Mass Killer Realizes Cops Know His Secret

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[@harleyhendrix8467]

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[@haleycpoke]

Been very depressed lost my dear cat my true crime companion she would watch all your episodes with me . Rip mango ❤️❤️

[@HUKIT.]

Sorry to about your poor meow meow.

[@elisaseverns2543]

😢so sorry. ❤

[@jessicaferguson4518]

So Sorry about your Mango. It hurts to lose furry family and most people don’t get it.

[@neworleans1979]

Awe my heart goes out to you. Glad your precious cat was able to have a great home and parent❤

[@thegreencat9947]

The lose of a true friend is sad.sHe will always be with you in spirit.

[@memorylane484]

The poor little boy saying he was scared before he was killed is truly heartbreaking

[@ritawashere5787]

Yes! And looking at the file photos of the home, these people probably live at poverty level or maybe a little above but they had a swimming pool for little ones to enjoy. That's so sad.
I don't usually like to watch crime videos for children are taken. But I do like this channel.

[@emmah_6__]

I always find it super cringe when murderers purposefully act as comically psychotic as they can to come across scary and insane to detectives…Honestly just embarrassing to watch and hear.

[@orania8033]

I've always thought this too. Like the type of guy that posts those Joker images with 'deep' quotes with it... like 'The joker tells my story' type of sh!t, can't stand it lol.

[@tannerhuskins330]

Or when they fake insanity by portaging tv crazy. It’s so cringe

[@alisong2328]

Wow - for a guy who says "freedom is the most important thing," he certainly did his best to end up without it!

[@eh1702]

He’s parroting lines he’s heard. He’s mimicking his former boss a lot of the time, who himself was being selfconsciously retro, playing some sort of Dashiell Hammet politician of the 1940s.

[@miaknig3130]

And took away the freedom and lives of 3 innocent strangers for no reason.

[@MF-Dog-Mom]

I thought the same thing when he said that!!

[@lauren5144]

i was going to comment this. he just threw away his freedom for no reason

[@tyarnold4088]

He's mentally unstable. Crazy doesn't make sense.

[@lucidmemory4146]

This kid had a flair for the dramatic. It’s bizarre how theatrical this kid’s confession was. He really wanted people to think he was something different.

[@PazuzuM666]

Absolutely

[@barneyronnie]

As different as one's bowel movements 😮.

[@victorpena3129]

To be fair this was peak twilight’s saga era .

[@lucidmemory4146]

@@victorpena3129 that’s the vibe 🤣

[@bipolarkeyboard]

@@victorpena3129 🤣🤣

[@stephenmoerlein8470]

You are correct: this case does not feel complete. Thayne does not seem willing or able to discuss his motives for this crime. Thanks for posting this interesting story.

[@josephno1347]

I think his motives were purely selfish, it's never ones job to rid and judge the world

[@Leoprincess3038]

There isn't one, he just wanted to know what it was like

[@JW-vd4il]

I'm with you. I know other people replied here saying he's just a killer but I do not agree.
Troubled guy, a lot of other Situations mentioned. I think somebody else encouraged him. And he was young enough to not put into words how he was coerced. Felt like he should just take responsibility for his actions and he did.
maybe I'm wrong but I just got that feeling -- wonder what he might tell when he is older. He just didn't even have the words for it, yet.

[@Aaron-zu3xn]

he was m*lested and passed around his entire life,the entire thing about drug dealer is bs he's saying the guy is a p*dophile

[@heezypeasy8611]

That guy is scary. He has zero remorse for murdering 3 ppl, one being a child. He needs to be locked up for the rest of his life. I don't believe him when he said he wouldn't do it again.

[@myunknownland9272]

Exactly!!!

[@Dawna-gp1zk]

He IS locked up for the rest of his life.

[@SJ-cy3hp]

How did he stop by the house and not leave a vehicle there? He had to be dropped off or was with someone else… father in law perhaps

[@Fusion710]

wow you don't say??😂😂

[@killbill5486]

@@Dawna-gp1zk no parole?

[@mayurakshidas3224]

I sometimes doubt if I am a good person or not. Sometimes I wonder if I am a narcissist, but just listening to the way this guy talks made me realize I could never think like that

[@personincognito3989]

I love your brutal, honesty and self self-awareness.Keeping that way and don't follow the crowd who has turned to apathy

[@YoufTub]

The best way to remind yourself that you are in fact a good person is to do good acts. Continue to be kind, considerate and give people the benefit of the doubt. You really can’t go wrong being kind. However as we are all here on Mike’s channel I’ll add that it is also essential to trust your instincts if someone gives you a bad feeling, and especially if they give you a reason not to trust them.

[@vaunniethayer1484]

The fact that you are even questioning the possibility tells me you are not a narcissist. Trust me they never wonder about that. They think they are perfect.

[@SeashelleBytheseashore]

You're definitely not narcissistic. Narcissist don't care if they are narcissistic even when they're aware.

[@joanbaczek2575]

If you wondering if you the narc you most likely not. Who ever makes you wonder if you a narc is probably the narc and they gaslighting you

[@sandraaa8496]

The way he said “the families don’t need to know that” chilled me to the bone 😧 what a horrific way to go smh

[@Idiotbreadloaf]

It's so weird telling someone that you love their content, when they are covering true crime with the murder of innocent people. The way you present the case and the victims is insightful and your commentary is very easy to listen to.

[@dennishorror142]

No Human is Innocent. Neither has there's Life lost to a Psycho.

[@ashleeketner4408]

​@@dennishorror142you can't possibly believe little humans aka children aren't innocent? Especially when comparing them to adults .... either way. Victims are all innocent to the point that they don't deserve to be murdered.
Except pedophiles.....

[@drake6sermos665]

I would think the optimistic just infer the "coverage of the content."
You are considerate to glare at the faux pas of the compliment structure. ❤

[@makeshift_battlefield_music]

I hear where you're coming from, but i think for me, it's his personality that makes the difference. The topic is horrible but people engage with true crime content sometimes for very personal reasons, and that personality goes a long way. There are more than a handful of good true crime presenters, but different people enjoy a different kind of presentation. To be honest I think i would listen to Mike talk about any topic. I couldn't say the same thing about the guy who hosted the americas most wanted shows i watched with my grandma growing up.

[@marinothegreatsan]

Wtf with replies?

[@ObservantHistorian]

I worked with "adjudicated teens" in residential and group home settings for a number of years, much earlier in my life. These weren't the violent institutionalized sort, just kids who'd gotten into trouble. Mike's early comment struck me: My goal was get the boys to understand that unless they learned to say "No" to themselves, someone else was going to continue to do it for them.

[@DiZoSoMom]

Just wanted to say thank you for what you do. I’m sure that wasn’t an easy job, and probably emotional at times. It takes special people to be in those roles and change lives. 🤍

[@mischr13]

I was mistakenly placed in a "troubled teens" program after my brother died. Even if I wasn't supposed to be there, I am forever grateful for the adults who worked with us and gave us a lifeline. know there are kids out there who are just as grateful for the work you put in for them

[@ObservantHistorian]

@@mischr13 A young man in my group home was in a situation where his mother had passed recently, and he (a minor) and his younger sister were being neglected by their father. The father was reported to child services, and the minors taken into care. He was in no way a "troubled teen" and ended up in my house only because we had a bed. Fortunately, he had an older brother (by a year or two) whom he was able to go live with once he reached 18.
Thanks.

[@marygonzalez5907]

No question about it- that old man is in it up to his fuzzy eyebrows! This kid was manipulated as sure as Im gonna buy some Raycons!

[@eh1702]

@@marygonzalez5907 The kid sure didn’t need much of a nudge. Before he followed the first victim out to the shed - knew the child was home, he knew the guy who popped by was a random neighbor, and he decided to do it to them anyway.

[@nervousbabbs2769]

It makes me so angry when news stations use mug shots of victims instead of just requesting a regular photo from family.

[@kenw2225]

Lol. That doesnt happen to people who haven't had a mug shot does it?

[@bec7080]

​@@kenw2225I would say that it's not fair to use a *victims* worst moment of their life after *they are murdered*

[@peachy_lili]

@@kenw2225 tbh the kind of people I know who make fun of people for stuff like this are the ones most likely to have a mug shot from some selfish a-hole crime like a DUI, so I'd watch how I talk to people lol

[@lwoods1940]

Agreed, especially when, as in this case, the crimes are minor and way in the past.

[@outlikeabitch]

​@@kenw2225this is the USA innocent people get arrested all the time
Arrested doesn't equal guilty and often guilty doesn't mean someone did something morally wrong

[@merhona3472]

He talking to the detective as if he is a wise sage, enlightened beyond normal people. Like a very minor god, proclaiming that it may have been for the best of the surviving family members. He the real protagonist, main character in this towns story.

[@eh1702]

In true sociopath/psychopath style, he has decided to relate to the older cop in the suit as if they’re equals - by using the verbal delivery & mannerisms of his former employer, the hokey old politician in the suit. If you watch the stump-speech again, the guy is doing a style of ad from the 1940s/50s, when he himself was a kid.

[@chrischriskidnicky6088]

Yes,he’s definitely a comic fan or a weeb. He thinks he’s Thanos or something.

[@RawOlympia]

Like Crime & Punishment ~

[@dwalinfundinson]

@wcrimeusaYou sound like ChatGPT.

[@EllenLeah-pv2yw]

@@dwalinfundinsonAll of this account’s comments do. Someone’s running a bot, and these true crime comment sections are part of some kind of beta testing or whatever

[@nhbmaing]

Fun fact- a hamlet is defined as a town smaller than a village, or in Britain, a town without its own church.

[@csh43166]

Interesting! 😀

[@garykeeping8827]

Not necessarily true. I lived for years in a legitimate hamlet, complete with a "Hamlet Office" and an Anglican Church. In fact, I worked for the church in those days.

[@peterhewitt2252]

Hamlet....group of houses without church or central meeting place !! I lived in little bousullow,cornwall uk....' a hamlet'....5 houses and a farm....

[@jeremydickinson9650]

I would classify it as a Borough

[@janemirandafitch6476]

Plfjmbllhfmbjfmbl42lsj😊​@@garykeeping8827

[@Delicate_Disaster]

The fact that he thinks he did the family a favor by making them stronger is absolutely terrifying.

[@jcarter7731]

Bro killed more than 1% of the town

[@PazuzuM666]

He did, maybe that's why he lived in such a quiet area, so that he achieved such a high %

[@chastitylockridge4008]

High score!

[@patriciadonoho2199]

😮😢

[@thedawg2023]

​@@chastitylockridge4008😂😂lmfaao this made me laugh

[@Rachel_M_]

Adjusting for comparison That's an equivalent murder rate of 1376 per 100,000 for the town
The rate for the whole US is 6.3 per 100,000

[@tkh1231]

He's sane, he's just a psycho. Even taking killing the two guys, he killed the 10 yr old. He didn't have to kill the boy. I can't even imagine how scared that little boy was.

[@dixierae3442]

I know everyone who has had a child that age put their child in that spot and died inside imagining his fear. Imagine his last moments . Bless him.

[@williewoodall8305]

A "Psycho"is the antithesis of one who is "sane"..I know what you're saying..I couldn't agree more.. but that fact remains..
You don't lack empathy though! 😊

[@Monkey_11]

Very contradictory lol

[@lilianmcguigan9240]

He killed the boy so that the child wouldn't be able to identify him.

[@bullitt7544]

Agreed !

[@The_Hairy_Hermit]

Tell the mother that it "wasn't personal"?
It is personal for her you monster.
So many lives destroyed by a cowardly liar.
I hope all those affected by this tragedy can find some semblance of peace, whatever that looks like for them. Rest in peace guys you were all taken way too soon and are clearly missed and loved by soany people. 🕊️

[@freyashipley6556]

John Frary has definitely won my vote with that campaign ad.

[@not_you_i_dont_even_know_you]

Bologna!! 😂

[@86crud]

He was a horror show.

[@micksterboone4517]

Lmao

[@PaleHorseShabuShabu]

Well, he *_is_* pretty. Just ask him!

[@darabennett4316]

Especially with Kraft written on his pin.

[@Bren688]

How does this bloke manage to make talking about such horrendous stuff feel so enjoyable to watch?
He's really mastered a great way to present such sensitive material

[@serenity6415]

That's the difference between narrators and storytellers. He's a storyteller. It's something complex that you can't learn.

[@schrisdellopoulos9244]

Psychopath.

[@erickapoppe9696]

I love this man! He does tell a good story even if if a sad story. Ty Mike❤

[@donnablack6280]

@Bren Because he has no feelings and has mastered the art of glibness? Maybe that's why he got rid of the psycho glasses?

[@MizFrost]

Mike spends a lot of time identifying with the victim, their family, the investigators, and spends a lot of time making fun of the criminal.
He may make light of certain facts but mostly to make them easier to take.

[@Lindsey87754]

Hi from Amity Maine. thank you for covering this story we moved here years after this tragedy. I drive past that trailer every day to and from work at the very same courthouse/jail/sheriff's office where this monster was held and tried before going to prison. Amity is a beautiful quiet town with the most amazing sunsets sunrise and stars that go on forever I pray they rest in peace. thank you for feeding my curiosity.

[@virginiavanni8061]

I'm curious what do the ppl there think was the real motive?

[@WeBeatMedicare6969]

Do you have internet there? Lol

[@BlackslooklikeHarambe]

Lmfao like the courthouse was going to be a completely different one? Obviously it would be the same one

[@Killorbekilled-tt7vb]

I'm from southern maine... Definitely odd hearing about a triple murder in Maine.

[@Killorbekilled-tt7vb]

​@@WeBeatMedicare6969umm obviously

[@rastra1321]

To murder is so wrong…no matter the motive…no matter what they MAY have done…but to murder a 10 year old boy…is even more sickening. RIP Jeff, Jason and poor little Jessè. 💔💔💔💔🌹🌹🌹😢😢😢

[@lupitaarroyo]

Oh man… I was not expecting a child victim 😔 that’s always extra sad and tragic 💔

[@lenaw.9405]

Also the boy's mother! Sent him on a visit for Father's Day. 😢

[@teebitta6649]

I can’t believe he caved when the beer bottle was introduced. There is every possible way those bottles could have been sitting there for 2 weeks. Hell, I have things sitting around for longer. Lol

[@charmaynebruce6215]

It really depended on the residue left in the bottle. It would've dried before two weeks.

[@ihawms950]

@@charmaynebruce6215 no the detectives just made that up to see if he would cave in

[@velvetram2975]

Families can be resilient. But losing a functioning member NEVER makes them stronger, on any level. Tragic to say the least.

[@archlich4489]

That was a pathetic attempt at a rationalization of bad doings.

[@86crud]

No, no. Never the same. My daughter will always be a shadow over the way I relate with my son and all of my grandchildren. I can see her in their eyes.

[@susanyoung1600]

I can attest to that. My brother died in 1968 and I still miss him. It leaves a hole in you.

[@eh1702]

He was parroting truisms and “philosophical” platitudes he’s heard in movies and soaps and stored away. He has no real comprehension of them, or how inappropriate they are in this specific context. And literal lines from old B-movies. “He was young, too young..”
Listen at his old boss the politician and you see where he gets these “solemn” pompous mannerisms. But that guy was doing it as a self-consciously “old-fashioned” schtick. Thayne doesn’t realise this.
Do you remember Russell “I’m gonna release my bipolar!” The lady who knew him (her son was also autistic) and had taken him under her wing after she found him wandering about in a wifebeater vest in subzero temps, hungry - she said most of his conversation was made up of script lines like these.

[@jamiegraham4699]

I feel for all the victims, especially the young boy. I cannot even fathom the horror he felt in those last moments. Absolutely devastating.

[@BlackslooklikeHarambe]

He got SCARED 😂😂😂

[@lisacanavan5665]

22:30 I love how Mike uses the word “sneachta” for cocaine! (Pronounced SH-NOCK TA)It’s the Irish word for snow 😊 much love from Dublin ❤️🇮🇪❤️

[@lisahinton9682]

@lisacanavan5665 Thank you so much! I heard that and wondered what the heck he was saying. Figured it was some young person slang. Turned out to be some Irish man lang.

[@annemontanaro3795]

He's bragging and enjoying the attention. The hallmark of a serial killer.

[@PazuzuM666]

Yes! I said the same thing.

[@plantqueen7790]

It’s clear that he thinks he has some sort of tragic, theatrical prowess and loves to hear himself do several brooding monologues. So cringe.

[@ayameisastar]

That’s actually a misconception, mostly due to Hollywood. Bragging and enjoying attention is the hallmark of a narcissist. Many serial killers are narcissists, but not all

[@smears6039]

@@ayameisastarI agree, but for someone to take the lives of others takes a certain level of selfishness and lack of basic empathy. Most, if not nearly all, serial killers are deeply insecure (from my associates in psychology “expertise” lol) and the struggle between their grandiose sense of self and their shame in feeling inadequate compared to how they believe they should be perceived leads to them seeking out a sense of control where they can to compensate their deep shame. Just my personal thoughts.

[@InternetIsWild]

Do you ever feel mentally worn out covering these crimes, i don't know how you still manage to be so cheerful doing this for years.

[@a.mie.533]

And what about you - probably watching those cases for exactly as long ...? 😉

[@FreedArt]

⁠@@a.mie.533yeah but I was just talking about this the other day if you think about it this is his job. He does all of the research spends countless hours just on one video while we consume 20 -60 minutes of it one time and forget about it. It has to have some kind of mental effect .

[@Xander_the_Fearless]

@@FreedArt never underestimate the mind's ability to compartmentalise.

[@InternetIsWild]

@@a.mie.533I only occasionally watch if there's nothing else to put on the background while I paint, I could handle one or two episodes but if I were to watch more than that it affects me for the rest of the day. I enjoy TC because he doesn't delve into the graphic stuff that most channels do.

[@ericdoe2318]

It’s a living…

[@TheHectic0ne]

My heart genuinely hurts thinking about just how scared that little boy will have been.

[@Harpeia]

He was either coaxed into it or he's the most book-correct example of a psychopath we have documented in modern history.
There's also... a somewhat popular belief that he's covering for someone but with no proof, it remains speculation.

[@waterbitten]

Prison snatched Thanes hairline all the way back..

[@stacieknock5828]

😂

[@gpquackenbos]

As gruesome as your stories are, I anticipate every ending when you say, "I love ya." It undercuts the sadness and horror with hope and kindness. So thank you for that!

[@HorrorHermitofHell]

Thayne looks and speaks like Patrick Bateman, was waiting for him to say he had to leave and return some video tapes.

[@stacieknock5828]

🏆🤣

[@lisamac2764]

I was thinking he sounded like Tom over-acting Cruz. 🤔

[@HorrorHermitofHell]

@lisamac2764 omg yes! I can't stand Tom Cruise and I know Christian Bale has an English accent naturally, so my opinion has changed

[@xxx_rotfd_xiii_xii3619]

more like Anakin Skywalker in the prequels

[@lafemmevocale1040]

That's what I said, Tom Cruise!@@lisamac2764

[@JoeBlow-fp5ng]

33:00 Always have your guilty client wear eyeglasses to look less threatening in court.

[@antjobert]

Like Jodi Arias!

[@stephaniehowe0973]

I see your point but they aren't allowed contacts it jail.

[@ladayjay7320]

15:24 anyone else notice in the interrogation when he was asked if could think of any good reason for someone to do this? he slowly repeated the question and then at the exact same time as he said, "no", he nodded up and down. his body language exposed his true thoughts, as it typically does, especially with something so significant as a murder.

[@joshua7233]

Wow, good spot.

[@EzraAldiWibisono]

Or, he nodded because he was sure there's indeed no good reason, only the sinister ones...

[@smears6039]

It was so melodramatic, it was almost laughable if it wasn’t so disturbing!

[@MzNikkiSavage]

What do you want us to tell the mother?!? " It wasn't personal and I am sorry" NO amount of man strength could save you if that detective actually allowed you to say that within arms reach of a mama bears grasp! NOT PERSONAL!!!

[@Person1ification]

xD

[@scoopwoop8196]

it was personal for her, not for him

[@denisehagwood4542]

man strength?

[@daryldixon3685]

Ummm a teen boy could stop a older woman let alone a man!?!?!

[@dementedopossum8148]

​@daryldixon3685 you have no idea what a mother is capable of.

[@galaxysurfer1122]

I love how Mike innocently tells us that the crime committed in this current video is 'unthinkabke', even though he knows we watch all of his videos every week and can pretty much think what that 'unthinkable' act probably is.

[@jrideout2802]

It’s very weird to hear Mike talk about my state!! We rarely come up.
For context of how safe rural Maine is considered, I’ve live in my house for 25 years and have never locked my door. I haven’t seen the key to the house in over a decade. Hopefully, it’s still in my junk drawer.

[@cuddlecakes7153]

you watch these videos without locked doors?

[@jmeshox2730]

I live down in southern Maine in Biddeford! What part of the state are you in? Anything north of Bangor feels like a different country!

[@Qbgarden]

​@@cuddlecakes7153 Maine has alot of firearms. Lol

[@stephaniehowe0973]

I grew up in town [Bangor] so I lock my car etc.
Yes I leave my car running when I stop into the store for my breakfast sandwich.
My best friend has lived out here all her life.
They don't lock the door.
The again the pit greets you.

[@stephaniehowe0973]

​@@Qbgarden
Yes very true.
Oh btw I live alone with my kids beside the woods

[@wildlyunrulyadventures3942]

Mikey tells these horrific story's with respect, facts, knowledge, compassion and sprinkles in bits of humor to take the edge off a tad. (The life insurance one is golden!) I will never understand how news reporters can report tragedies with a straight face and cold voice. Then in a chipper voice: Now back over to you Chuck in the news room!😐 Thank you for what you do Mike, because we love ya!

[@PazuzuM666]

It's not mikey. It's Mike.

[@PinkyJujubean]

I have a really hard time believing that some big notorious drug dealer would be living way up in the middle of nowhere in a Maine town with 250 people.

[@casondrastinson8525]

I mean they absolutely could (look up California's MJ dealers up in the mountains struggling once it became legal). But the type of person I've seen like that, you wouldn't see the house from the road & you wouldn't just drive up to the house without having eyes on you.

[@user-lz3qt9gk8l]

you'd be surprised

[@CantTellYou]

idk about big (or notorious) but we’ve had a lot of a out-of-state drug salesman hide out & hang around in this state

[@ccronk20]

Washington County is directly south of Amity. The opioid crises hit that County the hardest. The County population is only 31,000.

[@joanbaczek2575]

They do when where they were got too hot. Happend in Idaho city area all the time

[@betsyj59]

I skimmed down through the comments and am surprised not to see at least one person comment on the sociopathic quality of that father-in-law of one of the victims. It was scary how convincing his lying was during his interview with the media. He's one sick guy too.

[@DocBree13]

I think he may have paid him to murder his daughter’s ex

[@CBrown86]

I used to live in the same town as Stephen King.He is a very nice man and his house looks like something straight out of one of his books.

[@Unpainted_Huffhines]

His parents deserve prison time for naming him "Thayne".

[@eh1702]

There seem to be two classes of white-boy names in the US: there’s Skyler, Tyler, Tanner, Tucker, Cooper, Gunnar and Brett.
And then there’s Rush, Chadwick, Aldridge, Chase, McKendrick, Spencer and Booth. And Thayne.

[@mastersamurai7683]

Hahaha​@@eh1702

[@kevincruise3521]

@@eh1702I would like to add the name Dudley to the second class😊

[@Unpainted_Huffhines]

@@eh1702 I saw a white-trash police chase video with a meth head 20 yo named "Kyler".

[@Unpainted_Huffhines]

@kevincruise3521 Saw a wyt trsh police chase video with a kid named "Kyler". His dad came and tried to defend him from the cops.

[@meghanhoulihan4512]

Watching this guy try to talk with emotion at certain parts was very theatrical. He definitely takes what he’s seen in movies or what he thinks people who feel those emotions would be like and tries to act them out. So chilling to watch.

[@vq2vx]

This narcissist's mannerisms during the confession were so telling: he reveled being the center of attention. Resembled tom cruz from some angles

[@kenw2225]

Everyone in an interrogation is the center of attention. The entire world is revolving around them in that moment. Dont be silly. Acting like you can judge someone when their in this situation is naive at best. The detectives are making everything in their whole world about them in that moment

[@lisamh9037]

​@@kenw2225would you agree that not everyone enjoys it?

[@nerfherder6638]

Or Christian Bale

[@betsyj59]

I was thinking he resembled Val Kilmer in the old days.

[@joshua7233]

@@lisamh9037 Exactly.

[@davidpetrosky]

I'm sure the detectives antennae immediately perked up, early in the interrogation, when he answered the question of what kind of person would do this, with, " Someone with no love for things that grow". A very odd answer under the circumstances, and way to refer to the taking of human life. I've never heard the act of murder, referenced this way.

[@iandevine3063]

It was a Tolkien thing. he and the 2nd detective were fans of lord of the rings, and they talked about that saying from Tolkien.

[@Ladybugqueen97]

You were born to be story teller. You have a gift for it. You are also compassionate and respectful for victims and their lovex ones. But the icing on the cake is your absolutely hilarious sence of humor!!! One of my favorites is the life insurance dance!!! 😂❤🎉

[@jasmeetkaurbhambra97]

Me and my partner (who is not at all into true crime) are in a long distance and every time we are together she asks me to put on mike by saying 'are you not going to listen to hey you its Mike' :) I consider that a win!

[@TheOrginalPrincessColey]

My husband was never into true crime, then I came along and he still isn’t but he loves me and will watch That Chapter on Tuesdays and Fridays with me and bought us matching That Chapter shirts that Mike put out.

[@amphetaminezerodream]

Same! My partner isn't into true crime like me, but will now ask "can you put true crime Mike on?"

[@buschovski1]

A win. Shell probably be a full on Mike fan pretty soon

[@kegsofvomitspit]

I’m in my first long distance relationship of my life. It’s been about two and half years and oddly enough, it’s probably the best relationship so far, no pun intended.

[@invictusbp1prop143]

Is saying "my partner" a thing now because somebody claims to be offended by being referred to as someone's husband/wife, boyfriend/girlfriend, my man/my woman or something. No offense intended, I'm genuinely curious cuz I'm old now and I get confused trying to keep up with all the games that get played with language these days... Used to be pretty easy back when "partner" was pretty much reserved for occasional use like if your uncle, the 40+ never married "confirmed bachelor" finally gotten into a relationship with a "significant other" that nobody talks about in front of grandpa...

[@foxx180]

@ThatChapter I lived in Maine when this happened. It’s wild seeing this up here right now 🤦🏽‍♂️ I followed the whole case.

[@MrHaileycrisscross]

"Sumbitch" is probably the most American, Southern thing I think you've ever said. Lmao!!!!
Much love from Amarillo, Tx!!!

[@AndyBonesSynthPro]

I don't doubt this kid was fundamentally a lost cause, but politicians & church figures aren't the best candidates for raising disaffected youth from broken homes

[@SpearFisher85]

No one is...

[@kenw2225]

A different race is the best candidate. You think this would have happened if his adoptive parents were Asian or black?

[@user-ps5zj7wk5x]

​@@kenw2225he would most likely end up the same, if not worse. Don't fool yourself.

[@joshua7233]

@@kenw2225 You're either very young or very dumb (or both).

[@ihawms950]

@@kenw2225 One of those would have turned him into something worse.

[@lisapop5219]

He committed his own Amityville horror 30+ years after the original

[@The.answer.is_42_]

What's the connection to Amityville?

[@lisapop5219]

@The.answer.is_42_ the original Amityville was a family slaughtered in a home in amity in another state.

[@vercopolis]

Damnityville

[@Lindsey87754]

different towns no connection

[@lisapop5219]

@Lindsey87754 no crap 😂😂

[@gaylegoodman9097]

IMO, I’ve heard inmates say they’d rather be dead, than having to live the rest of their lives in solitary confinement. Some people think, this is torture, but I look at it like the misery they will have to endure, will give the victim/victims much more justice. This consequence seems more fitting than knowing, this will eventually end. Instead they will never know how many years they will be required to live before this ends.

[@annikin83]

Yay! I think I just completed binging your entire playlist last night...timing couldn't be better. Love from South Africa Mike 🇿🇦

[@winterblommetjie]

Hello fellow South African 🇿🇦🥳

[@pennylosch8041]

Hello I am from Joburg

[@Tebza79]

SA in the house big dawg.❤❤❤

[@annikin83]

Fancy meeting you here blommetjie...we must be that small percentile in our great country who have good taste in TH-cam content

[@winterblommetjie]

@@pennylosch8041 I'm in Cape town ❤

[@chettajohnson5261]

The stars have aligned and we’re back at 🌲PM

[@angelkisses5933]

😂

[@Julia-uh4li]

I've enjoyed Mikes channel for many years, & I gotta say, you're the first person I've ever seen do that!
Excellent.

[@Grandma_Lori]

😅😂😅

[@evmcelroy]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@billypoulin7452]

It's 1:20 pm in alberta I'm sad to say it took me a minute to get this

[@lenamgerber]

This is my home town,.. Thank you so much for finally bringing a voice to this tragedy❤

[@stephaniehowe0973]

I'm sorry ❤

[@johannahoneyman697]

Not saying anything untoward went on, but Thane is exactly the kind of young person predators can sniff out a mile away. I find it strange and creepy that he was taken in on TWO occasions by much older men under the guise of ‘helping’ him.

[@jimmyzhao2673]

That politician wannabe was definitely sus. Not a good role model for sure.

[@sallyfoxboro1902]

My thought exactly.

[@alaysiakayebutler6299]

Yeah, the patterns of this kind of situational experience has shown that to be the case. Predatory help

[@travismiller1491]

The way he acts like he had no reason is the reason why I think he was being molested or at the very least physically and mentally groomed.

[@ng4041]

There is a crime podcast that did an episode going more in-depth in this case and Thayne's past and yeah the politician raises a lot of red flags.

[@jeffthompson3379]

You're my favorite true crime storyteller. Thanks for the years of great videos!

[@Ryan_Rants]

These situations never cease to amaze me. A young, athletic, intelligent, decent looking man doing this to 3 people, including a child. For no reason. He clearly had some issues, sure, but this degree of escalation is unbelievable.

[@balconoff]

As a Mainer I can say unlike what Mr. King portrays it's mostly just a boring forest bordering a lobster laden bay. No ghosts, rarely have murderers.

[@Timfishoh2759]

That's what Pennywise WANTS you to think.

[@hillarylouise]

@@Timfishoh2759I needed that laugh today, thank you 😂

[@dionnefaulkes]

but, you had me at lobster...

[@TheJillers]

Whenever I fantasize about running away from my life here I always dream of Maine. No one will find me.

[@christopherjehlen2965]

Fellow Mainer here, and I agree, except the ghost part!! (Amanda)

[@woodworkingandepoxy643]

Never been here within 30 minutes of upload before but I finally made it. Id like to thank my parents for giving birth to me, and Mike's parents for giving birth to such a legend

[@macrous2120]

Literally a couple of seconds in and this monster is so transparent, really wants people to thing he’s like a genius. What a sad, unfortunate failure of a human

[@andreafowler6953]

I live in glenburn, Maine. The whole state is remote!

[@samichgrrl]

Is rustic pronounced roostic in Maine like the first reporter pronounced it?

[@saltymcpepper5777]

@@samichgrrlNope.

[@tangara7166]

​@samichgrrl that's the name of the county, Aroostock. Spelling?.

[@samichgrrl]

@@tangara7166 ahhhhh... thank you!! I found that so weird.

[@raynasplace5378]

Hey Mike! The hair cut looks great! Thank you for providing another video to watch/listen to while I work. You are a great story teller with your witty and humorous nature.

[@writinghappyhour6945]

You're very respectful in the way you present things. I appreciate your content and the way you choose to deliver it.

[@dianenewhook9501]

A hamlet doesn't have Church,a village does.

[@Surv1ve_Thrive]

🇬🇧👍

[@smith5796]

Brexit has ruined the UK lol ❤

[@jturtle5318]

My hamlet has two churches.

[@tonycowin]

I lived in a hamlet with its own church.

[@user-vl2in3wr1t]

My hamlet has two churches. Look up Mount Sinai Long Island on Wikipedia. It's a hamlet and you'll see the main church on the page.

[@krististanley4020]

My day off, Time to binge watch That Chapter!!! Luv ya Mike!!!

[@TraceyWales-nl4dm]

Such a sad and horrifying case. That poor little boy. My sympathies to all the victim’s family.
Great work , Mike , as always. I love ya too !

[@steves1112000]

Pro tip: if your going to be interviewed on the news, button your shirt.

[@kenw2225]

Terrible advice. Better advice, if youre an accomplice in a murder , you're shirt doesnt matter. What does matter is, dont talk to the media

[@steves1112000]

@kenw2225 fair enough. I'm speaking for the viewers who were subjected to it. I think we both agree...the best advice is not to be an accomplice either way.

[@jettsoma]

What an odd story this is. Odd and sad. I just googled his name and saw that there is a series about various killers. It's called "Unraveled" and his story is on episode 2. It's on Prime Video.

[@earthling8585]

It's sad that he likely didn't believe he deserved good things because of his childhood experiences with his Mother. Children can become self-destructive from feeling abandoned. Then, there are slippery slopes that take them down to very dark places.
They cannot be saved.
No matter how hard everyone tries.

[@ambergriffes6122]

@earthling8585 that is so sadly true

[@mom.left.me.at.michaels9951]

I think with hard work and support, they can save themselves if they want it bad enough.

[@TaraTiaraBell]

Thanks Mike. I really feel awful thinking about little Jesse saying he’s scared to Thane. Even if he went only to kill Jeffrey he could’ve waited once he realised he had company and 1 being a 10 year old boy so I don’t feel bad for him, i feeel sorry for the life he had leading up to this but I do believe bob was pulling the strings here.

[@owendyer787]

😊

[@kenw2225]

His adoptive dad was a bad ass. Did you see that campaign ad? That's top shelf stuff right there

[@Veronica705]

There is something very very strange about this case, it doesn't feel real. Thayne had no motive to kill those three people, especially a ten year old boy. But the Strouts did. Is it possible that Thayne could be covering up for someone

[@lexiemaep7930]

Yeah, hopefully something comes out later that adds clarity to this case.

[@jturtle5318]

Why would he do that?

[@studentOfCodeX]

Mike you are the best at it keep it up !

[@ThatChapter]

Appreciate that so much!

[@ambergriffes6122]

​@@ThatChapter❤

[@studentOfCodeX]

​@@ThatChapter And i appreciate you Mate!

[@jamicurry7947]

Hi Mike!! Boise girl here! Thank you so much for your hard work!! I am still alive and kicking! Thank you for being here for us. I appreciate you.

[@___Lyric___]

Oh good. I just saw your comment from a year ago and went looking through the comments you made recently hoping to find out that you were still doing well. 🫶🏻

[@elisaseverns2543]

What a sad story. I know a young man who ended up killing his mom over money and the fact she wanted him to move to his own place. He was about 28 and had been on his own at different times but had gotten addicted to drugs. Seemingly nice young men who end up killing is so strange. 😒

[@margaretreefer1145]

Addiction changes people.

[@margaretreefer1145]

Addiction changes people.

[@xliquidflames]

I live near St. Augustine, Florida. That US-1 they lived on is the same US-1 in St Augustine. It starts in Key West and runs the entire East coast of the US all the way up to Maine. I've always wanted to ride my bike the entire length of US-1 ... motorcycle, that is, not bicycle. I've been to the origin in Key West and got my very own Mile 0 sticker.

[@Punkologist13]

I live in Maine and didn't even know about this!
Talking about Maine murders, I really wish you would do a deep dive into baby ayla Reynolds. I feel so bad for this family and especially the poor mom. I feel like everyone forgot about this and would love TH-cam to bring this case back to life for the family. Just a thought.
Keep doing awesome Mike!❤

[@stephaniehowe0973]

Are you not originally from here?
I think it made National News as he was on the lam for awhile.
We all know Justin Killed Ayla. There is alot of evidence. There is not apparently enough to confidently take him to trial beyond a reasonable doubt.
His sister was there plus at min a 3rd person. Very easy to point at them.

[@jessday.]

I often wonder why so many people think us Mainers are a bunch of dummies....then I see the commercial content and I'm like oh right, that's why 😂😂

[@lynnehuff7059]

I've never thought people from Maine, are "dummies."

[@lynnehuff7059]

His parents didn't do him any favors naming him "Thayne." Weird young man. Weird AF!

[@86crud]

Oh goodness that’s such a beautiful word to me! Like Thayer. I love those names.

[@Nikki_the_G]

Nothing wrong with that name, wtf?

[@ruthcain2937]

Absolutely agree. Gorgeous name.

[@PaleHorseShabuShabu]

I like the name, just not the spelling. I favor "Thane" without that needless y. The y takes a bit of the masculinity out of it.

[@Nikki_the_G]

​​@@PaleHorseShabuShabu It is literally the original spelling of the name. It's old English/Scottish in origin, meaning land holder or chieftain.

[@HanktheWonderDog]

That wilderness is where I call home...I had not heard of this disturbing case, but I don't really watch TV or news. So sad...such a beautiful pristine place, then to have that very sick young man do what he did, my goodness. That poor child, my heart goes out to his mama and siblings. How do you get past that?! Truly beautiful area though, on the cusp of heaven.

[@Gloria00082]

Just in time Mike! Its raining a lot here in South Jersey so a plate of food and an good old video will make it just right.❤Thank You

[@angelicapineda9529]

Thank you Mike for all your hard work. We appreciate them all.

[@vancepalmer1305]

Mike...you have turned into my favorite TH-cam storyteller. I was shocked to see this story tonight...at the time this incident happened I was Sheriffs Deputy for the Aroostook County Sheriffs Office. Amity was in my patrol area and thank God I was off that day. Thank you for doing your standard great job giving this story the dignity it deserved. You nerer cease to amaze me.

[@CorgiFrizz]

Perfect gift for my 58th birthday... A new TC episode. It's rainy & miserable here today but I'm having a great day. I hope you're all doing well!

[@geraldfriend256]

Have a good b day Corgi Frizz wif da rizz yo you slicker n Ratso Rizzo.

[@hotdogwater8520]

Happy Birthday

[@deeborahm1martin615]

Happy birthday . Have a great day

[@justv4846]

Happy birthday!! 🎉celebrate and remember even complete strangers care :)

[@CorgiFrizz]

@@justv4846 that just made my day... Thank you!!

[@earthling8585]

Enjoying your video on this very rainy day in Southeastern Pennsylvania ❤

[@sorormimm493]

Very snowy in the northwoods of Wisconsin, here!

[@KasseyC]

Oh my gawd I met Thayne a couple months b4 this happend he tried to weazle his way into my home then heard about this it was insane n broke my heart I had a real bad feeling about him.
His mother has been advocating for his release

[@auntieclara1811]

What a tragedy. Good looking kid with so much promise. Born a sociopath? Damaged by his life? Terrible, terrible tragedy for the families.

[@eh1702]

Sociopaths are made, apparently. Dropping out of high school even though able to do well there - it’s very common with that kind of personality. And the way he relates to the cop (older guy in suit) by mimicking his former boss the politician (old guy in suit doing deliberately folksy-retro ad).
And his “He was young… Too young”… as if he’s Gary Cooper or something. No movie made after about 1960 has even had a line that hokey. It reminded me of that guy ..”I’m gonna release my bipolar!” (was his name Russell?) The lady who looked out for him said he was quite profoundly autistic and had a huge repertoire of lines from movies and soaps that he would parrot, slotting them into conversations without appreciating how inappropriate or meaningless they are in the new context.

[@kenw2225]

Nurture above nature. Not even close in determining sociopaths

[@eh1702]

@@kenw2225 These things are usually over-determined.

[@skullrose8985]

Hey Mike,really appreciate all you do,love your humour too..Hope you are keeping well..stay safe & take care 🙏🏻☮🙏🏻☮

[@suzanhodges415]

“Things like this never happen in small towns like this”…yet That Chapter wouldn’t exist without things like this happening in small towns like this🤷‍♀️

[@AxtionMag]

“Two Hundred and Fifty Tree…” 😂❤

[@juliahaynie764]

Thanks for another great case, from Fairbanks, Alaska!

[@jaylenenicole1338]

Another Alaskan here! ❄️

[@TheFarmacySeedsNetwork]

All the pieces add up to make motive sense.. the daughter, the divorce, the 16 year old... still so sad... Thanks Mike!

[@TSkillz407]

In a hospital bed so this makes me smile and sad. Mike loves me at least

[@Surv1ve_Thrive]

Unwell or a lazy doctor?
Get well soon.

[@stacieknock5828]

@@Surv1ve_Thrive😂😂😂

[@kookiemonster9222]

Sending you love ❤

[@Dragoline69]

We don’t get to appreciate good things, fully, unless we understand the bad shit. I always enjoy listening to your take on cases and love the podcasting dynamic duo. Thanks, we love ya back ☺️

[@elllekelly2215]

No hotel..restaurant..but, has 2 cemeteries..
Wowzzza! Scary Place..
What a Psychopath..Zero Remorse...
What a Case..
Thanks Mike..always make my Day...👏

[@lieslwright70]

I bet little girls in Jesse’s class are heartbroken. He was so cute and looked super sweet. The little boys are probably heartbroken too. Of course his family is heartbroken 💔 , but we don’t always think of the children who were friends of a child victim. 😢