Been smashing the like button so you don't smash me...but this time it calls for a celebration....should I smash the like button or nah? Jokes aside, once again congratulations! Been a fan of your channel for a few years now, and now you're here! Here's to more spooky content!
"Maybe you can help solve them." Yes, me who in their mid thirties still forgets where she parked in a store parking lot will bust this case wide open!
The last one pissed me off, the guy still was stuck in jail even tho the letters kept coming and even he got letters himself? That wreaks of corruption
I'm not so sure those 96% of murder cases that have been solved were actually "solved." Japan's criminal justice system is notorious for its lack of due process and zealous obsession with obtaining a confession, whether true or not.
I agree, my feeling was that he was associated with the military and both the american govt and japanese govt knew who did it but didn’t disclose it to the public due to creating even more resentment the Japanese people already have for the American military stationed there.
They have an "guilty until proven innocent" mindset that doesn't help. No plea bargains either. Their legal system is damn near draconic. But since it's Japan, A.K.A. the Garden of Eden, of course it's perfect.
That first story gives me chills. Imagining finding so many evidence at the house and still not being able to identify the killer. How is that even possible?
QuietBEGalaxy I’ve always suspected that if killers aren’t married to the victim, aren’t at the crime scene with the weapon nearby, and aren’t doing it for drug related reasons, then cops are generally at a loss.
I am going to be honest here. Lazy you have been a part of my life for many years now. I am from Slovakia. People do not know much english here. But after i introduced your videos to my friends, they became addicted to them and they are actually learning english from them. I just want to say a huge thank you, every time you upload a video my Day gets way better and the same is True for my friends. Keep up the good work. Greetings from Slovakia. 🙂
@@EmpSandra Yes, it is true. It is amazing how people can affect lives without even knowing about it. Because for me and my friends, this is entertaining, interesting, and educating all the same time. We often watch them in groups and theorize about these stories and sometimes even share our own between us. So again THANK YOU LAZY.
As an old resident of Circleville let me tell you no one talks about this. You don't ask questions, you don't say anything about it, you pretend nothing happened and move on. I asked my Vice Principal at one point in the hall, casual as can be. He side eyed me and told me to get to class. It was his code for mind your business. It was the same for my Science teacher and English teachers. The older generation knows something but no one says anything.
Well given the letter from unsolved mysteries had the word “EL” in it witch is clearly Spanish for the maybe it was the Spanish teacher. I would just assume it was the man who got put in prisons wife given she had access to the gun knew the initial victim and was one of the “trusted 3.” Im guessing she was the sister of the woman’s husband who died in the car wreck and knew about the affair (usually women family will confide in each other at least that’s how my ex family was.) just a thought though. By her husband being in jail she also gets everything including the kids and they divorce would be in her favor. Sounds like a family (the we want you in jail…we) setup to me.
“The affair started AFTER the letters started.” Not...sure how she thought that made her sound better. So you started an affair AFTER receiving a creepy letter threatening you and your children? Did the letter convince you that you just HAD to have an affair with the superintendent?
Right? Plus, who leaves their wife and kids alone at home when you're actively receiving letters from somebody threatening your family? And why not go to the police immediately? Too many unanswered questions.
@@johnnyguit-fiddle2088 I mean... To be fair, calling the police over a letter threatening your life sounds about as stupid as calling the police over an internet troll threatening your life. Though I do wonder if they tried to check for fingerprints on the letter. To write something, your hand would have to brush across it- there would at least be sweat. I wonder what the writer really wanted. Clearly it wasn't to make her confess; she did that and then they tried to kill her anyway. But they did kind of a bad job. I'm surprised more of the signs weren't boobytrapped. Like... how'd they know she'd go for that one specifically? What freaks me out is that the writer seems to be more than one person. It also weirds me out that whoever they were knew about her affair in the first place. It must of been someone the superintendent was close with, right?
TheWorldofLivvy You bring up a good point. You think maybe some powerful local official might have had a thing for her and was getting back at her for regecting him?🤔They themselves might not have a high position but plenty of connections.
@@LilyKatina Theres a pretty strong theory that SHE was the writer, it's based on a few things: 1. Her letters were WRONG. The whole town was recieving letters and hers stated she had been in an affair with someone she would later marry, but had no romantic connections with prior. 2. She finds a booby trap AIMED AT HER, yet she managed to not only NOT trigger it, but also gets it and brings it to authorities. The trap being some kinda 'lul b8ed' sign, and she went to yank it down. More importantly NO ONE ELSE saw these signs in the investigation. 3. Her ex brother in law, who's gun was in the trap, was good friends with her, who was close with her. On the pistol, the serial number filing... it shows intent to stay hidden, yet they stopped short of actually concealing it, i.e. it looks like a set up. 4. She was a bus driver, who could've easily heard everyone's dirty secrets (or if a school bus driver, I've never heard confirmation of it)... I mean, c'mon, kids talk. The theory is that she had a thing for the affair guy and HATED her marriage, started the letters, stole the gun, planted it, and got what she wanted. Husband gone, new lover, and a fall guy.
Selvin - When you put it like that it does make sense, if she’s given the right motive. But if she planned all that, why bother sending one to a TV station? She had no reason to do that.
Lots of people have mentioned that the reason the conviction rate in Japan is so high is because of their low standards of investigative and prosecutorial proof, but no one seems to realize how much weirder that makes this case. This was a high profile crime with mountains of evidence and an incredibly narrow range of potential suspects and it happened in a country infamous for its zealous approach to prosecution, yet they haven't the foggiest idea who dunnit. That seems fishy as shit to me.
I think it means they usually just pin murders on someone who's convenient, but in this case they couldn't because fingerprints and DNA could prove their innocence.
@ That cannibal case always comes to my mind when I hear about Japan's justice system, and that girl that got tortured by three boys. What is Japan doing?? Honestly!
She swore she started the affair after receiving the letters? As if she was like "oh, yknow, that's actually a really good idea, I should sleep with the super intendent"
She obviously had no qualms with barefaced lies. Lied to her poor sod of a husband about the affair and only after she drove him into his death and things were escalating, she confessed but even then couldn't tell the truth about the thing. Says a lot about such a person.
"Do nothing to hurt Sheriff Radcliffe." I'm sure Sheriff Radcliffe had nothing to do with this and the letter writer just thought he was an upstanding guy, am I right?
I'm wondering why Lazy didn't read those parts of the letter... Those were both very odd parts and imperative to the mystery!! Esp after sherriff claimed dude was drunk!! 🤔
First case. Okay just spitballing but, mixed heritage, wasn't fingerprinted entering Japan, was on American military base. If I was the investigator I'd have been looking for any kids of American military with Japanese women. Given I know mixed kids of GIs face a lot of discrimination in some places, I can totally see that having birthed at least one extreme misogynist psycho type. It'd explain why their fingerprints weren't on file as a foreigner (having been born in Japan) and why they'd have been on an American military base (either visiting dad, or having gone there looking for their father)
Exactly what I thought when listening to the story. It is a dependent of someone who is active military with an Asian wife (or the reverse). That would explain the Korean and sand from an American airbase. Dependent DNA is not routinely collected only the sponsor DNA so it would not be on file. Interesting that you can get treated without having to show any documents of any kind. Weird. I was stationed in Korea and Germany so I had clothing from both along with my wife and kids. Plus, we had traveled extensively in the US before moving overseas so lots of opportunity to pick up dirt and sand from all over. Great thinking Tony M.
Yes this make sense. A lot of race mixed kids tend to have identity problems. Elliot Rodger was one example: he hated being mixed race. It wasn’t the only reason he became insane though. And also, hiding in my room has that same mixed race (specifically hapa identity issue)
On the first case, I think that the man who killed that family is definitely a military dependent. The way he killed that family and sat and ate ice cream and slept in the house with their dead bodies is chilling.
There have been many gruesome crimes committed by American military personnel on innocent civilians in Japan. Pretty sure the Americans covered this up.
About this behaviour, I'm not so sure. I remember this horrible crime in France, a few years ago. A man, living alone, was brutally murdered in his own house. The murderer stayed for almost a day in the house, next to the corpse, drinking coffee, using the computer, etc. The police managed to catch him. It was a homeless man, with no crime record and no particular past. He did not know the man, and said he just wanted to enjoy the house for a bit.
Uh no. I lived in Japan and the Japanese government does not allow that to happen trust me. They are very adamant about making sure that when American military do heinous things to their people, all branches of military suffer. I worked with the Air Force and have seen it first hand. They even have a curfew because of things that happened decades ago.
@@cardaminehalax2081 he wanted to enjoy the house for a bit. haha well that's pretty chilling, especially while he was chilling out with his new buddy.
In regards to the second case, I'm always confused when people who were involved with the victim or the perpetrator remember that that person was saying weird things like 'someone's trying to kill me' before they die. How do those things come up in conversation, and how do they go out of conversation without any more details?
I would think that it's bc when you know someone who says that...we tend to think they are being paranoid. So, you just ease the Convo to something else.
There's a well known theory that Adams was witnessing a drug dealing or murder scene and the perpetrators saw him, explaining why he become paranoid and left his home.
One thought about the first case: I don't know that it's necessarily a logical conclusion that the killer hated women. They made him work for it. They fought back, and if they raised the ladder to the room, he'd had to have found a way to climb up there on his own. He was probably pissed, especially since things weren't going exactly as planned with a broken knife. It tells me he had a temper, not necessarily that he hated the gender of the victims.
I feel like people are overzealous in applying that particular pathology to criminals in general. People like to think there's more misogyny in the world than there actually is and end up seeing what they expect to, whether it's there or not, especially when you have such a horrific act with no intelligible motive.
@@landonhagan450 that's also reasonable to say. if we can't find an immediate obvious reason why killers did what they did we leave it to our own perceptive opinions to fill in the gap. he had a plan to kill with a particular weapon and that broke, this probably screwed up his already insane thinking and sent him into a range, and more things kept going wrong. then they fought back and so on so he was probably enraged. atleast that's my opinion.
@@redpillfreedom6692true, very true, he was just lucky nothing checked out. Or sloppy and has killed before. I just feel like dna testing might have been a thing back then and if so why not use the blood to check for male dna?
It always made me feel weird seeing pictures of the deceased people, before they were murdered, doing normal stuff posing at the camera .Only if they knew those pictures were to serve later for documentation of their murders...
That's a good thing...that you feel weird seeing pictures of the dead back when they were living. Means somewhere along the lines, you put some value on life. If you didn't feel weird, I'd be concerned
"In Japan 96% of homicides are solved." Bit of a deceptive figure. 96% of homicides end in a conviction. That will happen when the system is heavily stacked against defendants and they don't practice "Innocent until proven guilty."
Exactly. The number of forced confessions is also amazing. Interestingly, 'homicide' and 'robbery-homicide' are different categories in Japan, so that makes these numbers even less credible.
The first one always makes me wonder if the sand was incidental. I'm not super knowledgeable about the US military prescence in Japan and the USFJ but it seems plausible that the bag could have been owned by a US airman stationed in Japan and purchased second-hand by the killer...I know I've thrifted plenty of bags that have dirt/sand/crumbs trapped in creases in the lining. Obviously this isn't anything more than conjecture and I'm not the smartest armchair sleuth out there, it just makes me sad to think that something that could be a red herring could be providing such a distraction.
It could very well be that. Especially if the guy bounced around a bit. USAF personnel when stationed in South Korea can easily take a trip over to Japan and I've known people who did that or been at one of the bases proper in the country. He may not even have bought it but have stolen it from a passing visitor. And it may have happened way before the murders. Another possibility, given the ancestry of the murderer, it's not impossible that he's a service member's child and got the bag from a parent. It would be nice to know when the bag itself was manufactured (recent or if it was pretty old), as it may have been in someone's closet totally forgotten and not known to be missing. I also know that back in 2002 the US military was big on DNA samples for everyone that needed any kind of clearance. It's been so long that I can't comment on exactly when the military started taking DNA samples routinely for entering members at basic or if they did it for everyone, but's it a big possibility that the USAF and the military, in general, would have had a match at the time of the 2000 murder. And if that service member had been in before DNA became routine for the military, especially if he is a child of a service member. Edwards is by/on a historic dried lake bed, making it pretty easy to identify sand. However, in this case, it feels like it's not a real important piece of information. As others have mentioned, the police force in Japan is notorious for pressuring false confessions, saying things are suicide when they're not, or at times pointing at foreigners like the military but not asking that countries military for aid. This case has always really bothered me. Given Japan's population issues, it's already pretty unusual to have a neighborhood that's so old and empty. It's obvious that the killer was not disturbed by the murders, at least at the time he committed them and camped out in the house. (he would have had to walk past the father's body to use the bathroom, for example). The women may have been treated more brutally just due to his plans being disrupted and that they weren't "cooperative" in the whole dying front (making it harder to go back up there, fighting back, trying to call for help, him having to go get another weapon, pain from being injured) and not anything to do with hatred towards women. There's a real lack of remorse and it's a bit unnerving that someone who could do that is still wandering around. It pretty much feels like they were seen as easy targets, the murders casually planned and no fucks were given over the loss of life. Even sadder is with all the evidence, it's still so cold. It's obvious the murderer had zero clues as to forensic evidence. I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't have more bodies tied to him given what happened, and if he is a service member's child, it would be much easier to leave the country.
That was my thought too. Given that the DNA says East Asian and Southern European, but no matching fingerprints of foreign nationals, it is reasonable that the killer is a Japanese national. The skate park driving families out of the area makes me wonder if the father had an altercation with a skater (possible obsession with Americana?) that could have enraged that skater to become a killer? A local would have known that the area was relatively deserted and if they were illegitimate (I don't know if Japanese society is negative towards mixed races and/or illegitimacy) could well be harbouring deep seated resentment towards an apparently happy family who disparaged them and took revenge by destroying the entire family.
@@Amoreyna The DNA the military takes is only to identify remains and cannot be used for criminal matters. They still have to get a warrant and get new samples for that.
It's obviously that. Anyone who thinks a Japanese kid went to a restricted military base in the USA, specifically collected sand, and then came back is nuts. Maybe his dad worked on a Japanese US military base, and that sand entered his dad's bag from someone else at the base who was previously at the Cali one. Then from the dad to the son at home.
Rainbow3 I’ve seen some people saying it couldn’t be people from the skate park because it just seems ridiculous to have and argument with the family and kill them, but who knows what’s going on in the mind of a narcissistic psychopath. The smallest thing could trigger him. Plus at the time he was probably pretty close to leaving the country so in his mind he’s got nothing to loose.
You really believe someone stole his gun to set him up? It is more likely that he was working with another person and they continued to send letter afterwards to help exonerate Paul. They probably thought that he would be released if the "real" culprit kept sending letters. The other culprit must have been another member of the husband's family, angry about the wife's affair.
@@milkshieldch2828 three people: Paul's ex-wife (was my first thought watching this video btw), the superintendents son and a coworker of Mary. Though officials still maintain that it was Paul.
On the last story it sounds like the Sheriff is the key to cracking the case. However, me being curious I went to look up this guy, and it appears that he died 2 days ago.
The Blair Adams case has always confounded me. Especially the car keys! He sounds to me like someone who was having a schizophrenic break. Except he really did get murdered.
Definitely think he was coerced into being a drug mule and/or he was on the run from some people he owed money to. They tracked him down and a hit man got him. Just my theory.
Woah! So the first case the killer left his crap on the toilet unflush and leaving so many fingerprint, his saliva on the spoon, blood from his wounds. Until this day they have no idea about this guy.
@ nope it's not that lol cause trust me if you look at Americas track record it sucks we let Ted Bundy out several times to kill again. And other killers too. So catching them didn't mean shit. With Japan they stay in jail. Theres also the fact that if there is no record of a person in any database, haven't been printed or swabbed etc. Then even a "superior" american detective wouldn't be able to figure that out.
Is it coincidence that the first Japanese family have a poster of an American military plane on the wall and that the perp had been to a US airforce base?
I thought the same thing. I'm imagining the Japanese guy was a spy and his family was compromised as well. The US govt probably sent their own hitman in
The man died for his wife thinking she was innocent only for her to admit she was indeed having an affair after he was dead. Killer was definitely evil no doubt about that but had she fessed up to her husband he might would still be alive.
Only reason *I* really ever have heard of it (being a Washington state resident) is from an Unsolved Mysteries ep from many years ago. Same with the Blair Adams case; there was also a UM ep on that.
lol..from Worthington a north suburb of columbus ..my dad was raised just south of there was a pre-teen when this happen i remember all of that was big talk then
@@youropinionsareshitandsoar1954 The act of illegally roping in or even abducting people and selling them for multiple services, but most commonly sex. Many Prostitutes and Escorts are or were victims of the trade.
@@AverageAlien Agreed. It's the same with fingerprints... without anything to compare the evidence prints or DNA AGAINST, those bits of evidence are almost useless. Unless the perpetrator has been fingerprinted for a previous crime or has been printed for other reasons (job related perhaps), or has his DNA on file already for the same reasons or maybe for paternity tests, the perpetrator can not be positively identified. Any information the DNA could give the authorities is limited. Although, if the perpetrator has a blood-relative that DOES have his/her DNA on file, that can give the authorities a bit more to work with, but it's definitely not a straight path to the killer. It would however, narrow the suspect pool to some degree.
@@AverageAlien There can't be that many half-southern-Europeans living in a hundred mile radius of that home. Add in the general profile of the killer and you can narrow that down to a single-digit list of subjects.
Damn. Having first-hand experience dealing with someone with pretty severe Bipolar episodes, especially someone who was my beloved wife and the love of my life, (May she rest in Peace), I can attest to how extremely difficult it can be to have to deal with. It is a very confusing, irrational, and VERY dangerous state of mind that these people fall into through absolutely NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN. Even if someone is known to have stopped their medication at some point before a episode, that is just one of the effects of it coming on. They don't feel or realize it's coming on and some will start to think they are no longer in need of medication, OR, they simply forget they are supposed to take it. Their whole world perception becomes distorted. They believe the are part of groups or conspiracies at times. They can get extremely paranoid. And mostly, almost always completely irrational, to the point of not being able to reason with them. It can last 3 days. Or up to 2 weeks in my experience. They get boundless energy somehow (from some chemical reaction I'm assuming) and will go off on missions on foot for days and days at a time without the need to even sleep. Just picture someone going on a mini-cocaine binge for a week or so. They experience psychosis. But from my experience, not hallucinations. Their reasoning is completely erratic and non-nonsensical. So you're basically force to somehow "play along" with them, as long as it's not something too serious and can lead to a dangerous and harmful situation. Like one time for example, she was telling me that some teenagers that were living in our rooming house were sneaking into her room in the night through her closet even though the was an opening the size of about 2 inches for them to get through. I just nodded my head, but I also let her know that I thought it wasn't happening. But she trusted my judgment quite a bit at that time so she would listen a little bit to me. Another time she told me that she was heavily involved with the Hell's Angles, a tough-guy image and lifestyle she always revered and admired, to a degree. So when she told me this, I knew I had to go along with it. For the time being at least. The one thing I noticed after the first few times I had to go through these episodes with her was that when she would finally "come down" so to speak, and come back to her senses, she could somewhat remember the stuff she was doing and saying and believing. So she always had remorse and asked for understanding which I would give always give her. And that is one of the things that she appreciated the most about me. I accepted her with all her baggage and she was always willing to do the same. Although I was a pretty pragmatic down to earth person the whole time we were together, but that's not to say I didn't have baggage of my own you know? So anyways, that is my short version of my experiences with Bipolar disorder, and true unconditional love. I sincerely HOPE it may be able to help someone else out there come to terms with someone else they know who has to deal with this disorder. They need understanding. And they need HELP sometimes. If you love them, please don't let it get into the way of your happiness together. Because it can and most likely will get better over time. It did with us to the point that we didn't have ANY problems or even argued for the last 10 years of our marriage. Unfortunately she was taken from me by some health problem that couldn't be avoided. But I'll treasure my days with her for the rest of my life. All the ups, and the downs. Sorry for the long read. Thanks to anyone who gave it a read. And I hope that if it can help even one person in their own relationship with someone bipolar, or with some other mental illness. ✌😉
i am sorry for you. thank you for explaining your experience with this, this is an actual good explanation on bipolar disorder. i feel like a lot of these mysterious cases involving a “mysterious death” or “weird disappearance”, it can can all be explained by mental illness, but people like to speculate. also, a bipolar person that experiences psychosis can have hallucinations
My mom has bipolar disorder and some days she'll work herself into the ground with her job or new projects/obsessions she randomly decides she needs to focus on and some days she's so depressed she can't get out of bed. She tends to forget to take her medicine because of how busy she is during manic episodes, and simply doesn't have the energy to take them during her depressive episodes. Luckily, the type of bipolar she has isn't so severe that she has paranoid delusions or anything like that, but it's still incredibly hard to deal with. Thank you for sharing your experience and may your wife rest easy.
As someone with bipolar 2, (bless those with 1) it’s so sad to see what happens when medication is missed and the mania type 1 experiences. Before medication 3 years ago, I still feel sorry for those who interacted with me during that time.
i'm so confused by circleville i thought that was solved i watched a docu and they discovered it was a teacher who did similar things in the pasts and same hand writing
I think the sheriff and officers were conspiring to deal vigilante justice. they target unfaithful marriages because they can't normally punish people for those kinds of things. they think 'we try to clean up this town but can't do anything about this.' first they simply wanted to expose that womans affair. but after her husband died as a result of their tormenting (by accident imo) they decided to try and kill her too. To frame her in law who was also recently divorced was to get two birds with one stone. they even admit it's a set up in the letters. the lack of effort to track leads and tie loose ends,such as the yellow car or the letters going about despite having a convict, all point to corruption.
I'm too shy, so I don't usually comment, but considering you've reached 1M subs, I decided to finally to do so. I'm always happy and excited to see you've uploaded yet another video. I've been watching horror channels for years, and yours was one of the first ones I found, and, to this day, you manage to scare me (I've been following you since high school and I'm about to graduate from college!) Your videos always put a smile on my face. They're always well-thought and original, and it's clear you put a lot of your heart into them. I never know what to expect, and, to this day, I can't watch them during the night. The intro alone is enough to keep me up at night! Anyways. I'm rambling at this point, but all I want to say, once again, is: congrats! Thank you for these vids! They're amazing and I love them!
@Carey Hunt not always! I had a crazy old guy locate my name and location from youtube. He even ran a background search and likely found my families names as well. He claimed to have worked with homeland security or the police or something like that in the past, and I damn near quit youtube after that. The funny part is, we were arguing about aliens. Lmao
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Everything about the Circleville Writer story chills me to the core. Just the idea of an unknown being watching your every move and setting up freaking booby traps to, not only kill, but to frame a loved one for it is beyond terrifying.
What's just as scary is how evil that woman was cheating, lying, and only telling the truth after her husband had died. Circle view writer rightfully picked a deserving person
I have a feeling it was a family job. The cheaters brother in laws wife. See she was confided in probably knew the truth also had access to the gun and given the divorce why not get her soon to be ex put away so she would get everything including the kids with no one to stop her. The letter to the unsolved mysteries said the word “EL” witch is Spanish for the so maybe that’s a clue to who. The “we want you in jail” comments too make it seem like a family affair. Did anyone bother to check if the brother in law’s family had any yellow el Caminos or even ties to law enforcement….it is just way to coincidental it started with one family and ended with that one family. Also how the he’ll did the person who left the gun behind the poster not know anyone else would grab it and get shot. I’m guessing the gun didn’t go off because it was not meant to it could have been set up to look like it would go off but not actually be set to go off instead it was like the letter said literally setting it up to look like the brother in law because it was his gun. (Serial not fully scratched off and essentially just left there for show to give the cops a patsy mind you a cop would know about setting up dummy traps and not filing off serial numbers enough look into the man’s ex wife’s family bet there is a cop.)
no name it wouldn't be the first time someone has sent threatening letters to themselves posing as someone else, either for attention or to cover up a crime/wrongdoing they did
Growing up around Circleville, I can tell you this was the most interesting thing to ever happen there. The town is honestly a very nice place and if anything boring. And for those wondering. The pumpkin water tower pays tribute to the town’s annual pumpkin show.
It is one of the most strangest and most insane mysteries ever so it's quite a "interesting thing". Booby trapped gun, planted stolen gun with the serial deliberately shoddily taken off so he looks more guilty, Unsolved Mysteries being sent a letter years later, the signs, the stalking etc etc. It's just a nutty story.
In regards to the first case, the conviction rate for the Japanese police can be very misleading. 96% Sounds like they are doing a good job but the thing is, they won't take it to court unless they have a slam dunk case and they rely heavily on confessions above all. Once taken to court, most cases won't have a jury and judges are reluctant to not convict once the prosecution has brought it to trial. Can you imagine having such evidence like blood samples, finger prints, only 130 of those clothes sold in Japan at the time, detailed information of where the suspect has been and still have ZERO suspects? Especially considering the number of people that would be half Asian that would be living in the area at the time. Someone knows something.
@@Printerthing That... that doesn't logically follow. How did that make sense in your head? In the video, the statistic that was mentioned referred to *_homicides,_* and that 96% of instances of that specific type of crime had been "solved." You then saying "oh but that's different from conviction rates" doesn't mean anything. Of course it's going to be slightly different from the figures regarding total conviction rates of all crime in general, but nobody's talking about all crime in general, we're talking about homicides. Please stay on topic. When someone has been convicted of a crime, no matter what crime that is, police will tell everyone that that case has been... what was that word again...? Oh, right. *_Solved._* Regardless of whether they actually caught the true perpetrator or not. It's a misleading statistic. That's the whole point. You beating this dead horse of "but you said conviction rates and LM said 'solved cases'" as though that is in any way significantly different tells me that you're not interested in a discussion, you're just looking for people to argue with.
Adams sounded like he was going through a manic and/or psychotic episode. The recklessness with money, paranoia, constant need to move/travel. People with addictions are usually self medicating mental illness. No idea why his murderer did it tho
I used to listen to your stuff all the time a few years ago then I had to stop due to paranoia and anxiety but I came back to listen cause I missed it so much, AND YOU HAVE A MILLION SUBS DUDE IM SO HAPPY FOR YOU!! I know I'm really late to the congregation train but if you see this I wanted you to know you're one of my favorite creators and please keep it up you're amazing!
Yeah I think I might need to take a break soon bc I’ve been getting lowkey paranoid that somebody could break into my home and kill me out of nowhere 😬 it’s causing me a little bit of anxiety. i thought i was the only one but im glad to know i’m not!! all of these creepy stories have me paranoid that it could happen to me.
@Megan Thomas hey, I get it. But it makes me double check my locks more consistently, so as long as I limit myself to one binge listen a week, it's easier to stay vigilant without being totally paranoid. I do live alone, and I like to check all the rooms and locks just to make sure all is in order!
Who just happens to find the small tip of a finger on the side of a “dusty”,dirty,trash littered and busy main highway??? And the brother’s girlfriend also happens to find a bag of her belongings mysteriously in the refrigerator at a convenience store? Each time a find is made after the mother gets a call? I don’t believe in coincidence.
The thing about Hudson, Florida is that it's just a plain ol' dirty town. It's full of dirty people, gross strip clubs, "massage parlors", and has lots of tent cities because of the MANY homeless people there. I know all of this because I lived there for a short while a few years ago, and no lie, I lived right off of New York Ave. I grew up in Pasco county but in a different city and we would drive through Hudson often. 19 is busy but the person who found the finger tip was probably a vagrant, or possibly even a prostitute because there are also many of them, walking up and down the highway. Also wanted to add that there is a Star Motel on 19 that's popular with pay by the hour customers. Not sure if it was called "Starlight" back when Diane disappeared but I thought it was a bit coincidental none the less.
The weird part about that first one is in the US if you could talk they will take information about who you are almost immediately. How do you get treatment at a hospital without being identified?
Right! I guess in Japan they treated the wound first then when they left to get paperwork in order he was gone from the room? Also he had already tended to the wounds before he arrived at the hospital, remember the med kit the family had and Lazy saying the suspect used it after he killed the last 2 females. He must’ve made a story up about already signing his info and that a nurse helped attend to it with what he used before so they just had to finish it off with a doctor. I don’t know honestly. Anyways you’re absolutely right they should have made him give his info before hand.
@@fullonsociopath exactly what I was thinking, in my country by law of anyone comes in with a knife or gunshot wound the police are to be immediately called to investigate
I remember hearing about Circleville before. The fact that despite being in prison, paul was told he was still sending them out was total bullshit. Shoulda been obvious it wasnt him at that point
I just started looking into this and hooooo boy, it indeed is a rabbit hole to go down. Theories of it being him and having accomplices continue writing letters to exonerate him, to Mary, the one having the affair, to various family members... I had fully intended on sleeping tonight but I guess not.
I lived in Circleville for a year in college. After watching this I asked my friend who still loves there about the letters, and apparently people avoid talking about it.
The cases that always get me are the ones where people behave really strangely and there’s all kinds of physical and/or video evidence of them doing weird things before they’re found murdered or they disappear under mysterious circumstances. I think some of the cases where people disappear could be chalked up to a mental health episode, but others are really strange. Especially the murders.
I dont know if this has been said already but the "Sand from Edwards AFB" is not unique to the AFB. Same sand is found for miles around that base in the Mojave. I camp out there often, the wind will blow it all around for miles. In the area are a few off road parks. It is not a stretch to think that this guy might have gone dirt biking / off roading at one of these parks.
Lazy, regarding the Diane Augat case, the way you explained it makes me wonder if she had been caught up in a human trafficking ring or something like that. The "Starlight" business name could have been a front for something. Also, she had been seen at the Coral Sands Motel, which was managed by Gary Robert Evers, prior to her disappearance (and he had been charged with murder in 2001). This is just speculation, but it is intriguing.
I not only read that in his voice but the music started playing in my head too. You never really lose your first brush with "horror". I thought it was horror at the time, but now I see it was true crime. I didn't know the difference as a kid.
First story, about that "97% cases solved rate". It's not actually because the police are competent, Japan puts the burden of proof on the citizen and not the state(because the state can never be wrong, right?) so it's incredibly difficult to prove your innocence in Japan and, consequently, most cases end in a conviction.
@@SatoshiKong Yeah, especially when you consider that japan has one of the worst prison systems in the world: www.nytimes.com/1996/07/08/world/prisons-in-japan-are-safe-but-harsh.html
@@SatoshiKong Not only that, but many minor crimes go unpunished because the alternative is to pretty much condemn the first suspect to prison. It's less about the people being incompetent and more of a peer pressure problem, Japan is really not into calling out your colleagues on being wrong with their whole honor to family and work tradition, so judge, jury and police are more or less forced to agree on any charges and put people in jail rather than defend an innocent suspect by proving others are wrong as that would dishonor them.
Ok wtf, my nans name is diane. Shes bipolar and has the tip of one of her fingers missing. She 63 and has 2 sisters.. this is starting to freak me tf out...
The second story seems like a schizophrenic break, and once he got to Knoxville he ran afoul of someone, just a random-ass mugging gone wrong, or straight up wrong place, wrong time sort of thing. Tried to take the money--got it out if the bag, but got spooked and dropped it as they ran.
Being treated for schizoaffective disorder myself, I can attest the dude most likely had schizophrenia. The paranoia that victims experience results from "over-thinking", to a point where your brain's crossing signals and you can't distinguish your own thoughts from your surroundings. I've only experienced it a few times when I ran out of meds, and let me tell you, the pain I was feeling was impossible to describe. I feel bad for the guy knowing he probably endured weeks of that, plus worse. 😓
I'm familiar with the case. He left out a detail where a witness said that they heard a woman scream that night near the hotel. I assume he happened across some drug addict who, seeing Blair's odd behavior, might have assumed he had the good stuff. Especially with having bags and money. So they killed him with a bat, crowbar, pipe, whatever blunt object they had. This would explain why none of the money was taken; the killer was too occupied trying to find drugs. First the bags which turned up nothing, so they started checking him, thus why he was undressed. They did check his mouth, opened his shirt to see if there was anything there, removed his socks to check them, his pants and underwear to check there, and yes, his butthole showed evidence that they may have forcefully checked his anus for baggies. In the middle of this, a female witness comes across the scene and screams, scaring the killer and making them run off, maybe only grabbing a few bits of money on their way out. As for the woman screaming, there are reasons she might not have come forward as a witness - outstanding warrants, a prostitute, who knows. That's just my theory, though.
@Toxic Delirium I'm saying that they must have assumed he had drugs either as a fellow user (odd behavior) or as a dealer (his money). It's the only reason I can think of as to why he was undressed, given a cavity search, and the money was ignored - because money was not the immediate motive (more concerned with finding any drugs first) and they were interrupted before they could get around to collecting it (the female scream scaring them off). That is again just a theory though, and I can see where you're coming from - even a druggie would see money, especially gold and what have you, and probably pocket a good chunk of that while doing the cavity search. Run off with one of the bags of cash, at least.
If you looked down at a handful of cash you'd just stolen from someone you'd killed, and saw foreign money in it-- yeah, maybe you'd just drop it as 'too much trouble'.
Agreed. From what I've heard, the cops basically are afraid of the Yakuza and let them do whatever they want as long as they dont have to publicly get involved with them. I wouldn't doubt that it was a Yakuza member, especially with all the weird shit he did like surfing the internet or eating ice cream.
@@Area-5l my guess is he ordered used stuff online, like korean shoes and a bag that happened to be of an american air force official, and it's just a coincidence.
Why the sadism when killing the women then? And the overconfidence after the murders? Wouldn't an assassin be more direct and leave when the murders are done? I also find it it interesting that he strangled the boy instead of stabbing him.
it could have been another person . i believe she was actually having an affair with more than 1 person. hell if she is cheating with 1 probably more. and they got jealous.
“96% of homicides are solved”. No, 96% of the homicides taken to court end with a guilty verdict, MANY times with false accusations. In japan they only take people to court if prosecutors are very confident that they have enough evidence to convict the person. You also have a next to 0% chance of being exonerated from a crime you didn’t commit because their society is terribly afraid of admitting that their legal institutions are fallible. That is also why they only take you to court if they’re sure they can get you. Read up about the justice system in Japan it’s actually pretty messed up but interesting. 👍
So, you’re saying that if There’s the slightest piece of evidence missing that would help the authorities running a case against you, they won’t even waste time taking your ass to court? That Sounds pretty Strange to me..
That's what I was thinking on the second case. His bizarre behavior sounds like sleep deprivation from all the traveling, and the money seems like it could be for drugs. Whoever murdered him might've been spooked by a noise or something and didn't have time to grab all the valuables.
Sounds to me like the first one was a thrill kill. The second one was a molester or rapist and the family was following him. The third sounds NOTHING like human trafficking.. Human trafficking goes for young women... more like she owed someone from her harder substance habit. Either they killed her, or they "worked" her.
Concerning Dianne, is it possible that some sicko did research on Dianne’s case and then made up bags containing stuff that she would have used hoping it would be discovered by a family member
I've always found it interesting that Lazy has managed to condition my mind to feel relieved when the outro music kicks in. He does such a great job building a tense and creepy mood when he reads his stories that when the music fades in, I know things are over. But in reality the ending song is kinda creepy too but I feel a sense of relief when I hear it.
This is the very first LM video I ever watched and from the moment I saw it I was hooked on LM. Praise be to the TH-cam algorithms which recommended you to me about two and a half years ago now - it feels like it was only yesterday ❤
NEW LAZY VIDEO. Seriously these videos are listening materials for when your occupied with something else. Me personally I like to listen to your videos when i play story based video games
I have a theory about the Circleville writer: they were a priest. Think about it; a small town like Circleville would likely only need one priest, and if that priest knew everybody's confessions and was twisted enough to do something like that, it would be incredibly easy for him. This doesn't explain the letter to the Unsolved Mysteries crew, but I have some suspicion that that one may have been a prank pulled by one of the crewmembers. Again, this is just a theory, but it's the only logical explanation I can think of.
But then why would the cheated husband have been killed? Also, a letter from the priest would have been like, if you don't confess your affair God's wrath will fall upon you, that kind of shit.
I like the way you think, Grace. There's no evidence for the theory (or really any theory on this case), but "asshole priest goes self-styled vigilante over people's sins" is totally something I'd read a book about.
There's nothing more terrifying then hearing "That's the last anyone ever saw her..." Then "THERES NOTHING MORE RELAXING THEN SITTING ON THE COUCH AND PLAYING SOME CANDY CRUSH SAGAAAAAA!!!!"
I'm really glad you included the Blair Adams case. I live not too far from the area where Blair was found, and it's one of those cases that never really leaves my mind despite being largely unknown locally. It's worth noting that the location where all of this happened is a major interstate exit off I-40, so it's possible that Knoxville wasn't his actual destination, and he just happened to stop for gas there. There was also food in his stomach that may have been from a nearby Cracker Barrel, where he was (possibly) last sighted before going to the hotel. I have my theories about what exactly happened to him, but my hunch is that whoever did it was local, and that there are people who know who did it but have kept their mouths shut. The investigation is still ongoing as of 2017, but obviously nothing major has come up.
the entire thing kinda sounds like he was following the instructions of a ransomer or blackmailer or something. the fact that the car people don't respond the way he thought they would to the strange key situation really REALLY gave off those vibes. also the stuff he said to his mom and his friends...i think the dude was a bad sexual predator and someone found out / had proof, and this was all some revenge charade. idk why but i feel like that dude was a bad dude.
@@hi-pk3hr I think he just somehow got mixed up with the wrong people, possibly relapsed and got back into drugs/ or something else and owed the wrong people money. I don't think he was a bad dude, there is no evidence to suggest he was a sexual predator like at all. But I agree with the strange key situation theory.
I watched the episode of The Circleville Writer on Unsolved Mysteries and thought it was a bit creepy. Then when Robert Stack showed how the writer wrote to THEM, threatening them not to come, and how it's not often they themselves become part of their own investigation story, my jaw dropped.
Sad about the many missing persons all across the US, and especially in the South. "If Diane Augat is still alive she'd be 61". I'm 65 so, she is about the age of my younger sister, still could be a senior. However, one who has not checked in for many years it doesn't look good. Also "trusting strangers" might be code for "works dates"; we know how many of these women disappear or die early..
The original "Unsolved Mysteries" with Robert Stack still scares me to this day and I'm almost 50. I don't know if it is the music or that man's voice 😂😂😂
These all break my heart, but the Diane one makes me particularly sad. I know someone who has had a very similar situation, luckily they are good and safe on medication now, but there have been some close calls where it could've ended up like Diane's story. Having a mental disorder and going missing like that, where people take advantage of you in your unstable state, it's terrifying. I hope that Diane somehow made it out safe.
the solved or unsolved mysteries with some kind of twist are always my favorites. like the "'solved' mysteries where the plot thickened" or the "finally solved mysteries with huge red herrings." always the best.
First, I love your channel! Thank you for hours of cryptic stories and criminal cases. Second, are you the one that narrated a story from long ago called The Little Girl in Newgrounds by Katy Towell (Tim Jones)? Your voice has always sounded so familiar and today I remembered that animation, which I loved back in the day. Please clarify! This is driving me nuts!
CONGRATULATIONS LAZY!!! I've been with you a REALLY long time and am SO happy for you! 1M...amazing. You are such a wonderful, natural storyteller. So talented and you could really do anything - voice over, acting, etc. I wish you much more success! I hope you keep following your heart and stay true to your dreams. Your humble brilliance serves you well! Bravo!!! Stay healthy & very happy! xoxo
Long time fan and I have really appreciated your channel for years but during quarantine months your channel has helped my family and I from boredom so thanks Lazy Masquerade
2nd story - - Guy convicted of burglary tries to enter the US by ferry: Denied entry - Same guy also suspected of vehicle theft tries to enter the US on foot: Denied entry - Same guy rents a car and tries to enter the US: Welcome in, we love your new car And the bottle of water in my backpack is the problem at the airport?
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1M subs. The Lazy Legion grows strong. Good… goooood… (but seriously, thanks gang!)
Are u gonna do anything for this milestone?
I missed your voice
Lazy Masquerade you the best Lazy. Been here since the beginning always supporting however way I can.
Been smashing the like button so you don't smash me...but this time it calls for a celebration....should I smash the like button or nah?
Jokes aside, once again congratulations! Been a fan of your channel for a few years now, and now you're here! Here's to more spooky content!
You deserve even more than this
Killer from the first case: Here's my blood, my fingerprints, my saliva, and my entire outfit
Authorities: *Beats me*
aimee k looks like a coverup to me.
aimee k must’ve been the wind
aimee k Dont forget about the poop
His DNA was probably in no databases, but it's still pretty vexing that they couldn't figure it out.
He probably had ties to the Yakuza.
"He even used their toilet and didn't flush"
Despicable.
DISGUSTING
@The Curious Mind At that time, we did not have the celebrities reminding us unwashed masses to wash.
🤣😂🤣😂
Yeah thats messed up he took a dump and left it
I bet he used all the toilet paper
"Maybe you can help solve them."
Yes, me who in their mid thirties still forgets where she parked in a store parking lot will bust this case wide open!
If you can find your car you can solve these crimes and catch these killers. Believe in yourself!
😋🤣maybe you will
Lol
and me in my mid 30's who would forget where ive put something even though its still in my hand
@@cucumber623 lol I did that with my phone a couple times lol
The last one pissed me off, the guy still was stuck in jail even tho the letters kept coming and even he got letters himself? That wreaks of corruption
you're wreaking havoc on the spelling of reek there my bro
@@Paul-mq5yn I clicked to see replies just out of hope it was someone spelling 'reek'
So much corruption. I tell my friend stories of it and he just laughs.
10 years of that guys life got wasted for nothing. I feel bad for him
"I'm the killer, I'm trying to help you get out. I feel for you bro."
I'm not so sure those 96% of murder cases that have been solved were actually "solved." Japan's criminal justice system is notorious for its lack of due process and zealous obsession with obtaining a confession, whether true or not.
Not to mention they often close unsolved cases as suicides, which also contributes to inflating their notoriously high suicide rate.
I agree, my feeling was that he was associated with the military and both the american govt and japanese govt knew who did it but didn’t disclose it to the public due to creating even more resentment the Japanese people already have for the American military stationed there.
The kind of 'solving' that solves nothing.
They have an "guilty until proven innocent" mindset that doesn't help. No plea bargains either. Their legal system is damn near draconic. But since it's Japan, A.K.A. the Garden of Eden, of course it's perfect.
@@thomaswillard6267 south korea higher
That first story gives me chills. Imagining finding so many evidence at the house and still not being able to identify the killer. How is that even possible?
QuietBEGalaxy
I’ve always suspected that if killers aren’t married to the victim, aren’t at the crime scene with the weapon nearby, and aren’t doing it for drug related reasons, then cops are generally at a loss.
There have been killers who have had sketches of them plastered all over the place who were never even identified
@@tekbarrier I heard of studies that they can put missing children, RIGHT NEXT to flyers with their pictures on them and no one ever spots them.
could have been related to law inforcement
he was probably doing "turism" in Japan, he probably belongs somewhere in America
I am going to be honest here. Lazy you have been a part of my life for many years now. I am from Slovakia. People do not know much english here. But after i introduced your videos to my friends, they became addicted to them and they are actually learning english from them. I just want to say a huge thank you, every time you upload a video my Day gets way better and the same is True for my friends. Keep up the good work. Greetings from Slovakia. 🙂
That is amazing to hear! I am a foreigner living in Slovakia as well and i know how difficult can it get for them to communicate in english!
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@@EmpSandra Yes, it is true. It is amazing how people can affect lives without even knowing about it. Because for me and my friends, this is entertaining, interesting, and educating all the same time. We often watch them in groups and theorize about these stories and sometimes even share our own between us. So again THANK YOU LAZY.
Interesting
Good to know that im not the only one from Slovakia here 😁
As an old resident of Circleville let me tell you no one talks about this. You don't ask questions, you don't say anything about it, you pretend nothing happened and move on. I asked my Vice Principal at one point in the hall, casual as can be. He side eyed me and told me to get to class. It was his code for mind your business. It was the same for my Science teacher and English teachers. The older generation knows something but no one says anything.
Well given the letter from unsolved mysteries had the word “EL” in it witch is clearly Spanish for the maybe it was the Spanish teacher. I would just assume it was the man who got put in prisons wife given she had access to the gun knew the initial victim and was one of the “trusted 3.” Im guessing she was the sister of the woman’s husband who died in the car wreck and knew about the affair (usually women family will confide in each other at least that’s how my ex family was.) just a thought though. By her husband being in jail she also gets everything including the kids and they divorce would be in her favor. Sounds like a family (the we want you in jail…we) setup to me.
It may sound bizzare but from as little I know, I would say the sherrif or someone close to him is likely the suspect.
You're 14 . Hush
@@cactu5jack theyre literally old dumbo
I probably would've kept being like "Why?".
Lazy Masquerade: "Well, brace yourselves, it only gets weirder and darker from here."
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What have they done?
i got a liberty mutual insurance add the Emu is certainly weird
I meaaaan... I definitely didn't get an ad for a yeast infection but then again I dont even have a pussy, so was the ad right? lol
What timing!🤣
Lmfao
“You’ve probably never heard of circleville”
Me, who has absolutely heard of circleville and doesn’t live very far away: *gulp*
Yeetus Vanitas Same. I also love how any city in Ohio is always described as “such and such hours from Columbus/Cincinnati/Cleveland “
Gallia county down here
83gemm because Columbus, Cleveland and Cincinnati are the major cities in Ohio, it’s makes sense
Walker-Mac Fitness we live right beside each other.
Hiya, neighbor.
@83gemm Also, any place is considered “right down the road” or “just next door” if it’s within a couple hours driving distance. ;7
“The affair started AFTER the letters started.”
Not...sure how she thought that made her sound better. So you started an affair AFTER receiving a creepy letter threatening you and your children? Did the letter convince you that you just HAD to have an affair with the superintendent?
Right? Plus, who leaves their wife and kids alone at home when you're actively receiving letters from somebody threatening your family?
And why not go to the police immediately?
Too many unanswered questions.
@@johnnyguit-fiddle2088 I mean... To be fair, calling the police over a letter threatening your life sounds about as stupid as calling the police over an internet troll threatening your life.
Though I do wonder if they tried to check for fingerprints on the letter. To write something, your hand would have to brush across it- there would at least be sweat.
I wonder what the writer really wanted. Clearly it wasn't to make her confess; she did that and then they tried to kill her anyway. But they did kind of a bad job. I'm surprised more of the signs weren't boobytrapped. Like... how'd they know she'd go for that one specifically?
What freaks me out is that the writer seems to be more than one person. It also weirds me out that whoever they were knew about her affair in the first place. It must of been someone the superintendent was close with, right?
TheWorldofLivvy
You bring up a good point. You think maybe some powerful local official might have had a thing for her and was getting back at her for regecting him?🤔They themselves might not have a high position but plenty of connections.
@@LilyKatina Theres a pretty strong theory that SHE was the writer, it's based on a few things:
1. Her letters were WRONG. The whole town was recieving letters and hers stated she had been in an affair with someone she would later marry, but had no romantic connections with prior.
2. She finds a booby trap AIMED AT HER, yet she managed to not only NOT trigger it, but also gets it and brings it to authorities. The trap being some kinda 'lul b8ed' sign, and she went to yank it down. More importantly NO ONE ELSE saw these signs in the investigation.
3. Her ex brother in law, who's gun was in the trap, was good friends with her, who was close with her. On the pistol, the serial number filing... it shows intent to stay hidden, yet they stopped short of actually concealing it, i.e. it looks like a set up.
4. She was a bus driver, who could've easily heard everyone's dirty secrets (or if a school bus driver, I've never heard confirmation of it)... I mean, c'mon, kids talk.
The theory is that she had a thing for the affair guy and HATED her marriage, started the letters, stole the gun, planted it, and got what she wanted. Husband gone, new lover, and a fall guy.
Selvin - When you put it like that it does make sense, if she’s given the right motive. But if she planned all that, why bother sending one to a TV station? She had no reason to do that.
Timestamps
1:03 The Setayaga Family Massacre
10:25 The Last Days of Blair Adams
17:50 Where is Diane Louise Augat?
23:35 The Circleville Writer
I think most people just assume the circleville writer was a hoax. Or just someone really really mad at some people
Thank you
I'd kiss you for the effort you put into finding and narrating these stories but that's against protocol these days.
Seductive Distancing
What are you some kind of homophobic bigot
You may kiss me instead sir, no tongues(unless your willing!) Christ I need to stop drinking 😘😘😘
No homo or anything bros, but that’s gay !!
Luke E stfu
The thumbnail is lazy giving me a prostate exam
The best things happen in the dark, eh?
I passed mine without studying :D
Those feel good, if the its a hot girl lol
this combined with the term "rabbit hole" makes me wonder wtd (what the duck) you have been doing with a certain type of rodent...
OH GOD
Lots of people have mentioned that the reason the conviction rate in Japan is so high is because of their low standards of investigative and prosecutorial proof, but no one seems to realize how much weirder that makes this case. This was a high profile crime with mountains of evidence and an incredibly narrow range of potential suspects and it happened in a country infamous for its zealous approach to prosecution, yet they haven't the foggiest idea who dunnit. That seems fishy as shit to me.
I think it means they usually just pin murders on someone who's convenient, but in this case they couldn't because fingerprints and DNA could prove their innocence.
@@kragary Right.
@ That cannibal case always comes to my mind when I hear about Japan's justice system, and that girl that got tortured by three boys. What is Japan doing?? Honestly!
@@Othman1992on America ain't much better
@@ienzio7795 Fair point.
She swore she started the affair after receiving the letters? As if she was like "oh, yknow, that's actually a really good idea, I should sleep with the super intendent"
If anything it makes it worse
She obviously had no qualms with barefaced lies. Lied to her poor sod of a husband about the affair and only after she drove him into his death and things were escalating, she confessed but even then couldn't tell the truth about the thing. Says a lot about such a person.
that's actually a really good point LMAO
How does entire family let one person kill them all , pathetic
"Do nothing to hurt Sheriff Radcliffe."
I'm sure Sheriff Radcliffe had nothing to do with this and the letter writer just thought he was an upstanding guy, am I right?
Check out the Dark Histories podcast for a more indepth look at Circleville.
lmao "hahaha i have no idea who this sheriff radcliffe guy is but don't you dare lay a damn finger on him"
Of course! 😉
I'm wondering why Lazy didn't read those parts of the letter... Those were both very odd parts and imperative to the mystery!! Esp after sherriff claimed dude was drunk!! 🤔
@@toshirodragon oooh thanks that sounds cool!! Gonna check it out!!
First case.
Okay just spitballing but, mixed heritage, wasn't fingerprinted entering Japan, was on American military base.
If I was the investigator I'd have been looking for any kids of American military with Japanese women.
Given I know mixed kids of GIs face a lot of discrimination in some places, I can totally see that having birthed at least one extreme misogynist psycho type.
It'd explain why their fingerprints weren't on file as a foreigner (having been born in Japan) and why they'd have been on an American military base (either visiting dad, or having gone there looking for their father)
Tony M this was exactly what i was thinking. maybe the son of an american visiting family in japan?
This makes sense
Close 2what 1 thought, if u find my comment.
Exactly what I thought when listening to the story. It is a dependent of someone who is active military with an Asian wife (or the reverse). That would explain the Korean and sand from an American airbase. Dependent DNA is not routinely collected only the sponsor DNA so it would not be on file. Interesting that you can get treated without having to show any documents of any kind. Weird. I was stationed in Korea and Germany so I had clothing from both along with my wife and kids. Plus, we had traveled extensively in the US before moving overseas so lots of opportunity to pick up dirt and sand from all over. Great thinking Tony M.
Yes this make sense. A lot of race mixed kids tend to have identity problems. Elliot Rodger was one example: he hated being mixed race. It wasn’t the only reason he became insane though. And also, hiding in my room has that same mixed race (specifically hapa identity issue)
On the first case, I think that the man who killed that family is definitely a military dependent. The way he killed that family and sat and ate ice cream and slept in the house with their dead bodies is chilling.
There have been many gruesome crimes committed by American military personnel on innocent civilians in Japan. Pretty sure the Americans covered this up.
About this behaviour, I'm not so sure. I remember this horrible crime in France, a few years ago. A man, living alone, was brutally murdered in his own house. The murderer stayed for almost a day in the house, next to the corpse, drinking coffee, using the computer, etc. The police managed to catch him. It was a homeless man, with no crime record and no particular past. He did not know the man, and said he just wanted to enjoy the house for a bit.
DoubleZeta04 Gundam covered it up how? Americans weren't in charge of the investigation
Uh no. I lived in Japan and the Japanese government does not allow that to happen trust me. They are very adamant about making sure that when American military do heinous things to their people, all branches of military suffer. I worked with the Air Force and have seen it first hand. They even have a curfew because of things that happened decades ago.
@@cardaminehalax2081 he wanted to enjoy the house for a bit. haha well that's pretty chilling, especially while he was chilling out with his new buddy.
In regards to the second case, I'm always confused when people who were involved with the victim or the perpetrator remember that that person was saying weird things like 'someone's trying to kill me' before they die. How do those things come up in conversation, and how do they go out of conversation without any more details?
I would think that it's bc when you know someone who says that...we tend to think they are being paranoid. So, you just ease the Convo to something else.
@@andthoseotherguys okay if one of my friends says hey someone's trying to kill me and then trying to change the subject I would demand more answers!!
@@WhitneyDahlin Eh, I'm not a nosey person. And honestly, you may have more level headed friends than I do. Lol
There's a well known theory that Adams was witnessing a drug dealing or murder scene and the perpetrators saw him, explaining why he become paranoid and left his home.
It’s also possible for people to be having mental episodes.
One thought about the first case: I don't know that it's necessarily a logical conclusion that the killer hated women. They made him work for it. They fought back, and if they raised the ladder to the room, he'd had to have found a way to climb up there on his own. He was probably pissed, especially since things weren't going exactly as planned with a broken knife. It tells me he had a temper, not necessarily that he hated the gender of the victims.
Very good point
As soon as he popped his head up through that opening...I would've brained him with whatever I had lying around.
that poor family 💔
My thoughts exactly
I feel like people are overzealous in applying that particular pathology to criminals in general. People like to think there's more misogyny in the world than there actually is and end up seeing what they expect to, whether it's there or not, especially when you have such a horrific act with no intelligible motive.
@@landonhagan450 that's also reasonable to say. if we can't find an immediate obvious reason why killers did what they did we leave it to our own perceptive opinions to fill in the gap. he had a plan to kill with a particular weapon and that broke, this probably screwed up his already insane thinking and sent him into a range, and more things kept going wrong. then they fought back and so on so he was probably enraged. atleast that's my opinion.
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@@LazyMasquerade cringe.
@@sambenjamin8576 wholesome cringe tho
Missed watching these vids, just what we need for quarantine!
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Mrs Derka nope
Where are you at?? Our horrorinte ended last week thankfully. What a nightmare
If anything will stop you leaving the house.
The first story is just horrifying. The killer left so much evidence he was practically _BEGGING_ to be caught and yet they still can't identify him.
Maybe he was confident he wouldn’t be caught. And knew they wouldn’t put together the evidence
@@whitedragoness23
I doubt he could have known that. Many murder cases have been solved with far less physical evidence than this one
@@redpillfreedom6692true, very true, he was just lucky nothing checked out. Or sloppy and has killed before. I just feel like dna testing might have been a thing back then and if so why not use the blood to check for male dna?
It always made me feel weird seeing pictures of the deceased people, before they were murdered, doing normal stuff posing at the camera .Only if they knew those pictures were to serve later for documentation of their murders...
Ikr!? Sometimes I can’t look at old photos of me or my family/friends cuz it feels eery now😞
Here, here! Smh😩😩
I have that thinking about these things: If they did this longer or did something else, they'd still be alive
Sometimes I wonder what photos they would use of me if I went missing or something....morbid but I still wonder
That's a good thing...that you feel weird seeing pictures of the dead back when they were living. Means somewhere along the lines, you put some value on life. If you didn't feel weird, I'd be concerned
"In Japan 96% of homicides are solved."
Bit of a deceptive figure. 96% of homicides end in a conviction. That will happen when the system is heavily stacked against defendants and they don't practice "Innocent until proven guilty."
Exactly. The number of forced confessions is also amazing. Interestingly, 'homicide' and 'robbery-homicide' are different categories in Japan, so that makes these numbers even less credible.
Lol nice name
Rad name!! Lol
That explains a lot of Ace Attorney
Watch out for space nazis
Imagine murdering an entire innocent family, then just going home and casually continue your life. Jesus Christ.
I can imagine😏
@@meikaaa9042 edgy teenager spotted!
@@meikaaa9042 oh look, another pathetic edgy teenager. go outside
If thats all that person did, don't if they just didnt go out and do more weird and sick things.
@@AtlisDe no kidding!
The first one always makes me wonder if the sand was incidental. I'm not super knowledgeable about the US military prescence in Japan and the USFJ but it seems plausible that the bag could have been owned by a US airman stationed in Japan and purchased second-hand by the killer...I know I've thrifted plenty of bags that have dirt/sand/crumbs trapped in creases in the lining. Obviously this isn't anything more than conjecture and I'm not the smartest armchair sleuth out there, it just makes me sad to think that something that could be a red herring could be providing such a distraction.
It could very well be that. Especially if the guy bounced around a bit. USAF personnel when stationed in South Korea can easily take a trip over to Japan and I've known people who did that or been at one of the bases proper in the country. He may not even have bought it but have stolen it from a passing visitor. And it may have happened way before the murders.
Another possibility, given the ancestry of the murderer, it's not impossible that he's a service member's child and got the bag from a parent. It would be nice to know when the bag itself was manufactured (recent or if it was pretty old), as it may have been in someone's closet totally forgotten and not known to be missing.
I also know that back in 2002 the US military was big on DNA samples for everyone that needed any kind of clearance. It's been so long that I can't comment on exactly when the military started taking DNA samples routinely for entering members at basic or if they did it for everyone, but's it a big possibility that the USAF and the military, in general, would have had a match at the time of the 2000 murder. And if that service member had been in before DNA became routine for the military, especially if he is a child of a service member.
Edwards is by/on a historic dried lake bed, making it pretty easy to identify sand. However, in this case, it feels like it's not a real important piece of information. As others have mentioned, the police force in Japan is notorious for pressuring false confessions, saying things are suicide when they're not, or at times pointing at foreigners like the military but not asking that countries military for aid.
This case has always really bothered me. Given Japan's population issues, it's already pretty unusual to have a neighborhood that's so old and empty. It's obvious that the killer was not disturbed by the murders, at least at the time he committed them and camped out in the house. (he would have had to walk past the father's body to use the bathroom, for example). The women may have been treated more brutally just due to his plans being disrupted and that they weren't "cooperative" in the whole dying front (making it harder to go back up there, fighting back, trying to call for help, him having to go get another weapon, pain from being injured) and not anything to do with hatred towards women. There's a real lack of remorse and it's a bit unnerving that someone who could do that is still wandering around. It pretty much feels like they were seen as easy targets, the murders casually planned and no fucks were given over the loss of life.
Even sadder is with all the evidence, it's still so cold. It's obvious the murderer had zero clues as to forensic evidence. I wouldn't be surprised if he didn't have more bodies tied to him given what happened, and if he is a service member's child, it would be much easier to leave the country.
That was my thought too. Given that the DNA says East Asian and Southern European, but no matching fingerprints of foreign nationals, it is reasonable that the killer is a Japanese national. The skate park driving families out of the area makes me wonder if the father had an altercation with a skater (possible obsession with Americana?) that could have enraged that skater to become a killer? A local would have known that the area was relatively deserted and if they were illegitimate (I don't know if Japanese society is negative towards mixed races and/or illegitimacy) could well be harbouring deep seated resentment towards an apparently happy family who disparaged them and took revenge by destroying the entire family.
@@Amoreyna The DNA the military takes is only to identify remains and cannot be used for criminal matters. They still have to get a warrant and get new samples for that.
Maybe the guy was a kid of a soldier that was born in Japan.
It's obviously that. Anyone who thinks a Japanese kid went to a restricted military base in the USA, specifically collected sand, and then came back is nuts. Maybe his dad worked on a Japanese US military base, and that sand entered his dad's bag from someone else at the base who was previously at the Cali one. Then from the dad to the son at home.
The first case has to be one of the most terrifying cases from the the victims perspective, can you imagine
Have Not I know! That poor family
Rainbow3 I’ve seen some people saying it couldn’t be people from the skate park because it just seems ridiculous to have and argument with the family and kill them, but who knows what’s going on in the mind of a narcissistic psychopath. The smallest thing could trigger him. Plus at the time he was probably pretty close to leaving the country so in his mind he’s got nothing to loose.
seeing the family photo is so heart breaking, poor family, hope the killers burns in hell!
😔
@@geester I am burning the killer now as we speak
I have looked into circleville. Paul Freshour was absolutely "set up". That man did time for something he did not do. So, so sad.
You really believe someone stole his gun to set him up? It is more likely that he was working with another person and they continued to send letter afterwards to help exonerate Paul. They probably thought that he would be released if the "real" culprit kept sending letters. The other culprit must have been another member of the husband's family, angry about the wife's affair.
foxhound6364 Dude, the identity of the writers have basically already been discovered for a while now...
@@TheOfficialDaBoogaloo who
@@milkshieldch2828 three people: Paul's ex-wife (was my first thought watching this video btw), the superintendents son and a coworker of Mary. Though officials still maintain that it was Paul.
On the last story it sounds like the Sheriff is the key to cracking the case. However, me being curious I went to look up this guy, and it appears that he died 2 days ago.
_It's a coincidence!_
@@immaguy7905 I think not!
Hmm, how convenient!
Coronavirus or?
There's an episode about this case. th-cam.com/video/7MTjTUhwigw/w-d-xo.html
The Blair Adams case has always confounded me. Especially the car keys! He sounds to me like someone who was having a schizophrenic break. Except he really did get murdered.
I know and the thing no one mentions is if he had the key to the previous rental where was THAT car??
Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean they aren't after you.
Definitely think he was coerced into being a drug mule and/or he was on the run from some people he owed money to. They tracked him down and a hit man got him. Just my theory.
Woah! So the first case the killer left his crap on the toilet unflush and leaving so many fingerprint, his saliva on the spoon, blood from his wounds. Until this day they have no idea about this guy.
“ no culprit about this guy” ? some grammar Miss. Ysa.
@@kingsimbafrmcm calm down smart ass. maybe English isn't her primary language?
@@texastea5686 🤗 sorry about that.
Yeah so what? Not like some random fingerprints or DNA will reveal the identity of a person if there is no record of that DNA or prints
@ nope it's not that lol cause trust me if you look at Americas track record it sucks we let Ted Bundy out several times to kill again. And other killers too. So catching them didn't mean shit. With Japan they stay in jail. Theres also the fact that if there is no record of a person in any database, haven't been printed or swabbed etc. Then even a "superior" american detective wouldn't be able to figure that out.
Is it coincidence that the first Japanese family have a poster of an American military plane on the wall and that the perp had been to a US airforce base?
Oh shit good call
I thought the same thing. I'm imagining the Japanese guy was a spy and his family was compromised as well. The US govt probably sent their own hitman in
Probably, yes
Tree Fiddy since when do hitmen kill someone, then surf the internet, eat ice cream, poop without flushing and take a nap before leaving?
tekbarrier lol I was just about to say that...
The man died for his wife thinking she was innocent only for her to admit she was indeed having an affair after he was dead. Killer was definitely evil no doubt about that but had she fessed up to her husband he might would still be alive.
Yeah, I feel bad for the deceased husband...
Women ☕
@@drabnail777homo
Technically not a killer they didn’t kill anyone the crash did and that could have been driving recklessly in a chase.
“You’ve probably never heard of Circleville,”
Me, an Ohioan: Yeah, that’s fair
I came down here to say the same, haha.
Used to drive through it all the time on my way to Columbus. I would’ve never heard of it without that.
I thought "Um no, I hears about it a couple weeks ago on another Brit's podcast.."
Only reason *I* really ever have heard of it (being a Washington state resident) is from an Unsolved Mysteries ep from many years ago. Same with the Blair Adams case; there was also a UM ep on that.
lol..from Worthington a north suburb of columbus ..my dad was raised just south of there was a pre-teen when this happen i remember all of that was big talk then
Diane sadly may have been a victim of human trafficking, I live in the region and it's been an issues here for awhile
@@youropinionsareshitandsoar1954 selling humans
@@youropinionsareshitandsoar1954 The act of illegally roping in or even abducting people and selling them for multiple services, but most commonly sex. Many Prostitutes and Escorts are or were victims of the trade.
@@youropinionsareshitandsoar1954 Bruh.
So you're telling me he murdered a whole family left his clothes and DNA evidence and they still can't find him that's WILD
do you think DNA is some sort of magical instant person reveal or something? Without anything to match it to, DNA is next to worthless
@@AverageAlien Agreed. It's the same with fingerprints... without anything to compare the evidence prints or DNA AGAINST, those bits of evidence are almost useless. Unless the perpetrator has been fingerprinted for a previous crime or has been printed for other reasons (job related perhaps), or has his DNA on file already for the same reasons or maybe for paternity tests, the perpetrator can not be positively identified. Any information the DNA could give the authorities is limited. Although, if the perpetrator has a blood-relative that DOES have his/her DNA on file, that can give the authorities a bit more to work with, but it's definitely not a straight path to the killer. It would however, narrow the suspect pool to some degree.
@@AverageAlien There can't be that many half-southern-Europeans living in a hundred mile radius of that home. Add in the general profile of the killer and you can narrow that down to a single-digit list of subjects.
Brandon Choate it happened in the 90s right? DNA analysis wasn't that advanced back them.
i think it was a juvenile.. maybe 17 years old maybe younger
Damn. Having first-hand experience dealing with someone with pretty severe Bipolar episodes, especially someone who was my beloved wife and the love of my life, (May she rest in Peace), I can attest to how extremely difficult it can be to have to deal with.
It is a very confusing, irrational, and VERY dangerous state of mind that these people fall into through absolutely NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN. Even if someone is known to have stopped their medication at some point before a episode, that is just one of the effects of it coming on. They don't feel or realize it's coming on and some will start to think they are no longer in need of medication, OR, they simply forget they are supposed to take it.
Their whole world perception becomes distorted. They believe the are part of groups or conspiracies at times. They can get extremely paranoid. And mostly, almost always completely irrational, to the point of not being able to reason with them. It can last 3 days. Or up to 2 weeks in my experience. They get boundless energy somehow (from some chemical reaction I'm assuming) and will go off on missions on foot for days and days at a time without the need to even sleep. Just picture someone going on a mini-cocaine binge for a week or so. They experience psychosis. But from my experience, not hallucinations.
Their reasoning is completely erratic and non-nonsensical. So you're basically force to somehow "play along" with them, as long as it's not something too serious and can lead to a dangerous and harmful situation. Like one time for example, she was telling me that some teenagers that were living in our rooming house were sneaking into her room in the night through her closet even though the was an opening the size of about 2 inches for them to get through. I just nodded my head, but I also let her know that I thought it wasn't happening. But she trusted my judgment quite a bit at that time so she would listen a little bit to me. Another time she told me that she was heavily involved with the Hell's Angles, a tough-guy image and lifestyle she always revered and admired, to a degree. So when she told me this, I knew I had to go along with it. For the time being at least.
The one thing I noticed after the first few times I had to go through these episodes with her was that when she would finally "come down" so to speak, and come back to her senses, she could somewhat remember the stuff she was doing and saying and believing. So she always had remorse and asked for understanding which I would give always give her. And that is one of the things that she appreciated the most about me. I accepted her with all her baggage and she was always willing to do the same. Although I was a pretty pragmatic down to earth person the whole time we were together, but that's not to say I didn't have baggage of my own you know?
So anyways, that is my short version of my experiences with Bipolar disorder, and true unconditional love. I sincerely HOPE it may be able to help someone else out there come to terms with someone else they know who has to deal with this disorder. They need understanding. And they need HELP sometimes. If you love them, please don't let it get into the way of your happiness together. Because it can and most likely will get better over time. It did with us to the point that we didn't have ANY problems or even argued for the last 10 years of our marriage. Unfortunately she was taken from me by some health problem that couldn't be avoided. But I'll treasure my days with her for the rest of my life. All the ups, and the downs.
Sorry for the long read.
Thanks to anyone who gave it a read.
And I hope that if it can help even one person in their own relationship with someone bipolar, or with some other mental illness.
✌😉
Best wishes!
i am sorry for you. thank you for explaining your experience with this, this is an actual good explanation on bipolar disorder. i feel like a lot of these mysterious cases involving a “mysterious death” or “weird disappearance”, it can can all be explained by mental illness, but people like to speculate. also, a bipolar person that experiences psychosis can have hallucinations
My mom has bipolar disorder and some days she'll work herself into the ground with her job or new projects/obsessions she randomly decides she needs to focus on and some days she's so depressed she can't get out of bed. She tends to forget to take her medicine because of how busy she is during manic episodes, and simply doesn't have the energy to take them during her depressive episodes. Luckily, the type of bipolar she has isn't so severe that she has paranoid delusions or anything like that, but it's still incredibly hard to deal with. Thank you for sharing your experience and may your wife rest easy.
That was beautiful. Thank you for sharing your experience. May your wife rest in peace 🙏
As someone with bipolar 2, (bless those with 1) it’s so sad to see what happens when medication is missed and the mania type 1 experiences. Before medication 3 years ago, I still feel sorry for those who interacted with me during that time.
The Circleville writer seems so confident they are above the law...almost like an officer...or a sheriff.....
I would say probably someone with higher power.
or the CIA durrrrrr
That's probably why the letters kept saying to stay away from the sheriff...
i'm so confused by circleville i thought that was solved i watched a docu and they discovered it was a teacher who did similar things in the pasts and same hand writing
I think the sheriff and officers were conspiring to deal vigilante justice. they target unfaithful marriages because they can't normally punish people for those kinds of things. they think 'we try to clean up this town but can't do anything about this.' first they simply wanted to expose that womans affair. but after her husband died as a result of their tormenting (by accident imo) they decided to try and kill her too. To frame her in law who was also recently divorced was to get two birds with one stone. they even admit it's a set up in the letters. the lack of effort to track leads and tie loose ends,such as the yellow car or the letters going about despite having a convict, all point to corruption.
“You’ve probably never heard of Circleville” *sweats nervously since I was there last week*
I live in Williamsport. 10 minutes from cville
I'm too shy, so I don't usually comment, but considering you've reached 1M subs, I decided to finally to do so. I'm always happy and excited to see you've uploaded yet another video. I've been watching horror channels for years, and yours was one of the first ones I found, and, to this day, you manage to scare me (I've been following you since high school and I'm about to graduate from college!) Your videos always put a smile on my face. They're always well-thought and original, and it's clear you put a lot of your heart into them. I never know what to expect, and, to this day, I can't watch them during the night. The intro alone is enough to keep me up at night! Anyways. I'm rambling at this point, but all I want to say, once again, is: congrats! Thank you for these vids! They're amazing and I love them!
Thanks for the awesome message, Marianna!!
Lol u ain't shy
@Carey Hunt not always! I had a crazy old guy locate my name and location from youtube. He even ran a background search and likely found my families names as well. He claimed to have worked with homeland security or the police or something like that in the past, and I damn near quit youtube after that. The funny part is, we were arguing about aliens. Lmao
Marianna Cassiano damn your a baddie though don't be shy your waaay to fine
I hope you are able to make more comments as this was awesome!
It had to have taken courage to do so, but ai eagerly encourage you to keep trying. You could help others like yourself and you at the same time and not even know it😃
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Everything about the Circleville Writer story chills me to the core. Just the idea of an unknown being watching your every move and setting up freaking booby traps to, not only kill, but to frame a loved one for it is beyond terrifying.
You should watch the TV series, "The Watcher", it's almost the same exact concept! It's actually really good.
Imagine someone gaslight you and your friends about things you didn't do and then frame your family member about the gaslighting
What's just as scary is how evil that woman was cheating, lying, and only telling the truth after her husband had died.
Circle view writer rightfully picked a deserving person
I have a feeling it was a family job. The cheaters brother in laws wife. See she was confided in probably knew the truth also had access to the gun and given the divorce why not get her soon to be ex put away so she would get everything including the kids with no one to stop her. The letter to the unsolved mysteries said the word “EL” witch is Spanish for the so maybe that’s a clue to who. The “we want you in jail” comments too make it seem like a family affair. Did anyone bother to check if the brother in law’s family had any yellow el Caminos or even ties to law enforcement….it is just way to coincidental it started with one family and ended with that one family. Also how the he’ll did the person who left the gun behind the poster not know anyone else would grab it and get shot. I’m guessing the gun didn’t go off because it was not meant to it could have been set up to look like it would go off but not actually be set to go off instead it was like the letter said literally setting it up to look like the brother in law because it was his gun. (Serial not fully scratched off and essentially just left there for show to give the cops a patsy mind you a cop would know about setting up dummy traps and not filing off serial numbers enough look into the man’s ex wife’s family bet there is a cop.)
The strangest part of the last mystery: Mary's claim that she started the affair AFTER receiving the letters. Seriously, what the hell??
what 4 $lut
That whole story seems like it was her fault if she just admitted on cheating
@@munschirl There's been alot of accusations online about her setting up the whole thing.
Sluuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuut
no name it wouldn't be the first time someone has sent threatening letters to themselves posing as someone else, either for attention or to cover up a crime/wrongdoing they did
Growing up around Circleville, I can tell you this was the most interesting thing to ever happen there. The town is honestly a very nice place and if anything boring.
And for those wondering. The pumpkin water tower pays tribute to the town’s annual pumpkin show.
"Pumpkin water tower"
The plot thickens...
I suddenly want to go to circle ville once covid is over
It is one of the most strangest and most insane mysteries ever so it's quite a "interesting thing". Booby trapped gun, planted stolen gun with the serial deliberately shoddily taken off so he looks more guilty, Unsolved Mysteries being sent a letter years later, the signs, the stalking etc etc. It's just a nutty story.
My mom is from Circleville and when we would go home to visit my grandma as a kid I knew we were there once I saw the water tower. Lol
@@iamgroot6965 it's actually a lovely place. The Pumpkin show is the biggest festival in Ohio. It happens mid October.
In regards to the first case, the conviction rate for the Japanese police can be very misleading. 96% Sounds like they are doing a good job but the thing is, they won't take it to court unless they have a slam dunk case and they rely heavily on confessions above all. Once taken to court, most cases won't have a jury and judges are reluctant to not convict once the prosecution has brought it to trial.
Can you imagine having such evidence like blood samples, finger prints, only 130 of those clothes sold in Japan at the time, detailed information of where the suspect has been and still have ZERO suspects? Especially considering the number of people that would be half Asian that would be living in the area at the time. Someone knows something.
Sean Campbell Totally agree
He did say 96% of homicides are solved @8:40. Not conviction rates. He may have mixed the 2 up but just saying
@@Printerthing When the authorities have successfully convicted someone, they're going to tell everyone that the case has been solved. Soooo...
@@radicaldreamer927 yeah but that'd mean that every single convicted crime in japan is a homicide.
@@Printerthing That... that doesn't logically follow. How did that make sense in your head? In the video, the statistic that was mentioned referred to *_homicides,_* and that 96% of instances of that specific type of crime had been "solved." You then saying "oh but that's different from conviction rates" doesn't mean anything. Of course it's going to be slightly different from the figures regarding total conviction rates of all crime in general, but nobody's talking about all crime in general, we're talking about homicides. Please stay on topic. When someone has been convicted of a crime, no matter what crime that is, police will tell everyone that that case has been... what was that word again...? Oh, right. *_Solved._* Regardless of whether they actually caught the true perpetrator or not. It's a misleading statistic. That's the whole point. You beating this dead horse of "but you said conviction rates and LM said 'solved cases'" as though that is in any way significantly different tells me that you're not interested in a discussion, you're just looking for people to argue with.
Adams sounded like he was going through a manic and/or psychotic episode. The recklessness with money, paranoia, constant need to move/travel. People with addictions are usually self medicating mental illness. No idea why his murderer did it tho
“Authorities believe foul play is extremely likely” that’s why we pay them the big bucks, hard hitting analysis
The Catholic Bear not all people involved in crime get paid well. They get practical wage for it really
@@kaitty3930 My local police are the worst paid after the firefighters. Risking their lives for pennies :(
“Foul play”
I used to listen to your stuff all the time a few years ago then I had to stop due to paranoia and anxiety but I came back to listen cause I missed it so much, AND YOU HAVE A MILLION SUBS DUDE IM SO HAPPY FOR YOU!! I know I'm really late to the congregation train but if you see this I wanted you to know you're one of my favorite creators and please keep it up you're amazing!
Happened to me also, I stopped listening to all scary stories due to anxiety
@Althea Ramnarain what meds are emergiancy
Yeah I think I might need to take a break soon bc I’ve been getting lowkey paranoid that somebody could break into my home and kill me out of nowhere 😬 it’s causing me a little bit of anxiety. i thought i was the only one but im glad to know i’m not!! all of these creepy stories have me paranoid that it could happen to me.
@Megan Thomas hey, I get it. But it makes me double check my locks more consistently, so as long as I limit myself to one binge listen a week, it's easier to stay vigilant without being totally paranoid. I do live alone, and I like to check all the rooms and locks just to make sure all is in order!
Who just happens to find the small tip of a finger on the side of a “dusty”,dirty,trash littered and busy main highway??? And the brother’s girlfriend also happens to find a bag of her belongings mysteriously in the refrigerator at a convenience store? Each time a find is made after the mother gets a call? I don’t believe in coincidence.
The thing about Hudson, Florida is that it's just a plain ol' dirty town. It's full of dirty people, gross strip clubs, "massage parlors", and has lots of tent cities because of the MANY homeless people there. I know all of this because I lived there for a short while a few years ago, and no lie, I lived right off of New York Ave. I grew up in Pasco county but in a different city and we would drive through Hudson often. 19 is busy but the person who found the finger tip was probably a vagrant, or possibly even a prostitute because there are also many of them, walking up and down the highway. Also wanted to add that there is a Star Motel on 19 that's popular with pay by the hour customers. Not sure if it was called "Starlight" back when Diane disappeared but I thought it was a bit coincidental none the less.
With a red nail on it? Yep.
Remember, it was big enough to recover a finger print... It wasn't that "small"
@@drowningjojo dirty people?
You're charming
@@We_Are_All_Vultures youve just never been to Pasco
I can't believe that man in the first story wasn't caught, despite how long he stayed there, and how much evidence he left behind!
The weird part about that first one is in the US if you could talk they will take information about who you are almost immediately. How do you get treatment at a hospital without being identified?
Yeah, I thought that was weird as well. They should rethink medical reporting protocol regarding certain wound types, if they haven't already.
Right! I guess in Japan they treated the wound first then when they left to get paperwork in order he was gone from the room? Also he had already tended to the wounds before he arrived at the hospital, remember the med kit the family had and Lazy saying the suspect used it after he killed the last 2 females. He must’ve made a story up about already signing his info and that a nurse helped attend to it with what he used before so they just had to finish it off with a doctor. I don’t know honestly.
Anyways you’re absolutely right they should have made him give his info before hand.
He couldve bounced before they had a chance to question him and dodged the informal questioning that they attempted while patching him up
@@fullonsociopath exactly what I was thinking, in my country by law of anyone comes in with a knife or gunshot wound the police are to be immediately called to investigate
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I remember hearing about Circleville before. The fact that despite being in prison, paul was told he was still sending them out was total bullshit. Shoulda been obvious it wasnt him at that point
Makes me wonder if someone in the law enforcement was in on it.
I just got Death Note vibes from it, where the killer got away by having a proxy of sorts to continue the deeds.
John Tom The idea that someone who holds the fate of so many people in their hands could be that twisted is fucking chilling.
I just started looking into this and hooooo boy, it indeed is a rabbit hole to go down. Theories of it being him and having accomplices continue writing letters to exonerate him, to Mary, the one having the affair, to various family members... I had fully intended on sleeping tonight but I guess not.
@@NPazable That's an insane theory and most likely false. Foul play by the sheriff is more likely.
I lived in Circleville for a year in college. After watching this I asked my friend who still loves there about the letters, and apparently people avoid talking about it.
Still wrapping my head around the first murder happening 20 YEARS ago in 2000!
How was 2000 20 years ago?!? 🤣
Steve & Taylor Murphy what?
Mango x i don’t think he knows it’s 2020
IKR
@Anna Happen cannot wrap my mind around it, but hey we are not alone.
'he couldn't send all these letters from solitary confinement'
I love the idea of him handing over like 40 letters to be posted lmao
The cases that always get me are the ones where people behave really strangely and there’s all kinds of physical and/or video evidence of them doing weird things before they’re found murdered or they disappear under mysterious circumstances. I think some of the cases where people disappear could be chalked up to a mental health episode, but others are really strange. Especially the murders.
I dont know if this has been said already but the "Sand from Edwards AFB" is not unique to the AFB. Same sand is found for miles around that base in the Mojave. I camp out there often, the wind will blow it all around for miles. In the area are a few off road parks. It is not a stretch to think that this guy might have gone dirt biking / off roading at one of these parks.
Lazy, regarding the Diane Augat case, the way you explained it makes me wonder if she had been caught up in a human trafficking ring or something like that. The "Starlight" business name could have been a front for something. Also, she had been seen at the Coral Sands Motel, which was managed by Gary Robert Evers, prior to her disappearance (and he had been charged with murder in 2001). This is just speculation, but it is intriguing.
For every mystery, there is someone, somewhere, who knows the truth.
Perhaps that someone is watching.
Perhaps it’s you.
I not only read that in his voice but the music started playing in my head too. You never really lose your first brush with "horror". I thought it was horror at the time, but now I see it was true crime. I didn't know the difference as a kid.
- The Circleville Writer
Perhaps...
I wish I knew one of these.
No, it’s not me, but maybes it you
First story, about that "97% cases solved rate". It's not actually because the police are competent, Japan puts the burden of proof on the citizen and not the state(because the state can never be wrong, right?) so it's incredibly difficult to prove your innocence in Japan and, consequently, most cases end in a conviction.
Some Outdated Meme The implications of that are way more terrifying than anything in the video, honestly.
@@SatoshiKong Yeah, especially when you consider that japan has one of the worst prison systems in the world: www.nytimes.com/1996/07/08/world/prisons-in-japan-are-safe-but-harsh.html
@@SatoshiKong Not only that, but many minor crimes go unpunished because the alternative is to pretty much condemn the first suspect to prison. It's less about the people being incompetent and more of a peer pressure problem, Japan is really not into calling out your colleagues on being wrong with their whole honor to family and work tradition, so judge, jury and police are more or less forced to agree on any charges and put people in jail rather than defend an innocent suspect by proving others are wrong as that would dishonor them.
their criminal justice system is almost worse than they are at admitting their war crimes
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and yet, Japan has the lowest crime rates. Oh you critics amuse me
Ok wtf, my nans name is diane. Shes bipolar and has the tip of one of her fingers missing. She 63 and has 2 sisters.. this is starting to freak me tf out...
Check her for tattoos!!! Eagerly awaiting your response!
Does she have tattoos??
Hey update us!! We badly need an update!
Lmao biggest capper alive
You got us good
I discovered you just recently and now I can't stop watching your videos.
Guess I'll do a full Lazy Masquerade marathon!
Thanks from Italy ❤
Tela Tata sameeee
Dont forget to like every single video like i did lmao
@@t9286 Ahah don't worry I'm working on it 🤣
Lucky!!!!!
The second story seems like a schizophrenic break, and once he got to Knoxville he ran afoul of someone, just a random-ass mugging gone wrong, or straight up wrong place, wrong time sort of thing. Tried to take the money--got it out if the bag, but got spooked and dropped it as they ran.
Being treated for schizoaffective disorder myself, I can attest the dude most likely had schizophrenia. The paranoia that victims experience results from "over-thinking", to a point where your brain's crossing signals and you can't distinguish your own thoughts from your surroundings.
I've only experienced it a few times when I ran out of meds, and let me tell you, the pain I was feeling was impossible to describe. I feel bad for the guy knowing he probably endured weeks of that, plus worse. 😓
I'm familiar with the case. He left out a detail where a witness said that they heard a woman scream that night near the hotel.
I assume he happened across some drug addict who, seeing Blair's odd behavior, might have assumed he had the good stuff. Especially with having bags and money. So they killed him with a bat, crowbar, pipe, whatever blunt object they had. This would explain why none of the money was taken; the killer was too occupied trying to find drugs. First the bags which turned up nothing, so they started checking him, thus why he was undressed. They did check his mouth, opened his shirt to see if there was anything there, removed his socks to check them, his pants and underwear to check there, and yes, his butthole showed evidence that they may have forcefully checked his anus for baggies. In the middle of this, a female witness comes across the scene and screams, scaring the killer and making them run off, maybe only grabbing a few bits of money on their way out.
As for the woman screaming, there are reasons she might not have come forward as a witness - outstanding warrants, a prostitute, who knows. That's just my theory, though.
@Toxic Delirium I'm saying that they must have assumed he had drugs either as a fellow user (odd behavior) or as a dealer (his money). It's the only reason I can think of as to why he was undressed, given a cavity search, and the money was ignored - because money was not the immediate motive (more concerned with finding any drugs first) and they were interrupted before they could get around to collecting it (the female scream scaring them off).
That is again just a theory though, and I can see where you're coming from - even a druggie would see money, especially gold and what have you, and probably pocket a good chunk of that while doing the cavity search. Run off with one of the bags of cash, at least.
If you looked down at a handful of cash you'd just stolen from someone you'd killed, and saw foreign money in it-- yeah, maybe you'd just drop it as 'too much trouble'.
The entire case is insane and intriguing.
3:00 their killer was likely part of the Yakuza, which explains why the japanese government "hasn't found him".
Agreed. From what I've heard, the cops basically are afraid of the Yakuza and let them do whatever they want as long as they dont have to publicly get involved with them. I wouldn't doubt that it was a Yakuza member, especially with all the weird shit he did like surfing the internet or eating ice cream.
Wtf was he doing in American Air Force base?
@@Area-5l my guess is he ordered used stuff online, like korean shoes and a bag that happened to be of an american air force official, and it's just a coincidence.
Why the sadism when killing the women then? And the overconfidence after the murders? Wouldn't an assassin be more direct and leave when the murders are done? I also find it it interesting that he strangled the boy instead of stabbing him.
@@nunyo9441 nah. That man was military.
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so its aparent to everyone that the guy writing the letters in the last story was sherrif Radcliff.... right????
it could have been another person . i believe she was actually having an affair with more than 1 person. hell if she is cheating with 1 probably more. and they got jealous.
Or at least someone close to him since he was also criticized in the letters for covering up Ron's murder.
I wondered that.
First murderer sure left a lot of DNA evidence.
Hell yeah!
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“96% of homicides are solved”. No, 96% of the homicides taken to court end with a guilty verdict, MANY times with false accusations. In japan they only take people to court if prosecutors are very confident that they have enough evidence to convict the person. You also have a next to 0% chance of being exonerated from a crime you didn’t commit because their society is terribly afraid of admitting that their legal institutions are fallible. That is also why they only take you to court if they’re sure they can get you. Read up about the justice system in Japan it’s actually pretty messed up but interesting.
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So, you’re saying that if There’s the slightest piece of evidence missing that would help the authorities running a case against you, they won’t even waste time taking your ass to court? That Sounds pretty Strange to me..
Here’s my guesses:
1. Military kid
2. Drug trafficker
3. Human trafficking
4. Deranged Troll
That's what I was thinking on the second case. His bizarre behavior sounds like sleep deprivation from all the traveling, and the money seems like it could be for drugs. Whoever murdered him might've been spooked by a noise or something and didn't have time to grab all the valuables.
If it was a drug trafficker they would’ve taken that stuff. I think he was a rapist and someone had a hit on him
Sounds to me like the first one was a thrill kill. The second one was a molester or rapist and the family was following him. The third sounds NOTHING like human trafficking.. Human trafficking goes for young women... more like she owed someone from her harder substance habit. Either they killed her, or they "worked" her.
@@mikefogliaaaa Blair adams was a rapist? Plot twist
Also if he wasn't a registered sex offender they would assume someone killed him for something else
Concerning Dianne, is it possible that some sicko did research on Dianne’s case and then made up bags containing stuff that she would have used hoping it would be discovered by a family member
@Sebastian Hahn but how can you make 'starlight' appear on someone's phone? This 'starlight' thing I find really strange!
I've always found it interesting that Lazy has managed to condition my mind to feel relieved when the outro music kicks in. He does such a great job building a tense and creepy mood when he reads his stories that when the music fades in, I know things are over. But in reality the ending song is kinda creepy too but I feel a sense of relief when I hear it.
This is the very first LM video I ever watched and from the moment I saw it I was hooked on LM. Praise be to the TH-cam algorithms which recommended you to me about two and a half years ago now - it feels like it was only yesterday ❤
Lazy Masquerade,
Have you received my letter yet?
- Circleville Writer
Guys I think I've found the guy.
@@LazyMasquerade You solved it. Good job!
Of course! It was Ramon Quiroz all along!
It was Old Man Quiroz the whole time!
Damnit ramon
NEW LAZY VIDEO. Seriously these videos are listening materials for when your occupied with something else. Me personally I like to listen to your videos when i play story based video games
Say again!???
How tf do you even pay attention to both
I'll usually throw on a playlist of these and drive around aimlessly in GTA for hours on end. Gotta enjoy the little things, y'know?
I have a theory about the Circleville writer: they were a priest. Think about it; a small town like Circleville would likely only need one priest, and if that priest knew everybody's confessions and was twisted enough to do something like that, it would be incredibly easy for him. This doesn't explain the letter to the Unsolved Mysteries crew, but I have some suspicion that that one may have been a prank pulled by one of the crewmembers.
Again, this is just a theory, but it's the only logical explanation I can think of.
But then why would the cheated husband have been killed? Also, a letter from the priest would have been like, if you don't confess your affair God's wrath will fall upon you, that kind of shit.
@Chōjūrō That makes no sense considering the guy with the yellow car who was setting up the trap.
Wow congrats you solved it, it was a priest. Wow. Mr. complete speculation solved another case guys
@@nnnn50001 What a needlessly douchey comment -_-
I like the way you think, Grace. There's no evidence for the theory (or really any theory on this case), but "asshole priest goes self-styled vigilante over people's sins" is totally something I'd read a book about.
There's nothing more terrifying then hearing "That's the last anyone ever saw her..." Then "THERES NOTHING MORE RELAXING THEN SITTING ON THE COUCH AND PLAYING SOME CANDY CRUSH SAGAAAAAA!!!!"
I'm really glad you included the Blair Adams case. I live not too far from the area where Blair was found, and it's one of those cases that never really leaves my mind despite being largely unknown locally. It's worth noting that the location where all of this happened is a major interstate exit off I-40, so it's possible that Knoxville wasn't his actual destination, and he just happened to stop for gas there. There was also food in his stomach that may have been from a nearby Cracker Barrel, where he was (possibly) last sighted before going to the hotel.
I have my theories about what exactly happened to him, but my hunch is that whoever did it was local, and that there are people who know who did it but have kept their mouths shut. The investigation is still ongoing as of 2017, but obviously nothing major has come up.
the entire thing kinda sounds like he was following the instructions of a ransomer or blackmailer or something. the fact that the car people don't respond the way he thought they would to the strange key situation really REALLY gave off those vibes. also the stuff he said to his mom and his friends...i think the dude was a bad sexual predator and someone found out / had proof, and this was all some revenge charade. idk why but i feel like that dude was a bad dude.
@@hi-pk3hr I think he just somehow got mixed up with the wrong people, possibly relapsed and got back into drugs/ or something else and owed the wrong people money. I don't think he was a bad dude, there is no evidence to suggest he was a sexual predator like at all. But I agree with the strange key situation theory.
It seemed like this hotel's and flights were meant to confuse or stall someone.
I live in Knoxville and this is one of the most crazy cases in this city
I watched the episode of The Circleville Writer on Unsolved Mysteries and thought it was a bit creepy. Then when Robert Stack showed how the writer wrote to THEM, threatening them not to come, and how it's not often they themselves become part of their own investigation story, my jaw dropped.
Show us your 1M plaque when you get it!
Sad about the many missing persons all across the US, and especially in the South.
"If Diane Augat is still alive she'd be 61".
I'm 65 so, she is about the age of my younger sister, still could be a senior.
However, one who has not checked in for many years it doesn't look good.
Also "trusting strangers" might be code for "works dates"; we know how many of these women disappear or die early..
The original "Unsolved Mysteries" with Robert Stack still scares me to this day and I'm almost 50. I don't know if it is the music or that man's voice 😂😂😂
It was great show ,iam surprised more channels dont use stuff off the show ,they had some strange stuff
Great show! Yes,spooky!
How about both?
I didn’t know what that show was until my husband showed me a few episodes on Amazon Prime and they were so scary I couldn’t continue
Both!!
These all break my heart, but the Diane one makes me particularly sad. I know someone who has had a very similar situation, luckily they are good and safe on medication now, but there have been some close calls where it could've ended up like Diane's story. Having a mental disorder and going missing like that, where people take advantage of you in your unstable state, it's terrifying. I hope that Diane somehow made it out safe.
Lazy: The sand came from Edward's Airforce Base.
Me, waking up to a Lazy video: ....I have several questions!?
Thanks for including captions. It's a nice touch. Totally useful when the crunching of crisps masks the audio.
Your superior first and last time. Promise.
"That was the last time anyone ever saw Diane, at some point after that she went" **ad pops up** "shopping for car"
the solved or unsolved mysteries with some kind of twist are always my favorites. like the "'solved' mysteries where the plot thickened" or the "finally solved mysteries with huge red herrings." always the best.
prince joopie man if these were weekly uploads I’d be the happiest person no one else on TH-cam does these this well..
Mate you're one of my idols. One of the few people who can actually get me on edge with just their voice. Stay safe in these times man
First, I love your channel! Thank you for hours of cryptic stories and criminal cases. Second, are you the one that narrated a story from long ago called The Little Girl in Newgrounds by Katy Towell (Tim Jones)? Your voice has always sounded so familiar and today I remembered that animation, which I loved back in the day. Please clarify! This is driving me nuts!
CONGRATULATIONS LAZY!!! I've been with you a REALLY long time and am SO happy for you! 1M...amazing. You are such a wonderful, natural storyteller. So talented and you could really do anything - voice over, acting, etc. I wish you much more success! I hope you keep following your heart and stay true to your dreams. Your humble brilliance serves you well! Bravo!!! Stay healthy & very happy!
xoxo
Was listening to some of your old videos yesterday because I missed listening to them. Thanks for new upload !!
22:20 - "the clear bag had one word written across it..."
_me, being a detective:_ "Starlight!"
"...Diane."
_me, being a dumbass:_ 😒
Omgggg thank you for the laugh!!! Hahaha
@@daisybelle2336 😋
Dont worry, brah....I said the same thing....
That was me too
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Your voice is perfect for narration. I love your stories and your dedication to providing us the full story. Great job!
lazy has such a nice voice like I'm listening to these horrifying stories thinking, "gosh i could fall asleep to this"
Long time fan and I have really appreciated your channel for years but during quarantine months your channel has helped my family and I from boredom so thanks Lazy Masquerade
I love your narrating. Your channel is one of the channels that inspired me to create my own murder mysteries and true crime lists content x
2nd story -
- Guy convicted of burglary tries to enter the US by ferry: Denied entry
- Same guy also suspected of vehicle theft tries to enter the US on foot: Denied entry
- Same guy rents a car and tries to enter the US: Welcome in, we love your new car
And the bottle of water in my backpack is the problem at the airport?