The Case of Kathy Blair
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 9 ก.ย. 2024
- Kathy Blair was a successful choir master in Austin, Texas. However when something horrible happened, and investigation only revealed infra red footage of a man walking nearby. Days later, another couple would be victim to the same man, tracking him down would lead to twist after twist.
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Got my mom hooked on That Chapter by accidentally connecting to her Bluetooth speaker and she listened to almost a whole chapter while I tried to figure out why my phone wasn’t making noise! She is 70 and loves Mike. Calls him “that adorable Mike”. It’s true love. She asks for Mike nights instead of movie nights. She has her own TH-cam account now too. Hi mom!!! ❤️
Amazing 😍
Tell her listen to mrballen
Yep, I got hooked when I just turned 70. You owe your mom an apology!
omg B Bond *your adorable Mom!!* "Hey, B Bond's Mom, what's up?"
@@Daevoz
Def!
As a Texan, I can confirm that a man testing his thermal scope and randomly catching a murderer is in fact a statewide sport
Murderer, philanderer, somebody having a wee in the yard…
I'm think of the song
"... your little white lies...
but the night... has a thousand eyes."
Zzz
BRAVO... Master or Mistress of comments. Laughed a bit too hard, I hawked up a lung. Thank goodness I have another one. Your assessment is spot on for us Texans.
I thought that was the craziest part of this case. Can you imagine being that guy and realizing what you've captured with that thermal scope! 😳😳😳
There’s something about people murdering seniors, really pisses me off. Almost as cowardly as it gets. Rest In Peace.
The gentleman was on oxygen. I'm sure he and his wife must have been a real threat. He will rot in the depths of hell.
It’s fucking disgusting
Horrifying.
Same 🤬
I think it's sick but I don't think the word coward fits. Cowardice implies fear. I don't think committing suicide is cowardly either. It's a common misunderstanding. Killing yourself is unnatural and ending it all with no turning back is scary for almost anyone.
Just because Shawn had no documented criminal history, does not necessarily mean that he had no history of criminal behavior.
His affect during questioning was very, very strange. He also came across as an arrogant, lying creep in court and again showed no emotion. He struck me as one very creepy dude.
I literally can’t stress this enough!! It’s even scarier when they don’t have a background if you ask me
@@jalajones22 yeah, no record just tells me that they are much better at it than the others.
He has Ted Bundy vibes.
Kathy Blair was my elementary school choir teacher. I still vividly remember when my mom pulled me aside one night and told me what happened to her... I never thought that anyone would cover her story, so thank you so, so much for doing this
@B Pope I didn't know that they had, thank you so much
Oh my gosh, so sad to hear as a kid....
I'm so sorry...it must have been traumatizing for you to learn what happened to her, especially as a small child
I was in her choirs and musicals through middle school and high school. She was wonderful and hardworking and influenced my life so much. I am now a Music Therapist because of her 🌻
@@HJEM13 Thats amazing to hear
there's the bad luck of getting struck by lighting, and then there's the worst luck of being filmed by my man Robert as he's testing out his new thermal scope on the same night you're committing murder
He laughed as if testing out your thermal scope like that is weird, but I mean, it's America. I use my scopes like binoculars sometimes to just look out from my upper windows, see what the family of magpies is doing in my tree, check out what squirrels are up to, etc (not while they are mounted on a rifle, just held in my hands).
If I had the money for a thermal scope, I would totally get one, and totally use it to look around at stuff at night time.
lmao
@@scottcantdance804 💯
God has is own ways of doing things.
Yes, sometimes there's just a freaky set of circumstances that collide to reveal critical information. This reminds me of another case where some sociopath murdered, I think two grandparents and a grandchild and beheaded the bodies, then disposed of them in a pit outside in a rural location with a lot of space between properties. He obvious felt he wasn't much at risk of being discovered, except coincidentally a drone was doing aerial surveying in the area and captured images of the three beheaded bodies laying on the ground out in the open before they were disposed of. The images were critical evidence in the case.
Accidentally getting filmed by a neighbor testing their new thermal scope is the most ‘Texas Hill Country’ twist ever
Hey
God blessed Texas!
@@heatherwillarose8009 hello how are you doing hope you're having a wonderful day as well ☺️☺️
but testing it also means recording it? not sure about that one
@@bacardimgtow4505 what's not to be sure about?
Testing it all, including how well it records, etc. 🤷🏼♀️ Ya know?
That was the most casual confession I've ever seen.
Right, classic narcissist and maybe a psychopath. Disgusting cowards!
Ms. Kathy was a great musician, choir director and music teacher. I was in her choirs and multiple musicals she directed. She inspired many of my friends to pursue music including myself. I am now a Music Therapist. Not sure why my previous comments aren't showing.
Everyone who met her spoke of her contagious laugh, joyful demeanor and positive outreach. She directed choirs of all ages, taught voice lessons, and did so much for her community!
Killed for some stupid jewelry & sociopathy. What a waste.
My friend knew the elderly couple. She said they was very good people.
@@WickedWest512 hello 👋
@@WickedWest512 even if they weren't they didn't deserve to die like that
@@StanleyKubick1 I'm confused, why was that your response to her comment....?
I'm not a criminologist but the high school teacher had those Ted Bundy vibes immediately.
I got that immediately. And btw, I know you’re not a criminologist, but neither are/were Anne Rule & Michelle McNamara & they’re amazingly astute
Yeah, without the "charm". Just emotionally vacant, not there. I mean the sleeping pills could have explained the interrogation but he was like that in the courtroom. Just goddamn weird.
Yes! That was my first thought too!!!
Irk the interview just feel Ted Bundy vibes scared me too...
Yes! There is definitely something off about him. I think he always had tendencies and once he met the right person or perhaps fallguy he put a plan into motion.
"They had tree children, tree grandchildren, and tree great-grandchildren. I swear to God I wasn't doing that for fun." Mike ascends to legend status with a mere two sentences containing tree trees.
😂👍👍
😆😅🤣😂
@@ArifKhan-vh2gx Too right.
@@ArifKhan-vh2gx you mean a "turd" lol
Aren't tree children just saplings? And tree great grandchildren are the seeds. It all checks out.
I’d love to know how he “lost” his teaching job, I think he spiralled from there. How do you stab an 80+ year old leaving the knife lodged in their eye. That poor nurse that had to find that scene.
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@@wilfredfred6933 Hey there ;)
@@MmaSmarty87 hello, how are you doing hope you're having a wonderful day as well ☺️👋
The nurse will pop kit pioppir
So dastardly.
All the people who think it’s weird that a Texan would be sitting on his front porch testing his new thermal scope, obviously don’t know Texans 😂
I was thinking the same thing
Actually, it was the responsible thing to do, as he should make sure that the difference between deer and humans was clear before attaching it to his rifle...
'Murica!
Alaskan, I may or may not intermittently check where prices are at.
All the deer in the street tho! It's dangerous!
I can confirm, this was not at all strange for a Texan
I was JUST released from hospital bc of Covid Pneumonia. I'm young, yet now on oxygen and having a difficult day, as I have a long road to go.
THANK YOU MIKE, your video has greatly brought my spirits up. I just smiled for the first time today.
Stay well Ellie. I hope you make a full and fast recovery.
Wishing you all the best. May you have a full recovery. Stay strong.
So happy to hear your home and in the road to recovery ❤️🩹. Sending healing and positive energy your way!!
I hope things get better for you. Glad you were able to be released from the hospital.
I hope you regain your strength and also your health very soon. It's good to know that you fought this scourge of a disease and are winning.
I'm surprised he didn't say he had to stab her in self defense. "I broke into her house to rob her and she lunged at me! I had a knife she could have hurt me with. What was I supposed to do?"
Yup, these sickos always victim blame
Lol that is kinda how he tried to spin it at one point.
These are the types I want to bitch slap to Venus. 😮
I mean stuff like that kind of happened when a burglar got shot by the house owner.
He sued him and the home owner had to pay parts ot his medical bills.
So he should for sure give it a try.
@French Toast It makes me want to projectile vomit when I hear people wanting to make everything about religion. Do people not realize that not everyone is religious? Please keep your superstitions to yourself.
Mike is the best story-teller. He makes listening to horrific, miserable, sad stories funny and interesting, all while respecting the victims and their families. This is no easy tight-rope walk, but Mike manages beautifully.
Thanks, Mike! Sending love from Phoenix, Arizona, USA.
"They had ... three children, three grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren ... I swear to God I wasn't doing that for fun."
Mike knows us. He _knows_ us.
Just realised I’ve also got tree grandchildren.
I live an hour south of Austin and I followed this case in real time. I personally believe that Sean was in the beginning stages of full on serial killer. He showed no remorse at any point and fully believed he’d get away with it.
They think they're smarter than everyone else. He never seemed like he thought he was going to prison. He was screwed for life either way whether he was "just there" in the car or did the murder. monster and idiot.
Hi TC. These murders were done out of pure greed & corruption. How anyone like them doesn't have a conscience is the craziest behavior & should get the death penalty in my opinion. Mike thanks for another case solved & ready to give it another go on the next show. Peace, love, Janine Smiley✌😏😉😍😎😇🎵🎶
Sean seems as straight laced and nice a guy as Ted Bundy.
@@Consumer0001 exactly
Yep. They think they are so smart. They are like Norman Bates, after he's caught, and he's letting a fly walk all over him and thinking that he's innocent and they'll see! "I wouldn't hurt a fly." (paarphrased)...They may not hurt a fly but they have no problem slashing human beings.
I just wrote the same in a comment. Slick and yuck as good ol Ted was.
Everything about this POS says junkie
He does look like him
“He had no past of doing that” that we KNOW of. Criminals often have a long list of crimes that were never discovered. He may have had a juvenile record that was suppressed.
With teacher unions it is impossible to get fired. He did something real bad to get fired. Teachers that are pedophile just get moved to another district.They don't even put it on the record.
or just previous "adventures" breaking into neighbors' houses, or getting away with sexual assaults, or stealing and not being caught, whatever. No record doesn't mean a first time criminal. And being a school teacher doesn't make you an upstanding character, either, especially if you mysteriously stop without changing to a different job or career. There was a reason, just not one the ex-employed person wants people, especially cops, to know. This guy is OBVIOUSLY trying to trade on "teachers would never do crime!" social credit to let him get away with murder, hoping to scrape all the blame off onto the guy WITH a record. It sure looks like he was in the midst of trying to make "violent criminal" his new career after losing the previous one.
@@judithbradford9130 💜 YOU ARE SO RIGHT! BACK IN THE 70'S, WE HAD TEACHER'S WHO WOULD HAVE HOUSE PARTIES. UNDERAGE DRINKING, SMOKING WEED, SLEEPING WITH STUDENTS. I ACTUALLY HAD A TEACHER WHO LOST HIS TEACHING LICENSE FOR HAVING AN AFFAIR. HE HAD ONE EVERY YEAR, BUT THIS ONE WAS REALLY KNOWN AROUND THE SCHOOL. THEY ACTUALLY WERE CAUGHT, YOU KNOW, UMMM IN A LITTLE OFFICE 🤭 HIS WIFE FINALLY DIVORCED HIM. MY DRIVER'S ED TEACHER USED TO DRINK WHILE WE DROVE AROUND TOWN. HE HAD HIS SPECIAL CUP 🥤🤫 I THINK SHAWN GANT WAS REALLY INTO DRUG'S DEEP. I THINK THE ADDICTION TOOK OVER HIS LIFE. TOO BAD HE DIDN'T OD INSTEAD OF TAKING THE LIVES OF INNOCENT PEOPLE. MAY THEY REST IN PEACE 🕊️🙏💜💜💜
@@katymcginn4644 I wonder why you think this, but I totally called it the second he started talking - he is a junkie. They have that obv junkie tone to their voice.
I agree - I need more info on why he stopped teaching
That 911 call from the son in the beginning is exactly why you can’t judge how guilty or innocent someone sounds when they’re in shock. I was sure it was the son based on that call 😱
I honestly disagree, he is an army man with some character and i expect him to be familiar with the death reality ( yeah death is death but still he has been around it before), it is not expected that he would be breaking into tears,his breathing and shaking voice and tone when he said".. killed my mom" is more than enough to know that he is a strong man in distress. Extra feelings can never be a proof of honestly, saying that as a psychiatrist who has been working with psychopaths and ex murders.
@@imenbenkbaier246 I’m extremely worried about you being a psychiatrist and not understanding how being in the military and unexpectedly finding your own mother murdered are wildly different circumstances that would evoke extremely different reactions.
@@imenbenkbaier246 Also very odd that you think everyone who has been in the army is completely familiarized and is now longer effected by death. Do you actually know anyone in the military? You know people can have very different experiences right and not only that not everyone copes with it the same.
First you have yourself said that people react in different ways that's why it was wrong to judge fast.
people react based on their life experiences, Emotional Personality ability of processing an acute situation and many other complex factors and that whether it is his mom or someone else. I see enough schock and distress in his 911 call that u obviously can't see and here we also as different people judge reactions differently, we cannot set a standard to how someone is supposed to react so you can judge it Normal / appropriate or not.
Ans yeah i know people in army and i understand what you say and you are right on that but what i also know that there is a certain education , discipline that affect one's personnality and that's in many professional Fields and army is one of them so one requires some character. So to resume i don't find it odd or suspicious at all, the opposite. You can surely disagree based on your standards again of what's normal or appropriate reaction to finding your mom murdered. I wd like you to hear that 911 call one more time with high volume and full concentration on his breath and voice maybe you'll see what o saw. Nice day
I agree. When I heard the call I thought it sounded suspicious. People react in very different ways. Honestly I wouldn't know how I would react if I found my mother dead at her home. (Hope i never have to find out either)
Mike is the best story teller. He makes listening to horrific stories funny and interesting all while respecting the victims and families. I can’t get enough of this channel. Much love from New Zealand 😊
He’s really good
@@mikedunham7220 I love MrBallen as well. He has a very soothing voice
exactly...this Alabama lady agrees that you couldn't have said it better. Say Hi to my New Zealand friends that I still miss from when I lived with them in L.A.
He's my favorite story teller! 💗
@@pjlewisful it’s lovely to here that you know some Kiwis. I will say Hi for you 😊
Last time I was this early, Mike was still wearing a captain's hat.
I miss those videos 😂
Lol. Apparently my notification was a few minutes late
Man, I miss that hat! 🤣🤣
Dang you’ve been here a while!
I've been asking for more hat!
that is INSANE that some guy with a thermal scope just happen to record some guy whos about to kill somebody. that really is nuts
Shawn's interview was actually quite telling! He presented classic picture of a cold blooded serial killer/psychopath. Look how emotionless nonechalant & unbothered he looked during a criminal investigation!!! The fact that he didn't even "benefit" from the crime shows how he was in it for the killing
"Hell no! I wasn't anywhere near there."
"Well, I was sitting in the car."
"Ok, I was in the house but I didn't see what happened."
"Ok, so I was in her room, but she never woke up, so I left."
"Yea, I stabbed her in the neck."
Smfh. This guy. Just ugh. Disgusting
😂😂
I’m crying
I was looking for this comment 👍
@Dani K
Seriously 🙄
Dang, this guy changed his story 3 times, all within one hour.
Lol. He’s a fast thinker….err, wait, uhh.
"I stabbed her in the neck..I didn't even wanna do it."
It so often becomes very clear that age should never be considered a motivator of maturity.
It's scary to know that Sean was teaching kids!😩
Yeah, what did he teach the kids. Watch the kids... And
He appeared to be strung out on heroin.
@@sunshine3914
Supposedly he'd taken sleeping pills before his interview or "something". I'm honestly surprised the cops themselves didn't halt the interview cuz the guy was stoned off his gourd. They should've realized this potential witness/suspect was not acting normally and proceeding might result in the interview getting tossed. 🙄🤷
@@sunshine3914 yah he was HIGH on opiates
I'm almost a year clean
That straight, emotionaless face is terrifying. Imagine being his student. People with no expression scare the crap out of me.
He has totally dead, vacant eyes. He's super creepy.
Innocent!
I would get my classes switched so fast 😂
@Nachash I was scared of my teaches except one.
I'm going to need the book report done by tomorrow..............................or else!
I was shocked to find out it wasn’t the son who committed the murder in this one. That first 911 call had me making assumptions!
Right!
me too.
Yup, he sounded very calm for just finding his mom
Same!
Yeah me too!
Can you imagine him as the cheating husband..?
Wife: "You cheated on me??"
"No. I don't even know her!"
"Well, I knew her from work. But that's it."
"Okay we did go for some food and drinks, just once, tho."
"Well, actually three times...but we just talked and ate food, that's it."
"Okay, we were naked while we were talking... but I did not touch her!"
Wife: "She's asking for child support, the kid looks just like you..."
"Look, she lunged at me...there was a struggle, I didn't even want to do it!"
Wife and Everyone else: 🙄🙄🙄
Omg perfect 🤣
This is hilarious !!!!!
Persistent, unapologetic liars are so gross.
Also, murderers.
🤣
Huh?
Sorry, Shawn behaves and interviews exactly like I'd expect a serial type murderer to respond. On the stand when he was saying what Tim "told him" happened, he actually looked at his own foot when he said Tim hit his foot on the bed. He did it, her was definitely there, and I would bet that Tim was just there for the robbery, and it was Shawn who, by his own rambling story, actually went back in and killed the victims. My guess is he's done it before. Glad he won't be getting out.
I agree
I agree
He reminds me HUGELY of Ted Bundy. Hugely.
You should definitely look into Sean Vincent Gillis’ interrogation. He behaved kinda similarly from what I remember. My boyfriend used to live just a few houses down from the house where he ~u know~ and his then-girlfriend (who also gives very bad vibes) still lives there. It’s v dark
If he's done it before, you should get a side job as a sleuth :) I didn't think about that until you mentioned it.
Why was he let go from teaching (or quit?) and what was he doing now?
Did he have a career or a job now?
And why?
“Better than a kick up the arse.” - This saying is now part of my life.
I’m glad to hear!!
Very common expression in UK (and Ireland apparently)
What about? “Better than a slap to the crotch with a frozen swordfish.”
"Better than a kick up the arse" is now the description on my Tinder profile
@@internetperson9121 ~Hahaha!!!! Ommmgg I literally burst into laughter wen I read Ur comment😂
Shawn gives the vibe of a psychopath...he did it for the thrill.
And he thought he could get away with it.
It was a really lucky coincidence a guy was testing his brand new freaking infrared camera across the street. If not for that I think he’s probably still a free man.
He gives me Bundy vibes.
Factor 1 psychopath 100%
He gives me Ted Bundy vibes. As soon as his interrogation started, I just felt creeped out by him. And even more so as he tried to charm his way through lies and storytelling. He has a very narcissistic way about his demeanor. Something tells me he has a long list of sadistically violent acts just like this throughout his life and hadn't been caught previously.
Well, if someone gives you the creeps they must be guilty. Nice job!
@@themysteryofbluebirdboulevard Don't worry. Even though you also creep me out with this backhanded, awkward and dry comment, I don't think you're guilty of a crime. Nice job!
@@kvashak1 Sounds like your creep meter is on the fritz. My comment was quite obviously sarcastic, but not backhanded or awkward. You don't possess a special ability to recognize criminals. Everyone could be a criminal. Your "feelings" are not evidence of anything but how you feel. People like you on juries make America's legal system worse.
Yes!! I was scrolling the comments to see if anyone else thought this. He instantly reminded me of bundy. I highly doubt this was the first crime of his. Maybe the first murder. Maybe.
@@themysteryofbluebirdboulevard but he is guilty, fool.
I hope they run Shawn’s DNA through every database. I don’t believe these are his first kills. Glad he was stopped.
I don’t think he killed anyone
@@jbc_8110 he admitted to it lmao
@@jbc_8110 Is that you Shawn?
Yea , that was nothing to Him. Way too easy.
@@jbc_8110 good response bud. Go worship serial killers some more.
Crazy how criminals think they'll never get caught, but always forget someone is ALWAYS unconsciously watching! Whether it be footage from your neighbors security cameras outside or a neighbor thermal scoping late at night! Heartless murderers like this deserve whatever consequences they get!
The lord is always watching. I’m no man of gospel but I do believe we all will answer for our actions one day.
@@GovernorRiffRaff I agree 100% people always tend to forget he sees and knows all!
Kathy's son reporting the murder had me thinking he'd done it, he was so calm but i guess he was in shock, poor guy.
Same
I knoow! People handle things different I suppose..
This is exactly why innocent people go to prison
same!
@@no_peace So you honestly think people are convicted on the basis of a calm 911 call alone? 🤔
I fell asleep while listening to Mike tell me a bedtime story- you know, a ‘soothing’ one. Of course I had to replay it once I woke up! Can’t miss ANY episode of THAT CHAPTER 💕
Pretty sure that happened to me, too as I was looking through Mikes stories and noticed I already “liked” this one but don’t recall the story at all! I remedied that straight away.
Same here
I do the exact same thing!!!
Mike Thank Goodness our power is back on in Baton Rouge, LA after Hurricane Ida to catch you today. This is mind blowing. You are a wonderful story teller in the Irish tradition...The Irish are the best at it. Thanks, Mike.
Glad you all are safe! Hugs from Mobile, Alabama.
@@dididothat2245 Thank you Gulf Coast area friend! So many trees down in our area... but we are blessed. We are surviving - it was a bad Hurricane this time.
@@valfletcher9285 yes sir. I graduated nursing school at 20 years old in 2005 when Katrina hit. I learned really fast, really quick how to take care of folks when we didn’t even have power to the hospital much less our own families. We slept there for a week and then went home to 110 degree homes, no gas, no food, no nothing. It was ROUGH! My facility was 13 stories and we watched as the windows shattered and the building swayed but who else was going to care for those in the beds? The doctors? Ok. Sure. lol. No. I have worked in Gulfport and Biloxi …never made it to Louisiana but y’all are still my family. So glad you’re okay and I wish you and yours well! (And no more storms this hurricane season! For anyone)
Still waiting for that insurance money dance party again. That was hilarious.
I know right lol!
I’ll make a music video
@@ThatChapter gonna hold ya to it 🎉 😁
@@ThatChapter Yesssssssss!
A true banger lol.
I feel bad for the Navy son, he will wish everyday that he stayed in that night
I feel bad now because I really thought he was faking the call. I would have been in hysterics no matter who it was I had found.
Yeah, he sure sounded calm on the 911 call. I don’t know HOW people remain composed.
@@marys3127 whenever really terrible things happen in my life I have a delayed response. I'm fairly calm in the middle of it, but afterwards I lose my mind. It's useful in the moment, but really terrible later on.
You maintain calm because you have learned to. He was in the Navy and likely learned that he needed to communicate, at every less of stress, in a concise and clear manner. I learned this working in health care. There are likely recorded ambulance or police calls from me that sound exactly the same. No matter the circumstance, you learn to maintain the clear, concise communication. You learn and it becomes automatic. Things don't work in any other way. If you find the situation upsetting - well you deal with that afterwards.
@@casondrastinson8525 Same here. The crazier the situation, the calmer and more logical I become. But if I lose my keys or my phone, I am immediately a hot mess.
He looks alot like Rodney Alcala, the dating game killer. Anyone else that sees it also?
Anyway as always thank you Mike, my good ´ol friend and greetings from Iceland to everyone here !
I thought the same thing! I wonder if he's done this on purpose.
Yes, he does remind me of Alcala.
Yeah, a real charmer..
Thank you! I couldn't remember his name (Alcala), just that he was a sicko photographer serial killer.
Yes, I thought they could be related, that's how much they look alike. Just eerie.
Oh, definitely. Not Bundy, but Alcala all the way. Almost twins! I just made the same comment and searched to see if anyone else felt the same.
Mike is the best youtuber. Always makes us laugh but still respectful to the victims and families. Love you Mike! Happy Friday let's give it a gooo!!!!
Yes and he's soooo adorable :)
@@ErikaTBus Someone has a crush on Mike. Actually, his whole comment section has a crush on him. I mean, he is such a good guy.
Thank you so much!
Man what 💯💪🏼❤️ he’s a beast period …And is in fact adorable 🥰😏😉…
@@rainbowtrash3428 I mean who doesn't? : D
What are the odds, some guy is out in the middle of the night playing with his new toy, a thermal imaging scope, that records too.
"...Texas...the Lone Star State."
@@karaamundson3964 Ha....you're right, didn't think of that.
My 11 year old daughter just had major spine surgery yesterday so being able to watch mike in the moments when shes finally getting a little rest is amazing!! Love mike!!😍😍
I’m sending her hugs. 💌 I’ve been through that. It gets a lot better soon.
@@susie2366 she had brain surgery in 2018 when she was 8 she told me today this surgery is worse & i just wanna go home.... Poor baby
Even if someone is extremely sleepy, being accused of murder would make them very alert. It's funny how naturally he talked about going there to steal jewellery, like it was normal, and not getting any money in the end.
Yeah. Bet he's the type that'd pass a polygraph easily.
You must not do drugs.
@Bee Dot
Drugs don't completely dampen a person's physical response to adrenaline.
Why does Sean's interrogation look like a low-budget hipster cop film from the 70s?
@James Patrick reminds me of Ted Bundy..
I thought that also. Looked like something from a Kojak (Telly Savalas) series.
Audition for a Tarantino film.
Yeah. It was a weird interrogation room.
It's Austin, lots of hipsters. I mean come on, there used to be a club there called Emos (resident and college graduate from Austin '98-'06)
“Admitted it me bollox” love you Mike. We are always hanging here waiting for you Tuesday and Friday!
lol so first he "didn't know anything about it", then he was "in the same city", then he admitted "Okay, I was in the car as a passenger", then he admitted "Okay, I went inside, but I never killed her", then "Okay, I killed her but it was an accident". LMFAO
Right? Great comment
Exactly.
"Okay, it wasn't an accident. She lunged at me. It was self-defense."
TC "That Chapter" is one of a few crimes shows, that came out of the "Epidemic Quarantine" on top of the rest of it's peers. The unique kind of narration and live recording bloopers (or aren't ?) sold me.
I am from the Austin area and I knew Kathy Blair. I didn’t know her well but she was part of our homeschool community. Very sad. I’m so glad these guys are in jail for life. Thanks Mike… You’re the best!
🌲, 🌳, 🌴, “I swear to god I wasn’t doin’ that for fun.” 😂😂 Mike gets it!!
Ha ha! There were tree....
Ahahah i am sire he had put it in there. Was probably thinking "wow there's a lot of 🌳 🌲 🌴 in this story". 😂
By the turd time Mike said 'tree' I knew I was a serious Mike fan.
He was high as shit. I'm a former heroin addict, and I swear to God, that High School teacher was out of it in that interrogation.
I thought the same. Well done for leaving the heroin behind. Not easy.
@B Pope was there’s any need for that? Really, what did you gain by your caps lock attack?
@@DMR1010 thank you!! 🖤 That was my first thought after reading that comment as well!!
@B Pope You may feel justified in saying that bc you believe it to be true, but I'm sure the OP is FULLY aware of how addiction works and what you added was completely unnecessary... in my humble opinion ☺️✌️ shit, if anything is added to her original comment it should only be words of encouragement bc that is so hard to go through..
@B Pope dude, I'm not even arguing nor trying to debate that what you said is wrong. I just said that that type of input was not needed at all.
Another great one from Mike. He could sell ice to the Eskimos. We love his presentation, dry wit and we look forward to these twice weekly shows. Nice one Mike, keep em coming!!!
Sorry, but he definitely did this, his story changed so many times during the integration, not an honest bone in his creepy body. 🤷♀️
*interrogation
The next time a cop or prosecuting attorney say someone must be guilty because when they called 911 to report a family member found dead, they were cool as a cucumber, needs to watch this video. When Kathy Blair's son called 911, he was COOL AS A CUCUMBER, AND HE WAS NOT THE MURDERER.
I'd disagree. He lacked politeness in the call whereas there was a lot of urgency in the call. Both signs that he wasn't the killer. The calmness you perceived is probably from his military training that gave him the ability to size up the scene and explain it clearly to 911. I found it more interesting that the actual killer was able to say "I didn't kill her", as that is supposed to be a sign of someone who's more likely to be innocent. But I think in this case it was a sign of a psychopath.
I agree, I thought he was in on it, I was waiting for Mike to Mention his name
truuue I thought the shoeprint would be his ahahah
imagine seeing a loved one brutally murdered and blood everyone and you go like: "I think someone killed my mom" 😑
I thought I was the only one who thought that.. I was like.. He is the culprit.. Cz most previous murder cases... Callers who weren't frantic were found to be the killers of a family member... Sorry for misjudging
Exactly. Her son was in absolute shock. Shock affects everyone differently.
Shawn looks like someone who always dreamed of being a badass and finally got his chance.
Like the Dating Game killer jackoff.
Exactly! I just posted the same thing before i read your comment!
@@daves2058 I think it's partly the hair.
I wish you had a podcast ! You’re the best true crime host in my opinion.
Why ruin a good thing?
"Testing out a thermal scope."
God I love being a Texan. This is 100% something most of my friends would be doing late at night.
‘Merica
This is only something I can see happening in Texas, no one else has that money and free time, at least if thermals cost the same there as they do in Canada lol
Damn right.
Texas is a piece of shit for introducing the abortion ban. No personal attack on you just a political comment regarding your state.
@A Publick Domain why do you doubt the second part? Its pretty much like testing out new glasses, you want to use it all the time because its new and cool.
In terms on seeing in the dark: this is always just curiosity to seeing things you usually wouldnt see. Who wouldnt want to use it late at night just for fun and see what the deer are up to? I know I would
Idk he looks EXACTLY like a guy who would kill at random to me
yea he looks like Ted Bundy ...
It's them Manson lamps....
Just for the thrill
Great streroytyping he/she looks guilty case solved
@@thetruthk5138 pretty sure nobody said that but you pal. I was addressing Mike's statement of the "unlikely suspect". Have several seats.
They could have steal from these victims when they were out of their homes and they wouldn't have to kill anyone, but I think Tim wanted the money and Sean wanted to kill so they came up with a plan where everyone would get what they wanted and that scary 😳
Sean had a science degree...maybe he was like a lot of other killers; what's inside?(gag) That's supposedly what Dahmer said when he was caught killing dogs, cats, etc. Gods, these types are less than scum. ✌🏻🐱
I wonder if that was the case. We may never know. It was disgusting behavior either way.
I said that same thing out loud, to my cats....
When watching this, and I shuddered at the cold blooded mentality.
@@madisoncannoles4907 Did the cats have any reply or did they just look at you like usual? Lol. Fellow cat lover. 🤍
YES!! I just commented pretty much the same thing!
When I saw Shawn in court I was thinking he needs jail time just for that haircut. Then I hear he lives with his mum. Yep, he did it.
scammer alert above^
also? what a whiner.
"they had 3 children, 3 grandchildren, and 3 great-grandchildren"
Mike "now this is my kind of case!"
The PREDATOR reference was classic... And way too real with that scope.
i need my alarm to be ‘let’s give it a goo’ because then id actually wake up
That’s actually an awesome idea! 😆💓
I'd want it as my ringtone.
@@MsRedwiz that’s a splendid idea
Can people buy that? My alarm sound right now sounds like,
"Broken sippycup! Broken sippycup! Bash it up and smash it up and see if it holds water,
Broken..."
It's very unmotivating.
you see how classism played out in this. the guy who is a professional with an education and money gets a mistrial, but the dude who is a poor petty criminal is auto guilty in 3 hours
Yup I was waiting for Mike to say Not Guilty or 2nd mistrial he took so long Tim was Shawn's Patsy. Bet he did not have clue Shawn was going to kill, when he was done went back to car or called Tim inside so he would be implicated so could not report on him.
He had spent 30 years of his life in prison prior to this happening.
More than just a "poor" petty criminal.
The other guy had an education, but lost his ability to make $ with that education.
Due to reasons Mike didn't know.
He was working at 7 11 when he murdered these people. So it's safe to say he didn't have much by way of money.
How about you use your pity on the 3 people who lost their lives to these shitstains.
Losing his high school teaching position for no clear reason and living with his mother... I would guess old Shawn had a very disturbed psyche and was in the "caper"with Tim because murder was the interesting potential for him while Tim was in it for the money. Shawn didn't seem that bothered that he didn't get any cash out of the whole thing. Tim screwed up big time taking on a partner for those robberies. Shawn's vibe and behavior was very "off" in the video clip of the police interview and the clips of him talking in the courtroom, completely affectless (not to mention all the changing claims without batting an eyelid).
Sounds like he's a narcissistic sociopath... or psychopath. Definitely a narcissist.
I would like to know more about why he lost his job (did he try to hit on one of his students?). During the interrogation I was struck w/ not only how "chill" and mellow he was (tired I guess), but the absence on any emotion at getting locked up right then and there and probably spending life in prison (ruining his entire life)...was very odd.
Yes, certain drugs can cause this behavior to an extent, however, more likely his pain meds would have had a "truth serum" effect on him (as Fironal of Firocet would....sp?). I think he looks much better "on paper" if you know what I mean (in personal may be a weirdo creep and why he lost his job).
Snap just said same. Should have saved time and read first.
@@susanivy3619 It seems to me he's confident that no matter how much he has to admit because the cops know he's lying, he can keep changing his story just a little bit each time and always make sure each version puts the "real blame" on the OTHER guy. Like he's SO sure that the buddy with the long criminal history can be made to look like he's the "real bad guy", not the "nice school teacher with no previous record." By the end, he's even admitting to the actual killing, but still pretending the whole thing was the OTHER guy's fault because he was the one who ended up with a little money from pawning the victim's necklace! "I'm the innocent one, I didn't even get paid after I stabbed her!"
@@susanivy3619 💜 AT ABOUT 16:52 OF THE VIDEO, IT'S SAID HOW SHAWN GANT TOOK SLEEP MEDS BEFORE THE POLICE INTERROGATION. WHY WOULD HE HAVE TAKEN THEM IN THE DAYTIME? DURING THE QUESTIONING, HE SEEMED TO BE NODDING OUT MORE THAN SLEEPING. SOMETHING THAT AN OPIATE USER DOES. SO WAS IT DRUG ADDICTION THAT GOT HIM FIRED AS A TEACHER? DID HE COME UP DIRTY ON A DRUG TEST? WAS THAT WHY HE LIVED WITH HIS MOTHER & WAS OUT COMMITTING CRIME'S? THEN HIS HABIT BECAME TOO MUCH & HE ESCALATED TO MURDER 😒
DEFINITELY A DEMON 😑
I have a sneaking suspicion that this isn't Shaun's first rodeo, maybe it's time to look into some unsolved breaking and entering murder cases.
Absolutely. You normally don't jump to brutal murder from nothing.
Snap
To stroll that casually up to a burglary and subsequent murder is pretty telling imo
@Lorin Sanchez yo hater. Get help
I would bet the teacher's motive was pain pills.
“I didn’t even /wanna/ do it.” -Someone who’s bad at lying about stabbing someone
"I didn't do it." -Someone who is good at lying about stabbing someone.
"Psssh, I don't even know how to stab someone so" - probably innocent or guilty of stabbing someone.
" ..... "
- someone who knows not to talk to the police about anything
@@drebk the best response in any situation
he actually looks like tommy from the room and acts like him i did not kill her ....i did NOOOOT- o hi mark
I LOVE this guy!!!!! I just found his videos and can not stop watching them. He is awesome! Keep them coming Mike!
The interview with Shawn looks like something straight outta the late 70s, early 80s.
Yeah totally! He also looks like a Bundy-wannabe.
@@ha14mu Sans the charisma and intelligence...NOT that I am a fan of that demon in the flesh Bundy.
@@susanivy3619 True!
I honestly knew the killer was Shawn since the clip of him sleeping. Who sleeps while being interrogated for murder (x3)? Or in court? Pills or not, adrenaline over the situation would act 👁👄👁
Edit: I also think the one with the motive was Tim, and Shawn just wanted to kill someone, so they teamed up to get what they both wanted, that’s why it was Tim wanting money the one that wanted jewelry to pawn. Shawn just enjoyed it, and the second time he even tried a different way of killing 🥲
I totally agree. He probably also felt he could always pin it on Tim if he ever got caught.
That makes sense to me. That’s why Tim had nothing to say except Shawn. He spent 30 years and prison Tim knew what time it was he only wanted cop to what he did. He looked confused and pissed when he was sentenced.
I remember watching in a documentary a forensic psychologist I think it was explained that people who are guilty typically will be very calm, and many sleep during breaks in interrogation as if they aren’t being accused. Those who are innocent typically tend to be frantic, anxious, and can become hostile over the stress. This guy was sleeping like my 2yo son after a big lunch
Tim has the rest of his life to sit in his little cell and wonder all night long why he ever got involved with Shawn. Was he to scared to go do his robberies on his own? What an idiot.
I mean, that's factually untrue Doctor . . . . sleeping pills win over most anything.
I have an unusual praise. Thank you for your audio level being higher than most channels. I listen a lot while mowing and doing other loud activities and it is easy to hear and understand. I appreciate it.
Also, you u don’t get blown away by loud ads because you had to turn the volume up to the max.
The demeanor of Sean Gant throughout his police interviews and the subsequent recanting of his original confession in court, the cold dead eyes and complete lack of expression or emotion, his ability to talk with calm confidence, seamlessly switching from one lie to another despite the incredible pressure of knowing the rest of his life could be spent behind bars, all of this behavior is indicative of a sociopath.
A man like him with his seemingly squeaky clean history is most likely in it for the thrill rather than the money. He probably never hung out with any real bad guys his entire life until he met Tim through mutual acquaintance so wasn't presented with a real opportunity to do something evil until that day.
The only time a person with his psychopathology actually FEELs anything other than rage or depression is when they experience the physical rush of adrenaline. Whether he planned to kill or it simply escalated during the burglary may not be entirely clear but he obviously enjoyed the first killing so much that he jumped at the chance of doing it again, and in all likelihood would have continued to do so had they not been caught.
Now, if Sean was just a regular guy who went for a ride-along with a bad guy just to see what it's all about, the events that occurred during the crime would have led him to refuse tagging along for the second burglary. If he didn't hand himself in he would have at least tried to lay low and would have been suffering from incredible regret and self loathing, and he would almost certainly have broke down in the police interview instead of acting cool, bored and generally nonchalant. And I call bullshit on the sleeping pills thing. If anything he could have took some to invalidate a polygraph.
Tim on the other hand is a typical lifelong crook who's lack of emotion and general apathy toward the killings is more indicative of a hardened criminal who's seen it all before and isn't particularly moved by anything his partner does as long as he gets what he came for, the money. He kept the money for himself because he knew the other guy got what he came for. The thrill of the kill.
Glad this pair of scumbags have been permanently removed from society.
Well thought out , very well written and spot on analysis.
This episode contains a rare “triple tree”.
Was looking for this comment That Chapter/ Mike O fans truly want a few trees... Tree Trees is quite rare!!
that's tree to the turd power
@@scottstewart5784 I see what you did there... quite the quick wit! Respect.
@@fatherofmimes4236 I thank you
@@scottstewart5784 😂
If I get viciously murdered I want Mike to break the story
Me too 😍😍😍
2nd.
@Deported addict no, only if you die.
THAT'S WHAT HE HAD PLANNED.
@@magicdinsmore3107 7ee÷w÷wt/⁵
Mike's way of storytelling and humour are the cure for me during this depressing time,cheers Mike
Mike is a gem 👏🙏👏
Totally agree! He makes my day/week.
Amen!
his way of hunour? dear god
@@StanleyKubick1 ?
I'm friends with one of the grandkids of the elderly couple that were murdered. They live next to me. He doesn't like to talk about it obviously, but I appreciate you covering this story. Texas should have handed down the death penalty. This really affects him still to this day.
One of the tree grand kids ;)
A school teacher still living at home could explain some rage. Great job Mike
Maybe he's just a psychopath who enjoys killing.
The guy has some visual similarities to Ted Bundy, just with less charisma.
It’s like if Ted Bundy and Rodney Alcalá had a kid…
Looks much more akin to Rodney Alcala (dating game killer) or Richard Ramirez to a lesser extent. Dark curly hair is close to Bundy's hair but the facial structure isn't in my humble opinion.
He responded as if, because he didn't get any money for the jewelry, the detectives would be like, oh, well, in that case, we need to go speak to your friend. You are free to go sir.
Haha yes I agree, this guy's thought process is very flawed
Love how Mike pronounces the "th"s. Just like the Irish nuns in my elementary school, and my maternal grandmother who emigrated from County Galway in 1920. "Thirty" is turty. Three is tree. Put the tongue against top front teeth and slightly roll the R. Best I can explain it. And "lads", love when he calls them that instead of guys. Also "have a bit of a chat" or a "chin wag". Such lovely Irish speaking traits. Mike makes ugly stories interesting but still is (mostly) respectful.
At the start of every video, it’s my mission to say “Hey you” before you do. It oddly brings me tremendous joy😂 love ya Mike!
YES!!!!!!
I love "let's give it a go" I use that now whenever I can. Love me some Mike!
@@soniasonger8423 I said “hey you” to my husband once, but it felt wrong, like I was being disloyal to Mike🤣🤣
hey you and welcome, let's give it a go. seems almost like a pickup line
@French Toast Ah yes, posting this on another completely unrelated comment. Stay heartbroken.
So sad.
Can't end our Friday without a bit of mike. And"this old video"
My heart goes out to all those people whos life Kathy touched through her musical soul x
God bless
I wake up friday morning and I think to myself: «Yay, it's friday, it's Mike's day!»
Get a life 😉
Love it!!!!
Do you really?!?!?! Or are you just trying to get a bunch of thumbs up on your comment. Because that's more likely, and far less weird!!!
He’s one of the only people I am subbed to that I really look forward to see upload🤓🎉 mike is dope
@@omalley5196
Don’t be a debbie downer. Didn’t your parents teach you if you don’t have anything nice to say, best to keep quiet?? Mike’s awesome and his viewers enjoy both the effort it takes to do this and the tales he tells.
One thing I really like about this channel and have to give mike credit for is not stuffing a patreon or buying merch from his channel down our throats. Never says make sure we subscribe and smash that like button in any video. Cause honestly we all know to do that already if we want to. Mike just strictly makes videos for our entertainment straight to the point and no harassing about that stupid like button. So I have to say thank you mike for all your work on these videos. One of the best story telling channels on TH-cam. I usually fall asleep to them at night. Helps me out a lot.
That guy testing out his night vision stuff. If that’s not divine intervention I don’t know what is. Ha!
❤️💜💚
You could be right.
It's hunters with new gadgets.
IMO divine intervention would be somehow stopping the murders, but that’s freakishly lucky for sure!
@@msmiami212 Most Texans are attributing it to Texas but I am glad he had his scope for sure.
@@msmiami212 Ya know divine intervention isn’t always stopping murders or death in general. People got to die. What if we ALL lived to ripe old age? Don’t you think this planet would be a bit over crowed? Don’t you think there would be starvation? And other horrible things. You, my friend are thinking about Satan’s plan. So unfortunately and horribly, there is death. Horrible and awful death. But we also have free agency. And that is precious. I’ll pass on Satan’s plan.
❤️💜💚
I've said "Let's give it a goo" to my friends so many times and every time they have no idea what I'm talking about...hahaha love ya Mike
Maybe try saying thirty three and a third in Mike's Dublin accent (turrty tree an' a turrd) that'll REALLY confuse them. And when he says 'Schkale' in any of these videos, that means; Sceal which is the Irish word for 'story'. Which is appropriate for Mike !
@@MultiHumptyDumpty 😅😅
“I …stabbed her in the neck … I didn’t wanna do it. “ wow. Maybe don’t then? Hahaha like what ?! This dude looks like a freak
Right?! Saying it like someone who got in trouble for taking a bite of a sibling's pizza. He IS a freak. What a f**king bizarre world. Damn.
I absolutely agree.
This was probably a fantasy in his vicious mind for a loooong time . Man probably jubilated watching this poor lady die. What a piece of sh*t, and to think he was spending his days with teenagers that were supposed to see him as a role model… sickening.
Right?? He literally sounds like a grumpy 8 year old who doesn’t want to do their homework. BIZARRE.
*"I didn't even/wanna/do it"* ....sir you didn't have to break into property either but you did and killed her. *DEATH PENALTY PLEASE*
Mikey,
My husband passed away a month from yesterday. We were avid fans of yours. Started following you when you were somewhere in the 15-20,000 followers. It’s to hard to hear your wit, only to not hear him snicker at ya. He just got ya Big Dog. Sorry I am going to have to take a rest on “That Chapter “. Hopefully in time I will join you again.🖤😢🖤
Makes me wonder if there were similar murders in Shawn’s neck of the woods. He could be a serial killer who preyed on his knowledge of Tim’s history of burglaries.
Rob (The Neighbor ) been watching every episode of Forensic Files waiting for his time to shine!
Nice gadget Rob!🧐
Whenever someone has no obvious violent or concerning past, they need to do a full check on all that persons internet and computer stuff. I feel like the teacher dude was hiding something pretty well
Not all of us are psychopaths 😂. I have no violent or concerning past but legit all I do is work and come home and binge watch murder documentaries and mind my business 😂🤷♀️.
Do you mean that you think he has done this before? Interesting. That's what I think too.
@@brikitty1874 Same except for the bag of m&ms in my hand
My heart breaks for the family of that sweet couple, the Sheltons. I was really close to my Oma and Opa, so that part of the story got me teary. And now I worry about my parents.
I live in Austin and hadn’t heard of this one. Thanks for the entertainment, Mike!
Watch his body language. As he stated he did not do anything, when he was being questioned he nods his head up and slightly down. His body can't lie. He was nodding yes, like he did do it. What a POS. Poor woman and her family
Wish you could do a story on Rollin Ford,a little girl murdered by her stepdad in Sella Mo. Fifteen or twenty years ago, so tragic.
My wife and I super hooked on this channel and binge-watching everything. Mike, you're super good at this and make this channel way interesting.