Harboring Jews used to be a crime as well. I'm not calling you a nazi, or a sheeple for that matter, but just because something is a crime doesn't make it wrong. If it's one sided, sure, that should be stopped. But if two people want to fight, I think its nobody elses business. Even dueling to the death used to be tacitly legal. What's the harm in it? It's population control. There are too many do gooders in the world happy to butt into other people business.
@@andreseh87 Well, I do believe the government sometimes gets involved in things that shouldn't be their business. The rest might have been a slight amount of trolling. 😁
Walter Weyland 1. The “sides” are usually unbalanced, rendering the violence one-sided. 2. There are often silent, unintended victims. 3. The violence frequently escalates. The State (or Commonwealth in my case) has an obligation to maintain peace. If your fight is between two equally matched people who agree to fight in a private building, knock yourself (or each other) out. Don’t burden society with any calls to the police or EMS. Don’t rack up hospital bills that won’t get paid, increasing the burden on society. When you lose, don’t take your frustration out on others. I could go on and on.
I'm not the only one who practices that? 👀 Bonus embarrassing info: My husband frequently catches me quoting Dr. Grande. "I'm not diagnosing anyone..." or randomly blurting out "Hello this is Dr. Grande" and I think he's a bit concerned 🤣
Domestic violence in front of children really has devastating consequences. This is an excellent example of this point. Excellent analysis Dr. Grande 👏
Danny rolling is evidence that a abusive childhood had a lot to to with him Doing what he did If he had a living family and stabil household I am Certain he wouldn’t become This killer Seeing your father Beating your mother when you are a small child then beating you Must mess with the mind of a child No excuse what Danny did I’m Just saying that his childhood Had a lot To do With it . His abusive father and his screwed up childhood is the reason Why Danny became known a as the Gainesville ripper
I saw it and grew up strong. My mom was a doormat and I vowed I’d never be one. A man ever puts a hand on me he better sleep with one eye open. I’ll be the last one he ever does that to
@@deejeff8846 good for you that guy grown up strong But when you are a small child seeing your father beating the crap out of your mother That will affect any child when they grow up . They will think this behaviour is Normal
I knew Danny Rolling. We grew up in the same neighborhood in Shreveport, LA. When we went to elementary school he was very quiet and nobody could ever go inside his house or even hang out in the front yard. His dad was a notoriously mean cop who had zero tolerance for the neighborhood kids. It was well known that his dad and his crew would arrest you for nothing and beat the shit out of people. Lots of Shreveport cops under the police commissioner, George D'Artois , himself a crook, did it. Danny started drinking pretty early and getting in trouble. I don't ever recall him being in any fights, like the rest of us, when we were kids. We went to different Jr high schools but I remember seeing him some when he was older and he just creeped me out. Like he knew something you didn't know and he'd always look away from you when he talked. He basically disappeared during my high school years but when I read about this I remember how mean and crooked his dad was and thinking that he had to have some part in building that in him.
@@deejeff8846 Nobody is born evil. Some people may be born with brain defects but evil is a learned trait. And Danny wasn't evil as a kid. He was abused and mistreated by his dad but up until he picked up and hitchhiked to anywhere but home he was as normal as any kid. He had a drug and alcohol problem but I blame his messed up home life for that. There's no such thing as born evil. It's built.
@@jackburnell3209 I would kinda revise your statement simply because I believe that we are all born with the capacity for evil and for some people it doesn't take much push to go that route( Not speaking of this case at all). I have seen for example 3 kids raised up exactly the same but one of them loves violence and noone knows where that came from. What I mean is that some people's brains are predisposed to enjoy or compelled to do " bad things".
@@TheMariemarie16 You're probably right. But evil can be created in good men by group think. Read a book named "Ordinary Men" which explores how tailors, gardeners and normal family men in Poland recruited into a militia (Reserve Police Battalion 101) by the Nazis murdered 10s of thousands of men, women and children. Or listen to it free on TH-cam. Their first mission they murdered 1500 women and even babies one by one and went on to murder tens of thousands. Normal Christian men.
Rolling was active in Gainesville the start of my senior year at UF. His campsite was found behind the animal science buildings where I had many of my classes. The fear was palpable.
I was working in California at the time. The news conveyed the terror people in Gainsville experienced. The word was out. It was a really big deal. I got a customer call from Gainsville and the guy was telling me what had happened, as if we weren’t aware of the situation. But, we knew.
Not excusing this dude, but it really shows how important not having violent caregivers or parents who are hateful is. Any mental illness a person may have may be exaggerated and let's face it, many people today have at least a touch of mental illness.
--While I agree for optimum people, everyone deserves a good upbringing, but many of us experience violence in our childhood. We don’t turn into serial killers. I think there is still some mysterious component that is in those that punish the world for what they believe they were entitled to.
@@MsTinkerbelle87 I think it's important to note that having mental health _issues_ is not the same as having been diagnosed with a mental _illness,_ regardless of similarities in affect. There's a fine line between just having some issues and having a diagnosed illness in some cases, I imagine severity being a big factor.
I grew up in a violent, dysfunctional home with mental cruelty, physical violence directed at my mother and us kids. We never knew if my mom would leave us or kill us or herself. My dad was really frightening. We are all a bit messed up but never turned into killers. I think having a wonderful extended family of grandparents, aunt's, uncles and cousins saved us.
@@judywright4241 I think it's a combination of some very specific factors, one of the components that pops up again & again being head trauma at a young age, that probably results in some degree of frontal lobe damage. Although that is definitely not a _requirement_ and there are plenty of people who become serial killers who never had any head trauma.
Haven’t watched the video just yet. But I want to say that I recognize your hard work for how long it takes to make the videos and upload them and to have a new one every day? Well that’s just amazing :) thank you for your expertise. Also you always have the most unique people you choose for your analysis videos. I especially liked your Jim Morrison and Marilyn Monroe video. I’d love to see a John Lennon & Yoko Ono personality and relationship analysis video from you! As I am huge fans of them as well as of your videos
I really like the way Dr Grande talks and explains things. Very relaxing in a way, but also interesting and easy to digest. I just always find myself wanting more, like a longer video, but not from a lack of info just from enjoying the content!
I was a therapist at a school in Shreveport near where these murders occurred. Psychologists came to our school to treat the grieving children who knew the murdered young boy. When Danny was in Shreveport, he played his guitar at parties in one prominent Shreveporter’s home. Her name was Louisa Beidenhorn, whose family owned the Coca Cola Bottling Company in Shreveport. It was reported that Danny wrote and sang songs about extreme violence but since the parties were loud and alcoholic, no one noticed. By the way, Dr Grande did not report just how violent and disgusting the FL murders really were. I’m sure he omitted the gory details out of decency.
I agree. It is a double edged sword. There is a You Tuber who graphically describes what exactly was done to each and every victim. He says let their actions color how you perceive the perpetrators. In my opinion, Rolling was so violent and out of control for so long, nothing short of God could have helped him.
You should win an award for the most prolific writer of excellent quality videos that are well researched and presented with passion. You really amaze all of your subscribers. Thanks Dr Grande😇😇
Hey, Doc. Here's a "few" suggestions for analysis if you're ever running short! No gruesome murderers but all unique and / or unusual personalities regardless. All deceased.: Arthur Rimbaud (Poet). Ludwig Wittgenstein (Philosopher). Sid Vicious (Sex Pistols). Aliester Crowley (Occultist). Nancy Spungen (girlfriend of The Sex Pistols' Sid Vicious). Syd Barrett (Pink Floyd). Brian Jones (Rolling Stones). Howard Hughes (Entreprenuer). Malcolm McLaren (Sex Pistols Manager). G.G. Allin ("Musician"). Phillip K. Dick (Author). Malcolm Lowry (Author). Lenny Bruce (Social Critic). William S. Burroughs (Author). Jack Kerouac (Author). Keith Moon (The Who). Charles Bukowski (Author). Vincent Van Gogh (Artist). Marlon Brando (Actor). Frank Zappa (Musician). Charlie Parker (Musician). Frederich Nietzsche (Philosopher). Plus, three fictional characters: Sherlock Holmes (the Conan Doyle character). Travis Bickle (the Robert Deniro character from the film: "Taxi Driver"). Colonel Kurtz (the Marlon Brando character from the film: "Apocalypse Now!" based on the Joseph Conrad character from the novella: "Heart Of Darkness"). Just to say, I've put a similar list on another of your posts so apologies if you've already seen this. Take care.
Please, please, please- if you haven't already done so, do a video on David and Louise Turpin (the couple in Southern California who kept their 13 children shackled to their beds for most of their lives), or David and Nancy Garrido, who kidnapped Jayce Dugard. I'm always fascinated and curious at how such deranged individuals find each other and somehow share a connection through like-minded depravity. Thanks as always for making such awesome content, and so much of it!
My goodness, yess! I really feel for those children & hope they're getting the psychological intervention they need. One can only hope they pull through & don't develop a pd or worse.
I work in Child Protective Services. The effects of DV (without intervention) is generational. Parents involved in a DV relationship often minimize the effects on. children. But it is actually more damaging than children themselves being physically abused. Thank you for bringing so many of these topics to light.
Dr Grande, do you ever sleep? I can't believe how many videos you manage to post. You're almost at 500 000 subscribers as well - well done! What about his brother? What happened to him?
Yes! Thank you so much for taking my video suggestion. This year is the 30 year anniversary of the killings. UF still remembers Sonja Larson, Christina Powell, Christa Hoyt, Tracy Paules, and Manuel Taboada.
I used to work at Florida state Prison where this monster was housed and executed.. i knew a woman who worked in the control room, who was close friends with ones of the victims, the one who's head was in the window(or shelf, i always heard window but im gonna go with what the good doctor states)...she told me when they used to walk him down the hall to the medical wing, she would have to leave the office, she couldn't look at him, she said he had dead eyes...and just seemed like "pure evil" theres a wall in Gainesville and trees that were planted in memory of the victims... tragic stuff...
Thank you. He was grotesque, tall, and impeccably polite in captivity. Other inmates begged for a couple minutes alone with him. Supposedly, despite his massive size, Danny Rolling never learned how to fight an able bodied man.
Hi Dr Todd have you ever thought of doing for a laugh Eric Cartman from South Park he is one of the most psychologically messed up character on tv keep the great work up 👍
because of the way dating standards work in the modern world, it is impossible to make a proper first selection and later impossible to see alternatives and this is especially true for women
@@Dan-uf2vh She met the guy when 18/19 and he was a cop, already through military service, so how OLD was the guy?? Young women "imprint" on their first relationship, not surprising. Cops are also trained in questioning and leading your "target". My former brother in law in his forties knocked up a 17 years old. I used to watch his "technique" on women even without alcohol. That cop training was useful.......for him.
I've not found another channel that provides the unique story telling ability with the psychological analysis of Dr. Grande. Every episode is compelling and revealing.
This may be the first time I can see the underlying sadness in the eyes of a serial killer. Sad background but he sure developed poor coping mechanisms. Murder never fixes anything; it just brings mayhem and grief.
Exactly what I noticed. Not just sad, but like he had been utterly defeated for uncountable years. I wonder if he killed partially just to feel alive, or anything at all.
I've seen Rolling's case in an episode on TV. They didn't cover the fact that mental illness ran in the good old family genetic pool! Sounds like his dad might have donated the bad genes, and)or had PTSD himself! Why do these people continue to procreate more screwed up babies to live among the rest of us who at least pass as "normal!?" That question never occurs to them. Just knock up your old lady. That part has your avid attention, not the horror that infant will inflict on innocent victims!! Oh well, by then you'll be long gone anyway, right!? Thanx a lot!! I'm sure the mother of that little college student you raped, stabbed, and decapitated appreciates your now being someone she won't ever forget!!! Dr. Grande didn't go into all the gory details of that incident. Yeah, u hid in her apartment to ambush her when she got home, you surprised her, you raped her, you stabbed her to death, then u cut off her head and placed it carefully on top of a bureau, facing the door, so that when the police entered, her face would be the first thing they saw!! One u had fixed her head just so, for the shock value, u placed her body on her back, at the foot of the bed, right in front of the bureau, legs parted, so it would be in full view for the dead eyes to "see!!" Such a sweet guy u were!! U arranged the scene like a movie director - Hitchcock couldn't have done it better!!
No wonder there were so many serial killers back then. He was peeping through a window and the cop drove him home instead of charging him OR alternatively slapping some sense into him. Crazy. Someone doing that now would be put on a sex offender registry.
Dr. Grande has another video discussing comparable subject matter titled "Was Ted Bundy All that Unique?" or similar; you would probably find it quite informative if you haven't yet seen it.
There's an audio clip of him singing a self-written country song. Whilst the police were after him, he sang about himself as a misunderstood fugitive on the run. The tone suggested he'd done something noble, as though he'd killed the town bully and now he had to pay the price. I thought about what he did to those women and his self-pity and total absence of compassion for his victims sickened me. It made me so angry.
I remember when this happened and students were getting out of Gainesville in droves. When he was apprehended and made a particular court appearance, you could tell he was feigning the body language as if to convey how 'harmless' and almost confused he was. I didn't realize he killed three additional people before the Gainesville massacre. Thank you, Dr. Grande!
That’s how they were able to come up with his name as a suspect. Because they put the crimes in a thing called VICAP that law enforcement use for violent crimes to see the comparisons. He was a suspect for that case and his fathers attempted murder when he ran to Florida.
About a dozen people (superintendent of one of the apartment complexes, parents, and police) who happened to discover or witness these crime scenes were psychologically *obliterated* -- many needing both emergency short-term and long-term psychiatric care. He also had the Gainesville area paralyzed in fear. This guy, however he was created, was a MONSTER. Great report as always Doctor Grande.
My uncle lived in Gainesville at the time and they were all so terrified that they would push their fridge in front of their door at night. There is still a memorial to the victims on the 34th St graffiti wall in Gainesville, it’s never painted over.
Dr Grande, could you make a video on how narcissism runs in families? Essentially how a grandiose narcissist affects his children and how they themselves may evolve into (vulnerable?) narcissists later in their own lives?
Good video. The way Danny Rolling was treated by his father, then went through the prison system for 8 years, mostly in solitary confinement, up to his ankles in human filth that seeped into his cell, is the textbook recipe in creating a serial killer. That would break anyone and make anyone hate society. Danny said some very wise things about prisons, how they are “hate factories”, there has got be a better way. I’m so glad Danny finally attacked his father. James Rolling more than anyone is responsible for setting Danny down the dark road to being a killer. A shame in a way he isn't still alive, he should have been in prison - assaulting his wife, child abuse, animal abuse (how he loved to kill and torture cats and dogs turned my stomach) James Rolling the "upstanding, pillar of society" police officer father was a vile psychopath. What a shame he didn’t get the bullet in Korea to be honest.
Ooooh good one 😁 thank you, doc. I'm looking forward to the John Wayne Gacy analysis. Is that going to be your one million subs 'celebration' video? Or maybe there will be a Gacy week. It's like Shark Week but for serial rather than marine killers
Dr Grande please share your tips for being such a productive person . You are continuously uploading high quality , researched and well put together content on a variety of topics. I’d really like to know the ways that you manage such a tight filming , editing schedule along with your personal life.
After seeing the first episode of The Vow on HBO and looking up the people and events, I’m looking forward to the Dr. Grande videos as much as the next episodes.
This is one of the very finest of Dr. Grande's videos 📹! He really provides a great background, timeline and summary. This one really got to me as the killer was born in the deep South and in the same decade as me. I felt sorry for him as a young man, as he had such a difficult explosive domestic experience. Sanity and compassion stoo the mentally healthy from hurting others. This killer had neither, and i can't help blaming his horrible father. Thank you, Dr. Grande, for another excellent video! 🧜♀️ 🧜♀️ 🧜♀️
I’ve been wanting to see that too! Hitler had a number of personality disorders, from what I’ve researched, so I’d be fascinated to hear an actual professional opinion on his psyche
Another good video, thanks! Would like to see you investigate Susan Schofield, who maintained that both of her young children were schizophrenic, doctor hopping in an attempt to get them diagnosed, exaggerating their symptoms so they were heavily medicated, etc. Exploited them on TH-cam, and eventually they were removed and placed in foster care, where they flourished. Jani, the oldest, aged out of the system this year and has returned to live with her mother. Very interesting story, many dynamics at play. They were even on Dr. Phil!
That is so scary to think someone might kill you simply because you remind them of someone else. I recall the Green River killer case. They would show photos on the tv and warn women to be very careful if they resembled the victims. I was in the ball park at the time. Very scary! Great video Dr. G!!
Danny was truly Evil. he never apologized for his actions & murders; no remorse, no empathy, no responsibility, no ability to postpone gratification. mental illness is no excuse. i feel sad for his victims. this vlog was very good, Dr Grande.❤
This was fascinating. May I recommend/ask you to do a video on Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong, the bank heist and murder of her boyfriend (“Evil Genius” limites series on Netflix). She was bipolar and the series touches on that a lot. I’d love to hear your thoughts on the series but also on the case and on Marjorie herself.
This is a tragedy beyond words... Thank you, Dr Grande, for including: "...it's not hard to imagine how he developed into the Gainsville Ripper." I feel for all the victims of these horrific crimes but also for Danny who was the victim of his father's horrific abuse (although being a victim of his father's abuse doesn't excuse his behaviour). This case appears to be another example of how (some) victims of childhood violence perpetrate violence against others. I wonder how the outcome would have been different for the victims and Danny if he'd received the counselling that was recommended or if there were early intervention programs available for at risk youth and victims of domestic violence.
Dear Dr Grande, I don't suppose you could consider 'not diagnosing' yet nevertheless proposing what 'might be happening in a case like' that of Ms Kimberly Guilfoyle?
I worked as a mental health counselor at the University of Florida during this time. It was horrible for Gainesville to wake up to headlines every other day of more student murders. Everyone checked their home security. It was the worst week of my career. Thanks for the excellent and accurate presentation.
My husband worked for a photography business in Gainesville as a developer in college. They did the enlargements and mounting of the crime scene photos in preparation for trial. It was grusome.
Dr Grande, can you do a video on why we are so fascinated with killers and shows about them, whether fictional or documentary? Or I should say, who are the people who are fascinated, as not everyone is. (To make it broader, I always am fascinated by evil in general, like as if we could figure it out maybe we would be safer from bad people, and/or less prone to doing something horrible ourselves.)
Funny thing is when most people are in that situation they do not feel horror between adrenaline and disbelief they simply freeze. This is why women should do martial arts. Not saying it is easy stop a lunatic with a knife if your a woman but your situation awareness and lack of fear possible could save you (If that makes seance).
@@j.jwhitty5861 I understand the fight or flight part but surely all the women felt horror. One of them managed to try making a barricade but no one knows how they will react in that situation until they're in it, even with combat training. Let's just hope there are fewer murderers in society and they get caught and punished quicker!
@@1x56 Murderers are part of the human condition, we will sadly never have fewer just a proportion of the population (indeed I'll go so far as to say we all have the potential). In my opinion murders should be blindfolded put against a wall and shot but we have a liberal society which tries (for the most part) to constantly resort to the killers childhood experience, etc. however; being prepared for whatever life throws at you is a necessity because we all only get one life.
@@spiritmatter1553 Going into full-blown murder mode just from being caught stealing yoga pants, there has to be some sort of mental health issue there. And long before the murder, she was known for being "the girl who steals things." People on her sports teams would know that they had to lock up their stuff to prevent it from disappearing around her.
Thank you very much, Dr. Grande. Yet another highly interesting video. Since you mentioned him yourself, may I ask for a video about Carl Panzram? Although he's dead for a long time I find it pretty hard to distinguish the often fictitious contemporary accounts about him from his real crimes and personality.
My mother was on the Rolling jury in the capital case. Interestingly, the jury was shown the CS photos during the penalty phase, despite his guilty plea.
Interesting! I hadn't heard of this killer before. Something curious I have noticed in most killers is that they have that corner depletion on both sides of their lips (a rictus of sadness or bitterness). Apart from their lifeless eyes, their lips speak a lot about their inner world. Thank for the video. 😌
Thank you so much Dr. Grande I was looking at the birthday for celebs and I came across one who played the creeper from jeepers creepers and found out about the real story behind the movie. I would love to see if you can make a video based on Dennis and Marilyn Depue
Can't u discern that it was a case of simply not knowing how to spell "robber!?" Read some of the You Tube comments, and u will readily see how ILLITERATE the American public is!! I guess the "teachers" were too busy pushing their Leftist political agenda to emphasize spelling!!
You could request for him to switch from "mid-roll" to "end-roll" ads. Video game speedrun and VEVO channels accommodate this exact request all the time.
Thank you for emphasizing that domestic violence is a crime. It’s not just a private matter.
Harboring Jews used to be a crime as well. I'm not calling you a nazi, or a sheeple for that matter, but just because something is a crime doesn't make it wrong. If it's one sided, sure, that should be stopped. But if two people want to fight, I think its nobody elses business. Even dueling to the death used to be tacitly legal. What's the harm in it? It's population control. There are too many do gooders in the world happy to butt into other people business.
Walter Weyland wow. Much edgy.
@@andreseh87 Well, I do believe the government sometimes gets involved in things that shouldn't be their business. The rest might have been a slight amount of trolling. 😁
@@andreseh87 I wonder if that is a bot
Walter Weyland 1. The “sides” are usually unbalanced, rendering the violence one-sided. 2. There are often silent, unintended victims. 3. The violence frequently escalates.
The State (or Commonwealth in my case) has an obligation to maintain peace. If your fight is between two equally matched people who agree to fight in a private building, knock yourself (or each other) out.
Don’t burden society with any calls to the police or EMS. Don’t rack up hospital bills that won’t get paid, increasing the burden on society. When you lose, don’t take your frustration out on others. I could go on and on.
I'm finally able to keep up with imitating Dr. Grande's lightning speed explanation of what O.C.E.A.N. means.
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I’m almost there with a top speed of 0.83Grandes
I'm not the only one who practices that? 👀
Bonus embarrassing info: My husband frequently catches me quoting Dr. Grande. "I'm not diagnosing anyone..." or randomly blurting out "Hello this is Dr. Grande" and I think he's a bit concerned 🤣
I catch myself saying "I conceptualize personality using the five factor model which I remember by the acronym OCEAN..." in my daily conversation.
Domestic violence in front of children really has devastating consequences. This is an excellent example of this point. Excellent analysis Dr. Grande 👏
Danny rolling is evidence that a abusive childhood had a lot to to with him
Doing what he did
If he had a living family and stabil household
I am
Certain he wouldn’t become
This killer
Seeing your father Beating your mother when you are a small child then beating you
Must mess with the mind of a child
No excuse what Danny did
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Just saying that his childhood
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His abusive father and his screwed up childhood is the reason
Why Danny became known a as the Gainesville ripper
I saw it and grew up strong. My mom was a doormat and I vowed I’d never be one. A man ever puts a hand on me he better sleep with one eye open. I’ll be the last one he ever does that to
@@deejeff8846 good for you that guy grown up strong
But when you are a small child seeing your father beating the crap out of your mother
That will affect any child when they grow up . They will think this behaviour is Normal
I knew Danny Rolling. We grew up in the same neighborhood in Shreveport, LA. When we went to elementary school he was very quiet and nobody could ever go inside his house or even hang out in the front yard. His dad was a notoriously mean cop who had zero tolerance for the neighborhood kids. It was well known that his dad and his crew would arrest you for nothing and beat the shit out of people. Lots of Shreveport cops under the police commissioner, George D'Artois , himself a crook, did it. Danny started drinking pretty early and getting in trouble. I don't ever recall him being in any fights, like the rest of us, when we were kids. We went to different Jr high schools but I remember seeing him some when he was older and he just creeped me out. Like he knew something you didn't know and he'd always look away from you when he talked. He basically disappeared during my high school years but when I read about this I remember how mean and crooked his dad was and thinking that he had to have some part in building that in him.
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Bad dad is no excuse . He was born EVIL
@@deejeff8846 Nobody is born evil. Some people may be born with brain defects but evil is a learned trait. And Danny wasn't evil as a kid. He was abused and mistreated by his dad but up until he picked up and hitchhiked to anywhere but home he was as normal as any kid. He had a drug and alcohol problem but I blame his messed up home life for that. There's no such thing as born evil. It's built.
@@jackburnell3209 I would kinda revise your statement simply because I believe that we are all born with the capacity for evil and for some people it doesn't take much push to go that route( Not speaking of this case at all).
I have seen for example 3 kids raised up exactly the same but one of them loves violence and noone knows where that came from.
What I mean is that some people's brains are predisposed to enjoy or compelled to do " bad things".
@@TheMariemarie16 You're probably right. But evil can be created in good men by group think. Read a book named "Ordinary Men" which explores how tailors, gardeners and normal family men in Poland recruited into a militia (Reserve Police Battalion 101) by the Nazis murdered 10s of thousands of men, women and children. Or listen to it free on TH-cam. Their first mission they murdered 1500 women and even babies one by one and went on to murder tens of thousands. Normal Christian men.
Rolling was active in Gainesville the start of my senior year at UF. His campsite was found behind the animal science buildings where I had many of my classes. The fear was palpable.
I was a freshman at Samford in Birmingham. A friend of mine went to high school with one of the murdered girls.
I was working in California at the time. The news conveyed the terror people in Gainsville experienced. The word was out. It was a really big deal. I got a customer call from Gainsville and the guy was telling me what had happened, as if we weren’t aware of the situation. But, we knew.
petnurser How scary for you.
Maureen I read a book about the murders in Gainesville. The video did not describe how horrific these murders were. I couldn’t repeat it.
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Not excusing this dude, but it really shows how important not having violent caregivers or parents who are hateful is. Any mental illness a person may have may be exaggerated and let's face it, many people today have at least a touch of mental illness.
--While I agree for optimum people, everyone deserves a good upbringing, but many of us experience violence in our childhood. We don’t turn into serial killers. I think there is still some mysterious component that is in those that punish the world for what they believe they were entitled to.
@@judywright4241 Do you ever experience homicidal thoughts? I have a feeling this is a big matter when it comes to this.
@@MsTinkerbelle87 I think it's important to note that having mental health _issues_ is not the same as having been diagnosed with a mental _illness,_ regardless of similarities in affect. There's a fine line between just having some issues and having a diagnosed illness in some cases, I imagine severity being a big factor.
I grew up in a violent, dysfunctional home with mental cruelty, physical violence directed at my mother and us kids. We never knew if my mom would leave us or kill us or herself. My dad was really frightening. We are all a bit messed up but never turned into killers. I think having a wonderful extended family of grandparents, aunt's, uncles and cousins saved us.
@@judywright4241 I think it's a combination of some very specific factors, one of the components that pops up again & again being head trauma at a young age, that probably results in some degree of frontal lobe damage. Although that is definitely not a _requirement_ and there are plenty of people who become serial killers who never had any head trauma.
Haven’t watched the video just yet. But I want to say that I recognize your hard work for how long it takes to make the videos and upload them and to have a new one every day? Well that’s just amazing :) thank you for your expertise. Also you always have the most unique people you choose for your analysis videos. I especially liked your Jim Morrison and Marilyn Monroe video. I’d love to see a John Lennon & Yoko Ono personality and relationship analysis video from you! As I am huge fans of them as well as of your videos
You should do Jack Harrison Trawick
Seconded. 👏 thanks Dr. Grande 💛
I really like the way Dr Grande talks and explains things. Very relaxing in a way, but also interesting and easy to digest. I just always find myself wanting more, like a longer video, but not from a lack of info just from enjoying the content!
I was a therapist at a school in Shreveport near where these murders occurred.
Psychologists came to our school to treat the grieving children who knew the murdered young boy.
When Danny was in Shreveport, he played his guitar at parties in one prominent Shreveporter’s home. Her name was Louisa Beidenhorn, whose family owned the Coca Cola Bottling Company in Shreveport. It was reported that Danny wrote and sang songs about extreme violence but since the parties were loud and alcoholic, no one noticed.
By the way, Dr Grande did not report just how violent and disgusting the FL murders really were. I’m sure he omitted the gory details out of decency.
He often does, and it makes me curious sometimes. He mentioned paraphilia, and that got me especially curious.
I agree. It is a double edged sword. There is a You Tuber who graphically describes what exactly was done to each and every victim. He says let their actions color how you perceive the perpetrators. In my opinion, Rolling was so violent and out of control for so long, nothing short of God could have helped him.
Perhaps because in 2008 the families petitioned that all evidence be removed and destroyed to the gen public
It may be that youtube has rules/limits on what can be discussed in terms of gory details
Yes, the photos look like a slaughter house at his crime scenes.
He got honorably discharged after drug possession in the navy, while guys where getting incarcerated for smoking weed
You should win an award for the most prolific writer of excellent quality videos that are well researched and presented with passion. You really amaze all of your subscribers. Thanks Dr Grande😇😇
The passion is hidden behind the professionalism and the handwork plus scientific objectivity...that's the best part
I remember this trial, his childhood abuse was horrible. People that make the monster are just as guilty of what the monster becomes!
Not true. That's no excuse to become a killer or violent criminal
Hey, Doc. Here's a "few" suggestions for analysis if you're ever running short! No gruesome murderers but all unique and / or unusual personalities regardless. All deceased.:
Arthur Rimbaud (Poet).
Ludwig Wittgenstein (Philosopher).
Sid Vicious (Sex Pistols).
Aliester Crowley (Occultist).
Nancy Spungen (girlfriend of The Sex Pistols' Sid Vicious).
Syd Barrett (Pink Floyd).
Brian Jones (Rolling Stones).
Howard Hughes (Entreprenuer).
Malcolm McLaren (Sex Pistols Manager).
G.G. Allin ("Musician").
Phillip K. Dick (Author).
Malcolm Lowry (Author).
Lenny Bruce (Social Critic).
William S. Burroughs (Author).
Jack Kerouac (Author).
Keith Moon (The Who).
Charles Bukowski (Author).
Vincent Van Gogh (Artist).
Marlon Brando (Actor).
Frank Zappa (Musician).
Charlie Parker (Musician).
Frederich Nietzsche (Philosopher).
Plus, three fictional characters:
Sherlock Holmes (the Conan Doyle character).
Travis Bickle (the Robert Deniro character from the film: "Taxi Driver").
Colonel Kurtz (the Marlon Brando character from the film: "Apocalypse Now!" based on the Joseph Conrad character from the novella: "Heart Of Darkness").
Just to say, I've put a similar list on another of your posts so apologies if you've already seen this.
Take care.
Beefheart1 Great list!
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I agree to sticking to the decease ones, specifically the murderers/ serial killers.
Yes please! Zappa! Crowley!
I read a book about Howard Hughes. The guy smart but messed up.
I find the way his eyebrows are slanted like that, almost like a way to make him look less dangerous.
Please, please, please- if you haven't already done so, do a video on David and Louise Turpin (the couple in Southern California who kept their 13 children shackled to their beds for most of their lives), or David and Nancy Garrido, who kidnapped Jayce Dugard. I'm always fascinated and curious at how such deranged individuals find each other and somehow share a connection through like-minded depravity. Thanks as always for making such awesome content, and so much of it!
My goodness, yess! I really feel for those children & hope they're getting the psychological intervention they need. One can only hope they pull through & don't develop a pd or worse.
Turpin YES!
I was lucky enough to have dr grande for my pharmaceuticals course in grad school, and his dry, sense of humor made the class all the more enjoyable
I feel like I just watched “How to Grow a Monster in 3 Easy Steps “. Very disturbing on every level.
I work in Child Protective Services. The effects of DV (without intervention) is generational. Parents involved in a DV relationship often minimize the effects on. children. But it is actually more damaging than children themselves being physically abused. Thank you for bringing so many of these topics to light.
Dr Grande, do you ever sleep? I can't believe how many videos you manage to post. You're almost at 500 000 subscribers as well - well done! What about his brother? What happened to him?
Yes! Thank you so much for taking my video suggestion. This year is the 30 year anniversary of the killings. UF still remembers Sonja Larson, Christina Powell, Christa Hoyt, Tracy Paules, and Manuel Taboada.
Dr.Todd, Can you do a video on the WWE wrestler Chris Benoit's suicide murder case?
YES
How do we get this request to his doorstep?
Please!!!
I used to work at Florida state Prison where this monster was housed and executed.. i knew a woman who worked in the control room, who was close friends with ones of the victims, the one who's head was in the window(or shelf, i always heard window but im gonna go with what the good doctor states)...she told me when they used to walk him down the hall to the medical wing, she would have to leave the office, she couldn't look at him, she said he had dead eyes...and just seemed like "pure evil" theres a wall in Gainesville and trees that were planted in memory of the victims... tragic stuff...
Thank you. He was grotesque, tall, and impeccably polite in captivity. Other inmates begged for a couple minutes alone with him. Supposedly, despite his massive size, Danny Rolling never learned how to fight an able bodied man.
I lived in Saint Petersburg Florida at the time this was going on. It was horrible, we were all petrified.
The way you roll out content and say the ocean acronym is iconic. Great video
Hi Dr Todd have you ever thought of doing for a laugh Eric Cartman from South Park he is one of the most psychologically messed up character on tv keep the great work up 👍
His mom is a big part of Cartman's flaws. 😆
YES! PLEASE!
Lol I love this suggestion!!
How sad his mom went back to James. Sometimes it’s better to leave for the children.
because of the way dating standards work in the modern world, it is impossible to make a proper first selection and later impossible to see alternatives and this is especially true for women
@@Dan-uf2vh She met the guy when 18/19 and he was a cop, already through military service, so how OLD was the guy?? Young women "imprint" on their first relationship, not surprising. Cops are also trained in questioning and leading your "target". My former brother in law in his forties knocked up a 17 years old. I used to watch his "technique" on women even without alcohol. That cop training was useful.......for him.
Absolutely.
Unfortunately for the children, many do whats best for self and just make excuses.
I've not found another channel that provides the unique story telling ability with the psychological analysis of Dr. Grande.
Every episode is compelling and revealing.
This may be the first time I can see the underlying sadness in the eyes of a serial killer. Sad background but he sure developed poor coping mechanisms. Murder never fixes anything; it just brings mayhem and grief.
He looks sad yes but is he really sad?
Exactly what I noticed. Not just sad, but like he had been utterly defeated for uncountable years. I wonder if he killed partially just to feel alive, or anything at all.
Yes his eyes are a deep well of pain it’s so front and forward
Thank you, Dr Grande, for your analysis on this particular case. Thank you for all your hard work over the years. Your hard work is an inspiration.
Ooh this is a fascinating case. Get em Dr G!
I've seen Rolling's case in an episode on TV. They didn't cover the fact that mental illness ran in the good old family genetic pool! Sounds like his dad might have donated the bad genes, and)or had PTSD himself! Why do these people continue to procreate more screwed up babies to live among the rest of us who at least pass as "normal!?" That question never occurs to them. Just knock up your old lady. That part has your avid attention, not the horror that infant will inflict on innocent victims!! Oh well, by then you'll be long gone anyway, right!? Thanx a lot!! I'm sure the mother of that little college student you raped, stabbed, and decapitated appreciates your now being someone she won't ever forget!!! Dr. Grande didn't go into all the gory details of that incident. Yeah, u hid in her apartment to ambush her when she got home, you surprised her, you raped her, you stabbed her to death, then u cut off her head and placed it carefully on top of a bureau, facing the door, so that when the police entered, her face would be the first thing they saw!! One u had fixed her head just so, for the shock value, u placed her body on her back, at the foot of the bed, right in front of the bureau, legs parted, so it would be in full view for the dead eyes to "see!!" Such a sweet guy u were!! U arranged the scene like a movie director - Hitchcock couldn't have done it better!!
No wonder there were so many serial killers back then. He was peeping through a window and the cop drove him home instead of charging him OR alternatively slapping some sense into him. Crazy. Someone doing that now would be put on a sex offender registry.
Dr. Grande has another video discussing comparable subject matter titled "Was Ted Bundy All that Unique?" or similar; you would probably find it quite informative if you haven't yet seen it.
There's an audio clip of him singing a self-written country song. Whilst the police were after him, he sang about himself as a misunderstood fugitive on the run. The tone suggested he'd done something noble, as though he'd killed the town bully and now he had to pay the price. I thought about what he did to those women and his self-pity and total absence of compassion for his victims sickened me. It made me so angry.
ehhhh.....wasn't that SerialKiller-Unplugged track determined to be a hoax, not Rolling himself?
@@ThirstyEye he sings a song called Mystery Rider on a tape
@@heathernikki5734the song is very good, not so much his voice but his song writing
It really is lol. What a tune.
Same so many blind people saying "he seems like such a nice guy"
I remember when this happened and students were getting out of Gainesville in droves. When he was apprehended and made a particular court appearance, you could tell he was feigning the body language as if to convey how 'harmless' and almost confused he was. I didn't realize he killed three additional people before the Gainesville massacre. Thank you, Dr. Grande!
That’s how they were able to come up with his name as a suspect. Because they put the crimes in a thing called VICAP that law enforcement use for violent crimes to see the comparisons. He was a suspect for that case and his fathers attempted murder when he ran to Florida.
Rolling was one of my first serial killer critiques. I was in Gainesville during his crimes. Thank you.
Dr. Grande, ur videos are interesting, informative & varied. Keep em coming!
You know I immediately clicked on this when I got the notification
About a dozen people (superintendent of one of the apartment complexes, parents, and police) who happened to discover or witness these crime scenes were psychologically *obliterated* -- many needing both emergency short-term and long-term psychiatric care. He also had the Gainesville area paralyzed in fear. This guy, however he was created, was a MONSTER.
Great report as always Doctor Grande.
Suggestions : Howard Hughes and Benito Mussolini
Did they work together?
My uncle lived in Gainesville at the time and they were all so terrified that they would push their fridge in front of their door at night. There is still a memorial to the victims on the 34th St graffiti wall in Gainesville, it’s never painted over.
Hi Dr. Grande, thank you for another insightful video! Can you do Ronald Defeo jr. of Amityville?
Scream was my favourite movie when I was younger. 🤓...This was interesting; I hadn’t heard of him before. Thanks Dr. Grande!
Dr Gonade.
Yay Dr Grande video! Love your content!
Siobhan Evison i think we are addicted lol
Dr Grande, could you make a video on how narcissism runs in families? Essentially how a grandiose narcissist affects his children and how they themselves may evolve into (vulnerable?) narcissists later in their own lives?
Another great video, thanks Dr Grande. Sending you some love from Brazil 💙
Good video. The way Danny Rolling was treated by his father, then went through the prison system for 8 years, mostly in solitary confinement, up to his ankles in human filth that seeped into his cell, is the textbook recipe in creating a serial killer. That would break anyone and make anyone hate society.
Danny said some very wise things about prisons, how they are “hate factories”, there has got be a better way. I’m so glad Danny finally attacked his father. James Rolling more than anyone is responsible for setting Danny down the dark road to being a killer. A shame in a way he isn't still alive, he should have been in prison - assaulting his wife, child abuse, animal abuse (how he loved to kill and torture cats and dogs turned my stomach) James Rolling the "upstanding, pillar of society" police officer father was a vile psychopath. What a shame he didn’t get the bullet in Korea to be honest.
More likely Danny inherited his father’s sadistic psychopathic genetics.
Oh my gosh. Dr. Grande, I learn so much from you daily!!!
I was a student at UF at the time. It was scary as hell.
That's terrifying. I can't imagine. I moved to FL that year, and I remember the news was all about that and encephalitis.
If you ever wondered what a dystopian police state might look like, we had a front row seat that year.
Omg thats awful.. That'd be SO scary.. I cant even imagine
Ooooh good one 😁 thank you, doc. I'm looking forward to the John Wayne Gacy analysis. Is that going to be your one million subs 'celebration' video? Or maybe there will be a Gacy week. It's like Shark Week but for serial rather than marine killers
We always hear about how dangerous psychopaths are. Just wondering if narcissists can be just as dangerous?
YES, they are!
Narcissist psycho evil ♻️
Dr Grande please share your tips for being such a productive person . You are continuously uploading high quality , researched and well put together content on a variety of topics. I’d really like to know the ways that you manage such a tight filming , editing schedule along with your personal life.
Yes please
He has an elf.
Can you look at case of Sante and Kenneth Kimes. Did the mother turn her child into a psychopath or did he inherit it from her.
I love the fact everyone likes you . It reassures me there is sanity in the world !
Hi Sofia I miss Danny
@@eddiew2325 were you acquainted?
I am drowning in an OCEAN of information and research. Thanks for doing this one. Can you do Wayne Williams?
After seeing the first episode of The Vow on HBO and looking up the people and events, I’m looking forward to the Dr. Grande videos as much as the next episodes.
I just love this channel. I like how he talks about the topics without sensationalism, and glamourisation.
*Paul Reubens is Pee Wee Herman. Can you do one or the other?*
Ohhh, yes, PLEASE!!
This is one of the very finest of Dr. Grande's videos 📹! He really provides a great background, timeline and summary. This one really got to me as the killer was born in the deep South and in the same decade as me. I felt sorry for him as a young man, as he had such a difficult explosive domestic experience. Sanity and compassion stoo the mentally healthy from hurting others. This killer had neither, and i can't help blaming his horrible father. Thank you, Dr. Grande, for another excellent video! 🧜♀️ 🧜♀️ 🧜♀️
I think it's sad that he wasn't better than his father, even worse.
I know this one would be difficult but I’d love to see one on Adolf Hitler.
Did you think of that when Dr Grande mentioned April 20?
I’ve been wanting to see that too! Hitler had a number of personality disorders, from what I’ve researched, so I’d be fascinated to hear an actual professional opinion on his psyche
@@lorenfulghum2393 Someone has done their history homework...
I suggested Hitler a few week back 👍
That would be amazing!!!
*We love you Dr.Grande ! Thankyou for all the videos and work that you do... This one was pretty crazy ! This guy was sick...*
Another great video. It seems like you put so much into what you do but it’s done so effortlessly.
Let’s get a Dr Grande mental health and personality video
Another good video, thanks! Would like to see you investigate Susan Schofield, who maintained that both of her young children were schizophrenic, doctor hopping in an attempt to get them diagnosed, exaggerating their symptoms so they were heavily medicated, etc. Exploited them on TH-cam, and eventually they were removed and placed in foster care, where they flourished. Jani, the oldest, aged out of the system this year and has returned to live with her mother. Very interesting story, many dynamics at play. They were even on Dr. Phil!
That is so scary to think someone might kill you simply because you remind them of someone else. I recall the Green River killer case. They would show photos on the tv and warn women to be very careful if they resembled the victims. I was in the ball park at the time. Very scary! Great video Dr. G!!
Danny was truly Evil. he never apologized for his actions & murders; no remorse, no empathy, no responsibility, no ability to postpone gratification.
mental illness is no excuse.
i feel sad for his victims.
this vlog was very good, Dr Grande.❤
Only comment that makes sense.
This was fascinating. May I recommend/ask you to do a video on Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong, the bank heist and murder of her boyfriend (“Evil Genius” limites series on Netflix). She was bipolar and the series touches on that a lot. I’d love to hear your thoughts on the series but also on the case and on Marjorie herself.
The collar bomb bank heist?
@@waitwhat3547 correct!
This is a tragedy beyond words...
Thank you, Dr Grande, for including: "...it's not hard to imagine how he developed into the Gainsville Ripper." I feel for all the victims of these horrific crimes but also for Danny who was the victim of his father's horrific abuse (although being a victim of his father's abuse doesn't excuse his behaviour). This case appears to be another example of how (some) victims of childhood violence perpetrate violence against others. I wonder how the outcome would have been different for the victims and Danny if he'd received the counselling that was recommended or if there were early intervention programs available for at risk youth and victims of domestic violence.
Excellent comment
Thanks again Dr. Grande for a fantastic video. Greetings from the Netherlands. I hope all is well with you and your family! 🙋♂️
Dear Dr Grande, I don't suppose you could consider 'not diagnosing' yet nevertheless proposing what 'might be happening in a case like' that of Ms Kimberly Guilfoyle?
Unrelated item - Following last night’s premiere of HBO’s NXIVM docuseries, I am HIGHLY anticipating your thoughts on Keith Raniere.
My hubby pokes fun of me for watching true crime videos, but he never says anything about Dr. Grande. Thank you for that, Sir!!
Can you please make an analysis/diagnosis on Dwight Schrute from the Office
I’d love this!
I had no idea Scream was inspired by this, it’s one of my favorite movies and the first horror movie I ever watched as a young child back in the 90’s.
I worked as a mental health counselor at the University of Florida during this time. It was horrible for Gainesville to wake up to headlines every other day of more student murders. Everyone checked their home security. It was the worst week of my career. Thanks for the excellent and accurate presentation.
My husband worked for a photography business in Gainesville as a developer in college. They did the enlargements and mounting of the crime scene photos in preparation for trial. It was grusome.
Please make more of these! Anyway, such a wonderful series!
Dr Grande, can you do a video on why we are so fascinated with killers and shows about them, whether fictional or documentary? Or I should say, who are the people who are fascinated, as not everyone is. (To make it broader, I always am fascinated by evil in general, like as if we could figure it out maybe we would be safer from bad people, and/or less prone to doing something horrible ourselves.)
Just in time for a breather and some Dr. G😉 Thank you 🙏
Can't imagine the horror those women went through >
Funny thing is when most people are in that situation they do not feel horror between adrenaline and disbelief they simply freeze. This is why women should do martial arts. Not saying it is easy stop a lunatic with a knife if your a woman but your situation awareness and lack of fear possible could save you (If that makes seance).
@@j.jwhitty5861 I understand the fight or flight part but surely all the women felt horror. One of them managed to try making a barricade but no one knows how they will react in that situation until they're in it, even with combat training. Let's just hope there are fewer murderers in society and they get caught and punished quicker!
@@1x56 Murderers are part of the human condition, we will sadly never have fewer just a proportion of the population (indeed I'll go so far as to say we all have the potential). In my opinion murders should be blindfolded put against a wall and shot but we have a liberal society which tries (for the most part) to constantly resort to the killers childhood experience, etc. however; being prepared for whatever life throws at you is a necessity because we all only get one life.
I CLICKED ON THIS VIDEO SO FAST, I BROKE MY MOUSE.
Thank you kindly for your thoughtful insight
Do Brittney Norwood the Lululemon killer. She was, at minimum, a kleptomaniac.
@@spiritmatter1553 Going into full-blown murder mode just from being caught stealing yoga pants, there has to be some sort of mental health issue there. And long before the murder, she was known for being "the girl who steals things." People on her sports teams would know that they had to lock up their stuff to prevent it from disappearing around her.
That was a horrid case 😥
For all you video pirates, don't even try it. It says "Grande" right on the computer screen behind him.
Thank you very much, Dr. Grande. Yet another highly interesting video. Since you mentioned him yourself, may I ask for a video about Carl Panzram? Although he's dead for a long time I find it pretty hard to distinguish the often fictitious contemporary accounts about him from his real crimes and personality.
Yikes.Panzram reminds me how abuse makes monsters in a cyclical way.So dark.
Dr Grande love your analysis of this I'm now able to remember the five facter O.C.E A.N. so thanks so much for that.
My mother was on the Rolling jury in the capital case. Interestingly, the jury was shown the CS photos during the penalty phase, despite his guilty plea.
My favorite channel.
Ok... Finally back to normal Dr Todd Gande videos...
Did the Qanon is a Cult video trigger you?
Dr. Todd, I recently saw requests for you to cover the Chris Benoit situation. I support this request.
Interesting! I hadn't heard of this killer before.
Something curious I have noticed in most killers is that they have that corner depletion on both sides of their lips (a rictus of sadness or bitterness). Apart from their lifeless eyes, their lips speak a lot about their inner world.
Thank for the video. 😌
Dr. Grande, thank you for making this analysis!
I just remember seeing the images of his tent & the tape recorder they found amongst his belongings, along with his guitar.
Hi! I love your content! Can you analyze Yolanda Saldivar, the murder of Selena?
Thank you so much Dr. Grande I was looking at the birthday for celebs and I came across one who played the creeper from jeepers creepers and found out about the real story behind the movie. I would love to see if you can make a video based on Dennis and Marilyn Depue
Can you do mental health and personality of Lord Voldemort? That would be magical.
The description says "Rolling is also known as the Gainesville rubber".
Guess he is a rubber salesmen or something? ;)
Massage therapist, maybe.
Kindergarten Dance Teacher
Ripper, robber, wanker, whatever.
Can't u discern that it was a case of simply not knowing how to spell "robber!?" Read some of the You Tube comments, and u will readily see how ILLITERATE the American public is!! I guess the "teachers" were too busy pushing their Leftist political agenda to emphasize spelling!!
@@nancyayers6355 Nancy, I have to reveal my license plate: *_MSPLLD_*
Very interesting!! Scary man!
Thank you Dr. Grande
One of these days I will be the first to comment on a Dr. Grande video!
We all get our jollies one way or another.
@@saxglend9439 I admit it...I am easily amused.
Susan Atkins | Mental Health & Personality
Really pumpin in those ads Dr Grande.
You could request for him to switch from "mid-roll" to "end-roll" ads. Video game speedrun and VEVO channels accommodate this exact request all the time.
Hi Todd, can you do analysis of Elliot Alderson from Mr. Robot?