@@SamSphinx Thats on the backside XD
People you don't want finding you
- Fishermen
- Dog Walkers
- Mushroom Pickers
@@SERMERNTHER Also joggers, hikers, people who take morning walks on beaches, and campers seem to find a lot of bodies.
Backpacking and any type of deep water activity seems to be less likely to result in finding bodies. You might be asked to help search for them though if you become too good at it.
I'm a compulsive note-taker and list-maker and I'm buying that "Definitely Not My Crimes" notebook as soon as it's available!!!📒
Same :)
And even if you have to fake them, make sure to write down some crimes and/or plans for crimes...
Use it to write down the crimes you hear on the Casual Criminalist.
Me too
Huge mood; as someone whose office job requires them to take notes and then sometimes shred them for client confidentiality reasons, I'm looking forward to this notebook eagerly.
I reside in the southern part of the US so rest assured that when I was yelling "Ok Simon let's crack on... Shall we?" My roommate started cackling out loud and tells me "no more Simon tube" , "go to bed old lady"! Welp, so there's that.
I'm from Wrocław, so it was especially fun to listen to (I knew the story vaguely). Listening to the pronunciation of Polish names was an extra bonus. Thanks guys!
The expression 'run amok' is now synonymous with 'go crazy', but originally had a specific meaning. The term originated in Southeast Asia, where 'amok' (variously spelled amuk, amuck, amuco) meant 'a murderous frenzy or rage'.
I'm pretty sure I made a video about this.
@@TheCasualCriminalist yeah I agreed with u, so I went and looked it up. U got it right on the nose. Can't wait for the next video. Ur videos are my favorite right now. Have a good one my friend...
Where's the video guys????
@@ciaraeynon755 What are u talking about my friend? I was talking "future tense" as in the video after this one. He has released 2 since this one. One really good and the other meh. I am pretty biased for the cold cases or something in the category. Still thought I really enjoy this channel more than most bud...
Sorry @James Henderson I'm asking about the video Simon keeps referring to where he speaks about the origin of the phrase and an example of it in he thinks Asia lol. Might be on one of his other channels but there are a tonne of those so don't wanna have to go searching through them all :). When you said you'd looked it up I thought you meant his video, but I now see I read it wrong. Sorry for the confusion buddy!
Been wanting to say this after watching most of the episodes. Simon often says the criminals are bad criminals. If they were good criminals, there wouldn't be an episode about them. They get away with it. We are grateful for the bad criminals! Stop giving them tips Simon, I need these podcast episodes!
Exactly. ‘He was so clever,’ they say. Really? Because he got caught and we know all this stuff about him.
See I never understand this, technically being a criminal is you committing a crime, getting away with it isn't the crime so if they get caught at it, they're bad at getting away, and if they're already a criminal, then they did a good job at the crime because they ended up as a criminal. You would not be a criminal if you could not do crimes (botched included) right? But you can be a criminal and not be good at running away (which is not part of the crime) so it does not affect your capability as a criminal, just increases the chances of you being arrested.
Just come to Chicago. Lori lightfoot let's murderer's and violent offenders walk after 6 months. Never a boring day in this crap hole.
@@nydra9912 I see the point you are trying to make, but I must disagree. Getting away is a HUGE part of the crime and often requires excessive planning (or at least it does in the crime novels and police procedurals I read voraciously). The literal deconstruction of the crime you provide, particularly using concrete meanings of the words to illustrate concepts, is difficult to disagree with....it makes sense. But something that works theoretically might not make as much sense when actually executed in the messy, uncertain real world. A (completely, totally, with out a doubt) hypothetical example: Upon learning a local, somewhat trusting neighbourhood family is on a two week vacay, two petty thieves plan on breaking into the vacant home's garage to steal an ATV. After getting in the garage, snatching the (helpfully) labelled keys from the keyrack bolted to the garage wall, the two will jump on the machine, fly down the street past 3 to 4 houses, before turning onto a bike/walking path. The path will quickly allow the two to travel 3 blocks, turn onto a street, drive into the open garage of a partially built house and drive the ATV behind a large pallet of bricks, covering the machine with the large tarp already covering the bricks. Changing into clothes stashed earlier in the garage, along with a basketball, the two will backtrack towards the crime scene (figuring no one would be looking for two guys walking TOWARDS the burgled garage), as two, innocent young men returning home from a night of shooting hoops that lasted longer than planned. Sounds like a well thought out crime, right? Knowing the security alarm on the house could also be wired to the garage did occur to these two potential thieves, but counting on a speedy getaway to the path and aforementioned garage hiding spot, it caused little worry. Of course, the unexpected, throwing a wrench in the (otherwise) well-planned caper...an ATV with an empty gas tank...and chaos ensues. What to do? Look for a (hopefully, but doubtfully) gas- filled container-- taking too much time. Walk away, giving up on the plan...probably the smartest course of action, and one partner does just that. The other partner, you ask? Caught pushing a stolen ATV, with an empty tank of gas, just before he turns off the street onto the bike path, thinking the path is the only thing close that may offer some concealment. Off course who knows what alerted the neighbours-- the noise of the metal bar used to pull up the garage door, the sound of clueless ransacking looking for gas, the (kinda loud) whisper of one partner trying to convince the other to abort mission or his partner's (no attempt at a low volume) response, demanding help lifting the garage door high enough to get the ATV out, especially 'cause he lost his gloves while scrambling to find gas and doesn't want his prints on the door, which he helps with, before running like a track star away from the scene, knowing his partner's exhaustion from pushing the ATV is nothing to worry about because a long, forced rest, including three meals a day isn't too far down the road. So, sure the item was stolen, and it was the getaway that failed, but no one can say, "Despite the failed getaway, this was a good crime." Anyone with me? (Sorry for the excessive length -- I like details!)
Give terrible advice. Erm, example...
Gravity is also a law. If murdering people why not jump off high things and fly?
“They are constructing this reality and forcing me to live inside it.”
Rude. He only constructed a fiction and forced someone to die outside it. The injustice, man when will it end?
This show has been so useful for me. I’ve been having to write a screenplay for a crime film as GCSE coursework and this has been great for inspiration. Thanks Simon.
I hope your fictional murderer learned Simon's golden rule: don't write down your crimes
@@overtlybiased almost the opposite. The true crime show host learned not to cover gangs that are still around.
@@TieYourLaurenDown Damn that's clever. I would cast Jim Rash as Simon, and Henry Rollins as his oracle/conscience. Fascinating! Please keep me updated. 😊
p.s. romantic subplot: a sexy yet hopelessly nerdy redhead helps resolve the situation. 😉
“Screenplay”.right.
@@watsondna If you want an audition you need to EMOTE better. Still, you made me giggle. Thank you. 😀
As a writer, I can’t wait to buy the “Definitely not my crimes” notebook and use it to write down my definitely fictional murder plans that I have in stock for stories…
Allegedly.
I'm not a writer but I will be doing same!!
@ JimenaTIERNA 😄
I will definetely write down all the Things I plan on letting my Characters do. Some are pretty intense criminal.
I appreciate that Simon knows Christian Bale through American Psycho rather than the Batman movies.
I knew him back in 1992 when he was in Newsies 💜💙💜
Same. Genuinely surprised he's even seen it honestly so gotta take the wins as they come.
@@Naomi-pq6tv same :)
The Dark Knight was a great movie, but American Psycho is one of the greats imo. It’s one of my favourite movies of all time. Bale is an incredible actor
@@madsg9256 excuse me, I need to return some video tapes.
As a Polish person I feel somehow robbed of all od the "Wróblewskis". I was waiting for a Polish episode just to hear Simon butcher the names! My only consolation is that he was spot on with this particular name.
nah, he butchered Janiszewski pretty good :)
it makes me cringe when i hear americans with polish sounding last names, because they pronounce it as it if were english eughhh
"Cow-all-skeh"
To me, as a native Pole, it's weird to hear male version of the surname attached to a female name. Like Linda Kowalski, my brains is "why but why, it should be Linda Kowalska" 😂
fun fact - all Polish female names end with an "a"
Yeah, plus I think we need a solid props for police work and detectives. We kinde get used to dumb lawmem.
@Olga Bukala English is a non gendered language in spite of all English component languages being gendered. But isn't that a good thing? If it were a gendered language, English would be even weirder than it already is.
Please do the monster of the Andes and la bestia who both killed 150+ each in South America
I hope someday Simon gets to read a story about someone who got caught because they wrote down their crimes, but the twist is they used the Casual Criminalist's "Definitely not my crimes" merch notebook. That would be magical!
Buy the “definitely not my crimes”-notebook and use it to plan a heist to flex on Simon
That's the ultimate disrespect play right there.
You could use it for your notes for your true crime epic, no rules about writing down other people’s crimes, is there?
Guy floating in the water ? Definitely the smiley face killers
Simon is perhaps the worst host on TH-cam and that’s saying a lot, so wtf is with the admiration for a talentless hack. I feel horrible for his kids who will have to spend so much time with a useless sack but I doubt any woman could bare looking at this Harry Potter sounding troll look alike o for kids sake Simons wife leave & never look back your kids are better off with no dad then this whinny little man child
You’ve already started writing it, nooooo😂
As far as I’m aware (note: not an expert), blasphemy is a chargeable offense in Poland. A musician called Nergal has been charged twice. First time was for tearing up a bible on stage and the second time he posted a photo on his Instagram of him stepping on an image of the Virgin Mary. He’s always been very upfront with being a satanist and was a judge on the polish version of The Voice. I’m pretty sure he never went to prison or in general got convicted for blasphemy.
He got convicted this year in February- he appealed earlier conviction in the same case. The last I read about it he will probably get slapped with either a hefty fine or suspended sentence. However, this is his second case with the same charge for him so it might be worse.
Ever considered having Callum spell the names phonetically for you? However if I were Callum I would make the phonetic spelling even worse.
I got my degree in music performance with a huge concentration in opera and history. I had to learn the IPA like it was my second language… but I still mess up reading it all the time lol
@@the_rachel_sam IPA is my third language. The first two are Guinness and Wild Turkey.
Phonetically break down this welsh towns name
Llanfairpwll-gwyngyllgogerychwyrndrob 😂
@@the_rachel_sam It's amazing until you encounter a language with a lot of unfamiliar consonants and are left wondering what that gamma or inverted hm symbol stood for.
@@CashelOConnolly ah, but in a general north welsh dialect or a general southern welsh dialect?
5:20 - Chapter 1 - An unhappy homecoming
8:40 - Chapter 2 - A cold morning by the river oder
15:30 - Chapter 3 - Tracking the phone
21:45 - Chapter 4 - Running amok
31:55 - Chapter 5 - An absurd matter
37:50 - Chapter 6 - The final missing pieces
45:35 - Chapter 7 - The trial
47:30 - Chapter 8 - The difficult 2nd novel
49:10 - Wrap up
51:10 - Dismembered appendices
As a writer who googles some very suspicious stuff: tempted to buy that "Definitely not my Crimes" notebook and write murder mysteries in it
Running amok is called "going postal" here in the states
This is true! Although I have heard running amok, but it more used as “trouble maker” than “out of control killer”
The root of Amok is..asian (can't remember if it's Indonesia or some other place)
It's a state of violent murderous rage. Like a case of population trance. (Like the case with laughter, dance, disappearing penises, etc)
Made famous and romanticized in Occident by a novel of Stefan Zweig, "Amok".
Yes. It’s the state of extreme rage. We still use it, though with a prefix, ‘mengamuk’. Nowadays it’s just used to described a situation where a person is just very angry, and starts to speak in a very loud or raised voice, but doesn’t involved any running around, killing anyone.
It's also called "going medieval".
It's really weird that Christian Bale and Krystian Bala were literally born 30 days away from each other, the same year, the same month
"Welsh-born English actor who was known for his portrayal of complex psychologically tormented characters." Are we going to see Christian Bale playing Krystian Bala's lead character Chris in "AMOK!"
Nahhhh surely not, I need some of them facts
@@SirJayington3rd google ;) it’s true, although it’s actually 29 days apart
Nice tidbit, but would be really weird if his surname was Bela (Polish for bale, like of hay and such)
@@yoursotruly unfortunately there have already been two movies about it. One is called Amok and is Polish. The other is called Dark Crimes and is American (starring Jim Carrey).
He took the old saying "write what you know" to heart
I knew this guy was a cold blooded killer after his role in American Psycho.
EDIT: I posted this as soon as I saw the title. Now I’m a joke thief.
The drone story! It's a call back to a simpler time, when Simon told that story before. And then again. And again. And again.
Those were all on Brain Blaze though
@@Musikur I’ve heard it three times on Cas Crim.
Callum I have a horrible cold thank you for working so hard to provide us a fantastic script that's gonna screw with Simon.
Bad news. You got the 'rona, bro. You're probably not going to make it...
No I got tested it was negative I think im going to pull through
@@rustyshackleford8473 rip to that guy
Quack quack 🦆
You might want to get retested 😬
I'd love to see an episode about Joran van der Sloot, the guy who was suspected in the Natalee Holloway disappearance and was later convicted for a different murder in Peru. I'm convinced there's an interesting episode in there, with all the media circus and speculation surrounding the case and his person, and the fact that the Holloway disappearance remains unsolved
I'm going to enjoy this tonight... Phenomenal channel! Shout-out to Jen, Callum, and Siznimon
I’m Polish, you were close to nailing “Wrocław” :) My hometown btw.
I don’t think Stasia was just afraid of Bala. I’m guessing she also felt *incredibly* guilty. It was probably hard for her to even admit to herself her husband killed a man she went out with because in a roundabout way, that would make it her fault.
Abusers tend to blame their victims for the abuse. Eg, “You made me do this.” It’s easy to imagine Bala telling Stasia Darius would still be alive if not for her
I don't think she felt guilty. At least not any more guiltily than his family members or current girlfriend. Likely just incredibly stressed and fearful.
Plus, the police don't do a good job helping victims of domestic violence. If she testified against him and it wasn't enough for him to get locked away immediately, her life could have been in danger. If the police/court offered any help to her and her children, it wouldn't have been much. I don't blame her for keeping her head down and looking out for her children's and her own safety. The poor woman probably has severe PTSD.
Simon, I think you're the only youtuber able to make me laugh while talking about horrible murders. I listen and I'm both horrified by the stories while cracking up about your side stories. Well done.
The writing for the show is fantastic! Callum does a good job spinning a yarn, and as always your delivery was hilarious Simon 😃🖒
i'm studying forensic psychology so i'm totally buying the "definitely not my crimes" notebook to bring to class when i'm taking notes
You are a madman. Keep up the good work. 😊
Oh my god I can’t wait to buy the notepad merch!! I’m definitely buying a few of them so my friends and I can all have one.
Simon's crime signature would be crumbs of Cinnamon and peanut butter magic spoon.
Drops of beard oil as well.
@@TheCasualCriminalist "taunts the police with cards with promo codes in the back"
"Amok" is a borrowed word from Malaysia. It is used to describe instances when tame elephants briefly go berserk and start trying to kill people. The use of the word in Malaysia was extended to describe Malaysian humans with obsessive compulsive disorder. The use of the word to describe people who go on killing sprees is not known to me, though I wouldn't doubt some serial killer in Malaysia was said to have "run amok".
Running amok is understood in the west to mean "causing havok" or "creating chaos" basically
Very well written by Callum! Well read by Simon! Jen, love the editing work! I mean y’all have truly fine-tuned your skills! Wow, just wow. Love it.
You know you watch a lot of Whistler when you start joining in on the anecdotes lol Ah the tale of the stolen drone
Michael Hutchence ( lead singer from INXS) and David Carradine (American actor) both were suspected to have died from auto erotic asphyxiation.
Allegedly.
I immediately thought of David Carradine. What a way to go, lol.
I always thought they were wankers
@Blaine Berkowitz Bob Crane was bludgeoned to death. I suspect he was thinking of David Carradine, who was the star of the tv series "Kung Fu."
I almost expected the Pikachu meme when Simon said "this feels extremely long"
Damnit Danny
When my family lived in Malaysia in the 1970s, my mother kept a scrapbook of all the newspaper clippings of people running amok. It was amazing how common it was.
Anthony Burgess describes some instances in his autobiography from when he taught school in Malaysia. Orwell had a run in with an elephant while he was a policeman in Burma, in the essay "Shooting an Elephant". Somewhat off topic, Malays also believe in ghosts, magic, sorcery, etc. Some Malays are also adept at, or susceptible to, hypnotism. The beliefs can be found even among highly educated Malays, and it is pointless to dissuade them from their own facts.
@@kentbetts Our next door neighbor had a bomoh (witch doctor) come to his house to remove bad spirits from his wife, and we were invited to observe. It was entertaining, but the wife's real problem was her husband.
@@ImCarolB sounds like the wife needed more of a witch devorce lawyer than a witch doctor :P
@@kentbetts Not all of them.
FINALLY. I was beginning to worry something had happened to Callum as Simons other shoes kept releasing material
Same!!
Darn shoes!
Must be some extremely industrious footwear ;)
@@Musikur aha! many pairs
If you do merch can you make a T-shirt that say's something like, "Casual Criminalist, allegedly."
People need to learn the definition and the use of "allegedly"🤦🏼♀️
(In a real dictionary, not their own 'mindcanon")
@@ChristmasLore They can look it up in the dictionary, allegedly.
TOP DEFINITION
allegedly
1) a word tacked on to the beginning, middle, or end of a group of words that emphasizes that fact that what you are saying may not be true.
2) a word used to get your point across about someone or something without sounding biggoted, bias, or harsh.
3) a way to spread gossip around while verbally citing that you heard it from a source that may not be a reliably truthful source.
*use the word allegedly. it's much safer and makes you look less suspicious.
1) Today they're selling ice cream at lunch time. Allegedly.
2) Bob's toasters never seem to work. Allegedly.
3) Susie stole bubble gum from the store then cheated on Georgie with Johnnie. Allegedly.
How about "Casual Criminal.... Allegedly "
@@dog-gone-it5944 , yes, because that actually works!
Finally! Now I can check Simon's pronunciation (probably messed up that word xd) of my language. Polish isn't easy and I appreciate the effort. Usually I can't understand foreigners on podcasts when they try saying Polish names and from you I'd be able to make out the names to some degree :)
Dobra robota! (Good job!) It was fun to hear about something like that happening here
You should do an episode about Leonarda Cianciulli also know as the Soap-Maker of Correggio.
Oh yeah that was one sweet old lady
I'm not one to ever comment on content creators but It's been a few months since discovering you and all of your other channels, its taken some time to get through every video... Nothing excites me like coming home after a night shift to see a LONG casual criminalist has been uploaded! Not sure if many others do it but I regularly fall asleep to your content. Keep up the fantastic work all three of you :)
I love how Callum is able to add a bit of humour to a documentary about serial killers.
I need that notebook right now immediately. This is fascinating and awful tho.
BTW- Callum, Simon, Jen, and co, would you ever consider covering Christopher Wilder, the Beauty Queen/Snapshot Killer? Dude ended his murder spree in my hometown in 1985 and I'm glad he didn't spend much time there beforehand, as my mum was exactly his type.
Hi Simon..
Watch the TV Poirot ep of Murder on the Orient Express. It’s a masterpiece. The recent adaptation absolutely pales in comparison. Agatha was wonderful at observing and deconstructing human behaviour.
Hey Simon! How about an episode on Esti Carranza! It’ll be great! It’s got everything a good episode should have! Romance! Ice cream! Chainsaws!
Still going
I've been knitting whilst watching this, thank you for keeping me entertained whilst also battling pain too!!
"Fun"-fact: in Germany, we have the phrase "Amok laufen", which pretty much directly translates to "running amok".
We use that phrase "Amok laufen" to refer to things like schoolshootings
Simon I've been checking out your other channels. They are both interesting and entertaining, however, nothing beats this one. I think it's the cold read with your thoughts and comments. I love a good old murder mystery and this one didn't disappoint! I noticed you move your foot constantly but after seeing brain/business blaze I realise you're and incredibly expressive person both physically and verbally. Obviously all that nervous energy has to go somewhere when you're sitting down! I wonder if you prefer to be seated or pacing back and forth 🤔. I definitely prefer this one, Thank you and your splendid team for great entertainment. Oh and I'd read Callum's books if there were any. Tfs 😁😁😁
If you only found 2 other channels you missed at least 10
😄😄😄 I've found them since, all great 👍
I have way too many empty notebooks that I need to fill but I would absolutely buy your “DEFINITELY NOT MY CRIMES” notebook! As a writer, I often find myself researching while whispering ‘don’t flag me as an axe murderer’ under my breath. Jotting details in this notebook just seems to fit.
I’d love to get a Callum/Simon take on Jennifer Fergate. I don’t typically enjoy unsolved cases but I seem to like them coming from you guys and this is one that has all the theories lol.
Might be.
As a writer, there are a few things I have googled that I am definitely on a watchlist for. Like when I searched for the blast radius of an atomic bomb on an airport wifi, or when I googled how much a dead body is decayed after 8 days outside in somewhat brisk weather. And those are not even close to the worst ones.
Good drinking game: take a shot every time Simon says “allegedly”
ありがとうございます！thank you
David Carradine, may be the person you were thinking about. loved him in Wild west tech.
And the guy from inxs
You are talking about the Kung Fu guy.
@@giselematthews7949 yeah. I didn't care for that stuff much.
@@FreshLexo nah Michael was high and having a massive depressive episode as his relationships were falling apart. His death was not accidental :/
Yes, he was definitely thinking about David Carradine
"Belland" is such a lovely word. Isn't it? The idea of your notebook is equally wonderful.🌹
Yay!! For a few days I thought you whipped Callum so bad that he didn't write an episode for this week.
29:11: I am writing a manga and in the first chapter a hospital is blown up by accident. My Google searches weren’t even the half of it. After settling on some kind of situation involving chemical trucks, one morning I got into my daily Lyft ride to work and the driver volunteered the fact that I was to be his last ride for the day, and then said, “Yeah I drive chemical trucks during the evening and then finish off the early morning with Lyft rides,” to which I excitedly replied, “You drive chemical trucks?? CAN YOU TELL ME HOW TO BLOW UP A HOSPITAL!?!”
If only I had been able to record the look on his face as he stared at me through the rear-view mirror.
I like how Simon magically changed his shirt,lol.
I will not lie - as a person born and raised in Poland, I love to hear when non-Polish speakers are butchering pronunciation. Someone who knows the language would never think to pronounce certain words the way you do.
Wasn’t this sponsored by Babbel? He thanked curiosity stream at the end.
He wrote down his crime - Defrauding Babbel, and accepting bribes from Curiosity Stream
Maybe he'd recorded a video for another channel prior to doing this and he messed up the sponsor in this one lol
@@RbkARI That’s what I figured lol. Running so many channels at once has to be hectic.
Opps
Whoops ;). Might have had to swap some spots to make some deadlines work...
Simon, please put all of the casual criminalist stories into a book and publish it! It would be a fantastic gift! I live listening and watching you guys!
>intelligent
>Philosophy degree
>Writes a schlock pulp novel
>Commits murder
>Known by his mates as a prevaricator
The latter 4 refute the first.
Even just the second one refutes the fjrst
This was one of the funniest narations you have done. While being totally intrigued by the story, your "off script" banter was hilarious! Loved it!
Btw...need that notebook!
I must say Simon, this show has completely changed my perception of you, and now i like you so much more. The kind of lad you just want to drag into your sewer and just have a beer with.
Thats so interesting! I have never heard of "running amok", but in hungarian we have its exact translatiom "ámokfutás" which is usually translated as "rampaging"
The actor who Simon was talking about was David Carradine.
I thought it was Bob Crane!
I have finally watched enough Simon channel videos that I have heard the same story on two different channels. Hooray drone story!
It’s the writers life to be on 18 different watchlists because of your search history.
I'd just like to say thanks Simon.
I clicked to watch this one last night and somewhere around the 40 minute mark I fell asleep.
I woke up 6 videos later (thanks autoplay) *STILL* listening to your voice. Kinda weird, but also strangely peaceful. Do with that info what'cha will
A couple suggestions:
Armin Meiwes - Single white male seeking partner to have for dinner...literally!
Mary Lynn Witherspoon - Her killer didn't just envy her, he wanted to be her.
Simon, the way polygraphs work is by measuring respiration, pulse, and I believe perspiration. And scuba divers have to be able to control breathing to prevent the bends. So by controlling breathing alone, that's already one measure thwarted, and may affect pulse and perspiration as well.
Simon: Props to Agatha for the Orient Express ending!
Excellent script!! Superb storytelling. Kept me engrossed the whole time. As always, fabulous narration, Simon👌🏽💖.
I love the subtle “Office Space” reference
Definitely love the ending, the last few videos were great but felt a bit heavy. I hope you continue to sprinkle in some lighter stories like this in the future.
I think your supposed to breath slowly when scuba diving to avoid using all the air and avoid the buildup of CO2 in the bloodstream
Callum, I'm always a fan of your writing man, but this time especially, top notch prose!
Well, I feel better about my own writing purely by virtue of the fact that my stories are usually told from the prospective of the hero. Once or twice I’ve tried to write from the POV of a realistic psychopath I became so disturbed that I need to take a long self-care break and watch copious amounts of feel-good media like TNG.
This has been one of my favorite episodes as well. Legitimately enjoyable to listen to, rather than morbidly fascinating.
You gave a spoiler warning so this is on me but I thought I kind of knew the ending of Murder on the Orient Express but when you revealed what happened I was also genuinely surprised.
19:28 OMG NOT THE BLOODY DRONE STORY AGAIN 😩😩😩😩😩 Simon, please. 😂
My Mrs already bought me a coffee mug with “Allegedly…” on the side for going back to the office. Missing a trick here Simon.
The amount of British colloquialisms in a single episode had me chuckling. The bell-end comment made my cheeks hurt 😂 Another fantastic and entertaining episode, Simon! Also, as someone of Polish descent, I'm happy to help with those pronunciations 😜Many thanks for referring to the detective as "Detective W" haha
Speaking of writing down crimes, some absolute "genius" criminal wrote down "kill" as one of the items on his to-do list. He got convicted because of handwriting analysis.
JEN DESERVES A RAISE. I usually have you on in the background while I work, but she has a great sense of humor, I find myself watching Simon fondling his beard like it's a kitten, just to see Jen mock him. Keep up the good work girl!
I've never bought merch before, but I think I will definitely have to get one of those notebooks.
I am wondering where to find merch for this channel, and most importantly is there a t shirt that says "allegedly" on it?!
Finally, another video! Hooray!
I just recently got into this, and I'd run out of all your other videos. XD
The guy who accidentally hung himself. Are you taking about David Carradine from Kill Bill and Kung Fu?
Definitely David Carradine who allegedly hung himself from autoerotic asphyxiation. They said it looked more like murder.
Came to the comments for this, found in a wardrobe as far as I can remember with a belt around his neck
@@onglogman there were also rumours about Michael Hutchence, lead singer of INXS, but nothing definite and most likely simply suicide. Sad, he was a great musician.
Just wanted to say THANKS to Simon Ann an of course Colluam I have been immensely enjoying binge watching the podcast 💯 enjoy it
To answer Simon's confusion, im pretty sure all a polygraph really does is track your super basic vitals. So a spike in your heart rate would be what causes the needle to freak out and make those big scribbles. So someone like a scuba instructor who is trained on being able to control breathing, which can keep your heart rate steady, could end up with an advantage in a polygraph
Yeah lie detectors are super unreliable. It's a fucking heart rate monitor. Anyone who is remotely prone to anxiety and panic would %100 fail a polygraph. You hook me up to one of those and ask me if I killed JFK I will fail
Yep taking depressants beforehand helps to 😂
The drone story is the best side story I've heard yet
Callum, I challenge you to find a case where the fishermen find someone alive! 💖
Congrats on 200k Simon. Well deserved