There is a direct connection between men that are violent like these guys and their inability to get laid, the insecurity they have leads them to compensate in other areas, in horrible ways.
I became homeless 2 months ago. My job cut my overtime and within a few months I couldn't maintain my bills. I'm currently couch surfing with relatives hoping to find employment that will sustain me. I'm a 56 year old widow who has continued to work but just can't earn enough to survive. Homelessness isn't just drug addicts and lazy people. If you'd told me 30 years ago that we'd be living in a time where a person working full-time couldn't afford a roof over their head I wouldn't have believed it.
you’re right and i was homeless as well because of drugs and alcohol. While not everyone homeless is a drug addict generally you will be able to get off the streets. If you are an addict or mentally ill you will NEVER be able to get back into housing without help.
the detail about brian befriending a stray kitty who slept near him for warmth made this so much more hard to watch than it already was for me. the men who did this to him are the same men that he would’ve given the shirt off his back to if he thought they needed it more than him.
I hope that after Brian's unfortunate passing someone, homeless or otherwise, was able to find his kitty and keep it safe and warm. I know its cruel to say, but I hope the kitty was able to see that Brian had passed. That way it can understand and grieve, and not feel like it was abandoned. I pray Brian is resting easy now . I'm happy others also thought of his kitty, it really does show how sweet of a man he was even while not having a home
This interview is unbelievable. He's literally treating it like they're writing a collaborative fictional story. When he yells "OH! I know what happened after that!" so excitedly, I had to laugh even though the situation is so not funny
I was so flabbergasted. Like, Why is he acting like they are going to help him come up with a story for himself to use in court to convince a jury of his innocence?
I was homeless in my car for a bit, had to leave my kids with my family until I got temporary shelter and then I was able to live in temporary shelter with my kids. People don't understand that having your kids with you enables you to get quicker placement and wonder why I didn't leave them with family. So instead of years in temporary shelter it only took six months. I've since gotten back into the workforce and have a great job and apartment and both my now adult kids have lives of their own. I was never any less of a person while homeless and neither were my kids, but yes, we were often treated as such. It's a sad commentary on our world the attitudes about homeless people. Thank you for handling this issue with care ❤️
So happy to hear that you are in a better place, mentally and physically. I’m sure your children’s memories of those times are that you were working hard for them. Kind of wild that in 2023 there are still people who fully believe that being homeless is some sort of choice
Think about this. For most of us we are just a couple checks AT MOST from loosing everything. Imagine breaking your back when you are the primary caregiver for your wife and 3 children. In exactly 1 month my family went from living in a 3 bedroom house with 2 vehicles to living out of our suburban. My wife went to work making 9 dollars an hour which doesn't even cover the most frugal grocery bill and gas in the truck to get her there. Don't look down on people because you are 1 fuckin bad day from sleeping next to them.
I live in Australia- we can get degrees with government loans. I grew up poor, got educated, and now I earn 6 figures in a secure job. I could probably survive a year without a pay check. The issue is the USA and their insane gate keeping of education
In a similar attempt to feel safe, warm, and cozy, people do the same thing when they blame victims and survivors of horrific crimes. They don't even realize how weak they seem and that most healthy/happy and rational people don't need to hurt others to placate themselves by pretending bad things only happen to bad people. They advocate for change, if they can...not actively try to make the world harsher and worse. It's a giant red flag and huge character flaw to want to harm and hurt another human being just so that you'll feel better while keeping your head in the sand.
I was homeless and addicted for many many years. I sincerely appreciate that Dreading is raising awareness on behalf of the homeless community. I have been verbally and physically attacked many times and even hospitalized a half dozen times over my homelessness, and the attacks mostly came from “average Joe” type people, usually not other homeless folks. Anyways, I too found myself homeless again recently, about 4 years ago, after finally getting sober, 5 years clean now, and I again found myself in numerous violent self defense situations. Being in a “working while homeless” situation was probably the hardest period of my life. I have since saved enough to put a roof over my head and I am extremely grateful for that and for my job. Again my gratitude extends* to Dreading for raising awareness and for covering this case. Alohas everyone and have a blessed day.
Homeless people are simply unlucky. It could happen to anyone. Even those at the top of the social pyramid could fall off. I'm happy that you were able to dig yourself out of that rut you were in.
@IASIP Makes my day to read that you’ve created such stability and success after first feeling heartbroken over the difficulties that preceded. I’m in Minnesota. It is soul crushing to know how many folks are without housing here during the long, frigid winter. You are an inspiration. Bravo! 🙏🏽✌🏽❤️
Ditto. I’m glad you’re out now brother. I’ve been living in a van for almost four years due to severe health problems. I’ve been chased, had a man force his way inside my van, people pound on my van with a hand saw, stalked…just super weird and dangerously aggressive stuff. I can’t imagine what people go through without a vehicle and shudder at the possibility that that could be my next step one day. People are animals.
That sucks dude, I always try to help out the homeless where I live, I don't have much myself but I will give what I can even if its a few dollars or buy a coffee for or give them smokes if I can. In a wealthy country like mine there should not be any homeless but 9 years of a heartless conservatives (the LNP) that cut funding to homeless programs and didn't inject any money into social housing programs (only money for their rich mates to be had) has lead to even a working class homeless as in people living in cars or wherever that working. I hope you do well and the future is brighter, I understand a bit as I was couch surfing in my younger years for a bit and slept in the bush-land because of domestic violence at home from a abusive POS father.
15 yrs ago my best work friend was homeless while working, 6'9 and 400+ pounds and he was sleeping in his car and showering at our work gym, we made okay fundage but, he had insurance, and child support, and he was not going to "cheat his daughters"...Instead, he did without, until he could save enough for a small one room efficiency, and get himself stable too. He is my hero. Big Tony was his name and, I still pray over his wellbeing.
I’m ashamed to say that even as a firefighter I’ve been horrified at some of the things I hear people in fire/EMS say, who should absolutely be held to a higher standard of dignity and respect for human life. They don’t always say it to someone’s face, but even learning behind the scenes that someone detests another human being for being homeless or addicted makes me immediately not trust them. Knocks them down several notches for me. You can tell a lot about a person by how they treat people that have no power/status in society. Be kind, folks. Simple Kindness can keep someone off the edge for one more day.
That's all week and good, but in certain places,"kindness" is destroying businesses and cities as a whole. There's been a bit too much "understanding" in certain parts of the country.
@@naelyneurkopfen9741 my guy POVERTY is what creates crime and destroys businesses and cities. It freaks me out there’s people like you walking around thinking “you know what we need? cruelty.” That’s what I mean people, look after your neighbors. Cause there’s psychos out there
I was homeless for a very short period, maybe 3 months and mostly relied on the kindness of my friends to either park and sleep in their driveway or sleep in their home. I feel like society should have some kind of job system specifically designed for someone in a desperate situation that would include temporary shelter and food. As the top layer of society accumulates more and more wealth. As inflation devalues the little money you do have. Times are looking bleak for those at the bottom.
As a community, we should help our friends, family and neighbors when they need assistance. As that community we are doing what we should; helping a friend. As that friend, we are motivated to move beyound that current circumstance. That is what makes us human. To rely on the nameless/faceless government moves us all into complacency.
I went to school with Aiken. Whenever I see this case pop up, it makes me so sad to see that people I'd known in the past can act in such a vile and inhumane ways. Not everyone can sympathize with the homeless, but to actively seek and destroy them is to be be scourge of the earth themselves.
@@bcpr9812 He hung out with my best friends younger brother. I know he played football and was the typical red neck from out in the middle of nowhere, UT. I wouldn't say there was anything odd about him, just that he maybe wasn't the smartest and probably a bit egotistical.
@@bcpr9812 from my perspective as a local, he probably wasn't making a lot of money, and with what i imagine is a low education to no additional schooling after high school he found himself loathing people that he might end up next to going down the path he was on, aka the homeless. He even mentions, "i look like one sometimes" and laughs. He was self loathing and hanging around with the wrong people who weren't bettering themselves.
The understanding provided by the comments is an education I am more thankful for than my years in college! Here’s to the people!!! 🥂 cheers! Mr. Dreading~~please stop comparing horrific human-crimes to “like animals,” we all need a new reference point. Animals are no longer more calculating, ruthless nor disgusting criminally than humans. Let’s face this and come up with new literary “terms.” We have passed the point of horror…
@@missnellaful saying that , one day my Spurthigh Tortoise Erica is finally going to loose her shit & bite young Dennis’ the Horsefield Tortoise head off for constantly nibbling her feet 😮🐢👍
thank you for this video; thank you for your humanity in your comments about the homeless. many of us are a paycheck or three away from being homeless, but so many don't realize it. the stereotypes about the homeless reveal the darkest side of human nature -- about those who stereotype, NOT the homeless themselves.
Yeah most people who have such a strong distain towards homeless people are way closer to being homeless than being the rich people they idolize. We need more solidarity, we are all people just trying to survive. It doesn’t matter what someone has done to become homeless. Nobody’s life needs to be taken away because of it.
I’ve thought about living in my car several times over the past two years. No joke. Rent fees are exhoribtant and literally unaffordable. I never thought I’d be in this place at 45.
My thoughts exactly. I live in mid Europe and I'm very much on the verge of homelessness sice the rona hit these parts of the world, and now the war. Assuming everybody "chose their path" and that "I could never end up like that" is what is wrong with society the past years. ✊🖤 Wish for solidarity.
Well said. Not everyone is lucky enough to have a place to go - like family - if the worst happens and they lose their home. I have no patience for people that lack compassion, or the ability to admit they might not know the whole of someone's story. We are all human, we have our own struggles. To think someone WANTS to suffer is just ignorant.
It is so hard to find a job when you don’t have a permanent address. Not only that, but the stress of not having a safe place to go home to, not having food or even a place to stretch or take a shower. It can take away from job performance and how you relate to coworkers. One of my parents was very anti-homeless when I was a kid, and when I was a young teen I remember parroting their sh(t to others. The people I hung out with set me straight very quick. I’ll always be so thankful; they helped me become a better more empathetic person.
I have a homeless brother in law. He's also schizophrenic and lives in another state. It's almost impossible to help him. He's just not capable of doing things as simple as even keeping track of his own ID. It's frustrating and heartbreaking. He's just like Brian. Gives away everything we give him, to others that he perceives are more needy. And he was kicked off of his psych medication assistance after missing an appointment 1 time. This country has absolutely no idea how to provide compassionate care for people who need it. Cutthroat capitalistic ideals are in our DNA. Cory and Dalton are no different from those that make it impossible for homeless people to find warmth, food, or shelter in a doorway. Their actions are just more direct. I hope they receive the same compassion they showed Brian for the rest of their lives.
@@DukeSilverRSbillionaires don't earn money. You can't work hard enough to get a billion dollars unless you work for literally thousands of years. The only way anyone has become a billionaire is by exploiting people beneath them. This is why homeless people exist at all
@@Schiffon yes entirely. one million seconds is 11 days while a billion seconds is 31 and a half years if that helps put it into perspective. nobody can be smart enough, talented enough, hard working enough to EARN a billion dollars, you steal that money from your employees who have to piss in trash cans like in the Amazon warehouses and live in poverty meanwhile their billionaire CEO has the god power of having literally endless cash. the only way a CEO can exist, the ONLY way for a boss to “make” money is by paying people less than the cost that they produce. if we all got paid the same amount of money that our labor produced then there would be nothing left over for your boss who does nothing.
@@jonahchickering4908 so let's get this straight... If you work your ass off for 5 years to build a product... And after all that hard work... Someone buys it off of you for billions... You're not a billionaire because you didn't work a billion hours?
A friend of mine once told me that instead of giving money to the homeless, she makes gift bags that contain high protein nonperishable foods, towels/wash cloths, detergent, water, socks, hand sanitizer, menstrual pads (no tampons bc if they're low on supplies, they're less likely to remove the tampons and could die from toxic shock syndrome), toothbrush/toothpaste, soap, and a few other items that could help improve their quality of life. She keeps the bags in the back of her car, and when she sees a homeless person asking for money, she offers them the bag. Most of the time they'll take it because they truly did just need money for food/toiletries/clothes, and now you can trust that they wont use your money for drugs, etc. I now also carry bags in my car, and always have at least one that also contains extra necessities for a child (SOCKS!!, underwear, extra blanket, etc.)
I've been homeless off and on for most of my adult life. COVID made it so much worse, and then I slipped back into the addiction that I had fought hard to stay away from. Thank you for recognizing our struggles.
I can’t put into words how much I appreciate the way you approached this video. For most of my life one of my parents was homeless because they struggled with mental health issues, disability and substance abuse. They actually suffered an attack that left them with a brain injury while homeless that they never fully seemed to remember or understand. People fail to realize that the homeless have families and loved ones who worry about them. Go to sleep hoping they are warm and dry. We once had a normal life and were what most would consider a normal family. My parents problem wasn’t working or having a job. It was all the other things that came along with life that was hard for them and leading them to that life. Thank you for humanizing the homeless because so many forget that they are just one bad day away from losing everything too.
I used to not be able to understand how anyone could become homeless but, eventually, I myself became homeless. I always supported homeless people, I just couldn’t understand how it happened. All it takes is a string of unfortunate events. I’ve found that homeless people are the most giving people on earth because they know what it’s like to desperately need something. Thank you for covering this. EDIT: thanks for all the well wishes! Thank you, I should have mentioned that I since have pulled out of that rut and am in the place of my life, but again I appreciate it. To the rest of you, hang in there, you can do it too!
@@mjanny6330 there are people that are abducted by police across state lines that are bussed and dropped off in skid row. Go feed some homeless down there during a holiday food drive and you’ll see what grateful really is. Homeless people are individuals. For every violent, mentally ill homeless person, there are decent moms and dads who have been destroyed by the system. Gfys
@@mjanny6330 theres a direct correlation between how ratchet your homeless population are and how well you treat them. Last I checked LA isn’t well known for how lovingly they treat their unhoused people. Also, I’m astonished that someone could watch this video and then follow it up with that comment.
You better hope the government ushers in the digital ID quickly, rather than just let things rot for YEARS to be SURE that people will volumteer for the new slave system. Otherwise, you might find out what its like all too soon. Enjoy your UBI.
This case is heartbreaking. As always, I appreciate your dedication, humanity, and respect for the victim. I can't believe I've been here since the beginning of this channel, and that in just a year you've put out so much fantastic content. I'm very glad you've grown this channel so much and I hope for many more years of success. Thank you for caring so much about making these videos, and making them right.
@@It-is-me...Melsie right! It's infuriating that these monsters decided to go after vulnerable people, and somehow have the audacity to think they're BETTER. Absolutely disgusting
@@Vi_Vi_1 yeah, the homeless guy that they killed, Brian Racine, was taking care of a stray cat, the ass holes who shot & killed him probably thought it was good fun to shoot stray dogs and cats too.
“They thought they would get away Scott free, that’s because they’re idiots”…. The greatest line in all of your videos, thank you for that. Anyways good job on this. Just truly sad. He seemed like a good kid going through a tough time.
I was homeless for 8 years till my city set me up with housing... Your ability to see the homeless without the veil of stigma and prejudice is a rare and very appreciated. The amount of times whenever I was homeless (I didn't "look homeless") that I'd see people tormenting the homeless and introduced myself as one of those who didn't have a place to go... would either be a good opening to explain the way social services and mental health systems had failed most of my comrades.... Or it'd be a good opening for those people to get embarrassed or invite me to their places (I'd say naw show them pictures of my cliffside setup, gravity shower and invite them to come hangout if they wanted.) If they were rude I'd just ignore them and usually help whoever was being tormented ignore them too. Being outside is hard and drugs/alcohol usually don't come with you to the streets addictions start because of how hard it is. We're all at risk at some point of loosing all we have as long as we exist under the cruel ungiving hand of capitalism/corporatism.
Very happy you found housing. Out of curiosity, what system do you view as superior to capitalism? I really pray you don’t say communism because more people are victimized/killed under those systems than any capitalist society. That’s not to say our current system doesn’t need improvement, but I personally don’t think it’s beneficial to any ordinary person to trash it for systems that have been tried numerous times and failed each and every time.
@@thequeenofcringe1585 housing shortage is 100% caused by politicians and government regulations. Every capitalist builder is drooling to build houses. Government and environmental agencies do everything to block them. Most of the obvious homeless have serious mental issues. That is a failure of government to care for them. Expecting capitalism to somehow care for homeless and calling it a failure is like expecting capitalism to run a charity or military. Capitalism is for economic policies not social services.
It’s just insane to me that someone who a veteran can have such hatred towards homeless people like that. I don’t know the exact statistics but I know a lot of homeless people are vets struggling after coming back from deployment
I also appreciate his dry style of narrating. It's informative and nice to follow. I actually don't like he includes interrogation footage now. His storytelling is better and his analysis of interrogations are not anywhere near JCS or Matt Orchard.
I was a homeless addict for quite a long time. The way you presented this case was absolutely full of compassion and humanity. Thank you for your video, it truly made me cry. RIP Brian.
Thankyou for raising awareness I was homeless at 17 for a year, people don't really understand just how isolating it is. I block it all out as best I can now. But whenever I mention it to new people they don't want to talk further. Even making it out of homelessness (a privilege not lots of people have) people don't commend you despite it being the hardest thing I've had to do. I dont talk about it much but any person I talked to assumed I was a prostitute, didn't talk to anyone else. It does something to your soul and self esteem that can never be repaired to be considered no better than trash on the street and only worth kindness if you give something in return. I still struggle with feeling I am worth less than human. I eventually had a complete psychotic break. That was 3 years ago now and to this day my only priorities are food and shelter. If those are threatened I breakdown completely.
I was homeless for two days, once. It was complete fear for survival. No, it couldn't happen to me... I later started working for a mental health clinic procuring Apartments and safety for the clients in need. It made a big difference in my happiness and I hope theirs.
In regards to a person hiding their homelessness status when at a place like….school or work is VERY VERY TRUE. I remember a kid I went to high school with, coming into school day and day with the same long sleeve “white” tee shirt but it was incredibly dirty and the sleeves were all stretched the fuck out and dirty. Everyone, including me (but not out loud, just in my mind) made fun of him but come to find out her was an orphan living at the group home and basically he could only wash clothes on certain days and basically he missed the last weeks laundry day and was going on two weeks without washing clothes . I feel terrible for causing him pain
30:12 Dalton: "...And that is it, man". Dreading: "Yeah, that's not it, man". It's these types of narrating interjections that make me laugh and keep me excited for new videos.
I am on the verge of homelessness. Looking at me, seeing where I live rn, you can't tell. I am relying on luck at this very moment. Its real and terrifying. And something I go through consistently despite the idea of services and help. They are underfunded and overburdened. In a month, I hope to come back to this and have a place of stability and not fear of being unable to afford it. Rest in Peace Brian. May justice be served with vitriol
I know this is going to sound pat, but I am going to be praying for you. I am about to file bankruptcy, I don't know what is going to happen in my life in the next couple of months, and I have found that although everyone says there are so many resources to help financially, they all seem to be dead ends. I don't know what to do but to pray that God will lift you and myself and help us find a way up. Much love. ♥️
I hope you have a vehicle. You'd be surprised how far you can make it that way. JK Rowling , the author was homeless for years with her children in the car! Thats when she wrote her first Harry Potter books. Now one of the richest women in the world.....when I was homless; I did what you say, I made sure to not "look it." Cheap rec centers, calling 211 for your local places and vouchers for volunteering at outreach thrift. Churches these days will let you sleep inside for the night in some areas. Vocational rehab, kinda useless. ....but many they help with paying for trades. Depends. Some people who might let you stay, for short term to work...just be careful and vigilant. Work under the table in some States better than others. Keep your head up!! It made me much stronger i know nothing can take me down!! Much love to you.
I honestly believe that these two being apprehended this early on most likely saved multiple if not many people's lives. It's scary when you see people like this interviewed when you know how horrific the crime is that they committed , and yet they come across so genuine and helpful and nice and all the other bullshit that sociopaths often attempt to fake. Great Work from the police.
I can't understand why attitudes like theirs are so common, especially here in the US. I live south of San Francisco, and I just read a news story about a SF man who got arrested for assaulting a homeless woman by blasting her with a high powered hose. She hadn't done anything to provoke him, she was literally just SITTING there in front of his gallery. That's it, just sitting there! He did this during the really bad winter storms here in the Bay area too, and so she ended up in the hospital with severe hypothermia. And yet, when someone reposted the story on Reddit, 99% of comments were filled with other men applauding the guy, calling him a hero, saying HE'S the true victim, etc. Anyone voicing support for the homeless victim got downvoted into oblivion. This is why I have no faith in humanity.
Honestly, I’m glad they stayed to bust them for the weed, but I think it was 100% luck. You’re so right though I thought this same thing. Two friends who get excited owing things up and decide to descend into murder? They would have gotten addicted to that feeling immediately. They would have talked each other into doing again (like addicts do). And it would have been devastating beyond this awful murder…. I want to reiterate that the police and interrogators were great here, but luck is what saved unimaginable lives, the weed being left out like that and found how it was- like the timing of all of this is insane
@@WobblesandBean what he did was wrong, obviously, but living in a city that has a similar problem with homelessness, and an extremely permissive attitude towards them, I can understand his frustration. He may have been losing business, because of people camping in front of his gallery, or maybe he'd been broken into multiple times. He or his employees may have been assaulted by homeless Tweakers. We really don't know the situation.
@WobblesandBean a lot of it has to do with mental health. The same goes for the reason why so many end up homeless. The US was doing a good job in working towards awareness and understanding for those with mental health for a while. It seems like the last 5 years tho it's reverting and now people just exploit them for "views" and present mental illnesses and disabilities like some sort of trophy. It's really sad.
I moved to the bright lights in LA and ended up homeless there. It was a very dark time for me and my sons, and I really appreciate your video and the viewers’ comments as well.❤ Love and light to you all
As if someone’s life is not bad enough by them being cold, homeless and hungry, some Rando has to come along and deal the final blow to that struggling person’s life, by shooting them in the head. It is just utterly heartbreaking. The only positive I can see, which is not actually a positive, but at least the homeless guy was asleep and therefore did not experience the fear and torment of someone holding a gun on him. Hopefully he did not experience any pain or suffering either, which it seems like he didn’t by the way the police are talking.
Frustrated I never heard of this before. Homeless people have often already gone through so much. It is so much easier to become homeless nowadays to. Thank you so much for covering his case.
Is it any shock that the media and America as a whole ignores this problem? To admit there is a problem means a lot of boomers in power (white males over the age of 60) have to take accountability and responsibility for their actions, and that will never ever happen.
THANK YOU FOR THIS COVERAGE. I have never seen the case discussed this way, and am generally disgusted with the way their crimes have been minimized. the victims here have been so consistently dehumanized that we don’t even know their names. thank you so much for what you do. you are quite possibly the one ethic true crime channel left
I love you for this, majority of us here have robbed Peter to pay Paul sort of speak,thank you for the comment you made at the beginning of the video I'm glad I'm subbed to you,you truly are someone I would fallow,as I do on your patron. I wish I had more to help keep your channel up because we all appreciate your work!
as someone who spent 2 years + homeless, living rough out of a coffee shop at worst or possibly couch surfing for a couple of weeks if i was lucky i can attest that *it doesn't take much more than a turn here and twist there to find yourself in a quickly deteriorating situation.* what scares me most though, now that i've clawed my way somewhat back, is that everywhere i now look in my community i see homelessness EVERYWHERE, camping rough in parks, on and under over passes and the squatter camps that have sprung up seemingly everywhere, is truly saddening and worrying because most of these people are not your "stereotypical" homeless but rather "economically homeless" unable to keep up with the high inflation we are seeing in our rents and price of food, its a fucked up situation when you work 2 jobs and still have to choose rent or food, and God forbid if something should happen and there are more expenses this month then you calculated out, _THATS_ how easy it is in our modern age to become *"not economically viable,* just get sick....
I remember once when I was in high school I was catching a later train home than usual, there was this homeless man who used to sit in the station that we'd all walk past everyday, but without all my schoolmates surrounding me it didn't feel right just ignoring him when he asked for change. I told him that I genuinely didn't have any cash on me and apologised, which he was so kind about and said I had nothing to apologise for. I know it was kind of dangerous but I sat decently far enough away and there were other people around so I just, talked to him, about his day, what he does. In hindsight I know he was probably not telling me a bunch of stuff cause I was a kid and he didn't want to make me sad, and he never asked me questions that would make me feel unsafe (personal info ect), just about my hobbies and the puffle keychain I had on my bag lol. Eventually my train came and I said goodbye and he thanked me for talking to him. I spent the next few years always smiling and waving at him as I walked past with my friends until I stopped taking the train to and from school, and he's not there anymore when ever I've been in there so I really have no idea what happened to him but I hope he's okay. I don't think any single conversation has had such an impact on my life and how I think about things, I come from a very privilaged life so the distance was huge, and I grew up in the early 2000s where the villianisation of drug users was huge and homeless might have well been a synonym for 'druggie', but just sitting and talking to him showed me these were just people. Not every person who's homeless is because o drug use or uses drugs, And so what if they use any money I give them for drugs? So what if they're in the situation they're in for drugs? It sucks but these are people living in such tough situations wanting some relief and it's not my place to infantilise them and their choices of how they do so. Idk man, I get that you end up looking when you see someone on the street, but please smile at them when you do, it's small but it shows them that you see them as a person and they really don't get that enough I think. Also money. Give them money. Legit always carry some cash with me now just in case. This all probably sounds very naive and silly, I don't even know why I'm talking about this here, I never really do as I don't want to reduce this guys impact to white privileged girl inspo and it's not even super related to this video, I think maybe I just want to put it somewhere even if if it's just in the comments of a true crime video.
This was a lovely comment, and you shouldn't diminish it or dismiss yourself because you grew up with money, and you're white. Those things are irrelevant. You clearly have a good heart, and that's what actually matters
We had a homeless man here in Chicago known as "The Walking Man"; one night, while he was asleep, a pathetic a-hole doused him w/gasoline and set him ablaze. Unfortunately he ended up eventually succumbing to his injuries. At least they caught the perp, and hope he ends up getting life with no chance of parole since we don't have the DP here in Illinois.
@@naelyneurkopfen9741 No, the Safe-T Act has actually been put on hold for now, thank God. Have to wait and see what happens, but hopefully it's never going to fly!
Special place in hell where the flames are hotter than he provided in his shithole lifetime. Christ even a moment of that level of cruelty is unimaginable. Rip walking man ❤
Who has that thought of setting a human on fire? America has a serious problem with psychos. Psychos in politics, psychos in blue, psychos at Trump rallies, psychos all over. America is insane these days.
@@CowToes seems like you're under the delusional belief that all of these psychos are Republicans. Your mindset is one of the things that is WRECKING this country!
Far too many don’t realize they are one accident or illness away from homelessness themselves. Getting aid can be difficult & take years. Thank you for your coverage of this issue.
I had a great job, house, wife, 2 cars. Hurt my back at work. Was on long term disability. Over a year getting better. My wife wanted more $ than what disability was paying. For better or worse my ass. She slept with the neighbor. I left the house, had all my belongings in my car. Disability ran out. Couldn't pay the car note. It got repo'd with ALL I owned. House in foreclosure. Lost everything. She even took the 20k settlement for my injury to pay off her car before she cheated. It wasn't enough to break my heart, she wanted blood. Was homeless for 5+ years. Slept outside all year round. Almost killed several times. Chicago is NOT friendly towards homeless. There were hammer attacks, acid thrown, kidnapping, torture, and other unspeakable things. Most look at you like scum. I had a bad streak of events lead to it. Not by choice or laziness or drugs. Still people don't see that. They see a stereotype. Thanks dreading.
It's sick that we put moral value on the ability to remain housed. Especially as times become harsher and people struggle more than ever. Most are just a few tragic events or bad choices away from living on the streets and the moment you cross that line, suddenly you have no value to society. Most won't blow your brains out while you sleep like these cowards, but so many of us are perfectly okay with demonizing and degrading homeless people as if they are not real human beings
it always strikes me how you balance research and empathy in cases that involve social issues like homelessness, something that really needs to be more prevalent not only in the true crime community but in media as a whole. good job!
You should release a video about how you make these videos. I’ve never seen someone release this much long videos so fast that are all edited and thoroughly researched. You got one hell of a work ethic dude
Thanks for a year of your content! Can't believe it's only been a year, honestly, it feels like you've been a pillar of the true crime community for way longer.
People don't realize that when someone becomes homeless is not out of lazyness, is devastating how dehumanized homeless ppl are. Most of these folks suffer so much from their mental health, most probable since before being homeless, only to have society worsen that even more. It's rare to see people talking about this, as always great job in making awareness with the respect and humanity every homeless person deserves.
The last couple videos where have broken character are hilarious 😂. You’re very articulate and stoic so it’s funny and refreshing when you break character, often times out of confusion. Nonetheless, thank you for your work and dedication. You are one of my favorite true crime channels.
I always enjoy, in the midst of all this dark stuff, getting a little chuckle over a "what the fuck" or something left in the video. It's usually exactly what I was thinking in the same moment so it's perfect lol. These cases can be really heavy and sometimes it's a relief to hear that kind of earnest human response to the bullshit these killers pull
Happy anniversary dreaders! Been loyal and have seen every video Atleast 20 times .. so happy to see you continue to grow so remember my face when you’re bigger then JCS .. 🎉❤❤❤❤❤❤ love this channel Being homeless is extremly difficult , it was the most difficult situation I’ve ever had to go through. I feel so bad when I see the homeless because I get what they’re going through and the feeling . And most time the shelter are full . And it’s so hard to turn your life around . I’ve seen some manipulators who use it as a way for extra money and are frauds but I know when people are going through it. I remember seeing a story where this pregnant lady was faking with her kid and then drove off in a Mercedes-Benz .. Or maybe the dread family
Society is utterly cruel to those who are less fortunate. And like many others who have stated, many people are living paycheck to paycheck, and with the economy being the way it is, anyone could be out on the streets. That's why even adult children go back to living with their parents.
Me and my mom lived in a series of shelters when I was growing up, I remember being really embarrassed and didn’t want anyone knowing where I lived at the time.
I'm a nurse and I used to work with a particular doctor at the hospital. Sometimes, I would have to call this doctor to give him an update on a patient. This doctor would let me give my report, and then wait FOR EVER to respond. He was well known for this and even though I knew to expect it, it was still a very uncomfortable silence, longer than it should typically take for a doctor to respond back with some orders. It was creepy and almost felt like a power thing or some bizarre form of manipulation and control. So yeah, I understand that awkward silence thing.
@@jobdylan5782 I worked with a physician and often had to phone him with patient complaints, test results, etc. He would let me say what I called about and then he would pause....he was reviewing the note and results he had written down and was formulating a treatment plan. I never felt it was awkward.
Had a boss that did this but, as far as I know, he was and still is a good person. But, I cannot lie and say the really long pauses didn't weird me out sometimes.
@GuyNamedSean True. Especially, I would guess, when the high quality work covers such tragic and senseless events. Some days, I’ll see a new upload from a favorite true crime channel, like this, and think “Cool. But, I’ll watch this later. I can’t stomach a murder-suicide story right now.” I can’t imagine the fortitude one needs to do all that research, scripting, editing on a daily basis. Keep your peace and have prosperity in this New Year, 2023!
Hearing about this story always makes me cry. Some of the friends I’ve made while walking in the downtown part of my city are homeless, and seeing how they are treated like nothing is so heartbreaking. Nobody should be treated like dirt just because they don’t have a house or place to live. It always bothers me how when I’m out with friends some of them will try and ignore or avoid looking at the homeless people, as if they are a burden. The hostile architecture is also so sad. They would rather force homeless people away from the areas than actually help them. Such hateful hearts these people have. Oh how I hope Brian is at peace and i hope he and his little street kitty will reunite in the after life someday too. Such a horrible horrible thing.
I recently saw a post on next door of people rejoicing and saying hallelujah to an encampment being destroyed. I was so disgusted by this and said how these are people already going through a hard time and how disgusting it is to be happy about them being forced to relocate instead of trying to provide resources for them. People said how they wanted to be homeless and are dangerous. Very rarely have a met a homeless person who wouldn’t do whatever they could to help another. When they are it’s due to mental illness and obviously need resources. The hatred these people had over people they didn’t know or interact with shocked me. I didn’t realize people really cared to “kick” another human when they’re down.
Congratulations on an entire year of incredible storytelling and raising awareness to so much, so proud to have watched since since the very start and just KNOWING you were gonna be big one day
I have both experienced homelessness and worked closely with the homeless since 2009. The amount of people who treat the homeless like less than human is so gross. Thank you for your respect for them. They are people, too, and deserve to be treated like such.
It is “gross”! Try to remember that people who think that way are particularly unintelligent &/or broken & lacking psychologically. Many people are just rushing from place to place & we don’t know what’s going on in their lives. I’ve experienced trauma & pain in my life & I’m sure that I appeared rude & ‘looking right through’ others (completely unintentionally) at times because I was stuck in my own head, just trying to survive. Most people were horrified & disgusted by this terrible crime. 😔
Thank you for showing such empathy in your videos. And, for interjecting humor in just the right way to be appropriate even when telling such disturbing stories.
Thanks for covering this, Dreading. What a sad story. I'm so sorry for what happened to Brian. Your compassion towards the vulnerable is truly appreciated.
It’s men like these two who are a scourge on society. They lack humanity and aren’t intelligent enough to imagine themselves in other people’s shoes. Everyone should have a safe place to be yet they don’t because of social stigma. Homelessness could happen to any one of us at any time. This case is heartbreaking. Thank you for brining it to light.
@Donnell Okafor Is it? Or is it equally because of abuse at home or losing jobs and subsequently homes. I’m pretty sure there are reasons other than addiction.
@@mjanny6330 By social stigma I actually meant that people are put off from helping/donating because of the social stigma attached and narrow minded people thinking they’re all drug addicts and don’t deserve help. Everyone deserves help and a safe place. Got it now? 🙄
Good friend of mine was homeless in a mountain town during the winter for maybe 2 months and the cold almost killed him. I didn't find out until he managed to escape. Anyone who could attack someone down on their luck or living rough so mercilessly has got some real evil inside.
Life ain't easy. It's complicated and everyone has their own ups and downs. I've seen people who had at all at one point and then life changed where they were struggling to survive. Some people aren't so lucky and was dealt a bad hand. Still, whoever they are they are human just like us. You can sit and laugh at homeless people when seeing them sleep in parks or ask for money but remember you're not too high to end up in the same spot. Example, look what happened to people in the pandemic. People with decent jobs and homes ended up in shelters. Show compassion and understanding. We all just trying to make it in life. Rest in peace Brian 🙏🌹
Mental illness and no doctors listening to me had me homeless for two to three years as a single lady in her car going state to state. I was always working two jobs and could afford an apartment but everything seemed worthless. Now I've stopped drinking, was able to get Prozac which is taking the edge off, I've had my first apartment for two months now and thank the lord I was only sa once on the road and survived. Now he has brought me to his church and what I'm rambling to say is it gets better. Could be a very long time but we can all soldier thru it and should also have it to ask for help sometimes. I love all of you :)
As always thanks for the blessing boss man! I truly appreciate and love all the work and investigation you put into your content. I tell you this sincerely. 🙏🤝
Love how you respectfully cover these cases! The case of Dorthea Puente makes me sick because she also murdered vulnerable people that didn’t have homes. I would love to see you cover that one
@dreading, been with you since the start and I cannot tell you how happy it makes me to see how well you’ve done. Nope, not surprised because it was clear from the beginning how good you were! Happy Anniversary DreadingBrothers, from 100 subs (1/28) to 449k (1/18) and I know many many more to come! Congrats my friend Theo 🎊🥂🎉
His adlibs always have me 😂 They considered themselves vigilantes like Batman. Dreading - “WTF??” “Ima come clean witchu. Corey walked off. I heard a shot. And that is it man.” Dreading - “No, thats not IT man” 😂
Dalton was playing dumb the whole time, trying to confuse the detectives, not aware that they know much more than he thinks they do. The little buzzing camera should get an award for scaring the crap out of him 😂
To be fair - I grew up in a somewhat rural area near a city in the Appalachian mountains and hearing a gunshot off in the distance at night when out in the woods at night is pretty common I'd say. Unsure exactly what kinda area these guys are in, but I would have just assumed it was hunters or something rather than calling police or anything like that.
@@TheQueenOfSheba Right, but their story was that they were walking in the woods getting high a good distance from where the homeless camp was. Sounds like they parked around half a mile or so away from the camp and walked through the woods to get to it in a poor attempt to hide their tracks.
@@OccultDemonCassette right but I meant that people heard the shot and called the police and the police showed up really fast, so it wasn’t in some random wooded area away from people, it was in a very populated place. Where I live we have large parks that have woods in them and if you hear a gunshot, that’s not good bc no one should be hunting in them.
@@TheQueenOfSheba I suppose it just depends on the area. People hunt in patches of woods behind their homes or adjacent to parks here all the time. There's a hunting area here in a patch of woods that's around 50 acres big and surrounded by homes on all sides, and the police station is only about 2 miles from there, and there is a somewhat large public park right on the edge of the area. Like i said though, I'm just talking about my area of the south in the mountains where a gunshot will echo and bounce off the hills for miles. It's the kind of area where you can go from a decent mid-city sized downtown to absolute rurality two miles down the road. It's usually pretty hard to tell where the shot even came from or how far away it was. People would probably only be bothered to call the police if they had heard gunshots immediately followed by screams and yelling which is what i'm assuming was the case here.
i take the time to listen to their stories and i buy them a meal when i can. these days are incredibly difficult for me to do this further. they are human and i pray with them. i've walked in their foot steps and it makes me irate that the government does nothing to help rehabilitate the homeless.
Empathy has plummeted to a near abominable level over the last many years. It’s so sad to see humanity in this state today. I’ve seen their interrogations but had absolutely no knowledge about the actual victim. Thank you for shining light on Brian’s life. It is depraved to snuff someone out for fun and to satiate boredom.
Consider all who are under the “influence” of horrid, depraved, indecent music and or remix songs of their favorites from decades past. It’s not helping the violence.
Watching this silly redneck bury himself in questioning has been the highlight of my day, and I haven't even been awake for an hour yet today. I'm absolutely no fan of law enforcement or their tactics, but watching the scum of the Earth talk themselves into a nice long prison sentence is just about the most satisfying thing I can think of!! Congratulations on the one-year anniversary!!! You two work really hard to produce these videos, and I absolutely have enjoyed every single one of them. I just can't wait to see what comes next! We love you guys! Thanks for everything you do!!!♥️
After escaping from a violent and abusive ex, I moved to a town far away where I didn’t know anyone, and ended up homeless for a time, living in my car. My parents had long since abandoned me, and didn’t care. The only person who was kind to me during that horrible time was a formerly homeless man named Bill, who had gotten sober and worked his way up to a job and a small apartment. He had virtually no money, and very little food, but he allowed me to stay with him for free, and made sure I wasn’t going completely hungry. When nobody else cared if I lived or died, he helped me so much. Bill and I are family now. We may not be related, but he has been kinder and more caring than any of my biological grandparents ever were. I got a job and moved into my own apartment nearby. Now, as he’s getting older, I’m the one making sure he’s well cared for. I will be there for him, always. Thank you so much, Bill. I don’t know what I would have done without you. If you’re reading this, just know that everyone has a story. And nobody chooses to be homeless. The simplest forms of kindness can change people’s lives, while cruelty only makes the world a more miserable place.
@@robinsmith4158 In my own experience, unless it’s an obviously disabled person (like they’re missing a leg), the people who usually need money and food and help the most are the ones who _don’t_ panhandle, or only do so when they have no choice. Sickeningly, there’s a disgusting amount of people out there who aren’t actually homeless or disabled who panhandle under the guise of being desperate. There used to be one guy in town who went around in a wheelchair with a blanket over his perfectly fine legs. We all hated him. My advice is to offer assistance to those who aren’t asking. If you see someone who’s clearly homeless and you’re on your way to the store, buy them a sandwich and a bottle of water. Hell, buy them a pair of socks. A clean t-shirt. When people have the necessities they need to survive, they can spend what money they are able to get on things like applying for a driver’s license, or paying an outstanding court fee.
Thank you for treating the topic of homelessness with such dignity and kindness. I really enjoy your channel due to your compassionate treatment of the victims.
When the detective asks who Dalton was with and he says "Cory Fitzwater". The detective then asks "family or friend?: To which Dalton replies "Yep, family friend". I don't know why that part always just makes me fucking burst out laughing.
Your video about the astronaut, Lisa Nowak, was recommended to me and after watching it I’ve now binged through almost all of your videos! Keep up the good work!
There really arent words for the feeling of surviving without stability; neither a place to lay your head, nor enough food. This changes you forever. No child ever said they wanted to be homeless when they grew up.
"We're cut country, so we didn't pay attention to it." I was in Whitney Tx when i heard 3 gunshots. It was out of city limits, and at 1am. I called the police just to make a record. I'm "cut country". I don't ignore gunshots.
I absolutely hate "anti-homeless architecture. Putting spikes on walls and middle railings on benches helps nobody. If you want to help the homeless, put money into affordable housing.
Daltons is one of the funniest interrogations. Dumb as a bag of rocks and seems to think he's playing "20 questions" with the cops and they're trying to help him. 'Duhhhh am I getting warmer' is the vibe i get the whole time
Dreading's approach, voice tone, pace & volume really excentuate the true story. I can't put my finger on it but he sounds so familiar and very sure & descriptive. Props. Love your entertainment, brotha!
Absolutely love how you cover these things, thanks for using your platform to speak for those who people might not want to listen to due to biases, seriously thank you.
Imagine thinking you are proving your manhood by shooting a defenseless homeless stranger who is on the ground, asleep.
There is a direct connection between men that are violent like these guys and their inability to get laid, the insecurity they have leads them to compensate in other areas, in horrible ways.
@@kevinleewilliams5119 and the occasional same sex interaction in drunken states, that further bring their manhood into question.
@@kevinleewilliams5119 Cory had a wife and a kid so I don’t think the laid part was the issue
your wish is granted, Suzy.
Thats American Psycho for you
I became homeless 2 months ago. My job cut my overtime and within a few months I couldn't maintain my bills. I'm currently couch surfing with relatives hoping to find employment that will sustain me. I'm a 56 year old widow who has continued to work but just can't earn enough to survive. Homelessness isn't just drug addicts and lazy people. If you'd told me 30 years ago that we'd be living in a time where a person working full-time couldn't afford a roof over their head I wouldn't have believed it.
I hope you are doing better
@@nineteenfortyeight I am and thank you for asking. I hope you're doing well yourself.
you’re right and i was homeless as well because of drugs and alcohol. While not everyone homeless is a drug addict generally you will be able to get off the streets. If you are an addict or mentally ill you will NEVER be able to get back into housing without help.
no one asked lol
@@psychwardsandSCENE2shut up, nobody asked you either
the detail about brian befriending a stray kitty who slept near him for warmth made this so much more hard to watch than it already was for me. the men who did this to him are the same men that he would’ve given the shirt off his back to if he thought they needed it more than him.
I know, that made my heart ache 😢 😞
Same. I knew of the case but I knew Dreading would Humanize our victim.. poor Brian. Hope he is resting in piece.
That is why people need to be wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.
that made me wanna cry
I hope that after Brian's unfortunate passing someone, homeless or otherwise, was able to find his kitty and keep it safe and warm. I know its cruel to say, but I hope the kitty was able to see that Brian had passed. That way it can understand and grieve, and not feel like it was abandoned. I pray Brian is resting easy now . I'm happy others also thought of his kitty, it really does show how sweet of a man he was even while not having a home
This interview is unbelievable. He's literally treating it like they're writing a collaborative fictional story. When he yells "OH! I know what happened after that!" so excitedly, I had to laugh even though the situation is so not funny
Parts of the interrogation gave me Scooby-Doo “Where’s the caveman?” meme vibes.
Yeah very disturbing how upbeat he is
He's high af
I was so flabbergasted. Like, Why is he acting like they are going to help him come up with a story for himself to use in court to convince a jury of his innocence?
Guy is a mouth breathing idiot
I was homeless in my car for a bit, had to leave my kids with my family until I got temporary shelter and then I was able to live in temporary shelter with my kids. People don't understand that having your kids with you enables you to get quicker placement and wonder why I didn't leave them with family. So instead of years in temporary shelter it only took six months. I've since gotten back into the workforce and have a great job and apartment and both my now adult kids have lives of their own. I was never any less of a person while homeless and neither were my kids, but yes, we were often treated as such. It's a sad commentary on our world the attitudes about homeless people. Thank you for handling this issue with care ❤️
God bless
Salute to you, much respect. Blessings for you and your babies ❤️
@@LennyMarcusNYdefinitely!
So happy to hear that you are in a better place, mentally and physically. I’m sure your children’s memories of those times are that you were working hard for them. Kind of wild that in 2023 there are still people who fully believe that being homeless is some sort of choice
I’m glad you got out of that. The fact you protected your children from it only makes it that much more amazing. Your kids have an amazing mom
Think about this. For most of us we are just a couple checks AT MOST from loosing everything. Imagine breaking your back when you are the primary caregiver for your wife and 3 children. In exactly 1 month my family went from living in a 3 bedroom house with 2 vehicles to living out of our suburban. My wife went to work making 9 dollars an hour which doesn't even cover the most frugal grocery bill and gas in the truck to get her there. Don't look down on people because you are 1 fuckin bad day from sleeping next to them.
we're all in the belly of the beast and it is bleeding to death.
Amen brother. I hope your situation has got better. No one deserves that. God bless. Love from Kerry in England ♥ 🙏
I live in Australia- we can get degrees with government loans. I grew up poor, got educated, and now I earn 6 figures in a secure job. I could probably survive a year without a pay check. The issue is the USA and their insane gate keeping of education
Yes Sir
In a similar attempt to feel safe, warm, and cozy, people do the same thing when they blame victims and survivors of horrific crimes. They don't even realize how weak they seem and that most healthy/happy and rational people don't need to hurt others to placate themselves by pretending bad things only happen to bad people. They advocate for change, if they can...not actively try to make the world harsher and worse. It's a giant red flag and huge character flaw to want to harm and hurt another human being just so that you'll feel better while keeping your head in the sand.
I was homeless and addicted for many many years. I sincerely appreciate that Dreading is raising awareness on behalf of the homeless community. I have been verbally and physically attacked many times and even hospitalized a half dozen times over my homelessness, and the attacks mostly came from “average Joe” type people, usually not other homeless folks. Anyways, I too found myself homeless again recently, about 4 years ago, after finally getting sober, 5 years clean now, and I again found myself in numerous violent self defense situations. Being in a “working while homeless” situation was probably the hardest period of my life. I have since saved enough to put a roof over my head and I am extremely grateful for that and for my job. Again my gratitude extends* to Dreading for raising awareness and for covering this case. Alohas everyone and have a blessed day.
Homeless people are simply unlucky. It could happen to anyone. Even those at the top of the social pyramid could fall off.
I'm happy that you were able to dig yourself out of that rut you were in.
@IASIP
Makes my day to read that you’ve created such stability and success after first feeling heartbroken over the difficulties that preceded.
I’m in Minnesota. It is soul crushing to know how many folks are without housing here during the long, frigid winter.
You are an inspiration. Bravo!
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Ditto. I’m glad you’re out now brother. I’ve been living in a van for almost four years due to severe health problems. I’ve been chased, had a man force his way inside my van, people pound on my van with a hand saw, stalked…just super weird and dangerously aggressive stuff. I can’t imagine what people go through without a vehicle and shudder at the possibility that that could be my next step one day. People are animals.
That sucks dude, I always try to help out the homeless where I live, I don't have much myself but I will give what I can even if its a few dollars or buy a coffee for or give them smokes if I can. In a wealthy country like mine there should not be any homeless but 9 years of a heartless conservatives (the LNP) that cut funding to homeless programs and didn't inject any money into social housing programs (only money for their rich mates to be had) has lead to even a working class homeless as in people living in cars or wherever that working. I hope you do well and the future is brighter, I understand a bit as I was couch surfing in my younger years for a bit and slept in the bush-land because of domestic violence at home from a abusive POS father.
Im sorry you were treated this way. Congrats on your sobriety and what you have done for yourself. You should be proud.
15 yrs ago my best work friend was homeless while working, 6'9 and 400+ pounds and he was sleeping in his car and showering at our work gym, we made okay fundage but, he had insurance, and child support, and he was not going to "cheat his daughters"...Instead, he did without, until he could save enough for a small one room efficiency, and get himself stable too. He is my hero. Big Tony was his name and, I still pray over his wellbeing.
Good thing he didn’t stay in the woods or people would think he was literally bigfoot.
@@willissudweeks1050 for real though.... lol 😁
@@OneBadAssMoMo Yeah it’s a funny concept but I can see it literally happening lol
wouldn't you let your best work friend stay on your sofa?
@@Hazelcake offered many, many, times….. his parents did too! He refused, wanted to pull himself back up on his own.
I’m ashamed to say that even as a firefighter I’ve been horrified at some of the things I hear people in fire/EMS say, who should absolutely be held to a higher standard of dignity and respect for human life.
They don’t always say it to someone’s face, but even learning behind the scenes that someone detests another human being for being homeless or addicted makes me immediately not trust them.
Knocks them down several notches for me. You can tell a lot about a person by how they treat people that have no power/status in society. Be kind, folks. Simple Kindness can keep someone off the edge for one more day.
That's all week and good, but in certain places,"kindness" is destroying businesses and cities as a whole. There's been a bit too much "understanding" in certain parts of the country.
Are you seriously trying to argue that being kind to the homeless is bad?
@@naelyneurkopfen9741 my guy POVERTY is what creates crime and destroys businesses and cities.
It freaks me out there’s people like you walking around thinking “you know what we need? cruelty.”
That’s what I mean people, look after your neighbors. Cause there’s psychos out there
@@naelyneurkopfen9741 what is wrong with you
@@Matter-DarkI hope he had a different message in his post. Like maybe he is just bad at conveying what he means?
I was homeless for a very short period, maybe 3 months and mostly relied on the kindness of my friends to either park and sleep in their driveway or sleep in their home. I feel like society should have some kind of job system specifically designed for someone in a desperate situation that would include temporary shelter and food. As the top layer of society accumulates more and more wealth. As inflation devalues the little money you do have. Times are looking bleak for those at the bottom.
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As a community, we should help our friends, family and neighbors when they need assistance. As that community we are doing what we should; helping a friend. As that friend, we are motivated to move beyound that current circumstance. That is what makes us human. To rely on the nameless/faceless government moves us all into complacency.
I went to school with Aiken. Whenever I see this case pop up, it makes me so sad to see that people I'd known in the past can act in such a vile and inhumane ways. Not everyone can sympathize with the homeless, but to actively seek and destroy them is to be be scourge of the earth themselves.
What was he like? Was there anything odd about him and his behaviour that makes more sense in retrospect?
@@bcpr9812 He hung out with my best friends younger brother. I know he played football and was the typical red neck from out in the middle of nowhere, UT. I wouldn't say there was anything odd about him, just that he maybe wasn't the smartest and probably a bit egotistical.
@@bcpr9812 from my perspective as a local, he probably wasn't making a lot of money, and with what i imagine is a low education to no additional schooling after high school he found himself loathing people that he might end up next to going down the path he was on, aka the homeless. He even mentions, "i look like one sometimes" and laughs. He was self loathing and hanging around with the wrong people who weren't bettering themselves.
Cool story bro 😎.
@@bicgohill8756 shut up bro
I have seen so many videos about this crime BUT never once from the perspective of the victim. This is one BIG reason why I love this channel.
The understanding provided by the comments is an education I am more thankful for than my years in college! Here’s to the people!!! 🥂 cheers!
Mr. Dreading~~please stop comparing horrific human-crimes to “like animals,” we all need a new reference point. Animals are no longer more calculating, ruthless nor disgusting criminally than humans. Let’s face this and come up with new literary “terms.” We have passed the point of horror…
@@missnellaful saying that , one day my Spurthigh Tortoise Erica is finally going to loose her shit & bite young Dennis’ the Horsefield Tortoise head off for constantly nibbling her feet 😮🐢👍
thank you for this video; thank you for your humanity in your comments about the homeless. many of us are a paycheck or three away from being homeless, but so many don't realize it. the stereotypes about the homeless reveal the darkest side of human nature -- about those who stereotype, NOT the homeless themselves.
Yeah most people who have such a strong distain towards homeless people are way closer to being homeless than being the rich people they idolize. We need more solidarity, we are all people just trying to survive. It doesn’t matter what someone has done to become homeless. Nobody’s life needs to be taken away because of it.
I’ve thought about living in my car several times over the past two years. No joke. Rent fees are exhoribtant and literally unaffordable. I never thought I’d be in this place at 45.
A few bad apples ruin the whole batch, for all sterotypes.
My thoughts exactly. I live in mid Europe and I'm very much on the verge of homelessness sice the rona hit these parts of the world, and now the war. Assuming everybody "chose their path" and that "I could never end up like that" is what is wrong with society the past years. ✊🖤 Wish for solidarity.
Well said. Not everyone is lucky enough to have a place to go - like family - if the worst happens and they lose their home. I have no patience for people that lack compassion, or the ability to admit they might not know the whole of someone's story. We are all human, we have our own struggles. To think someone WANTS to suffer is just ignorant.
It is so hard to find a job when you don’t have a permanent address. Not only that, but the stress of not having a safe place to go home to, not having food or even a place to stretch or take a shower. It can take away from job performance and how you relate to coworkers.
One of my parents was very anti-homeless when I was a kid, and when I was a young teen I remember parroting their sh(t to others. The people I hung out with set me straight very quick. I’ll always be so thankful; they helped me become a better more empathetic person.
I have a homeless brother in law. He's also schizophrenic and lives in another state. It's almost impossible to help him. He's just not capable of doing things as simple as even keeping track of his own ID. It's frustrating and heartbreaking. He's just like Brian. Gives away everything we give him, to others that he perceives are more needy. And he was kicked off of his psych medication assistance after missing an appointment 1 time. This country has absolutely no idea how to provide compassionate care for people who need it. Cutthroat capitalistic ideals are in our DNA. Cory and Dalton are no different from those that make it impossible for homeless people to find warmth, food, or shelter in a doorway. Their actions are just more direct. I hope they receive the same compassion they showed Brian for the rest of their lives.
Everyone should realize that they have more in common with every homeless person than they do with any billionaire.
How so?
@@DukeSilverRSbillionaires don't earn money. You can't work hard enough to get a billion dollars unless you work for literally thousands of years. The only way anyone has become a billionaire is by exploiting people beneath them. This is why homeless people exist at all
@@HarrisonBennicknot entirely, but I hear your point. 🌱
@@Schiffon yes entirely. one million seconds is 11 days while a billion seconds is 31 and a half years if that helps put it into perspective. nobody can be smart enough, talented enough, hard working enough to EARN a billion dollars, you steal that money from your employees who have to piss in trash cans like in the Amazon warehouses and live in poverty meanwhile their billionaire CEO has the god power of having literally endless cash. the only way a CEO can exist, the ONLY way for a boss to “make” money is by paying people less than the cost that they produce. if we all got paid the same amount of money that our labor produced then there would be nothing left over for your boss who does nothing.
@@jonahchickering4908 so let's get this straight... If you work your ass off for 5 years to build a product... And after all that hard work... Someone buys it off of you for billions... You're not a billionaire because you didn't work a billion hours?
Anyone who describes themselves as alpha should be viewed with extreme suspicion
Anyone rating manhood in general is not mentally well.
I love how biologist realized they were totally wrong about alpha wolves too where the name came from.
@@MrRyan-wu4jx manhood as a concept seems to be as a whole a deeply corrupt moral standard. it stands mostly empty of any ethical meaning.
I’m alpha homeless
A friend of mine once told me that instead of giving money to the homeless, she makes gift bags that contain high protein nonperishable foods, towels/wash cloths, detergent, water, socks, hand sanitizer, menstrual pads (no tampons bc if they're low on supplies, they're less likely to remove the tampons and could die from toxic shock syndrome), toothbrush/toothpaste, soap, and a few other items that could help improve their quality of life. She keeps the bags in the back of her car, and when she sees a homeless person asking for money, she offers them the bag. Most of the time they'll take it because they truly did just need money for food/toiletries/clothes, and now you can trust that they wont use your money for drugs, etc. I now also carry bags in my car, and always have at least one that also contains extra necessities for a child (SOCKS!!, underwear, extra blanket, etc.)
Thats a great idea. I am going to do this too!! Thank you!:)
This is a good idea, when I have the funds available, I will try to do the same.
Omg that is amazing how awesome is she!! An example to us all.
That's a really good idea!
@@yaboibSLT can’t blame him. protein bars are nasty.
I've been homeless off and on for most of my adult life. COVID made it so much worse, and then I slipped back into the addiction that I had fought hard to stay away from. Thank you for recognizing our struggles.
Praying for you! Hope you’re well!
Keep hope, love
I can’t put into words how much I appreciate the way you approached this video. For most of my life one of my parents was homeless because they struggled with mental health issues, disability and substance abuse. They actually suffered an attack that left them with a brain injury while homeless that they never fully seemed to remember or understand. People fail to realize that the homeless have families and loved ones who worry about them. Go to sleep hoping they are warm and dry. We once had a normal life and were what most would consider a normal family. My parents problem wasn’t working or having a job. It was all the other things that came along with life that was hard for them and leading them to that life.
Thank you for humanizing the homeless because so many forget that they are just one bad day away from losing everything too.
I used to not be able to understand how anyone could become homeless but, eventually, I myself became homeless. I always supported homeless people, I just couldn’t understand how it happened. All it takes is a string of unfortunate events. I’ve found that homeless people are the most giving people on earth because they know what it’s like to desperately need something. Thank you for covering this.
EDIT: thanks for all the well wishes! Thank you, I should have mentioned that I since have pulled out of that rut and am in the place of my life, but again I appreciate it. To the rest of you, hang in there, you can do it too!
Yeah, the generosity of people on skid row is world renowned.
@@mjanny6330 one time someone on skid row gave me a free bag of ice.... very generous :D
@@mjanny6330 there are people that are abducted by police across state lines that are bussed and dropped off in skid row. Go feed some homeless down there during a holiday food drive and you’ll see what grateful really is. Homeless people are individuals. For every violent, mentally ill homeless person, there are decent moms and dads who have been destroyed by the system. Gfys
@@mjanny6330 theres a direct correlation between how ratchet your homeless population are and how well you treat them. Last I checked LA isn’t well known for how lovingly they treat their unhoused people.
Also, I’m astonished that someone could watch this video and then follow it up with that comment.
You better hope the government ushers in the digital ID quickly, rather than just let things rot for YEARS to be SURE that people will volumteer for the new slave system. Otherwise, you might find out what its like all too soon. Enjoy your UBI.
This case is heartbreaking. As always, I appreciate your dedication, humanity, and respect for the victim.
I can't believe I've been here since the beginning of this channel, and that in just a year you've put out so much fantastic content. I'm very glad you've grown this channel so much and I hope for many more years of success.
Thank you for caring so much about making these videos, and making them right.
I'm only a few minutes in and am already upset. It's painful to see those homeless people looking so vulnerable and sad.
@@It-is-me...Melsie right! It's infuriating that these monsters decided to go after vulnerable people, and somehow have the audacity to think they're BETTER. Absolutely disgusting
@@Vi_Vi_1 yeah, the homeless guy that they killed, Brian Racine, was taking care of a stray cat, the ass holes who shot & killed him probably thought it was good fun to shoot stray dogs and cats too.
Your comment is so well written and flattering. I agree with everything you said!!
this is by far the best crime channel on yt. so respectful, no dramatization
“They thought they would get away Scott free, that’s because they’re idiots”…. The greatest line in all of your videos, thank you for that. Anyways good job on this. Just truly sad. He seemed like a good kid going through a tough time.
Your compassion is a bright light. Most of us are one catastrophe away from homelessness and we should all remember this. Appreciate your kindness!!!
I was homeless for 8 years till my city set me up with housing... Your ability to see the homeless without the veil of stigma and prejudice is a rare and very appreciated. The amount of times whenever I was homeless (I didn't "look homeless") that I'd see people tormenting the homeless and introduced myself as one of those who didn't have a place to go... would either be a good opening to explain the way social services and mental health systems had failed most of my comrades.... Or it'd be a good opening for those people to get embarrassed or invite me to their places (I'd say naw show them pictures of my cliffside setup, gravity shower and invite them to come hangout if they wanted.)
If they were rude I'd just ignore them and usually help whoever was being tormented ignore them too.
Being outside is hard and drugs/alcohol usually don't come with you to the streets addictions start because of how hard it is.
We're all at risk at some point of loosing all we have as long as we exist under the cruel ungiving hand of capitalism/corporatism.
The fact that homelessness exists is one of the most prominent failures of capitalism.
Very happy you found housing. Out of curiosity, what system do you view as superior to capitalism? I really pray you don’t say communism because more people are victimized/killed under those systems than any capitalist society. That’s not to say our current system doesn’t need improvement, but I personally don’t think it’s beneficial to any ordinary person to trash it for systems that have been tried numerous times and failed each and every time.
@@thequeenofcringe1585 housing shortage is 100% caused by politicians and government regulations. Every capitalist builder is drooling to build houses. Government and environmental agencies do everything to block them. Most of the obvious homeless have serious mental issues. That is a failure of government to care for them. Expecting capitalism to somehow care for homeless and calling it a failure is like expecting capitalism to run a charity or military. Capitalism is for economic policies not social services.
@@thequeenofcringe1585 i'd rather look at some homeless people than stand in line all day just for some beets and toilet paper. communism kills.
Why couldn't you get a job for 8 years? Why did you wait for taxpayers to foot the bill for your housing?
It’s just insane to me that someone who a veteran can have such hatred towards homeless people like that. I don’t know the exact statistics but I know a lot of homeless people are vets struggling after coming back from deployment
23% of homeless ppl are veterans 33% of homeless men are veterans
it isn’t surprising to me at all. they volunteered to go kill people, after all
I always appreciate Theo’s unscripted dry quips that are left in the video. 👌
I also appreciate his dry style of narrating. It's informative and nice to follow. I actually don't like he includes interrogation footage now. His storytelling is better and his analysis of interrogations are not anywhere near JCS or Matt Orchard.
This this this
@@RS-zp1we disagree. I like the middle ground of quippy and analytical, keeps it entertaining
It sounds scripted to me.
@@Woozlewuzzleable I'll give you a hint: they're all scripted. Every crime channel. It'd be impossible otherwise
I was a homeless addict for quite a long time. The way you presented this case was absolutely full of compassion and humanity. Thank you for your video, it truly made me cry. RIP Brian.
Thankyou for raising awareness I was homeless at 17 for a year, people don't really understand just how isolating it is. I block it all out as best I can now. But whenever I mention it to new people they don't want to talk further. Even making it out of homelessness (a privilege not lots of people have) people don't commend you despite it being the hardest thing I've had to do. I dont talk about it much but any person I talked to assumed I was a prostitute, didn't talk to anyone else. It does something to your soul and self esteem that can never be repaired to be considered no better than trash on the street and only worth kindness if you give something in return. I still struggle with feeling I am worth less than human. I eventually had a complete psychotic break. That was 3 years ago now and to this day my only priorities are food and shelter. If those are threatened I breakdown completely.
Your not alone. Remember that. You are awesome and deserve to be loved, respected and appreciated. I think you are worth it. ❤
I was homeless for two days, once. It was complete fear for survival. No, it couldn't happen to me... I later started working for a mental health clinic procuring Apartments and safety for the clients in need. It made a big difference in my happiness and I hope theirs.
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Glad to hear that thanks to your own efforts your life and others are improving. Hope more good things will come your way.
2 days isn't homeless. It's one weekend of camping at worst.
Bless your kind heart for doing what you can now for others and overcoming your own horrible situation. You're more than worth it. x
@@barfly4523 there's very different psychological stress associated with camping vs homelessness. does that really have to be explained?
In regards to a person hiding their homelessness status when at a place like….school or work is VERY VERY TRUE. I remember a kid I went to high school with, coming into school day and day with the same long sleeve “white” tee shirt but it was incredibly dirty and the sleeves were all stretched the fuck out and dirty. Everyone, including me (but not out loud, just in my mind) made fun of him but come to find out her was an orphan living at the group home and basically he could only wash clothes on certain days and basically he missed the last weeks laundry day and was going on two weeks without washing clothes . I feel terrible for causing him pain
Respect to your reflective and forthcoming nature!
We were all dumb mean kids once.. It sucks we can act like that.. I made fun of so many kids just cause I was bullied. I feel horrible now..
It often takes a realization like that to become more empathetic
30:12
Dalton: "...And that is it, man".
Dreading: "Yeah, that's not it, man".
It's these types of narrating interjections that make me laugh and keep me excited for new videos.
Exactly!! Especially in the “letters from Sarah Boone” video. Lol. 😅
I loved that part!
I am on the verge of homelessness. Looking at me, seeing where I live rn, you can't tell. I am relying on luck at this very moment. Its real and terrifying. And something I go through consistently despite the idea of services and help. They are underfunded and overburdened. In a month, I hope to come back to this and have a place of stability and not fear of being unable to afford it. Rest in Peace Brian. May justice be served with vitriol
I really hope someone or something comes along to help you turn this corner positively, it must be so scary, best wishes to you
Wishing you all the very best. Come back and tell us 🙏🏼
I know this is going to sound pat, but I am going to be praying for you. I am about to file bankruptcy, I don't know what is going to happen in my life in the next couple of months, and I have found that although everyone says there are so many resources to help financially, they all seem to be dead ends. I don't know what to do but to pray that God will lift you and myself and help us find a way up. Much love. ♥️
I hope you have a vehicle. You'd be surprised how far you can make it that way. JK Rowling , the author was homeless for years with her children in the car! Thats when she wrote her first Harry Potter books. Now one of the richest women in the world.....when I was homless; I did what you say, I made sure to not "look it." Cheap rec centers, calling 211 for your local places and vouchers for volunteering at outreach thrift. Churches these days will let you sleep inside for the night in some areas. Vocational rehab, kinda useless. ....but many they help with paying for trades. Depends. Some people who might let you stay, for short term to work...just be careful and vigilant. Work under the table in some States better than others. Keep your head up!! It made me much stronger i know nothing can take me down!! Much love to you.
@@jhunsuc1239 god sends angels to help. I've seen more miracles homeless than anywhere else.
I honestly believe that these two being apprehended this early on most likely saved multiple if not many people's lives. It's scary when you see people like this interviewed when you know how horrific the crime is that they committed , and yet they come across so genuine and helpful and nice and all the other bullshit that sociopaths often attempt to fake. Great Work from the police.
I can't understand why attitudes like theirs are so common, especially here in the US.
I live south of San Francisco, and I just read a news story about a SF man who got arrested for assaulting a homeless woman by blasting her with a high powered hose. She hadn't done anything to provoke him, she was literally just SITTING there in front of his gallery. That's it, just sitting there! He did this during the really bad winter storms here in the Bay area too, and so she ended up in the hospital with severe hypothermia.
And yet, when someone reposted the story on Reddit, 99% of comments were filled with other men applauding the guy, calling him a hero, saying HE'S the true victim, etc. Anyone voicing support for the homeless victim got downvoted into oblivion.
This is why I have no faith in humanity.
Honestly, I’m glad they stayed to bust them for the weed, but I think it was 100% luck. You’re so right though I thought this same thing. Two friends who get excited owing things up and decide to descend into murder?
They would have gotten addicted to that feeling immediately. They would have talked each other into doing again (like addicts do). And it would have been devastating beyond this awful murder….
I want to reiterate that the police and interrogators were great here, but luck is what saved unimaginable lives, the weed being left out like that and found how it was- like the timing of all of this is insane
@@WobblesandBean what he did was wrong, obviously, but living in a city that has a similar problem with homelessness, and an extremely permissive attitude towards them, I can understand his frustration. He may have been losing business, because of people camping in front of his gallery, or maybe he'd been broken into multiple times. He or his employees may have been assaulted by homeless Tweakers. We really don't know the situation.
@WobblesandBean a lot of it has to do with mental health. The same goes for the reason why so many end up homeless. The US was doing a good job in working towards awareness and understanding for those with mental health for a while. It seems like the last 5 years tho it's reverting and now people just exploit them for "views" and present mental illnesses and disabilities like some sort of trophy. It's really sad.
@@alex-qd6of They went out of their way to kill someone who was asleep.
I moved to the bright lights in LA and ended up homeless there. It was a very dark time for me and my sons, and I really appreciate your video and the viewers’ comments as well.❤ Love and light to you all
How long were you homeless in LA for? Glad to hear things worked out better since then.
As if someone’s life is not bad enough by them being cold, homeless and hungry, some Rando has to come along and deal the final blow to that struggling person’s life, by shooting them in the head. It is just utterly heartbreaking. The only positive I can see, which is not actually a positive, but at least the homeless guy was asleep and therefore did not experience the fear and torment of someone holding a gun on him. Hopefully he did not experience any pain or suffering either, which it seems like he didn’t by the way the police are talking.
a plus here is that these two freaks wont be hurting anymore homeless people ever again
Frustrated I never heard of this before. Homeless people have often already gone through so much. It is so much easier to become homeless nowadays to. Thank you so much for covering his case.
Is it any shock that the media and America as a whole ignores this problem? To admit there is a problem means a lot of boomers in power (white males over the age of 60) have to take accountability and responsibility for their actions, and that will never ever happen.
THANK YOU FOR THIS COVERAGE. I have never seen the case discussed this way, and am generally disgusted with the way their crimes have been minimized. the victims here have been so consistently dehumanized that we don’t even know their names. thank you so much for what you do. you are quite possibly the one ethic true crime channel left
Dave’s lemonade every time for me.
I love you for this, majority of us here have robbed Peter to pay Paul sort of speak,thank you for the comment you made at the beginning of the video I'm glad I'm subbed to you,you truly are someone I would fallow,as I do on your patron. I wish I had more to help keep your channel up because we all appreciate your work!
as someone who spent 2 years + homeless, living rough out of a coffee shop at worst or possibly couch surfing for a couple of weeks if i was lucky i can attest that *it doesn't take much more than a turn here and twist there to find yourself in a quickly deteriorating situation.*
what scares me most though, now that i've clawed my way somewhat back, is that everywhere i now look in my community i see homelessness EVERYWHERE, camping rough in parks, on and under over passes and the squatter camps that have sprung up seemingly everywhere, is truly saddening and worrying because most of these people are not your "stereotypical" homeless but rather "economically homeless" unable to keep up with the high inflation we are seeing in our rents and price of food, its a fucked up situation when you work 2 jobs and still have to choose rent or food, and God forbid if something should happen and there are more expenses this month then you calculated out, _THATS_ how easy it is in our modern age to become *"not economically viable,* just get sick....
I remember once when I was in high school I was catching a later train home than usual, there was this homeless man who used to sit in the station that we'd all walk past everyday, but without all my schoolmates surrounding me it didn't feel right just ignoring him when he asked for change. I told him that I genuinely didn't have any cash on me and apologised, which he was so kind about and said I had nothing to apologise for. I know it was kind of dangerous but I sat decently far enough away and there were other people around so I just, talked to him, about his day, what he does. In hindsight I know he was probably not telling me a bunch of stuff cause I was a kid and he didn't want to make me sad, and he never asked me questions that would make me feel unsafe (personal info ect), just about my hobbies and the puffle keychain I had on my bag lol. Eventually my train came and I said goodbye and he thanked me for talking to him. I spent the next few years always smiling and waving at him as I walked past with my friends until I stopped taking the train to and from school, and he's not there anymore when ever I've been in there so I really have no idea what happened to him but I hope he's okay. I don't think any single conversation has had such an impact on my life and how I think about things, I come from a very privilaged life so the distance was huge, and I grew up in the early 2000s where the villianisation of drug users was huge and homeless might have well been a synonym for 'druggie', but just sitting and talking to him showed me these were just people. Not every person who's homeless is because o drug use or uses drugs, And so what if they use any money I give them for drugs? So what if they're in the situation they're in for drugs? It sucks but these are people living in such tough situations wanting some relief and it's not my place to infantilise them and their choices of how they do so.
Idk man, I get that you end up looking when you see someone on the street, but please smile at them when you do, it's small but it shows them that you see them as a person and they really don't get that enough I think. Also money. Give them money. Legit always carry some cash with me now just in case.
This all probably sounds very naive and silly, I don't even know why I'm talking about this here, I never really do as I don't want to reduce this guys impact to white privileged girl inspo and it's not even super related to this video, I think maybe I just want to put it somewhere even if if it's just in the comments of a true crime video.
Not silly or naive. Beautiful and lovely. Humankind. Be both, right?
You are a good person, thank you for sharing
This was a lovely comment, and you shouldn't diminish it or dismiss yourself because you grew up with money, and you're white. Those things are irrelevant. You clearly have a good heart, and that's what actually matters
Don't think this comment was naive or silly. I enjoyed reading about your experience so thanks for sharing.
Thank you for sharing 😊
We had a homeless man here in Chicago known as "The Walking Man"; one night, while he was asleep, a pathetic a-hole doused him w/gasoline and set him ablaze. Unfortunately he ended up eventually succumbing to his injuries. At least they caught the perp, and hope he ends up getting life with no chance of parole since we don't have the DP here in Illinois.
It sounds like you no longer have laws or "justice" there are all. It seems like a free for all since the 1st.
@@naelyneurkopfen9741 No, the Safe-T Act has actually been put on hold for now, thank God. Have to wait and see what happens, but hopefully it's never going to fly!
Special place in hell where the flames are hotter than he provided in his shithole lifetime. Christ even a moment of that level of cruelty is unimaginable.
Rip walking man ❤
Who has that thought of setting a human on fire? America has a serious problem with psychos. Psychos in politics, psychos in blue, psychos at Trump rallies, psychos all over. America is insane these days.
@@CowToes seems like you're under the delusional belief that all of these psychos are Republicans. Your mindset is one of the things that is WRECKING this country!
Far too many don’t realize they are one accident or illness away from homelessness themselves. Getting aid can be difficult & take years. Thank you for your coverage of this issue.
I had a great job, house, wife, 2 cars. Hurt my back at work. Was on long term disability. Over a year getting better. My wife wanted more $ than what disability was paying. For better or worse my ass. She slept with the neighbor. I left the house, had all my belongings in my car. Disability ran out. Couldn't pay the car note. It got repo'd with ALL I owned. House in foreclosure. Lost everything. She even took the 20k settlement for my injury to pay off her car before she cheated. It wasn't enough to break my heart, she wanted blood. Was homeless for 5+ years. Slept outside all year round. Almost killed several times. Chicago is NOT friendly towards homeless. There were hammer attacks, acid thrown, kidnapping, torture, and other unspeakable things. Most look at you like scum. I had a bad streak of events lead to it. Not by choice or laziness or drugs. Still people don't see that. They see a stereotype. Thanks dreading.
It's sick that we put moral value on the ability to remain housed. Especially as times become harsher and people struggle more than ever. Most are just a few tragic events or bad choices away from living on the streets and the moment you cross that line, suddenly you have no value to society. Most won't blow your brains out while you sleep like these cowards, but so many of us are perfectly okay with demonizing and degrading homeless people as if they are not real human beings
Holy shit. i'm so sorry to hear that.
It's crazy how in USA people can end up homeless as a result of a injury o sickness 😢 sorry to hear that happened to you
it always strikes me how you balance research and empathy in cases that involve social issues like homelessness, something that really needs to be more prevalent not only in the true crime community but in media as a whole. good job!
You should release a video about how you make these videos. I’ve never seen someone release this much long videos so fast that are all edited and thoroughly researched. You got one hell of a work ethic dude
Agreed!
Thanks for a year of your content! Can't believe it's only been a year, honestly, it feels like you've been a pillar of the true crime community for way longer.
People don't realize that when someone becomes homeless is not out of lazyness, is devastating how dehumanized homeless ppl are. Most of these folks suffer so much from their mental health, most probable since before being homeless, only to have society worsen that even more. It's rare to see people talking about this, as always great job in making awareness with the respect and humanity every homeless person deserves.
The stray cat befriending him and sleeping with him speaks volumes about who he was 🤍
The last couple videos where have broken character are hilarious 😂. You’re very articulate and stoic so it’s funny and refreshing when you break character, often times out of confusion. Nonetheless, thank you for your work and dedication. You are one of my favorite true crime channels.
I always enjoy, in the midst of all this dark stuff, getting a little chuckle over a "what the fuck" or something left in the video. It's usually exactly what I was thinking in the same moment so it's perfect lol. These cases can be really heavy and sometimes it's a relief to hear that kind of earnest human response to the bullshit these killers pull
@@Vi_Vi_1 🎯😂
It’s lost it’s authenticity for me, feels staged now…
His earlier videos he breaks ALOT lol
@@justoverit I’ve noticed. That shit always catches me off guard but still very warranted at the same time 😂
Happy anniversary dreaders! Been loyal and have seen every video Atleast 20 times .. so happy to see you continue to grow so remember my face when you’re bigger then JCS .. 🎉❤❤❤❤❤❤ love this channel
Being homeless is extremly difficult , it was the most difficult situation I’ve ever had to go through. I feel so bad when I see the homeless because I get what they’re going through and the feeling . And most time the shelter are full . And it’s so hard to turn your life around . I’ve seen some manipulators who use it as a way for extra money and are frauds but I know when people are going through it. I remember seeing a story where this pregnant lady was faking with her kid and then drove off in a Mercedes-Benz ..
Or maybe the dread family
Same 🎉🎉🎉
You’ve been loyal?? You dont listen to any other channel at all??
Society is utterly cruel to those who are less fortunate. And like many others who have stated, many people are living paycheck to paycheck, and with the economy being the way it is, anyone could be out on the streets. That's why even adult children go back to living with their parents.
Me and my mom lived in a series of shelters when I was growing up, I remember being really embarrassed and didn’t want anyone knowing where I lived at the time.
Dreading, thank you so much for sharing Brian's story with the sensitivity it deserved. Brian, you deserved better, and I hope you are at peace.
I'm a nurse and I used to work with a particular doctor at the hospital. Sometimes, I would have to call this doctor to give him an update on a patient. This doctor would let me give my report, and then wait FOR EVER to respond. He was well known for this and even though I knew to expect it, it was still a very uncomfortable silence, longer than it should typically take for a doctor to respond back with some orders. It was creepy and almost felt like a power thing or some bizarre form of manipulation and control. So yeah, I understand that awkward silence thing.
A lot of doctors think and act like gods. Everyone works for his wishes. God forbid you hold them up due to circumstances beyond your control..
maybe he was just thinking, did you ever ask?
@@jobdylan5782 I worked with a physician and often had to phone him with patient complaints, test results, etc. He would let me say what I called about and then he would pause....he was reviewing the note and results he had written down and was formulating a treatment plan. I never felt it was awkward.
Had a boss that did this but, as far as I know, he was and still is a good person. But, I cannot lie and say the really long pauses didn't weird me out sometimes.
he was prolly just looking his answers up on WebMD
Also, if I may, I'd like to request and insist you post that "Chandler Halderson : Part 2" please and thank you
Yeeessss! I mean I'm happy with whatever you give us but I'm curious about that one. Happy Sunday!
It would be nice to get an update on that. I appreciate whenever a case is ongoing and they give us follow ups
What there is a part two?? I’m interested in that
I truly admire all the hard work you put into your videos!
I know they just expanded the team, but I'm still a bit worried based on how fast they're putting out such high quality work. Burn out is real.
Best channel ever!
@GuyNamedSean
True. Especially, I would guess, when the high quality work covers such tragic and senseless events.
Some days, I’ll see a new upload from a favorite true crime channel, like this, and think “Cool. But, I’ll watch this later. I can’t stomach a murder-suicide story right now.”
I can’t imagine the fortitude one needs to do all that research, scripting, editing on a daily basis.
Keep your peace and have prosperity in this New Year, 2023!
Hearing about this story always makes me cry. Some of the friends I’ve made while walking in the downtown part of my city are homeless, and seeing how they are treated like nothing is so heartbreaking. Nobody should be treated like dirt just because they don’t have a house or place to live. It always bothers me how when I’m out with friends some of them will try and ignore or avoid looking at the homeless people, as if they are a burden. The hostile architecture is also so sad. They would rather force homeless people away from the areas than actually help them. Such hateful hearts these people have. Oh how I hope Brian is at peace and i hope he and his little street kitty will reunite in the after life someday too. Such a horrible horrible thing.
I recently saw a post on next door of people rejoicing and saying hallelujah to an encampment being destroyed. I was so disgusted by this and said how these are people already going through a hard time and how disgusting it is to be happy about them being forced to relocate instead of trying to provide resources for them. People said how they wanted to be homeless and are dangerous. Very rarely have a met a homeless person who wouldn’t do whatever they could to help another. When they are it’s due to mental illness and obviously need resources. The hatred these people had over people they didn’t know or interact with shocked me. I didn’t realize people really cared to “kick” another human when they’re down.
Congratulations on an entire year of incredible storytelling and raising awareness to so much, so proud to have watched since since the very start and just KNOWING you were gonna be big one day
I have both experienced homelessness and worked closely with the homeless since 2009. The amount of people who treat the homeless like less than human is so gross. Thank you for your respect for them. They are people, too, and deserve to be treated like such.
It is “gross”! Try to remember that people who think that way are particularly unintelligent &/or broken & lacking psychologically.
Many people are just rushing from place to place & we don’t know what’s going on in their lives. I’ve experienced trauma & pain in my life & I’m sure that I appeared rude & ‘looking right through’ others (completely unintentionally) at times because I was stuck in my own head, just trying to survive.
Most people were horrified & disgusted by this terrible crime. 😔
@@suzimonkey345 people who think that way don't deserve life is the honest truth
Most of us are a couple weeks away from homelessness all the time. We should all be kind and understanding
Thank you for showing such empathy in your videos. And, for interjecting humor in just the right way to be appropriate even when telling such disturbing stories.
Thanks for covering this, Dreading. What a sad story. I'm so sorry for what happened to Brian. Your compassion towards the vulnerable is truly appreciated.
It’s men like these two who are a scourge on society. They lack humanity and aren’t intelligent enough to imagine themselves in other people’s shoes. Everyone should have a safe place to be yet they don’t because of social stigma. Homelessness could happen to any one of us at any time. This case is heartbreaking. Thank you for brining it to light.
Agree with you 100 percent. 💖
Garbage humans.
Homelessness isn't a result of "stigma" lol
@Donnell Okafor Is it? Or is it equally because of abuse at home or losing jobs and subsequently homes. I’m pretty sure there are reasons other than addiction.
@@mjanny6330 By social stigma I actually meant that people are put off from helping/donating because of the social stigma attached and narrow minded people thinking they’re all drug addicts and don’t deserve help. Everyone deserves help and a safe place. Got it now? 🙄
Good friend of mine was homeless in a mountain town during the winter for maybe 2 months and the cold almost killed him. I didn't find out until he managed to escape.
Anyone who could attack someone down on their luck or living rough so mercilessly has got some real evil inside.
Life ain't easy. It's complicated and everyone has their own ups and downs. I've seen people who had at all at one point and then life changed where they were struggling to survive. Some people aren't so lucky and was dealt a bad hand. Still, whoever they are they are human just like us. You can sit and laugh at homeless people when seeing them sleep in parks or ask for money but remember you're not too high to end up in the same spot. Example, look what happened to people in the pandemic. People with decent jobs and homes ended up in shelters. Show compassion and understanding. We all just trying to make it in life. Rest in peace Brian 🙏🌹
Mental illness and no doctors listening to me had me homeless for two to three years as a single lady in her car going state to state. I was always working two jobs and could afford an apartment but everything seemed worthless. Now I've stopped drinking, was able to get Prozac which is taking the edge off, I've had my first apartment for two months now and thank the lord I was only sa once on the road and survived. Now he has brought me to his church and what I'm rambling to say is it gets better. Could be a very long time but we can all soldier thru it and should also have it to ask for help sometimes. I love all of you :)
objective losers killing someone who they subjectively find a loser is infuriating
As always thanks for the blessing boss man! I truly appreciate and love all the work and investigation you put into your content. I tell you this sincerely. 🙏🤝
Love how you respectfully cover these cases! The case of Dorthea Puente makes me sick because she also murdered vulnerable people that didn’t have homes. I would love to see you cover that one
@dreading, been with you since the start and I cannot tell you how happy it makes me to see how well you’ve done. Nope, not surprised because it was clear from the beginning how good you were!
Happy Anniversary DreadingBrothers, from 100 subs (1/28) to 449k (1/18) and I know many many more to come! Congrats my friend Theo 🎊🥂🎉
SAME
@@OneBadAssMoMo awesome!
my sister's ex husband was in a band named "Mobadass"
His adlibs always have me 😂
They considered themselves vigilantes like Batman.
Dreading - “WTF??”
“Ima come clean witchu. Corey walked off. I heard a shot. And that is it man.”
Dreading - “No, thats not IT man” 😂
Dalton was playing dumb the whole time, trying to confuse the detectives, not aware that they know much more than he thinks they do. The little buzzing camera should get an award for scaring the crap out of him 😂
As a homeless outreach worker/housing case manager, Thank you ❤
**For the respectful way you addressed unhoused persons.
To be fair - I grew up in a somewhat rural area near a city in the Appalachian mountains and hearing a gunshot off in the distance at night when out in the woods at night is pretty common I'd say. Unsure exactly what kinda area these guys are in, but I would have just assumed it was hunters or something rather than calling police or anything like that.
The homeless camp wasn’t in the woods though. And no one should be hunting in populated areas.
@@TheQueenOfSheba Right, but their story was that they were walking in the woods getting high a good distance from where the homeless camp was. Sounds like they parked around half a mile or so away from the camp and walked through the woods to get to it in a poor attempt to hide their tracks.
@@OccultDemonCassette right but I meant that people heard the shot and called the police and the police showed up really fast, so it wasn’t in some random wooded area away from people, it was in a very populated place. Where I live we have large parks that have woods in them and if you hear a gunshot, that’s not good bc no one should be hunting in them.
@@TheQueenOfSheba I suppose it just depends on the area. People hunt in patches of woods behind their homes or adjacent to parks here all the time. There's a hunting area here in a patch of woods that's around 50 acres big and surrounded by homes on all sides, and the police station is only about 2 miles from there, and there is a somewhat large public park right on the edge of the area. Like i said though, I'm just talking about my area of the south in the mountains where a gunshot will echo and bounce off the hills for miles. It's the kind of area where you can go from a decent mid-city sized downtown to absolute rurality two miles down the road. It's usually pretty hard to tell where the shot even came from or how far away it was. People would probably only be bothered to call the police if they had heard gunshots immediately followed by screams and yelling which is what i'm assuming was the case here.
@@OccultDemonCassette my part of Texas too. It's a common sound in these parts.
i take the time to listen to their stories and i buy them a meal when i can. these days are incredibly difficult for me to do this further. they are human and i pray with them. i've walked in their foot steps and it makes me irate that the government does nothing to help rehabilitate the homeless.
Empathy has plummeted to a near abominable level over the last many years. It’s so sad to see humanity in this state today. I’ve seen their interrogations but had absolutely no knowledge about the actual victim. Thank you for shining light on Brian’s life. It is depraved to snuff someone out for fun and to satiate boredom.
Its the opposite actually, empathy has gone out of control.
I think empathy has slightly increased recently, serving to highlight how many people have so little of it
@@DjeauxSheaux touché!
The government used to whip vagrants at the post. Our empathy today is fine.
Consider all who are under the “influence” of horrid, depraved, indecent music and or remix songs of their favorites from decades past. It’s not helping the violence.
Thanks for covering this story. This story hits close to home. I'm so grateful there was justice for Brian.
Watching this silly redneck bury himself in questioning has been the highlight of my day, and I haven't even been awake for an hour yet today. I'm absolutely no fan of law enforcement or their tactics, but watching the scum of the Earth talk themselves into a nice long prison sentence is just about the most satisfying thing I can think of!! Congratulations on the one-year anniversary!!! You two work really hard to produce these videos, and I absolutely have enjoyed every single one of them. I just can't wait to see what comes next! We love you guys! Thanks for everything you do!!!♥️
When my mom was homeless she tried her best to make us look nice for school. I didn’t “look” homeless so people thought I was lying.
Hands down- best channel out there for this genre. Congrats on a year! You spoil us with these back to back videos lately !!!
After escaping from a violent and abusive ex, I moved to a town far away where I didn’t know anyone, and ended up homeless for a time, living in my car. My parents had long since abandoned me, and didn’t care.
The only person who was kind to me during that horrible time was a formerly homeless man named Bill, who had gotten sober and worked his way up to a job and a small apartment. He had virtually no money, and very little food, but he allowed me to stay with him for free, and made sure I wasn’t going completely hungry. When nobody else cared if I lived or died, he helped me so much.
Bill and I are family now. We may not be related, but he has been kinder and more caring than any of my biological grandparents ever were. I got a job and moved into my own apartment nearby. Now, as he’s getting older, I’m the one making sure he’s well cared for. I will be there for him, always. Thank you so much, Bill. I don’t know what I would have done without you.
If you’re reading this, just know that everyone has a story. And nobody chooses to be homeless. The simplest forms of kindness can change people’s lives, while cruelty only makes the world a more
miserable place.
@@robinsmith4158 In my own experience, unless it’s an obviously disabled person (like they’re missing a leg), the people who usually need money and food and help the most are the ones who _don’t_ panhandle, or only do so when they have no choice.
Sickeningly, there’s a disgusting amount of people out there who aren’t actually homeless or disabled who panhandle under the guise of being desperate. There used to be one guy in town who went around in a wheelchair with a blanket over his perfectly fine legs. We all hated him.
My advice is to offer assistance to those who aren’t asking. If you see someone who’s clearly homeless and you’re on your way to the store, buy them a sandwich and a bottle of water. Hell, buy them a pair of socks. A clean t-shirt. When people have the necessities they need to survive, they can spend what money they are able to get on things like applying for a driver’s license, or paying an outstanding court fee.
Thank you for treating the topic of homelessness with such dignity and kindness. I really enjoy your channel due to your compassionate treatment of the victims.
I think that hate for the homeless, is often a projection of one's own fear.
When the detective asks who Dalton was with and he says "Cory Fitzwater". The detective then asks "family or friend?: To which Dalton replies "Yep, family friend". I don't know why that part always just makes me fucking burst out laughing.
Another one already!! We have been spoiled, I love how well the stories are researched and the delivery feels personal, it's enthralling !
Your video about the astronaut, Lisa Nowak, was recommended to me and after watching it I’ve now binged through almost all of your videos! Keep up the good work!
I can't believe your channel is so young, you've put out a huge amount of very high quality content
There really arent words for the feeling of surviving without stability; neither a place to lay your head, nor enough food.
This changes you forever.
No child ever said they wanted to be homeless when they grew up.
"We're cut country, so we didn't pay attention to it."
I was in Whitney Tx when i heard 3 gunshots. It was out of city limits, and at 1am. I called the police just to make a record. I'm "cut country". I don't ignore gunshots.
It's absolutely sickening the way he acts like Brian just had zero value. He felt zero remorse.
"and that is it, man" "yeah that's not it, man" 💀💀💀
i get that this guy is crossfaded but GOD HOW IS HE SO DUMB
"unfortunately the evidence is going to point out that that story is not the truth" "aw man ):" BRO WHAT
Happy birthday Dreading! 🎂🎈
I absolutely hate "anti-homeless architecture. Putting spikes on walls and middle railings on benches helps nobody. If you want to help the homeless, put money into affordable housing.
Couldn’t agree more, it’s inhumane and promotes the hate and criminalisation of poverty and homelessness.
you’re spoiling us with all these videos
Love this channel ❤ Not many notifications can get me so excited 😆
Daltons is one of the funniest interrogations. Dumb as a bag of rocks and seems to think he's playing "20 questions" with the cops and they're trying to help him. 'Duhhhh am I getting warmer' is the vibe i get the whole time
I got the same vibe. It’s like he thinks that he’s part of the investigation team and he won’t be in any trouble whatsoever.
Dreading's approach, voice tone, pace & volume really excentuate the true story. I can't put my finger on it but he sounds so familiar and very sure & descriptive. Props. Love your entertainment, brotha!
Absolutely love how you cover these things, thanks for using your platform to speak for those who people might not want to listen to due to biases, seriously thank you.
Thank you for drawing attention to this important issue.